pg&e says this means your average pg&e bill will now be about $137 a month which they say is still less than the national average. but some consumer groups and customers still don't really understand why it's even necessary. >> anything in the bill department. >> reporter: david filed for unemployment today after being laid off. he said an increase to his utility bill isn't part of the plan. >> it's a tough situation. people can barely scrape by on unemployment as it is. >> those in favor indicate by saying aye. >> reporter: the commission approved a rate increase for pg&e customers. about $7.50 a month. >> again and again what we hear from pg&e is just give us more money and we're going to give you this safe reliable system you want. but we keep paying more and we're still not getting what we're paying for. >> this is the decision they have determined. are the resources necessary to operate, maintain, and upgrade our national gas and electric infrastructure. >> reporter: they say it's not directly tied to the san bruno explosion. still the increase is far less than pg&e requested. >> r

documents show a cozy relationship between cpuc and pg&e. the city of san bruno believes that the easy-going relationship contributed to the tragedy that leveled the neighborhood. >> we believe it's high time that pg&e cleaned up its act, that it understood and took responsibility, took full responsibility for the negligence, for the inappropriate operations and, frankly, for operating a pipeline system that so tragically damaged our community and the lives of so many people. >> reporter: the city of san bruno reiterated its call for the head of the cpuc to step down. and believes this indictment does not go far enough that it should include individuals who were at home during the time that the explosion cuoccurred. pg&e is due back in court later this afternoon in the federal court building at 2:30. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, just getting started. a ways to go. thank you very much. >>> firefighters have put out a massive fire at a warehouse in oakland. now investigators have the daunting tas

pg&e is blaming human error for the breach. these fresh tire tracks in this video suggest the thieves simply drove off with the construction equipment they stole. among the stolen property, possibly two tampers, like these. someone cut a hole in the fence and snuck in overnight tuesday on wednesday morning. the fence detection alarms went off, but pg&e says substation security personnel did not appropriately address them. detectives spent yesterday combing the area and reviewing surveillance video. >> this is a huge crime scene. this is a very big area. so obviously, just the scope of it, the size of it, is obviously challenging. >> reporter: this is also the site of a high-profile sniper attack last year when someone cut underground phone cables, shot up the plant and knocked out 17 transformers. since then, pg&e has committed to spending more than $100 million on security improvements at several substations trying to improve this kind of fencing, in part. clearly it wasn't enough. the sheriff's office is now asking anyone who

. >>> burglarized the pg and e substation that was during a sniper attack last year. next, live how the burglars got in. >> thisw'xvñ is the bay area's s station, kron4 news at 11:00 starts now. >> firefighters are still trying to figure out exactly what started that five alarm grass fire near a homeless camp, highways 29 and 37 coming together and at the height of the blaze, 10 homes threatened. a handful of acres before it was contained good evening, everybody, i'm pam moore, scott rates reports. >> reporter: several houses and 'nf community tell me they are fed up with the likely cause of the fire. battling in the air and on rooftops, firefighters from several different agencies working frantically to stop a 10 acre grass fire from burning several homes. >> we started wetting down the roof, wetting things down, keeping an eye, there was a lot of ashes. >> reporter: flames forcing evacuations on sonora path road in vallejo, investigators say that the fire broke out just after 3:00 wednesday afternoon, it started behind the subdivision in a homeless encampment. neig

pg&e maintains it did nothing wrong. >> no pg&e employee intentionally violated laws. when errors were made, employees were acting in good faith. >> we believe it's high time pg&e cleaned up it's act, that it understood and took responsible, took full responsibility for the inappropriate operations and for it's malfeasance. >> she's asking for an independent monitor. >> they have failed and they continue to fail to do so and to perpetrate a inappropriate, too cozy relationship with the utility they're tasked with regulating. >> san bruno city officials charged e mails uncovered between p.u.c officials and pg&e show a close relationship the latest is a letter inviting a official to a safety symposium. the state p.u.c issued a statement saying in part the agency's president directed staff to cancel it needily to eliminate a possible public c fairness of the process. >> now, pg&e told us they've reviewed that letter, concluding no rules were broken and participation in that training was intended to. the city of san bruno asking the u.s. attorney to use some of the money f

