pg&e controls the grid. there have been disagreements since san francisco began providing electric service in 1918. it's been challenging for the city. here is the condensed summary of the efforts the city has undertaken to overcome those difficulties in accessing distribution service. with the expiration in 2015 of the interconnection agreement. san francisco now has two ways to get power to our customers under federal law and the associated pg&e tariff. first, through a grandfathering treatment of the customers we serve. second, through ownership or control of facilities. >> and that's prior to 1992? >> that's correct. that's when the act was changed to create an open-access framework for distribution service provided by utilities. pg&e and san francisco disagree about how grandfathering applies. san francisco does not see in the pg&e tariff documents what pg&e says is required for electrical facilities. i will expand on that point more in slide nine. but as general manager kelly just stated, based on our

any customer can apply for retail service into pg&e. we don't sway them, apply for retail, or apply for -- >> my question is in those five projects that we're talking about right now, why did you originally state that secondary service was necessary and only later require primary service? >> i think it was just an initial entry point on how that application came in, but ultimately it doesn't come down to a technical question. it's what we were talking -- the team was talking about -- it's a policy question. >> so is that typical practice that you tell any customer? whether it's city project or a non-wholesale customer? is it typical when there's an application filed and you answer that a particular level of service is required and then later you change that, requiring a much larger infrastructure requirement? i mean, we're talking the about the difference between infrastructure that would take up half of a parking space and high-voltage infrastructure and materials that would take up a one-bedroom apartment. this is a very different lev

&e said, the measure does not absolve pg andy -- absolve pg&e from responsibility. instead, it takes that will protect electr >> why is it fair for somebody who is living santa cruz right now, to have to pay for what pg&e did in santa rosa. it just does not make sense to me. drug the other bill would require utilities to submit disaster plans every two years. it could potentially limit the liability in a catastrophe and could lead to higher rates.>> reporter: state lawmakers could vote on the measures by the end of august. >>> we are checking in on some of those temperatures today. they were warmer and in many locations. antioch was 96 degrees. it was 96 in livermore, and the temperature in morgan hill was 99 degrees. definitely warmer out there with temperatures slightly cooler than these. today will be the warmest day of the week, most likely. as you look at on the city, you do not see a lot of fun. we saw the sunset. the next couple nights, i think you will see the sunset. these changes are going to be subtle, but the subtleties will be cooler. a couple degrees t

ann rubin ktvu fox 2 news. >>> millions of dollars in pg&e funds diverted away from putting utilities underground. >> you as a resident have a right for the money to be spent to improve the conditions in your city and town. >> fox 2 news investigates following the money to see why pg&e used it for other projects. >>> another comeback for the oakland a's -- the 9th inning heroics up later in sports. >>> the highway patrol is looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist here in nantucket -- who killed a bicyclist here and witnesses want justice. >>> new information tonight about a deadly hit and run crash that killed a man in his -- on his bicycle in crockett, tonight family and friends are asking for help to find the driver responsible. amber lee is at the scene of the crash after learning about the 42-year-old victim. amber? >> reporter: frank, we are on san pablo avenue where the victim was hit. a memorial has been created and family and friends tell me they are devastated by the loss. >> it was a pure heart -- he had a pure heart made of gold, his beautiful golden dimples

speaking about does work for pg&e. we have 20,000 dedicated employees. these two issues are unconnected. >> so i think it was a mistake for assembly member quirk to fail to disclose up front thson pg&e. >> reporter: mark toney executive director for the utility reform network says pg&e should pay its debt like everybod but en pg&e bailoufrom this bill is the first step toward reform, something the utility says is necessary in the face of climate change. >> action needs to be taken now. if we don't see some reform, then the utilities here in california are really facing really essentially uninsurable risk. >> reporter: susie steimle, kpix 5. >> assemblyman quirk released this statement. responsible." he went on to say it has nothing to do with his son working for the utility. time is 4: big sur businesses are jumping back on the saddle... now that highway one is finally open. said it has nothing to do with his son work for the utility. >>> 4:51. big sur businesses are back in the saddle now that highway 1 is finally ope

