>> temperatures starting to climb, hottest places around morgan hill and santa rosa. 70s into san francisco and hoekd. the item to watch will be increasing north wind, heading in tonight as the red flag warning starts in the north bay hills above a thousand feet. at 8:00 tonight, gusty winds, dry conditions, something to watch, as we head into sunday. and by the way, sunday, even hotter weather for the valley. so a closer look at that in the forecast coming up in 15 minutes. >> even hotter. we will see you in 15 minutes, rob. thanks. this warmup rob was just talking about has fire departments ramping um. a red flag warning starts tonight, for the north bay hills, as rob mentioned. marin county fire is bringing in extra crews with more equipment. firefighters tell us that dry fuel and these warm winds can be a devastating combination. >> we know that this weather, you know, given the right conditions, fires can get way out of our control. >> marin fire also has extra eyes up high, dispatchers used

this network of cameras to spot smoke, and then send crews to those locations. pg&e tells us they're ready, too. the utility is operating the emergency operations center, and it's prepared to cut power, in the sierra foothills to prevent power lines from igniting fires, as we've seen in the past. pg&e says it will be monitoring conditions in sonoma, lake and napa counties, through tomorrow. the good news though is that conditions are not as dry as they were last year at this time. when 87% of our state was experiencing drought conditions. this year, it's down to just 5% of california. be sure to get your weather news on the go, download our nbc bay area app. you can get tailored forecasts for your area, right on your phone. now, to a story you will see right here, only on nbc bay area. a 77-year-old man killed in a violent hit-and-run crash. now, the victim's friend is

mourning his loss and trying to understand how it could have happened. meanwhile, the accused attacker sits in jail. today in the bay has more. >> in this photo, lawrence is waving the american flag with family members, who were visiting from romania. the picture was taken by his best friend mike. >> i met him for the first time, maybe 50 years ago, back in romania, he was a chess player. >> over the years, they lost contact with each other, then got reacquainted when lupa started working in the bay area. >> he worked for the lockheed, for trumbull, he is especially trained gps. >> and santa clara investigators say he was killed tuesday by a 50-year-old who is facing murder charges with a special enhancement for using her car as a deadly weapon. witnesses say she hit him, as he was walking in the preserve and then backed up and ran him down

again. investigators say they still don't know why she allegedly did it. >> we're in the aware of any relationship between the defendant or any of the victims. that's something we're looking at. the motive of this case is an ongoing investigation. >> his neighbors say he offered shared fruit and vegetables from his garden and often walking around the neighborhood. mike says he slowed down a little in his retirement but not much. >> his mind, his memory, absolutely excellent. he was a very good friend. >> nbc bay area news. now, to a second intelligence official, considering filing a whistle-blower complaint about president trump's dealings with ukraine. "the new york times" is now reporting that official has more direct knowledge and was among those interviewed to corroborate the first whistle-blower's claims about trump's call with the ukrainian president. the first complaint, as you may know, filed in august, sparked

the impeachment inquiry in the president, who is accused of abusing his power in office to get dirt on political rival joe biden. >> back here locally, at least 20 businesses are still without water, following a water main break in san ramon. the break happened around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, on the 2400 block of san ramon valley boulevard. that's just off 680. the water flooded cars, and got dangerously close to pouring into some businesses. it also flooded the on-ramp to sohbound 680 which was closed for a few hours. east bay had to shut off the main line to start cleanup and repair. >> i have insurance, but not water insurance for floods but it is crazy, i heard that they shut down the freeway. that's another thing, too. but yes, i was afraid it was going to come in my business. >> at this point, we don't know the exact cause of that break. now, to a new clue in the triple shooting. local police are releasing new surveillance video that is connected to a shooting that left two people dead.

investigators believe the person driving a ford explorer, seen in this video, may have information related to the shooting that happened thursday in richmond. you can hear it there. you can see the explorer there, cross the intersection, right after you heard those shotted fired. it happened near the intersection of 32nd street and edmond avenue in richmond. two peopleer killed. only one additional person was seriously hurt. grieving families of the ghost ship fire victims will have to endure a second trial as prosecutors get another shot at convicting the master tenant derrick almena. he found out yesterday, he will be retried on all 36 involuntary manslaughter charges. just last month the jury acquitted almena's associate but it was a hung jury for almena himself. yesterday a judge refused to lower the bail of $750 thousand, meaning he will stay in jail until the next trial.

