Live from the bay area studios, this is kpix 5 this morning. Right now, on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area , we are looking live from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera as we look out east. And new mandatory evacuations overnight in the north bay. We have more on that in a bed. Good morning, it is tuesday, september eighth. I am Michelle Griego. I am len keise. We are trusting gusty winds. Lets get a check of the weather with meteorologist mary lee. Wind gusts are up to 40 miles an hour in north bay mountains. Critical fire weather conditions and we are watching the winds take that turn out of the north and northeast. It is very dry air with that onshore flow. Red flag warnings are in effect for the north bay. Until 8 00 on wednesday, we are looking at low relative humidity values for the north bay mountains from 5 00 until 11 00 because of the possibility of downed trees and power lines and wind gusts up to 15 miles an hour in the north bay mountains. It is a big concern. Our temperatures are not as hot as yesterday but still warm to hot conditions across our region. Mid 80s in San Francisco and mid 90s in san jose and triple digit heat for concord and with those triple digit temperatures expected in the concord area, a cooling center will be open in concord at the Concord Senior Center and that is from 1 00 until 6 00 today, just to help people get some relief from the heat. We will talk more about what you can expect, taking you through the day as we go through the rest of the week with temperatures cooling down a bit. Details are in a few minutes. Lets start up with a look at the roadways and if youre going to work the 580 and Allatoona Pass, they are getting busy. It is a westbounder to a north flynn. We have some brake lights and there are slightly slower speeds. Once you are past that area, there are no delays but i am getting reports of a trouble spot near 680, not too far from the 780 connector. I will keep a close eye on that to see if it will turn out to be anything. There is a 20 minute drive time from 205 to 680. That is our slowest spot although the toll plaza looks good, with no delays out of the east bay into the city. I will look at the san mateo bridge in my next report. We have been talking about these mandatory evacuations that just went into effect last night at 10 00. It has been an awful night for a lot of folks in Sonoma County, around the bernville area. They just tweeted out this part of the walbridge fire in Sonoma County and this is timelapse video of this of threatening areas in north of the russian river. The walbridge fire had the 95 contained but the weather conditions that they were mentioning allowed it to really ramp up last night and First Responders have been going door to door since about 10 00, trying to make sure people are out of their home. Here is the evacuation map, the area were talking about, mill creek and Sweetwater Springs area, where we have the mandatory evacuations, and the an evacuation warnings around that area that is going to take you extra time to be able to get out of your house. The mandatory evacuations include the area south of mill creek road, north of Sweetwater Springs road, west of westside road, and east of palmer creek road. Cal fire is going to give us an update on this fire coming up at 7 00 and we will continue to follow this all morning long. I am Michelle Griego many people in the north bay are waking up to planned power shutoffs are for the 2200 customers could lose electricity. 5000 customers in napa county are also included. It will be fully restored and before 7 00 were 9 00 at night on wednesday. The loss of electricity marks the eighth or ninth times santa rosa has dealt with the psps. Many residents say while it is an annoyance, they are prepared for a blackout. This community in the Rincon Valley area has dealt with numerous devastating fires over the last few years and now pg es Public Safety power shutoffs are just part of their lives. Pg e expects this particular psps will roughly impact 172,000 customers in 22 counties. North bay residence suggest at this point, they are used to it. We saw it coming, so we have done some preparations by way of a solar generator. It has been hard in those windy nights with this heat. There are some bits of ptsd. Santa rosa got word of a potential shower and the Fire Department says it has staffed up its stations to better prepare should another fire suddenly erupt. The concern now is we have the added winds. Several days of hot, dry temperatures, the winds are kicking up for a couple of days and with the low humidities, this is a concern. Many santa rosa residents we spoke to agreed that the psps is an inconvenience but they say it is one they are willing to deal with to protect their homes and community. Now to one firefighter in mendocino county. Theyre trying to get some containment near willits. They have scorched around 700 acres with no containment so far. Evacuation orders are in place and hundreds of homes are in danger. Officials say they are trying to keep the fire from moving south toward homes into willits and brooke trails. It will be tough with peak wind gusts expected today. In fresno, military helicopters have been unsuccessful in their attempts to reach 14 hikers stuck in the Sierra National forest. The group got trapped trying to escape the flames at lake edison and china peak. Hundreds of others were rescued over the Holiday Weekend when they got caught in the path of the flames. The creek fire jumped the river, cutting off the only road out of the mammoth pool reservoir. One camper captured this video when the chinook helicopter right here landed in the inferno. They made it. My level of anxiety and stress it just went from 1 million to about 10. It was a big relief. It was a huge relief. This morning, the fire is burning out of control and more than 135,000 acres has been burned up. Is more earthquake hits, the 2. 