this is good news for pg&e. attorneys for the victims say they are already saying cal fire got it wrong. this fight is far from over. >> the tubs fire started the night of october 8, 2017 and swept across napa county. destroying 5,000 homes. taking 22 lives. the report released today shows hours after the fire started an investigator identified the possible ignition point. a home on a ten acre plot. owned by an elderly woman out of town at the type. the report clearing pg&e. saying the fire was caused by a private system. >> this is purely scientific. method cal. several thousand hours into this. it was a very large investigation. >> cal fire didn't identify any violation of state law in how the fire started. pg&e issued a statement today reading in part. regardless of the announcement, pg&e faces litigation and liability. and a financial situation. they plan to file for bankruptcy in five days and state senator echoes what people are saying. >> the people who lost their homes or lost lives. will be able to purs

to pg&e now. and who is going to hold that utility accountable? >> investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken has exposed problems at pg&e the past several years. here's his report. >> i think we've got a comprehensive vegetation management program and i believe our employees executed it effectively. >> reporter: when she said that, c.e.o. geisha williams was defending pg&e's vegetation management program, amidst accusations it wasn't trimming enough branches or cutting down trees in danger of pulling down electrical lines during high winds. but that was before the north bay firestorm of 2017 where a nzen fires aren pg&e's failure to trim its trees. today also facing as much as 30 billion in liability from last year's camp fire. and the company is headeort. the bankruptcy comes as a federal judge overseeing pg&e's probation in the san bruno gas pipeline explosion case has called them to task. citing falsified safety records, judge william a lsu p wants pg&e to shut off any parts of its electrical s

. >> the pg&e bankruptcy filing is a scam. >> mark tony tells me pg&e is trying to protect itself from accountability for recent wildfires many of which were caused by pg&e equipment according to cal fire. >> if we don't stop these utility-caused wildfires, nothing is going to fix the problem. bankruptcy will not stop future fires. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom reacted to the filing. that was pg&e's choice but that does not change my focus to ensure we have access to safe, reliable, and affordable service. other lawmakers tell me that pg&e bankruptcy revictimizes those who lost homes or loved ones in the wildfires, their claims against the utility now uncertain. there are new calls today for pg&e's board of directors to be replaced. i'll have that part of the story at 6:00. >> is that likely? >> possible. we'll see. >> all right. see you at 6:00. >>> this is actually the second time pg&e has filed for bankruptcy. they filed for chapter 11 protection in 2001 citing $9 billion in debt. at the time, the chronicle reported it was the third largest bankruptcy filing in u.s. history. th

victims to pg&e customers. they face billions of dollars in claims tied to the wildfires. the bankruptcy filings means victims' lawsuits will be consolidated an they'll likely get less money in payouts. they're committed to maintaining surveillances for customers during the bankruptcy process as in your lights and gas staying on, but this will affect pg&e customers for two main reasons this matters to you. your bill is probably going to be higher and your power might get turned off more often in the future. why will you be paying more? we're still paying for pg&e's last bankruptcy in 2001. if you look at your bill care p fully, the dwr bond charge is there. it could take over a year for the bankruptcy to get sorted out and that takes us into another fire season. if pg&e equipment is found to be the cause of more destructive wildfires, that means more lawsuits, more wildfire payouts, and even higher bills for you. speaking of wildfires, they could be the reason your power gets turned off more often in the future

pg&e's many, many customers. leeann? >> reporter: well, you know, fa faced with the possibility of bankruptcy, pg&e is throwing out a lot of ideas out there. for example, they're saying we may have to move from this location. it's just too expensive. they're also saying we may have to sell our gas business as well. what is the old adage, desperate times call for desperate measures? pg&e has not denied reports that it may file for bankruptcy protection and that has everyone talking, from wall street to the california legislature. a bankruptcy would be disastrous, according to t.u.r.n., the utility reform network, which looks out for customers. >> it's just going to be about paying off the creditors, okay? and we certainly as rate payers end up losers. >> reporter: last year pg&e threatened to go bankrupt as it faced lawsuits resulting from the 2017 wildfires. but the legislature came to their rescue by passing senate bill 901, which placed a cap on how much pg&e could pay out in lawsuits and still remain solvent.

