Transcripts For KNTV Today In The Bay 20240713

To notice the cloud cover start to roll in. It was starting out a little clear, and high clouds will eventually change now. And 50 degrees currently in san jose. Also, we will be seeing some fog building along the coastline, at some point, patchy fog. The main reason for that is San Francisco is because of this storm system that is just off to the north. But we were talking about chilly and look at some spots down to the low 40s. An rosa 44, and santa cruz 46 and here is the satellite radar, and zooming in a little closer, to give you an idea of the cloud cover that will start rolling in, and you notice the rain pretty far off to the north near the reading area, and you can see the chance of some drizzle for San Francisco and the north bay. If you get caught up in some drizzle, dont be afraid. It is not major rain. Were not talking about crazy accumulations or anything. San jose temperature trend at 63 degrees by 11 00 a. M. A warmup, with a fire danger, we will tell you more about that coming up in 15 minutes. Can we just pause and say thank you for being here this morning, a little bit of under the weather but looks good, a great forecast. So we will see you in 15. Vianey, thanks. To anger and frustration as pg e customers go face to face with pg e executives. Addressing how the utilities handled last week Power Outages and how to correct mistakes before next time. Today in the bay has more on this public outcry. Im an angry survivor. From wildfire survivors i lost my home. To those with disabilities and medical needs. Without that, people will die. And pg e will have further blood on their hands. Wanted pg e to feel their pain. The California Public Utilities Commission called an emergency meeting to understand why. Outage maps were inconsistent. Crashing of its web site. And its inability to answer the calls of customers. The map outages just one of several issues during last weeks large scale power outage. That impacted some of the bay areas most vulnerable. There needs to be some sort of plan for people with disabilities. The president and ceo bill johnson said pg e had to pull the plug. To prevent a potentially deadly wildfire. My highest priority is to keep people safe, i think that might be worth a little something. We can try to improve service. We have a lot of other things going on. So for example, we have some things in bankruptcy, were still trying to resolve claims with the fire victims. For tubbs fire survivor will abrams it brings back memories for them of running through, and from the flames. Flames johnson says pg e will try to prevent, using emergency power shutoffs for the next ten years. I might start some of the shutoffs later. Nbc bay area news. Now, two people out for a friday night in jack london square, helped stop a fire from spreading. Flames shot out from the second and third floors of the partner bellow condos just before 8 00 last night. The photos show firefighters nearby noticed the smoke and called 911. Crews were able to get the fire under control, in just 25 minutes. There were no injuries. We have new details on that dramatic explosion at the facility in crocket this week. Nbc bay area obtained a report that revealed one contract worker was trapped by the flames. After 20 minutes, that worker miraculously escaped safely. The report also revealed there was no unusual activity at the site of the tanks when they caught fire. So far, investigators have not been able to access the fire scene, because workers still need to drain the leftover ethanol and water. They plan to inspect the scene this coming week. The deadline is coming for a lot of people, and a lot of people could miss out. Recent wildfire victims have to file their claims by 5 00 p. M. Monday, in order to get a payout from pg e. Attorneys for wildfire victims say most people havent turned in their threepage claim form. Pg e said its between 8 and 14 billion to pay victims and some say theyre now just hearing about the form. We did learn just last night that dozens of insurers have extended monthly Living Expenses for some victims of the 2017 wine country wildfires. But three of the biggest insurer, state farm, allstate, and nationwide, will not be extending their payments. Now, to University Avenue, to East Palo Alto, with the welltraveled route from 101 to the dumbarton bridge, during rush hour, it is a traffic nightmare. So would you pay to get through it . East palo alto leaders are considering several ideas to help ease the gridlock there, including putting in a toll. Today in the bay has more on how it would work. Reporter during the morning and evening commute, University Avenue here can be bumper to bumper, so there is a proposal for East Palo Alto to do what University Avenue, what San Francisco is trying to do with lombard street. Nearly every night on University Avenue, theres a parade of red taillights. The idea came to have pricing, with the toll on the thoroughfare is an effort to thin out traffic congestion, the same idea that San Francisco looked at to east traffic on the iconic lombard street. And the vice mayor Regina Wallace jones mentioned the lombard street effort. That is tourist driven traffic. Right. It is seasonal. So it would seem to me that we would have much more strength behind our pleas and just not cease nal. Earlier this week, Governor Newsom vetoed the lombard street plan saying it would create social equity issues. We heard similar concerns from those