"> pg&e released a pg&e pg&e released a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote:"s most important responsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild." to the peninsula now ... where police say a brother and sister forced minors into sexual service. the two siblings are now in custody. kron 4's gayle ong has the latest. a brother and sister team, operated out sister team, a brother and a brother and sister team, operated out of a two bedroom apartment on the 1900 block of latham (lay- thumb) street.authorities say carlos garza and evelia (eve- el-ia) galvez worked together to traffic individuals and families from guatamalea to the united states. siblings allegedly brought them to mountain view, police say garza created a culture of fear..taking advantage of vulnerable immigrants.some cases, violent.in the same neighborhood, resi

concerns. >> reporter: they are critical of pg&e. they said it puts the safety of public and crews at risk and they are calling for harsh penalties. penalties. >> the california public utilities commission said an investigation by its staff found that pg&e did not have enough employees to fill requests to find and mark natural gas pipelines. >> hidden from view, a complex network of wires and pipes that carry electricity, cable tv, natural gas. >> reporter: in pg&e's own campaign video call 811 before you dig they urge anyone who plans to do excavation work to contact pg&e to find out if it is safe to do so. >> digging blindly could lead to disastrous results. >> reporter: regulators found pg&e pressured supervisors and locaters to complete requests for finding and marking pipelines under deadline, leading staff to falsify data from 2012 to 2017. >> we were really shocked by this one. honestly. inan bruno pg&e would be accused of this. >> after the needless deaths of eight people they are still falsifying records, putting customers a

pg&e says it monitors its system on a 24 hour basis. >> they lied. we heard that over and over again by contractors who work with pg&e all the time. they can't trust them until someone goes to prison. until someone spends time behind bars we are not going to see the culture change. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission opened a proceeding to consider penalties and corrected pg&e to take corrective measures and a judge will be hearing testimony from california public utilities commission and pg&e. >> all right. thank you very much for that live report from san francisco. >>> now to a warning for surfers tonight. extremely tall and dangerous waves are expected at san francisco beaches over the we could. fire officials say they could reach six stories high. we have team coverage tonight. tracking the winds, rain and waves but first ktvu's debora villalon is live in the rate is. sunday and monday firefighters are worried about? >> reporter: that's right. we are at station 18, first in line for rescues at ocean beach with its rip current

of accusing pg&e of false -- accusing pg&e of falsifying safety records. tonight andria borba has reaction from san bruno's former mayor. >> reporter: the california utilities commission opened a penalty consideration case against pacific gas and electric yesterday. it alleges systemic violation and makes immediate orders and actions against pg&e. in the stunning two-page announcement, the public utilities commission opened up a huge case against pacific gas and electric for falsifying pipeline records from 2012 to 2017. specifically failing to locate and mark natural gas pipelines and changing forms so the work wouldn't appear late. >> during this time all of this was going on, falsification of records from what i've read, it's a very, very upsetting situation. >> reporter: jim roin was mayor of san bruno in 2010 when a 30-ingas pipeline blew in the crestmoor neighborhood sending a 100-foot fireball into the sky killing eight and destroying 38 homes. today dozens of new homes and a new park stands at the site of the area caused by the pipeline explosion.

that judge is currently overseeing the felony probation for pg&e. by the way, pg&e has not directly responded to the latest piece of information released by the attorney general's office. live in san francisco, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> senator hill says butte county is a small county and may not have the resources to go after or investigate a multibillion dollar company. he hopes the state will step in and help with the investigation. >>> well, new at 11:00, san francisco police have identified a suspect wanted for robbery and attempted murder. they say he's 25-year-old melton earl kelly from oakland. there's a manhunt under way to find him, and we have video of the suspect stopping and beating another man that eventually become unconscious on the ground. if you recognize, police want to hear from you.. >>> the inmate who escaped this week is back behind bars in san luis obispo. mendoza was arrested at a taco bell. he had been missing since wednesday when he walked away from his work detail. later investigators say he car jacked a woman in this home

