the ntsb says the regulator put blind trust in pg&e instead of protecting the public. pg&e failed.t about cpuc. were they asleep at the switch? >> absolutely they were asleep at the switch. they were a rubberstamp regulator. and it was clear by the nature of the kinds of audits that they did. they were desk audits, they were not in the field. they basically allowed pg&e to operate with its various plans in place that, frankly, couldn't hold water. >> a lot of recommendations by the ntsb. obviously many years before. they were recommendation that's weren't followed. >> among the ntsb recommendations -- require utilities to disclose details about their gas lines to emergency response agencies, and to equip their own crews with technology that can pinpoint the location of any leaks or line breaks. all part of a long list to improve the nation's pipeline safety and all useless unless they're put in place. >> that was vicky nguyen reporting. since 2002 there have been 23 incidents nationwide involving c-weld failures on natural gas pipelines including the one in san bruno. since the bla

are on edge over an exposed pg&e gas line. it was dug up accidentally during road construction last month. it is similar to the line they say that blew up the cupertino townhome last week. city leaders say this is the result of incomplete maps provided by the utility company. neighbors just say they don't feel safe. >> we didn't feel confident at all, no. it's a huge concern. >> if you pull that up board, the pipe is right there. so it's not like it's been completely -- i mean, it's been covered. but the problem still exists. >> now belmont leaders are waiting to find out whether they can proceed with the project or have to make new plans. pg&e, by the way, has not returned our calls in this case. >>> neighbors have long complained that a coffee shop looks more like a gentleman's club. now police are taking action. mark sayre with more on the san jose coffee shop that's serving more than just lattes. mark. >> reporter: well, elizabeth, it is against the law to be top rest in public here in san jose -- topless in public near sa

we don't want another big problem. >> reporter: pg&e spokesperson told "abc 7 news," pg&e maps can't guarantee depth but we provide a range because landscaping, erosion, grading and other work can change the depth of pipes over time. belmont is now waiting for pg&e to come and move this gas line so they can finish this construction project. >>> redwood city police have now raids a suspect in a hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian. a woman was struck and killed by a passing vehicle on east bayshore road shortly after 7:00 last night. witnesses say the driver kept going. vehicle with front end damage was found parked ten blocks away at a trailer park. the registered owner is now in the san mateo county jail on hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> the search is on this morning for vandals that targeted more than 30 businesses on one street in san leandro. they spray-painted graffiti on the buildings along east 14th street. it was discovered on sunday. workers painted over the vandalism. investigators say the damage is extensive and they are now examining photos o

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pg&e crews are at the scene. laura anthony is at one of the areas. >> this situation has been resolved. we can show you why. the pg&e crews, people that came out here a little while ago when the leak first occurred. they have pinched off the leak. apparently a third party -- let's show you what it looked like just a short time ago as emergency crews, fire department responded to the leak. there were several condominiums that needed to be evacuated and there was an elementary school. down the road aways but the children had had to be shelter in place but the leak was pinched off again by about 9:30 this morning. this is the second leak occurred this morning, the first occurred on johnson near downtown alameda. another third party gig caused it to be broo breached there. that one was pinched on 0 and immediately after that the pg&e crews got the call about this one here in alameda. so what we're showing you they are resolving the situation. they got the leak pinched off as they call it. gun a shelter in place in bo

pg&e engineers were also out here yesterday. they said they found an additional six leaks and were able to repair them but they're still trying to determine the cause and it looks like still plenty of work to do. >> stephanie, any idea why it took them nearly two hours to shut off the gas there? >> reporter: you know, it looks like it's manual valves around here. they did not have one kind of place where they could automatically turn off these -- the gas, shut off the gas. that was another point the ntsb actually had. there are recommendations pg&e should upgrade a lot of its manual valves to automatic or remote valves. they decided not to do that till some years ago. it looks like this may have been stopped earlier had that been the case. >> stephanie chuang in cupertino, thank you. pg&e has fired four of its inspectors who lied when they said they inspected underground electrical equipment. the company launched an investigation last november after getting a tip from an employee about tony inspections. the iew till -- phony ins

