. >>> state regulators investigating pg&e and southern california edison for their possible roles in the c and woolsey fires. both companies reported equipment problems moments before the two deadly fires began. >>> santa ana winds are expected to pick up today making the fire fight difficult. >>> number six. we don't have a lot of incidents on the boards right now, but bay bridge metering lights are on. unless you're using the carpool lanes, you'll have a wait. >>> number seven, that david schwimmer doppelganger wanted for theft in england has been caught. police announced they arrested him after a camera caught him carrying cans out of ast andine chance finding love in san francisco. >> wallethub looked at the percentage of single cities, online options, and the cost of going out on a date. atlanta, number one. followed by denver. san francisco comes in at third. that's scoring pretty high on dating opportunities and fun and recreation. portland in fourth place. and los angeles rounded off the top five. i have lived in three of those cities and in every one of those cities, my sing

p gmg&e and southern california edison, for their roles in the camp and woolsy fires. >> reporter: the kcauses of the fires burning in california are under investigation. 15 minutes before the deadly campfire started, a transmission outage was detected. he is traveling and spoke to us via facetime. >> they have positioned it that they are too big to fail and i frankly think they are too big to succeed. that is why we need to take a closer look at pg&e. >> he is looking at legislation that would break them up, one of the largest utilities in the united states. >> you could take away their license to do business in california as a monopoly and open it up for a competition. >> it's possible that pg&e will try to raise rates. >> she works for a nonprofit that advocates for low utility rates. investigations are ongoing, and faced with the possibility of the responsibility of last year's north bay fires, pg&e was talking bankruptcy. >> i think that we can expect that pg&e will once again be saying, we cannot afford this. well, customers can't afford it either. >> reporter: pg&e said they gav

but pg &e and southern california edison reported problems on transmission lines n e-mail from pg & e last week and said that crews need to come onto her property because the transmission system was causing sparks. >>> trading was briefly halted when shares dropped more than 37%. the stock has fallen as much as 48% in the last two trading days. >>> people want to b somemee haro whh witor best sen. >> the most efficient way to help in a disaster is to send money. five shelters are open to help fire crews. >> when people bring stuff it's more harmful than it is helpful because it's generally not the right stuff and it's just a lot easier with funds. >> other ways to help, the red cross and 1-800-red-cross is taking donations. you can also text "butte fire" to 91999. and you can list your home on air b&b to help the fire victims. >> and you could also check the air quality index for your neighborhood and fire scientists respond to president trump and weigh in on why california's wild fires are so devastating. >>> i'm ann macovich. we have live pictures of a big rig crash. two big rigs co

p gmg&e and southern california edison, for their roles in the camp and woolsy fires. >> reporter: theeling and spoke to us via facetime. >> they have positioned it that they are too big to fail and i frankly think they are too big to succeed. that is why we need to take a closer look at pg&e. >> he is looking at legislation that would break them up, one of the largest utilities in the united states. >> you could take away their license to do business in california as a monopoly and open it up for a competition. >> it's possible that pg&e will try to raise rates. >> she works for a nonprofit that advocates for low utility rates. investigations are ongoing, and faced with the responsibility o year's north bay fires, pg&e was talking bankruptcy. >> i think that we can expect that pg&e will once again be saying, we cannot afford this. well,

southern california and the puc is investigating. you're listening to the moments after the butte county fire sparked on thursday. pg&e says one of its lines experienced problems minutes before that. we've learned that southern california edison reported a circuit fire near where the woolsley fire started. pb and pg&e was down 27% at one point. we are under a micro climate weather alert. this is a live look from our various traffic cameras around the bay area. schools canceling recess outdoors, athletic events for kids. this is impacting so many people. >> for great reason. it's likely going to be chanceled for other d breathing right particulate matter. all of this red, that's all unhealthy levels of pm, particulate matter. it's unhealthy for sensitive groups, those with asthma or pr respiratory problems. tomorrow it will be uphealthy near the bay and up the coast. we'll be back in about ten minutes with an update on all this air quality and how long and wheth and when we could see a break. >>> the bad air prompted another spare the air alert today. many people putting on masks to get through the day. but the alert isn't stopping thousands of 49er fans from heading to the game tonight. marianne favro is liveit tell r very se

