it found evidence that at number one, pg&e salvaged or junked transition on the natural gas system between 1948 and 1956. the findings clearly raise serious safety concerns because pg&e has been unable to certify no other reused and or deficient pipe remains in its service. the finding raises fears that the problem that causes the san bruno explosion to be lurking underground and going undetected. they want to release the documents to the public, but pg&e asked some of the do you means remain cohide ntdential while saying they are sensitive to the safety of the public. >> if there is anything in the documents that presents a safety concern, we will take mt. action to make the situation safe. >> the cpuc is seeking a hearing to push for the documents to be made public. we are live in san jose tonight, george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >> for they make the documents public and then what happens? >> first of all, we talked to pg pg&e, they are trying to figure out what documents they are referring to. they will have a better understanding and be able to respond. >> in the interim, it's more

we are not put it all off on pg &e, because we know that there are many issues, but this power plant was the number one largest single standing source of air and water pollution in bayview hunters point. for obvious reasons, we wanted to make it go away, but we started -- we decided that we were going to plant our feet and go after them, as we said, one goliaths at a time. >> the power plant issue, both potrero hill and bayview, you never hear one mentioned without the other. the spokesman did together to make sure they are getting rid of their power plants, and they look at which one was the worst, and the bayview one was the worst, and we got rid of that. >> the oldest power plant in the country. 77 years old, and we finally got it tore down by fighting. others tried to take the credit, but the community pushed the power plant down. >> i have a child suffers from the effects of this power plant and from the other pollutants. my job was to take it where it really counts. that is what we did. we formed mothers for environmental justice of on the hill because these guys were up at the

on by the previous speaker, ms. marshall, there has been the change from pg&e's rate structure from a tiered generation rate to one where rates remain constant regardless of customer usage on the residential side. that caused us to rethink some of the ways that we actually do rate design. as part of that, we have done some extensive market research on the residential side to really understand the expected participation rates at various price points. very detailed to -- a very detailed questions to customers about their attitude towards renewable and how much per month customers would be willing to pay to have more renewals in their home. so this chart here on a slide five describes, in a summary level, how what we are bringing to you all, as in the proposed terms sheet that we are recommending you take -- that we bring to the board of supervisors for their consideration, how we compare the first thing, meet or beat. that is an extreme challenge. that would be a hard hurdle to get over, in large part because of pg&e's large portion of the portfolio that is fully depreciated. talking about hydro resources and also nuclear

. >> and put on notice, pg&e warned after ignoring safety warnings on plastic pipes. >> animal abuse admission that could kill a sculptor's art contract with the city. >> the local company going to bat against giants in a showdown over logo rights. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings 1200 miles of dangerous plastic pipeline is being used in pg&e's system. >> we saw damage they can cause when a natural gas leak caused this fire this summer. and we're live with the story. >> right. the fire at this complex, unit behind me and one last month in roseville did not kill or hurt anyone, but pg&e critics say they could have. and they say there were warnings from regulators more than a decade ago that this plastic pipe had to be replaced or... phased out. >> two bay area lawmakers say this gas line explosion in cupertino august 31 and this dramatic plastic pipeline fire in roseville september 28th should have never happened.

the women were take on the the hospital. >>> pg and e wants to replace 1970s era plastic pipes that delivero homes across the state. investigators say the pipes have a history of breaking and have led to fires including one at this condo back in august. >>> and people are being asked to watch out for mountain lions after two recent sightings. one was spotted yesterday near browns valley elementary school. a second one was seen a few hours later. >>> new this morning, nato forces announce that an international service member has been killed in an attack in southern afghanistan. the attack happened yesterday, but no other details have been released at this point. it is the ninth internationally military death since the beginning of the movement. >>> in athens, greece today, traffic is a mess. it is the second day of a strike by public transportation workers so no buses or trains are running and taxi drivers have joined the protest. it's part of a series of protests against government measures. the government has been imposing lay-office, salary cuts and tax hikes as it struggles to meet the r

