so now on to the pg&e rates.t week we received pg&e rate filing, it was made at the california p.u.c., and it includes their 2019 exit fee or pcia rates. pg&e planning to implement the rates on july 1st, pending approval at the p.u.c., they expect to receive in early june. at a high level, we are pretty happy the proposed pg&e rate change would be much more favorable than we were projecting in december when we presented the program financials. pg&e is proposing to change the exit fee by the following amounts. for residential customers, it will decrease by 11.5%. small commercial customers, it would increase by 18.1%. but, we had projected back in december that it was going to increase by 33%. so, it's an increase but it's a much more manageable increase. similarly, medium commercial customer exit fees would increase by 22% rather than 39. and large commercial customers would increase by 33% rather than 49%. in addition, pg&e is requesting increases to its generation rate. so, that's on top of the increases that i

than their typical pg&e electricity service.for a large commercial customer, they pay an average of $67,927, and this would be like a large office building or hotel, and that's each month. today clean power s.f. super green participation costs these costumers $720 more than their typical pg&e electric bill -- i'm sorry, i said more and it is actual less. $720 less per month than if they were a pg&e customer. >> chairwoman: for super green? >> yes. >> chairwoman: how does that work out? >> it is partly because pg&e is going to change their rates again. so we're in a window here where our rates for some of our customer classes, even when you consider the p.c.i. aa. costs, and it is for the super green product, i it costs less than a pg&e default product. i'm going to report again when i know more about the pg&e changes, and those changes are expected in july. >> chairwoman: >> chairwoman: commissioner? >> those comparisons of super green compared to the default regular service? >> yes. >> and do they also offer their version of gr

customers can opt out of the program and continue to take their supply service from pg and the -- pg and e. the court value proposition of clean power s.f. is to offer san francisco cleaner, more renewable energy at stable and competitive rates. you can see with this chart that much is the same for customers only transition to clean power s.f. service. i mentioned before that they continue to deliver the power, they are responsible for maintaining the grid and power outages, and you have an outage you want to report then you still call pg and e. they continue to receive a single bill. clean power s.f. charges continue to be on that bill. it is a seamless experience on that bill. let's talk about enrolment and the status. when it committed to launching clean power s.f., the city and p.u.c. decided to stay in possible enrolment as a way of gauging interest. they have been serving customers in may of 2016 when they enrolled commercial customers and supervisory districts five and eight, and commercial and residential customers throughout the city who have signed up for the program prior

so a pretty direct threat to pg&e. kind of asking them to jump onboard with the skyrocketing cost associated with california wildfires. at stake here is affordable electricity for every californian, so a shot across the bow from the governor to pg&e asking for resources to help measure these cost and get pg&e back to stability so rate payers are not facing these price increases, but it was a dense -- how do i say, prove sore ya'll election. it covers firing management practices across the state is some of the things he laid out in the past couple of weeks, but this speaks to the severity surround surrounding the state. we'll have more at 5:00 and 6:00. wilson walker. >> we'll have more on this developing story tonight on the kpix5 news at 5:00. >>> tough new gun laws taking effect in new zealand nearly a month after 50 people died in a mosque. assault rifles are banned and the new laws keep in four weeks after police say a white supremacist targeted muslims at two mosques. >>> funeral nipsey hussle's funeral was disrup

on the nuts and bolts of pg&e. what critics are saying is this is ten directors, many who have a lot of ties to wall street. and i think it's importedant to know how things have prugrszed. the stock has gone up drumattedically. we've seen a lotof pressure around trying to push sacrament oeo to change policies. next twheek governor will be coming out with a set of oprupozales around wild fire generally. and i thing this decision to put this particular group ofd peopl ill johnson in charge is going to stoke -- >> and people now digging throegh therds and saying when he was duke energy, he was ceo for less than a day and walked away with a $44 me lion severaackage. that doesn't instill confidence from members of the public. >> you have pg&e executives that have walked away with severances in the last round of bankruptcies.y t go to the public utilities commission and get a guaranteed rae increase. there's really no consequences to these folks.it some polical consequences. >> are there really? they know that the state

