pg&e had no comment but the city of san bruno had plenty to say. it's asking if the company is found guilty, some of the funds be used to set up a safety trust to advocate for pipeline safety and there be an independent monitor to ensure that pg&e and california public utilities commission are doing their jobs, that there is more transparency. documents show a cozy relationship between cpuc and pg&e. the city of san bruno believes that the easy-going relationship contributed to the tragedy that leveled the neighborhood. >> we believe it's high time that pg&e cleaned up its act, that it understood and took responsibility, took full responsibility for the negligence, for the inappropriate operations and, frankly, for operating a pipeline system that so tragically damaged our community and the lives of so many people. >> reporter: the city of san bruno reiterated its call for the head of the cpuc to step down. and believes this indictment does not go far enough that it should include individuals who were at home during the time that the explosion cuoc

pg&e's upcoming criminal case over the san bruno pipeline disaster. the utility company is due back in court tomorrow to enter their plea. the 2010 pipeline explosion left eight people dead and an entire neighborhood in ashes. nbc bay area's crissy smith is live in san mateo. a lot of people will be watching this court date, christie. >> reporter: that's right. one of them is state senator jerry hill. he says he expects a vigorous fight in court tomorrow, in part because the u.s. attorney that's on the case is so very aggressive with pg&e. in 2010, the pipeline explosion in san bruno killed eight people and injured 66. the u.s. justice department filed 27 charges accusing pg and eliminate of willfully violating the pipeline safety act and obstructing an investigation of the explosion by the ntsb. that indictment replaced an earlier one that had charged pg&e with just 12 felony counts. the city of san bruno has been trying to ensure that the cpuc which oversees the utility holds pg&e accountable and provides oversight. hell says it's been shown clearly

nbc bay area's bob redell live in san bruno. bob, four years ago, the blast destroyed dozens of homes and it's been very busy ever since. >> reporter: you are correct, scott. right over there, that was ground zero. that's where that pipeline exploded, killing eight people, destroying 38 homes, and four years after that awful day, you can see, there are still some people who are rebuilding their homes. there's been a lot of construction, disruption, and noise. and as you can imagine, neighbors just want it to end. they want their lives back. the more they are unsettled, the more they are reminded of what happened here. but now, they are hearing about a new development in their neighborhood, in an area that was not damaged or destroyed by the blast. the city of san bruno might allow a developer to build up to 30 new homes on a vacant lot, on the site of an old church, a couple of blocks up the road. the fear among neighbors is that they just will bring more noise and unrest to an area that is still trying to get back on its feet.

along the peninsula 73 san bruno. 66 san francisco. temperatures don't change a lot through the first half of the week. warm up slightly for the second half of the week and then we are nice and comfortable for the weekend. >> thank you. >>> a surprise visit to the san francisco giants clubhouse, third base coach posted this photo of bryan stow yesterday. they thanked the team for their love and support. the giants raised tens of thousands of dollars for bryan stow and his family. he suffered permanent brain damagic on open -- damage on opening dayan 2011. >>> the a's and the giants had the day off today and the 49ers are trying to figure out what happened after a pre-season blow out. mark is coming up with sports. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee helped motivate high school students today. [no audio] >> the mayor said the class isn't just about gaming. it will teach students about the creation of a consumer project and give them a skill set that will help them throughout their lives. >> we need to support the idea you would go into the g

the city of san bruno asking the u.s. attorney to use some of the money for a trust for safer gas pipelines >> now, state lawmakers approved a measure that imposes stricter stricter of conflict rules the bill, by state senator jerry hill prohibits p.u.c commissioners from sitting on the governorerning board of my foundation they helped create. a grand jury indicted a former owner of a slaughter house accused of distributing diseased meat. and heads were switched of those with healthy cows by order of the owner. nearly 9 million pounds of beef were recalled from the plant before being shut douvenlt it's reopened under new ownership. >> state and federal water officials are calling on an investigation into whether farmers are taking water that does not belong to them. the agencies believe the farmers are intercepting water from the delta before it can be shipped to farms and cities in other parts of the state. they've asked the state water resources board to use emergency powers to demand oneses on this the farmers do have

someone in san bruno has been the city of san bruno has been asking for this for more years now, but we need someone independent, other than the public utility's commission. >> and when asked for comment, pge referred us back to an earlier statement which reads in part, we still do not believe that pge employees intentionally violated the federal pipeline safety. >>> 5:35, happening today, live look at san jose this morning. families all over the bay area waking up a little earlier, getting ready to return to class. headed back to school, 11 different community colleges including city college in san francisco, college still fighting to maintain its accreditation. issue sternally weighing on student's minds this morning. also 17 different school districts returning to class this morning. among them, campbell union in the south bay and san francisco unified. >>> maybe apropos, let's go to a dad for perspective on this. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose where a majority of the students will be headed back to class, right? >> reporter: i have children? forgot. yeah, goo

