it is 20 pages accusing pg&e of causing the fires.leges negligence, violation of public utilities and health and safety code. a cause of the flames hasn't been determined. >> i cannot explain to you how devastating it is to all of a sudden come back to your house of 30 years into a pile of ash. >>> reporter: wayne and jennifer harvell say when they bought their santa rosa home 30 years ago, it was just a loft. >> now we're back to a lot on the map. and everything of any value to us was in that home. >> if there's some responsibility to be borne by pg&e or whoever, we need to find out. >> reporter: on tuesday, the harvells filed a lawsuit against pg&e. attorney bill robbins says it's probably the first of multiple from other fire victims. the lawsuit says the fire was caused by the utility company's negligence in maintaining its electric lines and surrounding vegetation. although cal fire has yet to determine a cause of the fire, robbins says they were concerned about waiting too long to file. >> we are concerned about the typical thin

i hear people say we are doing this because we want pg&e to straighten out park pg&e -- if there are issues they are straightening up behind all of this fire. when i hear people say that it sounds like a lawyer put those words in their mouth. i understand what they are saying. this lawsuit is not going to make pg&e stand up and do those type of things. they will either do it on their own or a judge might order it. right now like i said -- let's see what happens.>> >>> california's world-famous wine country hit hard by the fires are getting help from outside the region. they are doing what they can to help from offering jobs to displaced workers to raising money for the recovery effort.>> reporter: you cannot beat the view here. you also cannot beat the spirit of come battery. workers say it has been so difficult to watch what is happening in california and know people in the wine industry are being so badly affected. up to 10 workers will be brought on to help with the harvest for the next few weeks. work in the cellar receiving and processing fruit helping the lab testing for ph and

police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ aimmediately get everyone out of the building. call 911. the fire department and pg&e will respond immediately and figure out what the issue is and keep you safe. ♪ plead not guilty... and >>> the driver accused of running over a san francisco police officer made his first court appearance today. he pled not guilty to attempted murder. and then complained that the bail was set too high. nbc bay area kristy smith joins us live outside sf general where the officer is in critical condition. have we heard any updates about how he is doing? >> reporter: well, the latest statement that we have from san francisco police today says that he is still in critical condition in intensive care. here in san francisco. we are told that officers have been coming here around the clock. as you said the suspect made his first court appearance with some unexpected statements at one point calling the bail extreme, even racist. outside the courtroom, san francisco police sho

it found that 60% of5dÑ pg&e's e than 100,000 mile pour line are prone to breaking.ey're too thin or vulnerable to corrosion. at the top of the list for the safety consultant was pg&e's 7,000 miles of 12,470 volt power lines. inline grounding. that allows controllers to locate problems and shut off power to it. without that it has to rely on pg&e crews to find the problem and manually shut off the power. but getting there takes time. meanwhile, live wires are exposed and lives are at risk. that is at the top of the consultant's list of significant safety issues. playing a role in a number of fatalities and injuries. >> that's probably. >> senator hill wondered if that threat became real in the north bay fire. >> when a hot wire is brokend or falls to the ground and it could take 45 minutes to turn off, it's sitting there starting one fire after another as it moves around. >> pg&e turned down our request for an interview but told us they made significant progress, with $15 billion in updates, still recent stats show one out of four line failures can't be shut down rem

. >> reporter: pg & e forbing for its customers to pay the bill if the utility is found responsible for the north bay fires. >> back to school. >> it's important to have that socialization, because a loft people haven't had that, specially me. >> the north bay fires kept them out of class for 3 week, and now santa rosa high schoolers are finally hitting the books. the 4 on 2 starts now. >> a man already in police custody for another crime is accuse of arson. officials believe he's responsible for the bear fire in the santa cruz mountains. police announced the arrest during a press conference earlier today. welcome to the 4 on 2. >> santa cruz county sheriff's investigators say they know how the bear fire started and who started it. the suspect, 54-year-old marlon coy, is charged with several crimes in connection to the october 16 blaze, including arson. >> our jesse gary is live with the latest op the case. jesse? >> reporter: guys, good afternoon to you. during our fox it coverage with the fires, we told you of a man who was ayered for looting the homes of evacuees. now police say that

