san bruno's mayor is saying not so fast, that the utility in his opinion is no longer acting in good faith. this comes as the city of san francisco filed a lawsuit against a federal agency claiming that it failed to enforce safety standards for ten years before the explosion. city attorney dennis herrera said regulators were asleep at the switch or too cozy with the industry all together. the mayor is expected to speak on this at san bruno city hall at 11:00 this morning. live in san bruno, i'm christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> san francisco is filing suit over pipeline safety standards. saying pipeline safety programs were not overseen for nearly a decade, including the one in san bruno. san francisco wants the federal agency to better oversee the california public utilities commission. >>> the chief probation officer in alameda county is now on administrative leave this morning amid sexual assault and harassment allegations. the oakland tribute says david mohammed'sing investigated by the state attorney general's office. the accusations are coming from a deputy probation offic

pg&e to get their reaction to this campaign in the words of san bruno city officials. pg&e has yet to come up with a statement in response. heather ishimaru is inside the news conference now where san bruno city officials are making their announcement. she will have the full story at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. if you would like to see the news conference in its entirety we are streaming it on abc7news.com. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> law enforcement officials and volunteers continue the grim task of digging for human remains. convicted killer wesley shermantine directed authorities to the mass grave. shermantine and herzog are(0qpw suspected of up to 30 murders in the 80s and 90s. >> reporter: a san joaquin county spokesman just wrapped up his briefing in the last hour he revealed more about the well where crews are digging and what happens next. crews have been digging since friday. they've dug at least 45 so far they've found at least 1,000 bones and fragments. personal items, including clothing and journal . the big dan when serial killer wes shermantine made a deal a

pg&e to get their reaction to this campaign in the words of san bruno city officials. pg&e has yet to come up with a statement in response. heather ishimaru is inside the news conference now where san bruno city officials are making their announcement. she will have the full story at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. if you would like to see the news conference in its entirety we are streaming it on abc7news.com. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> law enforcement officials and volunteers continue the grim task of digging for human remains. convicted killer wesley shermantine directed authorities to the mass grave. shermantine and herzog are(0qpw suspected of up to 30 murders in the 80s and 90s. >> reporter: a san joaquin county spokesman just wrapped up his briefing in the last hour he revealed more about the well where crews are digging and what happens next. crews have been digging since friday. they've dug at least 45 so far they've found at least 1,000 bones and fragments. personal items, including clothing and journal . the big dan when serial killer wes shermantine made a deal a

live in san bruno, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> the city of san francisco accuses natural gas safety regulators of looking the other way in the months leading up to the san bruno explosion. now it is asking a judge to force the feds to step it up. city attorney says federal regulators relied too heavily on states to monitor natural gas pipeline safety. herrera says federal regulators never set standards in years leading to the september, 2010 explosion. the lawsuit accuses federal regulators of having a, quote, blind trust in the state's public utilities commission. >>> an extremely difficult day for hundreds of patients at a peninsula care facility. san mateo county says they will shut down the burlingame long-term care, displacing 200 elderly patients, leaving more than 200 staff members out looking for new jobs. the county says the building is old and outdated and would be too expensive to upgrade. county supervisors will make an effort to help patients find homes and workers find new jobs before the facility shuts down by summer of next year. >>> this morning, san jose law

and we are getting details today about a plan to pay victims of the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. >> meanwhile there is a suit in san francisco aimed at making pipeline safer. anne makovec is down at san bruno now with details on that and much more. anne, good morning. >>> this neighbor that was destroyed back in 2010 has been resurrected you might say. check some of the new houses here along this corridor. san bruno city officials have been negotiating with pg&e about restitution and they are set to make an announcement about that at 11 a.m. a new lawsuit stemming from the 2010 blast that killed 8 people and destroyed the neighborhood was filed by the city of it san francisco against the federal government alleging it failed to enforce federal guidelines relying on the california public utilities commission to oversee pg&e while both of those agencies basically shirked the rules. this follows a report by the ntsb saying that pg&e has, quote, ex-explode weaknesses in a lax system of oversight and regulatory agencies that placed a blind trust in operators to the detriment of publi

>> yesterday san bruno asked cpuc to include the sni any future settlement. today, stit called a press conference. these things about an hour before, the utility called the city. san bruno mayor says pg&e is dodging its commitment to make the city whoshlgs that negotiations broke down last week. >> i think we've reached a couple small agreement buzz for the most part... a lot of it is red lined and not getting to where we want to get. we feel that we've been stalled in negotiations and that is why we brought to it public. >> the september 2010 explosion and fire killed eight people. and destroyed 38 homes, badly damaging 70 more. pg&e set up two funds. first, a $100 million rebuilt san bruno home, mostly for victims immediate needs right after the disaster. then there, is a separate truck for -- trust for the city to be funded for rebuilding infrastructure, $12 kblinl has been paid so far. but city leaders say the community needs mer than new sidewalks and landscaping. >> we felt we're entitled to something else, those funds are only to be used for that. the

