at&t. >>> i'm back with ash carter undersecretary of defense.et's pick up where we left off, which is how did the initiatives helped you save money on the joint strike fighter program ongoing effort? >> what happened with jsf is since 2002, when the program began, the estimated per aircraft cost, we learned late last year, had grown from $50 million to $92 million. when the secretary found that out last december, i had to tell him that, he ordered a restructuring of the program. we change the program management. and really determined that we're not going to pay $92 million. we need to manage that cost, which is crept into it over the course of a decade now, out of the program. that's what we call should cost management. we have a will cost estimate that says if you keep doing what you're doing it will cost $92. but we say it should cost less than that, so we city down with the. anders of the work and program managers and go through item by item of cost of that program and every single one, why is it cost that much? why did it cost more this year

crews sprayed water to keep ash from blowing.nd rain may wash toxic rain into storm drain, then into san bruno lake and then the ocean. san mateo county is to sign a contract tomorrow to clear the homesites, the work to begin next week and take four weeks. >> we will remove, we will dispose and what will end up in the end will be clean properties. >> reporter: until then health officials are urging everyone to avoid contact with the ash and debris especially avoid breathing it. and to go indoors if the near constant wind here blows ash their way. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at least seven victims of the san bruno fire are still being treated in san francisco hospitals. three are at san francisco general hospital. today one is in critical condition. two other victims both women are in fair condition. four others are being treated at st. francis hospital and doctors there said the four are moving into a phase of treatment which can often involve surgery. >> the consideration here is to get rid of, remove the nonviable bur

crews sprayed water to keep ash from blowing. weekend rain may wash toxic rain into storm drain, then into san bruno lake and then the ocean. san mateo county is to sign a contract tomorrow to clear the homesites, the work to begin next week and take four weeks. >> we will remove, we will dispose and what will end up in the end will be clean properties. >> reporter: until then health officials are urging everyone to avoid contact with the ash and debris especially avoid breathing it. and to go indoors if the near constant wind here blows ash their way. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at least seven victims of the san bruno fire are still being treated in san francisco hospitals. three are at san francisco general hospital. today one is in critical condition. two other victims both women are in fair condition. four others are being treated at st. francis hospital and doctors there said the four are moving into a phase of treatment which can often involve surgery. >> the consideration here is to get rid of, remove the nonviab

as house officials worry about the ash. that could be tainted with toxic chemicals. >> as night began to fall, some people came by to drop ballflowers wanting their neighbors and a one week later their neighbors are still in their prayers. >> live down the street not far from here, i friends who lost everything. fizzes people can't do that right now. you could see people's >> you could see people cannot award through the rubble to both the health department is worried about the ash, it could contain toxic chemicals from the incinerated cars and burned out homes. crews have been wedding down the ash to keep from flying around. to remove contaminated ash from the explosion and fire that ripped through a san francisco suburb to reduce health and environmental hazards.san mateo director dean peterson says crews have been wetting down mounds of ash so the wind doesn't scatter them. a them out next week.he says breathing the dust could be harmful because it's#ti likely tainted with toxic chemicals from burned cars, asbestos, ligh

also, water tankers on each site spring on the ash. when crews digging through it if they can make sure that it is, contained. in other precaution is an independent contractor mud during the air on the site. in the neighborhood and as far away as one half a mile away. and they are taking a lot of precautions perhaps this could take three-four weeks. when this is done? all of this a destruction could be done and to give residents a clean site. certified as clean if they would like to rebuild. reporting live in san bruno, christine connolly. kron 4 news. >> memo, the california utilities commission had the independent investigators for the san bruno explosion and for future recommendations. in addition to looking for the root cause of the blast this team will also examine if there is management problems with pg&e that played a role. also, if the same perhaps the california utilities commission to of also the disaster.ççç the watchdos applauding this andt( hopefully theçvçç panel will truly be, independent. >> if this blue-ribbon pa