pg&e admitting to falsifying records.rom customers about footing the bill for costly wildfire claims and possible rate hikes. they asked the cpuc for permission to increase rates. >> this is not sitting well with customers and the general public. here is sam brock. >> reporter: a request for more money already has people talking. >> they should be paying us. we're out here breathing all funny, have to wear masts and have children out here sick. >> reporter: the $3 billion ask isn't about liability from recent fires but rather part of a rate case made every three years that they say will pay for stronger and more resilient poles, work to keep power lines clear of branches and other safety measures that would tack on about they have to sign off on any rate hikes. senator bill dodd from napa says that's better than the alternative. >> if the state does not act they will go into junk bond status, bankruptcy will follow, and the numbers we saw that the rate payers were going to have to absorb were untenable. >> reporter: neith

they do that for pg and e. >> they do that for customers. but they partner with pg and e. on that. they utilize funding that is collected by them that is rate payer dollars to implement programs and yes, it is an ongoing dialogue with my staff on what is the work plan to take advantage of the great skill set that is at the department of the environment as we -- once we get customers enrolled, pivoting to our attention as staff to k., what are the program opportunities, how do we execute and use the resources that the city already has, and by resources, i mean the good minds and hearts of our staff and our colleagues at the department of environment. absolutely. >> i think i want to say that in these conversations, we have also talked about the amount of clean energy that we can procure and that we will be in competition with jurisdictions that are also going to be switching over. it only makes sense that we would have a local buildout plan and that we, quite frankly i would have assumed that while we were implementing our clean energy, that we would also be actively working on a pl

while overseeing pg&es probation case regarding the 2010 san bruno gas line explosion.rt of that probation hearing, pg&e must also submit what role it played, if any, in starting the camp fire... a request the judge has given the company to do by today. we will have much more coming up in the next half hour. ( will ) after an extensive 2 day manhunt, san francisco police have arrested a man wanted for homicide and robbery. the bloody attack was caught on a cell phone video. we want to warn you ... this is extremely graphic video that may be offensive to some viewers. kron 4's alecia reid tells us.. people tried to stop the attack. right outside carl's junior .... on the corner of cyril magnin and eddy streets in the tenderloin ... a fight between 2 men spilled into the crosswalk and street friday evening. we want to warn you ... this video becomes more graphic as the attack ensues. one of the men ... identified as 25 year old melton earl kelly repeatedly kicked and punched his victim multiple times ... even while the man layed there unconscious.one onlooker tried steppi

pg&e says this information is preliminary. the cause of the fire is under in >> up the gas system they had not properly inspected. erly inspected. they did not have proper records and we are seeing the same thing in their electrical system. we saw the tragedy this year. >> reporter: in a statement pg&e says "the loss of life, homes and businesses in the camp fire is truly devastating. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety, restoring electric and gas service where possible, and helping customers begin to recover and rebuild. throughout our service area, we are committed to doing everything we can to further reduce the risk of wildfire." dfir >> thank you very much. >>> the raiders may be leaving oakland sooner rather than later. the team rescinded its offer to play the 2019 season at the coliseum. this comes in response to the lawsuit filed by oakland yesterday. the raiders ceo said the nfl owners meeting said the rent offer is now off the table but there is no word on where the tea

. >>> pg&e has more legal problems. for separate suits brought against the company. >> reporter: at noon a coalition of customers and environmentalists marked -- march 2 pg&e headquarters. barging into protest any communities or bailouts that would stem from the paradise camp fire. they read the names of people who had been killed in the fire. in chico four law firms announced the lawsuits against pg&e for falsely advertising the utilities commitment to safety, and averting funding from safety to executive bonuses and shareholder profits. even though there has been no determination of liability. visa lawsuits come on top of other lawsuits including the wrongful death lawsuits. >> they vowed to step up wild fire safety. these were attempts to use rhetoric as opposed to doing what the law requires them to do. >> reporter: in response pg&e said that there focuses on assessing in the structure, safely restoring power where possible, supporting our customers through the recovery and rebuilding process, and helping protect al

as pg&e continues its clean up effort from the camp fire...uest with the public utilities commission to raise customer rates. if approved..beginning in 2020, the average residential customer will spend an extra $10.50 more a month on gas and electric to allow the utility to net an additional 1.1 billion dollars...more than half of the money would fund wildfire prevention, education, and safet y projects.that includes increasing the effort to keep vegetation away from powerlines...installing 600 cameras along with stronger poles and powerlines, and expanding weather-monitoring stations in high-risk fire areas. pg&es senior vice president of energy supply said, "we understand and embrace our responsibility to safely provide electricity and gas to the communities we have the privilege to serve. as california experiences more frequent and intense wildfires and other extreme weather events, we must take necessary, bold and urgent steps to protect our customers."--((steve malnight, pg&e senior vice president of energy supply and policy.))"do i think

