from the implosion. lee baker says his instrument probably did not pick up a lot of information. >> did you feel any shaking schmid. >> no, i really didn't. i might have felt something from the sonic boom, but not ground shaking, i don't think. >> baker's device one of 600 placed by the usgs to measure the implosion. officials will now collate the information, then eventually publish a paper detailing the results. >>> we want to share with you some amazing aerial pictures of the implosion. these pictures withtaken by sky hawk photography. a little history now about the building that just imploded. warren hall opened 1971. named for a guy warren, local businessman who played a key role in getting a university build in hayward. the school created a time capsule with souvenirs from warren hall. >> mer news now. reports of a man with a grenade forced the bomb squad to shut down part of mission street today in san francisco. during the investigation, mission between 19th and 18th streets was closed. police k-

it's implosion of warren hall only until reverse. take a few seconds for it to come down and took a few secs for us to rerack the video and bring it back up. >>> scotland yard says it's assessing new information it recently received about the 1997 dame of princess diana and her boyfriend dodi fayed. a family of a soldier says that he boosted that the elilt commando was behind the death. >>> in news of the world tonight in afghanistan ten people killed in an attack on an construction site were transported in the back of a truck today. a development projects are frequently targeted by insurgents. in pakistan heavy rains and floods have destroyed thousands of homes. pakistan regularly suffers from flooding during the monsoon season that usually runs through july and august. >> in canada, police say they found 40 pythons in an ontario motel room, where five young children were staying with their parents. the snakes were owned by family that recently been evicted from their home. earlier this month, a 4-year- old and a 6-year-old were kil

they're excited for this implosion.termined to be seismically unsound. they'll be on the scene monitoring this, not because of the earthquake danger from the building, but from the earthquake knowledge they might learn here. we are joined with a shiesmologist and what you might be able to get out of this. this is like a live experiment in earthquakes and you can monitor and know what will happen. >> this building will make a thump when it hits the ground. that's one of the things we use to send energy into the ground and record it. what we've got out is an incredibly sensitive array of instruments. these can sense footprints 100 meters off. this can pick up the slightest motion. this will look like an mri for this area. >> and it's going to give you a essential will i like a 3d map of the ground around the hay ward fault system. >> it will be used ultimately for planning. the ground may shake a little more and ultimately where this kind of research comes to the community is making it safer and better places to live. >>

can also watch that implosion live right here on ktvu channel 2. it's at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we will live stream it on our website at ktvu.com. if the implosion is delayed past 10:00 we will bring it to you there online. >>> 4:47 is the time. let's check in with sal. hopefully no problems as we start this friday morning. >> we are doing pretty well. we did have problems in the livermore valley when it came to a crash. we will talk about that in a moment. we want to look at interstate 880 in oakland and emeryville and oakland. you can see the traffic here is starting off well on some of the bay area's biggest freeways. if you are driving to the 880 freeway here near the coliseum, the traffic is moving well in both directions. we talked about livermore eastbound 580 there was a crash. not causing a huge backup. westbound 580 traffic looks good on the way to castro valley. now let's go to steve. >>> well, we have a very distinct layer of warm air. sot fog has been coming down a little -- so the has been coming down a little bit. you can see ab

thanks for watching kron 4 news weekend.besides the countdown to the implosion. explain why some oakland residents are paying for protection. >> the new movie jobs i will be reviewing this is a hall appeared >> + lee daniels the butler will talk about that. >> and also let all will talk to brian that who was in man-to-man will talk to him. >> let's take a quick look outside this morning. >> your saturday forecast. we are waking up to a mix of sun and clouds as you can see over the san mateo bridge. >> the upper 50s for the bay right now appeared >> by noontime we are expecting mostly sunny skies. >> this morning. an east bay landmark will be reduced to the historic building at cal coming down. kron 4's mike pelton is live more on the implosion and why this building has to come down. mike. >> this building is what to make a big hit when it hits the ground and the idea is as the energy moves through it will allow us to map out parts of the terrain that are more precut prone a less prone to shaking appeared >> discomposure will give us the opportunity with the groun