who often use East Palo Alto avenue. Most of the people around here are very, theyre not rich, and i think that would adversely harm them. I think the government is trying to make money. Thats how it is. You know. But at least one resident supports the idea of a toll road. As long as it get mese to work faster and gets me home faster, im down for it, to be honest. That traffic is terrible. Reporter the Palo Alto City Council will reexamine the proposal in december. Nbc bay area news. Power still has not been restored to a san jose neighborhood, after a Police Sergeant crashed into a poll, knocking out power to dozens of customers early yesterday morning. The crash happened on west alma avenue near monterey highway. Police say the sergeant was driving a marked patrol car when, for unknown reasons, he lost control, drove across several lanes, and hit a street sign and power pole. No one was hurt. Just shy of 7 08. Much more ahead of today in the bay. Coming up no friday night lights for one local high school. We will tell you why a judge forced the district to reschedule homecoming. Plus, Home Delivery is taking off literally, with drones, we will show you where googles new Delivery Service launched. Welcome back. 7 10 on saturday morning. Were taking a live look at the bay bridge, San Francisco in the background, from emeryville, cloudy skies there, you can see the sun kind of poking through a mix of sun and clouds today. And a cool saturday ahead. Many teenagers look forward to their homecoming dance. And the big homecoming game. But one local high schools night game was canceled, after neighbors took them to court. Today, in the bay, carol hurd reports from novato where the fight is off the gridiron. Its not only the lights. Its the noise. Norm heard that noise last friday, when san marin high held the firstever Football Game under new stadium lights. Im not a youngster and i like to go to bed at 9 45 sometimes and if theres yelling and screaming, im not going to go to bed. So on a night when a homecoming game was supposed to be played on this field, there was football practice instead. Tensions are building. I cant tell you how many meetings weve had with the neighbors. Trying to work some regulations out, and worked with them, and we offer something, and basically, it is just no, they didnt want the lights. Last night, the novato unified School District, voted unanimously, to turn on the lights, for the first time, after filing a revised Environmental Impact report. After a fouryear battle, the School District thought they had the judges blessing, to move forward with night games. So last friday, they played underneath stadium lights. This week, the lastminute injunction was filed, putting the homecoming game in the dark. How many games are they going to play a year . They play three or four games. In high school, if they want to live near a high school, they should expect lights. Cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. It is 7 12. We have much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up, a major security flaw on a popular phone. What the company says the problem is and how it could put you and your bank account at risk. And look at this live view of walnut creek. Hows that for a sunny view . We have a look at the system off to the north, with a warmup on the way. Details coming up. Shouldnt mean a change in standards. Thats why thanks to you were rated number one in Customer Satisfaction by j. D. Power. Were rated number one in Customer Satisfaction the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort. Welcome back. At 7 14, on your saturday morning, wow, kind of ominous look at San Francisco, from san bruno mountain. Pink skies up there. Cloudy skies. Vianey arana says we will have a mix of sun and clouds, and another cool day today. But a little bit of a warmup tomorrow. She will be along in a mere moment with your forecast. Newly released Surveillance Video shows a powerful moment between a teen who brought a loaded shotgun to school, and a man who got the gun away from him. The video shows the Security Guard and football coach keenon lowe taking shotgun from the student angel diaz, this happened in may at the high school in portland, oregon. You can see the two embrace, in a long hug, before police move in, to arrest the 18yearold. Police say the teen was suicidal, and did not have the intent to hurt anyone other than himself. The student was sentenced to 36 months of probation, and immediate treatment for Mental Health and substance abuse. The teacher coached for the 49ers in the 2016 season. A warning now for sam sung user, turns out some samsung cell phones may not be as safe as once thought. Samsung says its galaxy s10 and galaxy note 10 have major security flaws that lets anyone bypass fingerprint sensors. These sensors also enable to you make payments on your phone. Samsung says the flaw is a link to phones that users cover with silicone screen protecting cases. Samsung says remove those cases, and delete all fingerprints, and register new ones. The Company Plans to release a Software Update to fix that flaw. Now, to Home Delivery, soaring to new heights, with the first commercial drones dropping off orders right at your doorstep. As nbcs katie betz shows us, there is a google connection. Reporter it is a sneak peek into the future. The aircraft stays at 23 feet and lowers the hook. In a small virginia town, a search for commercial aviation. It ascends back up. That is so cool. The