nbc bay area tracy grant is live in san bruno to tell us more. ess conference coming in just 30 minutes, so hopefully we'll get more answers, right, tracy? >> reporter: that is what we're hoping, kris. in documents uncovered by "the bay citizen," back as far as 2007, pg&e expressed some concern about this aging pipeline that they installed 50 years ago. now, the explosion blew up dozens of homes and killed seven people on thursday in the san bruno neighborhood. we'll residents try to pick up the pieces, investigators may have found a major piece of the puzzle that could help determine exactly what happened and who is at fault. the document shows that pg&e knew that section of the pipe that was ruptured was at a high risk to fail. and for three years, the company did nothing to replace it or to repair it. in a report last year, it recommended a $5 million replacement. stating that if the replacement of this pipe does not occur, risks associated with this segment will not be reduced. that makes the risk of a failure at this location unacceptably hig

tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> tracy, thank you very much. obviously, we'll have the latest on this investigation for you tonight at 11:00. >>> tough news for carmakers. auto sales last month showed the biggest dip in almost three decades and the stock was down across the board. gm was down 7%, ford 5%, toyota down 12%. the only car manufacturer up was chrysler when jumped 11%. despite bad news, the markets really popped today. bay area based companies apple and netflix saw huge gains which helped the markets move higher. the dow closed up almost 255 points to close at 10,269. the s & p gained almost 31 points. and the nasdaq gained about 63. >>> and speaking of apple's new products but intense competition. that is the latest news today. scott budman shows us what is new for your ears and for your tv. >> reporter: well, as expected, tv was the star of the show today. apple tv is getting bigger and stronger and more varied. we're going to show you how that works in a second. first, it wouldn't be an apple event if there wasn't a whole lot of m

it should be a free day. >> tracy grant. >> that is a good way to whek your holiday. >> nobody wantshat. >> cal bear fans are happy. >> good holiday weekend for them. cal football season under way. the bears getting a big boost in their opening game from a senior and a true freshman. >>> the nfl scouts are taking a hard look at andrew luck. they saw quite a show from number 12. the giant do not play until right about now but they got a win earlier tos >>> cow could call kevin riley's career a roller coaster. the quarterback was determined to dutch that inconsistency. out to strawberry canyon. a beautiful afternoon as the bears face uc davis. first quarter, bears on the move. kevin riley finding the end zone. 23-yard hookup. your opening score. 7-0. second quarter riley at it again to marvin jones. falling down in the end zone for the 13-yard connection. 258 yards, three tds. he played over a half of work. a few minutes later, the star in the making, true freshman keenan allen. remember that name. looked like he wanted to throw it. he goes running. 18 yards. 21-0. he caught a td in th

tracy grant takes us on a taste test. >>> i've always made ice cream.lways loved ice cream. >> reporter: what jay wanted to do was push the envelope. the former pastry chef wanted to mix and match sweet and saviory flavors in ways that no one ever thought of. >> i'm going to get bacon, banana and corn. >> a favor called elvis the fat years is somewhat tame. there are other flavors that will make your head spin. rosemary's baby is rosemary and smoked pine nuts. don't forget, olive oil and government cheese. >> it just clicked in my head. i get ideas from eating at a pie restaurant. peanut butter and curry works in asian food, why wouldn't it work in ice cream? >> i bring friends in and say you have to try this and they say no. >> how about balsamic vinegar and caramel? >> we had it last time we were here. it is very good. >> now this is the flavor that so many people talk about. they don't have it that often. sir, could i have the prosciutto, please? thank you. just like mom used to make. actually, i really like that. i thought i wouldn't. it is pretty g

in san francisco, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> only in san francisco.s fun. >> i love traci's reaction. i like this. >> i like the weather today. >> absolutely. i think you'll like it tomorrow. a little bit of fog out there. here are the highs for the day. 90 in concord, 91 in livermore. 75 in san francisco. cool along the coast tomorrow. rather than 75 in san francisco, we'll drop to about 66 or so. 60s along the coast. tomorrow we'll sit there with the fog in place. a little chilly at times at the coast. live outside, this is san francisco. look at that. it's a little cool out there this evening. if you have dinner plan, you'll need some layers especially later in the evening. we drop into the 50s and stay there for the evening. next shot, towards oakland and across the bay, the fog is about 800 feet or so and quickly moving in. across some of the east bay inland valleys, over sunol, plenty of sunshine. plenty of sunshine over most of the south bay and the east bay. for tonight, coastal fog will stick right along the coast. early tomorrow morning, we

