people who live in the fire area are asked to contact san bruno officials, who are trying to account for everyone. all san bruno park elementary schools and parkside junior high school are closed today. but capuchino high will be open. blood donations are being sought for victims of the explosion. the plan today is to search for potential casualties. that process won't be able to begin until the sun comes up... and when the situation is safe for rescue workers and emergency crews. "our problem is obviously with the high-pressure gas line. we could not get close to that line until they could shut down that pipeline... currently, they are shutting down distribution lines, so we still have residuals in the gas line. so at the last briefing, we still were not able to access the area fully." search dogs will reportedly be used in the effort. the city of san bruno is still working on getting an offic >>> search dogs will reportedly be used in that search effort. the city of san bruno still working on getting an official head count to determine how many people in that neighborhood are missing. >>> quite a few schools in sa

san bruno. very good information. a lot of people want to help. quite a few schools in san bruno will be closed today. those closures include all elementary schools in the san bruno parkool district. parkside intermediate school will also be closed for the day. but we do want to let new that capuchino high school will remain open. >>> it's 5:47. back out to chopper 5. over that neighborhood in san bruno, we do invite you to stay with us. we are getting a lot more information into the newsroom and we'll keep you posted. ,,,,,, as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was working. i'm jerry brown. california needs major changes. we have to live within our means; we have to return power and decision making to the local level-closer to the people and no new taxes without voter approval. jerry brown the knowledge and know-how to get california working again. >>> it is 5:50. >> these are pictures from chopper 5 this morning as we take a look at the devastation from that gas explosion in san bruno happened j

in the meantime we know there will be no classes at any school, in the san bruno park school district today. students at all 7 elementary schools, allen, belle air, crestmoor, el crystal, john muir -- cappuccino is closed today. no classes for any sciewnts in students in the san bruno park school district. their top priority is to account for everyone who was forced out of the fire zone. >> it's a terrible tragedy. it's fallen on our city this afternoon. our main concern is public officials here, making sure our citizens are safe. >> many residents went to evacuation centers but others are staying with family and friends. the city is urging everyone in the evacuation area to visit a evacuation center in person or call the check in hotline, 650- 616-7180. city officials scheduled an update for 8 this morning and we will carry that conference live. >>> here a s a look at the other stories we are following. this morning trader on the floor of new york stock exchange observed a moment of silence. this is in advance of tomorrow's 9th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. official comm

. >>> also all schools in the san bruno park school district are closed today until further notice. for more information go to the district's website, fbpsd.k12.ca.us, or call 650-616-7180. >>> this morning neighbors in the area are lobbing serious accusations at pg&e. bob redell is live in san bruno this morning. neighbor says they smelled gas coming out of street gutters for a week? >> about a week and a half. good morning to you. you are correct. i'll have more of that in a minute. i wanted to update you on information. the last we heard officially from the fire officials was this this fire was roughly 50% contained. but this morning, about 20, 30 minutes ago i talked to a fire official with the cal department of emergency services, and they tell us that they believe that number has increased. let me give you a lay of the land. we are on glenn view that cro cross street is san bruno. if you zoom in, will you see a white glow of smoke. that's where the fire is contained. this person i spoke to said they were under the impression that this fire should be close to 100% contained by

san bruno senior center that's on crystal springs road. >>> we also want to let you know schools in the area are scheduled to be open today. all eight schools in the san bruno park district were closed friday because of the fire. but all will resume classes today. the same goes for parkside intermediate school. >>> for up-to-the-minute developments from san bruno, log on to our website, cbs5.com. >>> let's get our first look at traffic and weather for this hour. gianna, we check the commute. >> i wish i had better news but bart commuters we have delays of 20 to 30 minutes four sfo and millbrae due to an equipment problem eastbound. give yourself extra time. if you plan to take the freeways not a bad idea, no delays on 101 along the peninsula. everything looks good. if you are taking the golden gate bridge or actually the bay bridge, rather, traffic cruising along, no delays at the toll plaza. here's a look at your forecast. tracy? >> hey, thank you, gianna. forecast for this morning, heading out the door, partly cloudy conditions inland, mostly cloudy conditions around the bay and we have delays on arrivals at sfo around 50 minutes on arrivals for the morning. c

san bruno. they said all sambar no are welcome also the editor for the san bruno patch which is an online community also treated that the san bruno parkta council they're going to write thank-you cards for firefighters and police tomorrow from 4 till 6:00 p.m. at the old navy at the ball tomorrow. if you'd like to join them that to get at the old navy at the mall tomorrow at the san bruno park pta. we have information on our web site www.kron4.com great links, videos lotsÑç resources about this. sit just go to www.kron4.com and check out all resources. >> this just in to the kron 4 news room we just learned that two state senators are planning a senate investigation and a public hearing into this blast. this is coming from senator san francisco and loss angeles they say once again on this right away they're going to start the investigation as soon as possible and get some of these hearings started in the coming weeks. >> we want to show you video this is congresswoman jackie spirit of this area sambar in a san mateo county. her area in congress use during the evacuation center and the damaged area and san bruno. one of the number stat

