pg&e is blue. >> i see. the solar choice 2070 news pg&e? >> yes. >> is pretty much across the board at lower. >> yes. it's lower. then, finally when you put the proposed generation rates together and you look at a total bill which includes not just generation but also transmission and distribution you can see the comparison of pg&e customers with a clean power sf customer under existing rates and clean power sf customer under proposed rates , and you can see that under the proposed rates, there will be a clean power sf customer for both green and super green product, will pay slightly less than a pg&e customer. so i'm happy to answer any questions. >> going back to slide 10, the super green rate premium versus pg&e solar choice. you say a rates premium. >> and that is the premium over the green products. to have the green rates, plus the premium is the cost. >> it's the super green >> however it's expressed as a premium above the cost of the green product. >> okay. is it good to be high or low? >> it's better to be lower than pg&e in terms

really the safety of our communities is pg&e top priority. >> there are 15,000 pg&e customers now in san francisco in the dark, and we ear hearing at the same time that there are power outages in other cities with other agent significance across the country. are you hearing anything about that, and can you say whether or not these incidents could be related? >> i can't really speak to that at this time, you know. like i said, you know, we're aware of where the source of the problem is at the substation, but we're still investigating to determine the cause. >> is it this a matter of replacing a piece of equipment? what's happening in the building that we're looking at from sky rang they are morning? >> our crews are working, all the folks who have the technology and the mind for this kind of work are working together. like i said, we do have our emergency operation center open so all the right people have come together to restore power just as quickly and as possible and also safely. >> can you help our viewers understand what happened in i mean, do you know at this point? >> at this

no firefighters, or pg&e crews injured. now, back out here live, fire and pg&e grews are still investigating the cause of the fire. and a spokesperson does tell us that they hope to have all of the power restored within the next hour. we are told 10,000 people have had their power restored. but another 80,000 people are still in the dark. reporting live here in san francisco, i'm jessica flores, kpix5. >> all right, thank you jessica. once again, 95,000 people initially affected by this power outage. we will have much more tonight on kpix5 news at 5:00 and 6:00. you can also get the latest on our website. cbssf.com. and, on our mobile app. have a great day. ,, ♪ >> katie: yeah, i'm -- i'm starting to feel like we're characters in a horror movie. >> eric: in a hor-- what? why? >> katie: people keep disappearing around us, never to be heard from again. i mean, first quinn, now ridge. do you think there's someone in the kitchen, just lurking, ready to pounce? >> eric: "nightmare on willow hill road, part ii: stephanie's reveng

now pg&e said it started when a circumstance breaker failed as a pg&e substation. >> at this hour letbe light. the power is back on but the headaches and concerns continue nbc bay area kristie joins with us critical answers kristi. >> well pg&e traces the problem to one of the substations. and now a spokesperson for mayor ed lee says coming up next week he is going to be asking for assessment of all substations in the city. it all started at frist firefighters responded to reports of spoke this morning a at pg&e substation at larkin and eddy. pg&e says it was squimt failure. >> a catastrophic failure one of the circuit breaker. when the circuit breaker failed it created a fire around the breaker. we had a major power outage in san francisco. it affected approximately 88,000 of pg&e's customers. >> the impact was widespread, hitting homes businesses, public transportation schools and triggering traffic grid look at signals went dark. >> from the start of the incident we had about 300 traffic signals down, out about 1200 a acquire of the signals. >> pg&e worked to restore power to custo

rm pg&e and has a claim form on the website.t add link during the san francisco blackout if you have a consumer complaint .number is 1-888-996-tips or online on nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> got to take pictures of it make sure you have a detailed legislation of everything spoiled and ideally receipts. >> might be 9,000 people in the city looking for that. >> int wouldn't want to work in the office of pg&e handling complaints. >> if the hash browns tease like golf balls it maybe more than the imagination. the food service issue add recall in nine states. golf balless were harvested with the potatoes. included with the hash browns. >> the you say golf balls. >> golf balls. >> that would be a mulligan of sorts. >> exactly. let's get to jeff. >> we have sunshine and hotter temperatures coming our way. we have to get through some of the cloud cover lingering around take to you microclimate weather and live shot of at&t ball park exclusive camera. the damagers and zwrients going asset it in here just a little bit. we currently are 58 d

