plus, pg&e might be asking you for more money. why customers may end up footing the bill to keep california's last nuclear plant up and running, and a new sign of recovery for san francisco's biggest mall. we'll tell you who's moving in, and we'll tell you about the bay area's newest head coach. good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight, i'm raj mathai. we're going to get to those stories in just a moment. but we want to begin with our breaking news on the peninsula. a bizarre development here. three separate incidents across san mateo county. here's what we know. and things are changing by the minute here. first in san mateo. this seems to be the most glaring of the scenes here. police are asking people to shelter in place after a shooting that happened around 530 at a shell gas station. so about 90 minutes ago. this is right off 101 at the hillsdale exit again in san mateo. police are telling us at least one person was shot. police say it looks like they were shot in san carlos but found in san mateo. so just a few miles a

steve weissman: the ad's not about wildfires, it's about pg&e. jaxon: steve weissman is a former cpuc regulatory judge, now with the goldman school of public policy at uc berkeley. steve: if the ad is going to be focused on the company and not on wildfire prevention, then the company and its shareholders ought to pay for it, not the customers. jaxon: still, pg&e has been resisting calls from ratepayer groups like turn to require utilities to spell out who is paying within ads like this one. patti: safe, reliable and affordable energy system. jaxon: meanwhile, the $6 million campaign continues, even as pg&e has yet to formally seek to pay for it with wildfire dollars. jaxon van derbeken, nbc bay area news. bigad: and if you have a story for our investigative unit, call 888-996-tips or visit our website. i'm bigad shaban and on behalf of our entire investigative unit, thanks for watching nbc bay area, where we investigate. - the following is an nbc special presentation . of "american ninja warrior." [upbeat music] - ♪ here we come now - it's time f

so have customers paid for pg&e campaigns before?hey have, although pg&e put on a $15 million campaign between 2020 and 2022, and it's only gotten what they consider an interim approval for that, so regulators could still come in and say, well, we don't think that's an appropriate use of wildfire money, clawed back, but that's rare. and people we've talked to say they don't remember a time in which that's actually happened. yeah so is it possible that pg&e is going to push ahead with this and why does it seem, or at least it appears always, that the cpuc always seems to side with pg&e. do they ever actually say no? well, that's another thing that critics say that the cpuc has been reluctant to intervene to stop pg&e from spending, on things that may or may not be the most effective way of expanding things like wildfire dollars. but in this case, pg&e has argued that these campaigns are basically industry norm, and that, you know, other utilities in the state of california have charged their customers to educate them and that they wan

that's what pg&e wants.ngoing $6 million ad campaign it says falls under safety communications that critics say the utility plans to pull that ad money from a special fund that should only be used to prevent the company from sparking wildfires. nbc bay area's investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken has the story in his continuing series, the high price of power. to make our power system safer and more reliable, you may have seen this commercial featuring pg&e ceo patty poppy. we're transforming your hometown utility from the underground up talking about undergrounding 10,000 miles of power lines across 21 counties. the ambitious effort, she says, makes us safer. and it's less expensive in the long run. pg&e recently told state legislators it wants customers to pay for its $6 million safety communications campaign, born out of a pool of funds known as the fire risk mitigation memorandum account. critics say that's not what the fund is for, and the company should pay for those commercials out of its profits.

that's what pg&e wants an ongoing $6 million ad campaign. it says falls under safety communications. critics say the utility plans to pull the ad money from a special fund that should only be used to prevent the company from sparking wildfires. nbc bay area investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken has the story in his continuing series, the high price of power. to make our power system safer and more reliable, you may have seen this commercial featuring pg&e ceo patty poppy. we're transforming your hometown utility from the underground up talking about undergrounding 10,000 miles of power lines across 21 counties, the ambitious effort she says, makes us safer. and it's less expensive in the long run. pg&e recently told state legislators it wants customers to pay for its $6 million safety communications campaign out of a pool of funds known as the fire risk mitigation memorandum account. critics say that's not what the fund is for, and the company should pay for those commercials out of its profits. it's outrageous to charge customers for pr

that's what pg&e wants.an ongoing $6 million ad campaign it says falls under safety communications that critics say the utility plans to pull that ad money from a special fund that should only be used to prevent the company from sparking wildfires. nbc bay area's investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken has the story in his continuing series, the high price of power. to make our power system safer and more reliable, you may have seen this commercial featuring pg&e ceo patty poppy. we're transforming your hometown utility from the underground up talking about undergrounding 10,000 miles of power lines across 21 counties. the ambitious effort, she says, makes us safer. and it's less expensive in the long run. pg&e recently told state legislators it wants customers to pay for its $6 million safety communications campaign, born out of a pool of funds known as the fire risk mitigation memorandum account. critics say that's not what the fund is for, and the company should pay for those commercials out of its prof