. >> all eight of the schools in the san bruno park elementary school district will closed on friday because of that pipeline explosion. >>> in the san bruno disaster -- and the san bruno disaster has touched students at one university. members of san jose state set up a table asking students to donate. a couple of the brothers there are from san bruno. >> we felt like we had to step in and support. we brought this idea together and we set it all up. we put it in as soon as possible. >> fraternity members say the donations collected today will go directly to the red cross for san bruno disaster relief. >> this is the worst bay area fire since the oakland hills firestorm 19 years ago and survivors of that disaster say the devastating losses then still echo today. john fouler is live tonight in the -- john fouler is live tonight in the oakland hills. >> reporter: this pavilion, a reminder of what thousands can't forget. the nation's most costly urban fire, 3,000 homes destroyed, 25 dead. >> it was a life-changing experience. >> reporter: gordon piper stood on his front steps that sunday

san bruno. the san bruno park school district says its elementary schools will be closed today however cappuccino high school will be open. >> blood centers of the pacific has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations. they especially need type o negative blood which can be given to anyone in an emergency. a spokesperson say burn victims often need plasma for surgeries. if you can donate blood where go to our website, abc7news.com. other ways you can help as well as photos by our viewers. >> 5:10 now. obviouslythe explosion and fire forced closure of surface streets as well as freeway off-ramps. >> let's check with frances and get the latest. >> here's the very latest from cal tran. the northbound skyline off-ramp has been reopened. i'll show you these live helicopter pictures as you tell you about some of the traffic conditions. now all but 280 exits and off-ramps are open into san bruno; however i still wouldn't advise taking the skyline boulevard off-ramp because skyline is still closed between sneed and san bruno avenue. so if you are trying to head up to skyline college, try to avoid th

but the fire is forcing some schools in san bruno to stay closed today. the san bruno park school district says its elementary schools will be closed. san bruno school district administrators say the education site is also closed however cappuccino high school will be open and offering grief counselors to any person who needs to talk today. >> in addition to the official shelters, residents have been gathering at the bay hill mall for the latest information and to check on each other. >> abc 7's mark matthews is there. mark, what's the latest? >> this is a staging area where people from the community have been gathering all night. a little earlier today i spoke with bob pelegrini, one of those who lost his home when the big fireball erupted. >> all of a sudden we seen this huge hundred foot flume of orange flame. i started looking, what's going on here. it creeped up towards us and then drew back. and you could start to feel the heat coming through the window. and we started to see the window crack from the heat. so i decided to go in the room, put on some shoes and we grab

. >>> several schools closed today including all san bruno park elementary schools and parkside juniorpuchino high school will be open and so will skyline college. >>> we have been mentioning lieutenant governor abel maldonado about to speak in san bruno regarding the explosion and the fire. simon perez joins us now. however, simon, i guess we're hearing that the lieutenant governor has yet to arrive at that location. >> reporter: he has not arrived yet, john. we do have all of our cameras and microphones set up waiting for him. we're also waiting to hear from the san bruno fire chief who is supposed to give us an update this morning. if you take a look at this video, you can see there is a whole lot to talk about. the devastation just dramatic right there in that neighborhood. today we are hearing already that as many as 6 people may have died in this fire and this explosion. but now that the sun is up and the rescue crews are going to go through, they say that they are very likely to find even more bodies. we are going to have to take cadaver dogs in as well because unfortunately, it

. >> into the kron 4 news room we've learned that all schools in the san bruno park school district willbe back in session on monday. their normal scheduled they were closed today because of the explosion. >> now we want to check in with kron 4 is dan carmen who is at the command center and of course last night the command center served as as a corrugation point for the evacuees and red cross. >> piccinni have donated a million dollars for the recovery of those that a been impacted by this. they said last night during the news conference if they were going help with things now they said they have donated $1 million for ongoing help as things move toward. a couple things we should talk about it is the search going on today. it's interesting that the earlier news conference was the fact the fire chief said they have not heard any reports of anybody missing. we just heard a report from his seat that once somebody's looking for somebody. of the official reports of this time of anyone missing purifier crews are moving through the wreckage going door to door checking houses for any casualties.

we want to let you know that the san bruno parks and recreation center, department center is operating now as an emergency shelter. if you need assistance or want to find someone, the san bruno parks and recreation center operating tonight as an emergency shelter. >>> also, we should say we heard from tom vacar a little bit earlier. pg & e has said that this was a pg & e transmission line that ruptured. but pg & e is not sure what happened or who may be responsible. that pg & e is now saying tonight, that quote their thoughts go out to everyone affected by this situation and their priority right now is to make sure that the area is safe. and if it is in fact, that they are responsible, that they will take care of the damages and the resulting disaster that we are seeing here with those 53 homes lost and 120 others damaged. >>> okay we are going to go back now to john sasaki who is in an area not far, just a couple of blocks from this fire in fact. john-- >> reporter: we're standing at the corner of secoia and sneed, an area where this has been very, very active. not only with emergency