even as we speak, pg&e is in sacramento lobbying hard to lessen its liability. >> pg&e should be trueo its slogan, rebuilding california together. what they are doing in sacramento is behind the scenes is doing everything but working together. >> reporter: they say it's still too early to discuss, let alone approve it. >> don't go around changing liability for the last 20, 30, 50, 100 years without having a full discussion with us and with local authorities and others on how this can happen. >> we will not stand for any changes to current liability laws that let investor-owned utilities off the hook while local government and the citizens that we represent are left holding the bag. >> reporter: pg&e has always been liable for its own misdeeds and negligence. but under current california law, it is virtually unlimited in its liability even if it's not at fault. >> california is one of the few states where this legal doctrine applies to investor- owned utilities. >> reporter: the current law helps many individuals with -- center spending years in the courts fighting sophisticated law fi

day if we give them another pass. >> pg&e said the much does not absolve them from responsibility. instead it takes a balanced, common sense approach. this man lost a home in fountain grove in santa rosa. >> why is that fair for somebody living in santa cruz right now to have to pay for what pg&e did in santa rosa? it just doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: the other bill would require utilities to submit disaster plans every two years. but critics say it could potentially lead to higher rates. state lawmakers could vote on the the end is 4:41. a major court ruling involving the -- reservoir. what the court decided about restoring it to its natural state. their seats. d giants fans on a recap of the game that went into extra innings. >>> welcome back. we do continue to follow that breaking news in oakland. sal was just talking about it. take a look at the live camera. a fire is burning on international boulevard near 52nd avenue. this is a live picture from our tower camera at jack london square. you can see the fire there sort of in the middle of the screen. we do have a crew

all of that data goes back to pg ande. the utility says that could be life-saving when it comes to warning about wouldfires. >> you could see a propeller in her front. it will spin and that gives us the measure of windspeed. >> reporter: pg ande is adding 200 of these to you tillty poles around northern and central california. these weatherstations will send back real-time data to pg ande. the hope is that they'll lead to earlier warnings for wildfires. >> we createded the community wildfire safety program. it is a multi-faceted program, and one of the pillars are these weather stations. >> reporter: pg ande spokesman person says this is a direct response to increased fire danger. cal fire investigateers blame the utility for many of the deadly wild country wildfires in 2017. >> what about people who are going to say this is to little, too late. why not do this earlier? >> we have experienced the new normal and we know we have to take steps to address it. that is what we are doing. >> we absolutely support the activitys of

even though cal fire attributed the cause of 16 fires to pg&e. >> another pg&e backdoor deal, that is going to get them off the hook one more time.>> reporter: the destruction by the wildfires is estimated at $15 billion. lawmakers worry about pg&e's financial stability. it would allow pg&e to pay for those damages through state bonds, those bonds would be repaid by ratepayers, not the utility. >> i think it would be a very sad day if we give them another pass.>> reporter: they said in a statement that the measure does not absolve pg&e from responsibility, instead it takes a balanced, common sense approach that will protect electric customers, the communities pg&e serves, and our states clean energy future. this man lost his home in fountain grove. >> why is right now, to have to pay for what pg&e did in santa rosa? it just doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: the other bill, sb 1088, would require utilities to submit disaster plans every two years, but critics say it could limit the utilities liability in a catastrophe, and could lead to higher rates. state lawmakers could vote by

even as we speak, pg&e is in sacramento lobbying hard to lessen its liability. >> pg&e should be trueslogan, rebuilding california together. what they are doing in sacramento is behind the scenes is doing everything but working together. >> reporter: they say it's still too early to discuss, let alone approve it. >> don't go around changing liability for the last 20, 30, full discussion with and with local authorities and others on how this can happen. >> we will not stand for any changes to current liability laws that let investor-owned utilities off the hook while local government and the citizens that we represent are left holding the bag. >> reporter: pg&e has always been liable for its own misdeeds and negligence. but under current california law, it is virtually unlimited in its liability even if it's not at fault. >> california is one of the few states where this legal doctrine applies to investor- owned utilities. >> reporter: the current law helps many individuals with court cases. >> we strongly believe our current laws level the playing field. they bring multi-million dolla

