moon bay going into noon.ly afternoon those winds getting even stronger in the kn north bay. we'll have the potential of more erratic fire behavior and the potential of new wildfires if we're not careful with sparks in the hills and areas where there could be some small spark that could spread very quickly. i'll have more on that and also the wind forecast for the rest of the day. mike, so far a light commute? >> so far. light driving. 4:31. we don't have the bulk of the traffic hitting. we have minor incidents scattered around the bay outskirts, but no major problems. yesterday places like pacifica where we had highway 1 down towards half moon bay with power interruptions and signal issues, that was jammed up all day. things are calm now. we will see power interruptions scattered around as that wind comes in. mostly calm here. highway 12 had some power outages. this is the incredible large evacuation zone from the coast over to here. the kincade fire. closures around middle town. watch for local traffic contr

moderate in the north bay as well as over towards the east bay. san francisco for sensitive groups, you will be affected by this air quality today. a little bit worse than as we go in through the res of tt of the. calm winds this morning. as winds increase, we'll get more smoke today and the winds picking up, up to 40 to possibly 50 miles per hour in some of the higher elevations. so we'll talk more about this and what is ahead as we go into the next 24 hours with this high fire danger. i'll have a look at that and the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> 5:39 right now. coming up next, the getty fire that blew up yesterday is still keeping nearly 10,000 people from their homes. a live report is next. >>> and the wedding picture from the kincade fire zone that is going viral this morning. hear from that happy couple coming up. >>> in washington, the impeachment inquiry continues with some of the toughest testimony yet. you're watching "today in the bay." it's been reported that there's a cyberattack on business every 39 seconds. ouch. i don't e

by tonight neighborhoods in the east bay and the south bay will feel it. the areas in orange are possible outage areas. pg&e says it sends out alerts if your home will be directly impacted. you can also head to nbcbayarea.com to see the area for yourself. >>> with every pg&e outage, the outrage continues to grow. >> it certainly is. lawmakers across the state are speaking out against the utility and blasting pg&e for creating this situation. they say through mismanagement. kris sanchez joins us live from the evergreen neighborhood with that part of the story. >> we're here in the evergreen neighborhood, two middschools h are in the orange area. the district says that if power goes out school will still be in session but it clearly creates a chaotic situation. that's one reason why the governor and several other lawmakers have been outraged with pg&e. during a briefing at the kincade fire evacuation center, governor newsom said years of greed and mismanagement is why we are where we are today. in washington, a central valley congressman spoke. >> regular pe

the bay bridge. all of us know the bay bridge from down in l.a. and we are watching to see it had actually fallen apart. the upper deck had fallen to the lower deck and i think it was a live feedha tt we've seen before driving toward and then right down. >> on live television. >> on live television and we're screaming at the tv to stop and we're just helpless. we watch that and with those pictures that came in then we realize there is nothing to laugh about this is a much bigger thing than we thought. >> oh, yeah. it was huge. so interesting to see everything unfold, as well. then you can talk about the cypress structure, as well. >> more pictures and the smoke plume coming from the marina district and across the bay. those newer to the bay area, the nimitz used to be two decks as you get over to the bay bridge. upper deck on to the lower deck and dozens of cars were smashed. that is the smoke you see. it's coming from these cars that have been crushed under the upper deck. >> people were trapped. >> people were trapped and people died there and w

area, red flag warnings are up for much of the bay area to from the santa cruz mountains the east bay, the north bay right to the delta and the central valley. the humidity we talk about the winds of 45 to possibly 55 mile an hour gust. look at how dry it's going to be a we've already seen some of that drier begin to move in effect. a santa rosa and just reported 3% relative humidity that is desert dry that is death valley dry expecting that to stay that dry on and off throughout the night tonight so very dry around the bay area you've got some gusty winds out there. fire danger is going to be running extremely high in fact, we're taking a focus on the north bay right now i think that's where we're going to see the worst conditions. 04:30am in the morning you see the deep red here, those are the worst fire conditions developing arou there are those who will say that you're: too fat. too skinny. too hard. too soft. too old. too much. too unexpected. too limited. and to them we say too bad. because at kaiser permanente, we believe that everyone deserves the right to thrive. >>breaking n

looking at the rest of the bay, south bay and peninsula, no major issues.sh 101 i'm checking out. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> massive protests are under way in chile. flashes breaking out at the capital of santiago. police firing tear gas and dry inning water cannons to thousands of protesters, started over transportation fare hikes. demonstrators are calling for better pay, pensions, schools, housing and medical care, among many other demands. >>> you may be wondering how to protect yourself as this fire season is raging on. next some new advice from chris chmura. >> if smoky air is making it tough to breathe, you might want to consider a mask but don't just use the first thing you find. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. ♪ hey. hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network... only with xfinity xfi. download the xfi app today. 5:56. welcome back. we have team coverage on the kincade fire and power outages. in a moment, l

