it happened in fresno. the fire just feet from the highway. >> katie is at the inferno live tonight. she has the latest for us. >> reporter: the flames soared into the sky in fresno as a match gas pipeline ruptured. >> it was like a really loud bomb. >> drivers recorded the scene at 2:thifort -- 2:30 in the afternoon. >> they had us evacuate and that's when i got worried. >> operating a front end loader at the firing range one of the many injured during the blast. >> as a result he was blown away from the front loader. >> this video from the fresno city firefighters facebook page shows the roadway and the dirt birm where the tractor travelers. two deputies watched the tractor work. >> according to them the last thing they saw him doing was just driving along this roadway. >> 10 fresno county jail inmates cleaning up a range were also injured. >> one inmate who appears to be hurt the worst of all of them was airlifted. >> and now a massive crater with a charred tractor in the middle remains. it is unclear if

a gas pipeline explosion down in fresno. for a while, it shut down highway 99.news now is that the gas has been shut off and it doesn't look like these pictures anymore there, getting the situation under control. unfortunately, several people were injured and at least one of them is in critical condition. >>> more breaking news now, this time here at home. a major police operation is under way in oakland, as opd is looking for a violent offender near seminary and 580. this is in east oakland near mills college. sky fox is doing a good job of showing us a number of police cars lined up here in the neighborhood. we know the seminary exit off 580 eastbound is closed. that is the commute direction. at this point, we are in the very height of the evening commute. the bad news, if you're on 580 heading eastbound, there is no good alternative. 580 is way backed up, to 35th avenue. 13 south which feeds 580 eastbound, also backed up well onto redwood road. sky fox giving us a picture of some of the slow lanes of traffic. again, westbound 580, not affected. eastbound is.

it happened in fresno. the fire just feet from the highway. >> katie is at the inferno live tonight. she has the latest for us. >> reporter: the flames soared into the sky in fresno as a match gas pipeline ruptured. >> it was like a really loud bomb. >> drivers recorded the scene at 2:thifort -- 2:30 in the afternoon. >> they had us evacuate and that's when i got worried. >> operating a front end loader at the firing range one of the many injured during the blast. >> as a result he was blown away from the front loader. >> this video from the fresno city firefighters facebook page shows the roadway and the dirt birm where the tractor travelers. two deputies watched the tractor work. >> according to them the last thing they saw him doing was just driving along this roadway. >> 10 fresno county jail inmates cleaning up a range were also injured. >> one inmate who appears to be hurt the worst of all of them was airlifted. >> and now a massive crater with a charred tractor in the middle remains. it is unclear if

it happened in fresno. the fire just feet from the highway. >> katie is at the inferno live tonight. she has the latest for us. >> reporter: the flames soared into the sky in fresno as a match gas pipeline ruptured. >> it was like a really loud bomb. >> drivers recorded the scene at 2:thifort -- 2:30 in the afternoon. >> they had us evacuate and that's when i got worried. >> operating a front end loader at the firing range one of the many injured during the blast. >> as a result he was blown away from the front loader. >> this video from the fresno city firefighters facebook page shows the roadway and the dirt birm where the tractor travelers. two deputies watched the tractor work. >> according to them the last thing they saw him doing was just driving along this roadway. >> 10 fresno county jail inmates cleaning up a range were also injured. >> one inmate who appears to be hurt the worst of all of them was airlifted. >> and now a massive crater with a charred tractor in the middle remains. it is unclear if

. >>> and that breaking news is in fresno. you're looking at fiery images of an explosion at a police gun range near highway 99. officials say there are multiple burn victims. a nearby hospital confirms at least two people are in critical condition. witnesses report seeing flames shooting up in the air up to 200 feet into the sky. our sister station kfsn says the ground was so hot they had to move the evacuation site to a nearby horsefield. >> authorities say crews were doing line work and hit a natural gas line. highway 99 at herndon avenue is closed in both directions and train service in the area is not running. fresno police say there are also evacuations in the surrounding area, but it is primarily an industrial area. they are not saying how many people are affected. the fresno fire department posted pictures of their firefighters on the very scary scene trying to put out those flames. for those of us here in the bay area this is an eerie reminder of the san bruno gas explosion that killed eight people nearly five years a

more than a dozen people were injured late this afternoon when a 12-inch pipeline ruptured in fresno. the pipeline ruptured along highway 99. jana katsuyama has been talking to folks about pg & e's response and the lessons learned since the san bruno pipeline explosion five years ago. first to ken pritchett who's in fresno tonight, ken. >> reporter: frank you can see the police are here. they have this roadblocked off. this happened next to a gun range in an undeveloped area just north of tpres know here. you can't see the area right now but you couldn't miss it from the flames jetting more than a dozen feet from the air. the pipeline rupture happened right next to highway 99. >> oh my god, horrible. >> reporter: video was captured from people in multiple cars passing by. but isidro estrada's cell phone footage came from his front yard. >> i went to my room 10, 15 minutes later i heard a loud bang. >> reporter: the rupture happened in the northern edge of fresno at a sheriff's department gun range. >> i didn't think anything of it but then i heard jets flying over. >> reporter: that w

