pg & e reached a settlement with two victims of the san bruno explosion.es pg & e to implement new safety measures. 44-year-old jacquelyn gregg and her 13-year-old daughter jane is ssa a were among eight people killed when the pipeline exploded in 2010. the mercury news says the agreement forces the utility to closely study the life span of its aging pipeline and gives the family progress reports. the family's attorney says it will help prevent another disaster. >> following a difficult day. surgery resumes this morning at alpha base in oakland after problems with the plumbing forced procedures to be cancelled yesterday. the hospital was without water for hours because of clogged pipes. it happened yesterday at 10:00. the staff was forced to call a code dry. this means no use of water except for urgent patient needs. as a precaution the medical center postponed elective surgeries for at least 24 hours. some nurses say yesterday's incident is one of a long list of alarming problems over the past few years. >> there is a lot of supplies not being provided wi

. >> plus, an unusual settlement with the family of two of the victims of the san bruno explosion. we'll tell you what pg & e must do now. >> and barry bonds finds out if e he will be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. >> now a live look over san francisco. checking out the bay bridge on this wednesday, january 9. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> it is 4:30 on the nose. good morning. i'm john kelly. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with christina

since the san bruno explosion, he's criticized how lax the commission is in regulating companies and how cozy the chair sman to companies he regulates now this,. by don't know if they're spending more or less than they should. it's begin, our money. >> in a formal response, it basically agreed to almost every finding and promised to correct the problem. >> this autdit found the commission avoided going into the red in cases. governor brown penciled in $200,000 more to hire three additional people to help keep the finances in order. live in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> managers for cal pers have been making extra money by taking second hourly wage positions within their own departments. that is accord tg a recent audit. calpers says it hired managers to do double duty to launch a new computer system. the speaker calls the finding disturbing and plans to investigate because it may violate state law. >> coming up on the news at 5:00 it's a change in continents. where california's fastest growing immigrants ever now coming from. >> subway coming up short on foot long customer

utility ongoing evident to improve its safety program ever since of course that deadly 2010 san bruno explosion>>reporter: pg&e san ramone technology center is a testing facility worthy of a science fiction movie set but here it's science reality. >> laser. then these 3 writ here are cameras. >>reporter: this 3d laser scanner maps the surface of natural gas pipeline in high def down to the virtually invisible measurement of 40 mike ron about the width of the smallest human hair. it shows engineers and can calculate for them whether external pipe corrosion is bad enough to make the pipe unsafe. >> because of the fact we are scanning 100 percent of the external corroded area you have a lot more data that you are collecting. especially if you go with the high resolution mode. >>reporter: conventional method involves taking chicken wire. painting a grid of 1 inch squares and using a manual tool to measure corrosion dept depth. >> using the laser scanner compared to conventional means would save literally hours and hours and hours. >>reporter: laser beam bounces off the round reflecttor.to measure t

of the utility's ongoing effort to improve their safety programs ever since the 2010 deadly san bruno explosion. here is abc reporter heather ishimaru. >> pg&e's san ramon technology center is a testing facility worthy of a science fiction movie set, but here it's science reality. >> using a laser and these three here are cameras. >> this 3d laser scanner maps the surface of a natural gas pipeline in high def, down to the virtually invisible measurement of 40 microns. that's about the width of the smallest human air. it shows engineers and can calculate for them whether external corrosion is bad enough to make the pipe unsafe. >> because of the fact we are scanning 100% of the external corroded area you have a lot more data that you are collecting. especially if you go with the high-resolution mode. >> the conventional method involves taking chicken wire, painting a grid of one inch squares and using a manual tool to measure the depth. >> using the scanner compared to the conventional means to save literally hours and hours and hours. >> the laser beam bounces off these round reflecter dots to

consultant for pg&e says the company had property safety measures in place before the deadly san bruno explosion. the consultant testified before the state public utilities commission last week defending the utility against allegations its pipeline safety program was lax. pg&e promised to overhaul its system after that explosion back in 2010. it killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> overtime is taking a bite out of the muni budget in san francisco. 22 of the biggest overtime earners in the city last year why muni employees. they racked up a total of $18 million in overtime. 10 muni supervisors made more than $100,000 in overtime according to the "chronicle." >>> and a pizza chain has settled a complaint with san francisco that it did not follow the city's health care law. the company will spend $320,000 some of that about $200,000 going to current and former employees who were eligible for healthcare benefits but never received them. the city investigation discovered the chain charged customers a surcharge without using that money for healthcare as is required. >>> still ahead,

