Declined by request for an interview today, but did address the criticism at a News Conference on saturday. We have to deal with the risk and the systems that we have and one of the tools we have to decrease risks so significantly is turning off power. Reporter johnson said the utility has identified 50 incidents of tree limbs that could have caused a fire if pg e had not turned off the power. With efficiency, they safely inspected 25,000 miles of line and restored service to our neighbors. Reporter our governor wrote i am disappointed in pg es decisions that led to this shutoff event. He is urging pg e to provide effected customers an automatic credit or rebate of 100 and Small Businesses of 250 funded by shareholders. They could not operate the system safely so it had to shut it down. Reporter the Public Policy expert tells me pg e is an easy target, but should not be the only target. There was a failure and where you want that failure to reside within the company itself, with the re
House. Democrats republicans and President Trump all dug in and there was no compromise to keep the government running. The motion is not agreed to. Reporter the latenight vote on the Health Spending bill failed as expected. The blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. This will be called the trump shutdown. We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage. Over there reckless demands. Reporter political showdown with personal consequences for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and americans who could be impacted. The pressure was on to get a deal. Daca supporters protested inside the Senate Building amplifying demands that any spending bill include protections for dreamers. 700,000 route to the u. S. Illegally as children. Chuck schumer met one on one with trump at the white house but the two new yorkers could not seal a deal. During the meeting and exchange a strong daca protections i reluctantly put th
Hours. Chilly out there. Sunny conditions by noontime, in the low 50s. And by 4 00 in the afternoon we are looking at more sunshine. But a cool day today. We have several chances of rain to talk about for the week ahead of beginning tomorrow. Ill have my accuweather sevenday forecast in a few minutes. This morning the federal government is shut down. The senate failed to approve a shortterm deal to fund the government for another month. The bill had already passed in the house. At the heart of the debate, defefrd action for child hoold arrives, also known as daca. Democrats want to guarantee brokes for nearly 800,000 brought to american as a child. They want to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political gains. The blame you this crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. This will be called a trump shutdown. The white house says negotiations on daca are off until the government reopens. Lawmakers are working through the weekend to try and strike a deal
American public. So what happens next . Government funding has stopped. That means some federal employees will have late paychecks. Others will have to stay home from work and both sides of the senate say the other is to blame. The motion is not agreed to. The u. S. Government officially shut down despite a flurry of lastminute negotiations that played out live during a critical vote on the senate floor. Theres only one reason we ended up here. The shoe horn going of left field immigration ended this debate. Democrats holding firm in their demand for a fix on the policy protecting undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children. Some republicans worried about leaving government workers in the lurch. I believe that a Government Shutdown a loser proposition for both parties. In a late night tweet, President Trump accused democrats of wanting the shutdown. He and the top democrat tried to cut a deal. When i didnt happen after the vote tonight, senator Chuck Schumer its almost
There. Another chilly night before the clouds increase and we are looking at a rainy start to the work week. In fact, more rainy days than dry over the next seven. Ill show it to you next with my accuweather sevenday forcast in just a few minutes. Chris . Lisa, thank you. This morning, the federal government is shut down after the senate failed to approve a shortterm deal before the midnight deadline. President trump and senate gop leaders to could not persuade democrats to approve a funding bill already passed in the house. At the heart of the debate, deferred action for childhood arrivals or daca. Democrats wanted protections for nearly 800 thousand undocumented immigrants brought to the u. S. As children. What we just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political gains. The blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. This will be called the frutrum shutdown. Reporter the w