we want to let you know that the san bruno parks and recreation center, department center is operating now as an emergency shelter. if you need assistance or want to find someone, the san bruno parks and recreation center operating tonight as an emergency shelter. >>> also, we should say we heard from tom vacar a little bit earlier. pg & e has said that this was a pg & e transmission line that ruptured. but pg & e is not sure what happened or who may be responsible. that pg & e is now saying tonight, that quote their thoughts go out to everyone affected by this situation and their priority right now is to make sure that the area is safe. and if it is in fact, that they are responsible, that they will take care of the damages and the resulting disaster that we are seeing here with those 53 homes lost and 120 others damaged. >>> okay we are going to go back now to john sasaki who is in an area not far, just a couple of blocks from this fire in fact. john-- >> reporter: we're standing at the corner of secoia and sneed, an area where this has been very, very active. not only with emergency

san bruno area and 300 customers are without gas. three at&t cellphone towers with back up and running on emergency power. the fire is affecting some schools in san bruno other than skyline. the san bruno park school district said its elementary schools will all be closed today. >> however, cappuccino high school will be open. blood centers of the pacific has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations. they especially need type o negative blood which can be given to anyone in an emergency. burn victims often need plasma for surgeries. and to find out where you can donate blood, go to our website abc7news.com. you'll also find information on other ways you can help as well as photos and videos submitted by our viewers. you heard laura anthony say earlier in this newscast from the veterans memorial rec center where a lot of evacuees have been taken they have need for things like baby clothes. >> diapers. >> yeah. looking for ways to help out, that's one way. >> some better news for driving in that vicinity. there have been closures. let's check with frances and get the latest. >> the san bruno exits are now open. what remains closed though are the north 280 skyline boulevard off-ramp and

san bruno. again, we were checking on skyline college and whether that area has power but the san bruno parks schoolistrict says its elementary schools will be closed but cappuccino high school, the only high school in san bruno will be open. an emergency appeal for blood donations. especially need type o which can be given to anyone in an emergency. a spokesperson for the blood center says approximate burn victims often need plasma for surgeries. to find out where you can donate blood where go to our website abc7news.com. find out ways you can help as well as photos and videos as submitted by our viewers. >> it's 4:12 right now. we're on early because will have what happened in san bruno, the explosion and fire from last night and the effects it continues to have this morning. frances is checking traffic. frances, we know some surface streets in san bruno are shut down. >> definitely avoid the area if you don't need to be there. here's a look at the map. if you're going on 280, we actually have off-ramps blocked. the san bruno avenue off-ramp is blocked after 280 as we will as sneed and that's what

. >> we are just getting word about the san bruno park school district being closed tomorrow. >> elementary and middle school that feeds those schools. they will be closed tomorrow probably. >> so if your skyles elementary or park district there will be no classes held tomorrow. quite understand afternoon. yes. >> well again you look at sky 7 hd at a scene that will continue all night long and perhaps much longer than that as firefighters begin the process of going door to door -- whom site to home site i should say looking for to make sure everyone got out and also as pg&e and fire crew begin to shut off all the gas and put out the individual fires this is going to continue for quite some time and before the fires are out and then tm really hard work begins of rebuilding this area. >> we want to check in now with vick lee who is at the bay hill shopping center now. evacuation center with update for us. vick. >> we just left the san brawn 0recreation center on crystal spring road+++a?

i do have information, all san bruno park elementary schools, all the elementary schools closed tomorrow now along with the elementary schools, park side junior high will also be closed. the exception cappuccino high school, the high school will be open tomorrow. guys. >> all right. alan thank you very much. >>> well, just to recap, this has been going on since 6:15 p.m. today, a huge explosion in san bruno, pg&e is taking responsibility for it, they don't know how it started, they don't know -- they don't have any idea of anything beyond the fact that it is a gas explosion. people in the area, because it is so close to the airport, thought that a plane crashed and firefighters even though the san bruno fire department is just within that same neighbourhood they have a fire station there. they couldn't move in, because the gas explosion was sintense, so hot they had to wait in order for it to be shut off before they could move in and put out the flame in the houses in the general area. 53 homes have been destroyed, obliterated, 120 homes damaged the fire as of about a half hour ago, was

. >> anyone who can't get their mail at home can pick it up at san bruno main post service. >> the san bruno park school district inspected campuses today declaring them safe. so... school resumes on a normal schedule on monday. >> and a town hall meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at st. roberts church. >> and there is more coverage on this as we continue here. we want to focus on the weather forecast. and the weekend. >> spencer christian is here with that. >> there is a warm up going to continue throughout the weekend. take a look at readings, 80s east bay z 70s around the bay. 68 degrees now in san francisco. there is 24 hour degree change in temperatures. each location is several degrees warmer at this hour than it was at this hour yesterday. fact is coastal fog developing overnight. cooler next week and still, nice, mild our satellite close up shows shallow fog layer today near the coast. sunny skies and warm conditions and not only inland but along the coast. overnight fog returning to the coast and deepening a bit thachl is where it will be in the morning. and there is low temperatu

