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in a short amount of time bg&e has been able to get 4,000 crews up and running from florida, texas, we had a contractor fly in even from california. so the work is hear. they are working as fast as they can and i'm standing hear with rob gould. you told me how many power lines are down. >> 67,500. with hurricane irene we had upwards of 10,000. so we're fast approaching that number. if you look at every metric related to hurricane irene. we're pretty close, give or take some reasonable numbers. we're approaching that storm in terms of damage and whether it's wires down or people we're bringing in, it's significant. >> one thing that frustrates people is the not knowing. you're starting to be able to give some people a timeframe. how are you doing that? >> on a very limited basis, we're going to endeavor to give customers feedback on when we're able to have them expect restoration. but we can only do that when we have people on the scene and have eyes on the problem and have a high degree of confidence that we're going to meet the timeframe we tell them. each site and job will be looked

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and more than 38- thousand in anne arundel county.b-g-e has restored power to more thaa 466-thousand of its customers pince friday night. it was hours bbfore b-g-e this downed wire innthe back yard of a home near the intersection oo park heights and spaulding avenues.the owners of the hhme asked the &pfire department for help butt obviousll they were unable to wws shut off.officials say if you ever see downed wires... never touch them and always &passume electricityyii still running through them. and jjining us right now... is b-g-e spokesman, rob gould. 3 3 3 as we've been seeing and hearing...the storm created a maryland...and across huge mess all storm creeted a hearing...the seeing and as we've been 3 hearing...the storm cceated a hugg mess all across maryland...and there's still photojournalist dave larson caught up with some residents of north baltimore who are anxious for action. action. 3 p3for action. action. we have been getting hundreds of pictures from our fox45 viewers ... when news happens.....see it, shoot itt baltimore ddttcom. here are just a few ff them. this one was

and more than 12- county.b-g-e has restored power to moreethan 619- thousand of its customers and joining us right now on spokesmann rob gould.no holiday for b-g-e workers and other crewss below the 00,000 below the 100,000 mark. 3 3 3 3 mark.below the 100,000 3 16 ballimooe coonty schools are still without powerr.. and will remaan closed tomorrow.all staff should still report to alternate sites. p3 you can see complete list of school closings n our wesbite at fox baltimore ot commslash neeslinks. good news as you crack open aa few crabs on this fourth of july.state biologists say this rebounded to record levels. levees.the craabing season began early.and it appears the crabs are bigger too. that's joopa roaddin towwon.managers there say they are very pleasee with the catches that keep coming into their store. <"they are heaaver. even when they're smaller, like the meddum crabs ere, they're heavier. people seem to be them.">it appears the efforts to cleanuu he chesapeake bay are paying off. a d-n-r survey estimates there are more than phat's two-thhrds more thhn . last year's levvls. and

. >> pg&e has been getting thousands of calls from frustrated people from the maryland area. they are frustrated because they don't have power. this has been manned for the past 24 hours as workers try to restore power to customers that don't have it. 200,000 customers have been restored, but another 366,000 don't have power. according to the utility, it will be well into next week before everyone has power. >> it actually frightened me and i was never one of those kids that was afraid of storms. >> once things quieted down, she was not surprised to learn that her home was one of the half million power outages reported by pg&e. >> there are huge wires down. >> just a few blocks away, they tried to stay cool during their power outage. >> it has been really hot and we have been irritated. >> these were a typical sign across the area. they contributed to widespread power outages in the region. >> i would say it was not just a thunderstorm, this was a storm of epic proportions. >> pg&e says it will take a while because they are not the only utility in the region with widespread o

