gregg that my heart goes out to them and i'm very sorry and we'll remember janessa for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: there will be a vigil for the greggs on thursday night at st. cecilia school followed by their funerals on friday. >> all right, vicki. >>> well, pg&e pledged up to $100 million to help rebuild the san bruno neighborhood leveled last thursday. pg&e's president made the announcement today. the utility has already presented the mayor with a $3 million check to help rebuild the parks and the streets and the sidewalks that were ripped apart by the explosion. the mayor was on hand at today's news conference. officials also updated the status of gas delivery in the area. >> but it's about a mile and a half of pipe that today has been capped and, again, i want to mention for increased -- sort of as an increased safety measure, we've also reduced the operating pressure by 10%. >> with him and the residents -- >> pg&e will also be issuing checks up to $50,000 to individual households affected by the explosion and fire. no strings attached. >>> this tragedy has a lot of peop

the church was decked out in 13- year-old janessa grieg's favorite color a bright orange for a girl known for her smile. >> she was so kind to everyone. she never had a bad thing to say about anyone. and everyone loved her. >> reporter: she and her mother regularly went to mass at this church in san francisco. >> they made a very important mark on the marsh with their work on trying to move us in a wonderful and positive direction. >> reporter: they were killed last week when a gas line exploded and fire brought down their house in san bruno. 13-year-old janessa was in the eighth grade, president of the student body, piano player, dancer and actress in school plays. >> she was just larger than life and she has such a -- such an amazing gift for living that when you -- as soon as you met her, you smiled because that's what she brought out in you. >> reporter: many of the people who attended were her classmates. school was cancelled for the day. >> she was really funny and made us all laugh when she smiled. >> she got her characteristics from her mom. her mom was intelligent, poised, she ha

anne makovec shows us how loved ones remembered jacquelin and janessa grieg. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter:he church was decked out in 13-year-old janessa grieg's favorite color, a bright orange, for a girl known for her smile. >> she was so kind to everyone. she never had a bad thing to say about anyone. and everyone loved her. >> reporter: janessa and her mother jacquelin regularly attended mass at saint cecilia catholic church in san francisco. >> they made a very important mark on the parish with their work on trying to move us in a wonderful and positive direction. >> reporter: the mother and daughter were killed thursday of last week when a gas line exploded and a fire brought down their house in san bruno. 13-year-old janessa was in the 8th grade, president of the student body, piano player, dancer and actress in school plays. >> she was just larger than life and she had such a -- such an amazing gift for living that when you -- as soon as you met her, you know, you smiled because that's what she brought out in you. >> reporter: many of the people who attended were her classmates. sc

cecilia's church to remember the life and love shared by jacqueline and janessa greg. mom and daughter died together last thursday. nbc's diane joiner joins us from san francisco. it's so sad. >> absolutely, jessica. one thing overwhelming with the love and support from the greg family, st. cecala's church was standing room only for the rosary and wake tonight. >> our father. >> our father, hallowed be thy name. >> no matter what, we were always there and always will be there for one another. god, thank you for jackie. >> i saw her that morning. and you would never think that -- would you never thinkñr that that was going to be the last time you would ever see someone. >> you know, home is supposed to be the place where you're safe. so she was making -- probably making dinner. janessa home. able to do homework early. they were just home and waiting for gaby to get back. i kept thinking maybe they were out, maybe they were doing an err errand, anywhere else. >> at the rosary tonight, the school played a videotape from janessa, when she spoke to the same congregation for

janessa was an eighth grader and student body president.rvice they played a tape of her speaking at her confirmation mass. >> sometimes it seems like everything is going wrong. there are days when our days plummet and others when it soars. in today's society, there is so much wrong and so much evil. there are people being dishonest, or making choices to only benefit themselves. but our faith strengthens us. >> reporter: a very well spoken young lady. the funeral mass for janessa and her mother at saint cecilia catholic church that is in san francisco. 2555 17th avenue, that begins at 11:00 a.m. if last night's vigil is going to show how many people might be attending the funeral this morning, over 1,000 people came to the vigil last night. >> thank you. anne makovec in san bruno. >>> it appears there are three more victims of the blast up to 7. a family said their loved ones are dead. lavonne bullis, her son greg and grandson william were inside a home next it the blast site. the family says the remains of two men and a woman were discovere

a mother and daughter, jacqueline and janessa gray. the catholic in san francis. >> the service just got underway minutes ago. this church holds 900 people and every seat is filled. people arrived hours ago to get here and get a seat at saint cecilia catholic church. there are family members, relatives, classmating of jenessa, even he strange to remember and celebte the lives of mother and daughter. the two were killed in last thursday's sabruno explosion and fire. the pipeline blast happened just next to their home. 13-year-old janessa served as student body presidt and was very active in basketball, volleyball and mexican folk dancing. her mom 44-year-old jackie, worked at the california puc over 20 years one of the entities actually investigating this blast. friend and family say theyere very active in their church and very active in the community. >> she's so bright. i mean, like she wh in the classroom, eveone enjoys having her around. just a reay happy person. >> jackie and i worke together at the public utilities commission and

