. >> the san bruno station is in a new location, it's moved about six blocks north to a along san brunovenue between san mateo and huntington avenue. keep that in mind if you are getting on or off at these tracks. one other thing we talked to the spokeswoman about is with this we asked about the possibility of high speed rail in the future. she said if it does happen these tracks would be ready for that. pretty interesting. >> thank you much. >> the fate of the controversial shuttle buses used by google and others will be reviewed. the board of supervisors will reject or allow an appeal of the 18-month pilot program. the prom was approved for private shuttles at public bus stops. opponents say it will force some to move out. >> the latest city considering a ban on electronic cigarettes is dublin. tonight's meeting the city council will discuss changing a municipal code to prohibit e-cigarettes and regulate it as a tobacco product. daly city created a committee. e-cigarette companies say the products help people quit smoking and are less harmful to others. >> on tuesday morning, a file c

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will be tough for residents. >> it is nearly impossible to live in the san bruno neighbor without a reminder each day of the pipeline explosion in 2010 that killed eight people and injured dozens. work crews are already here with the latest roth installing the water and sewer enough structure. philip was home with his wife and two children with a clear memory. >> we thought it was an earthquake. i saw fire in the canyon behind us the i thought we better run to the garage. we ran through the garage and there was a fire up the street, jumped in the car and just got out. >> 3 1/2 years later the prosecution charges pg&e with 12 felony violations of the natural gas pipeline safety act accusing the utility company of inaccurate record keeping, along with failing to identify lets. pg&e released a video statement in response to the charges but did not provide any additional information or answer any questions. >> san bruno was a tragic accident. we have taken accountability and we are deedily sorry. >> the city manager is pleased for the criminal justice charges but does not like that pg&e

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cabe mencionar ya llegÓ a un acuerdo con las vÍctimas de san bruno y sus familias de alrededor de 500de san bruno. >> enseguida el presidente barack obama pronto podrÍa anunciar cambios en las polÍticas de deportaciÓn, lo cual beneficiarÍa a millones de indocumentados. >> se llevÓ a cabo el tan esperado maratÓn de boston. >> le presentaremos el testimonio de una persona que asegura que se curÓ por un milagro de juan pablo ii a quien canonizarÁn esta semana. >> bajo fuertes medidas de seguridad se realizÓ la maratón en boston. bajo un dÍa soleado cerca de 36.000 atletas participaron de esta ediciÓn en un acto de resistencia y superaciÓn. muchos pensaron que el miedo serÍa responsable de que no asistieron. pero miles de personas asistieron a ver la competencia. >> especÍficamente como parte de una maniobra polÍtica del presidente obama el secretario de seguridad interna estudia la posibilidad de delimitar. >> el papa francisco celebrÓ la misa de pascua ayer. la mÁxima autoridad de la iglesia catÓlica pone fin a las festividades de semana santa el pontÍfice pidiÓ paz para el mundo en el

in a way that would have prevented san bruno. >> u.s. attorney has decided to bring criminal charges under the pipeline safety act. >>reporter: in remark before business leaders in oakland early reference san bruno only briefly as segue to the steps he says pg&e have taken to be a safer company. >> would i like to believe him. >>reporter: early message about safety reform were mostly lost on attorney joe cock represented dozens of victims from the the san bruno tragedy. >> i would hope that's their intent. here's the tragedy. we have heard it so many times it's a broken record. we have heard it for years. and for years what have we found? it's profit. not safety that counts. >> proud to work every day. pg&e released this ad campaign designed to humanize the company and perhaps repair the image with the public. >> never been for us about the people that do their job. >> appreciate the message but still wants more personal accountability from the people at the very top of pg&e. >> i believe the corporate culture now is in fact let's rejuve

san bruno was a tragic accident. we take accountability and are truly sorry. regardless of the legal steps we want our customers to know that nothing will detract us from making sure our service is the safest and most reliable service in the country. p-g- and- e says it continues to make strides in the aftermath of the explosion. the agency recently opened the new gas control center in san ramon. and is also attempting to repair pipelines currently at risk. one person is dead and four others in the hospital. after a fatal fire near the cow palace. it happened close to 5:30 near 25- castillo street. and reports say, the fire was so intense, one person was forced to jump to safety. kron-4's jeff bush has been on this story since this afternoon, and has more. firefighters from multiple agencies responded to this house on castillo street just before 5:30a second alarm was called. the house was fully engulfed in flames and a man was lying on the ground in front of the house. he jumped from the second story window to escape the fire. edson pineda lives on the block