nbc bay area's tracy grant is in san bruno with the story. that must be unsettling news for the people that live there, tracy. >> reporter: oh, it is, jessica, very unsettling. everywhere you look there's an unsettling sight here in san bruno. we're right here next to some of the property that didn't make it through the fire. we're going to turn our camera a little bit so you can get a better look. it's a sad sight, that's for sure. many of the people who are still here in this neighborhood are wondering when they're going to find out more about what caused the explosion. pg&e told us today that they did have to make a repair on the pipe that ran right through this neighborhood. >> you hear any noise and you jump. something fell on my porch the other day and i went about that far up. >> reporter: emile chalks it up to nerves. he says that's probably why another san bruno school was evacuated today, the second school in a 24-hour period. pg&e showed up at crest memorial elementary school this morning after someone reported smelling gas just bl

traci grant spoke with anxious homeowners being led into the neighborhood tonight but first the biggest toll of that blast, the victims and families torn apart. >> reporter: we are live right here on fairmont at the border of the homes that made it. those with green tags you see there and those that did not. down fremont you can see burned out shells of cars and skeletal remains of the homes. among those killed in the blast were mother and daughter and a college student, jessica mora s morales. >> they lost an incredible girl who is an incredible friend and classmate and it's just a huge, huge loss. >> helen roy and had her daughter julia have known jan esse janessa and her mother since they started kindergarten. >> she was kind and loving and caring. she was nice to everyone. she was the kind of child that everyone wanted to emulate and her mom was exactly the same way. >> it really upset me because she was one of my closest friends. and it was hard. >> reporter: the school principal says janessa was supposed to be with her dad but had too much homework so she went home instead. mom an

nbc bay area's traci grant is live in san francisco right now, many people still struggling financiallyre questioning the experts' math. traci? >> reporter: spoke to a lot of people today about how this panel stated that the recession was over. now, many of them looked at me incredulously, as if i were crazy for saying something like that while others, dripping with sarcasm simply said, receipt session is over? that is news to me. >> willing to work half his old pay. >> reporter: just a few months after losing his job as a construction superintendent, kirk dunlap ended up on the cover of "time" magazine's out of work in america issue. one year later that man in the picture is a lot different than the man sitting at the career links center at the state employment development department in san francisco. >> yes. i was optimistic because i never have been unemployed for this long of a period. >> reporter: with each day out of work, the optimism slowly erodes for men of these people who spend their days using the center's computers to find job listings and send resumes that explains their r

tracy grant. tracy? >> reporter: the smell of smoke, charred metal doesn't seem so bad at first here at clairemont street. after a while it gets to you. makes your eyes water and throat tingle. it will be that way for a while as the the city tries to move away all of the debris. mums, flowers. they were pretty. a celebration that we survived. >> emile trying to get things back to normal at the house he lived at since 1956 by planting flowers. >> reporter: others say the main thing that will help them settle back into disrupted lives is an explanation. why did this happen? >> i wouldn't want to speculate with regard to cause. i would only say that is something that we regularly do scheduled maintenance and inspection for. >> jeff smith says liquids, mostly oil and water, caused corrosion in pipe 132, the gas pipeline that blew up. smith says utilities discovered it during one of the regularly scheduled inspections. requested funding to repair it and completed the repairs in november 2009. smith says wheth

live in san francisco, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, traci. >>> if things looked and smelled better in san mateo county, there's a reason. garbage collection is back on schedule after last day's two-day strike. it started when 13 workers announced their strike while their picket line was then honored by 200 truck drivers, trash collectors and mechanics based at allied waste in san karlo. they began catching you on the garbage backup which affected thousands of customers in several san mateo counties. >>> ac transit will cut weekend service to fix a budget deficit. the transit agency will present the proposal at a board of directors meeting tomorrow evening. the plan would eliminate half of weekend service and ground all but two night owl bus lines that run overnight. a vote is set for september 22nd. if passed, service cuts would go into effect december 19th. >>> berkeley police shoot a mountain lion on the prowl near restaurant row. >>> a new way to fuel up. meet the bay area startup that wants to help you save money while clearing the air. >>> new options to travele