pg&e is at it again.er possible rate hike to cover the cost of the aging diablo canyon nuclear power plant. billions of dollars are needed in his special series, the high price of power. investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken tells us how we could all end up paying to keep diablo canyon open. with the state's power grid stretched to the breaking point during a record heat wave, governor gavin newsom struck a deal two years ago to keep pg&e aging nuclear power plant open. five years past its planned closure date of 2025. the deal involved lending the utility $1.4 billion, which the state hoped to get back with a federal grant that was expected to help pay for the $5 billion cost of extending the life of diablo canyon. but critics say the grant will end up covering only half of that loan, likely leaving taxpayers and customers stuck with the other three quarters of $1 billion. a significant portion of that loan is going to be turned into a gift to pg&e funded by the taxpayers. matt friedman is with the r

pg&e is at it again. another possible rate hike to cover the cost of the aging diablo canyon nuclear power plant. billions of dollars are needed in his special series, the high price of power. investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken tells us how we could all end up paying to keep diablo canyon open. with the state's power grid stretched to the breaking point during a record heat wave, governor gavin newsom struck a deal two years ago to keep pg&e aging nuclear power plant open. five years past its planned closure date of 2025. the deal involved lending the utility $1.4 billion, which the state hoped to get back with a federal grant that was expected to help pay for the $5 billion cost of extending the life of diablo canyon. but critics say the grant will end up covering only half of that loan, likely leaving taxpayers and customers stuck with the other three quarters of $1 billion. a significant portion of that loan is going to be turned into a gift to pg&e funded by the taxpayers. matt friedman is with

well, pg&e is at it again. another possible rate hike to cover the cost of the aging diablo canyon nuclear power plant. billions of dollars are needed in a special series. the high price of power, investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken tells us how we could all end up paying to keep diablo canyon open with the state's power grid stretched to the breaking point during a record heat wave, governor gavin newsom struck a deal two years ago to keep pg&e aging nuclear power plant open. five years past its planned closure date of 2025. the deal involved lending the utility $1.4 billion, which the state hoped to get back with a federal grant that was expected to help pay for the $5 billion cost of extending the life of diablo canyon. but critics say the grant will end up covering only half of that loan, likely leaving taxpayers and customers stuck with the other three quarters of $1 billion. a significant portion of that loan is going to be turned into a gift to pg&e, funded by the taxpayers. matt friedman is with t

pg&e has had a pretty good turnaround.teration into bankruptcy. pg&e put forward some multi- year earning targets. as long as they can make the numbers. rallying from $10 to 18 and change now. what is the long-term plan for sustainable growth? right here at the new york stock exchange. giving that answer to cramer is the ceo of pg&e. >> thank you, jim cramer it is always good to be here. >> you have made people a lot of money. how did you accomplish what many people think is a troubled situation in america. >> the hierarchy of opportunities. force -- first and oremost, safety. a model that delivers real value for customers. leading to a d carbonized economy in california. >> i have done you a disservice. this is not your first rodeo. you are a boilermaker which is crazy. you actually turned around another troubled utility in detroit. you did an amazing job. this is a similar blueprint. >> a very successful company. i had the benefit of following in the footsteps of another turnaround artist. i'm happy to bring all of my le

pg&e is actually hosting a live stream. some of it has to do with fire safety, but the utility is also letting customers know about a 9% rate decrease this summer. it's going to take effect next month, but it is not permanent because we do have some other requests pending before our regulator, the cpuc, which would then create an increase back to levels that we're currently at. now, you may have noticed the tv screens in the background. that is the hazard awareness warning center. this is in san ramon. this is where pg&e monitors video feeds 24/7. this is just to keep an eye on its equipment and areas where there's high risk of wildfires during its virtual summer readiness event this morning, the utility is also highlighting its eps technology, which triggered today's outage in santa rosa. now the enhanced powerline safety settings, it would shut off power within one tenth of a second to prevent wildfires. well, speaking of fire danger, a small brush fire is burning in the east bay. this is new video showing smoke billowing

