live in san bruno, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, monte. the red cross is being flooded with donations of flood and clothing. they say the best way people can help at this point is really to give cash either online or at the veterans memorial recreation center. that's at 251 city park way. people can also contribute to the san bruno relief fund set up by the san francisco foundation. stay with nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com for continuing coverage of the san bruno explosion. we're constantly updating our website with new information and pictures as well. you'll also find plenty of uncut video of the damage and the personal stories that people affected by the explosion and the fire. we are learning that pg&e officials as far back as 2007 considered part of that gas main that exploded as, quote, unacceptably high risk for failure. that's according to documents obtained by the news organization bay citizen. pg&e reportedly plan to fix the pipe by the year 2013. >>> coming up next at 6:00, a new discovery in a string of killings that all have

want to check in with monte francis this morning.hters say they had a good hold on the fire but as of it, right now they're not sure how many people could be trapped. >> that's right, laura. also i can tell you this neighborhood is in the dark, that's because 5,000 pg&e customers are without power this morning. there is no word on when that power will be restored. i can also show you the road here behind me is blocked off. that's the case around this neighborhood. we are told it's not safe to go into the neighborhood this morning. about 200 law enforcement officers are out here. they established a perimeter around the neighborhood. in addition to the power outage, some residents have expressed concern about residual gas in the lines here. a pg&e spokesman told me this morning he could not address those concerns, but to say they are working to determine if the neighborhood here is safe and that an investigation as to what caused yesterday's explosion is now under way. search and rescue teams have not been able to go in and do a house

monte francis, "today in the bay." >> the latest count, the death toll in this disaster stands at six. as crews get into the area, they do, unfortunately, expect that number to rise as they are able to go and do a house-to-house search of the area. injuries are counted in the dozens, not an exact number now. some of them very seriously injured with burns. the red cross is reaching out to everyone. they say in particular they need o negative blood, but if anybody is in a position to donate blood over the next few days, red cross donation centers will be open late. some will be open on sunday to accommodate those who want to help. scott? laura? >> thank you. we continue to run information on the ticker below us. these injuries that garvin is speaking of, these are going to be horrific, we suspect. horrific injuries. anything anyone can do to help. >> from broken burns to injuries. so much help is needed. and insurance, how do you deal with that. >> tully lemnan is joining us from the insurance network information of california. people left with the clothes on their back. where do you st

that's where nbc bay area's monte francis is now with the story. monte? >> reporter: well, diane, good evening. there was a big crowd here at the beach today, and hundreds of people are expected to be here tomorrow for labor day. for the most part we found that these recent shark sightings are not keeping people out of the water. as the sun set, the surf was just too much to resist on this holiday weekend for many at linda mar beach in pacifica. both novice and expert surfers well aware of what could be lurking just beneath them, just yards away. >> i know there are sharks around, but the likelihood of someone actually getting attacked is very small. so i'm not too scared. >> reporter: last week a surfer called this video of a fin belonging to what witnesses claim was a large great white shark feeding on a sea lion just 200 yards from the beach. >> this thing obviously was feeding here. so you never know if it will come back or not. and my whole mindset is okay, just wait a while. >> reporter: at a beach near bodega bay last thursday witnesses reported a

that's where nbc bay area's monte francis picks up the story. >>> as the sun set, the surf was just too much to resist on this holiday weekend for many at linda mar beach in pacifica. both novice and expert surfers well aware of what could be lurking just beneath them, just yards away. >> i know there are sharks around, but the likelihood of someone actually getting attacked is very small. so i'm not too scared. >> reporter: last week a surfer caught this video of a fin belonging to what witnesses claim was a large great white shark feeding on a sea lion just 200 yards from the beach. >> this thing obviously was feeding here. so you never know if it will come back or not. and my whole mindset is okay, just wait a while. >> reporter: at a beach near bodega bay last thursday witnesses reported a similar sighting, a great white also eating a sea lion. and a few weeks ago a shark went after a kayak in san mateo county. the man inside the kayak was not hurt. the assistant curator at the aquarium of the bay in san francisco told us shark sightings are common in the bay area this time of year.

nbc's bay area monte francis is on the lookout for us. >> you can take a look and see that there are surfers and swimmers out in the water and a few hundred people are out here enjoying this labor day weekend. warning signs are no longer posted here saying there was a sighting of a great shark out here attacking a sea lion. last thursday, same thing, an 18-foot great white eating a sea lion. experts say there have been more sightings of great whites along the california coast than usual, but we spoke to an expert today. he said it's not uncommon to see a variety of sharks along the coast, andveinn the bay, particularly between august and december. >> it's not uncommon for them to come into the bay, particularly right underneath the golden gate bridge into the mouth of the bay. they will come in there to feed off sea lions or if a whale carcass drifts in, they might feed on that before heading back out to the ocean. >> a man was attacked a few weeks ago. he was not hurt but there was plenty of teeth marks in his kayak. these recent shark sightings should just be a reminder to people w

we want to check in right now with monte francis who was at the press conference. >> reporter: characteristic hart of the nthsb, the federal agency now in charge of this investigation just made some comments a few minutes ago. one of the things he addressed was this issue of the pipe being high-risk. i asked him about that, he said it didn't have to do with the supposed integrity of the pipe, but of the number of homes around that pipe. he said it was a class 3 pipe. which means there are more than 47 homes per mile of pipe. he said it was a segmented pipe which means it could have been repaired in the past. we asked a very important question at the end, a reporter asked, how many other class 3 pipes are there in pg&e's jurisdiction and unfortunately mr. hart did not answer that question and walked away. but that certainly is something on the minds of many people, not only here in san bruno but across the bay area. mr. hart also gave us an updated information just about the scene there. we learned that the crater is 167 by 26 feet wide. the depth is unknown. that is much larger than a previou

. >> reporter: monte francis, nbc, bay area news. >> and that landfill search will resume at 8:00 this morning. so far crews have only assisted through about half the area they are targeting, so the search could continue tomorrow. >>> tonight, a grieving community will gather to remember the lives of the three women and one man killed in last week's rampage. the hercules chapter of filipino americans will host the vigil. it begins at 7:00 tonight. >>> to redwood city, where this morning sections of a small plane that plummeted into a la gone will head to a warehouse for inspection. crews pulled it out on friday. they say the engine of a small plane was intact before it crashed. the ntsb plans to review maintenance record, as well as toxicology tests on the passengers' bodies. three people died in thursday's crash, including a flight instructor, and bay area steel tie coop robert foreman. >>> just in time for labor day weekend, another great white shark sighting on a bay area beach. on thursday, people at dorran beach, spotted a shark with a sea lie onin its mouth. witnesses say they th

monty francis is in san bruno tonight with the information for us. monte? >> reporter: this lawsuit is seeking class action status. it's also seeking to change how that $100 million victim's fund is managed. a homeowner by the name of steve dare is suing pg&e. his house was not damaged in the fire, but he was evacuated from his home for three days. he names himself and others similarly situated as plaintiffs. they accuse pg&e for the explosion that killed seven people and detroit 40 homes here on september 9th. the suit seeks to turn over the $100 million victim's fund set up by pg&e to a third party that would manage that money. it also seeks damages beyond that amount. pg&e is expected to turn over the list of the 100 most at-risk sites to the public utilities commission on monday. >> i think the people and the residents have a right to know where these pipes are, so that they can make a conscious decision, should i live here? >> state senator leyland yee's office tells us the information is scheduled to be handed over to the puc at 2:00 monday afternoon.