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geologists are using the implosion as an opportunity to study the impact. so they have placed 600 sensors around the east bay to measure the movement. if you would like to see the implosion as it happens, we will be streaming it live for you on abc7news.com at 9:00 a.m. >>> still to come, why layoffs are just happening months after the grand opening. >>> and not welcome here. the iconic san francisco neighborhood is taking a stand against too many tour buses into. >>> plus, a >>> the low number of visitors at san francisco's new exploratorium is causing employee's jobs. the visitors have been much less than expected. >>> happening now, angry residents are gifving officials an earful over tour buses. they are saying that loads of private buses that take tours to the famous alamo square are ruining their serene neighborhood, there are snarled traffic and blocked driveways just so tourists can get pictures of the famous victorians there. the issue has been going on for years and bus routes were rerouted and they are still upset and want big buses out of the ar

. >> a planned implosion shook the east bay today like a mild earthquake. the demolition took 15 seconds on the campus of cal state east bay. pictures from sky hawk photographer are the only ones taken from above the manmade quake. it turned cal estate east bay's 1-story warren hall into a large pile of rubble. here's how scientist plan to use the implosion to better understand how the bay area is affected by earthquakes. >> now i can't even remember where it was. >> lee baker looks out from his home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he doesn't remember hayward without the landmark that towered over camp us and defined the city's skyline for 40 years. >> felt like youyear coming home when you saw the building. >> contractors set off 162 pounds of explosions. it was called an earthquake. the force it created, magnitude 2.0 quake. the usgs will study the impact on the area ask the fault. >> it's the fault with the highest probability of generating the next large quake. >> the 13-story administrative building that also housed classrooms wa

it will be cheaper to demolish and repair. >> watching implosions is not a spectator sport. they're keeping everybody back 1300 feet from the building. >> right now more than 1600 homes have been evacuated as the wildfire burns out of control in idaho. the beaver creek fire covers 100 square miles. more than 600 firefighters are trying to get it under control. a thousand more firefighters are expected to join them today. >>> the death toll may rise as divers in a central philippines search the site of a sunken ferry. more than 200 people are missing. after the ship smashed into the cargo vessel yesterday. officials say at least 28 are confirmed dead. the ferry was carrying 752 passengers and 118 crew members. >>> new video from an earthquake in new zealand. the earthquake shook central new zealand yesterday, followed by a series of aftershocks. authorities say there were no reports of more serious damage. >> the social network does more than update your status and photos. how facebook can help you take care of the online bills. >> i was just shocked to see how many underaged

. >> a planned implosion shook the east bay today like a mild eartuake. the demolition took 15 seconds on the campus of cal state east bay. pictures from sky hawk photographer are the only ones taken fro above the manmade quake. it turned cal estate east bay's 1-story warren hall into a large pile of rubble. here's how scientist plan to use the implosion to better understand how the bay area is affected by earthquakes. >> now i can't even remember where it was. >> lee baker looks out from his home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he doesn't remember hayward without the landmark that towered over camp us and defined the city's skyline for 40 years. >> felt like youyear coming home when you saw the building. >> contractors set off 162 pounds of explions. it wa called an earthquake. the forc it created, magnitude 2.0 quake. the usgs will study the impact on the area ask the fault. >> it's the fault with the highest probability of generating the next large que. >> the 13-stor administrative building that also housed classrooms was built

you can watch the warren hall implosion live right here during "mornings on 2." if the implosion is delayed past 10:00, you can still watch it online at ktvu.com. >>> more details now about the opening of the new span of the bay bridge. as we reported yesterday, the opening on tuesday, september 3rd will be proceeded by a five- day closure so crews can realign the lanes. the bridge will be shut down from 8:00 p.m. wednesday, august 28th to 5:00 a.m. tuesday september 3rd. during that closure b.a.r.t. plans to offer limited overnight service wednesday night until monday. however, monday night into tuesday morning. b.a.r.t. must completely shutdown overnight because of mandatory inspections. >>> and the celebration for the bay bridge is expected to be low key. originally a $5.6 million celebration had been approved but due to recent delays, the celebration is being scaled back. the ceremony will include a metal chain cutting to officially open the brim, a larger public event could be held later. >>> san francisco's metropolitan commission is considering a proposal

the implosion went relatively smoothly. the cost for the implosion will be about $12 million.n watch implosions all day long. and otherwise doing well. >> bottles of extra strength tylenol are getting a makeover. the medication had warning on it but now company wants people to read it. national institutes of health saying taking too much ar.acetaminophen can cause liver damage he wanted to donate a kidney to his sister. but a nurse in the hospital threw it away. the family is now suing. the hospital asking the case be thrown out. >> it was a gift to save her live. >> i called sarah and i told her i was her perfect match. and she choked up and hung up on me. >> siblings and friends paul offered to donate a kidney to his sister, suffering from end stage reenl failure, before going into surgery at university of toledo medical center paul held his sister's hands and made a promise. >> just wait. after surgery your hands are going stop shaking. >> when sarah awoke. >> i knew something had gone wrong. because i had lifted up the shirt and realized i didn't have an incision. i rememb