"> pg&e released a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote:"pg&es most importantponsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild." to the peninsula now ... where police say a brother and sister forced minors into sexual service. the two siblings are now in custody. kron 4's gayle ong has the latest. a brother and sister team, operated out of a two bedroom apartment on the 1900 block of latham (lay-thumb) street. authorities say carlos garza and evelia (eve-el-ia) galvez worked together to traffic individuals and families from guatamalea to the united states.once the siblings allegedly brought them to mountain view, police say garza created a culture of fear..taking advantage of vulnerable immigrants.some cases, violent.in the same neighborho

they, pg&e, still don't have accountability in place. >> is pg&e getting messmessage?you'll have to ask them. >> reporter: we tried but the company declined but sent a lengthy statement saying it expanded its community wildfire safety program including realtime monitoring, enhancing vegetation effort, installing stronger and more resilient poles. awarding the ceo salary and stock worth $8.5 billion in 2017. spending another 8 million lo y lobbying lawmakers in sacramento to get a law passed that allows pg&e to pass some of the cost of the fires onto customers. now pg&e is dealing with this. last month's campfire in northern california killed 86 and destroyed the town of paradise. equipment from pg&e is being investigated as a possible cause. attorney john fisk says it has to stop. >> they are immobile and cannot get out. that's how devastating the fires are. that's why it's so important that the company change its practices. it's matter of life and death. >> asked specifically about the state investigative reports that found the company violated state law in 11 of thos

"> ( marty ) pg&e released a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote:"pg&es mostortant responsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild." ( marty ) new this morning...police say they need your help finding the man who brutally attacked another man near a bart station. officers say melton kelly stomped a man near the powell street bart station. it happened friday at cyril magnin and ellis streets. police say the 25-year-old man also robbed the victim who is being treated at a hospital. ( marty ) officers in farifield are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital saturday night. it happened just before 9 in the parking lot of a restaurant on oliver road. the victim says two men pulled out a gun and then demanded his property. a struggle begans and the gun went off....hitting the victim. the suspects drove off in a black nissan fairfield police are asking you to give them a call if you know anything about the ( mar

"> ( darya ) pg&e released a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote:"pg&es mostortant responsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild." ( darya ) to the peninsula now ... where police say a brother and sister forced minors into sexual service. the two siblings are now in custody. kron 4's gayle ong has the latest. a brother and sister team, operated out of a two bedroom of a two operated out sister team, a brother and a brother and sister team, operated out of a two bedroom apartment on the 1900 block of latham (lay- thumb) street.authorities say carlos garza and evelia (eve- el-ia) galvez worked together to traffic individuals and families from guatamalea to the united states.once the siblings allegedly brought them to mountain view, police say garza created a culture of fear..taking advantage of vulnerable immigrants.some cases, violent.

pg&e says it's working to update audit protocol.the dangerous of electric power lains and high fire danger. but its solution and emergency power shut down is also under scrutiny. yesterday the utility appear state raised concerns at a public harg. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman says there is no easy solution. >> the youd is concerned they are worried about a slugs that is a problem. >> we're all vulnerable. >> that the city manager telling a public utilities commission panel what he learned during the wildfire shut down it that impacted 60,000 customers last october. >> it was a difficult decision we weren't prepared for. >> napa and lake counties got hit hard for fears of electrical lines starting fires. the shutdown lasted 48 hours must of that spent reenergying the lines and leading to financial losses and inconveniences across the region. >> two hours notice really is not sufficient notice in some of our areas. >> the utility heard concerns about the shutoffs needing more planning especially for people with disabilities. >>

