dominique is going as a fan and i'm hopefully going as an ooet -- athlete.t every 4 years. it's finally here. >> it is you that was pointing out that this was the olympic game since we became social on the internet and texting, twitter and things. >> that is very true. everyone is always on their smart phones and they're always on their facebook applications. i think it was just wise of facebook to work with the u.s. olympic committee to create the u.s. oh olympic -- oh bim pick pro-- olympic project. i would encourage everyone to go to our facebook application to finds the unique ways. they're connected with athletes they maybe have never heard of. it will be great to find out who is from your hometown or has the same hobbies that you have. image it's a great way -- i think it's a great way to support team usa. >> i don't disagree with you. part of the -- the best part of the tv coverage, i don't care which network or cable out let has it, are the stories behind the event, finding out about athletes you didn't know really existed and then that is one of the

i'll ask the man who represented dominique strauss-kahn. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, the raging campaign controversy over osama bin laden. the al qaeda leader has been dead for a year, but the obama campaign the waging it all over again. this is what challenger mitt romney said today. >> even jimmy carter would have given that order. >> i said we'd go after bin laden if i got a clear shot at him, and i did. if there are others who have said one thing and now suggest they'd do something else, then i'd go ahead and let them explain. >> is this really an outrage or politics as usual? i'll go one on one with goldberg. and my interview with benjamin brafman who represented dominique strauss-kahn as well as others. >> i'm not a cardiologist. nobody's happy to see me when they first come there. unlike people who are sick, they have a support system in place. people rally for their support. i deal with the fact that you're only looking at not only the loss of your freedom, but public humiliation, loss of

now dominique strauss-kahn is fighting back.g the new york maid who originally accused him of sexual assault. not as complicated as it sounds. let's start with this. just to put it in perspective, the maid sues dominique strauss-kahn for rape. she takes this to a criminal level. the criminal prosecutors dump the case saying he's a liar. he comes around now and is suing her saying she's a liar and it affected me greatly. explain to me why he has a good case? >> there's one step uh you're missing right there. the step is she sued him first in civil court. so she sues him fist in civil court and two weeks ago the judge in this case right here in new york in the bronx denied dominique strauss-kahn's motion to dismiss the case. he claimed that he had immunity from prosecution, diplomatic immunity from prosecution. the judge didn't buy that argument, ashleigh and kept her lawsuit in place. so the fact that now he is suing her, what needs to be told is this is a countersuit. and this is something that typically happens. it's sort sort

they say dominique campbell fit the description of that suspect. this is how police say it came down. >> as the officers confronted the individual, he produced a weapon. he fired. the officers fired multiple times. >> reporter: she says there's no way he could have fired a shot. because he had the dog leashes in one hand and a cell phone in the other. >> he was walking with the dogs and a cell phone. he was on the phone with me. >> reporter: did you hear the gunfire? >> i raerd the gunfire. it was about five shots. i put on shorts and a t-shirt and i ran out the door, hopped in my car and went around the corner. they wouldn't let me see him. they tried to handcuff me. the police tried to handcuff me to prevent me from seeing him. they left him laying on the ground like a dead animal in the street. >> reporter: dominique campbell has done time for carrying a gun. but she says he's never shot anyone. she ask that we not show her face. >> reporter: did you know him to carry a gun? >> yes. >> was he scared in that neighborhood? >> yes. he was carrying

he was never the expected candidate, that was always dominique strauss-kahn. suddenly, francois hollande was catapulted into the race. here we are, it is decision time. a 50-50 chance for these men to be the president. they have been traveling the country trying to get those precious few votes. at the end of the day, it is up to the 40 million voters to make the decision. turnout is very good in france, more than 80% turn out for the first round. compare that with 71% for the last german election, 66 in the uk. you can see that the french feel very passionate about their politics. what might they make of the debate? it is a rough day on saturday. they will look back at what was said during the campaign. "le monde" has its verdict. you can see the two men at the end of a bruising encounter. i want to bring your attention to this editorial. it says that the poison charms of nostalgia put to the idea that throughout the campaign, the candidates had been looking backwards, focusing on immigration, unemployment, the loss of the french way of life, but nothing on wh

