With reaction from wildfire victims. Attorneys. Cal fire releasing the cause almost 9 months later in a tyranny for the kincaid wildfire victims says he is not surprised about the cause we knew a year ago. That it was pg es equipment has started the fire. We knew that just like the campfire it was a jumper cable that failed came loose from apg knees i will the transmission line speaking to us shortly after cal fire released the cause of the kincade fire in Sonoma County blaming pg any wildfire victims attorney mike danko says the victims want answers. The victim certainly want to know is why. Theyll ypg not turn off the power. Why is why did we basically get in the situation in pg need learned nothing. The fire broke out the night of 10 23 2019 it burned more than 77 acres almost 400 structures destroyed 4 people hurt police bar on how to watch the flames go up near his geyserville home what he heard at the time of the fire. Theyre looking at. All they have by and they have that was th
Maintaining that it is not liable for the fire. And we will be talking to an attorney representing some of those families but that will be coming up later on. All right another big story that were following pg and e being blamed for causing 29 teams kincade fire in Sonoma County cal fire has released the results of its investigation into that very destructive fire. The report says investigators have determined that pg and e on power lines near geyserville and thats to blame not a surprise. The kincade fire burned for more than 13 days covering more than 77,000 acres 374 buildings were destroyed 4 people were injured. Pg and is responding to the cal fire release of the investigation results blaming the company for the kincade fire. The Statement Reads in part were aware of cal fires news release stating that pg and e facilities caused the fire at this time we do not have access to cal fires investigator for port or the evidence it has collected we look forward to reviewing both at the a
It highlights the urgency with which supplies are needed to protect essential workers on the front lines treating those who have fallen victim. The governor said that higher numbers show that Health Care Workers are churning through supplies on hand. But when youre burning through 46 Million Masks monthly. Even having 100 million of the n95 masks and inventory you can go through those pretty quickly. Reporter going big is the name of the game. He announced the state is extending an agreement with a chinabased manufacturer to purchase 120 million n95 masks. In 300 million surgical masks. A big number for a big order which Governor Newsom says is far from over. We really get the price down significantly. We are in a different environment. And we will demand more competitive pricing. Not only in this environment going forward. Reporter is the name of the manufacturer sounds familiar be whitey. Thats because the governor inked a deal to pay the company 1 billion for masks. The federal gove
Right here in the bay area, there was 37,000 cases and nearly 670 deaths. New a new, the state superintendent of schools is urging districts to use an abundance of caution when it comes to reopening classrooms this coming fall. Superintendent Tony Thurmond held a virtual News Conference this morning on the efforts to support School Reopening decisions we talked about what the state is doing to help districts hold classes on campus. Thurmond is hoping School Districts do not rush to any Big Decisions on how to reopen. We know conditions have changed significantly. Those conditions warrant School Districts taking steps, i would say require an abundance of caution, to think through how reopening might take place, and to repair some contingency plans, if conditions persist. Just last month, the state department of education released 62 pages of guidance for districts on how to implement physical distancing and properly disinfect campuses. The sand for this Unified School District has annou
Interview, an american couple badly injured in a deadly volcano eruption describes their terrifying ordeal. And billy porters pride. The awardwinning performer on what Community Means in these divided times and why he practices activism through acting. Hes one of a kind. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have to continue with our social distancing, folks. We have to wear the face coverings. There are no excuses to let up even one bit. The stunning and dramatic new peak to cases of coronavirus. The u. S. Seeing its highest number of new infections since april. As more people mix, as the economy opens up, as more people are out and about, wear a mask. Grand jury indicted three men accused in the shooting death of an unarmed black man jogging in georgia. The family was ecstatic to hear it happened this morning. Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway defended the president s use of the term kung flu. He wants many to understand the virus originated in china.