live in san francisco, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> nothing is free in san francisco. thank you. >>> americans are traveling quite a bit more this labor day weekend. aaa estimates 10% more people will drive at least 50 miles over the holiday. for the first time in three years, airlines are actually scheduling more flights instead of scheduling the same or fewer. travelers we caught up with at san jose's airport say while holiday flights might be a hassle, they are worth it. >> inconvenienced. >> it is tough with the kids. on a three-day it's so much easier because we have more time to travel. that's why we go. >> the credit for the travel spike goes to low gas prices and more people unwilling to wait for plane ticket prices to drop. we have a live look at trsk on interstate 880. the get away started early this afternoon. things moving along okay in the northward direction. let me catch up here. southbound lanes were full. let's look at the golden gates bridge. we can see the fog is there, but traffic is moving fairly well. right here is 80 at crystal springs up in the

tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, tracy. stay with us for continuing coverage of the san bruno explosion. we also have a special section on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> now to a developing story. a federal judge in san jose lifted a moratorium on executions here in california. a ruling that could put a man in the death chamber next week. the next execution is wednesday at san quentin. it would be the first in california since january of 2006, but the judge is giving that condemned inmate an option regarding the procedure. george kiriyama is live with more on this developing story. george? >> reporter: those against the death penalty are furious with the judge's decision to allow the execution to happen. but the judge believes the state made the necessary changes to go forward. federal judge jeremy has given him a choice of how he wants to die. by a single injection or a three-drug method. the judge in the state should give brown another choice. life. >> we are asking that question. why now? why the rush to execute now? th

traci grant is live in oakland. brown didn't have to worry whether this crowd was going to be a friendly one, tracy. >> no, he didn't. these people were very happy to see him. now, labor day is generally known as the start of the final push before the november election. but for jerry brown it seems more like the launch of his campaign. now, behind me are a lot of union representatives who were just happy to have him here in his hometown of oakland. >> jerry, jerry. >> candidate jerry brown was received warmly by supporters in fairfield today. >> the campaign's begun. we're working hard. >> brown finally released his first campaign ad over the weekend. >> i'm jerry brown, california needs major changes. >> the meg whitman campaign responded by saying after 40 years in politics protecting the status quo, it's no surprise he's kicking off his campaign with a misleading historic renovation of his own record. jerry brown is the last person we can trust for major change in sacramento. brown takes exception to her accusatio

nbc bay area's tracy grant is live in san bruno. the governor was likely ready for that question, tracy. >> reporter: oh, he was what ready but i'm not sure if a lot of people were satisfied with his answer. now, some of the residents expected to see the governor trudging through this area behind us, getting a close look at the devastation for the very first time. but that's not exactly what happened. schwarzenegger actually drove past the blast site and the red-tagged homes that surround it. he appeared on the street where he met with representatives from many different agencies and they briefed him on the status of their investigations and their efforts to help those impacted by the explosion. color-coded maps show which homes were damaged and which were a complete loss. san bruno residents are still recovering from the sight of the flames that tore through their neighborhood on thursday night, leaving many displaced, injured and grieving. while all of this took place, the governor was -- he was on what he described as a trade miss

in fairfax, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> big news from san jose's largest employer.isco systems will begin paying stock dividends by july. shares rose about 1% as a result. like many big-tech companies cisco has a pile of cash estimated to be $40 billion worth. analysts speculate that this dividend would happen, however. some tech giants, most notably apple, are keeping their cash as a safeguard. cisco has not said how much of a dividend it will pay. >> a four-day winning streak despite reports that retail sales rose. the nasdaq closed at 8,229. >> google is still king when it comes to searching on the net but for the first time bing beat yahoo!. yahoo! had a 13.1% share but the two still way behind google. the mountain view tech giant has a 65% share of all u.s. searches. >> the port of richmond has a rich history dating back to world war ii. it's a history filled with booming business and economic bust. as nbc bay area's joe roetsa jr. shows us, its next chapter is just being written. >> 98,000 people working in this shipyard alone. >> reporter: rusted metal, jagge

