. >> people in san bruno say they are fed up with the city council. their questions about where 4$0,000 of donations is going. >> it's official we are in the deep freeze in parts of the bay area. when we'll be able thaw out and when will the fog lift? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and that fog and icy conditions are already causing some problems for our morning commute. where we have seen several spinouts already this morning. >> good morning, thanks so much for joining us. it is thursday, january 6. i'm sydnie kohara. your time is 6:00. >>> one man is dead after a shooting in west oakland. let's go to simon perez, he is in oakland this morning where last night's killing was just the latest in a series of shootings that police are trying to solve. simon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a busy first week of the year for the oakland police department. investigates a homicides last night, which also followed a shooting tuesday night so plenty of work here in the first week of the new year. a little before 10 p.m., police officers found a m

residence of san bruno.g&e says this is a standard operating practice the utility did on all its pipelines. it does it every five years but now the practice is being called into question. people want to know if it compromised the pipeline in san bruno that burst in september. that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. three years ago pg&e tested the pipe by pumping the gas through at maximum legal pressure. it normally runs in about 375 pounds. experts call that move a huge gamble and congresswoman jackie spear even takes it one step further. >> that's gross negligence. that's what hydrostatic testing is about and yes it's expensive and somewhat inconvenient but you don't put people at risk like that. >> this isn't the only bit of news residents here in san bruno are focussed on. there's also anxious to hear what will be announced tonight. this is video last week when about 100 people showed up to confront council members about the $400,000 donated to help victims. the city hasn't handed the money out

several new developments out of san bruno this morning.ortunately, the scene here behind me in this neighborhood looks strikingly similar to what it look like several months ago, empty. looking forward to the day when we can report on a brand-new home going up in this area but right now it's all about the money. there was a meeting last night talking about all of the donations that had poured in after the disaster. some $400,000 that people donated to help survivors of the blast. the city's vice mayor and a councilmember defended the slow process they have been engaging in as far as trying it figure out how to hand that money out. they are trying to find out first what pg&e and home owners insurance will pay for so the donated money can then fill the holes. but that explanation was not enough for a lot of people at the subcommittee hearing last night. >> these people have been suffering since september. come on! i mean, you know, i don't think that's right and it's -- and i don't think the city hall has done the right thing. i'm really ash

the san bruno disaster? she is going to spend a month in prison. 24-year-old jacquelin turner told workers her house was in the disaster zone and she wanted everything they had to offer. workers checked her address and found it was fake. >>> dozens people of still without power in orinda after a deadly crash involved a suspected auto thief. the pickup truck smashed into a power pole on camino pablo yesterday afternoon. repairs are still going on there to restore power to about 65 customers. police say the alleged thief, a 27-year-old woman, was evading officers who were trying to pull her over. >>> the search is on for a missing north bay teacher who disappeared after leaving a cryptic message on her chalkboard. 53-year-old deborah schmidt of ross was last seen a week ago. she teaches at terra linda high school in san rafael. investigators say she had written a thank you note on her classroom blackboard. but her car with some id and other belongings was found at her home so they believe schi mitt might be on

. >>> new theories on what may have caused that pipeline to explode in san bruno. what they are and why the pressure is on for pg&e to get a handle on its record keeping. >>> licensed to kill in the east bay. wild turkkeys running amuck. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. high pressure keeping us high and dry. but dense fog will be the problem. we will have details on that coming up. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. plus i get two boxtops for their school. winning is my but we lost today. no, we didn't... ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh and that has some wondering whether that may have contributed to the san bruno explosion. now, >>> pg&e now admits it has been spiking pressure on gas lines for years and that has someone wondering if it contributed to the san

live in san bruno, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. 5:03 now.ikely to be standing room only for a key vote today in the golden gate bridge board of directors. the board will decide today whether to switch to a new toll system that takes humans completely out of the equation. terry mcsweeney is live at the golden gate bridge. >> yeah, the full board of directors are going to be voting on the proposal today. yesterday the finance committee voted and they voted 8-3 to bring in all electronic toll-taking and get rid of the human touch out here. i guess the writing is on the wall or on the bridge at this case. take a look who will be going away. 32 toll takers, 32 jobs that pay about $50,000 per year. no more directions from people in those tollbooths. the vote is today. it will bring in electronic toll lanes where pictures are taken of all license plates and the bill is sent to the registered owner of that vehicle. it would be february of next year. about one year from right now. toll takers gone entirely by november of next year. some of those toll