with pg&e, voted unanimously to increase your bill. ktvu's tom vacar was at the vote and says the move allows pg&e to get reimbursed for some of its bills . >> in the cpuc's meeting today, the 5 commissioners voted unanimously to allow pg&e to add more than 1/3 of $1 billion to customers bills. the utility told me it is gratified the cpuc believed it and granted the reasonable and fair request. >> the problem is there was no renewable reason boldness review. it is the commission's job to do a reasonableness review before a cost can be passed to customers. that did not happen. >> reporter: $370 million will be used to pay pg&e's cost from 9 fire, wind and rain events to restore power, repairs facilities and trim trees, remove trees and clear brush from underneath power lines to prevent future outages and fires. customers will soon be paying this off at an average cost of $3 $.50 over 12 months starting soon. >>> we do bless they also asked for a cost of capital increase . >> that is because pg&e's lower credit rating makes the borrowing

>>that he could have been stronger in his rulings in what he ordered pg need to do. after all all he ordered pg e to do is to comply with the law that something would you i have to do and we're not convicted felons. >>the judge also saying he is considering extending p ginny's current probation period by at least a year. it's currently scheduled to end in 2022 live in the newsroom. phylecia all kron 4 news. >>thank you for leaping tonight and he's a man is facing attempted murder charges. investigators say he tried to poison a colleague carl crawford's dan kerman live for us in berkeley tonight with more on this bizarre story. >>and. >>well that's right it's something that you here and sometimes an old time movie from the 40's or 50's but this attorney's office says this is deadly serious and in this case they are saying the engineer who worked here at the fair lab attempted to kill a co-worker. this man 34 year-old david you is behind bars accused of attempting to kill a female co-worker by poisoning her. >>she was a chemical engineer at berkeley engineering and res

the governor did not hold back in his criticism of pg&e. let's bring in laura from the newsroom with the specifics. >> well, raj, back in january k governor newsom created a strike force and made recommendations about the state needs to do to cope with the ever increasing costs of wildfires. the report is out. the conclusion is we're all in this together. >> here is a world without climate change. here is the world we're living in. there is no debate. there is -- i have no interest in engaging in the stale rhetoric of those in complete denial about the science. >> california governor gavin newsom detailed the staggering reality of wildfires which is expected to get worse as climate change intensifies. his panels propose solution, share the costs. >> we're all in this together. we all have a responsibility to play in terms of being stake holders in the solution. and we all have a burden and responsibility to assume the cost. >> the proposal would likely mean higher bills for and utili and could mean cutting or capping payouts to wdfir victim

. >>> pg&e wants to raise your rates again. the utility says they needs funds to cover wildfire -- ifppve the cpuc, the average monthly bill increase would be about $12 effective january 2020. if an earlier request to reduce wildfire risk goes through, the average bill will go up ten bucks a month bringing the total to $22. >> it's terrible. i wouldn't like that. no, they have to think of something else. >> it's outrageous that pg&e is looking for yet another bail out from rate payers for its negligence when it comes to wildfires. >> governor newsom's office released a statement that reads in part, pg&e is requesting massive increases and cost to rate payers to generate profits for investors. all while wildfire victims claims sit in bankruptcy. pg&e said they're open to discussions -- >>> in santa cruz, the city has been granted to clear a large homeless encampment next to highway 101. county judge ruled that the camp is a fire danger and a public nuisance. an attorney representing the campers argue the fire concern should be d

. >> that all may be good news for bankrupt pg&e. but the report wasn't all in their favor. >> they're very concerned about the picks on the board of directors, and i just want folks to know that we're watching, and i expect that pg&e is going to get serious. no longer misdirect, manipulate, mislead the people of this state. >> reporter: the next step is to get proposals through the legislature. the governor highlighted the fact that we all need to deal with this together, and stop pointing fingers. pg&e issued a brief statement about the report with few specifics, saying it's heard the call for change. back to you. >> laura, thank you. >>> a dangerous situation at a north bay store. an armed robbery thwarted, thanks to a few store employees. it happened yesterday at shutterbug camera in santa rosa. investigators say these three teenagers walked into the store, one of them was armed, and they grabbed items and stuffed them in their backpacks, when they tried to take off though, the employees were able, there you see it right there, t

