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Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 1100PM 20130923

Out of san bruno tonight where cal trans crews hit a gas main causing a major leak. Good evening. Im ama dates. It happened just after 8 00 near the train tracks on san bruno and huntington avenues. Sergio is live at the scene. Sergio . Yes, for the last three hours this gas line has been going. This gas line ruptured. Let me move you out of the way to show you pg e crews have arrived on scene for the last 45 minutes or so working on p caying that on caping that line. Lets let you listen and there is some hissing in the background. Thats how we can tell this gas line is still ruptured, but pg e tells us it should be capped any minute now. Residents in the area told us if they could smell gas just after 8 00 this evening and then they could hear the loud hissing sound. Cal train tells us a construction crew working on a project to elevate the rails is responsible for breaching the gas line. Cal train along with car traffic through here have been the most affected. Some of the late running trains had to be off loaded of passengers and they off loaded at nearby stations. They are now using buses to shuttle the passengers between stations. Bart also tells us they are honoring cal train take cets for some of the tickets for some of the passengers. The good news is there were no evacuations and pg e tells us they do expect to have the gas line capped within the last few minutes. The hissing has gone down significantly in just the last few minutes. Reporting live in san bruno, abc7 news. Thank you, sergio. Alden smith is taking leave from the team. This after his duh i on friday. Lilian kim has more. It means smith will miss the game in st. Louis and it is unclear how long he will be gone, but he is said to be entering an in patient facility next week. First off i want to apologize to the team, the organization and my family and everybody i let down. Smith faced the media after playing against the colts this afternoon. It is the first time he has spoke after his arrest. He was arrested on suspicion of du expi Marijuana Possession after he crashed into a tree in front of this san jose home. His blood alcohol level was said to be. 15 . It was smiths second dui arrest. I want it to be known that this is a problem and it is something i will get fixed and i will do everything in my power to make sure this never happens again. Smith and the 49er organization declined specifics about his upcoming treatment, only his time away is indefinite. He started in the game today against the colts and had five tackles. The decision to play him was widely criticized. The ceo defended the move. For alden to be able to face the media and face his teammates and take full responsibility for what he is doing, we felt it was the best situation. The fans are disappointed gite fans are disappointed by the situation but hope he gets better soon. It may have affected him mentally and his teammates as well. Maybe it is the best thing for the team right now to have him gone. Hopefully not gone too well. Get well and healthy and come back as soon as possible i say. The nfl has yet to decide what action it will take against smith. A decision that includes a possible suspension could come down sometime this week. In the newsroom, lilian kim, abc7 news. Thank you, lilian. Watch thursdays niners game here on abc7. Our coverage begins thursday at 4 00 p. M. We will have a special 49er day content at abc news. Com and on our Facebook Page and twitter, abc news bay area. Coming up, vernons view. Get vernon davis view of the game when he sits down with mike shumann. For the second year in a row the oakland as are champions of the west. And that is gonna do it of the the American League Western Division title belongs to the oakland athletics. The as knew in the third inning after texas lost they clinched the west, but that didnt make it any less sweet. This is awesome. This is why you play baseball. I am so happy and it is so exciting. Clinching anytime and it is a seasons worth of games. When you are able to do it in front of your own fans it makes it sweeter. The as could be headed for a rematch with the detroit tigers. The as have an impressive number of victories. They have a total of 16 American League west titles. Only two other teams have more with the braves at 17. The al east had the yankees have the most with 18. And let everyone know you are cheering for oakland in the post season by getting this badge on our abc7 news Facebook Page. We will have the game highlights in sports. For now lets head to meteorologist leigh glaser for a first check on weather on live doppler 7hd. Remember we talked about all of that rain . Not so today. We warmed up nicely for the first day of fall. Live doppler 7hd is picking up moisture along the oregon and california border. But all of that will stay north of the bay area. The bay area right now is showing you clear skies. And here is a quick look at some of the highs today. We increased temperatures by some 10 degrees. 76 in livermore and 66 in San Francisco. Right now the temperatures are Still Holding the heat with 62 this hour in livermore. We will look at my accuweather sevenday forecast and let you know what you can expect this workweek coming up. Thank you, leigh. And now to developing news out of kenya. Most of the hostages held by alqaedalinked militants have been rescued. But the battle rages on. There is a major push to flush out terrorists holed up in a shopping mall. And there is more encouraging news nearly two days after the gunmen stormed the mall armed with grenades and automatic weapons killing men, women and children and taking hostages. I would like to tell [inaudible] but not all. For an unknown number the terror continues. They are believed to be held by a group of 10 to 15 militants in a supermarket, the same supermarket that turned into a shooting gallery when the the when they stormed the building. Tyler hicks was there. He was in a cafe with his twoyearold daughter when it started. There were a few gunshots. Nicks wife eight months pregnant hid one floor below in a movie