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>> i remember, i looked back at eric right before they announced our category and eric did this, like he was trying -- >> i leaned up to sophia, i said, are we going to win or not, and she goes, no! >> right before the award was announced, she puts on lipstick and she looks over at me, and she goes, put your lipstick on, we're going up. >> i don't know if i'm ready to take it. she's like, we're going up. >> i think it was actually -- >> whether we win or not. >> it was actually kind of funny because at the beginning, we were all like, it's going to be a fun night. >> whatever happens happens. >> by the end of the night, everybody was like -- >> a deep hunger came out. >> if we don't win we're going to fight. >> jimmy: and was the night everything you hoped it would be? >> well, eric, i mean, for him it was -- >> yeah, work out very well. >> it was a great night for all of us. it was awesome. >> jimmy: but especially you. in case you don't know -- [ cheers and applause ] eric, you were all nominated individually as well as the show. but the three, you guys were in the category against
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. >> i'm eric thomas. in the news this morning bulldozers will fan out through the san bruno neighborhood devastated by a natural gas explosion and fire. officials say it's time to begin removing the demolished homes. jenelle wang is live in san bruno with more on the story. >> cleanup crews will start coming in at 8:00 this morning to clean out all the debris at this disaster site. they're expected to be here the next four to six weeks. the first job to remove close to two dozen charred cars so they can get the heavy machinery in. then remove debris from the hot zones first. 34 homes to be cleared but could be more later. the cost is about 30 to $40,000 for each job site. for the victims that lost everything, still a lot of questions as the bills pile up. >> as far as insurance. >> what we all went through -- i don't know when that healing process starts to begin. we're still numb. >> as cleanup continues, water trucks will continue to water down the ash to reduce any toxic levels. the san jose county hea
. >> i'm eric thomas. in the news this morning bulldozers will fan out through the san bruno neighborhood devastated by a natural gas explosion and fire. officials say it's time to begin removing the demolished homes. jenelle wang is live in san bruno with more on the story. >> cleanup crews will start coming in at 8:00 this morning to clean out all the debris at this disaster site. they're expected to be here the next four to six weeks. the first job to remove close to two dozen...
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i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. autopsies are scheduled for some of the victims of a three-city killing spree. four people are dead, another is missing and the main suspect was killed in a shoot-out with the chp. terry mcsweeney is live in hercules and, terry, investigators are trying to untangle this tangled web. >> it really is tangled but they believe that a relationship gone bad was at the beginning of all of this. as a result, five people are dead. one person is missing and they still have more questions than answers. take a look at a picture of two people at the heart of the matter. 38-year-old efren valdamro. tuesday he strangered her during a high-speed chase to richmond where he was killed by chp officers. they were chasing him because of what they believe he did at a house in hercules, tran, where he lived on and off. the body of 73-year-old ricardo was found there. his 35-year-old son was missing. he's still missing. police are learning more about the suspect but are far from having
i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. autopsies are scheduled for some of the victims of a three-city killing spree. four people are dead, another is missing and the main suspect was killed in a shoot-out with the chp. terry mcsweeney is live in hercules and, terry, investigators are trying to untangle this tangled web. >> it really is tangled but they believe that a relationship gone bad was at the beginning of all of this. as a result, five people are dead. one person is missing and...
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eric? >> terry, thank you. repealing healthcare reform will be outlined as part of a gop campaign today. gop lawmakers are set to roll out their pledge to america, similar to the contract with america that they successfully introduced in 1994. that year republicans were able to win back control of congress and hold on to it until 2006. now hoping to do it again with a 21-page document with proposals to slash taxes and spending. cut down on government regulation and halt the president's stimulus program. >> less than two hours from now, the sound of heavy demolition equipment will echo through the san bruno neighborhood damaged by the natural gas fire. bulldozers will begin tearing down the homes damaged in the blaze. jenelle in san bruno with the latest. >> it was two weeks ago today when this pg&e gas pipeline exploded and caused a massive fire destroying more than 30 homes, severely damaging 19 others and killing seven people. about 90 minutes from now at 8:00 this morning cleanup crews will come in to clean
eric? >> terry, thank you. repealing healthcare reform will be outlined as part of a gop campaign today. gop lawmakers are set to roll out their pledge to america, similar to the contract with america that they successfully introduced in 1994. that year republicans were able to win back control of congress and hold on to it until 2006. now hoping to do it again with a 21-page document with proposals to slash taxes and spending. cut down on government regulation and halt the president's...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest developments on the san bruno fire at 4:30. the casualty count stands at four confirmed dead and four others still missing. two missing residents were located yesterday safe and sound. ntsb investigators are taking the ruptured section of pipe now to washington d.c. where it will be reconnected on both ends from sections removed from the crater. they have ordered pg&e to immediately step up inspections of its gas pipeline system statewide and this morning at 10:00, the owners of 48 red tagged homes deemed unsafe will get further instructses how to proceed with disaster assistance. >> the investigation so far has not determined just how the fire ignited or what might have caused the pipeline to leak before the blast. allen wang reports on federal investigators who need firsthand accounts details the blast site both before and immediately after the initial explosion. >> mtsb investigators are turning their attention to the anatomy of the explosion. the 28 foo
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest developments on the san bruno fire at 4:30. the casualty count stands at four confirmed dead and four others still missing. two missing residents were located yesterday safe and sound. ntsb investigators are taking the ruptured section of pipe now to washington d.c. where it will be reconnected on both ends from sections removed from the crater. they have ordered pg&e to immediately step up inspections of its gas...