if you're traveling through the north bay, a smooth, easy drive around the bay. you saw all the green sensors. no problems here through san rafael but sometimes we get breezy conditions and i think that's part of our big story. guys, back to you. >> that's right, it is developing this morning, mike, preparation and planning across the bay area for possible rolling power outages, and pg&e warns it could mean days without electricity. it is possible hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses could be affected by this and the power shutoffs are coinciding with what was one of the most destructive firestorms in california history. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos live in santa rosa where the tubbs fire destroyed so many homes two years ago and pete we've come a long way but it's still scary dealing with conditions we have every day here. >> reporter: yes, no doubt about it. good morning to you, marcus and laura. as you guys mentioned, it marks the second anniversary of the north bay wildfires. we're standing in coffey park in santa rosa, this was one of the ha

from the north bay ... to a large section of the east bay and also the south bay.shutoff does occur ... ( darya ) we have team rrow coverage on the possible pg&e could see the power shutoff at midnight. sara? 40-thousand pg and e customers here in contra costa county will experience this power outage if the power company does in fact decide to shut off power.take a look at the map of the east bay and where pg and e is monitoring current weather conditions that could cause a public safety power shutoff event. others parts of the east bay impacted include alameda county.pg and e anticipates the shutoff would begin four wednesday morning and last through thursday mid day.the possible shutoff is due to severe dry wind event seen in the east bay creating high fire danger. pg&e has already started calling customers warning people that once the power is to be turned back on ... it could take some time because each power line must be inspected first".

most of the north bay when you head above the bay in the east bay hills out into our inland valleys and then throughout the course the south bay. a red flag warnings will remain through the day. 50's are that your current temperatures a nice cool start to the morning, a good chance to get outside. with decently calm winds as of your morning wind speeds will increase well temperatures into the afternoon this will set us up for daytime highs in the 70's, some very strong winds and the high fire danger continuing through the day continuing to have the details in your forecast. still ahead. robin. >>thank you john we're checking in on traffic now which is pretty busy the commute across the san mateo bridge started stacking up in the 4 o'clock hour. and now it's just getting heavier and heavier so if you have to head to the peninsula know that there's a crowd 14 minutes and growing, here's the bay bridge. a crowd here to mostly for the cost pay or so philly and quickly, but no big problems it to san francisco at 10 minutes off to fremont street and the richmond sandra fell 5.80 west doing ju

bay for those concerned. back to you. >> all right. there's concern about the northern end of the kincade wildfire advancing further into lake county. >> residents are in a holding pattern waiting to see whether they have to eevacuate. pete suratos is live in middletown. >> reporter: good morning to you. the big concern was possibility of wind blowing embers from the kincade fire to the eastern area in middletown. not much wind right now but pretty cold. i want to show you in the distance that's the fire burning, very far in the deep terrain. that is the concern over there. not much of a wind factor. we'll see if that changes throughout the day. i want to show you video from calistoga, southeast of highway 128, that's the area where folks have been as far as covering this kincade fire. that video you have flying embers from the kincade fire burning down this learning center in the calistoga area and that's pretty much the concern for crews, keeping an eye on the winds, it can shift the fire in a direction at

as the east bay, but it will continue to gust in the north bay, up to about 30 to possibly close to 40 miles per hour, and there will be some of the highest gusts over the higher elevations, as we go throughout the day. even as we go into tonight, it will stay windy, and the humidity doesn't recover that much, meaning it doesn't go back up, we'lsee tse winds coming in from the northwest about 20 to 25 miles per hour, all across the bay area, and vianey, we have access to the pg&e power outlook, the potential and right now they're saying today and tomorrow possibly friday, and they're not going to turn it back on before this threat is over, so where are the highest amount of outages right now? >> i want to show you how to navigate the pg&e website, because it pops up in a live interactive map that updates according to the website every 15 minutes. you can zoom in to a specific city. here i've got santa rosa up on the map, if we go to yountville is pops up and shows you how many customers are affected individually. it also shows you the estimated time of restoration. of course we are

and south bay area. if and when it does and if you hit an intersection, right, and the pourt is ower is out there, the intersection as a four-way stop. reporting live at orinda b.a.r.t., bob redell, "today in the bay." >> take caution, thank you, bob. >>> many people posting about the outage. >> this morning #powershutoff is trending on twitter. a lot of people voicing their concerns about the blackouts across the bay area. others posting photos of empty store shelves. many businesses have sold out of water bottles and ice ahead of the outages. people were preparing. if you are among those without power, we have live streamed nbc bay area coverage, just a tap away on your phone or tablet. all you need is our nbc bay area app, which is of course a free download and once you load the app, scroll to the bottom and click "watch live." after you put inr you provider details you can view our program. >>> coming up, some other news we're covering, including changes that facebook is making, trying to take a bigg