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b g e has about 8000 outages. nearly every dominion customer has power, including one neighborhood that faced a more dire situation and everywhere else. jay korff is live with good news there 24 hours after he first introduced us to this case. >> at this time last week there was a huge tree tangled up in the dominion power lines. we made a call and a dominion responded. as you can see the lights are back on. neighbors are giddy. >> it is very hot. >> six long days without power and the sweltering heat has taken its toll. >> i could move to a third-world country and probably survive after this. >> the south arlington residents hope their power and insanity is quickly restored. >> the climate has improved considerably in the past 24 hours. >> i am rather a static about this. >> last night 7 on your side encouraged dominion to respond to a community that felt forgotten. >> if you need anything done, we will colleague says. >> they are seth -- their suffering ended just after 6:30 when the 1, 2, 3, the lights were back

b-g-e has &prestored power to more than a half-million of itsscustomers and they're still working around the clock. clock.fallen trees on power lines are b-g-e's main focus today.the company is reminding intensive cleanup and they aree- askiig for your patience. they've also called in crews from around the ccuntry to helpputility contractors from massachusetts, texas, florida and even canadd... are lending a hand this week. < "that's why the whole line industryy.. they all stickk toggther and when ou nned help, we're here to help."> help.">b-g-e is also warning customers - to stay away from any downed lines that could be accoss one, call nd report it. it's one of the hardest hit parts of maryland. maryland..s auurey barnes tells us... people in montgomery county are still &pddaling with the mess left behind after the storm. ptorm. don gray is getting his dog zooee used to the neighborhood bethesda.. because they're going to be bethesdaa..because residence inn in aroond the residence inn in bethesda.. there a while... neighborhood..and he's made a reservvtion through next punday.gray saas

case. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 b-g-e has now deemed the area safe after a gas leak scare in locust point.rews are still on the scene near hull and haubert street after a contractor who was performing a utility repair in the street ruptured a line early this morning. for safety reasons everyone in the area was evacuated. hazmat crews are still checking businesses and homes in the area...making sure they are secure. we're performing evaluations checking for odors of natural gas in many of these homes. fortunately no one has suffered any injuries as a result right now and bge they are here on the scene and we're collaborating. our efforts with them to get this leak under control." control."residents in the area are still advised ánotá to use their gas utilities until officials have given you the ok. construction... begins today ...on... a.... new race course ... for the... baltimore grand prix.../. the... first step - is... placing thousands of cement blocks ... for fencing....// but... organizers... promise... to keep... disruptions... to a minimum..../ minimum..../ melinda... roeder... liv

b-g-e has now deemed the area safe after a gas leak scare in locust poont. are still on the scene near hull and haubert street after a contractor who was performing a utility repair in the street ruptured a line early this morning. for safety reasons... the area was evacuated. hazmat crews are still checking businesses and homes in the area...making sure they are secure. we're performing evaluations checking for odors of natural gas in many of these homes. fortunately no one has suffered any injuries as a result right now and bge they are here on the scene and we're collaborating. our efforts with them to get this leak under control." control." residents in the area are still advised ánotá to use their gas utilities until officials have given you the ok. 3 today ... new hope ...in a... neighborhood... beset... by crime.../ and... riddled with... vacant housing.../ housing.../ we... told you last week... about... the efforts ...of... community activist... herman pittman ... to... revive... his... west baltimore neighborhood.../ pittman ... fought ...for years

so far this year, pg&e has tested almost 50 yards of pipelines it will do another 140 to 150 by year's end. in the meantime, any newly discovered record indicating weakness anywhere is prioritized for placing and testing. so far, 2.3 miles of pipeline have been relayed -- replaced rather than repaired. coming out life. that's what all of this testing is all -- come ought live, that's what all of this test something all about. reporting live from menlo park, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, tom. >>> firefighters say an unattended pan on a stove is responsible for an overnight fire doctor that displaced six people in newark. the fire started shortly after 10:00 last night at an apartment complex on cherry street. this is video shot by a resident. firefighters arrived after 7:00. >> i was up there watching tv and insmelled something burning. i thought it was a stove. i checked our stove. nothing. i saw flames coming from next store. i went back inside, told my girlfriend, let's get out. >>> an overnight crash sent a san francisco police officer and taxi driver to t

