the head is larger, so it breaks away the old pipe and allows the new pipe to come in behind it. griffin: we are saving about 67% of the cost of actually digging old pipe up. clyne: it's less invasive than an open-cut process, where you would open the whole trench up and replace the pipe. it's called "trenchless" technology, so... that's as good as it gets. griffin: we don't have to dig up everyone's yard, and we refurbish that pipe at a much-reduced cost. another technique, the cured-in-place lining. it's equivalent to putting a large sock through the existing sewer. we form a new pipe inside the old pipe, and therefore we seal up all of the defects that allow rainwater to come in. hunter: we repair about 730 leaks a month in our system. griffin: the improvements that we've made will make the environment better. we had approximately 1,000 overflows occur in 1999. today, we've reduced overflows by 45% to 50%. and it's going to continue to improve as we go forward with the rehabilitation program that's required under the consent decree. narrator: an important piece of the program i

department said it may lead to some trouble in the future, the tree roots can come into contact with the new pipesree will stand there as the two of the side decide on their next move. >> we saw some rain out there. but dry conditions expected tomorrow, we will talk all about this and cooler temperatures in the forecast coming up in a little bit. >> take a look at the storm tracker and the radar. there is the snow, we still see this pushing through the sierra. as we put this into motion, the movement is basically dew east but some of the showers could clip the north bay this evening. you may see a few scattered showers and the north bay should keep their umbrella handy. dry conditions will fill in behind the storm, but we have another one right on the hills. there is a slight chance for some showers in the north bay on friday morning. did a look of the current conditions in the 50's and low 60s except for down los gatos, 68 degrees there. 62 and napa, temperatures below one up about 5 to 10 degrees we will see 63 in oakland, 71 and los gatos, and 78 in san jose. the temperatures are much cooler th

. >> any section of pipe that doesn't meet our standards will be replaced with new pipe. >> it is expected to take two weeks. another test will be done next week in antioch to prepare for the tests, crews began venting gas from that line. >>> bay area home prices are sinking after a rebound last spring. we looked at the three bay area regions. the average value of a home in san francisco is $467,000. that's down 10% from last year. the san jose area came in with the highest but it's also dropping. vallejo, the least expensive housing in the bay area saw a decline of 8%. buying a house could be more challenging if they move forward with a new proposal. they are considering whether to require homeowners to make a town payment of 20% before they buy. based on the average price of house you would need about $93,000 cash. >>> teachers are trying to push the legislator to extend temporary tax increases. the teachers say huge budget cuts loom if the cuts aren't extended. >> we are here today and we will be here the entire week to tell our legislators they must extend the temporary taxes that cali

. >> any pipe that does not meet our standards is going to be cut out and replaced with new pipe. >> that's the commitment we have from them. we expect them to honor that commitment. and we're going to see to it as best we can that they follow through on that. >> reporter: these cameras and water pressure tests will continue through next summer while demand for gas is low. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> the homicide rate in california has dropped to a 44 year low. attorney general camela harris said today the number of homicides last year fell by 9.6% compared to the year before. that is the fourth straight year it has declined putting it at the lowest level since 1966. property crimes fell 2.2% and violent crimes fell 6.6%. >>> a swastika is a sign of hate and it now has police looking for a suspect. robert handa is in palo alto to show us why. >> reporter: we are on park side drive, one of the places where the crimes took place. a very popular spot in a quiet neighborhood. palo alto police are patrolling with an eye out for vandals who did minor damage but could face maj

. >> any section of pipe that doesn't meet standards will be cut out and replaced by new pipes. >> i think it's great that they are doing a job that they should have been doing before hand. people that live in this area will let them sleep easier at night. >> reporter: pg&e is getting ready to test a large section next week and they will be testing in san bruno and san francisco after that. tom vacar. >> pg&e will host an open house in san bruno in 20 minutes to meet with the public recording pressure tests. >>> gas prices remain high, although largely unchanged from last week. the report puts the nationwide average at $3.96 a gallon. in oakland the average is $4.25. san jose $4.25. san francisco $4.32 a gallon. >>> energy experts say we could get relief that pump from the prices. they forecast a price drop by 50 cents a gallon by the summer. unreins is that some commodity exchanged started enforcing tougher trading rules. >> regulators and the management of the exchanges have said, look, we are going to take steps to damp down the speculation. >> he warns after rules are in place, p

