his dad nicknamed him bruno after a popular wrestler. bruno added mars years later.family business. >> my dad had this 1950s review show. very las vegas style. my uncle impersonated elvis. that was my favorite part of the show. >> reporter: even when you were two years old. >> even then. especially the young elvis like, girls were screaming for him. as a young kid you're like i want that. >> reporter: so when his dad put bruno on stage he did the only thing he knew. his mini-elvis was an instant hit. becoming so popular that little bruno was given a cameo in the movie "honeymoon in vegas." ♪ i can't help falling in love with you ♪ >> i became a real, real attention whore. after that. ♪ i want to be a billionaire ♪ ♪ so fricking bad ♪ >> reporter: at 18 he moved to los angeles. he and his brother started a cover-band jokingly called sex panthers. he began performing any place that would have him places like pickwick's pub in l.a.'s san fernando valley. >> oh, my god. you finally came back. >> reporter: you were writing a little bit of your own stuff then? >> a little

>> no te hagas, descubrimos a bruno instalándolas. >> ¿bruno? qué bruno?icho que yo estaba viviendo en casa de viviana! ¡es el único cercano a ti que me vio aquí! >> bueno, efectivamente, conocí a un, a un tal bruno, él se me acercó y me comentó que te había visto allí, pero lo demás no lo hice yo, él colocó esas cámaras por su cuenta, está obsesionado con tu amiga la fotógrafa, y seguramente lo hizo para espiarla. no, no, yo no lo mandé. >> no sé si creerte, reconozco que bruno ha estado molestando a viviana últimamente, pero es mucha casualidad que haya decidido espiarnos de esa forma desde que trabaja contigo, ¿no? >> lo siento, pero no puedo hacer otra cosa, así que está en ti creerme o no. ♪. >> ¡patrón, aquí están los paraguas! >> ay, gracias aurelio. >> gracias. >> de nada. >> entonces tu gusto y el amor por los toros de lidia vienen de familia. >> si, todo esto lo heredé de mi padre, y algún día mis hijos lo heredarán de mí. >> ¿y tu mujer también es de familia de gaderos? >> no, su familia no tenía nada que ver con todo esto, ella tomó la afición

that was a big issue in san bruno, when it took more than an hour to manually shut off the gas. new main line valves are being installed some can be controlled remotely. others are designed to automatically shut off if there are pressure changes. already, pg&e has spent $1.5 billion on these fixes and their shareholder have paid. they want to spend an additional $2.2 billion for a four-year plan and they want us to help out with that, the customers. it would be an additional $2 on our bill each month. in san ramon, ann notarangelo, cbs 5. >>> a user revolt that happened faster than you can snap a picture on your smartphone. why instagram's future is fuzzier tonight. >> to sell the goods you have to get people in the door. what an experiment b j.c. penney can teach us about the mind of the shopper. ,,,,,,,,,,,, fiscal cliff deal might be getting close. today house speaker john boehner proposed a backup pn prevent a tax hik >>> after weeks of deadlock there are signs that a "fiscal cliff" deal might be getting close might be. today, house speaker john boehner proposed a backup pla

stone, san bruno, kron 4. >>pam: the state senator jerry hill has harsh words for the utility company and the state regulators " pg&e owns the state of california and the p u c it is shameful that they would allow pg&e to profit from their behavior, their negligence, their poor maintenance. >> new tonightnew tonight at eight. a violent sex offender has been released from prison and is now on the streets of san francisco. kron 4's alecia reid visited his south of market neighborhood and home, where police went to warn neighbors. >>reporter: police are warning neighbors about this man53 year old david simons --- released from prison this month after serving 24 years for sexually assaulting children. he's considered a sexually violent predator. >> >> a violent predator is the worst of the worst, the most serious type of sexual offender, so it is our responsibility to alert the community. >>reporter: he now lives at hotel potter, south of market. inspectors visited his new home and handed out leaflets to people li

