Professor at Hastings School of the law and hes seen this before, but never so early. Why pg e . Why sue the big guy . Well, because thats where the money is. We expect this to be one of most likely thousands of cases that will be filed against pg e. Reporter what would pg es defense be . The defense is going to be act of god. The defense is going to be this was a storm. We were not responsible for the storm. Reporter pg es spokesman Keith Stevens declined to comment on the lawsuits but told us were taking out about 1. 2 Million Trees a year to make sure our lines are saw of. Reporter did you think your lines were safe going into this . Theres time for reviews and well look at this. We are right now focusing on lives and safety impacted by these fires. Reporter over 500 people filed lawsuits against pg e after the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion where pg e paid out oh a half billion dollars in over a half billion dollars in claims. From pg e from the date of the fire till resolutio
It further east. But to the north is what we are watching. And heres whats coming down. Rain in washington and oregon. Later on this afternoon, we are going to get that green and yellow coming to our area. So i will track that for you, time it out, and let you know how much rain we can expect. Over to you, jaclyn. Thank you, neda. Right now, we are tracking slowdowns out of tracy heading into livermore. Westbound 205 youll be taking the brakes, speeds drop below 20 Miles Per Hour and then youre back in the green once you head out of livermore. About a 26minute ride between 205 and 680. Back to you guys. With the north bay fires on the verge of containment, crews are now facing a tough fight against flames in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The bear fire broke out monday night along bear creek road near highway 9. So far its burned 300 acres. Its just 15 contained. Cal fire says it has destroyed four homes. Hundreds of firefighters are working to crush the wildfire but seven have been injured
Local russians we spoke to say this doesnt feel like the beginning of another cold war. Just posturing. It came out just now, when they knew about this six months ago. And i dont think russians have anything to do with the election. Reporter now the russians traditionally celebrate new years for the first week of january. Orthodox christmas celebrated on january 7th. The consulate said it will reopen for business on the 9th. Reporting live in San Francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Thank you, scott. The San Francisco consulate is continuing the war of words on facebook. Posting, it is so difficult to remain diplomatic but we will. If you check our facebook post, tweets, our public statements, the message is always the same. Our nations can and should be friends, for the sake of well being of our people, for security and stability in the world. President elect donald trump sent out a flattering tweet about putin today. Praisiing him for not retaliating. Great move on delay by pu
On the consulate general of russias Facebook Page they posted its so difficult to remain diplomatic, but we will. If you check our facebook posts, tweets, our public statements the message is always the same our nations can and should be friends for the sake of well being of our people, for security and stability in the world. Vicky rail you may find it hard to get a bay area holiday staple fresh local crab. Thats beacuse a crab fisherman strike is spreading to the bay area tonight. Cg earlier this week crabbers in humboldt bay tied up their boats. They were followed by crabbers from bodega bay all the way to washington state. Cg now crab fisherman in Half Moon Bay and San Francisco are joining them. Nbc bay areas Michelle Roberts is live in Half Moon Bay with more on what strikers want. Terry live turning to our microclimate forecast tony and every other crab fisherman in Half Moon Bay and San Francisco will strike. The half moon sea Food Marketing association has decided to stand in
To being part of a homeless shelter. They are background checked to make sure they are safe. Reporter sandra myers says this is for Homeless Individuals who are very serious about finding longterm housing now. Still, reviews among the community are mixed. I think its a good thing but i want to make sure the Community Feels safe. Its very scary. You have a lot of kids around here. Reporter like it or not, this shelter will be open as of november 12. As for the money portion of it, 100,000 is coming from the city. The rest is donationbased. New at 6 00, a sneak peek at the barts Silicon Valley expansion plan. It has two phases, one from warm springs to milpitas. Phase 2 goes from berryessa to santa claus a santa clara. Getgo joins us from the milpitas station. Reporter growing up in the south bay, i can tell you it is surreal to say that we are coming to you live from the milpitas bart station but this is really happening. We got a tour of phase 1 and got some good news. The bart extensi