and investigations into its now at noon, california's largest power company files for bankruptcy as it faces scandals and investigations into its potential role in the wildfires. good afternoon i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi.

kiet do. >> we are here at pg&e headquarters where they have moing. el icup the tifrom critics, financial responsibility from the wildfires on to the customers? chapter 11 filing came at exactly 12:01 a.m. pursuing a $5.5 billion loan to continue operations, it is developing a financial reorganization plan, and can now freeze its debts. that last part with freezing debts is what worries amanda riddle. that destroyed 500 homes. >> i settled 24, 2015 butte fire cases in november, fg and e paid 13 and defaulting the remaining 11. >> did you see that coming?

>> we asked repeatedly whether or not they were going to be paying and fg e refused to give usa straight answer. >> fg e told a federal judge that money is too tight to settle the settlements.11 the bankruptcy lawyers get paid first followed by banks and investors that than the fire victims. >> the bankruptcy attorneys fg and e has hired claimed they are billing $750 million which according to our bankruptcy attorneys is an incredibly unreasonable and unheard amount. so, we are hoping that those bankruptcy attorneys work with us to streamline the processes so they will not need to over bill to extent. >> fg and e are committed to supporting the ordinarily fair and expedition liabilities resulting from the 2017 and 2018 wild fierce.

to be clear, we have heard the calls for change and determined to take action throughout this weighing in on chat the chapter 1 files. tony atkins from san diego saying today's bankruptcy filing is disappointing. bankruptcy is not the opt numb solution for californians. my administration will continue that victim and employees are treated fairly and california continues to make forward progress on our climate change goals. meanwhile san francisco supervisor is introducing legislation today to jump start the process of creating a public utility to replace pg&e and launch the san francisco green new deal fund. reopened local an wants to secure $50 million to start the study and purchase and

construct a publicly owned grid. new at noon a truck slammed into a house in san francisco today. anne makevec has more on what happened and the damage left behind. >> reporter: you can see some of the ma lefhind here at this home, but still a lot of questions about what caused this crash. this truck slammed backwards into this house just after 8:00 a.m. as the people inside were starting their day. >> i heard this really loud like it shook the house, i thought it was an earthquake or something. >> the truck rolled down this hill on shields hitting this plant arrest box, two stop signs, a hire hydrant and clipping this power pole before crossing monte sell low before hitting the house. >> just like open the curtains, it hit. the back of the truck and dust from this debris hit the window, i thought it was going to come through the glass. the first thing i noticed is a

smell of burnt rubber. >> the driver stayed on scene talking to police. >> nothing can i say. >> police say he didn't have the proper license nor insurance. the homeowners say building inspectors there is no us out, i can't tell tic, this you. >> they still don't know if the brakes failed on the truck or if this was operator error. in san francisco anne makevec, kpix 5. three people suspected stealing a purse then going on a major shopping spree at a trader joe's in morgan hill. surveillance photos showing the suspects at a target and wal- mart where they spent 2200- dollars. not guilty plea today from

president trump's long time informal visor roger stone facing federal charges, lying to congress and wit necessary tampering. >> roger stone flashed richard nixon's v for victory sign in washington d.c. tuesday morning. stone's attorney entered not guilty pleas on one count of obstruction of justice, 5 counts of false testimony and 1 count of witness tampering. stone says special council robert mueller didn't charge him with clouding with russia. >> there is no russian collusion. i had no collaboration with wikileaks, i'm not charged with conspiracy, if they could have made that case, they would have. >> following comments by the acting attorney general who says he has been briefed on the ose eing completein hope the fr directoeller as soon

as possible. hand off a final report when the investigation is complete. it will be up to the ag to determine how much of the report is made public. but a new bipartisan bill in the senate would require the department of justice to release the full report to the public. >> what's really important here clearly is the need for transparency and the public's need to know. >> attorney general nominee bill barr will only release what he can based on the law. nikole killion, cbs news, washington. five houston police officers are lead to an intense gun battle yesterday when more than a dozen narcotics officers and several patrol officers responded to a house where they suspected drugs were being sold. police say that is when two ficer re shot, last , police check two officers are in