6 magnitude quake struck shortly before 2 00 and lark field, about three miles from the santa rosa. In santa clara county, new Health Orders are expected and some businesses could get the green light to move indoors. The county is expected to move from purple to red in their fourth tier color system. That would mean nail salons, restaurants, and others could open inside at 25 capacity. They can operate outdoors right now. They have to deal with the weather, the heat, the dust, you know, and in no ways. Today, some Elementary Schools in marin county will open their doors once again for in person classes. The 15 schools cleared to reopen are private and Public Schools in the following cities, marin city, san rafael, santos amo, and hicks valley. And also what is the return of the San Leandro Unified School District Free Meal Program for all students. Sites open up at 6 30 and the locations included munro elementary, John Muir Middle School on williamson street, and San Leandro High School on bancroft avenue. With all the changes going on in your school district, go to kpix. Com backtoschool the promise President Donald Trump is making just weeks from the election, turning it to the latest debate in politics. Le i got it all from you im always pushing through i know well make it to the finish line i know youre waiting on the other side im like you ondemand glucose monitoring. Because theyre always on. Another lifechanging technology from abbott. So you dont wait for life. You live it. We know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. Amazon just pulled out a new ban on certain personages. Plus boeing now this is a new round of problems. We have these stories and more. Reporter trading resumes on wall street today after the labor day holiday. On friday, the dow lost 159 points and the nasdaq dropped 144 and the s p 500 fell 28. Investors are hoping to rebound out of one of the worst weeks in months. Tech stocks were hit hard with Major Players like amazon, apple, and facebook all dropping despite the selloff, the nasdaq is still up 26 this year. More problems for boeing. The federal Aviation Administration is reviewing Quality Control lapses at its factory in south carolina. The problems allegedly date back almost a decade according to an internal government memo. The playmaker reportedly told regulators that parts of the fuselage do not meet its own Design Standards however it also added that no immediate safety threat exists. Amazon is banning the sale of plants and seeds from outside the u. S. The move comes after mysterious packets of seeds that appear to come from china were delivered through mailboxes in all 50 states. Ecommerce a giant says those seeds and plant products imported from outside of the u. S. Are sold by a nonus resident and are now prohibited. Taking you live matt look at the john hopkins coronavirus tracker, new covid19 case numbers show a downward trend across california. The state is seeing more than 740,000 confirmed cases however it is a different story across the country and labor day gatherings could make things worse. 26 states are reporting more new cases, compared to two weeks ago, and cases are surging at colleges and universities. We are seeing more videos like this, videotaped by cnn that shows a large outdoor gathering at penn state university, prompting the University President to threaten the school shut down. Right now, the key to us staying open is the behavior of every single one of us. Also, the American Academy of pediatrics reports cases among children in the u. S. Shot up more than 17 between august 13th and 27 however experts say they are not sure how much of that could be a result of more children being tested. I am Michelle Griego scientists are racing closer to wrapping up Clinical Trials for coronavirus vaccines. There is growing concern that President Donald Trump is setting unrealistic expectations. Reporter President Donald Trump is promising a covid19 vaccine soon. We could have it during the month of october. That is just days from the election and the promise is the latest debate in politics. I will not take his word for it. He wants us to inject bleach. She should apologize for the antivaccine rhetoric that they are talking right now, talking about endangering lives and it undermines science and what is happening is all of a sudden you will have this incredible vaccine and because of that take rhetoric, it is political rhetoric. That is all it is. Democratic leaders are