. >>> next month it'll be four years since a pipeline destroyed a san bruno neighborhood and killed eight people. new at 6:00, ktvu's tom vacar looks now at the gaping wounds that are still very visible in that community. >> reporter: this is sered today the mind of san bruno who still wrestle with the reality -- sered into the minds of san bruno who still wrestle with the reality of what happened to their homes. >> they promised us they were going to do it as soon as possible. no one suspected it would take four years. >> reporter: 10 lots remain barren and residents say they don't know when homes will go up. >> seven of the lots are owned by pg & e the others by the city. >> reporter: if city believes believes one contractor should build all the homes. >> i don't think anybody really imagined the extend of the work or how long it would take. >> the cities dragging their feet i think. i think pg & e is dragging their feet getting these lots sold. >> reporter: the three way deal between the city, pg & e and the contractor is still being negotiated and the building season is just about ove

it seeks to hold them personally viable for the deadly san bruno explosion. the plaintiff's lawyers say shareholders and rate payers

someone, the city of san bruno has been asking for many years now. we someone independent other than the city commission. >> pg referred back to the earlier statement, quote, we do not believe that pge employees intentionally violated the safety pipeline act. >>> disappointing start to the first game out of levi stadium. the niners shut out by the broncos. dismal 34-0. many fans left early not sticking around to see the whole thing. they are happy with the new digs. >> the views good. you can still see the player's numbers, and all the visibility is good. the facility's nice in terms of the bathroom, and accessibility to the food. i really like it. >> getting into the game wasn't a problem for fans. hiccups apparently ironed out. vta planned to get 10,000 to and from levi stadium and managed to do. . with fans leaving the early, it was not tested on the back end. it would have been prepared if fans had stayed. >> we had trains lying in wait and they were ready to go, and we deployed them as we needed and people started coming out of the stadiums. >>

n-t-s-b's investigation of the san bruno blast. >> pam: prosecutors say, p- g-and-e tried to mislead federal investigators about pipeline testing and maintenance procedures. >> pam: the utility is also accused of violating a federal pipeline safety law. in its record keeping and management of several of its pipelines. >> pam: these 28- counts were a part of an expanded indictment. issued by a federal grand jury last month. p-g-and e previously faced 12- charges related to its safety practices. >> pam: the san bruno pipeline explosion and fire. killed eight people, injured 66- others and destroyed 38 homes. >> pam: if convicted, p-g- and-e could pay the the maximum billion dollars. the penalty in this case would be determined by a judge. . >> pam: classes began today for the 56-thousand students in the san francisco unified school district. but the start of school also comes with the threat of a teachers strike. >> pam: teachers gathered just before 8- this morning. to announce that 99-percent of them. have voted to authorize a strike. >> pam: the teachers are in contract negotiations

now in this letter the city of san bruno is also asking the u.s. attorney to use some of the money from the fines to set up a trust to advocate for safer gas pipelin pipeline. 7 news. >>> garbage calling company that lost a bid for 1 billion dollar contract with oakland is now suing the city. last weak the city council voted to replace waste management with smaller oakland base company with lower rate. they claim oakland violated its own bidding process and chose l california waste solutions because of the company personal political connections. >> we believe that the oakland city council got the decision wrong and reach the wrong decision. >> this is the first residential contract for cws. company says it his plans to build new facility in oak land. city attorney office tells us they have not yet been served with the lawsuit and therefore can not comment. >> memorial church staff member recovering after stabbing at the church today. we have cell phone video of the suspect who took off running but was detained minutes later inside a bus on market s

. >>> plus, a new controversy in san bruno four years after the pipeline disaster. why neighbors are worried about a new plan for that area. "mornings on 2" begins right now. >>> we are live in -- at san jose high school where the first day of school will get underway in one hour. this is just one of many schools across the bay area where the opening bell is ringing today. ktvu's janine de la vega is talking with staff and students. coming up in two minutes, she will tell us how the school is striving to close the opportunity gap and provide 21st century skills to all students. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." it's wednesday, august 13th. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning, tc. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about weather and traffic. you have good back-to-school weather for the kids? >> cooler. the pattern has changed from hot and humid and warm and humid to tropical clouds, system to the north, a pretty big low has decided to pay a visit. that's allowed our temperatures to catch up with most of the other parts of the united states which

stemming from the 20-10 san bruno pipeline explosion. prosecutors say, p-g-and-e tried to mislead federal investigators about pipeline testing and maintenance procedures. the utility is also accused of violating a federal pipeline safety law. in its record keeping and management of several pipelines. these 28- counts were a part of an expanded indictment. issued by a federal grand jury last month. p-g-and e previously faced 12- charges related to its safety practices. the san bruno explosion and fire. killed eight people, injured 66- others and destroyed 38 homes. if convicted, p-g-and-e could pay the the maximum fine of more than one - billion dollars. the penalty in this case would be determined by a judge. classes began today for the 56- thousand students in the san francisco unified school district. but the start of school also comes with the threat of a teachers strike. the teachers have voted to authorize a strike. they are in contract negotiations now. demanding a 21-percent pay hike over the next three years, to keep pace with th

