san jose 72. santa clara, sunny vale, fremont all 70. san bruno, pacifica low 60s, mid-60s. woodside at 72. cooler weather takes us into thursday. then a no doubt about it big cooling trend with rain likely late saturday and sunday and really cool readings for this time of year. >> yeah, i'll say. >>> well, a first for some of the thousands of people evacuated from their homes in japan. what they had to do to prepare to enter their neighborhood that's now a radioactive zone. >>> also 25 years of marriage a big change for arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. take you live to sacramento for the capitol reaction to their separation. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> time now 6:14. new this morning executives from google and apple have been summoned to capitol hill this morning. ktvu's allison burns live in our washington d.c. newsroom with the tough questions they're facing about whether they're stalking their customers. allison. >> reporter: the fear is that your smart phone is actually a spy phone. some se

two elderly san bruno women arrested in a major marijuana bust. they are 72 years old and 65 years old. police say the women had 800 marijuana plants growing throughout their house along with an electrical bypass that let the women steal electricity. >> think the neighbors knew? >> hm. >> 800 plants? that's a lot of plants to squish into one house. anyway. >>> 5:13. a brazen thief stealing a $23,000 violin and he didn't even try to hide it. >> sure didn't. plus, 911 calls may go unanswered at one east bay county. how drastic cuts could put safety at risk. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the pa

speaking to victims of the san bruno and here's what ray la hood said >> reinhardt is full of sadness after meeting with the families of not-my heart i do not recall my years in public service as sad as i do today. for what has happened in these families for the loss of their loved ones, and the toll on their lives. we, and the obama that construction will double the average on the pipeline safety. we will double our efforts beginning this august. we will require all operators to evaluate this and take immediate steps to mitigate them. we need to fax america's pipeline system. to fix- repair. >> part of it is from washington but a lot of what has to done in this country by the pipeline companies. i am asking americans operators, owners to conduct a top to bottom review of your lines. identify the ones that need the most repair and replace pipelines that are in critical condition, immediately. he seemed to genuinely touched at the the conversations with the residents of san bruno fiord file video of the actual tragedy. now, he is not going to be waiting for the ntsb to finish the inves

sharon chin is live in san bruno with more. >>> reporter: good morning. san bruno issued its first building permit for this devastated neighborhood earlier this week. and we understand that groundbreaking could begin in june. bob hensel apparently got the first building permit on monday almost eight months after the explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. the 72-year-old retired firefighter apparently passed a note to san bruno's mayor days after the blast saying he wanted to move back into the neighborhood first. meanwhile, tomorrow we could find out more about whether pg&e customers could be paying for pipelines to be inspected. pg&e started doing high pressure water testing yesterday on pipes in mountain view. in all, the utility plans to test 152 miles of pipeline that didn't have paperwork saying it's safe. the cost $125,000 to $500,000 per mile. pg&e's accusing the puc of delaying and blocking the utility from officially keeping track of its spending for these inspections in a special account. now, tracking the cost is si

saratoga 73. 72 woodside but 64 san bruno, san francisco and upper 50s very low 60s along the coast. fog is back wednesday and then much cooler as we go into the latter part of the week and then turning cloudy and much cooler with possible rain by the weekend. >>> one peninsula shopping center is offering some say you won't find at any other major bay area mall. >>> also the target hit just hours ago by yet another round of nato air strikes in libya. >>> good morning. 24 westbound looks pretty good heading up to the tunnel. there are no major problems on the way, but we have trouble on the bay bridge. >>> good morning. we do have patchy fog on the san mateo santa cruz coastline. otherwise sunny and warmer today. kind of cool over by the beach only 60s there. upper 60s and mid-70s inland. >>> welcome back. good morning to you. quick look at some top stories we're following for you right now at 5:44 police say a man was shot in a shooting along the trail in pittsburg. one of four suspects fired the shots. park police say that shooting may be gang-related. >>> executives from google and

. >>> eight months after the san bruno pipeline explosion, some homeowners are taking a big step in the rebuilding process today. >>> microsoft's new acquisition may be an $8.5 billion game changer. >>> good afternoon. topping our news, the man accused of ramming a car on a san francisco-bound flight made his -- ramming the cockpit door on a san francisco-bound flight made his first court appearance today. he was shouting "god is great" in arabic as he ran to the door. this morning in federal court, it was revealed that rageh almurisi had been living in new york. he was traveling with i.d.s with multiple addresses and a california i.d. card. he had two postdated checks. one for $8,000 and the other for $5,000. prosecutors say he did not have any luggage checked or carry- ons. he said he was coming to the bay area to visit relatives in vallejo. but according to prosecutors, his relatives did not know he was coming from. rageh almurisi did not enter a plea today but is set to come back friday for a detention hearing. you can read that criminal complaint for yourself at ktvu.com. we've pos

