leslie: the cpuc made no decisions. governor newsom sent a letter to the federal government yesterday imploring them to investigate the wholesale pricing of natural gas in california for possible price manipulation, but short of that customers are left to foot big bills. an accelerated california climate credit of approximately $100 could appear on statements in march. >> people should not be phased with the choice of heat or eat. leslie: leslie brinkley, abc7news. ama: today oakland opened new sheds on the site of the woodland street encampment, which is being disbanded. the city calls it the wood street community. the goal is to put up 70 to house people. the site includes access to electricity as well as communal residents, showers, laundry facilities, and a kitchen. an $800 million grant from the state is helping fund these site. the plan to build housing units is a nonstarter with california. the housing and community development division rejected oakland's roadmap days after the city council passed it. the report

today cpuc, the hearing is virtual. there will be an opportunity for public comment. you an update on our midday newscast. reporting live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> 6:35 right now. president biden is ready to deliver the state of the union address tonight. nbc will, of course, carry that live. >> scott mcgrew, we expect the president will talk about bipartisanship at a time when we don't see many people wanting to do that. >> yes, but he is good at that. joe biden has been calling for bipartisanship since he was a brand new senator from delaware. he's good at reaching across the aisle. here is andrea mitchell speaking to chuck todd last year as president biden prepared to deliver his first state of the union. >> this could be a rare moment of bipartisanship, he's hoping, the kind that he remembers, politics stopping at the water's edge on foreign policy. >> there's blue and yellow in the crowd. >> and they're wearing pins, the ukrainian flag with the u.s. flag. >> tonight we meet as democrats, republicans and independents, but most

the cpuc recently at proved a claimant credit that could give californians a $100 credit on their gas bills. tomorrow, the cpuc and california energy commission will host a hearing to investigate the causes and impact of the spike in natural gas prices. >>> contra costa county announcing that residents and businesses that suffered damage between january and february 30th, can apply for assistance from fema. they are still cleaning up at mt. diablo state park. photojournalist brian yuen met with folks enjoying the great outdoors despite all the mud and mass. >> if you listen to the water behind me, it was so peaceful. to me, it peace and tranquility, i just love it. i love enjoying the beauty. it energizes me and i am ready to face the day. >> i think it helps connect us, to feel, i don't know, peace and harmony, and energized and revitalized might be a good word. >> yeah. i think it infuses magic into our lives, especially with the reins and the waters, are so clear, now, and especially since we have been used to seeing everything so dry for so long, it just feels like, a little magic

the cpuc convened a panel of experts to troubleshoot the spike so that it does not happen again. the four hour meeting included only 15 minutes of public comment. >> gaslighting to a new level. >> some blame the cpuc, but most experts blame to the entry rather. >> there is more price volatility. >> california imports 90% of its natural gas. pipeline constraints contribute it to the price spikes, but pg&e executives say patterns do not indicate a need to inject more gas into storage. to the t's aim to fill storage reservoirs with natural gas in the summer when it is cheaper, then pull down reserves in the winter when needed. there was a lot of debate about not enough storage. >> 30 poor -- 34.3% below the five-year average. 28.9% below last year. most of all to pg&e. >> what are some of the medications we can do to avoid this in the future? number one, reduce our reliance on natural gas. >> the cpuc made no decisions after hearing the theories. governor newsom sent a letter to the federal government yesterday employing them to investigate the wholesale pricing of natural gas in ca

the cpuc, the california public utilities commission, has asked pg&e, other utilities, energy experts to speak at this hearing to address why gas bills spiked in december. i'm sure you saw your bill, pg&e bill, and were shocked like i was, and also to address what can be done to prevent not only future gas spikes but future spikes in the price of electricity. you can see the meeting is still taking place. this is virtual. you can tune in yourself, by the way, and you are welcome to speak in the public comments session towards the end i think in about an hour. there are several reasons we saw high gas prices in california. according to an analysis by the federal government, the weather was colder than usual, which meant more people were using natural gas to heat their homes. natural gas flows from canada were down. there were constraints on the interstate gas pipelines. and gas storage levels in our region were low. pg&e also points out that the drought has played a role. hydroelectric power generation is down because of low water levels, which has forced pg&e to use more natural gas f

