there's a lot of low 40s and in sonoma valley, 40 and 36 around there. mill valley, 21.oler areas. truckee and south lake tahoe have been trying to outdo each other. truckee is 21 and south lake tahoe, 22. 40 in seattle and the coldest low since april 29. mount shasta, 31 in medford, 38 and some cold readings from seattle all the way to the bay area because of that low kicking out with forecast highs warmer than yesterday but still below average and 60s and 70s in santa rosa, san jose, in the 60s yesterday and it will be low to mid-70s was santa rosa, 74. the city, 65 and the record low in san francisco was 49 in 1950 with the presidio being 47 and ocean beach, 48. i don't think it will get lower than that but there are readings near 50 or 49 in san francisco and high temps have been stuck since friday. yesterday, a cool 62 and 36 in lakeport and 40s in most locations and the cold dry air filters in and the low is kicking out with a quiet pattern tomorrow and debrief cool down on thursday as the system moves to the north and a warmer weekend. not hot but slightly above a

getting the high wind gusts and then it also pushes down into parts of the valley as well as around sonoma valley and napa valley this morning. we are going to see the winds at about 25 to 30 miles per hour as we go throughout the next several hours and then we're at 3:30 and the winds start to ease up a bit and the rest of the evening we will see calmer wind conditions. we do have the red flag warning, have seen humidity as low as 5% in the area. in the valleys and along the coast 35-mile-per-hour winds. as far as the rest of the bay area the red flag warning will continue, humidity around 14% and some of the gusts up to 35 miles an hour. we'll be watching the santa cruz mountains. there's a lot of dry brush, dry fuel and we are going to see the gusts up to 35 miles an hour. as we look at the rest of the bay area today our temperatures start out in the low 60s. at 10:00 we're in the low 70s and it will be a very warm day with a lot of 90s for the inland valleys as high as 93 degrees today. we'll see it gradually cooling off. i'll have another look at the forecast coming up. mike, you're starting

that upper hand as they did so quickly this morning, a mill valley 15 mile per hour winds directly from the north currently while youngsville sonoma up to lake berryessa pope valley in saint helene a all holding on to wind speeds well above 20 miles per hour so still breezy for a lot of areas. santa rosa and down to run or park in petaluma actually quite common you've been that way for much of the morning to now you're seeing you on your fire weather outlook issued here by the know at fire danger is actually spreading further south today. so while we are going to look at our extreme fire danger becoming less and in the days to come now it's a southern california event so crews down there going to be looking at increasing fire danger come the afternoon and evening tonight while here in the bay area we're actually going to see our fire danger starting to go down you see that in this extreme fire danger contour up in the north bay. greg julie becoming lighter and lighter as we make our way through the day today seeing less and less of that into the evening tonight, a sign of winds that are going to start coming down. last night's pea

live in sonoma valley, greg.>>> police opened evacuation center's. one in the sonoma county fairgrounds. the other at the commity center. we have been talking to evacuees.>> reporter: people left homes in a hurry early this morning and came here to the community center. all they can do is wait, i hope. nervous times at this evacuation center.>> you leave everything in your life behind. you are onto and evacuation center were you don't know wha is happening. four tom so the fire from his window last night and thought it was time to get in his rv and get out. now like everyone else he is in limbo.>> this is good for me you only lived here a few years and is not accustomed to wildfires. two years ago there was devastation in santa rosa. >> reporter: by late afternoon, the red crs ys 90 people came to the community center. th are t under an evacuation order you can smell smoke people -- can smell smoke.>> we activated the emergency evacuation center at midnight. we welcomes people fairly early before getting notices. >> reporter: about 2000 people are und