&e has a son who works for pg&e.onicle reports pg&e and democrat bill quirks office confirms his son ian works for the company. assemblyman quirk's bill would allow pg&e to issue state authorized bonds to pay settlements stemming from last october's fire. state investigators have blamed pg&e for starting 16 of the fires. pg&e's customers would then repay those bonds over time. both pg&e and quirk's office say the personal connection has nothing to do with the bill. >>> speaking of pg&e, it says it is taking steps to keep you safe from wildfires. the company is adding dozens of new weather stations and those stations help track the temperature, wind and humidity levels. this information should help better predict future wildfires. the goal is for crews to be able to respond quicker and take preventative steps to keep us safe. pg&e says it has added 50 new weather stations this year and hopes to have 200 by the end of the year. >>> the fbi and oakland police have issued a $30,000 reward for information to help solve a

pg&e rates going up. much more you can expect to pay and the reason pg&e says they need to raise the rates. >>> coming up, the mayor of richmond is finally getting his tour of the detention facility. he wants in after hearing allegations of abuse and mistreatment of detainees. >>> people are using 280 in san jose trying to avoid one-to- one. it is getting more and more crowded. we will tell you why 101 is not a good fit for you in the south bay. >>> just the bare facts on the forecast. we have the fog this morning, but this evening, a lot of tropical clouds are paying a visit. more on that. if yyou need to stay downeaway from it. call 911. let our first responders come out and handle it. police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe. >>> thi

we heard from rec and park about pg&e's demands and an extra expense. we heard from the sfusd that they were doing duplicate contingency engineering on renovation projects just to protect the school calendar against unpredictable pg&e demands. we heard from mohcd that pg&e was insisting that they install equipment, that would mean losing a two-bedroom apartment. the list of affected projects includes life-or-death essential public resources like our ambulance deployment facility, navigation centers and the police academy, and just about every city department has been affected. i'm introducing a resolution today that calls upon pg&e to change their obstructionist practices and work in good faith with the san francisco public utilities commission. i want them to understand that we are watching them, and we will be tracking every project to be sure that they don't stand in our way. san francisco and pg&e have a long, complicated history, stretching back from the 1913 federal act that signaled the start of san francisco's efforts to create a public power sy

the office and pg&e denied the family influence. the legislation ensures people who lost homes in the fires are compensated quickly, while protecting pg&e from bankruptcy. he says if utility goes bankrupt, it will hurt homeowners and customers. >>> today, pg&e is the giving us a behind-the-scenes look at one of its new weather stations. the new stations will help pg&e monitor wins temperatures, and humidity. that will help forecastwhen uti need to shut down service in some areas. pg&e rolled out that plan after the one country fires last fall. there are 50 new weather stations in place now, and plans to have more than 200 across the service area by the end of this year. >>> doctor step, whose documentary urban inferno, the night santa rosa brown, is premiering tomorrow night. doctor seger says he made the film because anyone who wasn't there will never quite understand the danger and terror of those days. we will talk to doctor seger tomorrow morning ahead of his event that will benefit fire relief efforts. >>> happening today in th

and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn't ask for a better partner. (vicki) retail theft is on the rise in san francisco... and while luxury goods were once the focus, now it seems as if those stealing are going for lower end merchandise. (grant) kron 4's dan kerman reports from san f