san bruno neighborhood where the blast occurred. parents brought their kids to crestmoor elementary school. all eight of the schools in the san bruno park elementary school district were closed on friday because of the pipeline explosion. >> it's right over in the next neighborhood. i still don't know. but i -- everything should be okay. i'm sure they wouldn't allow the children there if that were an issue. >> school officials say counseling is being made available to students to help them cope with the fire that rashabled their neighborhood. >> seeing the devastation from thursday's blast, the rest of pg&e's millions of customers may be thinking could a pipeline explode near their homes? that's why the pipeline utility is ordering the investigation of the line. tom vacar is live for us in san bruno with more on what crews are doing as they inspect some of those lines. some? >> reporter: actually, we're in oakland because we want to show you what the problem is. these cars are rolling right over it. more than 99% of the entire gas system is buried, making eyeballing every foot impossible. this morning, pg&e crews dug and inspected key e

san bruno. one is at veterans memorial recreation center at 251 city park bay, another is at bayhill shopping center the intersection of san bruno avenue and cherry avenue. those impacted by the blast, help is available, help from the red cross. call the red cross at 1-888-4-help b 1-888-4-help-bay. we are on san bruno avenue at the barrier of -- one of the checkpoints here, one of the spots leading in. folks are just starting to show up and wonder what happened to their homes. another location on the northern edge is where monte francis joins us live and people are just trying to learn what happened to their homes. >> reporter: i want to show you this road block here behind me. a perimeter has been set up all around this fire zone. 200 law enforcement officers are out here making sure no one goes into the fire zone who is not supposed to. hundreds of pg&e customers are without power. safety assessment teams are trying to determine how safe it is for fire crews to do house by house searches inside the perimeter, now that it is daylight. the hope is that those searches can take place. what's been an

last night, family and friends gathered at the san bruno park remembering another victim of the tragedy. jessica morales was watching football with her boyfriend at the time of the explosion. the 20-year-old woman was killed. her boyfriend seriously burned. jessica morales' funeral will take place tomorrow night at the church of the highlands. >>> the city of san bruno has declared a local state of emergency. that unanimous vote came last night during a special meeting at city hall. the declaration will release more state and federal assistance. city leader says the devastating fire has changed san bruno forever. >> the situation has changed the community in ways that we probably don't yet even have the ability to perceive. >> last night's city vote follows the state of emerncy already declared by state lawmakers in sacramento. >>> time is 6:06. a 19-year-old man is facing serious charges after leading chp officers in a chase in downtown san jose that killed two of his passengers. officers say they pulled over jose fernandez because of a missing license plate. when the officers got out

san bruno park school district no classes on friday. for obvious reasons. the elementary school, no classes will be held in the san bruno school district. >> coverage will continue at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, special time for the abc-7 morning news. >> we're glad you were with us for our continuing tonk, and the morning news begins at 4. thank you for watching, and i know you'll be thinking about those people in san bruno who have lost so much. nightline is up next. good night everyone. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-

san bruno tomorrow. live in san bruno, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> that meeting is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. at st. roberts catholic church. the church is right across from the san bruno city park near oak avenue. >> we want you to get a closer look at specific streets where homes have been damaged or destroyed. streets are highlighted in red. earl avenue, glen view, claremont and fairmont drives and concord way. the highest concentration is on glen view and claremont. they put up a complete list of homes damaged or destroyed. to view the list, go to our website, www.ktvu.com and click on the san bruno fire tab at the top. the four people killed in the fire are three adults and one child. investigators say they'll make identificatis using dental records but members of the community told us a mother and daughter are among the dead. janet has more on the human loss. >> reporter: two dozen crews picked through the rubble today using search dogs as they moved through looking for more victims of the blast that's killed at least 4 people. the recovery effort slowed because many buildings were too hot. >> two additional urban search and rescue teams to assist us as there's quite a bit

several schools are closed including all the san bruno park elementary schools and parkside junior highcapuchino high school will be open. skyline college in san bruno has checked in. it is open today. faculty, staff and students can check the college website if you would like more information. >>> it is 6:27 :28. pets are affected by the explosion. there is some help available. we'll tell you about that. also in other news, the investigation into the east bay killing spree turns up another grisly discovery. three people are dead ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> good morning. these are pictures of what's left of that san bruno neighborhood this morning. at least three people are dead after a natural gas line exploded into flames yesterday evening. there may be as many as six deaths. dozens of others have been injured. the explosion and fires destroyed 53 homes, at least 120 others damaged. there are quite a few stories emerging about people narrowly escaping

san bruno tomorrow. live in san bruno, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> that meeting is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. at st. roberts catholic church. the church is right across from the san bruno city park near oak avenue. >> we want you to get a closer look at specific streets where homes have been damaged or destroyed. streets are highlighted in red. earl avenue, glen view, claremont and fairmont drives and concord way. the highest concentration is on glen view and claremont. they put up a complete list of homes damaged or destroyed. to view the list, go to our website, www.ktvu.com and click on the san bruno fire tab at the top. the four people killed in the fire are three adults and one child. investigators say they'll make identifications using dental records but members of the community told us a mother and daughter are among the dead. janet has more on the human loss. >> reporter: two dozen crews picked through the rubble today using search dogs as they moved through looking for more victims of the blast that's killed at least 4 people. the recovery effort slowed because many buildings were too hot. >> two additional urban search and rescue teams to assist us as there's quite a b