house by house, rebuilding continues in san bruno. levelled by a massive pipeline explosion three and a half years ago. >> about the plate. >> yesterday, pg&e decided from that san bruno is a tragic accident. we're sorry. >> that statement angered the mayor. >> they talk about what they've done, what they're going to do. this is not an accident. this could is been prevented. because of pg&e and a lack of oversight eight people lost lives and died. he wants the book thrown at pg ask for some, living in the neighborhood, no punishment can replace what is taken. >> took 18 months to rebuild we're fortunate enough to stay with family. we're back now. trying to resume normal live. >> in his opinion they failed to make meaningful reforms. cpuc told us today that they have made changes internally, quote, and in safety requirements they now demand of pg&e. live in san bruno abc7 news >> thank you. >> a arrest for a teenager tonight is a free man. five suspected members of criminal street gang are in jail on the charge the transient claimed he

. >> also, pg&e facing criminal charges after the san bruno pipeline explosion. tonight city leaders tell us it's not enough. >> and assessing the damage in chi chi chile. more on the devastation after that massive earthquake. >> then at 6:00, only as tall as a dime but amazon hopes to take a huge bite out of apple's business. how this tiny new books takes home entertainment to a whole new level. >> i think it's probably good for the consumer. >> that's new at 6:00. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of ncaa march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. >>> to our developing story in chile, video of people fleeing a pharmacy as bottles and jars are falling off shelves during that powerful 8.2 quake that struck last night. what is perhaps most remarkable is that the death toll right now is just six people. the toll on property, a different s

live in san bruno i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one san francisco supervisor pushing to give body cameras to police officers. supervisor john avalos is doing it in response to last months deadly police shooting of a city college student. he is calling for a hearing to debate the cause and the benefits of giving body cameras to the entire police force. he says the cameras can help restore the trust between the police and public. greg suhr rolled out a grant. after a berkeley police officer was attacked, there are now new calls to give stun guns to police officers. on monday the officer responded to a disturbance call at aquatic park. when the police officer approached the man the suspect knocked him to the ground and punched him in the face. the officer was briefly unconscious. when he woke up the man was trying to take his gun. >> yeah he was hit multiple times in the face and the head. kicked multiple times. so it was an extremely brutal attack. >> 44-year-old carlos alberto was arrested for attempted homicide and felony battery. the investigation continues. the bergly

in c n with the 20-10 san bruno pipeline disaster -- killed 8 people.>> pg&e now facing federal criminal charges in connection with the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion disaster that killed 8 people but days ahead of the indictment, the utility was already hard at work pouring up the pr machine. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin in for ken bastida. pg&e addressed the charges immediately -- sort of. the top brass recorded their comments in advance and then sent them to us in an email. our phil matier on the story. phil, pg&e clearly not wanting to be in the position of having to answer any questions about this. >> reporter: that's right. because we actually have a couple of cases moving forward here, allen. one is in the court of law. and the other is in the court of public opinion. here's lawrence. >> san bruno was a tragic accident. we have taken accountability. and we're deeply sorry. >> reporter: san bruno city officials reaction to pacific gas & electric's prepackaged response to the federal indictment handed down was quick and

allie rasmus. >>> it's been a long time coming but today san bruno has a new cal station. it took three years and $157 million to elevate the train tracks over three dangerous street crossings. commuters will now wait on a raised platform while pedestrians and cars will cross underneath. the san bruno station is considered one of the state's most dangerous before the tracks were built. >>> the man who won the $425 million power ball jackpot last night came forward today to claim his prize. b raymond buckston showed up to claim his winnings. he did not want to show his face so he is holding his check in front of him. he wants to travel and visit family and friends. he also wants to help children. >> he wants to start a foundation to deal with childhood hunger with education and with health. and that's going to be his long term goals and use that money toward to doing something really positive and making the world a better place. >> reporter: he opted for the lump pay out. it was the sixth largest power ball jackpot in history. >>> back now to tonight's storm watch. and some