we are talking about the soot and ash there. right now state and county health officials are racing to remove the toxic ash before the start of the rainy season. the debris from the pipeline explosion, a potential toxic hazard. crews have been busy cleaning soot from homes and wetting down mounds of ash so the wind doesn't scatter it into the air. another big concern, the upcoming rainy season pushing contaminated runoff into the san francisco bay. >> if we get half of the rain that we had last year with the el nino that's going to be definitely a problem and it's going to be very difficult to contain it. so at this point, we are not concerned about toxins. but unless we are able to get out there quickly it may become a concern. >> reporter: peterson says the county has already removed ten 55-gallon drums of hazardous waste from the burn site and sandbags have been placed around storm drains leading to the san bruno creek. an october 15th deadline has been set to clear all the waste before the heavy rains roll in. >> where are t

she took me through their exhibit called ash about iter toes of style. about it tore of style has to be pushing fashion and style forward. whether it is somebody who is doing it through their innovations as designer, their innovations as somebody involved in th technology of fashion whether it is, um, text tiles or we have photographs by louise dolle who was a very innovative fashion photographer so somebody who is pushing fashion forward whether through their own look or how their, how they are helping fashion evolve. >> back in the early 1900s this outfit was considered in know vative. it was style preferred by one of the it girls of that time. >> a version of this was worn by ballroom dancer from the early 20th century who was a major fashion ico icon. >> she had kind of a same type of celebrity allure, somebody like jennifer lopez or madonna would today. >> fashion has come a long way through the century. women were expected to sacrifice comfort for style. >> so you can see where, um, women were still wearing these. they are not wearing them now. the

if the informal helluva the informal hazard the environ still is in with this ash. we are providing everybody with the proper attire. there is 80a n mnbh mnbhj m to g th on the w on th site carafe fami and any residents as possible. >> left other homes, we are having problems with christine's audio thinand wheat think that they're going to get rid of the air quality. and a little bit of rainfall. meanwhile, students of portaola and san bruno are responding to a phone call from a parent. they did not find a leak. perhaps that mothers called carbon monoxide building up in the carbosauce schools heating system. this was only 1 mi. away. from of deadly explosion last week. portola elementary as been close for one day as a precaution. many of the parents, students sit there were shaken by the experience and are happy the with the situation was handled. >> i was scared, it is kind of surprising! and you do not know what is going to happen next. >> i was word that maybe the school would get blown up or something? >> a little scary, i was scared and worried about the kids a

brings a risk of washing into storm drains then into san bruno creek and eventually to the bay, toxic ash. >> not only carcinogens and they go into the food base. >> reporter: work will begin next week and be finished in four weeks. >> we will remove and dispose. what will end up at the end will be clean properties. properties will have a sealed certification saying it is clean. >> reporter: until then health officials are urging that everyone avoid direct contact with the ash and debris especially avoid breathing it and people who are in the fire zone are encouraged to wear protective gear. they are also encouraged that if the wind and this breezy area picks up and pushes ash in their direction to go indoors. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is also a warning tonight about scam artists who may be trying to prey on vulnerable victims of that disaster in san bruno. state contracting officials say after massive disasters there will be scammers trying to take advantage of the victims. >> they are traumatized, they are trying to get their lives back together the best they can. they

bill: let's check in quickly with dick enberg over at arthur ashe stadium.ick: this has been a crazy one, bill macatee, with kuznetsova who won this title six years ago. totally in command. she broke with cibulkova and had chances to break and couldn't do it. and now he's double faulted a set away. and meanwhile, cibulkova being treat for a strained left hip. the set, a pure donation from kuznetsova, 7-5. that's the story here at ashe. back we go to armstrong. viva la france. bill: all right. cibulkova, if she could continue will be up a set when they resume play. 30-15 here. 3-4, second set. john: now monfils has got to take it to gasquet. it will be interesting if he's able to do so. he's tightened up the last couple of games now the pressure's on i'm for the first time in the match. that serve's going to save him. he's got seven aces already. he's doing a good job off that serve. using that six-foot, four-inch frame. bill: serving at 66%. 72% for gasquet. that serve such a great weapon. it's 4-4 now. crowd starting to get into it a little more. john: this