north bay. so our inland areas will still have some very warm temperatures, but we are starting to get just enough of an ocean breeze to cool it o for the coast as well as the bay. starting tomorrow, our fire danger increases, mainly because we'll have a shift in the wind and we could see some gusts up to 55 miles per hour. we haven't yet had this combination where we have really high winds and then critically low humidity and that also matches up with a lot of dry fuels out there. so we have this dry descending air and low humidity that will combine starting tomorrow morning and continue through thursday, and that's the reason why we have the red flag warning in effect for all of the areas shaded in red. we'll be watching also for the potential that the power could be shut off in some of those areas and we are going to have a cooldown that continues for the rest of the week and also continuing through the weekend. >>> mike, you're tracking more delays on highway 101. >> part of the continuing l

bay at 3:00 p.m. then down into the santa cruz mountains later this evening. watching those dry winds out of the north developing over 30 miles per hour at times. our by hour we go. let's watch those winds. 7:00 p.m. tonight, most active first in the north bay and they remain active tomorrow morning. that's when we have the high fire danger thanks to low humidity and warmer temperatures. midday tomorrow, wind also calm down. let's check the traffic with jobina. >> happy wednesday. a ooth drive over the bay bridge. the toll plaza is filling in a bit. we expect metering lights to be on in about 20 minutes or so. moving over to the san mateo bridge, you can see we have some brake lights showing, but we're seeing the same story across the bay area. that's good news, excluding the altamont pass, that's our usual problem spot. the richmond-san rafael bridge, six minutes. san mateo bridge, 13 minutes. dumbarton bridge, 8 minutes. >>> 34,000 pg&e customers are preparing to be in the dark today and tomorrow. >

bay bridge. the metering lights on, the left flexes with the ebbing and flowing of traffic flow. we have the lights on for everybody but the maze does move smoothly. law camera, back to yo laura, back to you. >>> happening now turkey's defense ministry is signaling it will not resume its offensive in northeast syria, this comes following separate agreements reached with the u.s. and russia. the u.s. says syrian kurdish fighters left the area held by turkey and some are there. it's now under russian control. >>> next a quick look at the top stories, including another look at the big story of the day, the looming planned power outages set to hit parts of the bay area in just hours. we know you need to get out the door, but we'll tell you what we just found out from pg&e, two minutes ago. you're watching "today in the bay." before you go... here are the top stories on today in the bay-- >>> welcome back. it's 6:58. here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> a live look for you

that includes the santa cruz mountains, east bay mountains when she had just above the bay just above oakland richmond down to fremont you head up into the hills above their urine red flag warning territory, north bay also looking at red flag warnings as we work our through the next couple of days. 50's for most of your current temperatures with 57 degrees right now in san jose and hayward oakland in conquered egypt, 58 some 40's up in the north bay as these temperatures rise into the afternoon. fire potential rises along with them by the afternoon ahead we're back into the 70's all across the bay in a few spots still in the 80's. the details of your forecast still to come. robert. >>all right, thank you john and once again for those of you traveling on 24 this morning, the caldecott tunnel will remain open. so will the double slide tunnel for those of you traveling along the coast. there was a concern that those tunnels may have to close during the power shut off. that is no longer the case so you don't have to worry about detours are alternate routes. if you need to drive into san f

north bay. the east bay portions of the peninsula and the south bay as well so we've been telling you all week that you need to make the prop. a nation's just in case your power will be shut off and this is exactly why we are getting ready for another round. has a lot of folks were prepare the last time but hopefully you'll be a little more prepared this time 'll still moving the rapper at map and now we have portions of sandra fell a near 5.18 want to one as we zoom and there's larkspur north of larkspur in court under all those areas shaded as well so once again you need to be prepared keep in mind that the schedule outages. this comes on top top of that massive growing wildfire that crews are still dealing with in sonoma county the kincade fire. and now stands at over 74th 1000 acres, so it continues to grow and it's only 15% contained. crews are still on scene they're working hard getting resources from all around california fighting on the front lines. they're trying to get that fire under

east bay.ain. and then going into the rest of the forecast, it looks pretty calm here. and we keep the cooler air with our highs staying in the 70s. >> in the meantime, a very different commute out of the north bay. >> because the kincade fire continues we have the fire, we have the closures for that and the tremendous evacuation zone. the official closures for 128 and 101 is open but folks stay out of the area if you can. the rest of the bay is standard. >> and just into our newsroom now, we have an update. the kincade fire has grown to 66,000 acres. and containment was at 10% over the weekend and now it is reduced to 5%. tough go. >> absolutely. of course we'll keep covering this online for our special newscast at nbcbayarea.com but now we'll send you here to the "today" show. >>> good morning, inside the raid, dramatic new details on the daring u.s. mission that killed the world's most wanted terrorist, isis leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi. >> the thug who tried so hard to intimidate others spe

and we are seeing advisories to with red flag warnings in red more inland bay east bay area's north bay and santa cruz mountains regions and then also in yellow these are fire weather watches. also in effect for portions of solano county. now your daytime highs today they're going to be a little bit cooler than what we had been seeing 60's and 70's return for san francisco in our coastal areas really perfect for these areas, especially if you're heading out to fleet week expect a really nice day ahead. now 80's will remain for much of the rest of the bay area, although a cooler range of 80's than yesterday. this takes us from the upper 80's in the south bay to the low to mid 80's today, 70's 80's for the east bay with union city at reach in the 80's yesterday, not so much today, red flag warnings like i mentioned for the north bay so watch out for potential power shut off not just tonight, but into wednesday and even thursday for these areas now tomorrow and thursday are the days that we're looking at especially close because of the strong winds as far as fire danger is concerned. good

