today the california public utility commission approved the utility $58 billion reorganization plan. the judge still needs to sign off on that. pg&e is aiming to meet a june 30 deadline to qualify for a state fund for future wild fire costs. >> dedicating more resources to building a better bay area and focusing on the issues you're dealing with during the pandemic. we held a virtual town hall on the future of education. we were joined by superintendents from three major bay area school districts and state superintendent of public instruction. and concrete guidance will be coming soon about how schools respond in case of out break. >> most important thing we can do is prevention. in many cases parents are asked to take the temperature of your children before they come to school. please keep them home. what we're learning from the schools operating now. they are child care centers that are staffed also take temperatures before students enter. and if there's a situation, cdc is already recommending they create ways to support someone who might appear to not be well. so as to prevent in

the california public utilities commission approved the plan after expressing deep displeasure with pg&e saying the utility is in bankruptcy because of quote years of mismanagement and failure to prioritize customer safety. today's approval from the puc is one of two requirements for pg&e to move ahead and have access to a state wildfire insurance fund a federal bankruptcy judge must also sign off. >>> after moving full speed ahead, one bay area county is taking a step back from reopening. the alarming trend prompting one health officer to say the county can't move forward. >>> plus one of the country's most prosperous universities trying to dig utah itself out of a major financial home. >>> how >>> right now on kpix 5, streaming on cbsn bay area. more local news for you at 5:30. now even schools like stanford with deep resources are taking huge shortfalls. >>> one california county going rogue, there opening plan that flies in the face of guidelines handed down by governor newsom. >>> one bay area county pumping the brakes on reopening after a spike in new cases. hair salons and partn

. >>> thank you, today the california public utilities commission is expected to approve pg & e's restructuring plan. the plan calls for additional oversight and management changes, it also includes more than $25 billion in payments to wild fire survivors and $22 billion to pay debts. the plan needs approval from the cpuc and a federal bankruptcy judge in order to exit bankruptcy by the end of june. protestors opposing the plan are calling on the governor to stop the bankruptcy deal. demonstrators drew lines to symbolize people killed by fires started by pg & e equipment. the deal forces people to take their damage claims in pg & e stock and it saddles rate pairs to bail out pg & e. >> we are here to tell the governor we need a better deal. a deal that prioritizes the health and well-being of front line comeups and workers and our disabled community members. that is what we you to fight for us. >> pg & e filed for bankruptcy last year. at the time it had $30 billion in wild fire liabilities. >>> tesla has dropped their lawsuit against alameda county over reopening the electric car factory in fr

they will announce the opening date after thehe california public utilities commission, has 14 days to sign off. it will be interesting how many people are riding given that ridership is down 90% during this pandemic. that's b.a.r.t. ridership. berryessa and the milpitas stations are part of phase one, a ten-mile extension. both stations were supposed to open in the summer of 2018, but there are delays. most recently issues with the trains not stopping exactly where they're supposed to on the platform turned out to be a problem in the communications system between the computers on the train and the sensors at the stations. phase two will take b.a.r.t. through downtown san jose and santa clara. that project is years away. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> pg&e says a large fund is set up as part of a bankruptcy fan. victims voted on the fund. it would allocate more than $13 billion to cover losses tied to a series of wildfires blamed on pg&e's equipment while not providing specific numbers the utility says that plan won overwhelming support from victims. attorneys will

. >> the extension caused $2.3 billion in the california public utilities commission has two weeks toove the safety verification. local officials are responding after president trump announced on twitter that more than $700 million in federal funding is coming to the bay area for transportation and the funds will be used to support continued operations at san francisco international airport. the money will go to muni and barge up with the economic recovery. >>> 4:25 a.m. get ready for major horse racing. the triple crown kicks off in a month with the belmont stakes in new york. the belmont scheduled for june 20th with no fans there. normally the last leg of the triple crown. this year it will kick things off. the belmont is the longest of the three races at a mile and a half. this year it will be a mile and one eighth. the kentucky derby will be in september and the preakness will be in october. three big events canceled by major league soccer. the all-star game, the league's cup and the annual tournament with the mexican league teams. that was made to provide as many dates as possibl

today the california public utility commission approved the utility $58 billion reorganization plan.he judge still needs to sign off on that. pg&e is aiming to meet a june 30 deadline to qualify for a state fund for future wild fire costs. >> dedicating more resources to building a better bay area and focusing on the issues you're dealing with during the pandemic. we held a virtual town hall on the future of education. we were joined by superintendents from three major bay area school districts and state superintendent of public instruction. and concrete guidance will be coming soon about how schools respond in case of out break. >> most important thing we can do is prevention. in many cases parents are asked to take the temperature of your children before they come to school. please keep them home. what we're learning from the schools operating now. they are child care centers that are staffed also take temperatures before students enter. and if there's a situation, cdc is already recommending they create ways to support someone who might appear to not be well. so as to prevent infe

