here are some of the e-mails which cpuc and the utility found inappropriate. this one from cherry to brown. asking about the availability of a judge wong. please, please check, this is a major problem for us. florio said he would agree to help peterman if wong got it. brown responded, take a deep breath. i'm working on it. this e-mail at a later date, again from cherry to brown. any news on the reassignment? brown to cherry, working on it. i hope all the mess is worth it. cherry, you will owe me if you do, smiley face. three days later, from chief of staff brown to cherry. pg & e got who they wanted. wong and peterman. then this response from cherry, thank you, thank you, thank you. in light of the e-mails, cpuc today announced president peavy would recuse himself from the proceedings and he asked for and got the resignation of chief of staff brown. pg & e says it voluntarily released the e-mails to the cpuc after reviewing 65,000 e-mails in the past two months. the utility took its own set of actions. >> we separated three officers from the company. we create

in terms of of diss passionate analysis the mta would like to partner with the cpuc on a joint study of the transportation industry and that's something we have received preliminary positive response from the cpuc staff so we hope to pursue that. there is some economic relief >> and i want to point out i believe -- who mentioned the 20 percent medallion retransfer fee? so that is on our list of items to discuss so we have some other proposals -- or contemplated waiving the medallion fee lowering the medallion fee and possibly allowing taxi advertising that was the item that i received feedback on again there there will be a robust discussion on on each of those. there's been a lot of resilience in response to the conditions out on the street there's been a flurry of aps some companies have put in place their own e hail aps and a lot have gone with fly wheels they have 80 percent of the market share now and the curve is at about 60 percent and according to fly wheel they are saying they are picked up in 3.5 minutes and the taxi industry is working to step up their game and to unify a

judges from the cpuc found pg&e committed nearly 4,000 violations concerning a gas pipeline over more than 18,000 days. when the $1.4 billion penalty is combined with previous rulings, it adds up to more than $2 billion against pg&e. the company also got credit for more than $600 million in previous pipeline repairs but the city of san bruno says it's unfair. another concern is who gets the money. as it stands, $950 million will go to the state's general fund. 400 to pipeline improvements and $50 million would go to, among other things, independent auditors to oversee pg&e. >> san bruno has always taken the position that it wants a safe system so all those fines and penalties we believe should be reinvested in the system to make it a safe system. >> what we have asked the cpuc is they come back with a final penalty that is reasonable, proportionate and takes into consideration the billions in infrastructure improvements. >> reporter: it's stipulated it must come from shareholders not ratepayers but watchdog agency "turn" is concerned they will get around it. it's too early to say how

we called cpuc for response but our calls were not returned. however, pg&e did respond. reads in part, "we took responsibility by self-reporting this violation. we held individuals accountable and we took swift and immediate actions to ensure this conduct will never happen again." >>> a scare in the air becomes a square in the sand for one woman. strolling a southern california beach. the faa says it will examine this three foot long metal panel found by a woman walking yesterday in huntington beach. she says it dropped from the sky about the same time smoke filled a jet blue airplane which was making emergency landing in nearby long beach. the woman says she could have easily been killed. >> it was really amazing that it didn't hit me or anybody else. a month ago? it's so crowded down there at huntington beach, it could have easily hit somebody. >> the plane blew an engine shortly after takeoff from long beach. everyone on board was okay. >>> this is a big one. a chinese company striking it rich on the new york stock exchange. it's more valuable than facebook. but many

law of course is flawed we think because of the whole issue of on demand versus prearranged and the cpuc chose to say that the state it's like somebody coming in the old days with the camera business. he he just lowers his rate on the cost of film drives the guy out and these guys can charge as much as they want and that's not a level playing field. those are major issues and yes, cab drivers have to do a better job of picking up hunter 's point and aps being professionals most of them are but those 2 things about the number of vehicles and the amount they can charge are disastrous and taken on by the state and unfortunately our mayor, who says he supports both the cab industry and new vehicles has chosen to write a letter to the state saying to the cpuc saying -- the state regulating it that's the first time i've ever heard of a mayor . >> time. >> thanks again. i do think that a person -- first of all i appreciate all yourment your comments and questions i do think promoting an industry wide ap is important and critical and something director heinicke brought up what may be happening o