and the effect of the pg& e charges. we have not seen a mark, you know, really, a change at alln how many customers are opting out of our program. and so, i think that the work that we are doing and helping folks understand the bills, is helping them to see that there is continuing to get a good value, or from the clean power sf product, especially since it is so much more renewable than the pg& e product, thanks for clarifying that. >> you also asked for activity on the pcia going forward and i will dress that during this part and, i think that it was con the agenda. okay? >> great. >> and we are really, you asked the questions about the bill, we are really looking at the clean power sf program as the seamless customer experience, the customers receive the same pg& e bill that they have in the past, there is an added page and the summary of the bill is shown here, and you can see that there is an additional item there, the clean power sf electric generation charge which replaces the pg& e, electric generation charges on

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer.hat's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. . >>> august 18th, 1987, "e.t." was there when jennifer grey brought her father joel to the dirty dancing premier in new york. patrick swayze. jennifer and patrick, how can you ever recapture that magic? the tv remake is hoping the time of your life can happen twice. >> what's your name? >> baby. >> do me a favor, baby, get your own watermelon next time. >> nobody puts baby in the corner -- ever. hard to believe it's been nearly tleek decades since the original. abe gayle breslin and colt prattes the resort's dance instruct instructor. >> you have to go for the reality of the character and make them people love and care about this human being that you'r you're p

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shareholders blamed the blast on corporate mismanagement of pg&e. the explosion and fire in 2010 killed a people and injured dozens of others and destroyed 38 homes. the lead attorney says the amount of the settlement is less important than the changes to the corporate culture and safety. >> what was important are the corporate governance changes, the changes to the structure in which decisions are made by the board that deal with safety and risk management. >> pg&e had no comment on the settlement which ends seven years of legal battles. >> the construction company implicated in the balcony collapse lost his license. segue construction built the library gardens apartment complex where balcony collapse killing six young people and seriously injuring seven others as part of the settlement the company agreed to pay back what a $100,000 in investigative costs. segue cannot apply for his license to be reinstated for five years. >>> breaking news from berkeley where police afforded people to stay inside while officers investigate reports of a gunman. the

the latest estimate we have pg&e it will be restored at 1:00. you can see here the problems were first reported in the financial district and they're wide spread. we talked with pg&e -- they expect that to be the case at noon. they're pushing that deadline more. christian kafton will bring updates as we get them. >>> senator diane finestein is talking about the tech of california and the u.s. -- finestein also ex-pected to talk about cal tran, tax and health care reform as well as u.s. conflict with syria, north korea and russia. >>> reverend jesse jackson celebrated tech week. apart of the coalition push tact 2020 summit helping today and tomorrow to help get science and -- reverend jackson delivered -- he delivered a 20,000$20,000 check to the oakland school district. they matched that amount for $40,000. reverend jackson's -- >> we are reconnecting the relationship that is already established except we're coming with a plan to ensure we can impact communities and we're utilizing -- because of his voice and his capacity and his legendary statu

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while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. family to graduate from college...and she want >>> students rising above scholar aims to be the first in their family to graduate from college and she wants to be a teacher. >> her motivation comes from a traumatic childhood and a desire to help others. >> reporter: in science experiments answers can sometimes be elusive. >> blue. >> reporter: and as stephanie rodriguez has discovered, the same can be said of life. >> throughout elementary school it was hard knowing that one of my parents didn't love me enough to choose me and to be in my life. i wanted a mom and i wanted a dad and i wanted it to be perfect. >> reporter: because both her parents struggled

pg&e says a circuit breaker failed, causing a fire. >> it shut down power. drivers struggled as 300 traffic lights went out. one of the many problems caused by the outage. the power didn't return until 5:00 this evening. >> our reporter is live in san francisco tonight. what a hassle. >> reporter: pretty big hassle. it's actually this afternoon that a lot of power -- all of the power was fully restored. now, bart itself did not suffer an outage, but the montgomery bart station did. that's one of the reasons why bart actually trucked across from the east bay two generators they are still using to power the montgomery bart station tonight. the street lights are reset, and businesses are open again, but there is still fallout from the power outage at sha roetder's downtown, there was plenty of elbow room at the bar. >> usually we have a nice crowd for happy hour, but this evening has been a little bit slow, slower than usual, especially for a friday. >> reporter: rush hour traffic was lighter than usual because >> my company told me to go home. >> reporter: wit