the california public utility's commission is expected to approve a $13.5 billion settlement some time later today. if approved pg&e will compensate wildfire victims in august. about 70,000 victims have filed for claims pg&e was found libel for starting several wildfires including the 2018 camp fire that killed 85 people. the unility company is trying to wrap up its bankruptcy next month to qualify for a $20 billion wildfire fund and that money will help cover the cost of future wildfires. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. >>> ucsf longest staying coronavirus patient is back at home after spending 60 days in the hospital and 34 of those days on a ventilator. yesterday a small army of doctors, nurses and staff were there for the big sendoff. leeann helped capture the emotional moment. >> reporter: in the scheme of things, these uplifting sendoffs of covid patients never get old. >> it's a miracle i'm alive. so, thank you so much. >> reporter: ron temco was hospitalized at ucsf on march 20th after complaining of flu-like symptoms. thiz condition got worse ending up in the icu where he spent

it's set to begin service on june 13th a lot of folks are excited about that the california public utilities commissionse 14 days to approve the verification of safety and sign off on passenger service on the 10 mile extension. well still ahead on the kron 4 morning news and oakland couple shares their battle with coronavirus will hear about the cautious a message for everyone as the county can. >>it continues to start the reopening process. how about a little peek outside we're checking in on the bay bridge a little breezy out there enough of a breeze to issue a high wind advisory so watch your speed but traffic looks good though everyone is behaving it's been a nice quiet trip into san francisco will welcome back everyone after 2 days without any reported coronavirus deaths in the bay area there's a stark rise in covid-19 deaths 9 new deaths occurred in one county alone. >>on tuesday, 14 new deaths reported throughout the bay area, 2 of them from santa clara county, 3 from alameda county and 9 from san mateo county now san mateo county now has 75 reported deaths with the majority of them over the age

now it's up to the california public utilities commission which has 14 days to sign off on the safety certification. this is part of a $2.3 billion extension into san jose. both stations were supposed to open in the summer of 2018 but there were delays and issues with trains not stopping where they were supposed to on the platform. turns out there was a problem in communications between the computers on the trains and the computers at the stations. >> this is what happens when we flip "me" on its head in silicon valley and make it "we." if there's one thing i've learned in the years i've been honored to have this role, it's that silicon valley truly is better together. that's what we're celebrating today, 20 plus years of effort to bring b.a.r.t. here. that brings us together for the good of our region and each and every community. >> reporter: phase ii will take b.a.r.t. through downtown san jose and into santa clara. that project is still years away as it's still in the engineering and preconstruction phases. you mentioned, marcus, president trump tweeted out that the federal govern

now this is the largest penalty ever assessed by the california public utility commission. the total penalties add up to one billion one 0.8 billion of that money will have to be paid by pg e shareholders for the costs of expenditures that would otherwise seek to recover from customers. $114 million will have to be paid for system enhancements to prevent similar all fires in the future money for local fire safe councils and other protections for communities. well to the east bay now police have arrested several suspects allegedly tied to a violent street gang, federal investigators and richmond police they arrested the 7 adult son, 2 teens as a part of a police investigation it was called the no fly zone. now a collaborative bay area joint law enforcement investigation by the safe streets task force is what's going on here attempted carjackers home invasions and street robberies. these are all just some of the crimes at the fbi says were committed by suspected gang members. some of these robberies. more random there. the costco and city of richmond and i think the ultimate

. >>> california public utilities commission has delayed a vote on pg&e's bankruptcy because of an improper email that was sent by critic during a mandated quiet period and attacked the proposal to reimburse wildfire victims , the vote was delayed, state regulators need to sign off on the $50 billion plan in order to enable the utility to move forward and qualify for coverage. >>> a humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear was a freedom in monterey bay. they say the well was so weighted down by the fishing gear that it could not move. this was the third time that the well was afraid. >>> sewage has spilled into a local lake, a pipe was clogged and overflowed into the lake. hopefully we can show that to you coming up. the playground and picnic areas are close because of the coronavirus shelter-in-place orders. people are still allowed to walk in the park. officials say the lake will remain closed for fishing indefinitely. >>> a big holiday weekend but it doesn't feel like it with all that is going on the new norm will allow you to get out and wander the neighborhood and the weather is

. >>> today, the california public utilities commission expected to approve the restructuring plan.proposal on monday that calls for approving the reorganization plan. it calls for additional oversight and management changes it includes $25 billion in payments to wildfire survivors and to pay off debt. the plan needs approval from a federal bankruptcy judge to exit bankruptcy by the end of the next month. >>> super model kendall jenner will pay for failing to promote the failed fire festival. she received a warning from the federal commission for not stating she was paid for that post. the fire festival advertised as an event in the bahamas but left many without food or accommodations >>> the oldest lgbt bar are holding a press conference to talk about its future. the stud is closing its doors at its iconic location they couldn't pay rent while being shut down although they hope to bring back the stud to a new location in the future. they're planning on holding a drag funeral online may 31st. >> students are being students now as i speak. ktvu honoring those going the extra mile whi

