san bruno were without power. jeff smith with p-g-and-e joins us live by phone now to give us an update. good morning jeff. thank you jeff smith with pg & e. san bruno city manager connie jackson says the most immediate task, is trying to account for all the people who lived in the neighborhood. "the city organization is fully mobilized to assist residents. our primary concern at this point is identifying and locating all of the residents of the affected area." the city is urging people whose homes are in the fire area, to register by calling this number... 650-616- 7180. the city wants to account for as many people as possible, as the search for more victims begins today. again, the number to call is 650-616-7180. cbs five photo journalist don ford was able to get near the spot where the fire started. he says it was a chaotic scene. "power lines are all down. thee's glass and dirt in the street. close to the epicenter where this main ruptured, the the the energy was so intense that the street has been reduced to

san bruno. and also a town hall meeting at 8:00 tonight at the church of the highlands monterrey drive in san bruno. members of the ntsb, the california pec and officials have the city of san bruno will also be there. >>> pg&e is launching major pipeline inspection program and has been ordered to check every natural gas line in the state. but almost all those pipes are underground and as ktvu consumer editor tom vacar explains that does make inspections easier said than done. >> reporter: three years ago pg&e buried a 10,000 foot, 30- inch wide pipeline from its main natural gas storage area in the delta leaving to west contra costa county. the reason the old was in damage from an earthquake. the new pipe 100 feet underground will be there for decades. but as it and all of the others age they must be evaluated for corrosion, brittleness and stress failure from within and without. the consequences of the failure, as we've seen, are devastating, but the fact we've had so many few pipeline failures

simon perez in san bruno. >>> and san bruno city manager connie jackson says the most immediate task is trying to account for all the people who lived in that neighborhood. >> the city organization is fully mobilized to assist residents. our primary concern at this point is identifying and locating all of the residents of the affected area. >> ... in the fire area to register by calling this number: if you lived in the neighborhood or someone staying with you lived in the neighborhood, call this number: the city is trying to account for as many people as possible as the search for more victims begins today. that will certainly aid the rescuers. again, the number to call: >>> cbs 5 photojournalist don ford was able to get near the spot where the fire started. he says it was a chaotic scene. >> power lines were all down. there's glass and dirt in the street. close to the epicenter where this main ruptured, the -- the -- the energy was so intense that the street has been reduced to nothing but a dirt path now. it's still wide but there is nothing at all left of the asphalt. >> just melt

we're at the shopping mall in swan p san bruno. >> we caught up with two san bruno council members at one of those shelters and told us they thought they were prepared for every catastrophe. but now they realize they never anticipated anything like this. >> we're operating under the emergency services plan. it's been put in place for quite a few years. we update it every year. we've had information through fema. >> not even our crews could get in there, get close. all they were concerned about was evacuating people. >> firefighters are still battling to keep smoldering homes from reigniting. >> we saw the sky 7 shots. live pictures. flames burning at some of those homes. our live team coverage of those fires continues. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san bruno. not far from the neighborhood devastated by that fire last night. we're gonna have the very latest information for you, including the possibility of a well, max, first day... moh-ohm. -do you have your lunch? -yes. and you know where your classroom is? uh huh. mom, i can walk from here. what about your... mom, i got it. ♪ [ fe

the fire's affecting some schools in san bruno. the park school district says its elementary and middle schools will be closed today. also the district's special education site will be closed; however, cappuccino high school will be open and will offer grief counseling to any student. many members of the san bruno community have gathered to help out the emergency responders. mark matthews is live at bay hill shopping center on cherry avenue with the very latest from there. mark? >> yeah. this is a staging center for the red cross. you can see their big van. we're expecting city and fire officials come here. we've been watching trucks roll up to the scene. we're two miles from where it happened. videotape from those trucks, the latest convoy that rolled by looked like a dozen fire trucks and emergency vehicles that were heading into that fire scene. we have heard lots of resources are being sent in this morning. cadaver dogs, fire investigators trying to piece together what happened and get us a better look at what has happened. we

