"today in the bay's" roz plater is live in orinda, where thousands are still without power, but i can see not at the b.a.r.t. station. good morning, roz. >> reporter: good morning. yes the b.a.r.t. station just opening at this hour and also plenty of light here, we're going to try to talk to passengers gauging their responses to the ceo from pg&e, apology, and also a lot of growing anger over how all this was handled. again, as you said, as daylight comes, the pg&e crews will get back to checking lines and equipment as they work to restore power but the company warns that could take hours, possibly even longer. the company's new ceo apologized, but is standing by the utility's decision to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers. not good enough, says san jose's mayor, who wants the utility to pay up at least half a million in charges the city had to shell out. >> we have certainly spoken to the governor's office about large public costs. i have myself and we'll continue to press that issue, and expect that there will be some compensation from pg&e for the considerable public c

roz plater live for us this morning in san jose where workers are about to start lining up along that picket line. roz? >> reporter: so far nobody on the picket line. we have seen the last really two minutes or so a couple of cars pull up, so perhaps they are about to start that, it was supposed to start around 6:00 or so. we're at the department of family and children's services, one of a dozen sites supposed to be picketing starting this morning. you remember that the workers voted back in august to authorize a strike. they've been working without a contract since june. they have issues stalled over pay and staffing, and working conditions. now the union seiu local 521 represents about 12,000 workers in santa clara county, includes social worker answer clerical staff, janitors and hospital workers as well. the county issued a statement saying they are still willing to negotiate in all of this and it has put forth a proposal for an agreement for benefits and services that are worth some $625 million over five years, but so far, that is still assault and something that may not be sust

we honored for ofor her incredible career and work. >> reporter: roz plater, "nbc bay area news." >>> now to continuing coverage of pg&e's power shutoff. a preventative power shutoff is now over. everyone in the bay area has their power back on and the utility is calling it a success, but the questions are still mounting for pg&e. >> we did not have catastrophic wildfire in our service area here in northern and central california, like the ones going on in southern california at the moment. despite the fact that winds that surpassed our safety threshold were blowing over vast dry areas. >> pg&e leaders stressed that the situation could have been much different. workers checking the lines found 50 cases of damaged or hazards on power lines implying wildfires could have been sparked had the power not been shut off. another 100 power lines remain under investigation. >>> enormous relief in the north bay this weekend, people who planned their wine country weddings will have power for their big events. north bay wedding planners and venues have been scrambling to secure generators, reassur

live in palo alto at his first stop, roz plater. what do you know so far? >> reporter: we th is at the evier restaurant in downtown l palo alto. this is for a luncheon here. they are setting up for a buffet, we're told, a variety of seafood, meats and salads. the restaurant seats about 100 or so people. we don't know how many are expected to attend. it is a fund-raiser, after all. and at least 1,500 to attend, we are being told. now a new poll out with a public policy institute of california shows a tight three-way race in california with elizabeth warren at 23%, mr. biden at 22%, bernie sanders at 21% and they are far out ahead of kamala harris, who is polling at 8% in this poll in her own home state. as for mr. biden, once he wraps up the luncheon here, he is headed to san francisco for an afternoon reception, dinner later on tonight, both of which are hosted by senator dianne feinstein. we're live in palo alto. i'm roz plater, bay area nbc news. >> bay area nbc news, you can get updates on nbcbayarea.com. >>> president trump is suggesting china investiga

roz plater just got an update from the county executive. what are they saying? >> reporter: well he wanted to first reassure people that he said things are going much smoother than they anticipated. they did contingency planning. this is a limited strike and so it has limited impact on county services. in fact, he said, quote, we're open for business. take a listen. >> right now the strike seems to ontrol from our perspective. we're not aware of any significant c sll number of strikers. at the last count we see less than 150. >> reporter: now workers began hitting the picket lines after 6:00 at a dozen sites around the santa clara county. we're told they are picketing in shifts. these folks were picketing in front of the department of family and children services where they would question working. the 12,000 member union voted to authorize a strike working without a contract since june and they said they offered the workers a of $25 million package of pay raises and benefits over five years but the union is asking for more something he said may not be sustainabl

i'm roz plater, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, roz. and if year not on the air, follow us on our social platforms and nbcbayarea.com. >>> the white house is trying to walk back that admission of quid pro quo from one of the top officials. >> they may be trying to undo the bath mick mulvaney did. scott mcgrew captured the whole thing on vid. >> and some tv channels carried it live. mick mulvaney is chief of staff and the white house withheld money approved by congress until ukraine agreed to investigate certain issues that would help president trump. and at a press conference on thursday, mulvaney said, yeah, that's what happened. and the personal politics were involved and get over it he said. it is the same quid pro quo the white house had been denying for days. >> the look back to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that he was kwor -- was worried about in corruption with that nation. >> now mulvaney was talking about a request that ukraine investigate if had any role in the hacking of the democrats back in 2016. th