the wait is over today for survivors of last fall's san bruno explosion and fire.he city will finally begin handing out checks from donations made from all right sir vivor's funds. amy is live with the details. some people waiting a while for this. >> four months, eric. it's been quite a contentious issue but when city hall opens victims can come here and pick up their checks. there is no rush. it's here for their convenience. they've decided who gets what. they have about $395,000 to hand out. the 39 homeowners will get $6,000. several had moderate damage. they'll get $4,000. and 45 homeowners had minor damage and they'll each receive $1,000. at a meeting a couple of weeks ago, the vice-mayor explained why they waited four months to hand this money out. >> we really weren't aware of any definitive need. we were under the assumption pg&e and red cross and the other agencies were fulfilling some of these needs. >> but they found out at public hearings that the victims had plenty of needs and wanted the money right away. this is money donated to the victims through t

pg&e routinely runs pressure tests, including the night san bruno burst into flames.hile pg&e is waiting for the ntsp to finish its investigation into that blast, the pipeline pressure tests are on hold. nbc bay area's jean elliott reports. >> it's like playing russian roulette. i was deeply concerned that was going on. >> she says a routine pg&e practice may put customers at risk. they turn up the pressure on the gas pipeline every five years to run it at its maximum level. they thought they were turning up the pressure on a seamless pipe, but the line that blew in september was a seamed pipe. >> if you had a seamed pipe that you thought was a seamless pipe, and you ran the pressure up to the maximum on a seamless pipe, you are really dancing in a very dangerous environment. >> pg&e says while the san bruno blast is under investigation, those tests are on hold. >> just an additional margin of safety, right? we don't know what happened in san bruno, so we want to take every precaution until the results of that investigation come about. >> the maximum pressure allowed

in fact, they didn't even know what type of pipes they had underground here in san bruno. they said it was a seamless pipe but it turns out it wasn't. >> that leaves us vulnerable not knowing where conditions could be the same. >> reporter: hill has been pressuring the state to crack down on pg&e which has stopped doing the spikes. the alternative shutting down a pipeline for more than a week for a pressure test. >> we are taking a very hard look at all of our practices right now to ensure maximum safety. >> reporter: in san bruno, cbs5. >>> some wild turkeys in contra costa county have a flock in danville but they have become a nuisance to some, especially the droppings they leave on the fairways. to solve the problem the country club's homeowners' association has obtained a permit to shoot up to 75 turkeys over the next six weeks. >>> a foggy day around the bay area but lawrence says there is still plenty to like if his forecast. >> fog and sunshine around the bay area today. fog starting to thickennen up now. high pressure sitting overhead now and with that ridge overhe

that's based on the severity of their situation. >> the resources san bruno has is a small community,asically. i think they are doing an exemplary job. >> you can always opt out and not take the money owed. that money would be added to the 58,000 unallocated fund. live in san bruno, lisa amin gulezian, abc news. >> thank you. >>> last week he was a virtually unknown bureaucrat, but to -- tonight ed leigh is the first chinese american to hold his position. leigh glaser has his sudden rise to prominence and power. >> you are right. he took the office after the board of supervisors unanimously appointed him interim mayor. a true vote of confidence. >> as i hold the office of -- >> as i hold the office of -- >> mayor for the city and county of san francisco. >> mayor for the city and county of san francisco. >> with those words, ed lee was sworn in as san francisco's 43rd mayor today. an historic moment that brought thunderous applause and people to their seats. mayor lee is the first asian-american to ever hold the office. >> i may be your interim mayor, but i intend to utilize this year