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eric. >> lisa, thank you. federal immigration authorities have agreed to meet with san francisco sheriff mike hennessey to talk about the city's request to opt out of the federal fingerprinting program. that sends fingerprint information directly to immigration authorities. hennessey sent a letter this week to federal authorities asking to opt out of the program. it's the second time he's made the request. his initially letter last may was never formally responded to. some supervisors in santa clara county said it should also opt out of the fingerprinting program. a new study says 23% of all the nation's illegal immigrants live in california. a research center report estimates that 2.5 million illegal immigrants lived in california in 2009. roughly 7% of the state's population; however, the report says the number of undocumented residents actually dropped by 4% from 2008. overall the number of illegal immigrants in the u.s. in 2009 went down for the first time in 20 years. the two men arrested as possible terr
eric. >> lisa, thank you. federal immigration authorities have agreed to meet with san francisco sheriff mike hennessey to talk about the city's request to opt out of the federal fingerprinting program. that sends fingerprint information directly to immigration authorities. hennessey sent a letter this week to federal authorities asking to opt out of the program. it's the second time he's made the request. his initially letter last may was never formally responded to. some supervisors in...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. governor schwarzenegger will visit the san bruno fire site today direct from his asia trade mission. meantime e-mails received by federal investigators seem to offer no definitive evidence of neighbors smelling gas before the explosion. terry joins us live from san bruno. >> the ntsb investigators are the ones who are going to figure out exactly what happened. talk about the automatic shutoff valve and a number of other things that address those e-mail concerns. let's get to it now. vice chairman christopher hart joins me. thank you for being here. as far as finding out the cause of this explosion, what are the possibilities and what is the process? >> i won't speculate as to what might have caused it but the pieces, three pieces of pipe will be arriving in the washington d.c. metalergy lab tomorrow. in other words, did the give because of fatigue. contraction, did that cause fatigue, like bending a coat hanger back and forth before it broke. could it be corrosion, for example, impact
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. governor schwarzenegger will visit the san bruno fire site today direct from his asia trade mission. meantime e-mails received by federal investigators seem to offer no definitive evidence of neighbors smelling gas before the explosion. terry joins us live from san bruno. >> the ntsb investigators are the ones who are going to figure out exactly what happened. talk about the automatic shutoff valve and a number of other things that address those...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. california voters have a clearer picture today of their two main choices for governor. last night democratic jerry brown and republican meg whitman drew a sharp contrast in their first of three debates. >> even though their styles are different, the two actually have several things in common. candidate jerry brown and meg whitman went into their debate in a virtual tie and came out virtually the same way. the polls have yet to be released. on the issues they also agree. both would protect colleges and universities from higher fees. both would enforce the death penalty. the debate lasted just under an hour at u.c. davis. the first question was how they would fix california's dysfunctional budget. >> first of all you gotta live within your means. i mean, they started spending money, we had a boom and wall street was going and dot-com and all that, then it collapses. well, you gotta reset. reset 15%, 18%. i authorized by my legal opinion an 18% reduction in the governor's salary, the leg
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. california voters have a clearer picture today of their two main choices for governor. last night democratic jerry brown and republican meg whitman drew a sharp contrast in their first of three debates. >> even though their styles are different, the two actually have several things in common. candidate jerry brown and meg whitman went into their debate in a virtual tie and came out virtually the same way. the polls have yet to be released. on the...
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i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. topping our news, the latest twist in a bizarre multiple murder case will take police to a pittsburgh landfill later today. they will look for evidence in the disappearance of a hercules man whose father and three other people were murdered. terry mcsweeney is live in hercules. terry, all these crimes lead back to one man. >> lead back to one man indeed. police from here in hercules heading to a landfill in pittsburgh to search for the body of frederick salas missing since saturday. the 35-year-old salas was last seen at his house in hercules, a house where murder suspect 38 efren valdamoro, he lived there on and off. last saturday they found the father's body, rick salas. they fought the week before. one officer wrote i saw ricardo on tap of valdamoro lying face down on the floor. valdamoro was completely naked. it may have been over 46 cindy tran, valdamoro's girlfriend who he killed tuesday in richmond before chp officers killed him. frederick salas coworkers are hoping for closure
i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. topping our news, the latest twist in a bizarre multiple murder case will take police to a pittsburgh landfill later today. they will look for evidence in the disappearance of a hercules man whose father and three other people were murdered. terry mcsweeney is live in hercules. terry, all these crimes lead back to one man. >> lead back to one man indeed. police from here in hercules heading to a landfill in pittsburgh to search for the body of...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, in a few hours a hearing held in marin county to determine whether to halt california's first scheduled execution of a death row inmate in more than four years. terry mcsweeney is live in san quentin. terry, the prisoner's appeal centers around a lethal drug combo? >> they do. but if those arguments fail brown will be put to death in less than 48 hours from right now. the convicted killer and two-time rapist was asked to choose his means of death, a three-stage injection or one lethal injection. he failed to do that over the weekend. 8:30 this morning his attorneys will be in marin county superior court asking for a stay of execution for their client. >> i think what's going on here is that the lawyers are considering whether they can make an argument that it's somehow cruel and unusual punishment to require a man to choose the manner of his death. >> five years ago a judge ordered san quentin to improve its execution facility, its procedures, its protocol to resume
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, in a few hours a hearing held in marin county to determine whether to halt california's first scheduled execution of a death row inmate in more than four years. terry mcsweeney is live in san quentin. terry, the prisoner's appeal centers around a lethal drug combo? >> they do. but if those arguments fail brown will be put to death in less than 48 hours from right now. the convicted killer and two-time rapist was asked to choose...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news this half hour, pg&e is investigating the possibility that microbes inside a natural gas pipe might have caused the deadly san bruno explosion two weeks ago, this unlikely but has happened before. jenelle is live in san bruno to tell us more. >> yes, it has, ten years ago in the new mexico desert that pipeline ruptured killing 12 including three young children. investigators found pitting in the pipeline. the corroded area spread across 21 feet of the pipe and some areas 72% of the pipe wall had been eaten away. now, that pipeline in new mexico was over 50 years old and 30 inches in diameter. those are the exact same specs as the pipeline here in san bruno. the possible cause is called microbiological influence corrosion. this report came out in the san francisco chronicle this morning. it's basically micros that go undetected in a tiny pool of water inside the pipeline and then start eating away at the metal causing it to corrode. according to the article this mornin
. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news this half hour, pg&e is investigating the possibility that microbes inside a natural gas pipe might have caused the deadly san bruno explosion two weeks ago, this unlikely but has happened before. jenelle is live in san bruno to tell us more. >> yes, it has, ten years ago in the new mexico desert that pipeline ruptured killing 12 including three young children. investigators found pitting in the pipeline. the corroded area spread across 21...
