for this pole, it's owned by pg & e and the california state public utilities commission has the rules for the attachments to these woodening pg & e-owned poles. so they're the ones setting the rules for the telephone lines. the wireless facility that's under review under article 25 in planning is just this antenna and the radio transeiver. article 25 defines a wireless facility as antennas and related equipment for personal wireless service. so wireless is a definition of, without wires, through radio waves. >> that isn't the question. the question is, if you put that back up on the screen, so we can all see it, is the aggregated impact of mismanagement of the pole, my perception, because it looks like a bird's nest. it completely desecrates the excellent view corridors, not my word, your word, it's in writing. and the idea -- i know we're here to talk about the antenna, but the aggregate damage and desecration and we keep on adding stuff and no one is taking it away. would love it find out who is in charge or will another department add something else next week? who says no? where do

a dog rescued by pg county firefighters. the pup hyattsville. as tim barber reports, he now has a home for the holidays. >> he was shaking, tired. tim: the golden retriever was covered in ice, stuck until company 30 showed up. climbed into the colbert to rescue the dog that had been stuck for hours. >> probably a 30 degree pitch, icy concrete. tim: the prince george's county firefighter picked up the frozen pooch and carried him to safety. >> he was resting on my knee. they put the dog in the back of the fire truck and cranked up the heat. back to the fire station cub they laid out this bed and food and water. the golden retriever do not have a collar or working microchip, so he is hoping the owner is watching the story. >> we would love to see him get back to his owner. tim: out adopting the dog, which company 30 appropriately named. river >> i have to talk to my wife and three-year-old. tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. nancy: looks like river would fit right in. jonathan: or ice cube. up, fighting back against porch pirates. a new postal service p

homeowners scramble to get around the new tax law by pg >> it hit my friend. he is not moving. >> quijano: a driver is hit byw. nofour teens faceurder charges. and president obama tells prince harry what's changed since he left the white >> you know, the fact that i didn't experience traffic. i used toause traffic. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> quijano: good evening. jeff is off. i'm elaine quijano. the next few days could bring some of the coldest weather in years for much of the country. subzero temperatures in minneapolis have already turned waterfalls into ice caves. in morley, michigan, a skier che behind an amish buggy. freezing arctic winds have turned the great lakes into massive snow machines. demarco morgan begins our coverage in erie, pesylvania, where a snow emergency remains in effect with more than fiv >> reporter: the snowfall in erie, pennsylvania, doesn't seem to want to sp for anything. >> around here we love-- we love snow. >> reporter: the relentless sn had resident dave wander working 36 hours straight clearing snow in

we've been delayed by pg & e because of safety issues. they want us to redo all the infrastructure, new wiring, new gas lines and they're backed up. so they haven't been able to get to us until, like, recently. they do this. they're making brick and mortars build gas rooms for safety because of explosions, i guess, lately, of pg & e lines. so they're taking public safety into more consideration. they will not start anything before we do a gas room that costs between $25,000 and $30,000. i have a market street location at 711 market as well. that location has taken a big hit because of the mobile food facilities. now they want to come up each block. there's one at 425. he's proposing 525 and one front. these are in between my restaurants. i also serve halal food. if you are lining market street before they can come into drum street, it cuts off the foot traffic that i need to keep my restaurants going. it also has created by issuing the permits the illegal carts popping up. we have illegal hot dog stands like the mexican food carts that ar

department is urging everyone as we start to insert the colder months to get there appliances checked out by pg&e to make sure they are not leaking carbon monoxide and they have a working carbon monoxide detector.>>> a woman who stayed at the warehouse in oakland and lost friends in the fire last year took the stand on the second day of a hearing for two men charged in the case. she broke down while speaking about her loss. a prosecutor asked her who was in charge she said we did not have an in charge. we had a collective. we all did our best. derek alman a and max harris has been charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fire last december. one count for each victim. derek alman's attorney said the testimony was a blow to the prosecution.>> i was delighted in that answer. everything else she said was -- the saddest thing was to see her start to cry. i don't know why the prosecution has to ask her about people who have been deceased.>> she testified she gave her rent money to harris and she never saw the landlords. she said they were hiding. we had to bring the money or else. de

