amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> these nighttime fires are so scary because of that. amy, thank you and stay safe out there. >> the wildfires are prompting evacuations. >> these are evareas under evacuation order. that's red winery road, alexander mountain road, and highway 128 from geysers road to river road. that does include the river rock casino. two evacuation centers have been set up. the first at windsor high school and the other at the healdsburg community center at 1757 healdsburg avenue. the windsor high school one will be closed in less than an hour. if you know someone who needs to go to an evacuation center, send them to healdsburg community center. that's where lauren martinez is. good morning, lauren. >> good morning. yes. if you or someone you know needs to evacuate, don't tell them to go to the windsor high school evacuation center. that will close in less than an hour. we're here at the healdsburg community center. we got here at 4:30. the parking lot is slowly starting to fill up. we saw a line of evacuees just come in moments ago here. i know it's

amy hollyfield is live at the scene. i want to take you to the map so you get an idea where this is. it's northbound 101 before 280. traffic was being detoured off at paul avenue, then you could take bayshore boulevard. you may want to avoid this and take 3rd street or really if you can avoid 101 heading out of south san francisco into san francisco and just consider 280, that's a better bet at this point. northbound 101, fatal accident at paul. the two left lanes have just been reopened. now we're going to check weather with drew this morning. it's looking cooler. >> yeah. numbers out there now as we get you out this door on thursday morning, coolest spots in the 40s. 53 in san francisco. half moon bay a chilly 39 degrees. sutro tower, a gorgeous view. as we look at what to expect later on today -- we'll get back to that. we expect temperatures to top out in the 60s and 70s. enjoy. >>> returning to that breaking news we've been following. four people are dead after that wrong-way driver crashed into a taxi. >> amy holly

amy hollyfield will have a live update in a few minutes. it is expected to take hours before all the lanes on 101 will open up. frances is tracking what that means for your commute. >> this is a live shot from the scene. you can see northbound 101. they just reopened the two left lanes. this is right at paul avenue. you can see that taxi smashed

amy hollyfield is live at that fire scene.he's been talking to the fire chief throughout the morning. amy? >> good morning. this fire is out. it burned about 60 acres. they have it mostly contained. they are not leaving the area. they're keeping a close eye on it. they're not letting down their guard but they don't want people to think fire is rushing towards their homes anymore. we have video of what it looked like. it was a scary scene. residents tell us they got out as quickly as they can. there was a huge glow that lit up the night and lit up their homes. these homes just lost power last night. it was 10:45 before pg&e turned the power off. these residents are dealing with the threat of fire and also having to evacuate without power. they say that made it trickier for them.

amy hollyfield was there and saw this herself. the chp is telling us all their resources are being devoted to the fire. they're not focused on reopening this road any time soon. also roads east of 101 in that area are impacted by the fire as well. your alternate would be 101. but nothing east of that. and if you want to get some perspective as to where this is, if you're familiar with the area, it's near river rock casino. that's the biggest landmark i can point to. be mindful if you live in the north bay this is a part of your morning commute, this >>> we continue to follow breaking news in sonoma county. cal fire says a rapidly growing fire has grown to 10,000 acres in guisersville. 600 residents have been evacuated. 200 more are under advisory evacuation. it is burning towards the town of geyserville but is still a good distance away. >>> governor newsom is expected to address the fire danger and safety power shutoffs later today. top state fire emergency and health and human services officials will join him. they're expected t

. >> amy hollyfield is in sonoma county and is joining us near the fire lines. good morning. >> look at this wind. i can't believe it. i feel confident this fire has grown beyond the 10,000 acres, the last report we got. we're watching it explode behind us. it is growing so quickly. we just can't believe it. every time we look up it has spread further. it does put off a huge orange glow and so much smoke. and where we're standing so many cars just stop. like really just slam on their brakes when they see the view from where we're standing. they pull over just to watch it. no one can quite believe it e s many fire trucks speed through. we're on alec zappedi alexander. the fire has spread down into a valley that we can see. it has also pushed further to our left as we've been standing here. this wind is unbelievable and is fueling this. these big gusts of winds, they're shaking the vineyards where we're standing. obviously my hair is blowing all over the place. i'll deal with that as we continue to cover this. it's so much wind here. no way firefighters can get a

