caltrans brought in more generators there. a double slide thousands of commuters use that slide on the kim attevo toast every day. were talking about this because weather will be a big issue this morning but first let's check in with sal for look at the commute. >>> you heard it. the caldecott title in the lantos tunnel will be open and that is good news. right now we have normal- looking traffic around the bay area. 580 and 205 are doing well with no major issues. driving through dublin or to castro valley. no issues on 880 north or south. driving into san leandro and the commute continues to look good as you drive on interstate 880 north and south. there have been no major problems on the westbound bay bridge. it is a light to drive into san francisco so far. 4:02 am. let's go to the weather . >>> so far the altamont pass, 36 miles per hour but out of the west. not out of the north. there are some gusts and higher elevations over 30. just from your information on the commute. most of this will kick in later this afternoon an

also just a heads up, caltrans does plan to keep the caldecott tunnel open. as mike drove past it this morning, he saw signs saying they might close the caldecott tunnel at noon. this is a fluid situation. we t craouffldic and his. extra delays for folks heading around the bay area this morning as they avoid that possible closure. >> thanks. >>> the lights are already out in the north bay. among the cities without power include sausalito. >> that's where we find amy hollyfield. g stihe dark. this is the owhe so keep this in s in effect in sausalito. more darkness to show you. we have the marin gateway shopping center in the dark. stores there, they have a ross, a cvs, a target, no lights there. we also have an issue to show you up in napa. this is a public safety issue. the lights are out there. at highway 29 and highway 221, the traffic lights not only are out but they are not flashing. that didn't activate as planned. the chp is concerned about this intersection. it's a busy one. a lot of people go through there. they say a lot of drivers are not treating i

caltrans brought in more generators there at double slide. thousands of commuters use that tunnel on the san mateo coast every day. that is some good news. >>> sal, you have your hands full but great news about the caldecott and lantos tunnel. >> that is good news. the tunnels will stay open. we will keep reminding people of that even though the changeable signs out there say otherwise. that was before they change their mind apparently or got new resources. westbound 580 in 205, slow traffic we are used to seeing. nothing unusual about that once you drive into the main part of livermore it looks good. and the road sensors are showing us a smooth drive to the castro valley-hayward area into san leandro. northbound 880 looks very good as you can see. this is a live picture in front of oakland coliseum and at the bay bridge there's a backup. nothing major yet. you can get into san francisco without too much delay. >>> keeping an eye on the wind speed. not too bad. altamont pass had a gust at 38 but it's been on the west. the wind advisory starts

we've been in touch with caltrans all morning. last word is that they are still trying to bring in generators and alternate power supplies. that way they can keep the emergency systems, the lights, the ventilation running. but at this point they say there's no guarantees they won't have to shut down the tunnel at noon. we'll be in touch with them about that. we'll have the latest information for you on abc7 news. laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> the breezes will affect part of the community as we head towards 9:00 tonight through 9:00 tomorrow morning. you can see the yellow north of the bay bridge through the delta. it will be a small craft advisory. it will be choppy trying to get through there. let's talk about what's going on with other issues out there right now. and we'll start with our temperatures. you're heading out, we're in the 40s around santa rosa and napa. 51 in fairfield. 46 in morgan hill. everyone else in the low to mid 50s. our winds are we're not seeing the full onslaught of the winds yet. right now it's driest in

caltrans broaden generators there. thousands of commuters use that tunnel on the san mateo coast every day . >>> pg&e says even after the wind dies down it may take days to get the power fully restored. they have to go out and inspect all the lines to make sure there's no damage before they turn the power back on. you looking at video from last month when the power was turned off to parts of the sierra foothills. and the north bay. pg&e says it will be a time- consuming process for those crews on the ground and in the air to inspect such a wide area. >> if there is damage we identify the location of the damage, what that is, bring in qualified personnel to be able to safely do the repairs and then continue with the restoration process. >> pg&e says because they turn off the entire distribution and transmission lines, the outages may also affect customers who are not in fire prone areas. we have more information for you and how you can prepare for the power shut off on our website, ktvu.com. also, when or if your home w

