. >>> san carlos city council members tonight approved to disban their police department and contract out to the sheriff's department. under this plan, most sworn officers would become sheriff's deputies but some administrative jobs could be cut altogether. the sheriff's office is ten ta live set to take over -- but it has to be approved first. it would save them about $2 million a year. >>> saturday, plans to restore 61% of its service that was cut in may, but the union that represents the operators is fighting the move. the chronicle said the group

tonight the san carlos city counsel will hold a special meeting to discuss the swap. city officials did not want to layoff police officers so they shopped around for an outside entity to take the department over. the sheriff's office went out when the department promise today rehire all of the police officers with most of the 26 sworn officers assuming an equal rank at the county level and a bump in pay. the officers would also be exempt from layoffs their first year at the county level. the police chief would be a captain and oversee the burro. the only downside, part-time workers and volunteers, three or four people might not retain status. city officials say patrolling neighborhoods wouldn't change that much but what about the police department building? it would become a substation for employees and former officers. the rest of the personnel would be based in redwood cities hall of justice. if all the details are proved tonight at a 6:00 meeting in san carlos, this meeting will go on to supervisors. the sheriff's office is tentatively scheduled to take over on octo

the city of san carlos can no longer afford its police department. so it appears that the san mateo county sheriff's office will take over. tonight the san carlos city council will hold a special meeting to discuss the swap. san carlos city officials did not want to layoff their police officers so they shopped around for an outside entity to take the department over. the san mateo county sheriff's office won out when the department promised to rehire all of san carlos' police officers with most of the 26 sworn officers assuming an equal rank at the county level. the police chief would still oversee the san carlos bureau for the sheriff's department and become a captain. also the officers would receive pay raises and would be exempt from layoffs their first year at the county level. the only downside some part time employees and workers may not keep their jobs. now city officials say the way officers who would become deputies patrol the city neighborhoods would not change much. of course we'll have more from san carlos coming up. reporting live, jade h

hall involving the san carlos city mayor as wells the city public works director. pg&e did contact the mayor ovr the weekend. so the fact that a pipeline in san carlos was o the list didn't come as a comple surprise. the pipeline in san carlos is located with no homes in the immediate vicinity bu businesses such as auto supply and supermarkets. the public works director says the pipeline is mostly 24 inches in dieter but one steps down to 20 inches. they've been aware of it but didn't know it would be on this top 100 list. the mor hopes to get more information meeting face-to-face with pg&e at this hour. >> we'r very interested of course in the specifics of san carlo what is the situation and what are we gonna do about it an when. >> i do think there needs to be heightened awareness and heightened reporting and heighted attention until the issues are really resolved. >> when pg&e released the list yesterday afternoon, officials told me they me with 47 elected official to that point. but abc7news.com learned that the number one pipel

hall involving the san carlos city mayor as wells the city public works director. pg&e did contact the mayor over the weekend. so the fact that a pipeline in san carlos was on the list didn't come as a complete surprise. the pipeline in san carlos is located with no homes in the immediate vicinity but businesses such as auto supply and supermarkets. the public works director says the pipeline is mostly 24 inches in diameter but one steps down to 20 inches. they've been aware of it but didn't know it would be on this top 100 list. the mayor hopes to get more information meeting face-to-face with pg&e at this hour. >> we're very interested of course in the specifics of san carlos. what is the situation and what are we gonna do about it and when. >> i do think there needs to be heightened awareness and heightened reporting and heightened attention until the issues are really resolved. >> when pg&e released the list yesterday afternoon, officials told me they met with 47 elected officials to that point. but abc7news.com learned that the

the city of san carlos is a step closer to getting rid of its police force. e city council voted last night to outsource police services to the san mateo county san francisco's department. the move will save the city about $2 million a year. under the agreement all san carlos police officers would become sheriff's deputies and without loss of pay or benefits. the san carlos police station would become a sheriff's substation and the police chief would become a sheriff's department captain. the supervisor has to sign off on the deal. the labor department will release the latest unemployment figures. many economists feel the rate will increase to 9.6%. that would be the first increase in the national unemployment rate since april. it was 9.5% in july. analysts say growth will likely remain weak the rest of this year. it could go back to 10%ed by earl next year. time for a check on the forecast. it's a holiday weekend. >> we have poor air quality possible down in the south bay, the santa clara valley and up into the inland areas of the east bay, mainly the east ba

city and it will not notice any changes. they say 911 response times will stay the same. in fact the same officers will continue to patrol the streets in san carlos. it will turn into deputies. the share of department agreed to absorb all of the officers and many of them will walk in the same building which will become the sheriff's station. the city officials say they have no choice but to close the police department. the self pity is they say a small deficit and a san carlos city officials have agreed to outsource the also have the votes to make this work. will be voting later this month and a takeover and the 31st. >> looking for two men who art suspected of murdering and kidnapping. mahomet's. this is the picture. they killed francisco lopez. lopez and wanted to steal the mayor is one. marijuana. there are people stranded on the boat after running aground. that group included three children. they set out after sunset and ran out of gas. went on it to an island. now on the bill was injured. a powerful earthquake struck ms. hill and appeared will surely some rubble. police officers cornered off some streets or rubble was strewn about. five buil