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, ai many. anybody who is watching this, and not around two years ago during the fires, i mean, it was so traumatic, and these scenes that you have seen this morning, it was taken from "good morning america" and their crew out there, and these are looking so much like what we were experiencing, and amy was out there two year ags when she saw the fire jumng over the highway in santa rosa and really destroyed so many people's homes and lively road hoods, and so there is a lot of ptsd that exists in the north bay two years later and people have done a lot to get on the path of rebuilding, but looking at the images like this, it is very scary and raw wound that is reminding people of what they experienced not long ago. >> for sure. people have said it. and amy has been talking to people who said it is too vid of a reminder. >> yes, i was up there a week ago and ran into a woman who told me that she used to work in the hilton in downtown santa rosa and she has a new job now, but now with the power sh

amy hollyfield is live good morning. >> good morning. we are in sonoma, no lights at way, there are some lights. so maybe this store is open. but when you get closer to the door, you do see the sign that r notice. peak inside, th peek inside they do have some lights. this won't be catastrophic for this store. one example of what many businesses are facing with this shutoff. we do see employees here working, so that is a bonus for them. they were allowed to come in and at least clock those hours that they were expecting and hoping for. some people have locked the doors. they are not en working. and the word is to treat those as a four-way stop and to be cautious as you get there. one employee out here working on the sidewalk did make the comment that there is no wind here at all. it is not windy. so the question is on the mind of some people on whether it was necessary to turn the power off at this hour when people could use their electricity to get their day going. reporting live from sonoma, amy hollyfield. >>> the power outage will hav

. >> that's where amy hollyfield is live this morning. amy? >> here is a look at the kincade fire. we are in middletown looking at it. we're in lake county. it looks big, but it looks like it's holding steady. we're not watching it roar in many directions like what we saw on that first day of the fire when the wind was really howling. we are not experiencing wind down here in the town. the town feels calm. there's no smoke down here. it's just very cold. the sheriff here indicated yesterday that they had a sense that the fire might leave lake county alone. >> we're not getting much more spread. we're getting good feedback from cal fire on whether that fire will pose a threat or not. right now it looks like it's not. >> there was a concern that this was going to move into lake county. so they got aggressive. and it looks like their efforts paid off. this threat wasn't the only thing residents have had to deal with. they have not had power. many of them have not had it since saturday. school has been canceled. it's very cold. the sheriff declared a state of emergency here. they're ho

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> what a picture behind you. thanks to you. >>> as we've told you, the kincaid fire burned homes in geyserville and forced thousands to flee. for many it's a chilling reminder of the north bay fires two years ago. the kincaid fire forced the evacuation of about 2,000 residents from geyserville and the hills to the east. many of the same people who endured the devastating north bay fires of 2017. >> the sheriff's office wants to acknowledge this is an emotional time for many people.'s only tw fires that devastated our community. >> there's still a lot of trauma in sonoma county from the fires of two years ago, waking up to a day like today brings back a lot of memories. >> firefighters from throughout northern california have come in to help. the goal now is to get it mostly contained before the next round of high winds is expected this weekend. >>> the bay area air quality management district says heavy smoke from the fire is expected to drift into the area today. even if you can't see it it does not mean it's no

i'm amy hollyfield. i'll have that story up next.'ll have that story up next. >>> also we're reporters from the new york times. no flights. no roads. we're trying to figure out what animals are being affected. galápagos is a really challenging place to work. el niño is starting to go haywire. everywhere is going to get touched by climate change. aaddiction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited an 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 on big tobacco. no on prop c. ...doesn't mean you got to spend a lot! because denny's brought back the super slam™. with eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and buttermilk or pumpkin pancakes. all for just $6.99. the $6.99 super slam™ is back! see you at denny's! >>> now at 5:30 a 4.5 magnitude earthquake gives

. >> amy hollyfield joins us live in santa rosa with more this morning. good morning. >> good morning. we're at the sonoma county fair grounds where they have a shelter here that the red cross is operating. as more evacuation orders are put in place, more people are coming here shg, as you can see they are to longer accepting animals here. the shelter that is pet friendly is full. it's at capacity. they still have room for people without animals. they have room for about 50 more people, they say they opened many new shelters in the last 24 hours to accommodate the needs. a rode cross worker i spoke to says he thinks they went from 6 shelters to 13 in the last 24 hours. we asked how the evacuees are holding up. >> most of them are very understanding of it. probably unfortunately because they have been through it before. it's not the first time. it's kind of a scary thought, but they've been through it before. they're experienced. they're in shock. they don't hear much good news yet. at least the wind has died down. we hear it will pick up again in two ys.