live in san bruno avenue. terry, so many people not sure what happened to their homes. >> they're not sure. when you take a look at the epicenter thereof that 15 foot crater in the middle of all there where the natural gas explosion occurred, you get an idea how sudden it was, how strong it was. people had to leave their homes immediately. here is the incident command center. you've got firefighters from a number of jurisdictions, police as well, ambulances standing by just in case. now, take a look at video from a short time ago. cadaver dogs searching the wreckage for more victims. and there are more who don't know if their house is still standing. somewhere in this picture is where the picari family hones a home but don't know if it's still there. >> we have a home right in here someplace. >> right here? >> hopefully we have a home there. >> antoinette's daughter is praying there's something to go back to. >> my whole childhood is there and they've got all their papers and pictures and documents. everything

let's go to anne makovec with more on this fire from san bruno. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am as close to the fire scene as you can get this morning. i'm on sneath lane and 280. you can see the area is being blocked off by officers here behind me. we drove around the perimeter of the neighborhood this morning near crestmore canyon. every way in is blocked off by police officers and flares like you see here. we did just speak with a woman though trying to get in to see if her home is still standing. >> we were in hawaii. we cut our vacation short just -- my daughter called me at 6:10 crying saying that there's been an explosion, a plane crash, she didn't know what happened. we got on a flight as fast as we can and here we are, what is it, 5:15 in the morning, and, uhm, we can't get to our home. we don't know anything that's happened. and we just are devastated. >> reporter: at this point police don't know when she will be able to get in to see her home. they say no one is allowed in because this is apparently a crime scene. th

he is seeing fire still burning in san bruno. but firefighters do have the area, surrounded the area where 173 homes were damaged or destroyed last night. take a look at some of the truly spectacular and amazing devastating pictures that we have from the scene last night. according to pg&e, a 24-inch gas line blew about 6:15 in the evening. they don't know what caused it yet. it left a 15 foot crater behind and a lot of devastation. and when it blew it knocked out the nearby water main so when firefighters arrived to fight the fire, they had no water and they didn't have any water for 30 minutes. it had to be brought in in 500 gallon lots. they were shooting it off of trucks, off tanker trucks. last night we talked to some of the hundreds of people whose lives were changed in an instant. >> a big boom. a big kaboom and the house shook and i pulled the blinds up. it was like a -- just came up. >> i was in the kitchen. i thought it was a earthquake, like a lot of people. i looked out the window, and i saw what -- to me it was a fir

mayor newsom: these 30-inch lines exist not just in san bruno. they exist in cities like san francisco. correct? >> i'm not familiar where exactly the gas line is, but there are basically three large transmission lines that serve sort of the greater bay area. mayor newsom: and one of those mainlines presumably comes through the city and county of san francisco? >> i believe that is correct. mayor newsom: is there any prospect -- a simple question a lot of folks have asked me -- what happened down there -- could it happen here? is there a cause and effect, anything the connects the systems in a way that creates more vulnerability to other systems in and around the region because of what may or may not have occurred specifically in san bruno? >> on the surface, i would state that i do not believe that will be the case, but obviously, until we have a better understanding of what the root cause was to the san bruno incident, it is really very difficult to completely rule that out. i would be disingenuous if i said that there was no possibility, not k

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explosion in san bruno. we'll tell you what one man saw coming up in a live report. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew in for brent cannon, as we follow this developing story. this massive fire that started overnight and continues to smolder. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. garvin thomas is anchoring our coverage from the field this morning. a lot going on. >> dozens of homes still smoldering after the fireball in san bruin no we have crihristie smith as well, bob redell there. christie at a shelter, bob redell at a command center and he has word from neighbors who said they smelled gas as far back as a week ago. first we go to garvin joining us live from the neighborhood with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we are on san bruno avenue, the best way to describe it is around the corner from the fire. you can see the roadblock up behind us. a couple people talking to the officers right now, perhaps showing i.d. saying they live up the street. people are interested to find out what ha

reporting live here in san bruno, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california first lady visited san bruno this afternoon to show her support. she was briefed of the situation by emergency responders, then went to say hello to people who lost their homes and met some volunteers. she said california will stand with them through the long haul. >> i just wanted to be here to let them know we were here, that everybody is here to help them, that the men and women who make up the emergency response people in california are the best in the nation. >> her husband, governor schwarzenegger is in asia on a trade mission. the governor did acknowledge the disaster using his twitter account and iphone. he tweeted got briefed on san bruno emergency by the lieutenant governor. glad i left the state in good hands. >>> live coverage from san bruno is just getting started. >>> a blast so powerful it registered as an earthquake and tonight we go to pg&e headquarters for some answers. >>> warmer weather this weekend, our meteorologist will tell us which will be warmest. the forecast in 10 minutes. >> apparent about