like to present a project that caltrans intends to build a construction in july of 2020. construction of the project is relatively simple. it's replacing 800 feet of the northbound and southbound bridge deck of the existing u.s. 101 bridge. what makes it extremely difficult or challenging in the fact that this is in the location where 101, 280, and alemany circle exists. so there's a lot of traffic in this location. 200,000 vehicles travel in this location on a daily basis, so it's going to be difficult to convey traffic through this location while getting the work done. on your screen, you can see where exactly the location of the project is. it's, i think, affectionately called the hair ball in san francisco area. it is the alemany circle-280-101 location. the bridge decks to be replaced is the section there in orange with the circle around it. as i mentioned, it's about 8 800 feet of a concrete bridge deck, and these were the original bridge decks that were placed back in the 1950's. we've had major repairs throughout the years. in fact yesterday, we had another hole i

the latest information from caltrans is the tunnels will remain open. we will keep repeating that for you in case you get confused. >>> taking a look at the wind. most of this will rrow morning. above 1000 feet could have guessed between 60-65. the red flag warning covers nearly everyone. for mendocino county down into the santa cruz mountains and out to the delta. konocti at 19 out of the west. and early breeson santa rosa 12. atlas peak's west, southwest. 46% humidity. notice how this picks up by this evening. not so much at noon but by 4:00 at 5:00 that's when things start. picking up. 31 in napa. then they really crank up overnight wednesday into thursday. fairfield, 43 miles per hour . napa, 44. santa rosa, 44. combine that with humidity maybe in the single digits. that's why they're shutting off the power. anticipation of something of this sort if isand the forecast model say it will. it's not bad now. altimont pass at gusts right now. there will be a tremendous difference in the pressure gradient. high pressure does not like the low and this is a

caltrans is on scene, unclear if this is related to the power shutoffs. they're trying to fix this situation because the traffic lights are out at a very busy intersection here in napa, but we know that in napa county the shutoffs began roughly around midnight. we do have some new video from other areas that are affected by the shutoffs, in fairfield you see the power is out at gas stations in that area. when it comes to the shutoffs, you guys mentioned it, pg&e deciding to shut off power due to elevated fire danger across the bay area and of course the decision is affng huneds of thousands of customers who are trying their best to prepare for a situation like this. the times of the shutoffs will vary by county and in some cases it could take several days until the power is ultimately restored following these shutoffs. i did get a chance to speak with a resident this morning in napa who was just getting off of work and she really doesn't know what she's going home to as far as power goes. >> it's bad for us, for my little sister. we can't have refrigerate

caltrans estimated $4.5 million for each mile. governor gavin newsom said this bill creates a costly approach to achieve those objectives. >> i kind of stay to the right like this person who biked passed me did. but i am looking over my shoulder constantly not enjoying it. >> reporter: he is director of bike east bay. in the east bay, it would have been covered under the bill. >> when we talk to the average resident and ask them would you consider bicycling more than you do today. 60 to 70 to 80% in berkeley, 90% ed i would bike more if the votes to were safe to bike on. >> reporter: the senator said he would continue to work with the governor to make another attempt at passing a similar bill. we reached out to caltrans for comment but have not heard back. in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> gavin newsom vetoed a bill that gives tourists free rain to jam up traffic on san francisco's lombard street. it would require visiters to make reservations and pay a poll. for now the governor put the breaks on the bill saying access to t

we will maintain on behalf of caltrans and bata will reimburse us. >> is it caltrans own property? >> yes we will turn it to a lease. >> then it would be tida responsible or tivd? >> tida. >> rehabilitation of the historic tor torpedo building wt funding are we talking about for that building? have they been identified? >> yes, they are part of the $51 million, combination of federal, state and bata funds. >> wonderful to include that. >> yes part of the environmental mitigation we have for the south gate road project. >> we look forward to hearing more about that. >> that is related to a new roof, windows, to seal up the building to put in what ever security. >> noggin side? >> noggin - -- nothing inside? >> yes. >> a lot of discussion and concern over the tolling policy. i know that you are going out for outreach, but we don't know the details of what did the current recommendations are or the process being changed up. >> right now w we have run the w travel and financial demands analysis. we are seeking input from the business community for potential impact of the businesses on