. >> that's where amy hollyfield is live this morning. good morning, amy. >> good morning. we just got here to lake county. we're in middle town. we can see the fire. look up there on the hill. lots of smoke and bright orange plame flames light up the night. middle town seems safe, though. the winds are not blowing here. it's calm here and very cold. if you look at the map that cal fire has, an interactive map, it shows that the fire is four to six miles from middle town. we have been told that firefighters were taking an aggressive stance to do everything they could to keep it from coming here into lake county. as far as we can tell, right now we just arrived here on the scene, it looks like their efforts have paid off. we still have a few hours to go of this wind event that everyone has been talking about and forecasting and watching. they're worried about it, but right now as of 5:00 this morning it looks ferocious up there on the hill, but down here in town everything seems calm and okay. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> pg&e says because of good ware conditions it will n

reporting live in pleasant hill, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thanks, amy. shoppers inside the target felt that quake. a person took these photos of all those shampoo bottles knocked off the shelf and, mike, i know you have a closer look at exactly where this quake hit. >> if you're familiar with the 680 corridor through there, you know where the best buy is and let me show you where it is in comparison. it's just to the south one block away. walnut creek manor is an apartment complex. according to this plot it was directly under those apartments right next to 680. now where did we feel it the most? around concord, clayton and that's mt. diablo, shook harder than anybody else. the rest of us light to moderate shaking. that's why we didn't see much damage. >>> abc 7 news can help you prepare for an earthquake or any natural disaster.e ps on prg r the next q. electric scooters on the streets of san francisco. today four companies are expected to drop off more than 2,000 of these two-wheeled vehicles. abc 7's jobina fortson is live to explain what's changed. go

reporting live in crockett, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you.ve been sending out alerts about the fire in crockett through our abc 7 news app. it's one way to stay on top of breaking news. just make sure you enable push alerts. >>> one dozen democrats vying for the same stage and your vote in 2020. the big target of the debate was elizabeth warren. known for her sweeping policies, she has seen a boost in the polls. a lot of people on stage were challenging her for specifics specif with regards to her health care plan. >> i will not sign a bill into law that does not lower costs for middle class families. >> at least bernie's being honest here and saying how he will pay for this and that taxes will go up. >> a yes or no question that didn't get a yes or no answer. >> reporter: joe biden was also in the spotlight defending his son hunter's work in ukraine as the impeachment inquiry against president trump rolls on. >> my son did nothing wrong. the i did nothing wrong. i carried out the policy of the united states government in rooting out corrupti

amy hollyfield is already getting it started in san francisco. hi, amy. >> hi, reggie.ck for more for those of you not awake at 6:00 a.m. we will shake again. this is the earthquake simulator, this is here to show you so you can experience what a real massive earthquake feels like. okay. hit it. let's do it. oh, boy. it startles me every time. you're supposed to drop, watch out for things that are falling. you have to cover your neck and drop. that's it. it's very scary. you're going sideways, up and down. they say they want you to do this today, too. >> we hope that a lot of people are testing communications plans, thinking about the earthquake insurance policies, maybe even updating disaster kits. at the very least practice drop, cover and hold on for one minute. >> make sure you do that today. they're telling me they want people to go to the shakeout.org website. we have lots of tips on our website to prepare for an earthquake, abc7news.com. this is all coming on the 30th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. a good day to check your kit, talk to your loved ones

amy hollyfield has more. >> hi, reggie. the students say they like the lights. they played under them last weekend but they will not be turned on tonight. this ticket booth behind me will sit quietly tonight. the san marin varsity football team will play tomorrow afternoon. the judge issued an order to keep the lights off for now. a coalition of residents brought the case to court. some say the lights are too bright, they want the judge to review an environmental impact report. some players say they think the lights are great. >> it was exciting. i thought it was really cool. almost every student there was there. >> it was an amazing opportunity to play that one time. if i don't get it again, i'll be okay with that. i know the san marin community will keep valleyrallying andrali fighting for the lights. >> the issue even motivated a float in the homecoming parade calling for the lights to stay on. parents and the superintendent say they are disappointed in the decision. the issue will come up again at a hearing november 14th. that's about four weeks from now. th