. >>> an east bay man that proposed a bill to benefit pg&e has a son that works for pg&e. the chronicle reports pg&e and democrat bill cork's office confirm his son ian works for the company. assemblyman cork's bill would allow pg&e to issue state authorized bonds to pay settlements from last october's wildfires. state investigators blamed pg&e for starting 16 of the fires. pg&e's customers would repay the bonds over time. both the utility and cork's office say the personal connection has nothing to do with the bill. >>> firefighters on the front lines of a fire burning just outside of yosemite are trying to make crucial progress before high winds today. the ferguson fire west of the park has burned more than 13,000 acres since it started friday night. it's only 5% contained. no structures have been damaged, but flames are burning very close to four evacuated communities. yosemite is open but highway 140 into the park is closed. officials warn visitors not over exert themselves because of all the smoke and the fire is producing in that area. >>> and time now 4:37. that smo

pg&e is starting work on a new project.ling high tech weather boxes... that they say are designed to save lives and property.reporter mike luery has more. it may not look like much from a distance ... but up close these pg&e high tech weather boxes are changing the landscape in wildfire country. brandi merlo: humidity levels ... nd that information will be funneled into our wildfire operation center in san francisco."from there pg&e's experts hope to determine if conditions are ripe for a wildfire ... and warn residents in advance, giving them time to evacuate or shelter in place.arvida vargas: "you know i think they're going to be very grateful to have that information especially for folks that have horses..." horses are a way of life for residents here in rural el dorado county ... and for arvida vargas there's great value in knowing about potential dangers from wildfires ahead of time.arvida vargas: "you know we're very vulnerable here. so, any information we can get to prevent something like that is great for us." wildf

pg&e's customers would repay the bonds over time.oth pg&e and quirk's office say the personal connection has nothing to do with the bill. >> firefighters on the front lines of a fire burning outside yosemite are trying to make some crucial progress before high winds today. the ferguson fire west of the park has burned more than 13,000 acres since it started friday night. it's only 5% contained. no structures have been damaged, but flames are burning very close to four evacuated communities. yosemite is open but highway 140 into the park is closed. officials warn visitors not over exert themselves because of all the smoke the fire is producing. >>> the founder of papa john's pizza says it was a mistake to step down after accused of using a racial slur. john schnatter says the board of directors asked him to resign without investigation and that he shouldn't have complied. schnatter accuses the board of not knowing how to hand al crisis based on misinformation and blaming a marketing agency for pressuring him to use the "n" word during

it was money pg&e had the power to redirect without public feedback or regulator oversight. >> do wew where the money is going? >> we don't, buzz they did not track the account. >> last year pg&e implemented a tracking system an audit of its underground program. but as learned the regulating agency the part of the problem. a study of its own undergrounding project found years of issue from long time lines and a statewide balance of underground money totalling one billion dollar something that could pose a risk to utility rate payers. 0 phase two of the review was suspended. >> pg&e and other companies need to be held accountable to spending that money the way it's supposed to be spent. >> the cpuc and pg&e declined a request for an on camera inter interview. >> the rule 20a program doesn't have a safety component requirement and it's primary intent is beautify occasion. it could redirect funding to apply. >> you as a resident have the right for the money to be sent to improve the conditions. >> a deadly hit-and-run crash in the east bay, why officers got a bit of a surprise when they

and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. >>> came to the rescue of a surfer who became stranded on the rocks of a state beach this afternoon. an off duty life guard helped the man swim into the ocean where he could be rescued. you can see that surfer being lifted into the helicopter. he was lowered on to the beach near by. you can see the surfer gives him a big hug, a big thanks for a successful rescue this afternoon. >> a movie had a successful limited review this weekend. sorry to bother you is the latest film to shine a light on the city. >> i just really need a drop. >> "sorry to bother you" tells the story of a telemarketer