the california public utilities commission is set to vote tomorrow on their bankruptcy.testers say it plans for survivors to bailout pg&e. >> we are here to tell governor news d medically vulnerable community members. and that's what we deserve. and, governor newsom, we need you to fight for us. >> pg&e filed for bankruptcy last year. $30.5billion were caused in liabilities. >> a red flag warning so far but we are heading to tomorrow. read flag warnings will knock on our door sooner rather than later. >> of course we have not been tracking the rain. distract things dry up quickly over the weekend and over the coming weeks. that will move the fire danger across northern california. temperatures hot and we are tracking a warming trend. outside right now the clouds from this morning clearing on out. right now partly to mostly sunny skies with patchy, low clouds hanging out on portions of the coastline. we had an area of low pressure sliding producing the winter like pattern over toward the sierra and her tahoe with the winter advisory that was in place yesterday. right now

left to be checked off before passengers are allowed on the new extension is the california public utilities commission and it has 14 days to approve the safety verification. >>> still to come, making history by being true to itself. introduce you to the first state police officer to wear turban and alameda county and what inspired him to join law enforcement. plus lights, sirens and a parade of treks. a special birthday organized by two bay area nurses to celebrate their son's fourth earth day. the hayward police department is making history by hiring the first sikh officer who wears a turban on the job. henry lee spoke to the officer one day after he graduated from the police academy. >> you might be able to spot the new hayward police officer marching with his fellow chefs academy graduates. he is the only one wearing a turban and not a hat. >> i have a turban and a beard. >> on monday he became the first indian sikh police officer and alameda county that wears a turban. >> it's a dream come true. >> he says he and his family are proud to be sikh . he says he knows the public by not being used to se

. >> the only thing left before passengers are allowed as the california public utilities commission. that agency has 14 days to approve. >>> still to come here at noon. more children impacted by a mystery illness that could be connected to the coronavirus and the new cases we are learning now in california. sunshine across the bay area with warmer weather on the way. "ktvu" rosemary orozco will be here with your full forecast coming up. >>> we are learning about more cases of a mystery illness going to covid-19 here in california. four children and been diagnosed with a rare inflammatory disease. the children tested positive for for covid-19 and 22 cases under investigation. the cdc plans to include the bay area in the nationwide study of more than 3000 people to track how the coronavirus is spreading. samples taken over 18 months to attempt to track the spread to see how the antibodies evolve. a preliminary version set to begin in june or july including the bay area, los angeles and new york. samples will be tested for antibodies created for when the immune system has the virus. thr

connectonly thin passengers are allowed on the new extension to north san jose is the california public utilities commission, it has 14 days to approve the safety verification. >>> highlighting the area organizations committed to supporting the community during the covid-19 pandemic, coming up next. >>> how the latino community foundation is helping those in need. >>> storm clouds moving out of town, looks like a warming trend in the five-day forecast, we have that coming up after the break. mornings on 2 part of our fox 2 giving do drive, today we recognize latino community foundation, joining us now live is ceo jaclyn martinez carso, it is great to have you on your. your foundation helps to support community groups in the bay area and beyond, what sort of organizations do you support? >> think you for having me here today. we exist to invest in latino organizations, and following all that is happening here with the public health crisis. we set up a fund to invest in organizations on the front lines providing financial aid to families that have lost wages , helping families connect to food banks, and suppo

the cpuc, the california public utilities commission, has 14 days to sign off on the safety verification interesting how many people are even riding at that point. given that b.a.r.t. ridership is down 90% so far during this pandemic. berryessa and the brand-new milpitas b.a.r.t. stations are part of a phase one ten-mile extension into san jose. both are supposed to open but there were delays. turns out it was a problem in the communication system. phase two will take b.a.r.t. through downtown san jose and into santa clara. reporting live here in north san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. >>> pg&e saying wildfire victims are supporting a large fund set up as part of a utilities bankruptcy plan. it would allocate more than $13 billion to cover losses tied to a series of wildfires blamed on pg&e's equipment. the utility says the plan won overwhelming support from the victims. attorneys will present the results to a bankruptcy judge on friday. >>> students in alameda get six extra days of summer vacation this year due to the pandemic. that's because yesterday the sch

the california public utilities commission is considering pge's bankruptcy organization plan. right now they are listening to comments. pg&e plans to implement changes to improve operations and governance for the long-term. most of the comments you see is in opposition of the plan. >> and calling in to oppose the cgd payout. they say ratepayers must be protected and not be faced with the failures of pg&e. prepare should be given a share of ownership of the company. >> they want to qualify for state wildfire fund and they have an estimate $30 billion and wildfire liabilities. >>> parents in the valley are protesting against the district pay raises for administrators, and the bonus for the superintendent. a group of parents gathered this morning outside of the construct county school district. they are upset they approved an annual 2.5% cost of living age for district administrators. the retiring superintendent is set to receive an $18 thousand bonus while the district faces in a million dollar budget shortfall this year. >> they voted for saying this is a tradition. we negotiat

