brandon: as a former firefighter and grandson of a pg&e victim, he says keeping pg&e on probation is life and death. >> the rehabilitation of pg&e, it saves lives, not only civilians, but my friends and family at calfire. i don't know that pg&e as it exists, as we know it, can be rehabilitated. they clearly have not been. >> power and electricity, gas, can be delivered safely. i just don't know if pg&e can do it on their own without being forced into it. >> we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. >> i really feel that they have shown little to no remorse. brandon: sue bullis did not believe the court ordered apology on tv. she has less faith in pg&e now. >> nothing they could do at this point would satisfy me. >> you are describing a corporation that is beyond redemption at this point. >> i believe so. >> it is like a light on, light off. if you are off probation, you are off. when the court supervision is gone, then it is gone, and pg&e is a corporate entity that will act the way it is going to act. ama: always and you can find all of brandon's stories about pg&e

pg&e paid civil damages. here too, pg&e sparked the camp fire and admitted to 85 felonies, including 84 counts of manslaughter. >> family members, loved onings. my grandma kimed by pg&e. they were victims of pg&e. >> year flee pg&e admits it sparked the kin came fire. charges are pending, name name is fighting them. year four, that fire kimed four people. name name faces four new manslaughter charges. >> someone needs to be held accountable. >> and in pg&e's fifth and final year of probation, the dixie fire destroyed more towns, starting just a few miles away from where the camp fire did. it has pg&e under criminal investigation yet again. >> if it was any other person, that would be in jail. no question about it, they violated the parole and there would be consequences for an individual. why can't there be that for a corporation? >> how can they do in and still get off probation? is it even functioning in this case? >> it hasn't. functioned as it was intended to function. >> tom johnson is a former freshman

pg&e and d.b.i. will collaborate on a letter to any property owners regarding any project activity, and we'll work with public works to obtain any permits. if you have any questions, we have building staff, and staff from pg&e. with that, i'm going to stop sharing my screen and happy to answer any questions you have or direct them to the appropriate staff. >> thank you, mr. buckley, and thank you for that presentation. if i may first, i'd like to go to public comment, if that's okay with my fellow commissioners, and then, we can circle back and we can close out next steps. madam secretary, can we go to public comment, please? >> clerk: is there any public comment on agenda item 7? >> operator: no, there's no hands raised. >> clerk: okay. okay. thank you. >> okay. that amazes me. okay. so vice chair tam, please. >> thank you, president mccarthy, and thank you, jeff, for the work, as well as pg&e on the collaboration. i know we talked about this before, but to go from that 5,000 number or 4,942 number

pg&e for the service. and include that cost as part of hetch hetchy for clean power sf, our customers supply is distributed by pg&e and build by pg&e directly to the customer. -- and billed directly to the customer. how do cca's differ from publicly owned utilities. and the supply and delivery, and customer programs and and regulatory and are not under the local structure and direct local grid access and grid determination and the resource deployment. to better pursue the local distribution assets. and the things that you can't see under the ground and vaults and the transforeign policiers and the line and the substations that populate our streets. under local public ownership of the grid, the city would be able to expand the public power services to san franciscans and would be delivered through city owned power lines. with the communities that we serve and let me dive a little deeper into each of those and give you fun facts in regards to rates, the data from across the nation shows that public power pay

pg&e and d.b.i. will collaborate on a letter to any property owners regarding any project activity, and we'll work with public works to obtain any permits. if you have any questions, we have building staff, and staff from pg&e. with that, i'm going to stop sharing my screen and happy to answer any questions you have or direct them to the appropriate staff. >> thank you, mr. buckley, and thank you for that presentation. if i may first, i'd like to go to public comment, if that's okay with my fellow commissioners, and then, we can circle back and we can close out next steps. madam secretary, can we go to public comment, please? >> clerk: is there any public comment on agenda item 7? >> operator: no, there's no hands raised. >> clerk: okay. okay. thank you. >> okay. that amazes me. okay. so vice chair tam, please. >> thank you, president mccarthy, and thank you, jeff, for the work, as well as pg&e on the collaboration. i know we talked about this before, but to go from that 5,000 number or 4,942 number