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. there is a place where heroes hspider-man.... black widow... captain america... and eddie? so, what's the plan? breaking out the guardians, pal. come celebrate the all-new guardians of the galaxy-mission: breakout! during the summer of heroes, only at disneyland resort. hero up! >>> will you marry me? >> remember less than three weeks ago, when john cena got down on one knee in the ring to put a ring on nikki bella? now she has to say yes to the dress. we got a close-up look at the tiffany sparkler and did some dress shopping. >> there was so much speculation around it. i was, like, my john would never propose in front of that many people. he's so private. >>

that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> pg& e executives just landed hefty pay raises in the same year the utility is raising rates for consumers. and usa might manage the utility is now being criticized for it. >> my favorite member of the golden gate bridge. >> she's pgsxee brand new c eo. >> i had over 70 pictures. >> and last year as one of the utilities top executives keisha williams earned $4.2 million in salary and perks. she's not the only pg&e executives to rake in big bucks in 2016. >> we're not sure why these executives are being rewarded. >> the consumer advocacy some of the compensation is covered by shareholders most is paid for by customers if pgande was a good company these salaries would be excessive. and nicholaus don robolus who took in $4 million and got a similar rate. williams pay rate last year included $120,000 and $8,000 to help her manage her money. like money marg receiptta mitchell saw her rates skyrocketing this year. she doesn't think she should pay for to pad the pockets of pg&e executives. the company was on

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> today is the start of a religious retreat. i guess jesuz calls these every once in a while. somebody told me the last one lasted 30 days. truth is i don't know what the think about jesus right now. he obviously believes his prauf acy. not too crazy to think we're ind stroying the environment. his prophecy stems from a fear of climate change and that makes sense. end of the world profits have often been inspired by current events and climate change is as scary as it gets. i wouldn't be surprised if we see more self proclaimed saviored with prophecies like his. >> weeding and making hats and stuff. >> donald is the chief architect of the arc mata. he's been

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rob, it started with a fire at a pg&e substation. >> reporter: that is right, julie. they've been able to find the root cause and it has been a long eight hours for people in san francisco. when you throw in this mess of powder outage it was chaos. a catastrophic favor -- failure. >> pg&e says the failure at the market street substation was reported at about 9:15 this morning. something went wrong and causes circuit breaker to explode. >> it created a fire around the breaker. the insulation around the breaker burned. and that is what created a situation for us. >> the san francisco fire department was quickly on scene as calls came in reporting fire and smoke. >> our crews were notified of this at roughly 9:30 this morning. we had a subsequent call from a nearby resident who explained that she saw smoke and heard an

pg&e workers are still here cleaning up. across the city tonight business owners are totaling their losses. >> now we are unstaffed because we had to let everybody go because we were losing people. >> reporter: a power outage in san francisco has lasting effects for some of the 88,000 pg&e customers impacted. many businesses closed for the day. thousands of workers went home early. super duper fired back up after missing what would have been a busy afternoon. >> everybody was knocking on the door, what's going on. >> reporter: a circuit breaker failed and started a fire at the larkin street substation. critics say the equipment failure is the result of failed maintenance. >> what they are told to do is something called wrun run to failure. which instead of upgrading the equipment and making sure it doesn't cause a problem it's just cheaper to get the money, not spend it on improvements, run the equipment until it fails and then deal with the failure then. >> reporter: pg&e disagrees saying it's in the process of an upgrade a

. >> reporter: pg&e crews doing their best to move through sluggish traffic caused by dark signal lights. while construction crews on union square subway station had to adjust their work plan. >> we can't occupy anything underground and everybody has been evacuated. we're continuing work. >> reporter: businesses as big as macy's were reduced to all day closures and scribbled door notes. >> they can't open this door for two reasons. >> reporter: how much business do you think you're losing? >> a lot. >> probably 10,000 for now. >> reporter: doing his best to keep the restaurant running. customers dining in the dark. he says without electricity, they can only do and serve so much. they decided to close seven hours early. reporting in san francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> good news, while kate was reporting we just got word from pg&e that 100% of the power is now finally back on. >> relief. let's get -- continue our team coverage now with the cause of this outage that affected so many people today and the city's response. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live from laguna with that p

