>> it is a developing scene at menlo park. i was just briefed by the fire chief in menlo.t has been hazardous material with one person dead there is an explosion. as crews got to the scene there rushed into the building and found two people injured. from this explosion. they tried to resuscitate and were unsuccessful on one. they transported the other person out to local hospital. the 25 people were all evacuate did. they're trying to figure out what happened. they have the initial reports that there were some explosion. there were transporting methane gas inside cylinders. there were also healipl-handling helium but it s nothing. this industrial section where there is a lot of research and development companies. as we mentioned this is a developing situation and will stay out here to get the latest information. hazardous materials is going inside. >>pam: we know that you are on the scene is this still considered dangerous? >> yes and no. they do not believe that the local community is at risk but they do not know exactly what is going on inside the building. that caused t

through a menlo park tech >>> good evening. i'm ann notarangelo. the day after an explosion ripped through a menlo park tech research company, officials have identified the scientist who was killed in the blast. the building is now offlimits. an indication of the intensity of the explosion. don knapp is at membrane technology in menlo park. don? >> reporter: that's right, ann. just a day after the explosion, it still remains a mystery. the building inspectors from menlo park have red tagged the building and cal osha considers it a crime scene. there are red tags on all of the doors of this menlo park building and it will remain through the holiday weekend. an indication of the unknown extent of the damage from an explosion here friday afternoon. >> a very big boom. just one single boom. that's all i heard. >> reporter: the blast came reportedly as researcher adrian martin mixed three gases, methane, helium and nitrogen for a laboratory project here at membrane laboratory and research in menlo park and one of the tanks ruptured according to the fire

the menlo park lab at the center of a deadly explosion is off limits today. the building has been red tagged as investigators search for the source of the blast. don knapp on how the man's family plans to carry on. >> there are red tags on all the doors of this building and remain through the holiday weekend. an indication of the damage friday afternoon. >> a very big boom. one single boom. >> the blast came reportedly as researcher mixed three gases, methane, helium, and nitrogen for a project here in menlo park. one of the tanks ruptured, according to menlo park chief, killing martin and tossing a female scientist. >> she was apparently near the door. almost blown out the door, which is a good thing because it knocked her out of the laboratory. >> fellow workers came in to help. >> they drug that individual from the laboratory and addressed the're individual. that was a very brave thing for them to do and obviously they do care about each other enough to do that. >> kelly ferguson came by to pay her respects and show appreciation for the technology industry

stephanie is in menlo park with what officials know so far. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, grace. it seems like researchers at mem grain technology and research was doing some pretty routine work, friday, when there was suddenly an explosion that killed him and now we have a security guard who has been posted here and as you can see, it has been all red tagged and the door has been sealed shut, and cal osha is expected out here tomorrow, after the holiday weekend, to figure out exactly what caused this deadly blast. but we do know is the researcher, adrian martin, reportedly mixed three gases, methane, nitrogen and helium, for a lab project. and menlo park fire officials say a tank containing one of the gases apparently ruptured, and killing the 56-year-old san jose man, who has a wife and a 17-year-old daughter. the blast also threw a female scientist into a corridor that was next door. she survived. suffering eardrum pain. now, according to city leaders, the haz-mat team determined that the explosion actually sent a seco

for now, we're live in menlo park. elise kirschner, bay area news. >>> firefighters are finally getting control on the fire that erupted between l.a. and las vegas. officials were able to lift evacuation orders for about half of the homes affected. the fire started yesterday on the center divider of i-15. that's northeast of l.a. and it quickly grew to nearly two square miles. the freeway, by the way is back open tonight. >>> tea party members are fighting the california law requiring gay history be included in the education of california public schools. opponents of the fair education laws are out gathering signatures at churches, schools trying to start a voter referendum to appeal that law. the governor signed the law earlier this year. some say the new law infringes on parents' rights and tells children to respect homosexuality. >>> the california dream act is on the desk of jerry brown. lawmakers passed the controversial bill with a vote of 45 to 27 yesterday. it makes undocumented college students at public schoo

. >> he was looking for a better life and what we're learning about the lab worker killed in a menlo park explosion. a supersoaking for the gulf coast, how the region and louisiana levees held up in a strange, drenching tropical storm. >> why else with you come here? for all the bud. >> a first for the pot- friendly bay area where people were lining up in the shadow of city hall. and small planes are the center of a terror warning and what homeland secretary. >> good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. the building has been red- tagged and investigators prepare to search for the source of the blast that killed 56-year-old adrian martin. how the man's family plans to carry on. >> reporter: there are red tags on all the door of this menlo park building and will remain through the holiday weekend an indication of the unknown extent of the damage from an explosion here friday afternoon. >> a very big boom, just one single boom. >> reporter: the blast came reportedly as researcher adrian martin mixed three gases, methane, hemmum and hiden. one of the tanks ruptured according to menlo park chief, kil