the -- i have mentioned in the past the pcia, that's the exit fee that pg&e can charge c.c.a. customers. and the hearings and the proceeding at conclude at this n june of this month and working with the city attorney and c.c.a. we filed briefs in that proceeding. we're expecting a proposed decision from the assigned administrative law judge at the cpuc to be published for comment in august. so that's coming up very soon. and also i'm going to talk a bit more about this... in may the cpuc published a report on customer choice. you may have heard it referred to as "the green book." it's gotten some media coverage. the report raises questions about how the state will achieve -achieve -- its affordad decarbonization and reliability objectives as increased customer choice is occurring within the electricity market. and i think specifically that the report raises fears that c.c.a. and customers choosing to generate their own electricity, say, with rooftop solar, may compromise these goals. so the -- the report is raising an alarm. it says also that there is no plan for mitigating th

now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. >> hi, hi, everyone. okay. the meeting will come to order and this is june 29, 2018, special meeting of the san francisco local agency information commission. i'm sandraly fewer, the chairperson, and joined by commissioner pollock, and i would like to thank the staff at sfgov-tv, michael, and adrian starks for recording today's meeting and do you have any announcements? cloik silence all cellphones and any documents should be submitted to the clerk. >> madam clerk, call item number 2. >> and any changes to the minutes of the may 18th meeting? seeing no changes, i will open this up for public comment. and are there any members of the public who wish to comment on item number 2? seeing none, public comment is now closed. is there a

&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> now to a great story. he's homeless but won't be on the streets much longer because of the photo we're about to show you. it shows the unemployed web developer offering up his rÉsume while standing on a street in mountain view. the picture went viral. the sipe says homeless, hungry for success, take a rÉsume. >> i needed one person to take my rÉsume and say i'm going to give an opportunity to this guy. >> the sign worked. he has hundreds

. >>> oak loaned with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> surgeons around the world, including those in southern california are trying to find solutio solutions from a stroke. >> our sister station in l.a., has the story. >> reporter: something as simple as tapping a balloon can about a difficult task if you're one of the more than that suffered a stroke. >> i couldn't walk for two weeks, i couldn't talk. it was bad. >> reporter: brad has come a long way since his stroke in 2014. but still struggle with opening a jar and cutting his food. >> it is work every day. it's stress f

taking on pg&e again.ch is trying to help victims of the north bay wildfires. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 5:22 this morning. investigators in berkeley are looking for cause of a fire that started on university avenue between shaddock and oxford. this was under control in about 30 minutes but a building that used to be an ace hardware store was destroyed. >>> in san francisco, opening statements in a lawsuit against monsanto. duane johnson is suing monsanto. he claims the weed killer roundup gave him cancer. he's been diagnosed with terminal non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he worked as a grounds keeper and often used roundup. monsanto's lawyers argue they have a 40-year record of safety. >> the evidence is overwhelming. the scientific evidence is overwhelming that grief sate based products do not cause cancer and did not cause mr. johnson's cancer. >> if a chemical company sells a product and they know or suspect that the product can cause cancer they have to warn. they have to give us a choice. >> repo

my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. k.when you call 811, i come outo your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to proted our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet for just $29.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile with your internet. click, call or visit a store today. >>> f

and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn't ask for a better partner. >> welcome back to half team report an updated statement from amex today in response to the "wall street journal" article which alleges that the company's fx unit increased fees on their small and medium sized busines

. >>> today for the first time, pg&e showed off the new weather station. it's going up across northern california to monitor for increasing fire danger. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is live at the caldecott tunnel tonight, where one of the new stations is streaming data. lesl leslie, even as we speak. >> and there is more to it than that, dan. actually, in the next couple of months or the fall, you could end up getting an e-mail or a text message from pg&e telling you are preemptively going to cut off your electricity because your neighborhood or area might be deemed a high fire danger. extreme hot weather and unprecedented wildfires prompted pg&e to launch a new three-prong approach to addressing what they call the new normal, an almost year-round fire season. first, they're putting up weather stations like this one above the caldecott tunnel on the oakland approach. >> these stations will be measuring wind speed, wind direction, temperature and relative humidity. and the data is streamed into our systems. >> so far 50 stations like this are instal