so you have sand, ash, pieces of wood, brick. well, the ash is a hazardous material. you come along and used to buy a site at sixth and mission, with the understanding you will demolish the building and build a 50 story building. and you thought you were just going to dig out the sand, the film, and haul it to another site. now you come to find out the material you were going to move at $8 per ton is now going to cost anywhere from $40 to $78 per ton. the has a significant impact -- and has a significant impact on the cost of your project. if you are out on the sunset and vine a single-family home, just have the geotechnical engineer come out and say it is on earth quicksand, the building will probably settle three-quarters of an inch. have the structural engineer look at the frame and say, you have a serious soft story here. lawrence, expected that. you might want to put in some clips and fasteners and sheer walls to stiffen it out. as you move east, you have not only the soft issues, the structural issues, but you have the hazardous-waste. if you recall as a kid, ev

cleanup started on the ash covered neighborhood and christine connolly is there, live. christine? >> pamela, the cleanup began at 8:00 a.m. it was supposed to go until 6:00 p.m. as we take a live look. it is excavator is standing still. it has been like that for quite some time. we do not know officially wide but they would stop work if the wind picked up. and officially-white and it is very breezy. and perhaps that is why-why? >> let me show you earlier. they started this morning with some of the fern of vehicles there were in their way to cure of the allowed crews to some of the desperate of vehicles, and now to focus on homes. they're doing one property at a time. with huge excavators' the declaring of the metal, the prash, debris, and shutthe health department is concerned that there could be toxic chemicals which explains the air filters on the breeding monitoring and the white suits. >> desperate mac. >> as were on this property,-and we're monitoring the air quality, constantly and the breeze. and to move different neighborhoods, up one, down want and areas that are in one h

today water trucks continued to water down ash. the site is still considered toxic. and air monitors suck air into filters. so far, 20% of the burn site has been evaluated and is considered okay for now. once they begin moving ash around that, could change. >> we know the material contains levels of metal, phone shall asbestos, all sorts of chemicals so just want to make sure it's not going to blow off the property to become a health problem. >> crews mapped out a clean up strategy, residents who lost their homes met with health insurance agencies for help. >> talk together guy from chrysler about family plans. and he gave me a brochure so i can explain to my family. >> some believe it's a sign to move forward. others say the tragedy is still too fresh. >> what we saw, what we all went through is just... i don't know. i don't know when that healing process starts to begin. we're still numb. >> residents still numb. and to think it's just two weeks ago tomorrow. i'm going to tell you clean up will take about four to six weeks as mentioned. this cost per home site from

. >> what i see basically is all the ash debris. there's obviously safety issues with just physical nature, nails and things. but it's really the ash and the ability for that to get into the storm drains, go into the bay and become airborne. that's really the potential for the public health concern. >> reporter: the county says 25 homeowners have agreed to let the county do this work. ten others are still considering it. and two red tagged homeowners are still trying to figure out if they can rebuild. peterson says he has one goal. >> my main goal is to have a neighborhood back. >> reporter: but for rick silverman this isn't just about demolition or even rebuilding. it's about the people who once called this neighborhood home. >> it would make me feel getter to see the people that lost their homes come back because i've talked to so many people that said they won't come back no matter what happens because the pipe's still there. >> reporter: today the county put up signs in front of every home which had a six point checklist of what

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this just in, the justice department has sued sheriff joe ash ash pie era pie yo saying his departmentiscriminates against latinos. this is in response trying to block the immigration law and have police officers question status of being here in the country. >>> niger morgan triggered a bench-brawling maul. brett hayes suffered a separateed shoulder in the melee. there have been bad blood going on for the two teams for a while -- between the two teams for a while. >>> traffic has been rough a little bit. >> the traffic, tonight, let's -- speaking of sports. i'm gonna mention something that you might want to know even if you are not a sports fans, let's take a look at the commute on 24, westbound. it's moderate getting to oakland. let's go to oakland, tonight the raiders they play at 7:00 tonight at the coliseum. and the san francisco 49ers, yeah, that team, they are maying at -- playing at 7:00 at candlestick. that means 101 and 880 are gonna be a mess. plan accordingly and use transit. >> that means i'm not going west of the caldecott. >> that's right. >> warm, temperatures. that's it

