firefighters made critical errors the day two of their own died fighting a house fire and today cal-osha fined the fire department on the diamond heights fire from june. anne makovec on what they did wrong and why the fire department said it didn't get a chance to address the report. >> reporter: cal-osha has made several citations against the san francisco fire department. i just spoke with the man in charge of the training for the department here in san francisco. i asked him about the allegations including one that somebody was making some radio communication that day from the fire scene and no one ever responded to it. >> should we have evidence of at one point our members did not respond to our calls. and we were working with them to explain why that happened and what happened. and again, that's still in their process of -- process of investigation and discussion with them so we're not going to tell you any more about that. >> reporter: it happened the day of june 2 during the house fire that killed veteran firefighters vincent perez and tony valerio in san francisco's diamond heigh

kind of a double whammy since the cal osha report just came out. firefighters would not speak to us or comment about the report. there were four violations. three serious that will cost the san francisco fire department $21,000. we have pictures from that day june 2nd when firefighters perez and valerio died in a house fire. what investigators found the battalion chief entered the home alone and did not keep in contact with firefighters outside. and also two backup firefighters were not kept outside. finally there was a break down in communications between firefighters as you can hear from the 911 tapes. >> how much fire you got? what is the location? >> we are looking at low visibility. >> 26 come in. give me an update. what is your location? >> reporter: there was no response. the cal osha report says penalties are due within 15 days of notification. the fire department can appeal. no word on whether it will. we are live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty. >>> the bay area continues to deal with high winds this morning. and the winds have caused

cal/osha issued 4 catns 3 category as serious. they said personnel located outside the house did not maintain communication with the 2 craw members of engine 26. battalion chief entered the house by himself without maintaining visual or voice contact with any other employee inside the house. and finally, the department did not ensure that at least 2 firefighters outside were assigned to perform asince tans, rescue activities. cal/osha says the procedures they cited may have saved lives. >> what really created an environment where all involved would have known exactly where the hazards were. what was going on at any given time and resulted in a different response. >>reporter: department says it will appeal the citations. >> we have citation are not based on what we think happene happened. >>reporter: the chief says they have back up personnel. and that the battalion chief did talk to perez and the firefighters in the house. they had radio communication which somehow failed during the fire. the firefighters union says it's more conc

the cal osha report says penalties are due within 15 days of notification. they can appeal. we are live in san francisco i'm san mateo ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two fairfield firefighters are being treated for burns after a house fire there. that fire started at 12:30 yesterday afternoon on east tennessee street. now it took about 30 minutes and 30 firefighters to get that fire under control. the two firefighters were hurt were sent to the hospital for minor to moderate burns. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> high winds to blame for a livermore grass fire that took four different agencies to battle. it was first spotted just before 6:00 last night. it quickly spread to about 193 acres. the firefighters say 67 miles an hour winds made the flames really hard to control. and to make matter worse the fire was in a rule area. there was no fire hydrants. they had to truck in their own water to battle those flames. some homes were threatened but they were not damaged by the fire. firefighters did not leave the sen until after 2:00 this morning. the bay area is still

. >> cal osha has fined the san francisco fire department for serious workplace s during a fire that killed to firefighters in june. they died battling t fire in diamond height . cal osha singled out poor communication between fire department supervisors outside the house and the two firefighters in the home as serious. smoke engulfed the four story home home on berkeley way there was a sudden explosion or flash over. that happens when smoke accumulates around the ceiling unless released through a hole in the roof it can i go not the entire room. >>> a family trying to solve a big problem. -- >> winds through a huge tree into their home it hit the roof between the bedrooms of the two small children. they've sided -- decided to move out temporarily, nobody in the home was injured. >>> winds brought didn't a tree on top of an suv in san jose overnight. crews had to cut branch into pieces to remove. nobody was hurt. traffic was affected for a while in the area. >>> pg&e still trying to restore power to thousands. santa cruz still the hardest hit more than 21,000 customers remain without

