nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney is in calistoga with some answers from pg&e. terry. >> reporter: one thing pg&e's doing is building a generator, a temporary one, right here on highway 29. you see it across t me. it's powerful enough they say to provide electricity to the entire town of calistoga. should those winds gusting to 50 show up tomorrow. this was in the forecast a month ago. they turned off the power. they ended up costing people a lot of money. >> we need to get better at this. and there's a lot of room for improvement. >> reporter: overflow crowd at calistoga high school tonight hoping their power won't be turned off tomorrow like it was in some wh calistoga business owners last month. >> between the o >> we've set a goal for ourselves this time to do it in 12 hours. >> reporter: the fear is a return of the same conditions that led to last year's deadly north bay wildfires. >> the loss of your power at home. the loss of your refrigerator food and things like that. >> reporter: the long term at pg&e is pledging 1,000 more weather stations over the ne

in calistoga reporting. >>> 4:36. the white house suspended the press credentials of this reporter after this news conference came heated. >> honestly, i think you should let me run the country and you can run cnn. >> if my asked -- >> no, that's enough. >> he snapped had jim acosta after asking if he had demonized immigrants. the white house used acosta of putting his hands on an intern trying to take away his microphone. the video shows brief contact with his wrist touched her arm. >> the white house correspondence associated said that wh the ages not police the tone or frequency of the questions it's members ask a powerful government officials. such interaction, although uncomfortable, help to define the strength of our national institutions. >>> when the next congress convenes it will include a record number of women. paul chambers has more on the unprecedented group of lawmakers. wear the midterm election will send nearly 100 women to the nation's capitol to serve in the house. that is setting an all-time record.

calistoga roastery is closed tonight but they were forced to close after pg & e shut offt oft power.> they said thank you very much. >> reporter: he was among the many small business owners who attended the town hall in response to the recent power cut. many didn't like what they had to say. >> so we are not planning to pay claims. >> reporter: on october 14th, they cut power to calistoga due to the threat of wildfires. it is part of their public safety power shutdown. that's when they cut off power to communities facing the risk of wildfires. rescuers understand safety comes first. >> to hear their feedback and concerns, and we want to keep that dialogue open. >> reporter: they are working with community leaders to come one solutions. one is to cut off power for short periods of time. to keep power on downtown. >> she would the line shuts down. >> he said it is the new normal but still blames pg & e for not being proactive. >> they've done so little for so long. if we're going to be on the learning curve, they could at least compensate until they figure something out. >> reporter: c

on the evening of another potential public safety shut down in calistoga, man talked about the utility giant. >> this was a very big deal for us as a company and it was the first time this happened and we know based on that experience we need to get better and there is a lot of room for improvement. >> reporter: when the utility company cut the power last month, it took three days for the power to come back on, costing the tourist-driven town. >> we lost over $150,000. what i am hearing from pg&e is basically tough, we'll have to figure had out. >> reporter: calistoga roastery, claims it cost him $3,000. >> i paid staff and had to send them home because we didn't know when it was going to come back on and i through away all of my perishables. >> reporter: it was the first of the kind for the giant and in response to pg&e being named as the cause of several fires behind last year's deadly fire storm. the questions from the crowd were tough, calling pg&e policy into question. >> i have not seen anything on the chart that states you were goin >> reporter: a the y are t human side effects

what i am hearing from pg&e is basically tough, we'll have to figure had out. >> reporter: calistoga roastery, claims it cost him $3,000. >> i paid staff and had to send them home because we didn't know when it was going to come back on and i through away all of my perishables. >> reporter: it was the first of the kind for the giant and in response to pg&e being named as the cause of several fires behind last year's deadly fire storm. the questions from the crowd were tough, calling pg&e policy into question. >> i have not seen anything on the chart that states you were going to bury the lines and use expense accounts. >> reporter: and accusing the utility are not considering the human side effects of the shutdown. >> we were completely exposed, everything from this dread, my clients suffered and i can't be responsive to them, to i'm isolated in my house. i have no way of communicating. that's a pretty scary position to be in. >> reporter: if the wind events gets downgradeding with pg&e says all of the equipment -- down graded, all of pg&e's equipment will be brought out of the your.

life in calistoga with the situation. alyssa? >>reporter: a pg&e officials said they extended the window. they have extended it past noon because they are concerned about the weather we are seeing. in napa county all morning we have seen large gusts of wind. in calistoga pg&e parked along highway 29, on standby in case they get a call to shut off power. the spokesperson said the customers impacted were notified in advance >> pg&e understand how everyone relies on electricity. this is a last resort. we don't take this decision lightly. it is for the safety of the community. >> reporter: this is to reduce the risk of fire danger. the warm windy weather has pg&e crews on standby. generators broke brought in to keep electricity running if there is a shut off. >> the line that runs through a high fire spread area is right here by the substation. calistoga is unique in that it's not a high fire threat. it is surrounded by tier 3 areas. if we were to deenergize the line running through here they would be impacted. >> pg&e was criticized