on this empty lot owned by pg&e. oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is a temporary stop-gap solution until a more comprehensive plan to help the homeless is implemented. two people are recovering from injuries, after a robbery aboard a bart train. elaine sanusi says she was sending a text message near a door thursday evening... when a robber grabbed her phone, at the coliseum station in oakland. when she wrestled him for it, he attacked her. the righ >>> this woman says she was sending a text message at the coliseum oakland station. when a robber grabbed for it he punched her. >> he punched me on the right side of -- sorry, i get a little emotional -- on the right side of my head right here. he ran. it was my instinct to come after him. i ran after him and started screaming and yelling. i said stop him. >> one man did stop to help. the robber also punched him repeatedly. bart police arrived as she sprained her knee, still trying to get her phone back. the police chief issued this statement to kpix 5 news... t charg

cal fire is investigating whether power lines owned by pg&e contributed to the north bay wildfires. the company could be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages if it's found at fault. >>> high school students affected by the wildfires have received an extension for uc and csu schools. the application deadline was yesterday but many are scrambling to meet the december 15 deadline for those impacted by the fires. >> instead of thinking of using my house i dedicated myself fully to the college application process. since nothing was left in the present i had to focus on the future. >> i knew my applications probably weren't going to be as good as they would have been if i had all that extra time to spend on them. >> schools were closed for three weeks in santa rosa after the october fires delaying everything from s.a.t. tests to teachers writing reference letters. >>> facebook expanding big time and that means more jobs. the company just leased two big office buildings in fremont. our media partners at the mercury news report those building s total 190,000 square feet, enough for

looking at here into sheds like these, right there. 40 people will move into this empty lot owned by pg&e starting this week. the mayor says it will not solve the city's homeless problems, but it could be a temporary fix. >>> tomorrow morin county supervisors will consider repealing its old policy regarding the sale of medical marijuana because last month they approved a new policy that would restrict medical pot sales to unincorporated parts of the county. four licenses only will be awarded. >>> the transit is increasing fares by nearly 3%. the fare will increase to $2 adult, $1 per use. it is broken down there on the right side of your screen. it will cost $0.75 for seniors or disabled riders. >>> a lot of back ups on the roads already this morning, a good reason to take transit. >> absolutely. you will want to avoid the busy roadways for the monday morning commute. you can always use transit. here is a live look at the 101 through san jose and northbound on the right side of your screen here still in the green for your ride. looking pretty good. can't say the same about 880. the sout

cal fire is investigating whether power lines owned by pg&e contributed to the north bay wildfires. ould be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages if found at fault. >>> high school students affected by the north bay wildfires have received an extension on college applications for schools. the application deadline was originally yesterday. many students are now scrambling to meet the deadline for those impacted by the fires. >> what i decided to do instead of using my house i dedicated myself fully to the college application process. since nothing was left in the present i have to focus on the future. >> i know my applications rn going to be as good as they would have been. >> schools were closed for three weeks in santa rosa after the october fires delaying everything from s.a.t. tests to teachers writing reference letters. now your morning money report. city leaders in san francisco want to you shop local this holiday season, support businesses in your enabled. >> abc 7 news was in glenn park where they visited with mer shants. shehee recalled how certain customer service c

it was preconduit work being done by pg&e and the fiber company, which pg&e has a permit to do at any time, and that's who it was. >> thank you for checking into that for me. >> yeah. >> thank you, council. >> i have mu >> -- counselor. >> yeah. i have much to say, but i won't. >> okay. we' we'll hear from the department. >> amanda white from public works. we believe the request should be denied for two reasons. first, the advice provided to the board was correct. the deputy city attorney advised state law allows them to construct their facilities in the right of way, that is correct. while state law allows for telephone companies to construct their poles in the right of way, citiy law protecs city. it defines the amount of utility work, and city law regulates the placement of utility infrastructure. that's why, for example, the planning department must confirm that each wireless facility meets the capability standards of article 25. the second reason to not grant the rehearing request is whether verizon had a right to install a new pole is irrelevant. in truth, verizon would not have

by 9:55, fire departments arrived on scene. pg&e, the police department and parking control officers were dispatched to the scene. at 10:14 we were advised of an explosion. we reached more than 182 contacts in the area and an alert next door and on social media. subsequent alerts were pushed out in spanish. and we notified the board of supervisors and provided notification as well. this is just -- we sent out multiple notifications and we took a step where we deployed a field incident management team, consisting of two emergency coordinators. the primary objective was to provide situational awareness, confirm the evacuation parameter and potential evacuation center in the area. over the course of the response, the team maintained communication. establishment of the evacuation center at the mission ymca provided language services to the evacuees and for evacuees with disabilities and provided information to residents and evacuees. by 4:07, all residents with exception of those at the address were allowed back in homes but many did

