san bruno fire department believes a construction crew hit that pipe and caused the leak at glen view drive and earl avenue around 10:50 this morning. less than an hour ago. large transmission line exploded in the same area nearly two years ago. the firestorm that followed killed eight people and injured more than 50. destroyed more than three dozen homes. a neighborhood more than ive to this situation. a two inch plastic pipe ruptured, neighborhood is being evacuated people can hear and smell gas. another update as we get new information. >>> a santa barbara man has a story to tell after he clung to a hillside two days and two nights before being rescued. larry bishop became stranded on a tough to climb mountain east of fresno. an experienced hiker but he took a wrong turn and go stuck. on the second day his body started to slide down the cliff. he thought he was going to die. he started writing a good-bye note to his family. >> i basically hoped i had the stamina and the determination to bear the pain and hang on. >> and he did, 52 hours after the ordeal started a team of rescuers f

san bruno fire department believes a construction crew hit that pipe and caused the leak at glen viewrive and earl avenue around 10:50 this morning. less than an hour ago. large transmission line exploded in the same area nearly two years ago. the firestorm that followed killed eight people and injured more than 50. destroyed more than three dozen homes. a neighborhood more than ive to this situation. a two inch plastic pipe ruptured, neighborhood is being evacuated people can hear and smell gas. another update as we get new information. >>> a santa barbara man has a story to tell after he clung to a hillside two days and two nights before being rescued. larry bishop became stranded on a tough to climb mountain east of fresno. an experienced hiker but he took a wrong turn and go stuck. on the second day his body started to slide down the cliff. he thought he was going to die. he started writing a good-bye note to his family. >> i basically hoped i had the stamina and the determination to bear the pain and hang on. >> and he did, 52 hours after the ordeal started a team of rescuers fro

in san bruno junqueira, terisa estacio, kron4.orter: it has been nearly two years since the san bruno -- explosion. take a look at these before and after. this is a google earth of what it looked after the explosion. charred homes, and if we look forward. this is what it looked like last october. with the rubble cleared away. and new construction and video today. homes are filling in. charles clifford, kron4. >> in pleasanton warning signs are up at chateau cleft warning of this swimming hole with fecal born bacteria and e coli the geese are leaving their droppings towards the concerns are increased and the encouragement of showering before, after is increased and encouraged. >> this is the beginning of a possible social media burst. >> i think that the bubble has burst. i do not want to go into too much of the hyperbole. but the bubble was blowing up over the last one year. everybody was jumping in and try to go public. now we are seeing reaction to that. >>gabe: gabe slate, kron4's >> jacqueline: this big cool down. you are look

after the 2010 san bruno explosion, which killed eight people and destroyed a neighborhood, the company aknowledge that they had lost its way. the ceo said so in a tv commercial, promising to improve safety. but almost two years after the blast, the public utilities commission safety director said that jingles and slogans aside, pg&e has not changed their focus from serving the board, to serving their customers, ratepayers, and people of california. he wants the public utilities commission to impose sanctions against the company in connection with the san bruno explosion, pg&e has already fixed a criminal investigation and numerous lawsuits. >> we are not or need to be, we have a lot of work to do but i think that i can assure you that we have made good progress over the last year, and we look forward to making progress over the next couple of years. >> now, he did give us an update on some of the settlements that have been negotiating with victims of the san bruno blast. they say that they have come to agreements in almost all of the death and a major injury cases and now they're movin

in san bruno. heather, abc 7 news. >> well the california lottery is searching the bay area for a man who could be the state newest instant millionaire. ticket was sold at the quick stop on walnut avenue in fremont. that's where amma is la there live tonight with mor more. where in the world is h he? >>reporter: that is the question tonight. the jackpot was from july 27th, 52 million dollars. normally the california lottery wouldn't be looking for someone this soon. but what happened was a woman thought that she had won but lost her ticket so she called the lottery office. they check the surveillance and realize she wasn't the winner because take a look. this man is the man they believe won the 52 million dollar jackpot. apparently he's a regular here at quick stop but i was speaking to the employee working today. same employee who sold him the winning ticket and he says he doesn't know his name. so they are hoping he will come and claim his money but just in case, they want to make sure they find

