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carnival. choose fun. in downtown napa where some businesses will be in the dark afternit. >> preparingor the s sunanknowy aren't exactly sure how to handle anticipated power shutoffs. >>d'm i huhte e.reange on t ris i'll show you the areas at greatest risk of extreme fir behavior. >> the utility finally gave specifics as to when they finally plan to cut power to coti california. abc 7 new starts right now. >> gbbin g water, grabbing ice and doing all this andt.ha best. >> and that breaking news is a mad roundsc amb trahe ins a b hler aare pg&e will starting off power totthu
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nearlyle affected. >> and that includes nine here in the bay area impacting around 300,000 customers locally. only san francisco is exempt. >> we have team coverage tonight fanned out across the bay area. outages all because of the fire danger. you're looking livet theogtan s. >> it is a very shaky view. winds are beginning to ramp up gusting to 35 right now out of the northwest at mount diablo, 28 on mount. the red flagam t warning starts combination of gusty winds and very low humidity that is spelling fire danger.
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it could be extreme. there's a wind advisory for the north and east bay hills 6:00 a.m. tomorrow until re issd a possibility of downed power lines and trees. hol be back with an hour by surtrongest winds will be hitting. >> tonight pg&e explained in on power. >> abc 7 news reporter kate is . >>eporter: it is unprecedented dan and ama, but because of extreme fire weather pg&e has been planning these extreme power safety shutoffs for years. there's been a lot of wch pgdd tig. >> ts is forecast to be the trau strongest offshore wind event since 2017. >> reporter: and with that pg&e announced they'll begin their powerhu sfftone w
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including parts of morin, napa, and sonoma counties. pg&e says they'lltie a second de-energizing phase between noon and 5:00 p.m. to another 100,000 customers. >> we very much understand the inconvenience and difficulties such a power outage w ldou>> reporte r: on monday pg& still did not accommodate an 800% increase to their website which crashed. now pg&e is working to double the tg&ueeaysd said they will provide backup generators to power the tunnel so that it can remain open if and when they cut power to the east artery. >> we believe in backups. orep r wr:te east bay began with generators.
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since much of our water supply relies on energy, too. > this is not a good contingency plan for their customers. >> reporter:ik me eanba py arye howhich she found out her home was in an outage area. >> i just think there's going to be some tragedies because of that >> reporter: and of course that's what pg&e is trying to avoid. they doay s restoration will begin on thursday in the afternoon. however, that depends on the an wi is to their owinerfrastructure. they say it's possible some areas could be without power until monday or even tuesday. and of course they say all of this time line for the shutoff and the restoration i subject to the weather. live in san francisco i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >> all right, kate, thank you. here's the latest list of schools tha closed tomorrow due to power
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disruption. leyalnapa unified v says its schools will close both tomorrow and thursday. skyline high school in oakland. uc berkeley, mills college, and sonoma state university all closed. you can see the l of school closures at the bmtoot screen as well as a list resource centers where you can get water and charge your phone. >> as news about the outages broke today we sent out push alerts like this one through the abc 7 news app. simply tap the alert, see the information. >> in the north bay napa county will feel a businesses, residents, schools all being affected. abc live now from downtownwh lisa, parts of it could be in the dark soon. here earlier hat's very true. t today, and they told businesses located here on coombs street just behinde that
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intersection west of that street, that they will lose power after midnight. it's only a matter of time before the lights go out at makers market on first street. >> it affects the tourist industry, affects locals because if they can't get gas to pull their cars up, and if i can't have the lights on, how am i supp tndedo customers in. >> 32,000 customers in e >> thewant to jack us around with all this power outage and all this other crap they've got. >> soou y'r efrustrated? >> yeah, i am. doesn't do any good. >> reporter: this napa resident is fuming as he waits in line. the lines to fill up are out to the street here. >> i need g thndere's going to be a power outage and the pumps aren't going to be working supposedly after midnight, so that's why teorep ting here. students will also be affected unified school district haspa na
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decided to clo all of its schools wednesday and thursday. working parents to find child care coverage for those days. >> that's going to be tough because all of a sudden my schedule can change and as you can see with my schedule being oictic now, it's di tffngicult. >> it isngoi go t stressful but fortunately my address is not affected. we were already affected by the shutoff so at home we'll be fine. it's just the school thing that's a big problem. >> and parents who have the option of taking their kids over to the boys and girls club in american canyon. there will be activities and supervision from 8:00 to 6:00. abc 7 news. >> lisa, thank you. sky 7 always found long linesf t gas in the vil t t wayo ppad for al up ertime canceled.