he moved to the united states from his native country of romania. >> in menlo park city inspectors red tag to the building on saturday saying that it is unsafe to go and at this point. the fire to says it before the explosion they were unaware of any safety problems at this research company. this company passed an annual safety inspection about six months ago. >> it was a pretty nice day after the fall of today. sunny this afternoon and a nice to temperatures. a lot cooler than what we have seen in the past few days. temperatures dropped 10-15 degrees in some locations. here is the view from the mt. tam cam at sunset. a beautiful son of there. look at the sea of fog over the ocean. the clouds should clear out quickly tomorrow morning. at the close it will be sunny and beautiful sun differ this liberty weekend. details coming up. >> new documents suggest that the united states had a close relationship with the muammar gaddafi regime. we will show you with the documents revealed. a high surf advisories for certain california beaches. we will tell you where and what caused it. dinosaurs a

he was a scientist at membrane technology and research in menlo park.e ago canister of a methane gas mixture when it blew up. >> a very large boom. >> he was still alive when firefighters pulled him outside. they tried cpr, but he died. a female coworker happened to be walking by the doorway when the force of the blast knocked her down and blew out her eardrums. the fire department says after the tanks exploded, employees risked their lives and ran back into the chaotic scene. >> some had the wherewithal to secure some of the hazards within the laboratory and they drugged that individual from the laboratory. so that was a very brave thing for them to do and obviously they do care about each other enough to do that. >> investigators say the scientist was transferring a mixture of methane, helium, and nitrogen from one tank to another, similar to these metal canisters when something ignited the gas. >> i know the ins and outs, but i can't think of what could have gone wrong. >> tim hill is the company's quality systems manager and was in the building at t

w >>> an update on breaking news in menlo park. a gas explosion at a company called membrane technology and research, you see our nbc chopper above the scene. this happened about an hour ago. this is on willow road rig off 101. there was a gas explosion. it's a hazmat situation. there are updates now. employees have been evacuated, and one employee, one person has been confirmed dead on the scene. >> yeah, this is located on willow road between 101 and the dunbarton bridge. this happened about an hour ago. as you see, firefighters are on scene. they evacuated the building. a couple dozen people evacuated. this company has been around since 1982. basically it provides a gas separation solution for petrochemical plants, refineries, and processing facilities. apparently there are reports that plems were moving a sill -- employees were moving a sill diverse filled with methane when it explodesed. one injury, one possiblydead. 14 other people treated fde exposure. we are on top of the situation, and we will bring you any new development

and menlo park fire officials say a tank containing one of the gases apparently ruptured, and killing the 56-year-old san jose man. the blast already threw a female scientist into a corridor, next door. and she suffered eardrum pain and was taken to stanford medical center. according to city leaders, the haz-mat team determined that the explosion actually sent a second leaking container through a wall and it lodged into another wall. during the last walk-through, investigators found extensive damage to two labs, and several offices. so this business closed for an indefinite period of time. according to fire officials, this place actually passed a safety inspection test back in march. so the question is, again, what exactly caused this to happen. and that's what cal osha crews are going to try to figure out when they come out here tomorrow. grace? >> all right, stephanie in menlo park with the latest, thank you. >>> an arrest for one of two shootings that happened within a couple of blocks of each other in oakland this weekend. one victim was critically wounded in a shooting on 73rd av

you cannot see a tale of differences. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news in menlo park wherexplosion has killed one person. and what some parents say one bay area needs to do to a popular amusement park after one of its employees are arrested on child porn chargeless. and we talk to officials on what they plan to do in the wake of sex scandal. it's coming up in 30 minutes on tv 36. >>> and what a great high school football match up we have. fred inglis has the match up. >> >> we're going to talk to the winningest high school coach in california, next. >>> well you voted for it and you've got it. it's our first friday night high school football game of the week. >> fred inglis is live in concord where it's number one de la salle against number one con cord. >> this is like nascar. this is a big game to start it all it is delasalle. coach patterson starting his 33 years, the high school football winningest coach. is this just a same old day for you? >> every game i get nervous. especially the first one of the season it's real exciting. you know we're playing a great team tonigh

we begin in menlo park tonight where we're learning more about the deadly explosion at a lab yesterday and more about the man who was killed. nbc bay area's elise kirschner is live with the latest for us. >> reporter: the building where the site is is red tagged warning it's not safe to go inside. it's been 24 hours since adrian martin was killed inside. investigators are still trying to figure out how something like this could have happened. >> adrian martin's family is too distraught to talk on camera, mourns his loss in their san jose home. >> it's the nature of research to be doing something new and different. there is some risk. >> uc berkeley professor says someone with martin's background as a chemical engineer most likely took precautions, but says there is often risk in cutting edge research. >> they may have been trying to do something different, pressurizing, mixing the gases in a particular way, and pressurizing a cylinder that may not have been purged off the air. and there might have been residual air or oxygen. >> the 56-year-old was mixing methane, helium and nitrogen f

