Now at 4 30 a live look at several bay area cities in the dark for high firewe have survival danger for you. Jackie ward joining us live on things you need to know. Generators, a double slide and tunnels before the shutdown, we have an update. The morning everyone, october 9, i am kenny choi, dangerous fire conditions and Power Outages this morning, lets check in with the forecast. I am checking the extreme fire danger across the bay area, the red flag warning goes into effect in about 30 minutes for almost all of the bay area and the immediate shoreline, the north bay hills, the the va Santa Cruz Mountains, dry and gusty northeasterly wind up to 55 les per hour. Critical fire weather conditions, a wind advisory will be in effect starting at 6 00 until 3 00 tomorrow for the North East Bay hills. Downed trees are possible as we watch strong offshore winds kick in for us. This wind event will also cool temperatures. Im not talking about the heat at all. Temperatures laxly be cooler compared to yesterday seasonal for this time of year if not below average, and concord with the sun 74 san jose, 76 oakland, upper 60s in San Francisco, mid 60s for fionci c and take you hour by hour and walk you through the next 24 hours and show you the wind and peak wind gusts, coming up. Right now no wind advisory for any of the bay area bridges, we are seeing not a goenbridmog s and it is stecwil case throughout the morning because of a pending power outage, this portion is looking pretty good, the Golden Gate Bridge, we probably will crews through there shortly, that looks pretty good, north or south bound, we are keeping a close eye on the north bay right now, Traffic Signals defective in some areas, the 221 has a power line in the roadway, treat that is a roadway stop, a lot of activity, try to avoid that if you can, looks like freeway when one looking pretty good as is 29 north of there. The power is out in parts of the north bay, pg e with the first of three several blackouts, thousands of homes in the dark, customers are being told to wait it out, jackie ward is live in sonoma this morning where the lights have been out for hours now. Po h been out and a lot of parts of Sonoma County but we found lights, some kind of emergency lighting i think in the safeway parking loowntsonoma. You can see ing nit trto preserve things here. They covered up a lot of stuff. It is unclear now whether they will let people in, i imagine they will since they have been here quite a while, the drive up is strange, sears point have power and we were driving up the 121, around client winery we start to see power outcome also gas station at the 121 and 116 junction, stop later highway 12 at 121 was out, power on at snapper road and 12 we could tell because traffic lights were working there, but only a few blocks and it was out again, it has been a little tricky to figure out exactly where the power is on and where it is off, the first of three phases that started around midnight and is impacting customers across the north bay right now, of course pg e says the decision to turn off power was based on forecasts of dry and hot and windy weather including potential fire risk. Based on the forecast pg e anticipates it will last through midday thursday. The peak wind lasts through midday thursday. Of course you will be updating us with that and will continue to do a great job doing so this morning. One thing i found really helpful, i actually did this myself yesterday, i texted the word and role and role enroll to pg e, so i will get Text Messages for my zip code for news pertinent to me this morning. But if you live in the north bay you will get automatic we n the power outage. Jackie ward back to you. Kpix. 1 may planned power outage would affect major areas, oakland Officials Say they will be ready, and kirkpatrick the police chief says all days off they ced ofasrs fito Fire Department has the oakland mayor calling a possible five day shutdown unacceptable. Again we expect pg e to do everythingo to miresidents. The idea of tfive days without electricity is devastating. We fully expect that to be the worst case scenario. Pg e will open a Resource Center at the stadium and a san jose from 8 00 emmett till 6 00 p. M. For the duration of the shutdown. The center will provide water, charging stations, air conditioning and uptodate information. Caltrans scrambling to get generators which cannot operate without power for Safety Systems and without electricity, the lights will not function inside the tunnel. More importantly the tunnel exhaust fans will network caltrans confronted the problem yesterday and theyre scrambling to set up for backup generators before the lights go out. You probably have questions about what services will be available in a shot off, will b. A. R. T. Be running . The answer is yes. The Transit System has its own power substation, the airport, all with backup generators as do the toll places. So no free ride across the bridges. Asked for gas pumps that is a different story, we saw lines around the parking lot at the costco yesterday in case pumps are not working today, people are not just filling up the cars, they are stocking up on fuel for generators. The refrigerators