so these are regulations that were put in place after san bruno. any work that needs to be done to meet existing regulations has been and will continue to be paid for by our shareholders. >> reporter: she says pg&e is actually disappointed in the puc's decision because the utility had asked for about 60% more. pg&e had hoped to raise rates by about $2 a month. instead the puc approved an average 88 cents more next year and $1.36 in 2014, money that will be used to prevent future disasters, adding insult to injury for current victims. >> they're picking up as though nothing happened and business as usual. [ crying ] >> i'm very sorry. i'm just really emotional. >> reporter: the puc commissioners say they were trying to strike a balance between punishing pg&e for past mistakes and encouraging the company to invest in safety. julie watts, cbs 5. >>> the nation's largest pot dispensary's fight to stay open continued in court after being unable to win state court approval early this month. the two landlords of harborside dispensaries in oakland and san

san bruno's mayor echoed a popular sentiment. >> you allow a utility responsible for the deaths of eightitizens, friends and family, to profit as a direct result of that tragedy. >> reporter: the consumer watch dog group urgeds the puc not to let pg&e make any profit, noting that many of it is due to pg&e's negligence. but the spokesperson says the money is paying for its mistakes. >> what's important to know is that the funding was needed to meet new regulations, so these were regulations that were put in place after san bruno. any work that needs to be done to meet existing regulations has been and will continue to be paid for by our shareholders. >> reporter: she says pg&e is actually disappointed in the puc's position, because the utility had asked for about 60% more. the money will be used to prevent future disasters, adding insult to injury for current victims. >> their picking up as though nothing has happened, business as usual. >> i'm very sorry. i'm just really emotional. >> reporter: now, the puc commissioners say they were trying to strike a balance between punishing pg&e for

it is part of the safety plan put in effect after the san bruno pipeline disaster. >> our goal is to be able to not only respond but begin predicting when things begin to develop on the system. so that we can begin to prevent events from happening other than just responding to those events. >> reporter: now pg&e will consolidate its gas transmission, gas distribution centers, and a dispatch center, all in this 48,000 square foot floor that you see here. and right now the dispatch and distribution centers are located in san francisco, fresno and concord. the idea is to make communication centralized and response times fastener the event of an emergency. along with the move to san ramon, pg&e executives also talked about the tests they've done on more than 400 miles of gas pipeline since san bruno happened and this year they added 37 automated valves that can shut off remotely in an emergency and pg&e executives say they believe these changes have made their customers safer and will lessen the chance of another san bruno explosion. >> we have done a significant amount of learning from

. >>> cutting up strong words from the mayor of san bruno. >> in the wake of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion, pg&e is updating their structures, earning them a problem forcing pg&e customers to suffer. >> they are making a profit from this and the customers shouldn't suffer. >> they plan for a safer pipeline. who profits and who will pay. >>> also a new chapter in one community's fight against a convenience store. why 7-eleven may suddenly have to close its doors. >>> and the city of oakland is sitting on a pile of cash tonight. more than $316,000. only problem, some of it may rightfully belong to you. peaks: a major injury we will be paying for improvem -- to prevent th osion that killed >>> your natural gas bill is going up. we will be paying for improvements to prevent the kind of explosion that killed eight people destroying a san brunei neighborhood. cbs5 julie watts explains. they are upgrading their infrastructure. upgrades that will earn pg&e a profit and force pg&e customers to pay. >> the victim shouldn't have to suffer because pg&e is making a profit from this explosion.

>> bruno is an amazing chef.here are some hungry adults here and we'll take his food as well because we love it. thank you so much, bruno and michelle. cnn is honoring the real hear heros tonight immediately following this show at 8:00 p.m. it will be hosted by our own anderson cooper. >>> a day after one of the players took his girlfriend's life and his own, the kansas city chiefs took to the field this afternoon. reaction from those who were there next. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we sti

it turns out both parties will be paying and rates will increase in the aftermath of the deadly san bruno pipeline blast and fire on september 9, 2010, which killed 8 people, injured 66 and destroyed dozens of homes of. the cpuc is ruling on pg&e's enhanced safety guidelines today a plan to improve its pipeline infrastructure. the repairs will cost over $2 billion and require pg&e to test hundreds of miles of pipeline, replace old pipe segments and automate safety valves. the cpuc says of the $2 billion needed for the work, ratepayers will pay $299 million. the mayor of san bruno and several utility watchdog groups say pg&e will be making a profit on this work. >> today you set a precedent. do you allow a utility responsible for the deaths of eight citizens, friends, and family, to profit as a direct result of that tragedy? >> commissioners, i urge you to approve judge bushy's decision to make sure pg&e pays its fair share of pipeline testing and replacement. on the whole the decision has been carefully crafted to make sure pg&e does not profit from the explosion in san bruno. >> why woul

