lyft says it will file its response with the cpuc. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> jean, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, stay away. newly unearthed documents show apple has won a temporary restraining order against a stalker. in december, a man named rakesh sharma trespassed oneo tim cook's property in palo alto. he had also been calling other executives at apple claiming he knew whe from cook and coy it is the first case there. health officials say the patient is isolated at home. they also told us that someone who is close to that patient is also being tested for the virus. let's show you what it looks like inside an isolation hospital room. this is similar to where 16 people are being kept around the bay area as they are monitored for the coronavirus. some nurses tonight expressing concern over whether hospitals are really ready to deal with the growing number of cases. a national survey of more than 3,000 nurses shows less than half of them believe they're prepared to handle coronavirus patients. >>

a former cpuc commissioner said she faults them for not being transparent in releasing safety records. >> it is more than just farther giving safety reports it has to regulate the companies with a record of problems. >> the cpuc plans to reveal the policy of keeping records confidential. we asked both companies for a response. uber passed and lyft said it will file its response with the cpuc. >>> and a new state measure looks to stop the pg&e tax breaks in response to the puc plan to allow pg&e to be compensated for spending -- to fire improvements required by law. in response to the disasters the east bay times reported that jerry hill introduced legislation to keep pg&e from receiving more than $1.5 billion in tax breaks. he believes pg&e should be on the hook for damages from fires caused by its equipment. >>> layoffs could come for san francisco schoolteachers. the examiner is reporting that the superintendent sent a letter to teachers warning of budget cuts amidst a $26 million shortfall and expects the cuts to double for the next school year. the teachers union is negotiating ot

it is the biggest ever imposed by cpuc.he adstrayedive judge said shareholders moth customers have to pay the bill. >>> a proposed bill in the california legislature could reduce property insurance costs in some communities. if it becomes law, it would require insurance companies to consider local government investments to prevent wild fires when they determine insurance rates. >>> well, a quarter of california is now in a drought. the federal drought monitor released a new map showing 43% of california is abnormally dry. and that is that area in the bright yellow you see here. the beige areas, that's moderate drought. 70% of california is abnormally dry or worst. things are better in the sierra, the california department of water resources conducted the third snow survey and found the snow pack is less than half of normal levels. . >> this february will go down -- shall will most likely end up as the driest february he in the northern sierra on record. >> now that snow melt very important. it provides 30% of california's d

the utility accountability and wide fire prevention act would expand enforcement authority from the cpuc to include the attorney general and local district attorneys. they would be abe to bring actions against an electrical corporation if it doesn't could that apply with safety standards, regulations and requirements. it was authored by the state assembly member. >> our trust has been shattered again and again. communities across california have been victims and the decades of deferred maintenance. >> they say it will provide tools to prevent future catastrophic damage to life and property. >> could you be forced to vote? one lawmaker's plan. >>> and parking proposals that could change how you sfloet san francisco. and a young idol. could a bay area man be the next american idol? that's coming up later this hour. >>> a look at a developing slight brzezinsktom steyer...k at this. berman: tom steyer... o'donnell: surging in nevada. scarborough: this is working for tom steyer. o'donnell: surging in south carolina. smerconish: i don't think it's just resources. mitchell: surging in two new p

right now only the cpuc has that authority. >>> the first jobs is under way to discuss wild fire mitigation plans proposed by electric companies including pg&e. eight corporations will individually present their plans and answer questions at these workshop ps. pg&e says it will provide details on its 2020 wild fire safety programs. it will also outline its programs plan for the next two years to prevent catastrophic wild fires. >>> pg&e is reporting a $3.6 billion 4th quarter loss as it continues to settle investigations and claims related to wild fires. the utility also reported a $7.7 billion loss for the entire 2019-year. pg&e says the cost of compensated customers for turning off their power weighed in on its earnings. the utility says it's still on track to exit bankruptcy in june. >>> cracking down on short term rental violations. the new legislation that would be in response to last year's shooting in orinda. >> and presidential candidate bernie sanders. what he says about the race in the white house. >> and, a quick peak outside. we'll check in on your complete bay area forecast in

a 27% increase in the settlement that pg&e agreed to last year and the largest ever imposed by the cpuc. the administrative judge found the original punishment to lenient given the loss of life and scope of destruction. the puc says the fines will be paid by the utility shareholders, not its customers. the decision can be appealed for the next 20 days. >>> a proposed bill in the california legislature could lower property insurance costs in some communities. assemblyman mark levine of marin county introduced 80 3258, it would require insurance companies to consider local government investments to prevent wildfires when determining rates. boaters in marin and sonoma counties are being asked to make specific investments for wildfire prevention on the march third ballot.>>> the federal drought monitor released a new map today that shows 43% of california inseparably dry. that's the area highlighted in bright yellow. the beige areas are moderate and drop. the department of water resources conducted their third snow survey of the year, and mark tamayo was there and asked the app spurts if we

