[applause] i also want to thank assemblywoman, senator leno, congressional representative jackie spear and, of course, the office of the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, and thank you to all for being here tonight. all of them contributed and have certificates of honor which they'll find in their bags which were generously donated by the p.u.c. tonight. and i want to say thank you to all of you for being here. and once again, to conclude tonight's ceremony, we have for awful you again, our -- again, i wanted to thank our sponsors, of course, because without comcast, yerba buena engineering and construction, without pse&g and at&t, we could not be here tonight. and most importantly, because we believe in education and its importance to our community, we budgeted so well this year that we can make a little announcement. we have four $500 scholarships that we'll be able to give to four promising latinos who will be graduating from the san francisco unified school district and who will be going on to their next level of education. for all of our sponsors that made that happen. thank you

yackey speers said she received a -- jackie spears wanted to know more about the pipeline pg&e replaced. they did replace some of the pipeline but not the one that blew up last september. >>> stage 3 of the week-long amgen tour began this morning. this ride will take them to modesto. these are live pictures right now of some of the cyclists there on the road which looks a little wet from some of the rain. stage was yesterday. the first leg at lake tahoe was cancelled. the amgen tour is scheduled to come to the bay area tomorrow going from livermore to san jose. it's set to finish sunday in southern california. >>> and people on the san francisco waterfront today saw two yachts sailing near the golden gate bridge. these are the 76 and the america. they give san francisco an idea of what the 2013 america's cup will look like. america's cup officials say two yachts will be in the bay area until september to help promote the 2013 competition. >>> plans to remove an old oak tray will reportedly move ahead next week. neighbors had rallied to try to save the 300-year-old tree yesterday morning

today congresswoman jackie spears accompanied ray lahood on his first tour of the san bruno neighborhood ravished by the exploding pipeline in september. >> i don't recall another time in my 35 years of public when i've ever felt as sad as i do today. >> reporter: away from the cameras, secretary lahood met with the families who were victims of the explosion, he says those moments still fill his heart with sadness and that's why he will fight for them and all americans. >> beginning this august we will require all operators of gas distribution pipelines to evaluate the risk and take immediate steps to mitigate them. >> if there was ever a doubt, that it was a national issue. it's been disscoped today. >> reporter: new pipelines are being installed. they also inspected the safety shut off valve which hopefully will prevent future disasters. >> i think it'll be described as a wake up call for the entire country. >>> congresswoman spears says for things to work in the future there must be transparency. live in san francisco, i'm paul chamber, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there could soon be two

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today secretary of transportation and jackie spear will tour the crash site. >>> this morning cal trans crewing preparing for major work on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. they will place a 500-ton cable saddle on top of the tower of the self-anchored suspension can. that will then be sent through the cable. work gets underway about 10:00 a.m. the new eastern span of the bay bridge is set to open in 2013. >>> sal, i'm learning all kinds of construction terms this morning. >>> pam, you're doing very well. i like that. >> thank you. >> we will be watching. any time they do any of that kind of work on the bay bridge sometimes people want to take a look. chp is warning that if you stop at any time on the existing bridge to take a look at that you will be cited. you can't do that. if you want to look you can go down to treasure island and look. westbound 80 traffic is moving along pretty well. the best thing to do is just let us show you pictures on our website and here at ktvu. westbound bay bridge traffic looks good. and no major problems on to the upper deck. also we're looking at

that's the reason that congresswoman jackie spear is hosting training sessions so people can learn to spot it and stop it in their neighborhoods. >> the best eyes are the ones that live right next door. and the truth is that sex trafficking is going on in san mateo and every county across the nation. >> training starts this morning. and leaders will teach people how to spot the signs of human sex trafficking and how to report it. according to the nonprofit group, california against human slavery. human sex trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal enterprise of the 21st century. >>> today would have been the 81th birthday of san francisco supervisor harvey milk. the trevor lifeline harvey milk crisis center. a suicide crisis center which is designed to help young people of different sexual orientations. house minority leader, nancy pelosi, senator dianne feinstein and barbara boxer and other city leaders will be on hand for the center's ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:00 this morning. milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in he was assassinated along with mayor ge