we are in the peak of the wildfire season although pg and e considers the wildfire season to be yearound. right now, humidity is low and fuels are dry making for troubling fire conditions. that's why analysts interpreting the data collected including satellite images play a vital role in mitigating fire. are are constantly scanning. >> the landscape for any type of evidence of wildfire activity. >> ignitions meteorologists also capable of virtually dropping fire zone, a digital map and predict how large it may grow and where it may spread based on weather conditions. what you're seeing here is some of the heat signatures that we're getting from the corral fire that started on saturday. >> east just east of us here. and so you can also track, you know, approximately when it happened, the fire radiated power. how intense fire is. you can. >> dig into. is it burning intensely or is this relatively minor incident and then you can also track the in real time pg and e says its upgraded systems allow the utility to be proactive in identifying hotspots and tribal areas and ensure its grids t

whwith wildfire season well underway pg and e says its crews are getting ready for emergencies. kron four's philippe djegal reports from san ramon where analysts are tracking fire activity in real time. >>eyes are constantly monitoring maps, wildfire cameras and weather stations that pg and e's hazard awareness and warning center in san ramon, a team of 35 people using technologies to identify hazards needs to brief lows, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis. >>we monitor for avalanche hazards. we monitor fr flooding. obviously we monitor fires. we are in the peak of the wildfire season, although pg and e considers the wildfire season to be year round. right now, humidity is low. when fuels are dry, making for troubling fire conditions. that's why analysts interpreting the data collected including satellite images play a vital role in mitigating fire. are are constantly scanning. >>the landscape for any type of evidence of wildfire activity. >>ignitions meteorologists also capable of virtually dropping fires on a digital map and predict how large it may grow and where it may spread

velena for pg&e, it's all about preparation , technology and early detection. they do all of that in this building. at the end of the day, they say they hope to not only keep the power on, but save lives. i'm covering the area and in yellow, about 70 miles away, this 24/7 operation at the hazard awareness and warning center in san ramon is where pg&e identifies and tracks any potential weather dangers using early detection, including tools like ai to identify a hazard as quickly as possible. the sooner you address the incident, the less the impact. and so by being able to put crews on fires faster, that impact is reduced and therefore people's lives can be saved, reducing wildfire risk and strengthening the electric grid is the goal. as we approach the hotter months, the utility believes two years of rain and no drought conditions will make for lower fire dangers through july, but explains the risk goes back to normal in august. we are taking this obviously with a grain of salt because i know that it just takes one extreme weather event to cause catastrophic ou

most of the data we showed is now on pg&e new weather page.d, humidity, wildfire cameras, satellite detected, new fire starts. all of that now incorporated on the website. the other partner to this is san jose state meteorology. also running that weather model. we've included links to both on the story on our nbcbayarea.com website. all of this now being available to the public for the first time. these next generation high resolution models about to get that boost from ai as well. i love that we have access to all of that information. they're going to be needing it already this year for sure. yeah. all right rob, thanks so much. okay. this is a big weekend for the chabot space and science center in oakland. it's opening a reimagine and nasa ames visitor center that will include a lot of new displays and exhibits, including a prototype for a new kind of lunar rover. here's what the leading curator told our bob redell. this is a concept for a rover without wheels, so it's designed to deform and flop and change shape to bounce, roll and climb ov

pg and e crews said it's equipment was damaged in this fire.ck, though, there were just under 200 customers affected and power is expected to be restored after necessary repairs are made. today i spoke with the cal fire battalion chief this morning, who explained the unique nature of the fire. >> i worked in the area, most of my career, it's not uncommon for fires in the altamont pass, it is a very windy area, but typically at night when the sun goes down, the wind typically subsides to a point where it's almost, a light breeze. and we didn't get that last night, the altamont pass is known for, pretty substantial grass fires this one just just grew so quickly. that that. yeah, it became a challenge as is everybody saw. >> in effect, for areas west of the california aqueduct, people living west in alameda county and south of the fire in stanislaus county. they were also told to leave on saturday. an evacuation center has been set up at the large clover community center in tracy, and as of this morning, about 200 customers pg and e customers that

and bob, this is a big test for pg&e and for first responders. correct. namely, the san francisco fire department. we're here at their training facility on treasure island. and what they're trying to do is to test to see how both agencies will respond to a major earthquake. you can see the activity behind me. you got a firefighter who is putting out a fire that's fueled by natural gas here at the facility. and in this scenario, there's been a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. so as you can imagine, there would be fires. as a result, there would be gas leaks, which of course are under pg&e purview, which this firefighters trying to put out. and i don't know if you can see over to your right there would be downed power lines. so what you've got you've got roughly 150. and i just want to point this out. this is a homeless man being escorted off by the fire department. again, a possibility if there were a disaster scenario. you're trying to get people on the street to safety. so there's about 150 firefighters out here, as well as dozens of people from pg&e. some peop