pg&e paid to a san bruno blast survivor.a court accidentally posted the settle emt documents on line revealing the company paid a teenager $1.8 million in damages. and $677,000 for her attorney fees. another victim of the blast says the settlement is hardly enough. >> $1.8 million covers anything that this woman or young woman had to go through. >> the disaster killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. pg&e says it will likely spend $455 million on all of the san bruno lawsuits. the chairman and ceo tony earley announced the company will spend $250 million on short-term safety and equipment upgrades in san bruno. >> we are following that earthquake out of the philippines. 7.6. we got an update that the tsunami warning that had been in effects for japan and qualm and new gouinea that has been canceled. let's throw it over to christina loren now. >> it's hard to tell with the underwater earthquakes at a high magnitude because they can trigger an underwater land slide hence you get tsunami. thanks for that information.

in san bruno. are reviewing the allegations put forward today and intend to defend our self vision russly in court. >>reporter: how many times do you have to ask a big corporation like them to do the writ thing. what do you need to do seems like they need to be hit over the head with a lawsuit. anyone who was a customer is automatically included as plaintiff unless you opt out. this is abc 7 news. >> in sacramento tonight the assembly passed a bill that allows city and county to speed up the permit process for pipeline testing and maintenance. tl it will help protect community from a future pipeline disaster like the one in san bruno. >>> well, moving on. we told you at the top of the newscast about the petaluma national winning the game tonight. now head on saturday to the u.s. championship game. little boy has been the good luck charm for the team. before tonight's game the team patted his head lick they have for each game so far. john tonight with the story of a 4-year-old boy named ted. >>repor

. >>> a ruptured gas line hit too close to home for the san bruno neighborhood where a explosion happened two years ago. ktvu's david stevenson is live with the questions being raised about it. >> reporter: it happened across the street by that stop sign near the puddle. officials are now looking looking for answers. >> i could smell it but i didn't know what it was. >> reporter: he and his neighbors in san bruno were evacuated this morning. a construction crew ruptured a pipeline. a few feet away from a 2010 pipeline explosion that killed 8 people. >> think you might be reliving this. >>> the neighborhood is still rebuilding from that explosion. keepsakes mark the spot where several people were killed. today's evacuations opened up old wounds. investigators and pg&e say a backhoe operated by contractors broke the gas line. the contractor was laying a new water line. >> this is exactly why we go out and work with contractors all over california and tell them the importance of utilizing safety techniques. >> reporter: they did not return our call but pg&e says the contractor may not have f

following miss hillson, bruno, my apologies, your last name. bruno. and lois scott. >> good afternoon, my name is rose hillson. i'm a resident of district two and i'm also a member of the japan town organizing committee of district five. i want to first thank you all for taking into consideration all the communities of interest that we've outlined from the japan town task force. and i know it's doing to be a very hard decision. but i'm only one represent forgive here from japan town task force because today's beginning of the cherry blossom festival. and all the people there who have been showing up for japan town are not sitting in this room. at least one other person that i know of besides me. and i also wanted to let you know that you've all been great, you've done everything you can, and i know you're going to continue to do the right thing and take into consideration everyone's comments. what i did receive was i found, in the one meeting i kind of gave a cryptic message. it has nothing to do with anything you've done, it has nothing to do with th

after that 2009 san bruno pipeline disaster. pg & e proposed a rate increase. rate pairs have already paid for the pipe system once. >> because it was not properly maintained, it was not properly taken care of, it was not properly tested in the manner that would be appropriate then now we're expected to pick up at pg & e's requests 95% of that cost. >> pg & e shareholders should shoulder those costs. investors have already paid 9.5 million dollars for upgrades. >>> comedian phyllis diller died today. the so-called first daily of comedy was 95 years old. diller died at her home in los angeles but she laufrnled her -- northeast comedy club where phyllis diller got her start. >> well, her first standup act was actually here at the purple onon on columbus avenue and today the owner is one of the many many fans mourning her death. >> her wacky look was imitable, her laugh unforgettable, and today at the purple onon in san francisco where phyllis diller got her start back in 1955, the comedy club owner lit a candle near her photo. >> she was a big star down here. she

