pg and e is facing criminal charges over the kincaid fire back in 2019. today the sonoma county district attorney filed 33 counts. this comes as pg and e is already being sued for $100 million in civil court. ktvu rouz deborah villalon has reaction tonight from the community. is where it all started. started up on the guys is that late that night the town of guys orville first to evacuate as the kincaid fire began its two week run, charring about 80,000 acres, destroying some 400 structures and on the heels of the tub's firestorm, leaving sonoma county traumatized people are just exhausted. i'm exhausted. nobody wants everybody wants things to just be better. nobody wants this wants these type of things that keep happening almost as soon as the first flames were spotted pg any equipment was suspect and the company admitted a piece broke on a transmission line lines energized even though many communities had no power at the time for fire safety, pg and e had already caused the deadly campfire a year earlier and was in bankruptcy and promising better mainte

that kincaid fire was california's largest in 2019. it was followed the next year by the widespread complex fires, julie, you'll recall those burned all over the bay area. and we're mostly caused by lightning strikes. yeah, too many devastating fires. deborah villalon reporting. live tonight, deb. thank you. way we're looking at a pattern outside. that's going to continue in sort of a mild way. we've got these two low pressure center sitting offshore. and as they sit there, they continue to kind of keep the cool clouds coming our way. keep the onshore flow coming our way. keep temperatures from getting too warm and also by sitting off. sure they're keeping the any opportunity for showers out of our area, so we're dry. we've been dry since march. 18th. it looks like we're gonna stay dry. another week, at least in the five day forecast. maybe even more than that. so next chance of rain looks like the 17th of april. something like that. these were the highs from today. inland temperatures in the mid seventies today tomorrow those temperat

the sonoma county district attorney claims that the utility recklessly caused the 2019 kincaid fire.andrea nakano is in geyserville with more on what it means for victims. >> reporter: this is where bernadette's home once stood and as you can see it is now completely cleared in order to rebuild again. but she says what she lost here could never be replaced with civil lawsuits or criminal charges. >> it seems like yesterday. >> reporter: the kincaid fire started in october of 2019. the wind whipped the flames down geiser road and embers scattered and landed on the roofs for miles. >> when you think of someone who had a fire, thank god they are alive. but not everybody knows about the aftereffect. >> reporter: the smell of smoke and the sound of wind triggers anxiety, tears and grief once again. nothing will bring back what she lost. >> i'm not looking for millions of dollars. i would just like to be able to have what i had before. >> reporter: attorneys essay criminal charges won't help victims one bit. they only aim to hold corporations accountable and force them to pay fines. >> the

cal fire determine the kincaid fire was sparked by a broken cable on a pg any transmission tower and your guys orville, pg and e is said to appear in court later on this month. coming at police in the east bay arrest a man accused of throwing bricks at moving cars on a freeway, killing one person and blinding another. and the town of danville is facing a new lawsuit. after this cell phone video was released, showing a deadly police shooting there last month. there were tracking temperatures cooled off today. a few degrees actually warmed up today. a few degrees we're gonna cool off a few degrees tomorrow and then warm up again, so we're kind of on this roller coaster. when i come back, we'll take a look. that and the five day forecast, and they have missed a lot of classroom time over the past school year, but san francisco public school students will likely have a lot to do this summer will tell you why coming up and checking in now on the tuesday evening commute. this is interstate 80 in emeryville i was totally stranded. no tp? so what happened? well... we started buying charmin s

now, pg&e said it will accept cal fire's finding that a transmission line caused the kincaid fire, but in a statement, adds, "we do not believe there was any crime here. we remain committed to helping those impacted and further to reduce wildfire risk on our system." >>> let's take a life look at the oakland airport, where operations are back to normal this afternoon. terminal one was evacuated this morning after a security incident. kpix 5's emily turner reports on what happened. >> reporter: it was a very tense moment, and it all took place right here near this baggage carousel . that is ultimately where he was taken down. now, just down here, you can see flights are back to normal, and everything at least at the airport at this point is back, business as usual . terminal one of the oakland airport came to a standstill this morning, stranding travelers and delaying flights. a man in a mental health crisis with threatening to kill himself, so police evacuated of the terminal, locked it down, and tried to talk him down. >> i looked through the window, and i saw a man in a gray sweatshi

