the latest atmospheric river has

arrived in the bay area. we talked to pg and e and we'll get the latest outage picture and safety tips for you in the event of an outage, but first abc seventh lisa arjun is here with the very latest on the powerful storm. lisa. alright christine. good afternoon to you. hi, everyone. we've been watching live for seven. fill in with all the radar early this afternoon. another winds are cranking. so we're really getting into this storm with waves of light to moderate rain throughout the next several hours of we look at live doppler seven. right now. you can see that stream of moisture all the way back into hawaii about 2000 miles away, and right up here is an area of low pressure. so two systems linking together to bring us some of this heavy rain. there's a look right now you can see the loop here showing you the yellows that indicate the moderate rain going in closer to the north bay, just south of pen grove highway one there, look at westward into west marin around marshall. some very heavy rain, and as we get down towards 101,

a solid deck of light shower activity from richmond and then offshore their inverness, you can see the heavy rain and more to get into light rain. livermore fremont winds have been quite gusty out of the south san jose looking at the green, and so we will be seeing this turned a little bit morel o watch all that moisture streaming to the bay area. so want to get you set up with our level three system here for this afternoon. my computer just died here, so we're going to try to get that back too much going on right to show you all the activity so let's talk about it. people just want to know, like, you know, because this one the problem is you're getting rain for a long period of time. right, lisa? that's why we have the flooding fears and you know what the ground is saturated so any more moisture that we have those tree roots get close to the surface, and then you add on about an inch of rain, and we can see some of those trees come down, so that's what we're most

worried about. is that we can't absorb any more moisture. so the rock slides you roadways. i do want to show you here. i've got my computer back up. i want to show you the time frame. okay that is going to bring in the winds and also plotting out for you the heaviest rain as we go through the next couple of hours. so the winds up to 30 miles an hour and as we go through the next couple of hours check it out. we're looking at winds of over 40 miles an hour notice the purples there on the coast and this is taking you through 10 o'clock tonight and into tomorrow, very rainy, but the rain is shifting to the south into the santa cruz mountains the winds lighten up and here's what i wanted. show you so six o'clock tonight. we have a wave of heavy rain then you'll notice pockets of modern rain through the midnight hour. and then this is where we get that shift. thank goodness. the north bay gets a break because you've been into the rain now for about six 10 hours and this is your friday afternoon where you see the cloudy skies fast forward you into the overnight hours into early saturday more showers.

this is a level one system for your friday into your saturday late friday. i should say and then into sunday. as well, there aavf in. we'oo at any dry days yet. in fact, we're looking at one to two inches of rain with this system. we have another atmospheric river a weaker one late monday into next tuesday. and you're asking when's it all going to stop? yes. yes. our first dry day will be next thursday looking late wednesday into thursday temperatures are going to be in the 60s but between now and then it is going to stay soggy particularly heavy rain tonight into tomorrow. i think this wishful thinking but can you at least tell us once we hit next thursday? it's gonna be dry for a while. yeah, you know, we'll see a little bit here and there but the biggest impacts will be with this system and unfortunately, there's one behind it that monday tuesday. yes, and then we'll be dry for a while. so we change the clocks this weekend we get forward to welcoming spring next monday and then we're gonna shut it off.

okay. okay. we got a circle on the calendar. thank you lisa. appreciate it. so in the meantime we do. this round to contend with mpg&e crews are preparing for what could be another round of down trees and power lines and power outages joining us live now is tomorrow sarkisian pg&e spokesperson tomorrow. thanks for your time today. thank you. alright, let's just take a look at your live outage map right now. walk us through how many outages approximately and where they tend to be. it's not bad yet, right. right now the bay area is looking pretty good as of 230. we had about 366 customers out throughout the nine bay area counties. so clearly the storm has not hit with the full force just yet. we do expect that there will be outages once we start seeing the storm really take play and we have our crews standing by at various yards throughout our service territory and here in the bay area. we're making sure that they're ready to respond as soon as we hear of outages so that we can

