it just hadn't made the list for pg&e. what we have to do is custodians shut it down at sundown because it's not safe for people to be in there at dark. and the project where there's a dispute over transmission lines. so a little more run of the mill and mundane, but challenges are not limited to the primary-seconda primary-secondary. i'm available if you have any questions about these projects. >> okay. thank you. and then i just wanted to note that dan adams, the deputy director is here. did you want to make any statements or just be available for questions? >> yes, i would, actually. first of all, i just want to appreciate supervisors calling this hearing and shedding light on this issue. this is something a that we encounter on all of our projects. i won't repeat the statements earlier, but all of them apply to pretty much every project we do. we have cost overruns and delays, given lack of specificity and clarity on the requirements. this has a direct impact on our ability to provide housing quickly and affordably. i j

under both the state law, pg&e has the duty to treat customers equitiab equitiablely. in 2015, they became subject to [indiscernible] in order to receive lower cost wholesale electric service. the federal power act exists to ensure all utilities have access to existing grid infrastructure, deliver energy, and make sure each utility bears a financial responsibilities in serving customers. puc and pg&e have continued to disagree about the scope of those requirements. as you are likely aware, the parties litigated these disputes at firk in 2016. we continue to wait for that ruling. acknowledgment of our long shared history in san francisco -- i've been with pg&e for 34 years, most recently in the san francisco division. they've made additions to legacy service. most significant was the agreement to grandfather all city loads prior to 2015 by not requiring the city to own and control infrastructure known as these facilities in order to continue taking wholesale service. pg&e only requires the city to own or control facilities on an ongoing forward basis for major load incr

the pg&e watchdog organization "turn" opposes the hike skeptical all the money will go towards safety. >> the rates are high and getting higher and it's on top of other rate hikes. that's what's critical for people. in terms of them having to choose, make the choices, what can they afford to pay this month? we have lots of tools and tips to help them manage their bills and be prepared for any sudden spikes that may happen during the winter or in the summer. >> reporter: pg&e says the money will pay for more automated shutoff valves, pipeline strength testing and increasing the use of advanced robotics called "pigs" to inspect the insides of pipelines. the new rates would be in effect for the next three years. the puc commissioners are expected to vote whether or not to approve the hikes by the end of the year. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is up next with promises from san francisco's new mayor. >> i plan to change the politics of no to the politics of yes. yes, we will build more housing. >> up next, a look ahead at the challenges facing new

the pg&e watchdog organization "turn" opposes the hike skeptical all the money will go towards safety. >> the rates are high and getting higher and it's on top of other rate hikes. that's what's critical for people. in terms of them having to choose, make the choices, what can they afford to pay this month? we have lots of tools and tips to help them manage their bills and be prepared for any sudden spikes that may happen during the winter or in the summer. >> reporter: pg&e says the money will pay for more automated shutoff valves, pipeline strength testing and increasing the use of advanced robotics called "pigs" to inspect the insides of pipelines. the new rates would be in effect for the next three years. the puc commissioners are expected to vote whether or not to approve the hikes by the end of the year. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the san mateo county sheriff's department is asking for the public's help to identify a man who allegedly groped a teenaged girl in a boat ramp parking lot near half moon bay. it happened last month. the suspect is described as a

it is a multi-faceted program, and one of the pillars are these weather stations. >> reporter: pg ande spokesman person says this is a direct response to increased fire danger. cal fire investigateers blame the utility for many of the deadly wild country wildfires in 2017. >> what about people who are going to say this is to little, too late. why not do this earlier? >> we have experienced the new normal and we know we have to take steps to address it. that is what we are doing. >> we absolutely support the activitys of pg ande that are going to prevent future wildfires. >> mark tony is the executive director for the utility reform network, an organize in iization that is often critical of pg ande. he says if the weather stations are predictive, they are likely a worthy investment. >> we think that preventing a wouldfire is a lot cheaper than paying for one after the fact. >> rare to hear mark tony there, complimentary of pg ande. what he is less complimentary of is a bill that is circulating in the legislature right now that could have rate payers on the hook to pay some of pg ande's