san bruno, kron 4.>>pam: today a vigil was held in san francisco's bayview district for the city's most recent homicide victim. >> mother of god >>pam: members of the city's catholic archdiocese came together, prayed and sung hymns where 17 year old montreal blakely from concord was standing when he was gunned down saturday night. the victim- a popular student and member of the football team at concord high school was in town visiting family when he was shot. the archdiocese says they conduct these sidewalk services at the scene of all violent deaths in the city. >> we are trying to say that each life is important. we want to remember them in the way that they were so carelessly and paul leslie killed it. we want to say that you are important. >>pam: r montreal blakely is the city's 67th murder victim so far this year. it's the 45th homicide involving firearms. with the issue of gun control and safety on the top the everyones minds. san francisco's mayor ed lee is getting behind a new proposal surroundi

once again it is extenting to the south and -- extending from the south to the west in san bruno. notice this precipitation rate is on hillside drive outside of burlingame here and the map is extending out towards raymond city. over the past few times, you can see. as far as current numbers, you will need anatomy bell la or jacket in the lower 50s. today the cold unstable air mass will show a little bit of everything and as a result we have some heavier downpours. here is the forecast at 8:00 and we have showers and temperatures mainly in the 40s and by 12:00, scattered showers and there is a possibility you may run into hail and see how unstable the air mass is today. showers will linger all day long. a look ahead, your five-day forecast, it will be dry, a slight chance of a shower by friday afternoon and into saturday. coming up, we have an update on the sierra. >>> this may turned out to be a disappointing holiday for retailers after all. retails are up 7 / 10th from last year and that shows it is the weakest growth since they see leg trig is older. they are asking you to impor

. >> reporter: pg&e says it learned a great deal since san bruno. among them, it's a good idea to have everybody in the same room especially in a emergency so in the building behind me in the coming months on the fifth floor they will have a call center that can receive calls about possible gas leaks and dispatch people immediately. >> our level of preparedness is dramatically different today than when san bruno occurred. >> reporter: pg&e's gas division wanted to show off their new gas control center in san ramon. all the while explaining this company is much different now than it was september 2010 when a gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno killing eight people and destroying dozens of homes. >> we have we have much greater confidence in our ability to operate those pipelines i feel sa. >> reporter: thursday, the california public utilities commission will vote on pg&e's pipeline safety plans developed after the explosion. puc staff is recommending approval. these are all new faces to pg&e. the independent review panel suggested separating the comp

bruno. thank you for your time. next speaker. >>> [speaker not understood] more land, graziano [speaker not understood], [speaker not understood]. >> good afternoon. >>> good afternoon, director rifkin and fellow board members. i'm currently the president of russian hill neighbors, and we represent over 600 households and merchants. and at our recent meeting that ended at 9 o'clock last night, our board of directors with 30 people -- we have a very large board of directors -- unanimously voted to support option 4 at the pagoda theater. it is rare that 30 people agree, especially the 30 people with whom i'm involved. i come from a family of 45. rarely -- we have collaboration, rarely consensus. so, i've been involved with -- i've been with north beach library, so, different opinions. i respect and everyone's opinion that has come before me today, but this just happens to be what we looked at it very thoroughly as we have. it's a 30-year old organization and we've tried to take in every side of it. and like i said, we