in calistoga, terisa estacio kron four news. (on cam) (on cam) a solemn anniversary tonight...it was one year ago, when three young men died in a crash along skyline boulevard in san mateo county. while the highway patrol has cleared the driver of wrongdoing, the grieving process continues for the families. kron 4's dan kerman is live tonigth at the menlo park fire district which has special ties to two of the men. skyline accident anniversary 1101186 insertguard rail has now been extended to include this stretch of skyline boulevard just south of bear gulch road. it was here a year ago where a vehicle lost control, hit a tree and plunged down an embankment killing the driver, 19 year old ricky torres and his two friends 19 year old andrew gonzales and 18 year old matthew cruz...sot rudy torres/victim's father 21-30on this one year anniversary of the accident, torres father rudy, a mechanic for the menlo park fire districwas at the scene of the crash constructing a path so his wife and younger son could visit later in the day to pay their respects.sotwhile a chp investigation f

helena and calistoga. and calistoga new generators put it to keep the outage losses to a minimum. if pg&e cuts power the generator should continue to supply electricity and avoid losing the tourism dollars. >> we need power and people spend money to come to this festival. no one wants the power to go out. >> we don't take this lightly. shutting off the power is last resort. >> some of the counties in this area are napa county and lake county and the weather is expected to be warm, dry, and windy. wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour. last month pg&e cut off power in six counties because of the fire danger. they were criticized when it took 20 hours to turn the power back on. power to go off at any time but a spokesperson from pg&e said there are no outages at this time. live in napa, alyssa harrington. >>> thank you. we will stay on this. we are learning more about the sheriff's deputy killed last night. we have the details on his career and witnesses talking about how they escaped the gunfire.>>> jeff sessions is out. i'm doug luzader in washington. what this could mean for the ongo

at calistoga high school. >>> 6:08. investigators are releasing details off a hostage standoff at a bay area veterans facility. >> later today the giants will introduce the man who will tr e winds throughout because we are going to see dry gusty offshore winds. because of that a high fire danger. we'll show you futurecast when we come back. we'll see the strongest winds for your area coming up. >>> your wednesday morning drive is in full swing with a new accident along 880 plus we'll update those trouble spots along the peninsula. >>> good morning. how is this for a view. isn't that just spectacular on our sutro camera of the sun just about to rise there, those golden colors in the sky. we'll talk about what to expect through the day ilon the er coming up. >>> 6:12. a new report this morning by the napa valley district attorney is revealing new details on a deadly hostage standoff at the yountville veterans facility this year. the report said that back in march, war veteran albert wong stormed into a going away party at

calistoga family )s fight with their home insurance company. they asked consumer >>> nbc bay area responds to a calistoga family's fight with their insurance company. >> they asked chris chmura to help them get the money they need to rebuild. >> reporter: good morning. this family like so many others lost their home in the north bay wildfires. a year later madonna day and her daughter louise are ready for construct to shop. they say they have shopped around for a contractor and gotten a detailed bid but their lot is empty because the insurance company is dragging out the process of paying their claim. >> you spend years paying for their insurance and then to have to battle for rebuilding, that's cruel. >> reporter: we contacted the insurance company for the couple. coming up at 11:00, we'll show you the calculation inside their homeowner's policy that they believe was off by more than $1 million. many other fire victims are facing the shame shortfall, we'll explain why and we'll be walk you through the two easy steps that you should take today

p-g-and-e will not be paying back any small businesses or residents in calistoga ...ue to shutting down that power ... because the company gave warning. the power shutdown was the first of its kind ... p-g-and-e performed the public safety power shutoff on sunday october 14th. among those affected... the executive chef at 'all seasons bistro' who says, it was a very stressful time.(jrs) during the wildfires last year - mandatory evacuations were in effect for calistoga .. which hurt tourism. .. which hurt tourism. in its' report, p-g-and-e says, it is evaluating the power shutoff program ... and adds, it was done as a last resort for public safety. (justine) taking a live look outside....(jr stone) meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has our forecast. . a red flag warning remains in effect for the north bay mountains and east bay hills through early sunday morning. the off

calistoga won't really feel the effect. it is in a unique spot. it is surrounded by a tier 3 fire threat. we wanted to use every tool we had to try to minimize impact to customers who were not in these high fire threat areas. this is a perfect example because of the unique layout and the uniqueness of the city in a high fire threat area. the generator may be considered for other towns to get in the future. there are safety issues that have to be looked into in order for that to happen. 100 30 homes are receiving cancellation notices from pge because this generator does not support homes outside the city proper. >> jackie ward, back to you. >>> if power is shut off today it could be days before it is restored because were crews would have to inspect 3100 miles of power lines before turning the electricity back on. >>> tesla has a new chair. the first female to hold that position. she will leave her position as cfo at a telecommunications company. she headed the audit committee since 2014. she will replace elon musk. he will serve as a resource and

