get the natural gas out. to test it you want to turn it an eighth of a turn and turn it back to the way it it was. notice the little thing? that's going straight with the flow of the pipe that means it's open. if it's across that means you turned off the gas. the eighth of a turn you didn't turn it off you just moved it. these are in better shape. if you can get to this valve, safely, the building's collapsed on it you can't get to it you have to use the one in the street. pg and e put all the meters outside the houses in a lot of the neighborhoods, these are pretty easy to get to. they are easy to find. if you can find the little round circle in the sidewalk. if you look directly at the house you will find this meter and this shut off on the ground floor. in is a closeup of the shut off. in is the wrench i recommend you you use it for other things. they are cheap and they will work. this is great because you can use it somewhere else if you have to. an adjustable open end wrench. a diagram are off/on. shut o

gas fumes will creep down to the bottom. if you have to store gas, store it mostly full. if you have an empty gas container -- if you want to protect yourself put cords across it so it doesn't fall in an earthquake. you screw it in. strap it across. make sure the shelf is screwed into the wall if it's screwed into a stud it will not tip over. when you go home look at your hazards. get everything in a box. there is no correct spot to put it. some people get a can and put it in their yard. it's up to you. there is no correct spot it's where everybody in your family knows where it is. if you are not home and a disaster hits who the find it. the whole family gets involved you, yourself, family members, kids, let them know where it is. if something happens they can help /thefplgz. themselves. if you can help yourself you take a load off of us. yourself, your neighbors a few hours after, we know that [inaudible] activated a few times for y 2 k after 911 we had people. the [inaudible] has not know tried yet if you go there after a disaster you will be by yourself. a few hours af

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are we headed for $5 a gallon gas? >> i don't think so. that would have to be a long, long way away. >> john kingston of platts energy estimates oil would have to double in price from $90 to $180 for gas to reach $5 a gallon. do you feel oil prices are headed significantly higher from here? >> i don't see them significantly higher. i think there's enough capacity on the sidelines held by opec that would be brought on the market to prevent it from a really serious rise in price. >> reporter: and recent history has shown rising prices reach a resistance point. >> if prices hit a certain level, people are going to say enough is enough, and they will change their patterns. >> reporter: when gas cracked $4 a gallon two years ago, demand dropped noticeably, and so did the price. analysts expect another surge would cause a similar reaction, and the economy is still just too fragile. harry. >> smith: anthony mason, thank you. an update now on a story we've been following for more than two years. the battle of wanat in eastern afghanistan. in that

it quickly expanded to include pacific gas and electric, san diego gas and electric, the san francisco municipal utility district, community colleges, and 14 different lighting control manufacturers, and many other supporters. that includes the california energy commission and the department of labour. it is a great partnership. it has been particularly great to have a co-chaire from california edison who has been a great partner leading the effort. doug. [applause] i would like to give you a few details about the california against lighting controls sales training program. it is a really exciting program. we are thrilled to be here. you have heard some things about it from some great sources of information already. it is hard to follow those terrific acts. i will give you a few more details. we will be training and recruiting salespeople in all the major metropolitan areas in california. the people we will be recruiting are unemployed executive sales people. these are sales people who are well experience. they have sold software, corporate jets, commercial real estate, i.t. infrastruc

smell of gas. what can you do as nerts? turn off the gas. and what are the 3 situations when you want to shut the gas off? smell the gas, something -- oh, yeah, wheels are spinning and major building collapse. muni -- overhead muni wire, flopping around. what can you did as nerts? always assume all electricity is live and hot. so what can you do as nerts? cordon off the area, tell people to stay back. small fires reported in the rear of a building, what can you do as nerts? if it's still burning that small fire is now a very large fire. so all you can do is really notify the erd, evacuate the area, assist the fire department. five buildings have suffered heavy damage -- heavy damage, kind of a clue there. three of the buildings have collapsed. what can you do as nerts? not quite nothing. would you go in to search a heavily damaged building? no. you will -- very good, notify erd, if there's a gas smell, shut the gas off. you can do something. even if it means everyone stay back, no one is trying to rush in. you are going to have your yellow h

estoy preocupada estamos en zona de peligro, tener mas cuidado sobre el gas porque ya ve la explosion ya ve lo que paso alla en san bruno algunos dijeron haber sentido un olor raro antes de la explosn explosion cuando vine de trabajar si olia mucho gas pero luego nos fuimos a la tienda porque le hacia dano a mi nina por eso las autoridades instan a la gente a llamar al 911 inmediatamente si sospechan que hay una fuga. fuga. como el gas no se ve, ni tiene ningun olor, pg&e dice que por seguridad le agrega un olor tipo azufre, asi que frecuentemente usted puede detectar una fuga cuando huela a huevos podridos tambien este alerta de sonidos como silbidos cerca a tuberias, de vegetacion muerta en areas humedas, o de polvo que vuela como si lo hubieran arrojado al aire.pilar nino telemundo. ---gracias pilar .... a las cinco de esta tarde se reunian legisladores estatales con el fin de considerar leyes para prevenir tragedias como la explosion de gas en san bruno ...---- tambien hay inquietud y reuniones de congresistas federales al respecto .... ---- un asambleista de san mateo presento un

