like much of arcane law, a comes from canada. -- it comes from canada. [laughter] i have to take you back to the 1830's. i don't have time to get into detail on this. the english in canada were having struggles in the 1830's with rebels, especially those whom supported the irish cause. there is this episode that we call the carolina affair, because the caroline was a ship. in 1837 it was docked on the american side of the niagara river. it was suspected by british authorities to be in the process of delivering troops, and especially arms and goods, to the canadian rebels on the other side. for this reason, british authorities across the river, set the ship on fire, and let it float over the niagara falls. now, this can obviously be seen as an act of war by britain against the united states. britain uses its defense that it has the power to act preemptively because if it knows the ship's across the river and prevents trouble, why wait until he comes across the river? burning now. this is because -- burn it now. this has become a huge dispute in internatio

canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> investigators in redwood city are trying to figure out what caused this fire in a pickup truck early this morning. the fire department posted this picture from near veterans boulevard and maple street. there were no reported injuries. >>> former white house communications director anthony scaramucci admits he made mistakes before being fired after just 11 days on the job. this morning he talked about the fallout from his profanity-laced phone call with a reporter in his first interview since his firing on this week with george stephanopoulos. >> do i think i deserved to be fired? i wish they had give men >> bay of soap and told me to wash my mouth out with soap and move on. i don't necessarily think it was going to be very hard for me to stay in the job given the fact that general kelly took over. so, i respect general kelly and so my feeling about the whole thing is that what happened was sort of meant to happen.

>> reporter: david, the cuban government is denying any involvement here, but just today, canada's government saying their personnel in havana are showing very similar symptoms. david? >> victor, thank you. >>> in the meantime, next to a bombshell accusation at a hearing today from members of a penn state fraternity. they are accused in the death of tim piazza during an alcohol-fueled party at the fraternity house. in court today, detective testifying that one of the accused deleted security camera footage that might have provided crucial evidence in this case, and again tonight, abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: those 16 fraternity brothers filed into a pennsylvania court today, a prosecutor arguing they should all stand trial for the alcohol-fueled death of 19-year-old pledge, tim piazza. >> we have a friend who's unconscious, hasn't moved. probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: that 911 call not made until 12 hours after piazza fell head-first down a flight stairs, after taking part in an alleged hazing ritual called "the gauntlet" -- >> they had to go from station to station and

the air canada flight nearly landing on the taxiway instead of the runway. four passenger planes were on the ground, about 1,000 passengers in all in its path waiting to take off. the report revealing at its closest point, it was just 59 feet from the ground, and it was just 3 feet higher than the nearest plane. >>> new developments in the hbo cyberattack. hackers stealing information from several programs. they also accessed internal documents. hbo is trying to scrub those files from the internet. >>> when we come back, america strong, and we mean it. the tough town, and there are tough fans there, on their feet. you have to see it. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day 50+ a complete multi-vitamin with 100% daily value of more than 15 key nutrients. one a day 50+. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ un-lim-ited... ah! ahhh! ah! looks like you got hooked by verizon. they've been putting these everywhere. hey, aren't you the guy that use- used to ask if you could you hear me now? yeah. but i switched to sprint. because

storms from the gulf of mexico to canada. the storm crossing the ohio river, western new york and pittsburgh about to get it. new england will get a re-firing of the storms tomorrow afternoon, clears out late today with drier air. the next system dropping into the plains tomorrow, a wet weekend there. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> we turn next to the white house. just 24 hours after we learned the special counsel investigating russian meddling, robert mueller, is creating a grand jury. here's cecilia vega tonight. 7 >> reporter: tonight, president trump landing in new jersey, the start of a 17-day getaway at his bedminster golf club. but looming over him, the russia probe now heating up. special counsel robert mueller using that washington grand jury to investigate possible collusion between the president, his team and russia. just hours after the news broke, the president downright defiant during a campaign rally in west virginia. >> have are there any russians here tonight? any russians? >> reporter: president trump lashing