exchanges were between cpuc president michael peavy's chief of staff. here is some of the e mails which cpuc and utility found inappropriate. this one, from cherry to brown, asking about the availability of a judge wong. this is a major problem, brown responded take a deep breath, i'm working on it. this e mail, any news on reassignment? brown to cherry, working on it i hope the mess is worth it. cherry, you will own me if you do. smiley face. three days later this e mail from brown to cherry. >> then this, response, thank you, thank you. in light of the e mails cpuc announce the president peavy would recuse himself from the rate proceedings and asked for, and got resignation of chief of staff, brown. and were please. e mails they claimed showed a cozy relationship between regulator and utility. iets troubling to find months and months later is being validated. >> city officials say they won't be satisfied until an independent monitor is assigned permanently to overseas cpuc repairs. >> still ahead tonight, a south bay man being evicted from his home. a

exchanges were between cpuc president michael peavy's chief of staff. here is some of the e mails which cpuc and utility found inappropriate. this one, from cherry to brown, asking about the availability of a judge wong. this is a major problem, brown responded take a deep breath, i'm working on it. this e mail, any news on reassignment? brown to cherry, working on it i hope the mess is worth it. cherry, you will own me if you do. smiley face. three days later this e mail from brown to cherry. >> then this, response, thank you, thank you. in light of the e mails cpuc announce the president peavy would recuse himself from the rate proceedings and asked for, and got resignation of chief of staff, brown. and were please. e mails they claimed showed a cozy relationship between regulator and utility. iets troubling to find months and months later is being validated. >> city officials say they won't be satisfied until an independent monitor is assigned permanently to overseas cpuc repairs. >> still ahead tonight, a south bay man being evicted from his home. a

the cpuc said pg&echecked the entire system of more than 6700 miles of transmission lines to confirmaximum allowable operating pressure. pg&e pressure tested over 565 miles of pipeline and replaced 90 miles worth of pipe. audits of company procedures, including record keeping and control room operations have been completed. >>> our coverage continues on ktvu.com. we have a special section dedicated to the san bruno pipeline explosion and a controversy surrounding the cpuc and pg&es relationship. >>> now at 6, it was put in place to keep repeat offenders from using b.a.r.t. tonight, the number one problem -- problem being addressed by the program that surprised b.a.r.t. police. >> a man beaten to death while working out at a gym. we hear from people at the gym and learn what may have started the fight. >> and parents in a bay area school are angry. their kids are at a specialized school to learn spanish. they say they're still waiting for a permanent qualified feature. tonight, the school district's response. . >>> a program to keep b.a.r.t. safe is having a surprising result. the pol

who were inappropriately communicating with cpuc staffers. >> we found there was some emphasis where we had areas we needed to work on. we separated those officers and will work to ensure this never happens again. >> hill accused cpuc president michael peevey of being too cozy with pg & e and said he should resign. >>> a major about-face for the city of oakland. the city is giving most of a $1 billion garbage collection deal back to america's largest waste hauler after a tough legal fight. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is live in oakland to explain what's happening now. >> reporter: a lot of people were rooting for california waste solutions. this is a much smaller company than waste management, but the people here say the new deal is actually a win/win. under the new deal, oakland-based california waste solutions is going from a $1 billion contract to a $300 million contract. so instead of picking up all of oakland's trash, it will only be picking up the city's recycling. a result of hardball tactics by a formidable rival, waste management. >> waste management has a certain postur

the cpuc previously ruled that pg&e will have to pay $635 million. that from its shareholders to make safety improvements in its pipelines. add those together and the total penalty would be just over $2 billion. the $1.5 billion fine most will go into the state's general fund. the rest will be used toward pipeline safety repairs. while praising the amount of the fine, the mayor says he's disappointed most of the money will go to the state. >> this reflects, if you will, a payday for governor jerry brown when we believe this money should instead be directed to a safer pipeline system. >> reporter: the ruling goes into effect 30 days from now unless pg&e or another party to the proceedings files an appeal. the ruling then goes back to the judges. and after their review a vote by the commissioners. it's almost certain the fine will be appealed. the consumer watch dog group told abc 7 news it plans to ask the judges to reconsider

pg&e and cpuc is supposed to oversee pg&e.eaders suspect it's just the tip of the iceberg. >> we've just seen what's happened with pg&e. my feeling is it's probably happened with every utility. that's what needs to be investigated. >> he wants cpuc president peavy removed by the governor even though peavy's term is up at the end of the year. pg&e has fired three high-level employees. they did it this week due to improper communication with cpuc officials. >>> coast to coast and around the world, a lot of frenzy for apple's new iphones. the bay area of course is no exception. some people lining up days ago camping out for today's official launch. nbc bay area business and tech reporter scott budman joins us outside of the los gatos store. i see the line behind you and even the big boss showed up in palo alto today. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of activity, raj. they're still lining up here. they've been lining up all day outside bay area apple stores trying to be among the first to get their hand on this the new iphones. it's a lau