on friday at this menlo park research company.believe happened. pretend these are gasoline cylinders. the scientist was working with three separate cylinders. one was melting, nitrogen and helium. the fire chief says that one was methane. nitrogen, helium all three were combined into one other cylinder exploded and he was dead. the female scientist involved is at a local hospital. she is expected to survive. >> college football is back. and a brawl in sarasota, florida. >> another live look. it looks like the fog is pulling back a little bit. maybe by 2:00 p.m.? [laughter] >> we will be back. ♪ they're here! ladies, you have the right to remain sexy... >> candlestick park will be the site of college football kicking off tonight. stanford is also opening up today. the 7 cardinals. >> baseball? it felt like last september. at the bottom of the third with one-nothing arizona. a -- off the wall. kourowith coy ross. >> carlos beltran 82-one home run to the left field. it to joe saunders a two-one home run. -- and beltran will hit and c

he was a scientist in menlo park. handling a canister of a methane gas mixture when it blew up. >> a very big boom. one single boom. >> he was still alive when firefighters pulled him outside. a female coworker happened to be walking by the doorway when the force of the blast knocked her down and blew out her eardrums. the fire department says after the tanks exploded, employees risked their lives and ran back into the chaotic scene. >> some had the wherewithal to secure some of the hazards. that was a very brave thing for them to do and obviously they do care about each other enough to do that. >> investigators say the scientists was transferring a mixture of methane, helium, and nitrogen from one tank to another when something ignited the gas. >> i know the ins and outs, but i can't think of what could have gone wrong. >> tim hill is the company's quality systems manager and was in the building at the time. he says membrane technology is a tight knit company with a family atmosphere. the death of his coworker is a h

these pictures do definitely tell a lot of story, what's happening at membrane technologies in menlo park in the 1300 block of willow road. i am not sure if this is going to be impacting traffic in the area. but to give you sort of an idea of where this is, we're talking about near the peninsula landing of the dunbarton bridge. again frank as we look at these pictures we see a lot of hazmat crews here. >>> we're getting more information that unfortunately one person has died. apparently what happened is that they were moving some type of cylinder with methane in it when it exploded. the late word is that at least one person has been killed. one was injured. we're not sure if there are more injuries beyond that. we have confirmed one person dead, one person injured here at membrane technologies. as gasia was mentioning, this was on willow road which is in between highway 101 and el camino real. we just got word of this perhaps a half an hour ago. you can see the emergency crews there on the scene. we're working to get more information. we're trying to get in touch with the chief who can ex

we'll get you more information on what's happening in menlo park. but there is another developing story that we are following. you should expect delays if you are going to be taking bart. a short time ago emergency crews removed a person from the tracks at the bay fair station. the person was taken to the hospital and we don't know his or her condition. the station was closed around 4 p.m. but has reopened. but there are major delays on the fremont line. >>> just in time for the holiday weekend, beach-goers are being warned, conditions are ripe for dangerous rip currents. juliette goodrich is at point reyes national seashore. >> reporter: here's the warning to all these labor day beach- goers. it certainly is a great time to come to the beach, but this is a warning. it is a rip current. and really the natural inclination, elizabeth, is to walk on the beach in the water. regional experts say don't do it this weekend because it's dangerous. >> reporter: the surf warning this weekend to labor day beach- goers, don't turn your back on the ocean. with a

abc7's don sanchez is live in menlo park with the story. don? >> a little preliminary estimate that there may have been some sort of problem with pressure. there were problems and delays trying to get inside because there has been a leaking methane cylinder there, and they were trying to drain it. right now investigators are about to go inside. >> for me it was a loud explosion. that's what i heard. >> bob collier works with office usa buff the lab where they happened. >> i heard the building shake and i heard the explosion. >> jim hill was at his office when the explosion occurred in the lab down the hall. he joined two dozen other employees in getting out of the building. the scientist was mixing helium, methane and nitrogen into one cylinder like this when something went deadly wrong. and some of the people went to the aide of their fallen comrades. >> it was risky in the laboratory. they didn't turn off the other cylinders. >> the man from the lab was still alive, but he died in front of the building. and there was a woman scientist in the l

in oakland, johnathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> facing a tuesday deadline, residents outside of menlo park have submitted a proposal to create a tiny park in an effort to save the granny tree. some say the 65-foot heritage oak stands in the way of progress. the utility district is laying new pipeline for the water district. last may the neighbors objected to plans to chop granny down. instead they want construction crews to come up beneath granny so she can live. that adds $200,000 to the project which can only be justified if a public benefit were created. we will keep you up-to-date what happens to granny. keeping us up-to-date on the weather is lisa. what happened to the bay bridge? it was there moments ago. >> we definitely have a stronger onshore push today and tomorrow, but then we are going in the opposite direction, just after the holiday monday. we have not only the next seven days in the forecast, we have more heat to talk about, as well and dangerous rip currents. it's all coming up. >> also next, it's being called the biggest threat to california's coastline. the two factors at