shares of southern california edison also fell today. they are down about 11%. the markets were sharply lower overall today in what was a selloff of tech stocks. the dow lost 602, the nasdaq sank 206 and the s&p 500 was down 54. apple shares fell 5% after one of its suppliers said an unnamed customer was significant really do sing or give --'s take evidently reducing orders. analyst say they think apple is that customer. >> back to the air-quality bill was just talking about, the campfire bringing another day of -- unhealthy air and smoke to the bay area. take a look at this a live picture. coming up, a regular it is will join us to talk about the regulators with the worst air quality, and just when things might clear up. >>> plus, arson investigators are searching for the person they believe started a half- dozen fires in golden gate park over this past weekend. i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike,

p gmg&e and southern california edison, for their roles in the camp and woolsy fires. >> reporter: thees of the fires burning in california are under investigation. 15 minutes before the deadly campfire started, a transmission outage was detected. he is traveling and spoke to us via facetime. >> they have positioned it that they are too big to fail and i kl

. >>> 17 victims of the woolsey fire in southern california are suing their utility company. they claim southern california edisonoff power to prevent the fire. last week, they reported a disturbance at one of the substations two minutes before cal fire says the woolsey fire started nearby. they cannot comment on the lawsuit and stresses that the cause remains under investigation. >>> the los angeles fire department has new video of a rescue of three people and two dogs from the woolsey fire 11 days ago. helicopter pilots were conducting a water drop when they got the call. they were low on fuel. the smoke was thick and the landing dicey. >> come forward. >> okay. >> here's the thing. i'm too close to the trucks now. >> okay. >> copy that. let me know when you're lifting. i'll take down the video. >> okay. that sounds great. one dog here. english mastiff. little apprehensive. we're getting him on board. >> i'm kind of back. the tow rotor was close. >> that was close. yeah, it was. >> the danger that they put themselves in every day. to help people. the fire department says the two pilots really went above and bey

southern california edison reported an out a.m. at an electrical circuit near where the woolsley fire started last thursday. the california puc is investigating. >>> in butte county, so many people are rushing to help those who have literally lost everything. take a look at the parking lot of a walmart in chico. people from all over california, including here in the bauy area are dropping off food,es, baby items. people can take whatever they need from that walmart parking lot. >> basically everything is needed. they are coming interest afrom the bay area. and not just for people. >> relief supplies for animals stranded in the fire zone. let's bring in garvin. >> michael lancaster is his name. an animal lover his whole life. it was only a few years ago he felt called to action in the aftermath of a wildfire and hasn't stopped helping since. paradise valley in morgan hill is one of those rural pockets in the bay area where pickup trucks can always be put to good use. but the dodge in michael lancaster's driveway. >> this is dog beds.

the and edison international, the parent of southern california edison fell by 12% in today's trade. time to look at some of today as upgrades and down grades. starting with g.e., the price target c to $6 from $10 at jp morgan. the analyst citing theecent quarterly results which he said were worse than expected. the firms maintaining the underweight rating. shares fell by 5% to shh 8.58. the lowest close since the financial crisis of a decade ago. >> monster b aerage wased to the conviction buy list as goldman sachs. the analyst says c thecerns over a competing drink from coke are overblown. price target, $66. the stock rose by 5% to 56.84. yelp downgraded by a number of first including raymond james cutting its rating to marketm perfrom outperform. the analyst says the bull case for this stock has come to an end following the disaping quarterly results which we showed you last night. the firm also pointed to yelp's productivity pms. the stock tanked by 26% to $33.93. >>> still ahead wit in oil prices you might not have the stomach to buy stocks in that sector. but our market monitor