m almea's wife was visibly upset leaving court. >> my kid's father, have not been able to hold his hand, to touch him at all. >> the retrial is set to begin in late march. san francisco mayor london breed appointed a new interim district attorney just one day after george gascon resigned. but some people aren't happy about who the mayor chose. protesters gathered at portsmouth square in chinatown yesterday morning for the mayor's announcement. it was in anticipation of the mayor appointing suzy loftus as interim district attorney and protesters say the appointment is not fair because the mayor will h-already endorsed loftus in next month's election. they wish he had cut the office open to let the voters decide but the mayor said she is not waiting. >> we don't leave an office open

just because an election is coming up, especially one of the most important offices in the city. >> the mayor argues loftus can hit the ground running because of many years serving as a prosecutor. just shy of 7:08. much more ahead on "today in the bay," coming up, he scammed more than a dozen people in contra costa county. and hear how one victim says she was tricked over handing over hundreds of dollars. and the hot housing market in the bay area may be cooling off.

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way, it will be nice weather to get out and cheer for those runners. it is the ultimate rental ripoff. an east bay woman indicted for real estate fraud. she's accused of taking thousands from unsuspecting rental applicants, looking for a place to live. the problem is, the places weren't hers to rent. today, in the bay, spoke with the victim, here's the story. >> a grand jury unsealed the indictment against 25-year-old mercedes gonzalez, of san pablo, she was formally charged with real estate fraud. >> over the past few months, a lot of the residents have seen different postings of houses, and you know, places that they can rent on social media. the suspect would collect dollars, collect deposits and would disappear. >> according to police, that happened to 23 people. lydia morales is one of the victims chievement fou

victims. she saw this home on the site and fell in love, the suspect can be seen in the video they took. and she filled out the application and her son gave gonzalez a $1500 deposit. it didn't take long for morales to realize the family was being ripped off. >> i realized that something was wrong, because she didn't give him anything, like any documents, or anything stating that he had paid $1500 for a deposit. >> the suspect was a no show. when it was time to hand over the keys. >> if you see something online, make sure you're going into the home to actually check it out. that's the biggest thing ha we can tell you. and then don't give any money until it's that time. >> cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. it is 7:12, we have much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up a new tool to fight where, we will tell you about this special gel created at stanford, firefighters may soon be using it. >> we're watching a clear cool start to the morning right now,

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welcome back. 7:15. on your saturday morning. a live look outside in walnut creek. clear skies. golden skies. as we start a hot weekend. cool morning though. meteorologist robert mayeda will be along in just a moment to detail a very hot heat-up on the way. lawyers for disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes say they want to quit, according to court documents, attorneys for holmes say she has not paid them in more than a year, defending holmes in federal court, and she is accused of a fraud scheme getting millions of dollars from investors. holmes claimed that a blood testing machine could run tests on a single drop of blood. turns out, that device never

worked. holmes faces 20 years in prison. a bay area hospital is apologizing for sending letters to the wrong people. san francisco general hospital says the mistake was a computer error. the error put the wrong addresses on 600 different letters that they sent out over the past year. fortunately, the letters didn't have any personal or financial information on them. the hospital says the problem is now fixed. and some good news for home buyers in the bay area. housing prices are coming down. the latest numbers show that some sellers are starting to reduce their asking prices. according to zillow, 16% of listings in the south bay dropped the price in the last 12 months. in san francisco, 12% of sellers also dropped their price. realtors say they're noticing this trend, each though the overall economy remains strong. >> employment is good in silicon valley. people have a decent income.