necesario coordinar con la autoridad este tipo de trabajos >>y desde que ocurrio la explosion en san brunoñia ha estado en el ojo del huracán. informaarón que más de la mitad de sus tuberias estan en mal estado. >>se les ha pedido que arreglen más de dos mil fugas de gas. >un tiroteo ocurrido en san francisco deja un hombre y mujer heridos. >>a las víctimas las trasladaron al hospital con heridas que no ponen en riesgo su vida, no se han realizado arrestos. >>un tiroteo desde un auto en movimiento provoco el cierre de calles al norte dejo una persona herida, esta se niega a colaborar con la policía. >>vino rápido. >>la porción acordonada reabrio a las 11 am. >>la policía de santa clara ordena evacuar el asílo, porque había un hombre armado. >>1675 de boulevard scott, el sospechoso pregunto por el director del lugar, luego perdieron si vista >>en santa clara arrestan a sospechoso de violencia doméstica >>todo comenzó con un informe de agresion joshua benson se escondía en casa de un amigo >>esta mañana bomberos de san josé controlaroin siniestro en una casa, gracias a alarmas contra incendi

there were 90 yesterday and 94 and 95 by hillview. 85 palo alto. 68 in the city. 72 san bruno and 60s on the coast. santa cruz supper 70s to near 80. fog sun warm to hot. cooler son, monday and tuesday and temperatures dropping. >> because of that forecast it's called the biggest test of california's power grid in years. the state electricity grid operator issued a rare statewide alert asking everyone to cut down on the electricity use for the next few days. a problem at the san onofre

it happened after 10:00 last night on san bruno avenue. the two victims were standing in front of a building when two men shot them. the suspects left the scene in a white four-door car. terry mcsweeney will have more for you coming up in a half an hour. >> katie: first look at a cache of weapons they confiscated from a homeless man. police say they found the items in robert johns jeep and none were registered in his name. they received complaints he was harassing people. he is now in custody on weapons charges. >> eric: suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi made a surprise appearance at medical marijuana dispensary. both pot clubs got letters from the justice department warning their property could be seized and they could be put on trial if they don't close. mirkarimi stopped by the vapor room to show his support even though he is not a client. >> i think it's a sad day in some ways that so much progress is now being advantage wished a blink of an eye. >> his former district includes the vapor room when he was on the board of supervisors. he

on san bruno avenue. investigators say the two victims were stand income front of the building when two men shot them. witnesses say the suspects left the scene in a white four-door car. terry mcsweeney will have more in 30 minutes. >> eric: we're affecting getting on first look at weapons they confiscated from a homeless man. 14 knives. a sawed off shotgun and 5,000 round of ammunition. they found the items in his jeep none of the guns are registered in his name. they arrested him ten days ago after receiving complaints he was harassing people. he remains in custody on weapons charges. >> katie: a senator pg&e engineer says they knew that gas line records were flawed and chose not to fix the problem prior to the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. engineer testified during a deposition which was filed yesterday in san mateo superior county court on some 350 wrongful death lawsuits. he warned his supervisors that pg&e's computer system for keeping track of the pipeline system was riddled with errors. ins

. >>> chp crews at the scene of overturned accident north 101 better location past sfo near san brunovenue blocking right lane i haven't seen slowing on north 101 traffic seems to be getting by okay in the left lane, 280 good. we'll let you know if things start to slow. bay bridge toll, the reason things might not be slowing down is we are seeing a little friday light traffic no metering lights, no delays. the san mateo bridge drive time 14 minutes from 880 to 101, westbound traffic starting to see more brake lights eastbound very light as well into hayward. we'll check out one more stop, south bay live shot in san jose, 280 moving well for headlights northbound up towards cupertino no problems now on highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains. also pretty quiet in the north bay. >>> 6:20. >>> still ahead, cal gets ready to open new era tomorrow at the renovated memorial stadium. >> she is making me read the stanford part. college football kicks off tonight we'll have a preview. >>> this summer you may the sleep train dream campaign a huge success thank you to all of our facebook fan

linda yee is back in san bruno tonight. >> san bruno city officials are imposing extra safety measuresll allow the rebuilding project to resume. but they're so frustrated with the mistakes that happen here yesterday, that worker is in danger of losing their contract. >>