and speaking of fires pg e says the state is now in the peak of wildfire season and pg.gal reports now from san ramon where crews are actively trying to fight fires in real time. we'll get back to philippe story and just a few minutes moments. but first, all burn permits have been suspended in alameda contra costa, santa clara and western san joaquin and stanislaus counties. cal fire posting that due to rising fire dangers. they are suspending the burning of landscapes branches and leaves this rule, though, does not apply to campfires again. this is an alameda contra costa, santa clara and western san joaquin and stannis sloss counties burn permits have been suspended starting today. some of the reasons very windy out there and we're getting to the peak of fire season. a live look here showing us what's happening outside very breezy the winds, but a big concern today. meteorologist kyla grogan joins us now with details. yeah, and you can certainly see that here, right? the trees are kind of swaying in the breeze. we've had some breezy conditions. what has been good about

pg&e and san francisco firefighters are working togetherjortyrill.hr o acalsure the bay area is better prepared for earthquakes. nbc bay area's bob redell has more pg&e and the san francisco fire department. they have teamed up for this morning's drill to test how both agencies can communicate with each other in case of a major earthquake. we areer at the sf fire department's treasure island training facility. here they are simulating a major earthquake, a magnitude 5.5, and as a result of the earthquake, there's been a natural gas leak, h of crse would be something that pg&e would have to help them coordinate. and the resultg fire. there's also downed power lines, and then they're also having to deal with members of the public. of course, these are people who are pretending to be homs people, media who are getting in the way of the firsresp. but again, this is a test for both departments on how they fireghters with san francisco fire out here, some participating, many observing, and there's also dozensf pg&e workers out heralso observing, again, try

. >> pg and e says wildfire season is here and we know that to be true. it they say their crews are ready for emergencies. kron four's philippe djegal reports from san ramon. now where crews are tracking fire activity in real time. >> operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, a team of 35 people inside pg and e's hazard awareness and warning center in san ramon are constantly monitoring maps. more than 600 wildfire cameras on the ground and more than 1500 weather stations across the state and in our service area, getting those early detection. is beyond what any person can do. so the ai technology has really been a game changer. >> it gives us immediate notification analysts and meteorologists use fire potential index models to determine where fire risk is the highest helping to determine where to deploy emergency crews and protect equipment from failures. one model shows how the system predicted the corrales fire we grow. so was allowed to burn without for chilly turn off the power, not for public safety having these 30nd observat

pg and e says it used the technology over the weekend and plans to use it. the entire wildfire season. >> 1555 weather stations that we've installed on our infrastructure. and this is scientific grade instrumentation. and we can also see the forecast over the next 129 hours. and this forecast that we have is a machine learning artificial intelligence , along with more than 600 high tech cameras. >> pg and e will deploy 9200 remote sensors to alert the utility about power lines that may be at risk of falling well, insurance companies cite the wildfire risk and soaring construction costs as reasons for leaving california. now the governor has a proposal to try to lure them back to the state. newsom wants lawmakers to approve a trailer bill that would allow insurance companies to have any proposed changes reviewed by state insurance officials within 120 days. now, right now, if a carrier wants to increase rates or offer any type of policy change, the state's insurance commission must approve it. but sometimes that process can take months, even years. for more i

analysts in meteorologist trying determine where to deploy crews during these emergencies and pg e sayshey've upgraded their equipment over the years, increasing their capabilities. >> getting those early detection, is beyond what any person can do. so the ai technology has really been a game changer. it gives us immediate notification. >> pg e says they're also keeping an eye on their equipment, ensuring that electricity grids state functional and are protected from hazards. >> in the south bay, san jose made art festival returned this weekend. organizers say more than 25,000 people attended the event at history park. the festival highlights more than 250 local artists makers and small businesses. more than 50 food trucks and dessert vendors were also there more than 12 k-pop dance groups performing as well. i know one of our producers was made event will be on july 6th and 7th at the santa clara convention center for the summer fare. >> well, girls just wanna have fun. and that's the name of cyndi lauper's farewell tour. that's coming to san francisco. it's the singer's first major to

by the way, pg&e holds similar drills for gas emergencies several times a year. and now to our climate in crisis. the latest and final in the series of goes you weather satellites took off from kennedy space center in florida. here's a look at the launch that happened just hours ago. and our rob mayeda is there with a look at new weather technology, including space based lightning detection and how it's improving forecasting and a first of its kind device to monitor space weather is also going along for the ride to space. new satellite technology being launched from here at kennedy space center in florida will shed new light on our changing climate and space weather. moving forward. in the goes-east position, it's able to see the atlantic ocean, the central, central and south america, north america in order to look for things like hurricanes, severe storms, wildfires, and all sorts of hazards that occur in that area. another game changer for forecasters has been the ability to monitor lightning from space. in this example here, you can see the flashes of lightnin