pg&e maintains it did nothing wrong. >> no pg&e employee intentionally violated any laws. when any errors are made, employees are acting in good faith. >> some disagree. >> we believe it's high time pg&e cleaned up its act, that it understood and took responsibility, took full responsibility for the negligence, for the inappropriate operations. >> jackson wrote this letter to u.s. attorney melinda haag supporting the federal prosecution. she's also asking that the penalties include imposing an independent monitor to make sure they're doing their jobs without collusion. >> they have failed and they continue to fail to do so, and that they continue to perpetrate an inappropriate too cozy relationship with the utility they are tasked with regulating. >> san bruno city officials charged that e-mails covered between pg&e officials and pg&e have a close relationship. the latest is inviting an official to a safety symposium that was almost identical to a draft written by a pg&e staffer. they issued a statement saying in part the agency's president directed staff to cancel it imme

attorney that's on the case is so very aggressive with pg&e. in 2010, the pipeline explosion in san bruno killed eight people and injured 66. the u.s. justice department filed 27 charges accusing pg and eliminate of willfully violating the pipeline safety act and obstructing an investigation of the explosion by the ntsb. that indictment replaced an earlier one that had charged pg&e with just 12 felony counts. the city of san bruno has been trying to ensure that the cpuc which oversees the utility holds pg&e accountable and provides oversight. hell says it's been shown clearly the relationship between the two agencies is too close and new oversight is needed. >> we just have to rely on someone to make sure that they're independent. and right now, no matter who you get, they have some connection or some relationship that's too close to pg&e. >> reporter: pg&e today referred me to an earlier statement about this that said in part, they don't believe their employees intentionally violated the federal pipeline safety act. they also addressed the obs

and joining us now from pg&e, jason king. are you with us? how many people still without power this hour? >> currently we have about 7,600 customers without power. those are concentrated in napa county, sonoma county has largely been restored at this point. at the peak we had 75,000 people out. >> that's good progress. what do you think about those 7,000 customers? any timetable today? >> we anticipate the vast majority will be restored sometime today or this evening. there may be a few pockets that extend into tomorrow but most customers in that area should be able to anticipate having their power restored by later this evening. crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to get everyone back up. >> what about the major structures? things like the schools? things like obviously we see the hospital has power there. we've had backup generators and power. what about other things that we've seen the courthouse that's been damaged? how is the power situation with those major city facilities? >> from my understanding we have restored power

>>> the big success stories is the work pg&e has been doing to get the power on. >>> speaking of numbers, mike has a few numbers. >>> the media worked well and we appreciate this. we had 30,000 people without power and people could get this on twitter and facebook. >>> now, the number of reports of aftershocks the last 24 to 26 hours: 144. the bottom threshold is 1.0 and the top is 1.9. less sunshine at 66 at noon. cooler temperatures this afternoon in the mid-70's and clouds returning in the evening. limited fog in the forth bay and clouds and topping out inland around 80 and at the coast we have temperatures in the home 60 with a little bit sunshine today along the peninsula. leyla gulen? >>> good morning, everyone, at 6 301, we did have good conditions across our roads in terms of earthquake repair but in downtown napa this is where we have treated closed because of building not sound that are continuing to crumble. you have toen careful between 1st and 3rd, you need to avoid several streets. we had damage on the transition between i-80 and 37. we have heavy traffic moving over to the

pg&e maintains it did nothing wrong. >> no pg&e employee intentionally violated laws.rs were made, employees were acting in good faith. >> we believe it's high time pg&e cleaned up it's act, that it understood and took responsible, took full responsibility for the

pg&e maintenance it did nothing wrong. >> no pg&e employee intentionally violated any laws and when any error were made employee were his always acting in good faith. >> san bruno city manager miss jackson disagrees. >> we believe it's high time that pg&e clean up the act. that it understood and took responsibility. took full responsibility for the negligence, for the inappropriate operation and frankly for its malfeasance. >>reporter: jackson wrote the letter to u.s. attorney haig supporting the federal prosecution. she's also asking that the the penalty include imposing independent monitor to make sure the state p uc and pg&e are doing their jobs without conclusion. >> they failed and they continue to fail to do so and that they continue to perpetrated about inappropriate too cozy relationshipith the utility the they are tasked with regulating. >> san bruno city officials charge that e-mails they uncovered between p uc officials and pg&e show a close relationship. latest is a letter inviting federal official to safety symposium sponsored by the cpuc that was almost identical to a draf