roz plater is at the site where the homes are set to go up. roz? >> reporter: indeed, know when politicians talk about affordable housing, they encounter nim by and that is not the case here. neighbors that don't want that in their neighborhood. and this vacant lot is the site where the next development will be built. 130 units of affordable housing on a one-acre site, similar to the second street studios, a complex that the city of san jose opened back in august for homeless. it is part of the $950 million housing bond that county voters approved with measure a back in 2016 and the neighbors are thrilled to see it happen. >> i'm just as happy to have a low-income affordable housing as market rate. >> why? >> because we need something on the site and we need people to have a place to live. and the homeless need a place to live as well as anybody else. >> reporter: now the goal of measure-a is 4800 units of housing and in fixed city over santa clara county in the next ten years. we're told today by the countries they are a third of the way through s

. >> "today in the bay's" roz plater is in orinda, where thousands are still without power, but not at the b.a.r.t. station. you're there live and there's some lights behind you. >> reporter: yes, there's light here at the b.a.r.t. station, although there are still traffic signals out on our way here, so still some power outages, and we're going to talk to b.a.r.t. passengers as they start arriving this morning to see what the temperature of them is. some are angry how this was handled. pg&e says as it becomes daylight crews will get out to the process of checking and rechecking lines and equipment as they move to restore power to the rest of the area. that could take hours, possibly longer. the company's new ceo apologized but he is standing by the utility's decision to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers. >> i apologize for the hardship this has caused, but i think we made the right call on safety. >> reporter: the utility faces mounting criticism from customers and politicians, some calling for the company to pay for the costs incurred because of the shutdown. there is a

live in the newsroom, roz plater, nbc bay area news. >>> new this morning, another robbery, different kind of news, robbery at an apple store in the bay area. this time on the peninsula on monday night. this is video of the store back in march after a similar smash-and-grab. this week police say four masked men stole seven laptops valued at nearly $10,000. the thieves fled in a blue car with no license plate. apple stores across the bay area have been targeted in the last few months. >>> happening now, a live look at sky ranger with the best assignment of the day. looking live near the golden gate bridge where fleet week is now in full swing. that is the parade of ships just getting underway. it is always one of the highlights of fleet week and in fact we're getting distracted. the ships moved under the golden gate bridge a minute ago. and typically about a million people take part in this weekend's fleet week activities. and yes, that includes the fleet week airshow that gets underway later today. the blue angels will be the signature performance of course. aquatic park and other goo

roz plater is live in orinda where thousands unfortunately still without power. good morning, roz. >> reporter: good morning. we're at the theater square where there is no power here. the theater, several businesses in the dark. no street lights, no traffic lights here and there is growing frustration and anger over how this was handled both here in orinda and around the bay area. in san francisco last night a handful of protesters stood in the streets in their silent protest. the group says pg&e cares more about profit than public safety. the proest iters say pg&e should have paid more attention to people who rely on electricity for medications and life-saving technology. those people should have been given generators. folks are angry in orinda, too, where they say the planned outages were poorly handled. >> i think it was handled horribly. we had no idea what time the power was going off. i was happy that they turned it back on quickly. again, we had no idea when it was going to go back on. >> probably disorganized, not well thought out, so i think it could have

roz plater with what one city is trying to do about it. roz? >> reporter: apparently we are creating a lot more jobs but those are low-income jobs that folks can't afford the new housing because not nearly enough of that housing is affordable. a new report says the city will need 9,300 units of affordable housing over the next few years. that was three times already in the pipeline. rents are so high in both san francisco and the south bay that it would take more than a new teacher's total monthly salary to cover it. san jose's school district is trying to raise money to help its teachers find housing. >> we already owned the land and see if it's possible to build employee housing where employees could live. in the housing at a lower rate. >> it will take away a lot of anxiety that i feel making those ends meet. >> reporter: the san jose unified school district says it loses about 200 teachers a year mostly because of the high cost of living here in the bay area. as for san francisco, the city says what it is doing, it is doing all it can inclu

"today in the bay's" roz plater is at valley medical center with what happens next. morning, roz. >> reporter: good morning. we do expect those striking workers to be back out on the picket lines a little bit later this morning, not clear of the location just yet but this valley medical center was their target yesterday where we are hearing that it caused some disruptions in elective procedures because so many people were out on the picket lines. they were out there we're told as late as 8:30 or so last night. thursday began with one of the largest number of striking workers walking the picket lines we've seen yet in this strike. it included hospital workers here at valley medical center, as well as nurses who are not part of the sei local 521 but would not cross the picket lines in solidarity. on tuesday, the county announced it was making its last best final offer which included a 3% raise now and over the next four years, but the striking workers contend this is not just about wages. they claim they're understaffed. >> we're short 1500 workers and the county has n