here on nbc bay area.f you're now home, you can actually watch it on our digital app or even set your dvrs, that way you don't miss a moment of it. it was really good. >>> new for you this morning, contra costa county sheriff is asking for your help in a homicide case. a san pablo man 40-year-old william tate was found dead yesterday near the train tracks at giant road and parr boulevard in unincorporated part of the county near north richmond. at first investigators thought tate was hit by a train but turns out that he was shot. >>> this new this morning the central valley woman who just out of jail for driving drunk and killing her little sister while live streaming on instagram is back in jail. investigators say 20-year-old abdulia sanchez led stockson police officers on a chase yesterday before she crashed her vehicle. a man was in the car with sanchez during the chase but took off running after the crash and did get away. sanchez was arrested and officers found a gun in her car. the video you're seein

bay at 3:00 p.m. then down into the santa cruz mountains later this evening. watching those dry winds out of the north developing over 30 miles per hour at times. our by hour we go. let's watch those winds. 7:00 p.m. tonight, most active first in the north bay and they remain active tomorrow morning. that's when we have the high fire danger thanks to low humidity and warmer temperatures. midday tomorrow, wind also calm down. let's check the traffic with jobina. >> happy wednesday. a ooth drive over the bay bridge. the toll

the backup at the bay bridge and from richmond to san rafael and in the north bay the shutoffs are one but to geyserville and we'll follow the closure of highway 128. the fire has now jumped the highway and now there's mandatory evacuations for geyserville. pete suratos closer to geysers and down here the closure for 128 all the way toine road. right back to you, laura. >>> thank you very much. happening now not just the north bay dealing with the overnight wildfir wildfires, mandatory evacuations for san bernardino. so far the fires there have burned about 70 acres and forcing several road closures. firefighters are working to protect up to 30 homes we know there. >>> and next, a final update on the breaking news we've been following all morning long, fire burning of control in sonoma county and forcing many evacuations. a complete recap on what's happened so far and where the firefight stands. we're back in two minutes. >>> and welcome back. before you head out the door, it is 6:58. here are the top stories we're following this morning. >>> if you're just joining us a fast moving, ou

and that's why it's not just the north bay, but also the east bay and areas on the peninsula that are affected by red flag warnings and high fire danger from the 60's 50's where we are right now to 70's and 80's by noontime her really already warming up pretty early in the day, hot and windy into the afternoon with highs mostly in the 80's even out at the coast. but also some 90's for inland spots. of course, i've got more coverage for you throughout the course of the morning so keep it here with us robin all right, thank you john over to the bay bridge to check in on your drive into san francisco earlier was only backed up to the bottom of the maze. >>now it officially goes through them a full 5.80 fallen from 24. it was already jammed coming in from the shore freeway, so just a very slow and crowded morning commute the typical 14 minutes to make it in. we're checking in on the nimitz because we have 2 big trouble spots one in hayward one in fremont both are gone and now it's just over an hour from to 38 to 37. 6.80 getting in some of that action now slow at leaving dublin, it's 30 m

a red flag warning for elevations above 1,000 feet, includes the north bay, east bay as well as the santa cruz mountains and so that will go throughout today as well as tomorrow with hot and dry conditions. and our winds will peak tonight and continue through early tomorrow morning and winds will decrease on friday. we'll talk more about the hot temperatures and the fire danger coming up. ernight guicer?a report of an >> yes, right here, over in the east bay, the hayward geyser parking lot off west wynton. over two stories high in an industrial area. our photographer jared got there as the geyser was about two stories high and flooding an entire area. there is the sheared off fire hydra hydrant. no injuries reported. crews shut it off while he was photographing that in the industrial area alongside the hayward shoreline. it should only be an issue for folks who use the parking lot well off the nimitz and 92. we had the video. we wanted to show you that. everything else calm. minor incidents scattered around the bay continuing to clear over the last few minutes. if you heard about a proble

from the north bay ... to a large section of the east bay and also the south bay... it could happen early tomorrow morning through thursday. ( darya ) we have team coverage on the possible pg&e power outages. kron4's sara stinson is live in lafayette where the fire danger is extreme and people could see the power shutoff at midnight. sara? thanks sara. sara. ( james ) the threat of wildfires brings up memories of the north bay firestorm. today marks two years since the fires devastated santa rosa and other locations throughout wine country.( darya ) 44 people were killed and thousands of homes were lost. kron4's will tran is live in santa rosa where people are still recovering. will? thanks will. ( james ) stay connected to kron on ... are 24 hour commercial free news ap