a mother and daughter, jacqueline and janessa gray. the catholic in san francisco. >> the service just got underway minutes ago. this church holds 900 people and every seat is filled. people arrived hours ago to get here and get a seat at saint cecilia catholic church. there are family members, relatives, classmating of jenessa, even he strangers to remember and celebrate the lives of mother and daughter. the two were killed in last thursday's san bruno explosion and fire. the pipeline blast happened just next to their home. 13-year-old janessa served as student body president and was very active in basketball, volleyball and mexican folk dancing. her mom, 44-year-old jackie, worked at the california puc over 20 years, one of the entities actually investigating this blast. friends and family say they were very active in their church and very active in the community. >> she's so bright. i mean, like she when in the classroom, everyone enjoys having her around. just a really happy person. >> jackie and i worked together at the public uti

today janessa's grandmother spoke to the 8th graders. >> just said his heart was breaking and that he appreciated all of their prayers and concerns. >> they need to keep the love that janessa brought to them. keep that in interest hearts and share -- in their hearts and share that with people. >> their family had had been torn apart in an instant. it could have been any one of us. >> reporter: the funeral for janessa and jacqueline grieg is scheduled for this friday at 11:00. reporting live in san bruno, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for continuing coverage on the san bruno explosion you can go to our website, ktvu.com. among other things, you'll find the dramatic, new video of the explosion there in san bruno. >>> now to election 2010 and the race for governor. democrat jerry brown is firing back at his rival, republican, meg whitman, for her campaign ads you may have seen in which bill clinton attacks brown on the issue of prop 13. here's jim vargas with more. >> in almost every big political race you can find half-truthing but meg whitman is being accused of outright lies

. >> reporter: 13-year-old janessa greg and her mother jaclyn who died in the gas explosion that rippedgh their san bruno neighbourhood. this devastated her classmates some who have known her since kindergarten. >> i think a lot of people were shocked and my opinion like i couldn't even cry like the tears wouldn't come out because i was crying before like when i heard she was missing. >> reporter: she was an 8th grader, student body president and active in many school clubs. she would have been an altar server at this sunday's service. >> she gave her whole being to this community, and we are so grateful for her. her life, her short life leer on earth. >> reporter: grateful and searching for ways to give back >> we don't know all these people who lost their homes but everybody is coming together to help. >> reporter: at st. roberts in san bruno only miles from the blast, nine families lost their homes. reverend andre says he believes at least one of his parishioners is among the four confirmed dead. >> the silver lining in this tragedy, there is overwhelming support and only by -- not o

back to the funeral this morning scheduled for jacquelin and janessa grieg. the mass is at 2555 17th avenue in san francisco at saint cecilia catholic church at 11:00 a.m. janessa was an 8th grader and she had attended saint cecilia school since kindergarten. her mother often volunteered at that school. sydnie? >> all right, anne. thank you, anne makovec in san bruno. >>> the number of people killed in the san bruno explosion may rise from four to seven. late last night the family of three missing people released a statement saying their loved ones are dead. after the explosion, that family asked for help finding their loved ones. >> anybody has any information, please contact channel 5. this is a stressful situation as i'm sure it is for many families. >> 50-year-old greg bug list, his 16-year-old son william, and his mother lavonne bullis were in a home next to the blast site. three people have been discovered at the house but the deaths haven't been confirmed by the coroner. it could be weeks before the remains are identified. >>> san mateo county prosecut

this has defer stated janessa's classmates. >> i think a lot of people were shocked.my opinion i couldn't even cry. the tears wouldn't come out because i was crying before like when i heard she was missing. >> reporter: janessa was an 8th grader student body president and active in many school clubs. she would have been annal tar server at this sunday's service. >> no good her whole being to this community and we are so grateful for her, her short life here on earth. >> reporter: grateful and searching for ways to give back. >> we don't know all these people that lost their own, but everybody is coming together to try and help. >> reporter: at st. roberts church in san bruno miles from the blast 9 families lost their homes. rev. roberto andre believers at least one of his parishioners is among the four confirmed dead. >> silver lining in this tragedy there's an overwhelming support not only by my parishioners but the community at large. they have than really eager to help. >> reporter: by writing checks and collecting donations united in sprayer and support. elizabeth

we are talking about jacquelin and janessa grieg. they died in the explosion, a young mother and daughter. anne makovec on the funeral and how she says they are there just wants even a dry eye in sight. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the church was decked out in 13-year-old janessa grieg's favorite color, a bright orange, for a girl known for her smile. >> she was so kind to everyone. she never had a bad thing to say about anyone. and everyone loved her. >> reporter: janessa and her mother jacquelin regularly attended mass at saint cecilia catholic church in san francisco. >> they made a very important mark on the parish with their work on trying to move us in a wonderful and positive direction. >> reporter: the mother and daughter were killed thursday of last week when a gas line exploded and a fire brought down their house in san bruno. 13-year-old janessa was in the 8th grade, president of the student body, piano player, dancer and actress in school plays. >> she was just larger than life and she had such a --such an amazing gift for li

during last night's vigil mourners watched a video of janessa from a confirmation video last spring.> sometimes feels everything is going wrong. >> the 13-year-old served as student body president at the school. her mother jacqueline worked for the public utilities commission. both took active roles in their community and church. >> this is very difficult. my heart is very heavy right now, but with all the support of friends and family, it's making it a little easier. >> the school has cancelled classes today so students can attend the funeral mass set for 11 a.m.. the two are survived by jacqueline's husband james. >> services for another san bruno victim, 20-year-old jessica morales are scheduled for this weekend. a public memorial service will be held tomorrow night. we do not yet have information about services for 81-year-old elizabeth torres, the fourth confirmed san bruno victim. >> community activists in san jose are calling for the next san jose police chief to be more sensitive to issues on racial profiling. several dozen residents who say they have been the victims of raci