at the ready. >> pg&e is prepared for the storm, so pg&e is preparing for this winter storm by stocking up on equipment, poles, transformers and other equipment that we use a lot of during the last two atmospheric river events. >> we have a generator just in case the town goes dark. we want to be in the central place where people are safe. >> reporter: the public works department says their maintenance staff will be off for the holidays but will remain on call in case there's an emergency. the public works department will keep an eye on creek levels throughout the week, but don't expect regional flooding. as for the pizza and tap room, no holidays off. >> when rain is in the forecast, everybody is on high alert. this town is historical for flooding. >> reporter: you may be off for christmas, but many pg&e crews will not be. pg&e says it's going to be an all hands on deck situation through the holiday week. they're also shifting resources to the mountains, to the lake tahoe area, because pg&e predicts some of that snow could possibly cause power outages. that's the latest here. melissa c

pg&e says it's an all hands on deck situation. today walls -- today was a rest day for the crew. but starting tomorrow, they will be on call. and pg&e is now shifting their resources, shifting their crews toward the lake tahoe area, because that's where they're expecting to see a lot of snow. that could potentially cause some power outages. >> we will appreciate their service when the power goes down and if they can get it restored. melissa colorado reporting for us. thank you. >>> track the rain in your neighbor hd with our nbc bay area app, giving you access to the same radar that jeff uses. the app is free and available wherever you get your apps. >>> new information about the shooting that triggered a pass -- mass panic at the mall in oak ridge. there was a shooting, but that's about all police are clear on. damian trujillo looks at the growing number of unanswered questions and shows us what police are doing to ease fears. >> reporter: i spoke with several people here last night during the shooting, and the lockdown. all are understandably too traumatized to talk to us about

since there has been no communication, we can't empathize with pg&e. we just feel frustrated. >> reporter: it begs the question, why can't this work be done at night? pg&e told us the remaining work requires us to be simultaneously in caltrans right-of-way and customers yards to complete the service work right up against their houses which cannot be done at night. the resources needed to activate the new equipment are only available during the day and we cannot flip-flop crews from days to nights without a proper rest period for safety reasons. for lisa, 2021 was supposed to be a comeback year. >> i had to do an unbelievable song and dance to keep my business open last year. and now this. >> reporter: in half moon bay, kiet do, kpix 5. >> pg&e have been working on three locations at once but the company says they scaled-back to just one location at a time to help ease some of the traffic. >>> confusion, this evening, over restaurant in sentences go. some business owners say the city is threatening them with an ultimatum. renovate the structures or pay

they said, we doubt anyone would seriously contend that pg&e's performance has been even adequate, or that substantial improvement is not still imperative, given the fires that are sparked. recognizing that it brings us closer to our shared goal of keeping customers, communities and coworkers safe. it says it's now a fundamentally safer company under five years of court stewardship but acknowledges, we have more work to do. state regulators say they are hiring an independent safety monitor at pg&e's expense to oversee the utility for the next five years. but critics are skeptical about what will happen when a court is no longer keeping watch. >> that is the thing that worries me the most. >> reporter: former commission president laura lynch doubts the monitor will have much impact. >> when the probation period ends, there will be no independent, from my perspective, entity that is overseeing pg&e. >> we are not having the type of oversight that is needed and it's really a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: will abrams lost his home in the tubbs fire in 2017. now a watchdog, he wants th

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dan: heads up, a warning from pg&e. imposters are out in force, posing as pg&e billing agents, telling victims that power is about to be shut off unless they pay a bill. it's all a scam, and it is targeting thousands of bay area residents, especially during the holidays. one man lost nearly $2000 back in october. he warns everyone, do not fall for this. there is a new one every day. >> this one really ramped up during the holidays. imagine you are hosting a gathering and a call comes in saying it is pg&e and that you didn't pay your bill and your power is about ready to be turned off. victims panic, they send in their money, only of course, it is not the real pg&e. >> they had had h trucks were on their way to my house to shut the power off. >> he was just waking on a saturday morning when the call came in. >> the caller id looked legitimate. it's a guy who sounds very convincing. >> the man on the phone said douglas's utility bill was passed to an pg&e was on its way to shut off power, and it was almost too late to sto