it's called membrane technology in menlo park. len ramirez is there. he has more on the hazardous materials situation and exactly what's going on. len? >> reporter: a very sad situation with one fatality and another person injured. it happened this afternoon apparently as two coworkers were inside the building transferring methane gas from one container to another, we are told, when that methane exploded killing one man and injuring a female worker. the fire chief from menlo park told us that the female worker is lucky to be alive. >> she was apparently near the door. it was based upon the overpleasure from the explosion blew her out of the laboratory into the hallway area and she didn't get pushed up into some of the type of wall or other type of product. other members, other individuals who work inside the facility ran in, as i understand it now, they extricated the individual and drug him out towards the parking lot area which is where he currently is. on arrival, i know we heard our firefighters advise that they were going to make entry and then i

>>> a deadly explosion inside this menlo park laboratory. what investigators believe went wrong here. >> and the pg&e is taking this weekend to ease fears following that gas explosion. and we're tracking tropical storm lee, the impact on new orleans and gas prices nationwide. >>> good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, september 3rd. a lot of action across the bay area today, including college football. let's get to rosemary with a peek at your forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you. we have a cooling trend labor day weekend and if you're headed to the beach we have high surf to talk about. the waves could hit from a 6 to 9 feet high. some of the highest waves may actually get to about 14 feet. but we want to talk about the long period swells because that could mean rip currents, large shores breaks, and the sneaker waves some for the beach-goers, keep an eye on your children this afternoon. high tide will be about 3:00 for the santa cruz area. these are south and southwest facing beaches. more on this plus w

fair n oakland, johnathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> facing a tuesday deadline, residents outside of menlo parkitted a proposal to create a tiny park in an effort to save the granny tree. some i say the 65-foot heritage okay stands in the way of progress. the utility district is laying new pipeline for the water project. last may the neighbors objected to plans to chop granny down. instead they want construction crews to come up beneath granny so she can live. that adds $200,000 to the project which can only be if a public funding is created. we will see you posted to see if they can save granny. >> lisa, talking about the long weekend forecast. >> the dangerous surfs on south facing beaches and a little cool down. here's a look right now, golden gate bridge, some dense fog along the coast. be careful if you are headed in from that direction. otherwise a lot of sun on the way. the holiday weekend, a little cooler. we will talk about it next. >> also next, lisa mentioned it, it's being called the biggest threat to california's coastline. the two factors at work that some say could make pacific c

the menlo park fire department says the gases could have triggered an explosion. that is one of the possibilities there looking into. the president of the membrane technology research said that the man who died was a skilled engineer who had been with the company for five years. they've moved from their native country of romania for their daughter to further her music career. >> city inspectors or read had to this building saying that it is unsafe to enter. the fire chief tells me that this company did pass an annual safety inspection about six ago. >> we have a nice day to kick off this labor day weekend. more fall this morning. temperatures were a lot colder that we have seen. 60's for san francisco and oakland. san jose and the upper 70's. the warmest places in the east bay valley. these centers are running about 10 degrees cooler than what we had yesterday some places were 30 degrees cooler than yesterday. here is the shot from mt. tam. that happened right at sunset. there is the father in gathering at the coast. it will push into the bay for tonight. things a

for more breaking news here in menlo park. bay area news. >> george, we'll stay with you throughout the hour. there its another gassish to in cupertino. it happened wednesday destroying a condo. fear and questions remain. pg & e, found seven gas leaks in the cuppertino neighborhood. marianne favro joins us live. seven weeks in the small area. what is to say another explosion won't happen again? >> reporter: well they are doing more thorough inspections right now staying out to make sure. obviously there is no guarantee unless you inspect every single gas line. i want to show you how strong the explosion was on wednesday. if you take a look behind me. you will see that it ripped the garage door right off the hinges. and if you look above, you will see that the entire balcony was scorched. that is why today, many neighbors in this complex decided that they were going to get a gas leak inspection. when an explosion gutted this cuppertino townhouse it reignited neighbors fears to becoming victim of the deadly pipeline explosion si

we're live in menlo park better known as mtr in that area.cern about hazardous materials inside. these are live pictures from sky 7. fire chief is joining us live on the phone now. can you hear me? >> yes. i'm sorry for the bad connection. >> no worries and thank you for coming on. tell us what happened. walk us through went what went down today. >> i just arrived at the scene. and the chief in charge advised me we have a company called membrane technology that company in the back of the company in the warehouse were transfering methane and