jerry hill who is district includes san bruno says he expects a battle in court. he says a key issue moving forward is the relationship between the cpuc which overseas that utility and pg&e. they say it's too close. >> it's clear that we have to see the u.s. attorney making some actions and headway and that's what they're doing. and i think more importantly in the long run is that we need an independent monitor, someone in san bruno, in the city of san bruno, asking for this for many years now but we need someone independent other than the public utilities commission. >> pg&e today referred us back to an earlier statement that reads in part, we still do not believe that pg&e employees intentionally violated the federal pipeline safety act. >>> coming up next, protesters clash with police yet again in ferguson, missouri. another night, more violence. a live report from the streets averages bay area church pays tribute to robin williams. touching memorial for the actor and comedian. chlts we are watching areas of fog developing this evening. all of the way from the

right now 71 san bruno. oakland 71. livermore 80. san francisco 5.th bay santa rosa 53. very comfortable 59 in san francisco, low sixes for you in mountain view and also san jose. low pressure has been giving us a stronger onshore flow southwest flow the past cup days. warmer inland beginning tomorrow but mild and seasonal very typical for the middle of august. a ridge of high pressure comes in and parks south. the low clouds move in tonight not the best news if you want to watch the meteor showers at the coast. mainly inland tomorrow near the bay or along the coastline minor changes if any to your weather for the next several days. high temperatures tomorrow morgan hill 87. >> warm with you not hot over the weekend. low to mid-70s near the bay with afternoon sunshine through the weekend. and the only change i do see would be slightly warmer to hotter weather by next wednesday away from the water. love this picture. had to show it to you. love this picture. look at the huge sun, there's jupiter, and there's home right there. earth. the best sports gu

tom vacar tell us san bruno city leaders say a failure of oversights still needs to be addressed nearly four years later. >>> faces millions of the dollars, pg & e flatly denies any wrong doing. >> we know any employee broke any ruleless. >> reporter: nonetheless the city of san bruno wants the federal government to appoint a representative. the city wants some of the fines to support a california pipeline trust. tomorrow during advocate safety statewide. also presumably the cpucs job. >> we do not trust the cpuc to perform its statutory function. >> reporter: the city wants cpuc president to step down for perpetuating until this day a too cozy relationship with the city. and those involved in the coziness should be gone as well to end it once and for all. >> reporter: yes, we would believe they should step down. >> reporter: talk about business yesterday unfinished. nearly four years after the explosion, this neighborhood still has many lots that are barren and unbuilt on. >> we would like to see something done sooner if not later. >> reporter: kearny has rebuilt, but the one beside hi

. >>> new troubling information from the san bruno explosion. >> pg&e misled the federal regulators by providing them inadequate and sometimes doctored documents. >> high tech. it's not booming for everyone. a lack of adversity and calls for change. >>> plus, a san francisco artist makes the surprising decision to give away his art. we'll find out why. >> we'll probably make some people happy. who knows. >>> good evening, and welcome to kqed newsroom. i'm tui vu. e-mails revealing a close relationship between pg&e and the public utilities commission are leading to calls for the removal of the state. pg&e was hit with a 28-count indictment to look into the cause of the pipeline blast in san bernardino. he killed eight people, leveled several homes and destroyed a neighborhood. she loretta lynch is a corporate influence. >> you've been a long time influence in the state of california. what troubles you most about the e malils that went back and forh between the public utilities commission and pg&e? >> it shows there are cozy relationships with the regulated entity. instead of cracking a

--mientras tanto, representantes la ciudad de san bruno, pidieron a los fiscales federales mayor equilibriodores estatales han sido muy condescendientes con la entidad. cesar ---un incendio ocurrido esta maÑana al este de oakland dejo con daÑos un edificio que servia de bodega y otras edificaciones... take vo ---el fuego se reporto a las 4 con 50 en la calle san leandro y cuando los bomberos llegaron las llamas ya se habian extendido a otro edifcio y una casa... ---un bombero resulto con heridas y cuatro residentes de la casa quedaron sin hogar. cesar --se complica la situacion de salud para cientos de miles de inmigrantes que no tienen la documentacion acorde con los registros del gobierno. vo --la administracion obama anuncio que mas de 310 mil inscritos a los planes de salud por medio de la ley presidencial, presentaron una documentacion que es contradictoria a la que se encuentra en los archivos del gobierno. -- en california, quienes tengan este problema, recibiran una notificacion a finales de agosto, para presentar su documentacion o perder su seguro medico. cesar ---en mexico, millo