live in calistoga, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. we want to take you back to our breaking news story. 12 people dead in a nightclub shoot anything thousand oaks. 13 if you include the gunman. >> kabc in los angeles has been on the air all night covering this breaking news story. let's check in with them right now. >> you actually saw the suspect come in. it sounds like he went straight for the front desk girl. >> yes, sir. >> describe it. >> he -- i had a clear line of sight at the front desk. i was talking to friends. i saw him walk in. i wasn't focused on him. i saw him raising his hand maybe to put money on the counter like everyone did. first gunshot question on. i thought maybe somebody was playing a were prank with an m-80. i saw him fire at the girl at the front desk. >> did everybody at the bar realize what was going on? >> it took a couple seconds for everyone to realize it. as soon as i saw he had a gun, i knew what was going on. >> is and what did you do? >> he and my friend matt were a few feet away from each other. so w

so last night, all of these people met in calistoga and gave people an earful about the last time that they took this kind of measure when the utility company cut the power last month. it took three days for the lights to come back on. some businesses lost as much as $150,000 because of it. it was the first time pg&e had ever taken a measure like this and some people said it made them feel more vulnerable. [ inaudible ] >> i felt closely exposed. everything from -- i felt completely exposed. everything from this dread -- [ inaudible ] -- to i'm isolated in my house -- that's a pretty scary position. >> reporter: the electric company started notifying customers of this possible shutdown on tuesday. what they call a safety power shutoff would start today and potentially end tomorrow. these notifications were sent out. pg&e hopes to make a decision before 10 a.m. this morning. until then, we are just waiting like everyone else up here. in napa, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> here's an example of the high fire danger in the bay area right now. firefighters knocked down this brush fire in castro

p-g-and-e will not be paying back any small businesses or residents in calistoga ... due to shutting down that power ... because the company gave warning. the power shutdown was the first of its kind ... p-g-and-e performed the public safety power shut- off on sunday october 14th. among those affected... the executive chef at 'all seasons bistro' who says, it was a very stressful time. (pam) during the raging wildfires - mandatory evacuations were in effect for calistoga .. which hurt tourism. in its' report, p-g-and-e says, it is evaluating the power shutoff program ... and adds, it was done as a last resort for public safety. a live look outside tonight... lawrence is here with the weekend forecast lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful warm start to november with temperatures soaring into the 70s and 80s. there were even some 70s along the coast. high pressure continue

p-g-and-e will not be paying back any small businesses or residents in calistoga ... due to shutting down power ... because the company gave warning. the power shutdown was the first of its kind... p-g-and-e performed the public safety power shut off on sunday october 14th. the executive chef at 'all seasons bistro' says, it was a very stressful time. (vicki) during the raging wildfires - mandatory evacuations were in effect for calistoga .. which hurt tourism. in its' report, p-g-and-e says, it is evaluating the power shutoff program ... and say, it was done as a last resort for public safety. (lawrence bay area weather) (sports tease) coming up in sports, we go to levi's for the nick mullens show. highlights from tonight's 49ers-raiders tilt. a pair of 1-win teams, there isn't much to play for. but in this case, with the raiders leaving the bay area for las vegas.. t

the 22 it to 30 miles an hour from calistoga middleton through sunday morning and we get gustier winds. by 10:00 we still look at the breezy winds around the bay. the gusts into the north bay. the diablo range and by the late day, 4:00 sunday then we see the winds dial back. under the smoky skies looking at low 70 in the inland valleys. if you don't have to go out, i wouldn't advise it. it's this way as several days as there is nothing in the atmosphere to push the winds around and allow for cleaner air. with high pressure sticking around, putting a lid on this situation. 47 in san francisco. lacking at 42 tonight in antioch. hazy and cold in the north bay with temperatures in the 30s. the accuweather seven-day forecast, smoky sunshine today. and the fire danger tonight into tomorrow. looking at the holiday on monday. and it looks like we get some improving air quality not until the next 48 hours. >> folks can track it with the app. >> good advise. >> thanks. >>> just ahead -- >>> we are on the world's first commercially viable system. >>> the winery on a roof top in the middle of new

there was a public meeting last night in calistoga and pg&e got an earful. when the utility cut the power last month, it took three days to bring it back on. some businesses lost up to $150,000 because of it. it was the first time pg&e had ever taken such a drastic measure like this. and some people said it made them feel even more horrible.. [ inaudible ] >> i feel isolated in my house, can't communicate. that's a scary decision. >> reporter: the electric company started notifying customers of this possible shutdown on tuesday in parts of the 8 counties. they are calling it a public safety power shutoff that would start today potentially end tomorrow. so these notifications were sent out by automated voice messages, text and emails. it's based on forecasters predicting sustained winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts reaching up to miles per hour. so pg&e hopes to make a decision by 10 a.m. in napa, kpix 5. >>> the latest in washington, dc. jeff sessions is out as attorney general. >> democrats are now concerned his replacement could mean the end of th