city's police department. services would be contracted out to the san mateo county sheriff's office. the move would save the city about $2 million a year. san carlos' police chief says the average citizen will hardly notice a difference. >>> alameda's fire chief was put on paid administrative leave. he has been gassing up his personal vehicles on the tab for years. he said it was part of the pay deal he cut with the former city manager but no one at city hall found a record of the agreement. not including fuel, kapler's salary is nearly $200,000 a year. >>> an east bay teacher has been arrested for possession of child pornography. a search warrant was served at the antioch home of 26-year-old alex birch. detectives confiscated several computers and storage devices they say contain thousands of images of child porn. he was taken into custody this morning at an elementary school in pittsburg. he is also a coach and a lifeguard for the swim team the pleasant hill dolphins. >>> the foreclosure crisis making you sick? the health problems linked to our economic stress. >>> starting off the school year with a second language. how one bay area school is h

is the first city but may not the last. live many san carlos lloyd lacuesta. >>> the union city man charged with shooting and wounding a freemont police officer is back in the bay area tonight. 20-year-old andrew barrientos was arrested saturday near the mexican border. alameda sheriff's deputies brought the man to the county today. here's today's booking photo. barrientos faces several charges. if convicted barrientos could face a life sentence. >>> meantime, officer todd young remains in critical condition. freemont police say young is heavily sedated but stable and improving daily. >>> federal transportation officials are in redwood city tonight investigating a small plane crash that killed three people. the plane went down east of highway 101. at this hour, the bodies of two of the three victims have still not been recovered. amber lee is at the scene now with the latest, amber. >> reporter: julie, we're at the command center set up by redwood city police near the crash site, and officials are now taking over this investigation and will ove

. >>> the san carlos city council will hold a special meeting an hour from now to discuss contracting out the city's police services to the san mateo sheriff's department. it would save the city about $2 million a year, police officers would not lose their jobs, they would transfer to the sheriff's office. the san carlos police building would become a substation and it would be managed by the police chief who would become a sheriff's captain. >>> the alameda fire chief who was photographed filling up his personal car with city gasoline last month today was placed on administrative leave. city leaders are not saying why, and whether the gasoline issue played a role at the time chief david kapler said he was essentially on call 24 hours a day, so the gas was part of his compensation agreement. alameda's mayor and city manager will say only that it's a personnel issue. kapler was the subject of a no confidence vote by firefighters last year. >>> still ahead at 5:00, how clean is your kitchen? the surprising dish on where you cook. >>> plenty of shoppers like to go the organic route. are

san carlos. that's because the city can no longer afford its police department. and it appears the san mateo county sheriff's office will take over the department. tonight the san carlos city down kill will hold a special meeting to discuss the swap. officials did not want to lay off their police officers so they shopped for an outside entity to take the department over. the san mateo sheriff's office won out when it promised to rehire all of san carlos police officers with most of the 26 sworn officers assuming an equal rank at the county level. the police chief would still oversee the department for the sheriff's department and he would become captain. also the officers would see pay raises and be exempt from layoffs their first year at the county level. the only downside part time workers and volunteers about three or four people might not retain their status. the way officers who would become deputies patrol the city neighborhoods would not change much. so what would happen to the san carlos police department building? it would become a sheriff substation hous

. >> the san carlos city couil will vote on a proposal to outsource the police department to the sheriff'sffice. the proposal guarantees that all hired by the sheriff's department with most officers having an equal rank at the county level. they woulreceive a 5 to 10% pay raise. if approved the proposal will head to the county board of supervisors. >> republican and gubernarial candidate meg whian will find out today if s has to take a months off the campaign trail. wittman who is to report to th courthouse for possible jury duty. she'll hear the case of a 44-year-old man accused of molestinthree boys including a nine-year-old he was trying to adopt. the trial is expected to take a month. >> a new analysis suggests that more young women are out-earning their male counterpart according to the research firm reach advisers, the salaries for women 22 and 30 are 8% higher than those of men in their peer group. young women in sacramento are doing even better. the survey says education is the key to women's success, especially among minorities. >> african american women and hispanic women are twi

. >> the san carlos city council will vote on a proposal to outsource the police department to the sheriff'se proposal guarantees that all hired by the sheriff's department with most officers having an equal rank at the county level. they would receive a 5 to 10% pay raise. if approved the proposal will head to the county board of supervisors. >> republican and gubernatorial candidate meg whitman will find out today if she has to take a months off the campaign trail. wittman who is to report to the courthouse for possible jury duty. she'll hear the case of a 44-year-old man accused of molesting three boys including a nine-year-old he was trying to adopt. the trial is expected to take a month. >> a new analysis suggests that more young women are out-earning their male counterparts. according to the research firm reach advisers, the salaries for women 22 and 30 are 8% higher than those of men in their peer group. young women in sacramento are doing even better. the survey says education is the key to women's success, especially among minorities. >> african american women and hispanic women are