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. >> pg&e misled the federal regulators by providing them inadequate and sometimes doctored documents. >> high tech. it's not booming for everyone. a lack of adversity and calls for change. >>> plus, a san francisco artist makes the surprising decision to give away his art. we'll find out why. >> we'll probably make some people happy. who knows. >>> good evening, and welcome to kqed newsroom. i'm tui vu. e-mails revealing a close relationship between pg&e and the public utilities commission are leading to calls for the removal of the state. pg&e was hit with a 28-count indictment to look into the cause of the pipeline blast in san bernardino. he killed eight people, leveled several homes and destroyed a neighborhood. she loretta lynch is a corporate influence. >> you've been a long time influence in the state of california. what troubles you most about the e malils that went back and forh between the public utilities commission and pg&e? >> it shows there are cozy relationships with the regulated entity. instead of cracking a whip and making sure every dime that's spent is just and re

fire crews and pg&e will remain here until this afternoon. still about 29 customers without power at this hour. we're live here in oakland, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> san jose police are investigating a major crash involving eight different cars. it happened on okla and capitol expressway around 9:30 last night. which is a say a black mercedes ran a red light and broadsided another car causing it to flip several times hitting six more cars. they say the driver of the mercedes tried to run away but was caught by officers. he along with three passengers in the mercedes were all tang -- taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. >>> a tourist visiting san francisco is recovering today after he was shot in the leg in the tenderloin district. police say yesterday morning, the man was walking with his wife near polk and ellis when he was hit by a bullet. investigators say the couple was not targeted. police took a woman into custody and she may face charges of

>>> yes, you can see pg&e crews are busy and so are the geologists. they are trying to pinpoint where the earthquake happened yesterday. the map shows. were by center and you will notice there were two, systems open either side of the epi center, one is the hayward creek four miles to the west of the center and concord green which is seven miles to the east with other faults in the area including the west napa. some have been inactive since the 1800s we talked to a scientist at the headquarters in menlo park and they gave a sense of what they expected would happen and what actually did happen. >> weapon the earthquake strikes the ground is moving laterally and the energy is channeled along the fault. when you have a thrust fault, one side is moving up relative to the other at an incline and most of the energy is up toward the surface in that location. >> we have seen what a 6.30 earthquake has done to napa but there could be more problems ahead. the scientists are saying there is a 32 percent probability of a greater earthquake on the hayward crook fa

pg&e is still out here trying to repair that pipeline. however, pg&e says they've made great strides responding to these types of situations. customers and store employees at the willow shopping center in concord had to evacuate this afternoon after a construction crew's backhoe hit a gas line, sending potentially dangerous fumes into the air. >> it seems like it's probably not the best thing to be breathing. i think this is worry some that this is happening so close to stores where people are working and shopping. >> reporter: it's precisely the type of incident pg&e are monitoring from its control system where coordinators can monitor emergency situations in real time. and deploy crews quickly. >> our response time is approximately 21 minutes from the time we get a call to the time we have someone on site and making the system safe. >> reporter: pg&e has also rolled out high-tech car leak detection system. they're equipped with highly sensitive sensors, cruising neighborhoods, looking for gas leaks. >> we're finding more leaks, fixing t

pg&e is doing now is using technology. they are covering all of the city streets going up and down with a gas sniffing truck, if you will, to detect if there's any leaking going on. >> now, there is a pg&e number to call with any gas safety concerns. that number is 1-800-743-5002. again, the phone number to call if you are concerned about a possible gas leak is 1-800-743- 5002. now, take a look at how far the road on highway 121 moved during yesterday's earthquake. this video taken from newschopper2 this morning and you can see how much the alignment of the painted traffic lines have moved here on highway 121 near cunnings wharf road. light now crews are working to make repairs so far the work is not affecting traffic. >>> the city of vallejo was hit hard with millions of dollars of damage. crews are working to clean up the mess that the quake left behind. janine de la vega has been driving around vallejo all morning long. she joins us live to show us some of that destruction. janine? >> reporter: most of the damage is iso