reporting live here in san bruno, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california first lady visited san bruno this afternoon to show her support. she was briefed of the situation by emergency responders, then went to say hello to people who lost their homes and met some volunteers. she said california will stand with them through the long haul. >> i just wanted to be here to let them know we were here, that everybody is here to help them, that the men and women who make up the emergency response people in california are the best in the nation. >> her husband, governor schwarzenegger is in asia on a trade mission. the governor did acknowledge the disaster using his twitter account and iphone. he tweeted got briefed on san bruno emergency by the lieutenant governor. glad i left the state in good hands. >>> live coverage from san bruno is just getting started. >>> a blast so powerful it registered as an earthquake and tonight we go to pg&e headquarters for some answers. >>> warmer weather this weekend, our meteorologist will tell us which will be warmest. the forecast in 10 minutes. >> apparent about

a map at san bruno, sky land bruno is technically opened. it's so crowded there are emergency vehicles in the area. 280 is open, some of the exit ramps even though they are technically open maybe very crowded. stay away from the areas. a lot of small aircraft because of the media outlets are above those neighborhoods and it's getting rather crowded there that way. let's move along and look at the day bridge. toll plaza westbound backed fop ar five to ten minute delay. no major problems coming in to san francisco. the commute in the east bay has been pretty good. uneventful. 880 traffic looking good. >>> we have patchy fog mainly on the coast. not too much inland. cool readings inland as well. low 40s. the wind at sfo tailed off considerably from last night when it was 20, 25 miles per hour. 8:00 last night 22. midnight down to 10. between 0 and 5 the last couple of hours. out of the west, knot -- northwest. 75 to 80%. the wind so far not much of a factor probably be l be later on. fog is confined from point ray, pulls off a little bit and co

. >> devastación como una zona de guerra despuñs de una explosión en un ducto de gas en san bruno, le tenemos los detalles >> bienvenidos a noticias y más sea usted bienvenido en este 10 de septiembre un día despuñs de las terribles explosiones en san bruno cuando un ducto de gas explotara se habla más de 25 casas quee han venido abajo y más de 120 casas severamente dañadas son 6 el número de personas muertas ,más de 50 heridos que están siendo atendidos en el hospital de san francisco, se teme que en estos momentos cuando las autoridades están repasando a pie toda la zona dañada hay una zona completamente devastada donde únicamente se ven chimeneas, vamos a pasar con un miembro del cuerpo de bomberos. >> buenos días, celina cómo amanecieron. >> tristes, muy tristes, se ha declarado un estado de emergencia el vice gobernador ha estado visitando ya la zona devastada, una bola enorme de fuego. >> claro que sí y para decirles que todos nosotros estamos impactados, sabemos de la tristeza de las familias, el calor y la llama que creció como 300 pies, en el área que había

of charity groups helping out in san bruno. wells fargo contributed $50,000 specifically to the red cross. if you'd like to help, here's some numbers. the local red cross phone number, 1-888-443-5722. there's also a link on our website. the salvation army is accepting contributions as well. their number is 1-800-725-2769. you can find them on our website also, abc7news.com. click on "see it on tv." we have extensive coverage of the san bruno fire this morning. coming up a response from the disaster from veteran firefighters who say they've never seen anything like this to fema, the federal emergency management agency that came management agency that came under fire after the as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was working. i'm jerry brown. california needs major changes. we have to live within our means; we have to return power and decision making to the l

reporting live in san bruno, bob dvorch from san bruno, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> you look at those pictures, and you see the fire truck in the middle of that and the bravery and wonderment that no firefighters have been hurt. >> amazing to report. we want people to stay clear of the area. several roads are closed. >> absolutely. there is still a lot of activity there. fire crews trying to knock down the rest of that fire, a lot of smoke as well. that will be more visible as that sun comes up. all exits and skyline boulevard itself has reopened overnight. power is out and signals are out as well. people will be curious, so they may be slowing down on 280. you know what's going on. you seen it here, heard about it focus on the road and other drivers. friday light that slowing starting highway 4 westbound through antioch, heading over towards summersville, and an early slowdown for pittsburg and bay point. it was relatively light through the area, as well as livermore and sunol. more traffic there as well. you will find spectator slowing on 280 past the scene as that smoke becom

residents of san bruno to assess the damage. their returns. >> been here, the first time and same as it is just the worst. , who is allowed back in and also find out how pg&e will help the city and the residence rebuilt. plus, the update on the gas pipe investigation. and we will take a look at new video just call for the explosion reached on thursday.