&e declined our request for an on camera interview and pg&e said in a statement the rule 28 under grounding program does not have a safety component requirement and its primary intent is beautification. prior to 2017 pg&e would redirect unspent spending to provide other service -- service in other areas. >> you as a resident have the right for the money to be spent to improve the conditions in your city and town where you live. >> reporter: now that the cpuc is highlighting these issues, pg&e has to make sure unused under grounding money stays with similar projects and the audit is expected to cost less than $1 million paid for pg&e. we found out the money is for numerous reasons -- sometimes it was left over from projects and sometimes projects were cancelled, and some cities had no idea they even had the money. it's clear this is a larger statewide issue, not just here in the bay area, something that cpuc is looking at again on a larger scale . >>> if you have a tip for our 2 investigates team, contact us at fox tv.com or call 510-874- 0722 -- 0222. >>> talking about the toxicit

the "san francisco chronicle" discovered assemblyman quirk's son works for pg&e. >> the person that you're speaking about does work for pg&e. we have 20,000 dedicated employees. these two issues are unconnected. >> so i think it was a mistake for assembly member quirk to fail to disclose up front thson pg&e. >> reporter: mark toney executive director for the utility reform network says pg&e should pay its debt like everybod but en pg&e bailoufrom this bill is the first step toward reform, something the utility says is necessary in the face of climate change. >> action needs to be taken now. if we don't see some reform, then the utilities here in california are really facing really essentially uninsurable risk. >> reporter: susie steimle, kpix 5. >> assemblyman quirk released this statement. responsible." he went on to say it has nothing to do with his son working for the utility. time is 4: big sur businesses are jumping back on the saddle... now that highway one is finally open. said it has nothing to do with his son work for the utility. >>> 4:51. big sur businesses are back in the saddl

cal fire attributed the cause of 16 fires to pg&e. >> another pg&e backdoor deal that is going to get them off the hook, one more time. >> reporter: the destruction by the wildfires is estimated at $15 billion. lawmakers worry about pg&e's financial stability. they would be allowed to pay for the damages through state bonds. >> i think it would be a very sad day if we give them another pass. >> reporter: pg&e said, the measure does not absolve pg andy -- absolve pg&e from responsibility. instead, it takes that will protect electr >> why is it fair for somebody who is living santa cruz right now, to have to pay for what pg&e did in santa rosa. it just does not make sense to me. drug the other bill would require utilities to submit disaster plans every two years. it could potentially limit the liability in a catastrophe and could lead to higher rates.>> reporter: state lawmakers could vote on the measures by the end of august. >>> we are checking in on some of those temperatures today. they were warmer and in many locations. antioch was 96 degrees. it was 96 in livermore, and the temper

pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ to keep our community safe. you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe. >>> this is ktvu mornings onto. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. thursday . as we like to say, friday. july 12. i am pan cook -- pam cook. >> i am dave clark. the risk for wildfires expected to go out tonight and into tomorrow morning at the bay area. there is a slight chance of thunderstorms. steve has been talking about it. it will be dry lightning. no rain. gusty winds. oh, that risk goes up. thunderstorms most likely in the north and east bay. the fire risk will be the highest and the higher elevations of those areas. again, steve, giving you a heads up on that. >> that dry lightning, that is scary. >> the lightning is the main concern. >> nothing this morning. just some fog. i shouldn't say nothing. but that will be later this afternoon. lots of reports of fog. we will h

the chronicle reports pg&e and democrat bill cork's office confirm his son ian works for the company. assemblyman cork's bill would allow pg&e to issue state authorized bonds to pay settlements from last october's wildfires. state investigators blamed pg&e for starting 16 of the fires. pg&e's customers would repay the bonds over time. both the utility and cork's office say the personal connection has nothing to do with the bill. >>> firefighters on the front lines of a fire burning just outside of yosemite are trying to make crucial progress before high winds today. the ferguson fire west of the park has burned more than 13,000 acres since it started friday night. it's only 5% contained. no structures have been damaged, but flames are burning very close to four evacuated communities. yosemite is open but highway 140 into the park is closed. officials warn visitors not over exert themselves because of all the smoke and the fire is producing in that area. >>> and time now 4:37. that smoke from the fire going as far north as liake tahoe. for us locally we seeloud ve doppler 7 zoom in clo