if you smell gas please call 911 and pg&e. we'll send a representative out right away to make sure the area's safe and secure and make repairs if necessary. >> and when do you think power will be up for those 150 customers? >>. >> we're we're working through the afternoon. >> 150 pg&e customers without power. >> reporter: a huge defense from yesterday when there were 70,000 people without power. and a lot of -- we know there was a lot of damage to a lot of the buildings and homes and many people are turning to the shelters and a lot of people more than 170 we know have been hurt. ane is live at the hospital. >>> red cross said 234 people have signed up for help of various levels. >> reporter: 72 families right now in need. michelle kidwell showed up the devastation. >> it's torn up. kitchen's destroyed, tvs are broke. >> michelle and her granddaughter and daughter live in the charter oaks department. many of the units devastated. >> it's pretty devastating trying to get out and get food and water. >> they don't feel safe in th

crews restored power and pg&e says there are only 150 customers without power. 33 structures are red tagged because of damage including the seniorst. >> starting today, 20 to 30 inspectors from the office of emergency services are at work. 208 patiented have been tweeted at queen of the valley hospital. >>> the wine train is not running but it will be back up tomorrow. >> all unified school district campuses are closed. >> red cross evacuation center is open with again staying at shelter last night. >> we are waiting for a news conference and our reporter is in napa, standing by. >> vic? >>> what you are seeing is the... [ inaudible ] >> we are having trouble hearing him and we apologize. but vic is waiting for the news conference any moment. >>> we have team coverage of the aftermath of the earthquake and we will move on to that with matt keller on the air first yesterday and he said there was an update to the damage. >> and now the young teen who was seriously injured by a falling fire place and we begin with amy hollyfield where inspectors with office of emergency services checkin

pg&e maintains it did nothing wrong. >> no pg&e employee intentionally violated laws. when errors were made, employees were acting in good faith. >> we believe it's high time pg&e cleaned up it's act, that it understood and took responsible, took full responsibility for the inappropriate operations and for it's >> she's asking for an independent monitor. >> they have failed and they continue to fail to do so and to perpetrate a inappropriate, too cozy relationship with the utility they're tasked with regulating. >> san bruno city officials charged e mails uncovered between p.u.c officials and pg&e show a close relationship the latest is a letter inviting a official to a safety symposium. the state p.u.c issued a statement saying in part the agency's president directed staff to cancel it needily to eliminate a possible public concern over the fairness of the process. >> now, pg&e told us they've reviewed that letter, concluding no rules were broken and participation in that training was intended to. the city of san bruno asking the u.s. attorney to use some of the money

black mark for pg&e. a security lapse in the south bay that is alarming local and federal officials. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. pg&e vowed it could be safe, safe from terrorists, burglars and terrorists. burglars broke through a fence and stole construction equipment at the metcalf substation in south san jose today. its same station hit by a sniper last year. cheryl hurd is live in south san jose with reaction to what could be both embarrassing and really a dangerous situation too, cheryl. >> it could indeed. now the security breach didn't happen just once, it happened three times along this fence line in darkness. now the thieves making a large cut in the fence in three locations, and no one caught it, even though a security alarm went off. >> very preliminary in our investigation. we want to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. >> reporter: what happened was a major security breach early this morning at pg&e's metcalf substation in south s