pg&e has fixed the problem there. a woman was injured when she was pushed to the ground at stow lake at golden gate park park. it was an 82-year-old woman who saw a child bothering a goose and when she scolded the child the father pushed her and she fell and hit her head. she went to the hospital and her injuries are life threatening. they are looking for that man. the fourth down to your knowledge around the corner. i will -- the forth of july around the corner and i will have your forecast in just a minute. >>> two groups are suing the school district alleging students are denied basic services services and subjected to poor conditions. they claim the school at times had bad conditions. they list the enrollment as 29 students. >>> this man has been missing for a week. there are no signs of foul play but he hasn't been sign since june 23. his friends haven't seen him. he is 5'7", 170 pounds and a tattoo of a crown on his chest. >>> police announced a long term investigation into violent gang. the gang is involved wit

b-g-e has restored power to more than 14- thousand customers since earlyythis morning. and ust as crews clear remmins of last week's storm out of our area... parts f night... ttis time in fredericksburg.you caa see the destruction powerffl windss caused on several buildingss the roof was torn off one buildinggwhere group of chherleaders were prrcticing. 23-27"we were scared and &pprayinn to god...and (covere again with video) hoping we weren't going to die." die." 40--7"we weren't that close from it hitting us...we had just stepped foot in there and (covered again with video) we saw it just cave in on uu." ---a roof of a strip mall -- - also peeled off...office equipment could be seen flying through the windows. how are the roads looking tonig? tonight?brandi proctor has our report. map belair295fiber map 3 895map 3 and killed at bar- b- que and it all started wwth hugging a police officer. 3 "fighting, screaming nats" nats"fighting ann screeming outside a courthouse.the topic over. pnd thousands of americans woke up this morning without the use of the internet.coming u

. >> reporter: just because pg&e has made this rate increase request doesn't mean it will happen or at least happen exactly as pg&e wishes. there will be public hearings and ultimately the cpuc won't make a decision until the end of 2013. >> pg&e would not do an on- camera interview with reporters about the latest rake hike request. but the president chris johns said the increase is needed to meet customers' high expectations. >> customers today are counting on us to get the basics right. they have high expectations around what that means. good just isn't good enough. our customers' perspective was the driving force behind the rate increase pg&e made today. our goal is to improve safety, reliability and customer service to levels that are on par with the best in the industry. and to do it while keeping service affordable. >> johns went on to say the rate increase will also fund advances in renewable energy and he added he regrets that some people will likely make the latest rake hike request into a debate. >>> temperatures were warmer out there today, anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees warm

ggven to us immediatly following this hurricaneelike hit by the utility companies." companies..b-g-e has said it hopes to have 90- percent of the people without power.. back up and running by friday. pand ower outagee aren'ttthe &ponly problem in the state...the áheatá wave is being blamed for at leastt3 deaths in maryland.the viccims montgomery county... one from wicomico county... nd one from baltimore city.health officials remind residents that humid cooditions can lead to heatstroke and heat exhaustiin. that brings us to our qqestion of the day.we are asking you aaain if you are satisfied &pwith the mergency response t the ssvere storms. head to our facebook page and join the discussion. you can also comment from your mobile device, juss search fox baltimore and find us onlinee is churning ff to our ast.ms - east.will theyyhii baltimore or will we be spared this time. time. let's go to chief meteorologist vytas reid 33 the hunt is on for the gunman who shot two people inneast bal. baltimore.it happened near the intersection of preston and north spring stteet... about found the victim

and more than 39- thousand in anne arundel county.b-g-e has resttred ower to morr than 455--thousand of its customers since friday ight. governor martin o'maally says he's pushing utilities to do a better jjo at geetinn the power back on. on.the governor says a lot of progrees has been made since the storm first hit on friday.. put the governor says utility companies prediction hat 90- percent of homes will have power by friday is not good enough. the governor gave reporters an updateeon the emergency response this afternoon.. 33 meanwhile... baltimore mayor on c-n-n this orning talking about the assive powerr she hopesspeople will take care of each other during the heat wave. "ourrbiggest worry is thh peat-related deaths. thht is where weeare vulnerable. so many people, bout a quarter of the citizens arr still have cctizens that we knnw are isolation, thoseeare ur vulnerrble populations, so we're reelly ttying to get the word out. we're going to go back out today with ice. we're opeeing additiinal cooling centers with ir conditioning, so people have options. wee just need to make ss