but the big news is pg&e. as kris sanchez first told us, pg&e is filing for bankruptcy. its ceo stepped down over the weekend. the company is or may be responsible for hundreds of wildfires in california. the liability is turning out to be too much. t a power company filing for bankruptcy doesn't mean electricity will be turned off. there were brownouts when pg&e first filed for bankruptcy in 2001, but that was because of disruption. amazon faces uncertainty as its founder and wife split up. jeff bezos' ex-wife may have control of the company. >> if they split shares and she becomes a large shareholder, how does that affect the management of the company when your ex-wife is your largest shareholder? >> more about that on the "today" show at 7:00. >>> trump twice divorced himself called jeff bezos jeff bozo over the weekend. monday is the 24th day of the shutdown. over the weekend the president offered to bring back daca back the table. we'll talk more about that at 5:45. i know you're talking about the detroit auto show, one of the most interesting announcements is out o

the tubbs fire-- wasn't pg&e s fault. so, now what? "i hope pg and e is not celebrating because of this.." tonight: on the hunt-- for a dealo enhu the ideas.. left on the table. and a slice of highway one.. turned into a tent city. why local city leaders say -- they can't do anything about it! good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. tonight cal fire investigators say: it was private power lines -- not pg&e -- that caused the *deadly tubbs fire. investigators say the fire's point of origin was on private property a few miles north of calistoga.. on bennett lane. chopper 5 flew over the 10-acre site late today. cal fire says the 91-year-old owner's private electrical equipment failed. so.. what does this mean for fire victims? kpix 5's betty yu is live for us...outside pg&e headquarters in san francisco... tonight.. betty? betty: pg&e cal fire says it has a large area to cover and they had to send many things to a lab to get tested . this one was difficult and very involved.. ã the tubbs fire killed 22 people and destroyed thousands of st

. >> pg&e will be just as stable today as it was yesterday. everybody is going to get their electricity. >> reporter: and two, fire victims will not automatically go to the back of the line, because as unsecured creditors, elias says that puts them in the same pool as bond holders and other investors. >> they have claims that are equal to each other in terms of prio. the wildfire victims will only take a haircut if the bond holders also take a haircut. >> reporter: and the professor says it's just frankly misinformation that the fire victims get paid last. they sit above shareholders in the hierarchy of things. but, and this is a very big but, if there is another major wildfire, now here in 2019, after pg&e has gone into bankruptcy, it changes everything. in the 2017 and 2018 victims, do get bumped back. we'll explain why coming up at 6:00. reporting live from the civic center area here, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> sam, thank you. there are a lot of factors to this. not just those monthly bills. it's our friends, relatives and neighbors.

pg&e's financial status. here's what happened in bankruptcy court today. the judge gave pg&e permission to keep operating as usual for the next two days until they return to court. nbc bay area jackson van der becken has been covering safety and financial issues for years for us. jackson, the biggest question for so many of us, how does this impact our monthly pg&e bill? will it be going up in the near future? >>> the last bankruptcy cost ratepayers between $6 billion and $8 billion. so given that cost, and that dealt with just energy contracts across state li pay its debts a clearance from them. in this case now we have, you know, what pg&e says is something like $50 billion of outstanding liabilities. and obviously the money has to co come from somewhere. >> where is that money coming from? who is loaning them the money and will it be paid back? >> well, a group of banks are loaning the money. the idea is to create an operating reserve so pg&e can show the bankruptcy court it is essentially operating in goo