. >>> happening now, pg&e is unveiling dozens of new weather stations to keep you safe from wild fires. it is part of the utility's community wildfire safety program launched after the north bay wild fires to try to prevent a repeat. the stations help track temperature, wind speed and humidity levels. the goal is for crews to be able to respond more quickly. pg&e says it has added 50 new stations this year and expects to have about 200 total by the end of the year. >>> help for families left homeless by the wild fires, a new rental assistant center opens today providing families with financial assistance like rental deposits and helping to find places to live. there are certain requirements and an application process. you can find more information at the center. it opens at 557 west college avenue in santa rosa. >>> in a rare move president trump is in damage control mode working to clarify comments made during his summit with russian president vladimir putin. president trump walked back on comments that appeared to side on putin discounting intelligence that says russia medalled in th

they had pg&e shut down all electricity on marsh creek road. residents were without power in that area. a second shelter has been set up in byrneswood at the community center and we have heard that at least eight people spent the night there as well. in clayton, we are ktvu fox 2 news. >>> yosemite national park has closed down for the first time in 50 years. thousands of tourists have been evacuated because of the ferguson fire, which is burning nearby. highway 140 and highway 41 have been closed for safety reasons. they want to make it easier for fire crews to get around the area. they have had a tough time getting control over the ferguson fire. containment increased 1% from 26% to 27%. the fire has burned through more than 43,000 acres. yosemite valley closed at noon because of the fire. tom baker reports that part of the park is set to be closed until at least sunday. >> reporter: yosemite valley, one of the geological wonders of the planet earth, is closed right now. there is a huge fire raging just south of it. it is threatening this val

blue trucks as pg&e.truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> a report shows a growing number of hackers are being paid a lot of money to discover bugs in the systems of talk -- top tech companies. a san francisco-based company collected the datao steal things but this report on so- called white hat hackers reveals how companies are using hackers to protect the platforms we use everyday. when joel margolis, a junior, looks at his laptop screen it's often not about shopping online, or playing games but h

pg&e cut the power to the area. it is covered with smoke but some business owners are refusing to leave. >> i am not going to leave. supposed to evacuate out, not going to. don't want my stores robbed. >> reporter: he may end up stay is -- staying in the dark. in the dark. pg&e says the ranch fire burned into lines cutting the fire. the hospital evacuated for the second time in two days. a historic turned into the shelter for residents ordered to leave their homes. >> 2, 300 here at the high school. >> reporter: evacuees are starting to trickle into the school with no idea when or if they will be able to return home. andre senior, ktvu f >> cal fire is reporting the river fire grown to 14,200 acres. it is just 5% contained at this hour. 4 homes have been destroyed so far and many, many more threatened. >>> the ranch fire in monterey county grown to more than 16,000 acres and only 5% contained. the cause of the fires are under investigation. and a second firefighter died battling the ferguson fire near yosemite natio

. >>> governor jerry brown proposed a plan that would soften the standard that makes utility like pg&e financially liable when their equipment causes wildfires. it backs away from california's current legal standard that holds utilities liable for the cost of wildfires started by power lines or trans formers. the proposal would be for fires started after january 31st of this year. >>> you're being asked to conserve energy today as soaring temperatures drain the power grid. the agency is asking everyone to hold off on using major amriens like dishwashers and washing machines and ovens until later in the evening. >>> would you believe only one mega millions lottery ticket was sold with the winning numbers for last night's $522 million jackpot and that ticket was sold in san jose. someone bought it right here at ernie's liquor store. they people started flocking to the store. >> it's all excitement here. that's all i see now because a lot of people are flooding in because they heard the news from the internet or the tv channel or radio. >> they were supposed to close at 11:00 last night