gone for the food. It could be 5 to 7 days possibly. I will need more gas. Atms may also be in operable during an outage, depends on whether the business has a backup system. You might have a portable charger to keep your phone on but, will it work . Looks like the answer is yes, cell phone towers are protected by backup generators and batteries, you should not expect any disruption in your water service, we are told it is topped off in the reservoirs and their is backed up equipment in place to power the system. We are your source for the latest information on the shutouts, we have a complete Survival Guide for the pg e power shots as kpix. Com. They will show you how to quickly navigate the pg e page to get the information you need you can find the video on our facebook page. Were at the live news desk, theres a little earthquake overnight, this is san jose in the alamogordo area, e a at 2 15 le jopeltt to op reported, a ofo and rolling after that, a lot of people of course tying it in with Power Outages we are seeing. Welcome to california. Back to the time now is 4 30 nine, a case that rocked california, coming up we hear from a victim of a kidnapping. And wednesday morning, it is 5 41 looking east at the east bay, you can see blackout areas, locations without power this morning. In oakland right now, looking at five mileperhour winds, definitely not that windy this morning. We are mpup, dails coming up. The main man behind the chowchilla kidnapping has been denied parole 17 times, he was found unsuitable for parole yesterday, 33 years ago he and two other men kidnapped a bus driver and 26 kids and chowchilla. 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And china at this weeks trades thats the hope it will result ibrhrourtment stedrestrictions on muslims in the communist country, their meeting thursday and friday in washington. Johnson johnson has been ordered to pay 8 billion to a maryland man over negative side effects from risperdal, his attorney said the use of the drug has a child caused a condition which involve the enlargement of breast tissue. The payout was called grossly disproportionate. Toys r us back online, the Parent Company teaming up with target to relaunch the toys r us website, it has product reviews and contact on the latest trend. It can be redirected to the target website to make a purchase, that is your cbs moneywatch report, for more had to the cbs money watch website. I am diane king hall. The big stories the pg e shut up because of the high fire danger. And not because of the heat, right . Some people might think with dry offshore wind it is not the case, today we will be cooler compared to yesterday. A low pressure system is dropping from the great basin ushering in the offshore flow. The low pressure system is actually a cold low. Heres a live look at the tower camera. What you can expect and futurecast in just moments, a well start to the day in the s,0 as san jose in the upper 50s looking at mid 50s, livermore, San Francisco, mid 40s santa rosa with clear skies and you can see the Golden Gate Bridge there, lets check the wind, definitely not a windy day by any means. At least this morning. We are looking at 20 mileper hour wind to start of the day, calm conditions and mountain view, fremont looking at five mileperhour wind and oakland, 13 antioch and fairfield, the weather headlines, a two day wind event today and tomorrow. The timing for the strongest wind will be late tonight overnight into tomorrow morning, peak wind gusts with a red flag warning that kicks into effect at 5 00 a. M. , a wind advisory that starts at 6 00 a. M. Today and that continues through thursday afternoon. Watching all of this for you because of the low pressure system pushing into the great basin and that will kick up the win for us. With the wind flow around the low and the High Pressure system to the west, we will see strong and gusty dry northerly winds. Those are going to drop the relative humidity value because everything is so dry out there. When you add strong wintry mix of it that is why we have critical fire weather conditions. As we head for the afternoon, we see the winds pick up, breezy to windy. As we head for late tonight into the overnight hours, as we start to see purple and red color which indicates wind gusts up to 3050 miles per hour, especially true in the hills, elevations above 1000 feet will get strong wind gusts. Here we are at 7 00 tomorrow, this is 9 00 a. M. , check out fairfield, wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour, 29 napa, 29 in Half Moon Bay. Faithfully so we had for thursday in the afternoon to the cool daytime high. A little below average, sunnyvale and santa clara, san jose 74, if you do not have power and you do not have a see at least these temperatures are on the milder size, 70s concorde looking at 76 in walnut creek, upper 60s San Francisco, 74 berkeley, 73 san leandro, looking at highs topping out at 80 in cloverdale, peak wind gusts late tonight overnight into tomorrow morning. The wind will ease ow afn especially byfriday, cooler temperatures as we head in weekend. We just got new information from caltrans this morning, we are keeping our eye on tunnels on the