the state public utilities commission today finalized a $125 million settlement to be paid by pg and e pra violations related to the kincade fire. the genie says it admits its transmission line caused the fire back in 2019. 400 buildings, including 174 homes in sonoma county were destroyed. the cpuc says its investigation found several violations of safety regulations for design, construction and maintenance of overhead power lines. the utility still faces criminal charges related to that fire. well contravenes has opened a new lane on highway 1 to 1 in petaluma. commuters drove on a new car pool lane and the northwestern direction this morning. the opening means that there is a 30 mile long, uninterrupted carpool lane between marin county and windsor. work on the final portion of the highway one on one widening project is scheduled to begin in the spring, cal transplants to open the coton carpool lane late next year. all right, if you're looking forward to tension is grab on your holiday table this year. you just might be in luck . the dungeon is crab season just opened in californi

chopper five spouted pg&e crews outside the ferry building along the embarcadero, working to restore power. outages first reported around 8:30 today in the financial district impacting 2100 people. live look at the pg&e outage map you can see outages mainly centered in hill, lower hill financial district, parts of soma and the east cut. the cause still under investigation however the storm caused a lot of water to flood underground vaults, forcing pg&e workers to pump water in order to access equipment. looking live at this euro tahoe ski resort, piles of fresh powder, perfect ski weekend after the storm dumped more than 6 feet of snow in higher elevations. looking live at the golden gate bridge, clear conditions over the bay area right now barely any clouds insight but a very chilly morning. are we in for a cold weekend? >> we are for sure. of a cold start to the day tomorrow morning i will show you in just a minute. you can see a look at beautiful skies and the santa clara valley right now. here's what you can expect afternoon sunshine, highs low to mid-50s and another cold night a

por otro lado, pg&e se prepara para las lluvias en nuestra regiÓn. >> miles de trabajadores de pg&e estÁn listos para responder a los apagones que puedan suceder en el territorio. tambiÉn hay trabajadores del departamento de manejo de vegetaciÓn para podar Árboles. ramÓn: otra recomendaciÓn es mantener el lugar seguro los objetos que estÁn fuera de la casa y evitar que salgan disparados por el viento. descargue nuestra aplicaciÓn para obtener mÁs informaciÓn sobre el tiempo. puede usar el cÓdigo en pantalla. es gratuita. representantes de salud pÚblica de santa clara reportaron el primer caso de la variante Ómicron. [habla en inglÉs] ramÓn: la persona infectada estaba completamente vacunada pero no ha recibido el booster y recientemente regresÓ de un viaje que hizo a otro estado. este caso se da a conocer justo antes de las celebraciones de la virgen de guadalupe. estas son las recomendaciones. >> se recomienda el uso de mascarillas, ya que la gente puede estar cantando y hablando a altavoz y eso puede provocar infecciÓn. ramÓn: los doctores tambiÉn recomiendan colocarse

pg&e crews were on site to make repairs. take a listen to one pedestrian who described navigating last night's outage. >> i'm wearing black so i was afraid i was going to get run over. luckily the cars were nice enough to let me through. >> reporter: you hear all of that honking. that's because there was a little bit of chaos surrounding the pitch black intersection. right now, you do need to treat those intersections, if they have the flashing lights, as four-way stops. in a matter of seconds it can be dark all over again, like what we saw a couple of minutes ago. be cautious if you are driving and you do see no lights or flashing red lights. livecierra johnson. >>> another great resource for tracking these storms hitting the bay area is our nbc bay area app. you can check out the live radar right in the palm of your hand. we also is send you updates as the rain is moving through your specific neighborhood. >>> hospitals across the country are getting slammed by a new covid surge. take a look at these numbers. admissions ar

since there is no communication we can not empathize with pg&e. we feel frustrated. >> why can't this work be done at night? pg&e requires us to be in the yards to complete the service work up against their houses not able to be done at night. the resources to activate the new equipment are only available during the day and can not flip flop the crews from days to nights without a proper rest period for safety rains, for lisa, 2021 was supposeed to be a come back year. >> i had to do a song and dance that was unbelievable to keep my business open last year. and, -- >> now this? >> now this. >> reporter: in half-moon bay, back to you. >> pg&e was working on three locations at once but they scaled back to one location at a time to help ease some of the traffic. >>> well, there is more covid- 19 news now. uk prime minister says britain faces a title wave of infections from the omicron variant and announced a big increase in boosters. now everyone 18 and older will be offered a third shot of the vaccine by the end of the month. at pop up vaccination c

leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. (soft music) hey dad, i'm about to leave. don't forget your hat . good morning. how can i help? i need help connecting with my students. behind every last minute save, ok, that works. and holiday surprise, thank you! a customer service rep is working unseen, making it happen. and at genesys, we're proud to help them help you everyday. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. enjoy the gift of being together. the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test has the same technology used by doctors and detects multiple variants. so in just 15 minutes, you can test, know, and go. available in stores and online. international city has died. charlotte schultz made her mark as a civic leader serving as the chief of protocol for both the state and city of san francisco. ktvu greg liggins has more on her life and the legacy that she leaves behind. charlott

most importantly, if you see downed power lines, stay away from them pg. and e says that you should assume any line that is down is energized and that means it is extremely dangerous. >> if you see a downed power line. you're asked to call pg any right away. >> and stay with kron 4 for the latest on the stormy weather. you can scan the qr pcode that you see there on th screen. it will take you to our website. kron 4 dot com. and there's all kinds of information, including live radar and where you live and the local road closures. flooding information. all of that on kron 4 dot com. the rain could affect people trying to get a covid shot or get out and get a test in san francisco. people are being advised to check ahead with locations. the rain expected again to be with us on and off all week. of course, the big story we are following tonight. state health officials announcing peo le will need to wear their masks. >> in all indoor settings. once again because of covid. the new mandate starts on wednesday. just 2 days from now. it will and january the 15th a

why they are pointing the finger at pg&e tonight hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more reliable video calls. get at&t fiber, plans starting at $35 a month for a year. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att. >>> new at 11:00. it is the time of the year when many people are choosing between the real and fake christmas tree. >> your choice could have an impact on your mentallt>> reporter: each releases that scent of pine. >> smells good, feels good, it is what we have done our entire lives. >> do you think of artificial tree? >> artificial tree with pine scented candles might work. >> no, no, not a chance. >> reporter: taking a walk in natural environment reduces stress according to studys. >> that is why we go hiking in the woods. >> reporter

pg&e sending out this alert to 24 customers, crews not on site until january 10th. >> pg&e have their handsful right now for sure. in colfax, he is volunteering his equipment and time to plow the streets that overworked public works crews can not get to. >> this is disastrous for the area. this area is not ready for this much snow. >> reporter: pg&e says alerts give customers an assessment and dates are likely to change. the utility is getting the estimate for restoration. >> i just go until 50%, usually. and then i go back inside. >> reporter: janet uses her car charger to power her phone, the days she has gone without power in her home are starting to blur together. >> i think this is the third or fourth day. >> reporter: a snowstorm leaving tens of thousands in the dark for days. >> yeah, so, little traffic. i can not get my car out. >> reporter: now, new estimates show power may not just be days away but even weeks. >> lake county also getting fresh snowfall today. this is the scene along the road on cobb mountain south of clear lake. for the latest on travel conditions and the up

why they are pointing the finger at pg&e tonight enjoy the gift of being together. the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test has the same technology used by doctors and detects multiple variants. so in just 15 minutes, you can test, know, and go. available in stores and online. enjoy the gift of being together. the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test has the same technology used by doctors and detects multiple variants. so in just 15 minutes, you can test, know, and go. available in stores and online. >>> new at 11:00. it is the time of the year when many people are choosing between the real and fake christmas tree. >> your choice could have an impact on your mental health. >> reporter: each cut releases that scent of pine. >> smells good, feels good, it is what we have done our entire lives. >> do you think of artificial tree? >> artificial tree with pine scented candles might work. >> no, no, not a chance. >> reporter: taking a walk in natural environment reduces stress according to studys. >> that is why we go hiking in the woods. >> reporter: the same way, picking

leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. if you see wires down, treat them all as if they're hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening. i'm meg oliver in new york. jericka duncan is off. for a second year in a row, covid is causing headaches for holiday travellers across the u.s. new infections spreading like wildfire have sparked staffing shortages, resulting in long delays and cancellations. new covid infections exceeded 200,000 a day over the past two weeks. that's up 69%. covid deaths are on the rise too. cbs' lilia luciano leads us off with a look at post holiday travel. lilia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, meg. it is another very busy travel day.