thank you. 30s in sonoma valley. 22 at south lake tahoe.ckee briefly dipped to 16 and now there at 23. 19 and burns, oregon. 28 and susan dell. a lot of cold air on the west coast. well below average temps. we are between systems but look at the water temps. they have gone down. bodega bay water temp, a brisk degrees. everyone is below. the city cannot get over 64. 65 today which is still below and so is the low. should be 55. 30s for a few. 40s for many. we are running warmer than yesterday at this time although woodside is still at 39. stamper, 40. san mateo at 45. that system moving into the north will increase low clouds for us later tonight into tomorrow and give us a slight cooldown. 60s and 70s today. upper 70s for a few. these upper 70s don't last for long. tomorrow will be cooler. an increase in low clouds and fall. temperatures will be, we shape up a couple degrees but they're on the way back up. the clear out on friday and the weekend does look warmer . >>> one woman risks her life to get close to a lien. next, the whole thing wa

sonoma valley, 35. santa cruz mountains and morgan hill are all in at 39.a county, 34. 20s in oregon. bend and burns. susanville and a bunch in nevada during the 20s and that cold system is lifting out. a little bit warmer on the coast of seattle and portland down to bodega bay because there's a system coming in. the wind shift is occurring and also a low cloud deck. that system is ding to the north. it will brushed us tomorrow. 60s and 70s. near average but still below. even t francisco is 65. r the low. the third day in a row they are below on both the high and the low. temperatures in the city, we haven't changed much and you haven't. not since last friday. these are the high since friday. 64, 63, 64, 62 was the coolest on monday. 65 today. that is a long stretch of below normal high temperatures. even the low have been below. walnut creek and redwood city and san jose, pump you up 3 degrees for most. more mid 70s today. 39 in lakeport. now the airport was 38 and is now 42. he picked up a northeast breezes and that will do it. there are lots of 40s in he

. >> reporter: these first time sonoma valley visitors are hopi . >> we were oimisticorw wee power, be able to take showers and continue our tour of the wine country here. >> there are reservations. >> reporter: the power outage has had huge impact on on on onn tours. >> they changed the itinerary and stayed in san francisco instead. >> reporter: others are really having a hard time with all this. luck has not been on mark foley's side. a fire last month on the property he rented forced him to move. he just fou a and wer are out. >> we just roll with the punches and after the fires two years ago, it's just -- it's a tough deal. it's really tough. and it's hard on everybody. >> reporter: and the hope is that the rest of the square and most of sonoma county will be back online tomorrow. in sonoma, abc 7 news. >> a lot of people hoping for that. you can stay up-to-date on everything related to the outage at abc7news.com. we have new story, resources and much more on our website. >>> a lot more to come. holding pg&e accountable. what state lawmakers are saying about the planned outages. >>

in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires out of control some started on wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply a pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 bay dry brush to homes and this new let up most strong winds are forecast this weekend potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has it's highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody i am what i am.

right at our trucks in sonoma valley we were measuring the winds. the radar was measuring a lot of interestingngell that we saw, but, yeah, it's extreme. >> does it feel hot? are you feeling the ashes blowing? >> no. >> or it's cold. >> we were on the side of the plume, so we were actually able to view it as it was burning perpendicular to us. it was 48 degrees. now it's 60. it's jumped in the last hour. >> craig, can i ask how long you've been doing this? is this nothing like you've seen before? >> yeah. this is extreme. it's one of the most extreme i've experienced. not that it's the most extreme in california, but it's the most extreme what i've observed. it's the most in the last five years. this is our most extreme fire. >> again, that was craig clem meant doing an interview with us on the ground in healdsburg. this is new video of the kincade fire overnight. kari hall is with us. we've been seeing 50- to 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. up to 80 miles per hour. the fire continues to spread. if you're under a mandatory evacuation, please get out no

e said they a are investigatg whetheher their equipmt t had bn involved in stoking the fire in sonoma valleyto reducuce the risk of accidenl fires, power was cut to hundreds of thousands of customers in california. governor gavin newsom writ assize the utilities for how they handle wildfire protection. >> it is infuriating beyond words to live in a state as innovative and extraordinarily entrepreneurial and capable as the state of california, to be living in an environment where we are seeing this kind of disruption in these blackouts. reporter: with hot dry winds expected to hit california over the weekekend, and and is not insight. -- end is not insight. brent: this week's action sees choco host and what is germany's fiercest derby game. i am now joined by jonathan crane. what can we expect? jonathan: if past meetings or anything to go by, we can expect a lot of goals. we had 40 last season. forget dorman versus byard. dortmund versus schalke is the biggest match. it is called the mother of all derbies. it is one the coach cannot afford to lose. is under pressure after a string of poor res