san bruno, can't see much. it's a fog storm right now with visibility decreasing.if you're headed to san francisco and live in the east bay, bring the jacket because the temperatures are going to continue to drop and it's going to be the classic august night. next 48 hours, trough of low pressure is producing some of the effects of the fog at the coast, it's going to hang out they think about the next two days. that will keep some of the fog in place and slightly cooler air that will push all of the warm air off to the south and east. so yes, you know the drill. this will mean more fog for the morning, temperatures in the 50s and 60s, even some areas of fog across the mountains and the peninsula. then back for the interior valleys instead of 90s, more with 70s and 80s. here's the good part. by saturday we'll have slight warming so looks like your labor day weekend is not going to be fogged in. we may get beach weather. fog and the coast, marin, also napa counties, low clouds back to the east bay, by the afternoon it could be one of those days we find areas of fog a

joseph, frank and bruno. hi, guys.es include chin implants, rhinoplasty, which is nose surgery, sometimes hair transplantation. a lot of new techniques and technology, lasers and everyone, including men are doing what you guys did this morning, non-surgical things to make you look good. >> look at joseph, adorable, the next guy in line, you look at his face, i wonder if you think what has joseph had done. joseph is 22 years old. you've had what done? >> a rhinoplasty, chin implant and restylane fillers in my cheeks. >> that was my before. >> that's a heck of a head of hair. >> that was downstairs. they do great work. >> it makes a huge difference. has it done something to your self-esteem? >> of course. night and day. made a huge businesses. definitely improved my business. my outlook everyday, really, changed everything. >> i think plastic surgery can be a good thing. if you're worried about yourself all day long, it affects you. if you can just do it, and it looks great, forget it. >> find a doctor that will give you

ask early if he'd been to san bruno. he said no and he feels it's appropriate for president chris john, who has. >> thank you, heather. >> abc 7 news learned a firefighter is in a medically induce coma tonight after suffering a massive heart attack. the 44-year-old is a 15-year veteran of the source and is in stable condition. a viewer sent us these pictures. the flames broke out before noon and yin collapsed after he'd been fighting the fire. despite concerns firefighters will focus on the work woo we're struggling. and it's important to know we're going to carry it out. we're going to go to work. that is how we do thing autos no one was hurt in the fire. and the cause under investigation. >> there is a traffic stop turning into a manhunt this afternoon. police tried to pull over a man talking on a cell phone and blocking traffic. the man tried to get away, crashing into six cars, then took off on foot into a residential area. police searched until they located him in the basement of a home on waiverly street. >> my nan

it is the 3000 block of san bruno ave.nto this and its relationship to the shootings on monday. >>will: police believe that this was a targeted attack. i can tell you the shooting happened right behind me. we talked to a family member and see said its you believe the people that did this and was termed that you as well as her brother. >> at the nephew ordered pizza with the doorbell rang if at the same time his uncle wants the the door and as the sec sought out shots were fired. the couple had nothing to do with it. the 26 year-old man died at the scene in the on call-- uncle had nothing to do with this and is in critical edition. the shooters ran a short distance and junk into a waiting white four-door car and drove away. the two suspects the two african american men. >>mark: there is another shooting happened on monday which was about one and a half miles down the to the south. there were two men gunned down on monday. both men were connected to a street gang. >>darya: president obama is quite to be in akron ohio today.

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they replaced them after the san bruno blast killed 8 peep. they want people to pay an average of $2 more a mob for 40 years. jerry hill who represents san bruno thinks share holders should pay instead but they are voting on the increase in about a month. >> sal, let's get you out the door. >> well being we are being looking at highway 4 which is where we will start where westbound traffic is moving along nicely and it is crowded and you can see the sun and coming up over the hills and traffic is especially busy in antioch and pets over the hill to concord. if you are driving out to the bay bridge toll plaza, there are no maim problems as a matter of fact we had a nice looking drive all the way to san francisco. northbound 101 looks good, northbound 280 all the way to cupertino, we had a nice start and southbound 17 with crowded conditions in los gatos, but we are doing well, let's go to rosemary. >>> that delta breeze is blowing through fairfield, dusting to 30 and 37 miles per hour. yes, we have a cool down on the way, around the bay area, r