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. >> $125 million that's how pg&e will now pay the state to settle claims tied to the kincade fire. the wild fire destroyed 400 structures. burned 78,000 acres. the faulty equipment is blamed for the fire. the commission found multiple violations of over headlines and the fire zone. the agreement also prevents pg&e pr it raising rates to cover the $85 million cost of removing abandoned power equipment. pg&e says it will continue working to resolve claims and to make the system safer. >> we are in a construction boom. it's just not enough. that's what a new report shows about housing in the bay area. according to san francisco the shortfall is more than 85,000 home. because of a decade of under building. in san jose, 25,000 homes. comes as prices are on the rise. since february 2020, san francisco home prices are up 20%. san jose, 21%. >> a sad passing tonight. charlotte shults. died at age 88 moments after losing her husband. best known as the wife of former secretary of state george shults. before the marriage she was one of the legendary hostesses who knew everyone. her social tal

jobina: a warning from pg&e. imposters are out in force, posing as billing agents, saying power is going to be shut off unless they pay an overdue bill. imposters told a man to use the zell quick pay -- zelle quick pay app. he did not realize the money was going to the cooks. >> they think they need to make a payment to keep the lights and gas on. don't fall for it. pg&e would never call you to threaten you to make a payment immediately to avoid service disconnection. jobina: pg&e says imposters have targeted thousands during the pandemic, with most reports coming from san jose, followed by oakland and san francisco. people were threatened with power shutoffs. even if you own money, pg&e says you will get a notice in the mail with an option for a payment plan. a victim lost $2000. michael finney and the 7 on your side team have been going back and forth over these types of zelle scams, including with bank of america customers. you can find the reports and answers for yourself. kumasi: money report. apple is handi

♪ >>> pg&e will pay a $125 million penalty in connection with the kincaid fire, which scorched over 120 square miles in sonoma county in 2019. according to the settlement, company shareholders will pay a $40 million fine, and spend another $85 million to remove abandoned transmission equipment. a state investigation found the fire was sparked by a transmission tower that remained energized, even though the powerplant it served had not been active for years. pg&e has disputed several of the findings from that investigation. >>> uber will pay $9 million to settle complaints over its handling of sexual harassment and assault cases. the company was accused of failing to provide required information to state regulators on incidents involving drivers and passengers. uber says it is pleased with the settlement, which provides solutions, while maintaining the rights of survivors. >>> new solutions of extending b.a.r.t. to san jose. the federal transit association outputs the cost of that project at $9.1 billion, more than 2 billion over the initial estimate from the ta, which is leading the pro

pg&e expects the need to respond to outages as the storm is strongest from sunday to tuesday. customers are warned to plan ahead with necessary supplies and have a way to get notifications about outages in the area. >> i don't think we can be anything but optimistic and keep our fingers crossed. >> reporter: residents here hope it is strong enough to give us needed water without creating any challenges and and maybe help the ski outlook along the way. >> we want it all at tahoe. >> reporter: reporting in pleasanton, shawn chitnis, kpix 5. >> the storm system is good news for ski resorts expected to dump several feet of snow on the sierras starting this weekend. >>> this is how it looks along 80 at soda springs tonight. conditions are clear no but drivers are being warned the snow could make martin travel most impossible in some areas. >>> back in the bay area, union square in san francisco was packed today. plenty of people are trying to squeeze in last-minute shopping before the rain hits. some told kpix 5 the showers won't keep them away. >> we are going to buy umbrellas tod

pg&e is upgrading for structure along highway 92, the main road leading into town. the drive normally takes about 15 minutes, but with construction it is almost an hour. business owners say crews began roadwork on monday without a warning. >> why does it have to happen now? since there has been no communication, we cannot empathize with pg&e. we just feel frustrated. this is the worst time to cut off access to my business. >> pg&e says the roadwork has to be done during the day because of the equipment they use. the company says it has scaled back to one location at the time to help ease some of the traffic. >>> still to come, the hits keep on coming for small businesses in oakland. >> i believe that many people are afraid of going out of the house. you know? even in their own communities. >> how the pandemic is giving way to a new epidemic, tonight. >>> instagram in the hotseat on capitol hill. what the ceo told lawmakers the app is doing to keep teen users safe. >> it's like finding a unicorn. a house for sale in silicon valley for under $200,000. >> not only does

. >>> power is out for thousands of pg anti-customers. the peninsula is a hardest hit. almost 3500 outages, followed by more than 500 in the south bay. evacuation warnings happen expanded in the czu burn scar area in santa cruz county. here is a map . neil should areas means there is direct routing warned. there is an evacuation warning. the red is what they're talking about. >> the storm dumping snow on the sera. the storm warning is in effect. chb and caltrans urging drivers do not make the trip to the mountains anytime soon. for those who made it out before the storm, loads of fresh powder in palisades, to help. to 1 inches of snow fell in less than four hours. tulips have been open since november. the resort is working to reopen more by the end of the week. picnic tables are piled high with snow. the dogs are having a blast. the storm is showing no signs of slowing down. some areas could see five feet of snow by wednesday. >> you can head to kpix.com for the least rainfall totals, wind conditions and hour by hour forecast for your area. we are also streaming 24/7 on