the cpuc convened a panel of experts to troubleshoot the spike so that it does not happen again.hour meeting included only 15 minutes of public comment. >> gaslighting to a new level. >> some blame the cpuc, but most experts blame to the entry rather. >> there is more price volatility. >> california imports 90% of its natural gas. pipeline constraints contribute it to the price spikes, but pg&e executives say patterns do not indicate a need to inject more gas into storage. to the t's aim to fill storage reservoirs with natural

network, points out that even with the high cost of gas right now, p g knee is still asking for the cpuc for rate hikes cannot be blamed. for this. temporary gas rate hike they can be blamed for every other increase pg and he can hide behind this one. but they can't hide all the other rate increases they're asking for right now. governor gavin newsom and senator dianne feinstein have also asked federal regulators to step in. they sent letters to the federal energy regulatory commission to look into whether there was quote, market manipulation or anticompetitive behavior among natural gas pipeline operators from out of state now. as for pg needs proposed rate hikes separate rate hikes over the next four years, only the cpuc can stop or limit those so mark tony with the advocacy group utility reform network, recommends people who are upset with the cost of their pg and e bill should contact the cpuc to voice their concerns. we have that number. i'm the website to do that on our website ktvu .com andre and garcia back to you, ali rasmus. thank you. new at noon bear ebay zoom has announced i

. >> reporter: he represents rate payers as part of the cpuc. he admits the rates are unacceptable but the worst may be over and there are options if you're struggling to pay. >> most utilities can put you on a plan to pay over a couple of months, and as bills go down in march and april, they'll be lower and help a lot of people. >> reporter: in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> this happens every so often, a new tiktok challenge that could be dangerous. san mateo county sheriff's department issuing this warning saying there's a number of reports of orbeez gun attacks, mainly downtown and at night. if you're a parent, there's a good chance you know what the orbeez are, small gel balls that kids play with. but people are loading them into a toy gun and shooting them, also shooting property and animals, the suspects reportedly all teenagers. >> we're asking the parents to check in with their children, make sure they're not participating in this challenge. it's dangerous. if you're a victim, we ask you don't get involved or try to

on your energy bills from pg and e usually in april and october, but the cpuc moved up that rebate toebruary to give ratepayers some relief. now all these natural gas prices are so high we'll send it back to you, andre. alright ali. thank you. rescue and recovery operations continue in the cold and snow of southern turkey as he confirmed death toll from monday's quake passes 6000 foxes foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot has more from turkey. that was it was it was it was george. dramatic rescues has thousands of first responders remain hard at work following two major earthquakes in the turkey syria border region. the first was the biggest measuring 7.8 magnitude thousands died as buildings collapsed, and now countless more are trapped beneath the rubble. we need to be dug out around 6000 buildings collapsed . totally i can only pray and i can only wish that casualties don't go up. the situation is even worse. it's on the syrian side of the border, where many earthquake victims are already living in dire conditions. officials there say efforts are now underway to find temporary

the cpuc says the move will provide immediate relief to families as natural gas prices have risen to alarming levels. very weather or not as cold tonight because we actually have a storm system offshore that it's going to be here first thing tomorrow morning as the weather pattern is changing. we're talking about multiple systems back in the picture, and the first one is getting closer to our coastline. the bulk of this will be early tomorrow morning. so friday will not be a washout. don't think it'll be raining all day long. we could have some sunny breaks into the afternoon hours. heaviest rain will be tomorrow morning. three a.m. to seven a.m. and wins will be a factor as well gusting to over 30 miles an hour. as this front approaches our coastline. in fact, the radar coverage right now you can see some activity approaching the north coast of california and some green showing up. here's a closer inspection of the radar so over the next couple of hours of rainfall will be picking up and it will actually expand over the bay area. current numbers out there right now about san francis

