ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> the work in burlingame will be done in segments until next summer.ants are getting a break, though. construction will stop for the christmas season. >> we are deep in the dog days of summer but at one store it's christmas early. costcos all around the bay area already decked out with snowmen, ribbon, lights and tree decorations. believe it or not. assistant general manager of the store in concord tells us it's about generating excitement early. >> we don't want to be on the tail end of the holiday. we want to be out of the product by mid-november. we'll be completely out of christmas stuff and winding down in early november. >> since this is all about selling, costco says the plan is apparently working. people are buying those christmas items already. halloween decorations just came out two weeks ago. and already christmas. >> already. >> no music though, that's good. >>> time now 4:52. watch out, sunbathers! what was behind this military exercise that ended up on a beach. >> and meet the actress who added a special twist to the first pitch of the ga

the face-lift is turning into a huge headache for burlingame businesses.n takeo tells thank you the costly project is costing merchants -- tells us the costly project is costing merchants a lot. >> reporter: this is burlingame avenue and this is all that construction on the avenue. i talked to several businesses up and down this street that say they have seen business drop by one-third. alongside fashions upscale names is a pricy project itself. >> let's face it the sidewalk is costing me a fortune. it's a very expensive sidewalk. [ laughter ] >> reporter: major construction along burlingame avenue has cost the owner of copenhagen bakery big time. >> i'm afraid to actually calculate but i would say it's at least 30%. >> reporter: this part of the project started in may but is now almost a month behind schedule. >> needless to say we are not the only ones suffering. i talked to other merchants here and they are all feeling the pinch. so we all have a lot to recoup. >> reporter: nielsen expected a section right in front of his business to be done by now. >>

however, no one called the burlingame police d until an hour later. pg&e says police should have been called right away and crews capped line and re-opened streets after five hours. >> sky seven was overhead after firefighters put out a fire on amy by bus in san francisco yesterday. you can see the damage to the back of the bus. passengers got out safely and this is the second time in a week a muni bus caught fire on the same line. >> time for mist and drizzle. again. >> is that my new nickname? good morning, everyone. temperatures are the same as yesterday, two or three degrees cooler. we do not have 60's on the map. san jose is cool at 59. 68 in los gatos. concord is at 56. same in san francisco. napa, mountain view is 57. novato is 55 and santa rosa is coolest at 54. another wet commute. there are wet spots for the morning commute through 7:00 and more likely 9:00. drizzle dries even at the cost by noon and we are in the 60's to 70's by 4:00 as the cooling breeze continues but we will see more sunshine and grab a coat for the evening hours. if you

is detoured around burlingame and you may see delays in that area. as we take you back into san francisco, well, the crash is cleared and southbound 280, we are looking at slight delays in the southbound direction and northbound is not built up along the to 80 extension. from emeryville toward the bay bridge, this is a gloomy look with all the clouds and mist and slow conditions at 20 minutes to get you away from the maze and into san francisco. >> no way can three lucky person feel gloomy this morning as they wake up multi-millionaires, where the winning powerball tickets were hold. >> steve jobs gets the red carpet treatment in a new biopic. >> at 6:30, a bay area city is ready for one of top particular gun buyback events today and how much money you can get if >> welcome back, we have breaking news outside of of nashville, tn, with flooding occurring and it is all too common in nashville. three of the last four years they have had flooding in and around nashville and today it is another day they are dealing with the possibility of losing homes and

. >> new concerns tonight after a gas leak shut down streets in downtown burlingame. pg&e called immediately but no one called burlingame police department until an hour after the accident. the area cleared about 10:00. >> california students took a step back this year but officials say students drop just a fraction of proficiency in math, science and english. the state is switching to national standards. >> this is going to be less multiple choice and a lot more critical thinking. >> there will be improvement after that, is our goal. >> the state superintendent blames the results on years of cuts and the switch to the new standards. >> a fire burning in riverside county is now forcing evacuation of 5 hub00 homes burning in banning. abc 7 news is live near twin pines. >> here are the latest numbers. 11,000 acres burned since the fire started about 2:00. 15 structures burned. this is supposed to be the site of a special occasion. but he tells me he's not going to let the fire ruin his wedding day. this is where steve was supposed to get married yesterday. he says after

en burlingame, un perro fue llevado a la bodega de "good-will" en esa ciudad para buscar mas chinches empleado dice que vio un grupo de estos insectos en el local y si confirman su existencia, tendran que destruir mas articulos. n5a 500 goodwill bed bugs sot "what a tragedy for goodwill, it seems like a big bummer" este residente de san francisco califica la infestacion como una tragedia para goodwill y lamenta que muchas personas no podrn comprar articulos economicos y necesarios para sus familias. ---el director de estas tiendas, "tim murray," informo que decidieron exterminar todo para resguardar la salud del publico... ---murray agrego que las personas que tienen chinches dentro de sus hogares no deberian donar sus pertenecias... las chinches de cama se alimentan de sangre y sus picaduras provocan picazn. a diferencia de otras plagas, estos pequeÑos insectos no transmiten ni propagan enfermedades pero pueden provocar infecciones si las personas no limpian el area afectada en sus cuerpos que suelen ser la cara, el cuello, los hombros y las manos. outro ---goodwill asegura que no ha