term what happens to other homeowners as pg&e works to improve safety following the deadly san bruno explosion. jean elle is live in mountain view to explain. >> reporter: part of pg&e's pipeline safety plan involves clearing most of the land above the pipeline. trouble is, that land hasn't been clear in years. and here in mountain view, pg&e wants homeowners to clear beloved back yards. >> the pipe is right in the middle. right about here. >> reporter: dennis goldwater learned last summer pg&e's pipeline runs under his yard. it's part of the same pipeline that exploded in san bruno. now, he's fighting pg&e over his back yard. >> what i've got is a yard and a imagination. they're taking that away from me. >> reporter: pg&e is telling goldwater and 16 of his neighbors the land above the pipe must be cleared for safety. >> we're clearing the area where the pipe is. so that we can have greater access and continue to maintain our pipelines. >> reporter: that means backyard trees and patios must go. goldwater says he has a better idea. move the pipe. >> the city has begged them repeatedly to move t

pg&e has reached a settlement with the family of two victims of the san bruno explosion. 44-year-old jacqueline gregg and her 34-year-old daughter were among the eight people killed when the pipeline exploded in 2010. the mercury news says the agreement with the gregg family forces the utility to more closely study the life span of its aging pipelines and gives the greggs progress reports. the family's attorney says it will help prevent another disaster. >>> surgery resumes this morning off the base in oakland after problems are the plumbing forced a number of procedures to be canceled yesterday. the hospital went without water for hours because of clogged pipes. it happened yesterday afternoon about 1:00. the staff was forced to call a code dry, which means no use of water except for urgent patient needs. as a precaution, the medical center postponed all elective surgeries for at least 24 hours. some nurses say yesterday's incident is one of a whole host of alarming problems in the past few years. >> there's a lot of supplies that were not being provided with at this hospital. and t

itself against allegations that its pipeline safety program was [ indiscernible ] back to the san bruno explosion. a consultant testified last week that pg&e had an effective program to check pipeline systems. the consultant testified that the public utilities commission said they were wrong when they said they didn't adequately monitor the lines. >>> a fire destroyed a mobile home in mountain view. a trailer at the sahara village mobile home park went up in yesterday. no word on what caused the fire and no injuries. >>> more than a dozen people at the hilton in san jose say a chemical odor made them sick yesterday. guests on the 18th floor complained about irritated throats and eyes so hazmat crews say air quality tests came up negative. nobody was hospitalized. >>> the sharks are getting ready to play hockey after opening training camp yesterday as fans greeted the team in san jose. the sharks open the regular season next sunday night in calgary the players have a new contract and the lockout is over. >> i'm glad they finally put their differences aside and decided to come back and give the fan

the 2010 san bruno pipe explosion was caused by the failure of old faulty welds tharpe never properly 8 people were killed and 38 homes destroyed. it's unlikely the laser scanner would have caught those internal shallow welds. it looks at ex-teario only. pg&e has added new internal inspection tools since then as well. the device costs many thousands of dollars. costs could be a factor in determining whether pg&e gets any more. in san ramon, abc7 news. >>> all right. meteorologist lisa argen joins us now with a preview of what is to come. >> yeah. certainly colder this morning. 2 to 14 degrees colder up in napa. we are freezing. the golden gate bridge quiet but numbers cooler everywhere. does it mean a cooler afternoon? we are talking snow right now in the sierra nevada. i'll have the detailed look at the next seven days coming up. >>> and also ahead, a san francisco waterfront property that's about to get an extreme makeover. moving forward, though, without forgetting its past. >>> and we will take you for a tough ride on this. oprah loves her >> there's a make over ever pier 70. 18,0

. >> the/a2p 2010 san bruno explosion was caused by failure of old, faulty wells that were never properlytested. eight people were killed and 38 homes, destroyed. it's unlikely the laser scanner would have caught those krelz. looks at exteriors only. pg&e added new inspection tools since then, as well. the device costs about $100,000 that, is a lot mer than chicken wire and spray paint so costs could be a factor in determining whether pg&e nets gets anymore. >> still ahead here tonight on abc 7 news we're going show where you can get a $4949ers at that time yoo. the display of pride of your team that will never wear off. >> new surgery to reattach a receivered finger not an emergency. ahead on 7 on your side a hospital billing controversy. >> clouds gathering and there is rain headed our way as well. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> later tonight high tech sun gases -- glasses develop that had can open up wonderful world >>> a young man being call aid hero doesn't see it that way. the 23-year-old helped save five people from this apartment fire last night, caught two skmi

. >>> survivors lawsuits from the san bruins explosion will go to -- san bruno explosion will go to trial. 220 have agreed to settlements and they will come up with a process that could take 90 days to settle the remaining claims. >>> a killing at a san francisco home last month, a preliminary hearing for ben thai luke. he is charged with the killing of three women and two men on march 23rd. luke has entered a not guilty plea. >>> two students are facing drug charges after brownies and cookies laced with marijuana ended up on campus. two other students had to be treated at the hospital after eating those snacks. it happened yesterday in the community of newman. police arrested a 14-year-old boy who brought those marijuana brownies to school. two 15-year-old boys were accused of buying them and passing them out were also placed on arrest. >>> most fish is contaminated with bad levels of mercury. the biodiversity research institute checked the hair samples of people in 8 countries. most of the hair samples were contaminated with levels of unsafe mercury. 80 percent of fish around the world

