yousus >> terry: this monday morning southwest airlines is expected to cancel hundred more flights as maintenance crews inspect dozens of older jets for cracks. a crack in a sacramento flight on friday. >> how to avoid another san bruno pipeline explosion. that is the concern of agencies this week. tightening regulations at both levels increasing finds at the federal level. good morning. sun is coming up at 6:51. couple warmer days. >> and there is already an accident in fremont. bay bridge toll plaza things are looking pretty good but i have some road work to tell you about. >> federal prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case

in the barry bonds peerj trial case. >> frances great to have you back. >> and i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> eric: following breaking news where firefighters are on the scene of a mobile home fire that injured four people. it happened just after 2:00 this morning at a mobile home park on east bay shore road. the fire was quickly knocked down but four people are being treated for smoke inhalation no word on cause. we'll continue to follow the story. >> kristen: southwest airlines is expected to cancel hunts of more flights as inspectors are looking for cracks in the fuselage of planes. lilian kim more on what think have since learned about an aging fleet of 737s.

>> as they cut apart the damaged jet. think discovered metal fatigue cracks. >> we did find evidence of widespread cracking. >> those cracks can develop after repeated takeoffs and landings. they found similar cracks in three other planes after friday's flight from phoenix to sacramento. 18 minutes after takeoff the top opened up. it turned out to be a five-foot long tear but the plane was able to make an emergency landing at an arizona military base. >> we have no indication that something was actually missioned in an inspection. >> the pleachb underwent an extensive inspection a year a ago but they don't require inspectors don't to look for the

kind of cracks like this. they are calling for more stringent inspections. >> there are measures that are not being taken. granted, none the flights fell out of the sky. but this is closest we've come. >> there are 300 similar jets nationwide. boeing will be alerting airlines and the fuselage something the faa may make mandatory. >> kristen: we also have word of an unrelated emergency landing of a southwest flight that originated from oakland. last night a flight from oakland to san diego landed safely in los angeles international airport as the passengers departed an electrical burning smell in the cabin. passengers got on another plane and continued to san diego. they say it was also a boeing 737 because that is all the carrier flies but wasn't sure it

was the same exact type. >> it created an domino effect. dozens of southwest flights were cancelled at all major bay area airports. not only were travel plans disrupted but many passengers found themselves waiting 12 hours for another flight and they had to pay much higher fares on other airlines. >> we spent thousand dollars to get home. >> these were band members from nebraska as they headed home on a different airline. the other half of the band got stuck after southwest cancelled. >> they will be back to a deadly small plane crash. the plane went down yesterday morning. it had just taken off from oakland international. the pilot was the only person on

board. he died in the crash. witnesses say they heard the plane's engine cut out and the pilot tried to make a crash landing. he appeared to be trying to avoid a family sitting near the shoreline. >> eric: transportation department is announcing plans this morning to repair and replace aging pipelines across the nation. if you think the deadly gas pipeline ex explosion driving this effort you're right. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray la hood is expected to announce replacing aging oil and pipelines across the nation to avoid deadly blasts like we had in san bruno and pennsylvania. an explosion killed five people to announce new regulations and inspection requirements and making information about pipeline safety easily accessible to the public.

this deadly explosion in philadelphia in january. that killed one and injured six. he says he wants legislation to increase fines from $100,000 a day to $250,000 a day. >> we think we can set a standard. congress can help us. to touting states that they have to maintain a high level of credibility with the people that they are serving. through that end the cpuc will hold a five hour hearing to prevent deadly explosions like the one that killed 8 and destroyed 38 homes. reducing pressure on the older pipes with complete records on those pipes are not available and automatic shut-off valves. pg&e acknowledges they could have stopped the gas flow in san

bruno an hour soon. it will be at 5:00? n san bruno senior center on crystal springs road. >> prosecutors are preparing to respect their case against bard. question remains were they have proven their obstruction case to the jury. they suffered a damaging blow to a star witness that bonds knowingly took steroids and lied about it. his former business associate steve hoskins about having ko conversations with an surgeon but dr. king took the stand and denied ever having such a discussion with hoskins. >> san jose community are holding members to call on city and county officials to do more to rebuild trust in local law enforcement. they say they want police reforms to root out biased base