where the commission planned to install a new pipe.co puc is considering other options. >>> at a time when most schools are getting out, an unusual school is just starting up. it trains pilots for the world's most populated country. ktvu's tom vacar is live with details. >> reporter: you know, as japan did for 40 years right now, china is training its future airline pilots right here at the airport. had here is the run -- >> here is the runway. >> reporter: these 30 young chinese were hand picked by china airlines. mark runs the flight training center. >> the focus from day one is they will be -- you know, that controls of an air liner. you incorporate more into your training program than just how to control the machine. >> reporter: it's a god sent for napa airport which lost its flight school after it fell on financial difficultly, leaving these aircraft and napa airport in considerable difficulty. >> 200 employees that were here. it was a significant hit for the airport. >> they are responsible for half of the aircraft operations. >

. >> they're not good at turning valves and welding new pipes. >> reporter: and professor morse says he believes they are close to getting the plant under control. >> reporter: sophisticated tests of bay area produce including spinach, strawberries, kale and urugula shows isotopes peaked two weeks ago. even at its most contaminated you would have to eat more than a thousand pounds of spinach in order to get the additional radiation you would get from a single cross country airline flight. >> none of these things in cause of actual risk to health ever got out of control in california and now they are practically immeasurable. >> reporter: reporting that low level contamination was a step in transparency if the public is to support nuclear power. tonight we look at some concerns bay area residents think is the biggest nuclear concern. john fowler, ktvu news. >>> the california high speed rail authority heard a proposal. leaders want to modify existing tracks. they say it would save millions of dollars. but opponents says that true but it would slow down the trains to the point where th

>> look at my new pipe. [ crashing ] >> look at my el camino.has a hole where everything was. does that make me a bad person? >> four barrel carb. that's the real deal. >> that was jesse james in "monster garage" monster what? >> garage we call it. >> that's the first time i have heard it called that. >> now, tell me about the people i guess who matter most in all of this. certainly reading the book i got the sense that you appreciate that. that's all the children involved. let's start with the baby you adopted with sandra. that seems a particularly difficult situation to deal with now. >> well, i don't think so much now because i have come to grips with the reality of it and the situation that i can't control. i think once i did it, it became less painful. >> are you allowed to see the child? >> i never saw him. >> since you left? >> yep. >> how long has that been now? >> a year. >> that must be hurtful, isn't it? >> well, i think it will always be a source of pain. i hope some day when he grows up that he knows that, you know, he had a good da

look at my new pipe. look at my el camino. it has a hole where everything was. does that make me bad person? it's the real deal. >> that was jesse james in "monster garage" back with me now. >> what was it? >> garage. >> garage. >> garage. really. that's what you call them here? >> i think that's the first time i heard it called that. >> tell me about the people you admire most in this and that's the children involved. start with the baby that you adopted with sandra. that seems a particularly difficult situation to try to deal with now. >> well, i don't think so much now because i've kind of come to grips with the reality of it and the situation that i can't control so, you know, once i did that it kind of, you know, became less painful. >> are you allowed to see the child? >> i've never saw him. >> since you left? >> yep. >> how long has that been now? >> it's been a year. >> that must be hurtful, isn't it? >> well, i think it will always be a source of pain. i hope some day when he grows up that he knows that, you know, he had a good dad or still has one if t

any section that doesn't pass the test is replaced with a new pipe. >>> more than a month in the losd now brian stowe could head back to the bay area. today they discussed the idea of moving brian to a bay area hospital. officials say stowe has not had any seizures over the past four days since doctors took him off coma inducing medication. that's a popular sign. he's still listed in critical condition, but doctors say his vital signs are good. stowe has been in the hospital after he was brutally beaten on march 31st. >>> now the exfigood evening th wrap pg up a four-game series in d.c. tonight and it didn't take the nation's capital by storm, but we're in washington at a pretty eventful time. a stirring rendition of "god bless america kwlt "an emotional night where they rode of wave of emotions and didn't pitch poorly and gave up two runs and didn't get the head he needed in the field or at plate in a 2-0 giants loss. the a's wrap up a four game game set. willing ham relieves arthur rhodes ties it up at four with this team leading fifth home run of the season it goes to extra inning