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down considerably from yesterday. 80 in santa clara. 70 in san bruno and 79 woodside, redwood city and palo alto. looks like cooler into tuesday, wednesday, and there's no tropical clouds to -- if no tropical clouds visit us, it will slowly warm up. >> kind of normal august pattern for us. >> yes. inland has been running above. >> all right. thank you, steve. >> any time. >>> it's been trending on social media. the ice bucket challenge. but is it really making >>> u.s. stocks are up as investors focus on corporate news including dollar general jumping after making a bid for a rival discount retailer. european markets also up as worries about an escalating conflict in ukraine eased. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 161. the nasdaq is up 38 and the s&p up 14. >>> twitter's latest experiment with users' time lines is not proving very popular. now when a user favorites a tweet, it does not stay semiprivate. instead, it will be treated like a re-tweet. the change means users can see tweets favorited by people they follow. some users are being notified when someone they fol

not too far from the site of the san bruno pipeline explosion. >>> also -- >> i'm scott budman, trained in technology, trying to smooth out traffic problems for sunday's 49er game. >>> and good afternoon. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. clear skies across the oakland hills right now. sun and hotter weather coming our way. we'll let you know if there's any triple digits coming up, in just a few minutes. >>> at 6:00, a bay area community is putting criminals on notice. >> hey, let's find this guy. >> how burglary victims are taking matters into their own hands. >> the more eyes and ears, the better. >> new at 6:00. >>> plans for a housing development is meeting resistance near a gas line exploded in san bruno. they complain the construction noise will contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder. what are they saying, mark? >> reporter: i'll tell you, behind me, this is the area where they want to build 30 new single-family homes. we're about a quarter of a mile from where the pipeline blew up. and down there, there are some neighbors who believe the construction of the new homes will cau

james:p-g and e pleaded 'not guilty' yesterday, to 28 - criminal counts-- stemming from the 20-10 san bruno pipeline explosion. >> james:prosecutors say, p-g- and-e tried to mislead federal investigators about pipeline testing and maintenance procedures. >> james:the utility is also accused of violating a federal pipeline safety law. >> james:these 28- counts were a part of an expanded indictment issued by a federal grand jury last month. >> james:p-g-and e previously faced 12- charges related to its safety practices. >> james:the san bruno explosion and fire. killed eight people, injured 66- others and destroyed 38 homes. >> james:if convicted, p-g-and-e could pay the the maximum fine of more than one - billion dollars. >> james:the penalty in this case would be determined by a judge. >> james:the district attorney's office has completed its investigation, following a deadly shooting that involved a sheriff's deputy in half moon bay. >> james:the d-a's office says, the action the deputy took was justified. >> james:yanira serrano- garcia, a special needs teenager, was shot after her family

all efforts to prevent another deadly san bruno incident from taking place. >> the painless son from san bruno, the most important lesson, it is our top priority. >> reporter: now the consumer group the utility reform is responding today saying if pse&g put as much time into public safety as they do into their p.r. and beautiful television commercials, their pipeline system would be the envy of the world. again, that comes from the utility reform network. we're back now live where pse&g you can see is out here trying to repair this pipeline. they say they were on target, the call came in at 1:02, crews were here at 1:24, almost made the 20-minute mark and they expect to restore the gas here, we are told, by 5:30. reporting live in concord, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. >>> parking rates up and the hope is business will follow with more turn around in the parking spaces. starting today, meters in redwood city raised significantly. the raise goes from 25 cents to a dollar in the area, roughly boarded by main and market. the new rate approved back in june to tur

nothing else. 63 in san bruno oakland 66 the forecast will be better than my transition i promise. livermore 73 that's the warm spot. that's all we got. santa rosa 71. san jose 68. even if you receive sunshine today you still were compacted by the stronger onshore flow because it was not as warm outside. many of you saw cloud cover many of you experienced drizzle but widespread rainfall no. doppler showing dry conditions. sunset tonight before 8:00. first time that has happened since the end of april. officially in san francisco the sunset 7:58. we will not see an 8:00 sunset until next year. sunday'slivermore 59. santa rosa 55. the sun will be up tomorrow just before 6:30. so here is the reason why we were cooler, cloudier today. livermore you were sunny but cooler. san francisco you're socked in with the clouds. an area of low pressure seth sitting offshore. northern hemisphere we have a counter clockwise flow around. that is a humid, cloudy cooler flow of air for us. the question for tomorrow and thereafter is the low still going to be there? the answeres yes for tomorrow and wed

san bruno at 71. oakland 74. we are comfortably in the low 80s in livermore. per 70s in san jose and santa rosa. and 66 with fog in san francisco. overnight tonight 53 for santa rosa, 59 for san francisco. san jose 60. and 56 vallejo. as is often the case, the farther you are away from the coast and away from the watered, the better chance for clear skies and good meteor shower viewing tonight. low pressure is moving away. high pressure is moving in parking itself to our south. that will mean warmer weather inland but not going to be super hot. it will be mild, it will be seasonal as that ridge of high pressure moves into its familiar august spot just to our south. so low clouds do move back in later tonight. you will notice a change tomorrow inland away from the water. about 3 to 5 degrees warmer but anywhere near the bay or along the coastline minor changes if any changes temperature-wise. high temperatures tomorrow 82 for santa rosa. 85 for fairfield. livermore a few degrees milder at 84 for you. san jose 81. and san francisco 68. that may be the textbook de

