make sure the company is licensed with the cpuc. there are many fakes out there with no license: limos that seat 10 or more do face stricter scrutiny and you can take it upon yourself to ask for the limo's age, copy of its maintenance records and if it has a fire extinguisher. they are not required in california. but many limos offer them. >> the lowest price won't necessarily be the best choice. >> thank you. >>> i'm ken bastida in san bruno. why pg&e shareholders could be hit with a $2 billion fine for the gas pipeline explosion. we'll have a live report. >> and i'm phil matier on treasure island. the new problem with the bay bridge span and why it might be the toughest one to fix. coming up. ,, [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ two and a half years after

the cpuc could fine limo stop $7500 for every day the company advertised it can carry more than eight pa r passengers. >> it is not enough and it is not punitive. vik tims are balling at the $2.2 million proposed penalty. the puc says the penalty is well deserved and that the billions will make the system safer. >> jessica, people here are still rebuilding and they will never forget the dae this neighborhood exploded. >> i can't bring my daughter back. two and a half years later, pg&e will pay for the deadly incident. staff for the california public utilities commission is recommending a $2.5 billion penalty. >> pg&e believes that this proposed penalty is unwhereinble. >> critics say this deal isn't harsh enough. skbr pg and e should be grateful to not have to pay the full amount because if you multiply the number of violations and the years that they went on, you would come up to hundreds of billions of dollars. and then sink the remaining $1.25 billion into even more safety upgrades. improvements porales are way too late. morales says pg&e should get a slap on the hand and says you

>> reporter: there is no reason that they are bound not to but the cpuc documents referred to a prior business saying he was suspended for not maintaining adequate insurance and not paying quarterly fees. there is no reason why he can't continue operating his current fleet during the investigation. the 1999 lincoln town car that burst into flames on the san mateo bridge is one of seven passenger vehicles that limo stop inc. has registered the other vehicles are one four passenger vehicle, three five passenger vehicles, one seven passenger vehicle and another eight passenger limousine the size of the one that caught fire. according to the website the fleet includes ten passenger limos, 12 paej limos, ten to 14 passenger fans, 20 passenger stretch hummer and 30 passenger limousines, none covered under the company's registration. at the office owner directed all questions to the attorney. outside we found the limo stop registration number on this van and this town car. when we called limo stop's office to ask about reservations we are told they are only operating airport shuttles which t

make sure the company is licensed with the cpuc.re are many fakes out there with no license: limos that seat 10 or more do face stricter scrutiny and you can take it upon yourself to ask for the limo's age, copy of its maintenance records and if it has a fire extinguisher. they are not required in california. but many limos offer them. >> and i know from personal experience, you go to a website, it sends you to kind of a booking service and a lot of it is based on price to get the best deal. >> reporter: whoever you end up with, you can still call them directly and say i'd like to know what car, how old, let me see the records, do you have an extinguisher. >> thank you. >>> we'll have continuing coverage of the limo fire tragedy here on kpix 5 as well as kpix.com. >>> we want to give you another look at that sinkhole in a san francisco neighborhood. it's at second avenue and lake street. you can see the ground has given way. it happened an hour ago. sfpd says a car drove over it and once it and once it drove over it, the road collap

we have herd conflicting accounts from eyewits and victims and the driver -- now the cpuc tells us it has never inspected records before now because it had no cause. it never received any complaint as since it is was licensed in 2006. the website better business bureau shows no complaint and it received an a plus rating. the cpuc, says limo spot has only 7 vehicles in its fleet -- none licensed to carry more than 8 passengers. 9 women were riding when it caught on fire saturday night. they are trying to determine if the company willfully misrepresented the carrying capacity to the cpuc, if so limo spot could be fined up to $7,500 per day of violation. >> all of this is small consullation for the families of the victims. the coroner identified 3 more victims today. but this investigation will help identify air whys of over site that may need to be improved. live from channel 2 news. >>> as we mentioned a moment ago tonight for the first time we hear from the husband of one of the victims of that fire. a really heart breaking conversation he had with his 13 year old son. >> frank -- he

account as we work through the final stages of the various regulatory processes. >> reporter: the cpuc will be the ones making the final decision on this on whether there will be any penalties. pg&e says they've already spent more than $1.4 billion in safety upgrades. at 5:00 and 6:00, we'll have more on this story and the c.e.o.'s reaction on whether the penalties are fair. back to you. . >> thank you. >>> tensions escalated over the weekend between israel and syria after air strikes the syrians blame on israel. amateur video showed explosions at a military facility. syrian rebels say 42 government soldiers were killed. the israelis have not confirmed or denied the attacks. u.s. officials say israel would feel it had reason to attack syria. >> the syrians and iranians have crossed a red line of the israelis. that means that weapons of advanced nature, probably missiles, have been moved from iran into syria with intentions of moving them to hezbollah. the whole thing is escalating. >> there is still controversy over who might have used chemical weapons in syria. the u.s. says it was th

