and it was hot in bakersfield, california, in the summer of '84.s bring their kids over to his pool, which he thought was a nice thing to do. but if you believed the investigators, the prosecutor, and the children who testified against john stoll, including his own son, he was not innocent at all. found guilty of molesting children. >> i'm sorry, but i'm no child molester. >> john stoll protested his innocence, but authorities claimed otherwise. stoll used his swimming pool as bait, they said, an operation so successful prosecutors argued that stoll was more than just a calculating molester. but the mastermind of a depraved sex ring that preyed on young children. margie grafton was a friend of stoll's, and at that time a young mother with two little boys. you knew john stoll? >> yes, yes. one of the girls that i had worked with, it was her boyfriend. and we started doing things on the weekends for the kids. we would go different places but we would always end up at the pool, you know. >> tell me about margie grafton. >> she's this nice person and i

. >> this one failed in bakersfield in a hydro static test, tearing open along a longitudeenal seem. they wanted to do it in a test and not efrd operation. >> this failed near where we would have expected it. >> at the network, advocates say pg&e's culture eroded public trust. >> couper tino, rose will have, bakersfield. three explosions in the last 60 days does not fill me with confidence about pg&e. >> while the bakersfield rupture occurred in testing, the expectative director said the plastic pipe explosions in cupertino and rose will have are reminders of the poor inspection history. >>> they doing anything right? >> it's hard to say that we have seen pg&e make a turn around. we hope it will. we are willing to work with them to do that. we have not seen it yet. >> these are issues that are not new. we have heard the similar promises before. what can you say to the believe it? >> i have only been here four months and what i see is a tremendous internal commitment. to fix the problems that exist. it's not lip service. it's actions. >> what are troubles them most is how pg&e plans t

the phases are first phase is being built in the valley from north of bakersfield to north of fresno. second thing they'll do, that should take about four to five years. once that is completed they decide to go south or north to san jose. at that point they connect to either cal tran. people might have to transfer depending on. they also need to electrify those in order to run a high speed train. the final phase would be building improvement. you know, this plan extends the construction period nine years. it's possible that high speed trains could be running within ten years. but they'd be going either between fresno and los angeles or between bakersfield and san jose. >> and there is state money that should be cut loose now but there is some question about that, right? >> yeah. there's a lot of opposition that surfaced in part because of this air gan attitude or the perception of it. >> laying it all out really quiet. >> i think it probably brings in more krit critics. certainly doesn't quiet the critics who say how can we afford this. they are not asking for anymore money from tax p

lowest price in california $3.71 a gallon in bakersfield.tatewide average is $3.80 down two cents in the last two weeks. >>> new fall out in the disappearance of an iphone prototype. apple's chief of security operations has been forced into retirement by the company after two recent mishaps with secret prototypes in march last year an apple engineer left an iphone 4 in a redwood city bar in late june another was left at another bar in time in san francisco. neither the former chief of security nor apple would comment on the c-net report. >>> new survey reveals how tied we've become to our cell phones people, especially young adults are texting more and more. the pew poll shows 95% of 18 to 29-year-olds use their cell phones to send or receive text messages an average of more than 87 text messages on a normal day. >> 87 a day! older adults don't texas much. they receive 41 sessions per day. i'm going to text mike for the weather. oh you are right here next to me. that's what people do these days, you've seen it, right? >> yeah let's look outs

the 1930s.his third genetion farmer grows more th 2,500 acres of the vegetable just outside of bakersfield, and knows just what to look for in a perfect potato. >> looking for a good potato, it could dend on the variety that you were looking for. it's, uh--as long as they're nice and firm and not tting soft and dehydrated. ty, where ron's spuds grow, is actually california's largest potato growing region. the tubers love the hot days and cool nights the area offers. which is also why brian kirschenman's fami started farming here a ntury ago. >> wl, we're a family business. um, our family's been growing potatoes for over 100 years in california. ludwig kirschenmann's probab-- rumor has it ludwig kichenmann brought one of the fst potato crops to cifnia befo the turn of the century. >> brian grows about 4,500 acres of potatoes at his familfarm, but unlike ron, he grows sller potatoes that are called chippers, which are used mostly for potato chips and french fries. so what makes a good chipper? >> what makes a good chipper is actually, um, low sugar. you know, when you, um, caramelize somethi