pg&e is the target of more than 200 lawsuits.management tells shareholders pg&e's liability will be at least two and a half billion dollars ... late last year governor brown signed a bill allowing pg&e to pass along some of the cost to its customers ... but only for the 2017 fires.natlast november's camp fire killed 86 people, destroyed 18=thousand structures and wiped out most of the town of paradise. victims have sued pg&e, accusing the company of improper maintenance of its equipment.calfire and the public utilities commission are also investigating.in all, the company's liability could stretch into the tens of billions of dollars. (robin ) so what happens to the lawsuits if p-g&e declares bankruptcy? the law says the company's bond-holders have to be paid off first, followed by general creditors, with accident victims ... like those affected by the fire ... farther down the line. (robin ) in the east bay... two teenagers lost their lives in a horrific crash over the weekend. several others remain hospitalized. and a vigil is planned to honor the two girls who died... kron four's te

in the meantime, pg and e -- pg&e's ceo is stepping down.eisha williams was in charge during the deadly wildfires during 2017 and 2018. john simon is taking her place for the time being. >>> rain is crossing the north bay, but our wettest storm is yet to come. wednesday will be very soggy, potentially the wettest day we have had so far this winter. it is pouring over the ocean right now. lightning strikes, too if you are along the san mateo or san francisco coastline. there is a light show off to the west. we have had some rain over the past couple hours. that has lifted out and we are getting a bit of a break. we will call it on and off rain the next 24 hours. it will be on in the form of scattered showers tomorrow and really on around lunchtime. we go back to scattered showers but watch wednesday afternoon. there it is. heavy rain for the entire bay area and also some strong winds. on a 1-10 scale, we have not seen rain hit a seven. it will on wednesday. the wind will also be a seven. flooding concerns on streets and highways will be about

here's a portion saying that was pg&e's -- that was pg&e's choice, referring the bankruptcy filing and duds not change my focus which is protecting the best interest of the people of california, my administration will continue working to ensure that californians have access to safe, reliable and affordable service that victims and employees are treated fairly an that california continues to make forward progress on the climate change goals. pg&e filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after a botched state deregulation of electricity industry. guys, this is two bankruptcy filings in less than 20 years. we're live in san francisco. pete suratos, nby a lot of people following there. thank you. >>> investigative unit is focusing on pg&e for years now. on our website all of our reports including the past investigation into the san bruno pipeline explosion, head to nbc bay area.com/investigations to watch more. >>> developing now, the state department is warning americans not to travel to venezuela. the advisory comes amid an escalating political and economic crisis. many opposed president maduro. the

pg&e reportedly pg&e reportedly paid around 5 thousand dollars for each new camera installed.nd you can view them online. they're on mount tam, big rock ridge, and barnabe peak... the cameras are part of a comprehensive network spanning three counties... marin, napa and sonoma. (ken)coming up tonight at 6:45... murder charges against the colorado man whose fiance has been missing since thanksgiving. (catherine)but first... with 2019 comes a host of new laws here in california....we'll talk about a change to pet stores here in the state.. that's the first of its kind in the nation. (ken)the countdown to 2019 continues....lots of headlights coming into the city tonightwe'll be right back... stay with us here on the bay area's local news station. (ken) pet stores in california have a new law going into effect on new years day-- that limits some of the animals they sell.the pet rescue and adoption act will allow pet stores to only sell dogs, cats and rabbits that come from shelters or non-profit rescue organizations.also -- store operators will have to be able to provide records o

that judge ruling pg&e violated their probation. >>> pg&e went in front of an upset federal judge inisco today. utility representatives were there saying the company violated reporting laws ever since the san bruno pipeline explosion. we are joined now with more on what happened. >>> pg&e added another embarrassing moniker to its growing number. this time it is probation violator. >> reporter: pg&e was summoned to the court to answer a federal accusation that they violated terms of probation. it stemmed from the san bruno natural gas explosion felony criminal case in which the jury convicted it of six felonies. under that probation pg&e was and remains prohibited from violating any criminal laws whatsoever. the judge ruled that pg&e violated that probation by failing to report to the court that butte county was investigating pg&e for improper trimming of trees that caused the fire that hit pg&e power lines. consumer advocates were hoping for more. >> what the judge could do is place pg&e in receivership. he will then have somebody who is bound to do exactly what the court ordered.