freeway in the bay area, the call to tunnel and the Robin Williams tunnel, connecting pacifica and montero traveling in and out of Half Moon Bay as well, they will remain open during the power outage. You should be good to go to use the tunnel anytime this morning or throughout the day, we will keep you updated on this and there is a backup power source in place for that, were kissing a copes sigh keeping a close eye with no delays in 24 we have an accident to reportthe at left lanes with crews on the scene but not a lot of cars on the roadway just a slight delay as you approach the scene. Elsewhere trouble spots coming off of the northbound 101, a tipped over box truck debris in the roadway, they will reclose the offramp as soon as police, seem to clear everything up but people were able to exit off of the left lane there is you work your way onto the ramp, keeping a close eye, northbay, there are areas with Traffic Signals out so be ready to stop. A new movie about a friend chef in the works at netflix serving up green eggs and ham. Chris martinez has your eye on entertainment report. Reporter do you like green eggs and ham . I do ke em sam rerter divine featured in t upcoming netflix animated series green eggs and ham. Based on the 1960 beloved dr. Seuss books, cooking narrates the 13 episode series about a guy who goes with his friendsa o diane keaton and John Turturro also have roles, green eggs and ham start streaming november 8. The oscarnominated women who brought rvg about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg whipping up a movie about chef julia child, they told the right of the film julie will tell the story of the tv chefs life with archival video and videos of people she knew and though she inspired. The eagles are hitting the road in 2020 to perform the grammy awardwinning Hotel California album in its entirety. The tour kicks off in atlanta february 7, tickets go on next week. That is your eye on entertainment. Chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. Still had the nba versus china now the strained relationship over a tweet. Taking a live look outside at the city of tracking the wind right now, definitely not that windy this morning, we are going to see the winds pick up currently looking at 20 mileperhour wind out of the west northwest in downtown san frano, ci 16ta through the day into tomorrow and futurecast, we have a red flag warning and advisories, details coming up. If you are just getting and getting ready to head out the door using highway 1 you should be good to go for the commute at Half Moon Bay northbound heading to pacifica, maybe into the city at that point, the tom lantos tunnel will be open, we just got information from caltrans, they have a power source for the tunnel during the power outage, so you should be good to go right now, no delays north or southbound. From the hardwood to hardball. China pulling the pulp plug over a tweet. A standup affecting an animated tv comedy with ties to basketball. Truck the ball is in the Chinese Court but the chinese wont be able to see him. If you are doing business in china, your political views po th will not air the games in their country. The general manager of the houston rocketongoing prodemoc protest and later deleted the tweet. We are not apologizing for darrell expressing his freedom of expression. Is also taking a close look on the overall relationship with the nba. We are at the end of the day american company. We do business all around the world. Travels with this. This chinese crackdown stretched more than just basketball. Anybody who would betray ideals just to make money and shine is not worth a lick of spent. Reporter south park is gone from the internet because of the episode banned in china which talks about how the u. S. Entertainment world works to chinese sensors. Mike pompeo announced Visitor Restrictions suspected of detaining and abusing millions of muslims and other minorities. Stricken response to ns aokonfo ines ie unthde rirestthe chinese interest and violates the Government International relations we are in a very dark Sonoma Square this morning, we will take a look and show you how dark the van gogh. To harrison, the wine collection. To craig, this rock. I leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. That you do everything to preserve and protect them. With love, california. Now a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge at 5 00 this morning, the red flag morning began in your forecast. Thousands wake up without power, jackie ward has a emergency power survival shut off guide. I am kenny choi we have wendi dry conditions in the forecast that has prompted these shutouts lets get the latest from mary. It continues until at 5 00 tomorrow. Except for the coast in the San Francisco bay shoreline the diablo range in the Santa Cruz Mountains all under the red flag fire warning, gusts 45 to 50 miles per hour, critical fire weather and conditions as we go to the next couple of days today and tomorrow, a wind advisory that gets into effect at 6 00 today until 3 00 tomorrow in the north and east bay hills for elevations above the 1000 feet area, downed trees possible as we go through the next couple of