>> renoubed activist erin brockovich adds her voice to a growing chorus speaking out against a planned bankruptcy by pacific gas and electric. good evening. i'm dan asher. >> and i'm ama >> bankruptcy is not the way to go. >> dan and ama, the number of critics is growing when pg&e filed this document. they i have $5.5 billion to keep them going during bankruptcy. activist erin brockovich arrived at the state capitol this afternoon with a message for lawmakers. >> i'm here today to ask our groft and legislator to keep pacific gas and electric accountable to these victims. >> the 130 people who lost their lives in the past two years and the thousands more who lost their homes. brockovich is woking for a law

firm trying to keep pg&e out of bankruptcy. >> it encouraging people from getting their rightful money and it throws california into chaos wondering if they're going to be able to keep the lights on. gavin said they have a moral and legal only gage and i will do everything to ensure these survivors are treated fairly. also today one of the biggest utility shareholders called on pg&e to abandon plans to file for bankruptcy. >> what they believe is that a bankruptcy is in the best interest of all steakeholders, but what's important sit's bad for all. this includes everyone in california. >> it's not possible to stop them from going bankrupt because that's their choice. >> reporter: jerry hill tells me the best possible option may be to try and protect wild fire

victims as they go through chapter 11. bankruptcy may be the only option as they face losses with not much support in >> i don't see a lot of support at this point for bailing them out for the fires of 2018. too much has transpired, too much has been exposed? >> in an email they say bankruptcy is the only option. now, late today a former puc commissioner told me the first thing pg&e should do is sell its headquarters in san francisco. i'll have that coming up at 6:00. >> thank you, dan. the possible pg and e bankruptcy has people wondering what does it mean for theielss .

david. >> reporter: there's a big billboard promoting the clean energy og besides billboards, they've been putting out postcards and there's been community meetings. but they wonder if the bankruptcy might complicate things. the issue of pg&e solvency comes nchl the new program requires pg&e customers in san jose to switch to the city-run bra. that sources its own clean energy but uses pg&e facilities to deliver the power to customer and to build them. similar programs across the bay area operate the same way, and it's expected they'll be at the table. with the san jose program launching a week from friday, the immediate task is sell 3g 08,000 homes and businesses on the benefit of clean internal. they're automatically enrolled unwill is they choose to stay with pg&e. they have clean energy options

but they believe its basic plan is better. >> so pg&e is 3% renewable in their latest offering and 80% altogether carbon-free and theirs is coming from nuclear. >> so there definitely is a difference. >> there's definitely a difference. we're more renewable and they're nuclear. >> reporter: the city says their rates lower. it will cost the typical homeowner $149 a month while the comparable plan is 48 cents higher. san jose's is $23 lower and pg&e believe its rated should be predictable. >> sun is free, wind is free. you know what it ooh going to be when you install a planl and enter into those contracts. >> reporter: about 20,000 homes and businesses in san jose will not be part of this program, at least not initially i because

they have solar installed. they will be facing the program in 2020. we're live in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> thank you so much, david. and you can find all of our pg&e stories and more including alternative energy plans on our website, abc7news.com. we learned more about a deck that collapsed that sent two people to the san francisco hospital. it collapsed bhiepds a home on 39th avenue yesterday afternoon. city officials tell us it looks like dry rot is to blame. at least one person broke a leg. the city will send owners a notice giving them a deadline to fix it. just a couple of hours ago we learned oak planned lease arrested one person of interest after a shooting early willer this month that left three people dead. the shooting happened january 4th one day after oak land officials said the city had its lowest homicide raid in nearly 12 years. they say the glgs is still ongoing and the district

attorney is also reviewing the case. all three victims were men, ages 21, 29, and 31. >> meantime a grand mother shot and killed over the weekend at east san jose may have been a ran dock victim. >> take a look. this map gives you an idea where it may have happened. acen news reporter has more. >> reporter: at this point police say that have not identify any suspects or a motive much of what we're learning comes from witnesses. the sound of gunfire ent ent ent family party. he ran next door to see what happened. >> thelile kids, my grandma, my grandma. >> reporter: canter found a woman shot in the chest lying on