. >>> caltrans scrambling to get generators which cannot operate without power for safety systems and without electricity, the lights will not function inside the tunnel. more importantly the tunnel exhaust fans will network caltrans confronted the problem yesterday and they're scrambling to set up for backup generators before the lights go out. >>> you probably have questions about what services will be available in a shot off, will b.a.r.t. be running? the answer is yes. the transit system has its own power substation, the airport, all with backup generators as do the toll places. so no free ride across the bridges. asked for gas pumps that is a different story, we saw lines around the parking lot at the costco yesterday in case pumps are not working today, people are not just filling up the cars, they are stocking up on fuel for generators. >> the refrigerators gone for the food. it could be 5 to 7 days possibly. i will need more gas. >>> atms may also be in operable during an outage, depends on whether the business has a backup system. >>> you might have a portable charger to keep

>>there they just said caltrans did that that will remain open. throughout the power shut off they are working to get generators. they're working with pga and there are other partners. officials earlier tonight had said that that devil's slide tunnel would close as of noon tomorrow, but they're now reversing course on that again the devil's slide tunnel on highway one highway one just north pacific is going to be open. yeah that's a big deal that would have isolated a lot of people in happened back and the call to cut tunnel by the way will stay open as well bringing in generators as well there to keep the fans on to keep it safe for people, good news for the commuters, ok. >>well now that we know that the power will be shut off for customers in the impacted areas. the question is are you ready to help get you prepared conference is a shows us and some useful tips. >>are you prepared for an extended power outage there are a lot of things that you need to do before the power goes out jim leader at hayward hardware in hayward has a container full of

they will remain open according to caltrans.ridges, there's a big delay because of an earlier crash at the bay bridge that slowed the metering lights for everyone, including the carpool lanes. usually those are just green, meaning cars are just moving through in the carpool lanes. the other lanes always have metering lights. but look at the backup here, once again. talk about 880 north and south, and this is fine. southbound 880 slows about highway 92. peninsula traffic seem about normal and the south bay traffic is normal into cupertino. back to you at the desk. >>> our top story today, massive pg&e outages. we just spoke with a spokesperson there who said about 234,000 more customers could lose power today. sonoma county, 67,000 customers are in the dark. that can be a home or business, so on average one customer means three people. more than 100,000 customers without power in solano and lake counties, and marin county as well right now. allie rasmus is live in sausalito. >> reporter: the mayor of sausalito is here. before we

>>strong and rigid that's how caltrans described the san francisco oakland bridge. back in 1989. now 30 years later, it's known as the most seismically advanced bridge ever built right from from the loma prieta earthquake that happened in 1989 to 2013 when it actually opened. >>it was an odyssey of of faith finding the financing in determining what bridge to be built and actually realizing he >>as the anniversary of the loma prieta quake is upon us caltrans officials commuters to know if you're on it when the big one hits you'll be ok if you're on the bay bridge. >>the bridge is going to move a fair amount in a very large scale earthquake. but you shouldn't worry because that's what it's been designed to do so basically when you see earthquake is that the bridge would move and the tower that's up above you. it's actually made in for an event part so it can twist, it's ok and also you've seen the deck undulate move in ways it's designed to do that and it will subside as the earthquake and they don't designed the bridge is for richter scale magnitudes but instead. >>for ground moti

but if the tunnel does indeed shut down later and caltrans says they plan not to shut it down, caltrans is bringing in generators to keep the power and ventilation system open inside the tunnel. the problem is, it does not have generators on site, they had to bring them in. i'm sure after this they may consider having them on site all the time. if the power outages roll through the area before those generators get up, the tunnel may indeed close, but what i'm seeing as they will get those generators up as soon as possible on highway 24. also by the way, the tom lantos tunnel south of pacifica will stay open as well. caltrans is saying they are working hard to get those generators in place. >>> the fda approved a new medication called the over, an injection for the treatment of macular degeneration and eye disease, the leading cause of blindness in the u.s. the medication is made by a swiss pharmaceutical company and current treatment is injections once a month, patients with this only have to get it 2 to 3 months. >>> more than 1000 people have been second by a fitbit related illness na