on the blacktop. they got the call around 10:15 this morning. pg&e crews are on the scene right now and they haven't found anything just yet. a live chopper 5 picture here. and the students will not be allowed back inside the classrooms million it is given the all clear. we will -- until it is given the all clear. an update later in the show. >>> this afternoon two people are dead following an officer-involved shooting in san francisco in it happened this morning in the inner richmond district. stephanie chuang is at the scene with what is happening right now. good afternoon, stephanie. >> reporter: good afternoon, to you both. we just learned that the suspect and one of his victims died at sf general around 9:30 this morning. as for the crime seen on the 600 block of funston everybody, you can you -- avenue, there are a couple of investigators on the scene, focused on the cream-colored house where it started and it ended with a officer-involved shooting and it is a homicide investigation. the investigators focused on the doorway of the house with

tonight they say all of that changed after a one on one meeting with pg&e. >> this video shows rising flames. the pipe involved in the gas explosion that destroyed this home is a plastic pipe determined decades ago to be flawed and brittle. congresswoman jackie spears says the ntsb in 1998 said the pipe had safety concerns. >> the manufacture recalled the product. what happens? nothing. >> even the manufacturer discontinued it due to the flaws. pg&e told them the 6,000 feet of plastic pipe running gas into the north point complex will start getting replaced next month. >> i am satisfied. i am so pleased they will do this. >> julie attended the meeting. >> they are building a whole new system. they are trying to build it away from the houses so there is a buffer in case there is a leak. it will have to travel further to get to the houses. >> they are right next to the homes. it is unfortunate. a tragedy had to occur to replace pipe that never should have been used. >> we feel sorry for her. >> pg&e showed residents they say is safer. >> it looks very rigid and light weight. and it look

tonight they say all of that changed after a one on one meeting with pg&e. >> this video shows rising flames. the pipe involved in the gas explosion that destroyed this home is a plastic pipe determined decades ago to be flawed and brittle. congresswoman jackie spears says the ntsb in 1998 said the pipe had safety concerns. >> the manufacture recalled the product. what happens? nothing. >> even the manufacturer discontinued it due to the flaws. pg&e told them the 6,000 feet of plastic pipe running gas into the north point complex will start getting replaced next month. >> i am satisfied. i am so pleased they will do this. >> julie attended the meeting. >> they are building a whole new system. they are trying to build it away from the houses so there is a buffer in case there is a leak. it will have to travel further to get to the houses. >> they are right next to the homes. it is unfortunate. a tragedy had to occur to replace pipe that never should have been used. >> we feel sorry for her. >> pg&e showed residents they say is safer. >> it looks very rigid and light weight. and it look

it's slightly larger than the pg&e pipeline that exploded in san bruno killing eight people a year ago. the incident has people on edge in san leandro where pg&e is conducting similar test near marina boulevard and dolittle drive. >>> san jose city leaders may ask homeowners to pay more for street we pairs. homeowners and businesses would pay up to $400 a year over the next decade. the transportation director estimates its going to cost $1 billion to properly repair and maintain city streets over that period of time. because of the financial problems in san jose, they can't get the money from the general budget. >>> 5:13. we all know about public bathrooms. but some of the worst spots for germs may surprise you. >>> plus how bryan stow could play a key role in the dodgers' bankruptcy battle. it's all coming up. >>> following clashes with police at frank ogawa plaza, this is live picture mostly quiet this morning. they had two raids and clashes with police yesterday, hundreds of protestors in the street, tear gas, the works last night. but as you can see, all is calm. there is a handful of protestors there this mo

how long did you think it takes pg and e to get out and turn it back on? 45,000 people. days weeks, may be a month. who has seen this in the streets. a lot of muck is in there is it's full of dirt and weeds you turn it to the right to tighten it and left to loosen it. your home work you have to look at your house, pop open the lid, look in there see what's going on in there it's not nice and clean like this. who has seen this around their house? everybody. each meter has a shut off. you want to find out where your gas meter is. you can keep track of your usage but you will know how to shut it off. here's the shut off. i have some tools up here, you can look at these. any hardware store has these. they fit on this and it allows you to turn off the gas. when we talk about the wheels it's these on top. if you have a broken pipe. they will spin like mad. when it's daylight, go home, you have the heater on or the oven, look at the top wheels they are spinning got now mad. if you turn on every gas appliance in our house they will move. if you break a pipe it will spin like mad