. >>> and over the san bruno pipeline, they will be allowed to move ahead.superior court of new jersey judge reached settlements in more than 200 losses filed by the victim's families. eight people were killed, more than 65 were hurt and it destroyed 38 homes. the lawsuit accuses them of pipeline safety regulations and they are trying to block an investigation into the blast. pg&e said they have made major safety improvements including technology that can instantly spot gas leaks. they are now able to monster conditions in realtime using schnuck helicopters ground crews and sensors which can rapidly detect a leak. it would be especially important even after a heavy rain. >> it's much faster and finds a lot more leaks. >> pg&e could possibly be fined more than a billion dollars for the san bruno explosion in a federal case. they may also fine the company more than $2 billion. >>> an amazing story, a kansas dog named lady is making headlines after she walked 30 miles to the owner who originally gave her up. even after that remarkable journey, they still didn't

the city of san bruno asking the u.s. attorney to use some of the money for a trust for safer gas pipelines >> now, state lawmakers approved a measure that imposes stricter stricter of conflict rules the bill, by state senator jerry hill prohibits p.u.c commissioners from sitting on the governorerning board of my foundation they helped create. a grand jury indicted a former owner of a slaughter house accused of distributing diseased meat. and heads were switched of those with healthy cows by order of the owner. nearly 9 million pounds of beef were recalled from the plant before being shut douvenlt it's reopened under new ownership. >> state and federal water officials are calling on an investigation into whether farmers are taking water that does not belong to them. the agencies believe the farmers are intercepting water from the delta before it can be shipped to farms and cities in other parts of the state. they've asked the state water resources board to use emergency powers to demand oneses on this the farmers do have

. >>> tonight, san bruno pipeline explosion. did pg&e mislead investigators? a paper work error? >> another traffic stopping side show under investigation in the east bay. this one had fatal consequences >> a look at hunger in the bay area the economy is bouncing back. why are many families turning to the food bank? and the huge community thank you a week after his death. tonight what may be the largest standing ovation, ever, for robin williams. # >> pg&e is denying allegations on the san bruno pipeline investigation, insisting on what the government calls obstruction of justice is simply poor record keeping. >> tonight, pg&e is pleading not guilty to charges if convicted, facing record fines, however. >> the new indictment which the u.s. attorne imposed three weeks ago more than doubles the number of criminal charges executives did not have to show up for the indictment, only the lawyer, who pleaded not guilty to all charges. the explosion and fire killed eight pechl, injuring 66 others. 38 homes were destroyed and 17 others badly damaged. pg&e faces one cou

pg&e pled not guilty to new charges that came out of the san bruno pipeline explosion. the utility faces record fines if convicted. >> vic lee joins us in the newsroom with the dwementd developed today. >> about three weeks ago, the u.s. attorney issued a superseding or new indictment against pg&e which more than doubled the criminal charges. none of the executives showed up for the arraign mentd, but after prosecutors read the indictment, an attorney for pg&e responded not guilty to all charges. >> pg skn e faces one count of obstructed the federal investigation into the pipeline explosion and 23 counts of violating the safety act. it killed eight people and injured 66 others. 38 homes were destroyed, 17 others badly damaged. if federal prosecutors have their way, the giant utility could be slapped with a $1.3 billion fine. pg&e maintains it did nothing wrong. >> no pg&e employee intentionally violated any laws. when any errors are made, employees are acting in good faith. >> some disagree. >> we believe it's high time pg&e cleaned up its act, that it understood and to

the city of san bruno lies adjacent to san francisco international airport.nd all eyes begin looking up for answers. >> my immediate thought was that it was a plane crash and that was the initial report. people were wondering, the only thing they thought could have caused an explosion and a fire of that magnitude would have been a jetliner crashing into a neighborhood. >> i was somewhat convinced this was a plane because i've never seen that much fire in my entire career in a condensed area like this. >> but no planes are reported missing from any of the bay area airports. firefighters realize this explosion didn't come from the sky above but the ground below. >> it looked as if this was not a jet fuel plane, this was a clean burning source. and about ten minutes into this, they said there's no reports of any bodies, any debris, anything related to a plane crash. so this must not be a plane crash. this has got to be some sort of a gas source. >> it is. an underground 30-inch wide transmission pipeline cracks and the gas ignites, turning san bruno into an infe