the california puc voted today to allow pg&e to raise customers utility rates. average bill is expected to go up $3.50 each month starting soon. the utility plans to use th fro wildfires. >>> police in sunnyvale said today a man accused of intentionally plowing his car into a group of pedestrians tuesday was on his way to bible study. 84-year-old isaiah people was charged today with 8 counts of attempted murder. he is due in court tomorrow. the motive is unclear. 4 of the 8 victims are still in the hospital. 2 joe biden declared his run for the democratic nomination today in a video. he said the soul of this nation is at stake if president trump should win reelection. polls have shown the former vice president is the front runner in a crowded field of 20 candidates. >>> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 630. city leadr ways to put an end to drug use. >> in some places, dealers could be seen selling crack, heroin or meth. christien kafton shows us how get a handle on the problem. >> reporter: san francisco police and city leaders say the problem of open-air drug

we begin with pg&e's over hall. it's mreplacesingt of its bord of directors. this after month -- and they face a tough challenge, guiding the comp an through its restructuring, embezzlement cour >>> meanwhile tough challenges for the mayor of san francisco s well. there's intense opposition to a navigation center on the embarcadero to shelter the homeless. >> here with a wlookost stories and national political developments is kqed's politics correspondent. with wilson, walsh consulting and ci hallreporter for the "san francisco chronicle." welcome to you all. what did the appointments of the new ceo, bill johnson, and the new board of directors tell us? >> it depends on who you ask. pg&e has framed the new ceo as people that have expertise in safety, that there really going to focus on the nuts an bolts pg&e.e what critics ying is this is ten directors, many who have a lo of ties to wall stree and i think it's importedant to know how things have prugrszed. the stock has gone up drumattedically.we ve seen a lot of pressure around trying to push sacrament oeo tg

if the devastating fires persist, the mimosas, pg&e customers consent and footing the bill and rates could skyrocket 50% on average the first year alone. he said it's simple math. >> if neda iranpour , pg&e collects $13 billion a year in revenue and could potentially face as much as $15 billion in liabilities, from the fire, there is obviously not going to be a lot of room within the existing revenue to pay that off and still provide service. >> reporter: he is advising the governor's office and said rising electricity costs could have a ripple effect across california's economy and harm the state's efforts to reduce dependence on gasoline. >> it's going to be more of a challenge to convince people to switch from using gasoline to electricity for their cars. >> reporter: a pg&e spokesperson said we welcome this constructive dialogue and we are open to a range of solutions. tomorrow governor newsom plans to unveil a plan to deal with wildflower, wild fire cause. they opened a new solution is coming in the future. >> we are going to have fires. the question is, can we find ways to keep

your pg&e bill could skyrocket. we are talking about the link to california's fire season. >>> good morning. it's thursday, april 11th. we are also tracking royal baby news this morning. the duke and duchess of sussex telling the world, we are going to h'te have to wait for mike's forecast. it includes a lot of sun. hey mike. >> it does. there is a ton of sunshine coming up in the next several days. today will be dimmer than it was yesterday because of the high clouds. also we have breezes starting to kick up around santa rosa at 16. fast in the usual spots, sfo and half moon bay. this is an idea of santa rosa's wind as it is forecast. 26 on mount tam right now. and eventually that works its way down to us. it is a quiet morning. 46 to 52. milder than yesterday. then you will notice the faster breezes and then the cooler weather this afternoon as we are up to five to ten degrees cooler. only 55 to 61 at 4:00. if you are heading out this evening it looks nice, grab a jacket. 54 to 57. let's find out about traffic and

pg&e decided any failure would occur in winter and didn't pose a wildfire risk. grand jury probe into the camp fire comes after local prosecutors didn't charge pg&e for any of the north bay wildfires, despite cal fire investigations blaming utility lines for starting a dozen. dicataldi says it appears prosecutors are taking the camp fire seriously. >> when a company kills over 120 people in two years, even if it's only accidental, it's stillman slaughter. and so i'm ecstatic that there's a criminal grand jury. that has been convened to look into whether or not pg&e sd for possibly include manslaughter. >> reporter: jackson vander becken, nbc news, bay area news. >>> pg&e hit a snag in bankruptcy court withist plan to pay up to $350 million in bonuses. the judge said he couldn't understand the utility's reasoning for how it would decide which managers would get bonuses and how much, so he told them to come back with a better explanation and try again in a few weeks. >>> a standoff that led to street shut downs in elis sobrante ended peacefully with three arrested.