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it was concluded pg&e made zero violations. >> in the back of my mind, i kind of felt like pg&e wasn't responsible. >> reporter: pg&e issued a statement saying regardless of the announcement, pg&e still fails litigation, liabilities and a deteriorating financial situation. >> it's still terrible, no matter whose fault it was. >> reporter: while this is good news for pg&e, it's unclear if this will change the company's plans for bankruptcy. they still face financial and legal challenges stemming from the 2017 and 2018 wildfires. that's the latest in santa rosa, i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> let's go overhead, our skyranger is in the coffey park neighborhood. this is a live look. >> down below you can see the encouraging news. plenty of new construction, a lot of new homes being built amidst t amidst the ashes but it's a long way to go before it looks anything like it did before the tubbs five. governor newsom addressed some of the questions remaining. how doings this impact pg&e in the future? >> this begs the question now what? do we anticipate pg&e will move forward as

pg&e shares jumped nearly 75% today. its stock had been tanking since the utility said it was filing for bankruptcy. kpix5's wilson walker live where we now know that the tubbs fire started a home along bennett road near the town of calistoga. >> reporter: you can see the map we're showing you exactly where the tubbs fire started, at the time the most destructive fire in california history. i was in santa rosa today to get out here, had to drive out the highways that were pretty much the course of that fire. we've got video from sky drone 5. if you think about where i'm standing and where that fire went if you were to drive from d fa oseys anll tops, that fire marched from here all the way through there, eventually over 101 and then next stop, of course, is coffey park there. we all know what happened there. ... well, as they've previewed." pg&e - of course - was citing potential a one re the forensics part of this investigation now underway. what it means now that they know what started this fire, i think we're starting

the tub fire was not pg&e's fault. so now what?>> i hope pg&e is not celebrating, because of this. >> tonight on a hunt for deal and the shutdown stalemate, the ideas left on the table. and a slice of highway 1 turned into a tent city. why local city leaders say they can't do anything about it. good evening i'm veronica de la cruz. tonight cal fire investigators say it was private power lines, and not pg&e that caused the deadly tub spire. investigators say the fire point of origin was on private property, a few miles north of calistoga on bennett lane. chopper number five over the 10 acre site today. cal fire says the 91 year owners private electrical equipment failed. so what does this mean for fire victims? betty yu is outside pg&e headquarters in san francisco tonight. betty, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, veronica we know at least one lawyer prting victims tnclu t going la ains whether pg&e will still pursue bankruptcy protection. the tub spire killed 22 people and destroyed thousands of structures in napa and sonoma

pg&e will be pushing back hard. they have 106,000 miles of power lines running from eureka down to bakersfield. they said two inspect all that before the official start of the wildfire season, june 21, would cost of two $150 billion and they would have to increase rates of two 500% for cover the cost up. the judge wanted them to remove all hazardous trees and give a certified rating under oath. the company said they would have to cut down 100 million trees causing a widespread environmental impact. the judge also suggested that pg&e cut off power in the windstorms regardless of profit and pg&e cyst that would endanger hospitals and customers and could have fatal consequences. >> i think it is bad for us that pay the rates. this will say that pg&e will lose a lot of the contracts they have. they will have to give those up. the cost at the end of the day because we want to make sure the victims are made hold the some extent, the fire victims. >> there may be some sharing of the cost down the road. >> reporter: one oth

right now with pg&e's potential bankruptcy, the cpuc would only say it's closely monitoring pg&e including its leadership, financial status and legal filings. and think the cpuc is prepared to respond as appropriate. the commission is both an administrative agency and the court. in 2015 commissioners voted to investigate safety and the corporate culture of pg&e after a five-year string of safety problems including the explosion in san bruno that left eight dead and injured dozens more. last year it was found pg&e needed to do more to ensure safety of the public, its employees and contractors. still the commission approved pg&e's rate increase. and now once again, the focus is shifting to this government body as to how it will handle a potentially bankrupt utility. >> the cpuc has a $340 million budget. of that 193 million is used to regulate utilities. the commission's annual report is due to the governor by february 1. in it, we investigate to make sure the commission is holding utilities accountable. >>> people living in areas prone to wildfires are now taking preventative actions into t

brockovich will join survivors of recent wildfires to highlight the impact of bankruptcy filing by pg&e on people who are trying to rebuild their lives. an appearance at the state capitol, she will call on governor newsom and the state legislature to work with pg&e, to keep the company out of bankruptcy protection. erin brockovich says if pg&e is allowed to file for bankruptcy, thousands of families across northern california would be left at the back of the line, waiting for the compensation they deserve. >>> speculation is growing that pg&e they sell its headquarters