drones launched by wing, a Sister Company of google and the only approved commercial drone Delivery Service in the country. From what they call the net, ten pound drones carrying small packages, flying 60 miles an hour. Hovering over homes to lower goods. Is there any question that drone delivery is the way of the future . We dont think so. For now, wind delivers in a 12 mile radius, products from fed ex, and gifts from a local store. We have some grapes. A little packaged chocolates that we will be able to offer. The faa says they expect the field of drone delivery to grow. These new operators are developing a safety culture, just like you would see at any airline. And an industry already taking off, amazon has a pending application, and u. P. S. Is delivering on a medical campus. After the first order, mission accomplished. Here we go. Here we go. Hoping the sky is the limit. Wow. All right, we are in mid october. But you can already see some snow on the ground. Look at this. Youre looking at video from squaw valley, and Alpine Meadows near lake tahoe where thanks to low temperatures snow making has officially started. Crews started making snow yesterday on the upper and lower mountains. Perfect time to check in with vianey arana for the weekend forecast. No snow but cooler temperatures. Where is the snowfall . But theyre making the snow. It makes sense. And it is a little nippy in some spots but looking at how stunning the views are if you havent checked outside the window, look at the view of the Golden Gate Bridge, a live view, look at the colors in the sky, a sneak peek throughout the entire bay area and richmond, check that out. That is absolutely stunning. So make sure to get out and enjoy. And we do have a bit of a system to the north. So lets go right to some of those temperatures, and get a look as we head out the door this morning. Up to santa rosa, 44 degrees, and napa, 43, and down through san jose, and palo alto. 50 degrees in San Francisco. And about 58 degrees, half moon bay, 45. And lets take a look at satellite radar. This is what we have been monitoring. It is a system just off to the north, thats what is going to bring some of the cloud cover down to San Francisco, but it zooms in a little bit closer and i want you to notice how the majority of that rain for now, seems to be staying pretty far outdoors, were talking redding, but we could still see the chance of some drizzle, make along the coastline and the north bay through this afternoon. Over the next couple of hours, the forecasted highs, once again, going to be in the upper 60s through oakland and down through the south bay, 64 degrees in San Francisco and mid 70s for concord, and enjoy the sort of cool comfortable temperatures, because by tomorrow, our temperatures are already going to start warming up just atle bimore by a couple of degrees. The reason for that, is because weve got a ridge of High Pressure, thats going to Start Building in, as early as tomorrow, and still going to be in the 70s though, but i want to jump ahead, because this is another big thing that were monitoring, and it is the return of High Pressure, were seeing, elevated fire danger, because things are going to get dried out, throughout the bay area, and then the temperatures are going to increase, and then we get a shift of the winds, northeasterly winds which means gusty conditions for the Higher Elevation areas. And as you know, any time we have dry conditions, and windy conditions as well, that could bring the chance of seeing fire danger, and that could spread very quickly, and so here is a look at the next seven days, a look at the time line, again tomorrow, still in the 70s, so dont worry, it is still going to be comfortable and a lot sunnier tomorrow, so probably the sunniest day of the weekend. And as we head toward monday, look at the temperature, how much they jump, by as much as 10 degrees. We start to notice the breezy conditio conditions moving in, and then wednesday night, with the High Pressure that builds in. And we get the wind gusts, northerly gusts and the fire danger that quickly starts to increase overnight, into thursday, and then our temperatures starts to climb, into the upper 80s, nearing 90, for the interior valleys. Soes so thats something that we monitor very closely, as we head into San Francisco, another day of 67 degrees, for tomorrow, and again, by monday, and tuesday, we start to see the warmup in the temperatures, and then that fair danger really becomes elevated, wednesday night, into thursday. Keira . Vianey, looks good, thanks. We have more coming up on today in the bay. Coming up, 30 years ago this week, tragedy hit, with the loma prieta earthquake. But many say it sparked a positive and even beautiful outcome. 