. >>> and a new call tonight for more public investigation of the san bruno pipeline explosion. consumer editor is live in san bruno where they are looking at information. >> reporter: you know it is really interesting because behind the signs there is a great big crater, all that is left of eight lives, 38 homes and the faith of a lot of people in pg&e's major gas lines. this was open and bare, causing nagging doubts about the relationship between pg&e and the state agency that is sworn to regulate it. >> pg&e has simply not done enough inspections and up until now, they have not demanded they do enough. >> reporter: just north and sitting on the same pipeline is south san francisco, once listed as having a very risky section, throughout the entire system. >> it was on the list, we all know. removed from the list for various reasons, administratively by pg&e, but the factors have not changed out there. >> reporter: before the san bruno explosion, pg&e diverted 5 million of money granted to replace the south san francisco segment to another purpose. the pipe won't be replaced no

of energy and global warming policy at the competitive enterprise institute and in paris we go to bruno combi he is president of environmentalists for nuclear energy and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen this is cross talk please feel free to jump anytime you want we have three panelists and you guys have very different points of view so please feel free to jump in here myron if i can go to you first in washington in making investment decisions about energy for the future for the western world and the u.s. specifically in your case what is the best form of energy that we should be putting our money on getting a return on and getting energy security and looking at the via environment as well what's the best sector. there are two paths to investment today in the united states in the west in general one is making market decisions making the best investment based on market conditions what's the most affordable and accessible type of energy and then we have decisions made on what gets the biggest government mandated subsidy my view is that any investor wh

---mientras tanto, en san bruno esta noche se realizo una reunion para determinar la mejor manera des donaciones que se recibieron para ayudar a las victimas de la explosion.---una subcomision del ayuntamiento de san bruno pidio las recomendaciones de los residentes en cuanto a cómo la ciudad debe distribuir los fondos, que ascienden a 380-mil dolares.---las observaciones seran enviadas a los miembros del concejo municipal, quienes tendran la ultima palabra al respecto. ---la policia de oakland sigue buscando a los responsables de una cruenta balacera, que ayer en la noche dejo a seis personas heridas.---"beatriz ferrari" nos informa. trt 2:09 ---una niÑa de 10 aÑos resulto herida al ser atropellada por un autobus escolar, cuando regresaba a su casa, en la ciudad de milpitas.---los hechos ocurrieron en la esquina de la calle "edsel" y "roswell drive".---la menor intentaba cruzar la calle cuando el camion, que giraba a la izquierda, la arrollo. ---aunque sus heridas no son de gravedad, la niÑa fue llevada a un hospital como medida de precaucion. ---no se hicieron arrestos y ninguna ot

. >>> just a few months from now, the site of the san bruno explosion may once again be called home. paperwork is being processed that will allow the first family to rebuild its home on claremont drive. the city is fasttracking the permit process, even waiving some of the fees to help the family break ground by spring. of course, eight people died, 38 homes were destroyed in the san bruno blast last september. >>> the state of california, as we all know, facing a rash of issues as the new administration and several legislators get settled in. >> that's right. and, of course, there is one big, big issue up there that is going to affect all of us. that's the state's monstrous budget deficit. >> joining us now to shed some light on that, bay area assemblymember fiona moss, thanks for joining us this weekend. big week over there in sacramento. >> yes. >> it was very solemn. i was up there monday for the unveiling of the budget. the governor wasted no time saying it's not going to be pretty, there are going to be some $12.5 billion in cuts. when governor schwarzenegger said the same thing

how the san bruno explosion is leading to a nationwide alert. >> and it's another morning of cold temperatures fog showing up in the valleys. when it will clear, how warm will it get? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and those foggy conditions are also affecting your drive this morning. i'll tell you where we have a couple of fog advisory in just a few minutes. >>> and good morning, everyone. it is thursday, the 6th day of january. thanks so much for joining us. i'm sydnie kohara. your time is 4:30. >>> and topping our news, a murder investigation under way in west oakland after a shooting leaves one man dead. simon perez is in oakland, where police want help in solving that killing and a number of other recent shootings. good morning. >>> reporter: the oakland police department didn't have much time after the holidays to get back to some serious work, last night investigating yet another in a string of shootings to kick off the new year. a little before 10 p.m., police officers found a man slumped behind the wheel of a car in west oakland near the intersection of 16th and center streets. h

