Because of that website that constantly was crashing for pacific gas electric. They said today the average customer who called in and was on hold on the phone for 21 minutes. Before they finally got any information out of utility. We dont know if that number includes the number of people who simply hung up out of frustration. Coming up tonight at 6 pm hear from the ceo again about how exactly how much of their equipment was damaged during the wind event. At the same time pg e said it needs to raise the electricity rates by more than 7 in january. Utility said in a typical residential customer will see an increase of about nine dollars a month. The average electric bill would be about 130. The latest rate hikes would start in january if the puc signs off. More than 2 increase just took effect on october 1. We are following additional developing news about pg e. This one is out in pleasant hill. They are dealing with another power outage. They are working to get power back on for more th
The region unless kurdish militias pull back from the border. And in german soccer the bonus leader resumes this weekend with table topping hoping to maintain their red hot form against misfiring as the 2 years to battle. Welcome to the program violence has broken out during a 5th day of mass protests in the catalog capital barcelona as uproar over the jailing of independence leaders sweeps of the region of Northern Spain a general strike has brought much of catalonia to a halt flights have been canceled and road and rail links disrupted many factories stopped work Tourist Attractions closed and a key football match between barcelona and rail madrid was postponed. Yes more turmoil in Barcelona Police moving on protesters whose anger has been growing all day. As dusk turned to darkness violence flared once again barcelona has now seen 5 nights of clashes between protesters and Security Forces. Thousands had congregated in the castling capital during the day many more had been marching o
Last weeks black alts put millions in the dark. Blackouts. The utility is laying out a plan to do better. Reporter they were taken to task by the cpuc for not having that plan in place already. When they pulled the plug last week. Inside the California Public Utilities Commission this afternoon heat from commissioners and its handling of the Public Safety power shut off. You said we need to get there. We need to get there now. Not at the end of the year. How many counties have we talked to since last week . How many county managers or how many direct eeoc managers have you called and said we blew it but we are going to have a better relationship and it will start today . Reporter the president and ceo of pg e did not hold punches. Fighting back against the perception they pulled the power plug simply to save itself for more liability. I have heard and read skepticism about our actions. I hear skepticism about whether the shut off was truly necessary. And whether the scope was too large
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Just one of several issues during last weeks power outage that impacted some of the bay areas most vulnerable. There needs to be some sort of plan. President and ceo bill johnson said pg and e had to pull a plug to avoid a wildfire. We can try to ilprove service. We have a lot of other things going on, for example, we have some things in bankruptcy and were still trying to resolve claims. For tubs fire survivor will abrams brings back merls of them running to and from the flame. Flames johnson says pg and e will try to prevent for the next ten years. I might start some of the shutoffs later. Now, the question did coming up, will pg and e give any recent to customers impacted by the outablgs as the negotiate has demanded. The ceo said hes seriously considering it but ill not giving any hint as to which way its going. Nbc bay area news. Thank you. At jack london square, fire at a condo complex had flames shooting out of the porto bellow condos. People attending a nearby gala saw the flam