fresno down toward bakersfield. have a fog advisory up for much of the bay area until 9:00 tomorrow morning. very dense fog already developing in the north and east bay valley area. it should burn off around midday. after that look for highs developing into the 60s. 64 santa rosa. hazy sunshine. 63 san francisco, oakland will warm to 65. 64 for livermore. even some 70s, yes 70s expected, very mild for watsonville. hollister 70, 69 for santa cruz. the seven-day forecast, we will keep it dry and pretty much mild the next two to three days. the wind will pick up as we head into tuesday night, wednesday and thursday. the strong northeasterlies will keep you updateed on that. friday, saturday and sunday, we cool down and bring clouds in as well. >> thank you, leigh. >>> let's get to shu and talk some sports. >> raiders win, stanford moves up in the bcs rankings, but the story of the day is inspirational. it kind of wants to get you off the couch. lloyd will have you moving and >>> well, it doesn't matter who the raiders

and a line rupture during one of these tests in bakersfield.land to test 30 more miles of pipeline before the winter hits. they will be pulling this pipeline out to get a better look sometime tomorrow. right now they are working on getting access. they don't think this will impact service they've transfered it over to another line. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> san francisco police trying to determine the circumstances behind a shooting near the popular tourist destination fisherman's wharf. police found the man last night. he been shot. paramedics rushed the man to the hospital. police say his wounds don't appear to be life-threatening. investigators have no suspects. >>> in contra costa county authorities looking for two armed robbery suspects wearing masks and skeleton suits and hoodies. police say the the two took part in robberies at two locations last night. the masked gunmen robbed a drive-in theater in concord shortly after 9:00. two men in the same attire confronted a man in a parking lot. the victim was forced inside a convenience st

they have done this scene test performed in bakersfield. the same happened in bakersfield. sure that these pipes are safe because the critics told them to do this after the san bruno explosion. this just in to the kron 4 news room >>reporter: this just in to the kron 4 news room speaking in the rose garden just moments ago the president said that to support veterans of fought for their country is the responsibility for both political parties. >> obama: it is important that we're all in this together and start acting like it. actions from congress can help rebuild an economy where everybody will help and work hard to get a chance to get for. i am going to force this agenda to help create jobs. >>reporter: veterans will also receive six months of personalized case management, for assessment, counsel mthat job centers. >>mark: thank you. this is a protester from new york city. this is above the hudson river. this is in regards to a local politician. he has been there almost one hour. authorities did not show any signs of removing him. [ dennis ] allstate wants everyone to be p

temperatures highs only in the 50s even in areas like bakersfield. it is going to warm up from here. >> thanks so much. >>> also coming up, greece settles, but is italy next? and the million dollar mistake during a cleaning job. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the latest shocking report in the ongoing legal saga that is lindsay lohan. >>> coming up, a thrilling finish in pittsburgh and a super bowl flashback. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. more than 500 people are now dead from thailand's worst floods in half a century. nearly half of bangkok has been evacuated as pools of polluted sewage water creep towards the city's subway. >>> a report breaking finish at the new york city marathon sunday at geoffrey mutai shattered the course report. firehiwot dado won the women's race coming in in the home stretch. >>> after missing several performs, singer andy william, most famous for "moon river" now he's h

the lowest average price in california is 3.71 in bakersfield. statewide average is 3.80. >> alan: l.a. stoled san francisco's crown for the highest prices. >> they can have it. >> leigh: we broke out into sunshine today after a wet, wet saturday night, and you can clearly see that -- well, maybe not because it's dark because of the time change. official sunset time was at 5:00 6. but we're also starting to see clearing out that i want to show you live doppler 7 hd, because, wouldn't you know it, there's one little cell right there moving through the fairfield area. we'll probably move through the higher elevations around concord to maybe the diablo range so keep that in mind, in the next 20-30 minutes, maybe a few sprinkles there that's about it because the storm system has moved out of the area. here's a look at highs for today. those northwesterly winds behind that front really pick up today, so keeping the chill in the air. santa rosa, 58. 60 in map -- napa. 59 in livermore and antioch at 58 degrees. currently we have started to drop down. go