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breaking news out of fresno.ge fire there at a lumberyard just burn and nearby rail lines have been shut down. what's burning? we're talking about power poles made for pg and eshlgs. no word yet on the cause. >>> and number two, firefighters are looking into the cause of the one alarm warehouse fire in oakland. crews say there was a marijuana grow operation inside. >> number three, japan's prime minister shin do abe will be in the bay area today to speak to experts about tech innovation. >>> number four thousands of nurses with sutter health are holding a one-day strike due to issues over unsafe staffing and cuts their health coverage. >>> the marine mammal center just safety captured a sea lion that wandered on the streets. you watched it live moments ago right here on abc 7. it is now in that pickup truck waiting to be transported. this is at the marina across the street from the bay. >> we're as cool as we're going to get right now. sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way today. everybody else, your b.a.r.

the massive explosion and fireball in fresno from the ruptured pipeline. they injured more than a dozen people and shut down a major highway. abc's rick montanez is live. >> we have just learned that 14 people were injured by the massive explosion earlier this afternoon and it happened about 2:30 here at the fresno peace officer's gun range run by the sheriff's department and we'll show you video right now from earlier this afternoon. we are told that a county road worker was driving some heavy equipment out during some work here at the gun range when he somehow struck that gas line the pg&e line. that caused the explosion. we are told his injuries of course, were critical and he was struck by the explosion. a deputy was nearby to help him out and there were again 13 other people injured as well. those were some other crews that were working as well as some inmates from the fresno county jail who are often out here working at this site. the fresno fire department tells me flames are still burning right now because there is residual from this gas line comin

monterey 64. 88 in fresno. too warm tore april. 76 los angeles. 67 in the sierra nevada.e perhaps by late sunday into monday. and looks more likely by the middle of next week up in tahoe. so we will look for numbers around the bay today to be warm, in the 80s. livermore valley today tomorrow, very little change. average highs in the 70s. look what happens. yep, the cooler air even reaches our east bay valleys. so looking at the city today nice afternoon after the fog clears. 60s. in fact, the high about 67 japan town. 82 concord. 79 san jose with upper 60s in the cities. accuweather seven-day forecast. here's the summer like spread today and tomorrow and cooler increasing clouds monday. maybe a thunderstorm in the higher elevations, sierra nevada. you will see the cloud build up midweek and maybe we can line up some brian the end of the upcoming work week. >> fingers crossed. >> always. >> thank you lisa. a huge day ahead for sports. the warriors begin their playoff push for an nba title. and the san francisco giants can they snap a losing streak tonight? here's larry bei

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and in the right-hand corner, that fresno fire >>> breaking news now at 6:00.ose eye on a blaze at a lumberyard. that's what makes this so difficult to fight. we'll tell you about the other factors too. >>> plus a rescue in nepal five days after the quake. we're live at the red cross to explain how you can help. >>> after their school shuts down, the new options for transferring and who's stepping in to help out. >>> good morning. it is thursday also april 30th. last day of april. boy, it's gone quickly. i'm kristen sze. >> the first day of the rest of your life with the heat involved too. leyla gulen is watching traffic for you and mike, let's talk about the heat out there. >> especially folks in san francisco we know we're going to hear from them layer this afternoon as we get tleer 80 the city. 14 miles per hour but the winds are not blowing on shore anymore. we have an offshore breeze. a little hazy out there. 12 hour day planner, pretty mild. cool. quick warming, 68 in the coast, 82 inland for your lunchtime spread. 90 inland and then back to 62 to 82 at 7

it belonged to the fresno county sheriff's foundation.names flames and smokes were so intense highway shut down for three hours. it's east of fresno where it crosses the san joaquin river. outside the city of fresno. >> we do not know what action caused the gas line to explode. we don't know that yet. however, we do know that there was a county public works employee operating the front loader. as a result, he was blown away from the front loader. >> a total of 13 people were hurt most of them hospitalized with serious burn injuries. the line that broke does long to pg and e. the company is also investigating what happened. >>> if you haven't noticed rent in san francisco is outrageous and in most cases you don't get much for your buck. but people living in one apartment building in the city say they got a whole lot more. >> they're living with cockroaches, bed rugs, rats. what st the landlord -- does the landlord have to say. joe vazquez on the case. >>reporter: i went back inside 1751 market street to get a closer look at the apartments.