pg&e issued a statement today says we still do not believe pg&e employees intentionally violated the federal pipeline safety act. even where mistakes were made employees were acting in good faith. if convicted the company could face more than a billion dollars in fines. those charges are not enough for some state lawmakers. phil ma tier spoke with congresswoman jackie spear who is calling for a complete overhaul of the agency that regulates pg&e which would be the puc. >>reporter: she says it's with the agency that is supposed to be looking over our shoulder and taking care of it. here's what she had to say about changes needed at the top. >> this should go. >>reporter: that was congresswoman jackie spear whose district includes san bruno taking aim at michael peavy the watchdog agency supposed to oversee utilities but she says is way too close to them for comfort. >> i don't think it is there on behalf of the consumer like it should be. >> when you have attorneys within the cpc that are relieved of their duties or resign en masse, that suggests this is some activity going on that is

last night pg&e pledged $130 million upgrades for security.o arrests have been made in either case. >>> 5:32. the city of napa estimates damage to just private rots -- properties and homes and businesses at $300 million. inspectors have fund more damage, a total of 116 buildings are red tagged. self streets remain closed including franklin from 1st to close and local weenries say 95 percent of the wineries are back open and officials under the visitors to return to the wine country with the holiday weekend coming. >>> the board of supervisors will request federal emergency deck -- declaration will available for federal assistance. >>> on customers have in water as repairs continue. 29 of 30 public schools re-opened yesterday the natural pa -- the napa of the water fund attends at one school were shut off and students were getting bottle waters. until tomorrow residents who lost water service after the earthquake are urged to use bottled water for drinking or cooking. amy hollyfield has a report at top of the hour. >>> the state school superint

pg&e blmed $130 million upgrade for the vulnerable substations.epaired the fence last night. $250,000 reward is offered for last year's attack but there is in reports on any evidence. >> bart has a new app to report crimes and suspicious activity using a smartphone that is free and easy to use. rides been asking for a way to report trouble without drawing attention to themselves that works on apple operating systems and droid devices. we have a leg on our website at abc7news.com. >>> now the napa earthquake damage to just private property and homes and businesses is $300 million. it does not include public property or infrastructure several streets are it will closed including franklin 95 percent of the wineries are open according to officials and visitors are urged to return especially with the holiday weekend. schools are open and the buildings could be safe but something else on one campus is not. amy hollyfield? >>> yes. they have water here at redwood middle school they just watered the lawn but they do not want the students to drink it. four

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in martinez, pg&e is repla power pole knocked down by a car overnight and a road is closed. the driver slammed into 9 pole leaving live wires on the road. there is no word on the cause. c.h.p. says it does not appear wet roads had anything to do with it. >> an american woman infected with ebola will arrive at the same atlanta hospital where an american doctor is being trited and could arrive in 15 minutes. the missionary nancy writebol is on the same plane that brought dr. brantley from liberia to emory university hospital. both are receiverring an experimental treatment. a new york city hospital is performing ebola tests on a patient showing ebola like symptoms. >> the coast guard will remove fuel from a filibustering boat strapped on the ocean beach in san francisco. searchers suspended efforts to find the captain yesterday. he appears to have abandoned the ship offshore yesterday. crews end ised from ocean beach to the golden gate bridge but did not find him. we will have a report from ocean beach at 5:00 a.m. >>> a man is dead after being hit by a train in burlingame at

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. >>> a pg&e substation in the south bay is hit again. burglars cut a hole in the fence and got in despite round- the-clock security at the site. kpix 5's betty yu reports the second breach at the substation in two years is one again raising serious questions about security. >>> reporter: these fresh tire tracks in the brush suggest the thieves simply drove off with the construction equipment. among the stolen property, possibly two tampers like these. >> protection along the gate was tripped and we want to know what the steps were that were taken after that. >> reporter: pg&e said human error is the apparent cause of the security breach. when you have the public safety in your hands, is there room for human error? >> first of all, we take these matters very seriously and that's exactly why we're going to get to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: the sheriff's department has been here before. it's the site of the high- profile sniper attack last april when someone cut underground phone cables, shot up the plant and knocked out 17 t