rest of the bay. it's friday, so we have that lighter commute and good news even on b.a.r.t., we had a short delay there at warm springs but the equipment problem sounds like it's been resolved. >> that is good news. good news the weekend is also here and we're going to feel like fall. >> a little bit. finally, pumpkin patches are open. mike already -- >> spoiler alert. >> spoiler alert, enjoy the pumpkin patch and the 70s because mike is right, as you know the weather is constantly changing and the saturday forecast will start out a little foggy along the coast, also a little bit of a high cloud activity happening in through saturday. look at the temperatures, 73 degrees for inland areas. we'll remain cool and comfortable by the way, 68 degrees and for the most 64. as we head into sunday a lot more sunshine and temperatures will start to bump up in to closer to the 80s for inland areas. 79 degrees. look at the bay, 75 and for the coast 67 degrees. another thing to keep in mind for tomorrow, after tal

the power shutoffs in the east bay and south bay. we're also waiting for word of what's going to happen in san mateo county. we're back in 60 seconds with one couple that's feeling the impact of these outages. tonight, they're surviving in the dark. >>> prices are headed higher. does that mean it's price gouging during the big blackout? i'm consumer investigator, nbc bay area responds next. >>> the wind continues to develop right now. we've already seen wind gusts over 50 miles per hour. number one threat in the hills above 1,000 feet. we'll talk more about this wind and hour-by-hour forecast coming up in about eight minutes. it's been reported that there's a cyberattack on business every 39 seconds. ouch. i don't even want to think about it. comcast business has a solution. we go beyond fast with a cloud-based security system that automatically updates, so you always have the latest protection. phishing. malware. risky sites. it can help block all of that. get fast internet and add comcast business securityedge for just $29.95 a mon

. >>> right now on "today in the bay." the bay area shaken up. team tracking more minor aftershocks overnight following a 4.5 magnitude quake in contra costa county. >> the quake struck at 7:53 last night. people reported feeling the ground move. this morning team coverage for you. good morning i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia. the quake is every the story that everyone is talking about this morning. put, first, talk about the forecast for today. >> yeah, we are going to, of course, continue our earthquake coverage as we're seeing that 4.5 that happened last night at 10:30. of course, rattling some nerves across the bay area. want to show you happened. so we are continuing to watch for the potential affany aftershocks and seen quite a few since then. as far as the shaking intensity, we've seen moderate to strong right around that area of walnut creek and pleasant hill. we'll see more aftershocks through the morning and we'll continue to track that. a quick look at the forecast few minutes. how is it looking out there on the roads? >> that ea

the fires in the north bay. but this one is the southland region, a fire blazing close to the 405 has growth dramatically this morning in the past hour. it is gone from 100 acres consumed to 405 acres. it is burning on a hillside along the 405 freeway in the sepulveda pass area, close to the getty center museum. mt. saint mary's college has been evacuated as well as numerous homes. we'll continue to keep our eye on this fire blazing in southern california. 5:24 now. >> and back here closer to home. a historic building in sonoma kub -- county in ruins in the wildfire. the soda rock winery has been around since 1869 and some of the most striking video we saw yesterday morning. 150 years of history lost in the morning. >> it was so sad to see it go down so quickly. live on air. bob redell was there as it burned. and you have new information from us this morning, bob? >> reporter: well, laura and marcus, that fire at soda rock winery started around 3:00 a.m. yesterday and by 6:00 a.m. we were there and the entire or

the bay bridge.o major problems. well lit roadways right now. >>> and we are looking at all the other news headlines that are making headlines this morning. a live look at capitol hill. the white house ramping up its publ pushback in the impeachment probe. >> and lack of cooperation is fulling more claims of obstructi obstruction. tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: complete shutdown, the white house is refusing to turnoff documents or cooperate in the impeachment inquiry. in a letter calling it highly partisan, unconstitutional, violating fundamental fairness and due process. president trump tweeted it is a kangaroo court. >> and chairman schiff is acting like malicious captain kangaroo. >> this is a charade, a clown show. >> this congress has run rough shot over right to call witnesses, the right to confront the witnesses against you, right of counsel. >> reporter: nancy pelosi responded -- >> the president is obstructing is congress from getting the facts that we need. he is an abuse of powe

and into the north bay, most of the north bay is covered in yellow. again, these are areas that pg & e are predicting. just throwing out a number of -- in alameda county could be 57 customers. these outages could start saturday evening, run through monday. pg and e's ceo, his has a message for customers who are angry with his utilities. >> i under your anger, but let mess people help you. >> reporter: governor newsom expressed outrage that california, a state so innovative and entrepreneurial, cannot keep the lights on. >>> a lot of people certainly concerned. thanks so much, bob. >> looking at the wind direction behind you, kari, that's a big concern as the smoke moves into many areas. >> the high went eend will call a lot of problems throughout the weekend. we see the direction of the arrows, this is what carries the smoke. for the kinkade fire around northern sonoma county, we will see the smote initially blowing off the coast, but then we'll see things shifting. the winds stay fairly light. as we go into the evening, we'll start to see the winds c