. >> 10 -year-old dominique was attacked by a pit bull. >> he grabbed my leg. he start started shaking me around and dragging me around the alley. >> dominique's case brought the matter before the state's court of appeal. >> there's a lot of dogs that are going to end up in shelters and a lot of families hurt by this. >> reporter: be more dogs says instead of tougher penalties maryland should be pushing for more education for owners an more training for the dogs. >> thank you. the group says it plans to continue the court's ruling. >>> the oriels began a three game series -- will begin a three game series with the red sox tonight at home. they wrapped up their series in dc yesterday. they jumped out a early 3-0 lead. brice harper sparked the come back for the nationals. they lose 9-3 but take the series. >> now boston. >> again . >> they don't want to see us coming. swept out last time. >> i understand. >> they're on a roll. no team in baseball wants to play the oriels right now. rerack that tape. let's listen to that again. no team in baseball wants to play th

back in 2007, 10-year-old dominique was attacked by a pit bull. >> he grabbed my leg and started shaking me around and dragging me around the alley. >> reporter: it was dominique's cake that brought the matter before the state court of appeals, now the court's ruling what makes pit bull owners much more liable if their dog lashes out. >> there's a lot of dogs that are going to end up in shelters and a lot of family that is are going to be hurt by this. >> reporter: instead of tough penalties, what's needed is more education for them and more training for the breed. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness. >> news. >> that group says it plans to fight the ruling. >>> more closures on the jfx just in time to start your workweek. starting tonight those closures will be back in effect. this time all the northbound lanes of the jfx will be shut down from 10:00 p.m. until four ram. now once the closures are lifted, one lane will remain closed in each direction which is pretty much how it is right now. >>> hundreds of cyclists make their way from ocean city to baltimore for a great cause. it is the te

. >> reporter: back in 200710 year old dominique was attacked by a pit bull in front of his house and home. >> he grabbed my leg and started shaking me around and dragging me around the alley. >> it was dominique's days that brought the matter before this state court of appeals. now it's the ruling that makes the pit bulls much more liable as they lash out. >> a lot of dossing are going to end up in shelters now. >> reporter: they say instead of tough penalties, what's needed is more education for them and more training on the breed. wjz eyewitness news. >> they do plan to fight the high court's ruling. >>> an investigation is under way tonight after a cocktail is found at the scene of a fire. one person was taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. now, after the fire was under control they said they found a cocktail behind the burned out building. >>> more construction haiducks of the -- this time it's all north bound lanes of the jfx and will be shut down from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. once the closures are listed one lane will still remain open. expect traffic back ups at

lawyers of dominique strauss- kahn are looking to dismiss a lawsuit that was brought against him. the judge rejected mr. strauss con's argument that the enjoy diplomatic immunity. -- dominique strauss-kahn's argument that he enjoyed diplomatic community. a blind dissident is the center of a diplomatic storm in china. he managed to escape house arrest last week and is reported to be under american protection still inside of china. can they keep this issue off the table? >> surrounded by chinese security, the u.s. embassy in beijing is now the center of a crisis. this man, the blind lawyer chen guangcheng, is believed to be sheltering with u.s. diplomats, after his dramatic escape. he issued a direct challenge to the chinese leader, to punish those responsible for illegally detaining and beating him. it is a major embarrassment for him. his wife and daughter are still being held, intimidated by those who are hired by communist party chiefs. chen exposed abuses and forced abortions. we try to reach his daughter and wife, we were blocked from entry. he fears reprisals. his nephew has

he was never the favorite candidate, that of course was dominique strauss-kahn. of course, francois hollande was catapulted into the race. a 50-50 chance for these two candidates to become the next president into has been a frenetic day. but the them have been crisscrossing the country trying to goner the last few votes. at the end of the day, it is up to the voters to make the decision. -- they have been crisscrossing the country time to get a few last votes. turnout was 71% in the last german election. the french feel very passionate about their politics. what might we make of the debate? it is a rest day on saturday. i'm sure they will be looking through what was set up the campaign. "le monde" as its verdict. i want to draw your attention. it is says "the poison charms of nostalgia." the idea that they have been looking backwards, focusing on immigration, globalization, unemployment, the threat to the french way of life, but nothing on where france fits in the world and what its future might be. it is up to one of these two candidates to decide what that will