& e pg&e to resolve its liabilities. file for bankruptcy around the end of this month. what it will mean for rate payers and bills we pay is unclear. but there are concerns about what it could mean for the company's employees. pg&e is one of san francisco's largest private employers. thousands of people work for the utility and the corporation. there are concerns that the company may have to sell its headquarters, this building here at mission street where it has been headquarters because of the bankruptcy proceedings. the mayor said she is instructing the utilities commission to study the short and long term impact to the city that this pg&e bankruptcy could cause. allie rasmus, ktvu news. >>> a suspected drunk driver is under arrest after officers say she led them on a chase from san francisco to pacifica then back to the city and crashed into two vehicles. police say they started getting 911 calls about 10:00 about a possible drunk driver. during the pursuit she rammed police vehicles at 19th avenue and winston drive.

if there had been las vegas odds, dan, for pg&e, who would have taken pg&e? it was a case of guilt by association, guilt by assumption. the decision today a surprise. on a brisk winter day without a cloud in the sky, rebuilding continued in areas consumed by the tubbs fire, which killed 22 people and destroyed more than 5,000 structures. from the beginning, many victims and observers have assumed pge to be the culprit, but not all of them. contract joel chandler lost his home. >> i know what kind of fuel we had in those mountains, and i know that everybody was concerned about having pg&e come through and cut right of ways and wouldn't let them on their land. i feel like it's everybody's fault. >> and yet it's not that simple. while the tubbs fire was the largest, it wasn't the only blaze that night, and cal fire has named pg&e the culprit in some of them. lawsuits and the tubbs fire preceded today's report, among them a case filed by sonoma county for millions of dollars in damage. chair of the sonoma county supervisors david rabbit says the cal fire report c

attorney and the pg&e itself.he court hearing is set for 9 am at the federal courthouse here in san francisco. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk. >>> it is mayor london breed first stated the city address taking place this morning at 11:30 am on valencia street. she has been dealing with a lot of issues that city hall as we take a live look over city hall with homelessness top on the agenda as she tries to find a way to fight the affordable housing as well. there's a lot of controversy on how to spend the city $185 million windfall that just came through with the property taxes. mayor breed wants to spend it on fighting homelessness and there is a big push to use that on education right now. bouncing off of what kiet do just talked about with pg&e, talking about the city taking over the power grid and providing their own power. many issues she will address at 11:00 thon the east scooter scuffle in san francisco. the appeal on the major decision made last year and spin could not prove tha

problems pile up for pg&e. tonight the ceo is out and employees may be warned about bankruptcy as early as tomorrow. >> the 11 p.m. news on ktvu fox 2 news starts now. >> pg&e faces billions of dollars for liability for the california wildfires. change got underway today ahead of what could be an eventful day for pg&e tomorrow. ktvu's andre senior has more now. reporter: seems like change was about to happen. all but certain but tonight the changes take f0 f0 pacific gas and electric announced geisha williams is out. ms is out. pg&e needs new leadership that is going to make sure that they get a handle in preventing these fires. and in following the rules and regulations like they are supposed to. >> reporter: executive director of the utility reform network has been a critic of pg&e. he says even with williams stepping down more people at the company need to step aside in order for them to get back on track following years of litigation and safety concerns which pushed it to the financial brink. >> the board n