update to breaking news out of fresno.rogress in fighting a fire at a power powell storage lot. burning along highway 99 north of downtown. you can see a lot of smoke coming from that fire. the fires are still high. here's what it looked like an hour ago. flames shooting into the air. much more spread out. as many as 1,000 poles may be burning. the good news is the flames are contained to a two-acre storage lot. the bad news, firefighters say there are very few hydrants in that area and getting water to the scene is a problem. no word on how that fire started and no one has been hurt. >>> another fire we're keeping tabs on this morning and more breaking news. oakland warehouse filled with pot up in flames overnight. this happened around 2:00 in the morning. it looks big but firefighters say it really wasn't. they were able to extinguish the fire fairly quickly. the fire chief tells us the warehouse has the permit to grow the pot. no exact number on how many plants were. inside. no official cause of the fire either. it does

bakersfield, fresno, sacramento. 55 in truckee. a lot of sunshine. think most of the weekend as well except for high and low clouds. patchying if will be back. mild to warm here today. temperatures are just about running slightly above average. the le to the south -- the low to the south won't do anything. there is a hint we might breezy and cool. i doubt we get rain. patchy morning fog will probably be back tomorrow. 60s and 70s on your temps. everyone will be close. a slight warmup compared to yesterday and then i think we hold that right into the weekend as well. warmest temperatures will be in the usualing le -- usual suspects. not much change. cooler, monday and tuesday. giants' home opener looks good. >> perfect tennis weather. >> yes, perfect tennis weather. >> steve and i played a little game of tennis yesterday. just hit the ball. >>> the beautiful signs of spring in the nation's bulldog: mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to train service dogs for people with disabilities. we need your help to do more. give at mattressdisc

in fresno, katie utis, abc7 news. >> incredible video.here been is a closeup look at the charred front-loader destroyed by the fire. you see the tires have melted straight off the rims and the engine compartment is completely burned out. and the fire was so hot it warped nearby train tracks." you see how the blast melted and twisted those rails. >>> this morning pg&e and responding to the fresno explosion with sympathy and caution. the power giant said a simple phone call could have prevented the tragedy. 811 is a service that marks and locates underground utilities prior to any digging project. it could have stopped the injuries from happened. >> it could have been avoided if people called 811 prior to being hit. but our thoughts and prayers go to those who were hurt as we continue to look into this situation and investigate what happened. >> just last week pg&e was slapped with a $1.6 billion penalty for the deadly 2010 explosion beneath san bruno. federal investigators ruled the pipeline had been installed with substandard welds that f

at one time there was enough to carry steam boats all the way up river to fresno. now you'll find some sand, a couple of shells and some footprints. and the part of the river that have some water are so low the migration of salmon is nothing. >> he's not a very big guy. >> those living and working here worry about a future tide to the troubled san joaquin. >> my backyard is this river and i get to work and make a living off of it, it would be detrimental to me to see it

i am fond of fresno. yes, listen, we have a great concern on the military front. he see isis beheading folks and iran on a pathway to get a nuclear weapon, no matter what the president says. our growing military in china. you have russia in crimea. they are advancing their old cold war footing. a weaker america with less resources i think is begging for more global conflict. there are republicans that have that concern. the caps on the military side have been broken. they put more dollars into addressing that in the long run. by spending a little more money today and having a stronger american military, we will offset future cost, which will be far greater. caller: good morning, representative duffy. i respect your very evenhanded -- i like that. anyway, i will disagree with you . our seniors have put in a lifetime of work to fund these programs. they have basically said, well, sorry. i understand they will get more than they put in however, it is an insurance program and come on, we knew this from the 30's when it was put into place. they had medicare in the 60's

this happened about 2:30 at the fresno county sheriff's gun range. the work crew including some jail inmates accidentally hit a 12-inch gas main. that blast was seen and felt for miles. the blast scene is right next to highway 99. the highway was closed in both directions. it happened in an industrial part of fresno near a rail line which was also closed down. everyone is being keep back from the blast zone. even hours later the flames still shooting from this gas line. it shows the close freeway and gas burning off. from this video it's easy to see why the chp had to shut down the freeway. no law enforcement officers have been injured >>> health inspectors are going to visit a filthy apartmenting about in san francisco. we told you about the disgusting conditions last night! residents are living with bedbugs, rats and cockroaches crawling all over the market street property. there is mold on the walls. and if you think that's bad, tenants say there was a murder last year and it was several months before the blood was cleaned up. >> horrible. like a

the images out of fresno after a gas explosion. rescue teams rushing to the scene. kendis gibson is in california tonight. >> reporter: the flames soaring 200 feet into the sky. the explosion happening at a gun range when a road worker drove his truck over a gas line. >> fresno fire is trying to tend to any fires. >> reporter: nine people injured, four in critical condition. kendis gibson abc news. >>> we turn to the deputy charged with manslaughter. tonight, breaking his silence. in his own words, explaining what happened. reaching for his taser, pulling out his loaded gun instead. the deputy saying, i shot him, i'm sorry. tonight, arguing it is something that could happen to anyone. here's ryan smith. >> reporter: volunteer deputy robert bates speaking out about this moment when he confused his gun for his taser. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: killing 44-year-old eric harris, after he bolted from an undercover sting operation. >> he shot me. >> reporter: did the shooting happen in part because the 73-year-old insurance company ceo wasn't fully trained to h