. >> mark bruno, tina more land, graziano [speaker not understood]. >>> my name is mark bruno. thank you directors for listening to our concerns about the first option, which is called the base option in north beach. i should tell you that i'm one of the litigants in the current lawsuit. it is not a trivia lawsuit. it's a real lawsuit. 31 businesses are supporting us because they're concerned about the effects on their businesses should option 1, the base plan to take the equipment out of the center of columbus occur. i would like to endorse what mr. reiskin, the director of the mta suggested was the possibility at the beginning of today's meeting. that is that you accept the return here if option 4 and option 3 are not possible, that they would ask the mta to come back here to the board with or without public comment but certainly just to listen for all of us in public to know why option 4 and option 3 are not possible. and i commend mr. reiskin and director [speaker not understood] for listening for the first time to the community. i think they've done an excellent job in try

and through 7:00 tomorrow morning, rain over san bruno, oakland, but not over san jose. in the late morning to early afternoon, the rain is going to push down to the south very, very slowly. finally oust the bay area by 11:00 -- out of the bay area by 11:00. it did start about 6:00 this evening, and it's going to last to about 6:00 tomorrow evening. but rain, moving very slowly. so we're going to see up to 2 inches of rain in the north bay. that's where the rain will largely be concentrated. and the wind advisory is in effect. for the sierra, a winter storm warning. heavy snow saturday and sunday, and the combination of all three days is going to leave up to 2 feet of snow at lake level, and up to 5 feet in the higher elevations. your extended forecast, rain already going on in the north bay. it's going to push south through the bay area overnight lasting through tomorrow evening. another round of rain for saturday, pretty much all day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. a third system for sunday rolling in about 2:00 pm and lasting till monday morning. but christmas eve and your chris

in san bruno. abc 7 news. >>> now to an innocent grandmother and latest victim of gun violence in oak land. police say foreman hit by stray bullet intended for someone elseth walking on international boulevard with her sister when the shooting started. the nick smith tonight with the latest on the investigation and a renewed call to stop the violence. >> everybody in the neighborhood knows her. everybody loves her. it's a shock. >>reporter: ramona foreman mona to family and friends is oakland latest victim of gun violence. mother of 2 and grandmother of 4 was shot and killed only block from his where she lived. >> 2 people shooting we continue know who they were but we definitely know it wasn't meant for my mama. >>reporter: oakland police agree. she was caught if the cross fire of 2 unidentified shooters and was not their intended target. they say she was leaving this dollar store with her sister headed home when bullet started flying. mona hit and died at the corne corner. words quickly spread th

coming up in the next half hour, we'll still be here, badly needed upgrades in the wake of the san bruno disaster. you're going to be paying for it. why pg&e still isn't completely satisfied. >> in newtown, connecticut, the two 6-year-old smoothing victims laid to rest today and the special speaker at the funeral for a teacher. >> how politicians put aside their differences today. honoring the late senator daniel inouye. ,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> now at 6:30, another day brings more heartbreaking good- byes in a small connecticut town struggling to heal. nearly one week since the sandy hook shootings, newtown is still coping with a steady stream of funeral processions. more children were laid to rest today as makeshift memorials to the 26 victims continue to grow. randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: coming to newtown tonight, new hampshire police confirming that nancy lanza the first shooting victim of her son adam lanza, there was a memorial service for her today in new hampshire. meanwhile, here in newtown, more funerals for the victims of last friday'

it is part of the fall out from the san bruno gas pipeline explosion and the inspections. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live in san bruno with the increase many californians must now cover. tom? >> reporter: it all began here in this neighborhood. pg&e customers will pay $300 million over the next two years. >> that is not nearly enough. from the standpoint of many other parties it is too much. >> they didn't do the job they were supposed to. now they are being rewarded for not doing that. >> reporter: today the public utilities commission approved 39% of the money pg&e asked for to upgrade and replace major pipelines. >> we are happy the commission voted on the important safety work we have been doing. we are disappointed they failed to fully fund this important safety work. >> reporter: what does that mean for you? the average pg&e bill will go up 88 cents a month next year. $1.36 the year after that. but this covers only urban pipelines, not the rural lines. >> just the first phase. the second phase is 6-$9 billion. we will fight over that one in the near future.