we also caught sight of pg & e crews working tonight.hey're working very hard but there's still more than 23,000 people without electricity in napa and sonoma counties. but 91% of customers have now had their power restored. and as investigators try to zero in on the cause of this fire. they are taking a close look at pg & e and the power lines. kpix5's kristin ahres has been looking at that part of the story for us. >> reporter: tonight 20 investigators are trying to figure out how these fires started and at least some of the questions are centered around pg & e. >> reporter: tonight pg & e crews are doing the slow but steady work of restoring powers to wine country. >> in sonoma county alone we had 20 cause and origin investigators. >> reporter: the work to find a cause of the fire has been started. there are indications it may have been electrical from 911 calls overnight as the fire sparked. >> rincon valley electrical investigation. possible transformer explosion. fulton road at old redwood highway. >> reporter: so far, investigator

why pg&e? why sue the big guy? >> well, because that's where the money is. >> we expect this to be one of most likely thousands of cases that will be filed against pg&e. >> reporter: what would pg&e's defense be? >> the defense is going to be act of god. the defense is going to be this was a storm. we were not responsible for the storm. >> reporter: pg&e's spokesman keith stevens declined to comment on the lawsuits but told us -- >> we're taking out about 1.2 million trees a year to make sure our lines are saw of. >> reporter: did you think your lines were safe going into this? >> there's time for reviews and we'll look at this. we are right now focusing on lives and safety impacted by these fires. >> reporter: over 500 people filed lawsuits against pg&e after the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion where pg&e paid out oh a half billion dollars in -- over a half billion dollars in claims. >> from pg&e from the date of the fire till resolution date from all claims was three years. they're complex. it's going to be a

so much damage pg&e crews lined the streets and access blocked off. tonight, a plea from one mother for help. >> we're scared, because we don't know where the children are going to go. >> reporter: across town, the high school campus was transformed into the largest yard sale the city has ever seen. except everything here is free. >> we've been organizing clothes, sorting through children's toys. so come up and pick up what you need. >> reporter: doug lost almost everything in the fires. >> the flaming embers were coming down. and you could feel the wind, and then the explosion. >> reporter: everything but the clothes on his back. >> and here we have a second chance. >> reporter: and his spirit. >> we are very fortunate people. i know people who are really down on america and we complain about america. but we're so lucky! >> reporter: now, that school for autistic students is the anova center for education. if you are interested in helping them out, they are have a go fund me page set up. you can find it at abc7news.com. >> great to see so many people

candace nguyen has pg&e's response. >> power lines are down. request pg&e. >> reporter: attorney petrie said like pieces of a puzzle, calls, outages and maps put together a picture of how the north bay fires may have started >> i said, could this actually be happening all over again? it was a nightmare for me. >> reporter: he is involved in legal cases stemming from the pg&e san bruno explosion and the deadly 2015 butte fire caused by it powerline hitting a tree. with the north bay fires, even though it causes not been determined, he said transparency and cooperation is paramount. >> you look at all the pieces and you see there were blown transformers. you see there are lines that are down very early in the evening. >> reporter: we listen to hours of dispatch audio between fire and law enforcement agencies after the first fires broke out sunday night. they reveal more than a dozen reports of downed power lines, blown transformers and flames. but is there a point if the conditions are so bad it doesn't matter how much you maintain the brush or h

&e or whoever, we need to find out. >> reporter: they filed a lawsuit against pg&e. attorney bill robbins said it's likely the first of multiple from other fire victims. the lawsuit alleges the fire was caused by utility company's negligence in maintaining its electric lines and surrounding vegetation. cal fire has yet to determine a cause of the fire, robbins said they were concerned about waiting too long to file. >> we are concerned about the typical things we are always concerned about a major litigation like this. reservation of evidence. we are also concerned about the time it takes to get through the procedural process to be able to start discovery. >> we've been advised our power lines down with a transformer blown. >> reporter: 2 investigates went through dispatch audio recorded the first few hours the fire started. they revealed dozens of reports of downed pg&e lines, blown transformers and flames. pg&e says its equipments were impacted but pointed to the extreme wind and weekend trees. the family said they did not see any lines down as they escape their ho