. >> we'll continue our live team coverage with amy hollyfield. >> good morning, amy. >> good morning. look behind me, the tow trucks have arrived. that means the investigation is complete. they are making a move towards clearing this wreckage out of here. that's a good step towards getting these lanes reopened. so some progress to report from highway 101. a horrific scene here. it is chilling to look at these cars, to think of the people inside. four people were killed in this head-on collision. the volkswagen was going the wrong way on highway 101. that car was going south on the northbound side. the driver of the wrong-way car was killed. officers are saying it was a woman, they estimate she was in her 30s, between 30 and 40. police say there were three 350e people in the taxicab that she hit. >> there were three occupants in that taxicab. a male driver, which appears to be in his 60s. a male passenger, and a female passenger. at this time we're looking into whether seat belts were being used within that taxicab. it appears one of the passengers was ejected from the vehicle due to

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. a bit of a surprise to see the contra costa sheriff's office saying that pg&e is telling them they could start the process of turning on at noon. let's see what's happening in the south bay. a live picture from cupertino. as you can see, proof that the lights are out there as well. we'll check in now with meteorologist mike nicco to see how we're doing wind-wise. >> i was driving on highway 24 this morning, the money light was brighter than just about anything around as i was driving by those areas that didn't have power. it was kind of spooky, a little erie. let's talk about the humidity out there. you can see how dry it is everywhere. down in the teens and 20s. look at the golden gate bridge. what caught my eyes, look at that flag, completely unfurled and blowing out over the ocean. that's a northeast offshore breeze that is gusting to 26 miles per hour. you got a little nasty crosswind there if you're about to cross the golden gate bridge. it has chased away any threat of fog. at l

amy hollyfield is live in crockett with more. good morning. >>> good morning. it's all calm here but officials are taking no chances. look down below they're still spraying water where the fire high pressured last night, just to make sure it does not start up again. they have given the all clear but that fire created a dramatic scene here yesterday. look at all the black smoke that filled the air. this started just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon at the nustar energy facility in crockett. two large ethanol tanks were burning. the fire also spread to a nearby hillside. officials issued a shelter in place order. they were concerned about the air quality. >> the shelter in place, the idea being you're in your home. you closed all doors and windows, you have shut off air conditioning, heating and any fans that will protect you in your home from most of the particulate matter. >> reporter: officials have not said what started the fire but they will be looking into whether monday night's earthquake possibly played a role in starting it. no one was hurt in this fire.

. >> amy hollyfield joins us live from santa rosa with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes. concerns overnight and fears that santa rosa would be affected as the fire was moving so they did put some new evacuation orders in place. we came over here to check on this area. this is the stones gate mobile home park in the mark west neighborhood. it is very quiet here.here.here. looks desserte s deserted, it it here. 're near the sonoma county airport, it's an industrial area here. this area was impacted by the tubbs fire. this area has now been cleared out. some fears overnight that the fire was pushing this way, but the weather now is cooperative. it's very, very cool and the winds have died down. there's no winds currently now. reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> thank you for that. flames and smoke continue to make driving down some of the roads around the kincade fire dangerous. especially at night. check out this new video. it's a driving shot on highway 128 taken last night. it was taken from the dash c

. >> amy hollyfield is live this morning in sausalito. what are you seeing? >> we found a dark gas station. this is the bridgeway gas station. the pumps are not working. no power here. don't count on coming to get gas here today. ave the marin gateway center, it's in the dark, including the ross shopping center store, the cvs, the target. outside thehoing on donahue street, the traffic lights are blinking. the power shutdown is under way. we have a tweet from the sheriff's office showing people that a traffic light is out at bridge and bridge way boulevard because there's no power there. just warning everyone, advising everyone to treat these stop lights as a four-way stop. do not plow through them. you need to stop and assess the intersection as you would at a four-way stop. the lights are out in sausalito until further notice. live from sausalito, amy hollyfield, us a us a. >>> pg&e customers in the east bay were bracing for the shower to be shut off overnight, in the latest update pg&e said the power may not turn off until noon. ldott tunnel stayng good mo