. >> a friend gave dominique as a pet. she sleeps in the house at night and in the backyard chicken coup. tolerance during the day. >> dominique is not the only rooster in this neighborhood crowing in controversy. let's take a look down the block. a pet rooster.e him. he says it protects the hens from hawks. allowing the hens to lay eggs in peace. he says it crows ten times a day for a total of five minutes. >> just so many other is notes. >> some like the roosters. >> the roosters don't bother me. >> emily is willing to compromise and meet with the community. >> i would like the nauneighbor come to consensus. not some rules or outside place coming in to, force a change. >> in tacoma park, shomari stone, news 4. >> northern virginia doggy day care is facing criticism tonight after losing another animal. a dog escaped just for pets in springfield when a staffer stepped outside. the pet was found several hours later, but about 18 month as go another dog escaped and ended up dead on the side of the road. >> we were so upset.

dominique campbell walking his wife's two yorkshire terriers, diesel and lyric. on that street, at that time police say they were responding to a report for a man with a gun. they say campbell fit the description of that suspect. this is how police say it came down. >> as officers arrived on the scene, the officer in particular, he sees a person matching the description of the person that was given and he is fired upon by that person. he then returns fire and strikes the suspect. >> but shantay campbell says there's no way her husband could have fired a shot because he had the dogs' leashes in one hand and a cell phone in the other. >> he was walking with the dogs and a cell phone. he was on the phone with me. >> did you hear the gunfire? >> i heard the gunfire. it was about five shots. i put on some shorts, i put on a t-shirt and i ran out the door, hopped in my car and went around the corner. they wouldn't let me see him. they tried to handcuff me. the police tried to handcuff me to prevent me from seeing him. they left him laying on the ground like an animal i

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where dominique strauss-kahn was the head of the imf.y of those details yet because the prosecution is still investigating this case but this appears to be what the leads that they are following. >> so these two women are flown from belgium specifically for allegedly dominique strauss-kahn? >> reporter: well, this is the part that is unclear. remember, when these allegations first came about a few months ago, his lawyer specifically said they had a very interesting response. they said they didn't deny that he engaged in sex parties at specific hotels but they said that he did not know that the women there were prostitutes. and that has been their line of defense so far. now, we will have to see whether or not that changes as these new developments keep coming forward. it's an ongoing investigation so i suspect that more and more of these details will keep coming out in the months to come. >> atika shubert, reporting live from london for us. >>> it's not hurricane season and we have a storm churning in the atlanta. we will introduce you t

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is facing now allegations of sexual assault. this time it's an allegation that he took part in a possible gang rape in washington. french prosecutors are expanding the investigation of the former chief of the international monetary fund based on some claims that are being made now by a belgian prostitute. he's already under investigation for alleged role in a prostitution ring. you'll recall there was dominiq ademocraticed to rape a hotel maid. we are monitoring developments in london. this is getting repetitive and hard to keep some of this straight. if you can clear this up for us. bring this story in from the belgian prostitute and tell me why it's connected to the existing investigation that's going on. >> reporter: well if you might remember the existing investigation is in france called the carlton affair and based on a hotel where apparently one of the people at this hotel helped to procure prostitutes and bring them to dominique strauss-kahn. that's the allegation. what we're hearing from is actually two belgian women th

>> he grabbed my leg, he started shaking me around and shaking me around the alley. >> reporter: dominique several attacks. >> he came under the fence and bit my leg. >> reporter: a court found that when a pit bull is involved there's no more need to determine if a pit bull is negligent. it raises a protest from maryland groups a watchdog that now want it is governor to intervene. >> i have been overwhelmed from the response of people who are very upset on this ruling. >> reporter: the chair is asking the governor to bring the issue up in the legislation. >> the maryland is a one bite rule. all dogs get one bite before they are determined to be dangerous. what this law does is it says, that pit bulls and pit bull mixes and any dog that any jury might determine looks like a pit bull might be a pit bull are immediately considered to be inherently dangerous. >> reporter: according to the humane society, maryland is the only state in the country that categorically identifies pit bulls as a dangerous breed. reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren, now back to you on tv hill. >> a spokesperson