. >>> pg&e rates soon going up. how much more you can expect to pay for natural gas and why pge ande needs to raise your rates oochlt lt >>> richmond's mayor is finally getting his tour of the west county detention facility, the only one in the area that houses undocumented immigrants detained by ice. more on this visit coming up. >>> good morning, traffic is doing pretty well on most bay area bridges including this one but things are beginning to change a bit beginning to slow down. we'll let you know more, coming up. >>> you have been listening to steve paulsen. the risk for wildfires going up tonight into tomorrow morning in the bay area because of a slight chance. you see those -- thunderstorms. steve was saying it, the risk will be higher because it will be dry lightning with no rain and the winds will be stronger. thunderstorms most likely in the north and east bay. the fire risk is higher in the higher elevations of those areas but steve has been saying it so pay attention. it will be interesting. >>> good mo

i didn't set the fire. >> reporter: according to cal fire, pg&e equipment did. cal fire has found the utility responsible for all the northern california wild fires except the tubs fire. that report is not out yet and already the total liability estimates are you up to $15 billion. >> bids time people started to stand up to p -- it's about time people start to stand up to pg&e and say it's not acceptable and californians will not pay for the cost of their misdeeds. >> reporter: a spokesman for senator dodd who represents the north bay said this about the legislation. there's nothing in senator's dodd's legislation that would impact civil liability. further if a utility act unreasonably senator dodd believes they should be held accountable. and assemblyman the sponsor of legislation for the 2017 fires was not available to speak today and instead a staffer sent this statement. the goal of ab33 is twofold first to ensure victims get paid now and second, is to protect ratepayers against high and unexpected utility bills. pg&e declares bankruptcy we don't know when v

the blue trucks as pg&e. something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> live where you live. this is abc news. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. >> in tonight's headlines now, rescue teams in thailand have become the process of escorting 12 boys and their soccer coach. it will take 12 hours to the coach and the crew through the mound. >> let's go to drew tuma who is tracking the weather in thailand. >> we heard earlier from james longman in the area. he said it's starting to rain and it looks like it will con

police and fire will respond as well as pg&e.ll make the scene safe. ♪ ice cream inspired iced coffee is here at dunkin' in the flavors you love, cookie dough, pistachio and butter pecan. and now, enjoy any medium iced coffee for $1.50. america runs on dunkin'. to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe. >>> this is a live picture this is music from a river run through it while we watch the bears fishing. this is the -- national park in alaska. you see the bears fishing. 46 degrees and high of 70. look at that. it is a beautiful view. >> they had me with good morning. good morning. welcome back t is wednesday and it is july 18th. good to have you with us. >>> i'm pam cook. we go to steve. i posted a picture of feeding my dog and my giunea pig watermelon yesterday. diane said that the last time she said an animal watermelon was a bear from a

pg&e rolled out the plan after wildfires last fall.w weather stations in place now. it plans to have more than 200 across the service area by the end of the year. >>> up next, at 6:41 campus police sleeping wheel on the job. >> having persons on the payroll that are proven to be dishonest, where does it end? >> details on the uc berkley officers who are accused of napping instead of protecting students. >>> it's been a busy off season for the warriors. now the team is making sure head coach steve kerr will stick around for a few more seasons. >>> good morning, you can see traffic is moving along well on the eastbound san mateo bridge now. so it looks like they have opened up those lanes but westbound still very slow because of a crash heading out to the high-rise. we'll talk about that, straight ahead. >>> fog and fog and up above it here, you can look down on a blanket of it and we're still getting a good delta wind for some even though strong high pressure is over us. an update on temperatures, coming up. ♪ there's a lot of volkswage