they honored the lives of jaquelyn gray and janessa. those who knew her say her live was defined by her family. >> she was a wonderful mom. >> reporter: the family was in their san bruno home just a few thousand yards away from the explosion. st.cecilia church played a central role in both of their lives. janessa was a student there and student body class president. >> she was super nice. she never had a bad thing to say about anyone. >> a memorial fund has been set up for the family at the bank of the west in san francisco. >>> pg & e has a list of its top 100 riskiest pipelines but the company is refusing to disclose the locations of those pipes. but ktvu news has found one of those high risk pipelines and what you're about to see could anger you. consumer editor tom vacar joins us now. he's in san bruno with the details, tom. >> reporter: we see the latest right here right now. the 30-inch pipeline wrecked havoc here. but in fact, this same pipeline runs for many many miles and under many many other unsuspecting people including some

among the victims, jacqueline grieg and her 13-year-old daughter janessa. and 20-year-old jessica morales. the coroner still working to identify the fourth victim. >>> the coroner says more remains have been found but it's not clear if they are from victims already accounted for. it's also not clear if there are animal remains. that leaves four people still unaccounted for. >>> three parishioners of a san bruno church are among the missing. they are 50-year-old greg bullis and his 16-year-old son and his elderly mother. a family member says she believes these three were inside the house at the time of the explosion. >>> as for those hospitalized, four victims are still at saint francis memorial hospital in san francisco. three are in critical condition with life-threatening burns over 50% of their bodies. one is in serious but stable condition. san francisco general is also treating four patients for burns and smoke inhalation. two are critical. >>> many of those who had to evacuate have been allowed back to their homes, some temporarily, others will get to

. >> it was jackie and janessa and their family has been torn apart. in one instant. it could have been anyone of them. >> good morning, today is thursday, may 27. >> she was a bright and well loved eighth-grader and her grandfather came to school today to think students are. >> i think this is a place of comfort for them. and a place where they were -- they knew that their children were let. >> a half-mile from the blast site the family of a third victim met with pastors to arrange the funeral for 20-year- old jessica morales and whose boyfriend was badly burned in the fire. >> is just heart breaking. >> the fourth victim is believed to be in 84-year-old who made it through to her front porch. >> she sat down on the steps to take a breather because of the smoke and fire and everything and the fire and culture. >> two of her daughters and a son-in-law who tried to rescue her remain in the hospital tonight. >> reporter: funeral services have been set for jackie and janessa gregg and will be scheduled for jessica morales on saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the church of the hig

the other victims, jacqueline and janessa grieg. claudine wong is live with a look at what's being done to remember all of the victims. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. good morning, tori. a lot of grieving, a lot of loss in the neighborhood. behind me you can see claremont drive and what it looks like today. and all of the days we've come out here, we've been struck by the loss in the neighborhood. sevenly the greatest loss is the loss of life. the grieving will continue for funeral services for two of the victims. jackwy lin and her -- jacqueline and her daughter. there was a vigil last night at saint cecilia's. friends describe jacqueline as a devoted mother to her daughters and they remember janessa who always had a smile on her face. they played this video of janessa at her confirmation. >> there was also a vigil last night for 20-year-old jessica morales. she was at home at the time of the blats watching a football game with her boyfriend. he was hospitalized with severe burns. couldn't go to sleep for a lot of days. she w

time for obviously the community, and the children in the class. >> reporter: that is 13-year- old janessareg and her mother jaclyn who died in the gas explosion that ripped through their san bruno neighbourhood. this devastated her classmates some who have known her since kindergarten. >> a lot of people were shocked and my opinion, like i couldn't even cry like, the tears wouldn't come out because i was crying before like when i heard she was missing. >> reporter: she was an 8th grader, student body president and active in many school clubs. she would have been an altar server at this sunday's service. >> she gave her whole being to this community and we are so grateful for her. her life her short life here on earth. >> reporter: grateful and searching for ways to give back. >> we don't know all these people that lost their homes but everybody is coming together you know to try and help. >> reporter: at st. roberts in san bruno only miles from the blast, 9 families lost their homes. reverend andre says he believes at least one of his parishioners is among the four confirmed dead. >> the

it was at the catholic church where janessa attended school. she played basketball and volleyball and was the student body president. >> she was so bright. she radiated the classroom. everyone enjoys having her around. >> it is important for us to be here to support the family and to have closure to this terrible event. >> jackie greg worked for the california public utilities commission for 20 years which is one of the agencies investigating the explosion. >>> other news, a u.s. airways 757 on its way from phoenix to maui made an emergency landing at sfo. it happened after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. the airport manager said the smoke cleared by the time the plane landed. 175 passengers were on board this plane. no one was injured. >>> coming up, turns out the weird weather was even weirder than we knew on the east coast. and panic over a pint-sized highway hazard. and -- >> she said they treated her like a child. >> a freed american hiker reveals the constant back and forth fight she had with her iranian captors. those stories an

cecilia church in san francisco which is affiliated with the school janessa went to. a vigil for jessica morales who was also killed in the fire is scheduled for tomorrow as well. stay with nbc bay area news for continuing coverage of the san bruno explosion. we'll have a special section at our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> well, this was not a false alarm. we're following developing news out of oakland where a contractor broke a three-inch steel gas line today causing the evacuations of buildings just east of lake meritt. the leak was reported around 1:00. a pg&e spokesperson said the contractor was installing cables in the area when the line ruptured. no customers have lost service. >>> new tonight at 5:00, a san francisco man pled guilty today to threatening house speaker nancy pelosi because of her support of the president's health care bill. he admitted to making more than 30 abusive and harassing phone calls to pelosi's home and office. he even spoke directly to pelosi in march and threatened to destroy her northern california home if she voted for the health c