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Heres today in the bay, joe rosato jr. To show us. It looks beautiful now. Reporter in a city of sights, San Franciscos embarcadero has become one of those mustsee destinations. Crowds of people every single day. Reporter but 30 years ago, the embarcadero looked vastly different. It was home to a freeway that cast a shadow over the entire water front. The roadway was right in front of this building. Down here, it was very much an area that most people were afraid to come to. Reporter the embarcadero freeway touched down at broadway, just south of pier 23 which flickema bought in 1995. The big freeway got in the way of everybodys window. The controversial freeway also had its supporters, it was convenient, and made for a quick town to chinatown businesses. It was very fast. Get on and off. Then on october 17th, 1989, the freeways fortunes changed. Although it didnt collapse, in the loma prieta earthquake, it was damaged. And then mayor agnos saw it as a chance to tear down what he called a monstrosity. Look at it today. Is its a bright sparkling jewel, as is the rest of the water front. The minute the roadway came down, all of a sudden there was all of this area available to us. The quake damaged the cumbersome central freeway, which split hayes vally and western addition. And even after the quake it took years to come down. Voters passed a ballot measure to save it and then one to tear it down. We looked retrospect ively, the earthquake damaged it and great, we will take it down, but the reality was much more complex. When it was torn down, the central freeway gave way to octava boulevard, now home to shops and new residential. The earthquake was the single event that gave us an opportunity to make a decision about freeways in this city. Different generations have their own ideas of progress. But for all the damage and tragedy inflicted by the loma prieta earthquake, it also had a hand in forging a new version of the old city. Joe rosato jr. , nbc bay area news. Our Emmy Award Winning documentary series, bay area revelations, chronicles the day that the loma prieta earthquake hit. We are reairing that special today at 4 00 p. M. Right here on nbc bay area. And we have much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up, walking back his comments the president s acting chief of staff puts the white house on the defensive in the impeachment inquiry. Also, new Affordable Housing coming to the peninsula, but it comes at a cost. How it will impact bart riders. Well explain. Good morning, it is saturday, october 19th, heres a live look outside at the shark tank in downtown san jose. The sharks take on the sabres tonight at 7 30 all the way from buffalo. You can watch it on nbc sports california. Thanks for joining us. Im kira klapper. Vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast. A warning she sounds under the weather but she sounds worse than she feels. So that is always good. A little stuffy. Thats okay, guys. Everything will be fine. I hope you enjoy your saturday as well. Healdsburg, 44. I want to say this, this is a good representation of the sort of view that were getting. You can see the sun popping up to the right of the screen and then the cloud cover. The reason for the cloud cover is because we have a system off to the north, and here is a view right now of the richmond area, and all the way to San Francisco, because i know a lot of you are probably wondering about the drizzle chances i was mentioning. Lucky for you, the system looks to be far off to the north. Were looking at ukiah. So it doesnt mean we are going to be completely clear by the afternoon, but we are going to get a good mix of sun and clouds. Looking for a completely sunny day in San Francisco, not so much. Youre going to get a better chance of seeing that for tomorrow. The reason why. Satellite radar right now, you can see that system really far off through the redding area and maybe to the border up through oregon right there and medford and this area, expecting some showers, too, and we could still see a chance of some very light showers popping up in San Francisco. Your temperature trend for the afternoon, it is going to be cool, but then things change and im tracking elevated fire danger for the week ahead. We will get into that that. A lot going on. See you in 15. Vianey, thanks. Pg e customers taking on pg e executives, anger and frustration, as they come face to face. Today in the bay shows us what is happening in the wake of Power Outages, and what comes next. Im an in gri survivor. Reporter from wildfires survivors i lost my home. Reporter to those with disabilities and medical needs. Without that, people will die. And pg e will have further blood on their hands. Reporter wanted pg e to feel their pain. The California Public Utilities Commission called an emergency meeting to understand why outage maps were inconsistent. Crashing of its web site. And its inability to answer the calls of customers. Reporter the map outages just one of several issues during last weeks large scale power outage that impacted some of the bay areas most vulnerable. There needs to be some sort of plan for people with disabilities. The president and ceo bill johnson says pg e had to pull the plug to prevent a potentially deadly wildfire. My highest priority is to keep people safe. I think that might be worth a little something. We can try to improve service. But we have a lot of other things going on. So for example, we have some things in bankruptcy, and were still trying to resolve claims with the fire victims. Reporter for the tubbs fire survivor will abrams it brings back memories for them of running through and from the flames. Reporter flames johnson says pg e will try to prevent, using emergency power shutoffs for the next ten years. I might start some of the shutoffs later. Reporter nbc bay area news. It was a friday night scare at jack london square, when a condo complex caught fire. We have pictures of flames shooting out from the second and third floors of the portabello condos, this happened just before 8 00 last night, firefighters say people nearby noticed the smoke and called 911. Luckily, crews were able to get