Legislation that could improve communication during powder shutoffs. He will propose requiring cell phone towers be equipped with backup generators. He also wants to have utilities provide battery packs to all customers who need electricity for lifesaving medical devices. Stay with us here at ktvu for the latest on todays power shut off. You can also get updates on website, ktvu. Com. Heres a look some of the top stories this morning. New rules for shortterm rental owners in orinda. City leaders unanimously passed a 45 day ordinance that requires the host to personally greet the guests and stay there on the property. It also requires a two night minimum stay. The Orinda City Council will meet again december 17 and may extend the ordinance or make it permanent. Conservative commentator ann coulter scheduled to speak at uc berkeley tonight. The Berkeley College republicans hosting the event in a speech call, adios america. People opposed coulter say they will stage a protest outside whee
Will be busy at the Altamont Pass with slow traffic on 205 l no major issues driving into hayward. We do have traffic that is also going to be okay here and at the bay bridge toll plaza. Is a little bit of a backup. No problems on the bridge into San Francisco. Because of changes in the weather, pg e now says we will not see the widespread power safety shutoffs that were first planned. The new plan for shutoffs will now affect 150,000 pg e customers and 18 counties across the state. That includes almost 43,000 customers in napa, solano and lake counties along with part of Sonoma County. And those shutoffs are due to begin at 7 00 this morning. However pg e says later this afternoon Sonoma County will have a second phase of power safety shutoffs beginning at 4 pm. Emergency Officials Say preparing for all of this is getting easier but its taking a toll. It is becoming a machine that we are able to quickly and efficiently put into motion. Its not getting easier for the community. We full
Biden. A member of my staff asked ambassador sondland what President Trump thought about ukraine. Mr. Sondland responded that President Trump cares more about the investigations of biden, which giuliani was pressing for. Reporter the information comes from an overheard call from u. S. Ambassador to the eu and the president after trumps call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. Democrats believe the president used his office to extort ukraine, including withholding 300 million in aid. It was not just the white house meeting that was dependent on the investigations. He said it was now everything. It included the security assistance. You didnt listen to the call . You never talked with chief of staff mulvaney . I never did. Reporter the republicans pressed the witnesses on what they call second or third hand information. They say the president did nothing wrong, because zelensky never announced investand the m they also question Hunter Bidens work in the ukraine. Uc hastings const
Inauguration. Democrats say his testimony confirms a bribery charge. The white house says the democrats keep changing coats. Was there a quid pro quo . As i o the requested white house call and the white house meeting, the answer is, yes. Reporter u. S. Ambassador to the un you Gordon Sondland explosion new information on the future inquiry. He testified in the fourth day public hearing the white house conditioned a ukrainian phone call and meeting in washington on the country announcing investigations that president mean joe and hunter biden. He said the demands came from the president s personal attorney, rudy giuliani. Secretary. , ambassador volker and i worked with mr. Rudy giuliani on ukraine matters at the express direction of the president of the United States. We did not want to work with mr. Giuliani. Reporter at issue the democrats believe President Trump pressured ukraine to investigate the bidens by withholding military aid. Ambassador sondland said he assumed giulianis or
We do have a nice day and nice weekend ahead. Well talk about that. And mike, you had a fire reported in hayward . Thats right. Basically the chp report came in saying at the close to the san mateo toll plaza. And you can still see some of fr way, but a number of folks did call it in, there was enough smoke that number of calls were coming in. Again, the fire is taken care of and the freeways are moving smoothly. Beal check well check on a fenderbender. And there is a standoff in the south bay. Some neighbors spent the night out of their homes. And kris sanchez is joining us live in the neighborhood. This is near oak grove high school. What is going on now . Reporter this is a much quieter scene right now than it was earlier this morning. Certainly overnight. There are still police here in this neighborhood near eagles drive. But again, very quiet out here. Were not lighting up the back be ground because we dont want to given away any tactical information. We can show you what it was l