. >> janessa was an eighth grader, president of the student council, a dancer and honor student.mates are determined to keep her memory alive. >> she's part of this class of 2011 and she's a big part of it. we're not going to forget that. we're keeping her picture up. right now her desk is here with all her things in it. >> the sudden death of the two has made them realize the importance of cherishing every day, a lesson it seems janessa had already learned. >> you should take tyke to enjoy and appreciate all of god's gifts. >> that was abc 7's amy hollyfield reporting. a funeral mass will be held this evening for another san bruno victim, 20-year-old jessica morales. memorial service for her will be held tomorrow night. we don't information for services for 81-year-old elizabeth torres, the fourth confirmed victim. >> state officials are promising tougher laws on fire safety in california schools prompted by devastating fire at a san jose elementary school this summer. theresa garcia joins us live from trace elementary with a proposal to close a loophole. theresa? >> that's righ

.-- ellas son "jacqueline greig", de 44 aÑos y su hija, "janessa greig" de 13.-- la otra victima es " 20 aÑos.-- mientras tanto, hay personas que siguen buscando a amigos y familiares de los que no se sabe nada desde aquella tragica tarde. ---diferentes agencias locales y estatales se han organizado en el centro de ayuda de la ciudad de san bruno para brindarles toda una gama de servicios a los damnificados de esta tragedia. ---"claudia rodas" nos dice Ómo solicitaer la ayuda qye hay disponible. --esta tragedia ha hecho surgir innumerables muestras de solidaridad.--los alumnos de una escuela local se unieron con el fin de recaudar fondos para ayudar a las familias que fueron victimas de la explosion en san bruno..--ramon adame nos cuenta que hicieron.. ---la compaÑia "pg&e" inspecciona tres tuberias que "pg&e" inspecciona ---la compaÑia ---la compaÑia "pg&e" inspecciona tres tuberias que abastacen de gas al area de la bahia. ---esto, tras la ruptura de un conducto de gas ayer en san bruno.---el alcalde de san francisco, "gavin newsom" y la jefa del departamento de bomberos se reuniero

tonight we respected the father's request for the family. >> the funeral mass for jaquelyn and janessa gray is tomorrow. >>> the other vigil tonight was for jessica morales. >> reporter: a week ago tonight san bruno was sered into people's memories. >> at 6:15 it's going to be the time of the explosion, the time that it happened. and we're all here to remember jessica morales. >> reporter: a week ago tonight jessica morales was watching football with her boyfriend. tonight at grundy park folks came to mourn her passing and to remember her boyfriend who still remains in the hospital with burns. >> i couldn't go to sleep for all those days. i still can't. it's still very hard because she's my best friend. >> reporter: jessica's mother is thankful for everyone's love. >> i thank you for everyone's love. just you looking at me and giving me a smile of encouragement that means a lot to me. >> reporter: today those who survived were busy trying to salvage remains from the fire. the city manager says in some ways, san bruno will never really be normal again. >> i think this situation has chan

tonight we respected the father's request for the family. >> the funeral mass for jaquelyn and janessa gray is tomorrow. >>> the other vigil tonight was for jessica morales. >> reporter: a week ago tonight san bruno was sered into people's memories. >> at 6:15 it's going to be the time of the explosion, the time that it happened. and we're all here to remember jessica morales. >> reporter: a week ago tonight jessica morales was watching football with her boyfriend. tonight at grundy park folks came to mourn her passing and to remember her boyfriend who still remains in the hospital with burns. >> i couldn't go to sleep for all those days. i still can't. it's still very hard because she's my best friend. >> reporter: jessica's mother is thankful for everyone's love. >> i thank you for everyone's love. just you looking at me and giving me a smile of encouragement that means a lot to me. >> reporter: today those who survived were busy trying to salvage remains from the fire. the city manager says in some ways, san bruno will never really be normal again. >> i think this situation has chan

---se trata de jacqueline greig de 44 aÑos y de su hija janessa de 13. vigilia y celebracion religiosa se realiza en la iglesia santa cecilia de san francisco a la que pertenece la escuela donde estudiaba la niÑa...---para maÑana tambien se realizaÁ una ceremonia religiosa para jessica morales de 20 aÑos. --- en oakland varios negocios y residencias cerca al lago merrit fueron evacuados a eso de la una de la tarde de hoy luego de que un trabajador de telecomunicaciones rompiera accidentalmente una tuberia de gas...---sucedio entre la avenida athol y la calle 18 este...---a eso de las 4 y 45 de la tarde, personal de pg&e logro reparar el derrame sin que se registraran heridos. ---imaginese el pavor que habÁn sentido los niÑos y maestros de la escuela primaria "portola" en san bruno que esta maÑana tuvo que ser evacuada luego de reportar un fuerte olor a gas... gas...---sucedio entre las 8 y media y las 9 de la maÑana. ---cuando el personal de la escuela percibio el olor llamo inmediatamente a pg&e, quien envio inspectores a la zona... ---al final... se de

they said prayers for 13-year-old janessa craig and her 44-year-old mother. school staff say she was a bright, well loved 8th grader and was the student body president. >> jackie and janessa. the family is just torn apart in an instant. >> if family of 20-year-old jessica morales met with pastors yesterday to arrange for her funeral. her boyfriend was badly burned. the fourth victim is believed to be 81-year-old elizabeth torres. her family said she only made it to her front porch. we're going to hear a lot more about the federal government's ntsb investigation. make sure you stay right here with us at ktvu news for the latest developments. you can also get updates at any time by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. >>> a former chp officer accused in a murder for hire plot is scheduled to return to court this morning. 37-year-old ruben salgado is being held in jail without bail. he also facing several drug related charges. >>> a woman who drowned in discovery bay over the weekend has now been identified. on saturday night 45-year-old virginia myrna was