exchanges were between cpuc president michael chief of staff carol brown and brian cherry.e are some of the e-mails that they found inappropriate. this one from cherry to brown l please check this is major problem for us. he would agree to help peter man if juan got it. brown responded take the a deep breath. i'm working on it. this e-mail at later date again from cherry to brown. any news on resignment. work on it. i hope the mess is worth it. cherry you owe me if you do smiley face. three days later this brown to cherry. pg&e got who they wanted. him if then this response to cherry thank you chang you thank you thank you. in light of the c p u c pg&e about here. he sktioned for and got resignation of chief of staff brown >> city firms were pleased. won't lawsuit against the cpuc that relessed e-mails relited to the investigation of the san brown 0explosion. e-mails they claim showed a cozy relationship between the regulator and the utility. >> so it is troubling to us to now find months and months later when. >> they won't be satisfied until independent monitor is arrived

it wants governor jerry brown to overhaul the cpuc after it was revealed the cpuc president was privately giving pg&e advice. >> there looks as if there will be at least one appeal to this ruling. if that indeed happens, the cpuc will hear those appeals and then the commissioners will make the final ruling on what the punishment will be for pg&e. ann notrarangelo, kpix 5. >>> multiple civil investigations determined the explosion was manmade because pg&e diverted safety funds. the company faces 28 criminal federal charges. >>> the rail project filed petitions to get the state supreme court to put a stop to it. they want the justices to review an appeals court ruling that said bonds could be issued even if the funding plan contained flaws. the attorneys say the high speed rail project lacks full transparency and violates the terms of a 2008 voter approved initiative. >>> other bay area headlines now. the search is continuing for a swimmer who disappeared at the point reyes national seashore yesterday. the man in his early 20s was lost while swimming across the mouth of drakes estero. >>> a

the cpuc proposed a $2.25 billion penalty. earlier this year pg&e was indicted for obstructing the investigation into the explosion. and then today two judges said it should pay $1.4 billion. >>> this is the pool at the center of the off-field troubles for ray mcdonald. he was throwing a birthday party at his home here when san jose police arrested him for domestic violence against his pregnant girlfriend. today he was on the practice field getting ready for sunday's game against the cowboys. coach harbaugh wants to see the investigation play out but doesn't want anyone convicted of abuse on his team. >> if someone physically abuses a woman and/or physically or mentally abuses or hurts a child, then there's no understanding. there's no tolerance for that. >> the team is expected to decide later this week whether mcdonald will play on sunday. tiffany wilson talked to players today and joins us from the stadium. >> reporter: cheryl, today is actually ray mcdonald's 30th birthday. things got ugly at his birthday party over the we

who feels there's a reason of coziness between pg&e and the cpuc.ere have been calls to the governor to have a conversation about removing peavy, although his term is done at the end of the year. the san bruno mayor also saying he has been in touch with harris' office on a different issue and he felt she neglected that conversation. you get the feeling that these three local lawmakers don't feel that she's been very responsive, which is why they held a press conference today. live in san francisco, stephanie trong, nbc bay area news. >> one to continuously watch. thank you, steph. >>> in fact, nbc bay area has been investigating the inappropriate relationships between the puc and pg&e since last year. you can see our special reports online. just go to nbcbayarea.com and go to the top of the site. you can also find our story on our mobile app. >>> now to the latest developments on the biggest fire burning in california. 12,000 homes are still at risk of burning down at the king fire continues to grow. in fact, the state estimates it's now spending $5

if the record-setting $1.4 billion penalty is approved by the cpuc, pg&e shareholders will be required to send $950 million to the state general fund. $400 million to a pipeline safety implementation plan, and another $50 million to fund other safety improvements. san bruno mayor says he supports the level of the fine but does not believe $950 million should go to the state. >> this reflects, if you will, a payday for governor jerry brown when we believe this money should instead be directed to a safer pipeline system. >> reporter: the city of san bruno and pg&e can appeal the penalty. the utility says while it has not made a decision, it opens the cpuc will consider the more than $2 billion it has already spent on pipeline improvements. >> we have really made a lot of upgrades in replacing pipe, in automating more valves during an emergency gas which shut off. >> reporter: now, if the penalty is not appealed in 30 day, the cpuc will vote on the decision. in the meantime, residents here in san bruno will gather here next week to remember the day that changed everything four years ago.