. >>> pg & e's as crews for not using saved dig in practices when a ruptured a san bruno gas lines near the site of the 2010 disaster. this happened at ten 45 the contractor and struck a gas line installed last year firefighters evacuated 14 homes and tell some people to shelter in place. >>> the thing is, at first i could smell the gas >>> a sensitive area everyone's heart stopped dropped when we heard there was a pipeline near ground zero >>> in the gas line was shut off there's not much danger and city leaders say the contractor apologized for the mishap. they also said he agreed to additional safety measures and to personally join his group prior to the start of work until the project is complete. >>> that same pipeline cause a major had a little farther south people on san lucas 7 up and down ville are told they have to strip the backyards clan so pg&e can dig them out. get don't explants what is going to happen. >>> pg begins a campaign to 15 families telling them everything in their backyard has to be ripped out one neighbor says not so fast, a spinal cord injury makes him hard t

i would like to second the comments by bruno. i have been very involved with the event planning and community activism. it has been central to the neighbor works out of there. i would want to make sure moving forward the boundary stays at turk and the boundary south of there still stays in district 5. thank you. >> good morning. >> you are next. >> my fault. >> no worries. >> my name is tony robles with senior action network in district 6. i have worked with the filipino community as part of the heritage foundation. the tenderloin area has been a starting point for many filipino immigrants and their families historically. they have gone through a lot, the community, with three development, the high cost of living, removal, displacement. a lot of our folks are elders who have been forced to relocate to other parts of the city and bay area. at the same time, we have many community centers that our elders and youth frequent and use. we have the country's only filipino bilingual school. we have health centers, parks, churches with fi

it finds a low-lying spot and the cost has a low-lying spot in san bruno the fog squeezes through. it burns off rapidly and we end up tomorrow a lot like today and temperatures in the 70s and 80s for most of us. it is a mechanism for pressure. the winds on the bay for the america's cup races tomorrow will be blowing 15 to 20 miles per hour and they have a southwest kick for them . be great as always but that's not the ideal wind. you want a northwest wind or sale. out passed the clayton area, you might pop a 90 in modesto and most of us will be in the hot spots, these are forecast 80s where you live. 85 in livermore. san jose tomorrow. 84 in morgan hill and on the peninsular, temperatures on the mild side. we don't have red flag warnings and this weather is nice and easy for firefighters. we'll see some more and this is in the highs and you can certainly get into that but not this week. >> thanks. >>> gas prices are continuing to rise as we head towards the labor day weekend holiday. in oakland a gallon of unled cost 14 cents and in oakland san jose, up now a fraction and san franc

was gunned down last night >> on the scene at about 4 this morning, removing the crime tape at san bruno and olmsted in the portola district. police are looking for two men took off in a white ford or car after opening fire on two people standing outside and around to 10:00 p.m.. one of those people died at the scene and the other was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. this is very close to visitation valley were three men have been shot dead in the last two days. police are investigating whether or not the shootings are related, possibly the result of a gang war starting to heat up. one of the men killed monday was identified as a member of the so-called tower side posse. police are adding more eric officers to the area in uniforms and in plain clothing and it is bringing more fodder to the discussion. they're doing it in new york and but it is very controversial. we will see if this has anything to do with the board of supervisors in the future. >> volunteers go out every wednesday and saturday trying to find missing morgan hill teenager's sierra lamar and today will be

we'll have bruno del granado on set with us.>> welcome back, everybody. fresh off her speech at the republican national convention, ann romney spent yesterday courting latino voters speaking at the latino coalition luncheon. >> and with good reason here. polls are showing that mitt romney is struggling to get the support of the latino voters. if he doesn't get it, he can't win the white house. here to talk about the importance of the latino vote and who is supporting whom, bruno del granado. bruno, thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> why is it important? >> numbers. latino demographic at 52 million. every month 50,000, latino citizens turn 1. that means 12 million latinos will be able to vote in the next 20 years. if you get them now. you own the future. democrats and republicans are desperately trying to get the latino vote. >> the fastest growing demographic in the country. that makes the latino vote, prime real estate for poll sixes. why are they prone to vote democratic? polls suggest the president has a huge ad

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another gas leak in a neighborhood shaken by the 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno.ontractor struck a 2 in. plastic line near the site of the deadly explosion. pg&e says crews were not using safe business practices. firefighters told people to shelter in place >> properties on a san lucas avenue or all on top of that same natural gas pipeline that exploded in san francisco two years ago. pg&e says the backyards need to be stripped bare in case of an emergency inspection. they say they will reimburse the homeowners for the losses but they say that is not enough for those who have created years of open >>> success of peace pg&e says it would be too expensive to move the pipeline away from the 50 homes. commuters have to make room for a lot more than just themselves today. >>> re-light at macarthur park station in oakland. the new bike policy kicks off this trial run today. >>> is a pilot program that will be held each friday this month with today being the first day. the bicyclist have rolled in normally pikes our approach headed during commute hours. it will be allowe