the chronicle reports pg&e has identified 239 of its lines as being at risk the same type of fail caused the san bruno explosion in 2010. the report commissioned by pg&e also points to more than 500 trouble spots on those lines spanning 48 miles. some of them are old, others were pressurized beyond legal limits withouting testing after. the lines pass through parts of the peninsula and east bay between sunol and livermore. >>> emergency help is going to come faster for folks after their neighborhood fire station reopened today. crews moved back into station 25 within the past few hours. budget cuts forced the city of vallejo to close that station. now it going to reopen at least to years thanks to a grant from the federal government. >> what this means to the community is that response time are reduced within the area north vallejo. we've had greater response times when two an joining fire stations had to respond up into this area. >> that federal grant will allow vallejo to hire 10 new firefighters it will cover their salaries and benefits for the next two years. >>> big move for silico

b-g-e has called in a eam of 38-hundred people..ding reinforcments from other ptatee.each arr assigned to various storm roles.....many of them working 12 hoors "iq: you hink about it, thhy littrally hit the rrck.... oq: to have those types of hours." hours."b-g-e expects to work throughout the week and into restoreddservice to more than 600 thousand customers. here's a look at the lattst numbers at this hour... according to bbg-e's websiie... total... annnearundel countt... baltimore city... baltimore county... carroll county... howard county... today... on whetherrgeorge zimmermmn... wwll stay in jail. zimmerman's bond was revoked... affer the judge thoosand dollars in web --- donations.the move came after zimmerman's wife testifiee they were broke... at his initial hearing.zimmerman is chargee with second degree murder in the shooting deeth of trayvon martin.he shot the unarmed teenager in februaay, a self defense.prosecutors say it was a case of racial profiling. a -year-old is in critical conditioo this morning... after early dr

this year pg&e has eight of these devices and what they plan to do is stand at 206 mi. of pipe throughout 2010. you are wonder what they call them smart pigs, because the earlier versions made squealing noises as they ran through the pipeline. >> a step towards the future today in san fransisco international airport. patrick shows us why a new control tower is needed at sfo. >> at sf " the ribbon was cut signaling to the go-ahead for a new control tower. mayor calls on hand as well as representatives from the faa. >> it will be an iconic design. >> the 221 ft. tower will be in the middle of terminals 1 and 2 and will feature state of the art equipment as well as creating work. >> for the next three years there will be 400 construction jobs altogether. a great project for the bay area >> the old one no longer meet seismic standards and it is not cost-effective to retrofit it. it is cheaper and more effective to build a brand new tower. >> cheaper to the tune of $100 million. >> it is about $100 million altogether. $60 million of that is the tower itself, and the construc

pg&e has called an energy alert that is breaking news. let's get to it with mike. >> because it's so hot across the state except eureka where it's 58. there will be a lot of electrical demand, so anything you can do to temper that, no dishwashing. >> laundry. >> exactly. >> turn off the computer if you are not using it. >> listen to the tv maybe, stream it online. some of those kinds of things. anything you can do or they'll be rolling brownouts and when it's 110 outside you definitely don't want to lose your air-conditioning. try to think about that between 3:00 and 7:00 this afternoon. here is a look at the haze that is hanging around. one of the reasons we have spare the air, the lid by the high pressure has a lot of pollution down lower levels. in santa cruz. air is clean and temperatures will be moderate. head into the water. it's 50s there. here is a look at live doppler 7-hd. wouldn't be nice to have rain to temper the heat wave? it's not out there. the clouds are clinging to the coast and pockets of sunshine are starting to develo

