cum congresswoman jackie spear wanted to know where the money went to replace all of the pipes in the past. >> what happened to all of that money? if it was shifted from providing safety to rate payers and shifted to profits for shareholders, we have a big program. >> 8 people died and 38 homes destroyed in the natural gas explosion last december . admitting 34 miles of pipe was mistakenly listed as seamless when it was wielded. the same situation happened in san bruno . we heard from the mayor that it will be two years before there is a sense of normal see back here in san bruno. construction will start soon. in half an hour we'll hear from the victims of that explosion. live in san bruno . terry mcweeny . abc 7 news. >> thank you terry. darryl fineberg is threatening to put the squeeze on gop lawmakers if they oppose the budget. they want to pay they will get less of it he's not saying how he would target the districts. he would make sure services for children exempt. a large majority of the residents support governor brown's plan to eliminate taxes. >> 61 percent say they are in fa

. >>> la reunión fue organizada por la congresista jackie spear, y ella también tiene preguntas para el representante de pg&e. >>> el representante del california public utilities comission dice que esa tragedia es importante para ellos, porque no hay día que no piensen en esa tragedia. >>> lo que pasó en san bruno no es una investigación solamente para nosotros. >>> para octubre se tendrán los resultados de la investigación para saber si pg&e es el cuilpable de la explosión. >>> algunas son las preguntas que hemos tenido ya por mucho tiempo, pero es un proceso largo y la investigación sigue, va a seguir hasta casi el fin de este año . >>> la ciudad de san francisco, tiene desde hoy nuevo jefe de policía, (información en pantalla) . >>> con 30 años de servicio en la organización, sin embargo el nuevo jefe, en el 2003 fue uno de los policías acusados de encubrir un incidente en el que se vieron involucrados 3 jefes del orden. >>> un presunto pandillero puede pasar el resto de su vida en al carcerl, fvernon andersson fue convicto, lo declararon culpable de homicidio, de ro

. >> jackie spear makes a case in congress. . and you may call it a perfect storm. what the combination of high gas prices and the quake in japan is doing to the sales of certain kinds of cars. . >>> the secretary of state said today that gadhafi must leave libya if he wants to end the nato bombing of his country. as we first reported at noon the white house confirmed that the president received a letter from the leader asking him to stop the campaign. the president has said he must first end his violent attacks on political opponents. >> the numbers are staggering. tonight jackie spears trying to put a spotlight on what she calls an epidemic of rape in the military. she started a series of speeches on the house floor to open the eyes of congress to the problem of rape in the military. the department of defense thinks more than 19,000 service members were raped or sexually assault last year alone. less than 15% of those attacks were reported. >> the fact women in the military are being raped and the government is turning a blind eye is disturbing enough. worse, it i

jackie spear has been leading the call to make pipeline safety a priority. we were with her when she learned the news. >> this is an issue that needs to be addressed on a national level. these are concerns we should have. >> the safety board and california's puc are also conducting investigations. she will join pg&e in 20 minutes for a town hall meeting. the mayor of san bruno and counsellal members are expected to attend. that meetings begins at 6:30. residents will get an update on the recovery efforts in ammonia is -- in san bruno. pg&e's records describe the pipeline that exploded as seemless when it was not. now it is come to light the same discrepancy may apply to 34-miles of pipeline. investigators believe the explosion stemmed from a problem with one of the seems and it plans to protest 150- miles of pipelines. >> there is a big uproar tonight. a pop farm that brought the town leadership to the courthouse. >> reporter: you will see it in, four green houses under construction. marijuana will be grown there and it is sanctioned by the plan. shuttered b

. >>> state regulators, pg&e officials and jackie spear held a town hall meeting tonight with the victims of the san bruno gas line explosion. the main issue, lawn term recovery efforts. dozens turned out to hear what action pg&e is taking a prevent another action. spear said everyone has a right to know about the safety of gas lines that run through their neighborhoods. >> anyone in the system should be interested. if they have a line running through their neighborhood schayes be apprised of that and be vigilant about it and schayes have the confidence in knowing it is safe. >> the blast killed eight people, destroyed dozens of homes. pg&e committed to testing 200 miles of its lines by october of this year. it also reduced pressure in some gas lines. >>> new details tonight. police released a description of a car which may have been used by the suspects in monday's shooting near jack london square. a four door white toyota camre. -- camry. the shooting inside sweet jimmie's killed two and injured four others. two are still in critical condition. >> if you have been waiting for nice sprin