the floor. some sort of fight was unfolding around 5:30 prior to the gunshot. jose alvarez cried while what was happened. >> he came outside and was screaming, my mom got shot, she's dead. >> reporter: they lived in the home for four year. it's unclear if the gun violence had to do anything with them or originated on the street. >> i think accident. who knows. >> reporter: the woman died of a gunshot wound before help arrived. if you know anything, you can leave a tip anonymously with san francisco police. katie utehs, abc 7 news. >> let's turn our attention to the weather. this week temperatures will be above average. >> sandhya patel is here.

feeling a little springlike. >> absolutely. you might get spring fever. we have some passing high clouds across the bay area. if it felt like a wet month, you weren't missing it. the average high for san jose, 60 degrees. we're heading well above average over the next seven days. by saturday we'll be talking about low 70s for san jose and some other parts of the bay area. so get ready for a break from the stormy pattern that we've had as of late. ama? >> thank you so much, sandhya. all right. well san francisco commuters used to taking light rail will have to catch a bus at least temporarily. buses are now operating along the t-third light railing. that's because they're bitting a new platform. officials say a larger platform is needed to handle larger crowds.

it's not just because of basketball but the area has seen a growth in jobs. some commuters were caught off guard. >> i'll have to reroute or carpool instead of relying on public transportation. >> the bus bridge is expected to last through the end of march. a coffee shop chain helped raise more than $0,000 for family of the davis police officer killed in the line of duty. dutch brothers held a fund-raiser. it was set up by the davis police department. the oscar nominations have been announced. bay area talent was nominated and snubbed we take a look at the local reaction js also two the local reaction js also two new federal bills that can save the local reaction js also two new federal bills that can save (music throughout)

the oscar nominations were announced and history was made. netflix got ten nominations total. it tied with the favorite. "black panther" got nominated. it's directed by oakland's ryan coogler, but he did not get a best directioner nomination. ali received his second academy award nomination for best supporting actor in "green book," and sam rockwell was named for best supporting actor president george w. bush in "vice." with some of these nominations, it's a much more diverse group of nominees than we've seen in the past. >> it sure is. lyanne melendez is in the

newsroom with more. >> you have those movies featuring a number of minorities. i would say at least an effort is being ma it to have more diversity. remember this? ? the 2016 oscar nominations? >> none of which went to a person of color for the second year in a row. >> there are certain things that aren't necessarily changing and threaten are some areas where we see some big areas of presentation that we haven't seen before. >> reporter: the oscars so white hashtag was dee leed as nominated a larger group of diverse characters. ma scherr hala ali is nominated for best supporting actor for green brooke. he's a grad y'all of st. mary's college. >> it's wonderful. he's stay connected since we all graduated a little more than 20

years ago. >> it was at st. mary's college where he first tried out for acting. that's him in 1996. after winning the oscar in 2017 for his role in "moonlight," the school created the moonlight scholarship fund. >> he wanted to make sure he could connell the legacy of helping first gen students get the same experience. >> a woman invited him to her classroom. >> i think they're aware audiences are more critical about the audiences they're consuming and want to see more voices heard and more faces represented. >> don't freeze. >> i never freeze. >> reporter: marvel's "black panther" a nominated for best film, but ryan coogler also from oakland will not go home with an oscar. i have to mention coogler also briefly 'tended st. mary's college. impressive. we have to highlight asians continue to be excluded.