cpuc fined pg&e $1.4 billion for the 2010 pipeline disaster in san bruno. the new fines and penalties bring the total amount pg&e is ordered to pay in the wake of the explosion that killed eight people, injured 66 others, to more than $2 billion. pg&e can still appeal today's ruling. it's the largest fine ever imposed by the cpuc. >>> and some developing news right now. a massive manhunt is underway for several tennessee teenagers. 32 teens escaped from the woodland hills youth development center near nashville last night. most were caught but eight are on the run now. the teenagers, ages 14-19, escaped by crawling upped a weak spot in a fence. >> staffing ask lighter during the overnight hours and presumably they planned for that but we don't know yet. >> this is not the first incident. in may, six teens broke out of the rooms and staffers did convince them to return back inside. >>> and checking berth now. roberta is in for lawrence this noon and tuesday. >> i feel special sitting next to frank. >> i am sure you do. >> and i have something to talk about.

also, as early as next week, the cpuc will look at a plan that allows inspectors to issue site tagtsshen safety problems aren't fixed. >>> coming up, we investigate trucks and drivers hauling fed ex goods on fed ex routes, but not official employees. why it could be putting other drivers on the road at risk. that's next. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits, kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. introducing the sleep number bed with sleepiq™ technology. it tracks your sleep and tells you how to adjust for a good, better and an awesome night. the difference? try adjusting up or down you'll know cuz sleep iq™ tells you. only at a sleep number store, mattresses with sleepiq™ start at just $999.98. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> you've probably seen them on the road. we're talking about fed ex trucks. we have learned not all those trucks and drivers belong to fed ex. instead, third party contractors get paid to transport fed ex goods on fed ex routes.

the cpuc previously ruled that pg&e would have to pay 6 35 million. all of that from a share hold investigators make safety improvements in its pipe liens. add those together and the total penalty would be just over 2 billion dollars. the of the 1.5 billion dollar fine most will go no the state general fund. the rest will be used toward pipe lane safety repairs. while praising the amount of the fine, san bruno mayor jim rooun said he's disappointed most of the money will good to the state. >> this reflects if you will a payday for governor jerry brown when we believe this money should instead be directed to a safer pipeline system. >>reporter: ruling goes in effect 30 days from now unless pg&e or another party to the proceedings files an appeal or commissioner asks for a review of the decision. the ruling then goes back to the judges. after their rae view a vote by the commissioners. it's almost certain the fine will be appealed. the consumer watch doing group turn told abc 7 news it plans to ask the judges to reconsider the distribution of that fine.

if the record-setting $1.4 billion penalty is approved by the cpuc and pg&e shareholders will be required to spend $950 million to the state general fund, $400 million to a pipeline safety implementation plan, and another $50 million to fund other safety improvements. some survivors of the deadly blast say a fine, no matter what the amount, will never be enough. >> i think about the people that died. and i don't -- i'm still not satisfied that corporations essentially get away with negligent homicide. >> reporter: if no one appeals the penalty in 30 days, the cpuc will review that decision. >>> it remains unclear this morning will ray mcdonald will play in the 49ers' season opener against the cowboys on sunday, despite facing charges of domestic violence. mcdonald was at the team's practice yesterday and so far, the team has taken no action in terms of punishing the defensive end. san jose police released the official incident report, revealing the victim, mcdonald's pregnant fiancee had, quote, visible injuries. he called 911 early sunday morning following mcdonald's birthday party at hi

. >> pg&e says it looked at 65,000 e-mails over five years, found a relationship with a cpuc that was too cozy and took action. >> every single employee here at pg&e is held to the same standard that's outlined in our code of conduct. these officers did not live up to that. we've taken these actions today. >> so pg&e spokesperson keith stevens says the utility fired three vice president. it also created the new job of compliance officer, hired a lawyer for regulatory advice and plans more training for employees. state senator jerry hill has been a vocal critic of both pg&e and the public utilities commission following the fatal san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. >> once the leadership changes then there's an opportunity to change the culture and that's what i think we're seeing and it's refreshing at pg&e. >> reporter: hill has harsher words for the puc. >> the only time they'll make changes is when they get caught and they got caught today. >> reporter: the e-mails include a january exchange between pg&e executive brian cherry and the puc chief of staff carol brown. terry asked br