reporting from dark north news late eeition.ssler, fox45 b-g-e has restored power to more than two-thirdssof&pcustomers and they're still working round the clock..... 3 the storm toppled many trees... which took out power lines along the way.the pompany is reminding customers that this is a very llbor intensive cleanup and thhy are assing for your patience. they've also called in crews from around the ccuntry to helpputility contractors from massachusettes, texas, florida and even canada... are lending a hand this week. 3 < "that's why the whole line indussry... they all stick together and whhn you need help, we're here to helpp.> help."> b-g-e is also warning customers - to stay awwy from any downed lines thaa could be live wires. if you come across one, call and report it. &p3 counties still present big problems for bge...right now... mooe than 65-thousand people are without power in baltimore county...baltimore city still has more than &p50-thousand people in the dark......and anne arundel county still has more than 30-thousand people who need electricity. meanwhile, governor martin o'mal

the chronicle reports pg&e has identified 239 of its lines as being at risk the same type of fail caused the san bruno explosion in 2010. the report commissioned by pg&e also points to more than 500 trouble spots on those lines spanning 48 miles. some of them are old, others were pressurized beyond legal limits withouting testing after. the lines pass through parts of the peninsula and east bay between sunol and livermore. >>> emergency help is going to come faster for folks after their neighborhood fire station reopened today. crews moved back into station 25 within the past few hours. budget cuts forced the city of vallejo to close that station. now it going to reopen at least to years thanks to a grant from the federal government. >> what this means to the community is that response time are reduced within the area north vallejo. we've had greater response times when two an joining fire stations had to respond up into this area. >> that federal grant will allow vallejo to hire 10 new firefighters it will cover their salaries and benefits for the next two years. >>> big move for silico

heat of >>pam: ratepayers will dig deeper into their wallets to pay for gas and electricity if pg&e has to say about it. as dan kerman tells us, the utility has asked for another rate increase of this time to pay for safety of terrorist 46 system. >> nearly two years after a dance transmission pipe line corp's causing an explosion and fire that wiped out much of this sandra the neighborhood fifth, the utility is now asking the utilities commission for a rate increase to improve the safety of its gas and electricity delivery systems. 50 danny is requesting for a fair can fast 1.2 5 million in 2014 and an additional half-million in 2015 and two dozen 16. felt a lot to 05% increase in monthly electable bills and a 16% increase and lustily at some of the session monthly tussles just during the year. there would be an ongoing court. phil hammer at see oxford >> this house is one that one of the flames during a pipeline explosion. half tam but we should not have to ask people, you should have fixed up from a long time ago. >> to me it looks like they're looking at what happened in san bruno,

b g e has its hands full trying to get power restored to the citizens -- bge has its hands full. >> now to the big story. crews are working around the clock to restore power to hundreds of thousands left without power by friday's deadly thunderstorms. nadia ramdass tells us some of the residents are banding together. >> lisa, it is really cool story. but first, let's check out this extraordinary scene behind me. crews have been out here all day trying to remove this 70-foot tree that not only crashed on this residential road but on luxury cars. northeast baltimore was one of the hardest-hit areas friday, leaving many without power. one community is finding a way to keep each other cool. it has been a long and painfully hot few days for residents in this northeast baltimore community. >> you come home and there is no electricity, nothing. >> not only did these residents lose their power after friday's severe storm, the area, but also in board another fierce storms sunday. the aftermath was not very forgiving. more homes after -- out of power after a tree crashed down on a transformer, le

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how much the families receive will not be made public, but pg&e has said in the past it expects to spend more than $200 million to settle the lawsuits. eight people were killed, and 38 homes destroyed. the judge says he is optimistic similar negotiated agreements can be reached so an october trial can be avoided. >>> a new archbishop will oversee the catholic arch new leader was announced by the pope today, previously serving as bishop of oakland. he has been a vocal supporter of proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage. >>> san jose is one step closer to getting a new gambling facility. the chief of police just issued the final list of conditions to the casino, matrix. jeff bush explains some of the conditions. >> reporter: the casino matrix is being called the next generation of gaming in california. you can see that it is beautifully designed, and the lightning is on par with vegas. the owners have been waiting to hear from the police about the list of things they need to do to open the doors to the public. >> making sure that the security measures that are in place at the casino a