ash bury drive is closed for the time being and possibly for a long-term. it will not necessarily affect the commute because that's a get distance away and that moves smoothly right now. no issues for concord or even coming out of antioch right now. highway 4 moving smoothly. we will get a look at the upper deck. we can see at least the deck. folks traveling with light volume in san francisco. you see the top of the screen and you can't make out the lights as they approach. that will be an issue and we have the low clouds hovering around. so far no problems for the morning commute. >> the clouds right there and patchy low clouds around the inner east bay and 60 degrees and 58 in concord. a cool 55 around livermore. san jose 56 degrees. we have a sea breeze blowing into the east bay and trivalley locations that. should be good enough for air quality today. we want to show you the view and not a lot happening now, but this looks like november offshore. strong area of low pressure and relatively speaking it will be edging closer to the coast. temperatures comi

well the ash has not been tested they are taking precautions.ng sure residents are wearing white protective suits and masks. they are going through half hour safety training class is as well. a lot of residents say they have had meetings with pg&e they are giving out some of the tax from the relief fund. they're letting them know these checks have no strings attached. >> hundreds of family and friends are gathering to remember mother and daughter killed in that explosion. 44 year-old jacqueline and her daughter there will be a funeral mass today. more than 1000 people gathered at the very church to remember the two. kay thompson was there. >> she was just a remarkable woman. and a great mom. she was amazing. i will really miss her so much. >> the line keeps growing. jackie talk touched a lot of lives. and i think by them touching so many lives it shows how much love. >> >> she was intelligent and smart. she was a caring wife, a devoted mother. the kind of person that you felt you had a gift because she was your friend. >> she was so stop smiling

these beneficial uses of coal ash creates jobs. the subtitle c option would unnecessarily stigma advertise coal ash and restrict use in these important products. it's counterproductive to add more waste to our land fills when we could put it in roads and bridges, creating more jobs and building projects at reasonable prices. in closing, e.p.a.'s subtitle c option for coal ash regulation will have an adverse impact on job creation and economic recovery. this rule option would be deeply damaging in west virginia and throughout the nation and therefore, i strongly encourage e.p.a. to pursue the subtitle d option, the nonhazardous option in its rule making process. i appreciate the opportunity to speak this evening about the importance of protecting west virginia's jobs, nation's jobs and recently cost infrastructure and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee o

the question will be in the implementation. >> under this strategy, and obviously, ash is going out to do the whole rollout over the coming months and years and maintain pressure on how to get the changes inculcated. one of the things is for example, compete services contracts more often. don't let them last for 10 years but let them compete more often. do you see that as problematic? >> i think in every cloud there's a silver lining. it depends on how you look at it. i welcome the opportunity to compete for things that perhaps we don't have today. more frequent competition i would view an opportunity as much as a risk. it will cost more money. ultimately, the government pays the cost of competing for new business for companies through the overhead rates. and by having more frequent competition, you are going to incur more costs. but the logic is sound that the government gains an efficiency by doing it. so to some degree i would expect it to be off setting. >> what you think of the notion that the government could do better at certain very technical contracts. how can the government g

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they are also trying to wet down the ash to keep it from blowing around. another precaution. live, christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> we sit dthis in digging, and according to the utility watchdog group. 2007, they claimed that they needed $5 million to repair a natural pipeline. he is just miles from the san bruno and three years later? no work done. and then, another $5 million spent on it and only six of the highly paid executives bonuses! and then 46 $9 for proposition 16 it did not work. it would of required two- thirds of voter approval to start a part company. and you d for this! a $56 million and they focused on the gas line repair the as yet to happen. because they are readily identified and said that this is a high priority project but after an updated assessment of a line and the insurance provided cut the risk of the project. >> number of this, four of these people posing as victim's trying to receive aid. deonte bennett, and the other three are submittinalleged of submitting g false documentation to a government agency and claiming they were victims of the san b