amid all these pg&e workers, the airport is still running off a generator. by late afternoon pg&e had restored power to all but a fraction of those affected. they hope to have the rest back by the evening. abc 7 news. >>> all day, we have said that there have been no fatalities as a result of this earthquake. that may, and i emphasize may, have changed. >> there was one fatality, a woman was found injured inside her home, taken to the hospital where she later died. it is unclear right now if it was related to the earthquake. >> we'll run that down, of course. we've seen a lot of buckled streets and damage done to the highways. >> wayne freedman is on the spot where the earth opened up. >> reporter: highway 121, this very spot, we're back here again. this morning, an astounding sight. we'll show you the videotape here. a crack across the highway, a lift in the asphalt, as much as 18 inches on the side. by this evening, cal trans had come through here, they had smoothed it out. but the track all the way across the highway remains. and it continues. we followed

pg&e and hazardous material crew came on the scene. police officers went door to door evacuating a three-block area. most people weren't home but those who were around were told they could go to campbell community center. we were told no one showed up. >> this particular case what you are smelling and what is so strong with what we put into gas so people know when there there is a gas leak. even though it was strong and giving you a headache, we never got any hits that it was at an explosive limb i we did the -- limit. and we did the shelter in place as a precautionary. >> reporter: pg&e was able to cap the gas line at 10:30 this morning. no one was injured in the process. this happens to be national 811 day. 811 is the number that pg&e urges contractors to call that number before they dig at a construction site and that did not happen in this case. reporting live from campbell, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> a water main break in oakland's piedmont section is going to have long-term consequences.

pg&e says crews will be making repaired till last this evening. the driver was not hurt. >>> his longest standing ovation ever. people around the bay area stopped what they were doing today and applauded for robin williams. [ cheers and applause ] >> it started at 1:00 p.m. and lasted for a full minute. 32,000 people signed up to participate. we found these robin williams fans at marine magazine on youtube. others gathered at locationinizecluding union square -- locations including union scare. >>> the san bruno pipeline explosion, pg&e says it did nothing wrong. it plead not guilty to an indictment alleging it violated the safety act 27 times. ktvu's tom vacar got reaction from san bruno and pg&e officials. >> facing billions of dollars in fines pg&e denies criminal wrong doing. >> no employee broke any rules or any laws and even when there were errors made every employee was acting with the best intent. >> the city wants the federal government to appoint a monitor. >> that cozy relationship quists. the city wants some of the fines to support a t

that is what pg&e is trying to figure out tonight. we know the sheriff got the call at 7:30 this morning. pg&e said human error is the apparent cause of the security breach. when you have the public safety in your hands, is there room for human error? >> first of all, we take these matters very seriously. that is why we are getting to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: the sheriff's department has been here before. it is the site of the high provile sniper attack last april when someone knocked out 17 transformers. since then, pg&e committed to spending $100 million on security improvements at several substations including this one. part of the overall plan was to improve this kind of fencing. >> if you fend $100 million here, people will say this shoulden have happened. >> certainly and we take these matters extremely seriously. nothing is more important than the safety of our customers. >> reporter: detectives spent the day collecting evidence and reviewing surveillance video. >> the scope of it is challenging. >> reporter: t

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pg&e, has 21,000 still without power. you look at the buildings and see okay ground shakes that, building is bowed, bad things structurally there. the power outages trying to figure out what caused so many of them. was it a tree that fell on a downed line. it is hard to figure out. these earthquakes have such a big impact, regardless. we talked on the usgs. over to mark now to give us a look at what we are dealing with in terms of the shaking. you have that very cool graph behind you i can't from the berkeley size month logical lab. the effects of the earthquake, unfortunately, fire that is a big impact with earthquakes, usually following the earthquake you get the big fires. that was a big problem this morning. shaking you can see setting up at 3:20 this morning and the shaking lasted estimates around 10 to 20 seconds. ground movement two feet per second for 20 seconds. that has caused problems. the unfortunate part, we have the threat of aftershocks in the forecast, at least in the forecast, earth quake intensesy, the a