caltrans has installed four power generators for the caldecott. a similar fix is in place for the tom lantos tunnel. officials initially said the cold the cocould clo caldecott could close for five days. >>> b.a.r.t. trains will continue to operate thanks to b.a.r.t.'s power distribution system. if any b.a.r.t. station loses power, there are generators. the escalators may stop working but lights should still be on. out outages doesn't think their light rail service will be impacted because of the power disruption. >> here's a list of schools that are closed today because of this power disruption. all the schools in alum rock school district and all san leandro schools are closed. napa valley says they will close today and tomorrow. also closed is skyline high school, uc berkeley, mills college and sonoma state university. >>> the oakland unified school district says 12 schools will likely close. the list includes six elementary schools, also on the list to close, bay tech charter, brett harte, elmhurst united. if you go to our webpage, it is fille

>>strong and rigid that's how caltrans described the san francisco oakland bridge. back in 1989. now 30 years later, it's known as the most seismically advanced bridge ever built right from from the loma prieta earthquake that happened in 1989 to 2013 when it actually opened. >>it was an odyssey of of fate finding the financing in determining what bridge to be built and and actually realizing the structure. >>as the anniversary of the loma prieta quake is upon us caltrans officials while commuters to know if you're on it when the big one hits you'll be ok if you're on the bay bridge. >>the bridge is going to move a fair amount in a very large scale earthquake. but you shouldn't worry because that's what it's been designed to do so basically when you see earthquake is that the bridge would move and the tower that's up above you. it's actually made in for an event in part so it can twist, it's ok and also you've seen the it's designed to do that and it will subside as the earthquake and they don't design bridges based on earthquake magnitudes but instead to withstand the ground mot

caltrans says the caldecott tunnel cannot on the operate safely without power. they have agreed to bring in four generators to keep the critical artery open. >> the tunnels have large fans to circulate to make sure the exhaust from the out >> reporter: pg&e plans to shut down power in some areas at noon. that could have an impact on some stations. some may need to conserve water so there is enough for fire hydrants. >> we want to preserve the water supply. we'll be asking people to conserve water and then ask them to shut off irrigation. >> reporter: small businesses have been scrambling to come up with a plan. it impacts the care to patients in the community. >> reporter: his message to pg&e -- >> communication is so vital, particularly in the healthcare field. >> a spokesman for the hospitals say they have generators and some clinics may be closed there. are efforts to help support staff took. >> we're going to be doing childcare for our employees at both hospitals so if they have kids who have the school that is are going to be closed they can bring them in.

>> reporter: and right now caltrans is taking us on to the property above the tunnel. if you look to your left, you won't be able to see through the trees. there are four generators they've brought in welcome back the past 24 hours, three they will have online to provide three megawatts of power and the fourth is a back-up and they have connected it to the power system at the caldecott and right now they have to run a test and they're somewhere in the process of doing that test and they want to get it done before noon when the power is shut off. so caltrans, they have district four director out here and he was very competent that the generators will work and the power will be on in the caldecott and no disruption back and forth. now you wonder why not any power in the tunnel. there are five systems that must be operating in order for people to get safely through. you have lighting, security cameras, you have a c-o suppression and water suppression for fires and then ventilation. you've seen the fans on the top of the boards to keep the air in there circulating so peopl

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but caltrans is telling us that it will remain open. last night as you see in this video, workers brought in power generators and that will keep the vital exhaust fans running. this is a big deal for computers who use that tunnel without the connection between 680 and oakland, traffic would be a nightmare. and we also spoke with the sheriff and he is concerned about an increased level of crime in this area because some security alarms might not be working during the power outage in the aeast bay. and that is why the office of emergency services has their war room up and ready to go. and that is why his agency will be on heightened alert. and we also reached out to contra costa county and here's what they say. >> we urge people not to call 911 if it is not an emergency because you could really impact our response times. >> reporter: and again, i'll echo if you do come across an intersection without stop lights, treat it as a four way stop. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> and if you are without power, live stream nbc bay area coverage,

