state senator bill dodd of napa..says he'd like to see utility companies held to a higher standard. a fight on capitol hillwho pays for property damaged when a utility companies' equipment contributes to a massive fire? california law says.. the utility company does..and pg&e have spent millions fighting that.but state senator bill dodd says.. he wants to raise the current standard of responsibility. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)pg and e should have their day before a court or the california public utilities commission to be able to find fault and to see if there's any other extenuating factors and ultimately pay as much as they can possibly pay without becoming insolvent state senator dodd represents district 3 in napa.. a community devastated by the fires last october.a cal fire investigation found that faulty or damaged pg&e equipment was responsible for at least 12 of the deadly fires in that area. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)the technology is there right now. there are other utilities in

(jrs) state senator bill dodd of napa.. says he'd like to see utility companies held to a higher standard. kron's hermela aregawi spoke to him and joins us live from napa with this story.. hermela.? (hermela)as of right now, state law says. a utility company is responsible for paying for property damaged because of its equipment. pg&e has been fighting to reduce its legal liability on this issue.. and lawmakers like dodd are pushing back. a fight on capitol hillwho pays for property damaged when a utility companies' equipment contributes to a massive fire? california law says.. the utility company does..and companies like pg&e have spent millions fighting that.but state senator bill dodd says.. he wants to raise the current standard of responsibility. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)pg and e should have their day before a court or the california public utilities commission to be able to find fault and to see if there's any other extenuating factors and ultimately pay as much as they can possibly pay without becomin

state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)the technology is there right now.re other utilities in the state of california that have done a better job. i will say that pg& e's service area may be 10 times larger than the next service area. but also we have a new normal now. with weather changes and drought, and then heavy rain years and so we have more fuel than we've ever had dodd says there are several are contributing to the kind of massive fires we are already seeing in california this year. he says.. making sure utility companies take extra care is of the solution state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)i think our public utilities commission could and should establish tougher standards and also establis oversight that will really make a difference. (hermela aregawi) this is a high stakes issue for pg&e.the utility company could face up to billions in liability..reporting in napa hermela aregawi kron 4 news ( robin ) happening today... an air happening ( robin )( robin ) happening today... an air quality advisory is issued across the bay area today and to

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. >> reporter: bill dodds house survived the alice fire in napa. more than 100 of his silverado neighbors lost homes. one of them in order to get out -- >> there was a neighbor up the street from us that just drove through his garage door in order to escape. >> reporter: now dad has one bipartisan passage of a bill requiring all new or replacement garage doors in california to have battery backup on -- battery backup. on some models it can be added. counting on the clicker when needed most. >> they put another handle here . >> reporter: there are also ways to make lifting a door easier. >> i think we have to account for panic, shock. >> reporter: in an emergency someone of any age or strength might struggle. fire didn't invade oakmont as other areas, but dean doesn't want a door to cause anyone to lose their life . >> we still have to have good evacuation plans. this is the low hanging fruit. >> reporter: deborah be alone, ktvu fox2 news. >>> paul manafort is guilty, michael cohen agreed to a plea deal. coming up we will break down what these major

state senator bill dodd says there isn't enough time to study and pass the issue before the legislative session ends on august 31st. critics of the proposal claim it would give utility companies too much protection... without ensuring they safely maintain equipment. current california law holds utilities responsible for damage from fires ignited by their equipment...even if they've followed safety rules. cal fire has blamed pg&e for causing the deadly north bay fires... saying it failed to clear debris from power lines. ( marty ) we have an update on the wildfires burning across the state this morning. the massive mendocino complex fire burning in colusa, lake, and mendocino counties is now 79-percent contained. so far it has burned more than 380-thousand acres-- making it the largest wildfire in state history. the carr fire in shasta and trinity counties is 81-percent contained... and has burned more than 220-thousand acres... and destroyed more than one thousand homes. the ferguson fire that forced yosemite valley to shut down for two weeks-- is 87-percent contained. it has burned mor