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kristen, eric? >> gotta give a go bears before we move on to the news. >> and that is not in any way biassed because you went to cal. >> of course it's biassed. (laughter) >> the stories we're following, pg&e just revealed yesterday it lowered the pressure by 20% in the remainder of the pipeline that exploded last week. the state asked the utility to do that earlier this week. this as the chronicle reports pg&e expressed concern that liquids were corroding four of its local pipelines, including the one that exploded in bruin. >> family and friends will say good-bye to jacqueline and janessa. they died when the explosion ripped through the neighborhood. a thousand people attended a vigil last night. the mass begins at 11:00 this morning at saint cecilia church in san francisco. >> legislative leaders from both parties are set to resume budget negotiations with governor schwarzenegger at 11:30 this morning. the so-called big five met for three hours yesterday. democratic leaders say they're hopeful th
kristen, eric? >> gotta give a go bears before we move on to the news. >> and that is not in any way biassed because you went to cal. >> of course it's biassed. (laughter) >> the stories we're following, pg&e just revealed yesterday it lowered the pressure by 20% in the remainder of the pipeline that exploded last week. the state asked the utility to do that earlier this week. this as the chronicle reports pg&e expressed concern that liquids were corroding four...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen. topping our news, investigators will labor away for a fourth day at a pittsburgh landfill hoping to find a missing hercules man. abc 7's thomas roman is live at the landfill with the latest. >> in just about three hours homicide investigators will be combing through tons of trash and garbage here at the keller canyon landfill looking for the remains of 35-year-old frederick sales. he's the man police believe is the fifth victim in the string of murders that began last week, murders that police believe were started by motivated jealousy. investigators hope that following a lead to this pittsburgh landfill would provide them with a clue to 35-year-old frederick sales' whereabouts. eats been missing since august 26. after going through more than 3,000 tons of trash and dedegree the past three days, investigators are come up empty. >> unfortunately all the effort that they've put in for the last couple days, they have yielded no results. >> police believe sales could be the fifth victim i
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen. topping our news, investigators will labor away for a fourth day at a pittsburgh landfill hoping to find a missing hercules man. abc 7's thomas roman is live at the landfill with the latest. >> in just about three hours homicide investigators will be combing through tons of trash and garbage here at the keller canyon landfill looking for the remains of 35-year-old frederick sales. he's the man police believe is the fifth victim in the string of...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. homicide investigators today plan to search a pittsburg landfill for a fourth straight day hoping to turn up clues or locate the remains of a hercules man believed to be one of five victims at the hands of a single bay area man. thomas is live at the landfill with the latest. >> good morning. took investigators about a week to figure out that this might be the place where they'd find frederick sales body. they've been searching for it, the remains of frederick for the past three days and a couple hours they begin the search again. the keller canyon landfill is where investigators will continue to search for 35-year-old frederick sales who has been missing since august 26. his whereabouts led police investigators here to pits berg, the canyon landfill. investigators are combed through 3,000 tons of trash, garbage and debris looking for sales' remains. the search has not turned up any new clues. >> unfortunately all the effort they've put in the last couple days they have yielded no res
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. homicide investigators today plan to search a pittsburg landfill for a fourth straight day hoping to turn up clues or locate the remains of a hercules man believed to be one of five victims at the hands of a single bay area man. thomas is live at the landfill with the latest. >> good morning. took investigators about a week to figure out that this might be the place where they'd find frederick sales body. they've been searching for it, the...
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eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. 5:09. >> the possible compromise that could mean lower taxes for millions of americans. >> a berkeley couple is attacked as they walked from their home. up next why police are making an appeal to the public for help. >> and the ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in california picks up some significant suppopopopopopopopopopopopopopoo >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with a possible compromise on those bush era tax cuts. john boehner says he would vote for president obama's plan to extend the tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy if that's the only available option. the world's major central banks have agreed to new rules to rein in financial companies in hopes of avoiding another major crisis. the biggest changes requires banks to increase the capital they hold. the rules must be ratified by the g-20 nations before taking effect. harley-davidson workers vote on a contract th
eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. 5:09. >> the possible compromise that could mean lower taxes for millions of americans. >> a berkeley couple is attacked as they walked from their home. up next why police are making an appeal to the public for help. >> and the ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in california picks up some significant suppopopopopopopopopopopopopopoo >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning....
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. pg&e is investigating the intriguing and frightening possibility that microbes inside a gas pipe may have caused the deadly san bruno explosion two weeks ago. sounds incredulous but it's happened before. jenelle has details. >> yes, it has, kristen. ten years ago in the new mexico desert, the pipeline ruptured killing 12. investigators found pitting in the pipeline. the corroded area spread across 21 feet of the pipeline. 72% of the metal had been eaten away. the pipeline in new mexico was over 50 years old, 30 inches in diameter, the same as the one here in san bruno. the possible cause is called microbiological influence corrosion. the report came out in the san francisco chronicle this morning. basically microbes that thrive, go undetected in a tiny pool of stagnant water in a pipeline and start eating away on the metal causing it to corrode. pg&e told state regulators last year there was ongoing concern about the potential for internal corrosion on the 46-mile pipeline runs from s
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. pg&e is investigating the intriguing and frightening possibility that microbes inside a gas pipe may have caused the deadly san bruno explosion two weeks ago. sounds incredulous but it's happened before. jenelle has details. >> yes, it has, kristen. ten years ago in the new mexico desert, the pipeline ruptured killing 12. investigators found pitting in the pipeline. the corroded area spread across 21 feet of the pipeline. 72% of the metal had...
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right back with eric ripert. folks, applebee's 2 for 20 is better than ever this season. [ whistle blows, crowd cheers ] that's right, boomer. applebee's 2 for 20 is stuffed with more flavor like florentine ravioli with chicken. one appetizer, two entrees -- twenty bucks. [ whistle blows ] [ berman ] there's no place like the neighborhood. open until midnight or later. >> jimmy: hi, we're back. our next guest has been the recipient of many name >> jimmy: hi, we're back. so first of all, "top chef" do you enjoy that job? >> yeah. i mean, for me, it's like a vacation. >> jimmy: is it? >> yes. because i cook in my kitchen. peeling onions, carrots. however, "top chef," i eat, i say what i think. >> jimmy: do you insult people? >> no, i'm polite. >> jimmy: do you feel comfortable with that? >> i think i am very fair. i try to use vocabulary that is not insulting. >> jimmy: and -- >> sometimes it's hard because sometimes the food is very bad. >> jimmy: yeah, right, yeah. >> and sometimes it's easy to compliment the can
right back with eric ripert. folks, applebee's 2 for 20 is better than ever this season. [ whistle blows, crowd cheers ] that's right, boomer. applebee's 2 for 20 is stuffed with more flavor like florentine ravioli with chicken. one appetizer, two entrees -- twenty bucks. [ whistle blows ] [ berman ] there's no place like the neighborhood. open until midnight or later. >> jimmy: hi, we're back. our next guest has been the recipient of many name >> jimmy: hi, we're back. so first of...
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eric. >> megan, thank you. 4:39. the dramatic new safety measure that little league officials are taking to protect young players. the airport connection that may be derailing. what a new study is revealing about airbart. and law [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. and these arthe ones you'll love on a tuesday. pillsbury crescent dogs, with just a few ingredients, you have an easy to make dinner. they're crescents r the other 364. try them tonight. go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos tacos más grandes? [ male announcer ] old el paso super stuffers. 33% larger shells. feed your fiesta. >>> good morning, everyone. 4:42 on the abc 7 morning news. a look from
eric. >> megan, thank you. 4:39. the dramatic new safety measure that little league officials are taking to protect young players. the airport connection that may be derailing. what a new study is revealing about airbart. and law [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat....
