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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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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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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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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
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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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eric, kristen? >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 4:40. >> still ahead on the abc 7 morning news, san jose firefighters accuse city leaders not be up front about the impact of fire department cuts. >> a conservative legal group tries to drive governor schwarzenegger and [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong. with big g kid cereals. ♪ activia is better than ever! hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? today is your tasty lucky day! sure, why not? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'll pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. okay! mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i love
eric, kristen? >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 4:40. >> still ahead on the abc 7 morning news, san jose firefighters accuse city leaders not be up front about the impact of fire department cuts. >> a conservative legal group tries to drive governor schwarzenegger and [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid...
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eric's here with your news. >> it's 4:47 now. hurricane karl grew with surprising speed into a powerful category 3 storm this morning. forecasters say it may strengthen further as it roars towards oil installations on mexico's gulf coast. sustained winds reached 120 mph. this is a view of the storm provided by nasa from outerspace. the mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for a stretch of the coast in the state. government-owned oil companies in the region say they have no immediate plans to halt production. >> cleanup is underway in new york city after a violent storm brought 100 mph winds and torrential rain. scientists are checking today to see if it was a tornado. and in central ohio, officers are going door to door searching for victims of a tornado that touched down there before moving east. emily has the latest. >> just as rush hour hit new york city thursday afternoon, so did a fierce, fast-moving storm. >> i thought it was the end of the world. >> tornado warnings went out around 5:30. at least 30,000 people
eric's here with your news. >> it's 4:47 now. hurricane karl grew with surprising speed into a powerful category 3 storm this morning. forecasters say it may strengthen further as it roars towards oil installations on mexico's gulf coast. sustained winds reached 120 mph. this is a view of the storm provided by nasa from outerspace. the mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for a stretch of the coast in the state. government-owned oil companies in the region say they have no...
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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....
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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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. >> 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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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
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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. 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. oakland police hope to release more information about two separate sexual assaults on women walking near lake merit. the attacks happened sunday night in what police describe as secluded areas of the neighborhood. the victims were walking home when the man accosted, robbed and assaulted them. the same person may be responsible for both attacks. the victim say the man was carrying an undisclosed weapon. police are warning residents to stay in well-lighted populated areas and pay specific attention to their surroundings when getting in and out of their cars. in south san jose, sheriff deputies and offering a warning along jogging trails. a woman jogging alone, a trail on snow road, the attacker pushed a woman into an ak -- aqueduct and then tried to sexually assault her. they're trying to determine if he was responsible for a sexual assault in mid-december in morgan hill. >> the alameda county sheriff's office is looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl in castro valley
. >> i'm eric thomas. oakland police hope to release more information about two separate sexual assaults on women walking near lake merit. the attacks happened sunday night in what police describe as secluded areas of the neighborhood. the victims were walking home when the man accosted, robbed and assaulted them. the same person may be responsible for both attacks. the victim say the man was carrying an undisclosed weapon. police are warning residents to stay in well-lighted populated...
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i'm eric thomas. kristen is off. hours from now herc please police and other agencies will search a pittsburgh landfill for the possible fifth victim in a string of murders involving a hercules man shot and killed earlier this week by chp officers. they're looking for the body of frederick salas. his father was murdered last week and the primary suspect in that case valadamoro was shot and killed last week. more information about the confrontation that may have started the rampage. >> he walked from the fight with a black eye. he told police one of his girlfriend's tenants ricardo salas woke him up and started punching him. the police officer wrote in his report, "i saw ricardo on top of valdamoro lying face down on the floor. valdamoro was completely naked. the son joined in in the fight. but both father and said it was valdamoro who attacked. the officers summarized their side of the story like this. when valdamoro got out of bed, he attacked ricardo by punching him in the face several times. ricardo told me he had
i'm eric thomas. kristen is off. hours from now herc please police and other agencies will search a pittsburgh landfill for the possible fifth victim in a string of murders involving a hercules man shot and killed earlier this week by chp officers. they're looking for the body of frederick salas. his father was murdered last week and the primary suspect in that case valadamoro was shot and killed last week. more information about the confrontation that may have started the rampage. >> he...