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there was a pretty big explosion today in fresno, california. it's a gas there was a pretty big explosion today in fresno, california. it's a gas line that has ruptured, launching a fireball into the air. at least a dozen people were hurt, including several with severe burns, we're told. the freeway was shut down. investigators say workers may have accidentally cut the line. it was not your average highway accident in washington state. a truck flipped over on an interstate, spilling hundreds of hives carrying nearly 20 million honey bees.n ben tracy now on what happened next. >> >> reporter: the beekeepers are on scene now. >> reporter: at 3:30 this morning, interstate 5 near seattle looked like a scene out of a science fiction movie. beekeepers tried to wrangle millions of bees with their bare hands.med they calmed them with smoke, but when the bees started to escape, most had to be killed with spray foam. >> i think we're going to make this quick. >> reporter: a washington state trooper tried to brief reporters. >> reporter: yes, i hear you. >

---en el valle central se ha confirmado una explosion de una tuberia de gas en fresno....lguacil del condado de fresno confirmo el hecho que fue seguido por un incendio en las avenida "weber" cerca de la autopista 99 con la "herndon" al noroeste de la ciudad... blanca --oficiales dicen que un equipo de trabajo estaba en la escena y de alguna manera causaron la ruptura en la tuberia. ---se cree que hay por lo menos 15 personas heridas que fueron llevadas a hospitales de la region en condicion critica. cesar --la autopista 99 ha sido cerrada en ambas direcciones en la avenida "herndon". zoom in camera cesar --- muy buenas tardes blanca ---podra ser semanas o meses antes de que sepamos si la corte de apelaciones deja avanzar la implementacin del amparo migratorio del presidente obama. cesar ---pero muchos se preguntan desde ya cmo ha fallado esa corte anteriormente en materia de inmigracin? pasamos con randy serrano take 2 boxes quien nos tiene ms sobre el tema. adelante, randy. ;01 ;14 ;34 1;11 1;45 randy intro ambos lados comenzaron a presentar sus argumentos ante esa corte

north west of fresno. road has since rae opened. >> kevin has more. >> flames soaring more than 200 feet into the sky. >> feel the heat. >> shutting done major highway in fresno california. explosion happening at gun range belonging to the fresno county sheriff's department when road worker drove his tracktor trillioner over a gasoline. >> it is still emitting as far as i'm being told receipt now. no fire on scene. trying to tend to any fairs that are breaking out at this time right now. >> tonight at least 14 people are injured. 13 of them jail inmates. the way described to me when this explosion took place was that it sounded like a jet engine going off as a result of the gas and the fire. they ran towards this immense heat immense fire got everybody out of the water and rendered 8 out of the water and rendered 8. >> kenneth gibson abc news los angeles is that now abc 7 news reporter katie is in fresno. we'll have much more for us on this breaking story at 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. >> police in

two fresno county sheriff deputies were injured. the explosion happened as work was being done with a front loader at the shooting range. the gas company said a vehicle struck the 12 inch pipe. pge surveyed the pipe two years ago and it was buried about 40 inches below the ground. earlier this month pge was ordered to pay $1.6 billion for failures that led to the 2010 san bruno natural gas pipeline explosion that left eight people dead. >>> closer to home, a $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a woman last night in oakland. police say the woman was standing with several people on 89th avenue near plymouth street when she was shot by someone in a passing car. she died at the hospital. no one else was hurt. there's no word on a motive or description of the suspect vehicle. >>> wednesday is earth day and many bay area communities are getting an early start. in san francisco this morning thousands packed the earth day festival and for the first time it was held in the mission di

it's in northwest fresno at a business that sells utility poles. the major challenge is lack of fire hydrants. only two are being used. the power poles are coated with a wood preservative that can cause health problems. no word on how the fire started. >>> a privately owned camera shows the baltimore police van that carried freddie gray made a stop on the way to the police department. one the officers didn't tell police about. gray died from a spinal injury a week after he was arrested on april 12th. the washington post is reporting a prisoner transported with gray believes gray was intentionally trying to hurt himself by banging against the walls of the police van. an attorney says they disagree with any implication that gray severed his own spinal cord. the baltimore ravens are spreading a positive message after a week of riots and protests. head coach john harbaugh and players spoke to kids and teens during an motional play. louis urged students to be an example of change. two days ago he posted this video pleading for an toends riots. >>> today