that is part of the civil deposition in connection with the deadly san bruno explosion in 2010. the engineers said that pg&e managers ignored his concerns and similar ones from other workers. since the explosion federal investigators determined a seam on the pipeline played a role in the rupture. >> a more in style marching them part of a mock funeral procession for marijuana clubs that were forced to close their doors here in san fransisco. this afternoon activist said to march from the federal building on golden gate street, that will start around 4:00 p.m.. their destination is the offices of the u.s. attorney who has been closing down marijuana clubs by threatening their landlords. and the medical examiner's office has identified a man fatally shot in san francisco's porcello district. police say the 46 year-old was gunned down near the intersection of san bruno and paul avenues last night. a second victim was hit in the chest but is expected to survive. two suspects are described in their 20s, last seen fleeing in a white four-door car. soutine's under arrest in connection

this atop san bruno mountain to show you what we all get. that's full on sunshine.our or five hours of full sunshine in the city of san francisco later today. and because of that cloudy start, that nice comfortable ac, turned on by mother nature our temperatures will not soar. they are going to be comfortable. this is san jose, beautiful here as well. you can see santa cruz mountains off in the distance. so it works like this. 56 in fairfield, 55 to start in livermore. it's crisp out there, you probably were able to give your ac a break. over the course of this week, cool conditions persist. moderate on shore flow. as the jet stream hufrers to the north. that's going to make temperatures feel like they do in august. but it's also going to keep them from soaring, that means mostly cloudy mornings and a comfortable sea breeze each afternoon. today we're still going to see winds strong enough making for very interesting action out there on the san francisco bay where the best mariners in the entire world, the fastest boats will be taking on the race yet again so. 65 at

they spent $128 million on pipeline repairs and legal expenses related to san bruno. it also spent $80 million on claims. >>> the state fish and game commission voted to remove president dan richards following a controversial mountain lion hunt. this photo with a mountain lion he killed in february sparked questions and outrage. hunting mountain lions is legal in idaho but is banned in california. >>> the asian law caucus in san francisco says it's fielding hundreds of calls for information about the obama administration's new deferred action policy. starting next week, thousands of young, undocumented immigrants will be able to apply for a temporary reprieve from deportation. new data shows about 65,000 people here in the bay area who came to the u.s. before they were 16 years old would qualify. >>> san jose's mayor says it is a lucky day in a city with the opening of a new casino. 300 jobs were added when garden city casino closed and the bigger casino matrix opened this morning. they say that doesn't account for the construction jobs. they believe it will contribut

. >>> new report says pg&e can afford to pay massive penalties, stemming from the 2010 san bruno explosion it the report commissioned by state regulators shows the utility could survive a 2 1/2 billion dollar fine, by selling stock. pg&e called the report flawed and says california needs a financially strong utility. the company has set aside 300 million dollars anticipating penalties related to the disaster that killed eight people. >>> information between pg&e mean and victim of a san bruno pipeline explosion was mistakenly put on internet pg&e paid 1.8 million dollars to a teenaged girl who suffered severe barnes during the blast two years ago. pg&e has settled a quarter of the 400 claims filed and paid 145 million dollars so far, details of settlements have not been made public. >>> we should know fate of ross mirkarimi within the next six weeks. the ethics commission revealed it will release its written report on september 11th. that means the board of supervisors has thirty days from that time to vote on whether they will remove him from office or let him keep his job. earlier this m

you see it shooting across san bruno, over to oakland, to hayward.ling in by the means of the fog. then it's right back to the coast by thursday afternoon, and the temperatures start to heat. because of that quick burn off, the numbers tomorrow are going to be pretty hot in them we could see upper 90s in our warmest, or hottest bay area locations. in the five-day forecast, there's changes that include skiing cooling. when i come back, we'll go right to that, and take a look at your five-day forecast with the bay area weekend in view. >>> today was the last day for families to register a claim for remains of relatives who may be buried in a forgotten south bay cemetery. the cemetery is being excavated as part of a new construction project at the santa clara county medical center. it's the potters field, where indig innocent, or unidentified patients were buried. about 100 people have come forward saying they may have a relative buried there. scientists say it may be impossible to ever learn the identities of all the remains. >>> troubles in tahoe, as

