kron four's gayle ong reports now from geyserville

kron four's gayle ong reports now from geyserville with reaction from wildfire victims. attorneys. >>cal fire releasing the cause almost 9 months later in a tyranny for the kincaid wildfire victims says he is not surprised about the cause we knew a year ago. >>that it was pg e's equipment has started the fire. we knew that just like the campfire it was a jumper cable that failed came loose from apg knees i will the transmission line speaking to us shortly after cal fire released the cause of the kincade fire in sonoma county blaming pg any wildfire victims attorney mike danko says the victims want answers. the victim certainly want to know is why. >>they'll ypg not turn off the power. why is why did we basically get in the situation in pg need learned nothing. >>the fire broke out the night of 10/23/2019 it burned more than 77 acres almost 400 structures destroyed 4 people hurt police bar on how to watch the flames go up near his geyserville home what he heard at the time of the fire. they're looking at. >>all they have by and they have that was the same thing billionaire has that'

reporting in geyserville gayle ong kron 4 news. >>california regulators will require 72 hours of backup power at cell towers in emergency situations, including electricity shot off during the fire season. the california pc voted unanimously today to adopt that measure. last fire season more than a million people lost service during planned blackouts the resulting public outcry prompting a legislators and advocates to push for measures that would require backup power in vulnerable areas. atnt says that after the vote that it is focused on ensuring that backup powers available routinely during public safety power shut-offs. >>40 santa rita jail inmates have just tested positive for covid this week. sheriff's officials say that brings the total to 46 inmates that have tested positive none of whom have needed any hospital treatment officials say all the inmates who are positive or in the same housing unit separated from others. low level offenders in alameda county and other local counties have been released following the start of the

fire's investigation found electrical transmission lines owned and operated by pg&e northeast of geyserville sparked the fire. that report has been forwarded to the das office. >>> new at 6:00 it is a controversial move, the trump administration has ordered hospitals to no longer send their covid data to the cdc. instead, they must submit it to a new database created by a private company. kpix 5's allen martin has the bay area reaction. >>> when it comes to covid cases the trump administration says it solved the problem. >> this is something we should be celebrating, which is we are identifying a problem with our help data infrastructure and we are solving it. >> reporter: however the move which bypasses the cdc in the middle of a pandemic has stunned bay area public health experts. >> i am highly doubtful that this is going to somehow improve the response of the country. >> reporter: dr. art rheingold of cal says there is concern over political shenanigans and data manipulation. >> in order to somehow make things look better or different than they are. >> if there are concerns about how thi

this time lapse shows just how quickly it exploded when it started in geyserville. the fire burned 374 buildings, it injured four people. cal fire sent its investigative report to the sonoma district attorney's office. >>> part of our effort to build a better bay area focuses on promoting health. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg talked about the pandemic with dr. fau dhi. it w it zeroed in on several topics including how the u.s. responded to covid-19 when the pandemic emerged in the winter. dr. fauci shared how he believes that americans can reverse the current trend. >> really almost have to regroup, call a time-out, not necessarily a lockdown again, but say we have to do this in a more measured way. we have to get our arms around this and we've got to get this controlled. if we don't do that, we'll wind up getting a situation where in other states we may be seeing the same thing. >> america's top infectious disease expert expressed how he is cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being available within six months and researchers will learn more about that drug within

time lapse video shows how quickly the fire exploded near the fire's origin in geyserville. fire burned 374 structures. cal fire sent its investigative report to the sonoma county district attorney's office. during that fire hundreds of cell towers lost power making it impossible to use phones for emergencies. today the california public utilities commission voted to require wireless providers have 72 hours of backup power. they are also asking them to do a better job of working with emergency responders. last fire season more than a million people lost service during pg&e blackouts. >>> administrators say they plan to re-evaluate the role of policing on campus in their efforts to address systemic racism after 1,300 students and staff signed a petition to defund the police department. chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: a call from students and staff to partially defund the campus police department is opening the door for dialogue. the president now plans to create a task force that will meet this fall to re-evaluate the role of policing on campus. >> their response is

and cal fire investigators have determined pga needed own power lines near geyserville that are to blame the kincade fire burned for more than 13 days it covered more than 77,000 acres 374 buildings destroyed 4 people were injured. but joining us now to talk about the cal fire investigation as wildfire victims attorneys mike danko thank you mike for joining us so not unexpected mike, but what does this mean for victims of the kincade fire. >>well it actually there's not much surprising in the press release i mean we knew a year ago. >>that it was pg e's equipment has started the fire. we knew that just like the campfire it was a jumper cable that failed came loose from apg knees i will the transmission line. we knew a year ago really that just as the camp fire equipment is not closed the trail is properly install and maintain and we knew just like the campfire that on the night of the fire, he was supposed to turn off the power. it did. so what we don't know still and what the victim certainly want to know is why. they'll ypg not turn off the power. why is why did we basically get in the