. >>> it doesn't look like survivors who filed lawsuits against pg & e are for the deadly san bruno explosion will go to trial. during a hearing in san mateo county superior court today, attorneys said they have come up with a process that should take about 90 days to settle the remaining legal claims. about 320 residents filed suit, and so far mediation efforts have netted settlements for some 120 plaintiff. >>> family members and politicians are calling for more resources to prevent military suicide as the number of suicides last year surged. numbers obtained from the pentagon show there were 349 suicides by service men and women in 2012. that's almost one a day, and also 48 more than the year before. military experts say the total may climb before it falls, as more and more veterans return home after as much as a decade in combat. >>> federal health officials are issue a new warning for pet owners about chicken jerky treats made in china. more than 3,000 dogs have become sick, and 501 dogs have died. one cat has also died, and nine other cats got sick. the new figures come after several ne

. >>> it doesn't look like survivors who filed lawsuits against pg & e are for the deadly san bruno explosionl go to trial. during a hearing in san mateo county superior court today, attorneys said they have come up with a process that should take about 90 days to settle the remaining legal claims. about 320 residents filed suit, and so far mediation efforts have netted settlements for some 120 plaintiff. >>> family members and politicians are calling for more resources to prevent military suicide as the number of suicides last year surged. numbers obtained from the pentagon show there were 349 suicides by service men and women in 2012. that's almost one a day, and also 48 more than the year before. military experts say the total may climb before it falls, as more and more veterans return home after as much as a decade in combat. >>> federal health officials are issue a new warning for pet owners about chicken jerky treats made in china. more than 3,000 dogs have become sick, and 501 dogs have died. one cat has also died, and nine other cats got sick. the new figures come after several new re

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. >>> lawsuits brought by the victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion against pg&e may not be going to trial. lawyers say they've come up with a plan to settle remaining lawsuits in the next three months. more than 320 san bruno residents still have active suits against pg&e, for the explosion that killed eight and destroyed an entire neighborhood. 120 other people have already received their settlements. >>> this could be a game-changer for active people with bad knees. a new jell that could put the bounce back in your step. it's called hydrojell. it's a jell-o substance. it may mend cartilage. little could be done to repair cartilage. researchers tested the jell on a small group of patients. it becomes promise for becoming the standard for a low-cost procedure. >> the major benefit is you have a repair that is more like the native cartilage. it will last longer. it will perform better. the patient will be able to tolerate more weight-bearing activities without having pain. >> this could help a lot of people. studies are needed to determine if it's safe long-term. >>> if you can't

. >>> lawsuits brought by victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion against pg&e may no longer be going to trial. during a hearing in san mateo county court yesterday, lawyers say they've come up with a plan to settle remaining lawsuits in the next three months. more than 320 san bruno residents have active suits against pg&e for its role in the explosion that ultimately killed eight people and destroyed an entire neighborhood. some 120 other people have already received settlements. >>> pg&e crews are working to restore power to most people living in a neighborhood. a big tree came crashing down onto a home. look at that. knocked out a power pole. 30 customers still without power. most are forced to find a place to stay overnight. the tree destroyed the entire second floor of that house hit. a neighbor actually heard and felt all that commotion. >> i was in the house on the computer. i thought it was an earthquake literally. yeah. i didn't know what it was. >> understandably. thankfully no one was hurt. a woman inside that home when it happened but she was downstairs. pg&e hopes to hav

at last check he was in critical condition. >>> lawsuits brought by victims of the san bruno pipeline explosionno longer be going to trial. during a hearing in san mateo court yesterday, lawyers say they have come up with a plan to settle remaining lawsuits over the next three months. more than 320 san bruno residents still have active suits against pg&e for its role in the september 2010 explosion that ultimately killed eight people and destroyed an entire neighborhood. some 120 other people have already received settlements. >>> another cool start to our morning. let's see what's in store. >> cool is right. cold. >> you may not know this but it's national hat day. today is a fantastic day to put a hat on to keep warm. beanie, cowboy hat, anything will do trapping warmth wherever you can. 29 in livermore. 33 in san jose. 26 in gilroy. by noon today, we'll hit our highs from yesterday. it's going to be about as warm as it was in the heat of the day yesterday as you break for lunch. we'll round out the day about five to six degrees warmer in some cities than yesterday afternoon. 57 in san jose.