pg&e had no comments but city of san brawn know did. >> we believe it's high time pg&e cleaned up its act, that it understood and took responsibility, took full responsibility for the negligence, for the inappropriate operations and frankly for its malfeasance. >> if the utility is found guilty the city wants some of the fines to pay for insuring future pipeline safety. >>> a sigh of relief for homeowners and firefighters in the santa cruz mountains. an abandoned motor home caught fire and it spread to surrounding brush around 10:00 this morning. thankfully firefighters were able to quickly tackle this fire which burned less than an acre. good news there. >> that is good news. everything is just so tinder dry. just a little spark. jeff ranieri? >> we continue did track that drought over the past several months. you can see today the other thing that's helping out our fire danger is the fact that the included cover at the immediate coastline is super thick. so for the peninsula, the immediate coastline, relative humidities are up at this hour. check out how cloudy it is now in woodside

they're looking at video provided by pg&e. the attack destroyed 17 transformers and caused $15 million in damage. vandals cut fiberoptic phone lines operated by at&t. pg&e and at&t are offering a combined reward of half a million dollars. >>> earlier this week, an investigative reporter uncovered mistakes from the attack. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the investigations tab. >>> two boys face burglary and animal cruelty charges after police say they ditched school and went on a crime spree. it happened in the almond valley where one police officer says the teen beat a dog to death with a golf club. the 13 and 14-year-olds broke into at least four homes in the neighborhood around their cool, leland high. they were caught on a couple of surveillance cameras wandering through backyards and hopping fences. when eric mckenzie and his family came home, they found two docks locked outside and a dog batten beaten. >> we got sparky seven years ago. he was 11 years old. and just a gentle, gentle dog. my daughter unfortunately found

the city, pg & e and the contractor is still being negotiated and the building season is just about over. best guestimate. >> spring of 2015. roughly 18 months maybe a little more quick than that. >> reporter: come on, it should be done by now. >> until then. >> yeah, it does remind us each and every day of what happened that night. >> reporter: pg & e which stands to make a profit on their lots issued a statement saying it's working with the developer and hopes to see the lots purchased by the end of the year. tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> an israeli owned ship has left the area after being blocked from unloading it's cargo. ktvu was over the scene as the ship left for los angeles. a spokesperson for the long shore workers says workers were reluctant to pass through protesters and unload the cargo because of safety concerns. >> police today broke up what they're calling a chilling plot to carry out a massacre at a southern california high school. investigators say officials at south pasadena high school were the first to learn about it. two boys were arrested yesterday. the police chie

los ladrones se hicieron pasar como empleados de pg&e...blanca --pero en este caso, la astucia de la victima evit que este fraude se consumara. --andres brender esta con nosotros, andres como ocurrio todo? andres blanca, cesar como en muchos casos... por telefono... los amenazan con cortarles el servicio si no hacen un pago de varios cientos de dolares... ante la falta de informacion... son muchas las personas que caen en la trampa ... pero en este caso, la senora elijia delato a los estafadores... . 0.1 0.7 0.47 01;00 snipe hoy a las diez de la manana, la senora elijia recibio una llamada sospechosa... elijia leija "dice ud debe $400 de gas, de gas le dije? pero si acabamos de pagar el bill... como le voy a deber? el gas lo habia pagado tan solo cuatro dias antes, el lunes.. pero la persona en el telefono continuaba con su plan criminal... elijia "y le dije bueno a quien se lo hago o mando? y me dijo brenda" el sospechoso procedio a darle un numero telefonico para que llamara y realizara el pago que le pedian. pero antes de morder el anzue

they're looking at if surveillance video provided by pg pg&e.stroyed 17 transformers and caused $15 million in damage. the vandals cut fiberoptic phone lines operated by at&t. pg&e and at&t are offering a combined reward of half a million dollars for information that leads to an arrest. >>> earlier this week, investigative reporter tony uncovered mistakes by the santa clara county office involving the attack. you can watch it right here online. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the investigation's tab. >>> turning now to the south napa earthquake in just a few hours, the napa valley food bank will begin handing out canned food to people who were hit hard by that south napa earthquake. this as we learn more about how bad the damage really is. "today in the bay's" nannette miranda is live in napa, nannette, four days after the quake, a better picture of what is still needed there in napa. >> reporter: well that's right. the picture is becoming clearer on just how much damage sunday's earthquake caused as you can see behind me, there's a lot of deb