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chef bruno is one of our 2011 heros. he was honored for feeding hungry kids living in motels. to help them move into their own homes. take a look at where he is now. >> every night, chef bruno serves free meals to 300 motel kids in anaheim, california. it's work he was honored for last year as a top ten cnn hero. >> it was the most amazing moment in my life. after the cnn show, a lot of people call me. what can we do for you? >> but it was broou muno who wa to do more to help families living in area motels. >> when i send the kids back to the motel, i always had a very sad moment because i know where they go back. >> you guys can all share those markers. sit here and color. >> it's a hard life to escape. just ask the gutierrez family, who lived in a motel with their five children for more than a year. >> this is our living room/bedroom. me and my husband sleep here. the rest of them sleep sardine style on this bed. >> he got laid off. i started work just a month ago. it's really hard for us to save up to get into an actual home. >> i say, let's pay the first and last month. >>

bob bruno, a labor and employment relations professor at the university of illinois at chicago joinsis morning on set. good morning to you bob. > > good morning. > are unions the answer here? > > i think unions can be the answer. they have been historically. but in these particular cases, something truly creative is going on. these workers are really not demanding a union election vote or a collective bargaining agreement. they are talking about raising standards. they are talking about conditions that are poor and trying to put some pressure on these employers to raise those up. > are the conditions that poor? is the working wage that awful? > > this wage is pretty bad. we are talking about very profitable companies, very profitable industries, in most metropolitan areas; and these workers, on average, will bring in roughly around $22,000, $24,000 a year. and for about half these workers, they are the principal breadwinners. that is about $9-something an hour, without benefits. so it's pretty bad. > > here is a statement coming from rob karr. he is a lobbyist with the illinois retai

san brew esansan brew -- san san bruno. and heelsburg, clear lake, santa rosa. only light showers there. guerneville, 35-foot crests likely. at 11 on monday, well after the rain is done, that's when the river will hit its peak monday morning 3 feet above flood stage. the napa river will peak or crest a little bit earlier by lunchtime tomorrow, 2 feet above flood stage. moderate flooding is forecast for there. it is a river of tropical moisture literally stretching, we took a plane from here and flew all the way to hawaii, you would be in the same massive cloud. that's how far down to the south and west this tropical moisture goes. low pressure hasn't moved so the next storm will aim right where the last one did, in northern california and round number three is almost here. tomorrow, especially the morning hours it's going to be very wet. there's no round number four and round number three will be out of here by mid afternoon tomorrow. this time tomorrow, rain is done for a little bit. at least the heavy rainfall. look how much heavy rain is going to fall tomorro

the holder bought the golden ticket at san bruno market at 2480 san bruno avenue and is one of threeeople to win the top prize in saturday's panty five game. california lottery officials say the three winners will split the top prize of $5 450.900. >>> negotiations are going on right now in washington to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. the president and lawmakers have just hours left to reach an agreement before the midnight deadline. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, a live report from washington and a look at the impact these last-minute talks are having today. >>> again, thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. also, we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. have a good afternoon.

>> me. >> every night chef bruno serves free moles to 300 motel kids in anaheim, california.s work that he was honored for last week as a top ten cnn hero. >> one of the most amazing moments in myly. after the cnn show a lot of people call me, what can we do for you? >> but it was bruno who wanted to do more to help families living in area motels. >> send the kids back to the mow tell, all of a sudden there's a sad moment because i know where they go back. >> you guys can all share those markers. sit right here and color. >> a hard life to escape. just ask the gutierrez family who lived in a motel with their five children for more than a year. >> this is our living room/bedroom. me and my husband sleep in here and then the rest of them sleep on this bed. >> he got laid off. i stted working just a month ago. it's really hard for us to save us to get into an actual home. >> i came over to say let's pay the first and last month. >> but providing a deposit bruno helps them leave the motel life beyond. working with a local non-profit 22 families have gotten into a start of their o

there is also a vehicle fire in san bruno 1 01 northbound at san bruno ave.king the two right lanes and all lanes are open now. the damage is done. both sides of highway 1 01 jammed up between 380 and 92. give yourself a lot of extra time if you're planning on having out towards as f zero. traffic is still pretty damn that because of the earlier vehicle fire. the san mateo bridge -- jammed shoppiup the drive time is up to 25 minutes from hayward headed into foster city. it has been a tough ride into san francisco thanks to a couple of earlier accidents. nothing is blocking right now but lights are on an traffic is still backed up in the cash as well as fasttrack lanes. traffic across the golden gate bridge is moving well on the span but you will see a lot of slowing on 1 01 south coming out of the north bay. an earlier accident in nevada cleared but your ride from the bottle to downtown san francisco is 45 minutes. >> of the port of oakland maritime director james klein is stepping down as a newly released audit shows nearly $200,000 in questionable expenses.