. >> some blame the cpuc for not controlling prices, but most experts blame the wintry weather. >> theremore price volatility associated with the weather. >> california imports 90% of its natural gas. pg&e executive said patterns did not indicate a need to inject more gas into storage. utility same to fill storage reservoirs with natural gas in the summer when it is cheaper and then pull down reserves in the winter when it is needed. so there was a lot of debate about not enough storage. >> 34 point 3% below the five-year average. 28.9% below last year. most of all, that deficit belongs to pg&e. >> what are some of the mitigations we can do to avoid this in the future? absolutely number one is reducing our reliance on natural gas. >> governor newsom sent a letter to the federal government yesterday imploring them to investigate the wholesale pricing of natural gas in california for possible price manipulation. short of that, customers are left to foot big bills, although an accelerated california climate credit of a proximally $100 could be appearing on statements going out in march. >>

cpuc is fast tracking energy bill credits to provide some relief. ama: well, we had the rain. it down port overnight, saturday? dan: we need it obviously. now we get a much needed break. sandhya patel is here. we've had a lot of rain this year. sandhya: we had an entire seasons worth in downtown san francisco. let's take a look at san francisco's rainfall from october 1 of last year to february 6 of this year. so far, 22.8 the -- 22 of rain. the average is 22.89. it's been a productive season i should say. we hope that this continues for a couple of more months. rainfall totals over the weekend, 35 hundredths of an inch in san francisco, picking up a quarter of an inch in oakland. san jose, 35 hundredths. places like livermore, 3900. concord half an inch of rain. live doppler 7 we have high clouds passing through the bay area. we'll see more of those going into tomorrow. the view from our golden gate bridge camera, no fog to speak of. there will be patches tomorrow. low to mid 50's from san francisco to oakland, san jose. 54 in santa clara. a lovely view towards san francisco

the cpuc has voted to accelerate the climate credit which could amount to anywhere between $90 and $120 bill. the public advocates office said it supports governor newsom's request for a federal investigation, and as we've been reporting, many people are seeing a pike on their pg&e bills. one homeowner recently telling us his january bill was just shy of $600. today tpuc hearing is virtual and starts at 9:00. you will be able to make a public comment and we will bring you an update during our midday newscast. reporting live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> it is 5:36 right now. president biden is ready to deliver the state of the union address tonight. nbc will, of course, carry that live. >> scott mcgrew is joining us. they expect the president will call for bipartisanship at a time where a lot of people don't want to do it. >> good morning to you. joe biden has been calling for bipartisanship since he was a brand new senator from delaware. it's part of his brand. he's pretty good at it. it's the old-school way of getting things done, reaching a

. >> this man represents ratepayers as part of the cpuc.ts rates are unacceptable but says the worst may be over and tells us there are options if you are struggling to pay. >> i think most utilities can put you on a plan so you pay over a couple of months and then hopefully as the bills go down in march and april then they will be lower and that will help a lot of people. >> a new wave of coronavirus may be on its way to the bay area. california health department dashboard shows coronavirus case data dated and wastewater data is telling a different story. leaders say the virus is biking and wastewater from senate clara and marin and san francisco, and appeared coronavirus levels appear before actual cases do. put a mask on is what is recommended. >> up next. teaching children by day and forced to sleep in a car tonight. the reality of one teacher having trouble making it in the bay. >> 44 degrees right now in dublin. watching for patchy fog tomorrow morning and the prospect of 70 degrees >>> it's a struggle to avoid in the bay area. this i

the cpuc says the move will provide immediate relief to families as natural gas prices have risen to alarming levels. well, the new survey shows that california's are bracing for a tough economy despite low unemployment and the easing of the pandemic public policy institute of california found that 66% of californians expect economic difficulties this year . six out of 10 californians say high prices have caused financial hardships for their households and seven out of 10. californians view homelessness as a big problem for the state survey director mark baldassare spoke with us at four about the findings. as much as the governor and mayors and local officials have been trying to do things. about homelessness to bring brings homes to the homeless. uh most californians feel that that's not working, and they feel that that there if anything, they're seeing an increase. the survey also showed that a third of californians are concerned that they are that they are loved. one may lose their jobs. lawsuit against the startup that's accused of using fake reviews to prop up its business can m

some of those p genie rate hikes are approved by the cpuc bills could rise again this summer.there is some immediate relief on the way as we previously reported climate credits that normally come in april are on the way right now. that means your next bill can at least be just a little bit lower little bit. not a lot just a little bit. take it, though. but for someone who does have an extremely high bill, should they be speaking up and speaking out? i mean, with this investigation absolutely. number one. if you are have a high bill, or if you specked another high bill. you want to let the cpu see? no, because they're really in charge of not only looking into this, but also any future rate increases. so if you don't want your bill to go up even more, you need to let the cpi you've seen. oh step regular website. and they have, like a place to like. email them. yes and we put this over on our website ktvu .com all the context brooks. thank you. thank you. well there's about to be a cut in the amount of money that people will be getting from the cow fresh program to help them buy