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eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you so much. >> just ahead, 7 on your side's michael takes us in hunt for the best bathroom cleaner. >> a new deal that clears the way for h. p.'s former ceo to work for a potential rival. >> could be the hottest ticket in the bay area and it goes on sale today. what you need to know if you're looking to get your hands on when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forced to travel hours for care, mcnerney fought for a new v.a. medical facility, and won. mcnerney took on washington gridlock, to improve care for vets with traumatic brain injuries. his plan became law. that's why vfw state commander dave norris endorsed mcnerney. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i'm honored to approve this message. thanks, dad. >>> good morning, everyone. a tuesday, 6:13 on the morning news. you see this view from mount tam. wispy clouds. there's fog in the background and mike has a look at the forecast telling us when we'll see the sun. >>> h. p. ha
eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you so much. >> just ahead, 7 on your side's michael takes us in hunt for the best bathroom cleaner. >> a new deal that clears the way for h. p.'s former ceo to work for a potential rival. >> could be the hottest ticket in the bay area and it goes on sale today. what you need to know if you're looking to get your hands on when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forced to travel hours for...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news we could find out which local gas pipelines pose the biggest risk to life and property. in the wake of the san bruno explosion and fire, local officials have put intense pressure on pg&e to release that list of the hundred most dangerous. terry mcsweeney is live in san bruno with the story. terry? >> yeah. the report that we're all waiting for today is 100 most dangerous natural gas pipelines on pg&e. don't have that yet but we do have a partial list to share with you this morning. right now let's take a look at some video that we have of the situation that we are talking about. we're talking about very dangerous pipelines. our media partner, the mercury news reports that san jose and milpitas city officials received a call, came in yesterday from pg&e, the utility that owns the pipeline that blew out a couple weeks ago. got two one nears casman drive. two very dangerous pipelines in its city west of i-880. fremont, livermore and south san francisco having already rec
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news we could find out which local gas pipelines pose the biggest risk to life and property. in the wake of the san bruno explosion and fire, local officials have put intense pressure on pg&e to release that list of the hundred most dangerous. terry mcsweeney is live in san bruno with the story. terry? >> yeah. the report that we're all waiting for today is 100 most dangerous natural gas pipelines on pg&e. don't have that yet...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the first of it's kind express toll lane will open on interstate 680. >> the drivers will use the new 14-mile southbound expressway lane from pleasetantton to milpitas. it allows you to use the lane for a price. that starts out at just 30 cents when there's no traffic but as the freeway gets more congested, the price goes up to as much as $6. drivers need a fas trak transponder and signs alert the drivers to the designated entry and exit points. we'll have a live report from jenelle wang in the next half hour and megan will have traffic updates throughout the morning. >> traffic use has grown since 2006 when officials set a goal of 70% usage. the latest survey shows that goal has almost been reached with 68.6% of bridge users now having fas trak. the number of morning drivers on the bay bridge using fas trak has nearly doubled to nearly 77%. >> pg&e could release a list of its 100 riskiest pipeline locations as soon as today. this comes after pressure from federal and state leaders in
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the first of it's kind express toll lane will open on interstate 680. >> the drivers will use the new 14-mile southbound expressway lane from pleasetantton to milpitas. it allows you to use the lane for a price. that starts out at just 30 cents when there's no traffic but as the freeway gets more congested, the price goes up to as much as $6. drivers need a fas trak transponder and signs alert the drivers to the designated entry and exit points....
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eric? >> frances, thank you. 6:53. gubernatorial candidate jerry brown is apologizing for taking a swipe at fellow democratic and former president bill clinton over his relationship with monica lewinsky. it came a day after brown claimed his republican rival meg whitman is using footage from the 1992 presidential primary campaign out of context to lie about brown in a current campaign ad. on a video posted on time magazine's website sunday brown said clinton's a nice guy but who always said he always told the truth. brown went on to say there's the whole story about did he or didn't he. brown says it was wrong for him to joke about that. >> closed its location at 15th street at midnight. while the restaurant went from serving 30 people a day to 600 thanks to appearances on travel channel and magazines and famous sandwiches with that dirty sauce, that's when neighbors complained about long lines and noise and trash. resulted in them being evicted from the san francisco shore. a new shop just opened on the stanford campu
eric? >> frances, thank you. 6:53. gubernatorial candidate jerry brown is apologizing for taking a swipe at fellow democratic and former president bill clinton over his relationship with monica lewinsky. it came a day after brown claimed his republican rival meg whitman is using footage from the 1992 presidential primary campaign out of context to lie about brown in a current campaign ad. on a video posted on time magazine's website sunday brown said clinton's a nice guy but who always...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. president obama is calling on a florida minister to call off his plan to burn copies of the karan on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. in an exclusive interview airing later this morning on "good morning america," the president calls a recruitment bonanza for al-queda. the state department is ordering u.s. embassies to assess security in case of anti-american violence and a muslim leader is offering to diffuse the situation. >> i said i'll stand with you. i will talk. i will defend you as my neighbor. >> we are not convinced that backing down is right thing. >> imagine a pastor so egotistical he would sacrifice the lives of initialnaries and soldiers to go forward. >> officials urge reverend terry jones to cancel the karan burning. welcome news to many local muslim leaders. terry mcsweeney joins us now with more how local leaders are responding. >> yeah, local religious leaders calling on the reverend jones to not burn the karan but local muslims a bit shaken by this inciden
. >> i'm eric thomas. president obama is calling on a florida minister to call off his plan to burn copies of the karan on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. in an exclusive interview airing later this morning on "good morning america," the president calls a recruitment bonanza for al-queda. the state department is ordering u.s. embassies to assess security in case of anti-american violence and a muslim leader is offering to diffuse the situation. >> i said i'll...