the report says investigators have determined that pg and e on power lines near geyserville and that's to blame not a surprise. the kincade fire burned for more than 13 days covering more than 77,000 acres 374 buildings were destroyed 4 people were injured. pg and is responding to the cal fire release of the investigation results blaming the company for the kincade fire. the statement reads in part we're aware of cal fire's news release stating that pg and e facilities caused the fire at this time we do not have access to cal fire's investigator for port or the evidence it has collected we look forward to reviewing both at the appropriate time. and we first told you about the story with a push alert you can stay connected when breaking news happens with the kron 4 app it is free to download now alameda police say that their investigation into a missing man is now a homicide investigation, 21 year-old donald standifer was reported missing july 7th. the next day his car was found parked in san leandro with evidence that a violent crime might have happened sunday july 12th a body was foun

it started near geyserville last october during a strong wind event, as you may remember. this time lapse video was recorded near the fire's origin. 374 structures were lost in that fire. a pg&e spokesperson says he has not seen the report or the evidence but is looking forward to reviewing both. >>> also new developments in oakland. the city will pay $32.7 million to settle a lawsuit filed on and a half of the 32 of the 36 people killed in the 2016 ghost ship fire. most of it goes to the families. around $9 million will go to an injured survivor. the city says it continues to assert that it's not liable for the deaths. ghost ship master derrick almena is set to be retried on 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >>> bay area college sports are quickly becoming the latest victims of the pandemic. uc berkeley confirms that eight student athletes involved in voluntary workouts have tested positive for covid-19. abc7 news reporter jr stone is in berkeley. >> reporter: all is quiet outside california memorial stadium at uc berkeley, and it may be this way for some time. there

a 2 mile stretch of highway one o one that's between dry creek in gillsburg and canyon road in geyserville so don't be surprised if you see him out there. the goats can eat up between an acre to an acre and a half of dry vegetation per day which helps create a fire break the goat should be hard at work there for the next 2 weeks. well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, a cyclist killed in san francisco while doing what he loved what city leaders doing right now to save lives. >>plus herrin barbershop owner say that despite being allowed to resume services outdoors they're concerned about sanitation and safety. why they say it will benefit them. the president signed an executive order saying that undocumented people shouldn't count on the census when it comes to representation in congress, i'm joe khaleel here in washington. why the president's making that argument and why some lawmakers say. >>it can't be done. and a little peek outside we're checking in on the 70 oh bridge traffic looks great so far here on westbound 92, it's picking up. >>but no major issues we'll have your full

it started near geyserville last october during a strong wind event, as you may remember.s time lapse video was recorded near the fire's origin. 374 structures were lost in that fire. a pg&e spokesperson says he has not seen the report or the evidence but is looking forward to reviewing both. >>> also new developments in oakland. the city will pay $32.7 million to settle a lawsuit filed on and a half of the 32 of the 36 people killed in the 2016 ghost ship fire. most of it goes to the families. around $9 million will go to an injured survivor. the city says it continues to assert that it's not liable for the deaths. ghost ship master derrick almena is set to be retried on 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >>> bay area college sports are quickly becoming the latest victims of the pandemic. uc berkeley confirms that eight student athletes involved in voluntary workouts have tested positive for covid-19. abc7 news reporter jr stone is in berkeley. >> reporter: all is quiet outside california memorial stadium at uc berkeley, and it may be this way for some time. there are

. >>> pg&e transmission lines are responsible for the fire breaking out side of geyserville. pg&e had shut off power but left their transmission lines running. pg&e previously admitted it had equipment problems near where the fire started. it burned nearly 7000 acres and destroyed 374 homes and businesses. cal fire has forwarded the report to the sonoma county district attorney's office. >>> wireless companies are under a deadline to make sure their systems are up and running during a natural disaster. a vote by the commission today, provides 60 days to submit disaster response plans. companies must provide 72 hours of backup power to their towers in emergency situations. during shut offs last fall there were significant outages. in marin county, alone, more than half the cell towers were out of service. >> these are article lifelines during these critical times of emergency. it's not acceptable. it's dangerous and distressing for the public. and it cripples the effort of the emergency responders to coordinate response and evacuation. >> cpuc says it is crucial that wireless