firefighters say pg e and pacific railroad are assessing the damage from the fire. but trains are slowly passing through tonight. thankfully no one was hurt. all right. let's get you a check of your forecast now taking a look at the bay bridge. >> traffic seems fine out there. but of course, you know, it's like every day we got a fire. a today, lawrence karnow here with more on our forecast for we have lightning making its way across the bay area skies today as well. and a few strikes showing up to. but right now we see that fog kind of taking over, seen a lot of that upper level moisture kind of moving out of town. and there's that fog bouncing up against the east bay hills. and you can see it's kind of low out there. so not going to able to penetrate all the way the interior valleys, but likely to fill inside the bay and it's going to be little deaths, too out there right now. you can see the thunderstorms erupted across much of the sierra nevada couple lightning strikes around the bay area to but things beginning to settle down just a bit in love. that moisture n

. >> coming up pg and e says that they are planning on tackling wildfire season this year. plus the criminal trial against hunter biden begins in a delaware court room. how the president's son is pleading. >> and construction halted on east oakland street because workers just don't feel safe. why >> back to the 2 big stories we're following for you. and we're continuing to track the latest developments on a massive building fire out of redwood city. evacuations were ordered after a building under construction was engulfed in flames this morning, 26 fire engines and 7 ladder trucks responded to that fire at an affordable housing complex project that was under construction. it's on middlefield road near the costco just south of highway 84. the building is expected to be a total loss. nobody was hurt. fire crews are working to contain a corral fire. it burned thousands of acres over the weekend. at last check, the fire has burned nearly 14,000, 170 acres. it is 75% contained. more than 400 firefighters were cleaning up today. homeowners are allowed to return home, but her urge

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and that will come from pg and e. tom, it's true. >> you know, pg and e's popular city due to rising bills may be at an all time low, but the utility is helping redefine the very concept of mutual aid for a safer future. despite climate change. pg and e hazard awareness warning center in the east bay is a critical asset to the state office of emergency services, cal fire and all wildfire combating agencies within its 70,000 square mile territory. the 24 over seven 365 facility has 614 remote cameras, 1555 remote weather stations with an additional 9200 specialized sensors by year's end. its state of the art and beyond, making significant use of artificial intelligence such as this plotting of the corral fire, predicting where the fire would go and at what speed, changing the prediction as winds , weather, dryness and other key indicators change, and we can also see the forecast over the next 129 hours. >> and this forecast that we have is a machine learning artificial intelligence to speed recovery from fire caused ou

pg and e showed up to address the live wire on the ground in downtown livermore. marina buntz told us she knows how scary fires can be around here. we have fire extinguisher. >> we have, jugs of water in our garage, which is right near our barbecue, in in store locations throughout our house. >> luke says his family has an evacuation plan, and he knows how wind and heat can create a firestorm, especially around the pass. >> ultimate. the hills are just are always subject for fire because it's always so dry. >> and that's advice that cal fire says is important in order to save lives. patterson fire was contained all 110 acres now under control. however, they warned folks to be fire ready and to follow evacuation orders should you receive them in livermore. alice wirtz, ktvu, fox two news and as we monitor multiple fires across the bay area, crews have gained control now of the corral fire near tracy. >> officials say that fire is now 85% contained, and all evacuation warnings were lifted at 6:00 tonight. residents were able to return to their homes today to see the

pg&e says power shut offs are less likely.se days thanks to better technology, and they're able to bring the power back faster than they could in the past. now we are continuously updating the website for the latest information. you can track what's going on with that heat. we have a link to all of our stories there at the top of the trending bar. just head over to nbcbayarea.com. we know firefighters are still watching out for those hot spots here at this fire. this one on the peninsula. this is that eight alarm fire that destroyed a six story apartment complex that was under construction. now new for you this midday. we're hearing from the construction company who calls this the worst disaster in the company's 92 year history. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is keeping a close eye on those developments for us in redwood city. ginger well, marcus, that is correct. it is a disaster. you can see what's left of that building behind us. but for kiley, there have been no injuries, which is really a huge silver lining in this e

i imagine pg&e is too. how big is their weather team? their meteorologists like you on staff? about 5 or 6 on staff, other weather operations officers right now they are using a lot of ai machine learning on individual weather stations out there tying into the alert. wildfire cameras, too. so the moment that a satellite detects heat signatures, alert wildfire cameras, show them the location, and they can pinpoint along their grid to see what areas need to be shut off for fire crews that have to get in there and fight the fires as well. i've heard them say in years past, they don't want to turn the power off unless they absolutely have to. it sure sounds like there's some science there. yeah, absolutely. rob, thanks so very much. all right. trying to beat the heat is becoming priority one for tons of families. perhaps more than a million extra. let me tell you about this. a popular lake lake tahoe destination is looking to cut the number of visitors this busy summer travel season. we're talking about sand harbor, and it's going to happen. it's going to soon require reservations