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>> hi, eric. this is sort of the main shelter center set up here in san pablo for folks affected by this disaster. at this point about 15 are staying here, maybe 6 to 8 at another shelter set up in town as well. we can show you what we're doing here. these are folks, volunteers, who have spent the night here organizing clothing and blankets and pillows and all the things that folks are going to need as they try to get their lives back together, not only for those staying here but for the influx of people that they're expecting later this morning who can come here for a variety of city services. joining me now one of the volunteers who showed up here last night just on your own right? not even from the immediate area, correct? >> no. >> chris pruet. tell me what you've been doing. >> i've been sorting clothes and sorting food. and we have been getting a lot of supplies in. we got supplies from trucks. a lot of people have been coming in bringing donations. volunteers have been coming in every hour
>> hi, eric. this is sort of the main shelter center set up here in san pablo for folks affected by this disaster. at this point about 15 are staying here, maybe 6 to 8 at another shelter set up in town as well. we can show you what we're doing here. these are folks, volunteers, who have spent the night here organizing clothing and blankets and pillows and all the things that folks are going to need as they try to get their lives back together, not only for those staying here but for the...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest on breaking news we've been following all morning. concord police shoot and wound a pedestrian. theresa garcia joins us to explain what happened. >> we just found out that two officers were involved in the shooting. both fired their weapons at this one suspect who also drew a gun at them. take a look behind me. first off you've got the crime scene truck that just pulled up. those investigators have gone down the street. that's ashbury where you see patrol unit cars. what happened at 2:30 this morning is a man was walking down the street clayton road. they spotted this man who they believe fit the description of a man wanted for several robberies. they're not very clear whether those robberies were here in concord or elsewhere. but he fit the description. they tried to stop him. he ran down ashbury and one point turned around, pulled his weapon and pointed it at them. we don't know whether the suspect fired his gun but those two police officers did fire thei
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest on breaking news we've been following all morning. concord police shoot and wound a pedestrian. theresa garcia joins us to explain what happened. >> we just found out that two officers were involved in the shooting. both fired their weapons at this one suspect who also drew a gun at them. take a look behind me. first off you've got the crime scene truck that just pulled up. those investigators have gone down the...
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eric nailed it on the head. we have mist and drizzle mainly away from the east bay valleys which is what we're looking at right now from ballmer peak to diablo. a lot of the mist around the bay and higher elevations around the bay and also the coast. let's talk temperatures then. if you are stepping outside, dress for the 50s. as we look towards the monterey bay, we have cloudy conditions with low to mid-50s. sunshine, it is rolling in this afternoon. actually have warmer air moving in now. that's what's bringing us the extra moisture for the drizzle this morning. once we get that sunshine, it will lead to a warmer day today. a cooling trend begins friday as that cold front moves through the bay area or gets close enough on saturday. it's going to bring our best chance of rain into the north bay and along the coast and that will taper on sunday. for highs today, mid to upper 70s, maybe 80 los gatos. 76 san jose. on the peninsula low it mid-70s. we'll flirt with 60 degrees all along the coast. downtown south san
eric nailed it on the head. we have mist and drizzle mainly away from the east bay valleys which is what we're looking at right now from ballmer peak to diablo. a lot of the mist around the bay and higher elevations around the bay and also the coast. let's talk temperatures then. if you are stepping outside, dress for the 50s. as we look towards the monterey bay, we have cloudy conditions with low to mid-50s. sunshine, it is rolling in this afternoon. actually have warmer air moving in now....
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's get you the latest. one person is dead, confirmed dead, 20 injured and hundreds more homeless this morning after the natural gas explosion ignited a fire storm in san bruno. >> several homes are still burning more than ten hours after that massive fireball engulfed the neighborhood. the flames destroyed 53 homes, damaged another 120 at least. firefighters tell us they've contained about 50% of this fire but there's no word on when residents will be allowed back in to see what's left of their homes. >> we have several reports for you this morning, eric. >> our coverage begins with terry mcsweeney near where the gas main ruptured. terry's going to walk us through what happened. good morning. >> yeah. i've gotta tell you the latest right now is that the san bruno police are moving all the media an additional block away from the scene. a scene that has been declared a crime scene by san bruno police. eric, you were asking me a few minutes ago if it was something more sinister than just making sure that the p
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's get you the latest. one person is dead, confirmed dead, 20 injured and hundreds more homeless this morning after the natural gas explosion ignited a fire storm in san bruno. >> several homes are still burning more than ten hours after that massive fireball engulfed the neighborhood. the flames destroyed 53 homes, damaged another 120 at least. firefighters tell us they've contained about 50% of this fire but there's no word on when residents...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, oakland police on the hunt for a gunman who shot a six-year-old child while she slept in her family's home overnight. theresa garcia's live from the oakland police department with more. theresa? >> this is definitely what you call violence and definitely anger anyone with a conscience at least. the oakland police have since left the home where the shooting happened early this morning. and now the investigators have to find out who so boldly shot up this house while the entire family was asleep inside. now you've got a six-year-old girl recovering after being struck by a bullet inside her home. ten people live here but the only one hit was the six-year-old asleep in her room with her parents. two or three gunmen on the street opened fire shooting about two dozen rounds into the house on seminary avenue and 16th street. >> we observed several rounds up to about 25 were fired into the rear of the home. we learned from the family everyone was inside asleep. >> i heard th
. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, oakland police on the hunt for a gunman who shot a six-year-old child while she slept in her family's home overnight. theresa garcia's live from the oakland police department with more. theresa? >> this is definitely what you call violence and definitely anger anyone with a conscience at least. the oakland police have since left the home where the shooting happened early this morning. and now the investigators have to find out who so boldly...
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kristen, eric. >> a final check on weather and traffic. temperatures pretty close to average everywhere. even see sunshine along the coast today. a little less around the north bay beaches with low 60s for you. upper 60s san francisco, richmond. low to mid-70s through the bay. low 80s in the north bay valleys and mid-80s in east bay and more of the same through your weekend. >> one final look from sky 7 hd. you're looking live at the neighborhood in san bruno that was impacted by this explosion. what you see there is that main street running through claremont drive up and down your. a lot of smoke still visible. now san bruno avenue and sneed lane closed but skyline open as well as all lanes and 280 and the off-ramps. >> the next newscast will be at the bay hill shopping center before 8:00 this morning. other officials will be there. we'll bring it to you live.