congresswoman jackie spear says she obtained the information from the state public utilities commission. spear says pg&e needs closer monitoring. >>> governor brown says despite california's improving economy, he's still calling for tax extensions to balance the budget. in releasing his revised may budget the governor says an unexpected $6.6 billion in new tax revenue shows state's economy is on the mend. but the governor says it still leads the state with a nearly $10 billion deficit down from $15 billion. so his revised budget plans still include tax extensions but at a reduced level. >> i've given you the blueprint. now the other architects will start to screw it up. >> brown still needs four republican votes to get the tax extension proposal on the ballot. most continue to spending cuts and not taxes to pass the budget. june 15th is the deadline they rarely meet. now we do have complete coverage of the governor's budget revision on our website at ktvu.com. you can find out what's in, what's out on the right now section of our home page. >>> 4:40 is the time right now. let's go over

transportation secretary ray lahood and peninsula congresswoman jackie spear will visit the site where a gas pipeline exploded killing eight people and destroying dozens of homes last fall. pg&e is warning regulators that cutting pressure any further from the utility natural gas pipeline as a safety precaution could interrupt service to customers. the california public utilities commission directed pg&e to reduce pressure by 20% in ten of the gas transmission lines following the disaster. >>> san francisco voters will decide whether the city should make circumcisions illegal. backers of the ban provided enough legitimate signatures to put the measure on november ballot. some call the practice painful and cool but most opponents say it's fundamental to religious practices. >>> 4:36. new reports this morning that maria shriver hired a prominent los angeles divorce lawyer. "people" magazine says shriver contacted the attorney after former governor schwarzenegger revealed he fathered a boy with a family employee 13 years ago. abc7's dan ashley has the latest. >> reporter: in the pictures o

. >> jackie spears is committed to shutting down a tax hole. they held a federal state inquiry today into the relocation of the company vwr. the company is moving to an industrial park where tax designation -- that means more than 100 current employees will be losing their jobs. >> going be tough. going to have to start all over. i dedicated my life to this company. worked hard. >> the governor proposed districts be appallished as part of the budget solution. >> facebook is starting to influence where people get their online news. people often rely on their facebook friends for suggestions on what websites to read. 3% of traffic to major news sites is directed from facebook. but that is likely to grow. google is responsible for directing 30% of that traffic. it >>> if you are like most people you have a lot of passwords. maybe you try to keep them simple. one experts says that is a mistake. if you use words found in the dictionary hackers can figure them out. he suggests something like what you see on the lower part of your screen. the first le

jackie spear said more than over 12-year period pg&e spent 183 million less than authorized for pipe line updepraids and now millions to conduct safety test. one test was conducted in antioch. pg&e said they are committed to enhance the safety of the pipe line. spears said the public commission should have been more diligent. >> ing you year old valley oak tree named granny has been spared. activist gathered around the tree in the park. it was scheduled to come down today. five feet in diameter. but the san francisco public utility commission will not cut it down before they explain. >> it is not an issue of property value or possession or anything. it is an issue of this has been something that happens way too fast without adequate notice and we want to make sure there are no alternatives. >> neighborhood supporters want the pipe line rooted above ground or below the tree. >> caltrain plan to detour eastbound traffic over the upcoming memorial weekend. they will have temporary lanes as shown in this animation and build a connection to the new bay bridge under construction. it will t

. >>> jackie spears says she is going to file a lawsuit against a company that is moving and is leaving their workers behind. vwr is moving. spears said vwr has been in brisbane for 50 years but was recently sold. >> you have a chicago hedge fund that wants to make another billion dollars. i'm not putting up with that. so i'm going to be on them, yes. >> the union representing vwr workers said the company is refusing to transfer employees. the move also means a big hit for brisbane losing $200 million a year in tax revenue. >>> emotions ran high in san bruno today. a family became the first to break ground on rebuilding their home. ktvu sal castaneda tells us why it's a big step that's helping the entire community move forward. >> reporter: the henesl family celebrated with champane and a ceremony. >> this is a new beginning, we will make new memories. >> this is the first step in the process of getting back home. >> reporter: the couple was emotional talking about losing everything and rebuilding their home. >> it's emotional that after eight months we're going to start to rebuild. >>