. >>> san carlos city council members tonight approved to disban their police department and contract out to the sheriff's department. under this plan, most sworn officers would become sheriff's deputies but some administrative jobs could be cut altogether. the sheriff's office is ten ta live set to take over -- but it has to be approved first. it would save them about $2 million a year. >>> saturday, plans to restore 61% of its service that was cut in may, but the union that represents the operators is fighting the move. the chronicle said the group filed a request with labor officials to put a stop to the changes. they are saying management failed to discuss the new schedule with them. the agency is also making some union representatives on the city payroll resume their driving duties. he says it's going ahead with the service restoration as planned. >>> the santa clara planning commission tonight -- blocked. neighbors turned out to oppose the plan. a couple wants to let verizon put up a 5-foot tall -- 55-foot tall tower on their property. neighbors say that the property owners are

the san carlos city council voted unanimously to out source the police department duties to the san mateo county sheriff's department. the move is designed to close the city's $3.5 million budget deficit. under the deal, everyone will keep their jobs and will be hired by the sheriff's department. the old police department will become a sheriff's substation. the plan now goes to the county board of supervisors for approval. the sheriff's department is set to take over on october 31st. >> time is 4:38. time for a check of the commute with mike. a water main break coming in this just in to the chp there may be a need for traffic control at the end of southbound 101 at doyle drive near that construction area. reports that water is now across all lanes. traffic is still getting through from san francisco parking officials, but it does sound like this may effect the drive if they have to close that roadway. we'll let you know. so far, a lighter volume of traffic getting into the city. a live look at the golden gate bridge shows what we are talking about. also talking about the fog across that b

. >>> san carlos city council voted tonight to out source its police department to the san mateo county shaivrps department. item a move aimed at saving the city about two million dollars a year. under the agreement all san carlos police officers will become sheriff's deputy without any lost pay or benefit. san carlos police station would become a sheriff station and police chief would become a sheriff captain. now up to the board of supervisors to sign off on this deal. >> starting saturday private security guards will be patrolling santa cruz alongside police. the department has trained 3 guards to help keep an eye on downtown in the early morning and early afternoon hours. they have radio and call for back up if there's trouble. won't be carrying guns. this is a one month pilot program that is costing the police department about 5000 dollars. >>> hurricane earl is side swiping the north carolina coast with powerful wind and rain tonight. we can show you live picture from kill devil hill on the outer pwavrjt earl lost some of the steam since this morning. wind going from 140 to 105 mi

in san carlos city council is voting whether to contract what the sheriff's department or police services. the agreement allowing all 26 full time office yefrs to transfer to the sure's department. san carlos faces a deficit and the move would save about $2 million per year and if approved it will go to a final vote. >> coming up, it's a health inspector came to your house would it pass the clinlyness test? >> and there is a type of television programming that drove a gunman to charge every channel's head quarter autos and why pg&e failed in response to customer complaints. >> i'm sandhya patel. temperatures down at the coast. i'll let you know when that marine air will make it's way through inland the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a state order

next month, the san mateo county sheriff's department will take over police duties in the city of san carlos. last night the city council unanimously approved a five- year contract despite some public outcry. >> this is a bitter pill for the community to swallow. let's not sugar coat this. >> officials say the change will save a lot of money. san carlos is the first city in the county to outdoors the police department. but it may not be the last. >> this is just the beginning of what will be a trend as municipalityies face economic difficulties. >> now, all of the 26 san carlos police officers will now become deputies wearing sheriff's department uniforms. san carlos patrol cars will carry sheriff details. police headquarters will become a sheriff's substation. >>> 7:07 and it's the friday before labor day. so as you would expect, traffic's probably a little lighter than normal around the bay area. >> yeah, it's obvious, some people make it a four-day weekend or at least they are not going to work this morning. maybe they will be getting away or whatever is happening -- let's go right to hig

. >>> the san carlos city council could decide today whether to outsource the city's police departmente city is considering using the san mateo police department for protection. if the city council approves the switch tonight, the matter will then go to the council. if it is approved there, the issue will tentatively go to the department. >>> david stevenson live in san francisco now with more on how they say this federally funded program provides paychecks and it's so crucial. >> reporter: at the internet archive in san francisco today, the quiet steady work of scanning books went on for 145 jobs who 145 works who may lose their jobs and paychecks. >> i know that i'll be out there too. >> reporter: san francisco officials, business leaders and workers called for a $3.51 billion year extension of the federal stimulus funds that funds the city's jobs now program. >> this program arguably is the most successful stimulus program in the united states of america and i can back that up. >> reporter: jobs now uses federal dollars to reimburse business who hire local employees. it will reduce

and the san carlos city council votes to disband its police department. san mateo county sheriff's department will take over law enforcement duties in the city. >> a live look from our roof cam this morning. we have clouds that are starting to build across the bay and along the coast. yesterday was the hottest day in the forecast. we'll show you who gets the cooling today and how far inland it will spread. it's a spare the air day for one more day. >> caltrain has issued a full freeway closure in san mateo and hercules. all the details coming up. >> it's a friday morning. 5:28. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. later today police will comb a pittsburgh landfill for clues for the aware abouts of a missing hercules man. his murder may be linked to four residents this week. terry mcsweeney is live in hercules and there's one man at the center of this bizarre murder case. >> yep. his name is efren valdamoro. he is already tied to four killings. and today investoigators from hercules are going to pittsburgh to search for a