gerri: mark, talk about the impact in fresno. it's been hard hit. what's going on? >> you know, actually fresno is very fortunate in the fact that we've been the leader in water conservation for over 20 years. we've had two day a week watering system in since last year. we've reduced consumption over 27% over the last five years. but our problem isn't so much the water, it's the infrastructure. the same thing happening statewide. 40 years ago when we had the last big drought in the central valley, we decided to stop thinking about ground water and think about getting access to mountain water coming down, used to treat and be able to put that into the system. unfortunately we kept kicking the can down the road to the point where we had a plan to build a water surface treatment plant that never got done until this past february. the problem is not so much water as it is infrastructure -- gerri: all right, get back to kristen for just a second here. we've seen congressman kevin mccarthy from california, talked about the lack of reinvestment which i think mark is talkin

. >>> we begin with new developments this morning on that fiery gas pipeline explosion in fresno. 16 people were injured, four of them critically. it happened yesterday afternoon. the fire ball just feet away from highway 99 which is a busy thoroughfare through the city. abc 7 news reporter katie utis has the story from fresno. >> reporter: flames soared into the sky where the natural gas pipeline ruptured. >> it was like a really loud bomb. >> reporter: drivers along highway 99 recorded the scene around 2:30 in the afternoon. >> they had us evacuate, so that's when i got worried. >> reporter: a county public works employee operating a front end loader at the sheriff's firing range, one of the many injured during the blast. >> as a result he was blown away from the strut loader. >> reporter: this video from the fresno city firefighter's facebook page shows the roadway and dirt berm behind the firing range targets where the tractor traveled. two deputies watched the tractor work said the sheriff. >> according to them the last thing they saw him doing was driving along this roadway. >>

. >>> new details tonight about a massive gas line explosion in fresno. pg&e says crews inspected the pipe line twice this month for gas leaks and no leaks were found. investigators say friday's explosion on a fresno county sheriffs' gun range occurred while a county equipment operator war building a dirt berm. pg&e says it detected a drop in pressure in the line minutes before receiving report of an explosion. the blast sent 11 people to the hospital, four of them with critical injuries. >>> an emotional ceremony in oklahoma city today, 20 years after what was once the deadliest attack on u.s. soil. people gathered at the former site of the federal building to honor the survivors and the 168 people who were killed in the 1995 terrorist bombing. the service started with a 168-second moment of silence, and ended with the reading of the names of those who were killed. former president bill clinton attended today's service. >> for 20 years you have honored the memories of your loved ones you have inspired us with the power of your renewal. you have reminded

drivers amazed at a giant fireball in fresno the explosive rupture of a 12 in. gas main shut down highway 99 at more than one dozen people to the hospital in the east bay losing a critical care facility for the port with contra costa county is doing to fill the gap now the doctor's medical centers closing its doors for area forever would receive it fever is sweeping the bay area basketball france to maul the top-seeded golden state face the eight seceded new orleans pelicans in the first round of the play offs bay area pot smokers getting fired up for the day on force = 20 and if you think it's no big beat the have a little batty stanley roberts explains why even a doctor's letter will map protect you and 30 million people watching this matt uncomfortable moment strap yourself in for flower of your choice of prime time news >> pam moore: tonight 8 don't ground rocket and fresno today of a fiery explosion critically burned three people and shut down a freeway. thousands of people witness the starling's same grant lodes and been following the developments since it

quickly spreading, terrifying drivers on this busy fresno highway. >> i don't want to die. i don't want to die. >> are we going to be able to get on 99? >> listen to it coming out of that pipe. >> reporter: witnesses saying they saw flames shooting up about 200 feet into the air. >> you can feel the heat. >> reporter: pacific gas and electric workers scrambling to turn off the gas line as fire crews and rescue teams rushed to the scene. >> very chaotic. but in the end, all of the emergency personnel in the area came through. >> reporter: the explosion now under investigation. according to the fresno fire department, a county worker's backhoe struck a 12-inch gas line, triggering the blast. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >> and our thanks to clayton. >>> overseas to afghanistan the president of that nation has said isis militants have carried out a deadly suicide bombing in the city of jalal ball. dozens of people were killed by a suicide bomber in the city of jalalabad. the bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people waiting to collect t