tracy grant, "nbc bay area news. "is pre-school is not usually thought of as a crime-fighting strategy but police chiefs and others say it's vital. they are a members of fight crime, invest in kids. they show kids from risky neighborhoods who get high quality early education are less likely to commit crimes as adults and more likely to finish high school. they say in the long run quality pre-school could save $16 for every dollar invested, and the california and the bay area could see education savings of up to $3 money million a year. >>> still ahead at 6:00, you might call it the great google mystery. why the website is generating so much buzz today. >>> also coming up, a house fire makes one family's fight against the odds even harder. we'll introduce you to a 23-year-old doing whatever she can to keep her family together. >>> and a deadly misdiagnosis, what eight fatal cases of whooping cough in california have in mmon. >> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. cool here for bay area standards this t

nbc bay area's traci grant is live in san francisco tonight where elected officials are considering a program that they say will keep chronic alcoholics off the street and save the city some money.

nbc bay area's traci grant is live in san pablo to tell us more about the man police are desperately trying to find. tracy? >> reporter: we're live here outside the medical center in san pablo where sallas works. a statement from the hospital says that it is against hospital policy -- >> we're having audio problems, we'll try to get back to tracy later. stay with us for continuing coverage on this story. and you can find out the latest updates on our website, n nbcbayarea.com. >>> we are in the oven, are we not? let's check in with jeff ranieri to find out what's coming next, jeff? >> we're looking at warm weather, and then eventually some unseasonably cool weather for part of your labor day weekend. let's get a look at the heat right now outside. we're near some records for our inland spots. 101 in livermore, 94 in san jose, 96 in sunnyvale. plenty of heat in the north bay as well with temperatures to 90 and near 100. sunnyvale at 98 and los gatos coming in at 98 degrees. high pressure has been keeping this heat with ush the last 36 hours. we're going to focus on the cooling happenin

live in hercules, tracy grant, bay area news. >> thank you. for the latest developments on the story go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. look under the "don't mis"section. >>> firefighters are battling a wildfire in napa county this evening. the wildfire broke out early this afternoon in the american canyon area, west of interstate 80, about 10 to 12 acres in size but as you can see, some impressive flames tied to it right now. firefighters say structures on the hillside are no longer threatened and there are no reports of any injuries at this point. crews are putting down fire lines trying to contain this fire right now. the flames broke out during a spike in temperatures here in the bay area. another spare the air day has been called for tomorrow. meteorologist jeff ranieri is here with more on heatwave number two. >>> that's right. always updating the graphics back here in the weather center. the firefighters are fighting in conditions in the 90s and humidity down in the teens, single digits in some cases. let's look at some hot spots. santa

live in richmond, tracy grant, bay area news. >>> thank you. >>> why did eight infants die of whooping cough in the state of california this year? in part, at least, because of misdiagnosis or slow diagnosis. a state review shows all the infants were taken to clinics and hospitals several times before they were accurately diagnosed with whooping cough. the california department of public health says by the time the disease was accurately diagnosed it was too late to save the infants. health officials are urging doctors to check for whoopg cough on any infant under 6 months who is having trouble breathing. so far, 3,600 cases have been reported, seven times the number reported. in the bay area there have been 1,035 cases including 286 in marin county alone. >>> b.a.r.t. reacts to reports that the train caused hearing loss. the agency says the problem is caused by the steel wheels on each train which create microscopic ripples on the steel rails. that causes a high-pitch noise. it's something mostly b.a.r.t. riders endure. b.a.r.t. says there are certain parts of the system where the noi

nbc bay area's tracy grant was one of those reporters granted that access. she joins us now live from san bruno. >> reporter: friends and relatives of the family asked for privacy in the funeral that they're having tonight. they're paying tribute to the three people who were killed in the explosion. now, they lived right here claremont street. that is one of the first sections of the devastated neighborhood to undergo demolition. >> basically what you see here will be a dirt lot. >> reporter: the second day that crews are knocking down and taking away what is left of the 35 homes completely gutted by the gas explosion that devastated the neighborhood in san bruno two weeks ago. when the county of san mateo's environmental health services is done, what little remnants of the homes and reminders of the families that lived there will be completely gone. the county promises what will be in those spaces will be completely clean-up, plots of land ready to be rebuilt. >> we want to let them know it is safe. >> reporter: it will take a lot of work to get to that poi