we are live in menlo park. investigators will be back on the scene of where that chemical plant had an explosion and a scientist was killed on friday. craig skalar is live in menlo park taking a look at the factors that they will be investigating. >> one factor is that this laboratory was inspected about six months ago and then a big explosion last friday. here are pictures from the scene. the question is what caused the explosion? one person says they are convinced he died of an six surroundings. that is one thing that osha will have to look out today. the laboratory has been all but destroyed. they will have to rebuild the situation and find out if it was something like to much pressure or if a methane a cylinder blew apart. they have made no comment and says it will not until the investigation is finished. they will go through case files and fire officials say there are painful details to look for cruz. osha and fire officials were last year on early saturday morning to investigate. they have a lot of work a

tonight one person is dead at the menlo park m membrane research and development facility. >> reporter: firefighters thought that this would be contained by now but they found a cylinder that was leaking methane. right now and haz mat is working on that leaking a cylinder. let me tell you what happened. according to the memo fire chief a scientist was working inside the laboratory mixing gases. he had three cylinders with the three gases. let us pretend that these plastic bottles are cylinders. methane, helium, nitrogen and that scientists was transferring those three gases into an empty cylinders something went wrong. kaelin that scientist. killing that a scientist-- >> also a female scientist was injured. a powerful blast. >> the female that was near the doorway. has the explosion occurred she was blown out of the room itself. >> she has yea--ear injuries ans expected to survive. many heard the blast and brushed. >> it is for real work to go in and try and-some of the wherewithal, to go to the laboratory. and they also address the other individual. it was very brave for them to do an

i will give you a full forecast in just a bit. >>> a scientist who died in an explosion in menlo parkas been identified. he's 56-year-old adrian martin. the blast happened yesterday at membrane technology and research. martin suffered cardiac arrest after the blast. firefighters tried to save his life but he died soon after. factor the blast. but they are fire officials found a leaking methane gas cylinder that may have been a factor in the blast but they are not sure if it was leaking beforehand. earlier, just after the explosion, employees ran into the chaotic scene. >> some had the wherewithal to try to secure some of the other hazards within the laboratory and then they drug that individual from the laboratory and addressed the other individual who had been blown clear of the laboratory. >> now a female co-worker was walking by the doorway when the force of the blast knocked her over and damaged her eardrum. investigators say the scientist who died had been transferring a mixture of methane, helium and nitrogen from one tank to another. forecasters say the storm could bring as muc

that blast happened friday at the membrane technology and research company in menlo park. adrian martin of san jose went into cardiac arrest after he was pulled out of the building. fire officials claim martin was transferring a mixture of gasses from one zillion lender to another when the blos occurred. cal osha will continue its investigate on tuesday. >> the cracked gas pipe blamed for an explosion and fire in a cupper teen know home was made of material that has a history of failure. the matt plastic pipe was the sum of two safety advisories and lawsuits dating back decade. a bullet continue warned of the pipes. pg&e says it will remove the pipe and begin its review of sim similar pieps statewide. >> thousands are turning out for the cannabis and hemp expo which is being held at oakland plaza. >> reporter: since isn't 1999, she's been a medical marijuana user, and it's been instrumental in her therapy. >> i got run over by a car in 1988. it helps with the pain. >> reporter: prior to her more you, she was on prescription pain killers. now she is a nurse and is an sad co

. >>> the widow of a scientist killed at an explosion at menlo park tech research company says that he was concerned about unsafe working conditions. mixing helium and night gen for an experiment when the tank blew up and firefighters performed cpr but unable to perform him. a female colleague in the lab was blown into a corridor by the blast. she is hospitalized with a ruptured eardrums. the building where the explosion occurred has been red tagged. >>> several new security measures are going into place today at candlestick park to make sure that football fans are safe. it comes in the wake of the violence that played the 49ers raiders game two weeks ago. today, cal is playing fresno state at candlestick. among the safety measures, security suites. the additional staff is stationed inside the stadium and in the parking lot. you know norm -- uniformed and plain clothes police will patrol the restaurants. during the battle of the bay on august 20, two people were shot in the parking lot and a plan was severely beaten inside a -- a man was severely beaten inside a rest room. >>> if you'r

>>> in the news this saturday morning, an investigation into a deadly explosion in a menlo park lab that kill aid scientist and injured a colleague. police are searching for a hit and run driver that injured a pedestrian last night in the south of market area. >> good morning, low clouds and fog is back this morning. numbers into mid 50s and we're starting a slight cooling trend today. >> good morning. today, cal osha will look into the cause of yesterday's fatal explosion in a menlo park research lab. and the medical examiner says a 56-year-old scientist adrian martin died at the scene. a woman colleague was also injured. don sanchez reports the lab was sealed off until inspectors could get there. >> for meet me it was a very loud explosion. >> bob works for a company with offices above the lab where the explosion happened. >> i heard the building shake. i heard the explosion. >> jim hill was in his office when the explosion occurred down the hall. he joined two dozen others in getting out of the building. but scientists had been mixing it into one cylinder like this. something went dea