while overseeing pg&es probation case regarding the 2010 san bruno gas line explosion. of that probation hearing, pg&e must also submit what role it played, if any, in starting the camp fire... a request the judge has given the company to do by today. we will have much more coming up in the next half hour. ( will ) after an extensive 2 day manhunt, san francisco police have arrested a man wanted for homicide and robbery. the bloody attack was caught on a cell phone video. we want to warn you ... this is extremely graphic video that may be offensive to some viewers. kron 4's alecia reid tells us.. people tried to stop the attack. right outside carl's junior .... on the corner of cyril magnin and eddy streets in the tenderloin ... a fight between 2 men spilled into the crosswalk and street friday evening. we want to warn you ... this video becomes more graphic as the attack ensues. one of the men ... identified as 25 year old melton earl kelly repeatedly kicked and punched his victim multiple times ... even while the man layed there unconscious.one onlooker tried stepping

from justin herman plaza to pg&e headquarters, barging into protest any pg&e immunities or bailouts that might stem from the paradise camp fire. the most recent major fire pg&e is implicated in. there, they read the names of 88 people killed in the fire. in chico, four law firms held a press conference to announce lawsuits against pg&e for not raising the utility commitment safety as well as ratepayer funds from safeties to executive bonuses and shareholder profits. even though there has been no determination of pg&e's liability, these suits come on top of a tidal wave of other camp fire lawsuits including wrongful death suits. >> they vowed to step up wildfire safety. these words, at least in our view, are just further attempts to use rhetoric as opposed to doing what the law requires them to do. >> reporter: in response, pg&e wrote, right now, our focus is on assessing infrastructure, safely restoring power where possible, supporting our customers through the recovery and rebuilding process, and helping protect all the customers we serve from the ever increasing threat of wildfire

&e lied. >> reporter: a pg&e representative did not speak with us. instead said, we are committed to accurate and record keeping and we did not live up to the commitment in this case. following the deadly san bruno gas line explosion, a federal judge put the company on probation. it's not clear if the new allegations of falsifying documents will affect the probation. now, executives from the company are supposed to appear before the hearing to try to answer to these charges. if the state regulator does certify these charges, the company could be facing several penalties. reporting live in san francisco. nbc bay area news. >>> well, president trump has a new chief of staff, mr. trump appointed mick mulvaney as acting chief of staff who is taking over for johnn kelly who is leaving at the end of the year. he is the acting director of the consumer protection bureau. he was a republican congressman from south carolina before this appointment. >> wow, you guys doing good out there? whoa! >> well, rockstar reception for one of the most famous women in the

i mean. >> the cpuc has opened a case against pg&e. its investigation revealed the company failed to mark natural gas lines because of low staffing and pressured supervisors to falsify safety records between 2012 and 2017. the cpuc president saying utility falsification of records is a serious violation of law and diminishes our trust in the utilities' reports on their progress. >> this shows that they did not learn their lesson. >> peninsula state senator jerry hill blasted the utility for putting the public at risk. >> i question the board of directors of pg&e. how can they sit there and allow this leadership, and this management of this company to continue to do business as usual. >> pg&e said in a statement we're committed to accurate and thorough reporting and recordkeeping, and we didn't live up to that commitment this case. he believes the people of his city deserve better. >> people lost their lives. and i never ever want to see that happen again. >> now pg&e says it's working to update its audit protocol. senator jerry hill wa

the culture at pg&e is not about safety. it is about profits. >> reporter: the proposed changes spelled out in the puc report is by no means a comprehensive list. they say they still want to hear from the public, really anyone who has ideas about fixing a company and system whose repeated failures have proven deadly and grievous. devon feely, kpix 5. >>> nothing says full moon in december like flooding on the highway 1 off ramp from 101 in mill valley. the lower half of the mansanita lot is closed all night after king tides flooded the area. cones are up, warning drivers not to go through, which those drivers are apparently ignoring. caltrans said it will remain closed through christmas. >>> tis the season. full moon. it's winter. the sun is closer to the earth at the winter solstice than other times of the year. we get coastal flood advisories. 6, 9-foot high tide means they have that flood advisory posted tomorrow morning. >>> by the way, looking ahead a little bit, it looks like it's going to be wet on christmas eve, and