---la ceremonia funeral de jacqueline y janessa greig tuvo lugar en la iglesia santa cecilia...que pertence la escuela a la que asistia la niÑa de 13 aÑos...---por cierto la escuela suspendio este dia las clases para acompaÑar a su compaÑerita... ---- y hoy, un bombero que trabaja en el lugar de la catastrofe ...descubrio lo que ve... la imagen de la virgen maria en medio de la devastacion.---segun su testimonio, todo se quemo alrededor de la imagen, pero esta ... permanecio en pie, y sin un rasguÑo.---- la imagen de la virgen estaria en el patio trasero de una de las casas daÑadas, dentro de un pequeÑo altar tal y como la aprecia en la fotografia. ---- hay una movilizacion a nivel nacional para lograr que se apruebe el tps, o estatus de proteccion temporal para ciudadanos de guatemala.... ---- hoy estuvo en el area de la bahia, el ministro de relaciones exteriores de esa nacion, y le preguntamos lo que muchos quieren saber: ¿habra tps para los guatemaltecos?....--- pilar niÑo tiene el informe =pilar niÑo=derli tiene 3 ninos y la necesidad de estabilizarse en este pais, por que

--"jaqueline greig" de 44 aÑos y su hija "janessa" de 13 fueron recordadas por familiares y amigos. restos mortales de las dos victimas fueron recibidos en el templo al son del mariachi. --despues hubo una misa de cuerpo presente tras la cual partieron hacia la que sera su ultima morada. --a la seÑora "jaqueline greig" le sobreviven su esposo "james" y su hija "gabriela" de 16 aÑos de edad. ---por semanas antes de la explosion en san bruno, varios habitantes de la zona supuestamente sintieron un fuerte olor a gas.---al parecer, algunas personas intentaron contactar a "pg&e" para que arreglara la situacion... la empresa reparo un problema menor que se detecto en la zona, pero que no tenia que ver con la tubeÍa que exploto.--- 90 personas han contactado a la "junta nacional de seguridad en el transporte", que investiga la tragedia, pero Ólo una dijo que habia olor a gas en la zona... esta persona es la hija de una mujer de 81 aÑos que estaba en su casa el dia de la explosion esperando que los trabajadores de "pg&e" fueran a arreglar su estufa, que no tenia gas. ---la compaÑia "pg & e"

---se trata de jacqueline greig de 44 aÑos y de su hija janessa de 13... y celebracion religiosa se realizaran en la iglesia santa cecilia de san francisco a la que pertenece la escuela donde estudiaba la niÑa...---para maÑana tambien se realizara una ceremonia religiosa para jessica morales de 20 aÑos. ---hoy se cumple una semana del desastre de san bruno ... ----y le dieron la ultima oportunidad a los dueÑos de las casas destruidas ... de ver lo que queÓ.----ya ha comenzado la limpieza de las cenizas, que debe hacerse antes de las lluvias.--- esto, porque los quimicos de luces fluorescentes, baterias de carro, pinturas, etc. ... pueden (de otra manera) ser arrastrados hacia los cursos de agua. ---imaginese el pavor que habran sentido los niÑos y maestros de la escuela primaria portola en san bruno que esta maÑana tuvo que ser evacuada luego de reportar un fuerte olor a gas... gas...---sucedio entre las 8 y media y las nueve... cuando el personal de la escuela percibio el olor llamo inmediatamente a pg&e... quien envio inspectores a la zona... ---al final

---la ceremonia funeral de jacqueline y janessa greig tuvo lugar en la iglesia santa cecilia...pertence la escuela que asistia la niÑa de 13 aÑos... ---por cierto la escuela suspendio este dia las clases para acompaÑar a su compaÑerita... ---tambien hoy se llevara a cabo una vigilia en memoria de otra victima fatal de la explosion... ---- jessica morales de 20 aÑos sera recordada en una funeraria de daly city...---maÑana se realizara una ceremonia religiosa en una iglesia en san bruno para que el lunes sus restos descansen en un parque santo de colma. ---- y hoy, un bombero que trabaja en el lugar de la catastrofe ... aseguro a nuestra estacion hermana nbc canal 11, que vio la estatua de una virgen maria en medio de la devastacion.---segun su testimonio, todo se quemo alrededor de la imagen, pero esta ... permanecio en pie, y sin un rasguÑo.---- la imagen de la virgen estaria en el patio trasero de una de las casas daÑadas, dentro de un pequeÑo altar. --- mas noticias. ---un estudiante de secundaria del area de la bahia murio y cuatro mas se encuentran hospitalizados luego de un