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that's where pg&e monitors video feeds 24/7.equipment in areas at high risk of wildfire during its virtual summer readiness event this morning. the utility is also highlighting its eps technology, which triggered today's outage in santa rosa. the enhanced powerline safety settings will shut off the power within one tenth of a second to prevent wildfires, but it is a great the great weather today. for summer, it's cooler today after all that heat. meteorologist kari hall has our forecast. today we're looking at a wide range in temperatures across the bay area. as the fog lingers near the coast will only make it into the low 60s and half moon bay, san francisco in the mid 60s and upper 60s for san mateo across the bay into hayward, it will be 73 and upper 70s for dublin, livermore, looking at a high of 81 degrees and some mid 80s for the south county into morgan hill and san martin, 86 degrees and 78 today in novato tomorrow it will be matching today's temperatures, maybe going up a degree or two in a few of our inland spots. but

pg&e está anunciando que habrá menos cobros en algunas facturas al regresar le contamos por qué y buenopo y el prósco de cobrar cargos temporales vinculados a las emergencias de las tormentas. eso significa que las tarifas bajarán un 9. entrará en vigor el próximo mes. pero no es un cambio permanente. pg&e también destacó su configuración de seguridad, que corta la energía para evitar incendios forestales, una tecnología que provocó un apagón en santa rosa. de hecho, para contarles que afectó a unos 12.000 residentes y con el aumento en las temperaturas también aumenta la amenaza de incendios. por eso cal fire está utilizando la inteligencia artificial para detectar rápidamente los incendios en los condados de santa clara contra costa y alameda. la tecnología detecta el humo y con esto alerta al centro de mando donde los especialistas pueden mover las cámaras para determinar la ubicación. los datos también ayudan a los equipos a determinar las estrategias más eficaces para combatir las llamas y un nuevo informe del jurado civil del condado contra costa da una alerta sobre el sistema del

pg and e has a 135 person fire fighting staff, with 45 strategically deployed bush fire trucks often coating power pole bases with retardant so they will not burn and collapse in wildfires. >> therefore, people can evacuate firefighters can get in, and then when they go to turn the power back on, all the infrastructure is up and running. >> you could call this pg and e version 2.0, a new way of being a much different utility. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. >> well, an ai is going to change weather forecasting for sure, because think all the computer models we have, all the data inputs, all the calculations that you need to get done. if you can throw ai at that and merge that and that and be able to run, understand climatology, seasonal and just merge it all into a forecast. so yeah, weather is changing and that's going to be a huge leading edge of the whole deal. we've got fog along the coast right now, but you can see to the north you got you got this chewed out area here right. so the fog is getting pulled away already. so the winds are starting to go a little more north northwesterl

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so you could call this pg and e version 2.0. >> it's a n way of being a much different utility, guidedy science and weather experts. >> all right. you have been covering fires here in the bay area for many, many years. what are your thoughts when you see this new team, this new task and new technology? is it a potential game changer? >> i think it is going to be a big game changer because prior to that, we used a lot of old information based on old fires and all of that. now all this and all this ai puts all that information that we know back in there, but it also looks at the terrain. it looks at the dryness, it looks at every aspect of this that could be important or significant to the development of a fire. and it just goes ahead and it crunches it and says, this is the potential path of the fire. so this is where you have to deploy your troops. and when you do that, you get to it quicker. and then if you stop, what happens is you can now go treat that other land that didn't burn. so it won't burn again. >> every fire department out there will say every second counts. we've heard it

this is the second drill pg e is down with sf fire.e proper morning news as we get your role in class that today is a stark difference. >> from yesterday, john. good morning. yes, definitely looking at a big difference from where we were 24 hours ago from that tropical moisture. >> the thunderstorms that have been popping up to back to the fog in the is much more typical, especially through the golden gate this time of year. it is a rip roaring sea breeze and a very thick fog blankets sitting right above bridge level this morning. watch for some mist and drizzle near the coast. yesterday was an active an unsettled day in particular for the sierra nevada mountains where they saw another day, a very active thunderstorm activity today by comparison is, oh, so quiet, just a little mist and drizzle near the coastline. a product of that marine layer and fog high pressure ridge kind of on the outs. now. so we do see a weak trough rushing right past the region. the setup here is bringing warm weather to our inland areas, but not as hot as we h