fund our transportation needs. >> don't raise the gas. come on! >> reporter: if we don't, expect highway funds to fall $34 billion short over the next six years, 2.3% of the current federal deficit. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> couric: if you'd like to weigh in on the tough choices facing the country, you can go to cbsnews.com. let us know if you think the gas tax should be raised or not. here's what some of you have told us about other tough choices. you're 60-40 in favor of cutting the f-35 stealth fighter. by two-to-one you favor extending jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, and more than 70% of you say leave medicare alone. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," the story behind the bush tax cuts. we'll put it in focus when we come back. and the life you want to live. fortunately there's enbrel, the #1 most doctor-prescribed biologic medicine for ra. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, fatigue, and stop joint damage. because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infecti

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just few small flames here and there and likely there was a gas leak and that gas about pooled up into a large invisible cloud that eventually ignited by something as simple as the pilot light on a water heater. however tonight pg&e is still not confirming we whether or not this was a gas explosion. live in oak land, 7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> three months after the natural gas disaster in san buno, victims say they are still waiting for financial help. city of san bruno collected 380,000 dollars in donation but so far none of it has again to the victims. and in this season of giving, many are wondering why. >> they shouldn't be involved with that. that's bureaucracy not their place to be involved with. i think the people that donated the money wanted the money to go immediately directly to the people that need it. >> there are some thing i think that the community would like to see. we have had people talk about a memorial park. >>reporter: san bruno councilwoman o'connell says there's also a question of how the money should be divvied up among the victims. she's organizing a co

just one before meals helps prevent gas before it starts. from gas-x, the gas-xperts.one before meals helps prevent gas before it starts. it's that time of year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ >> smith: the war against the taliban isn't confined to afghanistan. there was an especially brutal attack today just over the boarder in pakistan. two militants wearing suicide vests blew themselves up outside a meeting of tribesmen who have pledged to fight the taliban. 50 were killed. 100 others wounded. these are anxious times for sarah shourd, the american hiker released by iran in september after spending more than a year in prison. she's back home, but her heart is with her two other american friends still being held and she wants to make sure the world doesn't forget about them. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: american sarah shourd still feels like a prisoner 12 weeks after she walked out of an iranian jail. do you feel free now? >> no. i mean, my life will not be a

just one before meals helps prevent gas before it starts. from gas-x, the gas-xperts.t one before meals helps prevent gas before it starts. >>> we return now to barbara walters candid interview with oprah winfrey. she cried while telling barbara about her friendship with gayle king, so, what about her relationship with stedman graham? are they or aren't they? >> reporter: she has been very private about her relationship with stedman graham. the man in her life for more than 20 years. but the two have never wed and have no children. >> i am so glad i didn't get married. >> reporter: really? >> yes. and i would have to say, and he would agree. i was just saying this one day over kitchen counter, well, you know, stedman and i got married, we probably would be divorced. he said, for sure. i went, what do you mean, for sure? for sure, we would have not been together. >> reporter: because? >> because with marriage, there are expectations. when you are, first of all, in the position that we are in, and i cannot say that i know of another man, really -- good lord, oprah, stop

first, the weather, now, high gas prices. why you could be in for some wild and wildly expensive holiday travel this year. >>> embassy alert. two bombs explode in embassies across rome. is al qaeda behind it? how serious is the holiday threat? we ask the vice president. >>> checkpoint confidential. one fed up pilot captures a potentially dangerous gap in airport security on his cell phone and pays a steep price. >>> soldiers' sacrifice. three military families face christmas far from their loved ones. but one marine creates a virtual delivery room just off the battlefield to watch his little girl's birth. >>> good evening. anyone driving home for christmas and so many more of us are this year, is in for sticker shock. the most expensive gas prices in more than two years. look at this. the price of gas inching up, penny by penny. a sneak attack. many drivers may have not noticed, but that's about to end. the average price of gas, now $3.01. the first time in history it's topped $3 a gallon at christmas time. linsey davis start

a gas line was snapped. pg&e crews capped off the leaking fumes. they made quick repairs and were evacuations necessary. >> we're live in pacifica. it was rough out there. >> you bet it was. you just saw the reported had to struggle to stay up right during her story today about the winds at noon. high winds also turned powerful waves and battered the shoreline most of this day. >>> water streaming out of two manholes flooded an intersection today. our crew shot this video at 83rd and iowa street. part of 83rd had to be blocked off. fire department dispatcher told thus type of incident is common. >>> the weather is not just causing problems. up in the sierra conditions are good if you can get there. show you a picture of what incline village looked like today with pond of new snow there. beautiful blanket of snow and while it's beautiful once you get up there, it's been tough going throughout the day on the mountain passes. show you live picture now of interstate 80. a truckee. you can see the lanes there on the left-hand side of the screen heading