immediate action to prevent another disaster like san bruno. >> and back to the future. enormous work jerry brown has enormous work jerry brown has cut out for him as goverererereñ >> good evening. federal investigators want action from pg&e and they want it fast. pipeline disaster in san bruno exposed serious safety concerns with the network of gas lines buried underground. investigators want those issues addressed immediately. lillian is here with a look at what the government want done. >>reporter: the recommendations come as the national transportation safety board safety board continues to investigate what caused the pipeline explosion in san bruno. still haven't figured it out but in the meap time they want pg&e to dig through their records. the national transportation safety board safety board urgent recommendation to pg&e is simple. make sure the records match what is actually upped ground. >> pipelines should not be land mines. >>reporter: today congresswoman spear who represents the san bruno neighborhood where the pipeline exploded back in september applauds t

. >>> la agencia que investiga la "urgsión de san bruno, presentó una serie de recomendación para queerencia que da a conocer una serie de medida, urgen tes, para aplicar y mientras siguen la investigaciones por parte de algún agentes pgni dice que sigue colaborando con la investigación, pero todavía no se sabe que fue lo que hizo la explosión, vamos a ver las medida para evitar tragedia así. >>> a casi 4 meses de la explosión de san bruno, y despuéñ de una investigación la junta nacional de seguridad dio a conocer una serie de recomendación urgen tes, para evitar que vaul jauelvan a pasas casos, (hablan en inglés la congresista dice que la m d sb1070 emitió recomendación para la pgni y la agencia federal eb cargada de revisar das ductos. >>> dicen que pgni habían perdido creíbled porque la investigación vestí koins día con la investigación. >>> es crítico, no poder demostrar lo que pasa bajo la tierra, al conocer esto no se puede determinar que la explosión sea segura. >>> a pesar que fue el pasado 29 de septiembre, no saben lo que provocó la tremenda explosión, urge evitar todas la

. >> a state agency accused of failing the victims of the san bruno explosion is giving a break in turning over information about gas line pressure. >> a live look outside, we are off to a mild and potentially foggy start for some people on your friday, january 14th, today in the bay. >>> good friday morning. >> we're want to check the forecast. a lot of people feeling fogged in. >> feeling fogged in and the good news is we will see sunshine late or today. because of the clouds hanging out overhead, temperatures right around 3 degrees above where they should be for this time. 53 degrees in san mateo. 49 in santa cruz. some places are about 10 degrees above. we end up in the upper 50s, but today we are looking towards temperatures in the upper 60s, especially the north bay. a beautiful day. high pressure fully in control of the forecast. that means fog this morning we will find out if that is interrupting the roadway drive. back to you for now. >> thank you very much. >> lots of stuff to keep tabs on between the fog and this weekend. there could be closures for you >> there will be activity

. >> reporter: marilyn bruno's been here before. >> it started with my mom, who was needy. mom was 92 when my dad died. and she basically just tuned out. >> reporter: putting her life on hold to care for an elderly loved one willingly, happily, lovingly. >> for my peace of mind, i had to keep an eye on everything. and i don't regret it at all. you can't pay someone to love your parent and treat them kindly. >> reporter: a nursing home or assisted living facility wasn't an option for bruno, not while her mom was still living. and the emotional costs for would have been much higher if you sent her away? >> believe me, much higher. she would be dead. she would have died right away. >> reporter: bruno moved from d.c., bought a south florida home customized with ease of use features and amenities for this, her second elderly care experience: caring for her 91- year-old aunt, irma micera. >> so far my mind is o.k. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: why is this better for you? >> well, it's family. it's family. >> reporter: family yes, but also emotionally and financially stagge

that was the exact same situation in san bruno last september.hat transmission line was 30 inches. it killed eight and destroyed 37 homes. local lawmakers are demanding answers and better record keeping. pg&e didn't realize there was a weaker type of pipe underground. >> if you don't know what type of pipe you have, you can't do the right risk assessment. >> the san francisco chronicle is reporting this morning that pg&e temporarily increased the pressure on 11 transmission lines since 2003, including the san bruno line. pg&e said it was required by federal law to increase gas efficiency but later backtracked and said there was no such law and had increased the pressure to observe operational flexibility. no word of the spikes having anything to do with the san bruno explosion but it's something federal investigators are still looking into to determine the exact cause of the explosion. the cause of the one in philadelphia is also unknown at this time as whatever the cause, people are demanding inspection of the 325,000 miles of main transmission