for san bruno to appear at hafrings and that has come to $2.5 million also. it goes to law firms and public relations firms of sam singer, basically critical of pg&e. and now san bruno is the little david town taking on the big utility demanding bigger fines and safety regulations. >> when we talk about the aftermath of this several years when you look at the human cost of what the trouble that actually happened there, i mean, is there any monetary figure that would heal that? i mean, that's a big question. also, what would justice look like to pg&e customers. a lot of us end up footing the bill. >> that is the catch so far. residents received $120 million from various funds from rebuilds and restoration funds and, yes, rate payers, we will pay. questions out there whether the state agencies who are in charge of overseeing utility and utility safety are doing their job and we'll talk about that more later on. >>> many san franciscans in a huff about shuttle buses. >>> the latest on one potential solution. >>> debate over minimum wage. how high should it go? t

allie rasmus. >>> it's been a long time coming but today san bruno has a new cal station. it took three years and $157 million to elevate the train tracks over three dangerous street crossings. commuters will now wait on a raised platform while pedestrians and cars will cross underneath. the san bruno station is considered one of the state's most dangerous before the tracks were built. >>> the man who won the $425 million power ball jackpot last night came forward today to claim his prize. b raymond buckston showed up to claim his winnings. he did not want to show his face so he is holding his check in front of him. he wants to travel and visit family and friends. he also wants to help children. >> he wants to start a foundation to deal with childhood hunger with education and with health. and that's going to be his long term goals and use that money toward to doing something really positive and making the world a better place. >> reporter: he opted for the lump pay out. it was the sixth largest power ball jackpot in history. >>> back now to tonight's storm watch. and some

. >>> san bruno's mayor says it is a long time coming. the decision by federal prosecutors to criminal charge pg&e for the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. >> you can see some of the construction equipment here in san bruno. neighbors tell me they are steadily rebuilding, but are looking for real accountability, and so is the mayor. throughout this once blasted out neighborhood, work is underway to rebuild. to this day mayor jim played resents how pg&e refers to explosion on september 9, 2010. >> they continued to call this an accident. this was not an accident. it could've been presented. >> he says pg&e's negligence was a criminal act. he says a cozy relationship between pg&e and the california public utilities commission created an atmosphere was something was bound to go wrong. he's going on the governor to replace the head of the puc and wants to levy a $2.4 billion fine against the utility and get true accountability. >> more needs to be done. the shareholders overall of these years didn't cause this, management caused it. >> i pe

the indictment says pg&e filled to properly identify potential threats to the san bruno pipeline and failed to gather data that could have forestalled the explosion after charges came down they released a pre-recorded statement rather than take live questions from the media. >> we have invested $2.5 billion in the last 2 1/2 years and i want to make clear that our commitment is unwaivering and we will continue heavy the outcome the legal proceeding. >> you can understand the community members are outraged. >> we understand that. we are committed to anything sure that our system is the safest and most reliable. >> the utilities says they spent about $2.7 billion in safety-related work since san bruno after eight people died, 66 people were inviewed and 38 homes were destroyed. a consulting audit in 2011 2011revealed they ordered staffers to ignore safety issues and took $150 million earmarked to pipeline repairs and spent it on executive incentives instead. now, coming up today at 5:00 and 6:00 we will have more about pg&e's response to my colleague. >>> new this morning investigators

live in san carlos headed back to san bruno. smith, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. >> make sure you board and get on the train going in the right direction. >>> now to a dramatic rescue on the high seas after a sailor fell overboard west of san francisco. it happened. in the middle of a yacht race from china to california. the crew was 2,500 miles from san francisco when the 46-year-old andrew taylor was knocked overboard by a giant wave. his crew mates fought to maneuver the boat closer to taylor but wave kept pushing him farther around farther away. an hour and a half into the ordeal we have the dramatic rescue. taylor was pulled out of the water and on to the yacht. >>> 6:47 now. this morning an online dating site is urging people to stop supporting an anti-gay marriage contributor. the site okcupid is unhappy with the new ceo of mozilla, brendan each. each gave money to the campaign to pass proposition 8 which banned same-sex marriage in california. until that was eventually overturned by the supreme court. mozilla is the make