janessa attended st. cecilia's school in san francisco and was the president of her 8th grade class. >>> pg&e condepleted extensive test and conclude there were no breaks. those who returned home were escorted by pg&e representatives to make sure everything was safe. the utilities says about 300 homes were without gas, but there is no word on the number of homes still without service. >>> well, hundreds have reached out to the victim, including the san francisco giants. , who will dedicate $3 from each ticket sold in tuesday's game. there will also be a special pregame doppler honoring the by the victim the giants take on the dodgers at at&t park. in addition, to ticket sales the giants will collect donations from fans for the san brun glenview fire victims' fund. tragedy struck close to  normality team. 3rd baseman pablo sandoval's mother was safely evacuated from the home he is renting in the fire-ravaged neighborhood. >>> stay with the ktvu news team for coverage of the explosion and fire in san brun

a funeral service has been set for janessa and jackie greg gregg this fire at st.ecilia church in san francisco. a service for jessica morales is set for saturday at church of the highland. in san bruno, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >> families effected by the pipeline explosion and fire tell many different stories about the ordeal. we spoke to one san bruno resident today who barely escaped the flames. gail mazunu and her family are still somewhat dusted. she dragged her mother out of the house next to the inferno but said her mother couldn't go any farther. >> i said don't let go of me. i know you're getting burned because i can feel it too. >> that's when a former berkeley firefighter drove up in his pickup truck and took muzuno's mother to a hospital. mazunu and her mother both suffered burns but are grateful to be alive. pg&e sent crews out today to start an inspection of all of its major gas lines. the california public securities commission ordered the inspection. it stretches some 1,000 miles around california and almost all of it is buried. inspect

a funeral service has been set for janessa and jackie greg gregg this fire at st. cecilia church in san francisco. a service for jessica morales is set for saturday at church of the highland. in san bruno, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >> families effected by the pipeline explosion and fire tell many different stories about the ordeal. we spoke to one san bruno resident today who barely escaped the flames. gail mazunu and her family are still somewhat dusted. she dragged her mother out of the house next to the inferno but said her mother couldn't go any farther. >> i said don't let go of me. i know you're getting burned because i can feel it too. >> that's when a former berkeley firefighter drove up in his pickup truck and took muzuno's mother to a hospital. mazunu and her mother both suffered burns but are grateful to be alive. pg&e sent crs out today to start an inspection of all of its major gas lines. the california public securities commission ordered the inspection. it stretches some 1,000 miles around california and almost all of it is buried. inspect

among the victims, jacqueline grieg and her 13-year-old daughter janessa and 20-year- old jessica morales to identify the fourth victim. >> as far as the remains that have been located, we are in the process of doing forensic testing. >> the coroner says while more remains were found, it is not clear if they are from victims already accounted for. and it's also not clear if the remains found belong to animals. >>> three parishioners of a san bruno church are among the missing. they are 50-year-old greg bullis, his 16-year-old son william and elderly mother lavonne. a family member not at home at the time says shoals those three were inside the house at the time of the explosion. as for those hospitalized, four victims remain at saint francis memorial hospital in san francisco, three are in critical condition with life- threatening burns over 50% of their bodies. one is in serious but stable condition. san francisco general is also treating four patients for burns and smoke inhalation. two of them in critical condition. one serious, the other in fair condition. >>> i'm told we have anne ma

. >>> reporter: today at saint cecilia catholic church 8th graders mourned the loss of janessa grieg. >> everyone knew and loved the young lady so we are trying to help the children deal with sadness, anger, confusion. >> reporter: janessa and her mother jackie grieg were at home when the pipeline exploded and are of the two four the coroner has confirmed died. the other 21-year-old jessica morales and chris torres said his 80-year-old mother is also dead. >> they haven't identified her yet. she talked to the chief of police. she has been missing for three days and they have had her body at the morgue. >> reporter: then there are the injured. four burn patients remain at saint francis memorial. their injuries are critical to serious, but all are in stable condition. a spokeswoman said that in itself is good news. sf general is treating four patients. the most serious is a man in his 50s with burns who is in critical condition. another in her 60s is in serious condition suffering from smoke inhalation and a woman in her 80s with burns is in fair condition. the mystery in all of this is

jaquelin grey and her 3-year- old daughter janessa. >>> we've also learned that three members of the bullis family are missing. the coroner's office tells ktvu it is investigating bone fragments to find if they are human. >>> the proposal is backed by pg & e. the amount of insurance coverage that insurance companies are making available to the utilities has gone down significantly. so now utilities want customers to help cover the cost. >> they would only be paying if whatever the insurance doesn't cover. >> they are proposing that rate payers insure risks that the insurance companies are unwilling to insure. >> regardless of what happens with this request,pg & e says it will not try to recover any of the costs from the san bruno tragedy. >>> and stay with ktvu for the aftermath of the san bruno explosion. >>> after more than a year in an iranian prison, one of three american hikers was reunited with her mother late today. and tonight sarah shord is speaking out about her ordeal. as we're learning new details about her release. rita williams is in the newsroom now with the latest dev

jaqueling greig and janessa are chronically, she was part of the survey team for pg&e. and st. cecilia school student body president is which jevessia also, jessica morales was getting ready to watch a football game on television. this is a photo of both of them, and also he survived but badly burned. and he tried desperately to save jessica but could not. he is 19 year-old joe gomez, a student as skyline college and is in a hospital. critical condition. the fourth has yet to be identified. stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage. you can also go to our website. www.kron.com whip special section for more information. still ahead, new video of the first seconds of the explosion. fed >> a look at our current conditions is a little cooler today with the weak storm passes us to the north. we will see some warming over the next couple of days, details coming up in just a few minutes. you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. baccalaureate. correct