cal osha issued four citations. three are categorized serious. the agency singled out poor communication between personnel outside of the skmous two firefighters inside of the home. the fire department is appealing site skbraigsz cal osha fined the department $21,000. >> and oakland hills family is trying to solve a big problem, how a wind blew down a tree into their home yesterday. he says he and his wife were sleeping when the tree came down between bedrooms two small children. >> we thought it was an earthquake. it rumbled and crashed. >> frightening moments there. and there is damage now forcing the family to move out until repairs can be made. nobody was hurt this, tree is one of many that came down this week. >> people across northern california dealing with affects of the high winds. trees are down and homes damaged. thousands still without power, there are numbers from pg&e. 3,000 customers are waiting for the light to come back on. abc 7 is live with how people are coping there. sergio? >> yeah, if you take a drive through santa cruz mou

. >> cal osha has fined the san francisco fire department for serious workplace s during a fire that killed to firefighters in june. they died battling the fire in diamond height . cal osha singled out poor communication between fire department supervisors outside the house and the two firefighters in the home as serious. smoke engulfed the four story home home on berkeley way there was a sudden explosion or flash over. that happens when smoke accumulates around the ceiling unless released through a hole in the roof it can i go not the entire room. >>> a family trying to solve a big problem. -- >> winds through a huge tree into their home it hit the roof between the bedrooms of the two small children. they've sided -- decided to move out temporarily, nobody in the home was injured. >>> winds brought didn't a tree on top of an suv in san jose overnight. crews had to cut branch into pieces to remove. nobody was hurt. traffic was affected for a while in the area. >>> pg&e still trying to restore power to thousands. santa cruz still the hardest hit more than 21,000 customers remain witho

cal osha is the lead investigator. >> this person was working on a tour bus.this victim was employed at the time so therefor cal osha comes in and investigates because it is a fatality or injury. >> reporter: by the middle of this afternoon fire crews had come in and jacked the truck so that medical examiners could come in and remove the body safely. i spoke to investigators and they are not releasing the man's name because of pending next of kin notification. >>> 31-year-old isaac mcdaniels was arrested on monday. he was charged as being an accessory in the homicide in oakland. >>> at the port of oakland today most workers said a company that was virtually shut down by monday's occupy protest were finally back on the job. 400 warehouse workers said csg logistics lost three days of work. the company finally got enough work in place. some people say occupiers were wrong to target the port. >> we were happy to be back at work. because we did it once before about a month ago and it was bad on everybody. i understand their cause but what about our cause. those who

actually, cal osha classified the ground condition to be some of the most challenging they have ever seen in california. all of this resulted in time extensions that are thoroughly calculated. we are not in a position yet to have the full cost impacts, but when we do, we will keep you informed and come back to a request to increase cost contingency at that point. finally, we received a letter from bawsca dated december 7. they make six recommendations, and we are in the process of putting together a response. five minutes? commissioner moran: that is five minutes. >> ok, done. commissioner torres: what was the nature of the archeological site? >> we found human remains as well as material. i'm not sure exactly, but it was classified as a very protected- type site. we would have had to get a number of permits to be able to entrench. >> -- commissioner torres: no indication of the age of the site? >> i'm sure there was, but i do not have that data. commissioner torres: could you get back to me when you get it? >> i can do that. commissioner moran: the letter from bawsca -- the issues y

we're learning why. >> san francisco fire officials dispute cal osha's findings. they are conducting their own investigation now. the state is recommending that the fire department be fined $21,000. >>> a huge reward is offered, but still no leads tonight in the shooting of seven people, including a one-year-old boy in oakland. >> the city leaders are going door to door hoping a knock will be answered with a lead. but as robert lyles tells us, not everyone is willing to open the door to oakland's mayor. what's going on? >> that's because it's been a fight starting right here at children's hospital where the mother of one-year-old little hyram is fighting and pleading for a very specialized attorney and back on the west oakland streets where her son was shot, there are fighting words for mayor gene quan. >> one-year-old hyram's mother says she reached an impasse. >> we have come to a cross road and we are unable to agrow on the continuum of care for baby kyram. as a result, we are seeking support from patients right attorney. >> houston and her family are tight lip