. >>> in bakersfield in success, a move to get rid of some unwanted rodents and creating buzz.irrels have taken over pioneer park. and residents say it's making the playground there dangerous for the children. now county officials plan to use a machine to blowup the squirrel holes, collapsing the earth and killing the animals. as you can imagine, some people are calling that move inhumane. >>> a storm said to impact your thanksgiving holiday. >>> after the forecast, is your password safe? we have the list of passwords hackers are targeting the most. >>> we could soon have an answer to the age-old question is there life on other planets. an extra terrestrial project once backed by nasa is now searching for signs of life, and scientists are coming up with interesting findings. >> reporter: probes to mars, telescopes searching for other earth, listening for life. the body of evidence is growing. we are not alone. >> one thing that strikes you is that every time we learn something new about the universe, what we learn is that our situation doesn't seem to be all that special. and t

. >>> and this comes to us from kget tv 17 in bakersfield, california, where one dog goes to new depths to pull off a poolside stunt you just have to see to believe. we'll show you. bob the diving dog's plunge into his family pool has skyrocketed him to stardom. the canine became an instant celebrity after his owner posted a video of retrieving a toy on youtube. he uses a unique spiral motion to make an eight-foot descent to the bottom. he has also made quite a splash with everyone. bill's jaw has dropped. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> our time is 4:28. we have 49 degrees, cooler this morning and drippy out there a little bit. good morning to you. >> welcome to news 4 this thursday for november 17th, 2011. >>> police are bracing for what all street occupiers call a day of action. tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in a number of rallies. they even hope to disrupt the opening bell on the new york stock exchange. this will be the first demonstration since police arrested protesters from zuc

a section in bakersfield erupted. pg&e says this hud not alarm you. observers feel differently. >> -- >> to know this is what we expect to find going forward to make sure our system is safe. >> from a customer standpoint this is unacceptable and scary. people are wondering if this stuff underneath my house is it running under my neighborhood? >> we are entrusting our lives to a big unknown kind of scary. >> reporter: pg&e hopes to pull the pipe out of ground sometime tomorrow and a good look. if it was caused by a construction crew, pg&e offs will be looking at records to see when there was construction activity in this area and if this could have been detected sooner. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> pg&e's gatt line rupture during testing has created -- quite a discussion on our facebook page. go to facebook.com/abc7news. >>> in hayward investigators trying to find the cause of an ex-blow shpbl and fire at a store in a shopping -- explosion and fire at a store in a shopping mall. it destroyed the store. katie joins us with more. >> reporter: we've bee

i live in bakersfield, california. it's a real honor to be here today. i want to thank you all for your consideration in renaming the chinese recreation center to the betty ann ong recreation center. i would also like to thank all of the supporters that we have had and to everybody for being here. i can still remember growing up in san francisco chinatown and playing at the chinese recreation center very clearly. the playground was a very important part of our childhood. we got great direction and participated in a lot of activities there. i really do feel that renaming the recreation center not only honors betty, but also the citizens who live in the chinatown community, and also for the san francisco community, as well as our nation, since betty is a national hero. thank you for considering the renaming. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> gloria, did you want to speak? >> once again, my name is gloria. i am the middle child to the ong family. i wanted to thank everybody. and to