the cpuc could fine limo stop $7500 for every day the company advertised the limo could carry more than eight passengers. as you recall, there were nine girls inside that limo. be sure to stay with nbcbayarea.com for the full story. find coverage on the website, just search limo fire. >>> right now we have more breaking news to tell you about. two lanes on the golden gate bridge are closed right now for emergency road repairs. one lane northbound and one lane southbound. as you can see, how long, doesn't look too bad. traffic not greatly impacted by this. we can tell you looking north on highway 101, the drivers there are being urged to find a different way home tonight, especially since crews not expected to finish repairs until 4:00 tomorrow morning. again, expect a back-up for the evening commute on the golden gate bridge as crews make emergency road repairs there. >>> family members are calling this a miracle. three ohio women missing 10 years after being kidnapped are out of the hospital, rescued from the house where they were held captive for a decade. two of those victims were mi

cpuc has to decide on the amount for the pipeline explosion and today the city filed its recommendations for the fine breaking it down this way. one million for gas system safety. >> they blup our story. eight people killed. a neighborhood destroyed. >> the city lawyer says the dollar amount arrived by calculating violations in 1956. every day the utility was in violation, counts. >> if you took all violations we're talking about is on the order of several hundred billion dollars. >> i think these numbers are not realestic. >> the chairman says shareholders paid 1.5 billion in improvements. and it will be bad for business and bad for ongoing safety investments. >> i don't have money in the bank. i have to raise money from shareholders. i don't say please send me $1,000 each. >> looking at neighborhood there is less and less evidence of the explosion. some are. >> we're tired of it. we just want to move on. >> the city recommendation is only one of a few that were filed today. in san bruno abc 7 news thank you. new at 5:00 a friend of jahar tsarnaev arrested last week for allegedly lying

. >> the numerous audits concluded safety is not a priority at the cpuc rattled nora campos i'm not confident the public utilities commission has done the best they can. >> would you feel comfortable putting your kids in a limo. >> we want to be sure the public utilities commission are making sure limos are safe. >> the investigation is still pending jerry hill is ready with a measure requiring fire extinguishers in all limos. they're only required now in limo that's carry more than 10 passengers. nannette miranda, abc 7 news. >> new information on printing technology used to the make untraceable gun. he says objects are made of polymer. and they cannot be traced back to the creators. >> right now a terrorist they can down load instructions into a 3 d printer. make that gun, shoot someone, throw that away, and be gone and hot be held accountable. >> the senator says he's working on a background check requirement for those that make ones. -- guns. >> a price tag of between $5 and $10 million believing adding bridge supports will fix the problem caused by the bolts that are designed to keep the

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programs that we can facilitate with our new cca customers and we are hoping to get some additional cpuc funding for energy efficiency. we understand marine county got some recently. we plan larger projects and larger buildings in the city. we have $2 million to allocate to the program for lower efficiency low income households. the secretary -- second build out is renewable arrangement. we can construct new projects on city project -- or private property and part of the component of this part of the program would be behind the meter on investment which would save can -- customers on distribution cost. >> in terms of opportunities for small scale combined combustion, did we have a sense of what we have in the city for that? any opportunities we have in san francisco with our city municipal services? >> yes. i'm not aware of a survey. barbara? >> barbara hale for power. the department did a research project to identify the potential for combined heat and power opportunity for san francisco. i think it's about three years old now. that's one of the basis of the information that the local p

the statement comes one day after the cpuc warned it could find the limo company thousands of dollars if they were misrepresenting the number of passengers the him mo could safely carry. you can watch all of the interviews on nbc bay area.com. just search limo fire. >>> well they finally got their woman. after a high spreed chase, san jose police arrested a suspected thief accused of a string of 7 lchb robbys. he robbed a 7-eleven in san jose. that happened around 2:00 this morning. they arrested her eight miles away after she crashed her stolen bmw into a tree after a high spreed schas. they then linked her to two other robbys just in the mast month. >>> still ahead at 5:00, snooping for secrets, new details of the latest cyber attack on u.s. computers. >>> a new reason for women to get off the couch. the latest benefit to working out. also. >> just scary and you think, wow, i can't let this happen. >> battling back against bullying in our bay area proud we meet one pe taecher who is teacher his kids more than fitness. >> we did manage alittle sunshine today. the storms are pushing o