but people are done, i believe, with buying at crazy prices. >> realtors say the number of ipos has dropped lately and buyers are becoming more cautious. now to a simple affordable gel that could dramatically cut the number of wildfires. stanford researchers say they developed a gel-like fluid that acts as a retardant. scientists say it is long lasting nontoxic and eventually degrades. researchers say they tested the gel with the help of cal fire. they found it completely protects vegetation, even after a lot of rain. it is being tested in high risk areas. and what a perfect time now to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda with a look at our weekend forecast. we are going to be headed into an overnight sort of fire danger. >> yes, the reason why temperatures will be climbing over the next couple of days, high pressure building in, unfortunately, that means dry gusty north to northeast winds, and the reason for the micro climate weather alert. it is cool this morning. not a lot of wind for now. we think that will be changing

after sundown tonight. and speaking of cool, look at san jose, 50 degrees, and clear skies, not much wind, as we watch temperatures climbing later on into the 80s, and there is a pretty view, emeryville seeing temperatures already near 50 degrees. with clear sky, and our final stop takes us to the golden gate which looks great, with that sunrise sunlight there, 55 degrees currently, in san francisco, and we should actually see 70s around san francisco. a little bit later on. so with the clear skies, light winds, dry air, in place, 41 this morning, in morgan hill. and 44 degrees in santa rosa, but notice the wind, light, but starting to turn offshore, a sign not only of strengthening high pressure, but fire danger, and we will detail that coming up in a moment. highs in the santa clara valley, low 80s around downtown san jose, and then upper 80s as you head south around morgan hill toward san martin and gilroy. mid-80s around the tri-valley today with 70s around oakland and into fremont and similar temperatures for san mateo, and redwood city today. notice the coast.

70s around half moon bay and 80s to the south around santa cruz. and san francisco, low 70s and upper 80s possible, in santa rosa and that will be the place to watch. the hilltops above a thousand feet in the north bay, starting at 8:00 tonight to about 10:00 tomorrow morning. wind speeds increasing, humidity decreasing. one way to think about it is sort of like having a hair drier on the atmosphere, it starts to dry things out and warm things up, even at night, and you can see here, we've got wind speeds at 20 to 35 miles an hour. approaching sunrise, in lake county and the higher hips of t, hills of napa county and out to the north and east. look at the humidity levels. really, daytime dry air out there with the gusty winds. any fires that might get started would move through quickly, which is the reason for the red flag conditions through sunday morning. now, notice the temperatures. we're going to head out to santa cruz, a little hot by the time we get into monday. you can see the temperatures continue to climb. and you can see the lake tahoe

region, numbers in the 70s. by the te weekend wraps up, and again, temperatures will be climbing, today, low to mid-80s, inland, the upper boundary for most of our temperatures but by sunday afternoon, you can see the time stamp there close to 90 in morgan hill and maybe even mid-80s around san francisco, and oakland. and a little bit of cooling on monday. bay side. but still, another day, where we could see 90s inland around concord, for monday. and we will see cooling as we head to the middle part of the week but the issue with that, is the pattern that sets that up, it could be another round of gusty winds. so the high will not be quite as strong or as warm. but with a strong low, it is dropping east to the sierra, that once again sets us up for dry gusty winds, potentially stronger winds for next wednesday and thursday. so short-term, warmer finish to the weekend, san francisco, breezy around the hills, could get closer to the 80s, for monday, as well, and you can see for the valleys, we will see temperatures climbing, warmer tomorrow, and drier and gusty in the hills for sunday morning and

then we will see the cooling temperatures as we approach the middle part of the week. we will take a look at the ten-day outlook in the second half hour, to see if there is any precipitation in the long-range forecast. back to you, kira. >> interesting to see, from nearly 90s, to rain. rob, we will see you soon. thanks. 7:21. still ahead on "today in the bay" hiking with purpose. the tragedy that is pushing this bay area firefighter to trek from here to san diego. it's a story that will make you bay area proud, next.

welcome back. when it comes to veterans and suicide, the numbers are staggering. veterans take their own lives at a rate twice as high as the rest of the population. in 2017 alone, close to 500 veterans died by suicide in california alone. a local marine is now doing what he can to bring those numbers down. and today in the bay's garvin thomas has his story in this

morning's "bay area proud". >> we've been following john preston's story for close to five years. we shared how he uses his music to reach out to other vets. how he had to overcome the loss of his own brother, and now, how he is using his feet to amplify his voice. >> john preston is loading his pack for a training hike. the iraq war veteran doesn't care what's in it, just what it needs to weigh. 48 1/2 pounds. or 22 kilograms. 22, being a number that has driven this marine's life for much of the past decade. >> the daily veteran suicide rate, it's how many taking their lives every day. >> what john has in mind is a hike from palo alto, to san diego. covering 22 miles a day. carrying those 22 kilos on his back. the entire way. >> i think with the whole hike