any weaknesses will be released with a new piece of pipe. they will test 150-miles of pipeline. kron 4 news. >> reporter: the napa state hospital is dealing with another assault. you see these flowers, they are honoring the victims in that assault. the hospital saying on sunday one of its patient attacked a few workers and they sustained minor injuries. the hospital had no comment on the growing trend of violence here. the workers said they are fed up with the trend and it's a strange working climate. kron 4 news. >> reporter: police are investigating a weekend burglary that happened here at costco. two men crashed a truck into a gate of the store around 3:00 sunday morning. they used the truck to pull the atm machine. the truck was stolen last week. police are hoping that somebody saw something. jeff bush, kron 4 news. >> reporter: over the bay bridge, at night you are likely to see delays because of the construction. they are doing a detour. you can see the new route here. it is a simple detour. night time hours, memorial day, be wear, you could be sitting on the bridge for som

the new bridge has pipes. one of the pipes is for us to provide back up water to the residents of treasure island -- backed up -- backup water to the residents of treasure island. supervisor chu: thank you. mr. rose, i believe part of your report covers this. >> yes. on page 6 of our report, regarding item 1, and i have some revised numbers on the bottom of page 6 in terms of how these revenue bonds would impact the average single-family residence. the correct numbers are the water bill would be impacted 23 cents per month in 2011-2012. 35 cents per month -- and this is for the average single-family residence, i should say -- 35 cents a month in 2012-2013. 63 cents a month in 2013-2014. and $1.73 per month in fiscal year 2014-2015. we do recommend approval. regarding item two, currently, the puc is permitted to issue commercial paper for the water system improvement project uses. this file would clarify that the puc has the authority to issue commercial paper to provide financing for non-water system improveme

news. the pipe line testing that might have prevented the san bruno explosion and what to expect when they test your neighborhood. >> summer enrichment programs and what happens with low income children when they were victims of school budget cuts. >> it is getting cooler as mother's day approaches. will we have rain? later tonight the baby who arrived in a you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> windy conditions did not help the firefighters battling the flames in the san matio apartment building. you can see the flapes were just vicious here. they spread to four other apartments and an attached garage on delaware street. 13 people were displaced by the fire. the red cross is helping with housing. damage is estimated 800,000. no word on the cause. pg&e plan to pressure test 150 miles of pipe. it is an effort to prevent another deadly blast that happened in san bruno. pipe line consultant showed cpuc commissioners pictures of pipes that failed in a high pressure water test. he has helped pg&e plan for that kind of testing on 150 miles of pipe this year. it

no new installation of piping that would require it. those we do not see. anything else beyond that -- permits, inspections, engineers dams, gaea tech -- geotech -- it is required. commissioner murphy: it is still voluntary. it is not mandatory. then i guess, it is voluntary. if you would like us to look at the systems you are installing, they can come down and get a permit, have thus look at it, or if they would like to come in and show us the plans they are planning to do before they do it and get our input of what it is a great system or whether it will work in the location, more than welcome. commissioner murphy: does it require an additional permit? >> if they are coming into the office and speaking to the plan checker, i am assuming -- i not know if there would be a fee associated with that. that is not there yet, so i cannot tell you, but if they wanted to have someone go out and inspect the installation of a contractor somebody hired, then, yes, they would have to get a permit. commissioner murphy: what is really driving this or bringing this on is

a new section of pipe has been brought in and will eventually be installed. but city water crews say the tap water is safe to drink even though it may look a little dirty. they say that brown colored water caused by sediment found in the backup pipes that are being used to deliver the water. >>> coming up, a gunman on the run believed to be posing as's twin brother. the one thing that could give him away. >>> and yet another reason to keep an eye on your dog. what one county could do to your pooch if you let it stray. >>> she approached me. she seemed like a nice old lady. >> but far from it. three robberies in three days. the suspect a gun-toting began any, the new developments we just learned. ,,,,,,,,,,,, new allegations against a contra costa county cop-- already accused in a slew of drug ors are now >>> now a cbs 5 exclusive. some new allegations against a contra costa county cop already accused in a slew of drug crimes. investigators are now checking reports the same disgraced cop was also running a brothel. joe vazquez has the story you will only see o