the end of the day to form the final response and the decision is ultimately going to be made by the cpuc sometime by the end of the summer. live in san francisco, marques, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> car slammed into a livermore backyard sending one woman to the hospital. officers say a woman traveling eastbound on concannon this morning pulled over. witnesses say she suddenly shot off rapidly crossing all the lanes on concannon going up and over several embankments then up a canal into someone's backyard where she got stuck on an outdoor fire pit. nobody was home. the driver had a medical issue at the time. >>> some developing news out of london. two men under arrest for an incident on a pakistan international airlines flight. the men reportedly threatened to destroy the plane bound for manchester. british authorities scrambled fighter jets to intercept the plane. passengers said the men tried to go inside the cockpit during the flight. it may have started with a family fight. >> that comes as police in great britain have stepped up patrols following a terror attack in south london. there

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so, we will be -- we intend to develop comments to the cpuc along those lines, raising our concerns about the details. but we are happy to see that pg&e's settlement proposal for the green tariff option does include the prospect, the possibility of local renewables being constructed. we're concerned that it doesn't make a strong enough commitment towards that. it doesn't give enough detail as to how they're going to accomplish that. but we are happy to see that they are making statements suggesting that they intend for that to be a part of the program at some point in the future. do you have any questions on those item that i've given you a quick run down on? so, then, let me turn it over to our new director kim malcolm to go over the build out framework. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> welcome, ms. malcolm. >> thank you. i thought i'd start by saying that i spent my last few weeks actually [speaker not understood] meeting with the puc staff and a lot of time with staff and managers and with stakeholders. and i have also had many opportunities to review the kinds of analys

cpuc investigators blame faulty welding for this explosion. the penalty would be used for safety improvements. >> they blew up our city. eight people killed. a neighborhood, destroyed. >> we expect them to pay. >> the mayorman said it would make it harder for the utility to make more improvements. >> i think numbers like mentioned are just unrealistic. i don't have the money sitting in the bank. >> the board must still finalize this penalty recommendation. >> east palo alto police chief called sunday's shooting that injured a grandmother and 6-year-old girl cowardly. the shooter jumped out and opened nir a group at a bus stop. in response, police launched an investigation. the crack down includes meetings to resolve disputes. >> this inability to handle disputes. to have simple arguments turn into shootings in a party or event. >> east palo alto police say a similar operation was successful. a separate summer gang crack down begins next week. >> all right. our coverage of the fire continues why they have not yet pinpointed the cause. >> will w

cpuc investigators blame faulty welding for this explosion. the penalty would be used for safety improvements. >> they blew up our city. eight people killed. a neighborhood, destroyed. >> we expect them to pay. >> the mayorman said it would make it harder for the utility to make more improvements. >> i think numbers like mentioned are just unrealistic. i don't have the money sitting in the bank. >> the board must still finalize this penalty recommendation. >> east palo alto police chief called sunday's shooting that injured a grandmother and 6-year-old girl cowardly. the shooter jumped out and opened nir a group at a bus stop. in response, police launched an investigation. the crack down includes meetings to resolve disputes. >> this inability to handle disputes. to have simple arguments turn into shootings in a party or event. >> east palo alto police say a similar operation was successful. a separate summer gang crack down begins next week. >> all right. our coverage of the fire continues why they have not yet pinpointed the cause. >> will w

. >> reporter: if approved by the commission this would be the largest fine in cpuc history. pg&e ceo fears this could hobble the future safety improvements, it is cost to borrow money and attractiveness of their shares. >> i got to raise that money from share holders who are willing to invest in the company. >> the ceo says the penalty should be lower. >> i don't think there is anywhere in the country pipeline explosion approached $100 million for a fine. >> some question whether the state should get any money since they were lax in enforcing the rules. >> we prefer to spend on investments in the gas business rather than to the general fund. >> reporter: after hearings the commission must vote to approve whatever fine and then pg&e can appeal it. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all over a call. what happened to a soccer referee during a game that could have a teen facing severe charges. >> and the unusual suggestion on what parents should do to pacifiers before putting them in baby's mouths. >>> tension rise in the middle east after another air strike is blamed on israel

the cpuc has until late summer to make its decision. nbc 7 news. >>> bringing you these live pictures at 6:00 in san francisco's lake district. the sinkhole opened up at second avenue and lake street, measured about 15 feet wide. police kept the intersection closed while crews tried to repair this sinkhole. officials believe a broken sewer pipe might be to blame for this, often how it happens on city streets. >>> rangers at yosemite park are searching for a 76-year-old hiker, and left a note saying he was hiking to the fall and expected to be back by noon. he never returned. his backpack was found and park officials are concerned he might have fallen somewhere. >>> an incredible story, three women went missing as teenagers in ohio ten years ago are discovered alive. here are two of them and what they looked like when they vanished. they were found alive in a basement dungeon, three men, all brothers, have been arrested. nbc news reporter brandy has the latest. >> they've all been located. >> reporter: tears and years and jubilation in a