. >>> welcome back to mornings on fox 2, today, the california public utilities commission is expecting to approve pg&e's restructuring plan. they issued a proposal on monday, that calls for approving utility reorganization plans, the plan calls for additional oversight in management changes, it includes $25 billion in payments to wildfire survivors, and 22 billion to pay deaths. their plan needs approval from cpuc, and a federal bankruptcy judge in order to exit the bankruptcy by the end of june, however, protesters are calling on governor newsom to stop the bankruptcy deal, demonstrators drew chalk lines outside the state building yesterday to symbolize people that were killed by the fires started by pg&e equipment. the plant forces wildfire survivors to take damage claims into pg&e stock and they settle ratepayers with bailing out to the utility. >>> the board of the north bay smart train approved a $4 million deal that will expand operations to haul freight, giving smart 21 miles of track between larkspur and cloverdale to expand, and the board says this will give the system an addi

. >> the only thing left before passengers are allowed to north centers is a california public utilities commission days to approve the safety verification. to make the president said that bart and other transportation agencies in the bay area will give millions of dollars in federal funding, the money is designed to offset low ridership due to the pandemic. undressing her with why the president came weeks after the funding had already been announced. andre? >> that money is for local transit agencies, but the process to get that cash can be very, very slow. >> reporter: and its weed on tuesday, the president's of the san francisco bay area will receive over $700 million in federal loans to support continued operations in support workers at sfo, and bart. in march nancy pelosi secured $1.3 billion for bay area transit, and in april allocated the first batch of cash, $700 million. that proffered questions. >> this is not new funding, these resources came over the last few weeks and i believe care package three. >> reporter: that is latif assignments response. the mtc has allocated $250 million for h

a really big challenge we faced has been uncertainty around what the california public utilities commission is requiring of us. there was a decision voted out by the california p.u.c. a couple weeks ago that set in place the more or less final direction for the i rp. that decision extended the due date from july to september. it also identified mid-may delivery of final guidelines from the california p.u.c. energy division staff. those final guidelines will shape what we will need to submit to the california p.u.c. in the meantime we are getting ready to quickly do analysis, modeling work after that time and prepare a report to the stakeholders and run through the approval process. >> commissioner maxwell had asked about who was present for the roundtable in terms of the irp process, meeting with stakeholders. i know that is probably delayed as well starting in february and everything hit and is pushed out andy layed. do you know if you will be inviting some of the lafco stakeholders like 350 bay area and seand those groups to the rd tables? >> they are on the invitee list. we have delayed

>>this is the largest penalty ever assessed by the california public utilities commission. the total penalties at up to one billion. one 0.8 billion of that money will have to be paid by pg any shareholders for the costs of expenditures that it would otherwise seek to recover from its customers million will have to be paid for system enhancements to further protect the public. >>in national news, this is a big story tonight a georgia father and his son have been arrested and charged with murder in the killing of an unarmed black man, here's a video that has gone viral, you may have seen a 25 year-old ahmed are barry was out for a run when he was confronted by the 2 white men with guns in a truck in brunswick, georgia this happened back in february. during the encounter 34 year-old travis mcmichael is accused of shooting and killing our berry but michael in a 64 year-old father gregory have now been charged as of today with murder and aggravated assault. the atlanta, the atlanta and double acp says plans are in place for a massive rally and protest in brunswick, georgia tomo

there hearing overlaps with another hearing scheduled by the california public utilities commission which should approve pg&e's bankruptcy plan. >>> the san jose fire department is at the scene of a late-night fire that sparked up again early this morning. it started last night on freighter lane in danby avenue, not far from the high school campus, destroying a garage and destroying three cars. crews were able to get the fire out before it spread to arms, but hours later, firefighters had to deal with hotspots reigniting the fire. >> the residents reported the garage was slightly open at the bottom, and they may have had a fan running in the garage, just to get erin there to will the garage off. today it was extremely odd. appliances have a hard time managing that heat if they have been running for a long time. we had suspected that it potentially was something to do with the fan. >> the red cross is helping the people that were able to safely evacuate the home due to smoke and water damage to a house. >>> fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused a fire to tear right t

the california public utilities commission is set to votes tomorrow on pg&e's bankruptcy. the protesters say the plan forces fire survivors to take half of their damage claims and volatile pg&e stock. they say it also settles ratepayers with bailing out pg&e. >> we are here to tell governor newsom we need a better deal, a deal that prioritizes the health and well-being of front- line communities, of front-line workers, of our disabled and medically vulnerable community members. that is what we deserve and governor newsom, we need you to fight for us. >> pg&e filed for bankruptcy last year. it is estimated to have $30 billion in wildfire liability. >> cal fire says they are restarting brush remover for fire safety along highway 17. the project was put on hold because of the shelter in place orders. starting today, crews are working to remove vegetation around southbound lanes. they are working on that area and it is expected to wrap up on friday. cal fire says they will keep on working on different stretches of the highway for the next couple of weeks. >>> the weather warme