. >> here in the parking lot in san bruno it is evacuate action central for between one-200 people. they have come down to this parking lot coming for help. the american real red cross are here gathering names of people and trying to put them in contact with friends and loved ones who may be looking for them. also figuring out if it will need someplace to stay. and if so it is it is until evacuation is lifted or four weeks to come after finding out their home was destroyed. they announced 53 homes were destroyed. 100 plus more were damaged. many people are trying to figure out what the next up is. a lot of good samaritans have showed up hoping to help them with blankets and food and places to stay. this is beginning to unfold. the state will offer its support as well. >> red cross has set up to shelters you see them on your screen. one is the van from veterans memorial at 251 city parkway in san bruno, and the other one is church of the highlands. the church of the highlands is a location for friends and family who were looking to attract down their relatives or friends who may have

like this guy running down san bruno he parked hissssssssssssse no parking area so the kids not those with the cell phone. according to several residents they can't find parking industry because of all these gawkers showing up. please keep in mind lives were lost here if you really that interested in seeing what's happening watch the news. so the please can focus on more important things. >> keep moving, keep moving. >> in san bruno stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> a live look aside from our roof cam over downtown san francisco sunny skies this afternoon in most of the bay area were still seen look some cloud cover here's a look at our satellite picture. just a little bit off shore there still sunshine down the san until coasted still cloudy and to san francisco not quite over the downtown area but over the richmond and sunset. up to the north seeing sunshine in the north bay san coastline. forcing sun and were enjoying it now. temperatures are pretty much what was out there yesterday it's definitely warmer in santa rosa their 73 now but, at upper '70's low 80's for inland spots and st

deductibles or people who might be uninsure and another part of that to help the city of san bruno rebuild parks, streets and their city as a result of this damage. we'll continue to follow that press conference and we'll have more throughout the day coming up on ktvu channel 2 news. right now we want to turn to meteorologist mark demyo who is taking a look at your forecast. >> quick update. we have lingering clouds across parts of the bay. partly sunny skies. lingering skies across the region. the clouds beginning to thin out in a few spot. the forecast for today is this into the afternoon hours. partly to mostly sunny skies. temperatures from around 60. warmest locations track to reach 79 degrees. this evening, patchy fog for the coast and bay. mid 50s to mid-60s. today easily cooler than yesterday. san francisco only lower 60s. san jose around 70. morgan hill 78 degrees. a little bit of a bump and in the numbers for tuesday and wednesday. look what happens by friday. increase the clouds and slight chance of a few showers. we'll have more on that and an update later throughout day. >> that's g

five insurers have already set up mobile offices at san bruno city park. >> we did with the housing relocation. >> reporter: betty and bill were there today starting the claim process. they got an immediate payment of $5,000 from travelers insurance. >> they gave us a check for, you know, enough to cover for the hotel rooms and the clothing and whatever we need to buy. >> reporter: most home owner policies cover living expenses like motel, food and transportation if your home is uninhabitable. the insurance company should offer it to you immediately after a disaster. but if not, policyholders should ask for funds. now, we have put some more tips and resources for home owners who have insurance questions. it's on our website, cbs5.com. introducing the samsung fascinate powered by verizon. super amoled screen. six-axis 3d gaming and access to thousands of free apps. all in one ultra-thin package. you want it, we got it. the samsung fascinate. only at verizon. as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and unive

san bruno disaster. like this guy running down san bruno. he parked could snap photos with his cell phone. according to several residents they can't even find parking on their own street because of all these gawkers showing up. please keep in mind that lives were lost here. if you are really that interested in seeing what is happening watch the news. in san bruno, stanley robert's, kron4 news. >> > stay with kron 4 for our continuing coverage. we will >> > stay with kron 4 for our continuing coverage. we will male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere new. introducing the new 2011 cts-v coupe. from cadillac. the new standard of the world. you inhale, they inhale. from cadillac. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect you

pg&e already gave $3 million to the city of san bruno to fix parks, roads and sidewalks danld by the ruptured pipeline. >> well, people in the pipeline are being structured to bash wash, d.c. hads efrl is welds in it. they say where the pipes split is a clean break. >> one of those wells was a clean break into the pipe where you can see a distinct clean break of the the overend of the pipe was torn and threaded and much less clean. >>. >>> it is going to witness the papers from pg&e. so far the ntsb has not been able to find documented reports of that problem. >>> well, new tonight at 11:00, pinpointing exactly where those high-risk thans missions are in freed a and republican. last night we told you they both existed. just hope before the fire wants have bee yun emerging plans. the transmission line that ran west. pg&e has yet to give an exact location. >> we wait until some definitive information. as i said, we don't have a leg to her roll here, but like everybody -- call called "the community right to know law." and it deals with all these activities. so that falls into this realm