. >>> enseguida a 8 meses de la tragedia, se reconstruye el vecindario de san bruno. visita al estado de texas, el presidente "barack obama" dijo que la frontera conÉxi >>> durante una visita a texas, el presidente obama dijo que la frontera está más segura que nunca, claudia, y los detalles del importante discurso del mandatario. >>> hace 24 años que no veo a mi hijo. >>> historias como estas se escuchan en el país, la realidad que viven s11 millones de indocumentados. >>> queremos vivir con nuestros hijos, y tenerlos con nosotros, y abrazar a la mamá. >>> queremos pedirle a la señor obama, que nos apoye. >>> mientras esto sucede en los Ángeles, en el paso, texas, el presidente obama, hace un llamado de unidad. >>> en la frontera con mñxico, se comprometió a alcanzar una reforma migratoria, enfatazindo que el sistema migratorio está roto, y se necesita sacar de las sombras a una sociedad que aporta millones de dólares a la economía de estadounidenses. >>> los millones de hispanos que pagan impuestos, será casi 1,5 billones de dólares que ayudará al pa

. >>> tonight a federal eye on pipeline safety, we government look at the san bruno gas line explosion and work being done by pg&e to ensure it doesn't happen again. first a college student accused of killing a two-year-old girl and seriously injuring the mother. investigators say she was texting while driving. tonight we talk to the father of the victim about the case. >> kron 4's reggie kumar has the details in tonight's top story. >> just thinking of her, her glow about life was just so untainted. >> he is talking about his little girl, born on christmas day in 2007. >> so perfect. at 2 years old she could speak fluent chinese and english. she can't saying i want to go to school. so my wife said okay. if you learn your abcs you will go to school. >> reporter: this is where callie murray and her mother were hit while walking. they were going home, heading east after visiting the park. >> reporter: the crash happened on december 1. his wife and daughter water involved in a car accident. >> the doctors told me my daughter didn't make it and my wife was in serious condition. they are ve

>>pam: things are starting to look up in san bruno. the rebuilding is digging in the neighborhood which was leveled by last september's gas line explosion and fire. as grant reports, one retired couple is leading the way. >>grant: it took five gold shovels, one bottle of bubbly finally there is cause for celebration in san bruno. >> this is saying we can overcome and indeed were doing that here today. >>grant: local and state leaders joined them today for ceremonial groundbreaking. if there the first all waters to rebuild the san bruno following last september's deadly gas line explosion and fire. >> it's a huge gap to add a little bit scary but exciting to. i just want to go back home. >>grant: i'm sure the be other steps in between breaking ground, what it has a roof and windows. each they will be a little offense. getting back this is weekend. the couple called this call for nearly 40 years. it although they lost friends in the tragedy they look forward to the future >> it speaks to the vibrancy of the community. a lot of people cou

reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> 7 months after this deadly pipeline blast in san bruno, officials are getting a closer look at the devastation first hand. transportation secretary ray lahood and other officials all took a look at work being done to make sure another explosion like this one doesn't happen again. kron 4's dan kerman has the details. >> i don't recall another time in my time when i felt as sad as i do today for what's happened to the families, the great loss of their loved ones, the injuries. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood toured the site of the san bruno pipeline explosion and met with the victims on thursday. he later committed the full force of the obama administration to emprove pipeline safety throughout the country. >> we will redouble our efforts, beginning this august, we will require all operators of gas distribution pipe into. >> reporter: his next stop was san francisco where pacific gas officials gave him a tour of an area where crews are replacing aging gas pipelines. >> the pipe is what you will be putting in? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: ray

mayor of san bruno. talking about clean up efforts, and toward the devastating explosion from last year. taking the firefighters for their efforts. charles clifford, thinking the firefighters for their efforts. >> a credible tip that a gang was going to commit a violent crime with an officer involved shooting. with two armed suspects and apprehending a third. the names for are being withheld pending notification some of their families. drug agents also responded. at the oakland police headquarters kron 4 news. >> and other news, the i p o of $45 doubled. one tech analyst that they are reaping the benefits of being the first social media to enter the marketplace. this stock is fully to be overvalued if it is unclear if it will turn a profit. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> details from the arnold suites anacharis that'sex scandal. she was obsessed with is impacting hollywood. the statement released that his the former mistress, is being painted as a woman who was obsessed with maria shriver. >> new allegat