. >>> a lawsuit filed by pg&e shareholders over the san bruno pipeline explosion will be allowed to moveorward. that's after a san mateo superior court judge lifted a stay that was put in place while the utility reached settlements in more than 200 civil lawsuits filed by victim's families. eight people were killed. more than 66 people were hurt in the 2010 explosion that leveled 38 homes. the lawsuit accuses pg&e of violating pipeline safety regulations and trying to block a government investigation into the blast. >>> pg&e says it has made major safety improvements in the wake of the san bruno explosion including technology that can instantly pinpoint gas leaks. the utility says it is now able to monitor conditions in realtime using helicopters, ground crews and vehicles equipped with sensors that can rapidly detect leaks. pg&e says that technology could be especially important after an earthquake or even heavy rain. >> it's a thousand times more sensitive than traditional legacy equipment. it's much faster. finds a lot more leaks about 80% more leaks. >> however, pg&e could still be f

san bruno 68, san mateo 72. cool is the rule.takes us into wednesday and a little cool down as the low moves out. not too much. we bump it out to saturday. >>> they stopped a school shooting before it happened. the specific plan that police say two california teenagers had for a massacre at their school in southern california. >>> a movie theater infested with bedbugs. how the theater is responding and concerns the infestation may be more widespread. >>> this morning we're learning that a lodi movie theater that closed had a complaint of bedbugs last week. but lodi's code enforcement staff says it recently received a complaint in fact, three weeks ago and was assured the problem was treated and resolved. now the theater is closed and is not expected to reopen until thursday. an exterminator said it may need more than one treatment. >> it's difficult to get rid of yes because of where they hide. they can latch on to your clothes, curtains. >> word about the bedbugs spread quickly on facebook. some moviegoers say they're worried th

. >>> and they pled not guilty linked to the deadly pipeline from san bruno. they pled guilty in san francisco yesterday and they have charged them with 28 federal criminal counts including obstruction of justice four years ago. the city of san bruno wants to a point an independent monitor to oversee the ongoing relationship between the california public utilities commission. >> that exists and it existed previously and has not yet been corrected. >> we do not trust them to perform its statutory function. >> now pg&e denies any ink tensional wrongdoing and they will fine them up to $1 billion if convicted. >>> and you have heard of the als ice bucket challenge, well it has inspired others with how they raise money. >>> makes you shiver right through the television don't it? >>> a police officer known for his physique, he took the challenge for a different cause and he had five buckets of water raising money for the officer down memorial fun. >> it could not be for a better cause. it is as dangerous job and bad things happen. >> in last night's ice pouring there

santa clara 80. 86 for morgan hill. 70 san bruno. san mateo at 75 and 64 for daly city. a little cooler pattern will take us into wednesday. if the low does not tap into tropical moisture we'll see a slight warmup. if it does, we'll have to change some of the cloud projections on thursday and friday. >> thank you, steve. >>> 7:24. people across the state are being urged, required, in fact, to save water. the state's water providers it turns out they are wasting it. the obscure problem that has billions of gallons going down the drain during the drought. >>> next, the online plans today for a tribute to robin williams, calling on people everywhere to do something really special this afternoon. rs two men walked in to a mcdonald's and discovered an extraordinary burger with heaps of jalapeños... ...now for just two dollars. they also discovered the phenomenon of "economnomnomics" nomnom... nom? mcdonald's dollar menu and more. it's economnomnomcial. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a strong irk hit iran causing widespread -- earthquake hit iran causing widespread damage and injuring dozens of pe

regresar a la corte federal para responder a los cargos criminales que enfrenta tras la explosin en san brunoartamento de justicia present 27 cargos contra la compania por violar la ley de seguridad de las tuberias y por obstruir una investigacin... ---ayer pg&e declar en un comunicado que ellos no creen que sus empleados hayan violado intencionalmente la seguridad de las tuberias... ===weather open=== lucrecia amigos tengan todos muy buenos dias y sean cordialmente bienvenidos a noticiero telemundo 48 primera edicion. enseguida les comparto la informacion meteorologica del dia de hoy. como usted ve en su pantalla aqui tenemos las siguientes condiciones climatologicas: durante la manana tenemos: bajas temperaturas y nubosidad. para la tarde subira el termometro, permanecen las nubes. y para la noche esperamos temperaturas en los rangos de: 50's =============== como usted sabe en nuestra area geografica tenemos por lo menos cinco microclimas. hoy las temperaturas maximas en: la bahia norte tenemos: 83 la bahia este tenemos 7lsta tenem esperar en cuanto a las os de ls norte tenemos: 57 la bahis

. >> and those residents who may never forget the devastating fire and explosion in san bruno and how one woman who lost her family turned the tragedy into positive action. >> in weather low clouds and fog on the increase. coming up i will breakdown drizzle chances and when the possibility of . >>> nearly four years ago the city of san bruno was changed forever on september 9th of 2010, the gas pipeline explosion fire happened. eight people were killed there. a woman, who lost her husband, son and mother-in-law on that day is turning her grief into action by helping young students. today sue bullis held the william j. bullis fundraiser and auction in honor of her 17- year-old son who had a passion for cook. that scholarship is a $15,000 tuition grant for the international cult nary center in campbell. the school william wanted to attend. >> this scholarship was made for people that are disadvantaged financially. so that they are able to go to culinary school. >> last year that fundraiser and auction raised more than $1,000 and organizers were hoping to raise $20,000 at today'set. >>>