.>>> we are getting new numbers about the power outages caused by our strong winds. pg&e says more than 1500 homes and businesses remain without power. that is down from earlier today. most of the outages are in the south bay where more than 1500 customers do not have power. in the east bay, all power has been restored. the same goes for the northbay.>>> cal fire firefighter killed battling the thomas fire was laid to rest today in southern california. the fire has burned almost 270,000 acres and is 40% contained. will car has more now.>> reporter: the massive thomas fire continues to burn across santa barbara county, forcing more evacuations. the fire is now the third largest in state history. this is as firefighters mourn one of their own on sunday, corey iversen. he died from burns and smoke inhalation. he is survived by his wife who is pregnant and their two-year- old daughter. the thomas fire is the latest in the worst fire season on record for california. 18,000 homes and businesses are threatened. some livestock had to be left behind in evacuation areas.>> it cam

pg&e accountability. my foremost concern, my constituents and the families affected by the emergency. i need to know they're taken care of and their housing is stable. this incident opens how we're overseeing and regulating pg&e which is a monopoly. this is the first step in the process of investigating this incident. i expect -- excuse me. i expect digging further and expect a report back on the findings. i want to thank supervisor sheehy for co-supervising the hearing and wanted to see if the supervisor had a few opening words as well. >> given the lateness, i won't echo much of what you said. but obviously there's a problem. i think the one thing -- we're right next door to each other and i think the entire neighborhood was impacted between 8 and 9. one of my big concerns is why it took so long to shut off the gas. it took hours to shut off the gas. the street had to be jack hammered open for them to open up the street and given that many gas lines have been replaced in the city, i know in front of our house it happened a few years ago, i'm wondering if part of what pg&e is doing is

pg&e and now acknowledging a key piece of equipment had the potential to spark the flames in early october. >> reporter: according to documents obtained by kpix5 state lawmakers are investigating a piece of pg&e equipment known as a recloser as a possible cause of the deadly and devastating wine country fires. one of the fires broke out as swirling winds swept through napa and sonoma counties. if no problem was detected power is restored to the shrine and nearby skimobiles businesses. the downside is if it's in contact with a tree or grass on the ground. that temporary surge of electricity can spark a fire. a fact that pg&e acknowledged in a letter to the state senator. writing while as a general manner we believe under certain circumstances it has the potential for wildfire risk. pg&e has the ability to shut off reclosures in fire prone areas but only three were shutdown in the area. state lawmakers believe they may be zeroing in on the potential culprit. >> sonoma county has a team of law firms to begin tracking legal suits against pg&e. the county is also exploring its own lawsuit against the utility for taxpayer damages. >> city offi

they expect by the end of calendar year to have exceeded their goals which is super important for pg&e and association of bay area government overseeing the programs. in the next month we're launching the eg strategy working group and that's really important to get that started because we're starting to see resources being put on the tables by the vw settlement and pg&e investing in infrastructure. we need to make sure we're ready as a city to accept those resources and get fellow departments online with us. that's a big focus that will start the next month. in terms of new initiatives i'm going to come back to that in a minute. i do want to right right now, anthony. because with guillermo gone, anthony has had a super opportunity and challenge to step up in his absence and i want to say the last couple months has been a lot for anthony and he's really stepped up in multiple hats as a secretary and a team member with the community programs so thank you, anthony. [applause] much of >> we enlisted the creativity of our social media expert, sarah peters. what she came up was so clever i

kpix 5's devin fehely says pg&e is acknowledging it may have been started by a piece of its equipment. wm stigating a >> reporter: according to documents obtained by kpix 5, state lawmakers are investigating a piece of pg&e equipment known as a recloser as a possible cause of the devastating and deadly wine country fires. more than a dozen fires broke out overnight in early october as swirling winds swept through napa, sonoma, and mendocino counties. they send electricity through a power line that might be malfunctioning. if no problem is detected, power is restored. the downside is if a severed power line is in contact with a tree or grass on the ground, that temporary surge of electricity can spark a fire. a fact pg&e acknowledged. they believe that reclosing technology improves reliability and safety, but under certain circumstances reclosing has the potential for wildfire risk. pg&e has the ability to shut them off, but three were shut down. state lawmakers believe they may be zeroing in on a potential culprit. devin fehely, kpix 5. >> and 'the press democrat" reports that sonoma