coming up next, angry residents demand to know what happened to all of the donations to san bruno pipeline victims. >> and the doctor who scared the world. was his research a >>> four months have gone by and they haven't received anything. i would like to know why. >> where is the money? people gave to help victims in the san bruno pipeline blast put city leaders on the hotseat tonight. >> good evening. people donated $400,000 after september's disaster and that money is still just sitting there. abc7's amy hollyfield is live with more on why. >> yeah, residents say it is simple to them. find the victims and hand out the money. city officials say it is not that easy and they want to do it right. so they called a meeting and quickly found out just how upsetting this esh you is to residents and -- this issue is to residents and fire victims. it is clear officials under estimated how many people care about this issue. many had to find their own chair. they were looking for ideas on how to distribute money to fire victims. first residents needed to vent. >> when i went down to give my donation

it >> experts saying the san bruno pipeline they have been weakened years before it exploded.g&e admits it occasionally increased pressure to the san bruno line and 10 other pipes in california. this could explain they spiked the pressure to avoid a million dollar water pressure test. gerry hill wants the utility to release the location of the ten other pipelines. >> they must know where those pipes are the quicker the sooner they are required to let us know where those pipes are located and if necessary reduce the gas pressure in those pipes. >> they are working to verify the location of the other ten pipelines they are not inherently unsafe. >> a strong pacific storm pounding the northwest. what a mess. nasty weather already caused flooding and land slides in washington and oregon portland roads not under water covered by mud and rocks. land slides also closed sections of three state highways in southwest washington. residents in oregon are worried flood water will seep into their home. >> i was calling the neighbors to see if i need to move my things up. >> there may be mor

amy holyfield is live in san bruno.my, welcome back to the morning news program and what have you got for us? >> thank you, eric. this really is an issue for all residents, not just the people who live here in bruin. pg&e say this was a standard operating practice they did on all their gas lines every five years. now there are questions over whether the practice compromised the pipeline in bruin that ended up bursting in september. two years ago pg&e tested the pipe by pumping natural gas at the maximum legal pressure. it normal runs 375 pounds. experts call that move a huge gamble. congresswoman jackie spear takes it one step further. >> that's gross negligence. i mean where that's what hydrostatic testing is about and yes, it's expensive and somewhat inconvenient but you don't put people at risk like that. >> this isn't the only bit of news residents want to hear. there's anxious to hear about a meeting tonight when about 100 people show up to confront city council members about the $400,000 of that been donated to he

citi can help you write it. . >>> today for the first time survivors of the deadly san bruno gas line explosion are receiving some of the donations which powered in after the disaster. kron 4's christine connelly spoke with the victims. >> reporter: this is edward and the check you see him holding will put clothes on his back. >> gas in the car. bills. clothes, i need clothes. >> reporter: his home was leveled thin intone explosion. he has been waiting months for assistance. >> i know the city counsel and the city are doing the best they can, the right thing and that's all i care about. >> reporter: $400,000 in donations poured into the sid city of san bruno. now that money is being distributed. the families will receive a $6,000 check. those with moderate damage $4,000 and minor damage $1,000. rick says he will donate the money he gets to charity. >> i have misgivings about taking money at this point. but i am going to dispurse it in whatever benevolences i can dream up. >> reporter: any left over donations will put in a fund and a discussion with residents on how to spend it. christ