east bay m.u.d. said that will have a big impact on this 29 pumping stations because they all use power to keep the water flowing. it's taking action to reduce dependency on the water pumps and they want new customers to help out as well. >> what we are doing is asking people to conserve water. minimize water use. shut off outdoor irrigation. east bay m.u.d. requires power to move water through the system so we can operate it to get water to the people we serve. >> east bay m.u.d. said the main concern is making sure they have water if there is a fire in fire crews need to connect to hydrants . >>> many students are getting into off from school because of the plan power outages. the oakland unified school district was prepared to close as many as a dozen schools today however officials decided only skyline high school will be affected. the castro valley unified school district is closing jensen rantz, colin morris and canyon middle school. in the east bay uc berkeley and mills college are also cancel

half moon bay, up to 68. if you're traveling across the state today, the golden state living up to its name. nothing but sunshine no matter where you go. 92, hot in l.a. 94 in palm springs. 86 in the capital. 74 the high in yosemite. weather-wise today we're looking good. how is traffic? >> well, it was good until -- >> i just jinxed it. >> you did. it was all smooth sailing until. we have got here a rollover. southbound 880 at bascom atne les ked. we'll get that you information as it comes into the studio. we're working on that one. just reported a few minutes ago. let's look at the san mateo bridge, it's filling in a little bit. but things are still moving nice and smooth there. we're going back to the map, so you can see the big picture. lots of green all over the bay area. looking fairly good except for that rollover in the south bay. we'll keep looking at that and everything else for you. >>> check this out. it's a wild night around dallas. a texas twister carving a path of destruction. this video is fro

, but like i mentioned higher along our local mountains and hills in the north bay and even east bay as well in addition parts of the san francisco peninsula specifically along the coast tracking gusty. wind speeds there and that's why pg union is also shutting off power in those areas but not expected to be near advisory level it will be below advisory level but enough toward those shot off there as well in the bay area f critical weather and possible record breaking heat in the forecast. more coming up in my full forecast in just a few minutes, the camp hamp back to you all right bree say as we've been pointing out many areas here in the bay area are now under red flag. >>fire danger warning that even those whose powers not being cut off by pg and its right kron four's maureen kelly was out in marine, the marine county where a nonprofit focusing on fire safety is working to make evacuation easier in case, a major wildlife wild land fire breaks out there. >>not ties little tired hazardous environments on earth these tree trimming crews are giving an extreme make over to the landscap

bay. looking at this one event the san francisco peninsula the coastal areas we're going to see gusts of possibly up to 55 miles per hour santa cruz mountains also we're going to be seeing some high winds anywhere from 15 to 30 miles per hour and then those gusts getting up to 55. they are the elevation gets as well. the good news is so working in our favor besides it being calm wind wise right now the humidity levels are also rising. we were in the single digits over the last couple of days but things are definitely looking better as of right now out the door you could see a nice clear shot overlooking our east bay zone, this is our camera on top of the berkeley hills air quality though definitely going to be a fact after again tomorrow there was a spar1 the air alert today in effect and tomorrow. there is one as well all because of the smoke it's going to be pushed across the entire bay area because of this high pressure and that's going to bring the closer to the ground. temperatures ou

east bay travel times at the speed limit traveling to the bay bridge toll plaza. at the toll plaza you have the backup and the build from richmond to san rafael. i-5 is closed getting down to for example universal studios, talking about that fire. guys, back to you. >> indeed. let's take you live to that fire in southern california. high dry winds fanning out of control wildfires in san fernando valley. >> some people have lost their homes and businesses. evacuees are headed out right now. kris sanchez is tracking the latest from our newsroom. kris? >> the evacuees are headed out, laura and scott but at this point there may not be anywhere for them to go. all of the evacuation centers that are already open are currently full. so now officials down in southern california are trying to find other places where they can put these folks and keep them safe from the flames, but this fire is exploding in size and since it started around 10:00 last night it has grown to 4,6 hurn acres. it jumped the freeway, 210 freeway. firefighters are not in control, it can grow in ever

now bay area wide east bay south bay peninsula. north bay and everywhere else the high winds and red flag warnings are what they say. force them to make this decision in san francisco. they face some tough questions at a news conference. >>stated this is a dynamic event and as the event continues time for that we're doing very best to be in advance of that and communicating to customers. there are some instances where the conditions change i'd like show our sincerest appreciation to our customers for their patience. >>they're saying king you james right now in advance for your patience because i know you were just plunged into darkness this morning out that moran and so no man named counties they've been and now 2 days of darkness so a lot of people are put heat on pg e for this saying that the bar should be higher for them too. cars board massive blackouts as they have but the facts are it is what it is and that's where we are this morning day 2 or day one depending on where you live in what could be more days to come with no elec

bay and then as i mention tomorrow evening for the rest of the bay area that includes even portionsn down into southern california right around l a as for today, calm winds still and temperatures warmer. so fire danger is definitely high but not as high as it is about to be 70's for your daytime highs out along the coastline. half moon bay in daly city in the upper 70's today wi be talking 80's for most of the bay area though that include some areas that were in the 70's yesterday like palo alto and up to foster city each now in the low 80's for your highs, mid 80's for the south bay. you are low 80's yesterday, san jose santa clara and milpitas 84 for today's highs, mid to upper 80's for the east bay temperatures yesterday in oakland berkeley and richmond. you remember 70's wasn't that all, but all that bad of a day today is definitely getting toastie though you want to crank up the ac if you do have it and if you don't find a cool spot this afternoon. sonoma on over to santa rosa. petaluma down to nevado all in the 90's today and we're going to see even more 90's come tomorrow thu