impact credit that will absorb the pg and e.d.ncreases, the asset fee increases on our clean power s.f. customer builds. our rate is already substantially below the rate. what we need to do is lower that a little bit more and apply this impact credit and between those two, we think we will keep our customers at a rate -- on a bill basis competitive with the offerings. that proposed rate action is forecast to reduce our program revenues by $11 million in fiscal 2019. so that means $11 million over the balance of fiscal year 2019. it is about a 20 million-dollar annual revenue hit. >> can i ask a quick question? >> sure. >> if we took over the transmission lines from pg anti, built our own or bought they are his, we still have to pay the fee? >> so the way, it would not be called a.p. c.i.a., but the state of california does have a structure for when a city municipal ices, and assumes responsibility for not just the generation component, but for a transmission, distribution, generation, all of that. our customers would face what is

instead, pg&e said it would cover a variety of other items and expenses. pg&e customers could still be on the hook for further increases associated with the fires. the puc has to approve or reject them. >>> millions of people affected by the devastating campfire are not going away. this weekend, a bay area food bank is sending more than 25,000 pounds of food to the fire victims. rob roth shows us it takes a lot of work. >> reporter: talk about a beehive of activity. here at the san francisco marin food bank, dozens of volunteers were busy packing up apples and other fruits, vegetables and groceries. typically all of the food would go to those in need locally. much of these groceries are headed to the fire victims in butte county. >> we are sorting and boxing it take a boxful and take it to people they are assisting in butte county. another box may go to a school. >> reporter: come saturday, all of the pallets on the shelves are said to be located on an 18 wheeler and brought to a distribution point in chico. >> families are able to start cooking for themse

the california public utilities commission opened a case against pg&e.on revealed the company failed to mark natural gas lines because of low staffing and pressured supervisors to falsify safety records between 2012 and 2017. that's two years after the deadly san bruno explosion. the cpuc called it a serious violation of law that, quote, diminishes our trust. pg&e responded saying, we're committed to accurate and author o reporting pan record keeping and didn't live up to the commitment in this case. pg&e says it's working to update its audit protocol. >>> the utility company says it's working to mitigate the dangerous of electric power lines in high fire danger areas but the solution and emergency power shut downis also under scrutiny. yesterday the utility and state raised concerns at a public hearing. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman says there is no easy solution. >> in santa rosa's veteran's memorial building a small crowd with concerned worried about a solution that has become a problem. >> we're all vulnerable. >> that's calistoga city manager k

(jrstone) pg&e did release a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote: "pg&es mosttant responsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild."and that rebuilding continues to happen in paradise as many pg&e crews continue working to restore infrastructure. the company has until tomorrow to file its response. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. strong and gusty north winds will develop at higher elevations late tonight and continue through tuesday morning in the bay area. daytime highs on new years eve will be in the mid to upper 50s. overnight lows on new years eve will range from the 30s-40s. expect sustained winds around 20-35 mph. temperatures may fall below freezing in the colder valleys late monday night into early tuesday, and again late tuesday night into early wednesday. dry weather with seasonable highs and cold overnight lows will continue for most of the work week ahead in the

pg&e says it's working to update its audit protocol.orking to mitt git the dangerous of electric power lines and high fire danger. but the solution and emergency power shut downis under scrutiny process yesterday the utility and state raised concerns. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman was there and says there is no easy solution. >> in the veterans memorial building a small crowd with concerns, worried about a solution that has become a problem. >> we're all vulnerable. >> cal city manager telling a california public utilities commission panel what he learned following the power shutdown from pg&e impacting 60,000 customers last october. >> we weren't prepared for it. >> napa and lake counties were hit hard for fears of electrical lines starting fires. the shutdown lasting 48 hours. much of that spent in reenergizing lines leading to financial losses and inconveniences across the region. here is yountville mayor john dunbar. >> two hours notice really is not sufficient notice in some of our areas. >> the utility heard concerns about th

c.i.a., but also with respect to pg and a rates. we have been actively pursuing regulatory advocacy. we have been lowering rates and charges, and we continue to evaluate changing our green product mix. for example, reducing the renewable energy content of the project. however, there are limits to these approaches. as we found in the regulatory arena, really does regulatory capture can eliminate our effectiveness at the p.u.c. we cannot lower rates or reduce costs. we also cannot reduce the green product renewable content so much that we run the risk of generating more opt outs and undermining the environmental objectives of the program. what i'm saying is there are limits to this mitigation. i thank you all probably recognize that. i do want to highlight the poor for leo management becomes a really critical ongoing mitigation for ensuring that our costs are not active sync with the market and we are doing that now. we will be maintaining a very active and strong presence and we are working on measures to address critical issues next