. >>> lawsuits brought by victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion against pg&e may no longer be going to trial. during a hearing in san mateo county court yesterday lawyers say they've come up with a plan to settle remaining lawsuits in the next three months. more than 320 san bruno residents still have active suits against pg&e for its role in the september 2010 explosion that killed eight and destroyed an entire neighborhood. another 120 people have already received settlements. >>> in a potential move, sfo could soon be labding a brand-new name. a san francisco lawmaker planning to introduce legislation to rename the airport after harvey milk. five other supervisors need to agree before it goes on to the november ballot. if the amendment goes through, sfo would be the first airport in the country named after an openly gay person. campos says the san francisco board of supervisors could vote on this amendment as early as the end of this month. >> all i know is that this morning was the type of morning that you just wanted to stay under the covers. >> yes. do not want to be outside.

the utility against allegations that its pipeline safety program was lax prior to the deadly san bruno explosion in 2010. the consultant testified last week that pg&e had an effective program to check its pipeline system. the consultant testified that the ntsb was wrong when it found pg&e did not adequately monitor its pipelines. >>> in other headlines, a fire destroyed a mobile home in mountain view. the trailer at the sahara village mobile home park went up in flames yesterday morning. nobody was hurt. and no word yet on what might have caused that fire. >>> and more than a dozen people at the hilton in san jose say a chemical odor made them sick yesterday. guests staying on the 18th floor all complained about irritated throats and eyes. hazmat says air quality tests were negative. nobody was hospitalized. >>> we are less than a week away from the start of the national hockey league season. the sharks officially opened training camp yesterday and fans greeted the team in san jose. the sharks opened up the regular season -- open up the regular season next sunday night in calgary. the players ha

. >>> the san bruno pipe explosion are trying to negotiate one final settlement with pg&e.judge ordered the two sides to come to terms to avoid a long and costly trial. they have reached settlements in the dozens of individual lawsuits and hundreds of other suits are still pending. the blast on september 9th killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> a man accused of killing a burglary suspect is due in a courtroom for a few hours. his supporters will hold a rally outside the courthouse. 26-year-old luis ricardo fernando is accused of shooting christopher soriano in the garage of his apartment complex. the lawyers said he and others were trying to detain soriano who is suspected of breaking into cars. they accuse police of failing to respond. >>> a san jose mother who is accused of lying over the kidnapping of her daughter could be arrested sometime today. she claimed a man tried to snatch her daughter outside their home. but the police say the story had inconsistencies and the mother made up the story when interviewed again. a nursing student was kidnapped and

consultant for pg&e says the company had proper safety measures in place before the deadly san bruno explosion. the consultant testified before the state public utilities commission last week defending the utility against allegations its pipeline safety program was lax. pg&e promised to overhaul its systems after the explosion in 2010 killed 8 people and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> more bad news for the dreamliner. japan airlines says a fuel leak repair job on a jet isn't working. the 787 is under intense scrutiny after a series of problems in recent weeks including a cracked cockpit window and some computer problems aboard. u.s. government stepped in now ordering the review of the new high-tech jetliner but despite the probe, the government does say the 787 is safe to fly. >>> and new this morning, the regional transportation authority plans to file a lawsuit against united airlines today. the airline is accused of side- stepping millions of dollars in taxes by making faust claims about buying large amounts of jet fuel from an office in rural illinois. united officials deny wrongdoing. >>

. >>> pg&e must adhere to a new pipeline safety regime due to the san bruno gas explosion settlement. the contra costa times reports the utility will have to calculate a minimum safe life span for pipes. so weak ones can be replaced before they become dangerous. the settlement also requires an undisclosed amount of compensation for relatives of two victims. 44-year-old jacqueline grieg and her daughter were among eight people killed in the 2010 disaster. >>> president obama is expected to nominate his white house chief of staff as the next u.s. treasury secretary. jack lew has extensive public and private sector experience including budget director for presidents obama and bill clinton. he's also known for his thorough knowledge of the federal budget. an announcement is possible before the end of the week. >>> stip college of san francisco is hoping for a deadline extension to maintain its accreditation. the school has until march 15th to come up with a plan to fix financial problems. but officials say there are some issues that will require more time to work through. the school has a

and pg&e is expected to reach settlements on hundreds of claims related to that deadly san bruno pipeline explosion from 2010. pg&e still facing some claims filed by more than 300 residents. attorneys think those cases will be settled in the next three months as the utility hopes to avoid going to trial. 120 other cases have already been settled. >>> there's a lot of speculation about a mysterious event at facebook this morning. the company emailed reporters last week inviting them to, quote, come see what we're building, without providing any details. rumors have been flying about everything from a smartphone to a new search engine. the last time facebook held a news conference it announced it was going public. so we'll have to wait to see. >>> apple shares are barely above $500 this morning after falling below that level during the latest session the first time apple stock was that low in nearly a year. investors got nervous after rumblings that the iphone 5 may not be doing as well as expected. the iphone is facing stiff competition from competitors running google's android software. >>> it is 4