live in orinda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> that is a big deal. amy, thank you. >>> bay area school districts say they have plans in place to deal with a power shutdown am oakland unified has sent out a warning ten of their schools could lose power this week. the district says any affected schools will close for the day. plans are in place for robo calls and online notifications for students and parents. other school districts have similar plans in place. >>> b.a.r.t. says any pg&e power shutoff should not affect service. its trains will continue to operate because they don't rely on pg&e for power. station escalators, ticket vending machines and lighting do rely on pg&e for power but the transit agency enhanced its backup power supply. pg&e says the best way to find out if your power is going to go out is to monitor its outage website. dan ashley shows us how it works. >> reporter: pg&e's website allows you to view areas that have their power shut off. start by going to pg&e.com. then you choose public safety power shutoff on the right side as yo

. >> 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 it as a four-way stop. so, the chp concerned there. they are monitoring it. they will do what they can to try and police that and make sure that peopletth caution. just keep in mind this morning will be a different one and to approach everything just more carefully and more slowly and check out what's happening sausalito. keep that in mind as you start your day. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> the lights a

amy hollyfield abc 7 news. >>> smoke from the fire is drifting into the rest of the bay area. today is another spare the air day. it is worse around san francisco depending on the winds. >> uber is helping out by offering free rides for evacu evacuees. you can get two free rides. it will run until next thursday and uber is doing this for those affected by the fires in los angeles. we've been getting plenty of calls asking how you can help fire victims. >> the shelters are in need of extra supplies. here is the address you can drop off things like new blankets, pillows and towels would go a long way. nearly 1,500 evacuees have filled the six shelters to capacity. not just people but animals, too. pet food, leeches, crates and beds would be appreciated. you can also help by making a financial donation to the red cross, text redcross to 90999 to make a $10 donation or go to redcross.org. >>> the bay area is bracing for more power shutoffs. power will be cut across 29 counties. jobina fortson is tracking all of that at the live desk. >>> this round will many pact 270,000 customers

amy hollyfield is in sonoma county with the latest on the kincaid fire. lauren martinez is looking ahead to the outages that could be coming tomorrow. first lisa argen is tracking the wind and we have a spare the air alert today. >> that'right. good morning. hi, everyone. looking at some hazy conditions out there. we have air quality indexes across the bay area that particulate matter over 100. so looking at some conditions that if you're going to have -- if you have some issues all around the north bay, you'll be experiencing some of those acrosshe

. >> amy hollyfield is live at chase center with more. >> good morning. his wife, ayesha curry put out a tweet thanking the fans for their love and support. here is the video of steph curry getting hurt. it happened in the third quarter. he collided with aaron bainen b. baynes fell on curry landing on his hand. his left hand is now broken. they will decide today whether he needs surgery and how long he will need for his recovery. after the game some of his teammates spoke out about what a tough loss this i >> that's a very, very valuable piece of our team. i feel like we'll stay positive. wish him the best, of course. we don't know how long he'll be out. but of course we still have games to play. >> here is the tweet from his wife saying our entire family thanks you when the love surp s surpasses life's hurdles there's nothing you can't overcome. we stand in our belief of impact over legacy. this is god's way of showing him that you, i, us how to trust the process. coach steve kerr said it has been a tough start for this team on many levels. he also said

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at juul's headquarters with details. amy?ng. juul had been dedicated to the issue and donated $19 million to the campaign but has now said it's no longer going to support prop c. prop c will still be on the november ballot. it's too late to pull it. it would partially overturn san francisco's new measure that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products. prop c would allow adults to buy the products. juul has a new ceo, and that's who has released a statement saying, quote, i am committed to seeing that juul engages productively with all stakeholders including regulators, policymakers and our customers. but the anti-prop c team is skeptical saying, quote, until they return the $7 million unspent dollars that is in their political account, until they suspend their mail, their advertising, their paid phone calls and lay off their consultants we do not believe them. this announcement comes as the 14th death was reported in nebraska. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. it is n

amy hollyfield has more. >> reporter: no friday night lights here in novato no tickets sold out of this ticket booth. the lights on this field are too controversial. this prompted a float in last night's homecoming parade. to be created on the issue. it's called for the lights to be turned on. but a judge has ordered that they stay off for now. the judge wants time to read the environmental impact report. those who are fighting to keep the lights off say they are just too bright. >> imagine not car headlights but huge mega truck headlights focused on your home. the whole side of the home was lit up. you could easily read a book. >> reporter: tonight's homecoming football game will have to be played tomorrow afternoon because of the court order. some students and parents here at san marin say they are disappointed. the judge could make a decision at the next hearing which is scheduled four weeks from now, that is after football season has ended. reporting live in novato, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> syrian kurdish forces say a border town is being attacked by turkey despi