bill dodd d-napa)) "we still have the same goals that we talked about the very first time that we mett we do should protect victims today, and should also harden the grid so there are no victims tomorrow and beyond." one of the heated issues is utility company liability when power equipment sparks a fire. under the proposal - some costs could be passed on to customers. ((sen. hannah beth-jackson d-santa barbara))"i think we need to send a signal to the markets that we are serious about holding these companies accountable while at the same time recognizing we need electricity.")) another hot topic is forest management - and how to regulate the removal of dead and dying trees.((assembly member brian dahle r-bieber)) "three weeks ago, 1100 homes burned in my district and we have a massive fuel loading problem so my colleague and i have been talking about vegetation management for years now, we ran bills and got them close and we tweaked them to where.. they don't work on the ground. but when you go to implement it on the actual ground, it just doesn't work." ((ashley)) the committee plan

senator bill dodd says that there wasn't enough time to study and pass the issue before the legislativeession ends on august 31st. critics say the proposal would give utility companies too much protection... without ensuring they safely maintain equipment. current california law holds utilities responsible for damage from fires ignited by their equipment...even if they've followed safety rules. cal fire has blamed pg&e for causing the deadly north bay fires... saying it failed to clear debris from power lines. (jrs) a quick update on the wildfires burning across the state tonight. the massive mendocino complex fire burning in colusa, lake, and mendocino counties is 79- percent contained this evening. so far it has burned more than 380-thousand acres-- making it the largest wildfire in state history. the carr fire in shasta and trinity counties is 81-percent contained... and has burned more than 220-thousand acres...more than one thousand homes destroyed there. the ferguson fire that forced yosemite valley to shut down for weeks-- is 87-percent contained tonight. it has burned more than

senator bill dodd says that there is not enough time to study and pass the issue before the legislativeession ends on august 31st. critics say the proposal would give utility companies too much protection... without ensuring they safely maintain equipment. current california law holds utilities responsible for damage from fires ignited by their equipment...even if they've followed safety rules. cal fire has blamed pg&e for causing the deadly north bay fires... saying it failed to clear debris from power lines. (justine) a quick update on the wildfires burning across the state tonight. the massive mendocino complex fire burning in colusa, lake, and mendocino counties is 79- percent contained tonight. so far it has burned more than 380-thousand acres-- making it the largest wildfire in state history. the carr fire in shasta and trinity counties is 81-percent contained... and has burned more than 220-thousand acres...more than one thousand homes destroyed there. the ferguson fire that forced yosemite valley to shut down for weeks-- is 87-percent contained tonight. it has burned more than 9

bill dodd d-napa)) "we still have the same goals that we talked about the very first time that we met. anything that we do should protect victims today, and should also harden the grid so there are no victims tomorrow and beyond." one of the heated issues is utility company liability when power equipment sparks a fire. under the proposal - some costs could be passed on to customers. ((sen. hannah beth-jackson d-santa barbara))"i send a signal to the markets that we are serious these companies accountable while at the same time recognizing we need electricity.")) another hot topic is forest management - regulate the removal of dead and dying trees.((assembly member brian dahle r-bieber)) (ken) the use of deadly pesticides at illegal pot farms has been a growing problem all across the state. today -- researchers and federal authorities announced they're finding potentially deadly pesticides at nine of every 10 illegal marijuana farms in california this year. that's a jump from chemicals found at about 75 percent of illegal growing operations discovered on public land last year, and six

. >> reporter: bill dodd's house survived the atlas fire in napa, although more than 100 of his neighbors lost homes. one of them, in order to get? >> there was a neighbor up the the street from us, that actually just drove through his garage door in order to in order to escape. >> reporter: now he has bipartisan passage of a bill that requires all new or replacement garage doors in california to have battery backup. on some models, it can be added. on cheryl's, it couldn't be, so she bought new one. there are also ways to make lifting a door easier. >> i think that we have to account for panic, shock. >> reporter: in an emergency, someone of any age or strength might struggle. fire didn't invade oakmont as it did other areas, but dean doesn't want a door to cost anyone's life. >> we still have to have good evacuation plans, but this is step number one. this is the low-hanging fruit. >> reporter: they also hope to raise awareness so more peopled a battery backup on their own, because, after all, it's not just fire that knocks out fire, but floods and earthquakes, too. >>> a unique walk th