nchlts the cpuc is in the headlines for its oversight of pg&e. the agency says pg&e should pay a record fine for its role in the pipeline explosion. it is a lot of money but some say it is not enough. >> reporter: right now several organizations are weighing in on how much pg&e should have to pay for its role in the san bruno pipeline explosion. this afternoon staff recommended a $2.25 billion penalty. if approved it is the largest penalty of its kind in the nation. critics say it is not as big as it seems. the proposal gives pg&e credit for saving $1 billion on safety and requires another $125 billion on share holder improving requiring pg&e to invest in safety. critics say the proposal is missing a real penalty. >> pg&e believes the proposed penalty is excessive and unreasonable and will hinder our ability to do business. >> pg&e should be grateful to not have to pay the full amount because if you multiply the number of violations and the years that they went on you would come up to hundreds of billions of dollars. >> reporter: the utility refo

the cpuc wants annual inspections and rules governing how stretch limos are built. the state doesn't perform safety inspections for smaller limos. also, we've just learned that jerry hill has introduced legislation that would require fire extinguishes in limos as well as other safety provisions. >>> an unusual san francisco restaurant is closed after an early morning fire. the fire broke out about 3:00 a.m. at the forbes island restaurant between piers 39 and 41. firefighters had a tough time putting it out because you can only get to the restaurant by boat. so they were forced to use a fire boat to battle the fire. the restaurant's owner was the only person there when the fire start. he was not hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> investigators are looking into what sparked a fire at an oakland barbecue restaurant. flames broke out about 10:00 a.m. the fire was on the second floor in the attic of the building. >>> a suspected serial car thief continues to keep authorities guessing even though they have him in custody. the man authorities belief t

. >> the cpuc is expected to make a final decision this summer. >>> drivers dealing with ia massive sinkholeintersection of second avenue and lake street in the city's richmond district. 15-feet wide and 15-feet long. we have a comparison showing what the sinkhole looked like yesterday versus what it looks like now, this morning. crews telling us a 21-inch sewer line failure, that's what's being blamed for this sinkhole. at this point, it is not clear when the hole will be fixed or when the intersection will reopen >>> in you this morning, it appears the pleasant hill dome is doomed. after hours of public debate, the city council voted early this morning to deny an appeal from residents that would have saved the old movie theater from being demolished. it will be knocked down to make way for a new shopping center. >>> 6:56 right now. the senate has given the go-ahead to a bill that would bring sales tax to the internet z now, in the hands of the house. businesses complain it would be very complicated to collect different taxes based on the city and the state of each customer. scott mcgrew, t

but you say this whole mess isn't just the responsibility of the cpuc? >> this is not just the puc.egislature has responsibility. i'm happy that they are now waking up. >> reporter: that's because it's the legislature that approves the executives that run the puc and it approves peevey for two six-year terms despite on something from consumer advocates. his current term expires next year. neither peevey for the puc had a comment for our story. >> so short of wiping out the budget and thus the agency, there are other steps they could take that aren't so drastic? >> well, what consumer advocates want is to replace the entire executive board. specifically, the president mr. peevey who they say is responsible and the head of the agency and decides everything. >> so we still have a puc. they just don't have a board. >> >>> new details surrounding the 6-year-old child found in the cleveland home. authorities say was used as a so-called private prison. as ines ferre shows you ohio officials are also trying to determine if kidnap suspect ariel castro was involved in other crimes, as well. >

request to michael peevey in this letter he wrote for all the shortcomings under your leadership at the cpuc over the last ten years, it is critical that you testify. instead of addressing the conflict at the capital, last thursday michael peevey spent the day 62 miles west of sacramento driving into the exclusive silverado resort and spa in the heart of napa. according to the agenda, he was scheduled to give a five to seven-minute presentation at the california foundation on the environment and the economy, an energy conference tight theed transitioning to a clean energy future. before the conference started at a time he was expected in sacramento, our hidden cameras spotted michael peevey mingling with guests in the conference center. the day officially started with a lunch at noon. this seat on the patio taking priority over the empty chair at the capitol. invited guests included several top level private sector executives, a representative from pg&e, and in the somewhat ironic cattory more than two dozen sacramento lawmakers also attended the conference. at 1:30, a full 2 1/2 hours after