abc 7 news slif from burlingame tonight with the latest. wayne? >> this donation center behind me is closed. it has been closed most of the day. they sent employees home early. boy 11:00 they had a bed bug sniffing dog on the zone. today at least, the burlingame bed bug scare ended with a handshake, smiles, a pat on the back then depar tu of unnamed bed bug sniffing dog. >> i think they're a little overly cautious. it's a good thing. i think people appreciate that. >> the scare began friday night and intake center for 33 donation sites. and inspections prompted good will to throw out donations to fill a truck. >> i think hoping everyone would just buy it. >> bed bug infestations have become a national problem. dale ingal is surprised we don't hear more about them. >> we find evidence in hotels, and movie theaters. everywhere. cruise ships, we do, i did a library in one city. >> parasites can be small as head of a pin or large as a lady bug. they cause skin rashz or allergies and reproduce. >> they're going to be where they can get a blood meal. th

so the location is burlingame avenue and primrose road. we know that there's no evacuations but emergency crews are on scene right now. we'll bring you more updates throughout the morning. in the meantime, main lines of your freeways southbound 280 approaching alemany boulevard, this is in san francisco. we still have at least one lane blocked. it was an accident there. the roads are slick this morning as brian will tell us in just a minute. so we are seeing a few drivers kind of losing control on some of the roads and heading into the ditch off the freeway so just a heads up there. we're seeing some delays actually right now getting out of san francisco on 280. 101 is a better option. also later this afternoon, we have a couple of sports things going on. sports games, giants versus brewers 12:45 at at&t park. so you can expect to see some extra traffic along the embarcadero and king street. also just in time for the evening commute 6 p.m. candlestick 49ers take on the broncos. so yeah, if you think 101 is usually bad expect some extra tra

he and his family actually lived in burlingame. he says that under the rules of his program, he is not allowed to do any interviews until his sentence is fully served. that will be sometime next year. in san francisco linda yee, kpix 5. >> jew will remain at that house for a couple weeks and be at a house of detention for the rest of his sentence. >> the driver accused of plowing his car through crowds of people in venice beach board walk is scheduled to be in court today. a memorial is growing with candles and flowers honoring victims of saturday's crash. 38-year-old nathan campbell swerved around barriers. an italian woman was killed. >> explain what happened and what i feel. so long i want to come back. >> she was a remarkable young woman. really bright and shiny person. >> 16 others were hurt in the crash. >> 4:40 now. crews are close to containing a wildfire. it has burned 1500 acres so far. the fire started yesterday morning in the cleveland national forest. large clouds of ash covered the sky creating a big brown haze. >> oh

gas leak shut down two dozen businesses in downtown burlingame. the incident was first reported about two hours ago and does look like quite a few crew members. a fire chief tells us workers at a construction site apparently hit a gas line causing the leak. it's unclear if the damage was caused this morning or sometime last night. officials think the line is four inches wide. they've shut down neighboring businesses as a precaution. >> the gasses are going straight up at this time. so we've closed 20 to 25 businesses and delayed them in opening up. >> the businesses will be closed for the next two to three hours. pg&e must dig three holes in three different areas to reach and repair the line. >>> pg&e has been called in to help find the cause of a fire. flames were first reported shortly after 4:00 a.m. at a house on north idaho street. the fire appears to have started near an electrical box on the home. firefighters were able to quickly put the flames out and no injuries were reported. >> 7:38 this morning. cal trans starts working on the fix for

this is on interstate >>> sky 7 over the skeechb a horrible crash in burlingame.have confirmed two people have been killed in this crash on northbound 280. we can tell you this was a single car crash. one slain still closed now. two lanes shut down earlier. we'll bring you more information at 9:00 and 11:00. and you can follow us on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. you can see the back ups, traffic in this area are stretching well past the burlingame area. well before, i should say. >> on the lighter side most maps of the city are in two dimensions. >> so today abc 7 news took a stroll with a man who is setting out to fix that. some stillhills in san francisco have you to climb them to believe them. i don't often work out in a suit fwhu is for a good cause thchl grad student made himself an expert as part of a project. >> i think it's two blocks north of here, there is a grade but there are things like google earth. >> i found existing maps fun to play with. but didn't use them around the city. i wanted something simple as possible. >> and what could with simpler t