>> we don't, buzz they did not track the account. >> last year pg&e implemented a tracking system an t of its underground program. but as learned the regulating agency the part of the problem. a study of its own undergrounding project found years of issue from long time lines and a statewide balance of underground money totalling one billion dollar something that could pose a risk to utility rate payers. 0 phase two of the review was suspended. >> pg&e and other companies need to be held accountable to spending that money the way it's supposed to be spent. >> the cpuc and pg&e declined a request for an on camera inter interview. >> the rule 20a program doesn't have a safety component requirement and it's primary intent is beautify occasion. it could redirect funding to apply. >> you as a resident have the right for the money to be sent to improve the conditions. >> a deadly hit-and-run crash in the east bay, why officers got a bit of a surprise when they learned who their chief suspect was, that's coming up. >>> an unsolved homicide in the tender loin. the new clues released by san fr

the october wildfires caused 10 $10 billion in damages and pg&e equipment is to blame for most of thels say if utilities v followed the rules and regulations and their equipment is damaged by weather, the utility shareholders would not be liable for the damage. >> pg&e should be true to its slogan, rebuilding california today. >> don't go around changing liability for the last 50 years without having a full discussion with us and with local authorities and others on how this can happen. >> pg&e says the proposed law would avoid spending years in court fighting sophisticated corporate law firms but the fire victims and supervisors say the change could leave them paying the bill. >> time is now 6:57. the family of an oregon woman who been heard is about to launch a search of their own to find her. the 23-year old was driving from oregon to southern california to go to her sister's wedding. she texted her sister last friday saying she was just about to get on the road for southern california. where she hasn't been seen or heard from since. her family says that's not like her. now the san

the week. i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pgo save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. ( ♪ ) pixar pier has arrived! prepare to be awed. prepare to be moved. prepare to make a mad dash... ( ♪ ) ...because with the incredicoaster, pixar pal-a-round, and a bunch of your favorite pixar characters, it's going to be pretty incredible. pixar pier is now open! only at disney california adventure park. pixar pier is now open! i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv. ter: i just can't imagine, to be held in captivity. they have an american kid-- a 14-year-old kid-- in the middle of

the fire. they are trying to stop two proposed bills that they say would let pg&e slide when it comes to the fires. >> now pg&e back door deal is going to get them off the hook one more time. >> reporter: the destruction by the wildfires is estimated at $15 billion. some lawmakers worry about the financial stability. assembly bill 33 would allow pg&e to pay damages through state bonds. >> i think it would be a very sad day if we give them another pass. >> pg&e said the much does not absolve them from responsibility. instead it takes a balanced, common sense approach. this man lost a home in fountain grove in santa rosa. >> why is that fair for somebody living in santa cruz right now to have to pay for what pg&e did in santa rosa? it just doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: the other bill would require utilities to submit disaster plans every two years. but critics say it could potentially lead to higher rates. state lawmakers could vote on the the end is 4:41. a major court ruling involving the -- reservoir. what the court decided about restoring it to its natural state. their seats. d giants f

&e, getting them off the hook one more time. >> aaron brockovich takes on pg&e, again, in the north bay fire. >>> the warm-up we had today, temperatures as much is 5-10 degrees warmer, things are going to change as we move into this week, i will have the details. >>> fire crews are beginning to get a handle on the county fire, 73% contained, it has not expanded,, fire says it expects to have it fully contained by thursday, started at the end of last month,and more than 2500 firefighters are on the fire lines, 16 structures have burned, some of them may be homes, mandatory evacuations remain in place in parts of napa and yolo counties. >>> state lawmakers are taking up proposals regarding pg&e and how it deals with wildfires, but critics say that lawmakers are letting them off the hook when it comes to paying for damages. >> and now erin brockovich is joining the fight to stop the proposed legislation, an activist that was the subject of a hit movie 18 years ago, we spoke with her about the proposal she is trying to stop. >> -->> reporter: erin brockovich, whos