. >>> the san francisco fire department is being fined $21,000 by cal osha. this comes after an investigation into a house fire in june where two firefighters were killed. coming up at 7:30, the claims that are made by state investigators. >>> it appears many san francisco voters have some issues with rank choice elections. a new usf study concludes most found the system confusing and complicated. last month city voters were asked to rank their top three choices for mayor, sheriff, and district attorney. researchers found only about a third filled out all three choices in all three races. that is despite the city's $300,000 campaign to educate voters about the rank choice system. >>> a runway expansion for a marin county airport is close to taking off. earlier this week, it was determined the plan for knocks field airport would not significantly impact the environment. the 11 million-dollar expansion plan would lengthening the runway by 1100 feet. the supervisors say this will make the airport safer for pilots and bring in more business. >>> san francisco int

. >>> tonight the san francisco fire officials say they will appeal cal-osha citations that fault the department for its response to a house fire last summer. vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio died fighting that fire in june. cal-osha issued four citations over the incident citing a lack of communication and failure to have rescue personnel available. >> it has really created an environment where all involved have known exactly where the hazards were and what was going on at any given time. it could have resulted in a different response. >> it proves that those citations are not based on what we think happened. >> both citations could cost the department $21,000 in fines. >>> and now a follow-up to a story we first brought you on wednesday. the president of the state senate is calling for an immediate halt in a policy that reforces children to repay their parents past welfare debts. they urge the governor to take action. the department of social services has state law mandates tt counties first go after adults when seeking a refund over the welfare benefits, and

. >>> tonight the san francisco fire officials say they will appeal cal-osha citations that fault the department for its response to a house fire last summer. vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio died fighting that fire in june. cal-osha issued four citations over the incident citing a lack of communication and failure to have rescue personnel available. >> it has really created an environment where all involved have known exactly where the hazards were and what was going on at any given time. it could have resulted in a different response. >> it proves that those citations are not based on what we think happened. >> both citations could cost the department $21,000 in fines. >>> and now a follow-up to a story we first brought you on wednesday. the president of the state senate is calling for an immediate halt in a policy that reforces children to repay their parents past welfare debts. they urge the governor to take action. the department of social services has state law mandates that counties first go after adults when seeking a refund over the welfare benefits, an

we want to know y we're learning why. >> reporter: cal-osha inspectors say there are also other serious issues. a battalion chief went into the burning home without a backup partner and there was no designated team standing by to help or rescue fellow firefighters inside that burning home. >> the procedures are in place but they weren't followed. >> reporter: you think if they had followed it maybe it wouldn't have ended up with the tragedy that it did? >> that's a possibility. there are a lot of circumstances in this type of situation. clearly, if these procedures are properly followed, you can minimize the risk. would the outcome be different? i really don't know. >> reporter: fire officials would only concede they learn from every incident. >> the investigation will prove that we can learn from this, whether it's policies or strategies that we can review and discuss and are learning from our members to be able to learn from this tragedy. >> reporter: tonight san francisco fire officials say they will appeal the findings as well as the $122,000 fine. elizabeth? >> linda, thank you. >>

now cal-osha is saying that the serious safety violations threaten the lives of every firefighter who was here that day and probably caused the deaths of two of them. two firefighters were burned and killed in what's known as a flashover, when the room became so hot, furniture spontaneously combusted. state safety inspectors in the report just released blame the tragedy on serious mistakes made that day by the firefighting team including the lack of constant visual and voice contact among the firefighters. >> there was not clear communication between the firefighters who were inside the structure and those who were outside the structure. there was not clear communications between even the firefighters who were in the structure that day. >> reporter: here's an excerpt of some recordings from lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter antonio valerio seconds before their radios went silent. >> we found the fire. second level. moving in with the hose line right now. we need a second line in here. >> reporter: san francisco fire officials dispute cal-osha's findings and are doing their own

