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Utility has been ordered to pay a record $1.6 billion fine for deadly blast. the 2010 explosion destroyed a san bruno neighborhood, near san francisco. it killed eight people and injured nearly 60 others. in levying the fine, regulators noted a continued pattern of safety problems at pacific gas and electric. >> i lost my family, my son, my husband, my mother-in-law, my dog and my home. >> reporter: a spokesman for pg&e said the company does not plan an appeal. 850 million will go to future impr...

They were cutting staff. the report says they didnt have as many safety engineers as they could have. it does not blame the cost cuts or the bankruptcy for failing to miss the problem. but rather, the systemic cultural problem at gm where no one wanted to accept responsibility. things were done by power point, no one kept records of who went to meetings. there was a pass-the-buck mentality. thats why mary barra said, you have to speak up, you have to alert your superiors. if you see anything abo...

Troubles no, wedding day jitters , no grandchildren no family member to care for her as she grows older, just a forever hole in the heart. >> at the start of testimony the general motors new ceo who took over in january, apologized to the families and friends of those who died or were hurt. she said she could not say why it took so many years for the company to announce the safety problems but that executives will now find out. now is too late for so many. mike emanuel with the news live on capi...

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Show where it needs work a bridge that needs built, shes been through this with the stimulus bill. shell tell you and already has. will create 3,000 jobs. shes done with the stimulus bill. they all know the bill, fixing bridges, fixing roads, water system, sewage systems create jobs. put it in their face and list all the challenges in their district, all the particular public works projects that need to be done, not jobs, jobs that need to be filled work that needs to be done safety that needs t...

Invited. you sgee a district. take the nastiest republican, red dog crazy tea party, fanatic tai party like michele bachmann. look at a bridge in her distribute. take a picture, get the address, show where it needs work a bridge that needs built, shes been through this with the stimulus bill. shell tell you and already has. will create 3,000 jobs. shes done with the stimulus bill. they all know the bill, fixing bridges, fixing roads, water system, sewage systems create jobs. put it in their face...

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Water and tarps and generators. theyve also prepositioned utility crews to come in as far away as michigan and ohio just to be on the ready. >> what are they expecting? how big an impact on the businesses is expected? >> reporter: you know, just like in the carolinas, tourism is a big mainstay here. in fact, the chamber of commerce tells us theyre going to take a monstrous hit. some of the hotels are only operating now at 40% capacity because so many tourists have left. emergency planners are sa...

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Keeping them honest. a lot of bps safety record, leak in the trans- alaska pipeline it co-manages. as drew griffin reported last night, continuing allegations of safety problems on that pipeline. given that record, you would expect that regulators would be giving bp extra scrutiny when it comes to risky projects. bp, with the governments okay, is to about to finish a rig that critics say combines the risk of offshore drilling with the loose oversight of drilling on dry land. drew griffin is keep...