. >>> the city of san bruno says just fixing the damage is not enough. it has a list of things it wants pg&e to do to make the city whole again after the deadly pipeline explosion in 2010. city leaders even accuse the utility of walking out on negotiations. not at all, says pg&e. phil matier on the company's quick and careful response. >>> reporter: that's right. it was one of the more interesting events and twists we have seen in this ongoing story of trying to make this san bruno neighborhood whole again. and here is the story. >>> reporter: in the wake of the horrific gas leak blast that killed 8 people, pacific gas & electric promised to did whatever is necessary to make the little town of san bruno whole again. and indeed, pg&e has already agreed to spend upwards of $70 million to repair the area that was affected by the blast. but the mayor says that's not enough. >> we want some additional funding. >> reporter: what for? >> could be library. it could be things for kids, things for seniors. >> reporter: and what does the san bruno blast have to do

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. >>> but first, in the last hour, san bruno officials announced the talks have broken off. those talks include the deadly resolution, negotiations regarding that accident last year. christien kafton has more. >> reporter: the mayor toll us that the talks had sold out e was very upset. there were even reports that pg&e had walked out of negotiation. >> the reason we're here today is the pg&e is stalling negotiations to settle millions of dollars of restitution to the san bruno community. we're calling upon pg&e to immediately return to bargain in good faith with the city of san bruno. >> reporter: the city says the talks stalled out in the last few weeks but the maybor would not elaborate on what the sticking points are. pg&e has already agreed to pay $70 million to pay for infrastructure damage following the explosion. the talks the city is talking about today amount to punitive costs that the city would plan to use for other projects. the city says the last time they talked with pg&e was last monday. one of the negotiators, greg, told us today he was surprised by the news

assemblyman lashed at the public utilities commission and pg&e today over major issues in the wake of the san brunoplosion in 2010. assemblyman jerry hill is accusing pg&e of trying to profit from that deadly explosion. amy hollyfield joins us outside the hearing in san francisco. >> reporter: are you going to end up paying for pg&e's mistakes while pg&e profits? that's number one. number two are concerns that the lead investigator can't be objective. both issues make assembly member jerry hill very angry. >> i asked that you step aside in matter. by refusing to do so you would be sustaining a culture of complacency that you have pledged to end. >> reporter: hill spoke quickly and sternly at this morning's public utilities commission meeting. he had a lot to say and only one minute. his target was puc president who appointed himself to lead the investigation into what pg&e should be fined for the san bruno tragedy. >> i find it offensive someone so responsible for the culture has taken it upon himself to lead the direction of this proceeding. >> reporter: yesterday he answered criticism by saying t

assemblyman lashed at the public utilities commission and pg&e today over major issues in the wake of the san brunoplosion in 2010. assemblyman jerry hill is accusing pg&e of trying to profit from that deadly explosion. amy hollyfield joins us outside the hearing in san francisco. >> reporter: are you going to end up paying for pg&e's mistakes while pg&e profits? that's number one. number two are concerns that the lead investigator can't be objective. both issues make assembly member jerry hill very angry. >> i asked that you step aside in matter. by refusing to do so you would be sustaining a culture of complacency that you have pledged to end. >> reporter: hill spoke quickly and sternly at this morning's public utilities commission meeting. he had a lot to say and only one minute. his target was puc president who appointed himself to lead the investigation into what pg&e should be fined for the san bruno tragedy. >> i find it offensive someone so responsible for the culture has taken it upon himself to lead the direction of this proceeding. >> reporter: yesterday he answered criticism by saying t

live in san bruno, i'm christie smith. >>> 4:33 right now. investigators have now identified bones belonging to at least two missing women. found in a mass grave near stockton in san joaquin county. so far searchers have uncovered more than a thousand bone fragments at the site. investigators say some of the remains belong to a 16-year-old chevy wheeler who disappeared in 1985. last week crews uncovered the skull of a 25-year-old woman who had been missing since 1998. the bounty hunter working on the case says there could be as many as 30 pod dbodies buried in tha area. we're learning mott abo ining m deal that led the death row inmate to reveal the site. the bounty hunter made a deal for $18,000. sherman asked for an additional $15,000 to pay for headstones for his grave and spending money for the prison commissary. the state department of corrections has not commented on the deal. >>> no secret it is election year and president obama is back out on the west coast. mr. obama arrives in los angeles this morning for a california campaign tour