but, pg&e and southern california edison reported problems on their transmission lines near ground 0. meantime, a woman who owns property near the camp fire in butte county says that she got an e-mail from pg&e last week saying that crews needed to hep their transmission system was causing sparks. pg&e stock plummeted. trading halted when the shares dropped more than 37%. it gained some of that back by the close but pg&e stock fallen as much as 48% in the last 2 trading days. >>> a 5th straight day of breathing unhealthy air. you can see the smoke blanketing the bay area. santa rosa gave word all city schools will be shutdown tomorrow. sonoma county is closing 90% of its schools and parents can check the district web site for a list. meanwhile fans were wearing masks to watch the 49ers to take on the giants at levi stadium. it was at 161 during the game in the unhealthy range. the nfl would of postponed the game if it hit 200. the teams had masks available for players and staff and extra oxygen on the sidelines. paul, high school football games that were supposed to be played tonight

southern california edison says the fire likely started in an area ...ire' started in december and burned more than 281-thsand acres before it was put out. two people were killed including a cal- fire engineer. a state investigation will determine the fire's official cause. ( darya ) pumpkin farming is popular this time of year but one local farmer wants to grow more than just pumpkins. he's seeing green. kron 4's sanaz tahernia has the story. orange, yellow and red are all the colors of fall, but after the elections next week, john muuller of farmer john's pumpkin farm is hoping to see more green. <"and the community will vote on whether we would be permissable to grow clone cannabis plants."> measure gg would allow farmers to grow marijuana on their farms, and farmer john says it would allow him and other farmers to make more money. <"there's a couple of small farmers that are still possibly are looking for an alternative crop that could be a little more profitable to help them continue keep agriculture an open space going."> but not all farmers are on

edison caused the fire.patrick mcnicholas/attorney"they know what the indicators are from southern california edison'sent, we have 911 calls, we have eyewitness testimony. it becomes pretty clear."michael weisberg/fire victim"we're living in the hotel right now with five bags of clothing to our name, that's everything."michael weisberg is thinking about taking legal action after he lost his malibu home.he had just finished building it four months ago.it's now gone along with everything inside. weisberg knows litigation could take up to two years, but he says would be worth it.michael weisberg/fire victim "this is a fire that started 30 miles away from our home and it took our home in less than 2 days from it starting. something has to be done." wendell phillips/fire victim "if the power company did that, they owe a lot of people a lot of money. you can't bring the dead people back, but they owe a lot of people a lot of money." ( marty ) ( marty ) that was rachel kim reporting. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. ( marty )coming up...the dubs take it down to the wire against the kings.

edison caused the fire.patrick mcnicholas/attorney"they know what the indicators are from southern california edison's own equipment, we have 911 calls, we have eyewitness testimony. it becomes pretty clear."michael weisberg/fire victim"we're living in the hotel right now with five bags of clothing to our name, that's everything."michael weisberg is thinking about taking legal action after he lost his malibu home.he had just finished building it four months ago.it's now gone along with everything inside. weisberg knows litigation could take up to two years, but he says it would be worth it.michael weisberg/fire victim "this is a fire that started 30 miles away from our home and it took our home in less than 2 days from it starting. something has to be done." wendell phillips/fire victim "if the power company did that, they owe a lot of people a lot of money. you can't bring the dead people back, but they owe a lot of people a lot of money." (jrstone) that was rachel kim reporting. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (

but pg &e and southern california edison reported transmission lines. >> meantime a woman who owns property says she got an e-mail from pg &e last week. it said crews needed to come on to her property because their transmission system was causing sparks. >> the woolsey fire let's take a look at some of the pictures that came in within the past half an hour you can see burning heavy. it has been since last thursday at this point and 150 square miles have burned in this fire. it is 30% contained. so firefighters were able to make some progress. about 15% worth over the past 24 hours. those winds, those santa ana winds expected to whip up today. talking winds up to 60 miles per hour. this is burning on the edge of l.a. and ventura counties and a lot of the evacuations remain in effect. about 57 thousand homes are still threatened right now. so more than 100,000 people out of their homes in the communities of calas and 37tructureeed.so we're going toh progress firefighters can make before those winds kick up as those winds are expected to last through the end of today. >> and thank you for that