what caltrans intends to do about it this spring.re 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. >>> thousands of bay area commuters depend on the caldecott tunnel every day. lastly, caltrans announced it may have to close the tunnels because of pg&e's power shut off. that would have created a traffic nightmare for drivers. >> tom vacar tells us caltrans announces a new plan to keep the tunnel open, regardless of outages. >> reporter: the eyes of the grievance on both sides failing at once have always been near zero, nonetheless, the caldecott tunnel complex has long had generators. but that system is therefore a very specific specific reason, a backup for the devil ridge system for emergency evacuations. >> the priority had to be on safety. we had systems in place, an emergency system in place, and a tertiary, a third level system in place. >>

but it seems caltrans did everything in the 11th hour. so like you said, why isn't there a solid backup plan in place already? what if there was an earthquake and the power went out? well, caltrans says the cot does have a backup plan because it's hooked to a substation on each side of the tunnel, but they both draw power from the same source, pg&e. so if the alameda county side loses power, the contra costa side could lose power as well, leaving the tunnel with no electricity. now caltrans does have a backup generator at the caldecott, but it only powers the lights and security cameras, not the ventilation system, and that's nessary to get all the exhaust out of those tunnels. so that's why caltrans needed to bring in the four portable generators to keep the tunnel open during the power shutdown. a spokesperson with caltrans acknowledged the system is not perfect, but says it is working on a fix. >> we're bringing in a permanent -- one large permanent 3 megawatt generator that will have a lead time 12 months to be manufactured and that w

vista point in coordination with caltrans and the bay area toll authority and we opened it in 2017. it's important to recognize we have other major improvements coming that we are leading which is the retrofit of the bridges on the west side there. gives you an idea of what's good night gone on, what's going on to this point. we're happy to basically just have submitted all the paperwork to caltrans and the federal highway administration for federal funding. we anticipate having that by november and being able to bring that out to construction and award by january. just a couple snapshots here as i indicated. we opened in may 2017. we're also as part of the south gate project, acquiring the land to take control of titus ownership. we approximately have a couple thousand visitors a month and it's open from dawn to dusk. the funding as i've indicated for the entire set of improvements is a combination of bada, state and local funding, and i should be including tida. if you haven't been there, it is really a quite enjoyable experience, and i encourage going ahead and checking it out th

caltrans said it brought in four emergency generators at the tunnel. the generators will keep the lights on and operate the ventilation system. caltrans also said it has generators at the tunnel at devil's slide in san mateo county so that will remain open as well. >> we mentioned the problems with pg&e's website. it cannot handle all the web traffic. a lot of people seeing this when they try to get on the site. not only that, pg&e's phone lines are jammed because too many people are calling. so it's now only taking emergency calls. here's what you can do. head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we made it very easy. an interactive map that shows you if your home or business will lose power. that map is right on our home page. you click on. you can either zoom into your location or type in directly an address. >>> we're following some breaking news right now. firefighters are working to put out a grass fire in solano county. you can see these live pictures now from our nbc bay area sky ranger. this is highway 12 west of rio vista. the chp is encouraging d

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but we do know that caltrans is here on scene. i'm hoping to get this 6 we don't know how long it is going to take but according to thl california highway patrol officers out here directing traffic they're here for the long haul because this is such a major intersection and of course it's still very early in the morning, so this is really not the worst. the traffic is going to be that's most likely going to happen in the next hour we're so but because of these major backups and there are he there's already been a lot of honking out here and this is one thing that i do want to let everyone know when talking to officers they really said hey obviously is major thoroughfare. everyone needs to go ahead and treat this as being a 4 waste and when they are driving. imagine this being just a so normal four-way stop with normal stop signs top sides. we need to yield to the person on the right and those patrol officers i did speak with say even if it's not just this intersection they are stuck it possibly year in another area in the bay area