. >> pam: a lawsuit against p- g-and-e officers and directors for the 2010 san bruno explosion can now go forward. a san mateo county judge today lifted a stay on the lawsuit that was first filed soon after the explosion. >> pam: p-g-and-e stockholders are suing to make the utility's leadership personally and financially liable for the deadly accident. >> pam: this is just the latest in a series of legal charges p-g-and-e is facing related to what happened in san bruno. >> catherine: james brady has died. the press secretary to president reagan who was wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on the president. >> catherine: life for brady was never the same.but he became a symbol of the fight for gun control. >> catherine: a rainy washington afternoon -- march of 1981,,, james brady was hit in the bullets fired by john hinckley. >> catherine: a mentally disturbed college drop-out. - >> catherine: several others were injured - including president reagan.but it was brady - lying on the sidewalk in a grey suit - who had the most devastating wound. >> catherine: brady had been known a

filed more criminal charges against the country related to the 2010 pipeline explosion and fire in san brunon that the new charges will be ready today for pg&e. >>: a memorial for a two year- old girl that was hit and killed in a hit-and-run may on a gregory was with her twin brother and another family member on friday night. he killed her why she was walking alone across rock the driver of the car did not stop. friends and family gathered at the scene asking for public help to find the driver. >>: we should not have to go through this to try to find you. you know what you did. this is a very dangerous area police continue to search for the driver. >>: new studies show that the bay area water providers lose about 25 billion gal. of water a year. the study was based on a 2010 department of water resources records. they found that three of 15 percent treated water is lost due to damaged pipes. >>: enough water of the needs to meet 45,000 families a year. >>: a drought is a drag up profits for a business and zero some lake. the owners say that they have not seen profits because no one has came.

sunny and warm. 80 degrees for cupertino and 74 and partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies and 72 in san brunoing to 74. 67 expected for the giants game this afternoon. the extended forecast with the second half of your weekend in view, again, there's the cooling trend. temperatures will actually fall below the seasonal average as we get into monday and tuesday with the rebound of temperatures coming by wednesday. back to the desk. >> thank you, 9:20. backlash over a program that provides military equipment. at 9:45, the involvement by congress as criticism continues to grow. >> actor robin williams honored in san francisco. coming up, the church service that's taking place and free film festival featuring many of the hit films. >>> late actor and comedian robin williams is being honored with a two-day film festival with the best work including mrs. doubt fire, bird cage and good morning, vietnam. movies playing. it's a great way to star who call the bay area home. >> it's great classic film right here, bring me back to my childhood. >> the festival continues today from noon until 6:00. the mo

the san bruno pipeline explosion and fire. killed eight people, injured 66- others and destroyed 38 homes. >> pam: if convicted, p-g- and-e could pay the the maximum fine of more than one - billion dollars. the penalty in this case would be determined by a judge. >> pam: coming up at 5:15. school is just starting around the bay area. but teachers in one district. are already close to going on strike. >> pam: then at 5:30. >> pam: we will take you live to feruson. the latest on a communitys demand for answers. after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teen. >> pam: and next. the unique way robin williams was remembered here in the bay area today. >> jacqueline: we will see more clouds tomorrow when you have the full forecast coming upper is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. you can only find sleep number at a sleep number store. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year. all beds on sale! with 50% off the labor day limited edition bed. know better sleep with sl

road sensors are looking at that commute looks good. 280 is a little slows as slow as you drive to san bruno17, let's go to steve. >> you have a good look at this as you go into the oregon coast. it will eject out of here but the damage is done so to speak. it's given us a cooler pattern, some cooler rain on the west coast. for us, it's our turn to get in on the party which most of the country has been dealing with this summer. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. san ramon 68. there's a little noticeable chill in the morning. lafayette 57. we have some cool air, and that gave us some tropical clouds. that's in the west, coming in from that system to the north. that's cranked up gusts. water temperatures, about 57 to 62, that 57 is off the bay and most of the buoys showing about 60s. they come down a little bit. incredibly cool weather continues. a lot of the tweets are saying i love this weather. that's coming from the midwest. the big threat continues to be in the northeast unbelievable rain in 3 hours. new york had 13 inches of rain. that's one of the greatest rainfall every in anywhere in th