he and his family actually lived in burlingame. i did talk to him briefly by phone. he say that is under the rules of his reentry program, he is not allowed to do any interviews with media until his sentence is fully served. that will be some time next year. in san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >> jew will remain at the halfway house for a few weeks and be on house detention for the rest of his prison term. >>> right now in southern california, crews are close to knocking out a 1500 acre wild fire in the lake area of river side county. large clouds of ash covering the sky creating a brown haze. >> oh, yeah, i was worried there wasn't much i could do because i was stuck on the 91 freeway up to the 15. >> thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes, but so far, no houses have been destroyed. >>> chevron has agreed to pay almost $2 million in fines for that big refinery fire in richmond last year. chevron will plead no contest to six criminal charges because of the fire that sent toxic black smoke into the sky. 15,000 people went to local hospitals. 19

one was deborah burlingame. she started asking questions. what is this freedom center and what will it be? she had two primary problems with the museum and the first was it didn't appear to have anything to do with 9/11 which to her was very important. her brother was the pilot on the plane that crashed into the pentagon and the second she looked at what she believed the number of people who were involved were progressive liberals in a certain sense who had been critical of the bush administration. she thought they were going to be bringing their politics into this museum and using it as a place to advance their political cause. and so from those ends she varies sadly put the grassroots are positioned together that successfully defeated this museum but it was a huge, it was incredibly controversial and chaos before the summer of 2005. it got really nasty. >> host: when you have a debate that gets really nasty and it's played out in the times in "the wall street journal" to what extent is it inevitable that when you have that degree of contro

[ laughter ] >> reporter: major construction along burlingame avenue has cost the owner of copenhagen bakery big time. >> i'm afraid to actually calculate but i would say it's at least 30%. >> reporter: this part of the project started in may but is now almost a month behind schedule. >> needless to say we are not the only ones suffering. i talked to other merchants here and they are all feeling the pinch. so we all have a lot to recoup. >> reporter: nielsen expected a section right in front of his business to be done by now. >> originally i was told first week of august this block would be finished. obviously, as you can see, that's not the case. >> we have been hoping to get the project done much sooner than we realized. >> reporter: the city admits its original timeline had complications. >> it is relatively on schedule, yes. in fact, given all the complexities, given all the unknowns that we encountered through the construction, still, it's -- it could have been much more worse. >> reporter: burlingame's public works director stresses this is a large-scale project. the $15 million

. >>> sky 7 over the skeechb a horrible crash in burlingame.ed two people ha been killed in this crash on northbound 280. we can tell you this was a single car crash. one slain still closed now. two lanes shut down earlier. we'll bring you more inrmation at 9:00 and 11:00. and you can follow us on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. you can see the back ups, traffic in this area are stretching well pa the burlingame area. well before, i should say. >> on the lighter side most maps of the city are in two dimensions >> so today abc 7 news took a stroll with a man who is setting out toix that. some stillhills in san francisco have you to climb them to believthem. i don't often work out in a suit fwhu is for a good cause thchl grad student made himself an expert as part of a project. >> i think it'swo blocks nort of here there is a 23% grade but there are things like google eth. >> i found existing maps fun to play with. but didn't use them around the city. i wanted something simple as possible. >> and what could with simpler than? darker the line, ste

. >> time now is 6:41 a ruptured line in burlingame. crews are worken on it now. these are live pictures. right there with them. this is the area of burlingame and primrose. that was reported about 5:30 this morning. and at this point we don't know how many people are affected by the gas leak. and the ruptured gas line but they're working on it. we'll stay on this and bring you more details on this ruptured gas line when we get them in. >>> it is now 6:41, 6:42. he heads up the school district and how the chief is linked to an investigation into test rigging out of state. >>> a vandal strike. new information about how all this took place and have some new video for you of what the vandals did inside the church. >>> here is a look at the top stories. the bart contract talks resume at 9 a.m. the threat of a strike is looming. they are after a hearing into the bitter dispute. >>> the suspected gunman in the shootings of four people in dallas is in custody. he shot two people at two homes. >>> same sex spouses of military personnel could get benefits by the end of aug

leaving the charity's burlingame location, after searching the area for several hours. no trace of the bugs found there. although the dog got worn out, before checking the entire space. so another dog will be brought in finish the job tomorrow. meantime, people showing up to drop off donations or shop. were unnerved by the reason behind the closure. >> i think it is disgusting. >> scary. >> i think that they are difficult to get rid of and >> pam: bed bugs have been confirmed in a section of the san francisco warehouse at 11th and mission. nearly everything inside was thrown out as a precaution. exterminators are scheduled to tent and treat the affected area there on thursday. >> jacqueline: temperatures were warmer in the north bay. on the left, you can see the high temperatures today. santa rosa, four degrees below average but yesterday about 11 degrees below average. concord, 82. livermore 82 but in oakland and hayward pretty close to our average for this time of year. the widespread coverage at the san mateo bridge. a bit coming over the hill. the fog will be quicke