the utility contacted san bruno officials just yesterday after the san bruno mayor complained that talksthe utility were stalled. pg&e has established a $70 million trust fund to pay for direct damages of the explosion. >>> 5:37 now. san francisco police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap an 8-year-old girl. they released a sketch of the suspect. here it is. it happened monday morning as the little girl was walking to school. she told police she was at the oakdale avenue and keith street corner near carver elementary school when the man grabbed her from behind. the girl did manage to break free and run inside the school. >>> a san francisco group plans to unveil a billboard today inspired by sheriff ross mirkarimi's domestic violence case. the group, loud sauce, recently released this image of the billboard. the sign says, domestic violence is never a private matter. it was inspired by a comment made by mirkarimi last month when he was sworn in as sheriff. he said the domestic violence case against him was a private matter. >>> san jose elections commission says it won't conside

. >>> tonight the city of san bruno is calling out pg&e accusing the utility of not living up to this promise. >> we're not [ indiscernible ] we know what's happened here. we in [ indiscernible ] [ applause ] [ indiscernible ] >> that was a year and a half ago right after the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. but tonight, the city accuses the utility of suddenly breaking off negotiations over compensation. phil matier tonight on the company's new promises to make things right. >> reporter: san bruno evokes so many images in bay area and in the state and you add in pg&e and the whole issues of pipeline safety and where neighborhoods like this might go. it just gives a whole new twist and brought the media down here in force to cover this story. and here it is. >>> reporter: in the wake of the horrific gas leak blast that killed 8 people, pacific gas & electric promised to do whatever is necessary to make the little town of san bruno whole again. and indeed, pg&e has already agreed to spend upwards of $70 million to repair the area that was affected by the blast. but the mayor say

looks good through san mateo county towards san bruno and here's the drive time. no brake lights at all across the stretch. everything is on time for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries. traveling around san francisco all muni lines are on time. >> i'm so excited about the traffic. >> what about tourists? >> it's tarred to believe people didn't hear yet, it's hard to believe. people are absent minded. late friday night, 3 a.m. -- >> they are going to have to block the exits off the highways that get you there so now what's going on. third closure since 2006. been there, done that. >>> it's 4:53. a sacramento couple spent the night in the hospital after three nights in the snow in sierra nevada. mark and his girlfriend grace went on a wine tasting trip on sunday. it didn't go well. their families start searching in the area where they said they were going when they didn't get home that night. >> the last thing she told me that she was going on a drive and she would be back for dinner because i'm away at school in san jose and i just cam down and she normally

signs of construction and rebuilding are up and down the blocks here in san bruno.is suggesting a real breakdown in negotiations between the city of san bruno and pg&e. the cap $170 million to the trust fund. san bruno's mayor is saying not so fast, that the utility is no longer acting in good faith with these negotiations. the natural gas explosion and fire in september of 2010 killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. the mayor will speak on the restitution issue later this morning and a formal action between the city and the california public utilities commission. he's scheduled a press conference at city hall at 11:00 this morning. reporting live in san bruno, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> san francisco is filing suit over gas pipeline safety standards. the city attorney says the u.s. pipeline and hazardous material safety administration failed to oversee a pipeline safety program for at least a decade. the suit cites three gas line explosions in california. san francisco wants the federal agency to better oversee the california public utilities comm

is accusing federal regulators of doing that may, according to their thinking, have led up to the san brunoter. >>> bay area drivers may be paying close to $5 a gallon for gas by the time summer starts. that is the gas price forecast from aaa. right now the damage price in san francisco is $3.93 for a gallon of regular. in oakland and in san jose, rit 3.87 -- it's 3.87. that's 40 cents a gallon more than last year. but it's about 70 cents a gallon less than the record highs we paid in the summer of 2008. we've been asking you, our viewers, ifle it -- if $5 gas prices could postpone your driving plans. . >>> we want to know what you think. just follow the ktvu channel 2 morning news team on facebook. we'll share more of your comments coming up in our 8:00 hour. >>> that's tricky for a lot of people. >> it is. >>> sal is -- sal is here to help us out. ed. >> let's take a look at a lot of waiting around to get in the valley. 280 northbound, backed up getting up to 880 and continuing in pockets of slow traffic all the way up to 85. 85 slows from -- from 1987. i want it mention the livermore val

live in san bruno, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> tracy, thank you. more issues regarding pg&e, and that's new tonight at 6:00. it's not a mass exodus, but many of pg&e customers are gipg to opt out of having a smart meter attached to their home. they received 400 requests since giving customers the right to opt out on february 1st. pg&e customers who choose to stay with traditional metres must pay a $175 fee. a majority of the opt out requests come from customers in santa cruz county and marin county. pg&e wants customers to decide whether they will opt out by may 1st. >>> a search continues for a man who attempted to kidnap an eight-year-old girl as she was walking to carveer elementary school earlier this week. the man approached the girl on oakdale avenue and keith street as she waskialng w to carveer elementary. she was able to get away from the man and run to safety inside that school. this is a sketch of the suspect. he's described as an african-american male in his 30s with a heavy build and distinctive, short dreadlocks. he has a scar on his