. >> pg e customers around the bay area. here's a live look at pg e's current outage, detector map. you can see it's mostly green dots. those are smaller outages affecting fewer than 50 customers. and when we're talking about customers are not talking about people were talking about homes and businesses. so one customer could be one small house or giant apartment building or even a commercial building or government building yellow, indicates a more significant outage. you see where those are scattered all over the bay area mostly toward the coast. and of course, that's about 500 customers orange means a up to almost 5,004 1999 customers are affecting. you see a couple spots here on the peninsula just south of daly city. these are the in the hills above millbrae. so you can see some of those areas and then here's a bigger west of sebastopol. this is a south of the russian river area right around guerneville area. so there's a significant outage up there as well as that between spence full and rohnert park right there. so we're going to keep an eye on these ongoing outages. and we'll

leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more reliable video calls. get at&t fiber, plans starting at $35 a month for a year. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. enjoy the gift of being together. the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test has the same technology used by doctors and detects multiple variants. so in just 15 minutes, you can test, know, and go. available in stores and online. hydrant in the east bay. alameda county firefighters posted this video. they say it happ

pg and e warns the cold and snow could lead to outages. the company sent out some storm safety tips. those tips include keeping cell phones charged and using flashlights instead of candles. the genie said it has already restored power to 50,000 customers since christmas morning. now, even if it doesn't snow or get that dusting of snow in these lower elevations here in the bay area, it will still certainly be very cold. to be sure to grandma jacket before heading outside. i'm elissa harrington ktvu fox two news. it's not often we get to see snow in the hills around the bay area, elissa. thank you. u. c berkeley's snow lab near donner pass says this is the most snow that has fallen in the sierra for the month of december. since 1970. today's storm was so intense that several ski resorts were closed due to the blizzard conditions in addition to snow crews are working to clear down power lines and fallen trees as fast as they can. let's go now to meteorologist roberto gonzalez with the snow that we can expect here at home. yes and we already h

according to pg&e, it's been working on restoring power to more than 1,700 customers in millbray and burlingame since early this morning. the lights are back on for the majority of them but raymond lu and his family are among the 500 or so still in the dark. no power means no heat on this chilly, rainy night. >> this morning was cold and i had the heater on. and then, the power of of course can -- when the power came back on and then went out again. so it's on and off but it's cold. >> reporter: and the reason for the extended power outage in his neighborhood is just a block away. a pg&e spokesperson water got into this underground vault and shorted the electric equipment inside. we watched as a fire department showed up to douse the smoldering fire in there. >> pg&e crews are working at restoring all customers who are experiencing a power outage right now. we do have crews fanned out all across the bay area. >> reporter: there is no word yet on when repairs will be completed. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> sergio, thank you. >>> cold, windy, and rainy. more rain on the way.

so pg any is warning customers for potential power outages. they have crews on standby, but they are also warning people to get some water, some food and also some flashlights with batteries. cities like santa rose are offering sandbags to prevent homes from flooding and a local fire department there says is prepared to use me to see heavy downpours. so they're advising people to clear their drainage is. >> similar to during fire season or asking residents to clear their for amber cast. we're asking residents to clear gutters not only on the roof but in their yards to make sure the water goes really wanted to go. it doesn't lead to any backups or or damage. >> now, here's video of the previous rainstorm. this happened in october. it rained so much. several parts of the bay area flooded the storm knocked down power lines and trees. some of those landing on top of cars and houses. chp also responded to dozens of drivers stuck in flood water at or hydroplaned off the roads. so now the national weather service is warning people that this upcoming

from what i understand, pg&e is working on that. they're working on getting power restored town that north shore area up by donner. but it will be a challenging time. these crews are going to have to work through the night, very cold temperatures, 19, 20 degrees. >> next time i want to see a picture of those dogs behind you. >> happy new year. >> take care, man. i'll see you. be sure to head to nbcbayarea.com. we have what you need to move toward to lake tahoe. any road closure information, you might get into something like you're seeing right there. let's get to rob mayeda. the pictures are amazing. >> very challenging conditions as they're going to work to get those roadways open. and i think the weather should be helping things out a little later on this week. a record run to the snowpack. 20 days ago it was 15% of average. today 153% of average. now eclipsing the record for snowfall in december in 1970 at 193.7 inches of snow and still counting. early tuesday morning, thursday through saturday, much calmer weather. 47 and one pl