critical condition. some cities in the midwest will be holder than ant ark ka as a polar vortex seeps through. the t e day after a monster storm dumped to you 16 inches of snow from min they society a to michigan. >> -- minnesota to michigan. >> now a polar vortex sweeping across the country's mid section is bringing some of the coldest weather in a generation. the upper midwest will face temperatures 40 degrees below normal, with windchills in the negative double digits. >> the temperatures are going to be so cold, within a matter it of a few minutes can you get significant frost bite. >> residents are expected to get hit with temperatures colder than parts of the arctic circle. sidewalks along michigan avenue usually crowded are empty today with people listening to warnings to stay inside. while the snow may be ending,

the cold is just starting. >> problem with this arctic air, it's slow like syrup and does not want to move out quickly. >> more than 1400 flights are canceled today with another 5500 delayed as airports scramble to clear runways from monday's storm. the cold weather is expected to shatter records, some aren't worried. >> you live it's part of living here. >> the misery in the midwest will continue through thursday. kenneth craig, cbs news. and forecasters say tomorrow is expected to be the worse of the storm heads toward the northeast. there is a growing measle he outbreak in the pacific northwest, in washingtate, 36 med ca prompted the gove decle a st emeen an york e state faces than 200 cases. but, some say the real battle

begins with parents decisions to not vaccinate their children. >> it's very hard to change people's minds especially when you are talking about the health of their children. >> it's their lives on the line, they are not vaccinated something like this happens what am i going to do to save them? >> the virus is spread through the air and lingers, meaning an unvaccinated person is risk of exposure hours later. it may soon spread to large metropolitan areas. a messy crash on a florida highway this morning. gallons and goal lands of almond milk spilling across i- 10 near jacksonville after crash involving two semi trucks, one semi was losing power and then tried to stop on the shoulder. the second semi didn't see it in time and crashed into it. luckily no one was hurt. still ahead, privacy concerns for iphone user, glitch that let's people see your face time conversation. the harm of too much screens

the bay area, we have so light showers that moved through this morning, tracking storm after storm as we head through the week, i will let you know exactly when we'll see the return of the rain but here is a beautiful live look camera with blue skies out there, we'll be right back.

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may qualify for home internet at ainstallation fee.of no commitmr visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. the bug allowed people using "group facetime" to listen-in on *see -- v a software bug has iphone and mac user bus their privacy. the bug allowed people using group face time to listen in on and sometimes see video of the

person they were calling before they answered. apple temporarily disabled group face time and releasing a software fix later this week. later today, the tech giant will release a crucial earnings report, it follows a month's long decline in apple's strozk price. millions of people use free wifi at coffee shops, hotels and ott 0er places. warning that join at your own risk. christina haggar. >> free internet access can be found in many places, it's named after a favorite new england expression. wicked free wifi. steve walker showed us how easy it is for a hacker to use it and steal personal data. >> i can see all the different networks out there, all the different clients. and which one do i want to look like. >> walker created his impostor version with a laptop and small device. >> it didn't take too lo

>> . >>anyoneer to his signal than the one the city is blasting out will only see the fake wicked free wifi option, if your device connected to the real system in the past it could automatically join his rogue wifi network. >> you called it the same thing? >> yeah. >> for steve's wake wifi he creteed these two fishing links to facebook and g-mail. >> i cosign in here and you know my facebook password. >> haggar. >> chaggar, that's my name. >> he knows your every move online. >> you are going to google. >> anything i'm reading, can you see what i'm interested in. >> this vulnerable can be exposed through any free and open wifi, coffee shops, hotels anywhere. >> a risk when you join any type of public wifi. >> if do you join, cyber defense expert recommends turning off any file sharing