"> pg&e released a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote:"pg&es most importantponsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our stomers continue to recover and rebuild." to the peninsula now ... where police say a brother and sister forced minors into sexual service. the two siblings are now in custody. kron 4's gayle ong has the latest. a brother and sister team, operated out of a two bedroom apartment on the 1900 block to the peninsula now ... where police say a brother and sister forced minors into sexual service. the two siblings are now in custody. kron 4's gayle ong has the latest. a brother and sister team, operated out of a two beoom apartment on the 1900 block of latham (lay-thumb) street. authorities say carlos garza and evelia (eve-el-ia) galvez worked together to traffic individuals and families from guatamalea to the united states.once the siblings allegedly brought them to mountain view, police say garza created a culture of fear..taking advantage of vulne

now pg&e is dealing with this.alifornia killed 86 and destroyed the town of paradise. equipment from pg&e is being investigated as a possible cause. attorney john fiske says it has to stop. >> these wildfires oftentimes the most vulnerable members of our community are affected because they're immobile and they cannot get out. that's how devastating these wildfires are. that's why it is so important these companies change their practices. it is a matter of life and death. >> andrew griffin joins me now. 11 of those california fires last year, investigators found evidence pg&e equipment not only started the fires, but the company violated state law. are charges being filed? >> john, they are certainly being reviewed. several district attorneys are asking california's attorney general to review these cases. pg&e itself, we reached out to them. they say they have yet to review those investigative reports saying they're not public yet, but in the meantime, the civil cases involving thousands of homeowners who lost homes

(jrstone) pg&e did release a statement regarding its probation.which reads in part quote: "pg&e's mosttant responsibility is public and workforce safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild."and that rebuilding continues to happen in paradise as many pg&e crews continue working to restore infrastructure. (justine) with just a few days left in office, governoer jery brown opened up about the president's visit to the site of devastating wildfires this year. he claimed president trump does not believe climate change has anything to do with them. gov. jerry brown/(d) california: "i do appreciate that he came, that the president has made funding available under the emergency acts of congress so that's all good, but i would say he is very convinced of his position and his position is that there's nothing abnormal about the fires in california or the rising sea level or all of the other incidents of climate change." (justine) taking a live look outside at the city of san francisco. the ca

now go after pg&e for the butte county fire. federal judge william alsop already ordered pg&e to answer questions about its possible role in causing and reporting last month's camp fire. today he also asked california's attorney general, javier becerra, to weigh in on whether pg&e's conduct violated state law. the judge, the federal judge, wants to know if the utility was negligent in how it maintained its power lines in the fire zone, which are now suspected of sparking at least two of those fires. for those trying to recover from the fires, a crushing blow that's unprecedented in california's history. a local insurance company declared bankruptcy last week, leaving potentially hundreds of families not just homeless but also in search of insurance one man's paradise who thought he lost everything again. >> we had exceptional insurance. we paid extra for excellent coverage knowing it wafire dang. >> reporter: for butte college theater director jesse mers and his large vibrant family it was truly a double whammy. first their para

pg&e customers and environmentalists marched to pg&e headquarters, barging into protest any immunities or bailouts that may stem from the paradise camp fire. the most recent fire they are implicated in. the read names people killed in the fire. in chico, for law firms held a press conference to announce lawsuits against pg&e for falsely advertising the utilities commitment to safety as well as diverting rate peer funding from safety needs to executive bonuses and shareholder profits. there has been no determination of their liability, the suits come on top of a tidal wave of other campfire lawsuits including wrongful death suits. c pivetta to step up wildfire safety. these words, in our view, are further attempts to use rhetoric as opposed to doing what the law requires them to do. >> reporter: in response, pg&e wrote our focus is on assessing infrastructure, safely restoring power where possible gossip wording our customers throe recovery and rebuilding process, and helping protect all of the customers we serve from the ever-increasing threat of wildfires. they also announced, even mo