the priest says janessa was elected student body president, and her mother worked as employee of the california public utilitiys. members say they're putting the greg family and others into their prayers. some are still learning if their family members will survive burn injuries. >> his grandmother was brought to the hospital. >> church staff say the grandmother was severely burned in the fire, and like so many others, each reeling from the painful toll this fire has taken o the community. >> it's heartbreaking to know what's going on right now, but all we can do is pray to the lord. there's hope. >> the corners office say they're going to examine the remains tonight and have an identification and the victim's name in the next 24 hours. reporting live jana katsuyama ktvu channel 2 news. >> more than a dozen people remain hospitalized as a result of last night's explosion and fireball. four of them are in the burn unit in san francisco, four others are ucff and some are at san francisco general. others suffered minor injuries. >>> damage from the explosion covers approximately 15 acre

it begins at 7:00 at saint cecilia catholic church in san francisco. 13-year-old janessa grieg went to school there and her mother jacquelin offered volunteered for school activities. the funeral will be at the same catholic church tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> meg whitman has now spent more of her own money on her campaign than any politician in u.s. history. the former head of san jose- based ebay just contributed another $15 million to her run for governor of california. the running total of her personal donations, $119 million. that is more than the previous record set by new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >>> the california teachers association has made changes to a television ad criticizing whitman. >> whitman says we should cutted another $7 billion from our schools, teacher layoffs 100,000 more, 33% larger class size. >> that's a clip from the original ad. campaign attorney warned tv stations they could be held liable for slanderous or libelous statements if they keep running it. cbs 5 and some other stations stopped airing that spot. >> i have never said anything like

janessa was an eighth-grader where she was president of the student body and jacqueline greig worked for the state's public utility commission for more than 20 years pre-we have continuing coverage of the san bruno fire and explosion, click the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> not to san francisco where police are investigating a suspicious death. they found a woman in her 20s near mission street at about 11:30 p.m. a man called to report the death but when officers arrived that man was gone and investigators say the man called back in the night to supposedly surrender but never came to the police station. >>> also in san francisco police say they have arrested two people following the shooting that left one man dead and another in serious condition. shots rang out around 7:00 p.m. near lincoln street in the bayview hunters point district. they identified the man as dennis wayne dixon. the two men arrested were 18 and 38 years old and were having a dispute with someone in the house stomach and award is posted tonight. the city of berkeley and bay area crimestoppers are often $17,

a rosary service will begin in just an hour for jaqueline and janessa gray. a funeral will be held tomorrow morning at st. cecilia church. >>> for those who were burned in the san bruno pipeline explosion the road to recovery could take months or in some cases even years. today the doctors treating those at the st. francis burn unit discussed their recovery. we also heard from a woman who spent two months in the burn unit after being injured when a pg & e underground vault exploded right under her. >> i had to learn how to walk again, i had to learn how to use my hands and range of motion. i had to learn how to really speak. >> reporter: at least seven people are still being treated for burn injuries as a result of that pipeline explosion. three at san francisco general and four at st. francis hospital in san francisco. >>> there are new health concerns tonight in the san bruno fire zone. with the possibility of rain, the burn cars, homes and contents could pose a health risk. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler joins us from the fire zone with more.

. >> helen roy and had her daughter julia have known jan esse janessa and her mother since they started kindergarten. >> she was kind and loving and caring. she was nice to everyone. she was the kind of child that everyone wanted to emulate and her mom was exactly the same way. >> it really upset me because she was one of my closest friends. and it was hard. >> reporter: the school principal says janessa was supposed to be with her dad but had too much homework so she went home instead. mom and dad were texting updates to each other shortly before the blast that killed mother and daughter. >> they're struggling day-to-day. they feel and they appreciate the community support. they know that we're there for them but it's just a monumental struggle. >> reporter: neighbors of the jessica morales are grappling with her sudden death. >> it's sad to see a life taken like that. >> morales and her boyfriend were together when she was killed. he barely escaped with severe burns to nearly half his body. >> she was a good kid. definitely, you know, hard worker. she went to school. she graduated. sh

live, friends and families are gathered to remember 44 year-old jacqueline creig and 14 year old janessas begins the 7:00 p.m.. and a funeral mass is set for tomorrow. stay with kron 4 pour continuing coverage of the san bruno gas line in explosion www.kron.com comprehensive coverage, and live in oakland. the scene of a gas leak and this was very small. east 18th. apple near lake merritt. working crews from pg&e were able to cap this leak. that building was evacuated and a few surrounding buildings as a precaution. and they are hoping to get people back into their homes within the next few hours. as long as they are able to declare this area as safe. those are live pictures from oakland. kate thompson is there, live. kate? >> pg&e has successfully blocked this gas line. they had to dig this up. and at&t struck the pipe around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. people from the apartment building at lake view court were evacuated. gas/electricity turned off. serval working crews on the scene, the police department, the oakland police tfire department. and shutting down surrounding areas. they did n

jessica morales, -- morales, jacqueline and her daughter, janessa died in the accident. the bullis family is still missing. officials are looking through bone fragments now. it will be a week before we know. as for the man waiting to get back in his home, pg&e says they will be meeting one on one in a few days. he wants to move forward. he's just not sure how. >> these are my friends. these are my neighbors. it's devastating. and to see -- they've lost their houses. we've -- to see they've lost their lives because they were just at home, that's incredible. >> reporter: back here live, there are green-tagged homes. next to it a yellow-tagged home and next to that, devastation. neighbors say even in these green-tagged homes haven't come back and haven't done that by choice because the question is even if your home is green- tagged on this block, how do you come home to this? how does life get back to normal when this is what you see out of your window every single day? that's what residents are asking out here today. live in san bruno, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >

