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rule that exempts older pipes from getting tested. san bruno's major who sat front and center during the proceedings had this to say about the final report. >> the ntsb did a great job. i think now we as a community will keep doing what we have been doing and that's rebuilding. now the ntsb is done with its san bruno investigation its work on this issue is far from over. there are four or five more pipeline investigations pending. and the agency had to put off a lot other cases because of lack of funds. we put those findings to chris john he is the president of pg & e. the night ...

problems. >> we saw a pipe that was installed in '56 that really was not up to standards. and was not evaluated or inspected in the half century since it was laid. >> cpuc and fimsa also faced criticism they were not holding pg&e accountable. >> it's not happening. regulators need to regulate. >> reporter: the ntsb says regulators need to end grandfather clauses that allow half the nation's pipelines to avoid testing. the agency also wants automatic shutoff and remote control valves. where do you think the blame lies? >> well, i think that the ntsb has made it very clear that the pie...

reported in pacifica. we don't see this too often around here. earlier in the day a water spout developed off san francisco ocean beach. while a rare tornado touched down in the north bay again something we do not see around here very of. strong winds topple a tree on to power lines in san rafael knocking out electricity to hundreds of people and county jail in san rafael. and 80 in the sierra shut down after one person was killed in a pile up involving more than 30 vehicle vehicles. terrible accident. happened at 1:30 this afternoon just west of yuba gap. also rate now there is snow...

and death by lethal injection. that is the punishment for the man who killed a connecticut mother and her two daughters. we will talk to the sister-in-law and family friend "today," tuesday, november 9, sister-in-law and family friend "today," tuesday, november 9, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning, i'm meredith viera. >> and i'm matt lauer. president obama has returned to his boyhood home, indonesia. >> the ash cloud could spewing from mount merapi could force the president to leave a little earlier than he had planned. ...

homes who are completely destroyed in more than 100 damage. but the evacuation centers. we are at the police and fire center in and day change its earlier this morning to get some fresh speak out there so firefighters could do their job and investigators are this morning. the red cross in full force is out there looking for loved ones. they're trying to connect and that is one of the big stories that will be developing this morning. no credit one of our team of reporters tag is that here he filed this report few months ago. >> just a low skyline if you look over my shoulder you can s...