storms from the gulf of mexico to canada. here's the worst of it. crossing the ohio river, western new york and western pennsylvania. pittsburgh about to get it. thre threes and power lines coming down. new england will get a re-firing of the storms tomorrow afternoon, clears out late day with drier air. the next system dropping into the plains tomorrow. four inches from kansas city to st. louis. a wet weekend there. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> we turn next to the white house. just 24 hours after we learned the special counsel investigating russian meddling, robert mueller, is using a grand jury in washington, d.c. the president leaving for vacation, but not without getting his attorney general to issue a stern warning. it's now a war on leaks, and what the ag said today. here's cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump landing in new jersey, the start of a 17-day getaway at his bedminster golf club. but looming over him, the russia probe now heating up. special counsel robert mueller using that washington grand jury to investiga

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an air canada jet nearly landed on planes that were sitting on a taxiway. as a result, the faa tells abc 7 news it no longer allows visual approaches at sfo at night when an adjacent parallel runway is closed. instead, controllers will issue satellite-based approaches. federal officials say that will make it easier for the pilots to find the right runway. the anthony everett fay is requiring two controllers to remain in position during busy late night hours. >>> happening today, it's back to school for one north bay district with one big change. the start time. abc 1 news reporter amy >> reporter: the vice principal here at this high this will happen as hig hig students begin later. >> what time did you set the alarm clock for? >> probably like 7:00. >> what to imdid did you set it for in the past? >> 6:30. >> reporter: the later time gave students extra energy but it's hard to tell. >> since there was the summer, i really can't -- i can't feel a difference. >> feel more refresh. i feel ready as opposed to last year when we had a start time tuesday at 7:10

the air canada jet nearly landed on top of planes lining up to take off on the taxiway. now sources tell abc 7 news the voice recording was deleted. air canada's delay reporting the neaedr miss to the ntsb allowed the recorder to tape over itself several times before investigators came looking for it. federal officials have said there was no requirement to immediately report that runway incident. >>> also new developments in a deadly officer-involved shooting in south san francisco in may. the san mateo county county couy that the act lawfully. the officers say john eno was outside his home on may 23rd and refused to drop his weapon. they say they heard him load the gun and feared for their safety. when theyped fire. >>> happening now, pge crews are in campbell trying to get power back on to a neighborhood that went dark after a large crane fell on a house. crews brought another crane into the neighborhood on sandra way earlier this morning to upright the fallen crane. it was also leaking some kindf . this is sky 7 video now from yesterday. the large piece of equntmeip c

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federal investigators say the air canada plane was even closer to planes getting ready to take off than previously thought. >> the plane also dils appeared from radar for 12 seconds. "abc 7 news" melanie woodrow dills into the latest federal report. >> reporter: these newly released ntsb pictures show how close it was last month, an air canada pilot mistaking it for a runway. >> this was a disaster averted. >> reporter: ntsb says the air canada plane was 59 feet from the ground. chris ringold is a retired pilot. >> the fact that it had a tail height of 56 feet, it is alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56, but i think the aircraft were separated laterally by a significant amount. >> the air canada questioned said he saw what he believed was the runway. >> it is a rare occurrence for a pilot to lock on to taxi way instead of runway. >> reporter: according to the report, the air canada flight was so off course it hit a blind spot in the radar system for 12 seconds. it should have alerted air traffic controllers the aircraft was not where it was supposed fob. a united airline pi

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he moved to canada to study music 7 years ago. he was recently married. his mother's reaction to the news her son is gay made him post this video. a country that is still homophob homophobic. >> my church is homophobic because they don't know anyone who is gay. if i can be that person, they will listen a bit to me. >> the minute i saw it, i was honestly moved to tears. i went home, showed my husband, and we said, what can we do to help. >> reporter: he will be moves to california next week. it is there he hopes to continue his career as a violinist. >>> it was hot today. it's going to be just as hot tomorrow. that's the good news. >> that's good news, okay, tomorrow's your day. we will get relief midweek from the heat. temperatures in the fog, limited first thing in the morning. future weather, you see really patchy along the coast, and midday, you already have temperatures in the 80s and 90s or hitting the century mark. the heat advisory on the bay waters. the orange on the screen, excessive heat warning for the hottest spots. the pink color, as hot as 1