the utility company does..and pg&e have spent millions fighting that.but state senator bill dodd sayswants to raise the current standard of responsibility. state senator bill dodd (ca - district 3)pg and e should have their day before a court or the california public utilities commission to be able to find fault and to see if there's any other extenuating factors and ultimately pay as much as they can possibly pay without becoming insolvent state senator dodd represents district 3 in napa.. a community devastated by the fires last october.a cal fire investigation found that faulty or damaged pg&e equipment was responsible for at least 12 of the deadly fires in that area. (hermela aregawi)this is a high stakes issue for pg&e.the utility company could face up to billions in liability.. reporting in napa hermela aregawi kron 4 news ( darya ) happening today... an air quality advisory is issued across the bay area today and tomorrow because of the smoke from nearby wildfires. john shrable is here with more on that advisory. cooler air pushing in overnight will result in a noticeable drop

bill dodd d-napa)) "we still have the same goals that we talked about the very first time that we metd protect victims today, and should also harden the grid so there are no victims tomorrow and beyond." one of the heated issues is utility company liability when power equipment sparks a fire. under the proposal - some costs could be passed on to customers. ((sen. hannah beth-jackson d-santa barbara))"i think we need to send a signal to the markets that we are serious about holding these companies accountable while at the same time recognizing we need electricity.")) another hot topic is forest management - and how to regulate the removal of dead and dying trees.((assembly member brian dahle r-bieber)) "three weeks ago, 1100 homes burned in my district and we have a massive fuel loading problem so my colleague and i have been talking about vegetation management for years now, we ran bills and got them close and we tweaked them to where.. they don't work on the ground. but when you go to implement it on the actual ground, it just doesn't work." (ken) puerto rico's governor today drastic

nature is senator bill dodd said: senator ain will lie in state at arizona's state capital in phoenix today. the six term senator died over the weekend from brain cancer. cain will li >>> senator john mccain will lie in state at arizona state capital in phoenix today. the six-term senator died over the weekend from brain cancer. mccain will lie in state at the nation's capital later this week. >>> just two months after president trump declared there was no longer a nuclear threat from north korea, that country's leader kim jong-un seems to be contradicting that claim now. sources telling cnn that the north korean regime warned in a secret letter to the trump administration just last week that talks to denuclearize may fall apart. that apparently prompted the president to postpone secretary of state mike pompeo's planned visit to north korea. >> the declaration that was achieved back when the president and chairman kim met was probably more vague than one would have hoped. denuclearization doesn't mean the same thing to us that it means to them. >> north korea is pressing for a full pe

napa state senator bill dodd says there is not enough time before the legislative session ends on august 31 to settle all the issues involved. the governor's proposal would have eased the current legal standard that generally holds utilities liable for the cost of fires triggered by their equipment. those who want to change the law are concerned utilities could go bankrupt as climate change makes wildfires even more severe. some lawmakers said the governor's proposal would give utility companies too much protection. >>> if you know will be held today for the utah firefighter killed in the largest wildfire in california history. 42-year-old battalion chief matthew burchett was hit by a fallen tree last monday. he was battling mendocino complex fire at the time. he spent half of his life as a firefighter. he was among many out-of-state firefighters who came to california to help out of those flames. a calfire honor guard escorted his body back to utah. >>> fundraiser will be held today to help the family of fallen see a -- policy hp officer kirk griess. it will be hosted by dutch bros. cop

senator bill dodd introduced the measure following the north bay wildfires. the bodies of at least five victims were found whe t once s. >>> the fda just approve add generic version of the e pi pen where there's a big need. there's a shortage of the medical device as children head back to school. the epi pen is used frequently to treat food allergies. the shortage is nothing new. it's been on the fda list since may, attributed to manufacturing issues and local supply disruptions. >>> in the east bay, hercules police working to return sfoelen backpacks. officers found eight near faucet and santa fe in herculs wednesday. investigators say thieves stole them from cars in oakland, richmond and this family visiting from the uk. in addition, officers gave them a tour of the police station. >>> hey, dub nation, listen up. you have a chance for a special photo opportunity. the 2015, 2017 and 2018 o'brien trophies availableorhos at warriors and take a look here at the screens. this afternoon, the trophies will be at the stores at walnut creek 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to