you can watch the implosion live right here with us on ktvu channel 2.lls have have live streaming at ktvu.com. now, if the implosion happens to be delayed past 10:00 we'll bring it to you online. >>> 8:39. 28 of california's congressional representatives including house minority leader nancy pelosi are urging governor brown to sign the latest version of the trust act. the trust act would no longer require local police to report undocumented immigrants arrested for minor crimes to federal immigration officials. governor brown vetoed a previous version last year saying it was too broad. it's since been amended to spell out the types of crimes that would require police to turn people over to immigration authorities. >>> a book that was lost overseas is back in a sacramento library this morning. that's after a very long journey home. jason martinez checked out the japanese travel guide from the library back in april. he took the book with him on occasion with him to japan but lost it along the way. three months later, the book was mailed back to the sacrame

you can also watch the warren hall implosion live right here on ktvu channel 2.lso have live streaming at ktvu.com. if the implosion is delayed past 10:00 a.m.. we will show it to you online. >>> 5:41 is the time. taking on a tradition of getting naked at school. but one south bay principal says it has to stop. >>> plus the prestigious honor a marin county man says bradley manning deserves because he released classified government documents. >>> good morning. we do have a big problem in the east bay with a truck accident that is making a mess of the sunol grade. especially in the northbound direction. we will tell you what happened and how long it will be there. >>> very mild to warm lows. also fog out there. so will temperatures end land it could be a little trickier here. >>> time now 5:44. happening today the sentencing hearing for bradley manning continues. manning faces up to 90 years in prison for releasing 700,000 classified documents to wikileaks while he was working as an army analysts in iraq. on wednesday manning apologized saying he was sorry he hurt

. >> we were on hand for today's implosion. ryan? >> reporter: the hayward fault is just about a mile away. seismologists wanted to take advantage of this and reare act to this fall. they're getting ready for the next big quake. >> pirched 13 stories hall, a view of warren hall was in the background. there were many reasons to watch it go. >> for rob warren, it was personal. >> the building is named after my grandfather. his grandfather helped bring cal state hayward. >> if you talked to people who came to cal state, or who grew up in the area, it's a real icon. >> it was until, boom. but warren hall had to go. it was the worst earthquake hazard in the cal state system. >> i wasn't expecting it to be so spectacular. she didn't know how much the tower meant to her. >> we would watch it all the way until you couldn't see it any more. that's where it kind of hit me, from childhood. researchers are fond of the implosion for a number of reasons. >> i could feel it in my feet. i was looking for the ground motion, myself. >> this week they

. >> at this bakersfield power planned, the implosion went off as scheduled, but not as planned. the blast sent scrap nell flying into spectators and five people injured and one man from serious wounds. >> we have an adult man 44 years who sustained an amputation of one leg and possible amputation of the second. >> with cell phones capturing the implosion from multiple angles, the crowd in the hundreds was gathered behind a police barricade deemed safe. >> we were watching like everybody and i caught a piece of scrap nell below new knee. >> they are used to bring down buildings too expensive to tear down piece by piece. typically safe, this one in orlando's amway arena last year injured a man who was nearly two blocks away. tonight back in california, pg&e who owns the bakersfield facility said a full investigation is under way. nbc news, los angeles. >> tonight baseball superstar alex rodriguez is back in uniform playing in the minor leagues in what could be his last professional game for the foreseeable future. as major league baseball weighs banning him for life. alex is not g

surrounding tomorrow's implosion. >> and the gunfi >>> grub fire on the evening commute. a suspect shot by the chp all but shutting down highway 24. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama dates in for carolyn johnson. this started after a motorcycle crash in oakland and both on highway 24. alan wang is live with the story tonight. alan? >> dan and ama, the eastbound wilder road off-ramp reopened after a six-hour crime scene investigation. but police are still looking for any witnesses who may know what happened on highway 24 is that lead up to the officer-involved shooting. >> sheriff investigators say the suspect vehicle was parked along the eastbound wilder road exit off the highway 24 tunnel. around 4:00 a chp officer investigating an injury hit and run incident saw the car that matched the suspect description. a toolbox was opened next to the front tire and there was front end damage to the silver honda which had no license plates. at some point the officer fired his weapon at the driver and hitting him in the torso. investigators are not saying what lead to