he wear as t-shirt to let pg and e know about the $120,000 they did to his house. >> i say pg and e,ove that pipe. >> they are saying it wasn't their fault. >> i have a bridge on north end of san francisco real cheap. do you believe that? >> that make you angry when you hear that? >> what? that it's not their fault? you are right it makes me angry. >> the truth is, pg and e filed a document june 17 with the ntsb investigators. stating that the probable cause of the pipeline rupture was a weld, which weakened over time. further, the long seem weld was not completed in the field, but rather was completed at a mill by a manufacturer. neighbors like bob whose house was completely destroyed wonders the obvious. if it isn't pg and e's fault, then who is to blame? >> it's typical of any event. a couple facts, it was a pg and e gas line. they are responsible for it. they are responsible for it maintenance, its construction, it inspection. you know, you don't know how pg and e is going to pass this responsibility. >> if you could talk to the head of pg and e, what would you tell them? >> you

realize that the pg&e lines were much shallower than we originally thought. we thought they would be down three feet. they were about 12 inches down. >> she says belmont and the contractor were relying on maps from pg -- pg&e, but other maps could be wrong as well. >> it is not prong to have inaccurate maps. sometimes they weren't recorded correctly. >> last week a condominium in cupertino went up in flames after a plastic gas line ruptured, and after the san bruno catastrophe, a report slammed pg&e for its poor record keeping of the condition and inspection of pipelines. regarding map discrepancies, a utility spokesperson told abc7 news that pg&e maps can't guarantee depth, but it would provide a range because landscaping, erosion, grading and other work can change the depth of pipes over time. so how dangerous is that? >> my guess is as good as yours, but knowing the general location of them, we are careful around all of our utility lines. >> very big concern. we do not want another big problem. san bruno and cupertino are enough. >> now, pg&e has been able

pg&e watts the public rate payers to pay 90% of it. political leaders are saying hold on a minute, that's way too much. that fight is going to continue for the coming months. >> belva: for pg&e this was tno a week with any good news. >> you can't say they're putting either one behind them. they're starting to but have another issue coming up again. >> belva: thanks to both of you for joining us here tonight. >>> and now we commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the september 11th attacks on the united states. those who were just children when terrorists struck a decade ago have now matured into young adults. known as the 9/11 generation, more than half their lives have been defined by the war on terror. in a special report, pbs newshour's judy woodruff visits a central valley town to see how its young residents have been affected by the decade since the attacks. >> reporter: on that september morning, when terrorists struck in new york and washington, the sun had not yet come up in the small city of clovis. next to fresno in the heart

pg&e crews are at the scene. laura anthony is at one of the areas. >> this situation has been resolved. we can show you why. the pg&e crews, people that came out here a little while ago when the leak first occurred. they have pinched off the leak. apparently a third party -- let's show you what it looked like just a short time ago as emergency crews, fire department responded to the leak. there were several condominiums that needed to be evacuated and there was an elementary school. down the road aways but the children had had to be shelter in place but the leak was pinched off again by about 9:30 this morning. this is the second leak occurred this morning, the first occurred on johnson near downtown alameda. another third party gig caused it to be broo breached there. that one was pinched on 0 and immediately after that the pg&e crews got the call about this one here in alameda. so what we're showing you they are resolving the situation. they got the leak pinched off as they call it. gun a shelter in place in bo

done. >>> pg&e continues to conduct stated ordered pressure tests of the natural gas pipeline system, crews will convenient national gas segment in brentwood today. affected makes say they may smell natural gas but after that the pipeline will be filled with water and pressurized above normal levels to check for leaks. >> the west contra costa school board is expected to decide the fate of lake elementary school in san pablo. lags january the city council gave the city manager the go-ahead to try to find money needed to keep it open for one more year. the mayor indicated this week the city doesn't have the money to keep it open. a rally by parents and teachers is planned before tonight's meeting. >> 4:37. president obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending when he unveils the jobs agenda in a televised address tomorrow evening. they say the two biggest measures are expected to be a one-year extension of the payroll tax cuts for workers and extension of jobless benefits. republicans will likely oppose any new spending cuts unless offset by cuts. mitt r