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anne makovec is in san bruno with the details. the lawsuit, filed by san francisco city attorney dennis herrera, says the "u-s pipeline and recovering this morning after a car hit a san francisco house. it happened around 9:30 last night at 43-rd and balboa. the plastic wrap shows where the car hit the residence. paramedics transported one person from the scene. no one else was hurt. investigators think it will take at least a month to recover all the remains from a burila site in the san joaquin valley. they've recovered more than one thousand bones and bone fragments from sites in san joaquin and calaveras counties. most of the work is being done near the town of linden. that's where wesley shermantine and loren herzog grew up. they're believed to have been involved in a number of murders in the 1980s and 90s. ... and allegedly dumped murder victims at sites that are now being searched. shermantine provided information leading to the search sites. the remains will be sent to the department of justice crime lab for d-n-a analysis.

. >>> the city is san bruno says it is fed one pg&e. >> city leaders say months of settlement talks with the utility over the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion have broken down but gil diaz explains pg&e is still insisting it hasn't left the negotiating table. gil? >> reporter: good afternoon. the press conference was held about an hour ago behind me at city hall. and yeah, the purpose of it the city announcing that pg&e has apparently stopped cooperating with the city for restitution money that would have helped the city rebuild its spirit. the mayor says both sides had been in talks since august but last week, pg&e apparently stopped negotiating and they reached an impasse. he says there's a breakdown in communication. the money is independent from a trust fund that pg&e already set up. instead, restitution will be used to in a way heal the city. we asked the mayor what specifically the restitution money will be spent on. >> some of the ideas we developed included endowments for scholarships for children of the neighborhood, contributions for youth sports leagues, additional mental health

and city officials and pg&e over restitution for victims of the san bruno explosion. meantime, pg&e says it expects to pay at least $200 million in fines from that blast. it is the first time the utility has the estimated how much it would pay in fines issued by the public utilities commission. 8 people were killed, dozens of homes destroyed in that pipeline explosion. >>> bay area headlines now. the city of oakland's lawsuit against a local motel is headed for court. the economy inn on east 12th street is one of three oakland motels initially targeted under california's red light abatement act. the city wants to shut down the motel saying it's long been a hub of prostitution and other illegal activities. >>> police dogs will soon be used at another east bay high school to deter drug use. the newark school board has voted unanimously to allow the use of dogs at newark memorial high school. dogs will search parking lots and physical education lockers. police are also searching schools at castro valley, dublin and livermore. >>> a warning for parents out there. >> why j

the san bruno pipeline blew in 2010, killing eight and destroying dozens of homes. another welder saw defective welds and corroded pipes on the same line that connects milpitas and san francisco the san bruno. pg&e's response says every weld is inspected by a certified inspector. some private companies say this is an open process and it is next to impossible that any of this could be true. but, pg&e is looking into it. two different stories on the same pipeline. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> a woman and 12-year-old.in the hospital following an explosion in an apartment near -- near san francisco city college. you can see the damage the blast did. the fire department tells abc7 news the explosion was caused by a butane torch used to convert compressed marijuana into ha sheesh oil. the victim suffered -- injuries that not life-threatening. >>> prop 8 supporters have two weeks to file an appeal. some state ruling was written narrowly so would it only apply to california and possibly avoid supreme court review. both sides know it is not the end of the fight. >>> it is

so in the long run they will make a profit on what happened in san bruno. that's outrageous. and that's something we can't accept. >> hill also claims that the pipeline upgrade project will actually cost $5 billion. that's more than double what pg&e is projecting. >>> coming up, owning a slice of the social network. >> facebook files papers to go public. what that will reveal about the company and we're going to check in with kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks to gets the skinny on facebook. >>> mitt romney sees a path to the republican presidential nomination but his opponents still hope to derail him. i'll have details. >>> no more red tape. no more runaround from the banks. >> helping out homeowners. president obama outlines his ambitious plan to help those who are struggling the most. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. skies just beginning to break now. we had some light showers early on today. i think you can see the snow on the horizon. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up. public. facebook is expected to file its i