costs related to fire forces pg&e to declare bankruptcy protection. the negotiate is asking lawmakers to act swiftly. >> we're in a precarious state literally and figuratively. he introduced a team plate hoping for a solution will emerge. >> let's get something big dub before recess. that's july 12. >> the 60 page document centers around a plan that breaks down into five major catagories. wildfire response and prevention. more aircraft, more ground equipment. communications, alert systems, vegetation clearing and high technology. fully embrace full energy technology. craft a fare cost for the damages without wiping out the utility. strength and regulation by reenvicinitiing the public commission. 10% of wild fires are utility cause, hold pg&e accountable. >> they have to be part of the solution, all options for pg&e are on the table. >> that would include a public takeover. a radical but possible last straw. 25 million-acres, 1 out of every 4-acres in california are classified high or extreme fire risk. >> we have 11 million people in the state that a

we have dedicated a page of our website to all of our pg&e stories. jst go to abc7news.com. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, san jose police arrested a woman they believed was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash. delilah ray was bookedinto santa clara jail this afternoon. police say that about 5:40 in the morning, she hit a pedestrian at the intersection of neiman boulevard and laddie way in east soench. the driver got out of her car but walked up to the victim on the road who was still arrive. the driver went back to her car and drove away and never called for help. other drivers struck that driver in the road killing her. >>> asking for the public's help to solve a 3-year-old murder case of a nasa scientist. brian bowl, aged 30 was three blocks from his oakland home when he was shot and killed on richmond boulevard three years ago. investigators released surveillance video of a person of issue wearing a coat near the accident when it happened. there is still a reward being offered in the case. >>> we have new details on a story from last week when when on

long time grateful dead listener. >> life has been good for bill johnson, the man nominated to lead pg&e out of bankruptcy. he raked in $8.1 million last year of ceo of the tennessee valley authority, a federally owned electricity corporation, making johnson the highest paid federal employee. in an interview with boston consulting group, he described his management style as laid back with keen focus. >> so i'm not going get too excited with good news. i'm not going get too down with bad news. i'm going to be pretty laid back. >> just last year johnson called for his resignation after pg&e bought a pair of $10 million corporate jets and a $7 million luxury helicopter once owned by dallas cowboys owner jerry jones for executives to use. in the announcement yesterday naming johnson as ceo, pg&e said he is the right leader as we work to strengthen our safety culture and navigate a complex and challenging period in our company's history. not an opinion shared by everyone in the industry. >> it's a very important job, and it seems like there are better candidates out to do it. >> nuclear saf

>>in his rulings in what he ordered pg need to do. after all all he ordered pg e to do is to comply with the law that something would you i have to do and we're not convicted felons. the judge also saying he is considering extending p jimmy's current probation period by at least a year. >>it's currently scheduled to end in 2022. in san francisco fleet at all kron 4 news. >>some the crowd for morning news and employee is attacked and dna's and he says all trying to do is break up a fight the damage she suffered from intervening. plus major creek concerns as officials see the effect homeless encampments have on local waterways. also after the break a road closure that you need to know about and the area that you may have to avoid tonight. there's a live look outside at the san mateo y dry. but we do have a little bit of moisture in the air we're going to track those showers with john travel. the let us know when we are expected to see the next round of rain a water resource officials are taking some precautions because of all the snow u

in liabilities for north bay fires sparked by pg&e power lines, that was back in 2017. and for its possible role in last year's devastating fire in the town of paradise, north of sacramento. now, in its filing with the cpuc, pg&e is also asking for a rate raise so it can attract more investors to help fund these capital improvements. governor gavin newsom blasted the utilities rate hike request, arguing that rate payers should not be on the hook for this while wildfire victims go bankrupt and pg&e tries to generate profits for its investors. reporting live here in walnut creek, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> all right. time to ditch the jacket, though, bob. it's hot out there. this is a plan that could change the landscape of the embarcadero in san francisco. it is surrounded by controversy. it is the new homeless navigation center that we've been talking about that could be decided today by the city's port commission. >> because naturally -- do you want me to talk or not? >> reporter: that is of course mayor london breed trying to calm down residents during a commun

