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detector or the probes that can find the tiniest of imperfections. >> as you run the probe down the weld very slowly, youre looking for something to peak above that green line. and when it does, then you know that you have something to look at, which may or may not be significant. >> reporter: nonetheless, each and every imperfection is mapped for additional inspection and investigation. the bridge building code says small imperfections do not need repairing. >> the code gives you a th...

bonus goes down. >> that is one of the principal reasons were talking about opening this bridge this year and not two years from now. >> reporter: flatly refutes allegations that the labor day opening was set to have an opening party or show the bridge off to a worldwide americas cup television audience. >> not at all. when we picked the target date for opening this bridge in 2006 i dont think anyone had heard of the americas cup. >> reporter: what if some of those receiving bonuses sh...

63-year-old reni bruine will be held here in sutter city. his widow says he had so many friends they need to be able to say good buy. >> once he retired thats what he wanted to do e put his whole part into it and he loved it. >> reporter: the french native and long time fridays resident competed in the challenging races including the ultramarathon folsom lake. he would run nonstop for 30 hours. >> the hast conversation i had with him he chided me for only running marathons. >> reporter...

live to the bridge to talk about average delays drivers could expect and for how long. now we go to san francisco. a tree is causing a big mess in a san francisco neighborhood. ktvu janine de la vega just arrived to tell us about the cleanup and how it could impact the commute. >> reporter: its quite a sight south here. this big tree has come falling down. it came crashing down on this gold lexus. we are not sure if the owner knows this has happened. public works crew were out here a...