which the cpuc expects to sign off by june. >>> right now at 6:07, some of the astronomy geeks may have been up the lunar occultation that happened this morning. first time it happened since 1998 when mars went behind the moon and it was a beautiful shot you could have seen. and this is a picture posted by nasa so it is cool to see this rare celestial event happening and we look at this shot sent in by nasa. you may see pictures on your social media feeds today. at least the sky was clear. starting out with a clear vie as we check out the start in dublin this morning. and so a lot of people up and out on the roads without having to deal with some fog. and so as we go through the day, we'll see some sunshine. temperatures warming up into the upper 60s and lower 70s. mike, you're looking at hours of delays right now. >>> potentially. but folks, watching this, you do need to avoid this in emeryville. it there was a traffic break for a few minutes on the one lane that gets buy past ashby and so i believe they're waiting for a second tow to help right this rig. this is blocking lanes and cau

it is the biggest penalty ever imposed by the cpuc. that decision can be appealed over the next 20 days. . >>> a quarter of the state of california is now in a drought. federal drought monitor came out with a map that shows 43% of california is abnormally dry. that is the area you see here in the bright yellow. the beige areas are in moderate drought. 70% of california is abnormally dry or even worse. now things are not much better in the sierra. the california department of water resources conducted the third snow survey of the look a pictpack is 47% bow low normal. . >>> at this point, we don't know where the patient exposed. >> doctors figure out how a woman contracted the coronavirus. we will tell you what's being done to stop it from spreeing anymore. . >>> and the stock market had the worst one day point drop in history. this morning, things are not look much better. red flag is going up at major u.s. companies that could affect everything from 401k accounts to car loan rates. . >>> from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. >>

last week they submitted the new wildfire mitigation plan for this year which cpuc expects to sign off by june. >>> and in our "making it in the bay" coverage, homelessness is likely a hot topic tonight in oakland. are where council members will discuss creating special commission to battle the epidemic. it is possible they'll renew the local energy homeless declaration which allows more more funding to address the crisis. last month they evicted two homeless mothers who moved into a vacant home and the current owners still plan to sell the home to a trust that would allow the mothers to move back in but those plans are still being negotiated. >>> fremont council members will vote on a new parking program for homeless rv owners. it comes after city workers removed several rvs near the tesla factory. they will consider two safe parking sites alouing people in rvs to stay for a maximum of three days. to qualify you have to show direct affiliation with fremont such as working in the city or having kids who attend fremont schools. >>> let's check that morning commute with mike now. you're

the cpuc notified lafco that the data set for winston's initial analysis did contain some errors. these errors are minor, but they're still worth accounting for as we want to ensure the greatest degree of accuracy possible when performing the analysis and making policy recommendations. next would be a deeper analysis of the disconnection causes. these could extend beyond affordability and include language barriers, and we want to examine proposed policy solutions and get feedback from a variety of stakeholders on what those policy solutions could be. and we have also been reaching out to supervisors to brief them on the findings and -- and what we found in their particular districts and we have more of those briefings scheduled in the coming month. my second recommendation is to bring on a renewable energy consultant to assist the lafco staff. this is a pretty simple one and one that i have talked about for a while now. we would add expertise, for example, to provide feedback to the p.u.c. through their capital planning process. and to provide feedback on the projects that were me

does the cpuc have any or any actions that they need to take before a company like yours can actually invest and/or do maintenance or management of your system? california public utilities, commission, for those who don't know what cpc is. >> yes, typically the way that works you go to the commission with a project and they prooifapprove the rates to recover it, yes. >> you go to them on monday and by friday it's done? >> no. it's a year later. >> okay. a year later to get an answer. it doesn't mean that year later you get the answer and they say okay, cut that forest back and make it safer, right? sometimes they say no on a safety matter? >> yes. typically you don't ever get what you ask for and negotiate a solution over that period of time. >> that's one of the things that's unfortunate. the public sees a fire erupt and people just want to focus on the moment. there's a lot of factors, good bad and otherwise that go into the scenario at hand at the moment. i happen to know a little bit about the cpc because i spent six years in the state legislature and i was a bit surprised when so