. >>> the san bruno neighborhood devastated by the pgd explosion begins its renaissance. >> reporter: his family celebrated with champagne and the ceremony, a first step celebrating rebuilding their home. >> we are making new memories. >> reporter: bob hensel and his wife nancy were at times emotional today when they spoke of losing everything. >> i did not know i was going to get so emotional, but it's exciting to know that finally after eight months we are going to rebuild. >> reporter: nancy hensel showed us a picture of what her house used like. and keeps pictures of what was left after the fire appeared 38 homes were destroyed and about half the homeowners plan to rebuild. it's man's home was damaged but not destroyed. he says this is a symbolic first step. >> it is a healing process. >> reporter: some want to dedicate this spot to build a memorial to the eight who died. in san bruno, scott castaneda. >>> a judge ruled that a $50 million lawsuit against the bart officers involved in the oscar grant shooting should move forward. the $15 million lawsuit was filed on behalf of grant

allie rasmus is live in san bruno. this is the first of several homes that are gonna be rebuilt, right, allie? >> that's right. the groundbreaking is scheduled for later today. it will mark the start of construction for the first home in the crest moore neighborhood. it's in this lot, the owners have put up or they've left up their easter decorations and one thing we noticed just below the easter decoration, there are a few bottles of empty champagne because the owners, we're told did have a little bit of a celebration when they finally made the decision and found out that they were gonna be able to rebuild here. now, you talked to the homeowners when they were set on rebuilding. what did did they them you? >> i did. i talked to the man and he passed a note to me saying, i want to be the very first rebuild and i put my hand on his shoulder, i want to be there to cut the ribbon. it will happen at 2:00 today. we're really looking forward to it. >> reporter: we found out that five property owners have decided to rebuild.

. >>> san bruno and millbrae residents could pay more for garbage. city councils are expected to vote today to increase garbage fees by 1.5%. that would be less an dollar per month. it lo l pay for additional recycling services. >>> next on the news at 5:00. muni fires back. the blistering response san francisco is giving to a state report questioning the transit agency's safety pleors. >> fire stations in san jose can't escape the city's budget problems. i'm amy hollyfield live in san jose and i'll tell but the cuts fire stations are facing up next. >> the arrival today of a major new aircraft that draws so much attention there is going to be a party. [ female announcer ] a revolutionary conditioner from dove. we've combined conditioner with a weightless nutri-oil treatment. to give 3x the internal nourishing power of our regular conditioner. new dove daily treatment conditioner. make friends with your hair. [ female announcer ] we creme body washmen to with nutrium moisture.are after 1 week we took their close-ups. when they saw how much more beaut

right around the san bruno gap. that will make it to alameda, berkeley. mostly clear tonight with the coastal fog. tomorrow a nice day. tomorrow will be the warmest day we saw all week. tomorrow we'll have very warm conditions, similar by not quite as warm. then on saturday and sunday temperatures trend down just a little bit. these are the highs from today. highs tomorrow come off. we have a degree or two cooler with patchy fog. as we get into saturday, sunday more clouds. dense fog in the bay area forecast. right along the coast, visibility down to about 5 miles in some places. you see stinson beach, ocean beach in pacifica. this gives you a good depiction. the fog just squishes through there. that's what we have tomorrow. plenty of fog out toward salsalito. as we head to your bay area weekend, this system moves in, the main impact will be cooler weather, saturday and sunday. saturday 70s. sunday upper 60s. forecast highs, 77 in concord. you might find an 80-degree reading in your neighborhood or in your backyard. forecast highs for friday, beautiful da

we tried it with the san bruno jail. i think there is a question in front of us. how do we approach that? do we try a general obligation bonds? do we move forward given the timeline to get out of the hall of justice? right now, the capital plan -- we're moving forward with c.o.p.'s. it is a policy question that will have to be closed in the very near future it would be a significant gao bond and a significant debt service payments that would impact us. supervisor farrell: in terms of the hall of justice, just as an example -- we do not want to upgrade the facility randomly. there are reasons why we want to do that. maybe we could articulate that a little bit more. we're going to wrap up. obviously when voters say, we have non-voters approved debt. i thought they would actually understand that. after voters rejected a bond measure, i think there is even more scrutiny. i think what is left in the dust -- the reasons. i went to give you an opportunity to talk specifically about this. there are real, substantial reasons about it. >> absolutely. as i said, it has been

rob fladeboe 3- san rafeal--last fall to avoid any complications like the san bruno gas pixe--rob? >> brian, is this the gas line what exactly is the testing procedure? we are testing 1 mi. section in mountain view. with walter to basically see the high drug-testing as one put it completely full of water, eliminate the air altogether. increasing pressure by introducing small amount of water into the pipe. the water is not to impressible but the small amount will increase the pressure to want to test it. the water is not-pressure able. these pipelines have similar characteristics of age during the san bruno explosion. we do not expect issues. if there were any leaks? it would be similar to a minor flooding. we have similar working crews and the field ready to respond if there are any leaks. >>reporter: mountain view, rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >>pam: a san francisco shooting last halloween has killed himself after several shoot outs with police in texas. this was the scene in san francisco after last fall. police say three different people that night were shot including a toddler an