. >>> well, it's not likely that lawsuits in the san bruno explosion will actually go to trial.e filed claims. about 120 have already agreed to settlement. lawyerses said in court that this -- lawyers said this could take about 90 i days settle the remaining claims. >>> the man accused of killing five people at a san francisco home last month is due in court at 9:00 this morning. a preliminary hearing for luck is scheduled for today. he's charged with five counts of murder stemming from the killing of three women and two men on march 23rd in the ingleside district. he's entered a not guilty plea. >>> happening now, a court hearing for lindsay lohan is underway in los angeles. the 26-year-old is charged with reckless driving and lying to police about a traffic accident last june. lohan told police she was not behind the wheel but police suspect she was the driver. at the time of the crash, lohan was on probation for a necklace theft case. she could face jail time if a judge determines she violated her probation. >>> 8:52. we have new information about last week's oil tanker accid

." >>> lawsuits brought against pg&e by victims of that san bruno pipeline explosion may no longer be going to trial. lawyers say she has cothey have with a plan to settle remaining lawsuits within the next three months. more than 320 san bruno residents have active lawsuits against pg&e for its role in th 2010 explosion that killed eight people and destroyed an entire neighborhood. 120 other lawsuits have been settled already. >>> san jose will soon have a temporary replacement as police chief. deputy chief larry esquivel is now the acting chief. esquivel started his career in 1984 as a san jose reserve officer. he takes over for retiring chief chris moore who leaves his post on friday. >>> tonight the oakland city council deciding whether to hire high profile police consultant william bratton. a proposal is on the books to hire bratton on $150,000 contract. he's the former chief of police in new york city and los angeles and he's known for the zero tolerance police strategy including gang injunctions, curfews and no loitering laws. he's also known for new york's stop and frisk poli

a subir por las mejoras que se estan realizando actualmente en las tuberias despues de la explosion en san brunocon el inicio del aÑo nuevo, tambien llegan nuevas leyes a todo california. take vo #1 ---una con vinculos directos al area de la bahia, es el proyecto de ley de los "party bus" o autobuses de fiesta. ---la ley prohibe que las personas que tengan menos de 21 aÑos beban alcohol en las limusinas o autobuses. ---ademas, requiere que una persona de al menos 25 aÑos de edad, acompaÑe a los pasajeros que sean menores de edad. take vo #2 ---otra ley que entr en vigor hoy mismo, permite a los conductores manejar y enviar mensajes de texto al mismo tiempo solamente si utilizan tecnologia de manos libre. ---los dispositivos deben estar diseÑados para permitir operaciones por voz y sin uso de manos para dictar, enviar o escuchar una comunicacion basada en texto. take vo #3 ---y otra nueva ley.... permite que los vehiculos con piloto automatico transiten por las carreteras publicas siempre y cuando sean parte de una prueba aprobada por el estado. ---cada vehiculo debe tener un operador con licenci

. >> a settlement between pg&e and a family that lost a mother and daughter in the san bruno gas explosion giving the family audit rights over the safety progress of the company. a mother and her 13-year-old daughter were among eight kills that destroyed 38 homes. in addition to monetary settlement the family attorney says pg&e must send progress reports on gas safety program. >> i looked at the temperatures the next couple of days...i will have to turn up the heat but i don't want to do that because the bill is so high. >> we have to think warmly. mike? >> the key is the next couple of days not this morning. we are waking up to temperatures close to yesterday. we still have fog. it is not as wide-spread fog as yesterday but it is local in spots. temperatures in the upper 30's to low 40's. we are slightly warmer around fremont at friend and san francisco at 48. fog is the big weather worry. mostly cloudy by noon, around 50 and in the low-to-mid 50's by 4:00 and scattered showers are moving in to our neighborhoods and hang around until evening with temperatures in the mid-50's tone, tempera

san bruno pipeline explosion 2010 he's criticized how lacks the companies and how cozyting the cpuc chairmanhe company he regulates. now this. budget discrepancy. >> we don't know if they are going in the right place. we don't know if they are spending more than they should. less than they should. the problem is that it's again our money. they can't account for. >>reporter: cpuc declined to be interviewed fwhu a formal response to the department of finance it basically agreed to almost every finding and promised to correct the problem. audit found that despite discrepancy the commission avoided going into the red in most cases. governor brown pencilled in 20 200,000 dollars more for the cpuc to hire 3 additional budget people to keep the finances in order. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead here tonight on 7 news at 9:00. presidential inauguration. ♪ [ piano playing]. >> you are going to meet several bay area people who will be part of the festivities in washington next woke and they are packed and ready to go. >> nobel prize winner and former head of lawrence berkeley lab. will cabi