commission was planning to cut down that nearly 300-year-old tree near redwood city to make way for a new water pipet now it is looking into building a tunnel at a cost of up to $500,000. half a million dollars. the puc trying to figure out how the tunneling would affect the tree and how the tree's roots might affect the pipe. a spokesman admits the city should have met with neighbors earlier. >> that tree has been around since george washington. good for them. >>> another twist in the arnold schwarzenegger sex scandal. what else is new? radar online reporting maria shriver has hired a private investigator. she wants to know if there are any more children she doesn't know about out there. and she also wants to know how much money schwarzenegger gave his mistress. meanwhile, mildred baena's former husband says he feels betrayed by schwarzenegger. rojelio baena tells "entertainment tonight" that he only learned last week that he is not the father of the boy born to mildred some 13 years ago. more shoes keep falling. >>> 5:27. he tried to cover up an affair with his aide. the string of new problems fro

according to officials bge crews are introducing a new gas pipe for the academy. people along king george street from college avenue to rundale street may smell the gas, but there's no danger to the public. >>> a maryland teacher honored. a local teacher chosen as national teacher of the year. jessica is live in the newsroom with more on today's reception at the white house for a teacher from frederick. jessica. >> reporter: she teaches advanced placement chemistry in frederick. the ceremony was held this morning at the rose garden. president obama recognized her as a teacher committed to improving their own skills so they can be better educators. >> i would like to present michelle with her apple. [ applause ] >> what a privilege to be at the white house on national teacher day and to stand together with all the teachers of the year as we represent america's dedicated educators. >> the president called for congress to make the no child left behind law to help teachers be more successful in their classrooms. >> what a great day. thank you. >>> denise koch was at t

let's just think of warm things...my new- -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilleds, and bourbon barbecue sauce all covered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toasty...melty... this isn't working, i'm just getting hungry. that's working...that's... >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> a certain type of criminal will now be let out of jail. why one bay area city says it's the right thing to do. >> mark zuckerberg buys a new home. we're going to show you what it looks like inside. plus the new bay area housing trend that zuckerberg is a part of. >>> and a look at the world's first smart pill bottle. >> sometimes i say, did i really take it this morning? >> how it reminds you to take your medicine. you can even keep tabs on a loved one far away. >> it helps me. >> good everyoning. san francisco is again telling the feds back off. >> the city is cutting some criminals slack. grace lee on the people who will soon be let out of jail. >> reporter: it could be a little roomier in san francisco jails come june 1. that

news. >> and a pipe line under antioch will undergo the same type of testing next week. pg&e vented a gas line, they warned residents they may smell gas in the venting process. testing is scheduled on monday. >> still to come. a bay area business that is letting dozens of people go in order to get a tax break. >> the competition for jobs between two california cities. >> and the foundation on which our freedoms was built. >> i am spencer christian. we have a warm up coming our way with the return of the 7-day forecast. >> thank you, spencer, coach keith smart his first interview since getting the boot. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> you know times are tough when a fight breaks out over one city taking jobs over another. there is a twist your tax dollars are involved. abc explains why the peninsula isad odds with the cent

new-sorry... -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce allre back with kristen wiig. her new movie, "bridesmaids" opens everywhere today. it's getting a-plus reviews. it's a must-see. we were talking during the break about you -- you're just a big music fan. >> yes, huge music fan. >> jimmy: you do. what kind of music are you into? >> well, instead of telling you, why don't -- do you mind if i just sing a little something? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> is that all right. >> jimmy: absolutely. ladies and gentlemen -- >> can i do mine? >> jimmy: kristen wiig. go for it. >> okay. [ cheers and applause ] i'm very excited to be doing this because usually, on "snl," it's like, you know, jokey singing. and i'm gonna really sing for you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring ♪ ♪ bound by wild desire i fell into a ring of fire ♪ ♪ i fell into a burning ring of fire i went down, down, down and the flames ♪ ♪ they went higher ♪ it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire the ring of fire ♪ ♪ lookin