pg&e claims it is already committed to one billion dollars in post san bruno upgrades. here's the break down: the first phase of the pipeline improvement project is expected to cost 2.2 billion. reach five with interest. pg&e is agreeing to pay 360 million dollars leaving customers holding a 1.84 billion dollar bag. consumer advocates say customers should not have to pay because pg&e has been overcharging them for years and the company should have been maintaining the lines all along. the average customer would see a $1.85 more a month. pg&e hopes the rate hike will be approved this summer if it is it will last through 2014. a hearing starts march 12th. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> judge in the domestic abuse trial of sheriff ross mirkarimi is expected to decide today whether to allow testimony of a former girlfriend who claims he also abused her. mirkarimi is charged with domestic abuse and child neglect after allegedly injuring his wife during an argument new year's eve. his trial resumes today. jury selection could begin by the end of the week. the judge ruled mond

first, a $100 million rebuild san bruno fund of which $45 million has been spent so far. for victims' immediate needs right after the disaster. a separate trust for the city to be funded up to $70 million for rebuilding infrastructure of which $12 million has been paid so far. but san bruno city leaders say the community needs more than new side walks and landscaping. >> we felt we were entitled so something else on top of that. the funds are only only to be hughesed for that and the trust fund language is restrict. >> i it includes scholarships for neighborhood children and help for youth sports leagues. pg&e says it is not saling and is on board with san bruno's goal. >> at the end of the day we very much respect that the position that the city leaders are in and their desire that this process move forward ex-pa dishousely and we are committed to making that happen. >> the neighborhood still looks like the disaster zone it was. people here just want pg&e to build on the lots it now owns. >> why aren't they building? maybe there is reasons why but we just would like to g

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>>mark: today, san bruno officials will attempt to reach a settlement after talks broke down. pg&e officials abruptly stopped talks. san bruno mayor says the settlement could provide the city with the things like a new community library and other large capital projects. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. right now in oakland is 41 looking for a high of 64. you can already see the sunshine. we will be right back. off five fog for fit >>mark: we're watching the weather forecasts for the weekend. skies are starting to brighten up. >>erica: i wanted to bring up the shot from the mt. tam cam. you can see the high clouds, a gorgeous start to the morning however it is a bit chilly. several occasions hovering in the '30's. as we head into the afternoon we will see more sunshine and a mix of sun and clouds. the little bit cooler compared to what we saw yesterday. into the overnight hours clouds increase in we have a slight potential for rainfall. they're into global clock tower mostly fifties however we could squeeze out some low 60s for places like santa rosa. accor

. >> san bruno accusing pg&e of breaking off talks about restitution for a neighborhood wiped out by the explosion. we are in san bruno where rebuilding the community should first start with their own home. >> i was under the impression from the city leaders that this is going to be sped up and people will be back on their feet and try to recover. to me a year and a half is to long. >> pg&e came around with their representatives that we thought was great. they were coming door to door. they promised the same thing. >> reporter: that happened arrest blast but today the mayor said this. >> city is concerned that pg&e is dodging its commitment to pay. . >> pg&e is stalling negotiations to settle millions of dollars in restitution to the community. >> reporter: the restitutions for enhancements including to scholarship funds, youth sport leagues, mental health, local nonprofits, libraries and a memorial park? pg&e said it's not stalling. >> we have a meeting that's scheduled the leader later this week to continue the discussions and we look forward to that and bringing to resolution that

between pg&e and the city of san bruno. the talks are about restitution >>> negotiations are expected to resume tomorrow between pg&e and the city of san bruno. the talks are all about restitution for the 2010 pipeline explosion that killed 8 people wiped out dozens of homes in the neighborhood. the utility contact san bruno officials yesterday after the city's mayor held a news conference and complained that talks with the utility had broken down. >> we want some additional funding. >> what for? >> could be library, could be things for kids and seniors. >> pg&e has established a $70 million trust fund to pay for direct damages from that explosion. >>> you may not have to worry about losing extra money out of your paycheck. house and senate negotiators reached an agreement on the payroll tax cut deal. they could vote on it as soon as tomorrow. the extension will save the average worker about 20 bucks a week. the measure also renews long- term unemployment benefits and it stops huge cuts in medicare reimbursements to doctors

>> on the little city of san bruno felt the ongoing talks were going nowhere, they called in the guy in the red tie, public- relations whiz and singer to help stage of press conferences wanted to some public heat on the utility. >> our people are negotiators. >> no sooner had the words left the mayor's mouth when ptsd who is already reeling from questions about its pipeline safety program and announced it would be back at the table later this week. >> when you think about the incredible tragedy that occurred in september of 2010, many people are dead and some have been forever changed. we cannot do anything to fully restore that. everyone involved would hope this would move more quickly. >> they are making good on their promise to deliver and so far they have done three or 4 million in restitution. if the other part that seems to be up for debate. >> cbs five has learned the state has shut down the san jose vocational school that was apparently operating without accreditation. we told you about the institute of medical education last week after students received the letter that the s