calistoga communities lost money during the pow. er outage. pg&e said they would try to keep the outages down to 12 hours instead of 36. reporting live in san ramone, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> people need to be mindful of what's going on there. >> you're exactly right. you can always stay connected to nbc bay area where we have a weather app. you can find out the weather and radar wherever you live. it's free for apple and android devices. >>> 5:08. following months of speculation, attorney general jeff sessions is out after being forced to resign. president trump made it clear he thought sessions never should have stepped down from overseeing the russian investigation, replacing sessions for now is his chief of staff, matt woodiker, who's been critical of robert mueller's investigation. president trump says he won't shut down the investigation but threatens democrats who may reopen their own investigation after taking control of the house of representatives. >> you can be sure of one thing. when we go down any of these paths, we'll k

calistoga is a low risk fire area but powerlines that energize the city run through high-risk areas and could be shut off. >> darned if you do and darned if you don't. if you don't do it and shut down the power and start a fire what happens? if you do it it has other unintended consequences. >> pg&e held a community meeting last night. business owners say they lost thousands of dollars went the utility shut off power last month. pg&e said they have helicopters on standby overnight to check the powerlines. they had 300 helicopters last month. >>> police are investigating the death of a person hit by a freight train. the union pacific train hit the person on the train track near alvarado boulevard and falcon drive just after 10:00 last night. a spokesperson for union pacific said that person was not it at a railroad crossing. >>> three are behind bars after being taken into custody by san francisco police at fort funston. i will show you the video. the incident happened at 5:30 yesterday afternoon near a parking lot. some officers in the video a carrying semiautomatic weapons. we reached

. >>> well, nbc bay area responds to a calistoga family, a fight with their home insurance company. >> they asked consumer investigator chris to help them get the money they need to rebuild. >> good morning. this family like so many others lost their home in the north bay wildfires. a year later, madonna and her daughter are ready for construction to start. they say they've shopped around for a contractor and gotten a detailed bid, but they say their lot is still empty because their insurance company is dragging out the process of paying their claim. >> it just doesn't seem fair. you spend years and years paying for your insurance and then to have to battle for rebuilding, that's cruel. >> we contacted the insurance company for them. coming up at 11:00, we'll show you the calculation inside their homeowners' policy they believe was off by more than $1 million. many other fire victims are facing the same shortfall. we'll explain why. and we'll walk you through the two easy steps you should take today so you don't end up in their same predicament. please send us your consumer stories. t

calistoga businesses lost a lot of money in that outage. pg&e said they'll try to keep outages to 12 hours instead of 36. so for the next four hours pg&e is keeping an eye on conditions in napa and lake counties. if they see fit, they might shut down power for some customers. reporting live in san ramone, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. >>> today thousands of proce proceedeprocee protesters are expected to speak out about the removal of jeff sessions. a group of activists started last night. they are calling for the removal of president trump and vice president pence. they fear the move will halt the investigation. >> i think crushing the mueller investigation, which is clearly what trump wants to do, he's been railing about it. >> san francisco organizers plan to meet at civic center plaza. >>> this morning the race for california's superintendent of construction still too close to call. newcomer marshal tuck is over assemblyman thurmond. tuck has 51% lead. thurmond with just 49%. even though 100% of precincts are reporting

right now calistoga is not on the list but st. helena down the road is. clear lake oaks, kellseyville and middle town are. >> thanks for the update, deb. >>> and that red flag warning in effect for friday morning. we'll talk more about that and talk about some of the current wind speeds and the temperatures associated with those strong downward winds. >> also ahead a public celebration of life for giants great. we'll show you his plan for i don't remember. >> also today in san francisco what we have been able to learn about this video. what's a gig of data? well, it's a whole day's worth of love songs. or 300 minutes of baby videos. a gig goes a long way. that's why xfinity mobile lets you pay for data one gig at a time. and with millions of wifi hotspots included, you'll pay even less for data. or if you need a lot we have unlimited too. plus, get $200 back when you buy a new smart phone. it's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. >>> new at 11:00 san francisco police seen taking at least three people into custody today at if the fun

calistoga, gusting tomorrow morning.y taper a bit during the day, but once the sun sets, they ramp back up, getting near 40. then they start to taper by the time we get to trid trid morning then the fire danger's over. let's talk temperatures then. they'll drop maybe a degree or two tomorrow. i mean, you're not going to notice it. friday, saturday and sunday, maybe another degree or two. that seems to be the trend. veterans day and into tuesday, still a little bit warmer than average with those 60s and 70s. today may be a last day of 80s. >> i love the warm weather. it's unbelievable that we're into november and seeing those temperatures. >> holiday season, doesn't feel like it. sxwl thank you. >>> this was undoubtedly an historic midterm with a record breaking number of women elected to congress. in fact, more than 100. and some are u call iing it a pk wave. massachusetts voters elected ayanna pressley and the first muslim woman. new mexico and kansas elected the first two native american congresswomen and congresswoman