the -- i have mentioned in the past the pcia, that's the exit fee that pg&e can charge c.c.a. customers. and the hearings and the proceeding at conclude at this n june of this month and working with the city attorney and c.c.a. we filed briefs in that proceeding. we're expecting a proposed decision from the assigned administrative law judge at the cpuc to be published for comment in august. so that's coming up very soon. and also i'm going to talk a bit more about this... in may the cpuc published a report on customer choice. you may have heard it referred to as "the green book." it's gotten some media coverage. the report raises questions about how the state will achieve -achieve -- its affordad decarbonization and reliability objectives as increased customer choice is occurring within the electricity market. and i think specifically that the report raises fears that c.c.a. and customers choosing to generate their own electricity, say, with rooftop solar, may compromise these goals. so the -- the report is raising an alarm. it says also that there is no plan for mitigating the

&e has a son who works for pg&e. thele reports pg&e and democrat bill quirks office confirms his son ian works for the company. assemblyman quirk's bill would allow pg&e to issue state authorized bonds to pay settlements stemming from last october's fire. state investigators have blamed pg&e for starting 16 of the fires. pg&e's customers would then repay those bonds over time. both pg&e and quirk's office say the personal connection has nothing to do with the bill. >>> speaking of pg&e, it says it is taking steps to keep you safe from wildfires. the company is adding dozens of new weather stations and those stations help track the temperature, wind and humidity levels. this information should help better predict future wildfires. the goal is for crews to be able to respond quicker and take preventative steps to keep us safe. pg&e says it has added 50 new weather stations this year and hopes to have 200 by the end of the year. >>> the fbi and oakland police have issued a $30,000 reward for information to help solve a murd

the office and pg&e denied the family influence. the legislation ensures people who lost homes in the fires are compensated quickly, while protecting pg&e from bankruptcy. he says if utility goes bankrupt, it will hurt homeowners and customers. >>> today, pg&e is the giving us a behind-the-scenes look at one of its new weather stations. the new stations will help pg&e monitor wins temperatures, and humidity. that will help forecastwhen uti need to shut down service in some areas. pg&e rolled out that plan after the one country fires last fall. there are 50 new weather stations in place now, and plans to have more than 200 across the service area by the end of this year. >>> doctor step, whose documentary urban inferno, the night santa rosa brown, is premiering tomorrow night. doctor seger says he made the film because anyone who wasn't there will never quite understand the danger and terror of those days. we will talk to doctor seger tomorrow morning ahead of his event that will benefit fire relief efforts. >>> happening today in th

pg&e's customers would repay the bonds over time. th pg&e and quirk's office say the personal connection has nothing to do with the bill. >> firefighters on the front lines of a fire burning outside yosemite are trying to make some crucial progress before high winds today. the ferguson fire west of the park has burned more than 13,000 acres since it started friday night. it's only 5% contained. no structures have been damaged, but flames are burning very close to four evacuated communities. yosemite is open but highway 140 into the park is closed. officials warn visitors not over exert themselves because of all the smoke the fire is producing. >>> the founder of papa john's pizza says it was a mistake to step down after accused of using a racial slur. john schnatter says the board of directors asked him to resign without investigation and that he shouldn't have complied. schnatter accuses the board of not knowing how to hand al crisis based on misinformation and blaming a marketing agency for pressuring him to use the "n" word during

my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> a report shows a growing number of hackers are being paid a lot of money to discover bugs in the systems of talk -- top tech companies. a san francisco-based company collected the datao steal things but this report on so- called white hat hackers reveals how companies are using hackers to protect the platforms we use everyday. when joel margolis, a junior, looks at his laptop screen it's often not about shopping online, or

in the dark. pg&e says the ranch fire burned into lines cutting the fire. the hospital evacuated for the second time in two days. a historic turned into the shelter for residents ordered to leave their homes. >> 2, 300 here at the high school. >> reporter: evacuees are starting to trickle into the school with no idea when or if they will be able to return home. andre senior, ktvu f >> cal fire is reporting the river fire grown to 14,200 acres. it is just 5% contained at this hour. 4 homes have been destroyed so far and many, many more threatened. >>> the ranch fire in monterey county grown to more than 16,000 acres and only 5% contained. the cause of the fires are under investigation. and a second firefighter died battling the ferguson fire near yosemite national park. he was struck by a falling tree and killed. the ferguson fire is not expected to be contained for another two weeks. yosemite valley is closed and it is scheduled to reopen this friday. >>> a fire near lakeberryessa was smaller in size. 150 acres but destroyed 8 homes when it broke out yester