are complete b-g-e... has... now... deemed the area ... safe.../ after... a... gas leak... scare...n... locust point. crews... were on the scene early tonight near... hull... and... how-bert street.../ after ... a... contractor ... who... was doing... repairs./.. ruptured... a line... early... this morning.../. for... safety reasons.../ the... area... was evacuated..../ but... residents were allowed... to return... a few hours... later.. organizers of this year's baltimore grand prix are beginning construction of the track. but as melinda roeder reports they're also making a promise - to avoid many of the disruptions that caused troubles last year. year. melinda: organizers will have about 30 days to set up more than 2-thousand concrete barriers for fencing... and about 15-thousand tires to serve as crash barriers. that's in addition to the bleachers and stands that will fill the inner harbor. but they say they'll be able to get it all done... faster - and with fewer frustrations thatn last year. (nats from last year's race)it takes months to prepare for a weekend worth of street ra

. >>> pg&e has a new plan it says will keep its pipeline safe. utility just filed a report with the state public utilities commission that sets guidelines now required by state low. they include building a training facility. pg&e also plans to hire 1300 new workers to support its focus on safety and combine some operations. >> creating one comprehensive distribution center will allow us to view our entire system in one place in realtime. >> people that live in the san bruno neighborhood where a gas pipeline explosion killed eight people says that's what they should have been doing all along. later this morning a ribbon cutting ceremony will reopen station 25 in vallejo. that station has been closed for two years thanks to budget cuts. but thanks to federal grants more firefighters are being hired. with this reopening six of the eight fire stations will be operating. while the station is reopening, three other bay area fire stations are now close. coming up in eight minutes what eight contra costa county -- what east contra costa county is doing t

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. >>> pg&e has settled lawsuits with two families that lost loved ones in the san bruno pipeline explosion two years ago. a san mateo county judge approved the deal yesterday for an undisclosed amount. attorneys have negotiated agreements with pg&e in 50 cases. more than 400 lawsuits had been filed by survivors who lost relatives in the september 2010 explosion. >>> a santa rosa man faces several felonies after a five hour standoff with deputies. they sent out a s.w.a.t. team. officials received a report before 6:00 last night from a man who said he heard gunshots from his roommate's bedroom. deputies say the 40-year-old refused to come out of house all other residents were evacuated. around 11 p.m. a robot was sent into the house and found the man lying near the bed, intoxicated, unresponsive. he was taken to the hospital. >>> the bike rider accused of being reckless and killing an elderly pedestrian in san francisco's castro district is due back in court today. 36-year-old chris bucchere pleaded not guiltiburg his initial court appearance last. he remains free on $150,000 bail. he's accu

. >>> nearly two years after the pipeline disaster, pg&e has inspected the rest of its gas lines and found that more than 200 are at risk of another san bruno-like fire. it exploded back in 2010. now in a company assessment obtained by the chronicle, the utility says some 239 lines are in danger of a similar failure. the welds are at risk because of their age or the company's previous practice of pressurizing the lines above the legal limit. pg&e says it will evaluate or replace the segments over the next two years. >>> putting the brakes on the party bus, a bay area family who lost their teenage son in a car crash after he crank too much on a party bus is supporting a new bill aimed at tighter regulations. 19-year-old brett was killed in february 2010. his blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit. an assemblyman has proposed a new bill that makes bus drivers abide by the same rules as limo drivers requiring passengers to be the legal drinking age of 21 if there is alcohol on board and if there isn't, a chaperone must notify the bus driver if they aren't 21. bret

extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and has been a corporate planner and director of investor relations for pg &e. she has served as the director of a health resource center and a program consultant to several new oral can -- administrations. she holds a degree from stanford university. she aside leadership, a development, and financial involvement with numerous public service organization. she has also served as the chair of the trustees of a multi employer retirement plans with assets over $4 million and has provide counsel to both organizations. -- multiple organizations. i appreciate that you have come to serve with us. >> i am delighted to be here. i look forward to working with all of my colleagues. i know i have a lot to learn from all of you. i am very pleased to have this opportunity to serve san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. any other commissioner comments? in the public comment on this item? please step forward. >> [inaudible] >> there is closed captioning, is that ok? would it help if we spoke louder? we will work on that. we will move to item number three, which is the adoption