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today the city also said firefighters will be conducting fire patrols in the oakland hills. >> we take this red flag warning extremely seriously. we all know the devastation tha a time to be extremely vigilant. >> oakland is urging people to call 311 for any service request that's not an emergency. the city says it's adding staff and expanding the call center's hours. >> now to the south pay. pg&e says it doesn't anticipate tonnight, but that's expected t change at noon tomorrow. amanda live at sanlocailst jose where residents are getting prepared tomorrow. >> reporter: residents should wake up with power to prepare for thathuff btoy noon. professionally paranoid, one way
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san jose city leaders are describing their approach to the looming power shutoffs. 38,000 pg&e customers across santa clara county could be impacted. >> we should be prepared as soon as midnight tonight for the power shutoffs in the area to take place. >> reporter: but how to prepare is the big question. >> i don't even know what to expect because i've never experienced anything like this before. so we'll see how it goes. an reporter: residents rushed to und aera the potential zone. at one point much of its water cleared from its shelve, bags of ice and ramen. >> i have no idea whether we have enough or not. >> reporter: on the road the tersections that could lose signal in the shutf. more than vehicles a day, meaning any shutoff could make for dangerous avtr communicate
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resource center wednesday. >> in some level this is just a power outage so this is not a big deal. but as people come in or the duration increases we'll be able to scaleup or bring additional community centers online to meet the needs of our residents. >> reporter: of course weave a list of resources on our website including infmation pg&e's community rourt center here out of vaya stadium. i'm amanda decastillo, abc 7 news. news. >> trains will continue to operate on b.a.r.t.'s power station losesystem. are generators. the lig should be on andht elevators should still be
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d with information you need to know. see maps of all the potential power out zones, school closures and resources if you lose power. it's all on abc7news.com. >> and we're going on early with morning starting at 4:00 a.m. if your tv doesn't work you can stream our newscast through the app or tghouhr abc7news.com. as hundreds of thousands of people in the bay area get ready to lose power, state and local officials say this shouldn't be happening. the abc 7 news i-team digs into what's going on. and are you ready for a power
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45 minutes. the utility says it's shutting off power to 800,000 customers central california. at least 300,000 homnd a affect the bay area. pg&e will provide generators keep both -- tunnels open during the outage. >> governor newsom says we should be outraged about pg&e's decision to turn off the power. ratepayer advocates of the utility reform network tell the abc 7 news i-team show the forced outages shows pg&e veonni n don'es t work. >> we've had huge rate increases just so pg&e can fix their system, and set' not done yet. >> late today pg&e defended the outages saying this i measure of lasts resort given the extree nature of the wind events that is expected. now, our website is also where you can find maps of the b ayre
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shutoff, and pg&e's website has been down most of today. our website has been workingt g. >> pg&e's planned power outages are supposed to start in abouth. the red cross recommends 1 gallon per person per day. use an bteryrnteex chargeral for your phone. and at intersections where lights are not working treat them as a four way stop. >> i spoke with cynthia shah of the american red cross today and she had some pretty good advice how to get ready. >> charge all your devices. charge your cars. know h o uson kw how to the manually open or close our garage d or need refrigeration, you need to talk to your health care provider what to do in these certain
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cases or depot to an area with electricity. >> you should have nonperishable foods and three gallons of water per person per day. so if the water is out for seven days that's 21 gallons per person. >> we need to detail this weather coming our way. >> meteorologist sandhya patel tracking it very closely. >> there's a reason for it as we go into tomorrow, take a look at the areas in the north bay under very high or extreme fire danger. that expands as we go io thursday, wednesday night into thursday. you can see parts of the east bay, also now in that high to very high. and it will remain extreme for parts of the north bay for thursday 6:00 a.m. live d just g clouds. there's a system that is in the pacific northwest, it's a dry cold front that's going to drop southward and then in binding t in the wind direction that's
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going to come off those mountains down towards the valleys out of the north-northeast. and as the winds speed up, dry out the air and that's why the concern is so high. temperatures right now anywhere from the 50s to the 70s. here's a bouncy view from east bay camera. over the o higher elevations wee starting to see those winds increasing. critical fire weather conditions in the next two days. dryus g a wndty o ur will continue for tomorrow. hour by hour forecast, 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning a little breezy,ut b w increase by 9:00 a.m., 30 t t miles an hour. and get stronger. and by the time we head into thursday morning over 40 mile an hour winds expected. even stronger at the higher elevations. what is this going to do? that wind is going toro d t plu
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single digits and as that happens our fire danger will high as the vegetation is so dry out there. so first thing in the morning, windy. temperatures in the 40s, 50s, clear skies expected tomorrow afternoon. it is going to be sunny and windy over the higher terrain. anywhere from 67 in thef almoon bay, 69 in san francisco 73 in oakland, 77 in livermore and 74 in vallejo. rising fire danger tomorrow, high fire danger remains in place for thursday. by friday the winds are lighter and the temperatures will come up a few degrees. we do have warmer weather going into the first half of the weekend and then cooler and breezier for sunday. monday, tuesday not much change expected. >> all right, thank you, sandhya. >> all right, tomorro on morning america clive
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new at 11:00, eight san francisco sheriffs deputies and four if mates were taken to a hospital after a chemical exposure at the county jail today. investigators suspect that chemical is fentanyl. it happened around 5:30 p.m. at the hall of justice. deputies found an inmate unconscious from an overdose and administered narcan and cpr. all of the patients were taken to a general hospital and in stable condition. good news for renters. governor newsom signed a bill today capping rent increases. it limits rent hike tuesday s to year plus inflation. there are exceptions. the law would not apply to housing built within the last 15 years and does not cover privately owned single family homes. all right, time to get to
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well, take a look here. fire danger rising, red flag warning begins for the north and east bay 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. for the santa cruz mountains beginning at 5:00 p.m. gusty winds will develop, dropping the humidity, raising the fire danger. >> that map makes it clear why pg&e is doing what it's doing. >> one final check on those planned outages. utility is beginning to turn off the power in 25 minutes as a way of reducing the chance of fire. >> pg&e says it could take five days maybe longer to fully restore power onc clear. one bit of good news, pg&e is providing generators so keep th. >> and we're going on early with a special edition of abc 7 morning starting at 4:00 a.m. if you're tv doesn't work, you can
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