he contacted pg&e back in may. his fear now is the weather. >> we've will storms up here with winds clocked at 100 miles an hour in the canyon behind the house hitting our house. it hits on this side too. >> reporter: now, where their power pole is placed families who live in this house are concerned it could fall on the home. four young kids live in that house. we did reach out to pg&e for comment but did not hear back. live in pacifica, unser hassan, abc news. >> lake tahoe is getting more snow. drivers must use chains unless they have four-weal drive with know tires. this did not stop crews from making snow at ta hope tonight. our camera captured this scene at heavenly mountain resort making snow. >> you can track the rain with our news app. install it to check out live doppler 7 anytime it rains to track the storm. customize the app so you just get the forecast where you live. >> tomorrow the nation will pause to honor george h wenjian liu bush with a state funeral. >> today president trump met with the bush fa

>> is pg & e to blame? >> that's not my call to make. of those particular fires, they were referred to the district attorney if there are violations of law. >> reporter: it actually has been going on for years. 1994, '99, 2004, the whisky fire in 2008, the deadly butte fire in 2015. fire after fire that investigators found were caused by a power company failing to follow state regulations to trim trees or maintain equipment. >> you see a pattern in practice that pg & e is not willing to step up to the plate and do what it needs to do to prevent the utility-caused wildfires. >> and john frisk is suing the power companies for causing fires destroying californians' lies. he is doing it because the state of california won't. >> if you had a company out in the atlantic and it kept starting hurricanes and the government just kept continuing to let it start hurricanes, you would consider that behavior to be sociopathic because peoples' lives are devastated. >> reporter: just last month the president of california's public utilities commission a

pg&e is accused of lying for years about safety maintenance on the lines. they've opened a case. an investigation revealed the company failed to mark natural gas lines because of low staffing and then pressured supervisors to falsify safety records. this happened allegedly between 2012 and 2017 and this is two years after the deadly sand bruno explosion. in a statement the cpuc says this is a serious violation of law and diminishes our trust in the utilities reports on their project. pg&e saying they're committed to accurate and thorough record keeping and we didn't live up to that commitment in this case. >>> they're looking to improve how they shut down power lines during wildfire conditions. this comes amid accusations that its equipment may have started the north bay fire lastier and the camp fire this year. the cause of the camp fire is still, of course, under investigation, but pg&e report thad one of its lines suffered a fire 15 minutes prior to. power was not shut off despite high winds and dry conditions but it caused major problems for thousands of people. abc 7 new's r

&e worker. >> [ bleep ] pg&e. just got a report of a fire. highway 70. on the railroad side. transmission line. >> reporter: according to a letter from puig the california public utilities commission a power outage was reported before the fire. another power outage was reported 15 minutes after the fire in a separate location. both areas are on the scope of the investigation. it separated from an arm on the tower and showed where at the connection point. he says this is the first time pg&e is admitting to possible problems with equipment. >> they figure what do we have to lose because we will get a bail out again this year. >> reporter: one day after the camp fire a pg&e worker at the cite of the second power outage noticed equipment on the ground with bullets and bullet holes at the break point of the hole and workers noticed several snapped trees on top of downed wires. pg&e says this information is preliminary. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> is that why they have to do it now? this is not some

>> pg&e.t maintains its sprawling infrastructure that delivers electricity, much of it the above-ground power lines in public land. >> this area is my studio. >> reporter: this is all norma quintana has left. she talks about the day everything turned to ashes. she and her family had five minutes to escape the atlas fire in the fall of 2017. when they returned, it was all gone. >> i couldn't negotiate the loss. i couldn't negotiate the loss of a home. couldn't. >> reporter: across northern california, the fires in october of 2017 fuelled by high winds and drought would kill 44, burn 8900 homes and other buildings. then the question began. >> we had fires, there was some type of ignition from power lines. >> reporter: cal fire investigators concluded that 17 of the 18 fires in october of 2017 were caused by equipment from pacific gas & electric. the multibillion dollar power company. in 11 of those fires, investigators found evidence pg&e violated state law. james engel oversees fire investigati