. >> and more than three years after a deadly pipeline explosion that killed eight people in san bruno, pg&e is formally arraigned on criminal charges. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> if good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. airport security once again being scrutinized after it appears a 16-year-old was able to sneak into the wheel well of a hawaii bound plane at san jose international airport. he somehow survived the five- hour flight and was found wandering dazed near the runway in maui. ktvu's alex savidge joins us live from san jose with more on how the teen got on the plane and the concerns that are now raised. good afternoon alex. >> reporter: good afternoon. one bay area congressman is calling for a federal review after this security breach. the fbi believes this 16-year- old boy simply hopped a perimeter fence here at the airport and stowed away in the wheel well of that hawaiian airlines airplane. this all happened yesterday, and apparently there is security video that shows the boy sneaking on to the tarmac that has

7 hd showing wet weather on wednesday morning from san rafael to the marin head lands and around san bruno and across to san mateo bridge. that is a far cry compared to our south where they are getting snow in the mountains near big sur and through the grapevine. see the area of low pressure off our coast, that is the last push of instability and the last part of this three-part storm that will bring us a stray shower through the morning hours ending by 9:00 and as it slides south the winds will bump up the mountains of the north bay with a possibility of a stray shower this afternoon. that is it. if you headed out to bart, you may not need the umbrella, low 40's in dublin and leften and lafayette at 42 degrees and everyone else in the mid-40's until sfo at 49 and san francisco at 47. this is how it looks e-bay hills camera was seeing nothing but clearness a few seconds away and the clouds have rolled over with increases sunshine and not so cool today. light rain on friday. best chance of the measurable rain is in the north bay and above average highs on sunday through wednesday. by 7:00 w

and p-g-and-e facing federal criminal charges for the deadly explosion and fire in san bruno. kron 4 morning news starts right now. a few sprinkles through the san ramon valley but a lot of the jurors a uc is just heavy rain. dry conditions down and the soft here's a look at your day planner. apart a crowded skies. mid- 50s the low 60s as we head into much time. we will see it warmer weather as we head into the weekend. i'll be tracking that plus the net system heading our way and 15 minutes. >>: >>george: as you can see it's not having a big impact on the ride here westbound. it's likely that they could have just picked up this fall and cleared it out of the way. but even still there was traffic is like visiting is i don't think we'll see any real damaging a fax out of it here's your quick commute check already some slick conditions. a highway for a is not bad and the south bay peninsula and north bay ride are all pretty light. >>: a monster earthquake in chile: the magnitude: eight-point- two. at least 5-people are dead. video shows people running for higher ground because o

all 12 counts could cost the agency six million dollars. >> a pipeline exploded and destroyed a san bruno neighborhood, the u-s attorney has officially filed an indictment against p-g and- e for ignoring safety warnings and relying on bad information. >> >> pg&e sense that they will continue to make strides in the aftermath of this explosion. the agency recently opened the new gas control center in san ramon and is also attempting to repair pipelines that are currently at risk. >> coming up on the kron4 does. how a bay area snow border a menace to survive after he went missing back and the sierra. >> we will have the latest on the effort to find the people that are still missing from the deadly mudslides in washington state. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of ncaa march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. there's a curly fry tree.jack. and a chopper out back.

today san bruno's mayor voiced his continued frustration with when the company. this was not an accident this could then prevented. eight people back. it could cost p-g- and -e six million dollars. nearly 2-thousand p-g-&-e customers in lafayette were left without power this afternoon after a transformer explosion. valley road. property damage. five people have now been arrested. following an attack on a homeless man at a park in a sixteen- year- old boy was stabbed to death during the fight. kron 4 spoke with the homeless man. who was originally taken into custody following the stabbing. he was later released, after prosecutors found, he had acted in self defense. campbell police released pictures of four out of the five suspects. two of the five suspects are minors -- but they will be charged as adults. the suspects are facing several charges. including murder and assault with a deadly weapon. if convicted -- they face 15 - years to life in prison. tempters are hovering in the upper 40's moppet these--low 50's still to come. san jose state university says. dorm

