let's bring in nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. she joins us on the phone. cheryl is on her way from santa rosa north on the 101 toward geyserville. cheryl, are you with us and what are you seeing? >> reporter: i am. it's really an eerie sight as i'm traveling highway 101 northbound. i'm looking over to my right and i see a huge blow overhead. the hills are burning up there. and it's an eerie sight because a lot of these streets we're passing by and driving through we've been here before when they had the fire storm in this particular area. we were traveling these same streets. it's warm out here tonight. and during my live shot it was calm where i was but we left about ten minutes down the road and the winds picked up. so it's a very eerie situation. the hills are aglow. there's a lot of smoke. it's really dark. so it's kind of hard to see. we're headed up toward the healdsburg area, to the geyserville area, and we're trying to get there to see what's going on as far as evacuations are concerned. but it's definitely something that you can see from the highwa

let's bring in nbc bay area cheryl hurd who joins us from lafayette. cheryl, you arrived on the scene. we see you there. we see the power on so we're not expecting any major damage. so what did you feel and what's the response where you are? >> reporter: well, the power is on here, but i just checked with b.a.r.t. and b.a.r.t. is running their trains at a reduced speed until a further notice. i jumped out the car and ran into matthew smith. matthew says he felt the earthquake. he happens to live in lafayette. matthew, what did you feel at the time? >> so i was brushing my teeth and the house jolted really abruptly and then we had a couple of little rippling feelings afterwards. it was pretty brief but a startling moment. so we went, checked to make sure everything was okay and that our youngest was still asleep. >> reporter: did anything fall from your shelves or any pictures move? >> the pictures went askew. a number of those we had to straighten. just one toy fell from the shelves. nothing really severe. >> so what did you think about this? >> reporte

. >> "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd spent of of the night on the steep terrain. >> we are just holding the line. >> reporter: that's all firefighters say they can do. >> we've been here all day and only seen a four-mile section of it. so we haven't seen the pine flat side or. >> reporter: those are the small areas that quickly started raging out of control, burning 16,000 acres so far. >> because of terrain of the area, the crews had a difficult time getting around it early on. the fire grew much more qui by northern winds we werereceive. >> reporter: crews tactical movesgetation and tree air. from the ground we watched back fires being said, doing this to prevent the blake from spreading to populated areas. meanwhile, trucks are sitting in front of the homes lucky to still be standing. >> that's their job tonight, to sit on the homes and verify the areas around the home are out and mopped up appropriately. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, "today in the bay.." >. >>> firefighters are still battling the cabrillo fire that started yesterday afternoon. it's south of pes coucadero on. >>> this is

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd is in crockett now with the very latest. cheryl?well con fire crews are now gone. they turned things over to nustar. it will be a long time before we know what caused this explosion and fire but right now authorities are working to try and find out. it is unclear what agents were looking for while serving a search warrant at the nustar tell nbc bay area that investigators lacked confidence in the facility's records and recordkeeping procedures. as the investigation begins the work for firefighters has ended. >> we are confident that at this point there's no longer any threat of any kind of ignition fire related to what occurred yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: still the situation at the facility needs to be monitored. >> we're turning it over to nustar. they have their own fire suppression capabilities left of the tanks with foam to prevent flare-ups. >> we've been vapor. >> reporter: a big concern following tuesday's explosion and fire that sent flames and smoke into the air. [ siren ] forcing people to shelter in place. highway 8

reporting live in richmond, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, cheryl. two people dead another hospitalized after they were shot in richmond in afternoon. the shooting near 32nd street and esmond avenue. we spoke to the uncle of one of the victims who said his nephew had just turned 32. >> what can i say? i can't think. i can't think. i'm blank. he grew up with my kids. it's shocking. how could i digest what's happening? >> police are still looking for the sheert. >>> a tragic crash on 101 in san francisco leaves two people dead after a driver going the wrong night we are learning those passengers were from out of town, and the cab driver, well known among other drivers. nbc bay area's jean elle is live at s.f.o. with more. jean, it is so tragic. >> reporter: it really is terrible, jessica. tonight taxi drivers at s.f.o. say the driver who was killed had just picked up a couple here at the airport and was taking them to san francisco when they were hit head-on. no one survived that trip. >> he was nice guy, always i say hi to him. he had a family. >> rep