this is happening at lowell high school on eucalyptus drive near lake merced. pg&e crews are checking on the odor. they checked the boiler room first but did not find a leak. students were safely evacuated from the building. we'll bring you any updates on the story as soon as we get them. >>> a raging fire at a chemical plant in texas is sending huge plumes of black smoke in the sky. it's not clear what sparked the flames this morning at magnablend in waxahachie, texas, about 30 miles south of dallas. a company spokesman says all of the workers got out safely. an elementary school and a college campus have been evacuated. authorities told people in the area to stay inside and to keep their doors and windows shut to keep out any toxic gases. >>> rain is arriving in the bay area today. rosemary joins us with an update on the forecast with the rain falling in the north bay? >> yes. it arrived earlier this morning. the rest of us have been arriving the transition. first clouds and they are beginning to darken. giving you a look at the san rafael, it could be sufficien

it basically says the market is on hold. >>> pg&e is starting an ambitious and expensive construction project. they are replacing more than 1200 miles of pipe. the decision stems from the fire in august in cupertino sparked by a leak. the pipe made before 1973 is prone to cracking. utility officials say the project will last with the cost partly covered by a rated increase. >> if you see something like this on the new bay bridge this weekend, don't be alarmed. local authorities and homeland security will be conducting a training exercise called urban shield. to test the skills in large scale disasters. motorists should not see anything about emergency vehicles, that is on the new bridge. >> this morning, f.b.i. and san francisco pd are asked to keep your eyes open for the plaid bandit. he they hit a bank on montgomery street last week. white man, in his 50s. short white hair, tinted sunglasses and he actually wears plaid shirts. if you know who he is please contact police. that has prompted quite a few stories on our facebook page. >> coming up next, trying to prevent an environmental

been camped in front of the federal building for about a week before being broken up back on october 7th. >>> pg&e is doing gas line testing in the south bay this morning. they're testing the line that runs through east morgan hill east of 101. it's part of pg&e's npgs, a series of projects that will test or replace over 150 miles of pipeline in high concentration areas. crews say you may hear extremely loud noises periodically and you could see a white cloud that could look like an explosion in the area. work will continue through october 29th. >>> you may also think there's smoke in the hills in the south bay. prescribed burns in henry coe state park theext few days. they'll take place 8 miles northeast of morgan hill. firefighters say you'll be able to see the smoke from most bay area counties and possibly interstate 5. crews say prescribed burns help protect against larger, more damaging wildfires. >>> the state's largest group of doctors now calling for legalization of marijuana. california medical association says it's open question as to whether or not cannabis is useful for medical purpo

information led them to take 27-year-old donna ortiz into custody and two other suspects are still on the loose. >>> pg is warning people not to be alarmed if they smell gas. they are planning on venting gas and the work is part of a high pressure water testing on a line that runs under the university to san francisco. state regulators ordered pg&e to test the line after last year's explosion in san bruno. >>> they want free muny passes for all the district students and they plan to make a request at the school poured meeting. getting to and from school is becoming more difficult and it's up from $10 just two years ago on top of that muny school district -- district has reduced its bus service. >>> welcome back, hello mike, traffic is moving along well, you guys this morning if you are driving on interstate 880 in oakland, it is a nice drive with not a major delay here and you can see traffic continues to move along well as you drive over to the coliseum. also this morning's commute looks pretty good on westbound bay bridge coming to the toll plaza and so far there is a crash for eastbound somerville r

some more local concerns about pg&e pipelines in the wake of this week's failure near bakersfield. a 34" natural gas pipe ripped open in an alfalfa field on monday as pg&e crews were testing it by forcing high pressure water through the line. it's slightly larger than the pipe that exploded in san bruno killing eight people. it has people on edge in san leandro as pg&e conducts similar test near marina boulevard and dolittle drive. >>> the only animal shelter in alameda has been saved even though they have budget problems. volunteers will take over operations and the city will pay $300,000 a year to employ two-part time animal control officers and renting out the building for a dollar a year. >>> plenty of things can go wrong on your wedding day including sandstorms. >> here's the worst-case scenario for an arizona couple a dust storm. it's so thick you can barely see them. the presider rushed through the vows. the storm hit the peak as they were doing a symbolic sand ceremony. >> then they had to stand for pictures. >> i don't think so. >>> coming up, they recommended it every year but does it really work? the flaw found from that flu sh