a planned implosion shook the east bay like a mild earthquake. the demolition took about 20 seconds on the campus of cal state east bay. pictures from sky hawk photography are the only ones taken from above the quake. it turned the 13 story into nothing more than a large pile of rubble. how scientists plan to use the implosion to burden understand how the bay area is affected by earthquakes. >> now army where it was. >> lee baker looks out from his home hours after warren hall was demolished and he doesn't remember without the landmark to define the city skyline for the last 40 years. >> it felt like you were coming home. >> the contractors set off 462 pounds of explosives. they call it a man made earthquake. warren hall leaned and collapsed in on itself that created about a magnitude 2.0 quake. they will study the impact on the greater hayward area and the hayward fault. >> it's the fault with the highest probability in the bay area of generating the next large earthquake. >> the 13 str administrative building that housed classrooms was built al

. >> the implosion of a form pacific gas & electric power plant sent shrapnel flying into a crowd in bakersfield, where police say people were cordoned off a thousand feet away from the implosion site, a seemingly safe distance. three people were hurt. the most severely injured had to have his leg amputated. >> shook out over and i looked down and his leg was cut pretty badly. a lot of people said his foot was missing and al torn up. >> just shortly after the explosion, piece of pipe, fours inch by six inch, came across and hit a young lady and then hit me in the knee as well. >> the power plant shut down in 1995. it was demolished to make way for a minor league baseball stadium. >> right now police in san francisco are investigating a shooting that injured three people. ofs say the victims two women and a men, drove themselves to the hospital. their conditions are unknown. shooting happened around 1:30 this afternoon in the bayview district. several suspects were seen leaving the area in a white car. >> san jose police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot

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thank you. >> at least three people hurt in a power plant implosion in california.hey were watching this in bakers field. authorities say shrapnel went flying during the demolition of the steam power plant. hundreds of people were watching this. a 43-year-old man was taken to a trauma center. doctors are trying to save his leg. >> they looked down. i guess his leg was cut pretty bad. a lot of people said his foot was missing and all torn up. >> unfortunately he lost one of his legs. others suffered minor injuries. one well enough to talk about what happened. >> a piece of metal shrapnel hit a young lady and hit me in the knee as well. >> authorities say a crowd gathered about 1,000 feet from the implosion site. a spokesperson said they were told it would be a safe distance. >>> the case of edward snowden reporting to the grand jury investigation of the company that looked at his background for his security clearance. the wall street journal is looks how u.s. investigation services conducts background checks. the company was responsible for giving snowden the all cle

. >> reporter: implosions like like this one. company behind it is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the sensors are very sensitive. they pick up the slightest vibrations. >> reporter: they want to learn as much as they can and quick before the next big one. >> any time we can expect a big earthquake on the fault. >> reporter: it is no wonder neighbors like lee are watching closely. >> i'm not worried about it. i'm interested. >> reporter: the demolition will cost $12 million. school officials say lit be cheaper to demolish than to repair. >>> demolition crews say watching implosions is fun, but not a spectator sport. they are keeping everybody back 1300 feet from the building. >>> one inch, one inch is costing tax players hundreds of thousands of dollars. state regulators say the jail is one inch to close to a building next door. lit cost more than $149,0

reporter: but notice the emergency sirens in the background heading to eight people injured during the implosion. spokesman denny boils said all spectators were beyond the safety perimeter. >> working with the demolition specialists we established the 1,000-foot safety perimeter. our property actuallienedded at about that point and -- actually ended at about that point and it appears they were outside that safety perimeter. >> reporter: but being outside the perimeter wasn't far enough for fred garden who was hit by a piece of metal. >> we thought we were pretty safe you know and we were moving and standing behind the police lines. they had moved us back from originally the road down there. we started out the morning on the roadway and they backed us up to here. >> reporter: garden says his heart goes out to the family of the man who partially lost his leg. >> think the impack of the -- impact of the idea that my boys you know were with me and to my right where my knee was and two to the left. and the idea that you know, one way or the other it could have taken those guys out and that would have