in general, i'm saying i'll carry the weight, you know. just keep walking. that's the whole concept. is just keep walking. and i finally see the road ahead can be better if you let it be better, if you allow your mind to see better things. >> this hike is not john's first step into veteran advocacy. the palo alto firefighter is also a successful musician. ♪ every bit of me is filled with rage. >> some of john's songs have even made it on to the billboard charts. all of them carry a message of understanding and hope to veterans struggling with post traumatic stress, just like he has. ♪ hear what i'm saying. >> i think i kind of found my life's purpose, i realized how much like impact we can make. ♪ a place where i no longer

feel. >> sadly for john, that impact did not include his older brother who died by suicide three years ago. >> it still blows my mind. it is a crazy puzzle. it is something that i don't completely understand. >> it is a loss that continues to fuel john's mission. pushing him ever farther down the path to help veterans in need. >> if i didn't speak, if i didn't do what i do, then i would sit here and wonder why i didn't. >> john is calling the hike 22 and you. he's going to have a film crew follow him the entire way. they're going to put together a documentary of his experience, along with people they meet along the way. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> as a reminder, if you or someone you know is struggling, there is help available, 24/7, call this number, any time, 1-800-273-8255. you also can chat with a counselor online.

at suicide prevention lifeline.org. it is just shy of 7:27. we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up, including a new plan to combat fake videos that you see on the internet. you may remember this one of nancy pelosi speaking in slow motion. we will tell you how they could impact the election. and how california is now working to stop these videos. >> plus -- >> if you only notice after something goes wrong -- >> from concerts to sporting events, meet the woman in charge of the bay area's newest and brightest venue.

good saturday morning. it is 7:29 on this october 5. as the sun is rising over downtown san jose. the streets are closed because it is the rock and roll half marathon this weekend. i believe the 10k today. and the half marathon today. be aware of the road closures around downtown san jose.

good morning. thanks so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey arana and he has a forecast of really hot temperatures, it may be nice to get out to watch the runners but not to be a runner. >> it is that time of the year where you have the clear sky, for the mornings, nice and comfortable, and no fog. look at the golden gate bridge this morning. 55 degrees. on our way to 70 later on. but a little chilly right now. morgan hill, 41 degrees. 44 in santa rosa. so hour by hour, lunchtime temperatures today, no matter where you are, around the bay area, we will see 70s. with around 3:00 in the afternoon, now you're starting to see numbers in the mid-80s around morgan hill and low 80s san jose and actually 70 san jose over to oakland. the item to watch tonight, 8:00, the red flag warning for the hills of the north bay above a thousand feet and that does include marin county, sonoma and napa county. and for some dry winds, and gusty conditions on the hills. we are watching this closely and

even warmer temperatures tomorrow. a closer look at that hour by hour coming up in about 15 minutes. >> my campaign to get air conditioning continues. because it just gets hotter and hotter. rob, we will see you in 15. thanks. with the weather heating up, as rob just said, some local fire departments are on alert this weekend, a red flag warning starts tonight, for the north bay hills. marin county fire is bringing in extra crews with more equipment. firefighters tell us that the dry fuel and the warm winds can be a devastating combination. >> but we know that this weather, you know, given the right conditions, fires can get way out of our control. >> marin fire also has extra eyes up high, using this network of cameras to stop smoke, and then send crews to those locations. pg&e is ready as well. the utility is operating its emergency operations center. it's prepared to cut power in the sierra foothills to prevent power lines from igniting fires, as we have seen in the past. pg&e says it will be monitoring

conditions in sonoma, lake, and napa counties. throughout the day tomorrow. the good news is conditions aren't as dry as they were this time last year, when 87% of california was experiencing drought conditions. this year, it's down to just 5% of the state. be sure to get your weather news, on the go, you can download the nbc bay area app, it is free for android and iphone users. you can get tailored forecasting for your area, your neighborhood, right there on your phone. the first bay area parent involved in the college admissions scandal learned the prize he will pay. a judge sentenced him to five months in prison. he admitted to paying $50,000 to rig his daughter's s.a.t. scores, and $250,000 to get her into usc. as a fake athlete. honius is from san francisco and