pg&e is replacing line for which it says it has no record this, is a precaution, and yet when pg&e does something right, critics find flaws, carol lives 20 feet from the line. >> do you know what they're doing sneer. >> sorry. i don't. i have been told nudging. >> we're doing an extensive outreach effort to our customers. we want to address any concerns or answer questions they may have. >> pg&e is on hand watching, as we are and you are the work going on as that venting section here, you can't hear anything at this point because goitsing through a truck. and as for information that mobile home park pg&e says and this park handed it off to the manager. the manager says he or she was going to dribt ut -- distribute it to the residents. as to after that, nobody knows. >> thank you very much. >> and natural gas leak inside of a home triggered an explosion that sent two people to the hospital in seattle. one suffered burns. the home went up in flames in a neighborhood miles north of the university of washington campus. investigators revealed this afternoon residents smelled gas sunday night

pg&e workers are trying to empty a section of cast by to replace it. pg&e said it notified nearby residents, but many people said they did not get a call and those who did said the message was confusing. >> us without a phone call that they were checking the line. they never said anything about releasing the gas. we were scared. >> i am really upset at the attack and no one let us know what was going on. this year entered a lot of people. they say pg&e should be more sensitive and communicated the following the standard of explosion. >> we're going to expand the cali area and we're standing about going door to door. >> if pg&e will be releasing more natural gas in the same area on monday if sometime between 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.. >> a san rafael police arrested a man reportedly with a gun near a children's playground. he was found in a car with three other adults in the tools and inside. a 40 caliber pistols of a frenzy. david arson was booked into jail for possession of a loaded gun in a public place, child endangerment and brandishing a weapon. the mo

pg&e is worried about a speedy arufal process in time for winter. peak gas usage season. >> we're trying to balance full public airing with real need for expedition to get this done so people don't end up going without gas. >> and tomorrow, workers will be marking the san bruno one-year anniversary dedicating this bench and weeping cherry tree to former employee jackie greg and her daughter, dying that night in their home. >> what we're doing is building in a physical way into our daily working lives, and the working lives of everybody coming hire to this building. the importance of safety, and how you can get it wrong. and the consequences of getting it wrong. therefore, the importance of getting it right. >> and in addition to the gregs, the bench and tree will be dedicated to other six people who died in san bruno. cpuc commissioners and employees paid for the memorial themselves. and tonight at 6:00 i talked with a family still struggling with the fear and pain one year after the accident. cheryl? >> thank you very much. and there is a ceremony

analysts say the puc could find pg&e -- fine pg&e about $400 million and that's just for faulty recordkeeping. it's been a series of dubious events for pg&e. in april, you might recall, its embattled ceo stepped down with a $35 million retirement package. now the company has apologized and is planning $2 billion in pipeline upgrades, paid for by the customers. and that's the plan right now. stay with us at nbc bay area for our continuing coverage of the san bruno explosion. we will have the remembrance ceremony live tonightn our 6:00 newscast. and our in-depth coverage continues on line. nbcbayarea.com. you'll find a unique perspective from survivors, first responders, and photographers. >>> and in just two days, another dark day in history. ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the september 11 attacks are going forward despite what u.s. officials call a credible but unconfirmed terrorist threat. new york city is on high alert right now. police there increasing security checkpoints and searches, and new york city is not the only big city affected by the threat. we have live team coverag

we spoke to the vice president of gas operations for pg & e. he told us that earlier today that these plastic pipes used in this neighborhood do get brittle. and that the company plans to replace 6,000 feet of it very soon. patti lee, ktvu channel 2news. >>>> pg & e spokesperson told us this afternoon that replacing wearing pipelines is their priority. pg & e will step up inspection of pre1973 plastic pipe. >>> a san jose police officer pleaded not guilty today to charges that he molested two teenage boys ages 15 and 17. investigators claim 44-year-old patrick derigo initially answered a craigslist add from someone claiming to be 18 who it turned out was actually 16 years old. >> teenage boy then introduced the defendant to several of his teenage friends. over the months of december and january 2008 and 2009, the defendant had the boys at his residence in gilroy, provided them alcohol and that's when the alleged acts took place. >> evidence shows derigo was aware that the boys were minors in high school and says there may be other victims as we