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pg&e crews were on site to make those repairs. the rain starting to slow down since we've been out here. we are expecting some more rain. i'll leave that forecast up to rob, but you do want to be prepared for when your electricity does go out. make sure you know where those flashlights are and make sure you have your phone charger. >>> another great resource for tracking that storm is our nbc bay area app. you can check out the live radar right on your phone. >>> hospitals across the country are getting slammed by a new covid surge. i want you to take a look at these numbers. admissions are up, hospitalizations nearly 8%. and deaths, sadly, are up 5%. this is just over the past week alone. the delta variant still doing the most damage, but the omicron variant is popping up in more and more states. bob redell joins us this morning, tracking the bay area case rates so far. bob, medical experts say the current vaccines may be less effective against omicron, but we're still talking about that booster shot. they say it really helps. >>

we watched as a pg&e crew member pulled the damaged line from the traffic light on a highway frontage road. there were a few sparks as he cleared the line from a nearby power pole. it did take pg&e a little while to clear the line and restore the electricity, and the crew at in-n-out left early for the day. the power has been restored around here every since. they have been getting a lot of rain in the storm, more than four inches in some spots. gregory green lives on a houseboat. >> it's a little rocky down there, you know. i have seen it a lot worse. >> it got much worse in forestville after a redwood came down and took out a chunk of the roof, and nobody was hurt. >>> in san francisco people spent time yesterday picking up sandbags at the city's public works yard. normally it's closed on sunday but the city offered extra hours so people could get prepared. flood areas are currently up in some neighborhoods. today's marianne favro has more. >> we have seen a heavy downpour here the last three hours, and here on highway 17 they put up an electronic billboard warning drivers roads are

pg&e says some power was knocked out for thousands of customers at one point. homeowners say flooding has been an issue since some drains and gutters are still clogged. >> i have one that's clogged i can see, but i live alone, and i can't get one to get on the second store to unclog it. so i'm keeping my fingers crossed the water will not come over the top. >> we know some minor flooding and even some rock slides could be something we could deal with. justin andrews, kpix 5 from mill valley. >>> any rain that falls could impact the evening commute today. here is a live look at i-680 right now. brian is checking out the driving conditions there. steady rain, but not the blinding downpours we saw in some places earlier. >>> pg&e reporting 650 residents in san francisco are without power. more than 1500 people are on the peninsula, 85 in the north bay, and 489 in the east bay, and more than 3,000 in the south bay. as we deal withty rain in the bay, the sierra is getting pummeled with snow. this is no video from placer county showing how much snow has already been

. >>> power problems in parts of san francisco as we spotted pg&e crews outside the ferry building. this morning they were restoring electricity. the outages were reported around 8:30 this morning in the financial district and it impacted 2100 people. the utility told us that the cause is under investigation. for the recent storms caused water to flood underground vault which has forced pg&e workers to pump water as they try to restore power in order to access their equipment this morning. >>> not far from the ferry building, crews were seen earlier extinguishing a vault fire near stewart and mission street, authorities say it has been put out but there are still some traffic delays and power outages in the area. >>> let's take a live look from our salesforce tower camera looking east, dry and mostly clear this afternoon by get ready to bundle up. paul heggen is here with a look at the forecast. >> temperatures drop off tonight because of the combination, clear and dry, nothing to hold any heat near ground level and clear skies towards the golden gate with some fog developing by ear

ama: more than 4000 pg&e customers without power at less check. the largest single outage is the orange square affecting about 750 customers in a rural part of san mateo county. hundreds more people without power in the south bay. a winter storm warning and chain controls and snow coming down in the sierra. chains are required for drivers on 80 and highway 50. part of highway 88 is shut down from silverlake to kirkwood for avalanche control. you can keep and i on the weather including live doppler 7 anytime. you can find it on the abc 7 bay area app. dan: we will have more on the weather shortly, but the other big news tonight, the return of california's universal mask mandate for indoor public places, as well as other changes in direct response to concert over the delta and omicron variants. stephanie sierra is breaking down all these new developments. stephanie: there are three big changes surrounding indoor masking, attending large events and travel that will be implemented across california. the new rules go into effect this wednesday, decembe