congressman jackie spears demand answers from the pedge pidge. >> my question is, what happened to the money in if it was shifted, from providing safety to rate payers . shifted to prosts. we'll have a problem. >> the reason it is answering. we are pull records out of the pg&e archives. we node to get the answer right. >> there appear to be errors in the gas line records . 34 miles of urban pipe line were mistakenly listed as seamless when it may be wielded. >> the u.s. attorney is seeking thousands of documents as it begins an investigation in the explosion. in san bruno, i am alen wong, abc sennows. >> the there are times on the town . the trade off will be that saturday morning service and begin at 7:00 to allow for maintenance. they will move forward in lock being at the concept. a six month will begin in september . costs are likely to top one million dollarss. she did last week after negotiating a 958 severance package. it includes 350 to insure they would seek litigation against bart. they are expected to seek 130,000 on a search firm. >> they will add up the toil for dozens of

jackie spear grilled walker in a hearing on capitol hill. >> starting teacher salary in wisconsin s 25,222 . wisconsin ranks 49th in the nation in terms of starting salary for teachers. >> the reason for that. starting salaris and not benefit packages . >> and now walker also said he would like to see teachers earn higher pay if their salaries were based on merit. >> and the budget sailed through the house and senate and on the way to president obama for his signature. the legislation finances the government through the end of the budget year and includes 38 billion in cuts. this comes as the house passed two regulations one to defund planned parent hood and defund the health care legislation. >> george stephanopoulos sat down with the president to talk with him on the budget plan. you can see that at 5:30 on abc 7. coming up. how a woman normal breast cells can be used in the fight in cancer . more proof that this may be the best time to buy a home in the bay area. >> minor warm up and temperatures continued to rise tomorrow. i will show you the numbers and we'll talk about a possibility

congresswoman jackie spear hosted a town hall in san bruno. 100 people went to get the latest information. she says pg&e fell asleep at the wheel, put money in front of safety. >> they were asleep at the switch. the pipeline and hazardous safety administration was asleep at the switch. safety was not their number one priority. >> the transportation safety board is investigating but they look at a pipe that was thought to be seamless. >>> a new way to use your smartphone. it's unique and illegal. a bay area man is accused of impersonating the police. he says it's a misunderstanding. here is george. >> reporter: good morning. we have heard of people impersonating a police officer with fake badges, but never a cell phone app with flashing lights like this. it may be something like that, not the police. at first glance, these flashing lights appear to be from a police officer but they are not. they are from a cell phone app and on monday night, a 23-year-old man used a flashing light app to impersonate a police officer. >> she didn't know what to do. >> reporter: her babysitter was talking to

. >>> coming up in 30 minutes we'll have a live interview with jackie spear about what's being done in san bruno and across the bay area in regards to pg&e. >> "nightly news" is next. thanks for joining us. bye-bye.

tonight jackie spear demanded answers from pg&e and the public utility's commission replacing the pipeline, something customers were paying for all along. >> my question is what happened to that money? if it was shifted from providing safety to rate payers and shifted to profits for shareholders, we have a big problem. >> the reason it is taking us so long to answer the congresswoman's question is we have essentially conducting an audit of that money going back to the 80s. we have had to pull records out of the archives, and we are being deliberate because we have to get that answer right. >> what i believe is is some of the hierarchy needed to be held accountable, and i do mean accountable. >> meantime, pg&e says there appears to be errors in its gas pipeline records. as many as 34 miles of urban pipeline were mistakenly listed as seem less when in fact it may be welded like the section of pipe that blew up last september. also the u.s. attorney announced it is seeking thousands of documents as it begins an investigation into the explosion. in san bruno, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> and to w

jackie spear told us the new investigation is appropriate. >> i think there are grave concerns that there was knowledge and intention actions taken to place safety secondary. >> the u.s. attorney's office is one of several agencies looking into it. >>> she will host a town hall in san bruno on the explosion. leaders will discuss the long- term recovery plans. pg&e's chief of gas engineering will give the victims an update on the response to the disaster. >>> san francisco's new police chief is anything but new. for the past 30 years he had many ups and downs with the pd. rob sat down with the new chief. >> reporter: it's calm and quiet right now. this is where greg suhr served as police captain. and he found out yesterday he was about to become the new police chief. >> reporter: greg suhr navigated past police officers as ed lee swore him in. greg suhr could bearically speak. so emotional. >> this is the biggest honor. unbelievable. thank you. >> we sat down with greg suhr who said he plans to go to the stations and meet with officers. >> i don't think that i have anything in mind that i

here in san bruno, residents will come to an update meeting organized by jackie spear and pg&e executives will be here to answer questions. this comes the same day there are new revelation about the pg&e record-keeping difficulties. in a letter earlier this month pg&e said the records for 34 miles of pipe line in urban areas are probably wrong. documents show they are seamless but the pipes were made before 1974. >> we know that seemless pipes were rare prior to 1974. >> after the september san bruno pipe line explosion that killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes . regulators ordered pg&e to confirm the pipes. when it turned out to have multiple faulty wells. without the post record search . discrepancy on the miles of the pipe might never have been found. >> it is an example of pg&e's knowledge of what went under ground it is imperfect. now we know that san bruno and they didn't know what they had under ground. they have to get their act together. >> 34 miles in question are part of 150 that are similar to the ruptured san bruno pipe. they will be tested and/or replaced before the end of