that's what needs to be investigated. >> hill added he wants cpuc president removed by the governor. so far, that has not happened. his term is up at the end of the year. pg&e fired three high-level employees this week due to improper communications with cpuc officials. >>> some san jose city workers may be spending your tax dollars on personal luxuries. that's the conclusion of a new city audit. they found some san jose workers had questionable purchases on their city-issued credit card. one department purchased computer tablets without proper approval. turns out the tablets were not supported by the city's ip department. the audit found an employee rented a new bmw for more than two weeks after their personal car was totalled. >> in one case, the wine tab totalled more than $700 for a dinner for two dozen workers. overall, the audit found most workers are following city spending policies. >>> the future of san francisco light rail is just around the corner. yesterday san francisco's board of supervisors approved a $648 million contract to replace all of the current muni light rail

the cpuc has been in [inaudible] of its duty to protect the public. >> the alliance between the cpuc and pg&e has damaged the cpuc. >> in response pg&e said that it remains focused on improving gas safety in the wake of the san bruno pipeline explosion. the cpuc had no direct response to the allegations but has said it's developing policies to make sure no improper contacts take place in the future. >> the governor has until the end of the month to sign a bill extending a pilot program that keeps violent bart riders off the train. they put it in place because of violence at stations and parking lots. the officials found that domestic violence topped the list of crimes. half of the cases involved parents. >> one of the court orders for the custody exchanges is that bart is a site and usually they use bart as a drop off for exchanges. >> ktvu found in 2013 from may to december there were 146 arrests. there are 193 arrest this is year. the current measure gives bart officers the authority to call the judge for a protection order for abused victims. >>> the mayor has signed a 648 million

cpuc's president is recusing himself from pg & e's upcoming gas transmission storage proceedings. the chief of staff who responded to pg & e's e-mail is resigning at his request, and the cpuc is hiring an outside expert to conduct a review of the e-mail situation to help prevent future violations. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, reporter dick lee has reaction on today's developments. >>> moving on, authorities in stockton have revealed a new arrest, a new reward and a new person of interest in the case of misty singh, killed by police gunfire during a shootout with bank robbers in july. she was at the bank of the west july 16th when she was taken by three robbers who used her as a human shield. two men were killed. a third was arrested. on thursday, police also arrested a 16-year-old boy who they say was -- took the intended getaway car after the shootout. there is a $50,000 reward in this case and now the atf is offering an additional $5,000 for information leading to whoever sold or gave the suspects an unlicensed ak-47, much like this one on the table. >> they are quite co

has already committed or spent 2.7 billion dollars to upgrade its pipeline system and it wants the cpuc to consider that >> reporter:it has taken a while to get to this point.and the p-g&e san bruno saga is not over yet. >> you are looking at a financial effect of potentially $4 million for pg and secret we are continuing to ask to make sure that it is reasonable. >> reporter: fizzling in the direction of an appeal. if that happened the administrator that made this decision will reduce their own decision and make changes if necessary. then it will go to the chp and the actual commissioners will vote on the final penalty cree the pipeline explosion was september 9th, 20-10. >> reporter:the following year.the national transportation safety board revealed a scathing analysis of what went twong. >> reporter:saying pg&e's management of its pipelines was deficient and ineffective. the n-t-s-b also noted that it took 95 minutes for pg&e to shut off the flow of >> reporter:2012: the california public untilies comission - which regulates the utility - orders pg&e to pay 635 million - to update p

the fact that the cpuc has finally completed the three-year-long investigative process and has reached a decision is, we think, very much a contribution to the overall recovery of our community. >> one sticking point, $950 million of the penalty will go to the state's general fund. in response, state senator gerry hill says he'll announce a bill ear marking a majority of the money for pipeline improvement and safety measures. pg&e is appealing the fine. >> urban shield organizers are firing back at the mayor to not invite the emergency responders back for their event next year. teams conducted a tanker spill exercise. mayor quan said this is the last year her city will be hosting the conference and trade show. she said the protest and negativity are not worth the trouble. >> we're amazed that the city does not want the revenue of a full hotel that urban shield bring, the 5,000 attendees that it brings to the city of oakland, the sale tax revenue, wholesale tax revenue. >> the, and shield is in its eighth year and it's federally funded. oakland has hosted the last two conference. >> no