the blast occurred at the membrane technology and research at willow road in menlo park. fire officials say it was around 4:00 in the afternoon when the explosion ripped through the lab. 56-year-old adrian martin from san jose is said to have been working with a pre gas mixture of methane, helium and nitrogen at the time. co-workers got him outside, but he suffered card -- cardiac arrest and died at the scene. a female woos blown out of the door at the force of the explosion. >> he was transported outside as the hearing and the eardrum-related issues more than likely from the over pressure from the explosion of the confined area. she did have medical issues, but according to the co-workers, the complaint was minimal. >> the building was ventilated and red taged. that means it is off limits until tuesday when cal-osha begins a full-fledged investigation. the san jose mercury news hopes, quote, martin knew his work was not as safe as it should be. >>> people with plans to hit the beach are being warned about the potential for high surf conditions. the national weather servi

we're also getting word of a mailer collision on southbound 101 in menlo park and right now, all southbound lanes are blocked. chp is investigating and sev13:00. you're watching mornings on 2. >> all right, happening right now, we have president obama on board air force 1 and there it is, starting to tax and going to take off from andrewsar force base and he's heading here to the west coast. you will see marine one in the foreground and picked him up and now he is headed out here and this go is going to be a long flight as he heads out here and is going to arrive here in the bay area until 4:55 this afternoon and that is because he's making a stop in seattle first and then he will have a busy 18-hour visit here in the bay area. all right, time now is 7:16. in nepal. >>> none people are dead after a plane carrying tourist while trying to land. two americans were among the pares killed. the witness said the plane hit the roof of the house in the village and broke into several pieces. no one on the ground was killed. witnesses say it was foggy and the visibility was low in that area. the plane

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temperatures in the mid-70s at menlo park.fternoon sun will keep it nice in mountain view. 60 in pacifica, 62 with the sunset and upper 60s in the airport region. we'll look for numbers in the mid-70s for petaluma. so cool conditions on the coast but 76, kind of nice in vallejo. fog pulling back and allowing for a pleasant afternoon but still cool with the light west wind and over the hills, looking at mid-80s in concord. near 90 in brentwood. monterey bay, seabreeze kicking in, keeping it in the 60s. so today and tomorrow, not much of a change with the trough moving through the area, keeping it unseasonably cool. still plenty of sunshine in the afternoon and then this. a little bit of heat coming back our way. tuesday, wednesday, not lasting and you will notice next weekend, cool. >> and the answer is friday afternoon? >> friday afternoon? >> to your question of when was the last time i saw a little sun in san francisco. >> yeah, it's been a while. [laughter] >> a brief window there. >> yes. >>> well how do you know you are g

look for 75 in menlo park. 63 in pacifica. so the fog, marine layer will begin to take up residence around daly city and golden gate park. 82 in novato. 80 in vallejo. not quite as muggy has it's been. 74 in hayward. fremont coming in at 77. 87 in walnut creek. brentwood in the upper 80s and monterey bay, more fog later on this morning. trend will be for cooler weather beginning tomorrow and days ahead and then we'll talk about a warmup for the weekend really splits and fog-free conditions into early next week. any traffic troubles, sue? >> not really. no major stalls or accidents. that is good news for tuesday commute. checking in with bay area transit, everybody is moving on schedule and according to plan. take a look at plorp commute times, highway 4 is typically slow, 580, find slowing from tracy up to the altamont to livermore, south bay, nice ride highway 87, no delays there. san jose, 280, live shot, looking pretty good. very light traffic. san mateo bridge, taillights headed in the westbound direction. the incline is mo

the company is a 30-year-old company based here in menlo park. it makes a chemical system to remove hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas. here is what happened inside of the laboratory according to fire chief. >> they were working with methane. and that in the process of transfer of the methane from one container to the next, something went wrong, we'll not know until the team makes enry and clears the scene so we can bring our investigators in. exactly what happened, but we dough know based upon reports from other people, as well as other victim that we understand the survived and has some ear drum and other injuries based on overpressure of the explosion. >> and 23 other employees were evacuated and are still here. a materials unit has arrived on the scene to go inside z evaluate conditions there. ways just on the scene -- just arrived on the scene. they told me it appears everything is stabilizing and firefighters may be leaving fairly soon. here is an important community update. there has been a lot of concern about whether or not this is a

numbers ranging from the 60s to 80 in menlo park. see the 70s work up through millbrae, downtown 72. it will be comfortable with very light sea breeze but the flow really more out of north, especially with the downsloping winds of 86 in sonoma. with 82 in castro valley. upper 80s for today with about three to four degrees of warming. maybe five to six in some spots. livermore near 90. watsonville, 76 and fog in monterey but that is pulling back and allows for plenty of sun. here is the seven-day forecast, 80s around the bay. low 90s inland and you'll notice those temperatures will be increased about 2-3 degrees each day. until the fog comes back on wednesday. friday, fall begins and next weekend the models are bringing in interesting weather. you'll have to stay tuned. >> last month, the weather seemed kind of lousy. you said just one day in august. >> was above normal, august 29th to be exact. >> wow, we're doing better for september. >> more normal. >> thank you, lisa. >> some northern california monks are rebuilding part of sacred