. >>> caltrans said if the power were to go out the caldecott tunnel would be closed. and now they have said they resolve the issues in the tunnel will remain open. three generators are in place and will keep the tunnel running. it was looking like the commuter meltdown when caltrans announced that tunnel may have to close. people were asking why it did not already have a backup generator. >> we built this tunnel we had redundant power sources. it was coming from the contra costa side and we had a power source coming from the alameda county side. >> he signed an emergency directors order for the permanent generator costing $6 million. >> having a third redundant system will help us to ensure that the caldecott tunnel remains open at all times. >> caltrans explaining is not safe to keep the tunnel open without electricity. >> you need lights and security and you also have to have ventilation in there. we have a carbon monoxide system in their to provide for the safety of the traveling public. we have a fire suppression system which are sprinkler systems. >> these tempor

you heard the caltrans spokesman say. but 80 is closed between highway four and interstate 780 and 80 right here between these two points and that is in the heart of the evening commute. if you are waiting for someone to come home they will probably be late if they are trying to get up to vallejo. what people are doing is they are using other ways. a lot of people have heard about this and they are going get way around through the call cot and heading up north coming over the venetia bridge to get into this area. this is having a regionwide effect. we want to emphasize that the freeway itself is not damaged. once the firefighters give the okay the freeway itself will reopen. that is not chp's call. the first responders on the scene will determine when it is safe to do so. at the very least you know the freeway can open because lanes were not damaged. we will take a live look at eastbound 24. it is pretty heavy as you drive through. let's say you are going to el cerrito. i would say you could stay on 80. people are avoidin

caltrans plans to build a detour to divert traffic but caltrans says driver should avoid the area completely during that repair work next summer. >> take a vacation. get out of town. talk to your employer. see if they can work with you to get work from home or do some alternate work hours. that's the only way. there is no way to drive around here and not be stuck in traffic. >> we're talking about july of next year. bart plans to run more trains during that month. ferry operators also may add more service during that road closure . >>> barts new general manager is visiting various stations to get feedback directly from riders. powers was tapped to leave the agency in july. we talked to riders yesterday. more than 400,000 people ride bart every weekday, many of whom have opinions about ways to improve service. we talked about improving air conditioning on older cars, new gait and safety. >> one of my past three priorities is to fully staff the bartow police department. sworn officers, community service officers, cso, and proof of payment. >> powers says he would like to see those officers wal

but we do know police and first responders are staffing up and so is caltran.c bay ea's cheryl hurd joins us with more. >> reporter: i just got another confirmation from caltran that pg&e crews along with caltrans will be working on setting up those emergency generators here at the caldecot tunnel. everyone knows that a shutdown of these two tunnels would be a disaster for thousands of commuters who use these tunnels daily. meanwhile, oes officers in all affected areas are working on plans to keep people safe in the event of a shut-off. alameda county's office of emergency services war room is up and ready to go. sheriff greg ahern says an emergency power shutdown in the bay area is serious. >> for criminal activity, we are worried about being able to respond. >> reporter: an estimated 32,000 pg&e customers living or working in the east bay hills, berkeley and fremont could be affected by the shut-off. a prolonged power outage is a major concern. >> increased level of crime because alarms are not working, businesses become more vulnerable. >> reporter: city and

now all this work will involve a major delays they caltrans is asking that folks find alternate ways to get around this back up. if you can try not to be here at all take a vacation get out of town. talk to your employer see if they can workith you to get work from home or do some alternate work hours. >>that's the only way there is no way to drive around here and still not be stuck in traffic. >>now all this work is being paid for through money that was raised through sb one which was that controversial gas tax passed a couple of years ago, and again the work is scheduled to begin on july 5th and wrap up on the 30th. and san francisco charles clifford kron 4 news. >>13 era boys now facing manslaughter charges in the death of a fellow student, the 13 year-old victim known as diego. died. happened at a middle school and marino valley, california this was last month. there is video that started circulating on social media of him being palm and then he fell on to a concrete pillar he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. and he later died. so the suspects in the case are also

. >> reporter: caltrans gave trent one and inside look taking a crew under the freeway. the bridge was designed to withstand the largest potential earthquake in 1500 years. to show you what he means we went through a bit of an obstacle course. going down ladders and narrow hallways and through small openings in the steel. all to get to this transition point. inch pipe beams play a crucial role. >> this is the hinge piping here in this part of the field is weaker than the steel on either side. that so it can bend and deform in an earthquake. it allows the bridge to move longitudinal like the way cars are traveling on the top right now. the bridge can expand and contract. when the original bay bridge field in 1989, there was only about four inches of movement accommodating that bridge. with these we can accommodate 6 feet of movement. >> reporter: the beams can be replaced after they are damaged. the same idea for the beams inside the tower. >> those beams bend and deform. keeping the tower strong and the bridge up and later caltrans can come in and replace those beams. >>