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global affairs canada reports that at least one of their diplomats is suffering from headaches and hearing loss and they're working with the cuban government to find out exactly what happened. >>> a man caught on camera pushing a woman into the path of a bus in london is in custody. the video of a jogger pushing the woman in may. the bus swerved to avoid hitting her. police say the 50-year-old suspect faces charges of suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. a motive has not been determined. >>> to another frighteningly close call for a careful of people in poland. you see the car just past the train tracks seconds before a high-speed train barrels through. the driver and four passengers got out of the car. seconds before that you could see the driver plow through the barrier and past the tracks apparently unaware that the train was coming. the driver was find $140 for running through the barrier, but they are lucky to be alive, all of them. >> seriously! barriers mean something! >>> honoring some san francisco heroes. men and women who rushed to the scene of the shooting and may have sa

., canada and mexico will be submitting a bid for the 2026 world cup. the three country committee will include 20 to 25 venues in its final bid. the only competition is a bid from morocco. fifa could make a bid by june of next year. six of the games were played at stanford stadium. >>> the love of an older brother. >> i will remember her killed, how -- >> an emotional brother talks about the loss of his young sister in a mobile home fire. >>> also ahead from ceos to tech companies pulling the plug on hate groups. te silicon valley fallout. >>> and the bay area woman wins big, really big t. vegas jackpot she is now enjoying. . >> nobody is enjoying this, however. 4:11. a look at your wednesday afternoon traffic. this is the skyway in downtown san francisco, oncoming traffic trying to get to the lower deck of the east bay bridge, a tad better for folks trying to get to 101 south, maybe, >>> new details this afternoon about a devastating fire in north san jose that killed three people, including a little girl who happened to be visiting her friend. it happ

new aim js show an air canada jet approaches the taxi way with four jets were lined up to take off. it was as low as 59 feet off the ground. not a hundred as earlier reported. it could have flown a few dozen feet waiting to take after waiting to go around for making another landing. >> making that kind of mistake ask not that unusual but failing to do a go around under 500 feet is. >> the report says the air canada plane was so far off court it disappeared from the radar for about 12 seconds. it had already passed over the united plane over the taxi way. it showed a blind spot that's supposed to alert air traffic controllers to avoid these types of misses. we'll have much more on this new report in a live report at 5:00. >>> we have new information on another sfo story about that teenager who jumped out of that emergency door yesterday when his plane from panama city landed in the bay area. >> just a strange story. we have new information affect this teenager and whether he may face charges. >> authorities confirm to abc 7 news technically, it is a violation of federal law to open t

found out their mothers went to college together and were pregnant at the same time when living in canada. the families lost touch 16 years ago. on monday the mothers were reunited thanks to good morning america. >> you guys were best friends. >> she's my best friend and my family. >> now what are we going to do? >> the whole family will get together. >> the two teenages who thought they had met for first time at uc berkeley found out they had baby pictures with one another. they have a history. >> that's sweet. >>> still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00, we have seen first responders arrive to the occasion in texas. the program that trains volunteers in disaster like floods and earthquakes this disaster. >>> a show of american force off of hawaii. all because of what's happening thousands of miles to the east. >>> president trump hits the road to push tax reform and issues a threat to get it done. ♪ it's twith the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring... does your bed do that? the

the air canada jet nearly landed on top of planes lining up to take off. the latest report reveals the cockpit voice recording was taped over. that's because it's normal procedure for those recordings to be overwritten within a few hours unless an incident is reported. air canada didn't immediately report the incident and federal officials have said there was no requirement to immediately report it. >>> in atlanta today, a delta oklahoma, aborted takeoff after blowing two tires on the taxiway. passengers safely exited the plane and transported back to the terminal on buss. no one was hurt. officials are investigating what caused the tires to pop. >>> santa clara county authors dropped domestic violence charges against former corner back jermaine brock because the victim refused to cooperate. santa clara police arrested brock on april 6th after he allegedly punched and tried to strangle his girlfriend during a dispute over what to watch on tv. the 49ers released him the very next day. >>> new details today on that memo at google. the former employee behind