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pg and e has over 100 trucks. they are working closely with at&t to restore power to the communities. one of our concerns is the natural gas has been cut off. one of our local hospitals went for 36 hours without the ability to heat the hospital. the temperature was in the low 40s. that has been restored. pg&e did a great job. there are things you were not expecting to happen and they happened. that is where our energy goes. and at the same time deal with the fire and evacuee situation. >> resources, you have big fires of the south in the wine country. do you feel like you are getting the resources you need to get the job done? >> i'm not sure if this has been discussed. california has 10 fires which have been declared disasters. this is unprecedented. usually we have teams that go from one fire to another. they take care of the different concerns about the fire. the fact that we have 10 major fires the cost the two fires appear -- lake county and mendocino county to be joint with one commencing. the resources -- a

to sue pg&e. >> reporter: exactly.ou can think about every person who lost home or property. so right now he didn't give a specific number but that's before cause is determined. he is already preparing lawsuits. >> thank you. >>> with the fires in mind, we are watching the humidity, relative humidities increase, which is great news. this is right about now. you see the relative humidity, 62, 53%. when it rains at 95, 100%, something like that. when it's in the fire zone like last week, you're in the teens, 15, 14%. so you see the percents of relative humidity are increasing. tomorrow big bumps up. this is a big help for firefighters. so you see the wind shift, frontal system comes in and it basically starts some showers in the north bay and increases our humidity back to the 90, 90% range. the rainfall models, we'll see what happens over time. you will see green coming in. this is the north bay fire zone and somewhere around midnight tomorrow night you're going to see up to a tenth to two-tenths to half inch of rain in

. >> hear from dan noyes investigating pg&e's power lines and whether they played a role sparking the fires. >> i don't know where to begin, how do you come back from that? >> home from honeymoon for one night, newlywed couple starts new life with nothing, not even wedding gifts. >>> you're looking live at podium in santa rosa where in just a few minutes we expect to hear update from sonoma county sheriff on the fire there and impact on the community. still in setup stage but we'll bring it live on abc7 and our news app. i'm kristen sze. in for ama daetz on maternity leave. >> and i'm dan ashley. get you to the latest on the wildfires. several are affecting sonoma county. all bun of the bay area fires less than 5% contained. >> dealing with active fire behavior, warning people to pay attention to social media and notifications from local authorities for possible notices of more evacuations. every fire rereceived influx of resources today. >> getting folks relieved that have been out there from beginning and getting them rest they need. hour by hour more resources pour in from around c

is suing pg&e over the wine country wildfires.hey say that failing equipment caused the tubbs fire. wayne and jennifer harville lived in the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa. their home was one of hundreds destroyed. the lawsuit accuses pg&e of failing to trim back trees and bushes around its power lines as required. >> it is clear based on the preliminary evidence here that this fire most likely started because of issues with maintenance of the pg&e power system and unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened. but it's certainly the most tragic. >> this is the first of what's expected to be a number of lawsuits against the utility company. investigators still have not determined the cause of any of the fires. pg&e released this statement saying: >>> because of the wine country wildfires county assessors say they will recalculate some property tax bills. with thousands of homes destroyed in sonoma and napa counties, the values of some of those properties have also been destroyed. county officials say they are

. >>> pg&e is facing its first lawsuit over the wildfires. wayne and jennifer harville filed it in san francisco. they lost their santa rosa home last monday when high winds swept the tubbs fire through their coffey park neighborhood in the middle of the night. they claim it was caused by pg&e next in maintaining electric lines and pruning trees and vegetation. they plan to discuss the lawsuit this afternoon during a news conference. an attorney who has battled pg&e in the courtroom before says he agrees that the utility company is it blame. >> there are reports of a transformer that blew near the start of the tubbs fire. there are reports of downed power lines near the start of other fires. there were no lightning strikes. >> he adds that pacific gas & electric could be on the hook for $6 billion in damages if found responsible for causing what's now the deadliest fire in state history. >>> even though firefighters have been making progress, the smoky conditions continue. a "spare the air" day and smoke advisory is in effect this morning, as