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >> hey, everybody. i'm hoping to make some people very rich today. maybe million-dollar rich. did i mention i love my job? let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] hey, everybody. welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] all right, let's get going. as a dean of students, today's contestant is used to laying down the law and is hoping to just let loose today. from detroit, michigan, let's welcome marlon shows. [cheers and applause] how you doing, marlon? how you doing? >> good, i'm doing good. >> come on over. >> thank you, thank you. [cheers and applause] >> come here

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer.hat's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> i am not going to support planned parenthood. my fight is not with planned parenthood. my fight is with no taxpayer's money going to any organization that does abortions. let me finish. ma'am, you okay? >> you are killing women. >> what is abortion doing, ma'am? >> congressman ted yoho of florida facing an angry voter tonight in his home state, only two swing district republicans that backed obamacare replacement will in fact hold face to face town halls during this congressional recess according to usa today. the headline tonight, republicans avoid town halls after health care votes. quote, there have been roughly 30% newspaper editorials slamming lawmakers

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer.t's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 4:56 a new playground in california is blending new technologies. using markers set up around the jungle gym for kids to play games. to experience the adventure. the city's other parks are also expected to receive that city's technology upgrade. >>> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is keeping his promise to travel to every state by the end of the year. zuckerberg spent some time on the assembly line. he helped assemble some new f150 pickup trucks by adding antennas and cleats and even drilled some screws. he even signeded the inspection sticker for one of those trucks. this trip was part of his new year's resolution to connect w

pg&e has been preparing for the storm for a about a week... and has crews all over the bay area. kron 4's alecia reid is in the north bay with a look at how conditions are there. "we've been preparing for this for a week"wet weather and howling winds are expected throughout the night. in some areas, as much as 60 miles per hour.angie hisanaga "we haven't prepared but we're kinda used to it living out here. i guess we gotta prepare for a sleepless night with the howling winds"pg&e crews will be responding to emergencies throughout the night. focusing on areas that areas that will be hit the hardest.tamar sarkissian / pg&e spokesperson "the santa cruz mountains, the central coast, we're also expecting the peninsula to really get pounded by this storm and the north bay. so those are the areas we're gonna be most focused on. we're gonna make sure we have crews on hand" safety is the number one priority in this storm. vegetation teams were out trimming branches and clearing power lines earlier in the day. "even though we're in april this is going to be a very powerful storm"with the w

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> welcome back. this week the trump white house faces, as we've seen, crises, threats, high-stakes meetings with allies and enemies around the globe with russia, syria, north korea to name a few. earlier this evening, i spoke to congressman dan donovan, a new york republican representing staten island, part of the borough of brooklyn. he sits on foreign affairs and homeland security committees, and i started out by asking him about the president and whether unpredictability is actually a foreign policy. >> i don't know if it's so much unpredictability as it is reacting to circumstances that occurred like the attacks in syria, what's going on in north kor

pg and e says it needs to remove 272 trees near the lafayette trail. the goal is to get better access to an underground gas transmission line. >> reporter: frank, the city manager tells me most of the trees to be cut down are at the lafayette moraga trail. some are at the reservoir, and others are on private property. all of this is not sitting well with people who live nearby. >> oaks, pines, and some redwood trees line the popular lafayette moraga trail. >> probably 100, 150 years old. it's been here a long time. >> reporter: homeowner michael dawson says this is among the 172 pg and e wants to cut down. city officials reached a deal as part of the project to improve first responder as access to underground gas transmission lines in the event of emergencies. >> their list was 1,000 trees, and we were age to work to lower that to just 272, although that still remains a big number. >> reporter: a big number that is not acceptable to dawson. >> i wish they would have involved the public with that process. because when that deal was announced at the city

we just talked to pg&e. they tell us that it's now about 44,000 customers who are still in the dark this morning. if you need to report a power outage in your neighborhood, head to pg&e.com and click on the outages tab and then click on report and view outages. you'll see a section where you can enter the address of the outage. >> world news and breaking news. syria this morning condemning the u.s. missile strike on one of air bases calling it, quote, an act of aggression. this is new video you're looking at just into our news room from syrian television showing the aftermath. at least people have died. u.s. forces launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at the air base in response to this week's deadly chemical attack. the u.s., we're told, did give advanced warning to russia about the strike, but it's still sure to strain relations because bashar al assad is one of russia's key allies. president trump, in the meantime calling it vital for u.s. national security. >> he explained his rationale in a statement sh