this is it at a fresno county sheriff's department shooting range. a backhoe was digging and hit the gas line. the tractor was simply driving over the pipeline when the blast happened. in that case it's unclear why it was so close to the surface. no one was killed but 11 people were injured. highway 99 was shut down in both directions. crews remain on the scene and worked to fix the pipeline and determined to fix the exact cause of the blast. here in the bay area, it's a chilling reminder of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. >>> and speeding appears to be the cause of an accident that blocked the road for nine hours. a driver missed the turn and slid off in petaluma. crews had to upright the big rig. the load shifted and caused him to lose control of his truck. he was not injured and all lanes reopened shortly after midnight. >>> in the east bay, the search is on for a driver behind a deadly hit-and-run crash at 2:00 this morning. a dodge charger was speeding down 60th street when it slammed into a car on mlk way killing the driver. the driver

thank you, roberta. >>> a massive fire right now in fresno could burn through the night. the fire is burning in a utility yard where pg&e power poles are stored there. it's only 2 acres. the flames are too intense now for firefighters to put out. they are waiting for the fire to burn itself out. firefighters say the lack of hydrants in the area is making it difficult to fight. no word on how that got started. >>> still ahead giving kids an outlet for energy on stage. this week's jefferson award winner is helping kids take a bow. >> and a reminder, if you have a consumer problem or question, call our hotline. 888-5-helps-u. volunteers are there right now. >>> it's the perfect mix of fruit and veggies. tony and stephanie tantillo are serving up a dish of tomatoes and squash. >> i saw some beautiful italian squash at the market this morning. steph and i said, let's make something but let's keep it really, really simple. italian squash is so mild and it's almost like the long italian squashes the kakoo tsa squashes we call them in italian. they cook up like that. so we put th

live picture from fresno. this is near highway 99. it is a lumber fire just blazing away there. you can see the flames reaching into the sky. no signs of a firefight yet. these appear to be telephone poles or poles that resemble telephone poles burning at this fresno yard. we have no information on injuries or anything like that. and of course firefighters will be there shortly. but we, at this point, again, have no information on how it started. >>> back here a san francisco group is using a different kind of herb in a new underground dining experience. the group called luck pot holds dinners infused with cannabis. each guest much have a medical marijuana card. some bay area chefs see it as a growing trend. marijuana advocates say it's totally legal. >> under california law with doctors' recommendations, then it is legal for them -- >> an interesting session. i can handle the wine. >> by the way expect recreational marijuana to be legalized in california next year. >>> the food and drug administration has approved a new drug to programs to get rid of double chins outsurgery. >>

harper is held at the fresno county sheriff's office. right now she only has one charge but investigators say other charges are pending. the penalties for setting afire where someone is critically injured are severe facing up to 7 years in prison. >>> a would-be burglar is sidetracked by a snack and nap time. the suspect james adams fell asleep yesterday after heating up some tater tots and getting comfortable on the sofa. according to officers that's when the petaluma homeowner found him on her couch. the woman called police. officers tased him twice and placed him under arrest. >>> caltrans was reportedly aware of leaks in the new bay bridge span more than a year before it opened. that's according to today's "san francisco chronicle." the steel structure meant to be watertight leaked as early as 2012. the newspaper cites documents which also warn that water could cause corrosion. >>> new at noon word of a big power outage at the uc-berkeley campus. uc officials say 25 buildings lost power just a few minutes ago. no word yet on how long

a person that always has a smile on his face. >> reporter: jamal has two sons living in fresno from a previous marriage. in hayward, abc 7 news. >>> police in nevada believe a couple wanted for questioning after their child was found dead might be in oakland. the case started when north las vegas police checked in on the couple's 17-year-old daughter and her baby. the 4-month-old was found to be malnourished and in critical condition. in another home they found a 3-year-old girl dead. but they could not find her parents. they believe kelly phillips and john may be on the run with five other children. >> we have a 4-month-old who is fighting for its life at the hospital still. again, it is imperative for us to locate these children so we can verify their condition. >> investigators arrested the 17-year-old on child abuse charges. they say she's the older sister of the 3-year-old who died. their parents have contacts in oakland and los angeles. >>> police are investigating the beating death of a man found unconscious on a west oakland street early this morning. officers found the man su

at one time there was enough water here to carry steam boats 80 miles up river all the way to fresno. today all you'll find here is plenty of sand couple of shells, and some footprints. and the parts of the river with water are so low that the salmon population has been reduced to essentially nothing. there are a lot of political forces that would rather just have the water for farms and not worry about the river. we're asking the state water to stand up for the river and protect it. >>reporter: the state water board is the agency in charge of water rights in california. how has it gotten to this point? >> everybody wants these things to happen of course quickly. in the end, many people will not like the specific answer. but what we're going to do in this process is make sure that we're relying upon the best science and the protection of fish and wild life and balance it again with the uses for agriculture. >>reporter: conservationists like john caine say increasing the river's flow even a small amount can balance those needs. >> the river can be saved. the plan only calls for 25% of