if there is some cull pablt there on pg&e's part we want to find that out.cannot explain to you how devastating this is. >> recent reports cited pg&e's power lines as a possible cause of some of the fires. pg&e responded today saying it won't speculate on the cause of the fires but will cooperate with any relevant regulator or agency. >>> president trump has no plans to visit northern california after the wildfires. the president did make four visits to hurricane zones but thai the white house said as of now there's no plans for the president to travel to the by the way bay area. he did tweet writing our hearts are all affected by the wildfires in california. god bless our brave first responders and fema team. we support you. >>> jeff ranieri is back with us. we're talking about our air quality as we head into the form morning. >> it's still healthy in the north bay. it's going to take more than a a little bit of rain to help things throughout the bay. let's look at our microclimate forecast. the thing we're waiting on with our rainfall chances is a cold fro

some of the focus is on pg&e right now. in fact, pg&e stock has taken a significant hit since the fire broke out. it fell more than 10% today. investigators fear that if pg&e is indeed to blame in anyway as to this fire or these fires getting started, the utility is going to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars if not more than that. we've seen what happened with the san bruno disaster. investigators are zeroing in on the locations where these fires were first reported on sunday night. maverick court near the maya comma golf club. kpix melissa keane spent the last couple of days look around and she is at the mobile home park where i was all day monday. melissa? >> yeah, to be clear, investigators at this point are not pointing the finger at pg&e or anyone else. the public utilities commission which regulates all the utilities has instructed pg&e to "preserve all evidence with respect to the northern california wildfires." calls about electrical issues came rolling in on sunday night to sonoma county fire. we hea

it found that 60% of pg&e's more than 100,000 miles of power lines are prone to breaking. they are either too thin or vulnerable to corrosion. but at the top of the list of safety issues for the consultants was pg&e's 87,000 miles of 12,470 volt power lines. the consultants say these lines lack modern inline grounding technology. that empowers system controllers to rapidly isolate problems and shut off power. without it, pg&e often has to rely on crews to identify problems at the scene and manually shut off power, the consultants say. but getting there takes time. meanwhile, live wires are exposed. and lives are at risk. that delay stood at the top of the consultants' list of significant safety issues facing pg&e. playing a role in a number of fatalities and injuries. >> that's really troubling. >> reporter: senator hill wonders if that threat became real in the north bay fires. >> when a hot wire is -- or a wire is broken or is, you know, falls to the ground and it could take 45 minutes to turn off, it's just sitting there starting one fire after another as it moves aroun

pg&e has restored power to 95% of its customers since the fires started. >>> pg&e stock is taking a tumblehe fire started. joining us now with more is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning. pg&e shares have tumbled over 20% since last thursday. when the company disclosed in a regulatory filing that it could face liability in the wine country wildfires. pg&e says that it's got $800 million in insurance money to cover losses but that these wildfire losses if found liable could surpass the total and would impact its bottom line. as a result, its stock is diving for several straight sessions. fell another 7% yesterday. a morgan stanley analysts thinks the selling is over done and it represents about $5.5 billion in lost market cap for pg&e and morgan stanley doesn't think it would be found for liability losses nearly that bill and as a result of that slightly positive note from morgan stanley, pg&e shares are up 5%. overall the market coming off more record highs yesterday. off to a flat start this morning. dow is moving up by 5 points. nasdaq and s&p meanwhil

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pg&e has been fine before for lack of maintenance on trees near lines that caused deadly wildfires. >yes with more. >> first acknowledge all the pg&e workers who do a great job keeping the lights on but telling me that downed lines, high winds and overgrown trees were deadly combination. power lines on meyers drive in santa rosa were failing. you see what, what is going through your mind? >> panicked at first. >> took this video from safety of his home. >> terrifying. trying to remain calm. >> caught ryan on the roof of his house clearing dry leaves with girlfriend. very close call. >> starting to be fall. dry leaves around. could have hit one of the house and just gone up. >> downed power lines and exploding transformers may have played a role in the fires as heard from emergency recordings on sunday night. >> sen 37 maverick. >> where homes and lives were lost. >> hazardous conditions, possibly transformer explosion. >> several pg&e line workers tell me they believe hurricane level winds pushed trees into power lines and they failed and pg&e needs to do a better job keeping them cut