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pg&e will offer them compensation. >> they can go and tell pg&e, i'm not going to sign this agreement. they are legally able to say that and pg&e cannot force them to remove these trees. >> reporter: some residents have lfrped a petition drive to save the trees from pg&e buzz saws. >> taking a one axe all strategy, that is eliminating trees you been addressing the problem of the aging pipelines. >> reporter: these posters are starting to go up around town this week. in lafayette, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> some san francisco residents sounded like they want a housing lottery just for being able to stay in in their own apartments. abc 7 news was in san francisco for the small sites lending program. it provides money for nonprofit organizations to purchase properties and keep rents affordable. the san francisco community land trust bought this building on fulton street. it saved her from being evicted from her home 40 years ago. >> i think it's a miracle. i mean, i am extremely fortunate. this should happen to more people in the city. >> so far the city has partnered with diffe

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer.t's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. two cable car conductors accused of stealing cash fares. yesterday in court cable car conductor david reyes pleaded not guilty. to similar chargeses. now authorities say $32,000 in cash was found in williams's home but they haven't said yet if that money was from cable car fares. >> board's board of directors work last night to crack down on fare. in revenues from passengers who don't pay. ktvu was at the rare nighttime meeting where bart's board discussed changes. >>> most people who use bart don't expect a free ride but one passenger told us he does fare cheats once a week. >> when somebody tries to piggy back behind me. it's a

we just got an update of pg any telling us everyone is 100% back. what you may find in the city is about 30 traffic signals are out.'s fpd telling us if you are driving through those intersections, treated as a four-way stop. we are watching over traffic and making sure people commute in and out of the city tonight safely.>> along with creating a traffic nightmare. what was the impact on schools and hospitals quick >> 21 schools and hospitals went to backup generators. we heard from the mayor that backup generators to work and they were thankful people had those emergency protocols in place. no catastrophes of the hospitals or schools and everything went as planned in an emergency situation. >> the good news is that the power is back on. >>> san francisco was not the only major american city to help our problems today. and hours long outage in new york snarled the morning commute. power went out at a subway station just before 7:30 and that led to delays. agency managers say the power was restored by 12:45. con ed is responsible but it's not clear w

pg&e also worked to fix the problem and was finally to restore power to all customers around by 5pm. during a press conference friday afternoon, a pg & e representative was asked why the circuit breaker failed. (grant) the fight over free speech on the over free the fight (grant) (grant) the fight over free speech on the u-c berkeley campus is far from over. plans for a visit by conservative republican ann coulter could be leading the university into a civil rights lawsuit. berkeley college republicans invited coulter to speak on campus on april 27th. but university officials say they did not approve the visit...and have concerns that protestors could become violent like in the past. so they offered to have coulter speak on may 2nd. it's also a time when most students won't be on campus, because it's a study day for final exams. now college republicans are upset...saying liberal speakers are treated differently than repub

a power outage left thousands of people in the dark this morning, and pg&e crews are trying to and pgto restore several locations. pg&e reminds if you see downed power lines or trees, call 911. >>> you are looking at the pg&e outage map, and it shows you the locations impacted and the east bay looks to have the most. you can still see they have a number of people who do not have the lights on this morning. pg&e has crews throughout the bay area to try and fix that as quick as possible. >>> and then two homes may need to be red tagged because of a mudslide there, and tons of dirt and rock threaten three other homes on banning drive. it forced people to be evacuated from 12 homes. >> we don't suspect or expect this to worsen as of right now, and it all depends upon the rain and the wind. >> civil engineers are looking at the homes to see what kind of repairs need ton made. the red cross and insurance companies went in to help the displaced families to find places to stay overnight. we have live doppler 7 on our app all the time and enable push alerts so you get weather advisories sent r