. >>> pg&e has decided who should pay for an inspection and improvement program to make sure a san bruno type fire can't happen again. utility says the customer should a the lion's share of the estimated five billion dollar cost. katie the response has been loud and negative. >> reporter: as would you imagine it has. maybe adding insult to injury, pg&e has agreed to pick up more of the tab. wait until you hear the numbers. the first phase of the improvement project is expected to cost 2.2 billion dollars. reach five billion with interest payments. of the 2.2 billion pg&e agreed to a 320 million dollars. after yesterday, they bumped that number up to 360 million. that's 40 million more out of billions. customers would be left holding a 1.84 billion dollar bag. the utility company contends it should not have to pay for the improvements because regulations that mandate them are new, put in place by the state public utilities commission last june in response to the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. consumer advocates say customers shouldn't pay because pg&e has been overcharging for years

the utility is testing hundreds of miles of pipeline in response to the explosion in san bruno.one welder said the quality of welds from pipes installed 60 years ago were truly terrible. >>> another accusation of teacher misconduct at the los angeles elementary school rocked by two other sex abuse claims in the last two weeks. the mother of a fourth grader at miramonte elementary says a female teachers aide sent three letters to her 11-year-old son in 2009 in one it said the boy gave her chills. the mother met with school officials and the aide acknowledged writing the letters. the aide no longer works for the school. this claim after the arrest of two veteran teachers last week. mark berndt is charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children. and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. >>> oakland mayor quan is expected to address some of the city's problems during her state of the stay dress tonight. oakland is dealing with increasingly volatile occupy protests and reason spike in shootings. the mayor is facing a recall effort. the annual address

. >>> san francisco is suing federal pipeline regulators over the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the pipeline and hazardous material safety administration ignored safety standards for ten years before that disaster. the city is asking the judge to force the agency to increase its safety enforcement. in another development san bruno city officials will make an announce the today about restitution negotiations with pg&e. >>> san ramon annual fourth of july sale will be going dark this year. they took the first steps to scrap the display from the upcoming celebrations. the fourth of july event has drawn tens of thousands of people. but city lead leaders are worried they won't be able to -- >>> gay rights activist are vowing to protest at san francisco city hall every valentines day until same sex marriage is legal. gay rights supporters sang songs of love. couples could not obtain marriage licenses yesterday. a federal appeals court rule it unconstitutional last week. the same sex marriage ban remains in effect. they refused to leave the courthouse and were briefly detained in plas

the second trust fund is designated to help the city of san bruno. pg&e said that they never walked away from the negotiations and scheduled another meeting this friday, even before the mayor went public. >> we are concerned that pg&e seems unwilling to acknowledge the damage done to the fabric of our community which will last for generations. >> pg&e senior's vice president says that he's not sure why the city went on the offensive. >> the surearch for bodies have led to a possible match to someone here in the bay area. over the past few days crews have recovered bone fragments, clothing, and a woman's ring inside of a well where one of the so-called speed free killers claims he buried around ten bodies. jodi hernandez is live in san joaquin where the search will move to be a second site. jodi? >> reporter: that is a possibility. investigators say they have hit rock bottom and plan to put a camera down in the bottom of the well to make sure they haven't missed anything. meanwhile, dozens of families are anxiously waiting to find out if their missing

san bruno gas pipeline in september of 2010 killed eight people, devastated an entire neighborhood. another welder telling the public utilities commission he saw defective welds and corroded pipes on the same line that connected milpitas with san francisco, the same line that blew in san bruno. pg&e says it believes its welds are safe. it says the inspections are themselves inspected. still, it is taking these reports seriously and is going to take another look. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> california state college students struggling to pay tuition may get financial relief. speaker perez is scheduled to introduce a pill that would do that calling it a middle class scholarship for students whose families make less than $150,000 a year. fees cut by 2/3 under this proposal. perez's office says funding for the plan would be raised by eliminating a corporate tax break. >>> our window on the embarcadero at times this morning has been foggy clear and foggy again. >> moving all around. meteorologist mike nicco here with the latest look. >> the fog is thickest north bay and east bay vall

pg&e and san bruno leaders are going to talk today. and san bruno wants money above the physical cost to the community. pg&e has set up a fund for the people touched by the explosion. >>> president obama will be in the bay area in just a few hours. the president is waking up in los angeles this morning where he'll be attending a campaign event. he was in hollywood for the first leg of a three-day west coast fund-raiser. george clooney, james bellucci and the foo fighters attended. the president will attend three events starting at the san francisco intercontinental hotel and the nob hill center. michael test says the menu includes homemade porter and chicken with wild mushrooms and a homemade dessert. he said being asked to cook for the president was quite a surprise. >> somebody putting together the dinner asked if i would be interested in it's a once in a lifetime experience. >>> reverend al green will kick off the event. >>> the president knows that the bay area has no shortage of techies and he'll tap them for the upcoming campaign