>>caltrans is warning commuters.here's a big repair project in san francisco that's happening next summer and it's going to cause major problems if you need a highway one oh one near the 2.80 interchange their solution for you is to just take july off. >>well that's just one of many, so you could they're so should you can work from who could do this. so they can do some deck oregon. lme this second phase involves rerouting southbound traffic on to the newly build northbound road way to repairing the the traffic is going to be bad and so here's caltrans is advice. take a vacation get out of town. >>talk to your employer see if they can work with you to get work from home or do some alternate work hours. that's the only way there is no way to drive around here and still not be stuck in traffic. >>yeah, banner i he's been real take the chopper. always got as a backup plan. july so it is just about the whole lot of them. ok also in the news. there are new some signing 22 new laws to prevent and fight. >>wildfires across

>>san francisco caltrans is warning commuters about a roadway repaired project that could cause major delays next summer kron four's charles clifford has the details. well here in san francisco on monday caltrans announced that they'll be launching a major repair project along 800 feet. >>highway one oh one near the i 2.80 interchange were passes over alamein e now this work will begin on july 5th that will involve 2 phases. the first phase will include we routing traffic off of northbound one a one on to alimony so they can repair. the roadway. the road surface up above allen me and then traffic is rerouted back on to one o one has to first base when they finish that the second phase will start which will involve rerouting traffic from southbound want to one on to the newly built one oh one and then repairing the roadway on southbound want to want now all this work will involve a major delays they caltrans is asking that folks find alternate ways to get around this backup. if you can try not to be here at all take a vacation get out of town. talk to your employer see if they can work

. >> earlier, caltrans said that -- might be a casualty of the power shut off. how they plan to keep -- running safely. >> schools are also shutting down, uc berkeley is among those shutting down. the scope of this power shut off is unprecedented but so are the catastrophic wildfires we have seen in recent years. >> pg&e is set to pull the plug on 800,000 homes and businesses starting just after midnight. it will begin to our north and then roll south across the bay area as the day progresses. more than 200,000 of those pg&e customers are in the bay area. the outages are happening in eight of the nine bay area counties. only san francisco is exempt. >> people across the bay area are scrambling to get ready. our team coverage begins with amberly at an open gas station where there were lines of cars waiting to fill up today. >> reporter: we are at a busy gas station on mountain boulevard in the oakland hills. the manager here tells me there have been lines all day. there are still people here filling up. everywhere we went, people told us they did not want to take

caltrans is unseen clearing everything out of the way.he north and marin running up and stop lights in the scene definitely want to work your way out about traffic very quiet there and traffic is moving okay, mass transit may be your best bet as well, caltrans on their own power sources so you should be good to go using that's a. >>> the office of emergency services evacuated dozens of state local and federal agencies to monitor the pg&e power outages. in addition there are extra fire engines ready to go at a moments notice. gavin newsom weighing in on the power setups. he said yesterday there is no real choice of the situation because of the pgd passive infrastructure problems. it should not happen and it is on his watch it is happening, they forced the decision and it is unfortunate it is to be made >>> the priority is to get pg&e out of bankruptcy so they can modernize systems and prevent future fires. >>> a special page on the website for information relating to the public safety power shut off. page was down for a while yesterday. it

and we managed to get caltrans to take us up to where the break in the bridge was. so we were the first on the scene. >> that's just absolutely scary. you even have a little piece of the bridge. >> i do. >> what a memento. >> the bridge was out for a month, and during that time we were constantly going up there, working with caltrans on the repairs. this is a bolt, one of the sheared off bolts from the stress, the intensity of that earthquake that just sheared these off. and that is one of them. >> that's amazing. it's heavy, and you can see. what a memento to have of that terrible day. >> it really is. >> isn't that amazing? >> oh, my gosh, it's heavy. >> it is heavy. it's a paperweight. >> we're doing a little show-and-tell here. >> that's great. one of the images i'll never forget was the car going over down into the gap. terrible. and that person was killed. >> there were two people in the car. the woman perished and died by the time they rescued them. but that car and the man survived. we interviewed him for years after the quake. but that car was told to turn