an air canada pileant mistaking a taxiway for a runway. >> air canada flew directly over us. >> i saw that. >> this was a disaster averted. >> they say the plane was just 59 feet from the ground. chris is a retired pilot. >> the fact that the united 787 that was number one on the taxiway had a tail height of approximately 56 feet, it's alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56, but i think the aircraft were separately by a significant amount. >> the air canada pilot questioned lights he saw on what he believed was the runway. >> it's a very rare occurrence for pilots to actually lock on to a taxiway at night versus the runway because taxiway lights are blue and runway lights are white. >> according to the report, the air canada flight was so off course, it hit a blind spot in the radar system for 12 seconds. they should have alerted air traffic controllers the aircraft was not where it was supposed to be. the pilot radios the control tower to let them know air canada was descending on the taxiway. he had already begun to pull up when air traffic control ordered a go around. >>

smoke from wildfires in canada is polluting the air. the same thing is happening in portland. the northwest has had a rough time of it recently. >> interesting weather, and interesting here. a little drizzle on my windshield this morning, mike. >> that's going to be the case for us, and the possibility of light rain in seattle, as you mentioned, saturday night into sunday. it takes .01 to break that streak. sfo, drizzle, low clouds, moisture in the air probably going to have flight arrival delays. as soon as they let me know, i'll let you know. today, below average with varying clouds, cloudy at the coast to partly cloudy around the bay. tonight, cool, one more night of drizzle, and the extended, cooler than average before we rebound next week to above average. summer's not over yet. temperatures, east bay, kind of all over the map. 80 in san ramon to 90 in antioch. in the north bay, 84 today in santa rosa, but places like vallejo, 75, and san rafael at 78. if you're going to the sonoma county fair, 7 with the sun breaking free of the clouds at 11:00. 73 at 7:00, down to 59 at

with a glass of wine in one hand, ab r mai. amera in the other, canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> good saturday morning. we're going to start with our weather. we've got frances in for lisa ar gin today. >> morning, everyone. it's going to be a gorgeous saturday, but right now, we're dealing with low clouds and fog with live doppler 7, you can see it's going to spill into the bay over the next few hours. a live shot shows gray skies over sfo right now. current temperatures in the 50s and 60s. san francisco's 56, jose, 61 al start to pull back by this afternoon. the marine layer is shallower, so we'll see sunshine. temperatures also in the 50s in b saab ta rosa and novato, h. similar conditions to yesterday, then a big cooldown coming up with

he moved to canada to study music seven years ago. he's been in chicago for two. and was recently married. his mother's reaction to the news her son is gay convinced him to post this youtube video as part of the russian children 404 project, which invites gay teens to thel their stories to a country that is still notoriously homophobic. >> i realized that my church is so homophobic because they don't know anyone who is openly gay. i thought if i could be that person, at least i know that they will listen for a little bit to me. >> the minute i saw it, i just was moved to tears, quite honestly. went home, showed my husband. we shared it with a friend. and we all just said, what can we do to help? >> he and his husband will move to california next week. it is there he hopes to continue his career as a violinist. in lake view, i'm michelle gallardo. abc 7 news. >> 5:18. a warning if you take vitamin b supplements. a new study suggests taking vitamin b-6 and b-12, increases the risk of lung cancer in men. researchers found men who use those vitamins at high doses for

federal investigators say the air canada plane was even closer to planes getting ready to take off than previously thought. >> the ntsb releasing pictures showing just how close it was to four passenger jets on the runway. officials say the air canada plane was just 59 feet off the ground. >> the fact that the united 787 that was number one on the taxiway had a tail height of approximately 56 feet, well, it's alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56. but i think those aircraft were separated laterally by a significant amount. >> according to the report, the air canada flight was so off course that it hit a blind spot in the airport's radar system for 12 seconds. the radar system should have alerted air traffic controllers that the aircraft was not where it was supposed to be. the ntsb has not yet released a final conclusion on that investigation. >> a mendocino county man is facing child abuse charges after his 2-year-old child was found tied to a tree at a homeless encampment. that happened last week, but authorities are just now revealing this. the sheriff's office said wilso