the fire under control in just 25 minutes, and no one was injured. We have new details now, on that dramatic explosion, at the nustar facility in crocket this past week. Nbc bay area has obtained a report that revealed one contract worker was trapped by the flames after 20 minutes, and that worker miraculously escaped, safely. The report also reveals there was no unusual activity at the site of the tanks when they caught fire. So far, investigators have not been able to access that fire scene, because workers still need to drain leftover ethanol and water. Inspectors plan to look at that scene this coming week. President trump is not backing down, instead he is fighting back, after his own acting chief of staff appeared to contradict his story about his interactions with ukraines leader. That call with ukraine of course is at the center of the impeachment inquiry. Mick mulvaney, the acting chief of staff, confirmed the Trump Administration did delay military aid to ukraine, partly because the president wanted help with the Justice Department investigation. When asked about mulvaneys comments yesterday, trump answered, then quickly changed the suspect. You want to clarify what Mick Mulvaney said yesterday . I think he clarified it. Last night, a trump ally told nbc news that muflvaneys quote was an unmitigated disaster. I urn earned my spurs from the battlefield and donald trump earned his spurs in a letter from the doctor. The four star general quit last year, to protect the president s plan to get out of syria. Mattis warned that without u. S. Troops in syria, it is an absolute given that isis will come back. We have new d now, about the boeing 737 max. Texts between two test pilots appeared to show that boeing knew the plane had Serious Problems long before it was involved in two deadly crashes. In all, 346 people died in those two crashes. In text messages, from back in 2016, the pilots wrote about problems with the planes antistall system. The pilot wrote that the system was running rampant. The new faa chief says his new agency will now tread cautiously. Im not going to to sign off on the aircraft until i would fly it myself, and put my own family on it. No u. S. Airlines will be flying the 737 max until january at the very earliest. And back here in the bay area, its being called a homicide. That is the official Police Status on a body found yesterday morning, in san rafael, near china camp state park. Deputies found the body on the side of san pedro road. Investigators say the victim is an hispanic man believed to be between 20 and 30 years old. Mat rine county Sheriffs Department is asking anyone who was at the china camp thursday night, or neighbors with surveillance cameras to contact them. A raid on a home in martinez has a neighborhood, a set of neighbors breathing a sigh of relief. Neighbors tell us that the house on wayne street has been a problem for the past year. In august, the bomb squad had to detonate a pipe bomb, found on the property, and then a few weeks later, police say neighbors found two molotov cocktails in a duffle back across the street. Just yesterday morning, police and the fbi raided the home, and detained eight people inside. A lot of us want to move. And we cant, because we cant sell a house with a drug house here. We recovered a small amount of methamphetamine, four subjects were arrested for various crimes. Police say their investigation is ongoing, they are urging neighbors to be patient and stay vigilant. Affordable housing is being built in millbrae, but there is a price to pay. 600 parking spots to be exact. They will be lost at the millbrae bart station. In its place, 400 new apartments, shops and office spaces. The plan was approved by the city last month. But many neighbors arent so happy. Its going to be too much. And right here off the foray, 400 units and all of the retail shopping, it is too much. Bart and city officials disagree, and say that along with the financial benefits, it will encourage commuters to use bicycles, buses, and carpooling. Still ahead on today in the bay, it is 7 37. Ready or not, the nba regular season has arrived. We will show you how the warriors did in their final tuneup last night. Welcome back. The dress rehearsals are officially over. Last night was the warriors final preseason game. The regular season tips off tuesday night, but its thursday night for the warriors, en they host the clippers. Taking you to last night, warriors taking on the lakers at chase center. No lebron james or Anthony Davis for l. A. Warriors in the white jersey, nis passing, steph curry hitting the three at the buzzer and saying hello to a young fan sitting courtside. Fourth quarter, the fastreak here. And warriors new star dangelo, chips in with 29 points. And they win 124103. Big weekend for the bay area football teams, the raiders are in wisconsin, getting ready for tomorrow mornings game against the packers. The 49ers are in washington, d. C. , they face the team there. And to the baseball playoffs now, in the bronx, the yankees trying to stay alive, they got off to a good start against justin verlander, and new york scoring all of their four runs in the first inning. Aaron hicks with that threerun homer. And yankees win 41. But the astros still lead this series 32. Game six is today. In houston, the winner of this series plays the nationals in the world series. Much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up, it is a mon spot for graffiti in the south bay. But now caltrans has a new idea to keep taggers away from the green train bridge. We will tell you about it, a little slippery, next. We are certainly waking up to a lot more cloud cover this morning. But it is kind of beautiful a live look over richmond. A nice day ahead. But we do have some changes, that i definitely need to warn you about. Coming up in just a bit. I will tell you the full weekend forecast. 