get out there assess the situation determine what cruise may be needed and get to work right? all right, as you said probably a few hours from now, we'll start to see maybe more such outages. but what lessons did you learn your engineers and your crews from dealing with the previous atmospheric rivers? you know, it's all about preparedness. and so we are prepared. our meteorology team was tracking this very closely. we're bringing in crews from areas that are going to be lesser impacted to parts of the bay area that we do expect the impacts to be we're also bringing in some mutual aid support so that we're ready to respond. this is really all hands on deck and we're gonna be working around the clock until every last customer is restored safely and as quickly as possible, right i know restoration is always the the part that people are concerned within the past couple of months many pg&e customers. saw the power go out sometimes for days before it's restored last week. we actually talked with some los

gatos residents along black road in the santa cruz mountains who waited for a week before their electricity came back. how is pg&e making sure that that doesn't happen again? well, first of all, we want to thank our customers for just being so so strong through this we know how difficult it is to be without power. we know what a challenge it is, and we want them to know that we're out there in some cases what we're seeing is access issues. so when we see down trees flooding other issues landslides, that's when we see those extended outages when it comes to the typical outages most customers will be restored within a day or less. that was a high percentage of our customers. and so we want our customers to know we're out there but in some cases we simply cannot access the equipment because of some of the challenges that we face but we are we are we do have our crew standing by the more

bodies. we have the more we're able to respond. we have our equipment also stockpiles so that as soon as something happens we can get that equipment. out there. this next question is perhaps then even more relevant to those who are in an inaccessible areas that you just referred to but what can people do to try to prevent an outage and then also how to for an actual outage. well, the best thing is to be prepared. so we ask that people start preparing right now if they haven't already having flashlights with fresh batteries instead of candles for safety reasons is really important make sure you know where they are to so that it's easy to access if it's dark in your home. we also really want to emphasize this idea of using generators safely. so make sure that you have plenty of ventilation if it's a permanent generator you need to get that installed by a licensed electrician if it's a temporary one, just make sure that you really follow the directions to

a tea to make sure you're using it safely. also if you see downed power lines always assume they're alive keep yourself and others away and call 911 and pg&e immediately one thing you can do to try and prevent the outages is go outside if you have any outdoor furniture or your kids toys laying around in the backyard bring those things in or secure them because those actually could get hung up into the air by gusts of wind and get cut contact with our equipment and that can lead to an hour. all right good tip, but we always got to hit this point because it is so important for people not to lose any of the pricey expensive food these days. you know how groceries are in their refrigerator. should they lose power? yeah, we we absolutely remind people it's good-- good to keep blocks of ice in your freezer. if you have an outage, keep the

door shut as much as possible. certainly there are cases where an outage will go long enough that the food can spoil, but in a lot of cases, we do see outages turn around quickly enough that you don't actually see the food spoil especially if you do that. things like blue ice, that is a great tip -- things like blue ice, that is a great tip. we do hope to get your power turned on safely and as quickly as possible so that is not an issue. kristen: thank you so much for your time and information. coming up next -- we will talk with state assembly man matt haney about his bill to expand prote

kristen: tens of thousands of

bay area tech workers being laid off is grabbing the headlines, but it is even harder for contract workers who don't have the same protections as state employees under state law. but that may be changing. joining me as state assembly man matt haney from san francisco to discuss the updates to update an important law. thank you for your time. what are the key rights that employees have that contract workers don't have? >> the main one is notice. if you are an employee of one of these large companies and you and hundreds of your fellow colleagues are dismissed for nothing that you've done wrong, there is an important principle in law which has been there for over 30 years which is you get a little bit of time to transition. you have to be given a few months of notice and not just old to things and leave -- told

to take your things and leave by the end of the week. that was put in place for things like plant closings. it did not protect the world we live in now which many folks -- where many folks work day in and day out in a company like a janitor or an engineer but they are not directly employed by that company, and those employees have been left completely unprotected by something as simple as just a few months of notice so that they can transition to their next job and support their family and that process. -- in not process. kristen: i see. a lot of gig workers professional employees are placed into work where they are not direct employees. so i guess this would extend into a lot of people. do you have estimates of how many people this could affect if you were to change the law? >> there are many tens of thousands across the state who would fall into this category.