california edison for their possible roles in the camp and woolsey fires. >> abc7 news matt keller is live in san jose with more. >> reporter: the investigation into the cause of the fires in southernornia and butte county continue. pg&e says they're cooperating with investigators. the damage in these fires have been significant, both in lives lost and property loss. southern california edison reported a disturbance at one of their substations two minutes before the woolsey fire started nearby and 15 minutes before the deadly camp fire started in ttc transmission line outage. they're looking into legislation that would break up one of the largest utilities in the united states. >> you could take away their license to do business in california as a monopoly. you could then open it up for competition. >> reporter: starting next year, a new law goes into effect making it easier for utilities to pass along costs from fire-related damages to customers. reportsing live in san jose, matt keller, abc7 news. >>> the investigation into the cause of the fires continues in butte county and southern california, but pg&e says they are cooperating with investigators. >>> many families in paradise

edison caused the fire.patrick mcnicholas/attorney"they know what the indicators are from southern california edison's equipment, we have 911 calls, we have eyewitness testimony. it becomes pretty clear."michael weisberg/fire victim"we're living in the hotel right now with five bags of clothing to our name, that's everything."michael weisberg is thinking about taking legal action after he lost his malibu home.he had just finished building it four months ago.it's now gone along with everything inside. weisberg knows litigation could take up to two years, but he says it would be worth it.michael weisberg/fire victim "this is a fire that started 30 miles away from our home and it took our home in less than 2 days from it starting. something has to be done." wendell phillips/fire victim "if the power company did that, they owe a lot of people a lot of money. you can't bring the dead people back, but they owe a lot of people a lot of money." (jrs) victims of the camp fire are filing similar lawsuits against p-g and e. claiming the devestation in butte county could have been prevented. even though the cause

owned by southern california edison.t's the power company down there. 5 people were trapped and injured in this explosion. there was also a small fire. they were in very bad shape. injuries ranging from serious to moderate. they were taken to the hospital and are now being treated. kenny and michelle. >>> 5:33 right now in our fire watch this morning the death toll from the camp fire in butte county is now up to 79. the number of missing has dropped to 6 nguyen 9. the fire has burned 230 square miles but crews are making progress and it's now 70% contained. >>> and taking a live look now at what's left of the town of paradise. as you can see just rubble there. a caravan of donations is on the way from the bay area to help the fire victim who is have lost everything. >> and let's get right no our katie neilson who's live in fremont with the details. katie. >> we're here at caliber collision in fremont where as you said in a little than over an hour they'll be leaving here with a van full of donations meeting up with some

(pam) southern california edison says, it is likely to blame for sparking the state's second largestdfire. the utility company says, witnesses claim to have seen a fire ignited in an area ... near the company's power poles. officials say, they believe their equipment sparked the fire. the 'thomas fire' which started in december... burned more than 281-thousand acres before it was put out. two people were killed, including a cal-fire engineer. more than one- thousand structures were lost. a state investigation will determine the fire's official cause. (ken) an amusing halloween scene.....or ugly politics? we'll let you decide. a southern california homeowner's halloween decorations are stirring controversy. you can see why. a graveyard of headstones...some honoring celebrities. but other making strong political statements. a democrat running for city council in the area says some people in the community are not happy about what he calls a "divisive display".

southern california edison says the fire likely started in an area ... company's power poles. the 'thomas fire' started in december and burned more than 281-thousand acres before it was put out. two people were killed including a cal- fire engineer. a state investigation will determine the fire's official cause. ( darya )in the north bay... a 16-year old has been arrested in marin county for threatening to shoot students at novato high school. novato police say the teen sent threatening messages to other students where he also commented on their sexual orientation. even though the teen and his parents deny he had any intention of hurting other students... he was still booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of criminal threats and committing a hate crime. police officers were on campus for added security. ( darya )and... an elementary school teacher from san rafael has died after being hit by a drunk driver while riding her bike. this also happened in marin county. debra di-benedetto taught at dixie elementary school for the past 20 years. grief counselor

