Tony kovaleski. Tony kovaleski thank you for joining us. For the next 30 minutes, we investigate. Whats that mean . It means investigations that get results. It means following your tax dollars. It means holding the powerful accountable. We begin tonight with a telling internal memo about pg es security at its critical electrical substations a memo the Company Never thought youd see. Its from pg es director of corporate security and we investigate why it contradicts exactly what she told our cameras just weeks before she wrote it. Male you want to keep the public safe day and night, 7 days a week. Male announcer together were building a better california. Stephanie douglas our commitment is to spend 100 million over the next 3 years. Tony publicly, pg e has worked to build confidence in its commitment to safety and security. Stephanie to make sure that those facilities are hardened and that were doing the very best job we can to make sure that our customers have safe, reliable, and aff
Tony kovaleski. Tony kovaleski thank you for joining us. For the next 30 minutes, we investigate. Whats that mean . It means investigations that get results. It means following your tax dollars. It means holding the powerful accountable. We begin tonight with a telling internal memo about pg es security at its critical electrical substations a memo the Company Never thought youd see. Its from pg es director of corporate security and we investigate why it contradicts exactly what she told our cameras just weeks before she wrote it. Male you want to keep the public safe day and night, 7 days a week. Male announcer together were building a better california. Stephanie douglas our commitment is to spend 100 million over the next 3 years. Tony publicly, pg e has worked to build confidence in its commitment to safety and security. Stephanie to make sure that those facilities are hardened and that were doing the very best job we can to make sure that our customers have safe, reliable, and aff
Ago at this check station, i could look all day and maybe find two or three ticks. Now, in the course of two hours, weve got probably 50 ticks off a deer. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, because its that that gives us water that gives us life. The land is here for everyone. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention. In the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public
Ago at this check station, i could look all day and maybe find two or three ticks. Now, in the course of two hours, weve got probably 50 ticks off a deer. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Our tradition has been to take care of mother earth, because its that that gives us water that gives us life. The land is here for everyone. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention. In the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public
The question now is could it happen again . Pg e says it has beefed up with highlevel security. But our hidden cameras tell a different story. Chief Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski with an eyeopening investigation. A clear difference of opinion. Reporter a clear difference, jess, and heres why this issue should concern everyone in Northern California and the country. A successful attack on multiple substations could cause a major blackout. Not for days or weeks but potentially for months and more than a year. As you watch tonight, understand we did not break any laws and the vulnerability were exposing is already known to those who may want to cause harm. Thats why were Holding Pg E Accountable for protecting the electricity we all need. Youre watching video from a Security Camera at the metcalfe substation. It shows sparks from the bullets, but cameras never captured images of the gunmen. There were a hundred or so rounds. Reporter it took 19 minutes to destroy 17 transformers.