. >> a gas leak shut down a street in burlingame. it happened around 4:30 this morning. pg&e was called immediately but no one called the burlingame police department until about an hour after it happened. police arrived on the scene around 5:30. it was capped and the area cleared about 10:00 in the morning. pg&e are investigating the incident. >> college bound students from one of the best high schools are protesting a decision to toss out their advanced placement test scores. those high schools failed to follow the rules for the advancement of tests and they say the scores don't count. more from mark matthews. >> reporter: these high school grads are small sample of 200 students in that school that took advanced exams hoping to place in college classes they found the exams have been disqualified because the school did not abide by the rules to administer the tests. some sat closer than the five feet prescribed by the testing service. what the test service found out the college board tossed out the examination and told the students we had to test again. >> we didn't kno

gold country. >> police are warning citizens of a snake scam that hit several cities including burlingamend san mateo. a woman posing as an animal control officer talks a resident into searching his backyard for snakes and her accomplice is in the house and steals from it. union city police released this sketch of a woman wanted for a similar scam. the suspect is described as heavy set hispanic female with a new york or bronx accent at 5' 2" with bleached blond hair. >> food worker at oakland international airport are protesting unfair labor practices picketing beginning at 4:00 a.m. with rallies planned for later today at the airport. workers are fighting for better wages and in contract negotiations for a year with host international. >> coverage continues and we go back to the road with our engineer who is giving great live traveling traffic reports with cell 7. dick, you are moving through berkeley area on 80? >> yes, kristen, i am on 80 and i am coming up to powell street and i will come up shortly to the closure of the right lanes that normally are set up to go over the san francisc

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ought burlingame main post office is up for sale with the retail business and post office boxes moved to a smaller location in the same area. the length of time the process takes depends on the buyer and how many bids they get. the post post office is trying to bring down their $9 billion deficit. >> new report out this morning reveals the most difficult companies to interview and six are here in the bay area. career search firm spoke to recent job candidates at google and they described interview process as "difficult, inbound, but clear." the santa clara company on the list shows facebook hires more people that office more than just unconventional ideas, and candidates report add difficult interview process at guidewire in foster city. yahoo's acquisition of tumbler includes $110 million payment to the founder, but he has to stay on the job for four years. he turned 27 last month and he started tumbler in 2007 a few years after he dropped out of high school to concentrate on computer programming. >> now, our meteorologist is checking out the drizzle we have with the low cloud. >> yo

a doc will make another circuit around the burlingame facility to make sure there are no traces of theon friday night at goodwill warehouse if san francisco, an inspection revealed evidence of bedbugs. that led to goodwill dumping a semi truck worth of donated items. >> they are where they can get a blood meal. that can be most likely bedding, things associated with the bed, head boards, cabinets next to the beds. >> they say all of this is precautionary to make sure no customer goes home with infested items. >> the cleveland man who kidnapped three girls and held them captive for a decade will be sentenced in half an hour. ariel castro is expected to get life in prison plus 1,000 years after making a deal to kidnap, rape and abuse of girls. the three girls were kept in the basement of the 53-year-old man's house but spared the man the death penalty. >> do you understand that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison? >> i knew i would get pretty much what was thrown at me. >> there is new information of victims including diaries kept by the women if years. the goa

. >>> thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend's 21st annual burlingame arts fest. the festival features more than 150 artisans showcasing their original works, including art, photography and sculptures. in addition award winning musicians will be featured on the main stage. this year arts fest is being held on howard avenue because of work being done down burlingame avenue. the festival is free. it runs from 10:00 to 6:00 today and tomorrow. next at 6:00, bart unions return to negotiations this morning. what they are saying about governor brown's move to prevent another strike. and the latest in the search for a missing oakland woman, the grisly good saturday morning to you. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> many location necessary the upper 50s. oakland you are sitting at 60. mist and drizzle. as you head closer to the gold gate in our coast is the mist and drizzle. this afternoon we will warm through the 60s to near 70 degrees. coastside starting out with plenty of clouds bushes we should get into a little sun about

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. >> thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend's burlingame arts fest.150 artists showing art, photography and sculpture. award winning musicians will perform on the main stage. it's on howard avenue. because of work being done on burlingame avenue. it runs today and tomorrow. if you are headed out. meteorologist lisa argen has the accu-weather forecast. >> good morning to you. here is a look from the emeryville camera looking back at the golden gate bridge. clouds, mist and drizzle. it is 59 degrees in san jose and oakland 57, one hour and 40 minute delays at sfo. brighter skies and temperatures maybe a couple degrees warmer today. here is a look at the for the rest of the day burnoff will occur around 10:00. partial clearing at the coast and numbers will mid-60s in san francisco and mid-80s inland. we've got a warmup coming up in the next hour. >>> coming up, bart unions return to the negotiations this morning. what they are saying about governor jerry brown's move to prevent another strike. the latest in search for a missing oakland woman. grisly disc

the students suing donald tru >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> next stop the america's cup. emirates team new zealand soared today. this video shows emirates during an earlier win. that means emirates will face its bitter rival, defending champion oracle for the america's cup. the best of 17 america's cup series begins september 7th on san francisco bay. >>> and for a look at our bay weather on this sunday, let's get to leigh glaser. >> they had a lot of wind out there on the bay. you saw those white caps, small craft advisories still up for that area. take a look at the wind speeds in a moment, but live doppler 7 hd showing you the system that moved to the north of us. some parts of the north bay reported some light sprinkles. and right here off the coast. that's helping to throw some of those clouds our way as well. you probably noticed them just banking up near the golden gate bridge as well as the marine headlands this afternoon. here is a look at those current wind speeds. sfo got up to 26 miles per hour. check out oakland

