powerlines all causing any injury. well done to the student news this hour thank you so much for joining us you can also. call up for news. from wherever you are thanks for joining us. who. came to be taken seriously in the world of war here's what's coming up. this morning here on a mission to check out. smart women smart smart straight. decent by no means missed out on a critically dangerous time for. me. personally . with. plans to make the game some special. truth. more than a foot long line. on friday the united states government followed through on its threat to introduce import tariffs on foreign companies to the tune of twenty five percent on steel imports and ten percent on aluminum. the decision was a blow for european steel works as well as for any hopes that europe might be spared. these measures however don't just affect europe canada and mexico will also have to pay also countries which exclude it from the u.s. steel markets and look for new markets and what lies more closely in the open europe and market

the pitch to host some of those >>> pg&e's plan to energize powerlines during times of fire dang >>> new information about the immigration rates that prompted a warning. we are learning the number of arrests actually exceeded expectations. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a fewf my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a new report suggests the oakland mayor did not forward immigration rates as the trump administration claimed. the news crew filed a free with them of information request to obtain emails and documents and they show officials said they would be surprised if they picked up 200 of the suspects on the list. they ended up arresting 232 people, more than expected. the president and the justice department blamed the mayor for standing in the way of arrests criminally investigated. >>> it is stunning that this administration will invent villains to rally their base. >> the newsgroup also interviewed the former san francisco ice spokesman who resigned. he said offi

earlier this month, a calfire report traced many of the deadly california fires last fall to pg&e powerlines. the utility says it expects to be held liable for much of the damage, so it says it will record the $2.5 million charge in the current quarter to cover the expected losses. the total liability could end up being much higher. >>> jury selection underway in a case that pits a bay area main against the chemical giant company monsanto. >> -- man against the chemical giant monsanto. >> reporter: it is all about the popular chemical spray roundup. this case was put on the fast track because the plaintiff only has two years to live. the plaintiff, 46-year-old lee johnson, has non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he worked for the unified school district as a groundskeeper, you should -- regularly using roundup on the job. of4000eopl ross oagist monsto sang roundup gave thnoem w ca and did not warn of the risks. >> at no point did they ever worn mr. johnson or any consumer for that matter that its products can cause cancer. the ruling california is simple, the rule is, if you know or suspect your product

investigators concluded many destructive fires from last october were sparked by trees hitting pg and e powerlines. so far roughly 200 lawsuits have been filed against the utility, pg and e warned investors they expect to be held liable for the fires. the company says their liability could run as high as $15 billion. >>> let's take a live look atop the salesforce tower on this first full day of summer as it looks nice, high heat is on the way and along with it, spare the air days for friday and saturday. let's check in with our meteorologist mary lee for a quick look at the weekend weather. >> the heat is on across the region, temperatures will climb tomorrow. saturday the hottest say so far of the year. the heat advisory in effect for saturday from 11:00 am-8:00 p.m. for most of the bay area except for san francisco and the coast. inland locations soaring to 90, 104. do what you can to limit your outdoor exposure and drink plenty of water. a fire weather watch in effects for northern east bay hills. wins at 30 miles per hour, costs over 40 miles per hour with hot temperatures and dry northerly wi

investigators blame pg&e equipment saying in most cases powerlines came into contact with tree branches . the 12 fires burned in six counties. the new report does not cover the most destructive fire in santa rosa. live in the north bay with the cal fire findings. >> 18 people died among the fires that we are learning about now. the conclusion as you said do not cover the tubs fire and santa rosa. in each case investigators appoint to the power system. >> they knew the winds were coming and the force of the winds that was coming. >> the attorney is already suing pg&e. they picked to pounce on cal fire's announcement that 12 fires were caused by a power in distribution lines.>> everyone of these people is a foreseeable risk that could have been prevented by sound risk management practices. to make an example, the atlas fire in napa county that killed six people and destroyed almost 800 structures. it started in 2 locations. investigators found a tree limb hit lines. at other fires equipment broke apart, a pool snapped, and pg&e reenergized a downed line sparking a fire. >> we look forward

in powerlines have been feto thcaves and they are assembling pumps, which they hope can lower the waterevels faster than e incessant rain is raising them. for those working here at the cave entrance, this has been a frustrating day, with divers unable to make anyurther progress into the caves that way, but they believe the boys are alive and they hope they can climb up on top of these hills and reach them from channels further up. the families of the boys come and go, waiting and praying for good news. the weather and the terrain aren't helping. this is a huge rescue operation now. it can't be tha longer before they find a way in. >> today, prince william visited the world rembrance center for the holocaust during his first official visit to israel. he is the first rol visitor to the state since it was established in 1948. later this week, he will visit the palestinian territories. our correspondent traveling th the prince, and sent this report. >> in the hall of remembrance, prince william joined an active commemoration at the memorial to the 6 million jewish people slaughtered by the