the blame landed on pg&e and faulty pipeline that changed the neighborhood.eports from san bruno. a year later the site is still an open wound at the intersection of earl avenue and glen view drive. surveillance video captured first blast of debris, then flames from a giant blow torch. and fed by natural gas rushing true through the ruptured pipe. and eight people died, 50 injured and 38 homes, destroyed, 70 badly damaged. national transportation safety board took a year to conclude it was pg&e's fault with lax regular hateors playing a role. >> it's incomp hence dwroibl me how a utility that have size could have been run so ineptly. >> and what is our level of confidence that going forward it will not continue to be run so ineptly? i think the regulator got the message. i think that the cpuc will recognize not only with flat footed waits conned. >> san bruno was a game changer for us in the minute it happened and we have not rested one day in improving what we do. >> pg&e does d.not make anyone available for the one-year anniversary but talked to reporters a

they will still do with -- deal with pg&e? >> could remove the gas part? >> that is a fair question. we show the breakout on how much of that pg&e bill is how much gas, how much electricity. we do the same thing on our water bill to save on costs and so we combine the water and sewer under one bill just like pg&e combines a electricity and gas. customers typically -- that is why we show them with two parts to the column. >> commissioner moran: in the term sheet itself, let me start with the simplest of questions. this is the parameter for contract negotiations. it seems it is really contract, not so much program. am i missing something there? >> there were a number of things describing the program. if someone was writing this in isolation but would not just be looking at contract terms. there are broader discussions at the beginning. >> the reason for my question is, not having seen non- counterparts of the program, i am not comfortable with the term sheet. if we are talking about how comfortable are we with the shell contract, that is one issue. if it is

the city of belmont and its contractors were relying on maps from pg&e. residents say after a condominium caught fire in cupertino because the plastic gas line ruptured there and, of course, what happened in san bruno all makes them very nervous but the city engineer says maps are sometimes wrong. >> it's not an uncommon thing for us to have inaccurate information. these pipes were put in years ago and sometimes they weren't recorded correctly. >> a very big concern. we don't want another big problem. san bruno and cupertino were enough. >>> pg&e spokesperson sez told us they can't guarantee the depth, maps can't guarantee a depth but we provide a range, land scraping and grading other work can change the depth of pipes over time. belmont is waiting for pg&e to move the gas line before it can finish this project. >>> we marked two anniversaries this week, one year for san bruno explosion and ten years for the 9/11 attack. despite all that has happened there is still major object stack colts for them to communicate with each other. terry mcsweeney has more

in the case of a cca, all the customers go back to pg&e. it costs more to procure energy for them. cca once there to the bond amount if sufficient that they bundled customers would not bear any cost. this is something that has been litigated at the cpuc and still remains in question. >> when you say bond, marin tried to obtain a bond and nobody sold it. it is cash? >> it is hard to -- it would be some type of insurance. as a city where are thinking we might be able to self-insure. it could go to an insurance broker and buy an insurance instrument from them. marin could not find an agent that knew how to quantify that risk and was only willing to sell it to them for the full cost, a cash bond. the amounts of money that have been thrown around are quite small. it would be fine to go ahead and appropriate it. we do not know how large it may end up being. the current amount is $100,000. we have that on deposit. >> if we fail here and the customers we signed up, it could be up to 130,000. it could grow to 230,000. we default or we cannot continue with those discussions, it would not cos

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pg & e has to deal with 40,000 miles of it. >> this is the new pg & e. >> reporter: we met nick -- this afternoon. he is the new ceo of pg & e. he says other leaks were found in the area and repaired. but it seems to keep breaking because it was installed nearly 40 years ago. >> this particular pipe has certain properties to it that make it more brittle over time. >> reporter: modern plastics are far better as a result pg & e is taking on another new vast upgrade program. >> we have about 1600 miles of pre1973 plastic pipe that's similar to what we saw in this particular event. >> reporter: he says dealing with that has become another top priority for him. >> reporter: well the company had replaced pipe in the past and had maintenance procedures in place, we're putting whole new gas integrity programs in place we're going to increase the amount of pipe that we replace. and we're going to increase our replacement cycles. >> reporter: but does pg & e have the records to find this pipe fast. >> we do have paper based records to show what was installed, when it was installed, where it was i