used to own a winery in napa. in addition to the time in prison, he will pay a hefty fine and do community service. the rush is now on to fight deep fakes. those are videos and audio altered to make a politician say something they're really not saying. now, it's officially illegal to share them in california right before elections. today, in the bay's ian cole explains. >> you may have seen altered videos like this one that appears to show speaker nancy pelosi slurring her words. >> thomas jefferson -- >> it was seen millions of times, shared millions of times on social media but it is fake. this is the real unedited video. >> thomas jefferson tasked his secretary of the treasury -- >> deep fake videos will be used as political weapons ahead of next year's elections but now, california has a law to fight it. >> it's hard not to be informed, it's hard enough to be informed,

to make wise decisions about candidates and political issues but with deep fake technology, it makes it vastly more complicated. >> the new law targets people distributing altered injury and audio to injure the candidate's reputation to sway voters and that candidate can say it is malice 60 days before election. >> be slow to believe. >> there are critics. governor newsom has been urged to veto the bill this week, writing in part despite the author's good intentions, this will will not solve the problem of deceptive political video, it will only result in voter confusion, malicious litigation, and repression of free speech. >> disagree. >> this isn't free speech. it's fake speech. democracy rests on voters being informed. >> democratic presidential

candidate bernie sanders is now out of the hospital, following a heart attack. his campaign conrming that last night. sanders went to a las vegas area hospital with chest pains, on tuesday, and at that point, his campaign would only say samders had a blockage. when his wife jane was pointedly asked if her husband had a heart attack, she would only answer he had a blockage as well but sanders campaign confirmed now that the diagnosis was a myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack. sanders would area he told says he now feels gre and will return to his vermont home today. immigrants applying for visas soon will have to show that they can afford health care. president trump signed the proclamation yesterday. this new rule applies to people seeking immigrant visas from abroad. not those already inhe u.s. they will have to show that they will obtain health insurance within 30 days of they're rifle in the u.s., or that they will be able to pay for their medical expenses. it goes into effect november

3rd. a controversial mural has now led to a lawsuit, alumni from san francisco's george washington high school, are suing the school district, they say the district broke the law, when it decided to cover the mural. the artwork depicts a dead native american, as well as slaves, working at george washington's home. the school board initially voted to paint over the mural, this happened in june, and then it reversed the decision and decided to cover. >> it the lawsuit is aimed at publicly preserving what they say is an historically significant work of art. hardly strictly blue grass festival kicked but there is stepped up security. one of the entrances right here, where police and bomb-sniffing dogs are checking bags. forhe first time in 19 years, all aths will be closed with fences and there are just four mainntrances to the

venue. >> you have to jump through hoops sometimes. but i feel like just coming through now, it was pretty easy. >> there are also now coolers, chairs, and purse restrictions. any bag brought in has to be clear, go to the event web site for more ion, about what you can and cannot bring this weekend. all right. history will be made tonight, when the warriors play their first game ever at chase center. the new water front arena in san francisco has hosted 13 concerts already, since opening its doors last month. but tonight, tipoff is for the nba champs. holding her breath, the arena's new general manager kim stone. and our own jessica sat down with her to chat basketball, home life and why she gave up the heat in the bay. >> i want to go to the river, i want to go hiking in yosemite and i want to sit on the couch

and eat popcorn with my son watching movies. >> kim stone is describing all of the things she would like to do now she calls the bay area home. >> we work hard hours. long hours. we are like referees, from an operational perspective, you only notice when something goes wrong. >> a billion dollar arena to run, and not just any arena. >> there was no expense spared. it is not just an arena. if we do this the right way, which we will, it becomes a destination. and it is a sports and entertainment destination. >> >> she should know, as general manager of chase center, stone has been quietly working behind the scenes for the last four months to get the golden state warriors new home ready for its big debut. >> i want this to be a community gathering spot. >> creating that destination experience meant leaving florida, and the miami heat. where stone spent 23 years working her way up from part-time stats crew, to team executive vp, and gm of american airlines arena. and most recently, as head of