. >>> burlingame has construction.etch of burlingame avenue is getting a $16 million face- lift. the goal is to upgrade aging sewer lines and make the streets safer and friendlier for pedestrians. some local businesses say the construction is forcing customers to go elsewhere. >>> other bay area headlines for you, napa county is reporting its first cases of west nile virus for the year. a 65-year-old man is out of the hospital. he is recovered from west nile virus meningitis. a bird found dead near calistoga has tested positive for the virus that is spread by mosquito bites. >>> stinson beach is closed to swimming and surfing until saturday after a great white shark was spotted off the coast there on monday. shark sightings are common at stinson. this one probably was attracted by the whale that beached itself and died there earlier this week: >>> now to the wildfires burning in california. the rim fire near yosemite national park is showing no signs of slowing down. but we have some good news. the american fire in pla

as kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran found out, today goodwill called in crews to inspect its burlingameehouse. >> reporter: shoppers hope the bedbugs don't bite. >> it will cost me money to get rid of them if they come into our home. i'm concerned. >> reporter: bedbugs were reportedly found here this past weekend. this is the second warehouse shutdown in the bay area. on monday, goodwill shut down its san francisco warehouse after bug sniffing dogs found the creatures. a spokesman says we are going way beyond what we have to for the health and safety of our team members and customers. this is a really unfortunate occurrence that has befallen us. goodwill says the bugs haven't detected at any retail store across the san francisco, marin and san mateo counties. shoppers are concerned the infestation could have started with a donor. >> i would hope that people who donate would at least try and clean it up before they just drop it off. >> reporter: other shoppers say it comes with the goodwill territory. you just have to be careful about what you buy. >> you have to know if you're buying so

the project started in may on burlingame avenue and it's taking longer than expected.ness owners say they are losing about a third of their business because of it. >> originally i was told the first week of august this block would be finished. obviously as you can see, that's not the case. >> we were hoping to get this project done much sooner than we realized. >> the work is expected to last until next summer on various blocks and they will take a break during the holiday shopping season. >>> new this morning, the 911 tapes that captured how a school clerk in georgia talked a gunman into surrendering have been released. antoinette tuff talked the man down by talking about problems. >> don't feel bad, baby, my husband just left me after 33 years. i can help you. you want to talk to them? want plea to talk to them? we're not gonna hate you, baby. it's a good thing that you giving up. we not gonna hate you. >> she persuaded the 20-year- old gunman, michael hill, to surrender. he was arrested. no one was injured. tuff says she was never more scared in her life. >>> a new

. >> a pens -- a peninsula lawmaker wants to make >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> here is the bridge that is not closed down, golden gate bridge which is covered by a blanket of fog but traffic getting through. >> more headlights right now. >> the president of france says a possible military strike on syria could come by next wednesday and top lawmakers say the white house should consult with congress more on any planned military action. >> a stunning reversal from america's close of the ally the british parliament voting against intervention in syria. >> it is clear that the british parliament reflecting the views of the british people does not want to see british military action. i get that. the government will act accordingly. >> the white house says president obama has not made a decision but is prepared to act alone calling syrian chemical weapon as threat to united states security. defense secretary hagel says the administration is still trying to build an international coalition. >> we will continue to consult with our

the court filing is in response to two lawsuits filed by a burlingame lawyer on behalf of some passengers. berkeley's landmark post office which had been slated to be sold has been given a brief reprieve. that's good news for protesters who have been camping out in front of the building since the end of the last month. it's part of an effort to keep the post office from being sold. u.s. postal regulatory commission has agreed to delay the sale at least until of a it hears from tom bates. he's expected to testify about why the post office should be saved. the group is happy but skeptical. >> the people of berkeley, the community, this is what -- we want this hear -- this here. this is all we got. >> after the hearing, the commission has 120 days to grant or defly the appeal. >>> representatives and advocates for the chinese community are hopeful a federal court will block a new state law banning the sale of shark fins. the justice department filed a brief in support of their pox last month -- position last month calling the shark fin ban unconstitutional. they say the new law is preempted

. >>> crews are back at these two goodwill store locations, one in san francisco, one in burlingame to make sure there are no bedbugs. sal castanedo talked to customers and joins us live to explain what is being done today. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon. today, the nation continues to come in here at the goodwill center in san francisco inside the warehouse workers tented off a small area of the warehouse and they are eliminating the bedbug infestation. goodwill says enough material to fill 15 dumpsters was thrown away. anything that was closed to the bedbugs is gone. >> oh, sure. you could take home an infestation. you have to. >> reporter: now, goodwill says the news was better on the peninsula, especially with the trained dogs that found no trace of the pests. we found people shopping at the closing section here at goodwill in san francisco. officials say the infestation albeit small is well-contained. however, the nonprofit says it has still lost thousands of dollars because they had to throw out merchandise and thousands more to clean up. some worry the publicit

. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a popular newebsite has parents and experts expressing new concerns this morning. the latest site for teams to share photos and gossip and they can post without their parents knowing and a way of connecting to other teens. they open themselves up to anonymous bullying. >> the bullying got worse and worse and i would be sitting in bed and i would cry. >> dangerous thing for some teens to go on the sites because they are met with such hostility and such ugly statements. >> it has been mentioned in connection with five teen suicides and used by kidnapping victim hannah anderson after her rescue. the company wants to make it a safe environment. >> if you have never asked directions, never had chechen pox and share everything, you share some of the traits as a freshman entering college in the fall. the mindset list shows in general students are tech savvy but college freshman consider themselves multicultural and spiritual but not necessarily religious. as for other traits, those born in 1995, chatting

office the fbi raided his city hall offices, china town flower shop and homes in san francisco and burlingame. prosecutors had video tape of him accepting $40,000 in $100 bills in an attempt to shake down the chinese immigrant owners in the sunset district. he pled guilty to bribery and extortion charges he was accused of lying about living in san francisco when he ran for supervisor. i did talk to him briefly by phone he says under the rules of his reentry program he is not allowed any interviews with media until his sentence is fully served that will be some time next year n. san francisco. linda yee kpix 5. >> he will remain at the halfway house for a few weeks and be on house detention for the rest of his term. >>> crews are close to knocking out a 1500-acre wild fire in river side county. large piles of ash covered the sky creating a brown haze. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes but so far, no houses have been destroyed. >>> chevron has agreed to pay almost $2 million in fines for that refinery fire in richmond. chevron will plead no contest to 6 criminal charg

have been linked to harsher parenting which includes more yelling and >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, from the embarcadero camera, downtown san francisco, you can probably tell, there are clouds and mike nicco predicted drizzle and it is materializing so we will check back with them to see how long the skies will stay gray. >> a south korean jet has been involved in an accident, this time, no one was hurt. a korean airlines plane failed to stop on approach and overshot the runway at the airport and crews towed the plane. the incident is the second in the past 30 days involving a south korean airline, asiana flight 214 crashed last month and killed three. >> mark zuckerberg is breaking new ground on the immigration debate. now more from the center for the arts. >> zuckerberg appeared before a packed house in san francisco's center for the arts. he did not waste any time explaining that a comment made by a student reshaped his view on immigration. he taught a class on entrepreneurship. >> one of the students raised his

. >> a light show across the show with >> covering correct, burlingame, campbell and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> you do not need the wipers this morning. the drizzle is gone. if now. it is looking good this morning at 4:20. all eyes are on a massive sink hole swallowing a vacation rental near mount disney with pat of it collapsing and another section is sinking in a sinkhole that is 50 to 60' wide. everyone is out safe. witnesses could hear cracking sounds and glass breaking as it began to sink. building code enforcement is on site to assess the damage. dramatic video of a 70-year-old man in colorado trying to get out of the car as flood waters rush by. he is on the right side of the screen and you can see cars thrown like toys down the road. the man was saved by a passing driver. two of the three people reported missing from flooding in colorado this weekend are safe. >> if you need gas this week get ready for sticker shock but this time, prices are going down. not up. it could be just the beginning. >> good news for summer travelers. gas prices are coming down. the national av

pg&e crews are currently working to cap a leaking gas line in burlingame.ch plastic line while using a back-hoe. the leak started shortly after 5:30 this morning. at this point there is an unknown number of customers without gas. pg&e and fire crews are on the scene. it is unclear when gas will be restored. bart negotiations will continue in just one hour from now, and both sides seem very far apart. meaning that come monday, we could see another bart strike. kron 4's mike pelton is live in oakland with the latest, mike? that the negotiations resume here at the caltrans a building. i have been testing with one of the negotiators. i asked her if she is feeling optimistic this morning and she replied to me and parked at this point, it is really hard to say. this comes a day after a public hearing with a fact-finding committee which revealed even more divisions between the two sides bridge here is the sign--here is the scene that lasted more than four hours yesterday the three member panel met with bart and the labor unions to get a detailed update on negotiat

to comment but we do know she plans to hold a news conference with the attorney stit hired from burlingame city council member says the fire broke up a marriage between richmond. >> when one starts a fire they're going to be in a rocky part of the marriage it happened almost a year ago. august 6th at 6:15 a pipe in a crude oil unit ruptured. the fire and smoke blanketed the skies and sent 15,000 rez don'ts hospitals. thousands filed individual claims against the refinery. the city council first broched the idea in may of hiring lawyers to sue chevron, deciding to continue to try to reach a settlement out of court. two weeks ago, they voted hire the. >> chevron owes the people as well as the city of richmond hundreds of millions of dollars based on the damage they've done to our commute overtime. >> the lawsuit asked for damages for clean up and emergency response. as well as impact the fire had on property values and, on the environment. chof ron responded with this statement... we cannot comment on the merits of a lawsuit that we have not yet seen. t the do persue such a suit is a waste d

