WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:01:40.6920000" NOTE recognizability:0.885 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.248 The ABC 10 Firepower Money team is tracking NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:03.248 --> 00:00:05.620 the movements of PG and E. Well, the NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:05.620 --> 00:00:07.839 company headed back to Criminal Court today, NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:07.840 --> 00:00:10.376 accused of crimes in the 2019 Kincade Fire. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:10.380 --> 00:00:11.960 The day started with a NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:13.224 surprise announcement ABC 10. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:13.230 --> 00:00:16.074 We were expecting a few more weeks of court NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:16.080 --> 00:00:18.090 here in Sonoma County, but abruptly NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:18.090 --> 00:00:20.200 the proceedings ground to a halt today, NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:20.200 --> 00:00:22.468 PG and E's lawyers and the District NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:22.468 --> 00:00:25.028 Attorney went up to the judge and asked NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:25.028 --> 00:00:27.179 him to put the proceedings on pause. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:27.180 --> 00:00:29.399 The DA said they were hopeful a NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:31.840 resolution may be obtained in this case. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:31.840 --> 00:00:34.199 They asked the judge for a stay NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:34.199 --> 00:00:36.007 pending negotiations which we take to NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:36.007 --> 00:00:38.054 mean that there could be a plea deal NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:38.054 --> 00:00:39.986 in the works here over this case. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:39.990 --> 00:00:42.318 Again, this is over the 2019 Kincade Fire. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:44.496 You may remember this is the fire that NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:44.496 --> 00:00:46.965 burned in Sonoma County in October of 2019. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:46.970 --> 00:00:48.755 It was during those massive PG and NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:48.755 --> 00:00:50.550 E blackouts to millions of people NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:50.550 --> 00:00:52.494 that were meant to prevent wildfires. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:52.500 --> 00:00:55.146 This one Cal Fire says was started by a NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:55.146 --> 00:00:58.030 PG and E power line that was left on P. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:58.030 --> 00:00:59.485 Jeannie admits that its power NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:00:59.485 --> 00:01:00.649 line sparked the fire, NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:00.650 --> 00:01:03.226 but says it did not commit a crime. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:03.230 --> 00:01:05.336 The DEA here has charged 33 NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:05.336 --> 00:01:07.180 criminal offences against PG and E. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:07.180 --> 00:01:08.820 We don't know anything about NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:08.820 --> 00:01:09.476 the negotiations. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:11.460 Neither side would talk to us, NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:11.460 --> 00:01:13.748 but they did ask the judge to put NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:13.748 --> 00:01:16.057 things on hold until February 28th. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:16.060 --> 00:01:17.902 That's when we expect to either NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:17.902 --> 00:01:20.238 learn about this deal or watch these NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:20.238 --> 00:01:21.978 hearings resume in Sonoma County. NOTE Confidence: 0.88669974 00:01:21.980 --> 00:01:23.630 Brandon Rittiman ABC 10 news, NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:23.630 --> 00:01:26.141 now PG and E has tried to settle criminal NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:26.141 --> 00:01:28.123 charges without admitting to crimes NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:28.123 --> 00:01:30.173 before prosecutors in Butte County NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:30.173 --> 00:01:32.927 convicted PG and E of 84 felony counts of NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:32.927 --> 00:01:34.772 manslaughter after the 2018 camp fire. NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:34.772 --> 00:01:36.680 They say the company offered large NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:36.742 --> 00:01:38.639 amounts of money to try to settle NOTE Confidence: 0.8744516 00:01:38.639 --> 00:01:40.692 that case in civil court instead.