traci grant is live in san bruno with the story.urbing as this is, tracy, it always seem to happen after tragedies like this? >> yes, it is amazing that this always happens,

live in san bruno, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> there was a warning today about scam artists trying to take advantage of fire victims. the state department of insurance called a press conference to say that it's going to be watching closely for contractors who are not licensed and for people promising legal and insurance help. police also announced the arrest of four people who were allegedly trying to get free food and other help by posing as victims of the explosion. police say one couple came to san bruno to try to cash in on the services being offered to victims and a pair of women who do not live in the blast zone were arrested the same day. >>> well, the smell of gas this morning led to the evacuation of a san bruno elementary school. portola elementary is located less than a mile away from the site of last week's explosion. there was no gas leak found. >>> several firefighters and pg&e trucks were called out just in case. while the all clear was soon given, classes were cancelled for the rest of the day. >> they smelled gas this morning and i guess because

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traci grant is live in oakland where police vow they will find the person who pulled the trigger. >> reporter: the police chief visited leslie ramirez at children's hospital this afternoon bearing toys an opc shirt. the father says he is particularly disturbed by this incident. he apologized to the little girl and her family as his failure to keep him safe. >> she was sleeping. >> reporter: the walls have bullet holes everywhere. just inches above the bed where 6-year-old leslie ramirez was sleeping with her mom. the hail of bullets woke karen ramirez. >> i heard my mom. she was screaming. she had my little sister with her because a gun shot went into her arm and then it went from her arm to her chest. >> reporter: karen ramirez says the shooting appears to have been a drive by and whoever did it might have targeted the particular bedroom because the television was still on. she says while they were putting her in the ambulance, she was pleading with her mother to move. >> she said she didn't want to come back. >> reporter: this is the third time something like this has happened. ram

live in san francisco, traci grant. >>> police say they will allow high bridge arms to resume business as soon as it meets a few requirements including getting an alarm system and security cameras. the store on mission street has been doing business for five decades. some neighborhood activists argue that it brings crime to the area and doesn't belong on a residential street in the first place. the store's manager takes issue with that. >> for one, i think san francisco has stood on our necks back then, but going on almost 60 years now, we haven't really been a problem for this community, but although e-mails are saying otherwise. >> well, the store ran into some trouble when the owner decided he was going to convert it to office space and let his permit expire. when he desired to reapply, three community groups asked the city to deny it. >>> the governor has one less legal issue on his plate tonight. gay marriage. they wanted the supreme court to force the governor and the attorney general to challenge the ruling to declare prop 8 unconstitutional. this afternoon the supreme court ref

tracy grant, thanks so much. for some more family fun activities, just visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and ick on kids post and that is kids post on tv this week. >> thank you. albert haynesworth breaks his silence. hakem dermish has this morning's sports. >>> good morning, everyone. freshman quarterbacks usually ld a clipboard on the sideline. but not maryland's danny o'brien. yesterday the redshirt freshman made his first career start against florida international. the kidas stellar. but it's no surpre. two weeks ago playing in a backup role o'brien threw three first half touchdowns. yesterday o'brien got the nod because arter jamar robinson was out with a shoulder injury. in college park, seconduarter, danny o'brien and the terps trailed 7-0. here they come working ouof the shotgun. o'brien throws to the corner of the end zone. williams, are you kidding me? gets the foot down, makes the grab. great catch. terrapins tied at 7-7. o'brien is the first freshman to start at qb for maryland in 11 years

thanks so much, tracy grant.vities, be sure to visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on kids post andhat is kids post on tv this week. >>> this morning hundreds of people are taking part in a triathlon in maryland billed as the planet's toughest. the 70-mile savage man triathlon is being held at deep creek lake state park. it was rated as theardest race on earth by triathlete magazine. now the race will pass through two state parks and cross the eastern continental divide. one of e toughest is the bike ride up a street known as the western fort wall, a grade of 25%, the steepest climb in any triathlon. and it goes on for four blocks. >> boy. >> i can't wait to see the pictures. >> why don't we do it next year? >> you go for it. let me know how that works out. >> we could do tandem. >> it's a beautiful lake, though. maryland was looki to start the season 3-0 while virginia tech was looking for its first win of the year. >> hakem dermish has a look at a crowded day in football in this morning's sp