a section in bakersfield erupted. pg&e says this hud not alarm you. observers feel differently. >> -- >> to know this is what we expect to find going forward to make sure our system is safe. >> from a customer standpoint this is unacceptable and scary. people are wondering if this stuff underneath my house is it running under my neighborhood? >> we are entrusting our lives to a big unknown kind of scary. >> reporter: pg&e hopes to pull the pipe out of ground sometime tomorrow and a good look. if it was caused by a construction crew, pg&e offs will be looking at records to see when there was construction activity in this area and if this could have been detected sooner. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> pg&e's gatt line rupture during testing has created -- quite a discussion on our facebook page. go to facebook.com/abc7news. >>> in hayward investigators trying to find the cause of an ex-blow shpbl and fire at a store in a shopping -- explosion and fire at a store in a shopping mall. it destroyed the store. katie joins us with more. >> reporter: we've bee

. >>> and this comes to us from kget tv 17 in bakersfield, california, where one dog goes to new depths to pull off a poolside stunt you just have to see to believe. we'll show you. bob the diving dog's plunge into his family pool has skyrocketed him to stardom. the canine became an instant celebrity after his owner posted a video of retrieving a toy on youtube. he uses a unique spiral motion to make an eight-foot descent to the bottom. he has also made quite a splash with everyone. bill's jaw has dropped. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we have a choice start. it will get colder as we move through the day -- we have a chilly start. we have some light rain. it is mostly just sprinkles. temperatures will fall off into the 30's by the time the drive home. there could be some snowflakes. it will be a breezy and chilly day. dress for colder conditions. >> 4:57. 50 degrees on tv hill. controversy on an advertisement featuring world leaders ki

near one test near bakersfield a line ruptured. >> the purpose of these pressure are to identify weaknesses in the line like this one. >> the line is number 132 which is the same line that ruptured in september last year in san bruno but the utility remains confident. >> we want to make sure that we don't have anything in service. that's when demand for natural gas increases. this is one of the final tests we will do in the bay area this year. >> reporter: once the rupture is repaired pg&e will undergo another hydrostatic test before it is cleared to go back in service. i'm mark sayre, cbs5. >> a few miles away on the same pipeline that same testing uncovered what is a pin hole leak near stanford university. the whole was just one millimeter in size. the utility says the explosion a few miles away was not related. >>> investigators are searching for the source of a fire that killed five people at a monterey county home for disabled adults. it broke out about midnight last night. someone driving on highway 1 spotted the fire and called 911. >> when they arrive on scene obviously the first th

today best chance of rain from 80 northbound scattered showers around the higher elevations of bakersfield through the grapevine into l.a. temperatures in the 59 degree range in fresno, 65 in l.a.. tonight clear not as many clouds more 30s palo alto, livermore, fairfield, vallejo, napa, santa rosa cloverdale, rest of us in the 40s tomorrow morning. cold front moved through yesterday afternoon swept south overnight we'll focus on this cold unstable air mass that you mick in a little sun it creates showers. -- here's the showers by noon moving through the north bay heading into the heart of the bay sweeping through during the afternoon into the early evening. 7:00 drying trend clearing overnight why it is so cold tomorrow, all the sunshine tomorrow afternoon 7:00 building game no worries the rain stays out over the coast. if you are heading to the sierra big winter weather advisory from 10:00 this morning until midnight. temperatures remain in the 50s over the weekend even with the lack of rain. 60s monday and tuesday. that rain is possible wednesday and thursday >>> good morning. happy frid

." >>> and this comes to us from kget tv 17 in bakersfield, california, where one dog goes to new depths to pull off a poolside stunt you just have to see to believe. this is the truth. look at this. bob the diving dog plunged into his family pool and has skyrocketed to stardom. the canine became an instant celebrity after his owner posted a video of retrieving a toy on youtube. he uses a unique spiral motion to make an eight-foot descent to the pool floor. that's remarkable. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> life behind bars for inmates mexico just got a little more zen. yoga classes is another way for prisoners to control their anger. and it has been helpful. they say it offers comfort in an uncomfortable place. they describe it as an escape and ward ups are noting the moves saying incidence of violence have already dropped. >>> the rockefeller center christmas tree was downed. jeweler swarovski unveiled the crystal star that will grace the top the tree. it dons 720 l.e.d. lights and 25,000 crystals, set to wow