, what pg&e does is shut them off. yet when pg&e can't pay its bills, are we customers supposed to treat it like a charity? ronald reagan mindy works for a nonprofit that advocates for lower utility rates. she says she's worried about big payouts to pg&e executives. pg&e announced sunday night that their ceo geisha williams resigned. >> we also want to make sure that customers don't pay for golden power chutes for any member of the board of directors of pg&e. >> reporter: i did speak to a bankruptcy expert tonight in san francisco who is familiar with the pg&e situation. he feels it's unusual for a ceo of a major company to resign before a potential bankruptcy. and that perhaps williams resignation is a sign that pg&e may ultimately be head nd a different direction. back to you. >>> all right. thank you very much, kate. >>> we send out the alert of developing story at 6:47 p.m. through the abc7 news ap. for updates. >>> turning to the weather we had a little bit of a break but rain is on the way. >> meteorologist drew

. >> saying pg&e is not the cause of the fire, but private equipment, not pg&e's. >> tubbs was deadliest of the fires in october of 2017, destroyed more than 5,600 structures and killed 22 people. started in calistoga. because of the vicious winds spread southwest, destroying entire neighborhoods of santa rosa. >> we have a team covering this. melissa colorado, big declaration for the company. what about for the people who lost everything? >> reporter: surprisingly many of the fire victims say this announcement doesn't change anything from them. still focused on rebuilding and hopefully moving into brand new homes in coffey park this year. >> i felt that pg&e wasn't responsible for the tubbs thing. >> reporter: hunch on the money says the cal fire investigation on the cause of the deadly tubbs fire that scorched parts of sonoma and napa counties, october of 2017. 80-page report identified cause as privately owned electrical kwoimt on a property in rural calistoga. >> we have to be 100% right. no outside influences, scientific, methodical. >> reporter: after the investigation, concluded p

pg&e has officially filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. reporter kiet do is live in san francisco this morning at pg&e head quart are with develments. >>eporter:d morning. california's largest utility filed to chapter 11. it happened at one minute past midnight t allows pg&e to freeze its debts while also conning to serve its 16 million customers and planning for some sort of financial reorganization. that involves borrowing a lot of money at the moment. the california public utilities commission called an emergency meeting yesterday and unanimously voted to allow pg&e to borrow up to $5.5 billion. investigators are looking into whether downed power lines caused last year's fire in paradise which killed 86 people and destroyed 13,000 homes. if so, pg&e could be on the hook for billions of dollars in liabilities. the activist group the utility reform network questions the timing of this chapter 11 filing because it is happening before a court hearing tomorrow. >> you know, the message to customers is really bad here. it is that we're more c

pg&e bankruptcy. find out about how this could effect you. >> a small plane crashed without ever leaving the ground. emergency crews responded to a report of a possible plane down this afternoon. they discovered the aircraft owners were working on the small plane when it was accidently started. the faa says the plane hit a car and rolled into a fence. responders contained a small fuel leak. no one was inside the plane. >> three bay area walgreens could have pharmacy licenses revoked for allowing one woman without a license to perform pharmacist duties. in fremont and san jose. according to the state board the woman handled 700,000 prescriptions. between 1999 and 2017. she no longer works there. walgreens said upon learning of the allegations it reverified the licenses of all pharmacists nationwide. >> shifting gears. you want to get umbrellas ready. the rain is coming back. let's get a quick update. it won't be long. >> it looks very impressive. just off the coastline. don't be fooled by this. all thi

pg & e won't be out of the picture. they still deliver power to customers and handle billing and repairs. residents can opt out. in other words, they can stay with pg & e. however, city officials believe the benefit of a large scale switch is significant. it will be like removing 35,000 vehicles from the road. >> i think people are used to a message of sacrifice for the environment. en that is sort of the opposite which is that you're going to staff a little. you're doing the right thing. you just have to keep paying your bill. >> the bills are expected to be lower than pg & e's depending on the plans. the basic plan called green source is 45% renewable and 80% carbon free. it will cost a typical homeowner $109.49 per month. the comparable plan is 48 cents higher. for the 100% renewable, 100% cash on free option, the plan is $20 cheaper. the rates already stable as demand for clean energy grows. we don't see a squeeze in the market. and the other thing is that it's not a fixed pie. there are more wind plants that can be