>>> as pg&e deals with the aftermath of the san bruno disaster and moves to fix a troubled natural gas infrastructure, will you have to pay for it? good afternoon. i'm claudine wong in for tori campbell. right now the public utilities commission is trying to decide if pg&e can raise its rates to pay for upgrades to its natural gas transmission system. a bay area lawmaker is calling on the p.u.c. to reject that proposal. we're live with details on what jerry hill and advocates had to say. >> reporter: after the san bruno pipeline disaster the california public utilities commission ordered all utilities in the state to make upgrades to their pipeline systems, presume plea to prevent a disaster like the one that happened in september 2010 from ever happening again. to pay for that long term maintenance work, pg&e says it needs to spend $2.2 billion. the money for those upgrades would be passed on to rate payers over the next 45 years. members of turn the utility reform network and assemblyman jerry hill say that's not fair. they held a press conference outside the cpuc calling on the agen

the bill comes in the wake of the san bruno pipeline explosion that killed eight people and dozens of homes. >>> the drama continues to sail across the bay. the sailors love the conditions on the san francisco bay. 11 teams representing eight nations trying to get to sunday's championship race. >> lawrence scott has more on all of the action. lawrence? >> reporter: hey, thank you. it was a wild day on the water. there was a crash that happened just at the start of fleet racing that we'll show you in just a matter of moments. but right now the boats are docked here at marina green. as we take a look at all of the sights and sounds and all of the people behind them. sharing the stories of the america cup's world series starts in san francisco but is broadcast around the world on the world feed. one of the announcers blending education with action. >> for the nonsailor or even for the sailor sometimes it's quite difficult to follow because the boats are not going, you know, directly from one mark to the next. they are cris-crossing and going upwind and down wind. it's important for us to

. >>> a san mateo court mistake has now revealed the settlement between pg&e and one of the san bruno pipe blast victims. the court mistakenly posted confidential pg&e documents online that showed the company agreed to pay a teenage victim $1.8 million with an additional $677,000 to cover attorneys fees. the san mateo county times reported that the teen suffered second and third degree burns in that explosion. during a conference, ceo tom said that the company is committed to improving safety. we're going to hear more from san bruno survivor coming up in a live report at 6:00. >>> here's an early, early morning. the commute on highway 101 between menlo park and sunnyvale is going to get congested but not until july 2014. that's two years from now. that's when linkedin plans to expand its new campus on 500 block of north matilda avenue in sunnyvale. the property runs through the year 2026. the company anticipates that the move will include up to 2900 employees the planned campus is only half a mile from 101 and with facebook's new headquarters in menlo park, the commute is expecting to

have been important. >> we have now tried to put safety as the highest priority. >> as for the san brunoexplosion, early says he expects it to cost the company $1.6 billion. so far seven of the eight wrongful death cases have been settled. >>> homes are evacuated in mendocino county where a massive wildfire is burning. the north pass fire has consumed 34,000 acres northeast of cobolo. we spoke with residents today who were forced to flee the fire. >> reporter: 13 days and burning, the north pass fire is indeed still on the run. more than 2,000 firefighters have been rotating in and out of fire camp here. engines and dozers have been on the move all day long. at 28% contained, the battle is still brewing. mendocino county's round valley, today filled with smoke, fire trucks, roadblocks, and stories of survival. >> i saw it coming down the hill across from his house on national forest like a freight train. we could hear it. >> the august 18 lightning sparked fire has scorched 34,000 acres. four hopes have burned. 64 are still in the path of the fire. this person did not want to be identifi

. >>> a gas line emergency in san bruno rattles nerves today. a line ruptured near the site of the 2010 deadly explosion. more than a dozen homes had to be evacuated. teresa has the story. >> a close up look at the pipe ruptured thursday morning. you can see for yourself the big gouge where it was ripped apart. officials say it's not uncommon for construction crews to make a mistake and hit a natural gas line but the fact it happened here so close to where that deadly natural gas pipe explosion took place nearly two years ago, leaving eight people dead and dozens of homes destroy, fire officials say this was an extremely high priority call. >> there is a gas line break all in glen view near ground 0 so it was -- when that came in it was a scar. >> a full investigation into what happened and why is underway. the spokesperson says that the area was clearly marked. >> it appears to be -- have utilize add backhoe when it's always a technique to use hand digging procedures in the area where there may be a gas line. >> pg and e came under scrutiny in