san bruno disaster. like this guy running down san bruno he parked his car no parking area so it's not pose with the cellphoneaccording to several residents they can even find parking a narrow street because of all these gawkers showing up. please keep in mind that lives were lost here if you really that interested in seeing what's happening watch the news. in san bruno, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> in other news around the bay a 35 year-old chilean man who moved to california to be with his american-born fiancee was shot to death during an early- morning mugging in berkeley. an impromptu memorial is now the corner of the emerson street where he was shot several times as he and his girlfriend were walking home party. officials are still searching for the suspects tonight. a man was mororning when a b bt he was on hit some rocks near the richmond shore line. you concede here the boat being pulled up. the man fell overboard after the vessel struck the rocks. no one else on board was injured. the new honda is rolling out of the cargo ship for the first to arrive at the port of richmond to carry the cars they

that address 1555 crystal springs road right next to san bruno city park and the meeting starts at 10:00 this morning. >> pg&e's parent corporation told federal regulators friday the company's financial stability could be affected by the huge amounts of money expected in damage claims. pg&e says it carries nearly $1 billion in fire insurance but there's concern inside the company that it may not be enough. past pipeline accidents have resulted in pg&e paying damages of up to $200 million, but those occurred in sparsely populated areas. since this disaster resulted in fatalities in a highly populated area, it could drive the liability much higher. pg&e's corporate stock price will be closely watched this morning. it opens at $44.21 a share after plunging more than $4 or 8% on friday. >> san bruno's schools that were closed friday because of the explosion and fire will reopen this morning. the post office says delivery service should resume in the neighborhoods considered safe by firefighters. also the peninsula humane society is still trying to reunite some lost pets with the their san

most are showing up at mobile claim offices insurers have set up at san bruno city park.the hardest part is putting together a list of everything they owned. >> going by memory, i think it's a little tough and emotional. you know, i know particularly for my daughter, she was crying because she lost all her text books from college. she had just gotten her financial aid, laptop, everything. >> their four-bedroom home is gone, too, a half block from the gas line explosion. insurance will help build a new house but family photos are gone. >> every memory. have all the family when we are here in the united states because we come from mexico. >> agents would help them and other fire victims with temporary housing, money for closing and help with rebuilding. >> most people do rebuild where they're at in a community like this where it's heavily congested and a small area and just a very tight-knit group of people. >> lost homes valued in the half million to $1 million range. depending on recoveries, they will ends up with system or even upgraded homes similar to the hills residen

five insurers have already set up mobile offices at san bruno city park.etty and bill were there starting the claim process. they got an immediate payment of $5000 from travelers insurance. most homeowner policies do cover living expenses, like motel, food, and transportation. if your home is uninhabitable, the insurance company should offer it to you immediately after a disaster, but if not, policy holders should ask for funds. >> that was dana king reporting. we've put resources and contacts for homeowners who have insurance questions on our website, cbs5.com. >>> now, switching gears a bit and talking about the forecast, another beautiful weekend in store? >> another gorgeous weekend out there. already clear skies, warmer temperatures headed our way for the next few days. just some patchy fog with a chance of rain creeping over the horizon through the week. we'll talk about that and more, coming up in your complete forecast. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,, the guys who drive a heavy duty truck, have some heavy duty demands. like enough horsepower and torq

five insurers have already set up mobile offices at san bruno city park. >> we did with the housing relocation. >> reporter: betty and bill were there today starting the claim process. they got an immediate payment of $5,000 from travelers insurance. most home owner policies cover living expenses like motel, food and transportation if your home is uninhabitable. the insurance company should offer it to you immediately after a disaster. but if not, policyholders should ask for funds. now, we have put some more tips and resources for home owners who have insurance questions. it's on our website, cbs5.com. >>> it turned out to be a pretty decent day around the bay area. what about the weekend? will we see that sunshine? we'll talk about that coming up next. ,, the guys who drive a heavy duty truck, have some heavy duty demands. like enough horsepower and torque to get out of just about any situation. a payload that beats the other guys flat out. a frame sturdy enough to bear up a max towing capacity that's over 10 tons. and a braking system tough enough to bring it all to a stop. heavy duty deman

most are showing up at mobile claim office, major insurer set up at san bruno city park.maria and jose started the pay him work at six this morning. hardest part is putting together a list of everything they own. >> going by memory it's agent tough and emotional. i know for my daughter she was drying because she lost her text book from college. she had just gotten her financial aid my book are gone. >>reporter: 4 bedroom home gone too. half block from the gas line explosion. insurance will help them build a new house but family photo are gone. >> memory. all the family f.when we have here in the united states because we come from mexico koyshtion agent will help them and other fire victim with temporary housing, housing, money for clothing and help with rebuilding. >> most people do rebuild where they are at and community like this where it is heavily congested and small area and we have seen a very tight knit group here of people. >>reporter: resident lost home valued in the half million to 1 million dollar range depending on coverage they end up with similar or upgraded

they have been invited to a briefing tomorrow morning at the san bruno senior center next to the city park. the meeting begins at 10:00 in the morning. >>> more now on the latest numbers from the tragedy. san bruno city officials confirmed two of the six people believed to be missing following the explosion have now been located. the official death toll stands at four with four others now listed as missing. the coroner says he is still trying to determine if some of the remains that have been found or human or animal. also today, pg&e confirmed the natural gas transmission line that exploded on thursday had been categorized high risk because it runs through a highly populated area. late this afternoon the public utilities commission is ordering pg&e to inspect its entire natural gas systems. we're live now with this story. >> reporter: well carolyn pg&e says it has gone through all the call records from the days leading up to this explosion and they have not found any record of anyone calling in to report the smell of gas here in this area before this fire broke out. one resident, though t