. >> "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd spoke with people in napa who lost their power last time around getting ready for a possible sequel. >> i know it's coming again. hopefully it doesn't, but i feel like we're ready. >> reporter: she spent three days in the dark during the last power safety shutoff. this time, she's ready. >> we have these throughout the house. >> reporter: she has flashlights and a small generator, just in case. >> we've had so many emergencies and disasters here in napa county, this has become just the way, how it is. >> reporter: pg&e giving a 48-hour notice to some 200,000 customers. 10,000 live in napa county, nearly 35,000 in sonoma county, 6500 in san mateo county. the utility company got a lot of flack the last time power was shut off. the pg&e website was overloaded and many people said they didn't get enough warning. and now some are demanding that the company give them a refund. >> we don't want to turn off the power but if we have to do so, we want to help people stay safe during the shutoff. >> reporter: safety is one thing, but keeping a business going

reporting live in napa i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> let's certainly hope so. thank you, cheryl. now, contra costa county not on the list for power safety shutoff but firefighters there are prepared for the possibility of a wildfire. fire trucks are being spread out to different locations in the county and 20 additional firefighters are being assigned to 24-hour sifts just in case. >>> well, last time around the forecast was critical to the timing of the outages. our meteorologist did not waver. we have the exact times of the fire danger. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is with us now. here we go again, jeff. what are you seeing this week? >> what we are seeing is a fire weather watch that's been issued. 5:00 p.m. on wednesday. and that would continue into 5:00 p.m. on thursday. highest danger for the hills of the northeast and also for the south bay. wind gusts 20 to 50 miles per hour in the mountains. it's going tieb big difference with this wind event. you've got to go to the higher elevations to get those gusts because it's the lower elevation when only see

. >> as "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd reports some places are seeing fire impact even though mond taandatory evacuatie not in effect. >> reporter: you can see the kincade fire making its way over the hill, headed southwest, burning everything in its path. >> the last 24 hours have been incredibly productive. the wind calmed down. our guys were able to strength nl the lin en the lines established. >> reporter: the lines will be tested as the wind storm blows through the area. >> in the upper elevations i'm sure it's blowing harder and we'll see the wind moving the fire. >> reporter: adding to the problem are flying embers that are destroying homes and this learning center in calistoga on highway 128. >> we do know that it was standing prior to the winds and now it's not. >> reporter: hundreds of people evacuated, people like bruce johnson is deciding to stay to protect his property. >> i thought it would be from ember fires but unfortunately it came across the street and has burned my property. my deck has burned down behind me. >> reporter: people in calistoga haven't been told to

reporting live in dublin, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thank you. okay, did you see it for the first time since 1990? the 49ers are 4-0. that means 49ers fans are loving life. >> 4-0, let's go! >> pretty wild scene at levi stadium. 60,000 fans watched the 49ers beat down the cleveland browns we're undefeated. we're going to stay that way. prepared with thlmet on.ear. >> in uniform. >> as for the game, they looked great. jimmy g with the touchdown. 49-3. we'll take you inside the locker room later in the newscast. >>> there are people out there that just are looking for things to steal. >> up next, thieves picked the wrong bag to take. the slithering surprise that likely has someone re-thinking their life of crime. that's in san jose. >> also, a lesson in economics. how bay area housing could be creating a school crisis on the peninsula. >> i'll have more on our fire danger and take you through an hour by hour forecast on when the wind begins to pick up, when it's the worst and when it will die down. that's coming up in about six minutes. ♪ from the

nbc bay ea's cheryl hurd joins us with more. >> reporter: i just got another confirmation from caltranat 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 county officials are preparing for chaos. in the event of an outage, they want drivers to treat blinki

let's get right to nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. she's live for us in orinda tonight. cheryl. >> reporter: well, this marquee in downtown orinda could go dark by tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. and the power could be off in this area until monday. that's why a lot of people in this area are getting ready. the possible power safety shutoff is not only affecting adults, it's a concern for children. >> my parents got a generator. so now we have that. which is good. and we also have these big bags of ice. >> the last few weeks have created a frenzy for people looking for ways to keep the power on. >> we just installed a solar system on our roof with a backup battery. so we are ready. >> reporter: an estimated 120,000 contra costa pg&e customers might lose power tomorrow. 56,000 customers in alameda county could lose power around 5:00 p.m. >> i don't exactly like it because most stuff won't be available. and like this causes all kinds of commotion. >> even though it's an inconvenience, we recognize that it's important to do to avoid fires. just disappointing to see that although they

reporting live in orinda, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we can see the traffic moving behind her. that one car going very cautiously which is a really good idea. with no lights on you just don't really know, looks like there's a pg&e truck that may be going by or something else. people have to be very, very careful. >> said there's also some private security sadly -- >> at&t truck. >> sadly to say, there are a lot of private security guards in use now with the power outage. there will be fears of looting in the next few days with the power out. we're going to have more coverage in just a moment. stay with us. announcer: time magazine reports: "the new american addiction. how juul hooked kids and ignited a public health crisis." other news outlets report- juul took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. markets e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. juul is "following big tobacco's playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no o