fog at the golden gate bridge in san francisco south of market fog around san bruno till about 10:00 then it goes right back to the coast. until tomorrow night when it pushes back in. familiar pattern. that's what it does this time of year. that's the coastal fog and it is back. it's not going any where, it's going to be around until the bay area weekend and into next week. yellows are 70s. 78 in brentwood, a beautiful day for your friday 77 in morganhill and 76 in gilroy. we were just talking about how amazing, it's already friday. >> almost. >> for many because -- >> we wish. >> most people -- tomorrow is friday. we're almost to friday. this week flew by. remember the rain a week ago. now it's just a memory. >> yes, we do. >>> he was about 750 feet up the side of a building when it happened. the close call for the man known as spiderman and the one thing that ended up saving his life. free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. and they don't stop flyi

fog at the golden gate bridge in san francisco south of market fog around san bruno till about 10:00 then it goes right back to the coast. until tomorrow night when it pushes back in. familiar pattern. that's what it does this time of year. that's the coastal fog and it is back. it's not going any where, it's going to be around until the bay area weekend and into next week. yellows are 70s. 78 in brentwood, a beautiful day for your friday 77 in morganhill and 76 in gilroy. we were just talking about how amazing, it's already friday. >> almost. >> for many because -- >> we wish. >> most people -- tomorrow is friday. we're almost to friday. this week flew by. remember the rain a week ago. now it's just a memory. >> yes, we do. >>> he was about 750 feet up the side of a building the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project f

preventing a deadly pipeline explosion like the one in san bruno. brought the department of transportation secretary to the bay area today. we bring in nbc's marianne favro, who joins us in san francisco with the latest. and marianne, what was his message? >> reporter: well, the press conference ended just a few minutes ago, and basically, raj, what he told us is that changes are coming and they are coming soon. now, the secretary, ray lahood, toured the explosion site in san bruno. he also met with victims of the explosion in private. he says this summer the obama administration will announce tough new enforcement action. >> beginning this august we will require all operators of gas distribution pipelines to evaluate the risk and take immediate steps to mitigate them. >> reporter: he says the san bruno explosion is a wake-up call for the entire nation. he also wants to implement a mapping system that warns the public that their home is built near a gas pipeline. and speaking of gas pipelines, the secretary also toured this pg&e site, where crews ar

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that's the pipeline that feeds the san bruno pipeline that exploded last year. more tests will be done next week in antioch. >>> moments ago the national weather service announced the mississippi river crested in memphis reaching just shy of 48 feet. now, president obama has declared a major disaster in tennessee and ordered federal aid. it could be weeks though possibly longer before some people in low lying areas can return home. the army corps of engineers is confident that the city's musical landmarks such as elvis' graceland will be spared. not everyone is so sure. >> what if it happens here or happens in new orleans and the levees break. we hope it doesn't god forbid. >> this is video of a spillway near new orleans. the army corps of engineer opened it to divert water from the mississippi river. >>> an announcement is coming today that an emergency alert text message system will be launched by the end of the year. it's called the personalized localized alerting network on  plan. the system will be used for hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters and wi

san bruno is one of two cities in san mateo county that allows so-called "safe and sane fireworks." fire officials say it's already illegal to use the safe and sane variety. vacant lot areas. they're more worried about the illegal variety. >>> with summer around the corner, new warning about sun screen. researchers say more than half of the products on store shelves don't protect your skin from cancer-causing ultraviolet rays. watchdog group, environmental working group say many of the sun block contain hazardous ingredie ingredients. avoid the sun screen with ultrahigh spf because they offer false sense of protection. previous studies show many sun screen don't protect chemicals that protect against uva rays. for the recommended screens there is a link on the website, click on tv it on tv. abc7news.com. >>> 4:56. prosecutors say the cure was more dangerous than the illness. next on abc7 news at 5:00 a.m. -- the san francisco healer now facing charges of poisoning his patients. >> the drug maker that is about to cut more than 500 jobs in the east bay.

francisco and san bruno. it's going to have an easy time sliding in tonight. it's the system in the northwest that's helping bring us the stronger onshore flow and keep that fog pattern in place throughout wednesday and thursday. primarily keeping our temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s inland and, of course, cooler at the coastline as we'll be staying in the 50s. let's get a look. 10:00 p.m. tonight, the fog is already expected to move into oakland and the bay side communities and then by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, look at this extensive coverage inland we're expecting right into the east and also for the south bay with some patchy fog, and then by the afternoon tomorrow, yes, the sun's going to come back out and we'll have a nice finish to our wednesday, but once again starting off foggy tomorrow morning with those numbers here in the mid to upper 40s. 48 gilroy, 47 livermore. tomorrow, close to the mid-70s here in the south bay. it will still be nice, 71 san jose, 71 los gatos. once we get over the low clou

suffered in the san bruno explosion. the family of james frenkel says that poor maintenance and construction would result in the inevitable explosion. they are requesting an unprecedented amount. >>pam: alcatraz island injuries when something went wrong on board the tram that take people up to the main cell area from the dock. >> the was an accident involving one of our trams and it is atrium that we used to use accessible-court cockatric >> the alcatraz, trams have been operating for several years. however, this is a new work model the we're not have been using for that long. >>pam: today was the first to the park was using a new seating system for the primary tram. it is still not clear what caused the accident. the use of the tram has been suspended until an investigation is complete. (music) >>pam: a wet day. video from san francisco. the cars are wet. the streets are wet. you can see how what the streets are. jeff bush traveled around san francisco to see more of what the weather was like earlier. >> can you believe