menlo park southward, upper 80s. mid to upper 50s along coast.co. north bay valleys, 92 in santa rosa. hundred in inland areas. monterey bay, mid to upper 80s. monterey mid-70s. quick look at the forecast, 12:35, sunny and warm at the coliseum. 73 warming up to 79. you can see the fluctuations tomorrow and friday and cooling that comes in on saturday and especially on sunday where we are about 8-15 degrees cooler. >>> good morning. i'm happy to report no accidents right now. most of our earlier road work is cleared in the next ten minutes. if you are getting ready to leave the house, you should have a nice commute. san rafael, taillights are moving southbound along 101. drive time 37 to 580, a light nine minutes. live look at golden gate bridge, beautiful ride making your way into san francisco from sausalito, earlier road work near the toll plaza on the golden gate bridge has been cleared. one other bridge, san mateo bridge, traffic is moving nicely in both directions, headlights move eastbound into hayward. today is a spare the air today. every

. >> also next at 5:30, state investigators are due to inspect a menlo park lab where a sign advertiseas killed in an explosion. >> and check out the temperatures, looks like fall is moving in to the eastern third of the country. mid to upper 60s, boston, new york, washington and chicago. then we have some low 80s around dallas and heat around phoenix. here at home flight arrival delays, charlotte, philly and new york. thanks to all that rain. flight tracker at abc7news.com. ♪ the rich aroma gets you up ♪ looking forward to your first cup ♪ morning! big day, huh? thank you. ♪ oh that mountain grown taste, ♪ ♪ just what you need ♪ for the big race. daughter: morning mom! are you excited? ♪ as you finish every mile... ♪ how rewarding are those smiles... ♪ [ cheers from the crowd ] of wakin' up... ♪ mommy, you did it! ♪ is folgers in your cup. >> reporter: good morning, i'm amy hollyfield live in san bruno where residents and lawmakers will be joining forces today. they have demands for pg&e couple days before the first anniversary of the explosion. >> a construction fire in concord sprea

the blast happened friday at membrane technology company in menlo park.martin went into cardiac arrest after he was pull had oust building. they say he was transferring a mixture of gases from one cylinder to another when the blast happened. cal osha is continuing the investigation tomorrow. >>> politics now, mitt romney's debut on a tea party stage in nph got off to a rocky start. 200 people watched the former massachusetts governor speak during a tea party express rally. 25 protestors showed up and said his message to tea party is not genuine. their biggest can complain was the healthcare plan that he helped pass as massachusetts governor. >> when it comes to less government, what the tea party stands for, how could you possibly explain that with romney care. it doesn't even compute. >> but other tea party members in attendance say they don't know enough about his mission to dismiss the former governor as a personal tea party backer. >>> sarah palin's potential candidacy remains a big question mark in the 2012 field. a potential run wasn't something the

the explosion happened at 4:00 this afternoon, the fire chief of menlo park said that a scientist was working with three different gases, and when he was transferring and mixing those 3 gases into a empty cylinder, the accident happened and it killed the scientist. the powerful explosion injured a female scientist. . >> the doorway must have been open because the explosion occurred and she was thrown out of the room. the female scientist had ear injuries and expected to survive. people ran in and pulled the male scientist out but he did not survive. >> they ran in and tried to secure him and they tried to secure other hazards in the laboratory and they brought the man out of the laboratory. so that was a very brave thing for them to do and obviously they care about each other enough to do that. aside from the two victims, everyone was of evacuated safely. >>> authorities have not release today man's identity and the explosion did not cause problems for nearby businesses and homes. >>> kron4 news. >> membrane technologies is a small company, they have been around for 26 years, one empl

. >> and another was killed in a terrifying explosion at research lab in menlo park today. good evening. the explosion happened this afternoon as methane gas in a tank was being transported to one of the labs. it occurred at membrane technology and research. that's where don sanchez is live right notice with the very latest on the tragedy. >> yes. hazmat team inright now. they have a serious problem. there is a cylinder in there filled with methane gas an it's leaking. so i don't know if you can hear the noise or not but fans are blowing to try to clear out the room so that actually then investigation can begin but until then, they can't. here's what happened at this company. explosion as scientist membrane technology research was transferring gas from 3 cylinder to another. woman scientist in the lab was blown out of the door by the force of the explosion. she complained of ear drum problems. crew worked on her outside before she was taken to a hospital. but the man who had been working with the gases died from the explosion. there was a quick response from other employees