jenelle wang is live in san bruno. jenelle, ntsb investigators are also asking for the public's help. >> that's right, eric. i want to mention that 28 foot section, it's on its way to washington d.c. as well as other parts of that pipeline. they wanted to see if there's any failure in the welding or possibly in the torn metal. that's on its way to washington d.c. right now. meanwhile investigators are asking for three specific things from the public to help them with their investigation. number one, any amateur video of thursday's explosion or just video of that area itself. they want to know more about what the blast site looked like prior to the explosion. also if anyone noticed dying vegetation in the area. that may be a sign of a gas leak and if anyone smelled gas prior to the explosion, they want to know. >> i smelled it. it was once in a while, say three, almost four weeks ago. >> all i can tell you is that i've heard the same rumors. i haven't gotten any confirmation from pg&e that there's been any issues ups th

they, like every other organization here in san bruno, trying to offer itself to the people of san bruno. we want to mention the list of those homes we mentioned earlier is on the san bruno city website. if you think you lost your home, that is the place to go. >> we are locketed at skyline boulevard and snead lane. the people here would love to see you come by. >> we've been showing so many stories of people that just rushed out at the last minute with their children. for so many people, their pets are also such a part of their family. there was a gentleman last night, you interviewed a gentleman with two dogs. he said these are my babies. other people did incredible acts of heroism to try to save their pets. this is one man. >> i'm looking to get in to get my dog. you know, the police already, they don't let you. i saw barricades. the police don't let you get in. i sneak around behind a tree and i went down. i come down and saw another barricade. that's the closest i can get. i was thinking about my dog. i was thinking about my dog. my dog. you can imagine the big flames and the houses

live in san bruno avenue. terry, so many people not sure what happened to their homes. >> they're not sure. when you take a look at the epicenter thereof that 15 foot crater in the middle of all there where the natural gas explosion occurred, yo get an idea how sudden it was, how strong it was. people had to leave their homes immediately. here is the incident command center. you've got firefightersrom a number of jurisdictions, poli as well, ambulances standing by just in case now, take a look at video from a short time ago. cadaver dogs searching the wreckage for more victims. and there are more who don't know if their house is still standing. somewhere in this picture is where the picari family hones a home but don't know if it's stil there. >> we have a hom right in here someplace. >> rht here? >> hopefully we have a home there. >> antoinette's daughter is praying there's somethin to go back to. >> my whole childhd is there and they've got all their papers and pictures and documents. everything is there. >>

disaster -- and the san bruno disaster has touched students at one university. members of san jose state set up a table asking students to donate. a couple of the brothers there are from san bruno. >> we felt like we had to step in and support. we brought this idea together and we set it all up. we put it in as soon as possible. >> fraternity members say the donations collected today will go directly to the red cross for san bruno disaster relief. >> this is the worst bay area fire since the oakland hills firestorm 19 years ago and survivors of that disaster say the devastating losses then still echo today. john fouler is live tonight in the -- john fouler is live tonight in the oakland hills. >> reporter: this pavilion, a reminder of what thousands can't forget. the nation's most costly urban fire, 3,000 homes destroyed, 25 dead. >> it was a life-changing experience. >> reporter: gordon piper stood on his front steps that sunday morning. he said his street turned into a volcano. some neighbors froze in panic. others ran for their lives. >> the fire's crested th

however, they can take goods to the san bruno united methodist church in san bruno. or the search of highlands on 1900 highland ave. >> and the work is just beginning-church. >> and to get them into some type of structure. and what you have available for them to start getting their lives back together? >> it is really a case by case. >> yes. >> we of value wait what they need by what they need for housing,-evaluate each person with the need, with comfort tips is what we call them. with personal items, and we are relief over the hump in that aspect. right now, what we are waiting for is once they have been out for a while the cannot go back home. there will be dark need for financial assistance and they're prepared to give them. >> steve sharp, from the american red cross and thank you, and they do as always for your report and a disaster such as this. >> and with steve sharp is saying is that it if you'd like to donate retinol is a cash donation. >> week-right now. the we will be right back. have some heavy duty demands. like enough horsepower and torque to get out o