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and remember, in an implosion, things are supposed to fall in and listen to the implosion and watch the shrapnel fly. looking at the shrapnel. it is difficult to see. the people are a thousand feet away. see it shooting out over there? five people were hit by flying metal including a man whose leg was severed. >> they looked down and his leg was cut. and his to the was missing and leg was all torn up. >> that man was rushed to the hospital. he was watching with his kids when he got piece of a metal which was big as a dorof a house. >> i think the impact of the idea that my boys were with me and my knee was and two to the left. it could have taken them out. it would have been horrific. >> the company that did the implosion is apologizing and vowing to investigate what went wrong. pg& e are looking for moe answers. demolition people say when you are doing this thing you have to push people back 2 or 3,000 feet back. there is a hot line for people who suffered injuries and damage to their cars. >> thank you for the latest. >> the intelligence community sounding the alarm that the alarms ma

. >> brown: in bakersfield, , aifornia, a scheduled building implosion wound up injuring five people when it sent shrapnel flying. more than 1,000 spectators came out to watch and thought they were safe 1,000 feet away. one man's leg was severed. later, an alternative to styrofoam made out of fungus. another strange twist in the "whitey" bulger story as his trial comes to a close. dnd prince william leaves the wlace for the first time since forseen birth. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: are monday in the trial of boston mob boss "whitey" bulger. one of the more dramatic developments in the trial was the sudden daefght a potential keep witness stephen rakes. the day after he learned he wasn't going to testify and we learned more about that death yesterday in a twist worthy of a movie. here's jim armstrong of our boston station wbz. >> reporter: stephen rakes was the owner of this south boston liquor store back in 1984 when "whitey" bulger and his associate, stephen flemmi, paid him a visit. in an interview last year, rakes says both

. >>> the implosion of a building in the east way campus at cal state is more than the implosion, it's helping scientists learn about earthquakes. pictures from sky hawk photography showed the 13-story hall collapsed into a pile of rubble yesterday. kira klapper tells us how scientists plan to use the implosion to understand how the bay area is affected by quakes. >> now i can't even remember where it was. >> lee baker looks out from his hayward hills home hours after csu east bay's warren hall was demolished. he can't remember it without the landmark that towered over campus and defined the city's skyline for the last 40 years. >> you felt like you were coming home when you saw the tower. >> it was imploded yesterday. it leaned and collapsed in on itself. the force created about a magnitude 2.0 quake. u.s.g.s. will study the impact it had on the area. the 13 story building that also housed classrooms was built along the fault more than 40 years ago. it was abandoned for the last two years after it was deem the most seismically unsafe building in the cal state system. the usgs used abo

workers are getting ready now for a big implosion tomorrow morning.andmark warren hall building will be demolished 9:00 tomorrow morning. the 13 story building has been empty since january 2011. almost 50-acres will be closed to the public starting tonight it won't reopen until 6:00 tomorrow morning. that closure is to keep people safe when they set off 430 pounds of explosive. >> about half of the concrete will be crushed on site and used for a foundation for the new warren hall replacement building. >> now 6,000 tons of steel from this will be sold as scrap overseas. and seismic sensors like those are being placed in the ground to help with future research. the public you are invited to watch the implosion from the k- mart parking lot at mission and harder. you can also watch the warren hall impletion live right here on channel 2. we'll also have live streaming at ktvu.com. now if the implosion is delayed past 10:00 we will still bring it to you online. >>> 6:40 is the time right now. strong earthquake jolted new zealand. the reaction from officer w

. >>> implosion in central california goes terribly wrong. how a handful of spectators got injured. >>> and another round of low clouds rite now. the one direction temperatures will be heading in the next few days. . >>> implosion gone wrong. at least five people were hurt by flying debris. tonight, one man is at a trauma center. he lost part of his leg when he was hit by a piece of metal. officials say he could lose his other leg, too. >> his leg is all torn up. >> shortly after the explosion, a piece of probably four inch by six inch metal slap shrapnel. all of those hurt were standing in an area that was supposed to be safe for viewers. >>> more details. pg&e says it's deeply saddened. in a statement, they will work closely with the investigating agencies and contractors . >>> pennsylvania couple, married today with 2-year-old son. and 4-year-old boy is dying of an aggressive form. and the toddler only had a few weeks to live. >> and instead of being sick all the time, we held off. we always knew he was going to get better. >> this is our