san bruno 59. livermore 59 degrees. here's the radar. we're looking just like we were yesterday, but unlike yesterday, there was nothing on it. kpix 5 hi-def doppler is dry. but let's talk about how much rain fell. more than an inch of rain for you in dublin and hayward and san bruno and redwood city. .75" for san jose but ben lomond got more than 2" of rainfall. fairfax 2.25" of rain. santa rosa 2" of rainfall. orinda nearly 3. and napa more than 2" of rainfall. much-needed rain falling throughout the bay area today. now where do we go tonight? clear skies and not warm of a day, some of you will wake up in the 30s. san jose 39, napa 39, fairfield 38, livermore 40, even san francisco dropping below 50 degrees tonight. low pressure on its way out. it was sitting right over top of the bay area yesterday. that's why it was so stormy so wet with small hail and lightning. now it's diving down to las vegas, los angeles, san diego and phoenix getting a rare april storm. but it's gone, out of here and moving away and what's moving in is an area

. >> now, to the fallout from deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. today, abc7 news got a top executive to face our cameras. >> this response left an attorney fuming. laura? >> hi, hairy of the anthony early wants to move forward. they say not so fast. not until they take personal responsibility >> we're committed to making investments for safety and california future. >> it's the first ceo appeared in public. after he spoke in a business conference, he talked with abc7 news. >> what i want to make sure is that we have the safest gas system in the united states. we've invested two and a half billion dollars. >> in the indictment the u.s. attorney claims pg&e willfully failed to maintain and inspect the pipeline and hundreds of others in a way that would have prevented san bruno the result is a failure that went on over a period of decades. >> nobody is willing to stand up to take responsibility. >> this attorney says pg&e hasn't said, or done enough. and he believes it falls short. >> it's incredible to note it's the corporation. who is the corporati

>>mark: happening today caltran is opening their new san bruno station. the new station is located on san mateo avenue about a half mile north of the old san bruno station on sylvan avenue. the new station won't affect the train schedule in any way. cal train has posted flyers, placed notices on car windshields, and is adding alerts to its electronic messaging system and onboard announcements from conductors about the move. the california senate will consider a bill today that would make it impossible for thieves to wipe information from stolen smartphones and return the devices to factory settings. the legislation by san francisco sen. mark leno is opposed by the big four national wireless carriers and a host of other business interest groups, which argue it would hurt innovation. but supporters of the bill have suggested that the cellphone companies and insurers are opposed to the bill because those industries profit from an underground phone trade the c-e-o of general motors will be in the hot seat today on capitol hill. mary barra faces increased scrut

live in san bruno i'm tara moriarty. >>> time 16:-- time is 6:38.new developments in the missing malaysian airlines jet. crews have detected two new under water pings. they are coming from about 1,000 miles off the western coast of australia. these fresh signals they are in the same general area where two earlier pings were picked up saturday. all of the signals are within 17 miles of each other. authorities from australia say they are more optimistic than ever. they will find the wreckage of flight 370. they say they are hoping they will find something as soon as a couple of days. but they add the pings they are getting weaker. which means the searchers are moving away from whatever is making those sounds, or the batteries from the planes black boxes they are running outs. the two new signals lasted 5.5 minutes and 7 minutes. >> i'm now optimistic that we will find the aircraft or what is left of the aircraft in the not too distant future. >> those marine life make similar sounds. they have determined the two signals this past weekend most likely c

in a way that would have prevented san bruno. >> u.s. attorney decided to bring criminal charges. >> in his remarks in oakland, reverencing san bruno only briefly as a segway. >> i would like to believe him. >> earliest message about reforms was lost on attorney representing dozens of victims from the tragedy. >> i hope that is their intent. we've heard it for years. it's profits. not safety that counts. >> i love the group i work w >> pg&e released this campaign designed to humanize the company. >> it's never been for us about the men and women that do their job. >> the mayor appreciates the message but still wants more personal accountability from the people at the top of pg&e. i believe the corporate culture is let's rejuvenate going forward. but that does not excuse them. >> the despite does not name any individuals or officials with the company. that said, the company will be arraigned in court next wednesday in san francisco. >> laura, thank you. >> officers located a stolen vehicle with the suspect inside the driver rammed a numbe