the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> now, we want to get back to our story earlier about the passing of an east bay political legend. live in oakland with reaction including from the mayor.>> rep. we jst talked to an emotional mayor libby shaft. she says all flags in oakland have been ordered to fly at half staff to remember ron delems, and she's in the process of reaching out to the family to figure out how to appropriately mourn as a city. he played such a significant role in oakland's history. the u.s. congress passed a bill in 1998 to name the building after him. mayor shaft was somber this mornin

my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. k.when you call 811, i come outo your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to proted our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet for just $29.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile with your internet. click, call or visit a store today. >>> fa

you so a lot of work being down here by the firefighters in goleta, but you also have the pg & e folkst here as well. that can be quite a danger. this home here, gas company is trying to make sure that the gas is turned off, but this hour is a total loss this homeowner not only losing the structure itself, but also losing a car here as well. this is just one of several homes in this road alone ought one point there were 14 fires burning. we understand there's a fire in the hills of burbank. and right now firefighters are aggressively dumps rather there, but look at this. whether you're in a garage, your home is here, and this area, by the way, is lovely. it is a sweet community. a lot of people here know each other. they are helping each other out, but devastating to them as they already dealt with some of this back in december from the thomas fire. >> sara, unbelievable pictures there in california. stay safe. we'll check back with you a bit later tonight. >>> and we'll be right back. >>> this has changed everything. they created the global war on terror. >> person after person is say

. >>> governor jerry brown proposed a plan that would soften the standard that makes utility like pg&e financially liable when their equipment causes wildfires. it backs away from california's current legal standard that holds utilities liable for the cost of wildfires started by power lines or trans formers. the proposal would be for fires started after january 31st of this year. >>> you're being asked to conserve energy today as soaring temperatures drain the power grid. the agency is asking everyone to hold off on using major amriens like dishwashers and washing machines and ovens until later in the evening. >>> would you believe only one mega millions lottery ticket was sold with the winning numbers for last night's $522 million jackpot and that ticket was sold in san jose. someone bought it right here at ernie's liquor store. they people started flocking to the store. >> it's all excitement here. that's all i see now because a lot of people are flooding in because they heard the news from the internet or the tv channel or radio. >> they were supposed to close at 11:00 last night

&e said the measure does not absolve pg&e from responsibility. nced, common sense approach that will protect electric customers, the communities pg&e serves and our state's clean energy future. >>> firefighters getting a handle on the county fire that's burning north of lake berryessa. it's 75% contained. more than 2000 firefighters are battling the flames. it started at the end of june and has burned 90,000 acres and destroyed 20 buildings. >>> hate crimes are increasing here in california. we'll tell you why the state attorney general says there is no reason to be alarmed. >>> a young child found dead inside a hot car. the warning as our weather keeping warming up. >>> we're getting more crowded on the roads. highway4 has slow traffic heading up to the walnut creek interchange. >>> looks like sunny right out of the gate. and lows did not get that temperatures on a tuesday coming up. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 6:44. happening today, george gascon will announce a grand jury indictment against graffiti vandals in the bay area. they are

. >> the incredible progress shown using a new technique. >>> oak loaned with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> surgeons around the world, including those in southern california are trying to find solutio solutions from a stroke. >> our sister station in l.a., has the story. >> reporter: something as simple as tapping a balloon can about a difficult task if you're one of the more than that suffered a stroke. >> i couldn't walk for two weeks, i couldn't talk. it was bad. >> reporter: brad has come a long way since his stroke in 2014. but still struggle with opening a jar an

i didn't set the fire. >> reporter: according to cal fire, pg&e equipment did. cal fire has found the utility responsible for all the northern california wild fires except the tubs fire. that report is not out yet and already the total liability estimates are you up to $15 billion. >> bids time people started to stand up to p -- it's about time people start to stand up to pg&e and say it's not acceptable and californians will not pay for the cost of their misdeeds. >> reporter: a spokesman for senator dodd who represents the north bay said this about the legislation. there's nothing in senator's dodd's legislation that would impact civil liability. further if a utility act unreasonably senator dodd believes they should be held accountable. and assemblyman the sponsor of legislation for the 2017 fires was not available to speak today and instead a staffer sent this statement. the goal of ab33 is twofold first to ensure victims get paid now and second, is to protect ratepayers against high and unexpected utility bills. pg&e declares bankruptcy we don't know when vi