. >>> and last month's test failure on a pg&e pipeline near bakersfield is not the first. the "chronicle" reports that the utility knew that line blew almost 40 years ago because of problems with a steam weld. the paper says despite that, pg&e had been relying on an inspection method that cannot detect the same type of problem. >>> pro surfing kicked off at ocean beach today. we have some live pictures from chopper 5. one competitor left the water when a big fin came at here. he was reminded of the 9-foot great white that nearly killed a monterey surfer also weekend but as you can see, surfers a hearty bunch. the competition is still on. >> i don't think i'd get back in the water. >>> doctors at stanford are nearly six hours into a very risky surgery to separate conjoined twin girls today. the 2-year-old girls from san jose are joined at the chest and abdomen. but as anser hassan tells us, if all goes as planned, they could be recovering in separate beds in a few hours. anser, you just got an update, right? >> reporter: that's right. we just spoke with the doctor who is pa

during one test near bakersfield, a line opened up a big hole in an alfalfa field. >>> the purpose is to identify weaknesses in our lines, such as this one. >> line number 132, which is the same line that ruptured last year in san bruno. the utility remains confident, it will be able to supply enough natural gas during the cold winter months. >> we want to make sure that we don't have any lines out of service as winter approaches, and cold weather approaches. so this is one of the final tests we're going to do in the bay area this year. >> reporter: once this rupture is repaired, pg and e says it will undergo another test, before it is cleared to be put back in service. >>> pg and e has been conducting the pipeline pressure tests for several days. last week, it discovered a pin hole leak in palo alto. how the test uncovers potential problems. >> reporter: we know the pipe can hold water pressure at this level. >> in palo alto, crews have been looking for gas leaks and found one in the same pipe lain that cause the san bruno blast. >> we started this test on thursday. the pressure bega

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line that delivers gas to the bay area ruptured creating a six foot gash during a pg&e test in bakersfield. >> pressure testing is going to be part of our normal program for future years. >> officials say yesterday's failure shouldn't cause disruption in gas service today because it has been rerouted to other lines. woodside residents are saying they are happy it rupture during a water test rather than during normal operations. property owners have known for a year that the sames go line that caused the san bruno disaster runs through their yards. some say they welcomed the idea of pg&e coming in to perform safety tests. >> i've been nervous since the explosion in san bruno. i hope they are taking care of it. >> i think it is the safest thing that it happened in our background. i'm sure we will be the first pipe that guess replaced. hopefully, the testing throughout the bay area is going to be effective and they will replace everything that is broken. >> they say they are glad nobody got hurt, considering that tons of mud and water shooting sky high after the . >> in con authorities are lo

. >> averaged more than 20 wins per season in ten years at csu bakersfield and brings cecilia and mandyand brandon to help coach the lady spartans. >> completely different. we want to push the ball and get into transition. >> brittany is a senior this year and brings leadership to a team entering new era. >> it's good to have that leadership but also down to the freshman, they are playing such a bill roll on this team. >> spartan fans can expect a fast and exciting place to play. regular season games begin on november 13th and last into the first week of march. update news. >> so that wraps it up for spartan sports. back to you. >> this looks like an interesting season for basketball. i'm happy to see a story about women's sports. >> mens are trying to get back to the post season and women's are looking to respond this year. >> really excited then. thanks. that will do it for now. thanks for staying up late with us. check us out on facebook. get some rest and we can see you again next week.