meantime, residents who lost nearly everything had one more chance to dig through the ashes and rubblee the cleanup begins next week. here's more. >> reporter: neighbors got one last chance to try to find what's left of their belongings buried in the ashes. charlie and helen had the help of firefighters. >> three of them were searching, and not in the safe or anything like that, but she has her mother's rings and like that. they found them. they found jewelry and stuff. >> needle in a hay stack, and one said, here's the needle in the haystack. >> reporter: many people lost important documents but the grays kept their will, the deed to the house and other papers in a safe deposit box which somehow survived the intensity of the fire. the this event was sponsored by san mateo county. families have come here to learn how to react to an earthquake. today, most everyone wanted to know how to turn the gas off in the case of an explosion like the one in san bruno, there are things one can do. >> you want to make sure you get out of the house and if you know your neighbors, make sure they get o

crews have been wedding down the ash to keep from flying around. in the meantime pg&e says they are trying to give some residents relief checks from $1 million fund for victims. a mystical says pg&e called her home men and women, and to representatives came by with a check. >> we're pretty surprising they respond to quickly, and also felt comfort about the fact that is not proclaimed. because my house has some structural damage, there verify driver's license and had a sign something that we've except to the check, but they made very clear this is not a point towards beijing. >> and with the concern their brain to be on the way, another thing that health officials are doing, is putting sandbags down around the drain, to make sure that there could be no runoff from all the ash. reporting live from sun standard on christine kelly kron4 news. >> this evening memorial service was held for to be killed dec. fires. more than a thousand people packed st. cecilia church in san francisco. they're there to remember 44 year-old jackie and her 13 year-old daugh

for many of them, all that's left is a chimney and a pile of ashes. many say they're grateful that their family survived, but the trauma is far from over. fire victims who lost everything get a chance to sift through the ashes. wearing white safety suits, they search for a memento, something they had in their life before the blast. jose wasn't allowed in today. he can see where his house once stood. he wants to look for his daughter's treasures. >> my daughter's things, like metal. >> right next to a block of destruction, betty magulihan and her husband are packing up keep sakes. >> of all the bad things that happen to us, i'm counting my blessings. >> she carried her three kids. her family is safe, but her kids are afraid the fire will return. >> sometimes it's heartbreaking because my three-year-old keeps on praying for safety every night, because she said that, if i don't pray for safety, the fire might come back. >> things won't begin to seem normal for the magulihans for a long time. their house is standing but badly damaged. >> the roof collapse

. >> what i see, basically, is all of the ash and the debris. there is obviously safety issues, physical nature, nails and things. but it is really the ash and the ability of it to get in the storm drains and the bay and become airborne. that is the potential for the public health concern. >> reporter: the county says 25 homeowners agreed to let the county do the work. 10 others are considering it. two red tagged homeowners are trying to figure out if they can rebuild. peterson says he has one goal. >> my main goal is to have a neighborhood back. >> reporter: but for rick silverman it is not just about demolition or rebuilding it is about the people who once called this neighborhood home. >> well, what would make me feel better is to see the people that lost their homes come back because i talked to so many people that said they will not come back no matter what happies because the pipe is still there, back to you. >> on capitol hill the san bruno disaster created a new urgency on efforts to update the safety rules. the house panels for test for

over and over again. >> frightening. >> the search continues for that fire is financed and ash.hat about winds? >> winds through tomorrow. especially a factor for folks living downwind. anywhere to the immediate east where it happened. winds 15 to 20. and also, some of the hot spots. winds out of the north west at about five. we have seen it kick up in the gusts of 15 to 20 in the ks couple hours. as we head into tomorrow. here's just one of many pictures there on nbcbayarea.com. winds out of the west. meanwhile, tonight, it is mild out here with upper 60s to low 70s in the east bay and also for the south bay. we have a little bit of fog near the coastline where we're finding cooler temperatures in san francisco down into san mateo. tomorrow it's going to get warm inland with plenty of 80s. at the coastline it's going to stay breezy. take a look, possibly early-season rain by the end of next week. but no rain for the weekend. high pressure is returning and 60s and 70s. not as much fog. good news. sunshine at the coastline. tomorrow east day, 78, starting off with 58. by 10:00 a.