no one was injured. >>> pg and e is planning to replace 1200 miles of pipes that deliver gas into homes and businesses. these particular pipes are blamed for explosions at this house in 2008 and the fire at a condo a few weeks ago. the vice president tells the mercury news that the company will ask the consumer product safety commission for a rate increase to cover the cost which could run into the billions. the two-inch pipes were made in 1973. they do have a history of cracking. >> it has taken an explosion to motivate utilities and regulators to take action on something they already knew was a problem and should have been working to prevent and improve. >> bay area assembly menagerie hill announced plans to -- assembly man jerry hill announced plans to propose a new bill. >>> according to the highway patrol, a truck carrying four workers lost control on highway 70. now after the truck hit the water, the two workers in the backseat were able to get out, but the driver in the front seat passenger were trapped inside and died at the scene. the accident is being investigated. >>> a san j

update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, design and origin as one >>> welcome back. pg&e will replace all the gas pipeline that have the same design and origin as one that failed in august. more than 1200 miles of pipe are involved and hundreds of millions of dollars. holly quan joins us by phone to tell us that the utility is really under pressure to act. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're not talking about the 30" steel transition pipes that blew up in san bruno. these are the smaller 2" wide plastic distribution pipes that deliver gas to homes and business. six weeks ago one failed at a cupertino condo complex sparking an explosion and fire up. that pipe has a history of cracking so now pg&e says it will pen is the next three years swapping out 1231 miles of it across the state. no word on how much it will cost but it's likely the company will ask for a rate increase to cover it. a washington state pipeline safety expert: >> it's a fairly big chunk that, you know, that you have to replace so this isn't something you're going to do in a year, okay? plus, y

and no one was injured. >>> pg and e wants to replace potentially dangerous pipes that delivers gas to homes. the pipes have contributed to explosions including this home on christmas eve in 2008. the pipes have a history of cracking. the company vice president said they'll ask for permission to raise rates to cover the cost. >> it has taken an explosion to motivate companies and regulators to take action to fix problems. >> speaking in front of a burned out condo yesterday, the bay area assemblyman jerry hill announced plans to replace the pipes. he says the pipe was caused by one of the leaking plastic pipes. >>> three hours away from another big day in apple. the long awaited iphone 4s goes on sale at 6:00 this morning there. is a line of eager customers stretching down the block. and we understand you have a special customer at the front. >> right. the very front of the line. the apple co-founder. and you were telling me, steve, that you don't have to be here to get your hands on iphone 4s, you pre-ordered a couple already. >> nobody has to be. all the prior iphone offerings, the n

pg&e plans to ask for a rate increase. >> and occupy wall street movement is on the move in oakland now. and there is about 100 protestors aching their message to the streets. they paused and now they're on the move again. and police are walking and moving with them. about an hour or two. 200 people marching from city hall and some have been camped out about a week, they're calling for ab r an end to corporate greed and government corruption. >> because i say this is a beginning of how goitsing to come apart. enough people are tired and this is not going to get better, economy not going get better, there are no new jobs. >> and there is they're marching at clay and 7th street. these are live pictures, 100 of these protestors paused by a police line but are continuing to move now. police are moving along with them. no significant trouble at this point and the group says this might target banks and possibly taking over streets and tie up traffic along the way. >> we'll have more on abc 7 news.com. and there are hecklers interrupted rupert murdock in san francisco today. and murdock did no

protestors encampment in the middle of the night, tearing down tents, demonstrators set up on capital grounds. >> pg&e crews are working to cap a gas leak prompting evacuation of two homes, including a day care. the community of marinwood in san rafael was reported about 1:00 this afternoon. one home serves as a residential day care, six children were evacuated and relocated. according to pg&e caused by a construction crew working to replace a residential sewer line. >> pg&e is starting a long, expensive construction project in the wake of a potentially deadly gas leak and fire and is replacing 1200 miles of two-inch pipe, that decision follows this fire in august in cupertino sparked by a leak from that same kind of pipe. pg&e admits the pipe made before 1973 is prone to cracking and officials say the project is going last three years with the cost at least partially covered by a rate increase. >> and operation garlic spres what the state attorney general calls a massive operation targeting gang members in five counties. today, the city famous for garlic festival and state attorney general announce