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police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ ♪ that one. this. aimmediately get everyone out of the building. call 911. the fire department and pg&e will respond immediately and figure out what the issue is and keep you safe. ♪ ro it's 6:23. if you're heading to the gym this morning, a new study finds too much exercise can kill you, especially if you're a white male. researchers tracked exercise patterns over 25 years and found white men who exercise more than 7 1/2 hours per week were 27% more likely to have heart disease. researchers warn the findings are not permission to give up exercise but it is an interesting finding. >>> a popular east bay brewery is closing its doors after 23 years. black diamond brewery posted this picture on facebook yesterday. the sign says due to unfortunate circumstances the locks have been changed and the brewery is closed for the foreseeable future. the brewery did not give a reason why it's closing. on a very separate note last saturday the brewery threw a last-minute wedding reception after a couple's venue in n

on the lawsuit and pg&e response.they don't explain to you how devastating it is and they come back to your house. >>>wayne and jennifer - - say when they bought their home 30 years ago, it was just a lot. >> we are back to a lot on the map. everything of any value to us personally was in the home. >> if there's some responsibility - - by pg&e, we need to find out. >> the harvell's brought a lawsuit against pg&e. the attorney said it's likely of multiple from other victims. the lawsuit alleges that it was due to their negligence in maintaining their lines and surrounding vegetation. cal fire are yet to determine the cause. they were concerned about waiting too long to file. >>>we are concerned about typical things in major litigation, preservation of evidence. we are also concerned about the time it takes to go through the procedural process to be able to start discovery. >> 2 investigates went through audio recorded the first hours of the north bay fires. they revealed dozens of reports of downed lines flowing transf

. -- es contra la compaÑa de electricidad pg and e.... --- pilar niÑo desde san francisco nos cuentaas horas de la madrugada del lunes 9 de octubre, jennifer y wayne salieron huyendo de su casa en medio de una humareda que los acechaba. jennifer harvell/demandante que perdio su casa 19:07 fue por los sensores de movimiento de la alarma que 45 minutos despues dijo jennifer, se dieron cuenta que las llamas se habian apoderado de su casa... al regresar, el panorama no pudo ser mas desolador... lo que era su hogar se habia convertido en un montn de cenizas, fierros y dolor. wayne harvell/deamandante que perdio su casa hemos estado casados por 34 anos, 30 de ellos en esa casa y todo se fue... hoy los abogados de wayne y jennifer anunciaron una demanda contra la compania pg&e a la que acusan de negligencia y de saber que las condiciones de sequia en el estado, representaban un factor de riesgo para incendios.... bill robins/abogado demandante pg&e fallo en mantener sus equipos y fallo en cortar vegetacion aunque la causa del siniestro aun no se ha reportado oficialmente, dicen que la evide

candace nguyen has pg&e's response. >> power lines are down.uesting pg&e. >> reporter: attorney frank said like pieces of a puzzle, calls, outages and maps start to put together a picture of how the north bay fires may have started. >> i said, could this actually be happening all over again? it was a nightmare for me. >> reporter: he is involved in legal cases stemming from the pg&e san bruno explosion and the deadly 2015 butte fire caused by a pg&e line hitting a tree. now with the north bay fires, even though a cause is not been determined come he said transparency and cooperation by pg&e is paramount. >> look at all the pieces and you see there are blown transformers. you see that there are lines that are down very early in the evening. >> reporter: we listened to hours of dispatch audio between fire and law enforcement agencies after the first fires broke out sunday night. the reveal more than a dozen reports of downed power lines, blown transformers and flames. >> but is there a point if the conditions are so bad, it doesn't matter how muc

our collaboration with pg&e is centered around public safety. without pg&e's assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our community safe. anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg&e for gas and electric safety. it's my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. it's hands-on training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our community safe and our firefighters safe. together, we're building a better california. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. against the n-f-l. th anthem >>> new at 5:00 former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick is taking legal action against the nfl. this is in the wake of his anthem protest last season. kpix5's len ramirez with who he's blaming for not having a job. len? >> reporter: liz, we're back here at levi's stadium where this all got started last year. h

pg&e was out for a while. it's back on now but slowly but surely hopefully they will be getting people back in there. i have friends and family that loves their houses in fountain grove and coffey park and my condolences go out to those people that lost their houses. and also, i just would like to say for those people who are in the mandatory evacuation zone, get out while you can. don't get in the way of the marshals and people out there. >> what was it like for you and your family getting out during the evacuation? >> it was smoky and hazy, scary. we didn't know what was going on, what was going to happen. >> reporter: any idea when you'll be able to go back? >> hopefully, soon. i'm not sure when. i'm just waiting to hear. i know i'm a kaiser patient and kaiser hospital has been evacuated. so it's really hard to get appointments. >> reporter: i was going to ask, with your situation do you have appointments you need to get to? you're getting close to your due date, right? >> yes, i have an appointment on the