after the kincaid fire, the new ceo, in a statement today says we remain committed to making it rightng to reduce wildfire risk. however, we do not believe there was any crime here. but sonoma county d a. jill ravage has filed five felonies and 28 misdemeanors finding the utility reckless in causing the property damage injury to four firefighters and sickening smoke that endangered health, said ravitch in a statement. we have been working with cal fire and independent experts, this criminal complaint reflects our findings. at the height of the danger about 200,000 people evacuated and firefighters made a stand in windsor beating back disaster house by house and so whatever it's going to take two to make some substantial changes, so this doesn't keep happening. year after year. that's all that's all i want. i'm sure that's a lot of what sonoma county residents want. the kincaid was california's largest fire of 2019 followed the next year by the widespread complex fires, mostly caused by lightning deborah villalon ktvu, fox two news. oakland fire officials say squatters may have started

kincaid, fire district attorney jill redditch announced that after a thorough investigation, criminal proceedings against p jeannie were father for its role in causing the fire. the kincaid fire resulted in the largest evacuation in the history of sonoma county, including the entire towns of healdsburg, windsor and guys, orville. the fire destroyed 374 structures, including 174 homes. ah court hearing has been scheduled for april 20th. well, terminal one at the oakland international airport was evacuated early this morning while law enforcement work with the man they say was suicidal. it happened in the baggage claim area. terminal one around six o'clock this morning, and it all started when a man handed a t s a agent, a note asking for help and then pulled out a knife and threatened to harm himself. after three hours of negotiation, law enforcement agencies say they were able to bring that situation to an end. they decided to basically start to do some things to change the environment in the inside the airport, they turned off the air. it started to get really, really hot in there, h

county filed criminal charges today against pg and e accusing the utility of recklessly starting the kincaid fire. that are attorney's office filed 33 caps including five felonies related to the fire that burned 120 thousand square miles. it destroyed homes and businesses and injured six firefighters. the charges come two months after pg&e pleaded guilty in their role in charging the 2018 campfire. pg&e issued a statement saying in the spirit of working to do what is right for the victims we will accept the findings of cal fire that eight transmission line caused the fire. but we do not believe there was any crime here. >>> bay area water experts are saying it is not a matter of if but when they put mandatory conservation orders in place. there has been that little rainfall this year especially in the north bay. we went to a ranch today where the owner has contended with the drought for decades. tonight he is not optimistic about where we are headed. >> reporter: in the dairy belt people find comfort in seasonal predictability. flowers bloom and the cows come home and that is how it is suppo

complaint by the sonoma county district attorney includes five felonies and 28 misdemeanors that kincaidire resulted in the largest evacuation in the history of sonoma county. 374 buildings were destroyed and six firefighters were injured. p genie says it accepts that it's line started the fire but disputes the new criminal charges, saying we do not believe there was any crime here. we remain committed to making it right. for all of those impacted and working to further reduce wildfire risk on our system. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza told us today on the four p jeannie has faced criminal charges before and says a settlement is likely i would imagine p jeannie certainly is going to lawyer up and they're gonna bring in. i would imagine some heavyweight lawyers to defend against this, but i can almost guarantee you that this case will be settled before going to trial and monetary fines would be meted out to pee. janie cal fire determined that contained fire was sparked. by a broken cable on a pg any transmission tower near geiser vill pee genie is set to appear in court later this mon