it is located in burlingame on adrian road, just off of 1 101, not far from s. >> if o. the store, part warehouse, part show room, will give people the opportunity to see and touch the trees in person instead of choosing one on a computer. the redwood city-based internet company has been extremely successful for the past seven years, growing some 200%. >>> keeping with the business and tech theme, you can now trade in your old iphone for a brand new one at apple stores. scott mcgrew, the program is launching this morning? >> yeah, good morning. lots of us have upgraded a phone with our carriers but this is different. in the apple pro, you surrender your old phone in exchange for a new apple iphone at a reduced price. this should help apple sell more phones because even people who aren't eligible for upgrades can. cnbc's john fort first to report this, that it's going live this morning. there is nothing about the program on apple's website or in stores, but we trust john all the way. unfortunately, with this brand new news, we can't give you any figures, like how much you

. >> in burlingame, she a demonstration in ha -- tahrir square. >> i'm torn between understanding thati supporters have the right to peaceful demonstration. >> on the other hand she does see the muslim brotherhood trying to turn egypt into an islamic state. >> i won't support military rule but it's the lesser of evils at this point. >> koiro is under a curfew. military has declared a state of emergency. >> violence causes calm but drives violent forces underground. determined any for it's >> that relates to a question will it radicalize islamic fundamentalists? every person we talked to said yes. >> thank you very much. >> the airline that flies boeing 787 found new problems in three planes during maintenance discovering%(7z3 fay wiring. the government grounded all dream liners because of problems that caused their bratries to overheat. >> an announcement from google brings us closer to the stuff of science fiction. abc 7 news explains new feature that will let you ask your computer a question and get an answer in plain english. to characters in star trek talking to computers is usual

it's also taken place in san mateo, burlingame, and fremont city. two homes in belmont were the latest to be burglarized. the suspect used the same tactics in both incidents. here is a sketch of the woman that poses as the animal control officer. she knocks on your door, tells you there is a snake infestation in your neighborhood. then the suspects show the victim where to set up traps in the backyard. in the meantime, they distract the homeowner for about 30 minutes. while in the backyard, other people come in and burglarize it. >>> new at 11:00, three san jose liquor stores won't be selling booze this holiday weekend. alcoholic beverage control suspended liquor licenses at the mt. pleasant bottle shop and the quickie market on mckee road. both have the same owner. the stores can't sell liquor up to 25 years. agents say all three stores were involved in illegal gambling operations and selling counterfeit dvds. >>> going from being a passive supervisor to being almost an acrobatic pilot in a split second is oftentimes way too much. >> we investigate

to comment but we do know she plans to hold a news conference with the attorney stit hired from burlingame city council member says the fire broke up a marriage between richmond. >> when one starts a fire they're going to be in a rocky part of the marriage it happened almost a year ago. august 6th at 6:15 a pipe in a crude oil unit ruptured. the fire and smoke blanketed the skies and sent 15,000 rez don'ts hospitals. thousands filed individual claims against the refinery. the city council first broched the idea in may of hiring lawyers to sue chevron, deciding to continue to try to reach a settlement out of court. two weeks ago, they voted to hire the. >> chevron owes the people as well as the city of richmond hundreds of millions of dollars based on the damage they've done to our commute overtime. >> the lawsuit asked for damages for clean up and emergency response. as well as impact the fire had on property values and, on the environment. chof ron responded with this statement... we cannot comment on the merits of a lawsuit that we have not yet seen. t the do persue such a suit is a wast

this bill shows a past control inspector and his bedbug sniffing dog leaving the charities burlingamelocation after searching the area for several hours. no trace of the bugs found there. the dog got worn out before checking the entire space and another dog will be brought in to finish the job today. meantime, people showing up to drop off the nation's or shop were unnerved at the news. >>: and claudia start to the date for some locations. san francisco, good morning to you. your now at 55 degrees at this hour. looking for a high of 63 under mostly sunny skies was the clouds and fog clears out. we'll be right back. --cloudy staryt. good morning. watching wall street this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes positive at this hour. after their brawley's the stock market closed out to live with his best monthly gain since january. here's a look at how the markets closed yesterday. the dow fell 21 points. the nasdaq gained 10.3 in the s&p fell--s&p 500 fell a fraction. attorneys for j.c. penney and macy's are said to be back in court today after a three month rate to present:

police say the susects also victimized residents in union city, burlingame, san mateo, hillsborough, milbrae and fremont. investigators say the burglaries styles are similar in all these incidents. thieves preying on people's fear of snakes. police >> reporter: tell kron 4 news the she is there to steal your money and jury. >> is like a big expansion where it involves utility workers there's an urgency because the snakes are loose in the neighborhood and people have a natural fear of reptiles and snakes. >> reporter: suspect says that she has that there are snakes loose in theshe needs too catch them. then the other suspects come and and still your stuff. >> the violation may feel for having their home and they did. >> reporter: people do not recognize the one in the sketch and i'll tell them tell me that their sense of security in shaken. >> we've never had anything like this before in the cannot leave our doors unlocked. >> reporter: the want to remind everyone if someone approaches your home say they want to trim your trees or catch makes always asks to see their id's and if you d