in san bruno. >> other bay area headlines, it's official, the upper deck of the bay bridge will closes president's day weekend from eight friday night until five tuesday morning. the closure will let crews redirect lanes near the toll plaza. part of the construction of the approach of the new bridge. the eastbound direction will stay open all weekend. >>> and we have learned that the state has shut down a san jose school for operating without proper accrediaation. . many students out tens of thousands of dollars but some may be able to get their money back. we will have more on this story tomorrow at five. >>> and jogger who park their cars to go on a run in the hills above stanford watch out for robbers. seven thousand dollars worth of property has been taken in the last few days by crooks breaking in to cars. among the items taken, a prada purse, also stolen a wallet, i- phone and more than a hundred dollars in cash. >> well have you caught it yet? lot of people here have come down with it. definitely going around. lin fever. the bay area guy who wears a knicks uniform. he is the ce

but we're still seeing explosions in the country similar to san bruno, california. so i think it's dangerous to move forward with the oil pipeline proposal which we have little to no experience regulating before we have the proper safety knowledge and procedures in place. now june 16th of last year the administrator of finta testified that the agencies specifically heads up the agency and specifically designed for researching and administering pipeline safety had not done a study analyzing the risks associated with transporting polluted sediment. last year thet wa signed into as i said, i worked with chairman upton to include language which requires him to complete the comprehensive review of the pipeline regulations to determine whether the regulations are sufficient to insure the safety of pipelines used for the transportation of polluted sediment. so what my amendment today requires is that ferc review the results of the study before issuing a per it in. that's really what the heart of the amendment is for the keystone xl pipeline. under the amendment, constructi

the utility is testing hundreds of miles of pipeline in response to the explosion in san bruno.one welder said the quality of welds from pipes installed 60 years ago were truly terrible. >>> another accusation of teacher misconduct at the los angeles elementary school rocked by two other sex abuse claims in the last two weeks. the mother of a fourth grader at miramonte elementary says a female teachers aide sent three letters to her 11-year-old son in 2009 in one it said the boy gave her chills. the mother met with school officials and the aide acknowledged writing the letters. the aide no longer works for the school. this claim after the arrest of two veteran teachers last week. mark berndt is charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children. and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. >>> oakland mayor quan is expected to address some of the city's problems during her state of the stay dress tonight. oakland is dealing with increasingly volatile occupy protests and reason spike in shootings. the mayor is facing a recall effort. the annual address

san francisco files a lawsuit and it's in connection president san bruno pipeline disaster. coming up for you at 6:45 what the city is accusing regular lay ever -- regulators of doing. >>> ground breaking for the new 49ers stadium is set for late spring. last night they approved the $1 billion building contract. christien kafton is live at the site of the new stadium where construction plans are ahead of schedule. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. construction crews that are working on prepping this site is just arriving. work already under way to prepare this site building the new stadium. santa clara's vote last night could mean the 49ers would play one at most two seasons at candle stick park. candle stick park has been plagued with -- santa clara council voted last night to approve the $878 million contract clearing the way for construction to begin in july. six months earlier than previous timeline. this stadium that would now be ready for exhibition play in august 2014 the contract sets a tight deadline if the stadium is not done on time. the builders could be o

. >>> new tonight at 11:00, while san bruno continues to rebuild and recover after the deadly pipelinesion in 2010, pg&e is capping the amount it will pay for the physical construction. signaling a breakdown in the conversations with both sides. pg&e is setting a $75,000 limit to its rebuild. the mayor has other plans. he is calling a press conference for tomorrow morning. he claims pg&e is no longer acting in good faith. the explosion and fire in san bruno killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> a family-friendly cruise turned million dollar drug bust. federal agents say they found cocaine on a cruise ship docked in san francisco. a $950,000 of coke was found on "the aurora," during a routine inspection by custom agents. the cruise line had arrived from curacao in the caribbean. the drugs was in two separate rooms on the ship. one was registered to an australian man. the other to a man and woman from new zealand. >>> protecting his son and protecting his home. ultimately, it led to killing an intruder. an antioch father shot and killed an 18-year-old man who stormed his