our last half hour we saw amy hollyfield in mill valley. now she's on the road headed towards sonoma county. what are you seeing right now as you travel? >> kumasi, as we roam, we're finding these power outages are sporadic. mill valley looks great. we started in sausalito, parts of sausalito had lights. other sections were in the dark. we have video to show you of one area without lights. this is the marin gateway shopping center. stores there have no electric y electricity, a ross, a target, a cvs. in bridgeway, the gas station there, no lights. the traffic lights leading up to it were fine. for some reason pg&e determined some blocks, it's safe for them to have power. other blocks in the same city not safe, their power is out. just keep that in mind as you go about your day. maybe your neighbor can make you a pot of coffee if you don't have power. it does seem to be very sporadic. we're on our way to sonoma. went through to san rafael, they looked fine. we'll let you know what's going on in sonoma when we get there. we'll check that out

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i'm amy hollyfield.ave the story coming up. >>> and after the nustar fire in the east bay, an >>> now at 6:00 a.m., it's time to get prepared on this 30th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake millions of people will practice how to drop, cover and hold on. >>> and will the nustar energy facility fire have an impact on gas prices in what needs to happen to keep the price at the pump from going up. >>> good morning on this thursday, october 17th. >> so happy you're waking up with us. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's lisa. >> good morning to you. looking at some of you with clouds and mist and drizzle. the rest of you the clouds can clear. a weak frontal band kept the heat in from last night. we're warmer. look at the wind on top of mount tam. breezy northwesterly wis.

amy hollyfield is live at sfo. good morning. >> good morning.arrived here to san francisco. they caught a cab here at sfo and headed north on highway 101. that's where the accident happened. they have been identified. we have a picture of him, 62-year-old judd bergman, ceo of chicago-based company invest net. he was killed in the crash along with his wife, 57-year-old mary miller bergman. their cab driver was also killed. he was identified as berkant ahmed of san carlos. the wrong-way driver also died, 34-year-old emilie ross. cab drivers who knew ahmed say this was a reality check for them. >> it's very sad to hear. it's not safe. it's not the first time. >> invest net released a statement late last night saying we extend our deepest sympathies to judd and mary's family as invest net's founder judd was a remarkable leader whose vision, brilliance and drive built the foundation for invest net's success. investigators say ross, the wrong-way driver, was driving the wrong way on highway 101. they are saying she was impaired. they have not given sp

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. where this earthquake was felt. >>> fires last week. earthquakes this week. have those emergency preparedness kits ready if nothing i

. >> amy hollyfield is live in sausalito with the details. >>> good morning.there's a reasonable chance that they will be shutting the power off. sausalito is one of many places ha on the list that could go dark if they decide to do this. it's expected to be dry and windy this week. that's why they're talking about this. firefighters in west marin got proactive when they saw conditions were going to be this way. they set a controlled burn at the martin griffin preserve. they burned about 9 1/2 acres, an area they consider vulnerable in these conditions. contra costa county is not on the list, but firefighters there are also on high alert. >> we have a lot of dry fuel on the ground, grass, other vegetation that grew abundantly because of the rains last winte winter. >> pg&e says the possible power shutoff would be smaller than the one we saw earlier this month. the bay area counties that are lose power are marin, solano, sonoma and napa. they're looking at wednesday evening in midday thursday. pg&e will be giving regular updates on what they're deciding to do t

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> hate to see those pictures.ck in with amy and frances at the traffic center to see how it's impacting the commute. it's now 4:30. >> if you're just joining us, we'll get a quick update of weather withdrew. >> tracking temperatures now. cool spots in the 40s. low to

live in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> there is a little bit of hope there. we'll follow up with that with our pg&e spokesperson in a few minutes. you can count on abc7 news for your p outage updates. download the abc7 news news app and enable push alerts to get the latest information. >>> we have much more on the power outages impacting the bay area. that's coming up. >> including how some east bay hotels are keeping guests safe and comfortable. >> here's a look from sky7 over orinda. it was looking at the bath stati b.a.r.t. station. that's the only place on 24 that has power. it was an eerie commute this morning. thankfully the moon is adding a full stage. that added some light to my commute through there. it's very dark when you roll through 24 this morning. we'll have more on the power how you watch it does too. tv just keeps getting better. 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 movie