43. We made it to saturday. I hope you have a good warm cup of coffee, because the cloud cover is going to make it feel like fall around here. And a live look over the Golden Gate Bridge right now and the current temperature is at about 54 degrees. Were definitely going to be keeping a lot of the cloud cover throughout. Heres the reason why. We have a system just off to the north. You can see. So rain is starting to kind of trickle a little further down south and the majority of the heavier rain will be sticking off to the north, however, future cast right now, does show the possibility of seeing some of the drizzle, along the coastline, for San Francisco, and also for the north bay, so if you are going to head to the city today, please make sure to take a jacket, dont get caught in that chillier weather, as that rain approaches, again, very light rain and no significant measurable amounts and looking at the temperatures as you head out the door this morning, im sure a lot of you have a lot of fun things planned for your weekend, current temperatures in the 40s in portions of santa cruz as well, and napa. And santa rosa 44. Into the south bay, san jose, 50 degrees. Livermore, 50 degrees. Hows the day shaking out . If you enjoy the comfortable days with theht with lower temperatures, we will get a lot of high cloud cover so the high clouds will be lingering around, a good mix of sun and clouds overall. 72 in livermore. Morgan hill, 73. And san jose, 70. Oakland, 68. And if youre around the coastline, expect breezy conditions, to continue through tonight, and half moon bay, 62. And for us, a little more like fall around here which will be nice. And over the next couple of hours, one thing you will probably notice, if you have allergies, thats probably going to be affecting you, and i have more of a cold, so not the allergying affecting my news, but trees and weeds are moderate. Thats something to definitely have your sinuses acting up, this could be the reason why. Grass and mold are pretty low. The ragweed is up. And i always have to give you the forecast here, squaw valley, this is what it looks like right now, lake tahoe, this is a look at the forecast, great condition, temperatures in the 50s, a good mix of sun and clouds as you saw, some places are already starting to make their own snow and check the resort and they might start to make their own snow with the overnight cooler temperatures. Weather setup, were talking about elevated fire danger, starting wednesday night into thursday, and this is all thanks to a ridge of High Pressure that is going to turn things hot and also going to kick up some winds, as we head in towards monday, the temperatures increase by as much as ten, 12 degrees in some areas. Upper 80s in some spots and by wednesday night, the winds are up to 10 to 20 miles an hour, which elevates the fire danger. Overnight wednesday into early thursday morning. Always something to be moifrptimoifrp monitoring as we get closer. Tomorrow, plenty of sunshine heading into sunday. Youre doing a great job, even with the sniffles, vianey, thanks. It is 7 46. Still ahead on today in the bay, when a big earthquake strikes, where will we get all of our water . We investigate the fight over the Crystal Springs reservoir, next. Welcome back. This week, we have been marking 30 years, since the loma prieta earthquake. It comes as about a third of San Francisco is unprotected against the massive fires experts fear will be sparked by the next big one. Which begs the question, where will we get water . Heres Investigative Reporter jackson van derbeken. Even though the epicenter of the loma prieta earthquake was 60 miles away, it set San Franciscos Marina District on fire. I also see the fuel. Engineer and quake model earthquake predicts that a big earthquake closer to the city will cause at least 100 separate fires fueled by broken natural gas lines like this one earlier this year. The way the situation is now, we are going to have some major conflagrations in the city, and i dont mean a few building, and a few block, im talking about tens to a hundred city blocks. They is a unique weapon. The distinctive hydrants, blue, black and red on top, where they can tap directly into the vast underground network of dedicated quake hardened pop filled with an Endless Supply of salt water pumped from the bay. But the system built after the 1960 earthquake covers only part of the city today and experts say it leaves 30 of San Francisco largely defensively, including parts of the richmond, the sun seft and much of the southern part of the city. Almost no other city in the world has so many layers of folks as San Francisco. And yet, its not enough. So how should the city provide water for firefighters in the 30 thats unprotected . Rather than just expand the current salt water system, the city wants to pull fresh water from the sunset reservoir. That would provide a more reliable source of Drinking Water every day, to thousands of people. And allow firefighters to tie into it after a disaster. And the city says that would be cheaper, as it grapples