socal edison covers much of the la ventura and riverside county region. many lawsuits against the utility claim its equipment sparked the deadly eaton fire. the fire destroyed more than 7000 homes and killed 17 people. socal edison has acknowledged that its equipment may have played a role, but the exact cause remains under investigation. today, attorneys representing the eaton fire victims requested an injunction against socal edison. they're accusing the utility of damaging and destroying evidence by re-energizing power lines in the burn zone. today was important to preserve the physical equipment, to preserve the data, to make sure that southern california edison doesn't manipulate that data, doesn't manipulate the physical evidence. and edison spokesperson is disputing the claim. they say that they did not notify attorneys that they would be, that they did notify attorneys that would be re-energizing the lines ahead of time. the judge delayed issuing the new temporary restraining order until next week. well, new cuts are coming to the entire californi

and gloria, socal edison isn't ruling it out. it may have had a role in sparking two of the fires. >> good morning amanda. southern california edison says its equipment likely sparked the hearse fire, which burned 800 acres in the sylmar area last month. and the utility says that it's looking into whether an idle transmission line became energized in the altadena area, sparking the deadly eaton fire. 40 lawsuits have been filed over the fire claiming that power lines are to blame. socal edison issued a statement saying while we do not yet know what caused the eaton wildfire, ac is exploring every possibility in its investigation, including the possibility that his equipment was involved. as the investigations into what happened continue. governor newsom has been in washington, dc this week working to secure more federal funding for the recovery efforts. yesterday on cnn, he spoke about his meeting with president trump. >> the president wants to do something that's never been done, and that is address this crisis with a degree of

alone, in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edison and san diego, gas and electric. this non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where summer it's $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill 332, also known as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices paid

socal edison issued a statement saying while we do not yet know what caused the eaton wildfire, sce is explg every possibility in its investigation, including the possibility that some equipment was involved. as the investigations into what happened continue. governor newsom has been in washington, d.c, this week working to secure more federal funding for thecure recovery efforts. yesterday on cnn, he spoke about his meeting with president trump. >> the president wants to do something that's never been done, and that is address this crisis with a degree of sophistication and focus to get the job done and get people's lives back. we're trying to do everything we can to distill a sense of well-being, and it's critical that the relationship between the president, united states, and the state of california remain strong and firm in our resolve to fix this. >> nurturing a relationship with washington is important right now, as president trump and some republicans have threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from california. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all rig

now, los angeles power company socal edison is under the microscope for potentially starting at least two of those l.a. wildfires. one was small and didn't damage any homes, but the second was that deadly eaton fire that destroyed altadena and killed at least 17 people. tonight, our investigative unit has obtained new cell phone video that captures the early moments of the eaton canyon fire. and it shows flames around the base of a hillside electrical tower. here's the thing. that power line had been decommissioned, meaning the tower was out of service and with no power. we took the video to bay area electrical engineer ken buske, who investigated more than a thousand wildfires. one would not expect an energized line to come to life, busse says the strong winds might have blown adjacent live power lines very close to this decommissioned line, which absorbed power from those lines. the electricity then ran to the dead tower and sparked a fire in dry brush by the base. now, investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken is on that one. who obtained that cell phone video? jackson, what else c

for the eaton fire, several lawsuits been filed against socal edison after several photos and videosr to show a fire burning under a transmission tower as the fire was breaking out in eaton canyon. while the utility still maintains, there's no evidence is equipment was responsible. they now say they're looking into whether and idle transmission line became energized and possibly sparked the fire. while the investigation into both fires continues. so does the cleanup and recovery. the new head of the epa toured both fire areas this week. he believes with more than 1200 workers clearing toxic materials such as lithium batteries and asbestos phase. one of the cleanup will be done within 30 days when the meeting that we just had theirs, dod representative, they're talking about. >> over a couple 100 service members coming in with experience in handling hazardous material. so to continue to flex up even more makes me only more confident once that's complete face do can begin. >> residents and business owners need to opt-in to have the army corps of engineers clear debris from their proper

in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edison san diego, gas and electric. this non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where summer it's $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill 332, also known as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices paid by c

still law enforcement, national guardsmen, disaster cleanup companies and utility companies like socal edison, we're working on burned power poles. >> past big rock drive rows and rows of low-slung beach houses used to be here. now charred bricks, debris and cars. at the end of a stretch of homes where moon shadows the restaurant once stood. you'll also see this block of seemingly untouched homes across the highway, a concrete rock well above the k rail. but beyond that cement break, the destruction returns. by the time you get up to duke's much of the destruction fires able to be held here last for us. >> driving back home south on pch. more of the same miles and miles of devastation up against the pacific ocean. i noticed in the distance, the skyline and realized is the first time downtown santa monica has been visitle from this part of the highway in generations on pch. andy reece meyer. >> some shocking images there. well, fans and family gathered at oakland arena today to celebrate the life of openai's legend ricky henderson. hendorson filled up the stat sheet with names of all-star 10 t

in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edisontric. this non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you vnow, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where summer it's $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill. 332, also known as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices paid by consumers for a range of

alone, in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edison and san diego, gas and electric. this non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where somewhere to $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill. 332, also known as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices pai

in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edison and san diego, gas and electric. this non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where somewhere to $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill. 332, also known as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices pai

alone, in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edisonhis non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where summer it's $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill. 332, also known as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices paid by consumers for a range of basket

socal edison not taking responsibility for the fire, but they are revealing irregularities in their equipmentear the fire start. rebecca? >> rebecca: a lot to keep following there as those families continue to grapple with this. thank you. we turn now to the alleged egg heist in pennsylvania, as prices soar. elizabeth schulze spoke exclusively with a ceo of a company who said he had about 100,000 eggs stolen. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. the ceo of pete and jerry's eggs tell us they are fully cooperating with law enforcement as authorities try to unravel the mystery of how nearly 100,000 eggs disappeared from the back of a trailer. this morning the ceo of pete and jerry's organic eggs speaking out in a gma exclusive, telling us the company is beefing up security in the wake of that brazen heist of nearly 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 at one of its facilities in pennsylvania. >> if it happened once, it could happen again. so we are putting additional measures in place. >> reporter: what might that look like? >> additional security on the ground. it's making sure th