ashes to ashes, dust to dust. but you can see, it's really not meant for safety glazing. i remember as a kid, you know, running -- my brother chasing me, running with my hat, putting my hat -- when the door used to be open, and it's now closed. i still have a scar there. but at this point, of course, anything in a door is going to be tempered. >> or some other type of sait glazing. -- safety glazing. it could be laminated. >> or plaque. >> there's an interesting new product, and i don't know if you're been dealing with it, you probably have, which is two layers some kind of glass, with a film of plastic, but it's actually an intoo mess ens material and as it heats up, it foams up and forms a fire protective barrier within the glass. you can use these glazing units as a wall. they're actually not windows, they're walls. and we've seen this being used around san francisco, so that you have a fully rated, tested wall, that might be a one-hour wall, which is your typical property line wall, which is transparent, until there's a fire, when it changes, foams comes up. >> is tha

ash bury drive currently closed and theresa will bring us more details.layton are completely open near that shopping center. let's go to the maps and talk about road work in hayward. the north 880 connector to westbound 92 is closed until 5:00 this morning. westbound closed from santa clara to highway $92. we'll check out the other side of the san mateo bridge. that road work going on from 280 to foster city boulevard. pretty hard to drive through that area when they've got the road work. check out a live shot of the 101 and 880 interchange. the connector from north 101 to 880 should be reopened any minute. you can always find out if there's road work for your route to work by going to abc7news.com. you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. kristen. >> frances, thank you so much. our time now is 4:54. two environmental groups are taking wal-mart to court to stop the retail giant's expansion plans. the sierra club and conservation action have filed suit claiming city officials violated rules when they approved wal-mart's plan to turn its existing sto

today, water trucks continued to water down ash. the site is still considered toxic. air monitors suck air into filters sent to a lab for testing. so far, 20% of the burn site has been evaluated and considered okay for now. once they begin moving the ash around tomorrow that could change. >> we know that the material contains levels of metal, potential asbestos, all sorts of other chemicals and we want to make sure that as the material is handled it is not going to blow off the property and become a public health property. >> reporter: residents who lost their homes met with health insurance agencies for health. >> i was talking to the guy from kazer about family plans and he gave me this brochure so i can explain to my family how this works. >> reporter: with tomorrow marking two weeks since the explosion some believe it is a sign to move forward and others say the tragedy is still too fresh. >> what we saw and all went through. i don't know when that starts -- that healing process starts to begin. like i said, we are still numb. >> reporter: residents here still ver

they are sifting through the ashes that were once their homes searching for signs of the life that they once knew. but this all that burned-out rubble anne makovec shows us some people are finding hope. >> it's not really worth saving but we did anyway >>> reporter: the only decipherable items left over from their three-bedroom home now fit in this box. >> like there are baseball cards in here and so i don't know why we took this. but we did. or an old yearbook, something like that. >> reporter: one week after the gas explosion decimated their neighborhood, the family suited up in hazmat gear to sift through the rubble that was once their home on glenview drive. >> it's like -- it's kind of like going to, i don't know, a cemetery. just everything was dead, you know? no life left to it. >> reporter: what was that life, the digging through rubble? >> it kind of felt like, you know, i don't know, like you weren't going to anything. that's the hard thing, is you're digging and you have so much stuff. >> reporter: adam and his mother mary weren't home at the time of the explosion. but dad gr