you would make sure that it was safe. 100 years ago, teddy roosevelt was president, and your pipes were brand new. now, our infrastructure is old. 100, 200 years old. it's not been upgraded or fixed or replaced, sometimes, ever. man: if these systems are not maintained, sooner or later they're going to fail. they all have a life expectancy. if you don't maintain them and constantly check them and then do what's necessary to rehabilitate or repair, you're going to have a big problem. and they're going to collapse. they're going to fail. and all of a sudden, the water, or the sewage that normally goes through them, will not have any place to go. it'll back up into homes, it'll back up onto the street. it's normally out of sight, out of mind. once it comes to the surface, it's a whole 'nother animal. melosi: you're talking about system-wide problems that would take tremendous human resources to correct. this is true with drinking water, as well as wastewater. man: first, our top story. thousands of people are without water tonight. woman: a flash flood of the manmade kind. apparently, a 12-inch pipe

>>reporter: any level that is questionable will be replaced with a new section of pipe. >> with privatization with peaches and any similarities with priority ducks-any similarities of the san bruno. whatpriority is given to any pipelines that have similar age and characteristics of the recent san bruno explosion. >>pam: or more of the weekend memorial day weekend you can see these changes at j. r. stone has been looking at this with the details on who could be impacted. >>reporter: bay bridge has been under construction for some time but driving delays are common. not now, but memorial day weekend. >> quite shocked that they're going to close the bridge people are not able to travel on world day. troublesome. over >>reporter: night saturday may 28th, sunday may 29th. overnight. the graphic shows these changes with a simple detour but one that could equate to the westbound lane closures and possibly all eastbound lanes. a spokesperson says that it is yet to release the time of the closure until later. this holiday weekend is because so many drivers are concerned. >> memorial day weekend is goi

let's just think of warm things...my new- -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce all covered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toasty...melty... this isn't working, i'm just getting hungry. that's working...that's... >>> they have their diplomas in hand. and now thousands of recent college grads are out looking for their first job. anne makovec tells us about their prospects in this tough economy. >> class of 2011! >> the enthusiasm of 2400uc berkeley grads filled edward stadium saturday. >> i love you mom. >> what are you going to do now? >> save the world. >> reporter: easier said than done. >> right now i'm kind of in a moot phase. i'm looking towards graduate school or something like that. >> reporter: keegan wethington now has a degree in japanese history. but he doesn't have a lot of cash. >> right now, i would just like any job i can get. i'm applying for everything. >> reporter: sharon majored in public health and legal studies. >> i don't know. i want to do nonprofit work. i think there is a

let's just think of warm things...my new- -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce all covered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toasty...melty... this isn't working, i'm just getting hungry. that's working...that's... that was quick. no envelopes to lick. no deposit slips to fill out. a lot less paper to deal with. i like that. i just feed in my check... feed the cash right in. and... -boom. -there it goes. it read my checks, counts my cash... adds it all up. how does it do that? it even shows me what kind of bills i deposited. four twenties; one ten; two fives. -amazing. -look! there's the check -- right on the receipt. -genius. -fast. easy. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] quick and easy atm deposits. with bank of america. >>> today will be warm. enjoy it. mostly sunny skies. daly city 67. san francisco 65. berkeley 66. hayward 67. but this nice sunny weather will be out the door. showers back in the forecast and i'll tell you more about that later on in the show. >> oh, more rain. all r

new-sorry... -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce allered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toasty...melty... this isn't working, i'm just getting hungry. that's working...that's... now see how they pulled it off. >>> you're watching cbs "5 eyewitness news" in high definition. >>> by now you know what they did. now you'll see how they pulled it off. what we're learning about the elite operatives that killed bin laden. the name they have for themselves that says it all. >>> we have given pakistan billions of dollars to fight terrorism. now this, bin laden ends up in a pakistani mansion. hear from a man in the know. the damage pakistan has done to the u.s. over the years. >>> pg&e changing its story. what it admits is wrong with some of those new smart meters. what customers are stuck with is there this was part of my success. >> this guy swears by it. a drink packed with protein and antibodies. the story behind super milk. warning tonight from the head of >>> and good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm dana kin