with costly priorities. But the civil grand jury says that the less expensive system still leaves out the southern part of the city. And critics like retired assistant chief tom duthier, doubts there is enough Drinking Water to fight all of the fires. To predicate your ability to put out post quake fires using Drinking Water is insane. Former chief blackburn agrees saying salt water is the best source to fight fires because there is an Endless Supply and building out the Current System now would be more efficient and protect everyone. Putting off the earthquake risk is a recipe for disaster itself. The former chief joanne haswhite told us on the way out in may, she favors the Drinking Water option because it is more practical. I think any system that gets out there sooner, the better, but i dont want to panic people. We have good plans in place. But even the most optimistic backers of that Drinking Water system say it wont be in place until the middle of the century. Jaxon van derbeken, nbc bay area news. Our Emmy Award Winning documentary series, bay area revelation, chronicled the day the loma prieta earthquake hit. We are reairing this special today. Try to dvr if you cant be home. Airing at 4 00 p. M. On nbc bay area. And in other news now, in and out is not opening a new spot in the south bay. The Campbell City Council has voted against allowing in and out to the come to the town. The burger shop would have taken the place of the elephant bar on East Hamilton avenue. The green train bridge in san jose over 280 near bird avenue is a favorite for travelers, and caltrans has tried everything to keep the graffiti off the newly painted bridge. Three years ago, someone, dont know who, put grease around the bridge, so taggers could not climb it. Nobody took credit for the tactic. But the grease did remain graffitifree for two years before taggers eventually found a way. And caltrans, cal train, the city of san jose, have now cleaned it up, again. I think they need to do what they got to do. Whatever ideas they can come up with. What does it hurt to try it. Try it out. See if it works. If it work, why not. Even if it is grease. Even if its grease. Others say that crosses the line because it could lead to someone falling from the bridge. 7 54. You know what that mean, much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up, it is the clear the shelters segment, featuring our pets in need. We will introduce to you caspian next. Hey. Hey. You must be stevens phone. Now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network. Only with xfinity xfi. Download the xfi app today. The more things in your home you make yourself, the more it feels like your home. Theres something just really special about putting in our own time, sweat, blood, tears into our home. Were learning how to do these things as we go. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt, but its really fun. We want to create a place for more people than just ourselves. Im candida. Im jeff. And were airbnb hosts. Welcome back. It is time for our clear the shelters segment, with our friends from pets in need. Jacqueline is here with adoption manager kodry and cass peaa, pi may have seen before the commercial break and a pit bull who is a total baby. So adorable. And you came in holding this 70pound baby. And sometimes pit bulls get a bad rap. But caspian is a little sweetie, and you should mention deaf. Mostly hard of hearing. And it is not just an excuse. No. We know for a fact. And tell me about caspian. He has polyps in ihis ears s weve taken him to a specialist and try to figure out what is going on and in between were looking for a foster home, so he can be comfortable, and while we figure that out. He might be one of our dogs thats going to go to foster care and we will provide him with everything he needs for the rest of his life. But he just needs someone to love him. Yes. And you guys have this wonderful thing called the Second Chance fund. And thats where people have donated money generously, and youre able to then take care of pets like caspian, so you have given him surgery, you have taken care of his needs for his polyps in ice ears and his throats, and if someone could give him a loving foster home, as you say, you will help pay to support his needs. Yes. If someone could just give him a home. Yes. He is basically right now on steroids and antibiotics, and he just needs a home to be happy in. And you say hes happy, free of pain, hes not suffering. Yes, as you can see, he is a pretty happy boy. A happy boy. What kind of home would be good for him, if anyone is out there . We think we do pretty well in any home. He loves to go on walks. He has been on overnight fosters and we have heard he is a super cuddle bug. Good with other dogs. But he is 70 pounds. And energetic. Yes. So that is also something to keep in mind. Well, we do hope you check out pets in need, two location, redwood city, and palgz, and where can we find caspian. Palo alto. Palo alto. And check out the web site petsinneed. Org. Thanks for coming in. And thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. We will have more local news for you tonight at 5 00, 6 00, and 11 00. And all day on nbc bay area. Com. I will see you back here tomorrow. And vianey will be back on tonight, we hope you have a great saturday. Just because were super hungry. Doesnt mean you got to spend a lot because dennys brought back the super slam™. 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