the california public utilities commission is set to vote tomorrow on pg&e's bankruptcy. the plan forces fire survivors to take half of their damage claims and volatile pg&e stock. they say it also saddles ratepayers with bailing out pg&e. >> we are here to tell governor newsom we need a better deal. a deal that prioritizes the health and well-being of front- line communities, front-line workers, of our disabled and medically vulnerable community members. and that is what we deserve and governor newsom, we need you to fight for us. >> pg&e filed for bankruptcy last year. it is estimated to have $30 billion in wildfire liabilities. >> coming up, the us supreme court response to our request for the formal reports. the decision announced today.>>> the cdc has no more detailed guidelines for reopening the country. a look at what is and what is not in it. >>> the company started bringing back workers more than a week ago. ceo elon musk then filed a lawsuit and threatened to move tesla's headquarters out of california. the two sides worked out a deal allowing tesla to reopen wi

the california public utilities commission is set to vote tomorrow on pg&e's plan to exit bankruptcy. the protesters say it forces people who lost their homes to take half of their damaged claims and volatile pg&e stock. they say it also settles ratepayers with yelling out pg&e. >> we are here to tell governor newsom, we need a better deal! a deal that prioritizes the health and well-being of front- line communities, front-line workers, of our disabled and medically vulnerable community members! and that's what we deserve. and governor newsom, we need you to fight for us! >> pg&e filed for bankruptcy last year. at the time it estimated it had $30 billion in wildfire liabilities. >>> tesla has reportedly dropped their lawsuit against alameda county and its public spat over reopening the tesla factory in fremont. tesla was clear to restart production on monday under used state guidelines. the company started bringing back workers more than a week ago, in defiance of county health orders. elon musk then filed a lawsuit and threatened to move tesla's headquarters out of california. the tw

it could be a couple weeks because the cpuc, the california public utilities commission, has 14 daysgn off on that safety verification. it will be interesting to see how many people are even riding at that point given that ridership on b.a.r.t. is down 90% so far during this pandemic. berryessa and the brand-new milpitas b.a.r.t. stations are part of a phase one ten-mile extension into san jose. both stations were supposed to open in the summer of 2018 but there were delays. most recently issues with the trains not stopping exactly where they're supposed to on the platform. turns out that was a problem in the communications system between the computers on the train and the sensors at the station. phase two will take b.a.r.t. through downtown san jose and into santa clara. that project still years away, still in the engnoerg aineering preconstruction phase. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> happening today lake berryessa will reopen another boat launch. the day use areas remain closed along with the visitors center. the lake reopens its rv camping at five separate

it is set to begin service on june 13th california public utilities commission has 14 days to approve the barricade verification of safety and. >>sign off on passenger service on that 10 mile extension. also next month special sports could be back in california governor newsome made that announcement yesterday a lot of people getting excited about this possibility kron four's jason dumas start with a san francisco 49 er about the prospects of returning to the field. >>it's up and back in april governor newsome said he couldn't see a way foltball to be played in stadium, full of fans this fall, but on monday, he said the current numbers in the state have led him to believe the state could open up for pro sports without fans if quote. >>we hold these trend lines for the 49 ers fullback holly hughes check is all on board i think that's that was a good step in the right direction. >>you know it would definitely be different playing. if we did get to the season and have to play without fans that would be a little bit different element. but at the same time that something that we do in prac

a really big challenge we faced has been uncertainty around what the california public utilities commissionquiring of us. there was a decision voted out by the california p.u.c. a couple weeks ago that set in place the more or less final direction for the i rp. that decision extended the due date from july to september. it also identified mid-may delivery of final guidelines from the california p.u.c. energy division staff. those final guidelines will shape what we will need to submit to the california p.u.c. in the meantime we are getting ready to quickly do analysis, modeling work after that time and prepare a report to the stakeholders and run through the approval process. >> commissioner maxwell had asked about who was present for the roundtable in terms of the irp process, meeting with stakeholders. i know that is probably delayed as well starting in february and everything hit and is pushed out andy layed. do you know if you will be inviting some of the lafco stakeholders like 350 bay area and seand those groups to the rd tables? >> they are on the invitee list. we have delayed that e

is owned by vta and operated by bart it's set to begin service on june 13th, the california public utilities commission has 14 days to approve the safety verification and sign off on passenger service on the 10 mile extension. >>and in the east bay, a number of businesses in contra costa and alameda counties are back open again. the managers at a home mark shot but we're very busy yesterday replacing the mother's day in saint patrick's day cards. that's how long they've been out the door has been closed there for the past couple of months and they say they are very happy to be back at work. so far been. >>the great no one really complained a really taking credit card, no because of that just temporarily things settle down. but yeah it was great and everyone is happy that. >>well they have seen a big drop in sales, but they say they've seen also a big increase in the number of online orders there. >>marty speaking of sales, the city of hayward is trying to help businesses that are set to reopen by going good morning, welcome back let's go to the east bay where the city of hayward is modifying parking re

catastrophic wildfires in 2017 2018 this is the largest penalty ever assessed by the california public utilities commission. the total penalties at up to one billion one billion will have to be paid by pg and e shareholders that will cover the costs of expenditures which it would otherwise seek to recover from its customers and million of that money will have to be paid for system enhancements to further protect the public that includes actions to prevent similar wildfires in the future money for local fire safe councils and funding to the california foundation for independent living centers that money will support the safety and the welfare of vulnerable customers before during and after disasters and any public safety power shutoff events. >>it was a solid day on wall street everything was up the dow closed 0.9% higher the s and p 500 finished up 1.2%. the nasdaq logged its 4th straight day of gains up 1.4%. it's all thanks to investor optimism over the economy reopening. >>foreign i'm the 100 black men of the bay area hitting the streets to try and help those in need get through the coronavirus handing