and there is a time stamp on the bottom so you can track it with the growing fire. >> and cal osha has imposed a fine of $1,000. you just heard the chief say the department is going to appeal and with record to the investigation, he tells us that that report is almost done and could be released within the month. that is the report firefighters want to see. >>> a labor rally blocked traffic for a short time this afternoon. sky 7 is live over the rally right now at justin herman plaza. and the haib counsel organized a protest against cuts and the march began through the city financial district with stops in front of the faed federal building. and they're now at justin herman plaza. >> video shot by a newspaper reporter shows police setting up barricades outside of the encampment when a protester punches an offerser in the face. the chief called it an unprovoked attack. >> there is no place for violence and the officers deserve better. with the amount of professionalism and restrains. >> police arrested the man, but backed off with a barricade. >> they accomplished something yesterday. by

cal osha issued four citations citing lack of communication and having enough personnel available. >> it created an environment where all involved what was going on at any given time and could have resulted in a different response. >> we have things that prove that. those citations are not based on what we think happened. >> those citations could cost the department $21,000 in fines. >> 49ers and the city of santa clara announced they have the money to build a new stadium. the proposed stadium would be built on the parking lot next to great america theme park. they have agreed to loan the city and the team $850 million. construction could start as soon as next year. city will hold public hearings next week to discuss the agreement. >> opponents of a san jose plan to build a proposed ballpark for the a's have filed a lawsuit to block it. the suit filed says the city council had no right to sell a's public land for half the value. the group includes giants minor league team who has exclusive territorial rights to san jose. suit contends the action was done without a state required envir

cal osha says that they feel to follow safety procedures for workers entering training environment. >>reporter: still ahead at 11:00 p.m. herman cain is out of the presidential race in will tell you why. and jerry sandusky talked- about the molesting some charges against him. and to hear from last california national guard troops returning home from our rock. >>reporter: the san francisco occupy live full cantons average of city housing to that. the mark-- dozens of demonstrators walked through various districts. they say banks and some landlords have any but the 99% ability to live, work and raise families. the san francisco 49ers are one step closer to playing in santa clara. they secured an $850 million loan to help place--pay for their football stadium. they see this was the last piece to getting the product done. they hope to have a ready for the games in 2015. >> it was actually pretty windy for today it looks like we have been ingesting for tomorrow i will tell you about it coming up. ó??g÷p÷÷÷>>>>>8ç >>reporter: republican hurricane announced today that he is dropping at lea

yesterday cal osha fined the fire department $21,000 and cited a number of violations. it includes the lack of effective injury and illness prevention program. a break down in communications between firefighters. failure to keep two backup firefighters outside. and the battalion chief entered the home alone and did not keep contact with other firefighters inside. >>> attempted child production -- we told you yesterday about the 11-year-old girl that claimed a man grabbed her in front of the marin brewing company. the girl made up the story to get attention. police said she did see a man walking in front of the company but he did not grab her. >>> let's check in with sal far look at traffic. >> good morning, and happy friday to you and all that are watching. let's take a look at the commute. if you are driving on 80 westbound it looks pretty good. again pretty windy out there. it's not going to be great driving across the bridges. as you saw lou dean say earlier. there will be high wind warning for most if not all of the bay area bridges. you can see here at the bay brid