spreading, terrifying drivers on this busy fresno highway. >> i don't want to die. i don't want to die. >> are we going to be able to get on 99? >> listen to it coming out of the pipe. >> you can feel the heat. >> reporter: pacific gas and electric workers scrambling as fire crews and rescue crews rush to the scene. >> very chaotic. in tend the emergency personnel came through. >> reporter: the explosion now under investigation. according to the fresno fire department, a county worker's backhoe struck a 12-inch gas line triggering the blast. >> and our thanks to clayton. >>> overseas to afghanistan where dozens of people were killed by a suicide bomber in the city of jalalabad. he blew himself up while people were collecting pay at a local bank. 33 people killed. 80 others were injured. no one has claimed responsibility. >>> and epa and coast guard officials are on the scene of a huge diesel fuel leak in southwestern illinois that's closed a 35-mile-long section of the mississippi river. phillips 66 estimates 25,000 gal gallons of diesel spiled. >>> cardinal francis

more than a dozen people are in the hospital recovering after a gas pipeline burst near fresno. a work crew was using heavy equipment at the fresno county sheriff's gun range, and they hit a pipeline carrying natural gas. witnesses saw a huge fireball shoot 200 feet in the air, and the explosion shut down a major highway for hours. at least three people have been severely burned. >> that's why i have a degree. >> do you feel good about your job? >> the towing company on the other end of that outburst is turning the other cheek. espn reporter britt mchenry was told in arlington she was picking up her car when she ripped into the clerk at advanced towing. espn suspended her for a week and she apologized but advanced towing released a statement saying it has no interested in seeing her punished. quote, miss mchenry is our neighbor. she is human and errors in judgment can be made in the heat of the moment. >>> the caps had their backs against the wall in game two and for a while it looked like the islanders were going to skate out of town up 2-0, and then well more live from the ver

the range belongs to the fresno county sheriff's foundation. the flames and smoke were so intense that the highway was shut down for almost three hours. the range is just to the east of the roadway where it crosses the san joaquin river. it is just outside the city. >> we do not know what actions caused the gas line to explode. we don't know that yet. however, we do know that there was a county public work employee operating the front loader. as a result, he was blown away from the front loader. >> 13 people were hurt. 11 are in the hospitals with burn injuries. the line belongs to pg&e. it is investigating what happened. >>> gorgeouswet tore go to the beach, but it has been at your own risk along the northern california coastline. big waves bringing up surfers. this was the scene in santa cruz today. a lot of beach goers and a lot of very attentive life guards. so that was today. what about tomorrow when temperatures climb even higher? chief meteorologist paul deanno checking the ocean conditions. paul? >> temperatures will be falling near the

juanfra/ots - en fresno, la compaÑa "p-g-&-e" ha contratado a un investigador independiente para darlas causas que origin la intensa explosin del oleoducto de gas.... take vo ...donde decenas de personas resultaron heridas el viernes pasado. -los equipos de emergencia trabajaban este domingo examinando el rea... -trabajadores de "p-g-&-e" creen que la explosin pudo ser causada por un tractor que estuvo haciendo excavaciones en la zona y golpe la tubera de gas... -- pero, testigos descartan esta versin. --las tuberas fueron inspeccionadas durante todo el mes y no se reportaron problemas. lorena/take vo - cientos de personas regresan a casa esta maÑana, mientras bomberos trabajan por controlar un intenso incendio en el sur de california... -- las autoridades informaron que las llamas iniciaron en una cocina al parecer desatendida, que desencaden el rpido avance de las llamas hacia "chino hills" al este de los angeles... - el siniestro inici el sbado por la tarde y hasta ahora, ms de mil acres han ardido en llamas... -- los equipos de emergencia han contenido el incendio en un 35 por ci

area. 82 fresno. scattered showers thunderstorms in the tahoe yosemite area. 57 eureka a.in the bay area we are lacking at temperatures that are going to remain below normal for this time of year just about everywhere. upper 50's to the low 70's for your rain for tuesday and as far as the at&t giants done giants donors forecast take a jacket if i were you. it's going to be cool and breezy. temperatures in the low to mid 50's tomorrow night when the game gets under way and look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast the accu-weather 7 day forecast. keep an extra layer handy right on through wednesday. you will notice the temperatures will come uput still remaining a little on the cool side through the end of the work week and then we warm it up a little bit in time for your weekend plans with more sunshine. >> thanks very much. on to sports and larry is here. nail biter tonight over at at the time the arena. i'm stressed out i don't think i can make 2 mr. out i don't think i can make 2 mr. of the play off.