in a huge fire ball, turning entire homes in a neighborhood outside of san francisco into piles of ash. four people were killed. five are still missing. 60 were injured. and today, we learned that three years ago, the power company determined that gas line was at risk of failure. so, now the question -- could this disaster have been prevented? neal karlinsky is in san bruno, california, once again tonight. >> reporter: the road home began at the end of this long line in a parking lot filled with hundreds who last saw their homes while escaping the explosion. they were allowed to return in shifts, under tight security and escorts from the utility company to personally start each home's pilot light safely. >> we don't want to live there, we just get clothes. >> reporter: tonight, there is new information that the pipeline was known to be potentially dangerous. in a 2007 document, pg and e, which owns the line, said the pipeline, quote, ranks in the top 100 highest risk line sections, adding, the risk of failure is unacceptably high. the document was part of a budget request to replace th

for the first time yesterday people who lost everything got a chance to sift through the ashes of their homes. wearing white safety suits, they searched for mementos that would remind them of the life they had before the blast. neighbors searched the rubble and betty and her husband packed up keepsakes. eight months pregnant, betty grabbed her kids and ran to safety last week. she said her children are still afraid. >> sometimes it's heart-breaking because my 3-year-old keeps on praying for our safety every night. she said if i don't pray for our safety, the fire might come back. >> things will not begin to see normal for the kids for some time. their house is still standing, but badly damaged. many victims say the neighborhood will never feel the same and some say they are afraid to rebuild. >>> and we have continuing coverage of the san bruno explosion on nbcbayarea.com, including links to more than an hour's worth of dispatch calls from that day. >>> new this morning, oakland's police force will have a new set of electronic eyes. this move comes in response to community cries over po

as the old saying goes, ashes to ashes, lasers are awesome. >>> on the internet, you see a man getting his car washed. he missed a spot on the windshield, better get out and get that, and boom goes the dynamite. the man escaped unharmed, a little soapy. just not sure he thought the machine was done or he wanted suicide doors. anyway, it's the worst thing to happen to a car wash since lenny dykstra. >>> it's yet to officially reveal any of them. you wouldn't think the fox business channel had a lot of sway, except it's writing fiscal policy for the gop live on the air. representative debbie wasserman-schultz next. >>> the good news is, the republicans had plans for the economy, the bad news is, they copied them down as they were dictated by a guy on fox. our third story as roger ales once sent president bush instructions for his presidency. now they've given the guy on the fox business channel his orders live on tv. debbie wasserman schultz joins me in a moment. paul ryan of wisconsin, making an appearance on america's nightly scoreboard. the scoreboard ratings for them to be 21,000 vie

been so painfully clear was it was today, as homeowners got their last chance to comb through the ashes where their houses once stood. the city of san bruno will soon knock down these chimneys and fireplaces that in many cases are the only remnants of the families that lived there. off camera one man told us after searching for hours, he didn't find anything that he could keep. well, the people with red-tagged homes are facing the worst challenges. some work is still being done on the green-tagged homes where residents have been able to return. >> this lady here, the blast actually broke her window in the master bedroom and the soot carried throughout the house. >> reporter: serve pro is one of the countries pg&e is paying to go through these homes and remove the residue and scent left in these homes that could cause respiratory problems. these burned bits on the ground are pieces of paper, photos or chemicals that crews are picking up. public works is worried about what would happen to the ash and chemicals if weather forecasts are accurate and it actually rains this weekend. these bag

water trucks continue to wash down the ash since most areas are still considered toxic.aking sure the area is safer crews and residents whose homes were spared and they still live in the neighborhood. >> we know the material contains levels of metal, potential asbestos, all sorts of other chemicals. we want to make sure as the material is handled it's not going to blow up the property and become a health problem. >> last night a last-minute meeting to discuss homeowners rights. a panel of attorneys and contractors were available to help. for most questions and bills are piling up and they're looking for insurance companies and other agencies to help. state senator leland ye has proposed a bill to go to the state in the next couple weeks but it would exempt these homeowners from property taxes. it will also allow them to deduct income for loss from this disaster. crews are going to be coming here the next few hours. some of these homeowners will come in and watch the cleanup. reporting live in san bruno, i'm jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. it's 4:43. the