(pam) bill dodd... california state senator representing napa county ...of the commission today asking them to impose penalties on p-g&e... he joins us now via skype. (ken)(pam)(pam) (ken) (ken) (pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. in oakland family members of some of the 36 people who lost there lives in the 2016 ghostship fire expressed their anger and anquish during the sentencing of the two men being held criminally responsible. close to two dozen people shared their heartache....and suffering. several asked with the judge to toss out the plea deal for the two men who've pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involentary manslaughter. the master tenant cut a deal that gives him a nine year prison sentence. the warehouse tenant who helped collect rent and book shows is to get six years but both are expected to serve far less. we are expected to hear from both defendants when the sentencing hearing resumes friday morning. maureen kelly kron4 news the general manger of bart will present a new safety and security plan to bart board members

backing and support through the un or humanitarian organizations or through different bills we passed like the dodd frank bill where it's our attempt to try to clean up the conflict mineral chain but. the reality is it's just as a mention for you know when we're trying crew bring our solutions our idea of solutions that often just don't match with. with the reality of a grown so so we're often left with a problem that's bigger than it was with where it started. we'll certainly have the problem again going back to the economic situation we have these minerals that are very valuable and they're being utilized by us every day essentially right to say that we know that the various minerals that we're talking about they end up in our plants as our electronics. you know diamonds and gold obviously are have value so essentially we are playing into the conflict without being aware of playing into the conflict. yeah i mean that's true and i think a hot topic is you know we can use the electronics like colton is it's largely mined in the congo and that's inside of our cell phones so i think we. we often look

bill dodd d-napa)) "we still have the same goals that we talked about the very first time that we mett we do should protect victims today, and should also harden the grid so there are no victims tomorrow and beyond." one of the heated issues is utility company liability when power equipment sparks a fire. under the proposal - some costs could be passed on to customers. ((sen. hannah beth-jackson d-santa barbara))"i think we need to send a signal to the markets that we are serious about holding these companies accountable while at the same time recognizing we need electricity.")) another hot topic is forest management - and how to regulate the removal of dead and dying trees.((assembly member brian dahle r-bieber)) "three weeks ago, 1100 homes burned in my district and we have a massive fuel loading problem so my colleague and i have been talking about vegetation management for years now, we ran bills and got them close and we tweaked them to where.. they don't work on the ground. but when you go to implement it on the actual ground, it just doesn't work."in sacramento... i'm ashley za

bills done. there's hope. the dodd-frank bill passed early this year was a bipartisan effort that will help small town banks and i believe the same level of bipartisanship is absolutely needed to get legislation done to solve some of these problems for these men and women who put their lives on the line every day. mercedes: thank you. we've talked about preventing terrorism. we've talked about the gang and ms-13 scenarios, the criminal aliens. one other issue, the mission is so broad, it's counternarcotics. commissioner, can you walk out through what a counterdrug mission looks like at c.b.p.? >> sure. we've all seen the crisis in our communities, the opioid crisis but also in many state, the methamphetamine crisis. we have seen huge increases in our seizures on the border, three vectors. through our ports of entry, lawful crossings, hidden among the hundreds of millions of vehicles that come through every year. the fedex and u.p.s. and international mail. coming direct among e-commerce shipments, we're all buying onli