. >> reporter: implosions look like this one. the company behind this skyscraper destruction a few years back is the same one pushing the switch saturday. the company says the impact will be minimal. >> if it lands on this pile of concrete over here, i have more than done my job. >> for the average person, you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and the sensors that usgs are putting out, very, very civiliansive. they pick up the slightest vibrations, they are very, very sensitive. >> reporter: researchers want to learn as much as they can quick before the next big one. >> anytime we can expect a fairly large magnitude earthquake on the hayward fault. >> reporter: it's no wonder neighbors are watching closely. >> i'm not worried about it. i'm interested in it. maybe i should be more worried about it and i'll find that out. >> reporter: the demolition will cost $12 million. school officials maintain it's going to be cheaper to demolish and repair than to rebuild warren hall. in hayward, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> demolition crews

. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: at first glance -- [ explosion ] -- the implosion appears to go off as planned. [ explosion ] but watch again, this time in slow motion, and you'll see what some in the crowd of more than a thousand spectators felt. to the left and right, shrapnel rockets out of the abandoned steam power plant. listen as it hits this chain link fence. the shrapnel rained down on the families gathered to watch the implosion in a so-called "safe zone." 1,000 feet away from the blast. >> kind of like getting hit with a baseball bat below of knee. >> reporter: one man lost his leg and tonight it has some experts questioning why these controlled detonations have become familiar spectator events. >>> we have business news now. late today a sign of our changing world, news that a celebrated newspaper, the "washington post," has been sold to an internet giant, jeff bezos, founder of amazon.com. he bought it with his personal fortune, changing forever the legendary story of the famous family newspaper that broke the watergate story and was immortalized in the movie, "all t

august 17th implosion went relatively smooth limit total ks for implosion and removal of the debris about2 million dollars. the only damage was broken window at the library right next door to the building and broken water line as well. that shut down the campus starbucks for a day and a half. >> consumer spent 3 an half billion dollars on them last year. talking lego. now convention of sorts for kids who are lego fanatic. 7 news business technology reporter david lou dove into the kid fest in san jose. at ltas count over 400 million lego brick in existence. this is about 10,000 dollars worth of them falling on the floor for the can id to enjoy. >> they are awesome. i have been playing with them for like 5 years. >> lego says they have been around 81 years and what you can make with them that continues to capture the imagination of kids and inspires them to build things. one of those kids grew up to be chris at age 30 one of 7 master builders of lego who made the life size figure and cars. this car made of 360,000 brick. it weighs almost 2 ton and took 1800 hours to assemble. >> most diffi

yesterday's implosion left a big cloud of dust. the seismic review that prompted the demolition found that the building, which is situated just 2000 feet from the fault is highly volar inable to an earthquake. scientists installed hundreds of seismic sensors to record the implosion because it has an effect similar to a quake. >> i could feel it in my feet. there was the boom, boom, boom percussion. i was looking for ground motion. >> the campus was closed ahead of the implosion. now next, a 5-story structure will be built elsewhere on campus. it will serve as an office space and student service center. >>> counting down to opening day for the new bay bridge. the safety debate that nearly delayed it. our conversation coming up. >>> mishaps on the water. the scary moments in this america's cup race on the san francisco bay. students... how san francisco with a new law >>> went all day without using the bathroom? >> how san francisco is leading the state with a new law and critics who say it goes too far. >>> changes in the weather de

the implosion is a soft thump and rather than a pang that you would get from an explosion.orter time, and more distinct pulse. so there is going to be some pulse processing, but i imagine that we will see, and the guys are excited about this work and it is very important, so i think that they will be on it quickly. >> louis strayer, thank you for joining us from east bay cal sta state. good luck at 9:00. >> we understand that it is seven or eight seconds for how long it takes to come down. if you can't see the implosion in person, we have you covered, because we will be streaming it live and raw footage on b bayarea.com, and you can find it on the home page. >>> still ahead on today in the bay, one of the most recognizable cars in the movie history is going up for action. a hint is buehler, buehler, buehler. >>> good morn g ing to you. a live look at a beautiful start to the day. some of those mid level clouds is what rob calls them make for a very pretty sunrise this morning. i think it is going to be a nice day. that is what rob says. >>> a car from one of the biggest mov

explosives, the building collapsing becoming yet another spectacular implosion for video archives.may look solid but it's the most unstable building in the california state university system. the hayward fault just feet away this demolition was a no brainer. it's also somewhat ironic. >> that is going to make a boom realizing the building will create a shock wave he wondered why not measure it? thens hence, these sensors being placed in neighborhoods as far as 25 miles away. the force equaling that of a 2.0 quake. >> they happen all the time but don't happen when they want them to. right? therefore, you know we can use the geo met tre. >> not likely. but when it topples zark we may have a better idea of what to expect when the big one does hit n hayward abc 7 news. >> wow, well, if you want to to be streaming it live. >> the santa clara county sheriff provided this cam videogy6?ú. several agencies zeroed in on a pot farm northzs[); henryco state park. >> they'll use military style helicopters to lift out large amounts of illegal marijuana. to try to clean up the environment. >> in