. >> reporter: sonoma valley hospital lost power which was a surprise to the board member. >> hospitals are not supposed to be cut off and our hard-working ceo made a number of phone calls to pg&e without getting through and leaving messages. but to reply. >> reporter: and that lack of information from pg&e is what urks county county supervisor yang. >> we are not getting what we need to adequately prepare our constituents. >> reporter: the website kept crashing and when it was working it wasn't accurate. >> and it doesn't help us in communicating to our residents what is needed. they need to fix their website and they should have done it by now. >> reporter: tonight a pg&e spokesperson is telling me that should the power be cut off, again this week, pg&e will be redirecting customers on the website to a temecuporary site provide that address information about which parts of the bay area will be without power. reporting from sonoma, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> as of now contra costa county is not part of pg&e's planned shut down this week but it doesn't mean the county won't be

said they are investigating whether their equipment had been involved in stoking the fire in sonoma valley to reduce the risk of accidental fires power cuts to hundreds of thousands of customers in california governor gavin newsome criticized the utilities for how they handled wildfire protection is infuriating beyond words . to live in a state as innovative and extraordinarily. and capable as the state of california to be living in an environment where we're seeing this kind of disruption in these kinds of blackouts with hot dry winds expected to hit california over the weekend and does not incite. voters legitimacy to go to the polls this weekend in the election that's shaping up into another crucial test for child's. body the far right if he has been polling strongly and could overtake the conservatives as the state's number 2 posse behind the post communist left body to ring it was spotted the former east germany before reunification in 1919 it's the only german state for the governing coalition headed by the left body did the report on a cock returns to her old home town effort to gau

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said they are investigating whether their equipment had been involved in stoking the fire in sonoma valley to reduce the risk of accidental fire power cuts to hundreds of thousands of customers in california governor gavin newsome criticized the utilities for how they handled wildfire protection is infuriating beyond words . to live in a state as innovative and extraordinarily. entrepreneurial and capable as the state of california to be living in an environment where we're seeing this kind of disruption in these kinds of blackouts with hot dry winds expected to hit california over the weekend and is not in sight. you're watching d.w. news still to come on our show levanon is not known for its skateboarding culture but this man from munich wants to change that by representing the country of the 2020 olympics. the 1st voters in the german state of to go to the polls this weekend in an election that's shaping up to be another crucial test for chancellor angela merkel's c.d.u. party the for a day f.t. has been polling strongly and could overtake the conservatives as the state's number 2 party

said they are investigating whether their equipment had been involved in stoking the fire in sonoma valley to reduce the risk of accidental fires power cuts to hundreds of thousands of customers in california governor gavin newsome criticized the utilities for how they handled wildfire protection is infuriating beyond words . to live in a state as innovative and extraordinarily. entrepreneurial and capable as the state of california to be living in an environment where we're seeing this kind of disruption in these kinds of blackouts with hot dry winds expected to hit california over the weekend and is not in sight. well this week is wonderfully good action in season. one in what is germany's fiercest derby game in the tells all about it i'm joined now by john thing crane from v.w. sports johnson what can we expect a young man well if meetings are anything to go by we can expect lots of goals we have 40 last season for all the season before that forget dortmund versus by dortmund and it's been this league is big grudge match it's cold in germany the mother of all dobby's and if it's a woman

gate and he has more fire is ripping through kind of phony a at opposite ends of the state in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires all out of control some started a wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply a pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 bone dry brush to homes and businesses let up most strong winds a forecast this weekend that were potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has it's highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody at least 2000 people have moved to safety i am aware. but not everyone is willing to leave. well representative walked around the corner yesterday and told me it was mandatory that iraqi were. he was wrong i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want to in southern california a major fire in santa clarita n