>> we did that after san bruno but during that explosion, we were on site first.ing on homes where pets were left behind. we had animals who were displaced and spend time in our shelter at no cost while owners could get settled. we kept them safe there. we were handing out supplies as well. we were helping on a lot of fronts after san bruno. >> that is fantastic. you brought a lot of stuff here. people need to think about for their pets. you've got a little bag that collapses? >> it's collapsible and you transport it. it's important. having visible identification. there is little collar. we see far too many pets that don't have i.d. and if they do have i.d. it's an outdated phone number or address. it has to be current. also a way to transport animals. their dog or cat has never been in a carrier or never been in the car before. you want them to be used the to being in a car. this is good way to do that. also have a few places to go in an emergency. have one place in your community where your petted can go and place outside the community. we saw the people in san

. >>> settlements are expected against pg&e after the san bruno pipeline explosion killed eight people. attorneys think the cases will be settled in the next 90 days as the utility hopes to avoid going to trial. already 120 cases have been settled through mediation. >>> an invitation from facebook didn't have much information about what it plans to reveal at a news conference today. the company emailed reporters last week inviting them to "come see what we're building." that's all it said. rumors have been flying since then about everything from the smartphone to a new search engine. the last time facebook held a news conference it announced it was going public. >>> apple stock is suffering as the company is reportedly cutting back on iphone production. apple shares dropped below $500 during yesterday's trading. they hadn't been that low in 11 months. apple stock reached $705 a share in september when the iphone 5 was released. >>> if you haven't gotten it you probably know someone who has gotten the flu. so far california hasn't been hit as hard as the rest of the country but doctors

. >>> settlements are expected in more than 300 claims against pg&e after the san bruno pipeline explosion that killed eight people. attorneys think those cases will be settled in the next three months as the utility hopes to avoid going to trial. already 120 cases have been settled through mediation. >>> and today lance armstrong confirmed what a lot of people have believed all along. >> this after years of denying that he doped. cbs has learned that in an interview with oprah today armstrong confessed he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the tour de france. oprah says the interview lasted 2.5 hours and she was surprised by some of armstrong's answers to her questions. she says he seemed ready to let it all out. >> i would say he did not come clean in the manner that i expected. it was surprising to me. i would say this, uhm, for myself, my team, all of us in the room, we were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers. >> anne arundel strong's admission could lead to a lawsuit from the federal government. he accepted sponsorship money from the u.s. postal service and now he is a

familia demandara a la compaÑia de electricidad y gas tras la muerte de una madre e hija en la explosion de san brunoarse que con este acuerdo se evite otro desastre igual. --jacqueline greig de 44 y janessa greig de 13 estuvieron entre las 8 que perecieron en el mortal incidente. blanca ---crear una imagen mas al estilo europeo para atraer mas turistas. take vo ---esa es una propuesta que fue aprobada hoy por el concejo de la ciudad de san jose, bajo la cual se permitira la instalacion de sitios publicos para que los restaurantes puedan instalar mesas al aire libre.. ---el programa piloto tendra un aÑo de duracion pero requeriria que las aceras fueran extendidas hacia la calle lo que llevaria a la perdida de algunos sitios de estacionamiento. blanca ---el gobernador jerry brown firmo una orden ejecutiva que pone de forma inmediata, fin a la emergencia presidiaria causada por la sobrepoblacion en los centros penitenciarios del estado. take vo ---el mandatario estatal, ademas, anuncio una accion legal para terminar con la intervencion federal en las carceles de california. ---desde 2006 el gobierno fe

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. >> lawsuits filed by survivors of the deadly san bruno gas pipeline explosion likely will not go toed in the suit against pg&e said during a hearing that it will take about 90 days to settle remaining claims filed by more than 300 residents. >> eight people were killed and 38 homes were destroyed in september 2010 gas line bust. >> a set of sails out a judge's ruling in october is a fairly motivating pg&e to sell. >> the judge denied the utility's bid to bar jurors from weighing whether the company to pay potentially millions of dollars in damages to the victims. >> a body found in the trunk of a car parked near sonoma state university. the car was in the no parking is on petaluma hill road north east cotati avenue police say the car is associated with the suspect wanted for questioning in a crime reporter friday in santa rosa. >> police searched the car and found a body wrapped a blanket is not clear how the person died. >> police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed a san rafeal bank earlier this month. >> you are looking at surveillance photographs. >> of the r

. >> the consultant says pg&e has standards in place even before the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosionhe consultant, testified last week for a minister of law judge is considering whether to levy as much as five under million dollars in fines against the company. >> pg&e has promised overhaul is gas system integrity manager program in an increased effort to improve safety. >> toll booth number for the dumbarton bridge is set to reopen today since the beginning of the year, but in addition to force the closure of the total. >> that is led to a great deal of congestion, especially during the morning commute. >> totaled #four will be safe--staff from 7 to 9. >> this is what news for commuters. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news good news for former president george h. w. bush! we will tell you when he could be released from the hospital next. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. vision expanding to a 5-inch 1080p hd d