kristen, eric. >> a final check on weather and traffic. temperatures pretty close to average everywhere. even see sunshine along the coast today. a little less around the north bay beaches with low 60s for you. upper 60s san francisco, richmond. low to mid-70s through the bay. low 80s in the north bay valleys and mid-80s in east bay and more of the same through your weekend. >> one final look from sky 7 hd. you're looking live at the neighborhood in san bruno that was impacted by...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the deal with that developing news we're talking about in the south bay where san jose police are on the scene of a fatal car accident. one person is dead and there are injuries. theresa garcia is live there in san jose with more. theresa? >> well, certainly this single car crash woke up enough people that a san jose dispatcher tells me they were receiving multiple calls of reports that they heard a loud crash, they heard an explosion, saw a fire and eventually when the san jose emergency responders got out here, take a look behind me, this is what they found. you've got an intersection completely shut off right now. it was just after 3 a.m. a white 2001 ford explorer driving south hit a pole, then possibly a tree and became completely ungulfed in fire. this happened at the intersection with o'grady drive. the emergency responders found an 18-year-old male passenger dead in the car. the 18-year-old male driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the problem o
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the deal with that developing news we're talking about in the south bay where san jose police are on the scene of a fatal car accident. one person is dead and there are injuries. theresa garcia is live there in san jose with more. theresa? >> well, certainly this single car crash woke up enough people that a san jose dispatcher tells me they were receiving multiple calls of reports that they heard a loud crash, they heard an explosion, saw a fire...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the bomb squad out in action right now in the cities of richmond and vallejo. it all stems from the discoveries of dead bodies and bombs after a shoot-out last night between a murder suspect and chp. terry mcsweeney is live in richmond with the latest breaking details. >> the chp is confirming that there are four scenes in vallejo that police are working right now and at one of those scenes two more bodies have been found. leslie brinkley is there. we're going to her live momentarily but first let's set the scene. the bomb squad still out here going through the car of the suspect in this case. they were looking for explosives because they found some at the house where they found the two dead bodies in vallejo. the latest word we have from chp sergeant cross is that there have been no explosives found in the vehicles out here. the suspect out here with himself shot and killed by chp officers last night, that suspect is 38-year-old efrin valmoro of hercules after a chas
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the bomb squad out in action right now in the cities of richmond and vallejo. it all stems from the discoveries of dead bodies and bombs after a shoot-out last night between a murder suspect and chp. terry mcsweeney is live in richmond with the latest breaking details. >> the chp is confirming that there are four scenes in vallejo that police are working right now and at one of those scenes two more bodies have been found. leslie...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. we're getting our first look this morning of a sketch of a man wanted for questioning in a string of south bay arson fires. one case he set a truck on fire while someone was sleeping inside. terry mcsweeney is live in sunnyvale with the story. terry, this is far beyond the prank stage. >> absolutely. and investigators know a lot about this guy. they know where he operates. they know how he operates. and now they may have a good idea what he looks like; but as of this morning, he is still on the loose. take a look at this new sketch you were talking about. the suspect described as hispanic, about 20 years of age, 5-9 give or take with a slender build. the arson fires tend to occur in bunches. nine were set september 1st, one week ago today. the most serious happened as you mentioned when the arsonist set a pickup truck on fire on sold san francisco road where i am with someone inside that truck. this is not a homicide because police helped rescue that man. since may this guy has set fi
. >> i'm eric thomas. we're getting our first look this morning of a sketch of a man wanted for questioning in a string of south bay arson fires. one case he set a truck on fire while someone was sleeping inside. terry mcsweeney is live in sunnyvale with the story. terry, this is far beyond the prank stage. >> absolutely. and investigators know a lot about this guy. they know where he operates. they know how he operates. and now they may have a good idea what he looks like; but as...
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eric? >> mike, thank you very much. 6:42. the latest on hurricane earl which bowled its way past north carolina's outer banks overnight. it flooded parts of the area and knocked out power to thousands. the storm is now headed for the northeast coast. emily schmidt is live in at that time beach, north carolina. looks like the start of a pretty good day. >> it's turned into a beautiful day after a very long night of heavy rain and strong winds. now people are out walking on the beach. what's more, there is more good news. only minor flooding, no major damage. no injuries. people here breathing a sigh of relief that earl here wasn't as bad as they feared. this is hurricane earl as it began to move past atlantic beach. gusting winds, rain and rough ocean water but not as bad as expected. it's brushing the banks as a category 2 storm after people spent days for what was a category 4. >> purely and simply north carolina dodged the bullet. we're open and hoping for a tremendous labor day weekend. >> officials evacuated 100,000 touri
eric? >> mike, thank you very much. 6:42. the latest on hurricane earl which bowled its way past north carolina's outer banks overnight. it flooded parts of the area and knocked out power to thousands. the storm is now headed for the northeast coast. emily schmidt is live in at that time beach, north carolina. looks like the start of a pretty good day. >> it's turned into a beautiful day after a very long night of heavy rain and strong winds. now people are out walking on the beach....
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news another warm day across our area with high temperatures. pg&e asking all bay area customers to conserve electricity after an equipment problem knocked out power to valley customers saturday evening. >> pg&e recommending all of you close your windows and blinds during the morning hours before it gets too hot. also turn off any unused lights and appliances and set your thermostat at 75 degrees or higher if you don't plan to be at home. mike, is this the hottest date of the current heat snap? >> i think so. the third or fourth one that we've had that will be warmer an average. a little relief but not till a couple days from now. let's focus on poor air quality first. mainly the east bay valleys and also the santa clara valley this afternoon. that's going to be a problem along with the heat. we'll have 100s in the east bay valleys and mid to upper 90s in the south bay. north bay mid to upper 90s there. you want relief, head to the beaches. about 79 in half moon bay. eric?
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news another warm day across our area with high temperatures. pg&e asking all bay area customers to conserve electricity after an equipment problem knocked out power to valley customers saturday evening. >> pg&e recommending all of you close your windows and blinds during the morning hours before it gets too hot. also turn off any unused lights and appliances and set your thermostat at 75 degrees or higher if you don't plan to...
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hi, eric. >> hi, jenelle. yeah, they opened the doors ten minutes ago and as you can see things got awful busy there. those numbers you were using indicate what's going on and why people are so anxious to come to these job fairs. this at the hotel whitcome features 10 employers with 3600 positions to fill, the largest u.s. customs and border patrol agency. they have 2200 positions they're looking to fill. other names, lenscrafters, roth is here, companies like u.s. merchant systems fremont, they process debit cards transaction. they're being visited by lots of people anxious to find work. >> i'm retired, but the money ran out so i'm looking for a job. so i'm like customer service, you know, i just need a job. >> i'm on a first name basis with unemployment every day but i figure if i keep trying, something will work out. >> we're looking for persons who are skilled at sales on one hand, and also persons who have never sold anything on the other. because we wanna make sure if we can train that person, we don't h
hi, eric. >> hi, jenelle. yeah, they opened the doors ten minutes ago and as you can see things got awful busy there. those numbers you were using indicate what's going on and why people are so anxious to come to these job fairs. this at the hotel whitcome features 10 employers with 3600 positions to fill, the largest u.s. customs and border patrol agency. they have 2200 positions they're looking to fill. other names, lenscrafters, roth is here, companies like u.s. merchant systems...