police and fire will respond as well as pg&e.e will make the scene safe. ♪ aimmediately get everyone out of the building. call 911. the fire department and pg&e will respond immediately and figure out what the issue is and keep you safe. ♪ back to our big story this morning. the wildfires burning in the north bay. (catherine) the focus as firefighters work on containment... is recovery. (grant) vicki liviakis is live in calistoga tonight where the city is working get things back to normal. (grant) classes have resumed at sonoma state university. the school narrowly escaped major damage from the fires and consididers itself lucky. (catherine) kron 4's lydia pantazes is on campus - and has the details. (grant) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist lawrence karnow. the sea breeze brought much cooler weather to the bay area and much higher humidity too. the winds continue to blow and it's breezy in many areas now. the cooler temperatures and moist weather is helping fire fighters and there is even a chance of rain on

pg&e says they will not speculate. pg&e does acknowledge they had eight equipment incidents in the past eight days. our investigative unit says it is significant. they are investigating whether downed power lines are responszable for the fires. >>> the north bay wildfires, the death toll stands at 41. flames burned 213,000 acres statewide. 5700 homes and businesses are destroyed. pg&e says it has restored 97% power to customers. cal fire granted crews access to 6,000 new homes yesterday. officials expect gas service restored to all by today. >>> senators dianne feinstein and harris are warning people about the emergency system in light of the deadly wildfires. the two sent a letter to the fcc arguing the current wireless emergency alert system is inadequate when it comes to targeting specific locations. sonoma county leaders suggested they did not send that alert in the early moments of the tubbs fire because the coverage was too wide and did not want to create mass panic. in the letter, the senators argue a timely ale

they have been in talks which possibly could side with the utilities over customers. >> pg&e felt it was important to share our perspective with the commission on this vital statewide safety topic and who are available to provide safe, reliable, and cloeb service to our customers moving forward. >> the reason that pg&e concerned about this case is baudz it's going to set a precedent. >> that could mean even if pg&e is found negligent, they could presently have real-world and potentially long-term implications in financial standing of every energy company in the state. we felt it was extremely important that this commission hear the perspective of all energy exhibit 10s and all those we represent, the customers and the communities we serve here in california. >> when the utilities make profits, the share how old holders benefit. when the utility screws up, the shareholders should pay. it's just fair. >> it's taken a decade and still no answer from the cpuc. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> fire victims work to pick up the pieces and one professor is using his skills to collect and restore paragra

police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ aimmediately get everyone out of the building. call 911. the fire department and pg&e will respond immediately and figure out what the issue is and keep you safe. ♪ >>> good morning to you. we don't have the sea breeze today so that means a warm start with a light offshore flow. 63 in san francisco. 51 in oakland. 45 in gilroy. you thought it was warm yesterday, just as warm with about 80 there. today and tomorrow sunshine. 80 to 65 tomorrow. everyone is cooler around the bay. in our extended outlook featuring rain. i'll have that for you in a few minimum. >> start to go get busy, lisa. you can see nobody is moving very quickly there and we do have a new two-car crash and that is blocking the left lane so that is just north of this interchange. we've had several issues. it looks like that's cleared to the shoulder and a disabled vehicle also cleared and then 580 still trying to clean up a roll over crash off on the shoulder. >>> this morning it is all

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pg&e says its equipment was impacted but pointed to the wind and weakened trees. harvell said they did not see any lines down as they escape their home . >> i have no idea exactly where the fire was because you could barely breathe or see. >> reporter: when asked about the lawsuit, pg&e responded in part -- as the fires continue to burn, we are focused on supporting firefighting efforts to contain the fires and protect life and property. we are not going to speculate about any of the causes and will cooperate with the reviews by any relevant regulator or agency. >> it's happened to a lot of our neighbors. i'm sure there will be more stepping forward. >> in regard to the concern about preservation of evidence, last friday state regulators told pg&e to preserve all evidence of conductors in any equipment possibly connected to the fires. >>> for continuing coverage of the wildfires, stay with us here on ktvu.com . >>> the san francisco district attorney sono criminal charges will be filed against officers and the deadly shooting of jessica williams. she was shot in m