it took some power lines down with it when it fell about 5 miles northwest of calistoga. crews were on the scene for hours trying to remove all the debris. >>> at the coast, a high surf advisory expired just 30 minutes ago. in pacifica last night we saw choppy big waves slamming into the pier. >>> but plenty of snow falling in the sierra th mornin mohaa es e slopesthd, b pictures 5'smily turner lls us -- kpix 5's emily turner tells us >> reporter: it looks like a winter wonderland here in stateline and you know what? it's only going to get more and more white as the day goes on and actually the days go on because there are more storms headed this way. >>> reporter: we woke up here yesterday with more than 15 inches of snow just in the morning. the second half of the storm came last night dropping another foot of snow. we won't know the totals yet but as the sun comes up, i can tell you that those resorts are checking those totals. we'll know that later this morning. the roads were a mess yesterday, though. it was near white-out conditions and there were closures on 50 and

are increasing from 25 to 26 miles an nour the lower elevations and increasing to more up to 36 at calistogaand you will see that around the commute and beyond that, it is going to be gusty, and so you want to hang on the steering wheel and allow some extra time in case trees or power lines topple. 9:00 a.m., you are looking at the gusty winds and a down sloping wind that is going to increase the fire danger. thursday night into friday, the winds come back up again and then they decrease as we head into the early part of friday. tomorrow, the 12-hour planner, hour by hour, the sun up at 6:43 and the temperatures in the 40s and the 50s and midday mild and windy in the hills for the afternoon hours and the temperatures are in the upper 60s to the up r 70s. tomorrow morning, the winds in the hills and around lake and solano counties and the temperatures are all over the board, and where the wind is coming off of the land and blowing towards the ocean, and that down sloping wind is going to hold the temperatures up in san francisco, oakland and in low 50s and places like yu caip down to the lowe

the utility announced and addressed its decision-making process in front of a packed house in calistoga last night. when they cut the power last month, it took three days to re-energize the lines. businesses say it was a heavy cost. >> the last time, it was over $150,000 lost in business. what i'm getting from pg&e is basically, tough. wehave to do it until we figure this out. >> pg&e's psps, public safety power shutdown, is in response to the utility's equipment being named as the cause of several of last year's wildfires in wine country. >>> jeff sessions is out as attorney general at the request of president trump. the forced resignation is sparking new fear that sessions' replacement could mean the end of the russia investigation. cbs reporter tom has details. >>> reporter: president trump forced jeff sessions to resign yesterday but the ousted attorney general was all smiles as left the justice department. the white house released a letter from sessions who told the president, quote, at your request, i am submitting my resignation. >> i'm disappointed in the attorney general for nu

cloverdale, calistoga. as we head into the latter part of the day on sunday, winds will begin to subside but not until sunday afternoon. the fire danger will be elevated. accuweather seven-day forecast. smoky skies, high fire danger and veterans day observed on monday. cooler on tuesday. dry pattern continues through friday. one thing i want to tell you. a lot of people are complaining about the irritation from the smoke, their throats, nose, eyes. i have been feeling it and i barely stepped outside. i recommend that people stay inside if they don't have to go outside. >> it's bad. >> it is bad. >>> thanks, sandhya. >>> well, we have something welcome to emirates mr. jones. just sit back, relax and let us entertain you... ...with over 3,500 channels of entertainment, including the latest movies and box sets from around the world. ( ♪ ) we even have live sports and news channels. ( ♪ ) and your free wi-fi will start shortly. enjoy your flight mr. jones. world's best inflight entertainment. fly emirates. fly

north of calistoga. you can see the snapped tree hits the power lines. crews are busy cleaning up that mess. >>> the rain apparently caused a roof to collapse in oakland. the good news is the building was vacant and no one was hurt. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. rain, hail, lightning, we saw it all today. >> let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel with the latest. sandhya? >> we're not done yet. let me show you live doppler 7. we're still seeing some active weather. let's get you into street-level radar. it is pouring in san mateo county right now. i am tracking a cell near kenyatta road. woodside 280 area. as you will notice lighter showers to portola valley. this is heading toward woodside and portola valley, 5:13, 5:21 is when you can expect the heavier showers. if you're heading out toward altmont we have lighter showers. patterson pass, that is definitely going to be an area of wet weather. sata cruz we're also seeing some spotty showers. so take a look at the wider picture. we saw those thunderstorms

winds at 7:00 tonight, gusting over 30 miles per hour in calisto calistoga, fairfield, even strongern the hills. 9:00 p.m. still pretty windy there, and then the winds will begin to subside. but not until tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. that's when that red flag warning will expire. frost advisories, freeze warnings for parts of mendocino counties midnight to 9:00 a.m., those are the spots where we're going see some of the coldest air of the season. lakeport down 28. windy in the hills keeping the temperatures up elsewhere. 40, 50s. afternoon highs on the mild side tomorrow. temperatures in the upper 60s to the mid-70s for your friday. so it is going to be a sunny day. accuweather seven-day forecast. mild sunshine, minor cooling saturday. and then the winds, gusty winds redeveloping saturday night into sunday in the hills. veterans day is looking dry, and that pattern continues right on through the middle and latter part of next week. but just keemd that one computer model is still hinting at a possible change on november 18th. >> really? >> kristen and dan. >> can't come soon enough.