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reporting live in san francisco, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> all right, eric. thanks a lot. a bittersweet story of lost and found. >> i said hi. i said i'm wanda. i'm your daughter. i'm your daughter! >> the twist of fate that brought a daughter and her father together 40 years after they had last seen each other. and a local group that has female business owners saying make mine a million. what they're doing to get on the path to success. how would i make school a beer place? field trips to the zoo! more basketballs. soccer balls. and a museum! [ growls ] more basketballs. soccer balls! more books. yeah. like just a ton of books. [ girl ] and boo about soft this. soft and slimy. [ female announcer ] now clip double box tops for education. from totino's pizza rolls and party pizzas. and make their school a better place. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> victor last saw his daughter wanda 41 years ago when he walked out on his family. two weeks ago as he was receiving end of life care for cancer, he looked into the eyes of a nurse and recognized wa
reporting live in san francisco, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> all right, eric. thanks a lot. a bittersweet story of lost and found. >> i said hi. i said i'm wanda. i'm your daughter. i'm your daughter! >> the twist of fate that brought a daughter and her father together 40 years after they had last seen each other. and a local group that has female business owners saying make mine a million. what they're doing to get on the path to success. how would i make school a beer place?...
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if you think of it, eric, you gotta sing it. >> the key of q. you don't wanna hear that. >> a musical partner. (laughter) >> we're looking from ballmer peak. notice the lack of clouds. the marine hasn't quite developed into the bay yet. we didn't expect it to but it's out there at the coast. that's going to eventually change our weather as we head through the afternoon hours. a quick look what happened yesterday. look for the star and those are all the record high temperatures. santa rosa and san rafael, oakland, moffett field, san jose. livermore 105. i'm pretty sure that's a record high. let's talk about what's going on outside. temperatures running pretty warm, especially an york, san jose and los gatos. 70s there. 55 santa rosa, napa, upper 50s and half moon bay 48. see that cooling at the coast already. mid to upper 50s around the bay and salinas 53 and gilroy. high clouds today and not nearly as hot as yesterday. still really warm in a lot of areas. coastal clouds tonight, mostly clear around the bay but not quite as warm as this morning a
if you think of it, eric, you gotta sing it. >> the key of q. you don't wanna hear that. >> a musical partner. (laughter) >> we're looking from ballmer peak. notice the lack of clouds. the marine hasn't quite developed into the bay yet. we didn't expect it to but it's out there at the coast. that's going to eventually change our weather as we head through the afternoon hours. a quick look what happened yesterday. look for the star and those are all the record high...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. right now the bay area's first ever expressway lane is opening up to drivers. that means solo drivers can pay for the privilege of using what would otherwise be a carpool lang. jenelle wang is live over 680 in fremont. this has been in the works for a long, long time. >> yeah. and it's finally here. set to open in about 30 seconds from now officially. at 5 a.m. the bay area's first expressway lane. i'm along highway southbound 680. you can see the traffic going southbound right here. there will be three entry and three exit points. you're looking at one of the entry points here. washington boulevard exit. the new expressway lane replaces the carpool lane on southbound 680 between pleasanton and milpitas. a 14-mile stretch. it operates between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. monday through friday. carpoolers will be able to use the lane for free as well as motorcycles, transit buses and highway vehicles with valid stickers but solo drivers can use the lane with fair fas trak pass. only three entry a
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. right now the bay area's first ever expressway lane is opening up to drivers. that means solo drivers can pay for the privilege of using what would otherwise be a carpool lang. jenelle wang is live over 680 in fremont. this has been in the works for a long, long time. >> yeah. and it's finally here. set to open in about 30 seconds from now officially. at 5 a.m. the bay area's first expressway lane. i'm along highway southbound 680. you can see...
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eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. >> the political victory in the senate is expected to give president obama. >> and michael jackson's mother sues a concert promoter. why she says they contributed to his death. >> what a new study reveals the people you give up for amore. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepared to do exactly that. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> welcome back. it's 5:13. the senate is expected to vote on a bill that will make $30 billion in loans available to small businesses. two republicans have indicated those break ran
eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. >> the political victory in the senate is expected to give president obama. >> and michael jackson's mother sues a concert promoter. why she says they contributed to his death. >> what a new study reveals the people you give up for amore. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest developments on the san bruno fire investigation. the casualty count which fluctuated over the weekend stands at four confirmed dead and four others still missing. two other missing residents were located safe yesterday. ntsb are taking sections removed from the crater. the public utilities commission is taking drastic action in the wake of the blast ordering pg&e to immediately inspect all the gas pipelines statewide. >> hours from now the owners of 48 red-tagged homes deemed uninhabitable will get further instructions how to proceed. >> asking everyone for information or video that could help this investigation into reported problems in the days before the explosion. we begin our team coverage with jenelle wang in san bruno. jenelle, you have the latest on the investigation. >> that's right, kristen. investigators want the public's help. if you smelled gas prior to last thursday's explosion or if you have any video of the actual explosion or the area itse
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest developments on the san bruno fire investigation. the casualty count which fluctuated over the weekend stands at four confirmed dead and four others still missing. two other missing residents were located safe yesterday. ntsb are taking sections removed from the crater. the public utilities commission is taking drastic action in the wake of the blast ordering pg&e to immediately inspect all the gas pipelines statewide....
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. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, police say they'll return to a pittsburgh landfill this morning for a fourth day of searching. they're looking for this man, frederick salas. they believe he could be the fifth victim in a string of bizarre murders, possibly at the hands of one man. as cecilia vega reports, the search turned upping in. >> this landfill was supposed to be the biggest lead for investigators searching for salas. after sifting through 3,000 tons of debris in the landfill, there still are no new clues. >> unfortunately all the effort they've put in, they have yielded no results. >> it was a result of a week-long investigation that led searchers to the keller canyon landfill in the first place. valdamora worked at this park. unless something turns up soon, it could be back to square one. >> they're going to continue until they have come to the end, until they have found something or completed a search of the entire area. >> they fear salas could be the fifth victim in the string of murders
. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, police say they'll return to a pittsburgh landfill this morning for a fourth day of searching. they're looking for this man, frederick salas. they believe he could be the fifth victim in a string of bizarre murders, possibly at the hands of one man. as cecilia vega reports, the search turned upping in. >> this landfill was supposed to be the biggest lead for investigators searching for salas. after sifting through 3,000 tons of debris in the...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, police are investigating an overnight homicide in east oakland where the victim was actually killed with his own gun. it happened after 10:00 last night when a group of men were eating at a taco truck parked at a lot near 44th avenue and international boulevard. another group of men drove up, there was some kind of dispute. one of the men who had been eating took out a gun and fired it. there was a scuffle and somebody grabbed the gun and shot him dead. >> the victims, witnesses and police all agree that a chain reaction crash in oakland could have been much worse. a driver claims his dump truck lost its brakes and he had no way to stop tons of steel before plowing into 13 other vehicles. abc 7's amy hollyfield explains. >> the driver of this dump truck said he felt like he was floating when he realized his brakes weren't working and he was barreling out of control to a line of cars. >> the whole way down, all i can say. just oh, god. nothing else i could say. >> he
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, police are investigating an overnight homicide in east oakland where the victim was actually killed with his own gun. it happened after 10:00 last night when a group of men were eating at a taco truck parked at a lot near 44th avenue and international boulevard. another group of men drove up, there was some kind of dispute. one of the men who had been eating took out a gun and fired it. there was a scuffle and somebody grabbed the gun...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. a fourth spare the air day and officials asking us to conserve today, all because of a forecast that will sizzle near the triple digit mark. >> i think we'll see record highs and feel record high temperatures once again today but what i want to start off with is talking about how poor the air quality could be in the east bay and also towards the south bay, particularly the east bay valleys and the santa clara valley. that's where we'll have unhealth amounts of ozone for those most susceptible, the elderly and those with respiratory problems. santa rosa, fairfield, concord and around the bay, low 90s oakland to upper 90s around palo alto. we'll also have extreme heat around the monterey bay, especially as you head inland towards morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. but still 98 watsonville. should be the last one. >> all right, mike. we'll check in for more information in a few minutes. this morning oakland police are searching for a gunman that opened fire on a home wounding a six-year-
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. a fourth spare the air day and officials asking us to conserve today, all because of a forecast that will sizzle near the triple digit mark. >> i think we'll see record highs and feel record high temperatures once again today but what i want to start off with is talking about how poor the air quality could be in the east bay and also towards the south bay, particularly the east bay valleys and the santa clara valley. that's where we'll have...