. >> reporter: this case is still under investigation but preliminary findings lead pg&e to believe this was caused by incomplete combustion of the water heater, to prevent the right amount of gas or oxygen from getting into the heater and escaping. if you are unsure of the safety of any of your appliances in your home, pg&e has free inspections. just call them at their toll- free number. jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the fire department says that every home in san francisco is required to have carbon monoxide detectors. >>> new at noon, four people displaced after a one-alarm fire broke out in san francisco this morning. firefighters say that the blaze affected two homes on 31st avenue. smoke was seen billowing in the sunset district. a closer look you can see the front windows shattered on the home on the ride with glass across the driveway. he cause is under investigation. >>> oakland city workers are on strike for a third day. kpix 5's jessica flores is at city hall where another tense closed door contract negotiation is about to begin. >> reporter: the strike is taking a toll on the city. just look at

by a gas leak. city leaders are demanding an answer from pg&e about what happened.t started in a pipe that's no longer part of a work system. they hope to have more answers in a couple weeks. >>> an active night in berkeley, all about the internet, keeping it open and equal. about 50 people turned out to favor net neutrality. it was outside of a verizon store, it was organized by a group called occupied oakland. they argue the plan to roll back net neutrality laws would roll back speed for those that can't pi pay for high speed service. we should mention, comcast, a may major internet provider is the parent company of nbc bay area. >>> bart is coming to san jose, above the ground and underground. several agencies have gun the process of trying to determine how deep the tunnelling will go and whether it will devastate small businesses on the surface. bart want it is two-tunnel system, bta wants a newer, deeper tunnel system, which says it will require less street construction. >> when the street gonna be such a mess like that, nobody is going to get out of their offi

says temporary overhead power lines will be restored by friday...to the fire-ravaged coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa. pgnd e crews have installed 226 poles ...and 15 transformers in the coffey park neighborhood. the west side of coffey park will be energized this evening...and the east side will have power by friday. besides lighting up the streets... the electricity will also help property owners rebuild. some one thousand homes were lost during the tubbs fire back in october. (vicki) crews on the front lines of the wildfires in southern californiaare trying to take advantage of calmer winds... (grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest on the huge 'thomas' fire.. (catherine) the thomas fire is in santa barbara county.......it's still the biggest of the southern california wildfires. it's now about 50% contained...and has burned more than 270-thousand acres. today crews were setting controlled burns on the fire's northern edge and building containment lines. they're worried about the fact that a return to high winds is expected tomorrow. they're clearing dry brush - and hoping to leave nothing mu

. >>> in santa rosa, pg&e officials say all of the temporary overhead power lines will be restored bythe end of the day. so far, crews have restored 155 transformers in the neighborhood that lost an estimated 1000 homes. pg&e crews are building tractor overhead power lines in the areas where power will be back on after the new year. >>> 10 north bay homeowners are suing a major insurance and financial company. they accuse usaa of fraud and underestimating the amount of coverage the families needed to rebuild their houses. the policy holders claim that the software the insurance company used to calculate coverage systematically underestimated replacement costs. as a result, homeowners were underinsured and under- protected. the goal was to provide the appropriate amount of insurance. >>> for two napa artists among the fire victims, this holiday season has been a tough one. despite losing everything, they are heading into the new year grateful to be alive. >> reporter: the soft trickle of soda creek is a calming reminder of how things used to be. >> i loved it here. i was like a recluse

albritton, we'll take rebuttal. [ please stand by ] yes we went to the neighborhood association and went to the prod fiber in pg&e people were gettid of themselves and were called b. the at&t project i'm sure you kt their project light speed fiber. those are the large, refridge rater-sized boxes that go into e street. there was a lawsuit about it, bt is not our diminutive wireless facilities. pleatly different project and s. different note with small cells. in san francisco and throughoute country, the wire rlless countrd the world they have an overlay d service. it gives you signal but not necy the capacity to provide in-had d other serve ition our customersd every year and it doubles every. the small cell provides servicen 500 feet on either sield of then order to provide capacity on toa macro network. you need both. you can't replace the small celk with the macro network. that is why we can't put them on apartment build organize anywhe. we're machine-i think you know i don't want to get n into it we e right to be there. if there is no pole, we have tht to put our own pole, to place ae in the street. obviousl