. >> we would like to see the cpuc redirect that $950 million and put as much of that as possible into pipeline repairs. the repairs have to be done and we would rather see the shareholders pay for repairs instead of the rate players and that money going into the general fund. >> reporter: now for its part, pg & e which can appeal this decision issued a statement saying we have respectly asked that the commission make sure that the penalty is reasonable and proportionate and takes into consideration the company's investments and actions to promote safety. in all, the company needs $12 billion to upgrade the system. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> eight people were killed in the explosion. they include 58-year-old james emo frankel. elizabeth torrez. 20-year-old jessica morales and three members of the bulles family. william, greg and levone. as for today's fine. $950million will go to the state's general fund. 450million is earmarked for pipeline improvements and pipeline safety. now our coverage continues on ktvu.com. there you can see our previous stories as well as more of the s

the fact that the cpuc has finally concluded the three-year-long investigative process and has reached a decision is, we think, very much a contribution to the overall recovery of our community. >> reporter: one sticking point is 950 million of the penalty will go to the state's general fund. state senator jerry hill whose district includes san bruno said friday he would introduce a bill earmarking pipeline safety trust and independent monitor over seeing safety plans. >> we were with ones with the exposure so why should the residents of the other counties, why shouldn't the rest of the state benefit? >> reporter: in an earlier statement they said they asked that the penalty is reasonable. an appeal is expected. in san bruno the city keeps pushing forward. >> this was a horrible tragedy that we vowed never to see again happen anywhere else. >> we asked the city manager what's next smep said over the next 18 months what they expect to happen is full construction on the lots still vacant. the city is working with a developer to take responsibility for ten of them. we did reach out to pg&

the fact that the cpuc has finally completed the three-year-long investigative process and has reached a decision is, we think, very much a contribution to the overall recovery of our community. >> now, one sticking point here, $950 million of that penalty will go to the state's general fund. in response state senator jerry hill says he'll be introducing a bill ear marking a majority of that money for pipeline and safety measures. pg&e is appealing the fine. >> bay area crews are hoping to find a 700 acre wildfire burning in yosemite national park. evacuees were waiting to be airlifted to safety. the park does remain open, however, this morning. >> the scene much different about 300 miles south of yosemite. this morning parts of southern california are bracing for more heavy rain as a flash flood watch remains in effect. this is all because of tropical storm nor bebert. cars are stuck in water up to the windows and a major freeway had to be shuttered in both directions. we'll take you live to riverside county, one of the counties struggling to dry out this morning. >> no threat of norb

if no one appeals the penalty in 30 days the cpuc will review the decision. >>> five people involvedibery scheme at a south san jose land fill will be learning their fate today. commercial waste broker and four employees were charged with conspiracy and bribery for defrauding waste management out of millions of dollars in dumping fees. the prosecutors say he bribed employees at landfill to waive dump truck entry fees and misclassify contend to lower disposal charges. the five are expected to be sentenced today. >>> 6:537 cvs is tobacco free. the company making good on its promise to take tobacco products off the shelves for good. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in san jose. move comes a month ahead of schedule. >> reporter: yeah, they had a self-imposed deadline of october st. here we are a few weeks early, cvs becoming the only national pharmacy chain to stop selling cigarettes, something they started in the past several hours. all 7700 locations including one here in san jose has stopped selling tobacco products and they've renamed and rebrand themselves as cvs health

. >>> call for a criminal investigation into the exchange of emails between the cpuc and pg&e. now, those emails disclosed this week have to do with the aftermath of the deadly san bruno explosion in 2010. senator hill is asking the state attorney general's office to look into what may have been inappropriate communications prior to the determination and fines. pg&e says it is complying with all the inquiries. critics say the cpuc is not punishing pg&e enough for failing to maintain its natural gas pipeline. >>> a twist tonight in the fbi investigation that snagged state senator leland year. raymond "shrimp boy" chow has slapped a lawsuit on san francisco mayor ed lee. the suit says the bribes were in the form of illegal campaign contributions. the lawsuit ties a $500 contribution towards lee's mayoral campaign to an undercover fbi agent. that agent is involved in the racketeering probe into leland yee and raymond "shrimp boy" chow. the lawsuit claims when asked, the mayor did not disclose where the money came from. no comment from the mayor's office, the fbi or the attorney ge