&e back door deal will get them off the hook one more time. >> pg&e said the measure doessponsibility. instead, it takes a balanced common sense approach that will protect electric customers and our state's clean energy future. >>> the time is 5:56. in thailand they have now rescued the boys trapped in the cave for the more than two weeks. we'll have the latest on the rescued soccer players and the coach and we'll tell you what is happening out there now. >>> and today is the deadline to reunite young immigrant children with their parents. we'll tell you why the government is asking for an extension. hi! are you two getting along? oh, yeah, yeah. [ hiss ] [ gasps ] [ birds chirping] ♪ no matter what you are they're a perfect match. the new ipad and xfinity stream app. hey guys, i'm home! surprise! i got a puppy. add an ipad to select packages for just $5 a month for 24 months. upgrade online now. >> reporter: firefighters tackle a house fire on international boulevard. coming up. the unusual activity a neighbor told us they witnessed in a home right before the fire broke o

. >>> tonight on the 10:00 news, we know the cause of 12 of the fires, pg&e powerlines are to blame. >> it basically looks like a jumble of wires. like a credit card award programs companies learn dacia earn thousands of dollars. suspect the problem is the pact practice -- practice pg&e has taken the money when cities and towns have not asked for the credit and spent a summer else. divert of the funds for other projects. >> reporter: data showed by two investigates over the years pg&e budgeted for more money under grounding a less was spent. >> pg&e and other companies need to be held accountable to spend that money the way it's supposed to be spent. specter we know where this money is going? >>> at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, de

the wildfires cost $10 billion in damages. pg&e equipment is to blame for most of the fires.ow the proposals say if utilities followed the rules and regulations but their equipment is damaged by weather and starts a fire, the utilities shareholders would not be liable for the damage. >> pg&e should be in it together. >> don't change it without having a full discussion with us and local authorities and others on how this can happen. >> pg&e says the proposed laws would avoid spending years in the courts fighting sophisticated corporate law firms. the fire victims and the supervisors say that change could leave them paying the bill. >>> 100 employees involved in uber area self-driving operations have been laid off. most of the employees operated self-driving vehicles in pennsylvania but some were based in san francisco. uber suspended the operations in march following a deadly crash in tempe arizona. the company released a statement saying "our team remains committed to building saef self-driving technology and we look forward to returning to public roads in the coming months".

the blue trucks as pg&e. something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> live where you live. this is abc news. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. >> in tonight's headlines now, rescue teams in thailand have become the process of escorting 12 boys and their soccer coach. it will take 12 hours to the coach and the crew through the mound. >> let's go to drew tuma who is tracking the weather in thailand. >> we heard earlier from james longman in the area. he said it's starting to rain and it looks like it will con

put power lines underground for years, they spent some of it on other projects. >> they question pg&e and the agency regulating utilities. -- questioned pg&e and the agency regulating utilities. >> it is a beautiful town. >> reporter: neighbors love this neighborhood. >> lots of trees and birds. >> reporter: as long as they do not look up, they love it. >> these powerlines are unbelievable. >> it looks like a jumble of wires. >> reporter: cities earn tens of millions of dollars to later redeem and spend on putting power lines underground with help from pg&e. it is a program mandated by the california public utilities commission, also known as the cpuc. >> i would love to have these powerlines put underground. >> reporter: data obtained by us shows that while they were budgeted more money for underground and convalesce was spent. but that is not the real -- while they had budgeted more money for undergrounding, less money was spent there. >> they had taken the money when cities and towns have not used that credit and they spend it somewhere else. they diverted the funds for other projects. >>