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. >>> the decision made by state regulators could come into play with the north bay fires and extinguish pg&e's hope of making customers foot the bill from the wildfires. they voted to make san diego gas and electric responsible for the cost of the wildfires. they found they should not have left their equipment. so it can't bill customers for the cost. that could set a precedence if pg&e is ultimately found responsible here. pg&e has not said how it set up its closers before the fire. the stakes are huge with as much as 13 billion at stake for pg&e. >> we are very pleased that today the commission stood up for customers and said no, the utility is not going to make the customers pay when they are the cause of fires. >> after the vote, pg&e warned of dire consequences, saying in part, quote, wildfires and the way they are treated currently have real world and potentially long term impacts on the operations, risk management, financial standing of every company in the state. >>> they would be far ahead of the game if they just left the foundation. >> wildfire fur vie vsurvivors told the cleanu

by a gas leak. city leaders are now demanding answers from pg&e about what caused the leak and where it originated. nbc bay area sam brock joins us from the site of that leak in bernal heights with some troubling revelations. sam. >> reporter: raj, good evening. you know we did learn one important tidbit of information tonight. you heard of the bridge to nowhere. this turned out to be the pipeline to nowhere. it was a defunct pg&e pipeline that was part of the system, it was so strong it knocked the garage off of this house. pg&e did come out today, they answered questions. they faced the music, but still supervisors and san francisco residents have their concerns about the culture of safe at pg&e. -- safety at thpg&e. >> how many of these pipes do you have in the city that might potentially blow up a house? >> reporter: some quiz cal looks by councilmembers after they could not identify what caused this. >> everything is broken. everything is broken in. >> basically there is a giant boom. >> reporter: a november gas leak in bernal heights that displaced several families and could have proven fatal

pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ >>> today we're learning more about last week's ballistic missile launch byth korea. a crew saw the missile reentering the earth's atmosphere. the u.s. military is responding with a huge series of joint live fire drills with south korea and as benjamin hall explains, that's triggered complaints from north korea and china. >> reporter: more than 12,000 u.s. service members kicking off a series of live exercises in south korea. highlighted by coordinated drills involving more than 230 aircraft including stealth fighter jets and bombers. the drill immediately condemned by the north. and south korea's military says they'll continue as long as the south feels threatened. >> these military drills are held to enhance and strengthen joint military performance. >> reporter: the drills come a week after the north's last missile test. they fired a missile capable of hitting anywhere in the continental u.s. the trump administration warning that the threat of war is increasing. >> reporter: the threat posed by the rogue regime in north korea. it's important to work togeth

by pilots landing at the airport. it can be dangerous because it can blind pilots. it's been a rough night for pg&e shareholders, the company losing value after it suspended its dividend. the company said they're eliminating that citing potential responsibility for the wildfires. they lost 10% of their value this evening. that's a lot that amounts to close to $3 billion in market value. >>> breaking news for you right now in australia where police say a vehicle has collided with a number of pedestrians, sending at least 13 people to the hospital. the driver has been arrested. the police say it's unclear fit's terror related. australia is about 10 hours ahead of us, so it's just about 6:00 local time there. we'll update you with any information coming in. >>> temperatures continuing to drop, napa 33, walnut creek 34. how low it goes tomorrow and details in our next rain chance coming up. >>> do you feel like your iphone is not as fast as it used to be. the reason apple says your device maybe slowing down. >>> the shopping rush is on. why bay area malls may have been extra busy. new at 11: it )s th

[captioning performed by the onsible for ♪ my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. ♪ "asian pacific america." and welcome to i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. it's the winter holiday season, and we hope you enjoy today's program that reflects that spirit. what's the holiday art season without performances of "the nutcracker"? and today, we feature one of the best and one of its special stars. the san francisco ballet performance is coming up, and joining us is soloist and bay area dancer wang wei. then we talk about the spirit of giving through the family giving tree, w

and pg&e is also on guard going into this red flag warning weekend. they have crews on stand by in the red flag warning areas and they are prepared to cut power to line that is may potentially be in jeopardy of causing a fire. >> and boy, talk about last year. it's either feast, famine or flood. last year was different, but what a year it was. this year we're off to a more average start. i will tell you as emply pointed out what is not usual is the red flag warnings. red flag warnings posted through sunday morning for all the bay area hills. winds could gust to 50 miles per hour plus. the fire danger is especially high in the higher elevations. future cast, wind gusts, the brighter colors that you see, that's where the stronger winds will be. tomorrow morning, they peak on saturday morning. in general, in the lower elevations, they begin to ease up so by sunday morning, they go down to what they would ordinarily be on any given day. >>> thank you for that. it was a little windy in the oakland hills earlier in fact and very hazy as we mentioned. the winds are going to pick up ton