san bruno area. the san prune 0 park school district says most of its schools will be closed today.s allen, belaire, crest more,el crystal, john mure, portola and rollingwood will not hold classes but cap pew chino high school will start classes classes at the regular time. stay with us for continuing coverage. there are a number of news coverages scheduled. if you have to head off to work we will continue to update our website as well. >> good info, there is much to tell you. we can also tell you federal agents have now fortunateliy -- [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >> -- minutes california's lieutenant-governor will hold a news conference. he will tell you us the latest on the state's response -- [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] [ inaudible ] >> -- ♪[ music ] >> welcome back to the morning news. we want to take you live to san bruno again this morning as the sun comes up to get a better look at that area after the fire and explosion yesterday evening. you can still see quite a bit of smoke in the area. last count, last report the fire is still burn in in part of that area. claudine wong is th

san bruno residents are rallying around their neighbors, holding a fund raiser for victims of the explosion and fire. determination and high spirits were the order of the day. hi don. >> hi ann. this is the city park area in san bruno, where people have come for the down side, dealing with bureaucracy and loss and recovery. today they are here for the upside. this must be the most up beat event in san bruno in the past two weeks or so, since the devastating gas line explosion and fire. not only a benefit for community, a kind of well, big hug therapy. >> after such a tragedy, and let everybody see each other's faces again and make it known we are going to come back from this and we are going to be better and stronger than ever. >> reporter: holly's family home was destroyed, so was the home of joe vazquez's parents. >> you lookout this way there are so many people it is a beautiful thing. everybody -- got everybody back, got t-shirts and it is really warm, it's great. fantastic. >> reporter: friday, crews began cleaning up the remains of the once neat neighbourhood sorting out what was recyclable and what was not and trying to trade carefully on memories. >> this is not just a demolition job, remo

like this guy and running down san bruno he parked his car in the no parking area so he could snap photoscording to residents they cannot even find parking on their street because or is dr. shoring up. please, keep in mind that lives are lost your if your really that interested in seeing is happening watch the news. so the police can focus on more corn things. in san bruno, stanley roberts, kron4 news. and of course they was www.kron4.com for continuing coverage of the gas line explosion you can also lead to were website at www.kron4.com we have comprehensive coverage right there on our front page video, photos, the latest. we'll be back. >> [ male announcer ] barbara boxer. she fought to get our veterans the first full combat care center in california. her after school law is keeping a million kids off the street and out of gangs. and she's fighting every day to create new jobs. i'm working to make california the leader in clean energy. to jump-start our small businesses with tax credits and loans to create thousands more california jobs. i'm barbara boxer, and i approve this message...

. >>> is san bruno disaster -- this week all eight schools in the san bruno park district reopened aftersheridan talked about how the children are doing. >> the children came in monday, they were so happy to see their classmates sitting next to them in school. you know, they have come through -- in the next couple of weeks we might see some signs of children are having nightmares, complaining of stomach aches, things like that, maybe possibly regress in school so we'll keep looking out for those things and provide the support for them and their families. >> she says that the county did do an excellent job of helping the children. the state insurance commission is going to talk more about what to look out for, that's coming up in half an hour at 10:00. more local news in half an hour and the "today" show returns in about a minute, have a great morning. >>> my name is paul. i'm an american citizen from hastings, michigan. i'm a civilian truck driver for crestston, rawlings and thomas. i've been taken hostage somewhere in iraq. >> it's almost hard to recognize him. that is ryan reynolds in

san bruno. tom sinkovitz and george kiriyama have been there all night talking to evacuees. also veterans member norrial city on city park way in san bruno, and next to that a seniors center has been opened up as well. also we just got word that the peninsula humane society and spca, they're prepared to offer temporary shelter for pets, they're going to provide pet food and supplies for any pets belonging to people who were evacuated from the area all this evening and tonight. so you have a number of shelters open for fire evacuees and fire victims. we're talking humans, we're talking pets, also as vicky mentioned the call is out for type "o" negative blood as well. >> also hearing from kaiser permanente, confirming 15 people came in from the explosion to them, some by ambulance, some people that just walked into the hospital. four of those people were sent to the st. francis burn unit in san francisco. three of which we do understand are in critical condition. so even though we do have that one confirmed fatality, that number could change by tomorrow. nine other people were treated and released. kaiser, you should know,

at the san bruno city park, veterans memorial recreation center.nformation on specific homeowner properties at that time. but the information will be available through the local assistance center as soon as the public safety personnel have verified. >> they left, doors are wide open. front doors are unlocked. >> the area has been completely secured. it is a -- an investigation area. it is being monitored and patrolled by public safety personnel. the chief can give you more. >> we've had officers in several units throughout that area, throughout the entire night and as we speak now and we will continue to do so for as long as it takes. (question inaudible) >> that gas line is or was -- (question inaudible) >> the gas line that has the rupture in it is a 30-inch gas pipe. and it is generally gonna be somewhere between two and a half to 3 feet deep. we are not aware of any of our crews doing any work in that area, but we do not currently know whether there was other construction in that area. we don't have any reports of any. i don't know exactly how