to carmen and have the sheriff's department takeover to respond to 91 calls san carlos is doing this to save money the quiet citys facing a deficit this fiscal year border supervisor gregory's the sheriff's department will takeover october 31st in san carlos dahlin kron 4 news. we are >> expected to learn more about andrew this is the latest month shot of him he is in oakland to suspected of shooting to aunt young last friday he is charge with 10 felonies he could face life in prison if convicted two suspects in the deaths of a man who's the composite body was fond in fremont last week are still large share of officials asking for help finding 62 year- old man well, and 47 year-old mohammed khan. they are considered all armed and dangerous more on the gulf oil spill. bp says costs in the spill has topped $8 billion net includes 399 million to settle claims they all said says 4000 vessels are still engaged in responding to this bill bp says no oil has slowed since the walls capped. all 13 workers aboard the rain yesterday have been rescued none of them sustained any major injuries that is good news costars is no

tonight the san carlos city council will vote on a proposal to outsource its police department to the san mateo county sheriff's office. the city is trying to balance a $3.5 million deficit. it guarantees all full-time employees would be hired by the sheriff's department with most officers having equal rank at the county level. they will receive a 5 to 10% pay raise. if approved the proposal will head to the supervisor. meg whitman will find out today if she has to take a month off the campaign trail. whitman has to report to redwood city for possible jury duty. if the resident is chosen for the jury, she will hear the case of a 44-year-old man accused of molesting three boys, including a nine-year-old that he was trying to adopt. the trial is expected to take a month. 6:13 now. we mentioned that spare the air day here which is something we're used to, hurricane earl on the east coast, not something they're all that happy about. >> no. in fact getting ready to slam the eastern seaboard, the outer banks of north carolina tonight. so we'll take a look at that in just a moment. but our o

mid-60's san francisco, mid-70s san mateo san carlos redbird cities.r 60s low '70s for much of the seashore oakland 71, down from 80 plus degree temperatures from today. we'll have eighties for the location, concord and pleasanton up to 85 degrees. south bay upper seventies closed 80 degrees. in for a loss callus 82 in morgan hill. sunnyvale 76. seven days around the bay, more fog expected. it will take awhile to clear, expect cooler temperatures. generally on the mall site for much of next week. ladies in land upper 60s 07 is around the bay just a slight chance by some wet weather next weekend. >> looking at surveillance video of the first moments after the gas pipe explosion, a dashing off they do not know what is happening. this happened not far were the explosion happened. people movie for the door and ducking for cover. one man with the slides of false, as his running for the door. people and that we wonder what is a one on. there were not sure. former u.s. olympic shot putter was one of the peoples whose home had burned to the ground thursday nig

san carlos officers. the rest of the personnel would be based in redwood city's hall of justice. all of the details are approved tonight, this matter will go to the county board of supervisors. the sheriff's office is tentativety scheduled to take over on october 31st of this year. reporting live in san carlos, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it's 7:37. we want to check in with sal. >> newschopper2 with live pictures of this overturned truck carrying 43,000 pounds of beer. this truck flipped over about an hour and a half ago. southbound 17 completely blocked just past the summit. there are detours set up. northbound is getting through. got a treat from my friend, damon bruce, who estimated that 43,000 pounds is 268 kegs. thank you for that knowledge and right now they are calling in for as many personnel as they can from chp and the tow truck companies to get there so they can unload this beer and put it on to this other truck you see pulling up here. it will be a while before this -- that's actually a tow truck. but they are waiting for another truck to arrive before the

all over san mateo count pacifica, daly city, san carlos. bay area all pulling together to try to get through this tragedy. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks, terry. and if there's another massive disaster like the one in san bruno, should pg&e customers have to pay for any costs not covered by the utility's insurance? a questi state regulators are takg an initially look at right now. theresa garci is live at the public utilities commission meeting in san francco. theresa? >> well, the proposed plan is to require customerso pay any of the costs not recoupable by those utility companies. but this morning a pg&e spokesperson conrmed the utility company will not put the san bruno explosion and fire into this category that would require t cost to be paid by the customers. so this morning here in san francisco the state public utilities commission began its first hearing into a proposal that would require customers to pay all costs of wildfire damages that exceed a utilits insurance coverage. the proposal was introduced last year by the stat

all over san mateo county, pacifica, daly city, san carlos.he bay area all pulling together to try to get through this tragedy. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks, terry. and if there's another massive disaster like the one in san bruno, should pg&e customers have to pay for any costs not covered by the utility's insurance? a question state regulators are taking an initially look at right now. theresa garcia is live at the public utilities commission meeting in san francisco. theresa? >> well, the proposed plan is to require customers to pay any of the costs not recoupable by those utility companies. but this morning a pg&e spokesperson confirmed the utility company will not put the san bruno explosion and fire into this category that would require the cost to be paid by the customers. so this morning here in san francisco the state public utilities commission began its first hearing into a proposal that would require customers to pay all costs of wildfire damages that exceed a utility's insurance coverage. the proposal was introduced last