>>that he could have been stronger in his rulings in what he ordered pg need to do. after all all he ordered pg e to do is to comply with the law that something would you i have to do and we're not convicted felons. the judge also saying he is considering extending p jimmy's current probation period by at least a year. >>it's currently scheduled to end in 2022. in san francisco fleet at all kron 4 news. coming up tonight at 6.45 senator harris stops in sacramento for her first presidential campaign visit to the state capitol. >>her message to union members particularly california teachers plus a man trying to do a good deed pays a steep price. why someone knocked out his teeth at a freeman denny's restaurant. it's a deal so good, it will make everyone a fish lover. you get 100%, wild-caught alaska pollock breaded with panko bread crumbs and topped with tartar sauce. plus, hot and salty fries and a drink. for just $4.99! the $4.99 fish sandwich combo. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's

. >>> plus your pg&e bill about to get higher. the new rate bill approved. >>> low clouds on our golden gate bridge camera this afternoon. a cooler day ahead as we go through the and into the next week. i'll let you know how cool those temperatures will get in a bit. >>> breaking news mountain view. a car crash caused -- traffic between frankland and castro is shutdown. it's unclear how long it will be closed. pge and is headed to the scene. >>> we learned a school in walnut creek is ending early because of a power outage. it's unclear what caused that power outage. >>> the san francisco based ride-sharing company says they plan to sale 180 million shares looking to raise $9 million. an company is being valued between $80.5 billion to $91 billion and that's lower than previous estimates that was as high as $120 billion. pay pal plans to buy a half billion in stock. the company will explore future collaborations. ffs base -- they're filing to go public as well. they filed paper was the scc and slack collected $400 million in revenu

the judge added new conditions to pg&e's -- for starting wildfires. >> dan noyes is here with his exclusive interview. >> some attorneys w.h.o. been filing wildfire lawsuits say this is the toughest stance taken by any judge against pg&e for starting the fires. at a hearing this afternoon, the judge told pacific gas and electric's acting ceo this is a crisis that california faces on these wildfires and pg&e is the single-most culpable entity in the mix. attorneys who are suing the company for the lives lost and homes wildfires the last two years welcomed the reprimand. >> i think we have a judge that understands we have a wildfire crisis and pg&e is at the core of that. he's holding them accountable and doing everything he can to make sure we don't have more disasters in the years to come. >> reporter: the judge also faulted the company for paying $4.5 billion in dividends to shareholders while letting the tree budget wither. he said we wound up with a large number of trees that should have been removed, and that appears to be the single biggest factor in the 2017 and 2018 fires. after the

pg&e gas is on scene but pg&e electric is still on route.r lines and transformers that have arced and exploded. we heard explosions from inside the building as well. police say they were able to evacuate everyone from the ground floor shortly after the fire began. firefighters cannot confirm that everyone is out. i see a gentleman with a pg&e helmet on walking through our picture but i can't tell if he is from gas or electric. he's the first person from pg&e we have seen on scene. hopefully they will get the power cut to the lines. we talked earlier about how -- sorry, we are underneath the bart track and that's why you are hearing me pause. bart service has not been impacted by the way. we talked earlier about how this may have begun. firefighters say they believe it started on the extearier of the building. we have a witness who tells us the same. the fire started outside of the building and the flames moved inside. >> it went through the window, a small fire. looked like aer car fire or a homeless fire and then it went into the window and

. >>> if pg&e gets its way, how much will monthly bills go up? >>> the first sign of the crazy hot real estate market in san jose, may finally be cooling off. a >> good evening. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth folks, let's get right to dennis o'donnell without breaking news. sexual assault accusations against former warriors coach luke walton. dennis? >> luke walton was hired by the segment of kings after being fired by the lakers. just a couple of weeks ago. now, this incident allegedly happened when walton was working for the warriors. tonight, they released a statement" we became aware of the story this evening and are undergoing a process to seek more information. we have no further comment at this time. kelly tenant claims walden assaulted her at a santa monica hotel while we were discussing a book tenant was writing. walton allegedly pinned her to she said she was afraid of being . the kings are aware of the lawsuit. now, before going to the lakers, walton was an assistant coach for the golden state warriors in 2014 through 2016. until th