live in san bruno, traci grant nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> more examples of victimizing the victims. you see it after every disaster. now san bruno police tell us they've arrested four people trying to get free food and other help by posing as victims of the explosion. police say bianti taylor tried to cash in tuesday. they have not been charged, but two other women were arrested for trying to pass themselves off as victims and get aide as well. heightened concerns about the smell of gas prompted the evacuation as two bay area schools today. portollo elementary is located less than a mile from the explosion. firefighters and pg&e workers were called out. it turned out there wasn't a leak, but parents praised the school's quick actions. >> just the principal smelled a little bit of gas, and he's very smart to take the precaution and evacuate the school. especially where we're in the area where the gas pipe explosion occurred. so they evacuated the school, everything was done excellent. they left us a message, our children are safe. and i'm proud to be a portollo mom. libby, d

live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> it is a concept, thank you. >>> san francisco grocery stores with on-site pharmacies will no longer be allowed to sell cigarettes under a law passed today by the san francisco board of supervisors. the ordinance expands an earlier ban on he tobacco sales in drugstores to include any store with a pharmacy. that includes large grocery stores like safe way and costco. supporters of the law says it make sense cigarettes should not be sold next to cigarettes intended to promote health. >> our grocery stores and supermarkets, which is where we buy things need to live and find sustenance and cigarettes are things that work against the effort to find sustenance. >> opponents of that law says it restricts freedom of choice. the board will take a final vote next week f it is passed then it goes to the mayor for approval. >>> oakland police say $5,000 will be used to lead to the arrest of a man who attacked a woman in lake merit. they believe the same man is responsible in another attack. the suspect was armed with a weapon and the women we

slow traffic for interstate 580 in the westbound direction even 4205 coming out of tracy now there was an accident at grantine in the westbound direction that started the bad things of that by we are still slow. almost from macarthur on tool 5 in the westbound direction and then as you move through the altamont pass it will be heavy traffic reagan to livermore sadly because of earlier problems in dublin it is heavy from livermore continuing out to the dublin interchange even dublin great traffic is slow. heading towards castro valley heavy traffic towards to 38 not the entire stretch but at least toward even canyon road. highway 4 is low through anti up towards pittsburgh nothing unusual for this ride in the westbound direction. here's a bridge check bay bridge has already backed up westbound traffic slows from the mid lot except for slap bass track where it slows from the end of lot. san mateo bridge ride no problems here but it's already low heavy on the approach not at 92 but coming over past. the golden gate bridge still pretty smooth in fact the entire marine to remit has not begun to slow down their

westbound 580 on the brakes between grant line and greenville. tracy, did you say 100 degrees? 100 degrees! all summer long we have been asking for summer. it came flirting with us from time to time. here it is right now in fall. 85 degrees today in our warmest spots. the 70s around the bay and the upper 60s at the coastline. warm conditions, hot temperatures in store friday, saturday, sunday monday and tuesday. you may want to head to the coastline with temperatures in the mid-70s. it will be pretty warm and hot. this sunday, antiques and collectibles at candlestick park, san francisco, sunny and warm, temperatures 80 degrees. hey, that's nice weather for some good antiquing. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >> thank you. >> i think that's our high five tomorrow, too. >> good. >> we'll check in with gianna. >>> all right. it is 5:57. in the next half hour, cheerleading coach in handcuffs. the shady routine she is accused of and why her squad is now in shambles. >>> angry riders lash out at a.c. transit as that agency announces more cuts in its bus service. ,,,,,,

supervisor mar: with the shoestring budget you are trying to operate -- tracy rosenfeld give us some numbers saying you got a $700,000 grant from the department of technology. is that separate from the 170,000 you're laying out for us? the second question is why did it take a year before a meeting was allowed with video alliance, which i think is a representative group of many local and small media producers. why did it take so long? explain a little bit more of your numbers to counter what she said. >> $170,000 a year is our operating budget. that grant comes from the department of technology just for operating expenses. because of the statewide franchise agreement, which partly requires that capital and operating are separate from the franchise fees of $2.10 million total to the city of san francisco from comcast are split between p&g. those can only be used for capital expenses. we request but would like to spend those capital funds on. when she refers to a potential of $695,000 a year for capital, that only can be used for hardware, rent, physical objects like servers and equipment to equip the station. that is part of