jackie spear says officials and leaders will participate. the explosion killed eight people. >>> searchers found a body believed to be that of an 11- year-old new jersey boy. the boy's father said he left his son along the banks while he went to get other family members. when he returned he found slide marks leading into the water. they are working to recover a body. >>> protesters mere maryland are rallying tonight in support of a transgender woman beating inside a mcdonald's restaurant. a beating that was caught on tape. >> when she came out of the lady's room, two teenage girls spit in her face and beat her. police say workers filmed the assaulted and cheered on the attackers. >> one pulled my hair. they were kicking me in my face, back. i kept telling the people to get them off of me. >> a customer and employee stepped in to help. police arrested an 18-year-old and 14-year-old. prosecutors haven't ruled out hate crimes. mcdonald's fired the employee that shot the video. >>> what was found in the water at devil's slide. >>> a drizzly morn

and congresswoman jackie spear is hosting the meeting. and representatives from pg&e and california public commission. they are discussing longg terms affects and give residents an update on pg&e's action since the explosion. eight people were kill 38 homes were destroyed. the town hall will be held at 6:30 p.m. 5:34 right now. lawmakers who favor deep cutbacks to balance the budget should get their wish and have the cuts. the bay area news group and when republican laww makers hear about more cuts to police and fire services and public schools and universities and they would change their mind about extending the tax rate for five years. many of the gop districts are in the recession stricken areas. third time in past 13 years. a's and raiders are playing in a renamed oak landd colisium. the bay citizen reports that the joint commission that oversees the oakland county colsiium is expected to approve the names rights. on line retailer will pay 1.2 million a year. half will go to the raiders and the other 600,000, will go to the stadium au

take a look at the meeting and called by congresswoman jackie spear. telling the crowd it will hydrotest 152 miles of pipe line at shareholder expense and not rate expense. pg&e said it could weaken the pipes and it would cost up to ever upon you i per mile it is a lot of money. speaking of money. congresswoman spear wanting to know where the money went to repair the depas pipe in the past? >> my question is what happened to the money? if it was shifted from providing safety to rate payers, and shifted to profits for shareholders, then we have a big problem. >> eight people died. 38 homes are destroyed in that natural gas explosion. pg&e admitted last night that 34 miles of pipe were mistakenly deemed as seamless when in fact they were possibly wield would. that is the same scenario for the pipe that blew here in san bruno last september . the mayor of san bruno say it will be two years before there is a semblance of normal see back here in the neighborhood. >> terry, thank you. it is 6:06. the atlanta braves pitching coach is apologizing for his actio

i talked about it with san mateo congresswoman jackie spear who says democrats have already agreed to most of the cuts republicans initially wanted but she says the gop keeps moving the goal post. >> the democrats have given greatly. the republicans have given a little. this is a huge win. we have to ask the question which part of yes do our republican colleagues not understand? we have agreed. >> reporter: this would be the 17th government closure since 1977 during the last sit-down in 1995 it cost taxpayers $100 million a day. 800,000 workers were furloughed then. this is a critical morning as the negotiations continue. president obama has canceled a trip he planned for indiana today. we will stay on top of it for all of you today. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> time now 5:16. fort worth journalists have been captured in libya. two of the captured journalists are americans. claire on the left is a freelance writer. james foley reports for the global post website. they were taken away along with two photographers. now we are hearing reportst the four journa

. >> today they will join jackie spear. pg&e is scheduled to give residents an update on the utilities action since the explosion. the mayor of san bruno will also attend the meeting. >>> the price tag may top $1 million for the forced resignation of dorothy dugger as barts general manager. she finally stepped down after two months of negotiations with barts board of directors. she reportedly received a $950,000 severance package. a third of that was to make sure she didn't sue bart. and bart trains may start running later on weekends. bart is considering a six-month test run this fall to keep trains running until 1:00 a.m.. it could become permanent. bart rider complained stopping the train at midnight is too early for people who work late. >>> all right we do have breaking news to report this morning the white house has apparently released president obama's birth certificate. >> there has been a controversy about whether the president was born an american or born in some other part of the country. the white house is relea