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i'm theresa garcia live in san bruno. that is because of a new bilk considered by state regulators. >> and is it a hoax or a problem? muni prepares for the possibility of a massive drivers sickout and delays for passengers today. >> good morning. starting with cloudy skies. temperatures in the 50s across the bay area but we will see a little warm-up today. >> a few minor hiccups early this morning but all have cleared. we're still off to a good start. live shot at the toll plaza showing no delays. >> good morning at 6:00 on this tuesday. we have a lot of developing news for you. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. let's get to it. forgot my own name. late and breaking news following all morning. imprisoned hiker and cal graduate sarah shore released from prison. jenelle, tell us more. >> this is such great news. just came down in the past hour. american sarah shore has been released for more than a year in prison. those closest to her expected something to happen today but basically this release ou

. >>> tales of survival after thursday's gas line explosion in san bruno. the investigation into what caused the disaster and what lawmakers will be doing to help today. >>> nine years later, the anniversary of the september 11th attacks. what president obama is doing this morning to remember the victims and what's become of a pastor's plan to burn a stack of quran? >>> it's 7:00 a.m. this saturday morning, the 11th of september. good morning. i'm julie watts. the national transportation safety board is now leading the investigation into that pipeline explosion that wiped out a san bruno neighborhood. and this morning, we're learning more about the lives lost in the fire. here's what we now know. four people are confirmed dead. 52 people were injured in the disaster. 37 homes have been completely destroyed. ann macks is vic is in san bruno this morning, where senator barbara boxer will be among those getting a briefing at the incident command this morning. good morning, ann. >> reporter: good morning. we are expecting more political appearances, more invest

san bruno, if you don't know, san bruno sits on the peninsula just above sfo. so back to some tape of what happened earlier here, but these flames of course were quite a ways away with this camera here. these cameras can be seen from miles away. >> so this is something we had our chopper up for something else entirely and he captured this video which is what you're seeing right now but is now on the ground and can see these flames from miles away and we just heard in sharon rummery who lives in the area near suffolk creek in the san bruno area and what she told us is that she heard and felt a huge explosion, thought it was an earthquake actually that it was so huge and called us. >> you have to believe if this is a gas station, which is what we're initially told it is, some type of gas station service station, those underground tanks have caught fire and -- well -- okay. we are getting new information in now. >> yes, we are. we are getting unconfirmed information that this is possibly a plane crash. clearly, whatever it is, the quantity of these flames has not

in san bruno, bruno, abc 7 news. >>> and sad update to heather's story. they found her grandmother's body late today during a search of the property. no details beyond that. >>> just after a natural disas disaster, earthquake, tornado, e who left the homes in a hurry are now anxious to get back in to see what if anything is left. many will get devastating news. some will not. that story from vl vick lee. >> roof was already smoking. >>reporter: walter showed me the image he shot on his i-phone just before he decided to run. explosion happened blocks from the home. houses across the street were already burning. >> just a boom. i fell to the ground and i looked out my window. big white flash. >>reporter: he kept shooting as he looked frantically for his dog. the flames were getting closer. >> i couldn't open my sliding door because it was just so hot and i could see the paint from my deck the already bubbling from the heat. everybody was panicking and running down the street. >>reporter: he has been in danger way before. he's a navy reservist who has been t

san francisco, daly city, the entire peninsula to san bruno. all of these lines left be inspected by pg&e. we ask pg&e for a map of their high pressure gas lines and yet to return a call. >> as we said today, pg&e m release a multimillion-dollar relief fund for san bruno. and the wake of last week's explosion. haaziq madyun and pg&e made one big promise connected to the large sum of money that is offering. >> no strings connected to $100 billion of the side for the city of san bruno and his residence, revealed. according to pg president. chris johns. >> with those funds, no strings, and a way, shape, form. we will not be asking them, and we will not ask them to sign any releases, when except that part of this fund. will be in immediate financial resources that will be available in the end of this week. >> with a generally 50-20, 50,000, generally based on the amount of damage that occurred. per household and it is part of the 100 and in dollars set aside. >> he said that the will also be helped with limited insurance coverage. >> some people do