cast, bright colors again, we will show you where wins develop overnight separating california from calistoga where they have had so many problems anyway. from the wildfires, it will get windy tonight. red flag warnings posted through sunday for all of the hills in the bay area above 1000 feet including the santa cruz mountains, we also have red flag warnings in the south because of low pressure spinning over camp pendleton. as we look through smoke and haze at san francisco international, temperature is now in the mid 60s, you can see the haze even at night. numbers will get chilly, 35 already in santa rosa, concord at 43 degrees, camp fire also expecting strong wind to develop again in the upper elevations. dusts have been reported so far out of the east at 50 miles per hour. those dry easterly wind in the bay area persisting through sunday which means there will be smoke and haze continuing as well. conditions are in place through tuesday. it will be smoky and hazy, windy out of the hills tonight, smoke and haze through tuesday, there is no rain in sight, there is a football game, raiders

clearlake, middletown, calistoga, santa rosa are all in the rainfall.hmond, san francisco, oakland, berkeley, fairfield. let's go hour by hour. by 10 pm, it will stretch to the santa clara valley. tomorrow everyone is soggy. morrow evening, everyone is soggy. this will be a 24 hour rain events. the rain impact will be low to moderate. it will be windy in the north bay hills. the biggest impact will be on the roadways. there are a lot of folks heading out for their sick -- favorite sale tomorrow. it will be super slow getting there. we had 13 straight days with er

the strongest was a top of the hill's around calistoga where they had a 29 mile per hour gusts.hrough tomorrow morning and it is dry and it pays to be vigilant and the fire people will be through the rest of the week. we will cover that in a few minutes.>>> the amber alert issued for two children kidnapped by their mother. it happened during a supervised visit. how this could have happened on a social workers watch. >> reporter: we reached out to child protective workers to find out how these two children ended up kidnapped. the very same history that police are trying to unravel. >> police said they have a felony wire -- warrant for diana moreira . investigators say diana and the children were playing at the park when they went missing pick they were supposed to be under the watchful eye of a social worker supervising according to detectives, the social worker followed her into the restroom. when she came out they were gone and when she went to look for them it appears priscilla slipped away. police said the suspect as 33 years old. five foot four inches tall and weighs 120 pou

. >>> nbc bay area responds to a calistoga family's fight. >> helping them get the money they need to rebuild. what do we have, chris? >> like so many other families living through this nightmare, this family lost their home in the north bay wildfires. a year later they are ready for construction to start. they say they've shopped around for a contractor and gotten a detailed bid. but they say their lot is still empty because their insurance company is dg out the process of paying their claim in full. >> it doesn't seem fair, you spend years and years paying for your insurance, and then to have to battle for rebuilding, that's cruel. >> we contacted the insurance company. coming up the calculation inside their homeowner's policy that they believe was off by more than a million dollars. many other victims are facing that same kind of shortfall. maybe not as much but still a shortfall. we'll explain why and walk you through the two steps you can take, really simple steps you can take today so you don't end up in that same predicament. send us your consumer stories, 888-996-tips or send

live in calistoga, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. link on our website, abc7news.com. >>> mike nicco here with us. could that power outage happen at any time today? >> yeah. the winds will pick up exponentially and hold steady through the evening hours. they will taper this time tomorrow. dry air really get to go me. the fire danger then will be over. up to 29 miles per hour in the east bay hills. we have the red flag warning. now, highs are going to stay on the warm side of average throughout my accuweather 7-day forecast until there is a slight chance of rain as we get towards thanksgiving. we have 70 a lot half moon bay. that's the cool spot. santa cruz, 78. look at san francisco in the rest of the bay and inland. mid to upper 70s. tonight, not quite the microclimates we have this morning because the winds will taper. 30s in the deepest north bay valleys. us. lone 50 in san francisco. some of us here at channel 7, abc 7 news walking sunday for alzheimer's awareness. the temperature at at&t park, 54 degrees to noon when it's all ove

they have installed temporary generators in calistoga. this is considered a low risk area but the power lines energize the city run through risky areas and could be shut off. >>> if you don't do this and you start a fire what happens? if you do it, it has other consequences. >>> pg nd -- pg&e had a meeting last night to address concerns. some said they lost thousands of dollars last month. pg&e had eight helicopters on standby overnight. last month they had 300. >>> 5:07. another shakeup at the white house. paws asked jeff sessions to resign. doug luzader joins us live. doug, the president also revoked the press credentials -- credentials at the white house reported. wear >>reporter: this is not exactly a shot. there is now an acting attorney general to temporarily take his place. former attorney general jeff sessions leaving work yesterday after president trump asked for his resignation. no one can say they didn't see this coming. >> i didn't get what happened before the votes were counted but he has been a proverbial dead man walking fo