that fell down on downed power lines p pg&e found a power -- pg&e found power lines on poles.lems with equipment for the first time since the problem started. >> what do we have to lose, we're going to get a bail out this year from the legislature programs perhaps. >> pg&e says the equipment problems another the fire are being investigated. >>> the alameda sheriff's office are raising money, they want to buy bicycles and other equipment for children in the camp fire. if the goal is $20,000 to give away 100 bikes. the sheriff's office knows from experience, the boost way to restore normalcy for a child's life is sports and activity. exercising and playing with other children reduce the anxiety. >>> and the school board voted unanimously to come up with a different way to assign and student to a school. the current system has been criticized a lot. it allows families to rank their top choices with a lottery and they can get in the mix. they're looking to have a new plan, assigning elementary schools to where they live. the family won't see changes for a few years. >>> and two hi

this is about removing ourselves from pg and e. and the transmission lines for perfect safety purposes as well, not just becoming independent. on the buildout plan itself, please, we don't need another report. that is what the other report was for. we need a plan like the sydney plan, and i want to come to the defence of the s.f. p.u.c. here. if you look at the city charter, it tells the s.f. p.u.c. that his job is to deliver reliable, affordable utilities to rate payers. it is actually the opposite of its job of what it is chartered for, to come out with some big and bold multibillion dollar buildout plan for renewable energy and efficiency. it is against their jobs. what we are doing with this as we are trying to force the s.f. p.u.c. to do something that is not charter to do, and it is actually chartered not to be that risky pics of the board of supervisors and the mayor are the driver of a buildout plan. that is where we need to go. >> could i recall, mr brooks, just to clarify, when we are talking about the next step from the

pg&e did not respond directly to the ag's filing, the opinion, but said in a statement, pg&e's most importantity is public and work force safety. our focus continues to be on assessing our infrastructure to further enhance safety and helping our customers continue to recover and rebuild. there are enormous stakes in all of this for pg&e. it's one of the largest gas and electric utilities. the company faces a potential $15 billion liability for the 2017 wine country fires and could face even much more for this year's fires. pg&e says it has already implemented new and enhanced safety measures, including upgrading its vegetation management efforts, conducting safety inspections, and in some cases turning off electric power when extreme fire conditions are forecast. all this happening against an extraordinarily stark background as california, pg&e, and all utilities across the state are looking at a future of more increased and extreme fire activity as the west becomes hotter, drier, and more combustible. martin? >> real quick, miguel. these charges, if they came about, would they be filed again

afterwards, pg&e temporarily installed generators. they're working to minimize the impact should it happen again. >> it was kind of reminiscent of what we went through with the fires. >> reporter: in santa rosa, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> it has been a month since smoke from the camp fire drifted into san francisco. remember this? nearly two weeks of suffocating, unhealthy air. you can see, you can't even see the backdrop of the cityscape. mayor london breed wants to know if anything can be done better next time. the mayor issued an executive directive today. she's asking departments to study how it handled last month. that's not to say san francisco was caught off guard. she says the city sent out daily alerts to alert staff and put out messages on social media in multiple languages. >>> the sierra is seeing a lot of snow right now. the snowpack is well above average. that's going to do wonders for our water supply. it provides about 30% of the yearly freshwater. currently, the sierra snow pack is almost triple the amount

meanwhile, pg&e insists safety is his highest priority. meanwhile pg&e protest with participants demanded the company be off held accountable for the camp fire. a few dozen customers gathered in the plaza to say there should be no bailout for the utility. they blame what has become the deadliest of my most destructive fire on a poorly maintained transmission tower. they oppose the legislature that allows pg&e to pass the cost of future wildfires on to customers. the company says its customers are is friends and neighbor saying "our focus is on of processing infrastructure, restoring power where possible, supporting customers to the recovery and rebuilding process." >>> fremont police on the lookout for the driver who killed a man and took off. this happened at 4:00 this morning. the vehicle was going north, investigators say the man was crossing in the middle of the block, not in a crosswalk. police think there is a good chance they will find the driver. >> possible video over here so we will see what happens. >> officers say visibility wa