our first concern was making sure san bruno have water. they are our wholesale water customer, and there were some problems because one of the water mains was damaged. second, we did bring water trucks into the area to thecal fire. third, all those helicopters making those drops were pouring the water out of san andreas reservoir. that was happening most of the evening and into the wee hours of the warning. today, our efforts are focused on repair and recovery, and we are waiting for more call for that aid from san bruno, but we are an excellent resource for pipeline repair, and we expect to help them out significantly. when they do it to the face of actually starting to repair their infrastructure. thank you. >> it was noted there were no issues down at the jail. employees down there -- how is everyone doing? >> we had a couple of concerns. we were concerned about possible smoke coming to the intake system, and we got an engineer out there to first of all monitor it and to ensure that we could shut off if necessary. it was not necessary.

bruno looks like, today. from this full shot, so is burned out homes just devastating. this street, where some of these homes. glenview drive. so much of this destruction happened concord tonight. and jeff bush went to court glenview drive to take a look of some of these homes. >> when this 30-and because an explosion and no homes carefully exploded the initial fireball was so intense of the homes near the rupture were engulfed in flames. the theory is that the wind caused those fires to cause from house to house. neighbors say it is common from the wind to blow from the west and where this fire burned, as you looking north. this was for tonight. if you conceive a mass of flames shooting into the air. -you can see that giant mass of flames and why some burned and some cannot be disciplined, definitively. however, and a situation, that sometimes it is nothing more than just sheer luck. this was able to be restored but this has a red tag because it is structurally, on sound. several have a red tank and other ha

>>> the community of san bruno needs answers. the people of california need we need to know why this happened, and we need to know how this happened. >> able maldonado asking the questions everyone wants answers to as we look at fresh pictures from inside the fire zone. scenes from the aftermath of an inferno. good evening. lilian kim toured the devastation in san bruno and is live with images that make clear the force and fury of the force and fire. >> dan, we were one of the few news crews escorted into the neighborhood. our time was limited, but we were there long enough to capture the devastation up close. glen view avenue is ground zero and this ruptured pipeline is what started it all. a piece of the pg&e pipeline fits in the middle of the intersection. the explosion was apparently so strong it blew out of the ground. investigators have been inspecting the pipe and the 30-foot crater from where it came out of all day. and still no word on what caused the high pressure gas pipeline to rupture. inspectors, meanwhile, have bee

>>> we're live at the command post at the site of the san bruno explosion. why residents have been coming here and what they have been asking of police. >>> the survivors of the blast are working to pick up their lives. we're talking to some of them. you'll hear some amazing stories. >>> we're learning more about the patients who are among the critically injured in last night's fire in san bruno. what doctors have to say about the long road to recovery ahead. >>> good afternoon. topping our news, the cleanup, the investigation and the search-and-rescue efforts all following the massive gas explosion in san bruno. we're waiting for news conference to begin with city and local officials who will have some new information and when that news conference begins, we will bring it to you live. these are live pictures from when they are setting up the news conference. meanwhile, at this hour, crews are trying to access the san bruno neighborhood decimated by the natural gas and explosion that ripped through dozens of homes and killed at least four people. the heart o

of charity groups helping out in san bruno. wells fargo gave $50,000 to the red cross. if you want to help, here's the red cross phone number. it's 1-888-for-help-bay. also a link on our website. the salvation army is accepting contributions. their number is 1-800-725-2769. they have several drop-off sites as well. you can find them on our website as well, abc7news.com. look under "see it on tv." we have extensive coverage of the san bruno fire this morning. coming up the response to the disaster so far from veteran firefighters who say they've never seen anything like this to fema, the federal emergency management agency that came under fire after hurricane "katrina" and the4 ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? how'd you do it? ting right...whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have healthier body weights. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories. more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >> several factors conspired to hinde