(ken) southern california edison says, it is likely to blame for sparking the state's second largest wildfire. the utlity company says, witnesses claim to have seen a fire ignited in an area ... near the company's power poles. officials say, they believe their equipment sparked the fire. the 'thomas fire' which started in december... burned more than 281-thousand acres before it was put out. two people were killed, including a cal-fire engineer. more than one- thousand structures were lost. a state investigation will determine the fire's official cause. (vicki) pumpkin farming is popular this time of year, but one farmer in half moon bay wants to be able to provide you with more than just a pumpkin. kron 4's sanaz tahernia spoke to the farmer about the crop he's trying to harvest. orange, yellow and red are all the colors of fall, but after the elections next week, john muuller of farmer john's pumpkin farm is hoping to see more green. <"and the community will vote on whether we would be permissable to grow clone cannabis plants."> measure gg would allow farmers to grow marijuana on

last week southern california edison conducted their fifth annual resilient grid exercise. this simulated a combined physical and cyber attack that impacted southern california edison and some other adjacent systems. they also introduced losses of normal communication and some of the normal operating tools to further complicate the scenarios. the after action discussions were very robust, included representation from cross sectors and governmental representatives and focused on the need to align our priorities in effective communications. i'll summarize very quickly. in terms of going forward, i believe that industry and rel larts should align on resiliency priorities, focus on no-regrets actions that are applicable to multiple hazards and promote recovery for prudent investments. and i think there's a strong focus needed on communications capability as referred to by miss ditto, in terms of technologies, redundancy, diversity, and also communication protocols. thank you for the opportunity. >> thank you, mr. galloway. mr. yardley, welcome. >> good morning chairwoman murkows

scarlet: is edison international , the owner of the southern california edison utility in the southerntate, is pg&ein as much trouble as and other liable for the same amount? carolyn: there have not been on any final determinations on any of the fires. i think what triggered decline for pg&e was a statement that one of their transmission lines had started the fire because they were -- was with the line trouble with the line around the same time. a final determination has not been made on any fires yet. i might also say, in thinking about what the state is doing, the law passed in september put in place a commission to look at how thees and look at property damages from wildfires should be distributed among people. the commission should be getting started in 2019 and come up with policy options. taylor: i know you don't cover pg&ehe from the street -- from the street on a stock perspective but merrill lynch said a lot of the talk about bankruptcy is overstated. is that true? our bankruptcy or default scenarios overstated for this utility or any utility company? carolyn: it's a little ha

(grant) as for the cause of the woolsey fire, the southern california edison utility reported an incident at one of its electric substations right before the first flames broke out. calfire says the investigation into the cause has just begun. meanwhile, firefighters say they've reached 47 percent control. the fire has covered 135=thousand acres in the past week, (anchor) taking a live look outside-- taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: very bad smoke swept back into the bay area today making for some very poor air quality. its extremely poor in livermore and the trivalley. tonight hazy skies will continue with cold temperatures. lows will be in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will bring more offshore winds tomorrow with unhealthy air. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s. air quality will slowly improve this weekend and should be much better next week. (grant) (grant) he is being called a hero for saving the life of a new born child. an east bay poli

liable for some of these losses regulators are looking into pacific gas and electric and southern california edisony edison international after both companies reported malfunctions shortly before the fire started shares of both companies plunging by double digits today. pg & e is blamed for a number of fires in california as well. we're also seeing property loss projections. the total reconstruction value of more than 48,000 homes in extreme or high danger in the woolsey and camp fires is about $18 billion. villow reporting that 22,000 homes are threatened and those have a combined value of $42.2 billion. the causes of all of these wildfires are still under investigation. guys, back to you. >> aditi roy, thank you for the update from california this afterno afternoon. >>> a big selloff this afternoon. can retail earnings turn things around we'll discuss that next. kevin, meet your father. kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin trusted advice for life. kevin, how's your mom? life well planned. see what a raymond james financial advisor can do for you. you're still here? we're vo