. >> and laws and settlement with the family who lost a mother and daughter and the san bruno pipe explosiong&e must take extra safety precautions. >> the settlement with the greig family requires that the utility to calculate a minimum safe life span for pipes in populated areas. >> the move is expected to help prevent another similar tha disaster. >> under the agreement, the utility will give the family reports on progress. >> pg&e also made an undisclosed payment to the family, as part of the september settlement. >> walgreen's has agreed to pay $1.4 million in civil penalties for a credible pricing practices involving california customers. >> inspectors found multiple discrepancies between the prices walgreen's advertise on the shelf and what people were charged. >> as part of the agreement, customers were overcharged at the checkout the get a free item under $5 and either $5 discount credit. walgreen also status is get a price guarantee program in california stores. >> a notice cameras behind bars is morning after posing as a parking lot attendant and taking money from unsuspecting driv

how some of the changes are tied to the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. >>> plus -- according to a new ruling if you get hurt on a bumper car or some other ride at an amusement park, you can only blame yourself. >>> starting to clear out. we had mostly cloudy skies. now partly cloudy. very cool and breezy coming down from the north. windchill in santa rosa is 26 degrees. bundle up. it will be cool but partly sunny to mostly sunny. >>> 7:11. the u.s. senate passed a last- minute deal overnight to keep the country from going over that fiscal cliff but this is not a done deal yet. ktvu's kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom now breaking down -- this is very complicated exactly where we are right now. >> reporter: the u.s. senate pulled an all-nighter to do its part to avoid automatic income tax hikes and deep government spending cuts but the house has yet to approve the measure. senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein voted with the majority of the senate to extend the current tax rates for households making less than $450,000 a year and individuals making less t

pg & e reached a settlement with two families of the san bruno explosion.s new safety measures. jacquelyn gregg and her daughter were among eight people killed when the pipeline exploded in 2010. the mercury news says the agreement with the family forces the utility to closely study the life span of the aging pipeline and give the family progress reports. the family attorney says it will help prevent another disaster. let's check the forecast now with christina loren. it was quite a day yesterday. how are we looking now? >> pretty foggy. good morning to you. we are going to see a nice first half of the day. we have showers on the way and a cold blast of air into tonight. less than a quarter mile visibility from livermore to concord. you're dropping like a rock in fairfield as the fog creeps in through the delta. travel cautiously. the air quality improved from yesterday. today we are back in the good range just about everywhere. moderate air quality prevails for the east today. temperatures will be much cooler. you will notice the difference. 56 degrees in

raise its natural gas rates to help finance upgrades to the system following the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. but the group says customers should not have to pay for pg&e's mistakes. >>> 7:20. i think you are still gonna need a coat this morning. it's another cloudy, chilly morning. but that's beautiful. >> yes, it is. >> live pictures. meteorologist, steve paulson, will be here to tell us when things will start to warm up. >>> and the one thing that superstorm -- and the one thing that dash and the one thing that sonia sotomayor said she could not discuss but she did anyway. >>> supreme court justice sonia sotomayor was here in the bay area and told a san francisco audience about her journey to the high court. sonia sotomayor is the first latina and the third woman on the u.s. supreme court. she said she couldn't answer questions about her views on same-sex marriage since those issues are before the high court. however, she then went on to say it was affirmative action that helped get her first into princeton and then into harvard. >> yes, i needed help. but once i got there, i worked at it

. >> the consultant says pg&e had extended the plays evil for the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion.sultant, testified last week before administrative law judge is considering whether to levy as much as $500 million in fines against the company. >> pg&e has promised to overhaul its gas systems integrity management program in increased effort to improve safety. >> totaled #four at the dumbarton bridge is set to reopen today since the beginning of the year, budget issues that forced the closure of the global. >> that is led to a great deal of congestion, especially during the deal of congestion, especially during the morning c staples is the number 1 office super store ink retailer in america. deal of congestion, especially during the morning c now get $6 back in staples rewards for every ink cartridge you recycle when you spend $50 on hp ink. staples, that was easy. for ovnights can feel califolong and lonely.dren, i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster chil

it reminded him he got scared he thought of the pipeline explosion in san bruno.s are still standing by here at the scene. everything is safe now. they are just waiting for the utility workers to come out here. they are expected in the next half hour to work to see how to get the electricity back on here in this neighborhood. we'll have an update coming up in the next half hour. reporting live from palo alto janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a busy oakland freeway became the scene of a dangerous side show over the weekend. ktvu alex savidge is in oakland. tells us the video of the stunt was then posted online. alex. >> reporter: yeah. video of this dangerous stunt making the rounds on the internet. it all happened here in the middle of 880. a busy freeway obviously. it was in the middle of the day. right near the coliseum. as we drove by this morning, you can still see quite a few tire marks on the roadway. chp is investigating this freeway side show. this is the video that surfaced on youtube over the weekend. it shows several cars simultaneously doing d