pg&e restored power to 97% of customers who can receive it. fire allowed 6 rk,000 famil home yesterday. all evacuation orders have been lifted for much of the oakmont neighborhood in santa rosa. about 200 people can't go home because there's still an active fire burning. >> this is new overnight video of the oakmont fire east of highway 12. some of the flames you are looking at were set by cal fire. firefighters say this is a defensive move. >> the fire you see on the hill is fire that we have set to burn out the remaining areas of fuel. >> as we mentioned, 200 people cannot return home. they are now staying at the sonoma county fairgrounds. our coverage of the fires, impact, the aftermath and the investigations continue at www.nbcbayarea.com. we have also compiled a list of ways you can help. so many of you have asked for that. you can find all that information on our home page. >>> 6:36. breaking overnight, a crime scene next to a south bay school. police investigating a double stabbing. it started just after midnight near the intersection o

they haven't had electricity for more than a week. >>> pg&e stock continues to slide. it was down another 7% today. investors fear that if pg&e is to blame for these fires, it would have to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> the sheriff's department has identified 14 of the 22 fire victims in sonoma county. and santa rosa, leroy and donna halbirt tried to escape a cat trapped in their garage. they were married for 50 years. lane powell was a cancer survivor. at least 88 people in sonoma county are still unaccounted for. kpix 5 kit dale on the search for those missing. >> reporter: the work is as grim as it is treacherous. combing through ashes, looking for signs of loved ones. the flames often leave behind only the tiniest clues that are easy to miss. >> small pieces of bone, vertebra, maybe a 3 inch piece of a long bond but very little is being left behind due to the heat. >> reporter: the snohomish county -- sonoma county search and rescue team is looking for a woman in the 60s -- in her 60s after scouring hospitals and shelters. their investigation has led

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our collaboration with pg&e is centered around public safety. without pg&e's assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our community safe. anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg&e for gas and electric safety. it's my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. it's hands-on training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our community safe and our firefighters safe. together, we're building a better california. moron. . >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. appearance today... the secr si> president trump is smisordi rept ng thatshim a mor in an impromptu public appearance today the secretary of state insisted he and the president are on the same page foreign policy and listen to what each had to say about a report that tillerson called out his boss. >> it was a totally phoney story,

el senador "jerry jill" ha sido muy critico en relacion al mantenimiento que pg&e da a sus equipos y 09 the utility is supposed to make sure that their lines are safe and their trees are safe and there is no contact or potential for that. if this plays out to be the case, we have some serious problems. cal fire no sabe con seguridad si el equipo de pg&e tuvo algo que ver con la causa de los incendios, pero la agencia le dijo a nbc que sus investigadores estan distribuidos por todo la region buscando el origen de los siniestros, incluyendo posibles vnculos con el tendido eléctrico. decenas de incendios se desataron la noche del domingo y los vientos rapidamente alimentaron las llamas.para las 10 y 15 de la noche las llamadas de emergencia inundaban el despacho del 911. a las 10 y 51 . la oficina del alguacil del condado de sonoma envio su primer alerta a los residentes advirtiendo sobre los "multiples incendios". diez minutos despuées, fue emitida la primera orden de evacuación obligatoria. por su parte, pg&e indicó a nbc que notificó del tendido electrico caido a cal fire y la comisi

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pg&e won't speculate about a fire cause. >> there]8 that is what pg&e knows before this ever happens. is what they have to guard against. then we will find out whether they did. >> steve knows an awful lot about fires=ç infrastructure. he recovered millions for victims of the gas explosion which killed eight and the butte killed two andd 70,000 acres in 2015. he says pg&e does have a rigorous safety program in place. >> but they don't pay attention to whether it is being mried. they don't follow through to make sure it is being applied. that is the history of pg&e that i know since 2008. >> that was ben reporting. >>> still ahead, a fire station in santa rosa goes up in flames as the fire storm rolls through. everyone thought the building was fireproof. we will take a look at what was left as the firefighters were digging through the rubble. >>> plus we have been talking a lot about air quality across the bay. look at those raiders players wearing masks during practice. we will see if they maybe need to move football games that are set to be played this weekend. >>> there is a live lo