utility companies southern california edison told state regulators it had an outage at a substation just two minutes before this fire started on thursday. if the company is held responsib responsible, customer's costs could go up. that's because a new state law allows them to put damages and lawsuits and other costs back on to the customer so that the company doesn't go bankrupt. >> it's unbelievable. you think of the cost, the human cost and of course the cost for these first responders that are racing to the scene. it is unbelievable to think this is our new normal there. of course we'll be thinking of california. >>> we're going to turn to the middle east now. gaza and it's really are facing their worst violence in years. amid escalating attacks by israeli and hamas forces. the dead lyly violence follows apparently botched israel operation over the weekend. >> reporter: some of the damage left behind after waves of attacks here. a rocket slammed into this house and blew a hole in the wall. everybody survived. it's also where a rocket hit an apairment and killed a man inside. here's th

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caused the fire. ,are from southern california edison'sness testimony. it becomes pretty clear."michael weisberg/fire victim"we're living in the hotel right now with five bags of clothing to our name, that's everything."> ( james ) some of the victims say they know that litigation could take up to two years, but they say it is worth the wait. ( james ) new this morning... three juveniles have been arrested after leading martinez police on a 13-mile chase in a stolen car. the cahse happened yesterday... these are picturesfter the juveniles were arrested. police say the car involved in the chase was reported stolen on november 19th. a license plate reading camera on alhambra avenue captured the car... and that's when polcie attempted to pull the car over. but the driver led police onto highway 4. a few miles east of hercules the car hit a curb destroying the right front tire... that's when the car came to a stop and the juveniles were arrested. ( darya ) it was busy at bay area airports yesterday... as millions returned home from the thanksg

caused the fire. ,are from southern california edison'simony. it becomes pretty clear."michael weisberg/fire victim"we're living in the hotel right now with five bags of clothing to our name, that's everything."> ( james ) some of the victims say they know that litigation could take up to two years, but they say it is worth the wait. ( darya ) a resident in modesto made a gruesome discovery over the weekend after finding human remains buried in their backyard. the resident says they were digging a hole to bury a family pet when they discovered the decomposed remains. the stanislaus county sheriff's county confirmed the remains were indeed human and they say its probably been there for months. detectives are considering this incident a possible homicide. ( darya ) concord police need your help identifying a man caught on camera stealing a package. they say he was on a bike riding around the neighborhood before coming to a front porch to take a package. if you have any information about the suspect call concord police.police. concord police.

having some malfunctions in the area but they apparently didn't do anything about it in southern california so cal edison reported some mouse functions at a substation two minutes before the rules lee fire was reported just north of malibu and state investigators are on scene today they're sifting through what they can and they're getting into the areas where they can where firefighters have deemed it safe so where we're going to speculate at this stage as as the inquiry is only just begun but if these power companies find thousands to be out folds what sort of sanctions are they likely to face. major in it to make it simple but they also face a lot of lawsuits people who have lost their homes family members who have lost loved ones they can hold those power companies responsible and that is going to be a multibillion dollar loss for these two companies combined and again we're not exactly sure what the cause is right now but it does local state federal and the dea privates jurisdictions involved. so we have a unified command here in california on both fires an ump oaths fronts so there is basically one

in the last five days pg&e shares dropped 4 and shares of edison international which own southern california edin which could be held liable in the woolsey fire,re down 22% in the last five days. both utilities reported malfunctions to regulators which started shortly before the fires began. pg&e has already been held liable for 17 northerli rnia fires last year. in regulatory filings, pg&e says it took a 2.5 billion non-cash charge for 14 of the fires. the company's cash position is currently under industry averages. in a stateme pg&e says it will cooperate with the investigations and that the cause of the campfire hasn't been determined. for nightly business report, adidi roy, san francisco. >>> and it's not just the wildfires raging in california. utilities have been playinged by hurricanes in the east, amongoes in the midwes other natural and man made disasters. so are utility stocks riskier than they used to be in joining us tonight travis miller, the morning trategist at star. thanks for joining us tonight. >> good evening. thank you. >> utilities used to be seen as stable investments.