david: david, bruno, thank you very much, gentlemen. good suggestions, appreciate it.hanks, guys, a water shortage on the mississippi river threatening to dry business in a big way. could affect you and the stocks you own. jeff flock on the next scene live. ♪ david: time for a speed read of the day's other headlines, five stories in a minute. buffet's claiming up to $1 billion from reinsure over a life insurance deal reached two years ago, reid says the claim is without merit. union management negotiators agreed of federal mitigation to end the week long port strike in los angeles and long beach. they are striking at ten of the 14 terminals at the nation's busiest port complex. apple nearly doubling itunes gee geographical reach with plans to expand into 56 additional companies as apple faces stiff competition from microsoft and google. warren likely to join the banking committee next year, a well-known critic of the banks calling for regulation and limited risk. carl icon abandoning the bid for oshkosh corporation after just 2 # 2% of the company shares were tended. h

because nobody else was going to save me. >> bruno and the camera man are too far away to offer iliar any help. then iliar's neighbor hears her screams. >> i heard her crying for help, for someone to save her, that she was going to die. >> he is also trapped on his rooftop. the rushing water makes communication nearly impossible. >> the river was making so much noise. there was no way for me to hear what anyone was telling me. >> by a stroke of luck, giberto sees construction rope on his roof. roof. he and a neighbor throw it across the raging waters. iliar manages to catch the rope, it's her only hope of survival. she will almost certainly drown if it breaks. >> daniel was yelling really loud for me to make a really tight knot. iliar tries to save at least one of her dogs. >> translator: my greatest anxiety was about my pets. >> it's a horrifying scene, and there's no time for second guesses. >> translator: everything was happening so fast. there was no time to stop and think about what was going on. >> with the rope tied haphazardly and with no second to spare, iliar plunges into th

we're in the 3700 block of san bruno avenue and what we have learned is this house behind me is not only the home of where two of the people who were arrested happened to live, but also the place where the crime started where the two victims were beaten, then bound and gagged. >>> reporter: according to court documents the two male suspects, one carrying a gun, went inside this home at 3733 san bruno avenue, assaulted the male victim, 26-year-old steven reed, then tied his hands behind his back. then prosecutors say the suspects beat the female victim. 19-year-old audrey practiced i do, hog-tied her arms to her ankles, then gagged her with a sock. last night a resident told cbs 5 reporter linda yee that the police took key evidence away including bedding. >> mattresses, like a bed. >> reporter: after they drove away they believe one of the suspects shot steven reed in the neck. both victims were dumped on a sidewalk a half mile away. reed was dead, prado is still in the hospital. >> they were overpowered. whether it was done to send a message, to facilitate the beating and shooting is no

they will actually make money. $130million because of what happened in san bruno and they shouldn't be allowed to do that. >> residential customers will see their monthly bills go up an average of 88 cents next year. >>> 4:54 now. let's take a last look at least for this half hour on traffic. >> it looks pretty good out there. i would say if you're trying to get around the bay area, it should be a pretty good drive. let's go outside and see what we have here. this is a look at the east shore freeway. no major problems. it's a little windy as rosemary has been saying. bay bridge toll plaza not a bad drive at all. it's a nice drive across into san francisco and this is 280 in san jose. is that a christmas tree at the top right there? i think it is. traffic is moving along pretty well getting up to highway 17. 4:55 let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. happy holidays as well. we have rain continuing over parts of the forth bay. it will take awhile before it shifts south. now i'm beginning to see a few sprinkles. picking up some moderate rain near himself burg at this time. petal