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. >> there could be new charges against dominique strauss-kahn on. the former director of the imf is accused of a rape. she told police she was suspect -- she told police she was without consent. >> an official white house event on affordable tuition's doubling as a campaign event in northern virginia. president obama talked to students at washington lee high school in northern virginia. the cost of hire education is quickly becoming high on a list of issues. >> few venues offer such friendly territory to the president as schools. he has the audience going again today. the president hopes that enthusiasm will be pressure on congressional republicans and maybe some more votes in november. >> technically, this was an official stop, this audience is also prime campaign territory. >> i want you to send a message to congress. tell them, do not double my rates. e-mail them right on their facebook page. to meet them. >> he is talking about getting congress to get interest rates before they double in july. >> i do not know how i will pay for it. >> it is a b

supreme court justice will decide whether or not to throw out a lawsuit filed by a hotel maid claiming dominique strauss-kahn tried to rape her in his hotel suite last may. the decision will be posted online later this morning. related criminal charges were dropped last summer. >>> also in new york city a rare water color thought to be lost in 1953 is said to be auctioned after being rediscovered this year. it's expected to sell for up to $20 million. and tim mcgraw turns 45. you can stay on top of those stories and others as they break on nbc and tonight watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news." and on the "today" show a live report from pakistan one year after the raid that led to the death of osama bin laden. it's been nearly three years since ryan o'neal lost the love of his life to cancer. now he opens up to matt about his own cancer battle. keep it on this channel for local news, sports, weather and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions

. >> dominique strauss-kahn may face charges after rolf. the judge refused to reject the charges on the basis of diplomatic immunity. >> the new york state prosecutors dropped the criminal case last august, saying they had doubts about the plaintiff's credibility. >> the u.n. secretary-general has held his very first face-to- face talks with burma's opposition leader aung san suu kyi. >> this is the latest of top- level diplomatic visits to the country. >> this meeting shows how things have changed in burma. on his last visit in 2009, ban ki-moon was denied access to aung san suu kyi, who was under house arrest. now she is poised to take a seat in burma's parliament. suu kyi relented on her position, drawing praise from ban. >> we have differences on some issues, this flexibility is for the greater cause of people. and this is what she has done. >> suu kyi insists her concession is not a setback. her party will continue to push for changes to the constitution which grants the military excessive powers. >> we have always been for flexibility

new sex assault allegations against dominique strauss-kahn. the new york times is reporting investigating if woman at the w hotel washington in 2010. investigators say new evidence suggests he sexually assaulted a belgian prostitutes at a sex party at the hotel. no new charges have been filed. last year he was accused of raping a at a manhattan hotel room and those charges were dropped. >> a controversial decision by an ohio judge if. >> brazil returned exotic animals whothe widow of the man released dozens of illegal pets e ohiohe streets -- th zoo. five animals, two leopards, a bear are now back on the ohio farm. a man had said the animals free last october and then killed himself. sheriff's deputies were forced exotic 48 of the animals. questionnaires on the woman is of pretending to have cancer? get breast implants. the 27-year-old is charged with fraud and theft. e started a web site cancerg she had breast and no insurance. raised thousands of dollars for a double mastectomy. not need that. she used most of the money for implants. story u

dominique strauss-kahn filed the $1 million suit in new york.said the maid's claims were malicious and wanton and cost him his job. police arrested strauss-kahn nearly a year ago in new york. prosecutors dropped all the charges because of a lack of evidence. the maid then sued strauss-kahn in civil court. he's also accused of raping a belgian prostitute at a hotel in washington. >>> new safety concerns about one of the military's top fighter jets. the navy and nasa are helping the air force figure out what's causing some f-22 pilot to become sick mid flight. the pilots say they've become dizzy and suffered other symptom of an oxygen shortage while flying the jets. the air force grounded its f-22s for four months last year. yesterday leon panetta ordered new flight restrictions on the jet. the f-22s have to fly close to air fields so pilots can land quickly if they feel sick. >>> one congressman is trying to start a food fight over school cafeteria pizza. colorado representative jarrett polus introduced a piece of legislation aptly named the slic