they injured for map 200 others. >>> a new station is opening today in san bruno. since 2010 they have been using a temporary boarding platform . done to elevate tracks after three separate crossings, mading customers a way and we didn't have anything like that. >>> we didn't have anything unusual but it is wet and that's welcomed news out there. this is a look at the east shore freeway coming in from vallejo into the bay brim and it is these thanel and they are driving more slowly because of the red roads into the city and the sap matt matt tragedy bridge is looking -- san mateo traffic is looking good. >>> let's not go crazy, it does rain out here in awhile if, well the high yesterday was 56 degrees, the last day in march. every day it was warmer, is that crazy or what. this is the cold core, this is the better dynamics, hey it is sunny out and then a minute later it will be pouring. and you can always go through period he have rain and then you meet get some clearing occasionally these may pop up and reports of hail would not surprise me and right now they look

some as corner on san bruno robbing people using kitchen knives.e will have a live report coming up. female announcer: get on board for better sleep. it's sleep train's interest free for 3 event. get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort; even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. you'll never find an interest rate lower than sleep train's interest free for 3 event, on now. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> we have breaking nils to report. a 16 year-old boy has been killed in a shooting in richmond. it happened late last night in the courtyard of an apartment complex on clements avenue, right or wrong the corner from booker t. anderson part. police believe that this was a target,. >> slowly but surely, the old east and span of the bay bridge is coming down. workers are now removing the pavement and the steel frames. kron4 jackie sissel is live with more. >> the section that you see right here, the demolition of this bridge

>> time for a new career. >> pg&e faces new legal trouble over the san bruno pipeline explosion with potential criminal charges. >> chile is under a "state of emergency" after a powerful earthquake with a major concern facing search-and-rescue teams. >> the bay area woman who will do planting with the first lady at the white house today. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on this wednesday. i am katie marzullo. >> i am eric thomas. >> first a check on the forecast. >> it will finally dry up. >> the showers will start to fall apart. we have a stray chance across the north bay this afternoon but it is a stray chance. >> you can see the rotation of the storm offshore. it will keep sinking to the south. it will take the instability and the moisture with it. in the afternoon hours, we will see increasing sunshine and it will be dry and upper 50's to low 60's and at the coast it is cooler, mid-to-upper 50's

grand jury has slapped pg&e with 12 charges following a safety investigation launched after the san bruno blast. the indictment accuses the utility of inaccurate record keeping and failing to identify threats to the pipeline. the charges are the result of a three-year investigation following the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. tonight the city's mayor issued a statement, quote, one of the worst natural gas disasters in history was caused by pg&e's gross misconduct. pg&e and the executives would give the harshest penalty to prevent this from happening again. pg&e released a video statement responding to the charges. >> regardless of the next level steps we want all of our customers and their families to know that nothing will distract us on our mission to transform the century old gas system to safest and most reliable gas system in the country. jay a pg&e -- >> a pg&e spokeswoman says the company is not providing additional information or answering questions at this time. pg&e faces a half million dollar fine for each of the 12 charges. >>> the sole winner of the powerball ja

grand jury has slapped pg&e with 12 charges following a safety investigation launched after the san bruno blast. the indictment accuses the utility of inaccurate record keeping and failing to identify threats to the pipeline. the charges are the result of a three-year investigation following the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. tonight the city's mayor issued a statement, quote, one of the worst natural gas disasters in history was caused by pg&e's gross misconduct. pg&e and the executives would give the harshest penalty to prevent this from happening again. pg&e released a video statement responding to the charges. >> regardless of the next level steps we want all of our customers and their families to know that nothing will distract us on our mission to transform the century old gas system to safest and most reliable gas system in the country. jay a pg&e -- >> a pg&e spokeswoman says the company is not providing additional information or answering questions at this time. pg&e faces a half million dollar fine for each of the 12 charges. >>> the sole winner of the powerball ja

following pg&e's arraignment, san bruno city manager was pleased. pg&e could face a heftier fine. >> we believe that action will hold pg&e further accountable for the decades of mismanagement, neglect and failure to operate a safe system. >> reporter: following the 2010 pipeline explosion, if the court finds pg&e turned a profit or saved money while committing a crime, the fine could be expanded as high as double the profit earned or double the money saved. a tougher fine than paying $6 million says steve myers who is respecting the city of san bruno. >> profit or avoiding costs, the company can be charged with two times that amount over a period of years. the discretion of the court and the united states attorney prosecuting the matter. >> reporter: killed 8, injured 66 and leveled an entire neighborhood. pg&e faces 12 counts of violating safety rules, including that the utility knowingly and willfully violated the federal pipeline safety act. p g&e said in a statement the blast was a tragic accident and that no employee intend to do anything to ca