. >>> pg&e begins testing on natural gas pipeline around stanford part of the ongoing effort after last year's deadly explosion in san bruno involving a pg&e pipeline. >>> voting for next month's election in san francisco gets started this morning and you can cast your ballot at city hall monday through friday. voters will decide on city offices as well as ballot initiatives. in the meantime, let's check weather. >> yeah. boy, can't be any worse than yesterday, boy. that was a very damp day around the bay area. dreary all day long. drizzle at the beaches even inside the bay. cloudy skies everywhere. mild temperatures. it will be interesting today. high pressure will continue to strengthen throughout the morning and the afternoon. so i think we'll see less clouds and more sunshine coming in. upper 70s in the hottest spots inland. you will notice here on our satellite image the clouds begin to dissipate a little bit. that's a sign of the ridge building into the bay area. most of that over running moving further and further north. high pressure builds in today and the next couple of days,

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one man's nose was broken. police say they have not identified the victim or any suspects. >>> pg and e executives were on capitolthey testified in front of a subcommittee hearing on pipeline security led by barbra boxer and dianne feinstein. senator feinstein said the blast was preventable and blamed a series of failures. pg and e says it has taken a series of steps to prevent future pipeline explosions. >>> eldorado county is finally righting a historic wrong. three dons graves were moved from an old gold rush town to a cemetery near folsom and the headstones stamped with an ugly slur. they are now being replaced. as robert lyles shows us, a group fought for the change says rewriting history won't bury the past. >> last spring, cbs 5 introduced you to eldorado county's dirty little secret. the tiny mormon island relocation cemetery, where this nation's ugly racial past was not buried, but memorialized in stone. >> it is going to come off of those tombstones. >> the n word chaise led into three dozen tombstones not by pranksters, but the army corps of engineers. >> it is a disgusting offense that needs to be cle

the nasdaq is also up 101 and the s and p on track for its most monthly performance since 1974. >>> pgays it's completed repairs on a pipeline after it failed a high pressure water test, it is located in a field south of bakers field. it's part of a major line that runs to melpedsa and provides natural gas to the bay area. a wedded -- a welded seam failed a test >>> students rallied this morning in í oakland. >> make that phone call today. let the governor know he cannot do this. >> they want to stop governor brown from cutting funds for adult day health care. budget cuts will eliminate those programs on november 1st, effecting more than 35,000 people in california. the supervisor william ma organized the rally. >>> the new jersey man accused of stealing a pi kas sew -- picasso catch could cut a deal this morning. the security camera shows him walking off with the art work last july. he faces several criminal charges. >>> our next newscast is out 4:00, then stay tuned for game six of the world series. thanks a lot. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fi

the pipeline safety advocates will all testify on the litany of failures by pg&e that led to the deadly pipeline explosion last year. let's check back in with christina on this tuesday morning. >> good morning, scott mcgrew. we're blowing the fog horn this morning. the fog will be thick. although, right now it's not that bad. if you're leaving, any time over the course of the next couple of hours you should be okay. we are expecting drizzle as well. we are in the 50s in san jose. of course, the usual suspects are dropping. we see the numbers really drop o off. so this is what we're looking at today. a good amount of cloud cover up the ma rin county coastline and in into santa rosa. about 2:00 p.m. we see the marine layer push back out to see. san francisco, limited sunshine for you today. however, you're starting out nice and warm. temperatures easily stay in the mid-60s. now coming up in my next report, we'll talk about the potential for shower activity, and we're taking a look at the seven-day forecast. >> we'll take you for a dproif. come into my car. the dashboard is not as clean as

after going through utility records, it found new evidence pg&e installed, salvaged or junk transmission pipe on the gas system between 1948 and 1956. state regulators say it raises serious safety concerns. obviously flood pipes underground could lead to more deadly explosions. the agencies to release the documents to the public. pg&e says it's confidential and too sensitive for you to see. >> if there's anything in the documents that presents a safety concern, we'll take immediate action to make the situation safe. >> they want to hold a hearing in early november to push for the documents to be made public. 8 million californians expected to take part in the largest earthquake drill ever. >> we are experiencing a large earthquake. >> everybody get under the desk and hold on. >> now the businesses all practicing this morning. barth and other transit agencies will participate. for guidelines on what to do before, during and after a quake. medical help on the way for the occupy protesters in san francisco. members of national nurses united will lend their support by putting in a first aid station.