you would have to pay to put those fields together, millions of dominique rodgers-cromartie to put three fields of grass versus one field and that's a reality. and the reality is not -- there is not enough space in san francisco, not enough fields in san francisco. there's so many kids with so many different sports at different times of the year and we need to get fields. >> thank you, south africa. thank you very much. -- >> golden gate park has had -- president fong: thank you very much. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> my name is john mccormick. i'd just like to ask all you adults, parents, when you were a child have you ever gone to a child -- field and seen that? that's what it is. you can't go play in the soccer field because the fields are closed down. the fields are actually closed. i lived in san francisco, my -- played in beach chalet. i broke my leg in beach chalet playing. i've had four cart idgeage operations all from playing on grass fields. you go to sunset, it's artificial grass. it's not about the children that. out on a sunday morning, 70-year-old men pla

. >>> french prosecutors have whitened their investigation into dominique strauss-kahn's alleged participationtution ring. they have upped the terms today rather significantly. they say there is suspicion that he participated in a gang rape at a hotel in washington. in a statement to cnn, strauss-khan's attorneys say the investigation will establish that dominique strauss-khan has never committed acts of violence or had any relationship whatsoever without the consent of his partners. plural. strauss-khan has also been warned by french authorities that he is under investigation for aggravated pimping, though there have been several allegations made against him, he has not been convicted of any crime. >>> chrysler is recalling about 68,000 jeep wranglers due to a potential fire risk. this crossed just a moment ago. the recall affects wranglers with with automatic transmissions built before july 2010. the recall involves about 86,000 vehicles. we looked at the national highway safety administration documents and they said debris can get stuck between a plate which protects the transmission and ca

became his party's candidate because the man who was thought to be the shoe-in for the nomination, dominique strauss-kahn became embroiled in that sex scandal in new york. if he keeps his election promises, francois hollande may dramatically change europe's approach to its economic problems. he's promised for government spending and more government jobs. that puts him very much at odds with germany's angela merkel and that is likely to unsettle the euro and to rattle financial markets. tomorrow will be a nervous day. >> jeff: mark, thank you very much, speaking of nervous, the markets could also be rattled by greece tomorrow. in parliamentary elections angry voters punished the two major parties. neither got enough votes to form a government. instead fringe parties that fiercely oppose severe austerity cuts paid big gains. officials in yemen say fahd al-quso a top al qaeda leader has apparently been killed in a drone attack in shabwa province. the u.s. did no immediately confirm. but he was on the fb a e's 10 most wanted list for the bombing of the uss cole which killed 17 american sailors a

. -- dominique strauss-kahn's claim of diplomatic immunity. secretary of state hillary clinton is now in beijing. a diplomat is in the eye of a storm. he escaped house arrest last week. neither side wants this issue to destroy strategic and economic talks. but can they keep it off the table? >> surrounded by chinese security and fortress-like, the u.s. embassy in beijing, now at the center of a crisis. this man is believed to be sheltering an american diplomat after his dramatic escape from seven years of captivity last week. once free, he issued a direct challenge to china's leaders to punish those responsible for illegally detaining and beating him -- illegally detaining and beating him. it is a major embarrassment for him. his wife and daughter are still being held, intimidated as they have been for years, by local thugs hired by communist party chiefs. he suffered abuses for reporting forced abortions in his area. we were blocked the entrance of the village. there were real concerned his family are facing reprisals. a lawyer told us he fea

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. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is striking back against the new york maid that accused him of sexual assaultthe former head of the monetary fund is suing the maid for $1 million. this comes weeks after the maid filed a civil suit against strauss-kahn saying he tried to rape her in a hotel room last year. police in new york eventually dropped criminal charges against strauss-kahn citing problems with his accuser's credibility. >>> a car crash in california creates a big problem for road crews. witnesses say the cars created a huge geyser after they collided then crashed into a fire hydrant. the water caused significant damage to a nearby gas station and forced police to shut down part of the street. one person was injured. no word on what caused the cars to crash. >>> in palmdale, california, more than 100 firefighters are battling a huge building fire. the old clothing warehouse had flames rolling through it. investigators say the 6,000 square foot building appears to be a total loss but no one has been hurt. now the investigation into the cause is just beginning. >>> graduation is a special