a report in the "mercury news" says the san bruno city council will consider options next tuesday. >>> all right. moving right along, it's 6:04. we are going to get another check of weather and traffic. lawrence is here to tell us if it's going to warm up. >> frosty start to the day and patchy, dense fog. visibility is dropping down to buy aquarter mile or so in livermore right now, just hovering above freezing. breezing in fairfield, 32 in santa rosa. 30s and 40s even inside the bay. it's going to warm up. out the door bring a jacket with you this morning. cold in spots and you have that patchy valley fog and there is a dense fog advisory as you enter into the central valley. low 50s in foggy areas this morning but this afternoon upper 50s especially inside the bay. elizabeth has track. >> thank you. let's go out to highway 4. definitely starting to see a lot of slow traffic here. we are almost back to a normal workday here commute. we have seen very quiet traffic patterns over the past couple of weeks. but now we are even seeing red sensors speeds under 25 miles per hour for our lit

the news this tuesday morning federal investigators issue an urgent warning in the wake of the san brunoarning. why more lines need to be tested. >> oakland's new mayor starts her first full day on the job at the police station. jean quan is due to meet with the top brass in less than two hours. >> a live look at downtown san francisco where we see a little breeze is keeping our temperatures in the 40s, just about everybody else in the 30s. we'll talk about the frosty cold conditions and sunshine for your afternoon. >> and on your drive to work, look out for thick clouds across the venetia bridge. a live shot of the bay bridge. >> and president obama is on his way back to washington d.c. right now where he faces a fight with his new more republican coverage over healthcare. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, january 4th. 4:30 right now. i'm jenelle wang for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with developing news in half moon bay where officials are trying to figure out how to salvage a crab boat trapped in the surf. the crew of three managed to get off with a little help bu

tonight the san bruno city council will consider a plan to distribute innerly $400,000 donated council members need to establish criteria for who is eligible and figure out whether varying amounts should be given to different families. >>> later today, the father of the arizona shooting suspect could release a statement. it would be the family's first public statement since saturday 's rampage the 22-year-old was denied bail yesterday. they believe he targeted gabriel giffords out of anger for the government not hate red for any particular party. >>> president obama will speak at a memorial service in tucson tomorrow he lead the nation in a moment of silence yesterday morning from the white house lawn. six people were killed in that shooting, giffords was shot in the head and remains in critical condition this morning doctors say she managed to give them a thumbs up sign and there appears no further swelling in the brain. >>> we will have complete coverage of the arizona shooting rampage on our website, one of the top stories right now at cbs5.com. >>> our time now 6:04 a.m. let's get

it has people wondering if it contradicted to the explosion in san bruno in november. utility is offering few answers. they are a bunch of thieves. >> he's one of many in san bruno still not happy with pg&e four months after the disaster. >> they're supposed to be a public utility. they serve the public what they want the public to have. >>> and the now reports that the pipe may have been weakened because pg&e occasionally spiked pressure to the maximum level, something they've been doing for seven years on at least ten other pipes in california. >> surprised and afraid. >> reporter: jerry hill wants them to release those locations. >> i think the quicker and sooner they're required to let us know where those pipes are located and if necessary reduce the gas pressure in those pipes. >> reporter: but pg&e doesn't know where they are. >> we're currently working to verify where they are. whatever information is in our system, we need to make sure that's consistent. >> reporter: one of the major criticisms of pg&e is faulty record keeping. in fact, they didn't even know wh

live in san bruno, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> you can see the fog there over the san bruno mountains shot. >> oh, yeah. fog in a lot of shots. final check on weather and traffic. >> today the transition day back to winter weather. a quarter mile concord, fairfield, napa, santa rosa. visibility novato, dangerous there. three-quarters sfo. the fog's going to hang around keep you in the 50s. a sea breeze develop to keep san rafael, richmond, half moon bay while the rest of us are in the low 60s. even cooler, low to mid-50s sunday with the heaviest rain falling in the morning. sue? >> no major delays right now. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. pretty much friday light today. it is the last friday of the month. be aware critical mass on the embarcadero. i can't believe it's going to be february. could cause delays getting out of the city for your afternoon commute. a little fog may remain but it's pretty light this morning. enjoy your day and be careful of the fog. >> indeed. from personal experience i can tell you that this morning. thank you for joining us for the abc 7 morning news.