according to the cpuc we paid an extra $45 for gas this january compared to last.ry. in december people were paying $200 or more than last december. >>> our other top story, president biden will give his state of the union address tonight at 6:00 p.m. several people from the bay area will be in attendance. national focus has been intense in california on storms and mass shootings. a farm worker advocate will be there from half moon bay. >> i'm hoping today he recognizes the farm workers in our country that are giving back every day through covid, through the pandemic, through the economic crisis and now through this tragedy. >> the state of the union will be broadcast live on nbc bay area. that will change our programming a bit tonight. we won't have a 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. local news broadcast. we'll be back on air at 9:00 for a wrap up and an 11:00 newscast. >>> here's other stories you need to know. the search continues for the remains of a woman in antioch. >>> first a tesla crashes into a home. it happened around 9:30 last night. you can see the car caused su

some of those pg any rate hikes are approved by the cpuc bills could rise again this summer. but there is some immediate relief on the way as we previously reported climate credits that normally come out in april are on the way right now. that means your next bill should be at least a little bit lower. brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news , okay, brooks. thank you. a lot of folks shocked as they open up those pg and e bills with with the cold weather we've had lately, but this week we're looking at a bit of a warm up, aren't we, mark? morning hours. alex not to, you know, a little chilly, but not not talking about freeze warnings. anything like that. but the afternoon? yeah. get outside and enjoy the sunshine sunshine. take the dry weather pattern. in fact, take a look at the comparison. not a major warm up, but everybody has an up barrow here compared to the bottom row. so standard rosa of three degrees for tomorrow. oakland up a couple degrees redwood city from 61 to 64 san jose will be approaching the mid sixties. now today, you probably noticed some cloud cover kind of drifti

april that credit of about 90 to $120 is expected to show up on your bill as soon as possible to, cpuc says that will provide immediate relief to families as the price of natural gas has gone up a lot. the state has rejected housing plans for more than 100 bay area cities and counties, including berkeley's eight year housing plan. city and county leaders were required to turn in proposals to the state about how they plan to build more housing in the years to come. the deadline was this week, state regulators said the city of berkley did not fully analyzed potential housing sites and our cities have been warned and missing. the deadline could have major consequences. berkeley's mayor, jesse eric gagne, says the rejection came as a surprise , but he says he thinks the city is on the right track. at the end of the day. this is about our city's going to step up to address our regional and statewide shortage of housing, and the state is serious. they are looking to make sure that we're meeting those targets that we're working to build homes and it can't come any sooner. if not found to be i

the cpuc says the move will provide immediate relief to families as natural gas prices have risen to alarming levels. the state has rejected housing plans from several bay area counties and cities, including berkeley's eight year housing plan. county officials were required to turn in proposals to the state about how they plan to build more housing in the years to come this week. well, state regulators said the city of berkley did not fully analyzed potential housing sites, and berkeley's mayor says the rejection came as a surprise. he says he thinks the city is on the right track. at the end of the day. this is about our city is going to step up to address our regional and statewide shortage of housing, and the state is serious. they are looking to make sure that we're meeting those targets that we're working to build homes and it can't come any sooner. tuesday was the deadline for all cities and counties in california to submit their plans to increase housing to the state. according to the bay area news group, only 14 of the 110 cities and counties in the bay area met that deadline

in april that credit of about 90 to $120 is expected to show up on your bill as soon as possible, cpuc provide immediate relief to families as natural gas prices have risen to sky high levels. the state has rejected housing plans from more than 100 bay area cities and counties among them berkeley's eight year housing plan, known as the housing elements, city and county officials were required to turn in proposals to the state about how they plan to build more housing in the years to come this week now, state regulators said the city of berkley did not fully analyzed potential housing sites and now cities have been warned that missing the deadline could have big consequences. berkeley mayor jesse era, green says it was a surprise to have berkeley's plan rejected but feels they are on the right track to being approved. at the end of the day. this is about our city is going to step out to address our regional and statewide shortage of housing and the state is serious. they are looking to make sure that we're meeting those targets that we're working to build homes and it can't come any soo