>>> i'm jenelle wang live in san bruno. investigators are asking the public for three specific things to help them with the investigation of the explosion. >> hundreds of residents are going to wake up in their own beds in a few hours. they've been homeless for three days because of the gas pipeline explosion and fire. more on the reunion and homecoming coming up in a live report. >> here's a live look from downtown san francisco. city of embarcadero, the bay bridge. we have cloud cover out there, not nearly as extensive. don't expect drizzle. a cooling trend on wait for today. i'll tell you how long it lasts. >> heads up bart riders. bart reporting major delays in millbrae and sfo heading up towards san francisco and east bay. so far not from the east bay towards san francisco. a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. no major delays but looks like a stalled big rig out there and more details on that. >> that looks like trouble. 6:01 this monday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest dev

in san bruno. west of san bruno ave at skyline boulevard. traffic is effected, and emergency crews are going in the area to try to up the sand and no fire officials determine what is a massive fire. >> massive fire, explosion, with power lines involved. house, after house, cars are involved and every once in awhile. we are seeing large fireball's come on out of this smoke and it is not even close to being out at this point. >> hulman the alarm? >> seix alarm >> and just the last 30 minutes, with traffic affected and no injuries reported yet. do not go into this area because emergency crews are going to need to get to that. to try to knock down the flames here. a six-alarm fire and explosion at west san bruno ave and skyline boulevard. >> and pam, you say that it is been burning for 30, 35 minutes and try to figure out what happened. the bottom line is that several homes, at least are on fire. >> we encourage you to send any pictures. of what is going on and in san bruno to the e-mail address of breakingnews @kron4.com emergency crews are goi

first we go to maureen naylor who's is live tonight in san bruno. >> reporter: frank, that ntsb briefing is about to start in a few minutes behind me. today the city declared this a disaster area while the emotional toll is still being felt by some residents here. the images of charred remains in the middle of this san bruno neighborhood are still tough to grasp. burned out cars, stairs leading to nowhere. and for the family living next to the devastation, life is on hold. >> at least six months until we can get back into the house. how are you going to bring a two and don't know if i can com to this. >> reporter: and some children are haunted by the sounds of the fire. >> every time you hear the revs of engines or planes, it's the exact same sound that came. i can see why people thought it was an airplane. because it had that same kind of revving sound. and in fact, my kids are saying, is that the fire coming. >> reporter: pg & e crews worked on the neighborhood while the homes that have been green tagged are busy with insurance adjustors and clean up workers. >> some people running dow

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---un muerto y decenas de heridos es el saldo de la explosion de una tuberia de gas en san bruno.---el estallido se produjo a las 6:15 de la tarde y provoco un incendio enorme que redujo a cenizas por lo menos 53 casas y daÑo otras 120 en el area del "boulevard skyline" y la avenida "san bruno".---tenemos cobertura especial... "flavio lacayo" nos hablara de los residentes que fueron evacuados en medio del panico y beatriz ferrari visito uno de los albergues. pero comenzamos con "edgardo quijano" quien nos cuenta como empezo todo. ---por el momento se confirma que una persona murio y hay decenas de heridos, por lo menos dos estan en condicion critica. ---tras producirse esta explosion devastadora, cientos de personas salieron corriendo de sus casas en medio del panico. ---"flavio lacayo" hablo con algunos residentes de la zona que dejaron todo atras para salvar sus vidas... flavio trt 1:51 el hospital general de san francisco reporta que ha recibido a 5 victimas del incendio en san bruno. cuatro mas fueron trasladadas al hospital saint francis memorial.--entre tanto, los bancos de

i'll have the latest from san bruno. >> and amid all the heartache and devastation there in san bruno, the bay area's generosity comes through. up next, the shopping spree >>> live in san bruno, a key piece of evidence in last week's explosion is now being shipped to washington d.c. i'll have the latest coming up in a live

diameter pipe that live in san bruno last week. it was considered a high-risk line because it ran through heavily populated area. kron 4 rob went to a free more with the mayor is concerned another high risk line run service community. >> the bottom-line issue are we in any danger? >> mayor said it's his understanding that piccinni has identified a number of high risk and gas pipelines around the state including one in a highly populated area of fremont and he wants action. >> we now know we have a tight running through fremont that's a high risk pipes. that's something were not pleased with and were going to insist that inspections occur as quickly as possible. >> he said he wants all the gas lines in fremont tested including this one, the one that runs along the avenue where warning signs like this alert wrote in construction crews of its location. >> it should be tested continuously all the time. perhaps alerts put on it so if there's any problem with that will go very quickly >> he said it also the gas lines near the hayward fau

