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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, you're 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 threshold. it gives you a limitation of what is acceptable and what is rejectible. >> so not even the...

bonus goes down. >> that is one of the principal reasons we're 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 america's cup television audience. >> not at all. when we picked the target date for opening this bridge in 2006 i don't think anyone had heard of the america's cup. >> reporter: what if some of those receiving bonuses share responsibility. >> made the selection of the bolts with call cal trans. >> reporter: in fact...

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 that's 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: yesterday's 50 k run up mount diablo was not out of the ordinary. something went wrong and bruine...

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: it's 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 assessing the situation and they are waiting for a special talk that is able to help the crews chop ...