. >>> it was standing room only today at the funeral for 13- year-old janessa greg and her mother jacqueline. both were killed in the same blast. the 8th grader was student body president, a piano player, dancer and actor in school plays. her mother worked for the state puc for 20 years. they were survived by two others, father and husband james and sister gaby. >>> while we don't know what triggered the blast we know of a concern that pg and e addressed before the disaster. they are now admitting that it knew as long as a year ago about the presence of liquid in sections of its high pressure natural gas hype lines. experts say stands liquids like water and oil can foster the growth of microbes that can cause corrosion. >> i can't really speculate on how possible it is that it would have impacted line 132 but i can say we targeted the problem at the source which was at the regulator station. >> reporter: at the time they asked the puc to approve a $3.2 million expenditure to get the liquid out but they are admitting the inside section of 132 was never cleaned, never internally inspected. thi

janessa went to st. cecilia's school she was the student body president.her were home when the blast happened and her husband and 16 year-old daughter were attending a back-to-school event. 20 year-old jessica morales died in the explosion she was at her boyfriend's house when the explosion happened. they were going to watch a football game on tv. this is a photo of the couple. her boyfriend is badly burned. he tried desperately to save jessica but could not. he is listed in critical condition. three other still remain listing they include 17 year-old william, his father gregory and his grandmother live on. as the investigation continues the areas that suffer the most damage are still off-limits to the general public kron4 is a ring kelly stood as one of the blocks of the many homes are completely destroyed on. >> i am on the 1600 block of claremont read about a block a half away from where the blast originated you can just take a look at the devastation on this one half block it is hard to tell how many homes stood on the st. john and chimneys just on thi

also killed, 44-year-old jacqueline grieg and her 13- year-old daughter janessa, along with 20-year-old jessica morales. now, the three people still missing are all members of the same family. 50-year-old greg bullis, his 17- year-old some william and greg's 85-year-old mow, lavonne, have not been seen or heard from since thursday. san bruno detectives say they are going to keep working on it as a missing persons case until they hear otherwise from the coroner's office. >>> now, victims of the blast were honored at last night's giants baseball game. kids from san bruno baseball league took part in the ceremony and the giants donated $3 from every ticket sold to the recovery effort. we are told more than $100,000 was collected in total. >>> there is much more coverage of the san bruno explosion on our website, including raw video, all the news conferences, the 911 tapes, and information on how you can help the victims. our website of course, cbs5.com. >>> this is unbelievable. human remains found in yosemite national park may be those of a man from livermore who went missing seven years

the other victims are jackie grieg and her 13-year-old daughter janessa. they are survived by her husband and her 16-year-old daughter. also killed, 20-year-old jessica morales. she was a student at the academy of art university in san francisco studying to be a fashion judgist. now, it's still not clear exactly how many people are still missing. there is one report that says four. but the city is telling us the number is actually three. investigators say that some of the confusion is because physical evidence is so hard to find. at least 8 people remain hospitalized, one of those in critical condition. >>> people whose homes survived that blast have been allowed to go home. but for those whose homes were red-tagged, the closest they got was on a bus. police escorted them on a tour yesterday and they were not allowed to get off of that bus. all they could do was look through the windows at what's left. >> i saw the big crater. and then i saw our house and other people's houses. there are several houses that were fine, several that weren't. it's a mess. >>

it begins at 7:00 at saint cecilia catholic church in san francisco. 13-year-old janessa grieg went to school there and her mother volunteered for school activities. a funeral mass is planned at saint cecilia's for tomorrow morning. >>> there are frayed nerves miles from the blast site. at least two gas scares in the bay area today. a contractor hit and ruptured a natural gas pipe in oakland near lake merritt about 1:00 this afternoon. there is no explosion or fire but 60 people in the lakeview court building were forced to evacuate. police closed east 18th between lake merritt and third avenue. that leak is capped but pg&e crews plan to stay the night to pictures line. word of a possible gas leak in san bruno caused a scare at a portola elementary school, where they were evacuated this morning. that campus just up the hill from the blast zone. couple of parents said they smelled gas near the school office. so students were taken to parkside intermediate where parents were allowed to come pick them up. fire crews and pg&e say that they found no evidence of a gas leak. they say the smel

that vigil is going to begin at 7:00 at saint cecilia catholic church in san francisco. 13-year-old janessa grieg went to school there. and her mother jacquelin often volunteered for the school activities. >>> and residents of a care home in san bruno have a couple of good samaritans to thank for helping them to safety after the explosion happened. two men found several women in their 60s, 70s and 80s in wheelchairs. they had been left behind by two caregiverrers who ran off when they saw the fire. >> bobby went to the left, and i saw a lady there an elderly lady in a reclining chair with oxygen on and head stereos on with her back to the window. she had no idea what was going on. so i took everything off of her and said come on, sweetheart, we have to go, we have to go. >> reporter: what do you say about that? >> i just want to thank all the people that save all the people in there, that's all, thank you. >> reporter: tell me about the people who are giving the care. why did they take off? can you tell us about that? >> no, sorry. >> reporter: can you just explain what kind of caregivers t