the ntsb says the air canada flight was only 59 feet off the ground not 100 feet as earlier reported and closer to planes getting ready to take off. the plane disappeared for 12 whole seconds from a radar system designed to catch close calls like there one. >> the investigation is not yet over and despite this newly released information one retired pilot that we spoke with says the system is safe. >> reporter: the newly released ntsb pictures showed how close an air canada flight came to other aircraft on the taxi way at sfo last month. >> this was a disaster averted. >> reporter: the lane was just 59 feet from the ground. >> air canada flew directly over us. >> saw that. >> reporter: chris is a retired pilot. >> the fact that the united 787 that was number one on the taxi weight has a tail height of 56 feet, well it's alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56 but i think those aircraft were separate bid a significant amount. >> reporter: perhaps as much as 29 feet off to the side. the air canada pilot questioned light what is he saw believed was the runway. >> controller sai

canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> as temperatures heat up here at home, several u.s. senators are moving forward with a bill to save children fleft hot cars. if it becomes law, cars will be required to have built-in sensors that alert drivers when kids are in the backseat and the car is off. cannot stress this any fot leave kids or pets in your car. even on warm days. we've had 27 kids killed by being left in cars so far this year, about 729 in about the last 20 years. once obviously too many. here's a look at what's going on today. heat and poor air quality go together this time of year. inland east bay and also the santa clara valley and then tomorrow our inland east bay neighborhoods spare the air alert. temperatures right now comfortable. 51 in daly city, 52 in peska. wood side at 52. mid-50s, 54 to oakland, 56 right now in san rafael today out and about, afternoon heat so run your errands earl

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sfo is making changes after that air canada jet near miss last month. our media partner the mercury news says there are new guidelines for landing and air traffic controllers at night. >> number three, hundreds of people marched through the university of virginia in charlottesville in memorial of heather heyer. she died last week when a car plowed through a crowd of protesters. >> number four, the bells at two high schools in novato will ring at 8:00 this morning. that's a big deal because they used to ring as early as 7:15. san marin high and novato high are pushing back the start time. other districts say the attendance is up and so are the grades. >> number five, look at the forecast today. sunshine prevails in the phono. nice and seasonable. not too hot, not too cold. 68, san francisco. 74 with a high in oakland. 81, the high in san jose. inland, 80s to low 90s. 90, antioch. 83 in santa rosa. >> number six, traffic overall hasn't been terrible. we have a new slowdown in the south bay. northbound 101 off ramp to northbound 680, lane three is blocked.

officials say the air canada plane was just 59 feet from the ground. >> the fact that the united 787 that was number one on the taxiway had a tail height of pruxly 56 feet, it's alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56, but i think those aircraft were separated laterally by a significant amount. >> according to the report, the air canada flight was so off course that it hit a blind spot in the airport's radar system for 12 seconds. radar system should have alerted air traffic controllers the aircraft was not where it was supposed to be. the ntsb has not yet reached a finalclusion in its investigation. >> a bay area seafood distributor is facing a $50,000 fine for imported and selling detached ray fins through sfo. the fine volved true worlds facility in san leandro. prosecutors say the company kept records of its fin sales. california state law prohibits the possession, sale, or distribution of detached fins from fish like sharks or rays. so far, no comment from true world. >>> a heads-up today if you live in danville. happening, police plan to hold a drill vaufrbing an acti

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canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> unfortunately, we have a rough start if you're planning on driving across the bay bridge into san francisco this morning. a sig alert, injury crash involving a couple vehicles just before you get into the yerba buena island tunnel here. you can see the flashing lights. down to just the two left lanes blocked. we did have three left lanes blocked. you're really stacked up through the incline, the backup all the way back to the toll plaza and beyond. 33 minutes, definitely in the red this morning. unfortunately, i think we're doing to continue to see that climb until that fully clears. also a new problem in the cordelia area. southbound 680 past the 80 interchange, five vehicles involved in a collision. four are off on the shoulder, but one is still blocking the far left lane. on top of that, just hearing about a new crash involving a motorcycle on the sunol grade, so we'll check on that next. right now, let's head

canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. . >>> tensions are high in charlottesville, virginia where at least one person is dead after a car plowed into a group of anti-protesters. andrea, we can see it's raining. >> reporter: it's been raining for quite a bit now, yes and it has been quiet in the college town for several hours now after the violence that broke out nis morning yet again after last night's protest. some people are gathered here on the mall. lighting candles. a vigil has started as you can see and i don't know if we can come around and they're trying to keep the candles lit. they have some flowers laid out as well. some of these folks tell us they were on fourth street earlier today when a car came speeding down this street and crashed into a crowd of counterprotesters. at the end, more toward water street. you can see two cars are still there in the intersection. those were hit by that dodge challenger that came speeding down, crashed into the

air canada plane was 59 feet from the ground. chris wingel is a retired pilot. >> the fact that the united 787 that was number one on the taxiway had a tail height of approximately 56 feet, it's alarming to take the difference between 59 and 56, but i think those aircraft were separated laterally by a significant amount. >> reporter: the air canada pilot questioned on what he believed was the runway. >> certainly, it's a very rare occurrence for pilots to lock onto a taxiway at night, because runway lights are white and taxiway lights are blue. >> reporter: it was so off course that it hit a blind spot in the radar system for 12 seconds. the radar system should have alerted air traffic controllers the aircraft was not where it should have been. the pilot radioed the control tower to let them know it was descending on the taxiway. it had already begun to pull up when it was ordered to go around. >> the system's safe. >> reporter: ntsb has not yet reached a conclusion inity investigation. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> back now t

canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. > tonight on abc 7 news at 9:00, the dire assessment about a north bay beach. >>> tesla tonight celebrating a new record. one of its electric cars has exceeded 600 miles on a single charge. >>> by itself an over due dental procedure doesn't sound like a lot but when a line is involved t require as special skill and curage. that's what happened today at fresno's chafy zoo. the new lion needed her broken upper k9's fixed. they put it off because she was pregnant. zoo keepers were relieved they didn't have to extract her teeth. she's reportedly doing well after her procedure. >>> this newly wed couple kayaking when prime minister justin trudeau shook the groom's hand and gave the bride a kiss on the cheek before he accidently flipped his kayak on the shoreline. here with the caption "making a splash." >> he couldn't grab that -- >> yeah. >> these things happen. that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. for drew and shoe, thank y

canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> tonight on abc7 news at 9:00, a topical cal university warning students after a data breach. what's being done for those affected. tears, a surprise return to the bay area for a sergeant fighting overseas for our country. . >>> 9-year-old space movie fan is chasing a job at nasa. jack davis from new jersey sent this letter to the space agency asking for a position as a new pl planetary protection officer, that's working to prevent contamination of samples brought from planet to earth. he got a thank you back from nasa, no job offer, though. however nasa told jack to do well in school and he may get there one day. one thing we didn't report, his sister said she thought he was ail alien. >>> director kathryn bigelow's movie "detroit" about the 1967 riots is getting talked about as a possible oscar winner. "dark tower" came in first, adaptation of stephen king's book that's been in production for seven years. "dark t

air canada did not immediately report the incident, and federal officials have said there was no requirement to immediately report it. >>> apartment and condo openers in san francisco have five weeks to file permits for soft story retro fits to ensure buildings are earthquake safe. more than 1300 of those buildings have yet to file a permit. >> you don't do any retro fitting at all, the chances of a collapse are like 1 in 4. if you do minimal retro fitting, that statistic changes to about 1 in 35. >> retro fits usually cost $100,000 to $400,000. once an engineer files the permit, owners have two years to complete construction. there are consequences if you don't file on time, including eventual liens on the building. >>> organizers of the lance music and arts festival in san francisco are getting ready for the biggest concert weekend of the year. that's only one viable way to get in and out, public transportation. leeann melendez has a preview. >> reporter: this is the tenth year of the festival. the pub across the street from the entrance to golden gate park benefits from the crowds. >> of