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and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn't ask for a better partner. the president may have divulged national security iinformation and i want to know if our security e now furt at risk because of what the president told vladimir putin. (ken) bay area congressman eric bipartisan call for details of the one=on=one meeting in helsinki.(vicki) the only other american in the room was the american translator, and she may be subpoenaed to testify on capitol hill.(ken) the president, meanwhile generated a new controversy today ... when he appeared to repudiate his own intell

both the office and pg and e said that his son does work for the utility. he authored legislation that would make pg and e customers help cover the costs of settling the lawsuits from last october's wildfires. they deny that the family connection influenced the by. they say that the legislation the people that lost homes to be compete levitated and protects the utility from facing bankruptcy. if they go bankrupt it will hurt the families that are filing claims and hurt the rate payers. >>> a brand-new proposal to help raise millions of dollars and where the money will be coming from. >>> president trump tries to fix what happened at that big summit with president vladimir putin. we're in washington. we'll have more on that just ahead. >>> president trump is calling what he calls the performance at the president vladimir putin, so many people at the higher ends of the intelligence love my press conference performance in hell sink i finland. we got along well and that made a lot of people angry. we go to washington with some of the fallout the day after. >> re

. >>> well, for the first time pg&e showed off the new weather stations going up across the bay area to monitor increasing fire danger. >> lesley brinkley joins us from where one of those new stations is streaming data as we speak. >> reporter: that's right, ama, they are collecting data to make critical decisions. for the first time ever, pg&e can preemptively elect to shut off electricity to areas deemed to be a high fire zone. extreme hot weather and unprecedented wildfires prompted pg&e to launch a new three prong approach to addressing what they call the new normal, an almost year round fire season. first, they're putting up weather stations like thishe ca >> these will be measuring wind speed direction, temperature and relative humidity. the data is streamed into our systems. >> reporter: so far 50 stations like this are installed. 150 more will be in place in northern and central california. by the end of the 2018. step two, a brand new pg&e wildfire safety operations center that just opened this spring in san francisco. >> it receives data from across our territory. receives

. >>> governor jerry brown proposed a plan that would dra mattly soften the standard that makes you tillties like pg&e liable. it backs away from california's current legal standard that generally holds utilities liable for the cost of wildfires started by power lines or trans formers. the new proposal would apply to fires started after january 31st. >>> you are being asked to voluntarily conserve energy again today as soaring temperatures across the state drain the power grid. a staid wide plex alert from 5:00 to 9:00 in an effort to reduce the strain on the grid during times of peak power use. the agency is asking everyone to hold off on using major amriens like dishwashers and ovens until later in the evening. >>> a teenager from hayward who was reported missing yesterday afternoon is now safe after a statewide amber alert. the alameda county sheriff's office says the 16-year old called her grandmother about 2:00 and said she was being kidnapped. her family connected authorities and issued the amber alert. investigators say she apparently knows the man accused of abducting her. >> her family was

investigators searched the house to see if anyone had been inside of the time of the fire. pg&e was also cut out to the scene. contra costa county fire said that no one was injured. >>reporter: fireworks were being set off around the area and fire into whether or not fi contributed to this house fire. it was unoccupied. it has been abandoned for some time according to fire officials. and is still under investigation at this time as to whatexactly caused the fire. in walnut creek, leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police in san bruno received 170 phone calls about illegal fireworks. 25 people were arrested. each suspect will be fined $1000. one person was charged with gun possession. san bruno police say 400 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized. >>> police in san jose sent the fourth -- spent the fourth of july caused by illegal fireworks. there were making sure nothing got out of hand. they wrote at least one citation. >> he was writing a bottle rocket -- lighting a bottle rocket off. we gave him a citation for possession of fireworks. >>> one man told his family he has

problem is that the practice has been that pg&e has taken the money when cities and towns have not asked for the credit and spent it somewhere else. >> data shows over the years while pg&e was budgeted more money for undergrounding less was spent. >> pg&e and other companies need to be held accountable to spending that money the way it's supposed to be spent. >> do we know where this money is going? at ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. so she can afford to feel at home without breaking your budget. and... who's there? hey. a boy? you never told your dad and me about any... oh, on the bed? absolutely not! okay... studying together is fine... and at ikea, we believe that letting go can be hard, but not pricey. what's going on now? move the flag. ♪ ♪ >>> pop star demi lovato recovering at a los angeles hospital after she was found unconscious following an apparent overdose. 0. >> reporter: love from fans and fellow stars continue to pour in for demi lovato as she recovers from an apparent drug overdose. her rep releasing a state