>>this is the largest penalty ever assessed by the california public utilities commission. the total penalties and up to billion. one 0.8 billion of that money will have to be paid by pg and e shareholders for the costs of expenditures that it would be otherwise seek to recover from pg and e customers $140 million will have to be paid for system enhancements to prevent similar wildfires in the future money for local say fire safe councils and other protections for california communities attempted murders carjackings home invasions and street robberies are just some of the crimes. the fbi says were committed by a suspected gang. >>federal investigators in richmond police arrested the 7 adults along with 2 teenagers as part of police operation, no fly zone, a collaborative bay area joint law enforcement investigation by the safe streets task force. some of these robberies. a random there at the costco and city of richmond and i think the ultimate just picked somebody that have walked to their car and then there's also some that occurred out and want to create conquered and al

the vote by the california public utilities commission is a key hurdle for pg&e to end its nearly year and a half stint in bankruptcy due to a series of catastrophic wildfires in 2017 and 2018. the plan does not raise customer rate, and it passes on approximately a billion in interest savings to customers. a federal trial will ultimately determine whether the plan can gain the approval of a federal bankruptcy court. >>> that agreement after a federal judge ripped the utility's efforts to adopt stricter wildfire safety measures. the judge blasted pg&e for what he called its resistance to meet his demands to mitigate fire dangers. judge alsop also called the utility a recalcitrant criminal, adding, quote, if ever there was a corporation that deserved to go to prison, it is pg&e for the people it killed in california. >>> okay. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast after several days of being in the blast furnace, it sounds like it's easing. >> huge difference today, spencer. >> it was a huge difference. it was felt everywhere, the cooldown except places like antioch, livermore

the california public utilities commission house your chain days to improve the safety verification and sign off on passenger service on the 10 mile extension. >>san francisco officials are putting together a list of possible sites for more approved homeless camps during the pandemic one sanction camp for the homeless is already up and running at civic center. another is headed to the location of what was a mcdonald's restaurant across in golden gate park, the heavy head of the city's rec and park department will be presenting that list a possible sites located on the 3400 acres of land that they manage the should have that done by june 2nd. now many residents worry that the new location will be near mclaren park but community leaders insist there are plenty of other areas that could be used to help the city alleviate the humanitarian crisis. >>having the homeless there been introduced other issues drug users and course garbage feces we don't do something. >>the fun safe spaces for the homeless, the pandemic not only continue and endanger everyone within the lose a lot of homeless peopl

>>the california public utilities commission has 2 weeks to approve the safety verification of the plan and then sign off on passenger service of the 10 mile extension. >>we've been fighting with a quite a bit of cloud cover in this fog going on in some parts the bay area this morning. but we got a big time warm up coming our way this weekend and early next week a live shot of the they bridge toll plaza still dealing with some of that fog following a 68 i won by a lot of 73. >>buckle up extended forecast shoot we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. [music] [music] especially in times like these, strong public schools make a better california for all of us. >>good morning,welcome back. and let's go ahead and check out the forecast, the so-called its part see what he's up to hide a for you there. they are lost and the exactly are we sutro can't is getting lost in the fog a li

the california public utilities commission has 14 days to approve the safety verification and signed off on passenger service on the 10 mile extension lot of folks are excited. >>let's go now to the east bay where a number of businesses in contra costa and alameda counties are back open again. the managers at this hallmark card shop were busy replacing mother's day in saint patrick's stays current day cards. yeah that's because the doors have been open at that store for the past couple of months. and they say they are very happy to be back at work. so far been. >>the great no one really complained a really taking credit card, no because of that just temporarily things settle down. but yeah it was great and everyone is happy that. >>yeah. >>well they have seen a big drop in sales but there are big they say they've also seen an increase in the number of orders online. >>speaking of sales marty the city of hey we're trying to help the businesses that are reopening because of covid-19 what they're doing to make sure that traffic keeps flowing and the customers, i'm the products will talk