had policing. community leaders say they'll ask officials to provide multicultural training for all police officers and to assign some of them to work with neighborhood residents for at least one year. >> a santa cruz man is medically induced coma as doctors try reduce the brain swelling he suffered following a savage beating at dodgers stadium. two men attacked him as he was leaving the game last thursday night. they are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the suspects. here are the sketches. in a statement released yesterday, san francisco mayor and l.a. mayor called on fans of both teams to rise above the act and exercise good sportsmanship and mutual respect. they are organizing a fund-raiser to help pay for medical expenses and you'll find

link at abc7news.com. >> crews are expected to roch a stretch of highway 1 after tons of mud and rock spilled on to the roadway. it's been completely closed from five miles north of garborville. they are expecting to open it at about 6:00 tomorrow morning. crews are continuing to monitor the stability and drivers have been forced to use interstate 5 to get around the closure. >> a little bit of rain this weekend. >> and lisa argen is in for mike this morning. >> we are starting out with temperatures on the cool side. winds are light but that will work in our favor. we would like it a little warmer. warming trend 52 right now in san francisco. good morning oakland sea for you. mid 40s to the north and north bay. 49 san jose. 45 in los gatos.

highlights clear and cool. it would be sunny and warmer conditions today but much colder weather is on the way. in fact we will have a chance of showers by the middle of the week as well. we do see a few high clouds streaming in. we have building in and higher temperatures in the upper levels of the atmosphere. wind shift those will work down to the surface. we will get into some warming around the bay. look for temperatures widespread in the 70s around most neighborhoods. 75 in oakland. 70 in san francisco. 53 in half moon bay mid-70s in the south bay. gilroy topping out at 77. look a ahead temperatures trail off tomorrow and warmest day of the week is today. chance of showers comes in late wednesday into thursday and slowly recovering. high there frances. >> just want to clarify heading through 101 in humboldt county, it should be open at 6:00 this

morning. if you are looking at an earlier crash in fremont. northbound 880 at dakotas and check out a live camera shot. 680 in walnut creek past highway this past danville and san ramon some lanes are blocked for road work until about 6:00 this morning. northbound 680 lanes are blocked until 6:00. >> kristen: we're glad you are back. >> and police force will no longer exist they say. >> and major crackdown on distracted drivers. are you everyone of them? next what they'll be looking out for. >> eric: close but not quite close enough. the financial supporters are batting to helpé"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"é"

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morning news. 4:43. live look at the bay bridge traffic is moving along just fine at this time in the morning frances is back this morning. they are doing that for you. she'll have a travel report coming up. >> kristen: budget crisis in a city to eliminate the police force. half moon bay voted this weekend to contract out law enforcement services to san mateo county sheriff's department. they spent $3.5 million on 12 member police force. contractor go it out will save about half million dollars a year. >> eric: starting today the chp and 225 california police agencies will launch a month long crackdown on distracted

drivers. the increasing patrols looking for drivers that ignore the ban on hand-held phone calms and text messaging. more than 350,000 driergs have been ticketed since the ban went into effect. 6,000 more have been cited for the texting ban that took effect six months later. >> cal baseball fans are hoping to get the confirmation the team will play ball next fall. the chancellor says no announcement will come at least until tomorrow. a group save cal baseball raised $9 million close to the $10 million the chancellor said would be needed to save the sport from the budget ax. university says they need to be responsible and make sure that they are financially solid. >> coming up the recall of a popular food product that will have millions of people checking their refrigerator. >> and sit back rebels score a major victory against moammar

gadhafi. >> and genetic discover that opens a major window for a possible treatment for alzheimer's disease.

we have a lot of showers and thunderstorms throughout much of the heart of the country. damaging winds and hail possibility and few tornados in the northeast. a mountains of northeast. slushy snow, one to three inches in the mountains of new england. if you need more information in weather across the country check out our website at abc7news.com. >> eric: thank you very much. it's 4:48. in libya rebels have taken control the strategic oil town of brega as an envoy is taking a trip to europe to discuss the fighting. the u.s. military is pulling

warplanes from front line missions today and shifting to a support role. u.s. wants to withdraw those planes on saturday but agreed to a nato request for a 48-hour extension before the allies take over. meantime gadhafi's envoy told the prime minister of greece he wants a way out of crisis. two of his sons also want an end to the conflict. >> in japan they are trying to trace the path of radioactive water. they are trying to pin down where the water is coming from as it leaks into the pacific ocean. a crack in the facility was found over the weekend. it's preventing crews from powering up the system that would stabilize the overheated reactors. it is likely be months before power is restored. they raised thousands of