san bruno is one of two cities in san mateo county that allow the so-called safe and sane fireworks. much of the glenview neighborhood where the pipeline ruptured is now just grassland and neighbors say that combined with fireworks is just a bad combination. >>> people should not be using them to eat with. >> what our tests reveal about what's on your dinner plate. >>> how do you put into words that one of your two sons is missing? >> it has been agonizing and tonight, growing desperation days after the tornado ripped through joplin, missouri. >>> and from the cbs 5 weather center, taking a look at the high clouds developing above the sky at san francisco, those are cirrus clouds and those signal a change in the forecast. that change and the effect it will have on your holiday weekend. the pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues. light to charge most of its customers more for >>> pay more for using less. pg&e has been given the green light to charge most of its customers more for their energy use. that includes those who use the least amount of energy. under the current rate s

why champagne glasses were out today at the scene of the san bruno pipeline explosion. >> the legacy of chavez is still very much alive in east san jose. but now which sites in his own neighborhood could become national monuments. the story is just up ahead. >> and when will caltrans get around to filling all of those spring potholes? that's tonight's good question. [ music ] ahmad was elected to the san carlos city council in 2007, and . >>> san carlos mayors omar akmad died suddenly today. he was appointed mayor in january. city officials say that he suffered a heart attack this morning. he was actually able to call 911 from his home. but he died before the paramedics could get him to the hospital. he was 46-year-old. >>> he is known across the country as a pioneer of civil rights and the labor move the -- movement. and the national park hopes to literally follow the trail of chavez. they want to honor chavez here in the bay area and in other spots all across the country. >> reporter: that's right, dana, folks here in east san jose certainly know the story of chavez and they know s

other meetings have been held in san bruno and los angeles. >>> well, we spoke to san francisco police this morning. and they are still looking for those responsible for a deadly gang shootout in the city isobornyl heights neighborhood. two people were killed. a third person wounded outside a housing project on appleton avenue saturday evening. now witnesses say that the deadly shooting followed a brawl between two rival street gangs. >> our guys that live here were taking off their jackets getting ready to fight. >> investigators say that first fight quickly escalated into deadly gunfire. police have increased patrols in the neighborhood fearing retaliation. >>> san francisco police hope surveillance video will help their investigation into the killing of a 74-year-old man. take a look at that video. police say the man seen in that video purchased items at a bay area target store with funds from the 74-year-old victim, joseph william's bank account. williams' family found him dead last week inside his fulsome street apartment. police say they have the man on camera withdrawing william

they are located in the densely populated area in san bruno . they will be done 15 a month hoping to be done by the end of october. >> we are doing other things this year to help. we are doing internal pressures . we are excavating pipe lines and extreming the wells. it is not cheap. 150,000 to 500,000 a mile. what is happening right now. pg&e shareholders are not granting rate for this. so this is part of doing that. >> they said over the last decade there were two failures on 11 test . odds are there are multiple failures on this year test. this is abc 7 news. >> and a pipe line under antioch will undergo the same type of testing next week. pg&e vented a gas line, they warned residents they may smell gas in the venting process. testing is scheduled on monday. >> still to come. a bay area business that is letting dozens of people go in order to get a tax break. >> the competition for jobs between two california cities. >> and the foundation on which our freedoms was built. >> i am spencer christian. we have a warm up coming our way with the ret

it's the same line which runs up the peninsula and exploded in san bruno. a few weeks ago ktvu attended along with concerned residents a meeting pg&e held. pg&e alerted neighbors they would be testing the pipeline and the day has come where the utility will fill the pipeline with water under high pressure to see if it's safe and won't burst. but first it will be vented of gas. the venting is scheduled for today. residents from shoreline golf links to the middle school will be effected. pg&e indicated the gas inside 132a will be quickly released into the atmosphere and should dissipate without harm to the environment. mountain view and antioch are the first cities to have their gas line pressure tested following the san bruno disaster. those concerned with gas odor should call pg&e and the number is at the bottom of your screen this morning. of course we'll have more from mountain view coming up. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're now learning more about how the c.i.a. finally discovered osama bin laden's hiding place. a u.s. offi

we had one earlier issue up by san bruno. that is now cleared. but at the bay bridge toll plaza, things are stacking up. they turned on the metering lights. we got one issue up the incline so we'll give you a few more details on that coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the scandal now behind the breakup of arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. >> the news coming out this morning the former governor tells the "l.a. times" he had a secret love child with a household staffer and it's been going on for 10 years now. sharon chin is in san francisco with a little public sampling and details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. schwarzenegger says after he left the governor's office, he told his wife he had had a lot of child 10 years ago before. he had been supporting the child financially from the start. the "l.a. times" reporting that schwarzenegger told his wife maria shriver that he had fathered the child before his first run for office with long- time married member their household staff. the staff member worked for the couple for 20