. >> you had a lot of candidates like chris dodd and joe biden, bill richardson and in the end you thought this is dpoing to be clinton's time. >> for some time it's been no secret that hillary clinton would run for president, but today on her website shs she made it official. >> i'm not just starting a campaign, though. i'm beginning a conversation. >> after six years as a senator, people believe that she has the credentials and leadership skills to be president. >> i'm in it to win it with your help. >> she got a lot of experience. her husband a popular the. she had all the money, the backers and big names. it looked like a sure bet. >> senator barack obama threw his hat in the crowded ring today in springfield, illinois. >> one thing you can say with certainty about senator barack obama is that there's benever bn another presidential candidate like him. he has a foreign sounding name that rimes with osama and admitted to using marijuana and cocaine as a teenager. he's half black, half white and in terms of political experience, green. >> as a senate candidate in 2004, barack obama stepp

different bills we passed like the dodd frank bill where it's our attempt to try and clean up the conflict mineral chain but. the reality is it's just as image before you know when we try and create bring our solutions idea of solutions that often just don't match with with the reality of the grown so so we're often left with a problem that's bigger than it was with when it started and it will certainly have the problem again going back to the economic situation we. these minerals that are very valuable and they're being utilized by us every day essentially right the same rate of the various minerals that we're talking about they end up in our plants as our electronics. you know diamonds and gold obviously have value so essentially we are playing into the conflict without being aware of plants that conflict yeah i mean that's true and i think a hot topic is you know we can use the electronics like coal to his it's largely mined in the congo and that's inside of our cell phones so i think we. we often look at end user responsibility how involved are we can can is buying a and i phone is tha

hensarling, the chairman of the house financial services committee, did an omnibus bill designed to undo a great many things in doddd it only drew republican support. it passed the house but went nowhere in the senate. so he took that bill, broke it into smaller pieces and moved those items through the house, and many of them got huge bipartisan numbers, particularly things that had to do with sort of shawl and regional banks -- small and regional banks. and those things have a much better chance of getting passed. i think the hensarling maneuver is a sign of things that could happen if democrats ruse their bid -- lose their bid to control the house. let me add one other thing. you talked about october surprises, and you talked about an october surprise from mueller. i think mueller is unlikely to act at some point after september 1st or 15th. i think he is unlikely to take actions that could affect the outcome of the election. you mentioned a positive outcome on the foreign side with north korea doing something with a deal or trade deals with the europeans, but we could also have an attempt by our adversaries to a

dodd frank. specifically how it benefited small banks. can you comment about that? guest: there was a billd by the house and senate that took the smaller regional community banks and exempted them from the more expensive and difficult regulations under dodd frank. there are some stress tests that are expensive. the compliance was so onerous those banks were essentially just hiring people to comply. both sides came to the realization this is one they had overstepped. it wasn't a big change but it did exempt a targeted set of banks from those regulations. probably a step in the right direction. host: there was a story from late july, the administration exhibiting -- can you explain what the proposal is? guest: everyone drink some coffee. the idea was to administratively index capital gains tax for inflation. forbuy some land, sell 150,000. it might have been $10,000 worth of inflation. get rid of the stuff, increase on your ability to consume and live well. now comes the hard part. do they have the authority to do it? i'm not a lawyer. i don't know. if you're going to do capital gains, shoul

dodd-frank requires basically if you do bailouts you can only pay for funeral expenses. you can't pay the hospital billil: you're right. i know that is the argument but i can't help but we're in the middle after free fall in the market, i remember the financial issues torpedoing bear stearns -- >> that was scary. neil: that was the capital shrinking fast. no matter what cash you have on hand, it will not compensate for cash you're losing hand over fist on wall street, right? >> i agree with that, but kind of the question is, should you allow -- let's say somebody gets in big trouble and it spreads to a bunch of other firms and threatening to bring down the whole system the way that it did at the end of 2008. neil: yeah. >> the question of should you give money to a firm, let that firm live to, see another day, or should you give money to somebody else to buy that firm and break it up and let us never speak of that firm again? those are two different kinds of bailouts that are, i think the moral hazard problem is very different from those two. neil: you think it could happen again? >> i hope not but, i