. >> >> reporter: pg&e plans to appeal the cpuc's 1.4 billion- dollar fine. that was levied last week. much of that money will go to the state's general fund. during the press conference san bruno's mayor demanded that the money go to a pipeline safety trust fun. >> ryan, what is pg&e saying about why it's appealing that big fine. >> reporter: i talked to a spokesman yesterday and basically he says that the company thinks that the $1.4 billion is too steep. so that's why the company is appealing. it says it's taking responsibility and is in a partnership with the city of san bruno but the city says that that's not true, that the company is not taking the right amount of responsibility. live in san bruno, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> a pilot from san jose is dead after a crash at the reno national championship air races. 64-year-old lee behel was a retired fighter pilot and winner of the reno event's fourth class competition in 2008. organizers say he was flying solo in a qualifying heat yesterday when the accident happened at the reno stead airport. he had tak

. >> we're hoping at the the cpuc does make a determination that the billions in safety that we've already spent on our gas system could be counted. >> reporter: but they don't see it that way. while pg&e seems displeased with the ruling and the city is not entirely happy, neither side has decided to appeal but they have until the 1st of october to do that, also the rate-payer organization could appeal. if there's an appeal, what happens is the administrative law judges that made this decision will review the decision and decide if any changes need to be made. one way or the other, it then goes to the public utilities commission and the commissioners themselves will vote on the final fine. kron 4 news. >>> new tonight at 11:00, police in pittsburgh have released surveillance video of a truck which they say was involved in a fatal hit and run on sunday. investigators say this truck hit and killed a 50-year-old while she was walking. the truck is described as a silver 2001 or 2002 chevrolet silverado. it may have had front-end damage because of the collision. >>> two men from alamo are behin

. >> reporter: pg&e plans to appeal the cpuc's $1.4 billion fine it set out last week. much of that money would go to the state's general fund. during the press conference, san bruno's mayor demanded that money go into a trust to fund pipeline safety. frank? >> ryan, what is pg&e saying about why it's appealing that big fine? >> so i talked to a spokesman yesterday and basically, he said that they agree there should be a fine. but not the level of fine. we're talking about a record level fine $1.4 billion. now, san bruno for its part says that that fine is fair. live in san bruno, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> president obama will deliver an address to the nation tomorrow about a new mission to combat isis militants in iraq and syria. the president plans to release details of the counter terror plan to key lawmakers today. analysts believe the plan will not commit u.s. troops to a ground war. >> i think you need a strategic plan laid out that the american people can see and buy into. >> secretary of state john kerry is heading to the middle east today to help form an inte

response saying, quote, ride sharing is unequivocally supported by the california legislature, the cpuc, the governor, local jurisdictions across the state and millions of californians. the da's have made numerous inaccurate assertions that we will correct and discuss with them. now, the allegations by the da's office come after a passenger was injured by a driver in san francisco just last week. police say roberto chicas is in danger of losing an eye after the uber driver hit him in the head over a hammer. it started after a scuffle over directions. that driver has pleaded not guilty to injuries that he injured mr. chicas. >>> san francisco police are investigating a smash-and-grab at an electric bike shop that happened at 4:30 this morning at fill more and ellis streets. surveillance video shows the two suspects breaking the store's window and taking off with the bikes. >> i don't feel as much anger as i feel just, you know, a sense of loss. you know, i mean that these are expensive bikes. at the same time it's not as bad as it could have been but it's going to take a lot of recovery

. >> reporter: pg&e plans to appeal the cpuc's $1.4 billion fine. much of that money would go to the state's general fund. during the press conference this morning, san bruno's mayor demanded that that money be set aside for pipeline safety in particular. and not go to the state's general fund. live in san bruno, ryan takea, kpix 5. >> we spoke to a pg&e spokesperson and they are committed they say to rebuilding san bruno. >>> happening today, more help for people who suffered losses in the south napa earthquake. today the city and county of napa is opening a one-stop shop to help locals get assistance. at first street and silverado trail. and business owners and homeowners can get information about building permits, financial help and other resources. about 150 buildings in the area are red-tagged. also today, former governor arnold schwarzenegger is back in sacramento, right now he is with current governor jerry brown at a symposium on climate change. less than an hour from now he will head to the capitol rotunda for the unveiling of the official

that is the largest fine that the cpuc has ever levied. it all comes in response to the san bruno pipeline explosion. pg&e has now released a statement that says in part, "we are accountable and fully accept that the penalty is appropriate. we are still working to get a response from the city of san bruno and resident bhos were im- - residents who were impacted on that deadly blast." we'll have more at 5:00 on the news. >>> well, thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we are always here for you, of course on ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. that's gonna do it for us at noon. have a great day. elizabeth: los angeles california home to music, movie studios and the dramatic conclusion of my current mission: an 18th birthday masquerade ball! that's me, elizabeth, living it up and giving it back for an epic birthday bash! we're all getting together for an amazing night of mystery! devon: oh, hello, sir, welcome to the party! (laughs) elizabeth: we'll have celebrities putting on masks and performing on stage! it's