by displacing the carbon carbon monoxide. >> pretty tragic to watch him die. >> reporter: pg & e restored gas to the upstairs unit. two firefighters were also treated on site in san francisco. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> st. fras it is memorial hospital officials say there's is the only hospital in san francisco that offers hyperbaric treatment. >>> police are holding a town hall meeting in regard to the officer involved shooting of a carjacking suspect. they have released few d.c. on the shooting that killed her. the officer who fired the shots had only been on the job for three days. we were also told, he fired the shots through the closed passenger side window of the cruiser. the meeting begins at 6:00 at the true hope church on gilman avenue in the neighborhood. sky 7 flew over san francisco bay off the sunnyvale shoreline after a body was found in the water. sheriff's divers helped recover the body from the bay. they're trying to find out if the person was theville of a crime or some kind of accident. the santa clara medical officer will he work on identifying the person and how they died. >>> a federal g

up next, the vote by the board of supervisors that establishes guidelines for their use. and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. >>> welcome back. dories will be without steph curry tonight and potentially without the next few weeks. curry sprained his ankle monday night in new orleans. he rolled his ankle. an mri revealed no structural damage, but there is a significant swelling. no actual timetable for curry's return. he will be reevaluated in two weeks. warriors fans can expect to see shaun livingston get more playing time while curry recovers. >>> stanford's graduate business school dealing with the fallout of a data breach and reports the school ma

but then i have to figure out how to put all of these things into pg-13 format for daytime cable news tv. i could grab them by the p. were advances, which is totally not fair to advances. looking back at it now, if something is going to break the campaign, this is going to break a campaign. kellyanne conway canceled her tv appearances, which at the time was totally unheard of. but yeah, it is interesting to look back on it now, especially considering what is happening in the campaign of the president is weighing in on our frank and in talking about the tape and completely ignoring that he had his own. anyway, questions? >> extremadura microphones in the center and we can cease and desist with my questions and get to yours. >> since we don't have a lotue f time, keep in the, not statements. [applause] >> first question is how would you rate the job that the gentleman who interviewed you had done. >> it could have been tougher to beho honest. >> the second question is many of donald trump's -- most of donald trump's policy adversely affect the people who voted for him. do you think that those people may be by t

by men. >>> weeks after the wine country wildfires, we are learning more on how pg&e prepared for the high winds ahead of the deadly infernos. >> reporter: oakland city workers on strike now for a fourth day could just go into next week. i'll have the latest coming up. hundreds of homes have been reduced to rubble from massive wi d the infern >>> not currently impacted by the fire they need to prepare as if they will be. >>> hundreds of homes have been reduced to rubble from massive wildfires burning in southern california and the infernos not stopping. >> this body camera video shows a san francisco police officer firing through his window killing an unarmed man. how the police chief is responding this morning. good morning. it's friday, december 8th. i'm anne makovec. >> good morning, i'm kenny choi. let's start with a live look outside on this friday morning as the morning rush is about to start. as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge on the right, not looking too bad in terms of traffic there. on the left a shot of these "salesforce tower" sales looking south looking nice so

pg and e is now acknowledging it may have been a piece of its equipment. >> reporter: according to documents obtained by kpix 5, state lawmakers are investigating a piece of equipment known as a recloser as a possible cause of the devastating and deadly wine country fires. more than a dozen fires broke out overnight in early october as swirling winds swept through napa, sonoma, and mendecino counties. reclosers send electricity through a line that might be malfunctioning. if nothing is detecting, power is restored. but the problem is the temporary surge of electricity can spark a fire, something the company acknowledged. they said as a general matter we believe it improves reliability and safety, but under certain instances reclosing has a fire risk. they said only three were shut down in napa and sonoma county. there's no official cause of the wine country fires yet, but state lawmakers believe they could be zeroing in on a potential culprit. devin fehely, kpix 5. >> and sonoma county is tracking legal suits against pg and e, and they're also looking at their own lawsuit for taxpayer damages for the fi