new inspection reports and other documents show that pg&e knew about leaks on its san bruno natural gas transition line well before it certified that that pipe was free of such leaks. that certification came about a year before the pipeline exploded according to the san francisco chronicle. and a 2009 report shows pg&e workers found at least 26 leaks on the mill petes too san francisco pipeline from 1951 to 2009. the causes of those leaks were listed as unknown. >>> well, it hasn't even hit store shelves yet but the steve jobs' biography is already a best seller on many lists because of so many preorders. the late apple ceo granted the book's father more than 40 interviews over two years for the book. among the revelations, jobs regretted resisting pancreatic cancer surgery, a decision which may have ultimately caused him his life. he also talked about being bullied as a child and giving up christianity as a teenager. also, jobs reportedly met his biological father but did not know it. in the book, his father says he ran a restaurant in the silicon valley where jobs was a frequent custo

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. >>> pg&e says the power is back on this morning throughout monterey county. an overhead equipment failure knocked out that power to 9700 customers last night. affected areas included cannery row and pacific grove. pg&e says the crews took about three hours to fix the problem. >>> good morning! giving you a live look there. we've got the marine layer back with us this morning. fog along the coastline, and you can't even see the city at this point. just the tower. we'll be with high clouds throughout the day, even once we get rid of the fog. these are high clouds streaming across the area. winds very calm out there, very quiet. we have another five minutes or so until the sunrise and our breeze now at the surface turning onshore. not a big deal but an indication of what is to come for your weekend. 61 degrees right now at sfo. 64 in oakland. 61 redwood city. 60 for san jose. so a mild start as you get outside. mid-50s in livermore. 54 napa. 56 santa rosa and we're looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies petaluma dealing with mostly cloudy skies at the moment. t

emergency management will host a symposium at san francisco city hall focusing on community preparedness and recovery. >>> pg&e prepping more gas line pipes. starting at 10:00 near stanford. pg&e said people in the area will hear a loud noise. but service will not be interrupted and the smell should dissipate quickly. let's check back in with christina this morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott mcgrew. we're looking good for today. we're going to see temperatures chillier than this time yesterday morning. it's only going to last for a day. temperatures starting to drop with a little bit of shower activity moving in. so temperatures comfortable. 60 in oakland. 55 in sunnyvale. 55 in livermore. you can see from the visibilities, fog will be a factor on your morning drive. the area of low pressure is spinning offshore. staying put. really not expecteding this guy to move onshore until late tomorrow. temperatures in the upper 80 rz in livermore and concord. santa cruz, almost 80 degrees. forecast coming up in moments. >> we'll take you to the south bay where over the last couple of seconds the map changed. s

this is what authorities are concerned about especially pg & e baa because you can see the leaves are still on the trees. with the rain and the wind the leaves are like a sail. pg & e is waiting to see what happens with this wind as we go into the evening hour, ken wayne. >> reporter: and pg & e says their crews are ready to deal with outages. the storm could cause more outages than usual because there are so many trees still on the tree branches. >>> and this weather system is just getting here you saw ken wayne out there in petaluma. i just got a report from the facebook page of heavy rainfalling. this is just p beginning up here. now in this area we've seen about .2 to .3 of an inch of rain. the heavy rain still lies to the knot. i have north.i have a couple of -- the heavy rain still lies to the north. what i'm checking right now is the winds. you heard ken mention the winds, we have gusts this is realtime buoy readings gusts of 35 miles per hour. the winds are going to start picking up in the next few hours the heavy rain is yet to get here. this is going to wake you up in the middle of n