police have not said if this recent shooting off san bruno is gang related. in response to the violence more officers have been deployed around the neighborhood. coming up we'll tell you how all of this violence has spurred a battle in city hall. live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:02. in a couple hours from now search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will start. janine de la vega is joining us now. >> reporter: in two hours the doors here will open at the sierra search center here at burnett elementary. search leaders are hoping for a new batch of volunteers to search for evidence in the i era lamar case. even though 21-year-old torres is in charged with her murder. there an ongoing investigation. sierra's remains have not been found. there is dna evidence. the teen went missing in march. had been of vol tuners have come to help. >> we still need volunteers. that is the main thing that we need volunteers. we still need support at the search center. please don't give up on sierra. she is such a beautiful lit

. >>> coming up, a gas line ruptured in san bruno near the scene of the pg&e disaster.ind out how it happened next. [ ringing ] hello? [ sea ] hi! this is the sea calling. i'm talking to the sea? is this for real? [ sea, laughing ] yeah! what's what what what is what... [ sea ] i want you to close your eyes and imagine a place in the middle of me where the world revolves around you. can i go now? [ sea ] sure! ♪ ♪ >>> we are sorry, that's the apology offered by a contractor to the survivors of the san bruno blast. a construction crew hit a gas line in nearly the same place where pg&e's pipeline exploded back in 2010. the leak forced evacuations and rattled nerves. workers did not follow the required rules before digging under ground and will add new precautions. pg&e capped the line within 30 minutes. >>> the giants fight through tough times. what bruce bochy has to say about the team coming up. >>> giants looking to move a game and a half over the dodgers in the nl west. barry zito on the mound this afternoon, but not a good afternoon for him. top of the first, bases l

you see it shooting across san bruno, over to oakland, to hayward.ling in by the means of the fog. then it's right back to the coast by thursday afternoon, and the temperatures start to heat. because of that quick burn off, the numbers tomorrow are going to be pretty hot in them we could see upper 90s in our warmest, or hottest bay area locations. in the five-day forecast, there's changes that include skiing cooling. when i come back, we'll go right to that, and take a look at your five-day forecast with the bay area weekend in view. >>> today was the last day for families to register a claim for remains of relatives who may be buried in a forgotten south bay cemetery. the cemetery is being excavated as part of a new construction project at the santa clara county medical center. it's the potters field, where indig innocent, or unidentified patients were buried. about 100 people have come forward saying they may have a relative buried there. scientists say it may be impossible to ever learn the identities of all the remains. >>> troubles in tahoe, as

pg&e says it will likely spend $455 million on all the san bruno lawsuits. today, pg&e's chairman also announced the company will spend $250 million on short-term safety and equipment upgrades in that neighborhood. >>> the defense department could soon be on the offensive. the pentagon says it might take legal action against the author of the book detailing the raid that killed osama bin laden. the pentagon's top lawyer has now informed the former navy s.e.a.l. who wrote that book he violated an agreement to not relay military secrets. the author who was part of the team that carried out the raid says bin laden was looking out from his bedroom door when he was shot in the head. a previously, the white house has said bin laden was killed only after resisting capture. the author has also been heavily criticized by fellow navy s.e.a.l. whos have long operated under a code of strict secrecy. >>> tonight, the storm that once was hurricane isaac is now just a tropical depression. but it has left its mark on the gulf coast. in several towns, residents can only reac

schaub pipeline has agreed to use additional safety measures and san bruno officials will monitor therogress on a daily basis. >>> the fire started around 8:30 last night at the bfi newby islands sanitary landfill. the smoke prompted a warning for people who live downwind of the dump to stay inside, shut their windows. nobody was hurt. >>> we're going to continue following that developing news out of the lake county. news chopper 2 still over the scene of clear lake. you can see the sides of those flames, the fire still burning out of control. two major fires side by side on clear lake. we'll be right back. >>> our developing news continues, news chopper 2 is live right now in lake county where wildfires are burning out of control. about 150 homes have been evacuated forcing 400 people out of their homes. an evacuation center has been set up at clear oaks. firefighters are pulling in resources from across the state right now. firefighters say the hot temperatures are allowing the fires to spread more rapidly. in these live pictures you can see the fire is still very intense even at th