reporting in ridgecrest, nicole comstock, kpix5. >>> tonight any report reveals how long enforcement including immigration authorities use driver's license photos to track people down. most drivers don't know it, but all i.c.e. has to do is contact a state dmv to get your soda. then they plug it into their facial recognition technology, to find a match. but, there is no evidence so far they are actually using the photos to conduct those massive sweeps. the problem, privacy advocates say, is that they could. 20 states plus the district of columbia cooperate with requests from facial recognition scans of drivers license photos. but, that does not include california. >> i'm seriously concerned about immigration and customs enforcement using state drivers license databases to hunt down immigrants. >> didn't stop and say the state is not allowed to prepare those feather images, in the instance that one person out of 1 million might be a murder, in that instance i side on the side of law enforcement. >> reporter: opponents say the technology is flawed and can mis-identify people of color,

nicole comstock reports where people are too shaken up to go home. >> reporter: there's so much work left to be done here in town. you can't escape it where you look. the emergency declaration means federal assistance is coming soon. but people in town with a lot of anxiety say it's simply can't get here soon enough. customers and cooks bolted out of the front door at christy's family restaurant in ridgecrest. on friday evening, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the entire kitchen. and everyone's nerves. this is one of three breakfast places that stayed opened after the earthquakes. here. ave 25 people working >> senor have a good night. >> reporter: but the manager says now they are stuck with a skeleton crew. >> the cooks, and three or four servers. >> reporter: the two back to back earthquake scared most employees out of town. >> people are hungry. french fries. >> reporter: brandon brought his family back into town. they drove 100 miles away to escape the threat of another quake. >> we are driving and i was look i think that's a bigger one. >> reporter: video taken from the back s

>>well as nicole comstock reporting for us this morning. for 34 is the time more than i should say we'll have more on the earthquakes coming up. throughout the morning so stay tuned for that in the meantime. we also have the latest on the washington and also the latest local to hear for the first time derek elmen up the master tended to go ship warehouse took the stand. how man is now charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter following the 2016 fire that killed 36 people he broke down in tears during his testimony. amanda said he built something and that he attracted beautiful people to his space. his attorney tony serra talked harassed almandin if he feels resentment for the 36 people who died and remorse and amanda said forever. >>directly mogae take responsibility any and shun guess i do you know, and we'll never you know forget it he's not a tough criminal is an >>and this is destroying him well and everyone >>elmen a said he believed the warehouse was safe and that he would never exposes children to the risk of fire amanda liv

>>that was nicole comstock our coverage of the earthquakes in southern california continues on to the earthquake time bob and you'll find an interactive map and other stories on the damage in ridgecrest. >>california lawmakers are moving forward with governor newsom's proposal to help utility companies pay for future wildfires when their equipment is determined to be that fall now governor newsom proposed the measure partly in response to pg e's bankruptcy and role in recent wildfires. the bill would provide $21 billion to help utility companies pay for future wildfire costs that money would come from utility companies and from a fee. the californians already pay from the emergency crisis decades ago, wildfire victims. well they're divided on the issue supporters say the bill will make sure victims get paid and protect ratepayers from skyrocketing costs the bill now heads to the assembly for a vote lathe mayor of san jose is calling for the end of pg e's total control over power blackouts utility company has permission from the i starease a sam licca of san jose says without oversight

there was nicole comstock reporting the earthquake in the ridgecrest area. >>serve as a reminder as they always do that a major quake could happen at any time here in the bay area, hundreds of buildings and hayward alone are considered vulnerable to a major earthquake and experts say there's a 70 per to percent chance at a big one happening here in the bay area could happen in the next 10 years for us justine waltman has details on the new city ordinance in hayward. >>they will now keep tabs on so-called soft story buildings in the city and the deadline the building owners are now facing to get apartment comple considered a soft story building because it's built without a stable ground level. the city council estimates there are 930 buildings with 3 units or more, like this built before 19 79 in the city. they are most at risk to collapse in an earthquake. we're sitting on the hayward fault. >>and the more responsibility and awareness we have about that in a proactive but not panicked way. the better we can protect our residents. >>the new ordinance just pas

reporting in ridge crest, nicole comstock, kpix5. >>> many are left wondering if they should by earthquake insurance. traffic on the organization's website is up 10 times since thursday and friday's shakers. the earthquake authority says most people in our state do not have earthquake coverage. those looking to get insurance can check their rates on the organization's website. >> first focus on what the policy is based. it is not based on the appraised value for your house. rather the cost to rebuild. >> i do not have earthquake insurance. >> the reason is that the deductible is just, it is not cost effective. it is just so high. >> another thing to keep in high, earthquake coverage begins 15 days after the main quake, so people in ridge crest area would have until july 20 for their coverage to kick in. >>> san francisco man recovering tonight after being injured during spain's famous running of the bulls. the 46-year-old man was gored in the neck. the hospital is listed his condition as grave. after he underwent surgery. another american and a were also seriously injured during the franti