what pg and e says it's doing to wildfire season. john. >> and today is going to be one of the hottest days of the year so far. first heat advisories and enough to get pittsburgh in vacaville into the triple digits today, expecting even more triple digits on the map tomorro >> 9.13, right now and we're checking out the weather. just speaking of people all there's a guy jogging 9.13. i get that joggin by 11 and you see there out by the water and making they were watching and they saw other jogging with no hey, it is definitely heating up already out there at the embarcadero. it's fine. but >> for some of us for this to inland, we've already got some 80's. so, yeah, your window for truly stepping outside enjoying what is the remnant of a cool morning is really rapidly starting to become more and more on the warm side. very calm at the embarcadero right now. hardly a breeze, not really tapping into the sea breeze today. and crystal clear conditions. well past the coastline that cool bay sea. the sea breeze not going to do much for us th

pg. e says it's reducing its rates to help california and save on their electricity bills.st rates for most customers will go down by nearly 9% saving money. for those who have to use energy to cool their homes. the rate decreases expected to last a few months, but the utility company says that they're looking for other ways to save customers money pg says that they are able to temporarily cut rates because in june the company collected payment for energy supply. wildfire prevention and storm response in 2020 2021. coming up, the oakland fire department remembering the life of fallen firefighter. we're going hear from. >> the chief on how his >> the chief on how his contributions impacted others. did you know some dish soaps don't remove all the grease, even with scrubbing? whaaat? i just cleaned those! try dawn platinum. it removes 99% of grease and food residue. that's why dawn is trusted to save wildlife affected by oil. dawn platinum cleans to the squeak. a somber day for the oakland fire department. a firefighter attending the firefighters summer games in san diego has

and pg. what are they doing to stay prepared for wildfire season? >> and today we are looking at daytime highs among our hottest antioch, getting up to 99 degrees. i've got pittsburgh in vacaville are 2 spots hitting 100 today. tomorrow. even more of us will hit >> 7.13, right now and i slept yesterday. well afternoon. i was that. that's with the windows open guess what? because it's hot. it's going to be hard skunk spray done this kong. so be careful. yeah, that's probably going to be hot. john, you got a lot over the window. yeah. and also forecast. i wish i could call for skunks let you know that's about to happen. but that was not about we are going to be looking at windows open this morning, letting that breeze. and for about another hour are heat advisories go into effect 08:00am. >> and temperatures are going to warm really quickly today. really calm at the embarcadero right now. normally you'd see a nice little seabreeze getting through there. we don't have any of that today. so it is going to be a very hot one. in fact today and tomorrow ar

. >> what pg and e says it's doing to stay prepared as wildfire season. we'll have more on that. and it took 10 years to plan in a couple of hours to be completely destroyed and affordable housing complex redwood goes up in flames. nearly 24 hours ago and firefighters are still ago and firefighters are still on the scene. all have the ♪ ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ y nos gusta picante ♪ ♪ cause this place is caliente ♪ ♪ 'tamos enchilado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state with you ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado oooh ♪ ♪ we got that drip, drip, drip ♪ ♪ come take a sip, sip, sip ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ >> all right, welcome back to the kron. morning news on our top story this morning. the heat, how hot it's going to be. john troubles been talking about that. hopefully you are prepared. good morning, john. yeah, absolutely. it's about time to be getting outside this morning and getting those windows opened up. >> letting that co

firefighters say pg e and pacific railroad assessing the damage from the fire. no one was hurt. well, not your typical summer day around the bay area. we have a couple lightning strikes out there. we wake up tomorrow morning and well, we've got a whole different day coming our way as we've got. >> a change in the pattern. i think most of that, some tropical moisture heads out of town. lot of fog is going to be moving in overnight tonight and tomorrow morning starting 06:00am in the 50's. a lot of clouds lingering, even 08:00am going to see plenty of that cloud cover pulling possibly back in the bay 50's across the board as we head toward 10. yeah, we should start to clear things out just a little bit in the valleys. temperatures going to pop up in the 60's. so plenty of fog out toward the coast. thank you, lawrence. >> no vote tonight on sideshow. rules in the east bay, antioch city leaders were supposed to vote on new rules to crack down on the illegal activity. one of the rules proposed would penalize organizers and advertisers with jake with fines and jail time. the other wou