that's so pg&e can string an essential power line across the interstate. the power line fell down earlier in the day and they got it back up but now they're closing it for up to two hours from 4:30 to 6:30, so folks who are draifing may get stuck if you're unaware of the closure. you don't want to get stuck on i-# 0 in these conditions, especially if you're running low on fuel or don't have enough food. it's dangerous to be out here in the sierra tonight. if you can stay home, stay home. dan: absolutely, becca. thanks very much. stay safe out there yourself. that is tricky out there tonight. let's come back to the bay area. the city of oakland hit a grim milestone after repording its 131st homicide of the year. that's a number not seen in nearly a decade. tim johns sat down with oakland police chief laron armstrong to see what's driving the violence and what can be done to stop it. >> on monday morning, 45th street at telegraph avenue in oakland game the site of the city's 131st homicide, a number not seen since 2012. i is a sat down with oakland police ch

, we do feel complaints where they say this sidewalk was damaged by pg&e excavator or similar. then that is considered. we will connect with the utility company or sister agency to determine whether or not they should be held responsible for those repairs versus the default. >> chair melgar: someone in the public just walking down the sidewalk, wouldn't necessarily know any of this? >> no. the biggest indicator would be if the sidewalk is marked, the dots usually, the color coded dots usually indicates that one of our inspectors has been there. they issued a notice. the xs usually are put on there pre-construction. that is like the follow-up pre-construction meeting we will walk with the contractor and confirm the scope of work to put in a work package to issue to them. the xs are getting closer to the actual repair. >> chair melgar: thank you. my last question, which is a big one, is about temporary sidewalks and next two construction sites. in some neighborhoods where there's a lot of development happening, we see a lot of that. sometimes the scaffolding takes over what would

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that's a pool of rate payer funds that our customers are already paying into on the pg&e bill. we have the right to go and request some of the funds to direct into a local program. so that's what we're doing. we have applied to the cpuc for a budget of $4.5 million over three years. and i want to acknowledge as well, this has been a great partnership with sfe. we have been working with lowell and his team who have great deal of historic expertise running similar cpuc funded programs. namely sf energy in previous years. they have been helpful with technical guidance on program design and we'll partner together for implementation and outreach once the program launches. we are currently awaiting cpuc approval. once we get approval for the funds, we'll have to enter into a contracting process that will take sometime. we are looking to launch the program for customers in spring 2023. so, with that, i will hand it off to lowell to talk about programs available through ben rehn and sfe. thanks lowell. >> thank you julia and mike. good morning commissioners. thank you for the opportuni

calfire determined the fire was caused by pg&e transmission lines. also today, the cpuc announced new measures to reduce the likelihood of rolling blackouts starting next year. they include increasing energy supply and paying customers for reducing energy usage during the high demand times. in the north bay, there's anger and exciting over the imminent closure of the cvs pharmacy in marin city. it's scheduled to close days before christmas. committee advocates say it's been a lifeline and its demise is the last thing there underserved community needs. >> i've been here over almost 20 years and this store has been here since i moved in. it's very convenient. we don't have much here in marin city, and this would be a loss to the community. ama: cvs said -- wouldn't say why it's closing the store, but in a statement to abc 7 news, a representative said we have made the difficult decision to close. the closure of this store is not a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our employees. in fact, our colleagues will be given the opportunity to trans

first responders and pg need. they're urging residents to be prepared for possible power outages could happen team coverage tonight on the upcoming storm cut force chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by in the weather center with what we can expect this weekend. first, though, we'll go to kron four's, gayle ong who has more on the preparations underway as we speak to the evening. gayle. >> good evening. grand and and vicki, it's quiet out here. so quiet weather all day. but tomorrow, starting tomorrow. it's expected to change in forecasters say that this storm has the potential to cause power outages and urban flooding. so tomorrow is a good day in the morning, perhaps to prepare for what's ahead. widespread rain is returning to the bay area. the system is still located in the gulf of alaska. but starting saturday evening into monday. the national weather service is anticipating a weak to moderate atmospheric river to bring heavy rain and gusty winds and the concern is whether or it stalls out and we e