profits. they also tried to interrupt the vote but the measure passed. pg&e can move forward with bankruptcy, pekted for tomorrow now that the financing is in place. they estimate the liabilities from the 2017 and 2018 wildfires will exceed $30 billion. after today s vote, the utility issued a statement that reads in part, the p. financing pro vietds funds needed to continuing operating our business and continue investing in our system s infrastructure and wildfire mitigation initiatives throughout the chapter 11 process. reporter: there s a question tonight. why give raise fz you re going bankrupt? in this s.e.c. filing, i found out that they re giving a top senior vice president a raise from $500,000 to $575,000 and i asked pg&e why is that? they said they have to keep up with the current market conditions and reward this guy for doing a good job. clearly, some are saying giving raises before a bankruptcy is tone deaf at the very least. you mentioned d.i.p. or debtors
and tonight a community here in the bay area is mourning his loss after learning he was killed in an avalanche. he s lived two lifetimes in his 35 years. reporter: friends are remembering 35-year-old ben hirsch mcshane s love of adventure. he traveled for two years with his wife sarah around the world. i ve been on many adventures with ben, south america and all around the united states. reporter: the san francisco investment portfolio manager s last adventure was a ski trip in montana where he was killed in an avalanche in the tobacco root mountains friday. it really hur y it s really sad that that things ended this way for him. but i guess the small condolence is he died doing something he loved. he was out on the ski slopes. reporter: three friends with him on the trip survived the avalanche. again, he was just that person that could walk in any room and walk out of it with new friends. reporter: juan scarlet said he met hirsch mcshane at work and they be
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