the blast happened at the membrane technology and research company in menlo park. the 58-year-old man went into cardiac arrest after he was pulled out of the building. fire officials claim martin was transferring a mixture of gases from one cylinder to another when the blast occurred. that building is now red tagged. cal osha will ten its investigation on tuesday. >>> thousands of people are expected to turn out for the second day today for the third annual international cannabis and hemp expo, which, for the first time, is being held directly in front of oakland city hall. oakland has a long history of supporting medical mariner, but some residents still object to what they see as the city's endorsement of the drug. >> reporter: since 1999, lynette middleton has been a mlb mariner user. she said it's been instrumental in her therapy. >> i got run over by a car in 1988. it helps with the pain. >> prior to her mariner use, -- prior to her marijuana use, lynette was on prescription painkillers. now she's one of the attendants another this marijuana tent. as a nurse j

the gas happened at the membrane technology and research company in menlo park. the 58-year-old man went into cardiac arrest after he was pulled out of the building. fire officials claim martin was transferring a mixture of gases from one cylinder to at when the blast occurred. that building is now red tagged. cal osha will ten its investigation on tuesday. >>> thousands of people are expected to turn out for the second day today for the third annual international cannabis and hemp expo, which, for the first time, is being held directly in front of oakland city hall. oakland has a high history of supporting mlb mariner, but some residents still object to what they see as the city's endorsement of the drug. >> reporter: since 1999, lynette middleton has been a mlb mariner user. she said it's been instrumental in her therapy. >> i got run overpy a car in 1988. it helps with the pain. >> prior to her mariner use, lynette was on prescription painkillers. now she's one of the attendants at this mlb tent. as a nurse jackson is an advocate about getting the word out abo

there is 81 in menlo park. los altos, mid-80s, downtown san francisco, 71 tomorrow. you'll see sun and there is in the north bay, 98 in clear lake. and there is 76 degrees in sauce leto 80 in hayward. and inland not as hot as what we've seen. and 94 fairfield. around the bay, 67 in monterey. 71 in watsonville. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is mid 60s to mid-90s tomorrow, cooling continues on friday and there is first day of ought yu. seasons change, the temperatures will go into another direction. cooler by weekend and there is sunday, 96 to 80 degrees. >> and there is just slight upward trends next week. >> very pleasant. >> thank you very much. >> and singer tony ben yaets new tune, coming up his change of heart over comments made about september 11th. and legislation to protect california car buyers. a full disclosure law that has drawn fire from people you'd least expect to oppose it. that is at 6:00. back in a moment. 1Ñ so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪

. >>> at daily city woman was killed in the hit and run on highway 101 in menlo park. the red honda civic was rented by pickup truck which then took off. right after that the honda was hit by the taxicab which stopped. the honda driver was killed. the chp is looking for the full- sized ford pickup, brown or tan, and 1960's or 70s model. >>> we now know the authority of the identity of the woman authorities say he died of the medical mistake. the victim was 66 -year-old judith mayne from oakland. the hospitals officials in oakland are disputing claims that the placement the nurses brought in last week during the labor dispute were not qualified. >> i am speechless. i can't even think of what to say. >> that's the reaction from nurses after cancer patient who had been at the hospital since july died saturday morning. police say it was the medical error as though the nurses covered for nurses that went on strike on thursday. nurses from summit want to strike for one day only to sense the hospital hired replacements five days, summit will not allow them back to work until

one person confirmed dead despite best efforts of crews because of an explosion in menlo park. live pictures from sky 7 hd. that is a tragic consequence there, today, our other top story tonight, stock market nosedives on dismal news with the b.the economy. the labor department reports the economy lost jobs keeping the rate at 9.11%. and it's the weakest jobs report in almost a year. and that is not all. the average work week hours declined and hourly earnings fell to $23 and president obama left for the weekend without commenting on the numbers but republican presidential candidates for president quickly pinned the blame. >> there is zero faith on barack obama. he's creating zero jobs. >> zero. goose egg. that is where this country is. >> and there is a joint session of congress next thursday z the jobs report hit wall street hard today. in the 15 minutes after the report was released, dow futures fell 94 points. and well with, out more people being put to work, economy could be in real jeopardy once again, adding jobs in this climate is difficult, especially for small busines

damage is estimated at $10,000. >>> we're learning more about the menlo park research lab where a scientistthe lab just passed a safety inspection in march according to the meant low park fire didn't. 56-year-old adrian martin was killed in the blast last friday and membrane fig. another -- membrane technology. another sign was -- scientist was injured. >>> 8:49. a recent power surge that caused dozens of smartmeters in east palo alto to burn off. well, they raise questions about how safe are those devices. 80 smartmeters caught fire. they burned out last month during the electrical surge that lasted for several hours now, city officials in neighboring palo alto say they are con -- they are conducting a thorough investigation. pg&e says a voltage surge can also damage an analog meter. >> this year's record crowd could get organizers in trouble. close to -- close to 54,000 people were at the event in the northern nevada desert. that's about 4,000 more than the number allowed by federal land managers. the bureau believes organizers sold thor man 50,000 tickets, assuming not everyone would sho