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pg and e also discussed ongoing tree and vegetation work. >> we're term trees.es and our high fire threat areas. this work will help us slow the spread of potential fires and improve our access for first responders. >> pg and e said this is in addition to ongoing inspection and tree work on customers properties. >> san francisco, 49ers are making sure christian mccaffrey remains the highest paid running back in football. he signed a two year, $38 million extension. this means he'll be with the team through the 2027 season, the second highest paid running back makes $15 million a year. mccaffrey just came off what many consider his best season as a pro totaled more than 2000 yards and 21 touchdowns, won the nfl offensive player of the year award. >> i really appreciate the players on the team. i think, you know, anytime you sign an extension, obviously you're individually really happy, but then you also have to think about the other guys on the team who have helped you get there and who are a big part of your individual success when it comes to his life off the f

also have $12 million in savings from power catching in in pg&e calculation. [indiscernible] $4 million savings in resource adequacy. remaining savings are budget to contingency we won't spend. lastly, clean powersf, the net operating result is up $41.9 million. sources are on budget. the power sales are slightly lower but this is off-set by higher interest income. savings in labor cost, power purchase and general plan countbution. all all financial ratios are on target and happy to take questions. >> thank you for that report. this gives all the top bullet points of everything going on. i have no questions. commissioners, do you have other questions? commissioner stacy. >> thank you. thank you for the report. it is fairly straight forward. no surprises. i just want to make sure i understood on your water budgetary variances, you have a $9.8 million item for legal settlements. this is some of the water main and damage issues that we had in the last year, is that right? >> yes, largely related to single settlement which probably aware of. >> thank you. >> i do

we can see from our aerials this is close to a pg&e substation. also this is time lapse video of the smoke coming from an alert california wildfire camera. this is happening west of the coral fire that started this weekend near tracy. we'll keep an eye on this fire and bring you any updates. >>> this inferno tore through a huge construction site on the outskirts of redwood city. firefighters right now say it was like a tinderbox and this is what flames looked like at their most intense time today as it destroyed a much needed affordable housing complex. so the fire did force evacuation of about 50 people in this neighborhood as the wind spread embers. you can see the ashes just raining down. crews called eight alarms on this as they tried to protect nearby homes and buildings. flaming pieces of insulation sparked at least a dozen spot fires south of the building which were fortunately put out. then our chopper shows what was left. after the fire was under control, the flames broke out about 10:15 this morning on the fifth floor of the construction

so i will i want to make sure that there is no correlation about pg anything out here. and we're in idea making any kind of connection. so right now they don't know what started the fire. they just know that it started in the afternoon. i talked with the resident nearby. she said that if you really stirring up some emotions for her because she was out here when the glass fire erupted in exact same area. and we know back in 2020, but the glass fire caused lot of damage and stirred up a lot of emotions here to have another fire sparking exact same area. grant vicki. >> yeah, it's hot out there. you mentioned earlier that the fire firefighters are out are suffering from heat exposure. do we know what their condition is? >> i appreciate the night. i forgot about that, though. there were 5 firefighters that were certainly affected by the intense heat out here. the spokesperson tells us that out on the line about 102 degrees out there. 2 firefighters were transported to local hospitals. 3 firefighters are still. >> ambulances up on the line and just getting hydrated in making

for those who after use energy to cool their homes pg and e says that they are able to temporarily cutn june the company collected payment for energy supply. wildfire prevention and storm response back in 2020 2021. with just days away from the big pride celebration in san francisco, police are taking steps to keep people safe. >> and coming up next, a look in to callaway solutions. recycling company rated the same day as the old the mayor's home. >> tonight at 5.30, following the fbi raid of her home. oakland mayor sheng thao. he's maintained her innocence along with callaway solutions, a recycling company that was also rated. well, it turns out callaway solutions has been the subject of a suspected campaign money laundering investigation for several years. now. kron four's dan kerman reports. >> when the fbi raided oakland mayor sheng cows home last week. that was just one of 4 locations. the other 3 included callaway solutions which provides recycling services for the city of oakland. also the homes of 2 members of the family which owns and manages that company. it turns out callawa

and pg&e, by the way, is out here. i can see them in the distance with the fire department. it's not clear if something sparked from that line and cause this fire or the cause was something else. that is still to be determined. reporting live here in union city, bob redell nbc, bay area news. thank you bob. but it is a reminder of the conditions that we are heading into, especially as those temperatures go up. the temperatures will go up and we're approaching the 4th of july when people tend to light fireworks. not saying that's what happened there, but we definitely have some extremely dry vegetation and those conditions are ripe for any fires that could spread very, very quickly. the good thing is that, at least for now, we do have some very favorable conditions to try to quickly put out any fires that we do have. because the wind is light, the humidity is high and our temperatures are fairly low. we're right now at 71 degrees there in union city and only headed for the upper 70s for today. there may be a little bit more of a breeze picking up as we go through the day, but