tonight pg&e says power has been restored to all of those customers. some people were stranded in elevators. others got stuck in traffic, some were sent home early from work. ktvu jana katsuyama is at the larkin street district tonight where pg&e crews think that's where the the problem started, right? >> reporter: they do, frank. i just learned they think they are going to have this block closed off all night. we are on larkin street in front of the substation. you can see it's nearly 13 hours later. they are still here investigating what they think was a fire that started inside that then shortly after led to many people throughout the city losing power. san francisco fire crews got the call about 9:15 friday morning. fire and smoke were coming from a pg&e substation downtown on larkin near ellis street. an electrical fire difficult to put out. >> it was dry chemical, which is more of the smothering agent, putting the flames out, but it's still hot. it all reignited. >> reporter: a massive power outage spread through downtown all the way to the marin

how many guys can pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor, given five years of probation, and required to perform 10,000 hours of community service. we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> the warriors, they've got the top seed in the west locked up. the only intrigue was seeing kevin durant on the court since steph curry. but no klay thompson, he got tonight off restin

while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. >>> nba playoffs up top and the warriors, no kevin durant, no shaun livingston, no matt barnes, no problem. for a slow start quiet games like steph curry this was the ultimate kind of game and that meant javale mcgee. he never missed. later in the 1st a curry steal and it's mcgee again. he played like a video game. dubs up by 16. blazers didn't fold yet. 2nd quarter evan turner cut the lead to a point, but the warriors outscored portland 19- 4. there's mcgee again, seven for seven, 15 points, five rebounds, four blocks. this block by klay thompson led to a three ball. 110-81 warriors. th

it's been a long time. >> this tree is among the 272 pg&e wants to cut down.ls reached an agreement earlier this month as part of the utilities project to improve first responders access to underground gas transmission lines in the event of emergencies and protect pipelines from damage. >> when pg&e first approached the city, their list was a thousand trees. and we were able to work with the utility to lower that to just 272, although that still remains a big number. >> a big number that is not acceptable to dawson. >> i wish they would have involved the public with that process. because when that deal was announced at the city council meeting, it was signed and now they call it a done deal. >> dawson says he started this online petition saturday and has received more than 500 supporters so far. people who frequent the trail question the necessity of cutting down trees. >> i doubt that is 100% necessary for sure. >> reporter: fg and e -- pg&e says public safety is paramount. >> it's the same principle why you couldn't park behind a fire hydrant, the same princ

on september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. this gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor, given five years of probation, and required to perform 10,000 hours of community service. we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. (vo) we always trusted our subaru impreza would be there for him someday. ok. that's it. (vo) we

it's not just public works but pg&e -- if you're in a corner lot pg&e this is where i want to bring the power into the building. that's the only location. they're stubborn about it sometimes and did we reach out to them and we need your cooperation and do negotiation and maybe a compromise on i location so that public works doesn't have to say oh no you can't put it there and pg&e says yes, you have to. what can be done? >> great question. mr. lopez. [laughter] i wouldn't be going too far. go ahead. >> well first of all thank you for the opportunity to be before you. president mccarthy you raised lots of valid points and we're supportive of the ordinance and the amendments to the green building code and we would be happy to be participant and provide leadership and getting with the other agencies to figure out how can we be more supportive and streamline the process for these approvals when they're necessary. we realize it's -- you know sometimes might be technically infeasible to put them inside the building and we want to be helpful and part of the solution and we welcome the opportun

pg&e won't turn on the lights and nobody can agree on why. the mayor said he doesn't think pg&e is purposely delaying hooking up the the mayor says he doesn't care who wins to power it up as long as it gets done. >>> and spillways are open at the orville dam. the spillway will be open for two weeks to lower the level of the orville lake ahead of sierra snow-melt. you may remember permanent repairs will not begin until late may. water officials have been holding off on releasing specific details about the dam and ongoing repairs due to terrorism concerns but may issue redacted copies soon. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. forecast with mike nicco. >> the power of amazing. castro valley, you are the coolest. we have hayward and richmond at 46. fremont, about 44 degrees. pleasanton, fairfield, san francisco, and you can see san jose and los gatos at about 45. this afternoon, we will be below average, even with all the sunshine. 58 at half moon bay, and 60 in san francisco to napa and san jose, 65. tomorrow finally we get back t