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amy hollyfield is live in american canyon with more on that. amy? >> good morning.ighters telling us this fire is not moving forward anymore. they have stopped the forward progress. the latest update is that it burned 526 acres. we can smell smoke in the air, but we don't see any signs of flames. we have some video shot by a resident. he shared it with us. this was his facebook live showing what a joint effort this was. residents in the vintage ranch neighborhood grabbing hoses to work on the ground near their homes, while firefighters attacked from the air. the residents were under an evacuation advisory meaning they needed to be ready to go with little notice. residents say it got uncomfortably close. >> it started running back to our home, we told everybody we need to go. in 30 seconds. >> it's scary. >> yeah. >> my wife, my kids, my mother-in-law, i tell them go to the car. >> no homes were damaged. one outbuilding was destroyed. no one was hurt. that evacuation advisory has been lifted. this was burning near american canyon road, west of interstate 80. firefigh

reporter amy hollyfield live for us in san mateo county. amy?mateo now on the list. pg&e said it would make county at 2:00 a.m. thurorrs watching the weather rymodels, . they have not made the decision yet whether they will turn off the power. pg&e ceo says he understands that a power outage creates hardships, but this is the new reality as they try to prevent fires. bay area health officials are worried about patients who rely on electricity to power their medical equipment. >> so i think the piece that is missing here is we're not looking at the overall health impacts of shutting off the power. >> reporter: if holds, final notifications would begin wednesday morning. then the power would be shut off at 5:00 p.m. on wednesday for parts of the sierra foothills, napa and sonoma counties. then as the wind moves south power would get shut off for parts of san mateo county starting thursday at 2:00 a.m. pg&e also now saying their website is ready to deal with heavy traffic. they think it will be fine for people who want to go and check their address

amy hollyfield is actually on the field right now at the coliseum. that's because it looks like the a's are going to get ready for a big crowd this afternoon. >> hi, guys. ye yes. they're excited for the playoff game. if you get here early, you will get this rally towel. this is the first playoff game that the a's have played at home in six years. so they really want this place to be full and loud. last year's wildcard game they played in new york. this year they have home field advantage for the first time since 2013. they're hoping that will make the difference for them tonight as they take on the rays. it is a must-win situation. the winner will advance. a big game tonight. the a's chose sean their starting pitcher. and he says he knows to take a pause and enjoy the moment. >> a lot of nervousness, excitement, i will soak it in for a couple of seconds. >> reporter: the winner of tonight's game advances to play the houston astros. the loser goes home for the winter. if you look online at predictions, a lot of people are tipping their hand for the a

amy hollyfield is live in sausalito with the details. >> reporter: good morning. pg&e is saying -- they could be shutting off the power this week. >> well, there is some trouble with that. we'll get an update as soon as we can. >>> today is the deadline for thousands of people affected by the 2017 wildfires to file a claim with pg&e. up to two-thirds of the 100,000 eligible people have yet to submit a claim. the money would help cover their losses. pg&e set aside billions of dollars for fire victims as part of the utility's bankruptcy plan. we have a link to the three-page claim form on our website, abc7news.com. >>> this week will be busy in the house impeachment inquiry. several officials are scheduled to testify. and in a rare reversal president trump has decided not to hold the g7 summit at his resort in miami. andrea jfujiti has a report. >> reporter: good morning. both parties criticize the party's proposal for the president to host the g7 at his resort even though the president promised he wouldn't profit. now a change of heart and he calls out the media an

reporter amy hollyfield is live in sonoma county with details.rning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning. i checked in with cal fire. it was a quiet night and the weather is cooperating. a couple dozen school districts have canceled school through friday. you see i'm in healdsburg. it's still very dark here, very closed down and evacuated. everyone looking ahead to the next rounds of winds. yesterday's weather gave them quite a break and now they have 15% done tanment in place, they still consider 90,000 structures to be threatened and are worried about the next round of winds to blow through. >> the more confidence grows. i would say we're not out of the woods yet. >> reporter: firefighters are watching to see if the fire is going to move into calistoga and napa county or middletown and lake county. they are on a warning that they may have to be evacuated so they tell me they're seeing the most activity on the northeast corner of this fire. some evacuees have been april loud to go back in, the areas the fire didn't reach. if a fire bundrned a nei