. >> we're joined by jackie spear who's hosting a town hall meeting in san bruno. thank you for being with us. first, we want to start with the investigation. there's several local investigations, the ntsb, and now we're hearing that federal prosecutors are looking into this. which is the most critical for you and when do you expect to see some definitive answer into what happened. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board is the most critical because it is deliberating on what the cause of the explosion was. and until we really have the cause, our efforts to make sure it doesn't happen again are really a second guessing game. that particular report is due out by august 30th. the chair of the national transportation safety board will be out in june to view the site and certainly that is the most immediate and you've been with this since the beginning, is pg&e doing everything they can? last week there was the shake-up and the ceo resigned. is this a public relations move or something they are genuinely wanting to change? >> i can't speculate the reason

spear immediately questioned who will pay for this testing? >> i want the money spent on making it safe for every person who lives along a transmission line on pg&e's system. >> reporter: she got an immediate answer from the executive director of the california public utilities commission. >> this money that's being spent now, the testing that's being done now, you will not pay for that. pg&e shareholder also pay for it. >> reporter: and in a recovery update, sanbruno city officials reported that of the 38 homes destroyed, four owners have applied for rebuilding permits and 21 roars are in stages -- others are in stages of new designs. but not everyone plans to return. >> no. no way. yeah. it's too much, too much all at once. >> reporter: tonight the executive director of the cpuc told me that next month a special independent commission will release its findings into what caused a pipeline to rupture. live in sanbruno, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> police in san jose say an argument possibly over a video game may have led to a homic

spear immediately questioned who will pay for this testing? >> i want the money spent on making it safe for every person who lives along a transmission line on pg&e's system. >> reporter: she got an immediate answer from the executive director of the california public utilities commission. >> this money that's being spent now, the testing that's being done now, you will not pay for that. pg&e shareholder also pay for it. >> reporter: and in a recovery update, sanbruno city officials reported that of the 38 homes destroyed, four owners have applied for rebuilding permits and 21 roars are in stages -- others are in stages of new designs. but not everyone plans to return. >> no. no way. yeah. it's too much, too much all at once. >> reporter: tonight the executive director of the cpuc told me that next month a special independent commission will release its findings into what caused a pipeline to rupture. live in sanbruno, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> police in san jose say an argument possibly over a video game may have led to a homic

state regulators, pacific gas and electric company, congressman jackie spear held a town hall meeting. recovery efforts. they should easily be apprised of that. be vigilant about it. the issue of the confidence in knowing. >> darya: the feds are met rearing the maps, reports, emergency plans in an examination of the blast that killed eight people destroying dozens of homes pacific gas and electric company is committed to testing more than 200 mi. of its gas pipeline. it is also reduce pressure. >> mark: at jet scheduling a hearing on whether their ruling that struck down the same-sex marriage ban should be thrown out because its author is in the same-sex relationship. the order issued yesterday. ally >> darya: look off van ness avenue, it's hard to tell whether it's friday are cool we will be back in a few minute >> james: and we are back, a quick check on the forecast. this morning was the clear, kelly said. we'll be back with more in just a couple of minutes. a live look at the golden gate bridge. you have company at this hour is a little busier than usual but now back up. houses we

i talk with smad smad congresswoman jackie spear and said democrats already agreed to the cuts the gop wanted but the gop keeps moving the goal post. >> dms have given greatly. rps -- republicans keep moving. >> during the last shutdown in 1995 it cost taxpayers $100 million a day. this one be even more exspean -- expensive. 800,000 workers are expected to be furloughed. we expect to hear from john boehner in 10 minutes. alison burns. >>> president obama's weekend plans may change if a government shutdown is not averted. the president had planned top spend the weekend in williamsburg, virginia with his family. it's a recreated 18th century village but the white house said the president's plans would be altered if the government is shut down. >>> the effort to keep the don't ask, don't tell policy in place has failed. the house arms service committee held a meeting aimed at starting the new policy. however, the chiefs of the army, navy and airforce said the training was going smoothly. also, implementation is on track. one member compared the repeal to the massacre at the alamo. >>> the

. >> california regulators are releasing documents regarding the san bruno explosion jackie spear and pg&e executives are talking to victims of the blast. with long term recovery efforts as a focus. what actions are they taking to prevent further possibilities of the san bruno explosion. current gas lines. >> anybody in the pg&e system should be very interested in was happening to san bruno. if you have a transition lines through your neighborhood? you should be advised. and be vigilant. they should have the confidence and beat vigilant--they should be diligent. >> pg&e has committed that the testing over to what miles of gas line in october. over 200 mi. of gas line reducing the pressure. the central lithe san bruno expn claimed lives beat lives and destroy a 34 homes. eight lives were claimed phfft >> >> more on the story of the tornado devastation. the death toll continues to climb ripping to the south. 250 people. 131 in alabama, alone. 215 people dead. a state of emergency has been declared by president obama. that mile wide tornado through tuscaloosa, alabama. hundreds of homes