posibles personas afectadas--- ---en san bruno se han establecido dos refugios para los afectados------uno esta en el centro recreacional de los veteranos, en el 251 de park segundo, en el centro comercial, que se localiza en la interseccion de las avenidas san bruno y cherry------ademas, para mas orientacion, puede llamar directamente a la cruz roja al 8-8-8, 4, h-e-l-p, b-a-y o sea 888 435 7229--- ---una de las cosas que mas se necesita en estos momentos, son donadores de sangre--- ---basicamente es sangre tipo o negativa------la organizacion centros de sangre del pacifico, esta coordinando las donaciones de sangre, ya que son ellos la que la distribuyen en 40 hospitales del area, en donde se han recibido a varios de los lesionados por la explosion--- ---para mas informacion sobre estos centros, llame al 888 393 4483 o bien visite bloodcenters.org--- ---por su parte el consulado de mexico en san francisco ha puesto a disposicion del publico tres numeros telefonicos, para orientar sobre la catastrofe------los telefonos son los siguientes 415 699 1885---510 479 4691---916 342 3594...estos telefonos estaran trabajando las 24 horas del dia... --- cesar, ten

san bruno.--uno de ellos fue instalado en el centro recreativo de los veteranos localizado en el 251 de city parkway --el otro se encuentra en "bayhill shopping center" ubicado en el cruce de la avenida san bruno y la calle cherry. --justamente "beatriz ferrari" llego a uno de estos albergues temporales y hablo con algunas de las personas que han llegado hasta ahi, tras la explosion de esta tarde. ---por su parte el consulado de mexico en san francisco ha puesto a disposicion del publico una linea de ayuda para sus connacionales que viven en la zona afecatada por la explosion en san bruno. ---si usted resulto damnificado a causa de este incendio, llame al 510-479-4691 donde lo atenderan en español. ---...esta tarde los investigadores encontraron un cuerpo sin vida dentro de la misma casa de "hercules" donde inicio la peliculesca historia del caso "valdemoro".---las autoridades todavia no han identificado el cadaver encontrado hoy... sin embargo, cabe recordar que desde hace una semana, la policia busca a "frederick sales", de 35 aÑos... los restos del padre de "frederick", el señor "ricardo sales

at san bruno's veterans memorial recreation center on city park way. >>> south san francisco city manager says he's stunned by pg&e's risky pipeline list. specifically he can't believe a section of pipeline just two miles from the san bruno explosion did not make the list. now pg&e admits that three years ago the buried pipe section was labeled with an unacceptably high risk and needed to be replaced. >> obviously surprised me that we're not on there after we heard reports that we're in a very high risk section of pipe in our town and not on the top 100 when it comes out. >> we did further evaluation of that line including excavating three ten foot sections of the line to physically look at it and ensure that the line was in good condition. >> now the replacement once scheduled for last year is now set for 2013. we'll continue to follow the san bruno fire and investigation throughout the morning. don't forget you can also get updates any time of day by going to our channel 2 website at ktvu.com. >>> time now 6:03. about 50 people evacuated overnight from a student housing facility at berk

the initial explosion actually happened just after 6:00 last night near glenn view park in san bruno. witnesses say flames shot 200 feet to 300 feet in the air. winds fueled those flames. they jumped from house to house to house in the neighborhood. >> we have new information coming from the fire chief in the area that is now six people have died in this fire. so it has gone from one confirmed death to six, this according to one of the fire chief there's in the area. this is a google map that shows us how big the area is that is effecte effected. the explosion effecting school, obviously, in san bruno. also schools in the district are closed until further notice. for more information go to the district's website, it is fbpfd.k12.ca.us. 650, 616-7180. >> also pay close attention to the ticker at the bottom of the screen for more information. garvin thomas is out on the field gathering more information for us. >> reporter: one thing you mentioned, scott gave the new numbers of the increased death toll, that's something we should expect throughout the day. as you know, crews have not bee

san bruno fire. the team is donating $3 of every ticket sold at at&t park to a victims fund. e giants are in a first-place tie with the padres after beating them in san diego sunday. the giants will honor the fire victims in a special pre-game ceremony tonight and help collect donations from fans attending the game. >> coming up, a coast guard rescue in richmond. one man in the hospital after a boat hits the rocks. >> did apple's ceo see jobs ♪ [ fema announcer ] introducing tv... you can ke with you."ñ u-verse now lets you download, watch hit tv shows and schedule recordings on your mobile phone. order u-verse tv today. plans starting at just $29 a month for six months, with dvr included. plus upgrade to u-verse u300 and get the u-verse mobile app free. take the u-verse tv experience with you. and record up to four shows at once from any room on a single dvr and play them back on any tv in your house. ♪ order u-verse tv today. plans starting at just $29 a month for six months, with dvr included. plus upgrade to u-verse u300 and get the u-verse mobile app free. u-verse mobile