california edison for their possible roles in the camp and hill fires. >> reporter: jessica, the investigation into the cause of these fires in butte county in southern california continue. pg&e says they're cooperating with investigation. the damage is significant in both locations, lives and property loss. california edison saw a pow disruption two minutes before the fire started and in butte county, two minutes befe it started they detected a transmission line out. looking into legislation that would break up one of the largest utilities in the united states. hill says he's looking into legislation and here's what he had to say. >> you could take away their license to do business in california as a monopoly. you could then open it up for competition. >> reporter: starting next year, a new law goes into effect making it easier for utilities to pass along fire-related damages to customers. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> many families in paradise and surrounding communities lost just about everything they own to the flames. >> some evacuation centers say theyee lunderway for fire vic they' been unte wit che ims they s th need. many organizations say

this popular surfing beach in southern california and from the camp pendleton military base was this massive decommissioned nuclear plants run by something california edison it's the largest. privately own nuclear plants in the country it follows the hanford nuclear plant in washington state which is owned and operated by the government. says the plant shut down in two thousand and fifteen edison obtained permits from the california commission to bury these canisters underground as of right now seventy three of the twenty nine are below the surface this is a matter of grave concern to us because nuclear spent nuclear fuel and water don't mix charles langley executive director of public watchdog says the energy company edison chose the wrong location to bury three point six million pounds of radioactive waste there are actually four ones that run underneath the facility we've documented this injury alogical reports that were suppressed by the nuclear regulatory commission it's in a tsunami zone and it's also extremely vulnerable to terrorist attacks babie ours originally from pittsburgh lived through the three mile island nuclear accident in one thousand n

california fires. at least 31 people killed three at 6100 structures damage. apart from just being heartbreaking that represents potential liabilities for pg&e and edison which provide utilities to southernhose fires in malibu. pg&e is dealing with a significant liability overhang from those fires in napa. we don't yet have a report from investigators on exactly what pg&e corp.'s liability is. california has a law it does not matter if they were negligent or not. they are on the hook for those liabilities. those 2017 liabilities are estimated to be $17 billion. is start talking about another $10 billion, a pretty significant balance sheet hold. toid: there was a move change that law. customers to try to pay off the bonds is that going to help them? brooke: there is a strict standard area they have to prove they were reasonably maintaining their equipment and also that the cost would be so significant .s to financially bankrupt pg&e they're still a significant number of hurdles they have to clear. alix: you have a chart that shows the damage from last year as well? brooke: you can see the drop in prices. edison stock the big dip around october last year. the napa fires i was talking about

shares of edison, international, which could be held liable for the woolsey fire in southern californiawn now. >> aditi, i'm going to assume that is not fog behind you right now. yes? >> yeah. we've been -- we have been dealing with this for almost a week now, bill what you're seeing behind me, that's the remnants of smoke, which by the way, we are -- i mean, about three hours, three and a half hours away by car from the camp fire so it just goes to show you just how toxic it is. you walk in the city and you see people regularly wearing gas masks. i heard from one of my colleagues she was trying to buy one and they're sold out it's not just north of sacramento but all over the state. >> thanks. see you later. >> you bet. >>> first it was amazon, now walmart. senator bernie sanders targeting america's biggest brick and mortar retailer over the stock buy back policy. ylan mui has details and i hear it's snowing there today. >> it is snowing here, bill. this bill is called the stop walmart act, and it would prohibit companies from buying back their stock unless they do three things first t