Pellets, and this coxs creek. Reporter take a trip up cox creek off the gulf of mexico, and its impossible to miss this gigantic petrochemical factory. Thats a massive plant. Whats sometimes harder to see is whats finding its way out of it, plastic pellets, sometimes called nurdleles. How many pellets are going into the water on a daily basis. They managed to scoop up 79 billion in two years. Reporter diane wilson is a fourth generation fisher woman, who used to captain a fishing boat. This is the all over the bay. Reporter she is now an environmental activist, fighting one of the largest plastics manufacturers in the world. This was never the plan, to go from a fisherwoman to an environmental activist . No. People dont believe it, but i am normally very quiet. Im an introvert. Reporter so why this . Because it fell flat in my lap. Reporter the taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics first opened this factory in 1983. It now covers 2500 acres of land near port lavaca, texas. Trillions
Take over, in the 50s. Breezy, cool but a lot of sunshine and a frosty night ahead. Liz . Thank you. We want to start with a developing story, pg e has until tuesday now to amend its bankruptcy reorganization plan. Experts say it will be almost impossible to make enough changes to please Governor Newsom. The governor rejected the utilities plan and says it doesnt do enough to improve management or beef up procedures under the state wildfire in july. A bankruptcy professor says the company is focused on survival. It is fair for Governor Newsom to criticize this company and fair for him i think to criticize this plan, but i think its somewhat unrealistic to expect the bankruptcy process to fix all the problems the company has. Pg es power lines have been implicated in sefrl deadly fires and the bankruptcy plans relies on the company tapping into a state fund to pay more than 13 billion in claims. Newsom appears to wants the option of breaking up the utility if the bankruptcy plan falls a
Look at our next rain chance or chances coming up. Liz . Thank you. And we start with a developing news story. Pg e has until to use tuesday to amend its bankruptcy reorganization plan. An expert says it will be almost impossible to make enough changes to please Governor Newsom. He rejected the utilities plan and says it doesnt do enough to improve management or beef up Safety Improvement procedures under procedures enacted in july. A professor of Bankruptcy Law at uc hastings says the company is focused on survival. It is fair for Governor Newsom to criticize this company and fair for him i think to criticize this plan, but i think its somewhat unrealistic to expect the bankruptcy process to fix all the problems the company has. Pg es power lines have been implicated in several deadly fires and the bankruptcy plans relies on the company tapping into a state fund to pay more than 13 billion in claims. Newsom appears to wants the option of breaking up the utility if the bankruptcy plan
Driving. It was what she said to him while pulled over that made the traffic stop a win for everyone. She actually admitted to texting and driving . She admitted and said, i hit my phone between the seats so you wouldnt see it when you walked up. So honesty is the best policy and it will get you a long ways and in this case in this period of the holiday season, im not going to write her a ticket but i want her to be safe. Reporter its not just the cell phone thats distracting drivers. That was a lady with a plate of waffles with a fork and knife. You see everything out here. Reporter thats right. You can get pulled over for distracted eating. So no leftover turkey and pumpkin pie on your drive home from thanksgiving dinner on thursday. Chps maximum enforcement runs through sunday night through 11 59 p. M. On sunday. And sunday is predicted to be the busiest travel day through air and on the roads for the holiday season. So if travelers are heading back from thanksgiving dinner they exp
Destroyed by debris. Scaryiest part the evacuation during the fire. Now its not knowing. You know, is it going to be over tomorrow, is it going to be over in a week, a month . We have no idea. Reporter these are some of the hardest hit areas. Firefighters are searching for people trapped in their homes, placing an x when it is clear. These firefighters have the gruesome task of going through kneedeep mud looking for any bodies. So far today, they havent found anyone. Charlie adams was close to one of the homes that burst into flames from a possible gas leak. The worst ive ever heard. It was 4 00 a. M. We were a couple blocks from the house fire that happened. That lit it up at 10 00 in the morning, but it was 4 00 in the morning. So bright, ive never seen anything like it. We saw flames three feet in the air. Reporter Olivia Mcgovern said her parents survived in their homes but are trapped. Theyre a mile away, but the roads are impassable. Im happy theyre safe. Im talking to them as mu