the sonoma county district attorney said the utility caused the kincaid fire. flamesburned 78,000 acres destroying more than 177 homes. attorneys say that crime charges won't help victims as they only aim to hold corporations accountable. >> the problem with criminal charges against a corporation, nobody at pg&e is going to go to jail as a result of criminal charges, even if a jury renders a guilty verdict. >> i'm not looking for millions of dollars. i would just like to be able to have what i had before. >> pg&e released a statement saying it takes responsibility for causing the fire but said we don't believe there was any crime. we remain committed to making it right for all those impacted. >>> fire departments in sonoma are preparing for what could be another active fire season with california experiencing drought like conditions. >>> new, we are hearing from a witness who shot video of this arrest that heyward police are calling a use of force incident. you can see officers taking a man into custody this morning. the department is launching an internal inve

sonoma county district attorney has filed criminal charges against pg&e for its role in the 2019 kincaid fire. the utility is accused of recklessly causing the fire that caused started at the geysers's geothermal field . the fire burned more than 120 square miles and destroyed 374 buildings . pg&e said it will accept cal fire's finding that the transmission line caused the fire, but added, quote, we do not believe that there was any crime here. we remain committed to making it right for all those impacted and working to further reduce wildfire risk on our system. >>> to bay area-based electric playing startups are in a dispute over trade secrets. whisk arrow alleges two engineer took sensitive files before joining rival company, archer aviation. the lawsuit also accuses the company of infringing on with's patents . whisk is partly owned by google cofounder, larry page. in a statement, archer said it has looked into the matter. it does not believe any whisk technology made its way in. >>> paul heggen standing by, and you know, it's a pretty nice day if you are flying around here it kind o

new trouble for pg&e tonight at the utility now is facing criminal charges for its role in the 2019 kincaid fire. district attorney announced it has filed 33 criminal counts against pg&e. the company is accused of recklessly causing the fire that started at the geysers geothermal field. the fire burned more than 120 square miles destroyed 374 buildings. and tonight there is new research prompting a warning heading into fire season. craig from san jose state university's fire weather research lab told me earlier today things could get worse this summer. because of very dry samples of fuel or wildland vegetation. >> is a manual process you have to drive out to the mountains, dry it so you get a fuel moisture content and the information goes into our fire danger rating system that is used throughout the united states. so that's the process and what we have found for april 1 is pretty grim in terms of fire danger for the coming season. and our april 1 fuel sampling trip indicated that the fuels are very dry. and this is the time of year when those fuels should have the most moisture content of

. >>> sonoma county filed criminal charges accusing utility of starting the kincaid wildfire in octoberce filed 33 counts a including five felonies. this comes 10 months after pg&e pleaded guilty and causing the campfire. th deadliest and most destructive wildfire in california history. pg&e issued the statement on your screen. screen. screen. sc >>> the fear of losing fire insurance is very real for countless californians. one factor that determines whether your policy will be renewed is your fire risk score. if you are asking what is that you are not alone. michael finney talked exclusively to ricardo loera about lifting the secrecy of these scores. >> every home has a fire risk score. few homeowners know what it is or why it matters. that score can mean the difference between getting your homeowners policy renewed or not. >> i am going to give you a quick view. >> john takes us around his home and surrounding surroundin neighborhood >> as a consumer i betrayed by the insurance industry. >> john has worked with the fire department and follow the recommendations to harden his property

has filed criminal charges against pg&e over its role in starting the 2019 kincaid fire now, the report says that the company was charged with five felonies and 28 misdemeanors state investigators had previously determined that the kincaid fire was caused by a broken cable on a pg&e transmission tower we have reached out to the d.a. and will of course update you if and when we have any more information, guys. sara, over to you. >>> the dow near session lows here, 49 minutes left of trade, down more than 100 points. >>> president biden's proposed tax changes to pay for his infrastructure plan could have an effect on earnings. for more let's bring in the analyst behind the note. thank you very much for joining us an 8% hit to earnings. why isn't it being reflected in the market at this point if that's what's going to happen? >> so i think the answer is that the 8% is if all the proposals that the biden administration has proposed would get in and that's a big if. right now the markets are probably taking a wait-and-see approach to see if all of the proposals having put forward can be enac