. >>> you might call it the beginning of a new dawn in that san bruno neighborhood that was destroyed after a pipeline exploded. sal castaneda is live there tonight and tells us what happened today and why it's such a big deal. >> reporter: frank, for many who live in this neighborhood it means the beginning of their neighborhood coming back. the first family to rebuild broke ground today. the hansel family celebrated with champane marking the first step of rebuilding their home destroyed six months ago in the san bruno fire. >> this is a new beginning. we'll make new memories. >> this is the first step in getting back in our homes. >> reporter: nancy and bob hensel were emotional today. >> i didn't know i was going to get so emotional. but yeah it's exciting to know that we're finally after eight months going to start to rebuild. >> reporter: nancy hensel showed us a picture of what her house used to look like. >> the shot from the house in the corner. >> reporter: and keeps pictures of what was left after the fire. 38 homes were destroyed, san bruno officials say about half the home

two elderly san bruno women arrested in a major marijuana bust. they are 72-year-old aleen lamb and 56-year-old virginia chan pon. police found hundreds of marijuana plants along with an electrical bypass that let the women steal electricity, as well. >> it was a lucrative business. >> you got 800 plants in your house -- >> that's a lot of gardening. >> how do you hide it? >>> a major change on couches across the country. why more americans are not watching television. >>> plus, got a fire started even though it rained, dried out our wood. >> their camping trip became a fight for survive. how these strand boy scouts rallied when things got tough. >>> and charging for services that used to be free. first airlines, now the extra fees you could pay at the doctor's office. ,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] edmunds.com says that lexus holds its value better than any other luxury brand. ♪ intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value of any brand. ♪ and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfaction. no wonder

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pressure tests to avoid another san bruno-type disaster. the utility company will be venting gas in mountain view. that venting has to be done first before pg&e can start water pressure tests. those tests should tell pg&e if they have any problem pipelines. >>> and cal osha investigators will be here at the granite rock asphalt plant in redwood city today. they're investigatorring an explosion and fire. a tank filled with liquid asphalt blew up. that led to a shelter in place order. luckily no one was hurt. >>> new details are emerging this morning about the military operation in pakistan where osama bin laden was killed. sandra endo is live in new york city's ground zero with the bittersweet reaction from family members of the september 11 victims. sandra. >> reporter: well, pam, i can set the scene for you here at ground zero. you can see behind me on that yellow fence fresh flowers, messages, pictures, candles, all in memory of the lives lost on 9/11. so obviously a renewed sense of remembrance and also spirit here on ground zero. you ca

bruno explosion. it was planned before that. but it is about pipeline safety. the reason behind lahood's visit. transportation secretary ray lahood and the head of the pipeline safety and hazardous materials safety agency cynthia quarterman, came to san bruno, invited by representative jackie spear to see the crater created by the explosion and the empty lots where 38 homes once stood and 8 people die. >> there is some things we can do administratively and we will work with the congress woman and a couple of senators that have introduced a good bill. >> reporter: after that, the pg&e president chris johns led a tour of a gas distribution replacement project in the sunset district where 8-inch cast iron pipes from the 190s are being replaced with polyethylene pipes. it is what the media was not allowed to see, a meeting with survivors of the explosion is what is most important to lahood. >> my heart is filled with sadness after meeting with the families. i don't recall in my 35 years of public service

san bruno officials say about half the homeowners plan to rebuild. fred gillins home was damaged but not destroyed. he says having the hensels come back is a first step. >> it's slow, it's a slow process. >> reporter: some want to dedicate at least some of it to build a memorial for the eight who died. today's ground breaking for many is a sign that people are coming back. in san bruno, sal castaneda, ktvu news. >>> on the hot seat, how google and apple are responding to tough questions from congress about your privacy. >>> and tomorrow's complete forecast, it includes some cooling and in the long range includes a chance of rain. >>> later in sports, shark fans on the edge of their seats tonight hoping to advance to the conference finals. >>> no clear explanation yet as to why a san diego bus driver lost control of the bus today. no students were on the bus when the accident happened. the driver sideswiped a parked car then hit another car before crashing into a house. the driver was taken to the hospital complaining of minor aches and pains, no one

line 132 a connects with the san bruno line that exploded in september. engineers monitored pressure levels and looking for a sign of a leak or rupture. after holding the pressure at a higher than normal pressure for eight hours, the line was fine. >> we operate the pipe line at less than 400 pound and by testing it at 600 pounds, we are getting a significant margin of safety. >> pg&e is testing 170 miles of pipe that has similar characteristics than the san bruno line in order to make certain they are safe. >> the mighty mississippi crested at just below 48 feet and the river is leveling off. it should slow down over the couple of weeks. it is flooded homes. in memphis hundreds of people abandoneded homes and moved to higher grounds. memphis is under a flood watch. for the south, new orleans opened spill ways to prevent flooding in the crecent city. >> abc's diane sawyer will anchor the news in memphis and look at the creepy critters and the problem they could bring to the residents. >> how the seasons of the year may play a role in a child's chance of b