. >>> the san bruno pipeline explosion. kpix 5's mark kelly on the not guilty plea and increase canned fines the company could face. >> san bruno manager jackson was pleased. p ge now faced an even testier task. >> we believe it will hold p ge accountable for the decade of mismanagement, neglect, and failure to operate a safe system. >> following a 2010 pipeline explosion, it records fines. pge turned profit or saved money while committing a crime. the fine extended. as high as doubled the profit end or doubled money saved. >> the company can be charged. over a period of years, discussion of the court and the united states attorney. >> september 20/10 explosion killed eight, injured 66 and i left an entire neighborhood. pge faces 12 counts of violating safety rules. >> pge said in a statement released this week it was a tragic accident and no employee intended to do anything to cause it. the people who experienced this explosion firsthand, a higher penalty, one step closer to closure. >> hopefully 20101 never, ever repeated

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pg&e is blamed for the explosion that happened in san bruno in 2010 that killed eight people. the federal government says pg&e did not inspect the pipeline that burst and that is required by law. authorities say inspections could have prevented the explosion. pg&e faces 12 criminal charges and the utility said it did not intentionally violate the law and what happened in san bruno was a tragic accident. if convicted pg&e could face $6 million in fines and court-ordered oversight. the arraignment is set to start at 9:30. >>> two baggage handlers will probably be fired after being caught on camera throwing luggage from a stairway over the week. air canada confirmed they are not process of identifying the workers. passenger call them on camera throwing the bags 20' to the carrier and the luggage would not fit in the overhead bins so they supposed to put it with the checked bag and the passenger uploaded this to youtube and 200,000 people have watched it. >> codeine is being prescribed for children in half a emergency room visits despite limits and it can cause dangerous side effe

pg&e heads to federal court this morning to face criminal charges in connection with the deadly san brunoline blast. the utility is arraigned at 89:30 this morning in san francisco and it was indicted this month on 12 felony violations tied to the 2010 explosion. >> a 420 party in san francisco ended as rumors what someone fired a gun spread quickly in the crowd. this morning, golden gate park is substantially cleaner than last year when the city says partyer left behind 10,000 pounds of trash. >> south korean president is calling the crew of a sunking ferry murderous. >>> the 136th annual easter egg roll is underway in an hour on the south lawn of the white house president obama and the first lady join 30,000 kids and adults with life music and cook stations and, of course, the main event, egg rolling. >> i am tracking the cold robert that offers a couple of chances of scattered rain and stronger one behind it with more rain coming up in the seven-day outlook. >> following your relatively light monday morning commute, we look at the bay bridge toll plaza with no delays interest san franc

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they said san bruno was a tragic accident. we have taken accountability and we are deeply sorry. >>> the president is doing a victory lap tonight. he hit his goal. more than 7 million people have enrolled in obama care. >> armageddon has not arrived. instead, this law is helping millions of americans. and in the coming years, it will help millions more. >> here in california, more than 1 million people have signed up for healthcare. more than 150,000 in the past week alone. >>> the big question in washington today, why did general motors wait ten years to fix a dangerous defect? tonight we learned that each fix would have cost just 57 cents. >> sitting here today, i cannot tell you why it took so long for a safety defect to be announced for this program, but i can tell you we will find out. >> reporter: documents showed that gm knew about a faulty ignition switch as early as 2001, but didn't recall any until this year. the switch has a small spring inside which failed to provide enough force causing car engines to turn off whe

. >>> a new caltrain station opened up in san bruno. it was a three-year project that cost $157 million to elevate tracks over three street crossings. commuters will wait on a raised platform. the san bruno station was considered one of the state's most dangerous for people crossing the tracks. this will greatly enhance safety for pedestrians and drivers, an elevator will be added in the coming weeks. >>> we'll continue to cover the storm as it develops tonight. we'll have crews fanned across the bay area to show you the conditions outside as they change and the continued cleanup of the damage we already have. we'll be monitoring the traffic also for what we expect to be wet and messy roadways for the evening commute and tracking the storm throughout the tower -- tonight at 5:00 -- throughout the hour -- tonight at 5:00. thank you for joining us. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can always follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. elizabeth: medieval adventures featuring knights on horseback, spanish royalty, and