ktvu has obtained a cal-osha report and sites two fires that killed firefighters. one of the violations is what's being called the general violation. found the department had an ineffective illness prevention program. the second is more specific. it says firefighters did not keep communication with those inside fighting the flames. another violation was for the batallion chief for not keeping contact with those inside. >>> toppled trees, damaged cars, even a boating accident today and it's all due to the high wind. >> the winds caused a boat to capsize. a good samaritan near by rushed to help the young people out of the water. >> i ran over and put my walkie talkie down so it would not get wet and helped them out. >> none of the kids needed any medical attention. >>> and crews were picking up downed trees. and in san leandro you cow hear the metal panels in this carport creeking under the pressure of all the wind. this fence came tumbling down at a near by construction site. >>> we have team coverage with bill martin who has been tracking the winds all day long, bi

cal osha is leading the investigation. >>> california police are trying to investigate a woman who died after being found ain -- found in oakland. the woman was still breathing when she was found. she died two hours later. there was no sign of trauma but she did have scrapes on her knees. >>> there are more details tonight in the case of a man accused of killing a firefighters with a rented car. albert bartel was struck following an altercation at a jack-in-the-box early thanksgiving morning. prosecutors said tejada tried to cover up the crime. >> the car that caused the accident was a rental car. she called the rental company mazda in order to order parts to cover the dents. >> reporter: the judge ruled tejeda and her boyfriend esquizel will be tried together. as for the firefighters officials say he remains in the hospital fighting for her life. >>> a man involved in an officer involved shooting in san francisco suffered life threatening injuries. police say they pulled over the man near bush and larkin streets yesterday. he reportedly then got out of the vehicle and ran firing shots

. >>> cal osha is investigating the death of a maintenance worker killed if a workplace accident. investigators say the man was working under a bus yesterday when it rolled off the concrete risers and killed him. late last night he was is identified at walter of costello. >> failure on whatever the bus was on was mechanical failure is part of the bus. that's where we try to determine how this accident occurred. >> now the maintenance yard is just off caesar chavez street. >>> the woman charged in a hit and run accident that left a bay area firefighter injured is back in court today. tim da is the girl friend of suspected driver eduardo. she's accused of trying to cover up the accident. prosecutors say he can heard on the surveillance tape saying he's going to run over the firefighter. bartell remains hospitalized in critical condition. >>> the hearing of defensive marriage act is set to begin. in weight karen and her female partner were married in san francisco. galinski wants to add her partner to her health insurance but has been denied. the defensive marriage act forbids the go

. >> under cal osha regulations, machines that could potentially crush an employee must be powered off during setup operations and the power switch required to be locked in the off position. today the prosecutor in the case claimed the company failed to implement those safety measures. >>> with less than a week to go republican presidential candidates are visiting every corner of iowa trying to gain voters support before the january 3rd caucuses. as janelle kline tells us the race is so close most of the contenders have a chance to win. >> reporter: iowa campaigning is nonstop with candidates on bus tours across the state. the latest polls show ron paul and mitt romney leading the pack but it's anybody's race. >> it's always difficult to tell just who's gaining momentum and who isn't. >> reporter: by a small margin the leader is paul who launched a new tv ad tough on his opponent. >> politicians who supported bailouts and mandates. serial hip accurates and flip-floppers can't clean up the mess. >> reporter: newt gingrich dismissed the ad. >> if you hear high unemployment is our new nor

cal osha is investigating. >>> investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that did damage at an apartment building. it broke out around 10:30 last night in an apartment building. investigators belief the fire started in a kitchen. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading from the second floor unit. no one was injured. the resident was not home at the time and is now displaced because fire officials say the apartment is no longer liveable. >>> the latest occupy protest in oakland is now out of the water. at lake merit a half-dozen protesters had set up a small vessel on the lake and equalled it aqua-pie. late last night officers in a boat towed them ashore and cited them for violating the ordinance that prohibits boats on lake merit without a permit. time could be running out for protesters of the occupy berkeley encampment. they are threatening arrests and citations at the park after an increase in violent crimes disorderly conduct and unsanitary conditions. berkeley is also considering issuing stay away orders to repeat offenders, so far no action has been taken