in calistoga these huge generators were put up to keep the outage to a minimum.last month, cal took 20 hours to turn some of that power back on causing businesses to lose money. >> we try to give customers 24 hour notice and try to let them know as soon as a decision is made. >> they're kind of freaking out. they don't want to be blamed for anything so they want to be overly cautious. so the pendulum is shifting way too far. >> reporter: weather is preponderated to be dry with strong winds. pg & e forecasted that weather eventer to happen everywhere -- event to happen this morning. there are no power outages to report at this time. pg & e is alerting companies via text messages, and they even went to knock on people's doors. >>> for more on some of the other headlines we have been working on let's go the dave clark. >> here are some of the top stories we're following for you. the man who's accused of shooting three people at a detox center in san rafael last week including the mother of his child is expected to be arraigned this morning in marin county. devonce l

they want to help you avoid the heartbreaking jam this calistoga family is in. >> i miss it so much. >> it's been 12 months since madonna day's burned down in the north bay wildfires. >> my whole life, treasures, memories are gone to ash. >> she and her eager to rebuild the farm they called middle earth. no sign of construction. >> i can't replace it. >> they is state farm. madonna and marie louise were stunned and upset to learn they were underinsured. even though state farm automatically adjust you had their coverage each year. >> there's a gap of at least a million dollars in what it would take to rebuild this. >> this report estimates $3.2 million to rebuild middle earth. madonna and marie louise say their policy will 1.5 million for a maximum. >> they gave us less than half right now to rebuild. >> that's a familiar chorus in the fire zone. >> the law has to change. >> amy back is a san francisco nonprofit -- her group found 66% of north bay fire victims were underinsured. who is responsible for making sure you have enough coverage? you are. even though insurance companies autom

calistoga, sonoma. napa, fairfield, along the diablo range as well. you can see the gusty winds at the coast. through 7:00 sunday into sunday morning. you can see by the afternoon they slowly will begin to dial back. but once again, out of the northeast. the wrong direction to bring on any mixing or brip bring up the relative humidity. between tu and the we can we are under the hazy smoky conditions. with the smoke ob securing the sun we are not warming up period of time. 60 to, 7 it in san jose and santa cruz. tonight the winds kick up. breeze in the north and east bay hills. 30s in the north by. 40s elsewhere. the winds will mix the atmosphere a little bit. so not as cold in the north bay overnight tonight. the accuweather seven-day forecast, smoky sunshine, 60s and 70s today. download the app and you can see the trend will be for the high fire danger and the pattern to remain unchanged through the holiday into monday even into all of the work week coming up. >> just some very concerning conditions out there. >> definitely. >> thank you. >>> just ah

a tree came down on 128 north of calisto calistoga. it took multiple wires down with it.torms approaching, now is the time to install the abc 7 news app on your smartphone. watch live doppler 7 any time it rains. customize the app so you get the latest forecast for where you live. >>> take it to the east bay now. police want to find the thieves who took weapons from an atf vehicle. the smash and grab happened tuesday right outside the federal building. that was downtown oakland. the atf won't comment on exactly what was taken. the east bay express learned glock pistol magazines and a taser weapon with cartridges were among some of the items stolen. >>> president trump's long-time fixer, michael cohen, has pleaded guilty to lying to congress about the russia investigation in a new deal with special counsel robert mueller. while mr. trump was running for president, they were pursuing a trump power project in moscow. he previously told lawmakers the moscow project was abandoned in january 2016. now he says the project continued until june. this morning on gma, abc news chief

earlier this week, pg&e sent texts, e-mails, and phone calls to residents and businesses in calistogang them of a possible shutoff today, so we could see that. and now here's a check of your traffic. hi, alexis. >> good morning, jessica. we have a new collision in the southern area of san francisco, southbound 101, just north of cow palace. we have a crash involving a motorcycle. that is in the three right lanes. however, chp saying they will not issue a zplaesig alert for . it should clear shortly. you are backing up to the 80 split in san francisco. side of things. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights still on and you are backed up into (music throughout) ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> all right. let's start with the temperatures. they're all over the place. even freezing cold in novato. 32 in eukiah. it's because of those winds. we've got the fire danger and unlike yesterday, now the santa cruz mountains are under the gun until 7:00 tomorrow morning. good as far as the roads. mass transit and ferry, we've go

that's about five miles northwest of calistoga. glad we're going to see sunny skies for this afternoon. >> i'm ready. >> it was great to have it. picked up a lot. one to two inches of rain yesterday with our storm and now we are going to see some sunshine. first of all i want to show you this san jose cam just because i love it so much. san francisco 53. san jose at 52. santa rosa at 46. tracking the winds this morning, they are looking at breezy to windy conditions. 20-mile-per-hour winds at half moon bay. 12 at sfo. 24 in downtown san francisco with west-northwest winds 12 in berkeley, 17 for san rafael, 16-mile-per-hour winds for you in novato. so breezy to windy conditions. a break from the rain today with mostly sunny to partly sunny skies but our next storm system rolls in. this is a fast mover. it's also going to be a weaker system, as well. we are talking about rain tomorrow morning. but we dry out very quickly for saturday afternoon with some clearing and then that sunshine for sunday. we are going to time it out on future