in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires still out of control some started a wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 bone dry brush to homes and businesses. most strong winds a forecast this weekend that were potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has it's highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody at least 2000 people had need to safety. if you will. but not everyone is willing to leave. well appreciative walked around the corner yesterday and told me it was mandatory that i evacuated. he was wrong so i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want to in southern california a major fire in santa clarita north of los angeles has forced 50000 people from their homes within like 10 minutes we

in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires all out of control some started on wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply a pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 dry brush to homes and there's no let up. most strong winds the forecast this weekend potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has it's highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody. everywhere. but not everyone is willing to leave well they're pretty sure of walked around the corner here yesterday and told me it was mandatory that i evacuated. he was wrong i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want to and it promises to be a tough weekend for hundreds of firefighters the rough terrain high winds and low humidity all hampering their efforts to stop the flames spreading vic

throughout napa county particularly on the north side but includes mountains separating napa and sonoma valleywind gusts to 40 miles per hour and humidity levels will drop. it is not only napa. it is the mountains in sonoma county and those are the areas to keep an eye on. it may be a bit breezy but it won't be a noticeable and windy event . the main concern is the ridgeline. as we take a look at the forecast, this will get us into sunday morning. we have 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts and there were the mountains separating napa and sonoma. that is where the real concern will be. if you look at the rest of the bay area what you get away from that red bull's-eye it's barely breezy for most of us as you go about your weekend. you don't need to be concerned about a windy forecast . saturday and sunday will field different temperature wise. saturday on the left are anywhere from three to 6 degrees above average. let me show you how much warmer sunday will be dented day. san francisco, 9 degrees higher than today from 74 today to 83 tomorrow. san jose from 82 today to 87 tomorrow. 84 in concord to 88

. >>> in addition to schools canceled at uc berkeley, in the north bay, sonoma valley unified school district, the sonoma county office of education, the waugh school district ri. all oakland unified school district schools are back open, and mills college is back open today. >>> now that power is still being restored, businesses and home owns are assessing the losses from the outages. one expert predicts the shutdown will have a dramatic impact on our local economy. michael wara said the shutdown will run between 65 million and $2.5 billion. according to reporting in the chronicle, other experts say the economic and human costs are actually incalculable. >> you can stay up to date on everything that's related to the outage by going to our website, abc7news.com. we have new stories, resources and much more. you can find that information there. >>> a big change may be coming to parking at b.a.r.t. stations. i would you may not know what you're paying until you get there. >>> and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're starting up this morning. we'll have mor

sonoma valley hospital lost power in the october 9th shutdown. bill borum sits on the board of directors. >> it wasn't expected because hospitals are not supposed to cut off. >> reporter: pg&e never responded to repeated phone calls during the outage and the utility's website crashed repeatedly leaving customers in the dark about whether they'd be cut off or not. >> they need to fix their website. >> reporter: sonoma county supervisor shirlee zane is steamed over the utility's lack of specific information. >> they basically made a lot of promises that they were going to improve how they notify people and how they break down the grid. had they done this yet? no, we haven't seen it. >> reporter: a pg&e spokesman tells me the next time it will be better, that the utility has company told compartmentalize the grid to minimize the areas that have to go dark. the manager of the nughereget i another blackout like the one they had two weeks ago. >> the company purchased a shiny new generator to take care of our power needs. >> reporter: a few doors away

berkeley will not be holding classes today and schools remain closed in the north bay including the sonoma valley unified school district, the waugh school district, and the west side union school district. all oakland unified school district schools are back open, and mills college is back open today. >>> now that power is still being restored, businesses and home owns are assessing the losses from the outages. one expert predicts the shutdown will have a dramatic impact on our local economy. michael wara said the shutdown will run between 65 million and $2.5 billion. according to reporting in the chronicle, other experts say the economic and human costs are actually incalculable. >> michael finney reminds us anyone who suffers a loss from the power shutoff can file a claim but that doesn't mean you will be reimbursed. michael says that the needed forms are easy to find on pg&e's website, straightforward but that's where the easy part ends. according to consumer groups, the utility didn't pay out a single claim filed by hundreds of customers after last year's wildfires. michael suggests anyone w