. >>> a big vote tonight in san carlos. the cityouncil is holding a spec meeting to decide if it should disband the city's police department. services would be contracted out to the san mateo county sheriff's office. the move would save that city about $2 million a year. none of the san carlos officers would lose their jobs. they would all become sheriff's deputies. the san carlos police chief says the average citizen will hardly notice a difference. >>> alameda's fire cheese was paid on paid administrative leave today. dave kapler's been gassing up his bmw convertible and honda truck on the city's tab for the past three years. he says it was part of his paid deal that he cut with the former city manager. but no one at city hall has been able to find a record of that agreement. kapler's salary is nearly $200,000. >>> if you ride a.c. transit, it has been a brutal summer. you know. the unofficial sickout delayed service for days on end. and now things could get much worse. more than half of all weekend service and many late-night rou

san carlos airport. as you can see, a boat out on the water. this is redwood city, so this is part of the bay, but it's also an area that's very, very close to the san carlos airport. and you can see how the homes line the water there. this plane went in the water just approximately 10 minutes ago. we were told that we could see someone getting out of the plane and being rescued. so we are going to try to confirm that for you. but this plane went in the water about 10 minutes ago. redwood city is the area and the san carlos airport involved in this, as well. so as we get more information and more details as to exactly what happened -- but you can see just the tip of the wing of that plane sticking up out of the water. a kayak and other small boat is there to help with any sort of a rescue effort. but again about 10 minutes, 15 minutes ago, this plane went into the water in redwood city. chopper 5 will stay over it. we have a crew on the ground headed that way as well to get you more details. and we'll keep an eye on it here on cbs 5 and cbs5.com. a flawed diet bill

. >>> the city of san carlos may soon have no police department. last night the city council voted to disband the department and contract out services to the san mateo county sheriff's department. the plan still needs approval though from the county board of supervisors. most san carlos officers would become sheriff's deputies, but some administrative jobs could be cut. the switch is expected to happen at the end of october. it's expected to save san carlos about $2 million a year. >>> it's 5:06. going to be a little cooler today. lawrence has our forecast. first, a friday morning commute which is usually smooth. >> yeah. usually pretty smooth except we have one little hiccup so far in the morning commute. crews on the scene of this water main break off the golden gate bridge. it's just past the toll plaza doyle drive near cemetery curve. not bad enough to shut down any lanes, but there is a lot of water reported on southbound 101 in the right lane. so just something for drivers to be aware of. you also notice all that fog there in our golden gate b

the city of san carlos will rely on the sheriffmous department. kron 4's donn reports on how the closure will effect the city's safety. >> reporter: the counsel voted thursday night to oust source police services. the city will shut down its police department and become the first to contract out policedulateys. officials and police officers say people in this city will not notice any changes. they say 911 response times will stay the same. the same officers will continue to patrol. they will turn into deputies. the sheriff's department agreed to absorb all of the officers. officials say they have no choice but to close the police department. the city is facing a $3.5 million deficit. now officials agreed to outsource the police surfaces. the support of supervisors will also have to vote on this to make it work. the sheriff's department is expected to take over october 31. >> police officers support this move and even though leaders reassured people it will remain a safe city, it is getting mixed reactions from residents. >> i think it's terrible. >

the city of san carlo a step closer to getting rid of its police force. ey will outsource services. it will save the city $2 million a year. all san carlos police officers will become sheriff's deputies and without loss of pay or benefits. the san mateo board of supervisors now has to sign off on the deal. a month-long mystery has been solved at the san jose international airport. a lingering stench in the recently renovated terminal a has been traced to a broken underground sewer line. the month-long stink was so bad, employees threatened to hold rent payments until it was found. the pipe was installed in 1980s. airport officials don't know if it ruptured on its own. it's uncertain how long it's going to fix the sewer line because it's in a hard to reach place. from planes to cars, we're getting an idea how much it costs to drive on the new expressway lanes about to open on i-680. the first toll lanes will run from near pleasetant ton to milpitas. the price to access them as little as 30 cents when traffic is light and 4 to 6 dollars, maybe more during pe

san bruno explosion. today utility executives met with city leaders in san carlos one day after releasing their top 100 priority list. one of those risky pipelines runs through that city between britain avenue and el camino real. pg&e took us along while they fixed a damaged pipeline in san jose. they discovered a small dent in the line. it was not leaking any gas. >>> we want to show you a sketch that oakland police released too. it is a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted two women near lake lake merritt. the suspect is said to be in his 20s and about six feet tall. both assaults happened sunday night along 18th street near the lake. oakland police are urging women who walk or jog in that area to keep the volume down on their portable music players to help stay alert. when possible, don't go alone. >>> the 16-year-old driver of a bmw involved in a fatal collision with a cat tall truck was released from the hospital, and he was immediately booked and sent to the marin county juvenile hall. the teenager faces gross vehicular manslaughter. >>> and why it is mo costly to be an obese woman than an obese man. an