a fresno woman has now been interested after she -- arrested after she admitted to starting a fire. look at the dramatic video that shows him falling through the roof of a burning building, that went viral. he'd suffered second and third degree burns about 65% of his body. officials say the suspect would face six -- seven years in prison. if found guilty. >>> >>> doctor oz is responding to critics who say he lacks credibility as a physician for promoting quack treatments for financial gain. >> i know i've irritated some potential allies in our quest to make america healthy. to matter our disagreements freedom of speech, is the most fundamental right we have as americans. and these ten doctors, are trying to silence that right. >> this was an excerpt from yesterday show, taped show, taped in response to a letter sent last week by a group of doctors to columbia university. they are asking the school to remove the tv dr. from the school's faculty. dr. oz also said during the show, that he never promotes treatments for his own financial gain. and that his goal is too provide his viewers

roger george trained in fresno and jenner in san jose. they traveled and competed together.brate when jenner made the 1972 olympic team. he chose not to watch the interview with jenner discussing his decision to live as a woman. >> he came out in the field and say hey, roj i think i'm going to break the world record and i plan to win the olympics. by the way, i also chose you to be on the team publicly. the truth is i choose to remember bruce and look at him the way that i know him. >> george says he last saw jenner three years ago during the u.s. olympic trials. >>> still ahead the new technology employed in a decades-old mission. the new tool researchers have to detect life in outer space. first, let's take a live look outside from the emeryville camera. you can see the clouds in the sky this morning. it's a smooth saturday morning commute throughout the bay area road areas including the bay bridge you see there. lisa argen will have a full forecast in a minute. >>> a group of bay area researchers is using a unique technology to search for a life beyond earth. it's the sea

we're picking up a thunderstorm throughout fresno. otherwise, we have mostly cloudy skies, sfo camera wants to go on the bling so i'll switch it over to the bay bridge. looking out over mostly cloudy skies. winds increasing 10 to 20 miles an hour from the west, breezy today. temperatures between 50 and 56 degrees right now. here's what we need to know. our temperatures today will be near or slightly below average for this time of the year. we are starting off with the low clouds and fog lining the seashore. it's going to be cloudy today in half moon bay and in pacifica but turning partly cloudy throughout the peninsula and also the santa clara valley. east of the bay the numbers stacking up in the mid- to high 60s even a few low 70s. 57 degrees in stinson beach with no clearing. but we'll have partly cloudy skies in cloverdale. >> let's see, out the door i mentioned a lot of overnight roadwork at 4:34. this is kind of the hub of it before it all gets wrapped up. a lot of it gets wrapped up by 5:00. if you are crossing the san mateo br

. >>> the investigation into the fresno pipeline explosion is expanding.y're trying to determine if there were any state violations. 14 people were injured. initial reports blamed a fresno county employee, using heavy equipment at the time. the state puc is now trying to determine if that work led to the explosion, and whether a call was made as is required about the location of pipelines before the digging began. the puc will also evaluate the accuracy of maps and pg and e's response. the fresno county sheriff's department is also investigating. >>> a bay area man accused of breaching security at the white house. his plea in court today, and what he said to reporters. >> a significant cool down today. temperatures are going to drop further as we go into this week. i'll let you know how much longer the cooling trend will continue. >> up first though, a young boy from fairfield, reunited with his family after the car he was asleep in was stolen. >>> police in fairfield are interviewing a person of interest who may have stolen a car with a sleeping child ins

. >> a fireball in fresno. people injured a county worker hit a gas line on a police gun range, sending flames witnesses say up to 200 feet in the air. officials are trying to figure out how it happened. >> the highway was closed in both directions for a while and has now reopened. images and video show the extent of the blaze. officials say 14 people were injured. >> the sheriff's department says 13 people were jail inmates on site doing work. officials described the scary moments. >> very chaotic. >> the fire department hosted images of the firefighters battling the blaze. >> photos and video were posted on social media. you can see images are compelling. you can follow us on twitter for the latest breaking news updates. >> california department of justice will be the first to wear cameras >> one young man who talked about coming back from a concert. he got stopped and didn't know why. he felt he was being profiled he said i got home and just felt small. >> in los angeles camela harris talked about a negative

among those injured were two fresno county sheriffs' deputies.osion occurred as work was being done with a front loader at the range pg&e pg&e says it had not been notified about the work the company also said the operator nicked the 12- inch pipe. pg&e pg&e says they surveyed the pipe two years ago and said it was buried below the ground and meeting the codes. >>> the 4/10 celebration planned for tomorrow in golden gate park is expected to create a traffic nightmare for commuters. police are planning to restrict some traffic between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. muni is going to add extra buses to try to relieve some congestion that is expected. last year at the annual 4/20 marijuana celebration an estimated 15,000 people turned out to smoke pot in the park and hang out on what is called hippy hill. local merchants thought the crowds would mean more business but instead business dropped. merchants experienced a 90% falloff and blaming police for closing nearby streets and shutting off access. >> no one could enter with a vehicle into the district. the merc