real substantive regulation on the ride hailing companies due to preemption by the california public utility commission. it is good to hear, mr. goebel, that it is your understanding those preemptions, c pu issues we faced with the ride hailing companies might not apply to the food delivery companies. >> thank you, commissioner mar. the p.u.c. is having a rule making process on the labor side of things right now. they have not made a determination on that yet. that process is underway. in the meantime we feel the city could assert its authority until that process is concluded. on the delivery industry side, wide opportunity there. >> thank you. i did want to state i have been working with supervisor mandelman in looking at local labor regulations on the ride hailing companies. we have been working with the office of labor standards enforcement and the city attorney's office as well as labor advocates and drivers organizations as well. that is work we have been working on for a number of months now. it is really exciting to have these new policy recommendations for the delivery companies put forward tod

california regulators have suspended a $200 million fine against pg and e for the utilities neglect of electrical equipment that ignited deadly wildfires in northern california. the waiver by california's a plea public utilities commission will deprive funds that could offset revenue lost as you during the coronavirus pandemic from sales and income taxes pg and e declared it might not be able to raise the 10's of billions of dollars it needs to get out of bankruptcy. if it was forced to pay that billion. >>a few years now as we take a peek outside on this friday night such a cool shot there above san francisco with a few fingers of fog sort of a running parallel to the sales force tower and. >>just a beautiful warm warm day today and i know our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez likes to call nature's air conditioner. >>the ad certainly as i wish i could bring karl the fog inside my studio you're downtown san francisco wearing my summer dress today just to put it in perspective grand in big d i haven't worn a dress in 2 deadly got that summer like feel out there right now in the bay area years light daytime highs today, 10 to 20 degrees above average and we actually tied a record at oakland airport of 88 degrees set back i

california regulators have suspended a million fine against pg and e. >>for the utilities neglect of electrical equipment that ignited deadly wildfires in northern california. the waiver by california's public utilities commission will deprive funds that could offset cells in tax money lost during the coronavirus pandemic pg e warned it might not be able to raise the 10's of billions of dollars it needs to get out of bankruptcy if it was forced to pay the $200 million fine. >>and coming up this morning funeral services have drastically changed during the pandemic but surfaces are still taking place with the help of technology. we'll tell you about that and we'll take a live look outside to see what things are shaking up the golden gate bridge. there's that cooling fall for the bay area today. it's going to be a much cooler day compared to yesterd if new financial obstacles stand between you and your medicine, abbvie may be able to help. myabbvie assist has been providing free abbvie medicines to qualifying patients for nearly 30 years. and in today's difficult times, making sure patients have access to our medicines matters more than ever. find out if you're eligible at abbvie.com/myabbvieassist >>we have break

real substantive regulation on the ride hailing companies due to preemption by the california public utility commission. it is good to hear, mr. goebel, that it is your understanding those preemptions, c pu issues we faced with the ride hailing companies might not apply to the food delivery companies. >> thank you, commissioner mar. the p.u.c. is having a rule making process on the labor side of things right now. they have not made a determination on that yet. that process is underway. in the meantime we feel the city could assert its authority until that process is concluded. on the delivery industry side, wide opportunity there. >> thank you. i did want to state i have been working with supervisor mandelman in looking at local labor regulations on the ride hailing companies. we have been working with the office of labor standards enforcement and the city attorney's office as well as labor advocates and drivers organizations as well. that is work we have been working on for a number of months now. it is really exciting to have these new policy recommendations for the delivery companies put forward tod

billion penalty for the utility's role in several deadly northern california wildfires in 2017 and 2018. it's the largest ever assessed by the state's public utilities commission and a key step for pg&e to emerge from bankruptcy. however, regulators decided the utility does not have to pay an additional $200 million fine to preserve funds available for wildfire victims. in a statement today, pg&e said in part, it is deeply sorry about the role its equipment played in the fires. >>> tonight we're learning potential screening lapses at u.s. airports in the early days of the global pandemic. the troubling new report. >>> when americans finally head back to work, some major changes likely in store. tonight we'll take a little look at what the office of the future might look like. >>> everybody wants to get back into that normal, but we have to provide them a space where they feel comfortable. >> just one of those bay area days today with temperatures in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, but we've got even warmer temperatures >>> new at 11:00, two people have been rescued from a cave in half-moon bay. they got trapped on the rocks from the high tide near the ritz carlton.

the state public utilities commission is ordering the utility to pay nearly $2 billion in penalties. it's the largest penalty ever assessed by the california p you see. now most of the money will have to be paid by pg shareholders million will have to be paid for system improvements to prevent similar wildfires in the future money will go to local fire safe councils and other protection for communities. >>now to the east bay where police arrested several suspects they say are tied to a violent street gang, federal investigators along with richmond pd arrested the 7 adults and 2 teenagers as part of what they're calling operation, no fly zone. police say the suspected gang members and are accused of attempted murders carjackings home invasions and street robberies and much more. some of these robberies. >>a random there at the costco and city of richmond and i think the ultimate just picked somebody that have walked to their car and then there's also some that occurred out and want to create conquered and all they terrorized half of contra costa county. >>we're taking a look at surveillance video of a violent shooting that allegedly happene