business development. >> then it was a job i could have retired in easily. easily. but for me, that's not what life is about. i wanted a second chapter in life. >> that chapter kicks off when warriors president rick welch reached out with what stone calls an opportunity of a lifetime. >> i had always wanted to live in the bay area. from the time i spent out here in my college days, with my father when he moved out here. >> back then, she spent summers in the east bay. now, decades later, she's settled in san francisco with her wife, and their 8-year-old son, who is happy to play tour guide. >> and my son is a huge fan of the zoo. so he has taken me there, and he has toured me through the san francisco zoo. >> for now, all those other city sites will have to wait. stone has fans to please. and promises to keep. >> we feel ready. we won't be perfect. it's just new. but i promise anybody that when you come here you will have a great experience. and if we don't get it right immediately, we are going to get it right the next time. >> that was jessica reporting. the warriors and the lakers tip

off at 5:00 tonight. on nbc sports bay area. still ahead, on "today in the bay" the sharks in action at the tank for their home opener. would home ice give them their first win of the season? sports is next. >> time and temperature on nbc bay area is sponsored by:

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7:45 on a saturday morning and good morning, walnut creek, seeing clear sky, temperatures cles to 50 degrees and light wind for the moment, we will see the winds picking up, especially atop mount diablo, heading into the afternoon, as the winds start to increase. looking at the bay bridge for you this morning. a degrees. and light winds, as you can see across the bay. the water reflecting the bridge pretty nicely above, and another bridge for you, look at the golden gate this morning. no fog around. and temperatures also in the 50s. to start the morning. currently, 55 degrees.

and so, if you're going to head out to hardly strictly blue grass today, look at, that numbers in the 70s today. there is a chance we might see 80s around san francisco coming up tomorrow. so temperatures will continue to climb sunday. the warmer of the two weekend days. san jose today, low 80s. we could see upper 80s, south of downtown, around morgan hill and gilroy, from the tri-valley to concord, numbers mainly in the low to mid-80s this afternoon, upper 70s, to low 80s, from oakland, into fremont, and peninsula temperatures, from the coast, to san mateo, 70s to low 80s, down into redwood city, and there you can see the 70s closer to san francisco, and north bay temperatures today, 80s around novato, and up to 87 near santa rosa. so for the north bay, starting at 8:00 tonight, through 10:00 tomorrow morning, red flag warning, for the hills of the north bay, marin county, sonoma and napa counties, above a thousand feet, as wind speeds will be on the increase during the afternoon, to our north and east. and then tonight, notice how the wind speeds really start to pick up around clear lake, and the hills here in napa county, at

the same time, the wind speeds go up, the humidity levels drop down. when typically in the morning, they should be 70 to 80%, and we should see a lot of green on this map and instead seeing the drier browns here with numbers in the 20% range, for humidity, and heading toward sunday morning, that is what high fire danger looks like. gusty winds, and low humidity, around sunrise. now tomorrow's temperatures, notice that we're starting to see more upper 80s inland. and even some 80s bay side. sunday, and monday. you will notice the numbers not changing much bayside and still chances of seeing near 90 degree temperatures around the valley here and concord and to santa rosa. we will see cooling temperatures midweek. but this could reset the wind pattern for the bay area, which is not good news for fire danger. notice how the high builds in behind that strong low dropping east of the sierra, very likely, we will see another wind of gusty dry winds, wednesday, into thursday and another things to watch. the extended rain forecast through the 14th, looking at

both long range models now unfortunately trending dry which is actually typical for the first half of october. dry and windy at times over the next seven days. there you can see a warm finish to the weekend. san francisco, close to 80 degrees. sunday and monday. and you can see how the valleys will climb into the 90s. monday, trending cooler. watching the winds again as we approach wednesday. kira? >> thanks, rob. pg&e strikes a deal with state regulators and admits to safety lapses. but critics say the punishment is not nearly enough. we investigate next.