during one test near bakersfield a line ruptured opening a hole in a field. >> the purpose of the tests is to identify weaknesses in the lines. >> reporter: pg&e says the line involved in number 132, which is the same line that ruptured in september of last year in san bruno, but the utility remains confident it will be able to supply enough natural gas during the cold winter months. >> we're wrapping up our hydrotesting program this morning. we want to make sure we don't have any lines out of service as winter approaches and cold weather approaches, that's when demand for natural gas increases. so this is one of the final tests we're going to did in the bay area this year. >> reporter: once this rupture is repaired there will be another test before it's cleared to be put back in service. in woodside, mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> a few miles away, along the same pipeline that same testing uncovered what pg&e described as a a pinhole leak. the explosion a few miles away was unrelated. >>> we don't have the time up so it's about 4:35 -- 4:34. there we go. today faculty at cal state plan to walk

last month's test failure wasn't the first time there was a problem with a pg&e gas pipeline near bakersfield. "san francisco chronicle" reporting pg&e knew that line ruptured almost four decades ago all because of problems with a seam weld. the newspaper says despite that, pg&e had been relying on inspections methods which was not capable of finding that kind of problem. >>> solyndra is auctioning off its surplus assets this week. starting tomorrow, buyers can bid on things like the bankrupt company's office microwave, artwork or heavy equipment. since the company is still up for sale, its facility and major manufacturing equipment won't be auctioned off. the auction will end thursday at 5 p.m. >>> public nudity would be restricted in san francisco under legislation being considered today by the board of supervisors. the proposal would outlaw nudity in restaurants and would also prohibit sitting on benches or other public seating without first laying down some sort of cloth or towel. supervisor scott weiner introduced the law last month after complaints about unsanitary behavior in the castr

we have a guy -- one of our companies that was, you know, make $90,000 a year in bakersfield offer $200,000me to a tech company. people cannot fill these jobs. and so we have to make sure that we are preparing the kids in this community to take those jobs in the future. >> we have a time limit on our show, so i'll go long with you today. you have started something called microbranch, and you are helping them out. tell us about that. >> sure. it's self-help, which is federal credit union to start pineeering a microbranch right here in san jose. why is it need snd there are 100 million americans who don't have access and hard-working americans, many living paycheck to paycheck. they don't have check, safings, credit. some are check cashers, and some are pushed even further to the fringe to payday learned, rent to own, less reputable check cashers and pawn shops until they get in a destructive debt cycle, and they can't get the credit history or saving that they do need to get ahead. >> looks like a check casher and it feels comfortable, and actually it's all the services that they need to get

. >>> last month, pressure testing revealed a flaw in a pipe under a field in bakersfield. it's part of a major line that provides natural gas to the bay area. in that case, a welded seam gave way, which is what happened in the san bruno explosion. pg&e has repaired and retested that pipe. >>> fire claimed the lives of at least five people in a home care facility for the disabled. the fire was reported around 11:45 last night and marina, a driver traveling down highway 1 near the home saw the flames and called 911. today the aunt of a 24-year-old victim said her niece was the only person that lived in that facility that could walk on her own. >> just hurting. to come and find out that somebody is so close to me, and they are gone. very young. very young and beautiful and just a person. >> when firefighters arrived on the scene, they were there telling them about the residents trapped inside. only one of them survived. it is unclear how the fire started. >>> with just two days to go before election day, the candidates for mayor in san francisco are pulling out all the stops

we're from bakersfield. so we missed it. >> alan: critics say the deal was made after players and owners realized people were getting along just fine without pro basketball. mike shumann will be along with more details and reaction to the nba dale. >> the cause of a 12-inch water main break in san france under investigation. yesterday i sent water shooting into the air and flooded the surrounding neighborhood. people were allowed back into their homes a couple hours of the break. the line is now back in service. >> alan: the black friday battle between retail stores, small versus big box. the effort to bring shoppers back to small local business. >> a -- new fears about meth labs. the poison your family could be breathing in every day without knowing it. >> leigh: clear sky in most locations right now. we're seeing the fog redevelop in the east and north bay communities. advisories are in place, and take a look at the sunday forecast coming up.p.p.p.p.p.p.. >> closed captioning brought to >> there's just sev