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and how scientists will study the building implosion.all on cal state east bay's hayward campus. the hayward fault line is just two thousand feet from warren hall. and experts predict next major bay area earthquake will be along the hayward fault line. u-s-g-s scientists are using this implosion as a learning opportunity. it's expected to create an impact of about a 2.0 magnitude earthquake. so in addition to removing an unsafe building near the fault line.this implosion will also allow scientists to learn about the impact the building creates.when it comes down.and how that may affect the fault line. and you're going to want to stay with kron-4 for saturday's building implosion at cal state east bay in hayward. it starts at 9 a-m. and we'll have it all for you. live on our morning newscast. you can also watch a live stream of it on our website -- kron-4 dot com. >> pam: in sports. gary gets the lowdown on an event that raises money to benefit those with breast cancer. . and how did alex smith. now a kansas city chief. do against his for

warren hall at cal state east bay set for implosion tomorrow.3-story building is now a shell of what it was. but before crews implode it u.s. geological workers and volunteers are planning about 600 earthquake -- planting about 600 earthquake sensors near the campus there. >> to the average person you will not feel the vibration. the monitors and censors are very sensitive. they pick up the slightest vibrations. >> demolition crews say watching an implosion is in the a spectator sport and will keep people back 1300 feet from the building when they implode it over the weekend. >>> 5:37 right now. coming up, triple the toll. why some drivers are being charged more on the golden gate bridge. plus -- >> oh, my god. i just bought some. >> a warning for pet owners out there. the nationwide recall affecting dog and cat foods. >> and it's called the world's worst road. what destroyed this russian highway. ,,,,,,,,,, wow, i've been claritin clear for 10 days! when your allergies start, doctors recommend taking one non-drowsy claritin every day during you

. >>> plant implosion in california that went horribly wrong.rything looks like it's going according to plan. just as most implosions do, but this one in bakersfield resulted in five people being injured because the debris flew so hard far, it hit the crowds. one person was so badly injured he had his leg amputated. he may lose both legs. so quite a serious result from that implosion. >>> in another story making top headlines, a house of horrors in cleveland, ohio. ariel castros home where he held three women captive for a decade is set to be demolished perhaps sometime this week, and family members are there today. they are allowed to gather items like musical instruments and tools from the garage, but if they find any money, money they have been told to turn it over to authorities. tonight at 9:00 eastern, piers morgan will talk to an expert how castro's victims can possibly move forward with any sense of normalcy in their lives. >>> a father already convicted in his own step son's death is testifying as his own son goes on trial for that deat

. >>> implosion in central california goes terribly wrong. how a handful of spec the thin, i got my mom wrapped around my little finger. do you? yeah, i do. huh. i said i want honey nut cheerios uh huh. and she just totally caved. it's all about psychology buzz. psychology? as long as i don't tell him the cereal is healthy -- he can't get enough. sad, really. i kind of feel bad that i tricked him. but...it was easy. surprise... uh, ha ha ha. ♪ . >>> implosion gone wrong. at least five people were hurt by flying debris. tonight, one man is at a trauma center. he lost part of his leg when he was hit by a piece of metal. officials say he could lose his other leg, too. >> his leg is all torn up. >> shortly after the explosion, a piece of probably four inch by six inch metal slap shrapnel. all of those hurt were standing in an area that was supposed to be safe for viewers. >>> more details. pg&e says it's deeply saddened. in a statement, they will work closely with the investigating agencies and contractors . >>> pennsylvania couple, married today

explosives, the building collapsing becoming yet another spectacular implosion for video archives.y look solid but it's the most unstable building in the california state university system. the hayward fault just feet away this demolition was a no brainer. it's also somewhat ironic. >> that is going to make a boom realizing the building will create a shock wave he wondered why not measure it? thens hence, these sensors being placed in neighborhoods as far as 25 miles away. the force equaling that of a 2.0 quake. >> they happen all the time but don't happen when they want them to. right? therefore, you know we can use the geo met tre. >> not likely. but when it topples zark we may have a better idea of what to expect when the big one does hit n hayward abc 7 news. >> wow, well, if you want to to be streaming it live. >> the santa clara county sheriff provided this cam videogy6?ú. several agencies zeroed in on a pot farm northzs[); henryco state park. >> they'll use military style helicopters to lift out large amounts of illegal marijuana. to try to clean up the environment. >> inve