powerlines are being fed into the caves, and they're assembling pumps, which they hope can lower thes raising them. well, for those working here at the cave entrance, this has been a frustrating day, with divers unable to make any further progress into the caves that way. but they do believe the boys are in that side there, alive, and they hope that they can climb up on top of these hills and reach them from channels further up. the families of the missing boys come and go, waiting and praying for good news. the weather and the terrain aren't helping, but this is a huge rescue operation now. it can't be that much longer before they find a way in. jonathan head, bbc news, mae sai, northern thailand. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: prince william pays tribute to victims of the holocaust on the first ever royal visit to israel and the palestinian territories. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country a

powerlines are being fed into the caves, and they're assembling pumps, which they hope can lower thethem. well, for those working here at the cave entrance, this has been a frustrating day, with divers unable to make any further progress into the caves that way. but they do believe the boys are in that side there, alive, and they hope that they can climb up on top of these hills and reach them from channels further up. the families of the missing boys come and go, waiting and praying for good news. the weather and the terrain aren't helping, but this is a huge rescue operation now. it can't be that much longer before they find a way in. jonathan head, bbc news, mae sai, northern thailand. a spanish doctor has appeared in court in madrid, accused of stealing a baby from her mother half a century ago. he's the first doctor to stand trial in connection with the theft of thousands of babies during the dictatorship of general franco. campaigners say officials took children from mothers whom the regime deemed to be "unsuitable" — often because of their political views. lebo diseko reports.

powerlines are being fed into the caves and they're assembling pumps, which they hope can lower the waterincessant rain is raising them. well, for those working here at the cave entrance, this has been a frustrating day, with divers unable to make any further progress into the caves that way. but they do believe the boys are in that side there alive, and they hope that they can climb up on top of these hills and reach them from channels further up. the families of the missing boys come and go, waiting and praying for good news. the weather and the terrain aren't helping, but this is a huge rescue operation now. it can't be that much longer before they find a way in. jonathan head, bbc news, mae sai, northern thailand. also this hour — four elderly siblings have been shot by their niece in an attack in a hong kong park, which left one victim dead and three wounded. the family met to settle a dispute over an inheritance, when the suspect pulled out a handgun. ada tsim sum—kit is now in police custody. for the first time in 20 years, a high—level eritrean delegation has officially entered et

cal fire says trees falling on powerline spark some of the fires. >>> a little bit of a relief and weare setting the stage for more significant cooling as we head towards the weekend. the temperatures yesterday soaring into the mid-to upper 90s. here is our live camera looking toward san francisco. looking pretty good for wednesday afternoon. san francisco will be warming up close to the 70 degrees mark this afternoon while inland spots will add a 20 degrees jump off the low 70s. temperatures, it has been a wild week. we started to warm up monday and tuesday but more pronounced cooling by thursday and into friday. here is the satellite showing some high clouds up to the north associated with the cooler weather pattern. there is not much out there as you can see right now. we have some patchy fog near monterey bay that should clear out as we head into the mid afternoon hours. 69 in san francisco and you can see 86 in concord. the numbers are running cooler and about 6 degrees cooler so that is a good sign today will be cooler compared to yesterday. looking towards the golden gate bridg

that is because of damage to overhead powerlines.et's have a check on the weather now, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. no big changes in the weather for us today. in fact, we're looking at more or less a repeat performance of what we saw yesterday, so don't be fooled by the cloudy start. that cloud will be replaced by lots of blue sky and sunshine as we head through the morning, and again it's likely to feel very warm indeed. but it's quite fresh, it's quite grey out there first thing, that cloud slowly burning back to the east coast as we head through the morning. lots of sunshine developing, very high uv and very high pollen levels, too. a bit more patchy cloud through the afternoon, and we've still got a north—easterly breeze, so i think slightly cooler towards the east. top temperatures of 28 celsius, and another beautiful sunset sunset again this evening. clear skies for a time overnight, and then that cloud will start to work its way back in from the east. so again, a grey start to the day on friday, temperatures r