cal-osha is the lead investigator. >> they investigate all industial accidents in a workplace. >> reporter: by the middle of the afternoon firecrews jacked up the bus so the medical examiner staff can remove the body safely. i spoke with them three minutes ago and was told the man has been identified as 58-year-old water petila of san francisco. live in san francisco -- walter petila of sap fran. live in san francisco, back to you. >>> this afternoon, the contra costa county sheriff's office released this photo of 45-year- old steven clark from oakly. his car was found in northern san diego county at a rest stop along interstate 5. clark kidnapped and raped a woman he met saturday. the texas department of public safety list clark as a high risk sex offender. >>> sap jose police say they arrested the leaders of a gang of taggers. responsible for much of the graffiti scene on freeways and the bridges in the south bay. robert hopbda tells us how they got caught. >> -- robert honda tells us how they got caught. >> reporter: bridges, overpasses and freeway signs, graffiti. they ask "have you se

there were only three and that is a serious violation according to this cal osha report. where was the 4th? he was here getting fitted with a face mask. they were left with $21,000 in fines in which the firefighters died. we spoke to her, she said they plan to fight them. they already wrote a letter to them and plans to have a conference with them next week. >> the citations that were sent to us, we have evidence that their -- they don't have merit, none of them are of the willful nature, which means that the policies that were not followed -- the employer knew that those policies could lead to the death of those members. >> 46, come in, give me an update, what is your location? >> now on radio recordings you can hear them ask for them and receive no response for 10 minutes firefighters here say that is because they were fighting the fire and the third person was manning the hoses, they cite a break down of communications as well as the fire chief walking into the house fire alone. the news is hitting some firefighters hard, especially those at station 26. this is the 6 m

of the san francisco fire department tells ktvu news that the department will fight the citations cal osha injured that are rei lated to the death of two firefighters. six months ago today two firefightersy responded to a house fire in the city's diamond heights neighborhood. perez died that day due to injuries suffer inside a flash over. valario died two days later. they issued several citations alleging the department failed to follow safety procedures for its workers. >> they told us these violations do not imply that our department was at fault for the members parishing. >> reporter: they are face 21,000 in fines. the department is still working on its own investigation into the deaths. the sheriff's department is warning of a lottery scam targeting the elderly. a woman in her 70s was approached by two men at the trader joe's parking lot in san car loss. the man offered -- carlos. the man offered her part of the lottery winning. they got her in the van where she retrieved money. scammers often say they need money for paying for taxes on winnings. >>> a bold smash and grab. tonight, new

so that's very heavily regulated by cal osha for safety concerns. >> and not by the city of san franciscoate that at all. >> that was big in the regulating world. >> you have to clean buildings. >> they're swaying it inboard. as we would say. >> the original design for old buildings were, they would open up the window and there were these two bronze hooks. and the guy would hook himself up and hang on the outside of the building, close the window and wash the window from outside, hanging off these bronze hooks. now, there's no way i would do that but they found people to do it. >> why would people use bronze? it's not just corrosion resistant, very highly corrosion resistant. >> it is a hard material. not soft like copper. >> on high rise we have cladding, this is from the outside of the building, very unusual. >> this is about four ircht incs thick. when they build this building, the bank said money is no object. so in most buildings you will see in san francisco, the veneer is 3 centimeters thick with a concrete backer. >> and then as you go up, you sort of get lower and lower grade vis

cal-osha says the fire department violated its own procedures which may have led to mistakes that tragicng six months ago, today. >> so third

so first you'll hear from dean fryer from cal osha, then assistant deputy chief from the san francisco fire department. take a listen. >> whether or not following procedures would have saved a live is unknown but would have created an environment where all involved would have known where hazards were and could have resulted in a different response. >> we have documentation that proves that those citations are not based on what they think happened. >> and that is the response. and the saying the bat tail tallahasseein chief was 10 feet from the two firefighters and that did he talk to them z also, that they had radio communications but somehow, lost it in the heat of the fire. the department is appealing citations and their own investigation should be completed, i am told, perhaps by the end of the month. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. right now in west oakland, the mayor and police chief goring door to door and looking for information on a shooting that seriously injured a toddler. the 1-year-old has been hospitalized in critical condition since monday's shooting at 7th and willow s