pg-13. johnny depp plays a journalists in the '50s trying to find a story, and he finds lots and lots of booze. this is based on hunter s. thompson's novel. it's rated r. and antonio banderas provides the voice in "puss and boots." it's rated pg. and on the small screen, tune in montana night of the new primetime show, "rock center," previews this week. you will have to wait until monday. >>> and let's take a look now at some of the stories still to come. >> coming up, the biggest trends for halloween, makeup tricks to give your costume the perfect finishing touch, plus today we have jeans for women with hips and thighs. magic johnson's wife, cookie johnson, joins us to talk about her line that indicators to women with curves. >>> of course, we are keeping tabs on the impending snow coming towards the metro area. >>> tom is here to say that again. thank you. say it, tom, what do you have? >> we could get accumulating snow in parts of the viewing area over the weekend. right now the clouds are close gs in from the south and west ahead of the storm system. for the afternoon, increasing clouds in the low 50s, and

in palo alto abc 7 news. >> and pg&e is making emergency repairs to a natural gas transmission line that ruptured yesterday during a pressure test. the rupture on a 34 inch pipeline and dates back to 1950. and serves as main source of natural gas. pg&e testing it with high pressure water when one wells burst this, is the first failure found in 120 miles of pipeline pressure testing so far. >> following the accident we know interest tl is a lot of work to do on the system ask to enhance the safety of the system. that is 152 lines just this year. >> pg&e hopes to retest the line. the repair work will not affect natural gas deliver rye let's take a look at weather and consider fire danger. >> there are conditions improved or worsened. >> there are red flag warnings in affect and we're looking at high fire danger due to gusty winds developing overnight and low humidity there is a warmer forecast. 70s across the board tomorrow. holding of upper 60s to 70s z dry for the next seven day autos just ahead, a big test for the undefeated cardinal autos next in sports preparing for usc trojans >>> we're continuing to follow the protestors in oakland. they c

this is what authorities are concerned about especially pg & e baa because you can see the leaves are still on the trees. with the rain and the wind the leaves are like a sail. pg & e is waiting to see what happens with this wind as we go into the evening hour, ken wayne. >> reporter: and pg & e says their crews are ready to deal with outages. the storm could cause more outages than usual because there are so many trees still on the tree branches. >>> and this weather system is just getting here you saw ken wayne out there in petaluma. i just got a report from the facebook page of heavy rainfalling. this is just p beginning up here. now in this area we've seen about .2 to .3 of an inch of rain. the heavy rain still lies to the knot. i have north.i have a couple of -- the heavy rain still lies to the north. what i'm checking right now is the winds. you heard ken mention the winds, we have gusts this is realtime buoy readings gusts of 35 miles per hour. the winds are going to start picking up in the next few hours the heavy rain is yet to get here. this is going to wake you up in the middle of n

on? >> this is a metal conduit made out of aluminum. it's lightweight. that's the advantage. it's used for service conduits to take up the power from pgn to the meter. >> so on the outside of buildings sometimes you'll have the wires coming over from pg&e. >> the service drop. >> and i brought something called -- >> a weather head. >> weather head. here it is. >> so at the top you have the weather head. and the conductors come into the service drop. >> look at the front of the weather head. you see these little knockouts here. you knock it out and you run your service conductors. >> and the conductors go down the pipe. >> in san francisco we have special requirements for service entrance equipment because of the corrosive marine environment. right? >> that's correct. >> so what are some of our special local requirements? >> well, we require the conduit to either be aluminum rigid conduit or galvanized steel conduit. both of them, galvanized or aluminum, they are resis tonight corrosion. pg & e also has a rule, inch and a quarter minimum if they're going to attach the service drop to the conduit. because of that the standard minimum si

pg&e. commissioner raamorand: one of the reasons for pursuing this, in my view, is when we save energy from buildings, we have some opportunity to sell but for a lot of money, but not whole lot. the best kind of customer we think it for the power is a retail customer. whether that is hunters point or treasure island or short side power, those retail opportunities are the places we can actually recuperate the cost of the conservation programs we've been funding. >>presidentv vietor: when we were looking at cca we realize there was the biggest -- bigger policy decision we needed to be making that his release city- wide because of the implications come and i think this body in particular is committed to cca and trying to make that work, but it brings up another issue around the system of the use, the general fund department from a power perspective, a real question, how much retail can bring on line to make ends meet, but we are already looking at a budget next year and the years moving forward were programs that are near and dear to my heart around energy efficiency were there is real energy