the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive toward the bay bridge.tering lights on at the toll plaza. slowing south 242, much less focused now and a gradual slowing continuing down toward 680 pleasant hill. i showed the major surface streets, starting to see more traffic flow as folks try to get out of the backup. lanes on 242 look like a smoother drive highway 4 to the walnut creek interchange. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> happening now, the united states and north korea will nuclear negotiations on saturday. talks have been stalled since the february summit between president trump and kim jong-un. after those negotiations, north korea started testing short-range missiles again. the trump administration says it will continue to pressure north korea until the country ends its nuclear program. >>> still ahead this morning, two years after the north bay wildfires recovery efforts are still under way. at 6:00 a.m. the tens of thousands of costly unexpected bills some victims are getting. >>> but first, a shocking allegation at a south bay high s

so a prolonged event with the very strong winds, especially for the north bay and the east bay as was are about this areas right on the peninsula such as the santa cruz mountains now yesterday it was a mix of red flag warnings and fire weather watches as conditions have progressed over the past 24 hours and now we've actually seen the high winds were all under red flag warnings you do see the north bay a lot of us areas are in napa sonoma solano then down into the east bay, the hills just above oakland berkeley, san leandro hayward and fremont out into the tri valley as well as areas like concord walnut creek downturn danville down further into the blows and then up on the peninsula in the santa cruz mountains all these areas, especially susceptible to those high winds and rapid spread of fire. the only county not affected by any sort of red flag warning a san francisco as of this moment now temperatures right now there. so on the cooler side in the 50's. this is good news at least in this regard. when we move into the afternoon practice stay into the 50's for long by the time we do m

to parts of the bay area.ower cut at noon, it's something that we're watching closely along with the a red flag warnings that we're going to see through tomorrow. the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california. there are those who will say thatoo fat.: too skinny. too hard. too soft. too old. too much. too unexpected. too limited. and to them we say too bad. because at kaiser permanente, we believe that everyone deserves the right to thrive. >>next hour hundreds and thousands could be in the dark again after increased fire danger. today we're going hear from pg about their plans going forward for possible power shut off. and here's a map showing the red flag warnings in parts of the bay area fairly widespread. now pg e's targeting a much smaller area for the power cut off will explore that coming up in the next hour. here's a live look outsi

bay news, the bay bridge itself is really slowing down.e have an issue of crash over there near the exit. more details are coming up. >> new this morning, a man is recovering from severe burns after this brush fire he allegedly started in the north bay. it happened yesterday afternoon. the fire started near the river and reached almost two acres before firefighters could contain it. police say 52-year-old robert evans told officers he accidentally started that fire when he put his cigarette out in the grass. he was illegally camping in the park then tried to put the fire out before he was injured. police are now conducting a criminal investigation but so far he has not been arrested. >> a recent gun violence is now prompting an entire east bay district to change the kick off time. >> they're still investigating the shooting that injured two teenagers. this is last friday. it ended around 10:00 p.m.. now the district is it launching new safety measures including varsity and jv start times for 5:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m.. not everyone is

right now at 5:00, an earthquake rattles the bay area. we are live in pacifica in the city that melt the shaking. >> we're issuing a microclimate weather alert. the potential power outages pg&e are considering. the warriors opening the pre-season playing for the first time inside chase center. >>> this the news starts right now. good afternoon. thanks so much for joining us. i'm anousheh rafta. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. >> did you feel it? an earthquake rattled the bay area at it hit the san mateo county coast, something that took them by surprise. christie smith, it wasn't a big quake, but was it enough to rattle some nerves? >> we spoke with people here in pacifica and some of them said it sounded like a car hitting the building and some of them went out and figured out it was what they thought, an earthquake. >> i thought first of all, you know, someone hit my store. >> at this liquor store in pacifica, the store made a quick exit after the shaking. >> i was just scared and i see other people went out, you know, and they're asking ea

the bay.h 7:00 tomorrow morning windy throughout the entire day. here into 2:00 on sunday, the winds only lighten up by 7:00. they're still 25 to 30 miles an hour winds. then the upper elevation gusty winds funneled to the surface as well. here is another look from 4:00 tomorrow morning with the i understand up to 40 and 45 miles an hour. and this for sure could gust higher as you get another thousand feet in height. look at san francisco, half moon bay, on the peninsula up to 20, 30 miles an hour by hiward. the magenta color we don't see often as we get towards later on sunday, looking at still -- look at the reds all over the entire bay. at 9:00 sunday, and looking at that relative humidity continuing to drop to some of the driest levels. the temperatures will be cooler. but look at 8:00 tomorrow morning. we're in the teens into the single digits, 9% snappa through your sunday. today cooler. 72 san francisco. look for 80 in fremont. in the mid-80s up in the north bay. and the temperatures to