dollars for the victims of japan's quake and tsunami. at least 20,000 fans showed up for japanese heritage day. pre-game ceremonies had free t-shirts and hideki matsui appeared on the field before the first pitch. they have raised $50,000 for japanese relief and will donate one dollar for every ticket sold yesterday to earthquake relief efforts. >> kristen: bicycle and pedestrian improvements may be paying off in marin county. it increased 46% in 2010 compared to a study done in 2007. it increased 85% in the same period. walking rates increased 10% officials say two new bicycle

paths in san rafael and other improvements are making cycling and walking safer. >> would you want to get out and walk today? >> much of the week will be changing. that is going to be sunny and warmer conditions. 6:51 will be the sunrise this morning. we will enjoy the numbers coming up through the 70s. yesterday felt pretty good. a little breezy over the weekend but we will be looking at another weather system headed our way mid-week not only bringing cooler weather but maybe some rain. 50 in mountain view. it's 48 in fremont and 45 in napa. highlights this morning clear and cool conditions. we will look for more sunshine today and warmer weather. much cooler weather is headed our way the middle of the week bringing a chance of showers. not a lot of rain but this cold

weather could bring some frost bring plants in cleaning up the garden. you may have to cover those thursday night into friday. sat right and radar a few high clouds visiting the area but other than that we will see a little bit more warming. it's already warmer up in the upper levels of the atmosphere but it's going to be very short-lived. as soon as tomorrow another wind shift and we're done in terms of temperature. 74 in santa clara. look for 76 in saratoga. on the peninsula 70 millbrae. 75 in mountain view. 60s up at the coast. 54 in daly city and north bay numbers numbers will range from the low to mid-50s. stinson beach to mid-70s santa rosa. 72 by the water in vallejo. even by berkeley and richmond low 70s today.

mid-70s settling in to san leandro and fremont topping out at 75. inland less winds for you. 76 in danville and 75 in livermore. down by the monterey bay look how headline upper 60s monterey where the boardwalk will be warming to 74 degrees. here the is a look at the seven-day forecast. notice today the warmest day of the week 60's at our coast. upper 70s and then tomorrow we'll see a few more clouds high temperatures coming out 5-7 degrees. by wednesday mostly cloudy skies, chance of showers on thursday. pretty chilly by friday. recovering a bit over the weekend. >> head north near the windsor santa rosa area mudslide near monte rio. so at this point they'll have one way traffic control through the area. as we go outside nice a quiet. 101 in san rafael.

southbound traffic on the right looks good down to the golden gate bridge. nice shot of san mateo bridge and no trouble in both directions. in san jose northbound 280 headlights looking good. no problems coming out of the santa cruz mountains on highway 17. get traffic when you watch any time by going to abc7news.com. >> eric: a major recall of turkey burgers. jenny-o has recalled 55,000 pounds of raw turkey burgers. it may have been contaminated at salmonella. they were sold at sam's clubs and labeled all natural turkey burgers lean white meat. ten people have become ill over the last four months. if you bought one return it to sam's club for a full refinanced. more information on our website.

>> kristen: president obama wants another four years in office. he is expected to announce his intention for reelection and he sent out an e-mail saying so and video online featuring comments from supporters talking about to your nation should re-elect him as president. it's setting a lofty fund-raising goal. they hope to raise $1 billion. president's 2008 campaign shattered donation records raising $750 million. >> eric: two new medical studies is providing new clues in why alzheimer's disease strikes. they examined 55,000 people and five genes make it more likely to occur in the elderly. it supports theories that cholesterol and inflammation is

part of the process. they hope the finding will lead to progress for treatment. an eagle's nest several kids. it's the latest video sensation. >> the research project aimed a camera 80 feet up in iowa. more than a hundred thousand people are watching the live video feed at any time. they hatched yesterday morning and the third is expected at about tuesday. you can watch the parents feed them. we have a link on our website at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >> eric: good daddy. he sits on the nest, too. southwest airlines prepares to

cancel more flights because of cracks in its planes. live in oakland with the latest. >> reporter: two new efforts to prevent a san bruno pipeline tragedy. and while they convene a marathon meeting in san bruno. more coming up in a live report. >> and thwarting internet thieves that is being developed right here in the bay area.

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