the san bruno city council will consider a plan to distribute the nearly $400,000 donated. council members still need to establish criteria for who is eligible and figure out whether varying amounts should be given to different families but checks could go out later this week. >>> pg&e suspending the practice of boosting pressure on its pipelines that follows a report in the chronicle that such a spike in 2008 might have weekenned the san bruno pipeline before it ruptured the utility has not fully explained why it increased pressure in the first place only to say quote it was to ensure operational flexibility. >>> san francisco is expected to get a new mayor today the title will be interim mayor. city administrator ed lee will probably be appointed to the position when the board of supervisors meets this afternoon. they have four new members since they voted last week to give the job the lee. he will be san francisco's first chinese american mayor. >>> we are learning more about the man accused of shooting 20 people in arizona. he appeared in court yesterday so far he is re

but here's what we had as you take a closer look from san bruno mountain. can see all the low clouds taking their time, about two to three hours' worth. as the sun comes up you get that dryer air aloft. it mixes down. it took probably till about noon today before the sun came back out around the bay area. so now that the skies have kind of cleared out by the evening and as our temperatures cool things are turning foggy once again around the bay area. there you go. you can see out toward the north and east bay valleys already visibility down to a quarter mile or even less, which means your morning commute you're going to have a dense fog advisory. bay areawide. probably through about 11:00 tomorrow morning. so 40s and 50s outside right now. dense fog. the pattern of the morning then as we head through the day we'll get that hazy sunshine by the afternoon. and he-y we have a spare the air alert due to the fact we don't have a lot of sxwind high pressure acting like a lid over the bay area, trapping those smoke particles across the east bay valleys and down ar

was destroyed in the san bruno fire. the check to see him holding will literally help edward get the necessities he lost everything. >> pay bills, of buy food put gas in the car. i need clothes. >> this is a for substantial amount of money he has received. >> i got a thousand dollar credit card. the money comes from $400,000 in donations given to the city of san bruno. families whose homes were destroyed like at word will receive a $6,000 check. those with moderate damage $4,000. and families with minor damage $1,000. cards you see and donations came in from around the world. at board see these people are his angels. in san bruno christine conley kron 4 news. >> the parents of a woman who was killed in the gas line explosion filed a wrongful death lawsuit against pg&e today. the 20 year-old jessica out was that her boyfriend so when the explosion happened. this is a photograph of the two of them. the boyfriend survived but he was badly burned. the suit alleges negligence and all trespasser this dangerous activity on the

this is san bruno. another ride in san bruno. >> just to show you contrast out in albany interstate 80, westbound you can see as far back as the escort. some spots as heavy, some spots reluctantly clear. mostly sunny this morning. then my evening time the fog comes back. but it will be less than what we see. fog is slowly decreasing towards the middle of the week. you can see the latest satellite. fog in the north bay, and around them immediate bay. if we look at visibility map you will see visibility port near san rosa. gets better around novato, san rafael, and then against that around the bay area. it gets heavy again want to get into san jose. visibility verifies that again. visibility gets better novato, that began around the bay, leighton's up around mountain view, then sought been around san jose. it's going to get bad and good, you'll go through portions of great visibility, and then portions the year down to 10th of a mile. expect more time. here's where temperatures are right now. mid- 40s, wa

more lawsuits are coming against pg&e following the pipeline explosion in san bruno. >>> mark tamayo is up soon with the forecast and he will tell us why the bay area is seeing so much fog. car burglars are going high t ech. we'll-- we'll hear from the woman who shot this video. >>> police this morning swept through a house in east oakland after they arrested a man there holding an assault pistol base on information from neighbors. officers core denned off the house and got a search warrant. police went through the house with police dogs where they said they found an assault rifle and drugs. police say most of the six people in the house at the time were parolees. >>> another american is r eportedly being held in iran on spying charge. an iranian newspaper says a 55- year-old woman had spying equipment hidden on her body when she arrived in iran from neighboring armenia without a visa. shane bauer and josh fattal have been imprisoned in iran since july of 2009, facing spying charges. sarah shourd was released last september on compassionate grounds. the three grads all adamantly deny