cal osha said that they failed to follow safety procedures for workers that were entering a life- threateningironment. >>pam: turning now to our decision 2012 coverage, tonight he meets with his wife tomorrow he meets with the media. we are talking about herman cain who has promised a major announcement on saturday. as catherine heenan reports, speculation is running high. >>catherine: of herman cain in rocky hill south your online what might be his last appearance at this presidential candidate. >> in atlanta i will be making an announcement. >>catherine: his want high- profile campaign brought down by alleged admissions of infidelity. he admitted knowing this woman for 13 years, and many giving her money but he denied any hanky-panky. it took the kennett four days to make it back to the lesson to me with his wife these pictures show his motorcade heading to their gated community this afternoon and that did not sit well with some of his supporters. >> how quick you think that i will get back to my wife? two days, three days, five days? i am a chartering a jet. >>reporter: a piece of history

. >>> they have been hit with a hefty find after a newspaper photo caught the attention of cal osha.hey caught this picture smoke 'inspector on a roof and he is not wearing safety supplies. >>> many are moving to santa clara and there is a new campaign to try to stop it. 9ers want to build an almost 70,000 seat stadium near the theme park. they have secured an $850 million loan, however the grassroots group, santa clara plays fair and is collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot again. they say voters who approved the measure will not say how much it will cost. it is expected to cost a billion dollars. >>> and monday's power outage at candle stick park, they thanked a downed power line which caused a power outage just before kickoff but they have no idea what caused the second power outage at the start of the second quarter. 49ers are also investigating those black outs. >>> in complications overnight between police and protesters in berkeley, why the city wants to tear down that tent city now. >>> plus many nurse plan to walk off the job, plus they will honor a fallen val

. >>> cal osha is investigating a deadly work accident. investigators say the man was working under the bus just before noon when it rolled off the concrete risers killing him. the work area is home to party bus and kelly tours. it isn't clear how the accident happened. >> failure of whatever the bus was on, mechanical failure by the bus. we're trying to determine how the accident occurred. >> no one at the tour bus offices would talk to us. the victim has been identified as 58-year-old walter paitihla of san francisco. >>> the search is on for a suspected rapest from eastern contra costa county. stephen paul clark is accused of raping a woman. clark's car was found at a rest stop down in san diego county. detectives say clark is a registered sex offender and should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> in 19 minutes the case against barry bonds, what's on the table tomorrow as he returns to court in san francisco for sentencing. >>> a marin county judge is rejecting the state's new lethal injection procedure. alternative procedures were

cal osha fined the fire department $21,000 and sited $21,000 -- cited a lack of communication with firefighters and failure to keep two back up firefighters outside. the batallion chief entered the home alone and did not keep contact with other firefighters inside. the report by osha did not mention perez or vallerio by name or said if anything could have been done different to save their lives. >>> a small safe boat capsized, dumping eight children into the water about 50 yards out. they were all wearing life jackets and the current pulled them and their boat toward shore. a good samaritan saw what happened and he tells us he helped the kids out of the water. >> one by one. >> and they were all soaking wet. >> they were soaking wet, shivering. >>> one young man had the task of getting the sailboat back as well and he needed some help getting back into it. >>> new at 10:00, firefighters are still on the scene of what started as a small grass fire but tonight wind quickly spread it to a three alarm fire. ktvu's jana katsuyama live in the colliard canyon area where that fire burned close to 2020