san bruno explosion. they met with city leaders in san carlos, a line considered one of the riskiest in the state runs throughhe city through a really busy area. pg&e gave abc 7 news access to a crew working on a damaged pipeline in san jose to show the company's repair procedures. inspections recently discovered a small dent in the line. it was not leaking any gas. >>> a. c. transit board of directors will look at cutting bus routes to save money. the transportation agency is considering cutting night and weekend service to relief a $56 million deficit. it will save $13.5 million. overnight service would be reduced to just two lines and more than half the weekend service would be eliminated. the union representing drivers points out that a. c. transit has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees trying to avoid court-or theed contract orb transportation. >> some of the worst roads in the nation are right here in the bay area. that's a research group called trip saying 64% of the roads in san jose are riddled with bumps and potholes. the national average is just 24%. los angeles comes in second fo

san bruno gas on explosion listen in. >> were headed north on expressway it there's a large firepa about a 50 ft. flame in e air pureepureedits approximatele redwood city san carlosder it's a 50 ft. flames. >> there's a plane down were getting multiple responses about it. >> we've got multiple hausas, we have possibly several blocks on fire at this time. you're going have to start hitting it with on this outside of the main fireball. >> engine 11, were on scene we have vehicles involved and on the shoulder. set up from the south of the fire there's a lot of heat to the north. let's go ahead and call this 24 i see. >> 2700 block >> i'm sure that as part of the far launch's carry on scene now will give you further when i get there. >> to listen to all of the audio dispatches you can add to or website www.kron4.com we have a programming note to tell you about this thursday nbc will air the giants game and kwan will air nbc programming. at 8:00 p.m. fee can catch this season premiere of the apprentice. it will be followed by a special edition of the kron 4 news at 10:00. i checked out side of traffic on this tuesday this is in san francisco the top of your screen peo

san ramon of getting up to 99 degrees. it is a beautiful day. into the upper 70's with some detail low 80s in redwood city to san carlos and to ascertain and '70sor the east shore as one was the state. as we look for temperatures getting on the hot side with all my career, pleasanton, pittsburgh 92 degrees in the said they we're going to see blue skies for the entire day with no fault for tomorrow and a high of 83 in san jose and moscow as 86. here's the kron4 news 6 day around the base of the best weather that we save for the holiday weekend and that it starts to get cooler into next week. starting at its point to the sea breeze the rams at the fog return in this temperatures will start to plummet. it is low to mid 80s inland with upper 60s and low 70's by the day. on wednesday it is card to be on the cold some mild side for the coming week. seven days and in lanced upper 60s by the bay. catherine? why >> the giants have won again thanks to the bay we get. he had up to run homer and the wind was a 5-0. the giants just won two games down in the division. thousands of pounds of meat sold in wal-mart stores nationwide have been recalled. this dec

. >>> the city of san carlos may soon have no police department. last night the city council voted to disband the department and contract services out to the san mateo county sheriff's department. the plan still needs approval from the county board of supervisors. most san carlos officers would become sheriff's deputies but some administrative jobs would be cut. the switch is expected to happen at the end of october. it's expected to save san carlos about $2 million a year. >>> after three years of getting free gasoline, alameda's fire chief is now on paid administrative leave. that was chief david kapler. he safes the free gas was part of his pay agreement with the former city manager but no one at city hall has been able to find a record of that. kapler's base salary is nearly $200,000. >>> hurricane earl is not a direct hit on the east coast. earl was downgraded to a category 2 storm when its center passed east of the north carolina coast. maximum winds 105 miles an hour. but that storm still causing problems in north carolina and virginia with m

city officials have no written record of that. officials say, the free fuel was only first-run, which has lights and siren and not for his his personal be more curious >> san carlosice department is no more city council voted to disband it. they will contract off with the sound of his shares apartment for protection. the council hopes to save $2 million. without sacrificing public safety. this agreement provides for visions purge san mateo county sell-offs are the benefits for also full-time staff. san carlos police issue will become of shares to parvis substation. >> man suspected in killing a fremont police officers in bay area antonia bird andros is now behind bars in oakland. he is suspected of shooting todd young last friday. the suspect began member charged with 10 felonies including carjacking in a tense and murder. could face life in prison. >> two suspects in the body of the death of a man whose body was found decomposing fremont last week, these two people at large l shares, is asking for your help. on the left is now no trivial on the right is mahomet kong, they are considered armed and dangerous and do know that they have a of arrest warrant out for t

so we have come to the city of good living, san carlos, where the kids know the score.re at arundell school, choz noted alumnae is barry bonds. but today's talk is all about football. who will have a better record, 49ers or raiders? >> probably 49ers. >> i'm going to say the 49ers. >> i only watched the halftime, but once when it was halftime, 49ers was winning. >> in your opinion, does alex smith have what it takes? >> yes. >> why? >> because he might have what it takes, because he might do anything that makes it feel good. >> do you buy into the whole alex smith yu needed a second year offensively with a coordinator? >> i don't watch it so much. >> that's fair. if your home room teacher was frank gore, but byron westbrook came in as a substitute teacher, who do you think you would like more? >> what was the names? >> if breakfast is the most important meal of the day, what do you think the 49ers have for breakfast? >> waffles? >> our thanks to the kids and staff. we'll see you in your home room real soon. getting schooled for nbc bay area sports, i'm loren scott. >> o