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eric? >> thank you. if you're among the millions of americans who suffer from allergies, you know they can get bad to make you try anything. bed sheets are available that claim to be allergy-free. good housekeeping investigated those claims and 7 on your side's michael finney has the results. >> the good housekeeping research institute says bedding from london luxury is one product that doesn't live up to the hype. >> allergy doctors recommend that pillows and mattresses and box springs be totally encased to be effective against allergens and that eliminates sheets. a manufacturer contradicts its own promises in fine print at the bottom of the label. >> the label states the manufacturer makes no claim the sheets will prevent human exposure to allergies and mold. >> when contacted, the company admitted to us encasements are needed for the sheets to be fully effective, however it doesn't say that anywhere on the packaging. >> good housekeeping suggest you save your money and stick with regular sheets and a
eric? >> thank you. if you're among the millions of americans who suffer from allergies, you know they can get bad to make you try anything. bed sheets are available that claim to be allergy-free. good housekeeping investigated those claims and 7 on your side's michael finney has the results. >> the good housekeeping research institute says bedding from london luxury is one product that doesn't live up to the hype. >> allergy doctors recommend that pillows and mattresses and...
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i'm eric thomas. we have breaking news for you. >> i'm kristen sze. let's get right to it. that's in concord where police are investigating a shooting involving an officer. details are very limited right now but we were able to confirm that it involved an officer and we know the area around the 1700 block of amador avenue has been closed because of this. about 2:30 this morning concord officers tried to stop a car. police cornered a suspect who flashed a weapon and that's when they opened fire wounding him. theresa garcia is on the scene and will be joining us live with more on this breaking story in just a few minutes. we're also following developing news in san francisco where right now an intersection is closed as police investigate a nasty early morning accident that sent four people to the hospital. this happened at the intersection of chestnut. two cars collided and look at that, one of them flipped. all four people taken to the hospital are said to have serious injuries. no word on when that intersection will be open. frances will be keeping an eye on that. >> the la
i'm eric thomas. we have breaking news for you. >> i'm kristen sze. let's get right to it. that's in concord where police are investigating a shooting involving an officer. details are very limited right now but we were able to confirm that it involved an officer and we know the area around the 1700 block of amador avenue has been closed because of this. about 2:30 this morning concord officers tried to stop a car. police cornered a suspect who flashed a weapon and that's when they opened...
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eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:39. >> violent crime drops in a troubled peninsula community. still ahead what the police are crediting for the welcome turn. >> why those coveted three parking spots in some of san francisco's most crowded neighborhoods are about to become even tough irto find. >> and the heat governor schwarzenegger is taking for planning a trip to china you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also
eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:39. >> violent crime drops in a troubled peninsula community. still ahead what the police are crediting for the welcome turn. >> why those coveted three parking spots in some of san francisco's most crowded neighborhoods are about to become even tough irto find. >> and the heat governor schwarzenegger is taking for planning a trip to china you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what?...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, the school year is just getting started and already one bay area district is talking closures. tonight the face of three richmond schools will be decided oddly enough by the city council. abc 7's terry mcsweeney is live at kennedy high school which is on the chopping block. >> tonight is the night we find if the city council is going to step up with extra money and keep kennedy high school from closing. take a look at pictures we have of kennedy high school right now. closing kennedy and two other schools would save the west contra costa unified school district $1.5 million. its only hope is to have the city council come through with the money. >> if the city of richmond does not approve $1.5 million, then the board will take immediate action to close the school and send kids off to other schools like richmond high or el cerrito high. >> and the city does have some money all of a sudden. originally settled with chevron for $114 million over a ten-year period. that's
. >> i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, the school year is just getting started and already one bay area district is talking closures. tonight the face of three richmond schools will be decided oddly enough by the city council. abc 7's terry mcsweeney is live at kennedy high school which is on the chopping block. >> tonight is the night we find if the city council is going to step up with extra money and keep kennedy high school from closing. take a look at...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with a stunning new possibility in the investigation into the san bruno blast this morning. pg&e are looking into a bacterial cause and what's most frightening is it can be found anywhere. jenelle is live with the latest. jenelle? >> kristen, this has happened before ten years ago in the new mexico desert. a 13-inch transmission line just like the one that ran through the san bruno neighborhood ruptured killing 3 young children. called influence corrosion. microbes that go undetected in a tiny pool of stagnant water in the pipeline and eating away at the metal causing it to corrode. pg&e told state regulators last year that there was ongoing concern about the potential for internal corrosion along the 46-mile pipeline that ran from san francisco through san bruno down to milpitas. the corrosion has shown up in several tests along the line. an environmental microbe biologist outside of pg&e said any pipe as old as this one could have microbes hiding inside of it. the only w
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with a stunning new possibility in the investigation into the san bruno blast this morning. pg&e are looking into a bacterial cause and what's most frightening is it can be found anywhere. jenelle is live with the latest. jenelle? >> kristen, this has happened before ten years ago in the new mexico desert. a 13-inch transmission line just like the one that ran through the san bruno neighborhood ruptured killing 3 young children....