"today in the bay's" roz plater live for us in san jose, where workers are getting set to walk the picket lines. have we seen anyone out there so far, roz? >> reporter: not so far. we expect them very soon. we're here at the department of family and children services, one of a dozen sites where the picket lines will be up in the next hour or so. you remember that the workers voted back in august to authorize the strike. they've been working without a contract since june. negotiations have stalled over issues about pay, staffing and working conditions. the union sei local 521 represents about 12,000 santa clara county employees including social workers, clerical staff, janitors as well as hospital workers. the county issued a statement last night saying it's still willing to negotiate and offered workers a salary and benefits package worth $625 million over five years' time but the county says the union wants a lot more, something the ceo says simply may not be sustainable. again the picket lines are supposed to start around 6:00 or so this morning. we don't know how long the strike may la

roz plater will join us with a live report at the top of the hour. >>> happening today, the hayward man and san francisco tour guide now accused of spying for china is scheduled to appear in federal court in san francisco. fbi agents arrested edward pong last friday. they say this surveillance video shows him taping bundles of cash to a drawer at a bay area hotel. investigators say an undercover agent took the cash and left an sd card with information pong believed was classified. he then handed the hard over to chinese intelligence in beijing but it was all part of a sting. if convicted, pong could face ten years in prison. >>> happening today, b.a.r.t.'s new general manager is launching what he calls a listening tour. robert powers says he wants to hear directly from riders to get feedback about the transit service. this morning, powers will be at lake merritt station in oakland talking to riders as they wait for the trains. he plans to be there between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning. similar station stops are planned over the coming weeks. >>> 4:36 right now. meanwhile, if you're waiting

i'm roz plater for "today in the bay." >> that will be there later. >>> service workers plan to be backthe picket lines today in what is now the second day of their strike. >> we are the union. >> we are the union. >> social workers, nurses, public defenders all supporting the union walking off the lines yesterday. workers have been without a contract for three months now and the talks are at an impasse. the county says the strike so far is not having an impact on major services because this is a rolling strike at this point. the enl tirp 12,000 worker union is not on strike at the same time. >>> the football season is over this morning for the gilroy high school varsity team. it follows the arrest of four players accused of sexually assaulting a teammate. according to the gilroy police department the victim was not physically injured but ten more players walked off theafter t prompted the cancellation. other students are disappoint at it. it feels we've been robbed of the opportunity of winning. >> the decision to cancel the varsity program this year does not include junior varsity whi

i'm roz plater for "today in the bay." >>> 5:07 right now. we continue our team coverage. that quake struck in 1989 and the impact was immediate. >> thousands of structures collapsed. a san francisco man came close to losing his life there as well. >> "today in the bay" reports he believes he was saved by a spur of the moment change in his routine. >> reporter: mark had just dropped by an insurance client in west oakland. the quickest way back to his home in oakland hills was the 880 cypress structure. >> it ran right down this way. >> reporter: but for some reason on that tuesday evening of october 17, 1989 -- >> it was a nice, sunny day. i'll drive the back roads to oakland that i hadn't done in a while and take my time getting me. >> reporter: mark had driven just one block from the double decker freeway he normally would have been on. >> i never realized earthquakes were so loud. it was a roar like a train coming down the tracks. i didn't think anything would be crumbling behind me but it was. 42 people died. many more were injured. >> i called my parents and told them

that's where we find "today in the bay's" roz plater with more. >> reporter: good morning. the vice president is due here at noon at the restaurant behind me for a fund-raiser luncheon. it will cost you a minimum of $1,500 to dine for lunch with the former vice president. now he is in the bay today after a stop last night in reno for a community event. on the 2020 presidential race campaign trail he is fighting back against president trump's attacks on him in the impeachment probe. >> i'm not backing down. i'm not going to be distracted by his lies and name calling. i'm going to let congress do its job and deal with impeachment. i'm going to stay focused on your lives, and i mean this from e bottom of my heart, your lives. >> reporter: a new poll shows biden in a three-way tie at the top for first place with senators bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. surprisingly all three are way ahead of senator kamala harris in her own home state here of california. now from palo alto, mr. biden heads to san francisco for a reception this afternoon at a fund-raiser dinner tonight all

"today in the bay's" roz plater is at valley medical center with what happens next and what we should expect to see as peopl who are in santa clara county. [ no audio ] all right, we are not hearing's roz's microphone right now. it is a rolling strike and thus, there are different groups of county workers who are headed to the picket lines. we'll check in with roz again at 6:00. >>> 6:06. happening today, the debate over the closure of san francisco's juvenile hall takes center stage. this is not the video of that. that's the protest from county workers there in santa clara. we want to talk about the supporters there, the rally outside of the building on bryant street, for juvenile hall, comes months after supervisors introduced legislation that would mandate the closure of the juvenile hall by the end of 2021. >>> more than 30 employees at a san francisco-based escooter company are reportedly expected to lose their jobs. the company called skip ceo expects the layoffs to occur sometime before the end of the year. the ceo placed some of the reason for the layoffs losing out during san