at this stage.>> reporter: thursday we brought this questions to pg&e. there will likely be review of these wildfires by the appropriate agencies. right now we are focused on life safety and service restoration. we are not going to speculate about the causes. will support the review by any relevant agency. >> if it is true that pg&e says there were weakened trees why want those weakened trees identified and removed as is their responsibility? >>> our coverage on the northbay wildfire devastation continues throughout this hour.>>> a touching tribute to a bay area woman was killed in a recent massacre in las vegas. >> we have experienced unimaginable pain.>> the memorial held in the her honor. stomach the cubs and nationals battle it out in a marathon game 5 of the division series. mark is back. he will tell us who will face the dodgers. >>> president trump signed an executive order on healthcare that the white house says it begins the process of repealing and replacing obamacare. >>> the white house announced major changes to the affordable care act the f

once p-g-and -e receives to go -ahead from cal-fire, pg&e will turn the power back on.... crews want to remind people in the area to not touch any downed wires or lines... (steve) kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here now.(pam) and brittney we know high winds played a role in how fast these fires spread... is that expected to ease up tonight? ( steve ) southern california has its 'own' wildfire problems tonight... including a wind- fueled fire in orange county that has destroyed homes....(pam) the 'canyon' fire also spread quickly today.. catherine heenan is here with the latest...... (catherine) like the wine country fires - the 'canyon' fire blew up because of strong winds....and there have been also thousands of evacuations. we watched large, expensive homes being destroyed by flames...at least 6 of them are gone. more homes are still threatened. t-v cameras showed homes burning in a hilly area known as anaheim hills... evacuations included homes, 2 schools, and the c-h-p shut down parts of the 91and 241 freeways. the fire has grown to 5-thousand acres. au

money that he is now suing to recover from pg & e.nds that he make improvements in the area to prevent further slides in the future. five men are now in the marin county jail arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown on underage human trafficking. fbi agents as well as 78 local and state agencies arrested a total of 1 suspects and recovered 84 minor who's officials say were caught in a cycle of terrible abuse. the fbi provided this video. the suspects in custody locally face charges of communicating with a minor with the intent to commit sex acts. >>> 49ers rookie linebacker reuben foster says he is blessed to be okay after a frightening encounter with two young men in san francisco. they were leaving a union square club when two masked member approached them, carrying an assault rifle and a handgun. the players escaped unharmed after running away. >> it was a scary moment. it was overwhelming to be in that type of predicament. >> foster says it is a good lesson to be aware of the surroundings. >> boy, that is scary. >> back to the w

>> reporter: thursday "2 investigates" brought these questions to pg&e.an said there will likely be review of these wildfires by the appropriate agencies but right now, we are focused on life, safety and service restoration. we aren't going to speculate about any of the causes of the fires. we'll support the reviews by any relevant regulators or agencies. >> reporter: pg&e says it is fully cooperating in this process. when they learn of problems with lines or transformers they report them to state regulators and cal fire n terms of the reports of failing equipment, at the start of the fires, again they said they would not speculate on the cause. >> some critics are saying pg&e may have tight corners. is there any way to prove it happened? >> we don't have answers. our team is requesting records of those inspections. they are supposed to keep them between 8 to 10 feet of brush maintained around their lines. how well did they meet those requirements? that means information going as far back as we can. >> a lot of followups ahead i imagine. >> many followups

there are a lot of questions about whether pg&e equipment may have played a role in sparking the fires. candace nguyen has been listening to hours of dispatch audio and it reveals firefighters reported downed power lines and blown transformers in several locations. tonight -- the night those firestarter. >> reporter: radio communication between dispatchers and firefighters. >> power lines are down. >> reporter: in the late hours of sunday evening when investigators say the north bay fire started. and not long after, burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed thousands of homes and claimed lives. although the cause of the fires has not been determined, 2 investigates listened to hours of dispatch audio between fire and law enforcement agencies after the first fires broke out on sunday night. they reveal more than a dozen reports of downed power lines, blown transformers and flames. >> we have been advised that were power lines downs with a transformer blown. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after those reports, flames spread, further crippling pg&e infrastructure around santa rosa. >>