"crazy rich asians" humely populardy not get a single nominee, and women directors were left out. eight movies, and not a single woman honored. #weneedmorewomen. >> thank you very much. make your calendar. february 24th. abc 7 is the only place to watch the oscars. netflix is reportedly in advance talks. two sources spoke to politico. if netflix joins the association, it will be the fif time they would be a member. they represent six legacy holiday studios. perhaps another sign of its pivoting a second woman is now part of an skparm, that word today

from china state-run news agency. he announced his first successful birth. now state officials confirm that report. investigators say ha acted on his own and will be punished if he broke any laws. she was a stanford dropout and the world's youngest female is facing criminal charges. she exaggerated her pioneer blood work. ♪ >> we made it possible to run comprehensive laboratory tests from a tiny sample. >> this is not fake it till you make it. it's product that didn't work. >> did holmes know theranos could not do all of those tests?

>> yeah, she knew. >> not only did they fool the investors, they fooled patients. they fooled doctors. >> you can see a special preview of "the dropout" here on abc 7 tomorrow after "jimmy kimmel live." it features new episodes every wednesday. soak up the sun. you're seeing pretty colors thanks to the clouds. not tracking any rain. i do want to show you the climate prediction center's outlook. there's a 40% chance of above normal precip. it's not going to happen next week but more toward the 14-day time period. early february is when we're looking at a pretty good chance of rain. dry across the southern tier states as you take a look there and in terms of temperature, really cold conditions from the midwest to the south to the east

coast over the next eight to 14 days but warmer than average here out west which includes the bay area. now, do keep in mind that with a warmer than average conditions we're going to see a change in our air quality. as a matter of fact, the air quality will be declining as we head toward friday. so moderate air quality across the entire bay area by then. hopefully there's no spare the air at that point, we'll keep you posted. now let's take a look at a live picture from abc 7's peer 39. it's pretty quiet out there. we're seeing sea lions enjoying mild conditions. mainly clear overnight. mild sunny days through the weekend and our dry pattern continues through the end of the month. hu he's another spectacular shot from our east bay hills camera as the sun is it issing. temperatures right now, upper 70s. oakland, 57. if you get a chance to check out the sunset, definitely do that.

if you snap a picture, share that was. it's so pretty outside. upper 50s from petaluma to fairfield. 60 in concorde. tomorrow morning you will need that extra winter jacket or sweater because it is going to be cold. valleys, inland will be in the low to mid-30s. right around the coast and bay, upper 30s to the upper 40s. so chilly start in the morning. temperatures rebound nicely for the afternoon. in the south bay, 66. santa cruz. 63 in san jose. 61 in sunnyvale. redwood city all low 60s. daly city, downtown san francisco, the sun will be shining, 59 degrees. in the north bay, a mix of sun and high clouds. slaer vallejo. heading into the east bay, 60 in berkeley, i is going to be a comfortable day. 59 in concorde. 60 in san ramon.

you can track the temperatures any team you want. so tomorrow morning on the accuweather seven-day forecast, it's a chilly start. mild conditions. upper 50s to low 60s. similar to today. thursday, rising temperatures, by friday into saturday going into sunday we're tracking above average warmth with signs of spring. upper 60s to low 70s. coastal highs in the low 60s and a few more clouds with minor cooling early next week. overall the pattern looks good. ama, dan, if you're looking for rain, february 7th -- i'm always looking for rain. it looks like the pattern will come back. this is not that out of the ordinary to see a week or two weeks of dry conditions in the middle of winter. >> it's still january. >> exactly. >> two or three years ago, this is all we had. >> true. thanks, sandhya. californians are the worst at taking paid vacations. that's according to a new story,

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all right. world news tonight with david muir is tonight, breaking news as we tonight, as we come on the air in the west, we have breaking news. the ground stop ordered here in the new york city area. the concern late today. a hold on all incoming flights to newark airport. what was spotted in the sky. we'll have the latest. also breaking tonight, authorities before the cameras in boston just moments ago. the missing woman found alive, taken to the hospital, days after vanishing. tonight, was she held captive? and the exclusive video from our station, wcvb, of the person of interest. the police traffic stop that turned violent today. the officer shot in the face. and you will hear what he says when he calls for help. >> i've been shot. >> we have news on his condition tonight. day 32 of the government shutdown. after the president was asked to postpone his state of the union, his signal today that he wants to deliver it anyway. and word tonight about a