that time lapse shows you how quickly it exploded when it started this geyserville. fire burned 374 structures. cal fire sent its report to the district attorney's office. >>> part of abc 7's effort to build a better bay area focuses on promoting health in our communities. mark zuckerberg talked about the pandemic with dr. fauci. this was yesterday on a one hour long facebook live. and they talked about how the u.s. responded to covid-19 when the pandemic emerged during the winter. >> we have to regroup and call a time-out. not necessarily lock down again, but a more measured way and get it under control. if we don't do that, mark, we'll wind up getting a situation where in other states we may be seeing the same thing. >> america's top infectious disease expert expressed how he is cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being available within six months. and researchers will learn more within the next few months. >>> how about some wine outdoors. santa clara county wineries are back this business this weekend ha to serve food. require and limed to six people. >> you ha

the fire broke out just northeast of geyserville. it was driven by wind and dry vegetation. it did burn 78,000 acres and destroyed 374 homes and businesses. >>> now to the coronavirus. with new concerns that the bay area may be moving in the wrong direction. right now, two bay area counties are not on the state watchlist. san francisco and san mateo counties may be added soon. we reviewed the data and found every bay area county is cross the threshold for elevated disease transmission. today, the california area reported 8500 new cases of the virus. more than half of them are in four southern counties. statewide, that puts the total number of cases at more than 356,000. the good news is, the number of hospitalizations went down for the first time in almost a month. the number stands at 6700. unfortunately, the state reported 118 people died on tuesday. >>> new researchers suggest the pandemic would collapse in a couple of months if everyone wore a mask consistently. once more, mask wares that do get infected apparently are not nearly as thick or at risk of dying. deborah is

a 2 mile stretch of highway one o one between dry creek road in hillsborough and canyon road in geyservilleso the growth goats can eat up to an acre and a half of dry brush per day which helps create a fire break the code should be out there working hard for the next 2 weeks i just hope they're giving them some water because it's going to be thirsty. >>just doing what they do right san francisco's japanese tea garden is back open to visitors again, but it has new hours and a limited capacity. the historical garden at golden gate park has previously welcomed up to a 1000 visitors a day. but it's now only going to allow 100 guests at the time and only wednesdays through sundays. now this is the second recreation and attraction to reopen after the shelter-in-place order first took effect back in march. but the restrooms restaurant and gift shop at the tea garden will remain closed. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news republican senators and white house negotiators have reached a deal in the new stimulus still we'll have details coming up after the break. >>a live look outside at the bay

2 mile stretch of highway one oh one as between dry creek road in healdsburg and canyon road in geyserville the goats can consume up to an acres were 7 acre and a half's worth of dry vegetation per day that creates a fire break the goats are estimated to be hard at work for the next 2 weeks or so doing what they do best. >>she had. yeah we have some votes even the health side by our house and they do a pretty good job that they leave. you know, you know that they were there we'll just. >>take a live look outside now at the san mateo bridge on this lovely evening, sorry lawrence let's say i like that 400 goats and think is we've got the fog moving in right now around the bay area of low clouds and fog certainly the story over the weekend. keeping the temperatures down as an area of low pressure also making its way into the state you see that cloud cover out there right now more that on the way throughout the night tonight in some drizzle along the coast on little swirl in the atmosphere. >>got an area of low couple had is along the coastline here and that is helping to push this all on shore

brush along 2 miles of highway one o one between dry creek road in heels bergen canyon road in geyserville we have a map here to show you the location. the goats can eat up to an acre to an acre and a half of dry vegetation per day which will help create a fire break. the goat should be hard at work there for the next 2 weeks turning now to the weather was our chief meteorologist and resident goat expert. >>lawrence karnow you know my neighbor have one of those 2 added a tall the grass always land when the rain came guess what all slid down the hill, not so even though nothing goes landed i just want to go in his backyard, hey, you know, and we've got some changes coming our way it looks like a high pressure is going to bring with it some warmer weather for the weekend, the clouds though creeping further on shore tonight stretching into the bay and looks like it will head well inland overnight tonight as low cloud deck really going kind of settle in tonight temperatures are going to be in the 50's right now in san francisco, 64 in oakland 64 degrees in san jose 60 in livermore 61 degrees i

this time lapse video those how quickly it exploded during high winds at the fire's origin in geyserville374 structures were destroyed, nearly 78,000 acres burned. cal fire sent its investigative report to the sonoma county district attorney's office. pg&e sent this statement which says, "we are aware of cal fire's news release stating that pg&e facilities caused the fire. at this time we do not have access to cal fire's investigative report or the evidence it has collected. we look forward to reviewing both at the appropriate time." >>> oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of 32 of the 36 people who were killed in the 2016 goefhost ship fire. 9.2 million of that goes o'sam maxwell, a survivor who has severe lifelong injuries. the rest goes to the families of those who died. the city says it continues to assert, as the agreement provides, that it's not liable for the deaths. ghost ship master tenant derrick almena is set to be retried on 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. a mistrial was declared last year because of a hung jury. >>> an update tonight to a