. >>> the san bruno pipeline explosion, pg&e says it did nothing wrong. it plead not guilty to an indictment alleging it violated the safety act 27 times. ktvu's tom vacar got reaction from san bruno and pg&e officials. >> facing billions of dollars in fines pg&e denies criminal wrong doing. >> no employee broke any rules or any laws and even when there were errors made every employee was acting with the best intent. >> the city wants the federal government to appoint a monitor. >> that cozy relationship quists. the city wants some of the fines to support a trust oo monitor and advocate safety statewide. also -- to monitor and octsafety stand wide. -- and advocate safety statewide. >> yes, we would -- we would believe they should step down. >> talk about business unfinished, nearly 4 years after the explosion this neighborhood still has many lots that are bear. >> we would like to see something done. >> he and his wife rebuilt their home lost in the fire but the lot next door and 9 others owned by the city or pg&e remain a grim reminder and a scar on the

for four years pg & e has been on the hot seat for the explosion in san bruno that killed eight peoplestated the entire city. last year after a lengthy investigation, and you reported that here, the california public utilities commission recommended a record fine of $2.25 billion against pg & e, but the investigation and subsequent recommendations have led to other problems for public utilities commissioner. potential even governor jerry brown. >> let's talk about that, larry, the collection between mike at peavy and governor brown. the governor appointed peavy, so anything that reflects poorly, does it have the potential to smudge governor brown as well? >> that's the potential linkage, it turns out the city of san bruno through e-mail exchanges, you know, no big deal -- that kind of relationship is understandable. what doesn't make sense is the close relationship that existed in those changes, to the extent that according to those e-mails, including have i on the future of the puismt c, how to handle the issues, to pg & e's benefit. let's remember. pg & e is responsible to the explos

this stems from the san bruno explosion. the legal team pleaded not guilty today to 28 charges filed in a new indictment. they include obstruction of justice for lying to federal investigators and 27 counts of violating the national gas pipeline safety act. now pg&e had no comment after today's hearing, but the city of san bruno did. >> we believe it's high time that pg&e cleaned up its act, that it understood and took responsibility, took full responsibility for the negligence, for the inappropriate operations and frankly for its malfeasance. >> they want some of the fines to pay for the ensuring safety in the future. they did provide ra statement saying in part we still do not believe the pg&e employees intentionally violated the federal pipeline safety act and that where mistakes were made employees were acting in good faith. you can read the entire statement on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> days after losing a 1 billion contract, waste management is suing. they say the contract winner did not comply with the city's ru

the result comes two days after a indictment added new charges against pg&e in the san bruno pipeline explosion. pg&e already released a statement calling the charges unwarranted. >>> the california public utilities commission said the judges are expected to issue decision within 60 days. that would become final after 30 days. >>> home catches fire in oakland and help arrives. >> i was surprised to see mayor jean quan in the streets directing the mission. i don't know, is that the mayor? >> we will hear from the mayor about her reaction during this morning's fire. >> a close call for a woman on her way to work when a sledgehammer came into her windshield. >> i could have been gone. i could have died. >> the clue she has to find the person responsible. >> a remarkable discovery on the ocean floor. a missing golden piece part of a historic item. what was going through the mind of the diver as he found it. television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale $197 mattress sale is ending sunday. bulldog: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: that means

. >>> it's been 4 years since the san bruno pipeline explosion. what may be going up another the site could open up old wounds. >> there will never be another robin williams. he was one of a kind and he's touched all of our lives. >> the death of robin williams, fans continue to celebrate how he lived. the statement from his daughter acknowledging the fact that her father took his own life. >> right now we're looking at a commute that is still looking very nice in san francisco approaching the 80s, we'll tell you about the bay bridge getting into the city. >> a strong system moving into the north, usually we're not saying a cooler pattern this time of the year, but we are this time. there's a big drop in temperature, we'll take a look at those coming in. . >>> good morning to you, welcome back, ktvu channel 2 morning news, wednesday august 13th. >> thank you for joining us, i'm pam cook. we'll check in with steve paul sen for the weather. >>> there's a look to the morning. it has no problem clearing the lows. there will be a cooler pan. it will ha

. >> yo vivo en san bruno california, y me tardÉ una hora para llegar aquÍ. >> los estacionamientos abrieronra las 11 ya habÍa cientos de personas en las filas, gran parte de los aficionados usaron transporte pÚblico, otros usaron el mÉtodo mÁs simple. >> vinimos caminando para ahorrarnos el trÁfico y para ahorrarnos un poco mÁs de gas. y aparte asÍ se hace un poco mÁs de ejercicio, perder unas libretas demÁs no hace daÑo. >> los organizadores dijeron que hubo pocos accidentes pequeÑos antes del partido y no se registraron arrestos y en la salida despuÉs del partido hubo mÁs complicaciones con el trÁfico pero todo mejorÓ con el paso del tiempo. >> gracias beatriz por tu reporte, vamos a continuar con este tema, este partido de pretemporada no resultÓ del todo alentador para miles de aficionados, que llegaron a la nueva casa, william ya estÁ más que preparado y nos tiene los detalles de este encuentro, adelante. >> gracias ramÓn, era un partido que deberÁn de borrar de inmediato porque el inicio de la temporada estÁ a la vuelta de la esquina y el partido de hoy ha abierto muchas preguntas. lo