apps, this means air drop. >> if you are going to be on public wifi make sure you are not working with sensitive data. >> advice, if you don't have to get on public wifi, don't. christina haggar, cbs news, boston. federal reserve ghana two day meeting discussing strategy around monetary policy, jerome powell and other members are keeping interest rates on hold following a hike last december. let's take a live look at the big board right now and see how the stock market is dog. dow is up 40 points. uk leaves the european union. british lawmakers are voting on a series of amendments. several issues on the table, britain's relationship with europe post brexit and where northern ireland stands after the split. a popular proposal with both sides postponed brexit for a few months to negotiate, they have until march 29th to

decide. fresh peaches, necklines and plumbs are being recalled. the fda says new york based jack vandenberg ink issued the warning including costco and wal-mart in 18 states. let's get a check on the forecast, receive some clouds and rain the forecast. >> we are tracking a series of weather systems that will move in, storm systems that will bring that wet weather. so active weather pattern for the bay area. showers earlier this morning, weak disturbance, sales force tower camera catches sun as well. looking at 63 in con toward. livermore 61. downtown san francisco at 59, san jose 60. and 53 for santa rosa. i want to show you this, we've been talking about the polar vortex in the midwest.

10 below in minneapolis. 16 below there in minor, you can see -- actually minot that is how you pronounce that. so cold as we are looking at very arctic air that they are dealing with. 8 in omaha. and we are looking at temperatures definitely on the mild side. so, here we go with ridge of high pressure moving out of here and then we are tracking a series of weather systems to move in. for today we are looking at partly sunny skies. as we head through the rest of the afternoon, slight chance of a shower with that weak weather system. weak disturbance, with the storms that move in for tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon and evening, we are looking at the return of that wet weather. so wet afternoon and evening commute, a few showers linger for thursday morning, stronger storm system moves in for friday bringing in widespread rain, heavy downpours and gusty winds on friday. sunset accusation 29, daytime

highs for today looking at 61 in downtown san francisco, 63 in oakland, also for fremont. 65 for santa rosa. and here is that seven day forecast. so another storm moves in wednesday afternoon and evening looking a a a few showers thursday morning, there we go friday with rain and wind and showers also for the weekend as well. so off and on, it's not a total washout all week, but we do have the rain in the forecast. >> we have a little off so that's good. >> thank you. new study points to the harm of too much screen time for toddlers, researchers found if children spend a lot of time staring at screens when they are 2 and 3 years old that could lead to poor development between 3 and 5 problem with communication, motor skills, problem solving and social skills. experts at the american academy of pediatrics recommend parents limit preschool age children to 1 hour a day of high quality programming. still ahead, it might seem

like a strange combination, how cirque du soleil is teaming up with an international soccer superstar.

company...cirque du soleil ( ) will be pulling off its own hat trick. uting a show c for the first time ever world famous theater company cirque du soleil will pull off its own hat trick centered a show on a sports star. it's barcelona soccer superstar messey, they chose him because he is creating a living legacy. cirque du soleil paid tribute to michael jackson, the beatles and a band. a live look now at mercedes- benz stadium. many are expected to take the following monday off. according to the career firm

challenger gray and christmas, absences and loss of productivity on the monday after the big game could cost companies more than $2.5 billion. and if employees show up to work one hour later or spend an hour talking about the game that is an estimated $1.7 billion lost. you can watch the big game right here on kpix 5 this sunday afternoon, we'll be right back.

teachers a step closer to walking off the job. voting begins today on whether to authorize a strike. the

schools. coming up at 5:00, oakland teachers a step closer to walking off the job. voting begins today on weather to rise a strike. the showdown over the future of schools that story and much more coming up at 5:00. that is doing it for kpix 5 news at noon. >> a few storms for the week so get ready for that. >> don't forget ellen, veronica will see you right here at 5:00. >> beautiful shot of ocean beach, everyone. enjoy it.

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