that explosion caught some residents to think of the explosion in san bruno. is what they heard. >> sounds like a big explosive. and i went outside the door. i seen the smoke on the street. >> reporter: did you see the fire? >> i seen the fire. >> reporter: how high was it? >> about five feet high. >> reporter: so this fire, of course, much smaller than the san bruno situation. firefighters are saying that this situation, everything is safe. the fire caused power to go out for 600 residents in the area. in the last 45 minutes, they were able to restore it for all about about 211 customers. at -- 21 customers. at this point, a spokesman says they think it was an oil leak that caused the fire. it will take some time for those workers to fix the problem for the other people in the neighborhood. coming up in the next hour, we'll get an update on when they expect to have everything fixed. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, janine. >>> 7:04. in san lorenzo, the police search goes on for a hit-and- run drowner blamed for knocking out power at hespe

san bruno pipeline disaster. one woman and her daughter were killed in the deadly 2010 explosion. the chronicle reports the settlement with pg&e requires the utility to track the life span of the pipes. the family will be able to demand progress reports from pg&e and can initiation mediation talks if needed. the family also received an undisclosed payment. >>> the big announcement involving barry bonds expected at -- at 11:00 a.m. we're about to find out if baseball's all-time king has been voted into the hall of fame. ktvu's tara moriarty is live in san francisco right now with more on this really hot debate about the big vote. >> reporter: well, steroid use, alleged steroid use could it keep him out of the hall of fame? we spoke to sports radio and they seem to think he's out. they will decide the fate of -- barry bonds and other players. also under contribution mike piazza, coverage biggio and curt shill -- consideration, mike piazza yo, craig biggio and curt schilling. >> every generation is tainted from some way. whether it was segregation or in the '60s or '50s. there's prog

san bruno. pg&e lawyers assert the program measured up to gas industry standards. the claim is reportedly part of pg&e's effort to minimize the expected huge fines for the explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. now earlier company executives admitted that there were problems with pg&e pipeline testing and maintenance prior to the disaster in san bruno. >>> time now 6:47. big crowds turned out for a daly city gun show and fears about new gun control laws may have inspired them. on saturday and sunday the lines wrapped around outside the cal palace. ammunition was a popular item at this gun event. it comes after they proposed a bullet control bill. tomorrow the vice president will make gun control recommendations following the deadly newtown school shooting. >> i think people are worried their rights will be taken away. the only ones that will have guns are those that are getting them illegally. >> they will offer recommendations like requiring universal background checks even on private gun sales. tomorrow the house of representatives will vote on part two for age package for super storm sandy. house speaker john boehner approved that bill

san bruno. pg&e lawyers are claiming the program measured up to gas industry standards. if that claim is reportedly part of pg&e effort to minimize the expected huge fines for the explosion and fire where eight people were killed. 38 homes were destroyed. earlier pg&e executives admitted there were problems with their pipeline testing and maintenance before the disaster in san bruno. >>> also new this morning we are learning more about when the royal couple is expecting their first baby. just a short time ago they announced the due date is expected sometime in july. we are learning duchess kate's condition is improving after she was hospitalized last month for acute morning sickness. >>> time now 5:48. let's get everybody out the door. sal, you're watching the roads and toll plaza. >> that is right. we're looking a the the very important toll plaza. this is where we start to see what kind of commute we're going to have. already slowing here in some of the left lanes. still okay in the middle fast track lanes. by 6:15 this will change quite a bit. if you're driving on interstate 880 up and down the nimitz freeway it does look pretty good. no problems on westbound 580 the

explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. earlier company executives admitted there were problems with pg&e pipeline testing and maintenance prior to the disaster in san bruno. >>> nurses are kicking off a two-day strike at santa rosa memorial hospital. it's the third time in four months the union has called a strike as contract negotiations continue. replacement nurses have been hired on a four-day contract so striking nurses could be locked out until the 18th. the hospital says the urgent care center will be temporarily closed today and tomorrow. instead patients will be treated at santa rosa and roe neck park facilities. >>> in a few hours maintenance crews will wrap up work on a runway. it was closed for the weekend for federally mandated work that included improvements to the lighting and navigational aid. flights from other west coast cities were delayed because of that closure. >>> time is 4:45. probably excited about the 49ers game. >> i think so yes. >> sal, how is it looking? >> it looks pretty good. on this monday we could have a rough one because more and more people coming back to school today. so we'll be here to give you the coverage and all