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October 11, 2019
From ge story as much as a story about greed. and mismanagement. the governors heated comments during tonights rush to restore power. what has occurred in the last 48 hours is unacceptable. we are extremely inconvenienced by the way by their strategy. new details about where and when the power is coming back. just moments ago. our website crashed several times. our maps cse calls. two fast-moving fires bay area neighborhoods. we started hearing the sirens. there are choprs going arou...
October 7, 2019
Now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> we certainly understand the impact this has on our customers, and its not a decision we take lightly. >> with fire danger, a real risk the next couple of days in the bay area. pg&e puts nearly the entire region on notice. potentially millions of people could have their power shut off. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. im ama daetz. >> and im dan ashley. we have live team coverage. wayne freedman is live in the north bay with a look at tod...
October 7, 2019
In a new ad, mcconnell says as majority leader hell shut down the impeachment. we have leader steve cohen with us right now. hes on the judiciary house committee. thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you. >> whats your reaction to mcconnell saying hell block impeachment and fundraising off of this? >> well, im not surprised. i think mitch always wanted to be an offensive guard on a football team because thats all he does is block. he blocked merrill garlands appointment to the supreme co...
October 1, 2019
It is misleading to say that other athletes are in his predicament. the issue is if through the university, that money is siphoned out of an athletic departments ability to give that to others so that goes to a joint account where an athletic department arithmetic director can fund that and give it to other student-athletes in equitable fashion. if that money is being taken and given to a single student-athlete we risk opportunities for student other athletes and an interesting relationship to s...
September 29, 2019
When pg&e had the photos. all of that leads to a very sharp conclusion. >> we reached out to cal fire about tubbs finding. cal fire told us they stand by the report. the report that blames an unpermitted electrical system on a private property. bill johnson believes cal fire got it right. >> you know, there are 21 fires, cal fire said pg&e caused didn other one and so i think we should have more confidence in their ao determine things. >> state senator jerry hill isnt so sure especially since ca...
September 26, 2019
And facebook responsive, you deserve it, sweet girl, moving mountains. that is one stellar teacher. my heart is so, so, so full. a reminder there is no close room needed to teach a lesson in right now at 6:00, investigators say he flew nearly 2,000 miles to start fires. the new details were learning about an arson arrest in the south bay. plus, another democratic presidential candidate come to the bay area. the stop line on his tour that caught julian castro by surprise. they are ready to ...
September 25, 2019
Theyre doing the right thing, but its hard on business. >> power shut off overnight for teps of thousands of customers. its slowly coming back on, but for some, it may not be until tomorrow. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> we have team coverage tonight on the hot weather and fire warnings. wayne joins us live from the north bay. >> but we begin with joe. hes on the roof upstairs with a look at the hot temperatures. >> the good news, guys, the red flag warning pyred this morning. the wi...
September 25, 2019
Right not 7:00. >> extreme heat in early fall. they are waiting for possible power cuts. some communities are already in the dark. >> no lights. no gas. plus, a false alarm. what pg&e is saying about several power outages that put fear i and an already on edge community. >> reporter: was a nerve- racking for you guys? a protest tonight in santa clara, against huge changes that could be coming to street parties. and the bay area reaction to house speaker nancy pelosis former push to impeach...
September 19, 2019
Taxpayers an hourly rate for all the linemen who would be working on electrical lines in puerto rico, charging an hourly rate for those linemen of $300 per hour. per lineman. and so that contract fell apart in scandal. that was the first contract they gave out after hurricane maria to set up the grid. then they brought this other contractor onboard. through fema this other contractor called cobra was going to get paid $1.8 billion as the plan b second choice contractor to rebuild puerto ricos el...
September 19, 2019
Got this very, very, very important gig, they ultimately lost the gig when they couldnt explain, among other things, why they were planning to charge the u.s. taxpayers an hourly rate for all the linemen who would be looking on electrical lines in puerto rico, theyd been charging and hourly rate of $300 per hour. per lineman. and so, that contract fell apart in scandal. that was the first contract they gave out after hurricane maria to set up the grid. that one -- then they brought this other co...