. >>> pg&e has new technology that will help prevent a gas line disaster. they will begin using a 14-foot long machine to inspect inside pipelines from freemont to san francisco. it works like an mri, scanning the inside of the pipe to check for any dents or cracks. they plan to inspect more than 200 miles of pipeline just this year. inspections will continue for three years. in 2010, a damaged well caused a pg&e pipeline to explode. >>> they want to put a cap on some of the nation's best tap water. they want to shut don't famed reservoir which supplies water to more than 2 million bay area residents. a group has turned in more than 15,000 signatures to the department of elections, they want this issue on the november ballot. it would require san francisco to zofber the possibility of removing the reservoir in yosemite. >> it would require san francisco to develop a plan, simply a plan to reform its water system. our system's 100 years old, and begin to recycle water and use more groundwater. >> reporter: removing the dam could cost $10 billion and destroy

pg&e thought the pipe has seemless. it wasn't. and the welded seam gave way next motion and fire ball that killed 8 people. report that pg&e filed at the request of city county of san francisco reports on 2 39 other lines that might also be at risk. >> there's 230 lines that were identified here but only small segment of the line. could be anywhere from a foot to 2000 feet. spokesman says the company will tell us where all 500 trouble spots are located but as of now we know on the peninsula that lines 101 and 109 and line 1 32 have all been found to be at risk 2 mile stretch of 132 has been permanently shut down at the explosion site of active part of the line still runs right past daniel archer news south san francisco. >> how i feel in honestly i feel in there's hydrogen bomb ready to good off at any time without us knowing. >>reporter: archer doesn't trust the utility company. metal expert who consults with utility companies on pipeline says there's good reason. i spoke with kenneth by skype. >> those lines per the code calculat

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. >>> pg & e has announced it will conduct pipeline tests in redwood city.the hydrotesting will evaluate pipeline section between willington way and sam hill road. gas will be vented out of a pipe section. residents in the area may smell gas during that testing. >>> the state budget crisis has threatened to shut down several parks and today there's a report of unauthorized spending. they found more than $270,000 spent on unapproved vacation buy outs. 50 employees took part of that buy out. some requests were submitted on postit notes apparently as a way to avoid a paper trail. >>> and just days after making news of signing with the new york jets, kidd slammed into a pole. he was the only one in the vehicle and was treated for minor injuries. >>> we're in benicia where crews are helping arrest a man wanted for shooting one of their own. we'll show you exclusive video of that arrest. >>> we're learning more tonight about a deadly crash in santa rosa that ended with an arrest. what police say happened moments before yesterday's crash. >>> a former disgraced con

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. >> those lines are greatly overpressurized he says he ran the operations for the kind of pipe pg&e has running he found a disturbing similarity. >> overpressurized more than double what it should be. >> state assemblyman jerry hill represents san bruno and says the utilities should be made to test every line overpressure. >> the law states have you to test those pipes afterwards. and i think this is the test. >> this is going to be the test of the california public utilities commission. i think it's standing by the law and what it says are going to allow pg&e to get away with not doing the appropriate testing which got us foo trouble. >> i can't say that we have undergone just a monument efforts based on the federal standards. and we have validated the pressure of all of our pipelines. >> and again, pg&e spokesman says he'll get us the location of the spots and we'll post them on abc 7 news.com as soon as we get them. who is going pay for these risky pipelines? >> that is the question. and evidently, you will. pg&e said it plans to ask for a rate increase of up to $12 a month for gas a

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