we have been in touch with caltrans. they are saying at this point they are trying to get generators in place in time. say the power does go off at noon, they hope to have the generators in place so they can run the emergency systems that go along with the tunnel. there are lights and fans which are about ventilation. in case there is a fire in the tunnel, they need to have those fans operational. this is really up in the air for folks going to work as to whether they'll be able to get back this afternoon through the tunnels any way. other things happening in the east bay, people have been going to hardware stores, picking up supplies, batteries, flashlights, anything they might not already have in their homes. then we've also received a fair amount of information about what will happen with the schools. at this point been told the schools will remain open even if individual facilities lose power. in orinda, if the power goes out, they plan to have the elementary kids in the classroom. a couple of high schools lose power

>>strong and rigid that's how caltrans described the san francisco oakland bridge. back in 1989. now 30 years late it's known as the most seismically advanced built read loma prieta earthquake that happened in 1989 to 2013 when it actually opened. >>it was an odyssey of of faith finding the financing in determining what bridge to be built and and actually realizing the structure. >>as the anniversary of the loma prieta quake is upon us utltrans officials while commuters to know if you're on it when the big one hits you'll be ok if you're on the bay bridge. >>the bridge is going to move a fair amount in a very large scale earthquake. but you shouldn't worry because that's what it's been designed to do so basically when you see earthquake is that the bridge would move and the tower that's up above you. it's actually made in for an event in part so it can twist, it's ok and also you've seen the deck undulate move in ways it's designed to do that and it will subside as the earthquake and they don't design bridges based on earthquake. magnitudes but instead to withstand the ground mot

. >>> with high fire danger this week caltrans crews are working to reduce fire fuel on highway 17. jesse gary shows us how the work could affect commuters. >> reporter: monday, caltrans contractors once again removing brush, wooden debris from the sides of highway 17. it's an ongoing effort to lessen the fire danger and santa clara county. >> so far so good. progress is great. >> reporter:spokesman said cruiser out every but sunday trying to complete the clearing work by december 31. it is 86 mile stretch of roadway from los gatos to the summit. were 17 wines into the santa cruz mountains officials say two years of devastating north bay wildfires coupled with current conditions this week has given this work new urgency. >> nothing unprecedented about this at all. >> reporter: san jose state university meteorologist doctor allison bridges said the jet stream will send offshore wind later this week. that with temperatures approaching 90 in the south bay will increase the chance of a wildfire. >> and as the wind comes downhill, the warm-up and they can get compressed through valleys i

>>strong and rigid that's how caltrans described the san francisco oakland bridge. back in 1989. now 30 years later, it's known as the most seismically advanced bridge ever built read from from the loma prieta earthquake that happened in 1989 to 2013 when it actually opened. >>it was an odyssey determining built and and actually realizing the structure. >>as the anniversary of the loma prieta quake is upon us caltrans officials while commuters to know if you're on it when the big one hits you'll be ok if you're on the bay bridge. the bridge is going to move a fair amount in a very large scale earthquake. >>but you shouldn't worry because that's what it's been designed to do so basically when you see earthquake is that the bridge would move and the tower that's up above you. it's actually made in for an event in part so it can twist, it's ok and also you've seen the deck undulate move in ways it's designed to do that. >>i they don't design bridges based on earthquake magnitudes but instead to withstand the ground motions themselves localizing the damage to certain areas of the str

this track is actually a caltrans truck. the chp officers that i've spoken with this morning.y tell me that they do not believe actually the traffic lights being down hard necessarily from the major power outage that we're talking about they say that it if possibly cause. the electrical boxes he electrician that his been trying to figure out exactly the route. this issue, a pan over just little bit more here because i do want to see the electrical boxes. those are that's an area that he was working on and we have yet to hear exactly why or how. but again the california highway patrol officers out here directing traffic and highway 2019 to 21 tell me that this is actually something it had to do down power lines. not necessarily just because cause of the outage itself, however, of course and with it being such a large outage. in total maybe we can assume that are connected. we are still waiting to hear back from caltrans as well as california highway patrol on that keep you updated the rest of the morning on this again steer clear of this area if you can. taxes will be happening