. >>> today for the first time, pg&e showed off the new weather station. it's going up across northern california to monitor for increasing fire danger. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is live at the caldecott tunnel tonight, where one of the new stations is streaming data. lesl leslie, even as we speak. >> and there is more to it than that, dan. actually, in the next couple of months or the fall, you could end up getting an e-mail or a text message from pg&e telling you are preemptively going to cut off your electricity because your neighborhood or area might be deemed a high fire danger. extreme hot weather and unprecedented wildfires prompted pg&e to launch a new three-prong approach to addressing what they call the new normal, an almost year-round fire season. first, they're putting up weather stations like this one above the caldecott tunnel on the oakland approach. >> these stations will be measuring wind speed, wind direction, temperature and relative humidity. and the data is streamed into our systems. >> so far 50 stations like this are instal

come ride the incredicoaster. with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the droughtn 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me isng that thc is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> "e.t." isn't just on the air, we're everywhere on every platform, every day, check us out facebook, twitter and instag >>> here's your first look at the cast of it chapter two. one person missing from the reboot, steve skarsgard who's back as pennywise. it picks up where with the loser club all grown up. and this is kind of freaky, listen to what sofia told us last year when asked who would they pick to play them. >> i would pick jessica chastain. >> bill hader. >> done and done. when we told bill he was finn's choice he was lock. >

the bay area. brandon crawford gets that honor. who will join him in our with pgerras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forestsd jot community in theuture. your heart doesn't only belong to you. child: bye, grandpa! and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medicine. don't take entresto if pregnant. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't t

santa rosa officials say the city lawsuits seeks recovery of financial damages and hopes to make pg&e implement safety measures to produce future disasters. questions being raised about assembly men. they tell the chronicle his son works for the utility. the paper reports the assembly authored legislation that would help make pg&e customers help settle costs from last october's wildfires. they deny the family connection influenced the bill. he says the legislation ensures people who lost their homes in the fires are compensated quickly while protecting pg&e from bankruptcy. he says it will hurt home enners filing claims as well as rate payers. >>> 609 tim attempt, a push to help the homeless in oakland, a new proposal to help raise millions of dollars and where that money will come from. >>> president trump tries to fix what happened at that mixed summit with vladimir putin. i'm doug luzader in washington, more on that just ahead. >>> we can see traffic is doing okay in some areas but we do have some trouble out there in the east bay. we'll tell you about slow downs you might be able

it happens on bart parking lots and the pg & e parking lot, where the trucks park under solar. thank you. >> president kwon: mr. fred moheim. >> good afternoon, commissioners, and chairman kwon. 43-year resident of san francisco and life-long learner at city college. i am a proponent of optimiza thank you -- optimizing public land. the current plan limits parking for the college. in trying to optimize the use of the land, we end up diminishing the ability of the college to train the taxpayer work force that the city requires. and that's because we have many students and faculty members that can only access the college by vehicle and don't have access to public transit to get there. maybe not all the parking need it, but it makes it difficult. and that reflects on the building of the performing arts education center, which will provide venues on the south side of town. many of those will be in the evening and they will also require parking availability for people that cannot get there on public transit. on other fronts, the land should not be sold to a private developer. any hou

we have a working knowledge and we can reduce the impacts of a small disaster, but we need the help of experts. pgs an integral part of our emergency response team. they are the industry expert with utilities. whether it is a gas leak or a wire down, just having someone there that deals with this every day is pretty comforting. we each bring something to the table that is unique and that is a specialty. with all of us working together we can keep all these emergencies small. and the fact that we can bring it together and effectively work together is pretty special. they bring their knowledge, their tools and equipment and the proficiency to get the job done. and the whole time i have been in the fire service, pg&e's been there, too. whatever we need whenever we need it. i do count on pg&e to keep our firefighters safe. that's why we ask for their help. i do count on pg&e to keep our firefighters safe. you know when you're at ross and you'rhello.... ...and then the price is like, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better