clearlake, middletown, calistoga, santa rosa are all in the rainfall. it is now raining in richmond, san francisco, oakland, berkeley, fairfield. let's go hour by hour. by 10 pm, it will stretch to the santa clara valley. tomorrow everyone is soggy. morrow evening, everyone is soggy. this will be a 24 hour rain events. the rain impact will be low to moderate. it will be windy in the north bay hills. the biggest impact will be on the roadways. there are a lot of folks heading out for their sick -- favorite sale tomorrow. it will be super slow getting there. we had 13 straight days with e we will talk about what this means for our friends north and east up thank you. >>> maureen could mean trouble for the store in dublin. there is a massive hole in the roof of a joann fabric store. there is major damage and will be a lot of cleanup work. >>reporter: take a look at this right here. this building has been red tagged and inside it appears very deceiving. the merchandise looks fine but pay attention to the floor. it is flooded with water. they were open for -

. >> reporter: all sonoma county school districts canceled classes along with the calistoga unified school district affecting more than 80,000 students altogether. even the ymca in sonoma valley was closed. >> i was going to drop him off. he plays with the children. they play indoors and outdoors, but outdoors was out. >> reporter: because of the health risk, three of the four bay area high school playoff games are canceled. they will be rescheduled monday better. >> it's definitely been a day of like try to figure everything out and on top of that, you know, all the stuff that happened last year with the fires. so it brings back a lot of memories of, you know, our family and what we experienced last year. >> reporter: but not everything is affected. there are several big events in the bay area moving forward as planned, the napa valley film festival. there's a run in napa tomorrow that at least pernixel is set to happen on silverado trail and the walk to end alzheimer's in san francisco sponsored by cbs is happening tomorrow. reporting live in novato, emily turner, kpix5. >> if you want t

p-g-and-e will not be paying back any small businesses or residents in calistoga for shutting down that, because the company says they gave warnings. the power shutdown was the first of its kind. p-g-and-e performed the public safety power shut- off on sunday october 14th. among those affected... the executive chef at 'all seasons bistro', who says it was a very stressful time. ( robin )during the raging wildfires - mandatory evacuations were in effect for calistoga, which hurt tourism. in its' report, p-g-and-e says, it is evaluating the power shutoff program and adds, it was done as a last resort for public safety. ( robin )a big story we are tracking... in the bay area and around the world.we told you about a planned walkout at google headquarters in mountain view and around the world yesterday morning over google's handling of sexual misconduct claims.and now we're hearing from some

middle recon road when police are investigating the crash, they heard about a second crash near calistoga road. investigators say it turned out to be the same driver picked the woman told police she did not know she had the pedestrian investigators say alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor. >>> a man is accused of beating a woman outside a bar in napa and is now in jail. napa police announced that the suspect, james faulkenberry, surrender last night around 10 pm. he is one of two men accused of beating the woman and knocking her unconscious. take a look at this surveillance video. you see a man of throwing a woman out of stone sports bar and lounge two weeks ago. that man and another person punched and kicked her. two other men came out of the bar with pool sticks fending off her attackers. the other suspect, juan rojas, surrendered earlier this week and is being held without bail. >>> san francisco police union is angry about the process for promoting police officers saying it's not there. according to the examiner, the police officers association sent a letter to police chief

be like the wednesday or thursday of the napa and sonoma fires and i was standing with allen in calistogaeen evacuated and we were talking about how you could feel everybody after a couple days of everything starting to wear down. i don't know. i sort of felt a little bit of that today. i'm in cherokee. this is part of the county that got burned last night. they're afraid it might burn again. the fire's burning just over this hill. all the fire crews out here are going through everywhere that burned last night to make sure there's nothing sitting in the ground that can catch up when the winds shift later tonight. so the fire is not completely over either. so just a lot of long days up here in butte county. back to you. >> for the crews and people who lost their homes and for you, wilson, i know people have been tirelessly reporting out there for us, thank you and stay safe. >>> some sad news for one paradise couple, they were just days away from walking down the aisle. not only did their home burn down, their wedding venue, this historic bridge in paradise, the cover ed bridge, was also d

but today looking at winds out of the northeast and right by calistoga and napa throughout the tai. 10 miles an hour winds. and throughout the evening hours notice the blues indicated from the north and the east bay, the breezier winds around the bay. and then through tomorrow it looks like the winds are dialed ba back. but it's a well above average day today. wrmest of the week. the sunrises at 7:37 today. tomorow at 6:38. then looking at shorter days. highs around the bay looking for 80 in oakland. san jose 82. look at the mid-80s in the inland east bay. warm day in livermore at 86. 83 in sand rafael. san francisco in the mid-70s. then tonight no fog to speak of with the clear sky and conditions windy in the upper elevations. temperatures will be held in the 50s. we will cool off. the accuweather seven-day forecast, 60s at the coast. low 80s around the bay. upper 80s inland. download the accuweather app and the cooling is underway more significantly tomorrow. a little change monday and then election day looking at the cooler weather. >> all right, lease is a, thank you. >>> uber has