and force pg&e to be more accountable. tomas ramon reports from san bruno. >> it was almost a year ago that the gas pipeline under the san bruno neighborhood exploded destroying 38 homes. the effects on many of the residents is not as noticeable but just as traumatic. >> because of it we lost 8 people here in san bruno, friends, relatives, family members, destroyed a whole neighborhood and traumatized a city forever. >> the mayor is hoping that the california senate will pass ab-56 introduced last year. it would require pg&e to comply with safety requirements for all the pipelines. >> remote controlled shutoff valves. in-line testing. >> it took pg&e 95 minutes to close the valve to the blazing pipeline. a person that lives near the pipeline lost neighbors near the blast. he wonders why pg&e would have to be forced to put in the valves. >> it would have saved 90 minutes and saved hundreds of millions of dollars not to mention lives. >> they say it's essential. they call the compliance of regulations a litany of failures. h

pg&e has since apologized that their pipeline was the cause. in a statement the company said that has taken multiple steps to improve the safety operations including intimate and more standards, and beginning a major new initiative to replace or operate many other gas lines and an automatic or remote shore off valves. --shut off valves. >> coming up with take a look at the new point in the egypt relations. >> we have cooler weather on tap for tomorrow stay with us, your forecast after the break. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. >> authorities are blaming gain for extra vandalism, >>

still, it's pg&e again, and there have been other accidents like this one. wednesday's cupertino explosion was caused by a leaking two inch distribution line that took pg&e two hours to dig up three locations and pinch off the flow. pg&e has been checking for leaks throughout the complex. >> i feel just a little bit better, we can stheem out here, they're doing their jobs. it's what i'm asking and seems like this can happen anywhere this, is close to home. this is scary. >> explosion came one day after the ntsb's final report failure. slamming pg&e for using obviously substandard materials and failing to find problems over decades and a slow response time. it took about an hour and a half to shut down gas rushing through the 30-inch transmission lines. pg&e says two hours it took to stop the flow was faster than shutting valves. >> in a distribution type leak, we dig trenches that expose lines, clamp it shut and we want -- that is not only quicker but safer as far as impacts surrounding neighbors. >> tuesday, ntsb blamed pg&e for missing opportunities to lea

nick smith is live with more on this story. >> pg&e didn't have an ability to stop. so they had to cutoff the gas, and you can see pg&e crews gathered behind me to continue their work. >> sky 7hd captured these imagesthat burned for more than an hour and a half after the pg&e crews arrived to cutoff the flow of gas that caused an explosion and fire that would eventually level this garage and destroy this condo. >> they are really doing their jobs. that's what i'm asking. it seems that this can happen anywhere. this is very close to home when it hits you at home. it is very scary. >> they are trying to uh assuage the fierce of residents by going door-to-door to perform inspections. when the crews examined thes leo they found a total of seven leaks feeding into and around the home. >> you understand gas explosions make people inherently uncomfortable? >> yes. they found no one was hurt and we are thankful for that as well. >> it came on the heels of criticism by the ntsb the day before for pg&e's handling of the deadly san bruno blast last september. that explosion kil

pg&e has water tested the lines, but the state wants pg&e to use a so-called spike test instead. that's where pg&e would try out a brief spike in pressure during an eight-hour period. >>> this morning, heartbreaking end for a family in the east bay after months of searching. a body found over the weekend is that of missing nursing student michelle le. le's body was found by volunteers saturday in niles canyon in sunol. they picked up signals in that area from le's cell phone and from the suspect's cell phone after le disappeared. that was back in may. that suspect is le's former classmate, giselle esteban at the santa rita jail right now with no bail. the discovery of the body will change the case against esteban. >> this will be critical to their case. you no longer have the issue, is michelle still alive. big hurdle that the prosecution may have gotten over. now you have to look at how did michelle die? >> of course how michelle le died is still not known. meantime, le's family posted a picture of michelle and a statement about the tragedy on the family website. they say they a

adequate. >> it appears there was miscommunication between pg&e, the commission staff and pg&e's contractor't request the cpuc raise the pressure to normal levels unless you were extremely confident it was safe to do so. >> decision is expected in two weeks. commissioners will also decide if it's necessary to hold hearings for about a dozen more lines where pressure was reduced. >>> 4:56 now. the companies responsible for one of the bay area worst oil spill finally agreed to settle up. next on abc7 news at 5:00 -- the deal that will pay back the government for the massive cost of the clean-up. >>> hayward police make an announcement that brings to an end a nearly 4-month-old mystery. but they haven't answered all the questions. i'm amy hollyfield. that story coming up. >> the search for the cause of a fire that has gutted a piece of san jose history. iririr >>> good morning. i'm amy hollyfield live in hayward where a family's hope turned to grief. michelle le's relatives took four months looking for her and now they're planning a memorial service. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroo

nick smith is live with more on this story. >> pg&e didn't have an ability to stop. so they had to cutoff the gas, and you can see pg&e crews gathered behind me to continue their work. >> sky 7hd captured these imagesthat burned for more than an hour and a half after the pg&e crews arrived to cutoff the flow of gas that caused an explosion and fire that would eventually level this garage and destroy this condo. >> they are really doing their jobs. that's what i'm asking. it seems that this can happen anywhere. this is very close to home when it hits you at home. it is very scary. >> they are trying to uh assuage the fierce of residents by going door-to-door to perform inspections. when the crews examined the pipes leading to this condo they found a total of seven leaks feeding into and around the home. >> you understand gas explosions make people inherently uncomfortable? >> yes. they found no one was hurt and we are thankful for that as well. >> it came on the heels of criticism by the ntsb the day before for pg&e's handling of the deadly san bruno blast last septem

pg & e is sending these letters to anyone who lives within 200 feet of a transmission line. it >> it is wrong headed to somehow exempt the oldest pipelines in the country from any kind of safety regulation. >> reporter: now pg & e won't wouldn't go on camera today but did release a statement stating, we are committed for the long term to the community. police have quartened off the area to allow these people to remember this day in peace. >>> back now to that service going on at skyline college. >> [bag pipes playing ] ♪ >>> remembering the eight people who died, one year ago in that san bruno pipeline explosion. you will recall several others were very seriously injured as well. you can see the crowd there estimated as around 500 or so. there's going to be a very pointiant moment. at 6:09 when the explosion occurred, they are going to ring bells and we're going to go back to that at 6:09. >>> she was a very bright golf star. tonight she is being remembered as the investigation surrounding her death continues. >> reporter: i am standing on the backside of what is called frem

ntsb called pg&e compliance with regulation a litany of failure.has to look as far as the gas fire that december void a town news cupertinoless week to know how badly regulations are needed. >> another example sadly that the fact that that plastic pip was deficient. that it was flawed. that it had problems before and was well known and it was well known to pg&e but they did nothing about it. similar to the issue in san bruin oyshtion bill would not awill you pg&e to pass along penalty and fine imposed by regulators to rate first. hill hopes the legislation will be signed by governor brown before friday. one year anniversary of the explosion and fire that ripped through the san bruno neighborhood. in san bruin oshtion abc 7 news. >>> hyatt employee demand new contract today during labor day protest in san francisco and santa clara. workers march through sun fran union square and then rall c outside the grand hyatt. union local 2 has been without a contract at hyatt for 2 years. hyatt has agreed to the same deal the union reached with star wood and h

pg&e has since apologized. in a statement the company says it has taken multiple steps to approve the safety of natural gas operations including implementing more stringent pipeline standards and beginning a major new initiatives and unheard >> a piccinni's spokesperson says the company had plans to install 29 automated belts along the peninsula by the end of this year. we'll be right back. och course it as current say >> stands for hospital in a politician is in dealing with a meager local police. should it was not discovered until nearly a year after the service was a the time line. kimberly socko tells us of what happens if and the hospital says its >> to blame. from stanford hospital says it was not us, it was a subcontractor that led to a policy of medical information the house of a nursing impatiens online. the web site created by one of the vendors, the spreadsheet was all line return nearly one year schilling patient information, hospital colds, a hospital says this incident was not caused by the hospit

we would -- my concern is the results from conversations surrounding pg&e. i am not so sure at this point that shell oil has been sufficiently vetted but i do not know. >> shell oil is internationally known. some of the similar questions were raised when iran energy selected shell oil. and it is a large corporation. the only one that would step forward. it is one of those things you might take into consideration as you look at the contract. it is the only company that has offered to do business. >> it is not show oil. -- shell oil. a subsidiary. i will move to slide 13. there are a bunch of different renewable as mr. harrington was noting. there is a different variety that we can utilize under grenoble's which is the -- that we can utilize. you can -- electricity comes off those panels. there is firm renewal bills which is the bulk of the product we will be purchasing. -- renewable switches the bulk of the product we will be purchasing. there is the tradeable renewable energy credits. all the sources would qualify as renewable under the california energy com