. >> in burlingame an egyptian american is watching coverage and torn. >> morsi supporters have the righto peaceful demonstration. and i understand their frustration. having lost power in the manner they did. >> she wants the country to get back on track. >> i want the christian community protected. i want women to be protected.óe and i want us to be a secular country. >> one area where all three agree is violence will serve to radicalize fundamentalized offer every side. that is part of the story we're working on for abc 7 news at 6:00. >> we'll look forward to that. world news going to have more on the coverage on the chaos including why egypt is critical to the united states. world news airs at 5:30. >> there has been another site to opponents of same-sex marriage. the california supreme court rejected an appeal by sponsors of prop 8 in june and the high court's ruling only applies to the two couple who's took their case to court. the state supreme court rejects that argument and the last remaining legal challenge to same-sex marriage in california. >> we now know the name of the woma

and his law firm ut of burlingame. explosion and fire happened almost a year ago.august 6 at 6:15 in the evening a kor yoded pipe ruptured. the fire and smoke blanketed skies sending 15,000 residents to the hospitals having trouble breathing and complaining about problems. thousands filed claims against the giant refinery. the city council broched the idea in may of hiring lawyers. bc 7 news it was a tough opponent. >> they're not easy to negotiate with. >> both sides too far part. was filed. >> chevron owes people as well as the city hundreds of millions of dollars based on damage they've kun to the community overtime. not just august 6th, 2012 explosion and fire. >> the lawsuit asks for damages for the clean up and emergency response as well as impact values and on the environment. >> chevron responded with this statement. we believe the decision to persue is a waste of the city resources and yet another example of its failed leadership. vic lee abc 7 news. >> unspecified number of u.s. embassies will suspend operations on sunday. the state zeptz it's a precautio

. >> in burlingame, she attended a demonstration in ha -- tahrir square. >> i'm torn between undersndingrs have the right to peaceful demonstration. >> on the other hand she does see the muslim brotherhood trying to turn egypt into an islamic state. >> i won't support military rule but it's the lesser of evils at this point. >> koiro is under a curfew. military has declared a state of emergency. >> violence causes calm but drives violent forces underground. determined any for it's coup. >> that relates to a question will it radicalize islamic fundamentalists? every person we talked to said yes. >> thank you very much. >> the airline that flies boeing 787 found new problems in three planes during maintenance discovering%(7z3 fay wiring. the government grounded all dream liners because of problems that caused their bratries to overheat. >> an announcement from google brings us closer to the stuff of science fiction. abc 7 news explains new feature that will let you ask your computer a question and get an answer in plain english. to characters in star trek talking to computers is usual but

this video shows a pest control inspector and his bed bug sniffing dog leaving the charity's burlingameion after searching the area for several hours. no trace of the bugs found there. the dog got worn out before checking the entire space and another dog will be brought in to finish the job today. people showing up to drop off donations or shop were a little rattled on the news. nearly everything inside the san francisco warehouse is being taken to a landfill. >> sonoma county is upgrading the water supply pipeline to santa rosa to make it more seismically sound. the project includes installing 2-thousand feet of a 36-inch diameter steel water supply pipeline where the aqueduct crosses rodgers creek fault. the steel pipe will bend in the event of a fault rupture due to a major earthquake. the project is partially funded with a one-point- three million dollar fema hazard mitigation grant. >> san francisco refuse collection and disposal rate for has finalized a 22% rate increase for trash collection. this rate hike will go into effect starting today. the board finalize the approval of a m

they burlingame law firm has been hired to file the suit. that also handle the suit against pg&e.rd on how much money the city will seek. >> there's an update on the giants fan who was attacked in 2000 and 11. his family says that he still needs immediate attention because the merc damage in his arm. they stated he cannot lift his arm or open his hand. the family says that his memory is unpredictable and they do appreciate the gratitude that they have received. they said despite what he is going through he is still having a good sense of humor. >> oakland will be the only mainland city with nonstop service to the big island of hawaii 8.. the flights will have daily service the was start in january. the two remaining items will start in june. >> delta up will have an outside show that will be available. the shuttle operation will include 28 flies 14 each day. this is mainly for business travelers. it was start a 7:00 a.m. on light the delta is a new york version. the california operation will not have stand by and you cannot walk up and purchase a ticket at the kiosk. the shuttle o