>>that was nicole comstock reporting there have been over 1000 aftershocks since the big quake, 9.32 right now and. >>knew a lot. >>for uber and lyft at sfo this morning you've probably heard about it. it is to alleviate the crush of traffic at the airport with all the pickups and drop-offs the law located north of the airport on san bruno avenue and it where the ride shares are going to be doing or saying it just makes it easier and as soon as you find your way there you'll find it is pretty easy same with the drivers are having a little trouble when it first started happening today, lawmakers and said the men are set to vote on a controversial wildfire liability bill. it aims to provide protection for the utility companies, our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala gives us a look at the hearing. >>the senate energy and utilities committee friday will vote whether to move forward with the governor's new wildfire liability bill ab 1054 creates a california catastrophes council in addition to a funds to help utilities pay for future wildfire costs winding doing nothing is a. >>i aske

reporting from ridgecrest, nicole comstock, kpix 5. >>> some people got a warning that will get here in hanks to the bay area in the coming months. hopefully by then there will be no issues with it. some users in la say they did not get the warning. the system is only designed to alert people when there is a decent chance of significant damage. the op threshold was set at a magnitude 5.0. is the earthquake weakened by the time i got to la, there was not any alert. when it sent out an alert, the system notifies only alert phones. it also colors everything from fire department to train stations. >> you can float on the train. you can close the water valve. you do those things and opened the warehouse door so that the fire vehicles can get out. and all of that can happen in all under 10 seconds. >> the city of la says it will lower the threshold so that more users will be notified in the event of an earthquake. yesterday's earthquake was the largest with 10 epicenter in southern california, since 1999. lee hunter my quake was a 7.1 struct the mojave desert. make sure you're ready for th

>>that was nicole comstock reporting there have been over a 100 aftershocks since that be talking more about that througut the morning happening today, lawmakers at our state capitol will vote on a controversial wildfire liability bill. it will create a california catastrophes council and also fund to help utilities pay for future wildfire costs. pg need right now is currently in the back of bankruptcy process after being held responsible for the campfire so that really won't have access to this money until it resolves recent wildfire claims without raising customer rates. however, a bipartisan group of lawmakers still doesn't like ainst this bill, here's what governor gavin newsome had to say. >>we're looking forward to the interim process going back to committees us and other common making adjustments. considering aspects of that work was broadly good that we're closer than that. most legislation this complexity and the moment. >>a spokesperson for pg tells us utility hasn't yet taken a position on that measure. boats and swimmers will be out in the water this weekend which also mean

nicole comstock has the very latest from ridgecrest. >> reporter: there is broken glass all over the floor inside this mobile home in ridgecrest. the surgeon total of 20 years is now red tagged, and unsafe to live in after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. >> how could this have happened, we never dreamed it would happen. >> reporter: this is among the worst of the damage caused by the violent shaking caught on camera inside multiple businesses. the worst quake socal has seen in decades. >> they are letting us get our stuff out. >> reporter: unfortunately they cannot put this place back together. but some businesses can. >> we will be able to open the library. >> reporter: pre-much every book and said the ridgecrest library was thrown to the ground. the volunteers spent the day picking the backup. something to keep kate anderson's mind off the hundreds of aftershocks she has felt a sense. >> 4:00 this morning it was 5.4. and i dove under the table. >> reporter: it was a good place to keep the little ones occupy too. the seven-year-old twins put on a >> tolibrary fo summer reading and all i

show tuesday night the explosions from inside a fireworks warehouse were so nicole comstock shows us what happened. >>watching fireworks light up the sky behind your neighborhood in real time. order shot out of a cinder block bunker that exploded into flames tuesday night at the pyro spectaculars fireworks storage art, the explosives blasted off for an hour keeping firefighters back at a distance to battle the flames well we kind of like the excitement sometimes too. murray pritchett wasn't fazed by the unexpected show she's lived in the neighborhood since 1962 and says she seen it more than once before i've seen 3 times and it's blown up the night that i've lived here. >>no no not for what they do every day no. i don't think it's them. >>last year we tour the facility with the sousa family who explained in great detail. the amount of care and attention they put in to safely storing their products in these bunkers which are tucked away in the large commercial property in the center of a dirt lot. this uses are known as the first family of fireworks, one of the leading producers of fi

>>well that was nicole comstock reporting there been over a 100 aftershocks since that earthquake again, the most recent one for this morning. >>10 still ahead on the kron 00:04am morning news, lawmakers are back in sacramento today to vote on a controversial well filed bill wildfire bill. and that would help utilities pay for future damages and a marine patrols are going to be out in full force this weekend as a lot of people enjoy the long holiday weekend on the water. plus the batt over a citizenship question on the upcoming census is not over yet more on the decision that a judge coul just when you thought you were done painting... ...you discover paint bleed under your tape... not with frogtape! frogtape is the only painter's tape treated with patented paintblock technology. paintblock reacts with the water in latex paint to form a micro-barrier against paint bleed, giving you the sharpest lines possible. get professional results with frogtape... no messy lines, no paint bleed. for sharp lines every time, frog it! >>there i said it while show that she was in a warning and i'm suppo

nicole comstock reports. take a look around. >>imagine walking away from a plane after an emergency landing. only not really being able to walk away because you're smack dab in the middle of the mojave desert in 105 degree heat, pretty sure what i said was. >>i'm not up to walking home and i don't want to spend the night here. >>mark to low as the pilot who landed the plane here. he and his wife left needles for chino saturday. they were taking this beechcraft sundown or for a test run after some extent it it is aviation business. he's not sure why oil suddenly escape the engine. but when he woke a sleeping wife, there was no escaping the imminent danger. >>and i said hey we're going to land in the desert and she said i don't want to so he told her to start recording to keep her occupied and i said you know the engines and equipment when our coverage choices, she said when and i said you know they immediately like 30 seconds from now. >>notice the propeller is no longer spending as they brace for impact. it was a rough landing i