not all of course would be subject to layoffs. the law only applies to large companies when they do these larger layoffs. t unfoel we are seein a lot we want to make sure we protect the workforce because ultimately the workforce -- but companies are here to begin with. kristen: the war and act as the working justice retraining act. ? when was it passed? >>? the late? 1980's >> -- >> when was it passed? >> the late 1980's. this would be the greatest expansion of this law since it came into effect in california. there are some things we want to change as well. which i'd be happy to talk about. kristen: i know there are three key changes that you are proposing. walk us through each of them. >> making sure all workers are covered. so including contract workers. there are some folks who are

janitors at the twitter building for example who worked there since it opened were told to leave immediately without any notice for them and their families. this happened during the holidays. the second thing is people shouldn't be required to sign away their rights as an exchange for receiving what they o sign n da's to receive the notice they are owed under the law. third we are extending the amount of notice to 90 days. particularly with how expensive it is to live in the bay area and the fact that some of these workers work -- were here on visa, 60 days was not enough time in terms of notice to transition to the next job and hopefully stay here in california and continue to contribute to our economy. kristen: i see. so another one month time. that is payment. for a lot of people that would be so essential. i wonder if you are proposing the employer would be required to keep paying if the contract worker got another job before the 90 day period ended.

>> its 90 days of notice. so the company has the opportunity to have them continue working for those 90 days. it just means they have to plan ahead and give the notice. most of these companies know they are going to do these layoffs much earlier than 90 days. it's just giving the notice to the employer so they can prepare for that transition period but yes it applies to whether they are able to get another job or not but the 90 days' notice, whether that means that they are not working for the company or working elsewhere, most people need a couple of months the transition to a new job, once they find out they are losing when they have. in this case, not for anything they've done wrong, like many of these folks, they have worked for this company for a long time and we want them to be able to stay here and contribute to a new company or job. kristen: right. do you think the longer notice period could potentially force companies to cut an employee sooner than they otherwise

would've had to? >> well, it actually gives a bit more time. i don't think it would cut people off sooner. certainly not notice -- certainly not. notice is entirely doable for these companies. they are planning ahead for these things. but because the law requires 60 days of notice, that is what they are given. they can certainly give 90 days. it should be something that protects the workforce. these companies are here because of the workforce. they will tell you that themselves. it costs a lot to operate business here but they do it because of how great the workers are. so we have to make sure they are treated fairly and protected. kristen: would this widen the gap even more between the state and federal requirements for employers during these layoffs? >> yes. our requirements would be different than the federal government. to be honest, this federal law was created during a time of plant closures in the

1980's. it was bipartisan. it was for a time that was different than now. i think what we agree with and the principle is that if you are working for a company and you are being laid off, of no fault of your own, a large company with the ability to plan ahead in this way, you deserve a little bit of notice and support during the transition. that's a principle that will reflect in this law and it really fulfills the spirit of this -- today's a structure at work. kristen: what is the timeline on your bill? >> it should be heard in the next few weeks. i hope it can be signed into law by the end of the year. kristen: thank you so much for joining us today. >> appreciate it. kristen: coming up next -- we talked to a reporter from the san francisco standard about housing scandals in the city, including a housing bus getting a deal on a free apartment. we here to tell you about life insurance