. >>> pg&e customers will help the company pay for expenses related to fires.a moment the increase we will all be seeing. >>> did the united states pay north korea related to the capture and release of adam warmbier. how much north korea build the u.s. government. -- how much north korea billed the u.s. government. >>> sri lankan authorities say the leader of the attacks are dead. officials say he died in the bombing at the hotel in colombo. please also say they have arrested the group's second in command. nine people carried out the bombings that killed more than 350 people. today the archbishop said there will be no sunday masses in the city. >>> a new zealand man pleaded guilty to sharing a live stream of the mosque shootings in christchurch that killed 50 people. new zealand band the manifesto written by the government. at least six people have been charged with illegally sharing it. >>> a russian woman who pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent for the russian government is said to be sentence. 30-year old michael taylor -- maria butina has acknow

three baby falcons that live atop pg&e san francisco headquarters are almost ready to leave the nest. the three male falcon chicks hatched last month. yesterday researchers gave them a clean bill of health and applied special bands so birdwatchers can track them. when they fly, that should be soon. they should learn to fly in the next few weeks. they are noted as the fastest animal on earth and they could dive at speeds of more than 200-mile-per-hour. >>> on to the next round. this weekend a san jose dance team will once again compete in front of the country right here on nbc. the team girls call themselves jdc or junior dance company. we caught up with them at their studio while they practiced. they are back on "world of in the cut. it is the third round of the competition. the girls have been dancing together since 2014 and they tell us they have put in the hours. >> we work day and night, a bunch of rehearsals. >> so it all paid off? >> yeah. >> tune in to see for your self. "world of dance" is on right here tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. on nbc. >> i saw a clip of them practicing and danci

. >>> new at 6:00, only the abc 7 i-team gets answers from pg&e's ceo when questioned about wildfireslity company owes the people of california money. >>> i'm spencer christian. with today's showers winding down we're still in search of sunny days. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area so we're spending all this week on the realities of ride share. are they safe? you'll hear from an oakland mother whose ride left her walking in the rain, and you'll hear from 7 on your side's michael finney who digs into the difference between inspections of ride-share vehicles and taxicabs. >>> they said you took money from the budget and that you owe it back to the people of california. >> new at 6:00, the abc 7 news i-team gets answers from pg&e's acting ceo after a federal judge came down hard on the utility for causing devastating wildfires during the past two years. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. the judge added new conditions to pg&e's -- for starting wildfires. >> dan noyes is here with

>>martone is with pg any critic the utility reform network. >>he did me. >>should get not one penny more. not one penny increase until they have shown themselves to have a board of directors that's accountable to safety. a c e o that's accountable to safety. management that actually gives us the safety we already have been paying for. >>pg e will use the money to recover the costs of vegetation management and repair of damaged facilities and restoration of service back in 2016 and 2017 after 3 fires and 4 sets of storms. >>what's so disturbing is the cpc is supposed to protect the public from pg any and instead it looks like pg any kind of controls the cpc attorney mike danko who represents wildfire victims fears the cb you see while also ok another pga proposal. >>to increase annual profits from 10 to 16%, rubbing salt in the wounds. >>we burn down your head house. you may not even have electric ul service right now but we're going to surcharge you immediately and going forward the surcharges are going to get bigger not smaller. they're not going to get.

a member of the board of supervisors, that is one of the things that i, along with my community and pg&e, even, and the p.u.c., were able to close some of the old deficit and most polluting power plants in california. and we have the southeast sewer plant, again, home in our district. a lot of people have real plants and flowers, and we have the sewer plant in our district. while i was on the board, we, along certainly with the p.u.c. and the city decided to redo that plant and make it state of the wart. and that started certainly in my district, and i was able to meter with them able to meet with them and talk about the design and where it should be locator, and i was able to go to florida and look at new process dealing with sewage, and able to go to sweden and look at their state-of-the-art, and met with many, many architects around the country about what a new state-of-the-art sewage plant could look like. here we are today, and i'm asked to be part of it. what could i say? i think it is important for the city, and it is also important for our community in the southeast sector. whe