san bruno disaster. today utility executives met with city leaders in san carlos one day after releasing the top 100 priorityist. one of those risky pipe licenses runs through san carlos between britain avenue and el camino real. >> we are very interested of course in more of the specific in san carlos. what is the situation and what are we going to do about it and when. >>reporter: also took us along today while they fixed the damaged pipeline in san jose not on the top 100 list. >> an example of how when we feigned something we need to address in our pipeline system we are not going to wait. we take immediate action to make that repair and get things back to normal again. >>reporter: inspection discovered -- inspectors discovered small dent in the san jose line along this street and it was not leaking any gas. >>> to the east bay now. tonight oakland police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted 2 women in the lake merit area. police rae lease this sketch of the suspect late today and african american man in his early 20's 5 feet 10 inches to maybe 6 feet tall with median pwichltd attack people on

the san carlos lions club, millbrae lions club, redwood city lions clubbing here whachl they need are baby bottles and blood donations. and everything else, stands a risk of being turned away or sent elsewhere. if you want to help that is what they're still looking for. live in san bruno abc 7 news. >> thank you. good to know. and several factors conspired to hinder firefighting efforts. natural gas explosion ruptured a water main shutting off water to many fire hydrants in that zone. took about half an hour to reroute the main water main. firefighters went searching for nearest working hydrant a few thousand feet away. >> we loaded the house on the shoulders pulled a hose down. and through backyards, kicked through several fences. and it wasn't just us, we had help from public and pd. everybody was planning a very helpful hanld i was great. >> the fire chief says given the extent of the blazes he's not sure a swifter response would have made much of a difference. >> just after a natural disaster and earthquake, tornado, hurricane, people who left homes in a hurry are now anxious to g

. >> san carlos place apartment, is no more. city council voted to disband the police department and will contract out with the sheriff's department. they hope to save $2 million. without it they hope that this will not affect public safety. for all full-time staff at the san carlos police, san carlos police station will become a sheriff's department substation. >> mean well the man suspected of shooting effort of fremont police officers in behind bars in oakland he suspected andrew berry and as a suspected of trying to kill officer todd gill. he's charged with murder carjacking jury could face life in prison if convicted. >> to suspects are still large this morning, element or share said devotees are asking help define these two men you see on your screen. 63 year-old man trio, and mohammad khan. there are considered armed and dangerous they do know there is a rest of for them. kant was on bill for 500,000 for previous work as a narcotics case. >> miami international airport is open today following the attack duration of six concour

san francisco tomorrow. 88 through livermore. right along the rim of the bay, we've got some 70s to near 80 degrees. redwood city tomorrow, 83. about the same for san carlosn sonoma and 84 for san jose. the remainder of the week ahead, seven-day forecast, tomorrow night, sunny. early morning fog to get through. then the sunshine comes through. next week, 60s for a high. and stay tuned for some of that rain saturday. >> i'm so not -- i'm not preparing for the rain. i'm ignoring it. >> sunshine tomoai , crg..>> thank you, craig. we'll be right back. 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. >>> election day is a little less than two months away. but if people were to vote today, it would be a very close

. >>> and the city of san carlos may soon have no police department. es to the san mateo county sheriff's department. that plan, though, still needs approval from the county board of supervisors. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,, and save up to $500 on selected mattress sets. even get 3 years interest free financing on tempur-pedic. only through labor day ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep. ♪ >>> good morning. better news in salinas at the scene of this earlier helicopter crash. chp was able to open one lane of traffic so the right lane is closed but the left lane is now open on southbound 101 as you approach airport boulevard. the crash first happened around 6:00 this morning. we are told that traffic is backed up about a mile to at least laurel drive. so we'll continue to watch it there. in the meantime, across the golden gate bridge, nothing but a lot of fog. otherwise, your trip across the span looks great. 880 through oakland, busy but moving as you head up towards downtown oakland. an

san carlos area. >> this is a bitter pill for the community to swallow. let's not sugar coat this. >> the city leaders say the change is expected to save money. all of the 26 san carlos police officers will become deputies. the county board is expected to approve the plan. >>> let's go to sal. we are hearing word of a plane crash in the monterrey area? >> southbound 101 at airport boulevard. it just came in to chp. this plane is upside down on the freeway. it came down near the airport. i just want to -- hold on for a moment. which city is that? it you tell me? we are trying to figure it out. i'm in the newsroom in jana case you are wondering who i'm talking to. we will get to the bottom of that. let's go to the pictures now and tell you the traffic is effected by the crash at 280 southbound before winchester in the fast lane. the commute on 880 north and south, that traffic is moving along relatively well. no major problems here. when you get to the toll plaza, it is light coming into san francisco. again, to recap, we have breaking news in monterrey county. a plane has come down on the freew