. >>> cal osha is investigating a deadly work accident. investigators say the man was working under the bus just before noon when it rolled off the concrete risers killing him. the work area is home to party bus and kelly tours. it isn't clear how the accident happened. >> failure of whatever the bus was on, mechanical failure by the bus. we're trying to determine how the accident occurred. >> no one at the tour bus offices would talk to us. the victim has been identified as 58-year-old walter paitihla of san francisco. >>> the search is on for a suspected rapest from eastern contra costa county. stephen paul clark is accused of raping a woman. clark's car was found at a rest stop down in san diego county. detectives say clark is a registered sex offender and should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> in 19 minutes the case against barry bonds, what's on the table tomorrow as he returns to court in san francisco for sentencing. >>> a marin county judge is rejecting the state's new lethal injection procedure. alternative procedures were

cal osha fined the fire department $21,000 and sited $21,000 -- cited a lack of communication with firefighters and failure to keep two back up firefighters outside. the batallion chief entered the home alone and did not keep contact with other firefighters inside. the report by osha did not mention perez or vallerio by name or said if anything could have been done different to save their lives. >>> a small safe boat capsized, dumping eight children into the water about 50 yards out. they were all wearing life jackets and the current pulled them and their boat toward shore. a good samaritan saw what happened and he tells us he helped the kids out of the water. >> one by one. >> and they were all soaking wet. >> they were soaking wet, shivering. >>> one young man had the task of getting the sailboat back as well and he needed some help getting back into it. >>> new at 10:00, firefighters are still on the scene of what started as a small grass fire but tonight wind quickly spread it to a three alarm fire. ktvu's jana katsuyama live in the colliard canyon area where that fire burned close to 2020

. >> under cal osha regulations machines that could potentially crush an employee must be powered off during setup operations and the power switch is required to be locked in the off position. the district attorney's office says the company failed to implement those safety measures. >>> there was another southwest plane incident in sacramento this morning. flight 1166 had to turn around after hitting a bird. the plane heading to ontario international had minor damage and the flight had to be canceled. passengers were booked on to other flights. today federal inspectors were out at sacramento international airport checking out the southwest plane that had two tires blow out last night. crews inspected the runways and found nothing that could have caused the ruptures. faa says blowouts are rare but not unheard of. none of the 1030 passengers on board were hurt. >>> the people trying to open a nightclub in the city's historic district. the planning commission denied an application to turn the historic but vacant old growers national bank into a nightclub and restaurant. not deterred the

. >>> san francisco fire officials say they will repeal a cal osha citation that fault the departmentor a response to a house fire last month. a firefighter and paramedic died battling that fire at a diamond heights home in june. there were four citations issues, sighting lack of communication and failure to have rescue personnel available. >> it would have created an environment all involved would know exactly what was going on and where everyone was at any given time and would have resulted in a different response. >> we have proof that they are not based on what we think happened. >> the citations could cost the department $21,000 in fines. >>> the 49ers and the city of santa clara announced they have the money to build a new stadium. the proposed $1 billion stadium will be built on a parking lot right next to great american theme park. bank of america, goldman sachs and u.s. bank have agreed to loan the city and team $800 million. construction could start as soon as next year. the city will hold public hearings next week to discuss the agreement. >>> opponents of a land deal to bu

. >>> cal osha investigating the death of a bus maintenance worker killed in a workplace accident. investigators say he was working under a bus yesterday when it rolled off the concrete risers and killed him. last night the victim was identified as 58-year-old walter highpill. >> mechanical failure as far as the bus and we try to determine how this accident occurred. >> that maintenance yard is just off ceasar chavez street. >>> this is the weekend when holiday parties really get into full swing. that means a lot of people may be trying to drink and drive. dui checkpoints will be set up all around the bay area. the chp, the police, sheriff's deputies will be out there trying to catch drivers who have been drinking too much. officers are reminding all drivers, plan for safe and sober rides home from holiday events. the dui crackdown will continue through january 2. >>> in a few weeks some drivers who have not paid their traffic tickets will get a special deal under a one-time amnesty program. starting january 1, drivers who have not paid anything on tickets due before january 1 of 2