. >> nearly $400,000 sent to brawn fire victims -- san bruno fire victims. >>> you have seen the aftermath, but tonight, the officer's view. >>> a bank robbery that just didn't add up. how they figured out this was an inside job. >>> if you gave a gift card, you may have paid for nothing. how to tell if you bought a used or worthless gift card. >> good evening. it's still sitting in the bank, hundreds of thousands in donations that flooded in after san bruno burst into flames destroying dozens of homes. we are standing by in san bruno tonight where neighbors demanded to know why that money has not been handed out. >> that's exactly what the demands were earlier tonight. the city council handed out blue cards asking suggestions whether you were a donor, resident or someone who lost their home. i can tell you emotions ran very high. >> reporter: the city is s still trying to figure out how to distribute $395,000 that was donated at a subcommittee hearing, some council members got an earful. >> why are we waiting so long? these people have been suffering since september. come on. i mean, you

there is a chance perhaps this is put together out here in san bruno. in san bruno abc 7 news. >> and thank you, heather. >> and governor brown ordered all state agencies this afternoon to stop buying new cars and sell off any nonessential vehicles as a way to cut the deficit. the governor wants to cut the size of the fleet in half believing there are about 11,000 passenger cars and trucks that the not use forward health jobs. this is after governor brown recalled thousands of state-issued cell phones. >> the daughter of a napa state hospital worker found dead on facilities ground filed a lawsuit against the hospital and state of california. the psychiatric technician was strangled in october. a 37-year-old jess massy has pleaded not guilty. the lawsuit claims the state is responsible for gross's death, and suffering and distress of her family. and claims that the hospital violated state labor codes and was aware its alarm system was flawed. the hospital has not commented. >> a former director of napa state hospital is on trial for child molestation. an

i would be remiss if i didn't ask you about appearing in "bruno." >> it's so funny.ing about that. >> here is a clip. >> great. >> mexican chair people. demi moore has them in her house. yeah, if you sit here. if you sit on him. so tell me about your humanitarian -- how important is it for you to help other people? >> helping other people is so vital to my life, the water that i drink, it is extremely, extremely important for me. >> how did you wind up in that situation without knowing -- >> first of all. i'm a huge sasha fan. some of the most brilliant -- >> it's painful to watch. the show i used to watch a lot, it's painful to watch sometimes because you see these people in these situations and you're just -- for me, my heart goes out to them n. that situation i was like, oh, my god, who got you -- who put you in this situation? >> it was one of those situations, anderson, you'll appreciate this. i hear that i'm going to be honored as international entertainer of the year. german television show. i'm like, i want to go pick up that award. sounds really good right n

. >>> it's the latest development in a pipeline disaster in san bruno. pg&e responds to a disturbing discovery. >>> i'm tara moriarty live in belmont where two dozen people have been evacuated because of an early morning fire. we will hear the stories of their dramatic rescue coming up. >>> and the opening bell is about to ring on wall street. we are live in new york this morning where very familiar names in the bay area could be the main stocks to watch. >>> welcome back to the moing news. they are getting ready to ring that opening bell this morning on the nasdaq exchange there and then new york this morning the new york stock exchange will be pretty busy as we kick off earning season and the two big names in the news this morning verizon and at & t. that big annois coming. apple not at & t. big announcement from verizon coming in. it will effect at & t in the short term and long run. apple and verizon looking to trade higher. >> so they are off and running. so are we. welcome back and good morning, to you. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time now

pg&e said over seven years it occasionally increased pressure to maximum level on san bruno line and pipes across california. critics say it did it to avoid a water pressure test which cost $500,000 per mile. they want to release the location of the ten other pipelines. >> they must know where those are and the quicker sooner they are required to let us know where those pipes are located and reduce gas pressure in those pipes. >> expert haves expressed concern pg&e says it is not inherently unsafe to spike pressure to the legal limit the utility says it is working to verify the location of the other ten pipelines. >> carbon no knox aid poisoning being blamed -- monoxide poisoning being blamed for the deaths of four family members, they found the bodies of two little girls and a man and a woman in oak must yesterday. sheriffs blame a gas powered generator they were using one after electricity to the home was shut off. >> one of two bank robbery suspects in union city identified as the owner of local clothing store kingdom. 36-year-old pack lose was arrested after a short chase saturda