. >> reporter: the city manager says it is the best option for san carlos that laid off 20 employee >> we would of had to cut another 15 employees to maintain a police department and would not have been able to maintain our minimum level of staffing. >> reporter: labor unions criticized it initially but the city leaders say they reached an agreement guarantee teeing all full time employees work with the sheriff's department but the idea does not sit well with this long time resident. >> it worries me a little. >> why again? >> well, i am concerns we don't have our own police department. i don't think they will pay as much attention to us somehow. >> one of the main features of, you know, punching a unit there was having the police station across the street from us. >> reporter: this resident is worried it will keep them in the same building that would be a sheriff's substation. >> we don't anticipate there will be a change in response times. >> again, the meeting is underway right now. this is video we have taken in the last 20 minutes. they are hearing a report on this change. if app

the real answers in life can be found in the eyes of a child, and so we've come to the city of good living, san carloss know the score. we're at arundel high school where alum include barry bonds. at end of the season, who will have the better record, the 49ers or raiders? >> raiders. >> touchdown raiders. >> maybe they got more points than the other ones. >> reporter: what do you think jamarcus russell is doing right now? >> practicing. >> sitting down. >> playing cards. >> reporter: say you're al davis. >> i'm al davis. >> reporter: what do you expect this year from "the cable guy?" >> spell nambi. >> i'm not that good of a speller. >> n-n-o -- >> reporter: our thanks to the kids and staff at arundel elementary getting schooled for nbc bay area sports. i'm lorne scott. >> well, done. one of our sports sunday co-hosts will be here this weekend. one of the most successful football coaches in the bay area is back on the job. also, the controversy rages on. the latest from the female sports reporter who has the nfl on its heels. barbara boxer. she fought to get our veterans the first full combat carecal

republicans are less than a third of purple. >> san carlos police could be closer to vote turning in their citiesty council will consider an agreement to outsource a place to permit to the san mateo sheriff's office one of several attempts to close the 3 1/2 million dollar budget shortfall it could save the city $2 million if they approve it will then move to the supervisors the sheriff office earth it will take over at the end of next month. oakland police chief anthony batts is disputing that claim that oakland streets are more dangerous and 80 police officers were laid off in july. police officers association said crime has jumped 8 1/2% since last july 13th that says oakland usually experiences this viking crime in the summer and violent crime is actually down. o pd may soon be getting help from state eighth agencies as a result of the violent crime summit in oakland. andrew the man suspected of shooting officer last week may be transferred today. he faces multiple charges including carjacking and attempted murder. he was gone to the mexican border. you will be arranged next tuesday. the dayl

not want to live in a city which you feel, and others judge, as being unsafe. 40eu7 another city in san carlos has voted to dissolve its police force and begin to outsource its job of law enforcement to the san mateo county sheriff's office. guest: well, a large number of smaller cities have chosen to do that. some for the scale of the economy to ajust cost to their general fund. it doesn't mean it's safety. in this case they look to the county sheriff to provide those services. host: how does riverside pay for education? guest: well, that's a complicated business. the cities in california have nothing to do with the education system. it's quite separate. so the state almost entirely funds the education system. and california, because of its initiatives, is sort of boxed into different kinds of revenues. but the state funds, local school districts. host: jacksonville, florida, dave on our line. thank you. thank you. caller: thank you. mr. mayor, i think your answers make a lot of sense. and i haven't heard you mention economic development. we have, here in jacksonville, really quite a robust e

city, 73 year-old william of san francisco. it crashed thursday after takeoff from san carlos airport. is seen as they remove the records friday. they say the plane's flight controls were in the correct position. the identity of the third victim has not been released but an employee at a steel company confirms the company founder and 92 year-old was also on the plane carried >> of fliers being passed around to muni urging them to call in sick for four days beginning tuesday is not clear to send the letter appeared transport worker union says it was not issued by them. many officers are upset with management say they're engaging in unfair labor practices by not discussing the restoration plans with them. they have lost the state for an injunction to the service restoration. >> 61% of service cuts were restored this weekend the change was made things to funding from two agencies and other budget changes. we have >> this is a mini start stop in west were k and m lines are running through for the first time in months after the completion of our real replacement project. the reopening has c

city yesterday. the twin engine plane went down shortly after lifting off from the san carlos airport yesterday morning. all three people on board were killed when the plane plunged into the redwood shores lagoon. today, crews were able to lift the plane out of the water and recover the two bodies still trapped inside. and tonight, we have audio of the air traffic controller talking to a pilot about the wreck. >> appeared to go down in the vicinity of the building. if you make a left turn and proceed, you can see it. >> the cause of the trash is still under investigation tonight. >>> the critically acclaimed documentary about pat tillman, the football star turned soldier debuted today. the tillman story investigates the events leading up to and following tillman's death in afghanistan six years ago. the army first said he was gunned down by taliban forces but weeks later, army officers admitted he was killed by friendly fire. many see a parallel to cover-ups from the vietnam era. >> i served in the vietnam war. i taught in the same district that pat tillman went to high school. like so many, i'm very d