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eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's now 4:40. >> still ahead on the morning news, the outside help san francisco city hall may need to afford a mayor if gavin newsom is elected lieutenant governor. >> and the new signs going up along a bay area rail line [ male announcer ] have something you love doing? cheerios could be your ticket to do it. big time. you could win a once in a lifetime chance to live your passion by choosing from t never-dreamed-possible prizes. from a customized v.i.p. vacion, to a hollywood red carpet experience, to cooking with a celebrity chef, and more. find details on specially marked boxes of cheerios. why cheerios? because whatever you love doing, you'll need a healthy heart to do it. ♪ . >>> good morning. a live look outside here. downtown san francisco, a view from the embarcadero. just gorgeous! pretty warm out there. high 60s in places right now. but those temperatures will really climb as the sun comes up. mike will tell us about a fourth day of spare the air and frances will check
eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's now 4:40. >> still ahead on the morning news, the outside help san francisco city hall may need to afford a mayor if gavin newsom is elected lieutenant governor. >> and the new signs going up along a bay area rail line [ male announcer ] have something you love doing? cheerios could be your ticket to do it. big time. you could win a once in a lifetime chance to live your passion by choosing from t never-dreamed-possible prizes....
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eric? >> frances, thank you. it's 4:54 now. the iowa egg farm is the center of a huge salmonella outbreak received more than 400 positive results for salmonella in the two years prior to the outbreak. that's according to congressional investigators who obtained records from wright county egg. the results included 73 samples that were potentially positive for the strain that caused the recent outbreak. more than 1500 people got sick. the owner of the iowa farm will testify before the house energy and commerce committee next week. >> a bay area jockey remains in critical but stable condition after his spinal chord was severaled at golden field racetrack and the time when he and his fiancee are expecting his first child. 24-year-old michael martinez was riding fair and warmer when he was thrown by a horse and the horse fell on him. martinez is a rising talent at golden gate field. he ranks 13th in north america. he was riding his way to a triple crown race. >> no telling how great this kid was gonna be. i mean, he was far above th
eric? >> frances, thank you. it's 4:54 now. the iowa egg farm is the center of a huge salmonella outbreak received more than 400 positive results for salmonella in the two years prior to the outbreak. that's according to congressional investigators who obtained records from wright county egg. the results included 73 samples that were potentially positive for the strain that caused the recent outbreak. more than 1500 people got sick. the owner of the iowa farm will testify before the house...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. another warm day across the bay area. with the high temperatures, pg&e is asking all bay area customers to conceive electricity after an equipment problem knocked out power saturday evening. they ask you to close windows and blinds before it gets very hot. you're being asked to 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. >> all good ideas. mike joins us with more with expected heat and spare the air. >> the poor air quality continues to build along with the heat. good morning to you on this monday. we can't escape it in the east bay valleys and in the santa clara valley. that's where we'll find the poorest air quality. everybody else should be moderate and below the threshold of unhealthy levels. you can see the 1 hundreds fairfield concord livermore, 95 san jose, 89 oakland 87 san francisco today. monterey at 79 but 89 santa cruz and 100 degree temperatures morgan hill and gilroy. we'll talk about a slight cooling trend in the forecast coming
. >> i'm eric thomas. another warm day across the bay area. with the high temperatures, pg&e is asking all bay area customers to conceive electricity after an equipment problem knocked out power saturday evening. they ask you to close windows and blinds before it gets very hot. you're being asked to 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. >> all good ideas. mike joins us with more with expected...
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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. following breaking news where three people have been shot near a nightclub on the 1400 block of western street around 2:00 this morning. we know all three people were taken to the hospital but it's unclear how serious their injuries are. no arrests have been made. we'll continue to bring you updates as they become available. >> and this developing news in downtown orrin dough where pg&e is working to cap a gas leak. officials say a construction crew hit a gas main last night near camino pablo. about a dozen homes were evacuated but residents have been allowed to return home. officials say the leak is near the auto ramp, the eastbound 24, but they say a detour will be in place if needed for the morning commute. >> in a few hours cleanup will begin in san bruno in the neighborhood destroyed by explosion and fire two weeks ago. the equipment is ready and last night the residents tried to ready themselves. jenelle? >> the heavy machinery moves in at 8:00 this morning and they're going to
i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. following breaking news where three people have been shot near a nightclub on the 1400 block of western street around 2:00 this morning. we know all three people were taken to the hospital but it's unclear how serious their injuries are. no arrests have been made. we'll continue to bring you updates as they become available. >> and this developing news in downtown orrin dough where pg&e is working to cap a gas leak. officials say a...