congresswoman jackie spears says she attained the information. >>> bryan stow is back in the bay area tonight. he is still in a coma but now in the intensive care unit in san francisco. the 42-year-old paramedic was transferred to a waiting ambulance. news chopper 2 was overhead as a convoy of ambulances accompanied stow up 101 to the hospital. ken wayne is standing by live with word on how the move may aid in bryan stow's transfer. >> reporter: bryan stow is getting some of the best medical care available here at sf general, doctors say it's still too early to predict his recovery. the head of neurosurgery showed us the room where stow will be treated. >> we have to see what happens, the goal is to get him out to some sort of rehabilitation. >>> brain injuries can be so delicate, just transporting stow carries risks. >> there's usually a period of set backs. >> reporter: stow's ex-wife says she plans to bring her children to see their father for the first time since the attack. >> i've always stayed positive and stayed very honest with the kids so they know the severity of it. but th

. >>> jackie spears says she is going to file a lawsuit against a company that is moving and is leavingir workers behind. vwr is moving. spears said vwr has been in brisbane for 50 years but was recently sold. >> you have a chicago hedge fund that wants to make another billion dollars. i'm not putting up with that. so i'm going to be on them, yes. >> the union representing vwr workers said the company is refusing to transfer employees. the move also means a big hit for brisbane losing $200 million a year in tax revenue. >>> emotions ran high in san bruno today. a family became the first to break ground on rebuilding their home. ktvu sal castaneda tells us why it's a big step that's helping the entire community move forward. >> reporter: the henesl family celebrated with champane and a ceremony. >> this is a new beginning, we will make new memories. >> this is the first step in the process of getting back home. >> reporter: the couple was emotional talking about losing everything and rebuilding their home. >> it's emotional that after eight months we're going to start to rebuild. >> repo

transportation secretary ray lahood and cynthia quarterman came to san bruno, invited by representative jackie spear to see the crater created by the explosion and the empty lots where 38 homes once stood and 8 ople died. >> some things we can do administratively and we will work with the congress woman and a couple of senators that have introduced a good bill. >> reporter: after that, the pg&e president led a tour of a gas distribution replacement project where 8-inch cast iron pipes from the 1940s are being replaced with polyethylene pipes. it was not the media was not allowed to see, a meeting with the survivors of the explosion that is most important to lahood. >> i don't recall another time in my 35 years of public service when i have ever felt as sad as i do today. >> reporter: the ntsb report on the probable cause of the pipe rupture is expected in august, the same time that lahood has promised new regulations tightening up pipeline safety. >> we need to fix america's pipeline system. >> reporter: lahood said he is doing what he can to push through new legislation including a bill authored by

. >>> the bay area congresswoman jackie spears says millions of the dollars allocated for repairs were. according to the utility commission, pg & e was awarded 183 million for repairs. congresswoman spears says she will push for a full accounting of those funds. >>> today the white house is recommending building temporary story sites for spent radio active fuel. it's a move that is unlikely to resolve the issue which has dragged on for decades and which has cost us millions of the dollars from our power bills. our health and science editor john fowler has our report. >> reporter: you pay for it on your electric bill, average $2 to $3 a year. everyone has for 25 years. billions of the dollars for spent fuel. the trouble is there's no such thing. radio active spent fuel is simply piling up at nuclear power plants. nationwide 71,000-tons and growing, most stored in potentially dangerous pools including this one at diablo canyon. >> who is to say that a freak accident may occur. but i feel pretty safe. i work one mile away from it. >> reporter: how are the plant's packing fuel rods closer

congressman jackie spear say the real reason is a list of tax breaks. vwr denyd that in an interview via skype from company headquarters. >> our decision was based purely upon our capacity constraints in our current facilities as well as your ability to reach owl o all of r customers. >> they are eligible for a $38,500 tax credit for each employee it hires in visaliaed a along with sales and use tack breaks and accelerated appreciation for equipment because it is moving into a targeted tax area. >> we have not yet found out if we qualify for the teak tax cr. >> that doesn't sound right to david. vwr is a global company, sales last year totaled $3.6 billion. >> i would say that that would be disin again waws. hopefully they are quantifying the savings of moving to a particular local. >> it would be customary to use tax savings to pay for the new building. the state tax break is being used to lay off more than 100 workers i in brisbane and hire lower cost workers elsewhere. >> theyville everyone with no jobs. >> reporter: regardless longo is right or wron