. >>> it looks like pacific gas & electric will pay a $3 million settlement concerning the san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. the utility and state regulators had agreed last year on the settlement for pg&e's failure to produce pipeline safety records. they couldn't find them. the fine had been challenged. but now the "chronicle" reports it has been revived. >>> the san francisco d.a. satisfies the bart police officer acted in self defense after killing a man. show the and killed a homeless -- he shot and killed a homeless man who threw a knife at him last july. the d.a. says the officer acted lawfully. the death of charles hill set off a number of demonstrations against bart police. >>> we have the battle over prop 8. why it could take even longer for same-sex couples to marry. >>> gop candidates prepare to debate for the first time in nearly four weeks. i'm susan mcginnis in washington. i'll have the latest coming up, plus rick santorum responds to comments he made long ago about satan's plans for the united states. >>> and we have one more for the blooper reel. the funny mishap

the utility agreed to meet with san bruno officials after san bruno complained that pg&e was not negotiates restitution for the city that was hit by a deadly pipeline explosion. pg&e has set up a $70 million trust fund to pay for damage. but city officials want even more. >>> pg&e says it does expect to pay at least $200 million in fines from that blast. it is the first time the utility has estimated how much the public utilities commission could be fined. the executive says the number represents the bare minimum. eight people were killed, dozens of homes destroyed in the explosion. >>> today is the last day that u.c.-davis faculty members can vote about how they feel about the school's chancellor. the "sacramento bee" reports that linda katehi is the subject of four motions concerning confidence in her leadership. the main issue that prompted the vote was the pepper spraying of student protestors last fall. the online advicing has been going on now for two weeks. >>> did you hear part of the bay bridge is shut down this weekend? >> i heard something about it. >> yeah. elizabeth standing by

how much it could pay for the san bruno explosion. >>> plus this. >> a sense of loss. >> definitely. yeah. shocked. shocked that the house was on fire. >> a big loss for san jose. the historic house destroyed by fire. >> a flight delayed by a pilot who may have been drunk. how he was stopped before getting on the plane. killers. >>> dogs from the south bay will play a role in the search for more victims of the "speed freak" killers. the search as now is still focused on property near linden in san joaquin county. but investigators say they may also return to land in calaveras county where some remains were found last week. cadaver dogs will be used to check the piles of dirt from the well that was dug up. they also plan to use the dogs to locate another well where remains might be found. that search may begin today. bone fragments that have been found are now at the state crime lab for dna analysis. >>> 6:12. investigators are looking into what caused a fire that heavily damaged a 100 yearly house at san jose's kelley park. the park employee record the fire just before 9 a.m. yesterda

the testing was done in reaction to the deadly san bruno explosion in 2010. crews wanted to see if there were any weak wells that would rupture like the one in san bruno. the welders say they're concerned about pg&e's work during the hydro tests when workers cut and well welded pipe back together to let water be bumped in. the workers claim they saw substandard work that may endanger gas transmission lines. pg&e is taking the claims seriously and looking into them. >>> family and friends of a carpenter killed in a tragic construction accident gathered today in hayward. morning services for 39-year-old raul sebata. the husband and father of three was an illegal immigrant working for a contractor building an upscale home. he was buried alive when a retaining wall collapsed when he was working in a 12 foot deep trench. this happened january 28th. that wall gave out three days after building inspectors reportedly ordered fremont-based company to stop all work at that site. >>> emergency crews in hazmat suits showed up today at a san francisco reservoir and discov

expected to talk this week about compensation for the deadly san bruno explosion.he city says it wants compensation above the cost of the physical damage to the community. pg&e has set up a $70 million trust fund for the families touched by this explosion. eight people were killed, 38 homes were destroyed during the 2010 tragedy. >>> 5:34 right now. president obama will be in the bay area in just a few hours. he's making a reelection campaign fund raising swing through san francisco. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us with more on the president's plan. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. california is not a swing state. certainly no one is expecting it to determine this year's presidential election, but candidates do need cash to run their campaigns and they can't ignore us because the richest state in the country, california, is their trough. president obama expected to raise $8 million during his three-day swing up the west coast, $3 million during his 20-hour visit to san francisco, after a fund-raiser this morning in l.a., he'll ar

that deadly san bruno explosion.g&e has set up a $70 million trust fund for the survivors of that tragedy. but san bruno's mayor wants additional compensation for the trauma suffered by his community. eight people were killed and 38 homes destroyed during the 2010 blast. >>> 6:34 right now. the ball is in the city council's court after questions raised by an nbc bay area investigation into the pension. the city council will not address an ethics complaint filed by the unions against chuck reed for alleged misrepresentations of pension costs. the elections commission voted yesterday to refer the complaint now to the city council. >> so, if anybody is going to look at it, it's got to be the council. i think the feeling was this is a significant issue, without making any judgments on the facts, it's a significant issue, and the council ought to have the opportunity to decide if they want to look into it or not. >> the city council must now decide if it wants to tackle the issue. you can watch our investigative report at