northbay mainly sonoma county and part of marin county. even napa valley.rning for tomorrow morning. it starts at 2 am and expires at 9 am. as the temperatures brought them out tomorrow. this will go for several hours. some numbers will dip not just down to 32. get santa rosa. 28. in santa rosa and specifically in sonoma county valleys we will spend several hours below freezing tomorrow. that is why they issued a freeze warning. daytime highs tomorrow we are spot on the mark for average. we have 76 in morgan hill. for the warm spot down south. sunnyvale 73. east bay locations come in in the low to middle 70s. we will see temperatures in the northbay in the low to me middle 70s. another 77 shows up for cloverdale. windsor our warm spots. on sunday we turn the clock back an hour. 2 am. we are now getting into the season. we have halloween on thursday. don't forget about the clocks on sunday. both of those are the highlight of this seven-day. there is nothing else on here. of any real significance. other than a warm up in the low 80s. warmer than average by th

seeing those blustery winds popping up all around t b area, 22 in the concord 23 in the napa valley 22 in sonoma 23 in mill valley now those winds will likely begin to calm down overnight tonight but we're not we don't was just you know we've got another cold front right here there's not much energy with it. it's bringing some rain up in the pacific northwest we're going to see it moved to the bay area tomorrow bring in a few more clouds our way and then we get on the backside of that one we start to see those winds picking up maybe another strong tomorrow, but still a little blustery throughout the night tonight here the forecast to some of those wind gusts as we take you through time things begin to calm down early tomorrow morning the commute looks good, mostly clear skies just a little breezy and then that cold front moves through the afternoon and again those winds begin to pick up a more of a breeze than a real strong wind by tomorrow afternoon. lauren forecast you've got one cold from moving up 7 northwest. another one right behind that here you go on saturday just another one the kind of

can see we've got a lot of widespread power outages and that's the situation through throu the sonoma valley you can see there from kenwood down through glen is we keep scrolling to the south you'll see sonoma come into view there it is and just about the entire city is under this a complete blackout this morning. same case in the napa valley, although that's slightly different as slide the map you'll see up in napa itself, the northern half of the city doing all right. but on either side and in southern napa you're looking at power outages as you can see and that is going to be the kitsch the situation all morning long as we zoom in on middletown, the air you can see you know similar situation with the north half of the city's dealing with power his but nowhere or else. a corps de le also similarly and fairfield to depending on where you are you're looking at fairfield itself just fine down your city but north of that along 80 as you head up towards fairfield you start getting into areas where p g name has again. remove power from residents there as a precaution against the potential for wi

and then of course the napa and sonoma valleys as well depending on where exactly they cut off power we could potentially see downtown napa itself escape the power cut off with most of the outages happening north of it, however, we won't really know for sure until pg makes that decision later on this morning exactly who is going to be a impact so this map is in flux it is going to change a little bit which is why you're gonna have to keep it tuned to kron 4 and we'll keep you updated the minute. we find out more information. alright i let's continue our team covers go to the areas that could be affected today kron four's will tran is in sonoma county with more from there. >>i will. >>good morning. gary i'm in santa rosa if any place in the north bay sensitive to fires of course is santa rosa we sought death and destruction just 2 years ago a few miles from my location at coffey park. the lights are on right now no problems is very mild conditions not very gusty. a quick reminder should there be a rolling blackout in santa roseanne later this afternoon. make sure you right out right d

we also farm in sonoma valley and santa rosa, where we manufacture cannabis products. we're a vertical company with a deep understanding 6 most aspects of the industry. having say the on working groups and non-profits related to cannabis, i understand and respect the commitment required of this position. because cannabis was recently illegal, and has been slow to legalize, a lot ever work to do by our government and community and operators, in order to right the wrongs of the past and find equitable solutions for the future. i believe that my experience and dedication to this issue will serve the cannabis oversight committee well and hope you will feel the same. i humbly ask for your support today. thank you. questions? >> supervisor ronen: any questions? >> supervisor fewer: that's great. for seat number 12, my question to you is, how do you -- how would you advise the board of supervisors on support of cannabis businesses, in light of the sometimes fierce neighborhood opposition? >> well, we're seeing a lot less of it than we used to see. so i feel like we should be