pg&e capped two gas leaks in alameda county. several condos were evacuated and there was a shelter in place in an elementary school. another gas leak forced evacuation of three horjs both cause bid workers hitting gas lines during dig autos and a big street reconstruction project is on hold because of a natural gas pipeline problem. and there is a neighbors are getting anxious because this has been going on since mid july z now, the story. >> just about an hour ago, public works told us pg&e had come up with a plan for burying line deeper that work will be beginning saturday, allowing the road construction projects to continue next week and hopefully, be completed before rainy season. $500,000 road project has been delayed because of this. a three quarter inch gas line underneath this wood covering was not where it's expected to be z location was correct but the depth was not. and records told belmont to look for it at 30 inches down. and instead it was at 12 inch autos pg&e is not able to do relocation. we have a plan to work a

pg&e wants to consolidate the cases into one liability trial. it would be followed by a mediation phase in which damages are determined on a case by case basis. attorneys for the plan tiffs are demanding a public trial. they say mediation would conceal information. >>> police in fairfield are investigating a suspected murder suicide. officers responding to a 911 call found the bodies of a man and woman inside a home in north fairfield yesterday evening. investigators found a gun near the two bodies. early evidence indicates the man shot and killed the woman and turned the gun on himself following a heated argument. the tragedy has stunned many neighbors who knew the man who died. >> he was a really peaceful guy. always helping neighbors. >> police say two of the couples teenage children were actually inside the home at the time of the shooting. but they were not hurt. >>> a veteran san jose police officer is due in court this morning. 44-year-old patrickday rig go -- patrick d'arrigo is accused of molesting two minors and hosting a party where h

. >>> people who don't want pg&e smart kbleerts installed are getting closer to an opt out option. >>uld cost them. and we're live in san francisco for us. >> and there was such public outcry against pg&e smart meter program, last year, cpuc ordered utility to come up with an opt out program. getting there is excruciating. today supposed to be a chance for interested parties to get details about options from pg&e and the other state utilities. the point of today's work shop was to explore feesibility of different options but the law judge in charge had a hard time keeping participants on the subject. >> okay. is there some way for to us terminate the web cast at this point? i'm going to shut down this work shop. >> most opposition to smart meters come from people who say radio transmissions make them sick. pg&e preferred option is to install but turn off radio transmitter, it's proposal includes charging opt out customers one upfront fee of 270s wind advisories a monthly charge of $14, or a lower upfront fee with a higher monthly charge of 20. pg&e says it would cover the cost of mete

pg&e crews have been at the scene ever since inspecting the complex. >> watch as pg&e crews number the home in the northwest square complex, they are looking for any possible gas leaks. six were found after the fire that destroyed this unit. >> we found six additional leaks in another part of the complex away from the structure fire itself. it's something that concerns us. that is unusual and we want to get to the bottom of not only what happened with the fire itself but what is causing the six additional leaks. so we will take whatever action is necessary. we understand the residents have concerns and questions about what happened wednesday night. we wanted to be available and present to help in any way welcome. so we have several gas service representatives that are going door to door and talking with people and answering questions. >> residents say they are relieved on have the crews out here but say that the entire incident has been upsetting. >> we had a leak here as well. so they had to come and pictures it as well. so they have been checking the whole area. >> pg&e officials sel

. >> >> commissioner torres: i do not think pg&e has the capacity to forecast accurately. local jobs, we have talked about that before. what local jobs will be coming to san francisco? is shell hiring local people? >> more notably some local jobs, we have been in discussions with noble americas. i will touch base on this as not having a single entity providing all services. we are talking about shell making sure that the buys are put in the system at the same time. these are large dollars but the one area where there is labour associated with it is the call center operations. dealing with customer interaction and the like. that is services we're talking about with noble americas about and they have expressed flexibility in how to -- who i are answering phones. they are a global commodities trading company. >> a temp agency? >> they are a broad company, dealing with shipping iron and other things across the world but they have acquired a subsidy that used to be a subsidy of -- and they do electricity commodity trading. when marin hired them they were sempra. they changed na