the sonoma county district attorney claims the utility caused a 2019 kincaid fire. flames burned 78,000 acres. victims have filed civil lawsuits against pg&e but attorneys say that criminal charges won't help victims as they only aim to hold corporations responsible and force them to pay fines. >> the problem with criminal charges against a corporation and pg&e in particular, nobody at pg&e will go to jail as a result of these criminal charges, even if a jury renders a guilty verdict. >> i'm not looking for, you know, millions of dollars. i would just like to be able to have what i had before. >> pg&e said it takes responsibility but says we do not believe there was any crime. >>> fire departments in sonoma are preparing for what could be another hack a fire season as california continues to experience drought like conditions. >> i expect the fire season this summer to be pretty bad. we may not see the amount of acres burned as we saw last year in 2020 because that was associated with a lot of lightning. woe have sampled the wild land fuels twice a month and our apr

pg&e has been charged with 33 criminal counts in the 2019 kincaid fire north of san francisco. charges brought by the district attorney of sonoma county include recklessly causing a fire that injured six firefighters. the country's largest utility denied it committed any crimes, but has accepted its transmission line sparked the fire. arkansas has become the first state in the nation to ban gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender youth. republican governor asa hutchinson vetoed the bill yesterday. but today, the state's republican-controlled house and senate voted to override his veto. tonight, vice president kamala harris and second gentleman doug are moving into their official residence. it was undergoing reservations. the second couple had been staying at blair house across from the white house since inauguration day. florida democratic representative ossie hastings has died of pancreatic cancer. -- representative alcee hastings has died of pancreatic cancer. he began his career as a civil rights lawyer, and was florida's first black federal judge, before being im

bennett valley fountain, grove, skyhawk on montecito heights, all of which were attacked by the tub's kincaidt's the beauty of these days, they can be activated remotely, obviously, but activated without relying on cell service and power. the radio's also alert to national weather service watches and warnings for all severe weather phenomena. including fire, heat and wind, and it's not in place of its in addition to all the other notification tools, they have soco alerts. they have other things that they have through their cell phone. the uia alerts whether researchers have all the proof they need to be worried, but we've been sampling this one site for 13 years, and this is the 1st april where we had no new growth. the fuels air starting off so dry in the spring. they're only going to get dryer through the summer millions of california tree our drought, disease and insect infested, making them very weak and highly prone to fires. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news, a group of whale watchers got quite the show in monterey bay, a photographer who went out with the wheel watching group from princess

bennett valley fountain, grove, skyhawk on montecito heights, all of which were attacked by the tub's kincaid, nuns and glass fires. that's the beauty of these days, they can be activated remotely, obviously, but activated without relying on cell service and power. the radio's also alert to national weather service watches and warnings for all severe weather phenomena. including fire, heat and wind, and it's not in place of its in addition to all the other notification tools, they have soco alerts. they have other things that they have through their cell phone. the uia alerts whether researchers have all the proof they need to be worried, but we've been sampling this one site for 13 years, and this is the 1st april where we had no new growth. the fuels air starting off so dry in the spring. they're only going to get dryer through the summer. to make matters worse millions of older california trees or drought stricken their disease and insect infested and that makes them exceedingly fire prone on top of all the new trees. they're going bad and all the new kinds of brush that air going bad beca

the sonoma county district attorney has filed criminal charges against pg and e over the 2019 kincaide, the complaint alleges five felonies or includes rather five felonies in 28 misdemeanors, thinking kate fire resulted in the largest evacuation in the history of sonoma county, including the entire towns of hills, berg, windsor and geiser. fill 374. buildings were destroyed and six firefighters were injured. state investigators previously determined that the fire was caused by a broken cable on a p jeannie transmission line. joining us now is legal expert michael cardoza. michael thanks for joining us today, first time just give us your reaction here. this is yet another lawsuit against pg any and another blow to the company. well, it's certainly not the first time that he, jimmy. has faced criminal charges. remember the paradise of fire? they charged p jenny criminally to impeach. you need pled to what 87 man slaughters and we're find in that particular case. but what was interesting in the paradise case was the judge there said. i wish the law were different. you said this to the c