that was always dominique strauss-kahn.fter his arrest in new york, hollande has been catapulted in the race. this is a chance for one of these two candidates to be the next president. it was a frantic day, both of them bouncing around to garner those precious few votes. it is up to the 40 million french voters to make the decision. turnout was very good, 80% turning out for the first-round compared to the 71% in the last german election, 66% in the u.k., and you can see the french felt very passionate about their politics. on saturday, there will be looking at what was said during the campaign. one of the key newspapers has its verdict. you can see the two men at the end of a burning encounter. both of them think they have won it. i want to draw your attention to this editorial. it says "the poisoned terms of nostalgia, the idea that throughout the campaign various candidates have been looking backwards, focusing on immigration, globalization, unemployment, the threat to the french way of life, but nothing of where france

heating up [ inaudible ] >>> the new york city hotel maid accusing former international monetary fund dominique strauss-kahn of trying to rape her has amended her lawsuit. it claims the alleged attack was gender-based violence which is banned in new york. strauss-kahn says the encounter was consensual. >>> the f.b.i. says a french passenger on a north carolina-bound plane had -- never had a device as she had claimed. the passenger passed a note to a flight attendant indicating she had a bomb surgically implanted inside of her. so the plane was diverted to bangor, maine. the passenger was removed from the plane. the other passengers and crew were questioned. the plane took off three hours later and was bound for charlotte, north carolina. >>> our time is 4:38. prepare for another overcast rainy day. at 4:39, howard will let us know if this will be the last rainy day of the week. >>> at 4:41, another major setback for facebook on wall street. >> aaa releases its memorial day weekend travel predictions. we're back in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>> good wednesday morning. 4:40. we have

. >> the french economist, dominique strauss-kahn faces allegations to night. two belgian prostitutes, accuse him of forcing them to perform sexual acts at the w hotel in downtown d.c. the reported assaults happened in 2010 while strauss-kahn was head of the international monetary fund. strauss-kahn denies any violence against women and faps faces a in new york over a hotel maid suing him for sexual assault. >> crash involving a school bus and 13 students sent to a hospital this evening. an suv rear-ended the bus near fenway and brown station road in upper marlboro. nobody suffered any obvious injuries. but the kids were taken to a hospital just in kamcase. the suv appears to have sustained most damage. >> cracking down on speeding. county police are warning people to slow down along evanston road, connects riverdale to bladeensburg. shomari stone talked to police. >> today we are coming out doing enforcement. shoot some radar. right, right, warnings, talk to the citizens teach them about what is going on and why they need to reduce their speed as they're trave

dominique strauss-kahn filed a $1 million lawsuit in new york. strauss-kahn said the claims were malicious and wanton and cost him his job. strauss-kahn was arrested nearly a year ago in new york but all the charges were later dropped for lack of evidence. he is also accused of raping a belgian prostitute at a hotel here in washington. >> flight restrictions in place for stealth f-22 fighter jets because of problems with the oxygen system. defense secretary leon pan spechpanetta ordered restrictions. 22 pilots have suffered from oxygen deprivation. f-22s must fly close to airfields so pilots can land quickly if they feel sick. >> an appeal for oj simpson. why his lawyer thinks he deserves another trial. >> david beckham, visits the white house. what he and the first lady had to cancel. >> one of the biggest fashion up and comers, here in this area, talking with christian >>> new lawyer for o.j. simpson. serving 9 to 33 years for kidnapping and armed robbery. his lawyer claims the former football star was so poorly represented by his previous lawy

cough >>justine: dominique strauss, is now striking back to the new york whose tell made who just filed the disgraced politicians that the made it made a listless and false accusation when she accused him of assault a year ago. a criminal case was dismissed after prosecutors lost faith in the woman's credibility. that story just across the wires. >>darya: a milestone in. news. in san bruno, the city will come back to families whose homes were destroyed in the deadly pg&e gasoline explosion back in 2010. here is the scene, 38 homes were destroyed, many families are rebuilding and moving back in. kate thompson was there for the bittersweet homecoming keefe. kate >> a celebration for families in san bruno who have completed rebuilding their homes or repairing their homes due to the pg&e gasoline explosion periods the mayor headed out proclamations to three families who have completely rebuilt their houses saying this'll be the first of many ceremonies as people finish and complete their homes, many properties are at different stages of construction. many families have had to make extensive