theater. They all escaped. Others held inside by a muslim fundamental list group claimed by alqaeda and were accused of sending troops in somalia. They vow they will be defeated. Larry jacobs, abc news, new york. Uc berkeley graduate was injured in the attack in kenya. You can see she suffered facial injuries in this twitter photo. Her father says she is recovering. I say are you okay . Something metal come to her chest and then the arm and the leg. He graduated in 2005 and currently lives in kenya. Three others were injured. A man who Sheriff Deputies say was speed flying died after crashing on a slope on mount saint helena. He activated his emergency beacon, but died before crew usa rived. They use a parachute to fly close to the ground. We know the name of the man who died. He wasnt breathing when they arrived on scene at the offramp. He lived in the city, died at the hospital. Two other people in the car were injured. The chp says it appears the car was going too fast to make the turn. New at 11 00, a fire in concord has left a family homeless. Flames broke out on grant street. The first floor apartment was destroyed. The fire began when a spark from an electrical outlet landed on a mattress. Bart and Union Leaders are expected to return to the bargaining table tomorrow. The two sides face a strike as early as october 11th if no deal is in place. Thats when a cooling off period expires. The two sides remain 112 million uh wart right now. Starting tomorrow the downtown San Francisco pick up spot for casual carpooling is moving. The new location will be on the west side of spear street between howard and folsom streets. The move is because of a construction project at their regular location on folsom street. Some experts are predicting the price of a gallon of gas in california will drop 45 cents by halloween. The reasons include smooth running refineries in californias annual switch to a cheaper winter blend of fuel. A cal professor says it wont be as big in california. The reason for the drop is also because there is an over all drop in driving around the country for labor day. California drive a lot and i dont think we will get quite the reduction. The tensions are easing in the middle middle east. Gas prices go down about 25 cents this time of yore. This time of year. Team usa hangs on for another day. But can they catch up to new zealand . A look at americas cup action. And oracle returns. The road closures that could affect your commute. And a big night at the emmies. The abc show we run errands. We run to the grocery store. In fact, the average american drives fewer than 29 miles a day. The 100 electric nissan leaf goes twoandahalf times that on a single charge. Its a car. It just doesnt take gas. [ farrar ] so think about where you go in a day. Do you really need gas to get there . [ male announcer ] the 100 electric nissan leaf. Nissan. Innovation that excites. Now get a 2013 nissan leaf for 199 a month. Cup carries into another day as Oracle Team Usa catches up to opponent em emirates new zealand. For americas cup fans a double win for team usa means the racing will continue and at least a few of the most devoted fans tell us they are planning on playing hook key tomorrow to watch the match up. Gene and her husband paul say they plan to watch team usa win two more, so they will be driving in from sacramento in the morning. A hundred miles. We drive more than a hundred miles to do less important things than watch this kind of event. For team new zoe land fans new zealand fans it is more difficult. Yes, the oracle open world event. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome chief executive officer oracle larry ellis son. It is the Biggest Convention San Francisco hosts with an estimated 60,000 attendees, and americas cup is the first thing ellison mentioned during the launch of the event. I hope some of you got to see the sailing today. I did. Some of the more Passionate Team new zealand fans say ellison is pulling out all of the stops to have them go home before the racing is over. Ellison has booked the whole town out. It is for this conference. People are finding the dollar value for the hotel has gone from 300 to 600. Reporter there are some kiwis who plan to stay a few extra days to check out the city so they will be here to cheer on their team. Abc7 news. In his keynote speech Larry Ellison talked about the innovations at oracle. They talked about the companys new in memory option. It works great. It works when there is no wind, larry. No wind . Thats amazing. It is much better than what those guys do. Stressful when there is no wind on the bay, let me tell you. This works without wind, works fast without wind . Absolutely. No capsized. Dont need to talk about. It. Those attending the event who couldnt get a seat inside got a bite to eat and drink on oracle plaza. There will be lots of detours in the area through thursday. Howard street between third and fourth streets will be closed. Other streets in the area will have partial lane closures. Apples newest iphones are already getting shot down. A test revealed the iphone 5s and 5c are more breakable than previous models. The Company Square trader that provides protection plans did the testing. They are submerged in water and then dropped five feet off the ground. The worst Samsungs Galaxy s4 and the best is googles motox. Several shows took top spots at the emmy awards. The winner was modern family as the best comedy series. She was recognized for her work on the series. And derrick huff for dancing with the stars and breaking bad the best drama series with 13 enemy nominations. Today was our first day in the fall. Now lets see what the weather holds out to us. Can you say a yoyo forecast . I will explain that. We will warm up tomorrow and then cool back down only to warm up again by the end of the workweek. Live doppler 7hd is picking up a little low clouds and low fog near the coast otherwise we are looking at clear skies and you can see that for yourself. Here is a look at our current readings. 