. >> yeah, well, you know, tom vacar, 2011 in some ways was the year of the pg&e sam bruno explosion. 2012 we had a refinery fire in richmond. were there commonalities to those stories, common lessons to be learned? >> the common lesson is that whether you're a corporation or an individual, you really don't want to pay for infrastructure improvements unless you absolutely have to pay for them. and in both cases, some violent action in san bruno and in richmond caused them to reassess that particular thing. pg&e is so far along now in terms of upgrading its infrastructure and doing the things that it should have been doing all along that it probably will be the model utility for the nation, if not now, in the very near future. >> but short of a disaster and an explosion, i mean, is there something to motivate companies, you know, like utilities and oil companies to make these moves? >> absolutely. i think the fines at pg&en is going to pay, i think they're going to be a shot across that everyone else better get this in order or at least be seriously working on, because if we find you,

. >>> a rate hike resulting from the san bruno pipeline explosion. the extra charge you could see soon on your pg&e bill. >>> stocks opening sharply lower on wall street as house republicans called off a vote on wall street and left talks in disarray ten days before sweeping tax increases and government spending cuts take effect. taking a live look at the big board you can see the dow currently down 120. the nasdaq down 1.5% down 45. and the s & p down 16. >>> we are also following developing news from newark. wow are looking live over new park mall. you can see a large crowd scene police presence all these people are waiting for the new air jordan shoes to go on sale. >>> time now 6:a. memorial will be held today for a high school football star from concord. 17-year-old month trillion blakely was shot to death saturday in the bay view district as he visited relatives. the search for suspects continue. the vigil tonight begins at 7:00 p.m. at concord high school. blakely's teammates are trying to raise money for his funeral. they will be selling chri

morning sickness. >>> trading underway on wall street. >>> here's live doppler going street level san brunor the airport, airport boulevard, millbrae avenue down to alameda in belmont getting some of the moderate rain now heading towards redwood city, wood side towards sunnyvale, mountain view, south bay light rain now all this is coming your way you can see it, all the cities would show up in the entire bay area f you are north of the dumbarton, especially 237 -- moderate rain over the next hour. >>> right now live look outside heavy rain moving through this is berkeley, sacramento and ward streets intersection you can see how wet it is and cars splashing as they drive through some of the ponding can be severe especially as the rain continues. be prepared before you leave this morning. >>> we'll give you a sunnier also greatest american soccer player ever mia hamm joins us. >> we are glad robin was doing well enough to go on a walk with you and sam. >> that's all you need to know. she is back and ready to go, she is looking great. >> we can't wait to see her, thanks josh. >>> the duchess o

>> the decision expected today, more than two years after the deadly san bruno pipeline disaster. >>>eninsula, forcing cruise to he -- neighborhood. >> reporter: live in santa rosa, temperatures near freezing rain on the way. hear from a man who says don't worry about the chill, chill out yourself, coming up in a live report. >>> sue hall in the traffic center. live shot of the bay bridge, metering lights on. sluggish upper deck due to earlier accident cleared out of lanes. black ice reported in the santa cruz mountains andnwdu petaluma road causing problems there. bart delay and muni problems this morning, when with we come back, after the break a >>> good morning on this thursday 6:30 thanks for joining us. live look on the bay bridge, botholóv sides of the bay, you n see a little wind out there which is probably good keeping things a little warmer than they otherwise would have been. otherwise, it is still pretty chilly out there. thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. for our friends in the east bay and those valleys, you may have the worst of it this morning

accident on the shoulder san bruno south 101 at san bruno avenue, cleared.och westbound highway 4 towards pittsburg, 40 miles an hour, there typical. hillcrest to 242 right around 20 minute drive towards concord. >>> 5:41. >>> stopping abuses at the top, local lawmaker presides over financial reforms after a scandal he brought on himself. >>> amazing scene in the pacific north we have after rain proved to be too much >>> welcome back. update on a dog reportedly abandoned in santa cruz county. we told you yesterday morning a woman told the animal shelter she found this springer spaniel with a sign that read homeless. the dog was in bad health and had to be put down. the woman lied. the dog belonged to her. investigators say she finally admitted that she couldn't afford the euthanasia fee. >>> you may have to wait a while get your federal tax refund. >> ohio. >>> good morning if you think -- filing is a big headache you may be in store for a migraine. instead of being ready by mid january this time the irs may not be ready to process your return until late mar