welcome back, it is one of the largest cases of record falsification by a utility in california state history. pg&e now admits to creating tens of thousands of false records in its program to find buried gas and electric lines. now, investigative reporter jackson vander beck tells us there is a regulatory deal that some say amounts to just a slap on the wrist. >> reporter: robert pena could easily have died in this trench. the san jose maintenance worker ended up cutting an unmarked pg&e line when he tried to clear a sewer line of roots back in 2014. he suffered serious burns. but state investigators told him he was lucky. >> they said give your wife and kids a hug, because you got saved. you know, shouldn't be there with them right now. >> reporter: pg&e now admits that false records played a role in that case.

in fact, an auditor brought in by pg&e found a total of 170,000 other false records in its 811 program. hiled hile, highlighted in this company ad. records that say crews arrived online to meet deadlines to mark buried lines, for accidents and when they were late or simply not qualified to do the work. today, the company announced a deal with state regulator, to pay a $5 million regulatory fine, and make $60 million in upgrades at shareholder expense. utility commission regulators cited a unique combination of circumstances as posing a challenge in deciding the penalty. but that the $65 million settlement was sufficient in light of pg&e's financial condition. but safety and rate payer advocates are far from satisfied. especially with the $5 million fine. >> they are not working toward safety. >> it amounts to a slap on the

wrist, considering the clear safety implications of massive misleading conduct that put lives like pena's in jeopardy. >> $5 million is not even close to a decimal point for them in their earnings. >> even though it is bankrupt, the company could clearly afford to pay more. says tom wong, attorney for the rate payer advocacy group. in fact, recent court filings show it paid twice that for bankruptcy lawyers. >> they're crying poor, when they're paying their attorneys $140 million, to protect the company's interests, in bankruptcy. that's shameful. >> in a statement, a pg&e official called any lapses in reporting and record keeping unacceptable. and said the settlement shows a commitment to change, and helps ensure we meet both the letter and the spirit of the laws and regulations pertaining to our business. nbc bay area news. now to google, which just

bought 40 acres of farmland near the 101/152 interchange in gilroy. google says it is building a new office, it wants to create a tree nursery, instead of building a new office, it wants to create a tree nursery, and the company would plant the trees at the current and future office parks, the land costs more than $2 million. 7:54. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, it is the "clear the shelters" segment featuring our pets in need. we will introduce you to helen and philly, next. it's time for sleep numbers fall sale on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help keep us asleep? yes, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is now only $1,399 plus 0% interest for 24 months. only for a limited time.

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welcome back. time for "clear the shelters segment" with pets in need. marlin is the foster father, as i call you of helen and philly. al is holding philly. they're 3-month-old kittens. >> right. >> so they're ready for a beautiful life in a new home.

>> right. >> ready to be adopted. but if you're interested in adopting them, they have a little, a little history. am i pronouncing this correctly? they have cerebellar hypo plasia? >> that's right. can you tell me a little bit about what that means? >> it means that they have a disorder in the brain that they got from being in the womb to distemper and it affects them and their equilibrium. >> and held en is a little bit shaky right now which i was thinking is stage fright but it is a little bit of her illness. >> right. >> so what would that mean, you're their foster, foster parent, what does that mean for them on a daily life, the ch, as it is called. >> she is a little bit worse than he is, she can't walk really at all, so you have to be putting her in the litter box, but everything else is fine, they're normal healthy kittens. she eats, and snuggles. >> snuggles. >> does everything else, yes. >> goes to the bathroom. >> will she get much bigger?

will they get much bigger than that? >> full-fledged cats. in every other respect, they will be perfectly fine. >> so someone needs to plan if they adopt held ton help her get around but philly is pretty much normal quote-unquote other than having this? >> right. they bold ar, they both. are she is more disabled than he. he is a little friskier than she is. so in addition to the disability, you have to deal with the fact that he might be a little, go a little crazy every once in a while. >> i see that. we be good for a ball of yarn or something. >> yes. >> a scratching tower. >> yes. >> and as you just said, he is following your hand trying to bite it. >> if you're interested in the kittens, they don't need to be adopted together but both are available for adoption and marlin is keeping them at home right now, and check out the web site, pets in need.org. thank you all for coming in. and thanks to you for making us a part of your morning.

we'll have more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00, and all day on nbc bay area.com. i'll see you right back here tomorrow morning. have a great saturday. .

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