governor gray davis, former governor gray davis. i besen a long time since we heard you spoke. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >>> now we want to get another check of the conditions of the winds with sandhya patel. the winds are starting to pick up rapidly. >> yeah, kristen and dan. it is breezy outside, but it's going to ramp up overnight. take a look at the roof camera. this is a typical breeze at the lower elevations. it will be changing. dry gusty winds especially over the hills. we're looking at mild conditions with calmer winds beginning on friday. look at our fire danger index. 7:00 tonight in the north bay, you see oranges and yellows. now you see extremes in red by 11:00 p.m. tonight and the winds only increase and exacerbate the conditions in the north and east bay heading into tomorrow morning. so the fire danger will remain elevated going into tomorrow. clear skies on live doppler 7, you will notice, temperatures came down. even cooler. upper 50s to upper 70s. this is a look at thevillehe wd beginning to pick up and we're expecting the winds to remain low going into t

the governor at that time was gray davis, who ultimately faced a recall campaign over the ordeal.e with us on the phone today. >> precautionary efforts that they're taking to shut off power is one of the tools that they fore itld goefstatute, and the obviously when you lose power, it's not fun. nobody knows that better than i. but it's a minor irritation when you com power thpare what happe paradise. >> you can listen to governor davis' full interview on our website. >>> pg&e added these barriers you see here around its san francisco headquarters as frustrations grow over the outages. pg&e said the gates are meant to keep its employees safe. the chp says a pg&e worker was shot at while driving in a marked truck last night north of sacramento. no one was hurt. in butte county, someone egged a pg&e office in oroville last night. a woman whose husband worked for pg&e posted this photo online in support of utility crews. the image has since gone viral. >> these people are human. they have nothing to do with these power outages, nothing to do with these fires. they're just humans. they

former governor gray davis weighs in on the current power shutoffs. >>> and as anger mounts against pg&e, a plea from family and friends of utility workers. >>> and let's go back to live pictures from sky7 over oakland. you can see neighborhoods are in complete darkness. the lights should be on ordinarily, but with this next wave, second wave power shutoffs, people are losing electricity righ new crest gum and sensitivity. ahh brain freeze! no, it's my teeth. your teeth hurt? just sensitivity. i should see my dentist. my teeth have been feeling really sensitive lately. well 80% of sensitivity starts at the gum line, so treat sensitivity at the source. new crest gum and sensitivity starts treating sensitivity immediately, at the gum line, for relief within days and wraps your teeth in sensitivity protection. ohh your teeth? no, it's brain freeze! new gum and sensitivity from crest. inrnobile, for $30 a month. intertprid a the st it's the ultimate coverage solution. it's all in the numbers. with xfinity mobile, you'll save up to $800 a year on your wireless bill. you can even get $250 ba

this is a delicate time for the governor, as you remember, back in 2001, governor gray davis took a lot of criticism for the pg&e issues so governor newsom saying this is not a climate story, this is a story about greed and mismanagement taking direct shots at pg&e. >> yeah, he called it unacceptable and says there was neglect on parts of utilities. >>> well, we're going to stick to our power outage coverage when we continue. we're going to be live in moraga with that close call that forced dozens of people to evacuate in the middle of the night during the outages. >>> we're also following other big headlines this evening. the threat that caused dozens of squad cars to swarm a high school in san jose. >>> ahead for us, frustration and anxiety as the plug is pulled on millions of california power customers. have officials gone too far? >>> also how an sd card found on the street helped unravel a murder mystery. on "nbc nightly news." >>> tense moments this afternoon, police showing up in force at a high school in the south bay. reports of a female student pulling a gun on a male student.

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. >> then governor gray davis faced a recall over that issue. >> the precautionary efforts they're taking to shut off power is one of the tools they were given by statute. the puc had to approve the plan before it could go into effect. obviously when you lose power it's not fun. nobody knows that better than i. but it's a minor irritation when you compare that to what happened to paradise. >> you can listen to davis' full interview on our website, abc7news.com. >>> the power shutdown forced the oakland zoo to close to visitors yesterday. but the staff was there to take care of the animals. generators kept all the necessary power on. there's no word yet on if the zoo will be open today. >> i think they're doing the best they can. they're reacting to a terrible situation we had last year. a lot of people a angry at pg&e. i mean, what's your choice? >> that is the question a lot of people are asking. pg&e customers have feelings about the company. we talked to the co-owner of buck's restaurant in woodside. that restaurant had to close at 11:00 a.m. because of the power shutdown. >>> all righ

melissa: back in 2001 or 2:00 whenever it was, governor gray davis let this happen.wnouts. they were doing the same kind of thing. he got recalled. gavin newsom better pull together to figure something out. astonish inning in the press they're blaming climate change. they're saying this is all about climate change. they have been having this exact same problem, this exact time of year for a very long time in california. anyway, it is fascinating the solution to plunge so much of the state into the dark and back into the a third world country. you're right, consumers will get really mad and wake up, be mad at both monopolies, california state government of democrats an power monopoly. will be interested to see how it plays out. while i have you there, the favorite topic of the day, one went by, i'm fired up. ask you about bernie sanders campaign union contract, reportedly after howing workers of 57 days paid leave each calendar year. how long does have a calendar have you have 57 days off? >> yeah. melissa: all i think everybody will depend on volunteers. >> this is r

that was gray davis back in '03. for the governor to be recalled, at least 12% of the total number of people who voted in the last gubernatorial election have to sign a petition. those who attended yesterday's rally say they have multiple issues with governor new? >> california voted to have the death penalty and our governor didn't listen to cuss at all and totally overrode that like we don't count. well, we do count. we want our voice to be heard. we want him out. >> he has not dealt with the homeless situation very well. i am just concerned that i can't afford to live here anymore and i have lived here my entire life. >> a new poll from the public policy institute of california shows how residents as a whole feel about the governor. the survey found that 24% approve of his leadership. 32% disapprove. >>> five people have been arrested in connection with a grab and run theft at lulu llemon. that happened at the mon store in walnut creek on september 13th. a description helped police track down those suspects. in th

joining me to discuss, jim gray and former division i college basketball player mc davis.elcome to both of you. i want to play something from lebron james who was drafted right out of high school. uses the situation as a college athlete. >> the 23 jersey would have gotten sold all over the place. my body would have been on the ncaa basketball game 2004, wouldn't have been able to benefit at all from it or capitalize on it. >> what is the argument against allowing athletes to get some kind of pay whether it is endorsements order something else? >> the first thing to say is i'm not lebron james and nobody else's lebron james so for him to say he was going to sell his jersey and make a lot of money, sure. 99%, 100% of student athletes going forward are not lebron james. he is a generational talent. it is misleading to say that other athletes are in his predicament. the issue is if through the university, that money is siphoned out of an athletic department's ability to give that to others so that goes to a joint account where an athletic department arithmetic director can fun