he will save money, reduce the gas consumption. and i think once we get more and more renewable energy electricity product, that cuts down the pollution on. this. >> reporter: in gaithersburg, matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> and. >>> sue palka said it smelled like spring today. >> i was glad to step out without the wind in the faces and any day without wind is high up in the book and when the sun came out, we got up to 39 degrees and that their will be a refreeze tonight. >> okay. >> and wouldn'ted to you see what sky fox had today. the icy potomac river and by don't see it freezing up. and there is not a surprise. we had one day this month when the temperature was 65 degrees and that is on december 1st. the rest of the month is running 7 degrees below average and be very, very careful, it's tempting and people step out on the rocks and not safe whatsoever, although we will continue to build up the ice as we go through the next several days and let's talk weather headlines, shall we? part of the theme tonight, there will be a hard ref

from gas-x, the gas-xperts. >> hi, everyone. i think it will last the better part of the day but obscured during the afternoon. we have some rain, heavy at times between midmorning and mid afternoon tomorrow. three-quarters of an inch around the bay, up to 1 to 2 inches in the north bay and santa cruz mountains. once that passes look for increasing sunshine, calmer conditions sunday through tuesday. megan. >> good morning. we have a stalled muni bus in san francisco. it's northbound 280 at 18th street blocking the middle lane. heading to the sierra, today's a good day to do it. no chains required but probably need them tomorrow. jenelle? >> thank you for joining us. the news verizon 4glte. stream hd video and rule the air on the fastest 4g network in america. gold bond ultimate concentrated cream heals and protects like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy. real medicine, ultimate healing. ♪ ♪ yea, lord, we greet thee born this happy morning ♪ ♪ jesus to thee be glory given ♪ ♪ word of the father >>> what a way to kick o

wars between state owned gas monopoly gas brawl mendus counterparts the energy giant expects demandfor gas to increase next year with the market price just at this year's highs. because. we don't expect the demand for gas to fall mixed year on the contrary we think it will increase as for the gas contracts the price of gas probably contract is defined by a formula connected to the price of oil products regarding the spot price the excess supply we saw recently is now fading we think that next year the spot price of gas will be quite high stress would consumer prices and russia have risen eight point seven percent since the beginning of the year that's slightly higher than official forecast but still the lowest level of inflation in the country's history fuckwit and prices rose after this summer's drought and potato and cabbage prices have jumped almost six percent in the last week. russia's international reserves declined by almost too good and dollars in one week the central bank says there are now equal to around two hundred seven to six billion dollars which is still almost eight

for some reason, natural hot gas has no friends, it is no friends.ay and it just keeps fluctuating. perhaps $7 per gallon, $4 per gallon. >> and i'm going to ask two people asked about energy investments? >> yahoo with people investing. >> yes--shirker hit hi! >> and even a cookie company,-sugar. the cost of sugar. at >> thank you. stay with us. we will be back after this quick break. 7 7 >> a live look at the golden gate bridge cloudy skies right now you can see the ground is wet. the rainfall pushed through just a few moments ago but drier conditions to the golden cleat. the stormtracker 4 radar is mostly up in the north bay. however, s shower along the san mateo coastline, with heavier rain fall into napa. this weather cell will be moving into napa and as i mentioned the golden gate is seen in drier conditions here at sun fell. through san francisco and a wider view at-sinophile, the heavier rainfall is in the south. that march to the plenum. and sinophile, through los angeles, and what begin expect between now and then is this evening, the possib

a gas explosion 8:00. the building's owner, leon spencer, had been renovating the house, working on it. but some say they were smelling gas out here three days ago. whatever caused the blast, it was a big, loud explosion. >> i felt the rumble first and then i seen like the explosion. you could see it and feel the heat from inside the house. >> when crews arrived on scene the fire was actually out. so we did have a partial collapse of the building. the second floor collapsed on to the first floor and we found one critically injured gentleman in the front of the house in the grass being treated by citizens and neighbors taking care of him. >> mr. spencer suffering burns over 80% of his body. he is hospitalized in critical condition right now. as far as clues, pg&e, and i talked to them this morning, they tell me they sent out crews, tested the perimeter for a gas leak following the explosion and they found nothing. the explosion does seem to have occurred from the inside out. if a natural gas buildup took pl

and with higher gas prices which participants should include environmental premium as gas is the most logical fuel compared to all the car bombs only work in these terms will secure a long term investment into new fields and will help ford possible imbalances in supply and demand in the future consumption recalled. to. this to say. we've discussed the current situation on the markets and agreed that the base price of gas should be linked to the oil equivalent and should take into account the advantages of gas. and its byproducts very happy that ministers have. discussion. before the e.u. approves its energy trying to my mind that's a serious political decision. for him participants back to russia to discuss the european charter which is preventing and. also being. implemented this rule will obviously be russia's interest and gas from plans to move. downstream i guess. the main challenge just for the sector. as little as one per cent which is much lower than in previous years on the positive side of the gas exports. region which will remain. with demand growing by six percent a year su