congresswoman jackie spears says she attained the information. >>> bryan stow is back in the bay area tonight. he is still in a coma but now in the intensive care unit in san francisco. the 42-year-old paramedic was transferred to a waiting ambulance. news chopper 2 was overhead as a convoy of ambulances accompanied stow up 101 to the hospital. ken wayne is standing by live with word on how the move may aid in bryan stow's transfer. >> reporter: bryan stow is getting some of the best medical care available here at sf general, doctors say it's still too early to predict his recovery. the head of neurosurgery showed us the room where stow will be treated. >> we have to see what happens, the goal is to get him out to some sort of rehabilitation. >>> brain injuries can be so delicate, just transporting stow carries risks. >> there's usually a period of set backs. >> reporter: stow's ex-wife says she plans to bring her children to see their father for the first time since the attack. >> i've always stayed positive and stayed very honest with the kids so they know the severity of it. but th

hazardous materials safety agency cynthia quarterman, came to san bruno, invited by representative jackie spear to see the crater created by the explosion and the empty lots where 38 homes once stood and 8 people die. >> there is some things we can do administratively and we will work with the congress woman and a couple of senators that have introduced a good bill. >> reporter: after that, the pg&e president chris johns led a tour of a gas distribution replacement project in the sunset district where 8-inch cast iron pipes from the 190s are being replaced with polyethylene pipes. it is what the media was not allowed to see, a meeting with survivors of the explosion is what is most important to lahood. >> my heart is filled with sadness after meeting with the families. i don't recall in my 35 years of public service when i have ever felt as sad as i do today. >> reporter: the ntsb report on the probable cause of the rupture is expected in august, the same time that lahood has promised new regulations tightening up pipeline safety. >> we need to fix america's pipeline system. >> reporter: lahood

congresswoman jackie spears says it's not enough. >> to the credit of pg&e, and i will give them credit when they deserve it and not give them credit when they don't deserve it. will be up for much higher civil penalties. reporting live in san francisco, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> plenty of champagne celebrations in the bay area tonight. a local ipo has the tech world buzzing. a lot of new manage millionaires. a company stirring up memories of the dot-com boom. linked in. business and tech reporter scott budman joins us from linked in headquarters in mountain view. scott, pretty close in mountain view to google literally speaking, correct? take it away. >> reporter: you know, it really is, raj. what a day. this is a company we've been following for weeks. it priced its ipo at 45, went out this morning at 83 and topped out at the close of $94 a share, a pop of more than 100%. yes, there are comparisons to google and also another mountain view dot-com pioneer, netscape. all of this put smiles on the face of other beay area social networking companies. as linked in wowed invest

jackie spear. bob and that's your the first couple to have a whole rebuilt. >> it's a huge debt and little bit scary but exciting. i just want to get back home. >> it speaks to the vibrancy of the trinity. what ever going to do. this community is coming back to life. we will never be the same, i do believe will be stronger. >>pam: 20 of their homes in the neighborhood are expected to be rebuilt. construction on the home starts later this month. if they hope to move into their new home within the next year. a bike accident near santa rosa has killed the five year-old child. the child was hit by a car while riding his bicycle on private property on enterprise road. this is video of the scene just after 12:30 p.m. we have a crew headed to the scene we will give you more details as they become available. in san as a police say a 69 year-old male was run over and killed by his girlfriend followed by an argument and thus get to say it may but an accident. as rock reports the 67 year-old girl from remains

congresswoman jackie spear says she got the information from the state public utilities commission.he says she received a vague response when she asked for an explanation of how that money was spent. pg&e replaced some old pipelines but not the one that blew up in san bruno last september. congresswoman spear says pg&e needs to be monitored closer. >>> closing arguments are set to begin today in the chauncey bailey murder trial. your former black muslim bakery leader and mack y accused of killing the journalist and two other men in the summer of 2007. prosecution has called nearly 70 witnesses including former bakery handy man brusard. brusard has testified that bey ordered him to kill bailey. >>> time now 5:37. this morning alameda police are investigating the death of a 13- year-old boy hit by a car as he road his bike. brandon sorenson was hit yesterday afternoon as he was riding his bike near santa clara avenue and everett streets. police say the young man was taken to oakland childrens hospital. that's where he was pronounced dead. alameda police haven't released any informatio