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kristen: san francisco and the federal government gave hundreds of millions of dollars to nonprofits managing affordable housing units in the city. but a new article on the san francisco standard's website shows despite all that money, some of the buildings are in deplorable conditions with residents suffering cockroach bites and worse. joining us to talk about his reporting on the condition of these units and the spending patterns of the abc managing them, the standard senior reporter, josh kane. nice to have you back on the show. >> good to be here. kristen: your reporting focused on single room occupancy buildings managed by one particular agency. what kind of conditions are these buildings in? >> we did a month-long investigation to an affordable housing nonprofit called tugco, which owns eight properties, three of which are single room occupancy buildings, as you noted. when we talked to tenants of

hotel as a belt, they told us that they had just infestationss rampant infestatio, rats. we found not only are there issues of heating, mold, infestations, but also a drug overdose crisis in the city and 15 tenants have died from drug overdoses since the beginning of 2020. >> this gentleman here, archer is his name, you spoke with him, what was his situation? what is the hole in the wall? >> archer was willing to let into his apartment -- let us into his apartment. he's had issues with vermin with his apartment before. he heard a popping sound and felt a bite on his back. it turned out that it was actually bullet that had been fired through the wall of a neighboring apartment, according to archer.

at that time, he is thinking, it's just another rat infestation, but instead it was actually something far more dangerous. however, we spoke to other tenants and they also confirm similar stories of just constantly saying that there are issues with rodents and rats in the walls. kristen: these buildings are run by a nonprofit. it gets a lot of money from the government. both local and federal. isn't that right? >> a big part of their operations are federally funded. pretty much almost all of it to be honest. they give housing to seniors and formerly homeless people which cannot afford market rate rents but they get subsidies to help cover the cost. over the last decade, we found by reviewing irs filings, they have seen their revenue more than double over the last 10 years, however the share of revenue that it spends on its low income residences has

dropped substantially from about 63% to 45% over any year period. kristen: so where is all that extra money going? >> that's the big part of the story. they are known as a pretty big political actor here in san francisco. when we looked at the spending patterns of the various nonprofits, we found spending on lobbying went from about $5,000 in 2012 to almost $500,000 by 2020. they also have spent millions on ballot measure campaigns and they have also nearly tripled the amount of money they give toward staff salaries over and eight year period and giving money to other political groups in the city some of which have been raised as potentially unethical by nonprofit experts. kristen: it seems like there are generous perks that it provides to the head as well, right? we've got a picture of the gentleman who is in charge. >> yes, the president, he gets a

free apartment in one of the senior homes that the nonprofit operates. when we looked at the irs filings, he reports income that he receives as kind of a contribution for his free apartment, he is supposed to report that on his eye tax filings as received income. when you look at the filings, it notes that the apartment is valued at around $10,000. however, a property manager who lives in the same building according to an audit of the nonprofit, they found the property manager's apartment was around $30,000. so there's a question of whether or not the president -- whether the nonprofit has been undervaluing the apartment they give to their president. kristen: i've got to ask you, has the city responded, or the hud responded to you? >> i spoke with hud, they said if someone wants to make a complete, they absolutely want to hear it. when i spoke with city officials, there was quite a bit

of alarm about the fact that the spending patterns have changed so substantially. so i think there's going to be more to come with this. and we actually got one supervisor, supervisor catherine stephanie, saying she's going to take a very close look at this as part of her broader review of nonprofits receiving taxpayer money. kristen: i'm sure you will keep us all posted, josh kane, thank you so much. you can check out josh's report and more of the san francisco standard's other original reporting on their website, sfstandard.com. we will be right back.

kristen: thank you so much for joining us for "getting answers." we will be here every weekday at 3:00 p.m. answering your questions from around the bay area. "world news tonight" with david muir is next.

join us for the very latest on our latest atmospheric river that is here with us now at 4:00. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. a deadly shooting rampage at a religious gathering. the images coming in now from germany. reports multiple people killed, opening fire inside a building. heavily armed officers going in. and we have late reporting here. also tonight, the stunning images after those four americans were kidnapped. two of them shot and killed south of the border. tonight, the striking image. five alleged members of the notorious gulf cartel tied up, paraded out. and it was the cartel allegedly turning them over. matt rivers in mexico. this evening, two storms we're tracking. and even before one of them hits, the awful discovery tonight. loved ones found dead, trapped in their homes. matt gutman reporting. all of this as california tonight declares a state of emergency. an atmospheric