we are going to build one big road or powerline or water line and in some cases they will be privately owned and in other cases publicly owned. we're talking about water that big american city has privately -- cities have privately owned water. all of these have some of the same issues. including these questions of the public interest. this is a problem if you are committed to vy smal government is what do you do when there are these natural monopolies and even some people are very skeptical of the government role may see it as a role for government in owning or regulating some of these systems. question? >> as you know, eisenhower had developed definite views on infrastructure, and to some degree that came from this experience as a professional military officer, especially in world war ii. when he came into the presidency, he learned to think as a professional military officer inclusively and he considered freedom of movement and the ability to move over land, at sea, in the air and even in space. his view was very much a larger totalview, but at the core of it was what he carried as

they sell, this is about giving a cash cow to warren buffet so that he can make money building powerlines that are unnecessary and cause forest fires. and so that's another reason to oppose this. and we might want to include that kind of thing in the letter. the main thing that we need you to expand on is to not just communicate to the board of supervisors, but communicate to the sfpuc. on a very narrow seven, yes, five abstention vote, this legislation that would devastate community choice clearly. i can't go into all of the shenanigans why i think that happened but it's not an appropriate result. one of the commissioners from one of the community choice programs has said that they're not sure that they made the right vote when they voted "yes" and they want this reconsidered. so the members of cal c.c.a. are crucial to this and the sfpuc has been neutral and not pushing. we need you to ask them to push for a "no" vote on this bill and on sfb27. and one note with regard to wiener, he has the same concerns that have been announced by some of the opponents but he did vote "yes yet just to

coming up on kron4 news at six in a just released report - calfire is blaming downed powerlines for theonight we have a response from p-g-and-e. (catherine) then - the san francisco's mayors race is still too close to call. we have the latest numbers for mark leno and london breed. kron4 news at six is next. that breaking news... is a big story.cal fire is now blaming p-g-&e for starting at least a dozen wildfires .. which devastated parts of northern california last fall.((2shot/pam))thanks for joining us.. i'm pam moore ((catherine))and i'm catherine heenan in for ken wayne. cal fire has just released its findings a couple of hours ago.. talking about exctly what sparked the ferocious wildfires last october, some of them in the bay area. ((pam/fsc))here's what we know.. cal- fire investigators have determined that 12- northern california wildfires last october, were caused by electric power and distribution lines. among those... the atlas fire in napa county, which burned more than 51- thousand acres and killed six people. officials say, a large tree branch fell on a power line sparki

the fire season was there was a good neighbor project implemented in the vegetation management and powerline is implemented and the 20 year contract to do thinning, was implemented. we hope that the forest service will do all that they can to reduce fuel in advance. i would like to highlight that this interesting article showed up in this month's journal of forestry which basically allows -- shows that the research shows that per acres burned, it was more than five times as much as a controlled burn in may and in june. i know that this might makes -- make sense, this is one of the ones we've been fighting, if you ask people in puget sound, would you tolerate a little bit of slopes in those months to reduce the constant summer wide hades, they would say yes, let's do the prescribed burning in the month, that helpless controls the burns in the most significant way. obviously we've got more work to do on that but i think this article shows us that this is the most wise thing we could do. we just need to push through on this. i will be asking also, about the shift to contract for 35 % of the air

video shows the balloon falling and crashing into the powerlines during a balloon festival yesterday.himself. luckily, he was not hurt. the faa is investigating. >>> and "the houston chronicle" says the astro's alex bregman shaved in the middle of a game. the third baseman had a mustache when he batted in the second inning against the royals, but in the fourth inning, it was gone, causing a social media frenzy. after the game, bregman said, i just shaved it. >> i haven't been in a dugout, john. do they have shaving cream and razors? >> they have a series of personal grooming items for your needs, gayle. i think when you're going 0 for 4, you're doing whatever you can do. >> apparently that worked. >> clipping your fingernails. >>> new zealand's prime minister did something almost unprecedented for a world leader. she had a baby. ahead, she talks about her daughter for the very first time. very happy about this. we'll when rigbe right back. ut this. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ you might or joints.hing for your heart... bu

powerlines snapped from the power pole and went into the water after the crash. that delayed rescue efforts for two hours. it is being investigated. >>> shelter is being built for families displaced by lava from the volcano eruption. more than 600 homes have been destroyed and volunteers are using donated tools and materials to build 20 transitional shelters for the homeless. they are hoping to have people start moving in by friday. >> it is a positive thing that will come out of this. you can feel it in the air. i believe tomorrow after it's done and everybody goes their separate ways there will be a feeling of accomplishment, unity , working together and serving other people. >> some people have been allowed to go back to their homes but say the water quality and the air quality is still not safe. >>> we have new video to show you from china. a former soldier climbing up the side of a building to reach a child he heard screaming for help. it's a 2-year-old boy he was dangling from a fourth floor balcony after his head became stuck between two railings. there wa