on september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget.his gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor, given five years of probation, and required to perform 10,000 hours of community service. we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation. >>> not quite how they wanted to start the season. >> we wanted to be 4-0 here. the giants had 1-3. in a bit of trouble. a good time to get the heck out of arizona. that d

pg&e had no comment on the settlement. final approval is expected in july. >>> new at 11:00, there is word tonight a man accused of the 2012 massacre at oikos university in oakland has been found mentally confident to stand trial. the determination kohl's two years after he was found to have a mental illness, assisting in his own defense. he's been constitutionalize -- institutized ever since the killings. they reported the alameda prosecutors has a new court ruling and a hearing set for next wednesday to determine a trial date. he is accused of killing seven people and wounding three others inside that small school. >>> bart said today they have a new police chief on the way. carlos rojas seen here. he is said to replace kenton rainey. rojas will be the first latino to head the bart force. >> he'll join us in a few months, late may, early june, but a great setup when it comes to policing. >> reporter: rojas faces a share of controversy and criticism in santa ana. some officials said he was tough on lower-level officers wh

pg&e has a claim form on its website. if you have a consumer complaint, call us. 888-996-tips or logon to nbcbayarea.com.com/responds. >> thank you, chris. we have all experienced delays at sfo, but it's not due to an outage or bad weather. the issue now confronting travelers add sfo. >> the reason your next flight could be laid or canceled and why, as sam said, it has nothing to do with the fog. >> commuters reducing their carbon footprint. one of the bay area's largest electrical vehicle charging sites being unveiled today. helping b.a.r.t. riders get green. you're watching today in the bay. let's go, she's a dog. [ whimpers ] find ping-pong. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. that's amazing! >>> right now at 6:30, tracking some spotty showers today and into tomorrow. and then the weather starts to warm up later this week as we look live outside at our camera in downtown saratoga and what looks to be shaping up to be a lovely sunrise. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm sam brock. a misty mo

debris i just checked the pg&e website, and they arrived ten minutes ago and several you trucks are uprd on when they are expecting to have power restor restored. >>> a power outage left thousands of people in the dark, and pg&e crews are still trying to restore power in several areas across the bay, and it has knocked out traffic signals. pg&e reminds you, if you see downed powers lines, stay away and call 911. >>> let's look at a live map of what pg&e is dealing with as we speak, and the red has the most averages, and that equals 5,000 or more without, and the is smaller and then to the green. i am zooming in here, looks like a number of outages south of haywa hayward. a lot of crews out there working to get this out of the dark. >> we want to turn to major international news, though. the u.s. strike on syria. >> president trump order add powerful air strike on the country days after the regime allegedly

i just checked the outage map from pg&e and there are more than 1,000 customers without power in the los altos hills. it was dangerous overnight, a lot of power lines and trees coming down overnight and they have a roadblocked right here as they have pg&e crews working on the lines to get power restores. check out the power poles and lines knocked over by a tree. gusts were reaching 72 miles per hour, and los altos hills saw plus miles per hour winds. just be careful out there. a lot of debris came down overnight and the wind knocking things out on the roads and i saw that as i was driving here this morning, so you may be the first person to come across a downed tree or power line, so be extra careful out there. matt keller, abc7 news. >>> downed trees are an issue this morning skprpbgs a downed tree fell in oakland and landed on an suv. a woman was inside, and people from a nearby bar came and helped her out and we are told she is okay, and this is the second tree to fall on that block just this week. abc7 news was in alameda where another big tree came down on constitution way and

it's not just public works but pg&e -- if you're in a corner lot pg&e this is where i want to bring the power into the building. that's the only location. they're stubborn about it sometimes and did we reach out to them and we need your cooperation and do negotiation and maybe a compromise on i location so that public works doesn't have to say oh no you can't put it there and pg&e says yes, you have to. what can be done? >> great question. mr. lopez. [laughter] i wouldn't be going too far. go ahead. >> well first of all thank you for the opportunity to be before you. president mccarthy you raised lots of valid points and we're supportive of the ordinance and the amendments to the green building code and we would be happy to be participant and provide leadership and getting with the other agencies to figure out how can we be more supportive and streamline the process for these approvals when they're necessary. we realize it's -- you know sometimes might be technically infeasible to put them inside the building and we want to be helpful and part of the solution and we welcome the opportun