cheryl hurd has this couple's story. that one really puts it in perspective. >> reporter: that's right. first of all, this picture was not planned. the last picture taken at their wedding on saturday, but it will probably be the first thing they discuss when they talk about their wedding ten years from now. >> the sunset was red and smokey because of the smoke and all the tragedy that was happening around. >> reporter: that's what she was looking at when she snapped this picture of curtis and katie furlan at their wedding on saturday. >> it was the third year in a row that i've had weddings in october in the wine country that have had smoke. >> reporter: the couple didn't know that when they planned their wine country destination wedding. the raging wildfire causing mass evacuations and smoke in the air was all new to this chicago couple. >> my wedding planner was like, they're saying it's going to be really smokey tomorrow. on friday she was saying this. i'm going toe grab some masks. i don't think anyone is going to we

reporting live in vallejo, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much.she is. christie smith was saying it's calmer where she is. maybe the winds are taking a turn for the better as far as the firefighters are concerned. >> the lower elevations is where we're seeing a difference. a lot of locations are 20 miles and lower. higher elevations have seen a decrease from 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts and higher elevations near the kincade fire. now down to 45 miles an hour. that's still very dangerous. i want to start off with this map. you've been evacuated in geyersville, healdsburg or windsor. it's now 50,000 acres and containment has been reduced down to 5% with that north wind, it really pushed this growth down to the southern side with lots of hot spots moving towards healdsburg and windsor. today we have crews there reporting as those embers started fires in those locations. i want you to be on alert in calistoga. flames are off to the north. here's why. i think in this location, this area, we could still see 30 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts blowing embe

cheryl hurd is in crockett with the very latest. >> we just got a major update not long ago. we cannot say it enough. instate 80 is now open. a major relief for the people who use this may know highway. right now, authorities are now on the scene investigating. there have been numerous flare-ups throughout the night and the day. to that officia say those flare-ups are over. >> this is what the nustar storage facility looked like at the height of the fire. this is what it looked like now. the massive fire is finally contained. >> all the shelter in place warnings have been lifted. for both the freeway, interstate 80, and the community of crockett, rodeo and the northern part. >> the explosion that send the top of the tank flying in the air caused the area to shake right before the massive fire ball appeared. plumes of thing black schmoke could be seen for miles. especially for this family. it wasn't this bad a little while ago. >> it flared up many times. county health officials testing the air at the height of the fire. the health risk has been lift. >> with an all clear we a

reporting live, i'm cheryl hurd. back to you. >> the sky is dark behind you. 'v water. they have automated sprinkler systems that have been on this entire time because firefighters have taken a defensive approach and stayed back because they don't know if another tank will catch on fire and there could be another explosion. they can't guarantee that won't hope. air quality a big concern right now. they don't have sensors there. the county or bay area air quality management district. they don't have sensors at this location so they had to send employeesorad she's at the contra costa county environmental department. what you hearing there? >> reporter: we're here in concord about half an hour drive from rodeo and crockett where the situation is ongoing. i don't see any smoke in the air. when we were on the highway on our way here, my photographer and i we had our ac on blast and all of a sudden we kind of detected that something was off in the air. we could see some smoke billowing from that direction. right now we haven't heard from any of the health officials here. obvi

in brentwood, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> if you're looking for more information on measure "l" or other important issues on bay area ballots next month, head on over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. you can click on the politics tab on our home page. >>> the bay area power outages get you thinking about solar? you might be surprised by what we learned solar power systems do or don't do in a blackout. consumer investigator has the details next. >>> the 49ers, how about the niners? they're still undefeated after a resounding victory down south against the rams. dave feldman with the glorious highlights when we come back. >>> and right now in dublin, it's a pretty nice evening outside. you got 630 degr0 degrees after almost near 80. coming up, changes for the week ahead and is there any rain in the ten-day outlook? a closer look when we come back. >>> without warning it hit, 15 second that changed our lives forever. nbc bay area kmuz prese news presents loma prieta 30 years later. we look at the science behind its destruct iive force. how earthquake engineering changed the bay ar

reporting live in middletown cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thank you. the lights are coming on in marin county but for many people the damage is done. for others the damage equals thousands of dollars. terry mcsw terry. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of frustration. people here lost a lot more than justago, some store owners i've spoken to lost 10, 20, 30, 40 thousand dollars. blue-collar workers lost money they just simply could not afford to lose. >> basically destroyed me. >> reporter: at bosco restaurant in mill valley owner paul lazareski is reeling from how much the fournight outage cost him. >> we lost about six to eight grand in food products. and maybe 20, 30 grand in income. >> reporter: back in the kitchen food preparers, dishwashers and servers all lost wages and tips. they're each out about $1,000. >> i have to work, you know. not work, not get paid. >> reporter: also lost during the outage, critical cell phone service, specifically from at&t, at least according to the post on nex with customers. >> we did not have service more than we would just