that is after a pg&e natural gas transmission line exploded. the nation's deadliest pipeline accident in a decade. for dozens of people who were home that night, either preparing dinner or just getting home from work or school, it was just about 6 p.m., the memories are still fresh. many have tried to keep them repressed, many have tried therapy. but today's anniversary is bringing a lot of those memories back. >> about 6 months after she started really feeling the stress and ended up in therapy dealing with it and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder because, yeah, you know, it comes back and gets to you. this time is hard the anniversary. even before we realized the anniversary was come, we started having nightmares. my wife and kids started having nightmares again. you know, we didn't say anything to the kids about the anniversary. and they were coming to us and saying they were having nightmares again. so it's something in the air. >> reporter: he says that a lot of his neighbors have had a lot of trouble when it comes to insur

the victims want to hold pg&e liable for the blast. they also want the utility to pay damages. >>> meantime, pg&e is trying to figure out how a construction crew wound up slicing into a ten-inch gas pipeline in san francisco. a fountain of gas shot up near post and mason yesterday afternoon right near union square. fire department evacuated two buildings as pg&e worked on the line. pg&e says the street had not been marked to tell crews where the gas line was located. the public utilities commission thinks the markings were there but may have been incorrect. >>> this morning officers on the lookout for a san jose man who they say helped a crime spree suspect hide from police. juan delaserte is wanted for helping to hide juan castilla suspected of killing 60-year-old host cindy nguyen after he shot a man at a gas station. police have diana figueroa in custody accused of helping out casty yee. he appeared in court yesterday for the first time yesterday shaking uncontrollably as the judge read the charges which include murder and attempted

they say it's time to demand some accountability from pg&e.ke sure that what happened a year ago never happens again. blast killed 8 people in this neighborhood. officials say they have learned a lot in the last year. this bill reflects that. one thing it would require that a utility try and figure out a way to shut the gas off quickly in an emergency like this one. >> it would require that puc look for automatic or remote shut-off valves. in san bruno it took an hour and a half to turn the gas off. even where the valves were leongd they couldn't get to them because it was so hot and flames were so intense. >>> the bill would also go after pg&e's bottom line. it would demand if a utility is punished for a safety violation and fined, the money to pay the penalty can't come from rate payers. instead it would have to come from shareholders. there a long list of requirements in the bill. mayor supports it and so do survivors of last year's explosion. they all would like to see it passed by this friday. friday, of course, is the one-year anniversar

and also we would like to thank the pg&e, acknowledge the pg&e employees and their long-time sponsorshipp us with the trucks and in the parade and they also, this year we will have a large representation of them during the parade, too. there's a lot of them, that are in attendance. if you're a pg&e employee, please stand up. but with i know that there's quite a few of you in the crowd. i also will be remiss if i don't thank padron in pg & e who has helped us in every aspect of our carnaval. this year we're also going to have a group of employees from the p.u.c. that will help us with the parade and also some volunteers from john owe collin high school and we thank them all. it is my honor and my pleasure to introduce to you somebody that i respect and think that we couldn't have a better mayor in this city. i have not been in touch with him for quite a while but in the last month it's been a couple of events that we've run into. i would like to introduce the san francisco -- [speaking spanish] , ed lee. >> thank you very much. welcome to city hall. i've been laughing for the last 15, 20

. >>> tonight pg&e is under another investigation. this time, for a gas line explosion that destroyed a condo in cupertino. len ramirez shows us the damage left behind. len? >> reporter: that damage is right here. you can certainly they'll it took a lot of power to blow this garage door off its hinges. the entire condo inside is a complete loss for the homeowner here. normally the federal government would not get involved in a localized incident like this but the ntsb is investigating this in light of the recent troubles that pg&e has had with gas lines. wgapg&e crews swarmed over the complex with gas detectors two days after a gas leak, explosion and fire and after detecting six other leaks in the complex. they are still looking for more. >> we will take any actions that are necessary to make this system safe in this community. >> reporter: but it's too late for the owner of this home. >> i work in my basement. and i heard the explosion, a loud bang kind of like a car crash. >> reporter: neighbors say it blew up wednesday afternoon.