amy hollyfield has more. >>> good morning. marin and sausalito is on the list.s could happen and pg&e is considering it. pg&e has enacted their emergency operations center to monitor the weather and the situation because of the hot, windy weather expected this week. there is a reasonable chance that the power will be shut off. the bay area counties that would be impacted are marin, solano, napa and sonoma.l valley resident about the possible loss of power. >> we worry about that. we're prepared. we have flash lights. we know we can last for a few days. we don't have food that will perish much. >> firefighters across the area are on high alert. in west marin county they set a controlled burn. they burned about nine acres of dried grass to get ready. in contra costa county they're putting strike teams in position around the county to be ready to respond. the possible power outage could happen wednesday evening into midday thursday. if it happens, it would be a smaller shutdown than the one we saw earlier this month. reporting live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc

reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. this kills the campaign. juul was the major financial backer of this campaign. it had already donated $19 million to the effort. the measure bans the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products. prop c would have allowed adults to buy the products. 14 deaths have been linked to vaping and now have been reported. hundreds of people have issues connected to vaping. a statement saying, quote, i am committed to seeing that juul engages productively with all stakeholders, including regulators, policymakers, and our customers. but the anti-prop c team is not letting down their guard. saying, quote, prop c can't be withdrawn from the ballot at this point. and there would be nothing to stop another big tobacco giant from coming in to spend millions to pass it. and that isn't unheard of in the big tobacco playbook. they say juul has $7 million left to spend on the campaign. they would like to see them answer for that money. they are dedicated to san francisco. the city of its headquarters. live i

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy.a school districts say they have a plan in place to deal with the power shutdown. oakland unified sent out a warning that ten of their schools could lose power this week. the district says any affected schools will close for the day. plans are in place for robo calls and online notifications to students and parents. other school districts have similar plans in place. >>> b.a.r.t. says any pg&e power shutoff should not affect service. b.a.r.t. says its trains continue to operate because they don't rely on pg&e for power. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says station escalators and lighting do rely on pg&e power. the transit agency enhanced its backup power supply. >> abc 7 news has put together tips about preparing for power outages where you live and so here are a few things to think about. store plenty of fresh batteries for flashlights and radios. keep a stash of emergency cash on hand. most atms and credit card readers won't work in a blackout. disconnect your computer and use a surge protec

that's where amy hollyfield is now. hi, amy. >> good morning. well, the big advantage they have tonight, home field advantage. the big difference from last year's wildcard game which they played in new york. now they'll be here. and they're opening the top tier of seats. see the tarp has been taken off of the area they call mount davis. so they're hoping this place wille ful and will be loud. the oakland a's have not hosted a playoff game here in six years, since 2013. the a's will take on the the a's chose sean manea as their starting pitcher, and he says he knows to take a pause and enjoy the moment. >> a lot of nervousness, excitement, i will soak it in for a couple of seconds. >> reporter: the winner of tonight's game advances to play the houston astros. the loser goes home for the winter. i have seen some talk online giving the a's the slight advantage. predictions are looking like they're in their favor. the game starts at 5:00. it is here. so grab a fellow fan, get some tickets, get out here and support the a's. early arrivals will get a

. >> amy hollyfield is live with the timeline and what counties could be impacted. >>> good morning.e're expecting that announcement around noon today. as of this moment, pg&e has not decided whether to turn off the power. they do think they'll be announcing that around noon today. they are watching for expected hot and windy conditions. start a wildfire. if they decide to turn off the power, the shutoffs would start at 2:00, starting in the sierra foothills. in the bay area the first outages would start at 3:00, that would be napa and sonoma in the north bay. san mateo county would be the last county to lose power. those lights would go off about 1:00 tomorrow morning. governor newsom is not happy about this. he says pg&e has created this problem for californians. >> for decades they have neglected investing and undergrounding and heartening their infrastructure. we're here because of their greed and mismanagement going back decades. >> reporter: if this outage happens, they predict they'll start turning the lights back on tomorrow around noon after checking the lines for problems.