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you're looking at pictures of that implosion.icials say one man -- who was standing more than a thousand feet away from the site -- was hit with shrapnel that left one leg partially amputated and the other severely injured. bakersfield police say the other two victims were treated for minor injuries. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> >> while a brillo pad is great for cleaning pots and pans, using them to clean parts of your vehicles might cause some problems this food truck was spotting rolling along interstate 880 however take a look at the licence plate, do you see anything wrong? if you said the license plate is hard to read. you are correct >> keep driving until you see a large shoulder or take the next exit so the driver gets to have a chat with officer swartz of the castro valley office of the california highway patol it turns out the place was sprayed with 409 and scrubbed with these brillo pads then someone colored in the numbers with a sharpie this pickup truck driver in u

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tar than 1,000 spectators came to watch the implosion.ey said more error struck the crowd when shrapnel went flying. one man had to be rushed to a trauma center. he lost part of his leg when he was hit by a piece of mitrale. he might end up losing his other leg. >> shortly after the explosion. a piece of 4-inch by 6-inch metal shrapnel hit a young lady and then hit me in the knee as well. >> so far, people reported minor injuries. >> they were in an area that was supposed to be safe for viewers. >> it is deeply saddened about the injuries. and said. we will work closely with all investigating agency and carried out the demolition to work out the cause of the accidents. >> more than to u.s. embassy assist are closed today t they reviewed the the threat for americans. >> president obama has been getting frequent briefings on the terror attack from al-qaida. >> they say the threats among america are credible. >> it demonstratethat al-qaida is not on its back. and it has real tapeable april categories. >> so the month of august. telling ameri

that implosion of war ep hall in the san francisco bay area.3 story building was built 2,000 feet from what researchers call one of the most dangerous fault lines in the country. it crumpled in to more than 12,000 tons of concrete. and scientist measured the vibrations and hoping to use the vibrations to find out where the ground shakes the most when the next big one hits. >> a hunt for a bear after it attacks not once but twice. just two stops in america. michigan, that bear attacking a girl out running on a trail and how she escaped. but the bear struck a second time. a neighbor heard her screaming and came out holarring and the bear took off. >> the girl had deep cuts to her side. >> ohio, a vacant house blows up. here it is coming at us. the loud bomb. >> the force so powerful it was knocked off of its foundation. >> my window blooe blew in. one neighborhood smelled gas but no word on what caused the blast. they call it suspicious. >> connecticut, a warm welcome home. more than 100 soldiers reuniting from their live loved ones after returni

a fact that makes the secondary purpose of this implosion ironic.you want a sensor in your yard? >> hur. >> reporter: when the building topples, the experts say it will be equal to a earthquake. they will place sensors nearby neighborhoods as far as 25 miles away. t professor strayer saw this as a great opportunity to study the fault line. he said he can schedule and monitor the small earthquake. >> they happen all the time and not when you want them to. we know when this event is going to happen and when it's going to happen, so we can use that data. >> reporter: not likely, but after saturday's demise of warren hall, we may have a better idea what to expect when it hits. all it took was the demise of a local land mark. >> reporter: not sentimental about it at all? >> no. >>> well, a lot more to bring you, a dna is unique to each individual of course, but even for your pets. a unique project that has been worked on for more than a decade and now the cat is out of the bag. buzz kill after all the research into the big bee die off, the blame may lye

. >> now the implosion of the building expected to take just 12 seconds. the u.s.gical survey will be there monitoring the implosion. >>> the new movie about steve jobs debuted in hollywood last night. ashton kutcher said he learned so much from making this movie. he wanted to make sure he showed who steve job really is. >> i learned about being brutally honest with yourself and your team. i learned about surrounding yourself with a players and people who constantly have an integrity to exceed your expectations. >> the movie jobs opens in theaters across the country on friday. >>> actresses halle berry and jennifer garner are urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that will protect children of celebrities from pop riatas. garner choked up saying the presence of paparazzi also allows stalkers to follow her and her three children. the bill will change the definition of harassment to photographing the child without the permission of a legal guardian. >> and than there are violent mentally ill stalkers that can get close to the kids by following mobs of photographe