the city of santa rosa has sued pg&e along with other counties as well as hundreds of homeowners who filed previously. santa rosa's lawsuit, seeking unspecified damages alleges that pg&e failed to exercise safety and maintenance precautions and protocols as well as a willful and conscious disregard of public safety. >> we don't know if pg&e is responsible for the tubbs fire that caused the most damage but we know that cal fire has determined that most of the fires last year were pg&e related. the odds are that this one was too. we have filed this lawsuit to protect our interest. >> with our focus is on helping people in the north bay recover and rebuild and then updating our infrastructure and updating the laws here in california. >> reporter: to that end pg&e showed bay area reporters a installed weather station near the mouth of the tunnel. the weather stations are being put in areas with the highest likelihood of spawning wildfires. >> since the start of 2018 we have installed 50 of these weather stations. by the end of this year we will have 200. >> reporter: the weather stations

bonds that pg any rate -- ratepayers would pay back. the chronicle discovered his son does work for the company. >> they are not connected. >> i think it was a mistake for a family member court to fail to disclose up front that his son is an employee at pg and e. >> mark tony -- executive -- executive director says they should pay its debt like everyone else. >> when ratepayers cannot pay their bills -- they shut them off. when pg andy is having trouble paying its bill, it want a bailout from the same customer. >> they argued this bill is the first step toward reform. it is something the utility says is necessary in the face of climate change. >> if we do not see reform the utilities here in california are really facing uninsurable risks. >> assembly man court cannot be interviewed. he did release a statement. that reads on your screen. he went on to say that his son working for the utility has nothing to do with this bill. of course, critics maintain the information and relationship should have been disclosed. >> in our fire watch, inv

i do count on pg&e to keep our firefighters safe.heir help. >>> this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast live with all the new developments for you tonight. distract, distract, distract. president trump's distraction and diversion strategy. get people to stop focusing on the disastrous helsinki summit and the worst week of the trump presidency. so the white house now going after six top national security official

pg&e cut the power to the area. it is covered with smoke but some business owners are refusing to leave. >> i am not going to leave. supposed to evacuate out, not going to. don't want my stores robbed. >> reporter: he may end up stay thing dark. pg&e says the ranch fire burned into lines cutting the fire. the hospital evacuated for the second time in two days. a historic turned into the shelter for residents ordered to leave their homes. >> 2, 300 here at the high school. >> reporter: evacuees are starting to trickle into the school with no idea when or if they will be able to return home. andre senior, ktvu fox 2 news. >> cal fire is reporting the river fire grown to 14,200 acres. it is just 5% contained at this hour. 4 homes have been destroyed so far and many, many more threatened. >>> the ranch fire in monterey county grown to more than 16,000 acres and only 5% contained. the fire scorched 30,500 acres. the cause of both fires are under investigation. no reports of anyone being hurt. >>> the steele fire near lak

but we do know that cal fire has determined that most of the fires last year were pg&e- related.one was, too. we have filed this lawsuit to protect our interests. >> we are aware of the lawsuit that you referenced. we are reviewing it right now. but again, our focus is twofold, on helping people to recover and rebuild an updating our infrastructure and at the same time updating the laws here in california. >> reporter: to that end, pg&e showed bay area reporters a recently installed weather station near the mouth of the caldecott tunnel. the weather stations are being placed in areas with the highest likelihood of spawning wildfires. >> since the start of 2018, we have installed 50 of these weather stations and by the end of the year, we'll have 200. >> reporter: the weather stations will all connect to pg&e's recently opened 24/7 wildfire safety operations center in san francisco as well as its san ramon in-house weather department. >> having these weather stations installed at a more detailed spatial coverage definitely will give us more information. for each weather station, w

we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school.t these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. >> jimmy: in life. >> in your teenage years, and rebellion and all that it goes -- it goes pretty deep, and i think it is his best work. >> jimmy: yeah, i'd like to show - you brought it here because it's only about ten seconds long >> i did >> jimmy: it's fantastic here's a video that amanda made starring her dog finn. take a look at this. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, fantastic! wow! [ cheers and applause wow, i mean -- >> i had a lot of fun with that >> jimmy: that's really deep, and you also introduce a new character. who is the new dog at the end? >> that's axel >> jimmy: that's axel. >> yeah, they grew u