, a result of an investigation after that deadly san bruno pipeline blast. san bruno's mayor says he's upset after the utility released a taped statement and refused to answer questions following the federal indictment. >> they keep calling this an accident. and they keep talking about what they've done and what they're going to do in the future. this was not an accident. this could have been prevented. and because of pg&e and the lack of oversight by our own public utilities commission, eight people lost their lives. eight people died. >> pg&e faces a maximum $500,000 fine for each of the 12 charges. the may why are wants the book thrown at pg&e with the maximum fine possible, $3.8 billion. pg&e refused to answer questions, referring us to yesterday's statement once again. >>> an ex-san francisco firefighter charged with hitting a motorcyclist while driving drunk appeared in court for the first time today. 43-year-old michael quinn is free on $100,000 bail for last june's accident. he resigned from the department shortly after it happened. here's the video.

grand jury has slapped pg&e with 12 charges following a safety investigation launched after the san brunolast. the indictment accuses the utility of inaccurate record keeping and failing to identify threats to the pipeline. the charges are the result of a three-year investigation following the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. tonight the city's mayor issued a statement, quote, one of the worst natural gas disasters in history was caused by pg&e's gross misconduct. pg&e and the executives would give the harshest penalty to prevent this from happening again. pg&e released a video statement responding to the charges. >> regardless of the next level steps we want all of our customers and their families to know that nothing will distract us on our mission to transform the century old gas system to safest and most reliable gas system in the country. jay a pg&e -- >> a pg&e spokeswoman says the company is not providing additional information or answering questions at this time. pg&e faces a half million dollar fine for each of the 12 charges. >>> the sole winner of the powerball jack

san bruno was a terrible accident. >> reporter: the judge who will try the case met with prosecutors and pg&e this afternoon. >> what we want to see happen is that pg&e is forced to take responsibility, take full and complete responsibility and do what is necessary to ensure this never happens again. >> reporter: though they will fight the case they already changed their culture. >> over the last few years we made a lot of progress on our system. we brought in new leadership. >> we have seen as pg&e represented there has been a lot of progress. and we look forward topping actually making the necessary -- forward to pg&e actually making the necessary changes. >> reporter: -- we believe that the -- >> we believe that the corporation and the individuals who made those decisions should be held accountable. >> reporter: i called to see how things will proceed, no one would talk on the record because all of them had done work or were working for pg&e. off the record several said prosecutors have their work cut out for them. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some people in the peninsula m

. >> the san bruno explosion in september of 2010 killed eight people, injured dozens and destroyed 38 homes. today a federal grand jury indicted p g & e on four counts. they included failure to fix the problems once they were aware of it. pg & e could face a $500,000 fine for each violation. >>> san francisco supervisors are taking a second look right now at the city's controversial private commuter buses. opponents say what's known as the google bus should be the subject of an environmental study. it would allow companys to use munni bus stops for their private shuttles at a cost of $1 per stop. opponents argue that the diesel buses will increase pollution. >> you don't approve a project and then find out what are the impacts by measuring air quality, pedestrian safety risk after the buses are already out of the gate. >> right now public testimony is still going on. we'll have an update for you coming up tonight at 10:00. >>> a murder mystery in the east bay. where a man's body is found inside a house. the connection police are now looking into between the victim and the suspected sh

. >> reporter: there's a quiet calm in this san bruno neighborhood these days. new homes replace the ones burned. >> in the middle of the night i wake up having a nightmare. >> reporter: the pipeline blast killed eight of her neighbors and burned much of her neighborhood. >> they could have helped us to prevent this accident, and they didn't act on it until this terrible, terrible thing happened. >> reporter: this morning, attorneys for pg&e mid not guilty. >> the city of san bruno has beener represethe been irrepairably harmed. >> we believe that that action will hold pg&e further accountable for the decades of miss management, neglect and failure to operate a safe system. >> reporter: the utility could face $6 million in fines if convicted, despite the criminal charges, pg&e insists none of its employees intentionally caused the accident. >> san bruno accident was a tragedy and we're accountable pour that. we've made a lot of big strides in the last several years. we have new leadership here. >> reporter: they could reach a plea deal with the government or go