. >> the pipeline that exploded in last september in san bruno. it runs through mountain view. terry, this is just the beginning of a massive effort. >> yes, step one begin about 45 minutes ago of this hydroto testing of this one-mile long pipe. the venting of the natural gas and it sounded like this. that is the sound of natural gas being let of the pipeline clearing it so it can be filled with water so it can test for leaks. no interruption of service, neighbors were notified by mail and phone that they may smell gas today. this is a feeder line, it feeds the same line from the peninsula to san bruno the same one killing eight people. pg&e says this stretch of pipe will be tested very thoroughly. >> we are doing in-line inspections with cameras. we're going to excavate pipe and excavate the wells, test the state of the steel. we're going to do a lot of inspections. >> the device that goes through and cleans out debris inside the pipe. they estimate the cost of half million dollars per mile of testing and plans to test 150 miles. puc has asked 700 miles of pipe pipeline to be

after meeting with with tamlies of the victims of the san bruno peopleline disaster he is promising to revamp the nation's pipeline system. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood and cynthia quarterman came to san bruno, invited by representative jackie spear to see the crater created by the explosion and the empty lots where 38 homes once stood and 8 ople died. >> some things we can do administratively and we will work with the congress woman and a couple of senators that have introduced a good bill. >> reporter: after that, the pg&e president led a tour of a gas distribution replacement project where 8-inch cast iron pipes from the 1940s are being replaced with polyethylene pipes. it was not the media was not allowed to see, a meeting with the survivors of the explosion that is most important to lahood. >> i don't recall another time in my 35 years of public service when i have ever felt as sad as i do today. >> reporter: the ntsb report on the probable cause of the pipe rupture is expected in august, the same time that lahood has promised new regulations tightening up pipe

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> san bruno neighbors are calling for a ban on fireworks near the deadly explosion and fire. it killed 8 people in the glenview neighborhood. some residents it could be fuel for fireworks. san bruno is one of two cities that allows so-called safe and sane fireworks. fire officials say no ban is needed because it's already illegal to use them on vacant lots and open spaces. >>> u.s. supreme court voted 5-3 to uphold an arizona law that imposes sanctions on illegal immigrants. it passed in 2007 and requires employers to verify the eligibility of new workers from a federal database. it does not reempty arizona from row veok go licenses in businesses. business interests and civil liberty groups and obama administration all oppose the law. >> very bad news for a san francisco giant fans. medical exams star catcher player buster posey had a bad medical exam after yesterday. wayne freedman has the latest. >> we're just getting word of the injury. we're told of a fracture of a bone in his left leg. buster bosey is likely to be out for the

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> san bruno neighbors are calling for a ban on fireworks near the deadly explosion and fire. it killed 8 people in the glenview neighborhood. some residents it could be fuel for fireworks. san bruno is one of two cities that allows so-called safe and sane fireworks. fire officials say no ban is needed because it's already illegal to use them on vacant lots and open spaces. >>> u.s. supreme court voted 5-3 to uphold an arizona law that imposes sanctions on illegal immigrants. it passed in 2007 and requires employers to verify the eligibility of new workers from a federal database. it does not reempty arizona from row veok go licenses in businesses. business interests and civil liberty groups and obama administration all oppose the law. >> very bad news for a san francisco giant fans. medical exams star catcher player buster posey had a bad medical exam after yesterday. wayne freedman has the latest. >> we're just getting word of the injury. we're told of a fracture of a bone in his left leg. buster bosey is likely to be out for the

they're going to have another test in south san francisco and san bruno so that might cause you to smell some gas in the air. >> san jose's vietnamese community celebrated the unveiling of a sign welcoming the world to little saying -- saigon. private donations paid for the sign, and naming the area little saigon ignited a controversy four years ago. a council member opposed the idea and suggested calling it the saigon business district. that started a recall effort against her. she kept her seat but lost the sign battle and did not attend the ceremony. >>> if you're headed to lake tahoe anytime soon, some good news. highway 50 just re-opened a few hours ago. the main highway between the bay area and south lake tahoe was closed for nearly two weeks while crews raised the height of some rock wall barriers there. this is time lapse video of the project. there are currently no driving restrictions on this stretch of highway 50 but come monday it will only be open to one-way traffic during construction. this will last for another four to six weeks on weekdays. >>> two pieces of steel from th

there is a scene of an accident right now in san bruno. this is southbound 280 ramp to eastbound 380. a couple of cars were involved in this crash. we just took a call from a member of the kcbs phone force, kevin, who tells us traffic is stacked up for about a half mile. you can see it right there from chopper 5. so yeah, traffic is pretty slow right now if you're coming down southbound -- or northbound 280. so thank you for these live chopper shots from san bruno. let's go to our maps. live look at the bay bridge, there was a stall on the upper deck just west of the tunnel. they go go ahead and clear that but traffic was stacking up on the upper deck from the "s" curve towards san francisco. and now they turned the metering lights on so now we have a big backup behind the pay bates extending to the 880 overcrossing so, you know, just your usual stuff through here, now incidents, all lanes re-opened. all the approaches to the bay bridge so far, so good 20 minutes not too bad down the freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and here'

