building. she got a briefing this morning from the n.t.s.b. chairwoman and congresswoman said the analysis showed no sign of external corrosion or internal corrosion for that matter. there were no signs of pre-existing damage or damage from excavation in the area before this fire and explosion. those were some of the theories being tossed after the september 9 disaster that killed eight people and destroyed 55 homes. some of these theories are being ruled out n.t.s.b. did release information about a discrepancy in what pg&e said about the pipe and what they found in their investigation. pg&e has always identified this pipe as being seamless. the evaluation shows it s not a seamless pipe, it s seamd and welded at number of judges. does midnight those were a factor in the explosion or fire? too soon to tell, but congresswoman said there is a difference in the inspection done on seamed pipes and seamless pipes. the first report came out in october. the full findings of the g
showed no sign of external corrosion or intern corrosion for that matter. there were no signs of pre-existing damage or damage from excavation in the area before this fire and explosion. those were somof the theorie being tossed after the septemb 9 disastethat killed eight people and destroyed 55 homes. some of these theories are being ruled out n.t.s.b. did release information about a discrepancy in what pg&e said about the pip and what they found in their investigatio pg&e has always idtified this pip as being seamless. the evaluation shows it s not a seamless pipe, it s seamd and welded at number of judges. does midnight those were a factor in the explosion or fire? too soon to tell, but congresswoman said there is a difference in the inspection done on seamed pipes and seamless pipes. the first report came out in october. the full findings of the government panel which investigates disaste is still months away. that is what we re goin to find out exactly what happened
mae smith in california on friday. witnesses there spotted smith outside a store with the man accused in her abduction, 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley. patti an brown is at the breaking news desk with more. reporter: that s right, this 12-year-old girl was missing from the east coast and later found on the west coast with her murdered mother s boyfriend. she was interviewed by police yesterday in san francisco. britney mae smith lived with her mother, tina smith, and tina s boyfriend, jeffrey easley, in virginia but on december 6th, the 41-year-old mother was found dead inside her home in ron oak county, her daughter britney and 32-year-old jeffrey were gone. after a nationwide search, jeffrey easley and britney smith were spotted three days ago panhandling outside a safeway in san francisco. easley was arrested and police say they consider him a very good suspect in the death of britney s mother, tina. britney s great aunt, lois
chaukette, told local reporters she met jeffrey for the first time on thanksgiving and did not like his behavior around the 12-year-old girl, she said, quote, he was touching her hair and hands and just gazing at her. it was just gross. the aunt says she actually called child protective services and an abuse hotline multiple times but no one called back. she also says she expressed concerns to tina. easley is now charged with felony abduction, attempted credit card fraud and credit card larceny, but detectives say with britney is safe, they will now turning their attention to the murder investigation of her mother, tina smith, for whom services were held over the weekend. police are giving no details about their investigation or attempts to extradite easley to virginia or arrangements for where britney will live once she comes home to the east coast but her father and her relatives say they are le reef lead she s live and healthy after fearing the worst for a week, jon. jon: patti an
region is that it boils over. jon: k.t. mcfarland, good to have you on, thank you. jenna: new details on a failed terror attack in stockholm, why swedish investigators say this could have been far worse and what it means for the future of terrorism as well. missing 12-year-old britney mae smith of virginia, found safe, clear across the country in san francisco. the latest had not her suspected aabductor and his possibly connection to the murder of britney s mom. as we wait for the senate test vote on the tax deal, america is asking what the outcome will mean for your wallets and families, what if it pass, what if it doesn t, what is which is not likely but you never know. we want to put your questions to the tax panel later this hour, get on the live chat by clicking the link on the foxnews.com home page or shooting us an e-mail, happening now at foxnews.com. jon and i will see you on the chat during the break.