morning, we'll have to wait and see but releases whole stretch of the wine country both the napa sonoma valleys extending pastor along 1, 1, well past santa rosa that could be in the target now pga when they make that call. later tomorrow. daria. >>thanks a lot chances continue our coverage of the possible power shut-offs kron four's will tran is live in sonoma county where we could see the lights go out well. >>they're enjoying the power now, but no guarantees of the power will be on sale tomorrow night because pg e says they're monitoring the situation and if the situation becomes exactly perfect for a wildfire. they will have no hesitation to cut off the power again because of the dry conditions now over the past couple of weeks. pg e has taken a beating from so many people in the public including governor gavin newsom who said genie needs to do better that they should not have cut off the power they should havei spent years upgrading their equipment pg over the past couple of years they've been blamed for the wildfires all over our a northern california area and that's why they said they ha

in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires all out of control some started a wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames through dry brush to homes and there's no let up. most strong winds a forecast this weekend that were potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has it's highly concerns that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that we're preaching to everybody at least 2000 people have moved to safety. if you will. but not everyone is willing to leave well preserved walked around the corner yesterday and told me it was mandatory that i evacuated. he was wrong i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want to in southern california a major fire in santa clarita north of los angeles has forced 50000 people from their homes within like 10 minutes

winds are expected to pick up thursday afternoon and then in the north bay across the napa valley sonoma valley, one oh one all the way up to santa rosa. they could see their winds pick up as we head into wednesday night. now this could be fairly widespread. so we want to prepare a buddy like last time you could be without power for 24 to 48 hours. after the threat has passed so be ready for that in terms of how much notice you're going to get before the lights go out opg thinks maybe 8 to 12 hours is about as much advance notice as they can give you the final decision potentially could be made tomorrow morning's you're going want to stay tuned. daria let's continue our team coverage now and go to one of those areas that could see the power cut off kron four's will tran is live in sonoma county how well. >>i'm in downtown sonoma and the lights are on for now. but they live on states as well because they don't know. >>well i have power are will i not have power you can see people. >>congregating here talking about pg e and other events inside the bakery is going strong, but they said if the powe

>>and then as we head into the wine country you're looking at northern portions of sonoma valley so eastern actual area of downtown all the way up and then in napa it's mainly north of the actual downtown napa area. so hopefully if if this map a proving to be correct. downtown napa should be impacted by the power outages, but we won't know for sure until later on this morning when pg makes his final decision on where exactly it's going to be shutting off power she want to keep it to kron 4. we'll keep you updated. >>all right all right as you said james who are really focused on the north bay which is where we could see the lights go out kron four's will tran is live in sonoma county with more on that i will. >>it's the north bay area that took a beating in 2017 2018 were in downtown santa rosa and the lights are on the conditions are perfect this morning for walking around. but later on this afternoon, according to pg could be dangerous which is why they're going to monitor the situation. you can see the flag behind me it is not swaying back and forth at all. it's not windy. it is very mil

in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires all out of control some started on wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply a pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 bay dry brush to homes and businesses let up most strong winds a forecast this weekend potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has as highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody was the way it was. but not everyone is willing to leave well they're pretty sure of walked around the corner here yesterday and told me it was mandatory that i evacuated. he was wrong so i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want to and it promises to be a tough weekend for hundreds of firefighters the rough terrain high winds and low humidity all hampering their efforts to stop the flames spre

power off here for sections of the hills east of of a santa rosa, the hills surrounding napa and sonoma valleysohn talking about wind gusts in the 30 mile per hour range with even stronger winds higher up and pg will make that final decision on exactly which areas here going to be impacted by that power shut off. later this morning show keep it tuned to kron 4 because as soon as we get word from pga. we'll turn around. and let you know. >>daria so here we go all over again and people didn't like it the first time this time we'll see how they feel up in sonoma county where people are preparing for the lights to go out just in case kron four's will tran covering that talking to a lot of folks and how they're getting ready will. >>gary i know you love amusing stories will talk to matt in just a few moments, you'll love his story in the meantime let me show you a map from pg any it's a very fluid map but this is the very latest 16 counties that could see rolling blackouts of course it depends on certain neighborhood, so your neighbor across the street might have power and you don't because of the g