. >> if no one appeals the penalty within 30 days, cpuc will review the decision. >>> police say in pittsburgh hoping surveillance video will help them catch a driver who hit and killed a woman and took off. the video from a gas station, a silver pickup truck driving by, the crash happened sunday night. police say the driver veered off the road, hit a light pole, crashed into the woman pushing a shopping carton the sidewalk. police identified the victim as a 50-year-old michelle brass. >>> a hayward boy reported missing is back home. overnight police told us 12-year-old jamie segura is safe. first reported from winton middle school around 3:00 yesterday. police are not saying where the boy was or how he was found, but we're glad he's home this morning. >>> 4:38 on your wednesday morning. great start to far on the weather front. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning, everybody at home. we've got a good-looking day shaping up. we're going to hold on to this cooler than average weather, at least through the weekend. 60 in concord. 59 to kick off the day in san jose. a

the cpuc has been implicated up to its neck in being too cozy with and not a fair minded regulator of pg & e. >> absolutely not. we can't see the benefit to the state general fund when in fact, this money should be put back into pipeline safety into the pipes that are under our feet. >> reporter: if the state spends that money on other things there won't be sufficient funds left to make improvements without once again tapping pg & e's customers. >> what we would like to see is more of that $1.4 billion to go into fixing the pipeline sos that rate payers don't get left holding the bag -- pipelines, so that rate payers don't get left holding the bag. >> reporter: what we've been told is proportion it and take into consideration the company's investments and actions to promote safety. in other words, is a windfall to the general fund really not better spent on pipeline safety? >> our goal has and will continue to be a safer gas pipeline system for californians so that what happened in our community never happens again. >> reporter: experts i spoke say pg & e is likely to appeal the decis

. >> prior to this, the biggest penalty the cpuc ever handed down was also against pg&e, a $38 million fine for a 2008 gas explosion in rancho cordova. >>> new at 5:00, a case of street justice in a san jose park could backfire tonight. starts with a group confronting a man who they say exposed himself to children in a park bathroom. what happens next may have angry parents facing some criminal charges. kpix 5's lin ramirez. >> there was a lot going on at this park restroom last night. one crime they know for sure happened, that's the assault on this middle aged man captured on video. the second crime that police are checking out is the alleged indecent exposure on a child by that assault victim. whatever the case, there was a lot going on here and it was all captured on video. we've got to warn you this video is very graphic. >> reporter: the video shows a young man with a light beard giving a beating to the middle aged man who doesn't speak english. the man throwing punches accuses the other guy of exposing himself to his son who was apparently in the restroom a few minutes earlier.

cpuc ruled that pg&e would have to pay $635 million. all from shareholders to make safety improvements in the pipelines. of the fine, most will go into state's general fund, the rest used toward pipeline safety repairs. while praising the amount, san bruno mayor says he's disappointed most of the money will go to the state. >> this reflects, if you will a pay day for governor jerry brown. >> the consumer watch dog group turn told abc7 news it plans to ask to reconsider the distribution of the fine. >> there is $50 million going to the state general fund. $450 million going to repair the pipeline we want to see numbers. >> what we want to make sure is being taken into account is the final decision voted on is taking all of that investment into consideration. >> pg&e faces federal criminal charges. >> pg&e's largest labor union is urging the public utilities commission to reduce the fine. adding because much of the fine is going into the general fund, it quote, makes the system less safe >> 49ers defensive end practiced with the team as p

cpuc ruled that pg&e would have to pay $635 million. all from shareholders to make safety improvements in the pipelines. of the fine, most will go into state's general fund, the rest used toward pipeline safety repairs. while praising the amount, san bruno mayor says he's disappointed most of the money will go to the state. >> this reflects, if you will a pay day for governor jerry brown. >> the consumer watch dog group turn told abc7 news it plans to ask to reconsider the distribution of the fine. >> there is $50 million going to the state general fund. $450 million going to repair the pipeline we want to see numbers. >> what we want to make sure is being taken into account is the final decision voted on is taking all of that investment into consideration. >> pg&e faces federal criminal charges. >> pg&e's largest labor union is urging the public utilities commission to reduce the fine. adding because much of the fine is going into the general fund, it quote, makes the system less safe >> 49ers defensive end practiced with the team as p