nancy and bob pencil joined by city officials and representative jackie spear.uld see much of their house rebuilt within a year. >>> and veteran won a major battle in san francisco today against the department of veterans affairs. ninth circuit court of appeals rules that delay in providing veteran with mental health benefit are unconstitutional. court called it unchecked incompetence and ordered the va to overhaul the system. headlines. >>> president obama called for over hauling america immigration policy today during a speech just few feet from the u.s. mexico border. the president went to texas to offer the path to citizenship to the 11 million illegal immigrants who already live and work in the u.s. idea many capitol hill republicans oppos oppose. they would rather see more steps taken to secure the border and deport illegal immigrants. >> the most significant step we can now take to secure the borders is to fix the system as a whole. the fewer people have the incentive to enter illegally in search of work in the first place. >>reporter: president believes

congress woman jackie spear invited lahood and the nation's top pipeline safety official to see where 8 people died and 48 homes once stood. >> my heart is full with sadness after meeting the families. i don't recall another time in my 35 years of public service where i felt as sad as i do today. >> the national traffic safety board expects to release its report on the probable cause of the disaster in august. >>> president obama announced a change in u.s. foreign policy by endorsing the palestinian demands for drawing the borders of their future state. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states. >> the israeli prime minister calls the 1967 borders "indefensible." mr. obama will meet with him at the white house tomorrow. several republican presidential hopefuls blasted the president's proposal. former massachusetts governor mitt romney said the president "threw israel under the bus." the former house speaker called it the most dangerous speech ever

today transportation secretary and congresswoman jackie spear will tour that blast site. >>> both sides are considering their legal options in the dispute over a piece of land in vallejo that is a native american burial site. native american activists have been camped out at the site for four weeks now. the city of vallejo wants to build a park installing bathrooms, benches and a parking lot. but the activists say that would desecrate the site. the city says it won't pay for a costly legal fight. and the activists say they're not leaving. >>> time now 6:08. let's go back over to sal. i take it you are checking in on the toll plaza at this point. >> that's right. we're starting there, pam and mike, because this is the time when it starts to change although you can see it's light. if we keep looking at this the next 15 or 20 minutes you're going to see more people slowing down here because they're going to turn those metering lights on. right now might be your last chance before you have the metering lights onto get out there. san francisco traffic also looks good coming up on the 80 spli

he got his first tour yesterday with congresswoman jackie spear.. >> beginning this august, we will require all operators of gas distribution pipelines to evaluate the risks and take immediate steps to mitigate him. >> he said they will provide funding for inspectors to make sure safety guidelines are being followed. >>> first lady michelle obama will speak at a banquet for west point's graduating class tonight. the appearance of the first lady breaks with tradition. usually speakers at west point's graduation events come within the military. >>> and new this morning, a new survey shows that a majority of americans now prove of gay -- approve of gay marriage. 53% now say that same-sex marriage should be legal. broken down by party lines, 59% of independents are in favor. 69% of democrats support the idea and 28% of republicans do as well. another interesting find. the suffer vai -- survey shows more catholics are in favor of gay marriage than prompt -- protestants. >> interesting. >>> well it was a day at the beach for lifeguards defending their $2

jackie spear said she got it this from state utility's commission but only received a vague response about how money was spent. pg&e replaced some of the old pipelines but not the one that blew up in san bruno last year. >>> alameda police tell us this morning that the driver who hit and killed a 13-year-old boy is cooperating with their investigation. brandon saracenson was riding his bike when he was hit yesterday afternoon. he was taken to oakland children's hospital where he was pronounced dead. police say the driver who hit brandon did stop and was not arrested. police have not said what led up to the crash. >> mother of a daily city boy with bubble boy disease will be talking among lawmakers today. one of woman's twins died of the disease which leaves babies with no immune system. other twin did not have disease. then they had a third son with disease but he survived because of a bone marrow transplant. mullin and others want it to be required that all babies are tested por this disease. >>> 43-year-old hoyt colonel benjamin palmer was killed last thursday in afghanistan. the d