fire is ripping through kind of food at opposite ends of the state in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires all out of control some started a wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply a pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 bone dry brush to homes and businesses let up. most strong winds the forecast this weekend that were potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has is highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody at least 2000 people had leave to safety. by the way. but not everyone is willing to leave. well there pretty sure of walked around the corner here yesterday and told me it was mandatory right back you were. he was wrong i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want you in southern california a major fire in santa clarita

blackouts this morning while we're here let's jump over quickly to the west to take a look at the sonoma valley because you're looking at a similar picture there and again it depends on where you are but as we zoom in you'll see places like glen allen ok, but as you head down highway 12 into sonoma. that's where we have widespread power outages this morning in these are communities that have been without power since well for the past 2 days now because they lost power at midnight. 2 days ago. so we had all yesterday without power and now they're ctinuing on it today without power as well this point no word on when this power will be restored. alright, let's white the map just a touch i want to jump over towards places like fair field in vacaville just to see how things are shaping up there you'll see fairfield there as we zoom in there isn't a whole lot going in fairfield itself. but once you get up into the hills as we follow interstate 80 towards vacaville that's where we're starting to see some of the power outages come back into play and again not so much downtown but you head out towards m

and then in 2017, i was evacuated for two weeks for the fires in sonoma valley as well. >> reporter: so you can just see how windy it is and it has been throughout the morning. so again, if you or someone you know is under a mandatory evacuation, come here to hieldsburg evacuation center and they have water and if you need to rest, they have cots and outlets for you the charge some of the devices. i talked to a couple off of pine flat road, and that i have been staying in their car, and they are just hoping for the best, but it has been a long night for a lot of people here. reporting live, i'm lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> thank you, lauren. we will check back with you in a few minutes. but this morning, pg&e has cut power to customers overnight. and we will get back to that, but we wanted to show you this video now from amy, and her camera is close to the flame, and kind of showing you in the center of the screen, and what would you call it, a fire here that is just in the one spot, and that is what cal fire told us that they were concerned about is just different hot spots to th

surprised about that is the kinkaid fire burns in northern sonoma county settling into areas like sonoma valley the marine had winds. but all of us going to be affected by not the best of air quality today. winds remain light today into tonight and even into early tomorrow, but tomorrow night. they begin to pick back up and winds are going to be widespread very strong gusts as high as 70 miles per hour on mountaintops and burgas regularly achieving 30 to 40 miles per hour in areas like sonoma petaluma santa rosa and calistoga so this is what high fire danger really becomes an issue yet again we're going to be looking at a mix of high wind watches and likely to be red flag warnings right now their fire weather watches all across the bay in similar areas to what we saw this last time around as for today are calm day in the midst of 2 very windy events yesterday as you remember, and then tomorrow into sunday, the next round of land, poor air quality, hot conditions. those are the things you have to worry about today as daytime highs rise back into the upper 80's and low 90's. james, all right. tha

in the sonoma valley wine region 130 kilometers north of san francisco a series of wildfires out of control some started a wednesday night the flash point is still not confirmed but the state's largest power supply a pacific gas and electric say a high voltage cable malfunctioned minutes before the fire started intense wind gusts rapidly spread the flames 3 dry brush to homes and businesses let up most strong winds are forecast this weekend potentially going to see a historical wind event and it has it's highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire so that's why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody on the way. but not everyone is willing to leave will be appreciative walked around the corner here yesterday and told me it was mandatory that i evacuated. he was wrong i don't have to do anything but sit right here i want to and it promises to be a tough weekend for hundreds of firefighters the rough terrain high winds and low humidity all hampering their efforts to stop the flames spreading victoria gates and be al