we went along with contractors today backing up pg&e's own inspection crews helping to inspect pg&e's vast electrical distribution system but not in pg&e trucks or uniforms. >> there are a lot of different crews, some from out-of-state so they will have pg&e id, they will be happy to show you pg&e id if you ask for it. >> reporter: the accelerated inspection program which began last year, focused on transmission structures. as we have shown in previous reports, increasingly, drones are providing an extreme close look and digital photo and video documentation more quickl complementing helicopters, ground crews and pull climbers. now, more localized distribution equipment is being inspected at a far faster's pace. system line, their accelerating inspections over 25,000 square miles of higher fire threat areas. that includes 685,000 distribution poles, 50,000 transmission structures, and 25,000 miles of powerlines. >> if it is something that is an immediate threat to public safety, they will fix it right away on the spot. >> reporter: in this case, replacement of a reflector to warn cars

pg any must cooperate. >>> they have to be part of the solution. if not you will see in the report all options with pg&e are on the table. >> reporter: a public take over. he radical but call possible cholesterol. the urgency 25 million acres. one out of every four acres in california is classified high or extreme fire risk. >>> we have 11 million people in this state that are at risk. 25% of the population in the state of california are in these what we call wildland urban interfaces. 4.5 million homes. in and around these areas. >>> the soaring cost of wildfires. the good old days. now the new normal. the jaw-dropping cost. 20 $25 billion a year.>> reporter: with pg&e in bankruptcy he set the states other 2 investor owned utilities are one fire away from junk bond status. >>> it is not just about turning on your lights or paying your electric bills. it is literally about the economy of the state.>> reporter: the governor brought up a very thorny issue of modifying or ending construction and those high risk areas. that is a lot of land. his strike

state regulators focus again on pg&e and its safety practices. now the public utilities commission is reconditioning how the company made safety changes after the san bruno pipeline explosion. (clucking noises) everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. while others may keep trying, nobunny knows easter ® >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. our time is 4:55. caught on camera this, a hiker rescued safely near half moon bay. a helicopter crew from the san mateyo county year-old woman to safety early yesterday morning. investigators say she became disoriented after losing her glasses sunday night and wandered off a remote hiking trail. she tried to call for help but her cell phone battery died. she was treated for minor cuts and bruises. >>> dozens of protestors gathered in san francisco for a climate change rally. some of the demonstrators created a huge mural at 7th and mission and the words read "sound the alarm". the rally blocked traffic in the area at the height of last night's rush hour. the dem

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. >>> a shocking announcement by pg&e. your electric bill could skyrocket if california sees another series of devastating wildfires. bob redell is live outside headquarters. what kind of increase are we talking about here? >> reporter: we could see our pg&e bill double, if we see a wildfire like the one if paradise and the year before that devastated the north bay. this is a memo prepared for gavin newsom, prepared by uc berkeley school of public policy, you will recall they filed for bankruptcy protection, because of the $30 billion it faces in potential liabilities for its role in sparking the wildfires. the analyst predicts the cost of future wildfires involving pg&e would have would have to be passed on to us, the rate payer, that would be too much for the state to handle and bail them out. he believes the double rate hike would hurt businesses and harm the state's green energy initiatives, for instance, electric cars would become much more expensive and less enticive. they requested the memo on how the state plans to

at the end of february, pg&e estimated its liability totals at $68.5 billion. that is up about $1.7 billion from the month before. a company spokes woman says the total liability is a much larger value because it includes the liability related to the wildfires as well as other liabilities. >>> with more rain coming to the bay area, advocates for the homeless want santa clara county to keep its cold weather shelters open longer. the santa clara county board of supervisors voted to keep the shelter in sunnyvale open year round. the county's other shelters were set to close for the season on sunday. advocacy groups hope the county will keep the shelters open as long as possible. >> they make these contracts and they don't sit and take into account climate change. if you see it is raining for the next 10 days, why would you close the cold weather shelters? >> the status of the gilroy shelter is up in the air. it will not be able to open next winter where it is at now because that spot is dow to be demolished. >>> the new spillway at the orville dam is set to be use