the first tracks would run between fresno and bakersfield.ce tag seems high but the growing population would need $170 billion in new transportation. >> herman cain today spoke out on recent allegations that he sexually harassed two women. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone and those accusations are totally false. >> the website reports two female employees of the association complained about him when they worked with him. both women left the group after accepting settlements that included cash and a promise not to talk about why they were leaving. >>> both st. mary's college and dominican university found out today they will not be hosting one of the political debates. last year they hosted it. and dominican hosted a debate between jerry brown and whitman. the commission picked the university of denver, and lynn university in florida. >> a congress woman made tough decisions today at the grocery store. shopped for groceries on a food stamp budget. she'll try to spend only $4.50 a day for the next five days. the exercise will help her u

opponents questioned wisdom find a initial construction phase slated to begin between fresno and bakersfield. >> it will not be a train to nowhere but a train to where trains are waiting. when getting to san jose cal train will be there. when we get to the san fernando valley, metrolink will be there it can create a million jobs. >> i know a lot of people are posting about that. i'll do it. >> and there is a new plan with $60 to $80 each bay, about the same as a bargain ticket on southwest. question is, will californians actually make the switch? >> when we come back here tonight there is late word on separation of those conjoined twins. and operations underwent at stanford. >> shark sighting sent fear through a surf contest turns out it may not have been a shark. >> part two of the trip to west africa. and what is being done to make sure children there survive past the age of five. >> a woman gets stuck f lñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñlñ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> an emotional review from the mother of the twins where the operation went well. >> the twins

the first tracks would run between fresno and bakersfield. the price tag seems high but the growing population would need $170 billion in new transportation. >> herman cain today spoke out on recent allegations that he sexually harassed two women. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone and those accusations are totally false. >> the website reports two female employees of the association complained about him when they worked with him. both women left the group after accepting settlements that included cash and a promise not to talk about why they were leaving. >>> both st. mary's college and dominican university found out today they will not be hosting one of the political debates. last year they hosted it. and dominican hosted a debate between jerry brown and whitman. the commission picked the university of denver, and lynn university in florida. >> a congress woman made tough decisions today at the grocery store. shopped for groceries on a food stamp budget. she'll try to spend only $4.50 a day for the next five days. the exercise will he

soon free wifi will be offered on other commuter lines including the route from oakland to bakersfield. >>> 6:15. tough getting around because of visibility so low. >> it may come back tomorrow that should be it, then the winds of change will bring dangerously fast winds wednesday and thursday, a lot to talk about back to work bark to school pan become to weather after a relatively -- guy yet period. good morning. looking -- look ago -- good news in santa rosa one mile better news along the coast. dense fog advisory for the bay area does not include higher elevations nor the coast. this fog is going to last through 9:00, technically that means visibilities will be near are or below a quarter mile. central valley 11:00 for the northern central valley noon for the southern central valley heading that way fog could be less than a quarter mile through that timeframe. leaving now los gatos 42, santa rosa everybody else mid to upper 40s monterey bay and inland mid 40s without the thick fog like the rest of us are dealing with. sun late today, mild for thyme of the year fog forms again tonigh

california had seven cities within the top ten with bakersfield topping the list. >> johnson & johnsonke out two chemicals from its baby products that some consumer groups say it's harmful to babies. an international company had pressure to remove the cancer causing chemicals. the company sent a letter to the campaign for safe cosmetics announcing those changes. >>> if you are still looking to send some festive cheer, you'd better do it today. service members will no longer be able to send or receive mail in iraq after today. the postal service is shutting down its post offices and mail processing centers in the country. any mail dropped off here in the u.s. by today, however, will still be delivered to service members. president obama announced in october that all troops would be pulled out of iraq by tend of this year. >>> holiday shoppers will have a new store to explore this year. today, the microsoft store opens up at tyson's center. it gives people a chance to interact with and buy microsoft products from software to hardware. this is the first microsoft store to open in the wash