61 in san jose and los gatos at 56. Golden gate bridge is aokay. Might see a little fog by tomorrow mornings commute. Napa right now 57 and novato is mild at 63 and antioch, you are at 65 and livermore 62. Here is a look at our forecast highlights. It will be cooler overnight tonight with some patchy fog. Sunny and mild for your monday afternoon and then after that the temperatures are really going to cool down. It looks like the coolest day of the workweek will be on wednesday. Overnight temperatures with the clearing sky up in the north bay in the 40s. Might see a little bit of fog. Patchy at best, near the coast and the paw nips law overnight tonight. The temperatures are widespread. Most locations in the mid to low 50s. The temperatures will come down a few degrees from last nights overnight lows. Speaking of lows, lower pressure sitting toward the pacific northwest. It is helping to continue to generate a few light showers right along the oregoncalifornia border. Most of the moisture will stay to the north thanks to a ridge of High Pressure that will keep the storm track to the north of us for at least a day or so. Get ready for temperatures to warm up another 5 to 6 degrees across the bay area, especially near the coast tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. Enjoy it because as we get to tuesday the high will push to the south and cooler parcels of air will slide in behind it, and that means temperatures coming down 10 degrees as we get into tuesday and wednesday. In fact, here is an example. Livermore tomorrow is at 84. But check out tuesday. Diving down to 76 and by wednesday close to 70 degrees. The winds will pick up as well. You will also notice the offshore winds will move back in. Kind of a yoyo affect temperature wise this week. 81 san jose and cupertino 79. It will be mild. Redwood city 80. 70 degrees tomorrow and in the north bay 82 for novato as well as napa. On the east bay shore we will look for 76 for hayward and interior east bay locations enjoy tomorrow. 83 for concord and 84 for livermore and 85 for brentwood. The accuweather sevenday forecast, tuesday and wednesday the temperatures really take a nosedive. Only in the 70s and 50s on wednesday and then thursday and friday the offshore winds pick up and that means we will warm up and it also means some high fire danger for us on thursday and friday. Joy something to watch out for, something to watch out for, thank you, leigh. It is a great day to be an as fan. The oakland as are going back to the playoffs. They clinched their second title. Instead of sewage flowing clinched their second straight title and their 16th in franchise history. This never gets old for the players and the players, the coaches and the fans. A texas loss or an as win would ensure a second pennant winning. The next batter is cocoa crisp. Waits on the call and the change up down the line and into the stands. A threerun shot. 51as. A Josh Donaldson double makes it 61 and this happened in kansas city. The bases loaded and maxwell with a walkoff grand slam. As fans see the score in the top of the third and oakland gives bob melvin and the rest of the team a standing ovation. They clinch with six games left to play and oh yeah they won the game 117. So the result in kc ultimately meant nothing, but it was an excited clubhouse afterwards. We will get back to work and ready to go. We could do this a hundred times and it never gets old. It is the same excitement every year. We count on everybody. It is not a oneperson show. We really believe we have the guys here that can win. The overriding feeling when we got to spring training was we would be here again. If you believe it with that kind of conviction, most times you end up getting where we are right now. Way to go as. Giants and yankees and final game for rivera after 19 years with the club in new york. Honored before the game is giants the giants presented him with a willie mays guitar and painting. While they said goodbye to rivera, his First Major League homerun off Andy Pettitte. Rivera got in the game and in the eighth the giants get the win 21. In golf and stinson has been the best golfer on the planet. He topped off the championship today. Birdie on 15 for a threestroke lead and that is the winning margin. All four rounds in the 60s. He has a 10 million bonus to go with the 1. 44 million to go with todays victory. The niners dismantled by the colts and my exclusive one on one interview with vernon davis with territory, two star losses. An absence that scored 8 points in eight quarters and a defense that cant stop anybody. Richardson, first touch as a colt and 70 ibd nap police. He combined with bradshaw for 130 yards rushing. Hunter 13 yards and game tied at 7. Despite being arrested on friday for a dui, smith played in the game and recorded a sack, but will not play thursday against the rams. Thats where the scoring ended for the night. Kaepernick a terrific game. Two completions in the game and sacked three times today. Andrew luck, efficient as usual. 24 on the ground and six on the bootleg. 27colts in the Fourth Quarter and niners are reeling. Fewer rusher yards and passing yards and lost the turnover battle. The first back to back loss in the jim harbaugh era. His first home loss as a starter and as you can imagine a shocked locker room afterwards. We just didnt execute. There is no one thing, you just didnt execute. You can question everything. We didnt play well enough to win and in enough areas to make the plays offensively and defensively. Just happy we came out here and got a win against a tough 49er team. So proud to be a part of this team jie. This abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. Coming up, vernons view. We have teamed up with vier none David Vernon Davis for the whole season. He didnt play because of a hamstring injury, but we did followup following the loss to the colts. Thank you, shu. Tracking down the cheap seats at candlestick. What will it cost to see the 49ers play their final season at Candlestick Park . 7 on your side finds the mark. And back to school at the Highway Patrol academy. And leila gets in the drivers seat. We will be back after a quick break. When ifor your business. Curity tyco integrated security. Well do a security review of

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