bob redell is live in san bruno this morning. neighbor says they smelled gas coming out of street gutters for a week? >> about a week and a half. good morning to you. you are correct. i'll have more of that in a minute. i wanted to update you on information. the last we heard officially from the fire officials was this this fire was roughly 50% contained. but this morning, about 20, 30 minutes ago i talked to a fire official with the cal department of emergency services, and they tell us that they believe that number has increased. let me give you a lay of the land. we are on glenn view that cro cross street is san bruno. if you zoom in, will you see a white glow of smoke. that's where the fire is contained. this person i spoke to said they were under the impression that this fire should be close to 100% contained by dawn. right now everything in that area that is going to burn has burned, according to him. in other words, the homes caught in that zone are gone. the foundations is all that remain. what they have is smoldering deb

some of the the fraternity brothers are from san bruno. they said they felt a special need to do something. the ruins left behind by the san bruno fire look eerily similar to the aftermath of the oakland hills' fire. in october of 1991 fire killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of home. ktvu health editor john fowler spoke with in of the fire victims who say their memories have come flooding back. >> reporter: the nation's most costly urban fire, 3,000 homes destroyed, 25 deed. >> it was a life-changing experience. >> reporter: gordon piper stood on his front steps that sunday morning. he said his hiller highland streets turned into a volcano. some neighbors panicked and others ran for their lives. >> get out nowhere and virtually had no time to evacuate any possessions. >> reporter: patricia of montclair also lost everything. >> i was just sort of stunned. i didn't cry. >> reporter: cashman rebuilt. her neighbor did not. when she saw the san bruno fire thursday night, she says emotions came flooding back. >> i know what they're

back to the san bruno tragedy. emergency response teams are just now beginning what is sure to be a long and very painful day. they are going to keep going door to door looking for more victims of that gas line explosion disaster and the big fire there. at this point it is hard to know exactly how many people have been killed or hurt. at least three people are known to be dead. several more remain unaccounted for. >>> now a small army of emergency workers are on the scene of this disaster in san bruno. firefighters from 9 san mateo county cities are involved in helping out and hundreds of police officers from all over the bay area are out there providing security. there have been reports of loot in in the area. >> well, this morning the red cross is operating two shelters in san bruno for evacuees. we are out there live. here is a look at one of the shelters. you can see a huge amount of supplies are there for people. that is at the veteran's memorial recreation center. that is at 251 city parkway. the shelter has

san bruno. as we zoom in here, you are going to see all the homes as they looked before yesterday evening . and then we look at today. that section impacted by the explosion is about 15 acres. and every home, every tree, every car, is destroyed. this is an amazing fact. this blast was so powerful, the usgs tonight tells us it registered as if it were a magnitude 1.3 earthquake at 6:11 last night. now, there are a number of stories, of course, coming out of this neighborhood today. some of them tragic, some of them absolutely amazing. ann notarangelo has the story of one man, it's just unbelievable. >> reporter: a lot of amazing stories as you know. four people confirmed killed in this explosion at least for now. the coroner's office says, though, they are waiting for the dental records to make positive identifications on those victims. 52 people injured in thi so far, four of those firefighters. 15 people were taken to local hospital by ambulance, the rest got there on their own. one man that al

. >> estamos a wyudando a la comunidad de san bruno. muchos de los alumnos elaborar enormes cartuli cartulinas que resultaron dañadas por las explosiones. tambiéñ agradecieron a travéñ de estos mensajes la valiente lobo aro de los bomberos para sofocar las llamas. >> lo que está pasando ahorita en la escuela aunque la escuela sus unieron y estamos ayudando a todos los que fueron afectados por la quemada fueron 53 casas quemadas y como 120 afectadas. >> en el evento benéfic como el caso de una pareja de novio como pareja de novios capuchinos que fueron sorprendidos por lo ocurrido. >> no se si sale al frente o atrás de la casa fue cuando todo el fuego se le tiró y no sabe lo que pasó y se desmayó. >> alumnos que dijeron estar conscientes de estar unidos particularmente entre aquellos que corrieron mejor suerte. >> estaba duermiendo cuándo pas, mi familia tenía miedo. >> ahí tiene usted una labor muy loable por algunos maestros que se han tenido con el objetivo de tender una mano amiga. es muy importante señalar que est tip