. >> the pipeline that exploded in last september in san bruno. it runs through mountain view. terry, this is just the beginning of a massive effort. >> yes, step one begin about 45 minutes ago of this hydroto testing of this one-mile long pipe. the venting of the natural gas and it sounded like this. that is the sound of natural gas being let of the pipeline clearing it so it can be filled with water so it can test for leaks. no interruption of service, neighbors were notified by mail and phone that they may smell gas today. this is a feeder line, it feeds the same line from the peninsula to san bruno the same one killing eight people. pg&e says this stretch of pipe will be tested very thoroughly. >> we are doing in-line inspections with cameras. we're going to excavate pipe and excavate the wells, test the state of the steel. we're going to do a lot of inspections. >> the device that goes through and cleans out debris inside the pipe. they estimate the cost of half million dollars per mile of testing and plans to test 150 miles. puc has asked 700 miles of pipe pipeline to be

you see the fog shooting through the san bruno gap there. we see winds 20 to 25 miles per hour. that's the gap you see the fog always push through. it's going to end up in many bay area neighborhoods late tonight early tomorrow morning. and it'll look just like a kind of a summer morning when you wake up and there's fog everywhere. slow to burn. that's why temperatures come off cooler two or three days tomorrow. low fog and clouds keep temperature on the mild side. 50 in concord, that's not real cold for this time of year. but it's on the chilly side. it's not real cold. as we head into the weekend, it does get cold overnight. we do see a weather system push in. this weather system right now it's got a lot of weekend plans going on. we have the beta breakers, a lot of outdoor activities. this system could be a real issue for the saturday afternoon-sunday portion of your weekend. we have a lot of chances lined up. tomorrow looks like a pretty nice darn day. a little cooler than today. we're looking at the fog forecast for tomorrow morning. you see a lot of high clouds and more fo

it's all part of an effort to ensure safety operating pressures following that san bruno disaster. a test starting right about now in mountain view involves filling a section of pipe with water at high pressure. >>> definitely saw some breezy cool conditions yesterday. and we are going to calm things down a little bit today. still seeing cool conditions out the door. temperatures running from the high 30s to the low 50s. partly cloudy conditions inland and at the bay and a little bit of patchy fog at the coast. but by this afternoon, starting to warm it up about 3 to 5 degrees more than what we saw yesterday. slight chance for some rain in the east bay but elsewhere, looking pretty good. sunny skies, a little bit of cloud cover, still a little breezy at the bay shores and at the coastline. right now we have that low passing through. we are going to see that mix of sun and clouds and still seeing some breezy conditions as i mentioned earlier but this afternoon, looking good. temperatures are going to be running in the mid-60s to the low 70s. 66 the high in cupertino, campbell and su

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez in san bruno where the emotional ground breaking took place. boy, what significance for one family to start. >> reporter: very emotional. i'll tell you, this family has been through so much. this is the lot where their house of 37 years used to stand. now the husband who lived here barely escaped with his life. i'm going show you something. he managed to get his car and drive away but it was so hot out here, his tires melted a track right down the street. now this family is finally on the path to come home. >> it was our home. i mean, you know, it's no big, fancy house, but this home. >> reporter: nancy hansel says she has a hard time believing the tragedy that wiped out her neighborhood and her home. her san bruno house was one of 38 homes destroyed when a bg&e pipeline exploded last september. >> just wanted to get back home. >> reporter: and soon, she'll be able to. >> it's a start. >> reporter: they became the first family to break ground on a new home today, dignitaries, neighbors and firefighters helped them mark the occasion. >> this is

they are venting gas to a line connected to the san bruno explosion. it's the first of two tests planned in the bay area. more on that story just ahead at 14 minutes after the hour. >>> government officials in pakistan are criticizing what they call the unauthorized u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden. president obama i proved the -- approved the helicopter assault on the compound but the pakistan government was not informed. administration officials say they were worried that the information could leak out. officials in islamabad say this raid should not be a precedent for future action in the country. >>> senator dianne feinstein says the country could restrict aid to pakistan, if it turns out their government new where osama bin laden was hiding. as head of the intelligence committee, she spoke to reporters and wants more details on pakistan's government's role and plans to heat with leon panetta tomorrow. she says she's concern about why this huge compound did not get the attention of pakistan security forces. >> it does cause one to question how