cheryl hurd is live off highway 128 and no evacuation orders in calistoga yet but they've already hadire damage? >> reporter: that's right. already causing a problem right here at this property. flying embers derning down the cars and meanwhile fire crews are patrolling the area, looking for trouble. tonight you can see the kincade fire making its way over it the hill, heading southwest, burning everything in its path. >> the last 24 hours have been incredibly productsive. our guys were able to strengthen the lines they already had established. >> reporter: those lines will be tested as the wind blows through the area. >> we will eventually see the winds come down here. >> reporter: adding to the fire are flying embers destroying homes and today this learning center in calistoga on highway 128. >> we can know it was standing prior to the wind and now it's not. >> reporter: hundreds evacuated. people like bruce johnson decided to stay to protect his property. >> i thought it would be from ember fire and unfortunately it can comes across the state. my deck has burned dedown behind my. >

reporting live in lafayette, cheryl hurd, nbc news. >>> pg&e says it found 30 instances of weather-related damage to power lines. he believes there would have been a fire had the power not been shut off. >> what would the scope of it be? particularly given the dry conditions? i mean, you see a branch with dry leaves on it. it hits that line, an arc, that arc causes a spark and now a branch on fire that drops to the ground. >> pga believes it will find more damage. safety patrols and inspections will begin at daybreak tomorrow. >>> we've been following a story for several days and we'll continue to do so and bring you the latest information both onair and online. go to our website, you can follow us on twitter and instagram for the latest on the pg&e power outages. >>> another fire, this was back in june. the case was closed surrounding this huge construction site fier near el camino reel in santa clara. they say the cause is inconclusive. foul play is not suspected. >> tense moments at kaiser in redwood city. they say this man, thomas smith, walked into the emergency room and threatened to

cheryl hurd reports from vallejo. >> reporter: tonight people are breathing a sigh of relief after wakingnd fire. >> and burning my neighbor's fence and embers were falling. it looks like we held the off just in time for the firefighter -- >> reporter: windy conditions and flames threatening homes. >> i just grabbed my dogs. i said which way. >> reporter:epal immediately started evacuatingingx, grabbing important documents. >> really high and said god, can't believe we're going to lose my house now. >> reporter: as they were scrambling to protect homes, there were crews where the fire was quickly spreading. these cadettes got there first. >> we eall took an advanced firefighting course and we did that the entire weekend. so that came in handy. >> cheryl hur ded, bay area news. >>> so far more than 54,000 acres have been burned. 94 buildings destroyed. we'll have more coverage when we come back. >>> we have been talking so much about the north bay. and a downed power line sparked flames that ended up destroying an the tire tennis club. colorado is a first reporter live on the scene. >> we

cheryl hurd reporting from swett high school in crockett. you can hear the community warning sirens not only piercing into your ear but also alarming and disturbing. that is the reality of it. we go back live to the nbc bay area sky ranger. again from ten minutes ago we hardly saw flames to now a few more flames. it is certainly much better than we've seen throughout this afternoon and the early evening. but the bottom line remains, interstate 80 is closed until perhaps as late as midnight and the air quality concern is a real threat to thousands of people. what we're going to do is take a short break. we're going to be back in i amoment with new information from this and we'll continue our coverage on the two earthquakes in the last 24 hours. >>> become to our live coverage of the fire there at the nustar energy facility in crockett. you see the flames picking back up. this has been common in these last four and a half hours we've been on this story. we've seen huge flames and plumes of smoke and now kind of moderate level. it looks like sn

. >> cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> it is 7:12, we have much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up a new tool to fight where, we will tell you about this special gel created at stanford, firefighters may soon be using it. >> we're watching a clear cool start to the morning right now, with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. but later on, we'll be watching rising temperatures and increasing fire danger, we will show you where we will see the hottest temperatures and the worst fire danger when we come right back. tv just keeps getting better. how you watch it does too. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access to the most 4k content. and your movies and shows to go. the best tv experience is the best tv value. xfinity x1. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> welcome back. 7:15. on your saturday morning. a live look outside in walnut creek. clear skies. golden skies. as we start a hot weekend. cool morning though. meteorologist r

. >> cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> it is 7:12. we have much more ahead on today in the bay, coming up, a major security flaw on a popular phone. what the company says the problem is and how it could put you and your bank account at risk. >> and look at this live view of walnut creek. how's that for a sunny view? we have a look at the system off to the north, with a warmup on the way. details coming up. shouldn't mean a change in standards. that's why - thanks to you - we're rated number one in customer satisfaction by j.d. power. ♪ we're rated number one in customer satisfaction ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort. >>> welcome back. at 7:14, on your saturday morning, wow, kind of ominous look at san francisco, from san bruno mountain. pink skies up there. cloudy skies. vianey arana says we will have a mix of sun and clouds, and another cool day today. but a little bit of a warmup tomorrow. she will be along in a mere moment with your forecast. >>> newly released surveillance video shows a powerful moment bet