a leg around the fresno area to bakersfield. what if we scrap the project after we built that?utely true. and that is the real question. are we willing to gamble on that first phase. really that's what we have to look at in the next few months. that's a 3.3 billion from the federal government, about 2.6 billion of our prop 1a funds. >> right. there is a big question about whether that federal money will be coming through now in nearly the numbers we had pro jetted a few years back. also the ride rider ship figures are down. the question is, given the light that this is exchanging so much, should it go back to the voters for a second read? >> i think it's too early to sell. as soon is as we see the analysis to see how this plan fits into what the voters agreed to in prop 1a, that is the question. if this has changed considerably in terms of there's some flexibility in that plan but also in terms of the speed in which the train has to go, the 220 miles per hour, if that's reduced because they've now blended an approach, coming up the peninsula which is a good thing. the peninsula

line that delivers gas to the bay area ruptured creating a six-foot gash during a pg&e test in bakersfield. >> it will be out of our normal testing for future years. >> they will have the results of the investigation as to why a portion of pipeline failed within the next couple days. they also say they don't know exactly howltd this particular piece of pipe is, but they say they are going to be replacing it and retesting it within the next couple weeks. live in woodside, thomas roman, abc7 news. >> thanks, thomas. >>> and neighbors near the pipeline have been nervous ever since the deadly san bruno explosion. tonight's rupture isn't helping. lilian kim is live in woodside with their reaction. lilian? >> alan, neighbors seem to be handling this well. in fact, they are relieved that the weaknesses in the pipe were caught in type. -- caught in time. the woodside homes near where the pipe burst sit on relatively large lots. the rupture didn't affect as many people as it could have. in fact, mary olson wasn't even home, but she is relieved no one got hurt. >> i have been nervous since the explo

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billion dollars in voter approved bonds are ready to go enough to get phase one from merced to bakersfield, going next year. >> this is one of the reasons why we made conservative assumptions in our business plan. our draft business plan assumed no federal funding of this kind for at least the next three years. >> suggest the legislature act to put something before the voters to give them the opportunity to bow out of this gracefully. >> state critics are upset that the project's price tag has doubled to nearly 100 billion dollars for a sistfem from san francisco to southern california. congressional republicans who took away funding say federal money should invest in a high speed rail system for the northeast corridor only. >>> a group of disabled adults doing fine after a frightening ordeal. the shuttle bus they were riding in burst into flames in san francisco yesterday. a viewer shot this video of the burn bus and shared it with us. the bus was on the monterey beautiful off-ramp from 280, 14 disabled dumbs were onboard the privately owned -- adults were onboard the privately owned bus.

one of the deadliest pipeline explosions in the country, and just a week after a pipe burst in bakersfield is in the safety spotlight once again. was has the utility done to restore public trust and make tangible changes? >> vicki wynn sat down with the head of pg&e, and she joins us now with a preview of the interview and why the company says it isn't just lip service. >> yes, his name is nick, and he brings more than three decades of experience in the gas industry to pg&e. when the company separated its gas and electric business, it tapped him to overhaul the gas division. four months into the job he sat down with to us reveal his top priorities. he said pg&e is no longer in detail about its deficiencies when it comes to recordkeeping, inspections and overall the safety culture. he said he took the job because he was promised he would be given resources to make changes. he admits that pg&e has a long way to go, saying it is certainly not in the top three companies nationwide when it comes to safety. he also tells us the company is automating its recording. it will also add remote shutoff

enough to get phase one going next year from the merced contrary to bakersfield. >> this is one of theyons why we made conservative assumption in our business plan. draft business plan assumed no federal funding of this kind for at least the next 3 years. >> it ace if i as koyrtion critic say this is yet another reason to pull@(oe plug on high speed flail california. there is still reeling from sticker shock when the project price tag recently doubled to nearly 100 billion dollars for rail service connecting san francisco to southern california using trains traveling to 20 miles per hour. lieutenants of additional federal funding is just another nail in the coffin. >> i would suggest that the legislature act to put something before the voters to give them the opportunity to bow out of this gracefully. >>reporter: congressional republicans who took away funding believe federal money should eventually invest in high speed rail system for the northeast corridor only. >> there's people obviously don't know what is going on in california. 3 of the top 5 most heavily used passenger rail cove