>>> new information tonight about a security breach at a pg and e facility that has already seen scrutiny after a sniper attack raced concerns about domestic terrorism. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. thieves stealing construction equipment from a pg and e substation are sparking larger concerns about the vulnerability of the power grid. tonight, a u.s. congressman is telling ktvu news, he is deeply concerned. ktvu's azimuth smith live. this is the same plant that was damaged last year by a sniper. >> reporter: it is. and pg and e believes the vandals used wire cutters to break into this chain link fence behind me, at the back of the substation to get into this yard. many are wondering how they went undetected in the first place. investigators spent the day collecting evidence, and retracing steps for any clues as to how thieves cut out three large holes in a fence of the pg and e met calf substation. >> preliminary information in our investigation. one of the fence alarms did go off. was that properly followed up on? >> reporter: thieves broke in near the power g

pg & e is responsible to the explosion, and tpuc is supposed to regulate that utility.would say this is tantamount to the fox guarding the chicken pen, so a lot have are asked for peavy's resignation. >> and some people are calling on governor brown to take action. i know our investigative report has tried to get the governor to talk. >> these mounting pressures are beginning to take a toll. from your investigation and others no question. after all, the puc commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor. so last friday things became even more tense in a lengthy press conference, brown defended peavy's leadership as, quote, a very effective leader. so as a result, gubernatorial opponent neel kashkari, he may have an issue here, which until now really hasn't managed to get off the grown. not only can kashkari salomon report from fellow reps, but he may gain baas environmentalists and reformists who are becoming increasingly suspicious of brown? >> will he capitalize on that? >> none of this is to suggest that brown is on the verge of defeat. of co

pg&e with 27 counts for for recordkeeping.his nullifies a charge in april with 12 felony violations. >> activists and rallies outside 14 bay area whole foods markets today from mill valley to palo alto. they say they're trying to save the bunnies. whole foods will be selling rabbit meat at certain stores, many in northern california. it's as more americans are eating rabbit as a more sustainable, leaner protein option. those advocating against the eating of rabbits say the animals or the third most popular pets. >> a memorial for robin williams. >> when he game to an event and met a group of recovering people, he flew to them, and they lit it up together. they made electricity. >> williams helped glide with many fundraisers the last 20 years to help programs like homelessness and recovery. williams tied of an apparent suicide in his tiburon home. >>> taking you live outside, new weather trend coming our way this week. >>> we met a 49er fan who proudly disdisplays his niners pride. he has eight team tattoos and has been a fan s

. >>> pg&e pleaded not guilty to charges stepping from the san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. >> we know no employee broke any rules or laws and even when there were errors made every employee has been acting with the best intent. >> they face 28 criminal counts. the city of brown asked the federal government to -- san bruno asked the federal government to appoint an independent monitor. >> that cozy relationship exists. it existed previously and it hasn't been corrected. >> the city wants c.p.u.c. president to step down along with pg&e officials. >>> a fire destroyed an abandon warehouse in oaklands. a home was damaged -- oakland. a home was damaged and a firefighter was injured. a rubtured gas line and fallen power lines complicated the matter. >>> levi stadium didn't score well with all the fan whose attended the first 49ers game yesterday. some say there wasn't enough shade and people complained about fans parking in their neighborhood. ktvu's azenith smith is live with more. >> reporter: 49ers spokesperson says the game went well but there is always room to improve, including e

tried to he'd that and been unsuccessful and, in fact, the last notification from any folks were from pg&e when they established the unit at the request of the tenant and certified it didn't meet their standards. my client because of the configuration of the building being one legal residential unit above the commercial space simply to get even though heating that will satisfy pg&e and the planning code it is going to cost a minimum of $10,000 or more my client was determined given the recent series of events it is simply impractical to keep that unit as a residential unit that's why he's determined he wants to legalize that unit but again that is a decision that is left to the discretion of the owner it's not mandatory. >> and so the owner attempted to work with the tenant in some satisfaction for additional heat or heat. >> yes. >> and all attempts of the tenants were just not satisfied. >> that would be my. >> i'd put it that way. >> and you understand the issue we're seeing is that the permit maybe issued correctly it looks like it will change the usage change and the zoning so it pe