water trucks will continue to be here to water down the ash to reduce any toxic levels.ith the san mateo health department just about 45 minutes ago. they brought in air monitors and he says the air is clean and safe for residents who are still living nearby and for crews who will be working here. a state senator, leland ye, who represents this area has actually proposed a bill that would exempt these victims from paying property taxes. it would allow them to deduct income lost on their taxes. it was exactly two weeks ago today this pg&e pipeline exploded and caused this massive fire damaging, actually destroying 30 homes and damaging nearly 20 others and killing seven people. reporting live in san bruno, i'm jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> 6:55. >> checking out the top stories this morning, oakland police investigating a shooting outside a nightclub. it happened 2:00 this morning in the 1400 block of webster street. two people were taken to the hospital. the bullets hit cars and a nearby building. investigators say the whole thing may have started as a fight or a robbery.

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crews have been wetting down mounds of ash so the wind doesn't scatter them. a contractor will start hauling them out next week.he says breathing the dust could be harmful because it's likely tainted with toxic chemicals from burned cars, asbestos, light bulbs, batteries and other francisco bay before the rainy from a weeklong trade mission to official stop was the san bruno least four people died last week.authorities say three people are still listed as missing. they all lived at the same address, just yards from a massive crater and destroyed declaration.federal emergency procedures after the exploded.national transportation longtime california public on tv. this is a photo of the couple. her boyfriend is badly burned. he tried desperately to is listed in critical condition. jackie touch a lot less and by touching some lives it shows you how much love is in the committee. she's intelligent, i caring wife a devoted mother, she was the type of person who felt you had a gift. >> chisel is smiling. she was always next to me and cheering me on. >> this is the tw

officials say bodies would be difficult to find because they would be reduced to ashes. as far as why the fire was so hot the fire chief in san bruno gives an explanation of how it got so hot and why it was so difficult for them to get in. >> our problem was is obviously it was a high pressure gas line. we could not get close to the line until they could shut down that pipe. currently they are shutting down distribution lines so we still have residual in the gas lines so at the last briefing we still were not able to access the area fully. >> reporter: certainly driving here this morning you could see a lot of lights zoned in and illuminating the area, the crater left after the explosion so lots of crews going to be down here today trying to sift through the rubble and try to figure out exactly what happened and how it got started. so lots of projects to go onto today. exactly what was the cause of the explosion? are there any people remaining inside? doubtful anybody who was alive didn't get out. trying to find what bodies may be left but getting an official count on ho

and all of the ash.s is what the will look like when they're completely done. you can see the evidence of the burned home has been removed and the soil has been greeted. when property owners are ready? the soil has been greeteated and remove the , dead trees and soil erosion control. >> downtown, the temperatures were 113 at 12:00 p.m.-noon in downtown los angeles. still hot. much warmer than usual and one of the warmest days this year. try to cool off in alameda, and jacqueline bennett has more on this heat wave. and one is weather should heat off. jacqueline? >> pamela, these are our allihih temperatures, and would not only a record temperature was or how this location. and a record high in oakland, 96, and a record high of 93 in san francisco, at sfo said a record, and mountain view 94 is a new record high. with over 100 and livermore, concord, and hot tomorrow as well. san rafael, and cooler along the coast with happen day. and we will see fog again today and tonight and tomorrow closer to the coast.

to their destroyed homes, san bruno fire chief says they're being given an hour to sift through the ashes. and this is a chance to lay hands on their house. he cannot confirm if this woman brought flowers because of losing a loved one here, he said they had to wear protective suits. bob pelligrini working on a computer today because his is gone with his entire house at the corner of claremont and glenn view. and he wants to rebuild only if the gas line that blew up and runs under his driveway is moved and he says he's asked pg&e about that but hasn't gotten a clear answer. >> if you leave of the line there to do repairs whatever like that, can you guarantee me 100% that that will never happen again? they couldn't do that. if moving out miff area, they could. >> now, they're waiting for stit to okay letting them go back in to sift through rubble. >> wire going to try to find anything we can find. i don't think there is going to be much. any momento to just cling on to. to us, it could be a treasure. >> audrey has minor damage. there there is a front door kicked in by firefighters. her glen

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