out of the bay area. this could be good news for us, kari. >> yes, we'll see our winds calming down throughout the day. breezy in oakland and san francisco over the next couple of hours. we'll talk about our top wind gust and what we are expecting into the next couple of days, that's coming up next. >> and you're looking at oakland, 880 southbound, with the headlights, that's my concern. folks headed out of oakland not a problem. headed through san leandro, we have an update on the crash going on there. you're watching "today in the bay." look! a door to another dimen... oh, no, just a bag. train insane, or remain the same. phew! we'll never totally figure them out. but we do know what makes them happy. meow mix. forty years and still the only one cats ask for by name. >>> welcome back to you this morning. 4:45 for you right now. taking a live look in walnut creek, where we will continue to follow all the conditions in the bay area, surrounding the fire that's burning in the north bay. >> new this morning

for the north bay and for the rest of the bay area, unhealthy for sensitive groups if you have breathing problems or young people or the elderly may have problems in this smoke-filled air as we go throughout the day. here is a look at the wind direction starting out this morning with some of those gusts at about 20 to 30 miles per hour in the lower areas. then as we go into the rest of the day, we start to see the wind direction changing, the winds will calm down. mostly as we go into the afternoon, we're looking at winds at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. we have been talking about this short little break of some calm winds before we start to see the winds picking up and by tomorrow afternoon and into the evening, the north bay will start to get some gusty winds once again. so i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes, mike, chp is warning act the bridges. >> it's because of the winds overnight. i know you're talking about them dying down or at least getting less of an issue. we still have the warning. golden gate bay bridge. that's not usually on the list but we will follow that

highway 4 a typical slow spot pittsburg through bay point and concord and the backup at the bay bridge has been there since its standard time about 5:20. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> new this morning, san jose police investigating the death of a man stabbed in a fight. it happened at about 9:00 last night on alum rock close to where it crosses over highway 101. officers responded to reports of a fight involving multiple people. they found the unidentified victim suffering from at least one stab wound. he later died at a hospital. police so far have not made any arrests. >>> developing now, american troops are withdrawing from the turkey/syria border as a tense situation brews in that region. the white house says u.s. forces in northeastern syria are moving aside and clearing the way for an expected turkish assault, essentially abandoning kurdish fighters who foughtalongside american forces in year's long battle to defeat isis. the white house warns a turkish invasion would be a blow to the fight against isis mail tancsis. >>> tracie potts has reaction from the white house on the s

into the east bay. here is the backup that's forming as it comes out of the richmond side. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 6:10 right now. here is a hot tip for you, don't climb into a lion enclosure at the zoo. advice one woman probably should have taken. next, more of this video that's going viral this morning, including what police are now saying aut it. >>> but first, today's top business headlines including a market preview and a new spot where meatless burgers will soon be sold. >>> good wednesday morning. right now at 6:13, we're about 45 minutes away from sunrise. as we take a live look in san jose, a nice start to the day. it's also very chilly. we'll be in the upper 40s through 7:00, leading into a nice and warm afternoon, just slightly cooler than normal but we will have a heat-up in the forecast. more on that coming up in about five minutes. >> and looking at palo alto, a nice smooth drive here for this portion of the bay. no problem as the volume increases, we're checking the south bay an

the south bay. look at that video. how neighbors are helping with these clues. >> plus, naval ships and the blue angels, that can only mean it is fleet week. we will tell you what we need to know to get around the city this weekend. >>> welcome back, at 7:10 on your saturday morning. happy weekend to you. as we look over san jose, cotton candy skies, a beautiful morning to get out there and enjoy. a little chilly though. 51 degrees right now. 70s and 80s as we head into a gorgeous weekend to get out and watch the blue angels. >>> all right. look at this. your home security camera could be very helpful to detectives. this home burglary in san jose, and detectives are getting clues from a network of neighborhood cameras. today in the bay has more details on the crime and the clues. >> these burglars first tried kicking down a door, didn't go very well. but the second kick did the job. the homeowner shared her security camera video but didn't want to speak on camera because she is still frightened by t

-50s in the south bay.lready up at the bottom of the screen, showing how warm it's going to be over the next few days. let's look at our temperature trend for martinez, and help you make some plans, get out there for the first part of the day, especially if you have some yard work to do, you want to go for a run, you're going to be busy outside, later on this afternoon it's going to be very warm. you'll probably just want to find some air conditioning as we head up to 90 in antioch and concord today. 90 in santa rosa, and look at oakland today, reaching 81 degrees. san francisco reaching 77, and 85 today in san jose. so it's one of those days where you have to be prepared for just about anything. we'll have a cool morning start where you need a jacket, sunshine throughout the day, and then as it warms up, you'll be comfortable with short sleeves and shorts on, so we're going from about a fall-like weather in the start of the day to summer-like weather and we'll also have a fire weather watch that begins tom