>>the state public utilities commission is ordering the utility to pay nearly billion in penalties. now it's the largest penalty ever assessed by the california p you see most of the money will have to be paid by pg e shareholders million will have to be paid for system improvements to prevent similar wildfires in the future money will go to local fire safe councils and other protections for communities. >>in these bay police arrested several suspects they say are tied to a violent street gang, federal investigators and richmond pd arrested the 7 adults. they also arrested 2 teenagers as part of the police operation they call no fly zone. police say the suspects are accused of attempted murders carjackings home invasions and street robberies, some of some are that's just some of the crimes that the fbi says were committed by the suspected gang members. some of these robberies. >>a random there. the costco and city of richmond and i think the ultimate just picked somebody that had walked to their car and then there's also some that occur down want to create conquered and all they terrorized half of contra costa county. >>now we're taking a loo

auctions california regulators have suspended the million fine against pg and e for the utilities neglect of the equipment that ignited wildfires that waiver by the public utilities commission will deprive the state of money that would have helped offset losses in income and sales taxes pg and e had declared it might not be able to raise the 10's of billions of dollars it needed to get out of bankruptcy if forced to pay that 200 million so regulators back down despite warnings that the waiver would set a troubling precedent. still ahead. the latest jobless numbers and they really are shockingly high. and authorities try to stamp out what they say is fake there is new concern over the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus this has a conspiracy theory video has racked up millions of views this week. reporter donnie o'sullivan reports. >>social media companies like facebook and youtube say they're fighting covid-19 misinformation. >>if someone spreading something that people are in imminent risk of physical harm. we take that down but the sites are struggling to keep up or a flood of conspiracy theories. this week you might have seen friends and family sharing this sl

california regulators have suspended a million fine against pg and e for the utilities neglect of electrical equipment that ignited wildfires that waiver by the public utilities commission. well deprived the state of some of the money that would have helped offset. losses and income taxes and sales taxes pg n a declared it might not be able to raise the 10's of billions of dollars needed to get out of bankruptcy if they'd been forced to pay the money. regulators back down despite warnings that the waiver would set a troubling precedent. people in napa county will soon be required to wear a face mask in public. this comes as more businesses are getting ready to reopen kron four's reyna harvey has that story. >>yeah that's right starting saturday napa county is going to require residents here to wear cloth face mask here out free clean businesses or you work at a business. now this is all because they're starting to re open a lot of nonessential businesses and they want to make sure that workers and customers are safe now we had a chance to talk to local businesses and this is what they had to say and excited for other businesses to be open as well and as they are excited

the state public utilities commission is ordering the utility to pay nearly billion in penalties. it's the largest penalty ever assessed by the california p you see most of the money will have to be paid by pg e shareholders. $114 million will have to be paid for system improvements to prevent similar wildfires in the future money will go to local fire safe councils and other protections for communities. >>one business put a new spin on drive-thru service and the flyers that we've been seen across the country are a great way to say thank you frontline workers during the pandemic darryl forges has the feel good stories to make you smile. >>drive-thru service for food has been in high demand during this pandemic but what about a drive-thru zoo. that's what the metro richmond zoo is offering to customers for 60 bucks per car near a drive-thru experience last about an hour. the zoo is known around the world for its conservation programs and has struggled financially since the covid-19 outbreak began. >>our operating costs are close to a $1000 a day opening day's keep getting pushed back push back, felt like we needed to do something to help

>>the state public utility commission is ordering the utility to pay nearly billion in penalties. it's the largest penalty ever assessed by the california p you see most of the money will have to be paid by pg e shareholders million will go for system improvements to prevent similar wildfires in the future money will go to local fire safe councils and other protections for communities. >>in the east bay police have arrested several suspects they say are tied to a violent street gang. federal investigators and richmond pd arrested the 7 adults and 2 teenagers as part of what they call operation no fly zone. police say that the suspected they are suspected gang members are accused of attempted murders carjackings home invasion street robberies and more. some of these robberies. >>more random there at the costco and city of richmond and i think the ultimate just picked somebody that have walked to their car and then there's also some that occur down want to create conquered and all they terrorized half of contra costa county. >>well you're looking at surveillance video of the aftermath of a violent shooting allegedly involving 2 rival gang

public utilities commission, which also must approve it pg&e's bankruptcy plan. >>> a federal judge appeals same lawsuits filed against oil companies and oakland, san francisco and other cities and counties in california will continue to be heard in state court. the oil company had asked for the lawsuit to be moved to the federal court system, the lawsuit claimed that there was a public nuisance by producing and promoting oil and natural gas fuels and, when knowing that they lead to global warming. >>> the federal appeals court had a ruling against oakland ban on coal shipments. they say they agree with the lower court ruling that the contract was breached with the developer, building a terminal at the port to transport coal from utah for shipment to asia. oakland approved the developer's plan for a rail and marine terminal at the farmer oakland army base, when the city council heard about the plan to ship call throughout the city they had voted to prohibit the storing and handling of goal amount within city limits. >>> the government in spain is working now on providing a basic income to their 2 1/2 million citizens and spain. the plan is to provide $1100 a month to 850 families, half of minimum wage