not arguing that a vaccine is needed but they questioned the timing. I want to see what the scientists say. I would like to get a vaccine but we need a vaccine now. The majority of voters would have gone through it with enough testing according to a new news Battleground Tracker poll but remaining third of those cast in ballots believe the vaccine could be a Scientific Achievement that happened quickly, meanwhile some of the top drug up and is reportedly announcing a joint packed today and they promise to not release any vaccine that do not follow rigorous efficacy and safety standards. Beaches in santa cruz opened up last night after a daytime curfew over the labor day weekend. It was not the only beat along the coast to shut down to keep crowds away over coronavirus concerns. Despite the signs to stay away, deputies and police found beachgoers anyway, and they are leaning towards education instead of enforcement. Lets check the weather with mary lee. Things are heating up and we have some good news. It is not quite as hot as yesterday but still, we have warm and hot conditions across the bay area. We have the spare the air alert that remains in effect, a record 22 days for the bay area now. This morning, checking current air quality conditions and looking at moderate air quality for most of us as we start off our day. That is the good news. We are looking at unhealthy air for parts of the north bay, especially through lakeport and clear lake. So that spare the air alert is for the bay area, once again. We are going three weeks in a row with these hazy and smoky skies. Here is a look with our camera and you can see some patchy fog. That is some good news with that onshore flow, especially along the coast and right around the bay. I will talk about that in a moment. Temperatures are slightly cooler compared to yesterday and we are in the 60s for many spots, upper 60s in concord, midsixties for oakland and san jose and 70 for livermore and 60 for San Francisco and santa rosa. Lets get to our very high fire danger. We are critical and watching wind gusts up to 40 to 60 Miles Per Hour in the Higher Elevations. So that red flag warning that is now in effect will continue to be in effect until 8 00 on wednesday due to these a dry and gusty offshore winds and a wind advisory that kicks into effect from 5 00 until 11 00 today are wind gusting down here for the north bay mountains. Were looking at that ridge of High Pressure that is in place and the smoke is tracking at the surface but what we are watching is a low pressure system that is going to drop a dry cold front and that is why the winds are kicking up. You can see on future cast, today into tomorrow, we have strong winds up in the north bay mountains and the Higher Elevations and east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. Daytime highs for today are looking at triple digit heat for fairfield, concord, and livermore, and mid 90s for san jose, vallejo, and napa, and mid 80s for San Francisco and low 90s for oakland this afternoon. Heres the extended forecast of what you can expect as we look at temperatures slowly cooling down to the rest of the week with onshore flow beginning to kick in. We have a little bit of relief coming our way. Lets look at the traffic on this tuesday morning. As we look at the roadways, it is busy and the hot spot is the Allatoona Pass commute westbound. It is out of tracy into the livermore valley. Traffic is stacking up. Your slowest spot is around mount house towards grant line, so give yourself a few extra minutes if you were going out the door early. The ride is a slow one. I want to show you the travel times. It is 35 minutes from 205 towards 680. The positive news is so far, so good along the east shore and a 101 and the south bay, north through the peninsula. There are no trouble spots. I want to look at a different portion out of marin county. Things are moving nicely at the limit around southbound 101 and novato all the way towards the Golden Gate Bridge, just north of there. There are traffic lights in and around commerce boulevard. Proceed with caution. The Golden Gate Bridge is looking good although it is a little foggy. Be careful as you work your way across the span. It is good with no brake lights around the bay bridge and there are no metering lights yet. It is an easy ride out of east bay into the city. That is look at your morning drive. Lets check in with sports. We have a couple of bay area hot baseball teams. Both teams are in chewing huge dividends for their efforts. Rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. [cell phone beeps] stop dont be on your phone. Let someone else take the wheel. Make a little eye contact. Make a plan. Its a busy world out there. Were all in it together. Go safely, california. We are looking at hot temperatures but not quite as hot as yesterday. Looking at 95 in san jose, 100 for morgan hill and 103 in concord and 102 in Pleasant Hill and triple digit heat for the trivalley and around the bay, mid 80s for San Francisco and sausalito, no ids and for the north bay, mid to upper 90s. I have a baseball up top. Which highlight to go with first . Giants . Or the oakland as . We went with payless division leading oakland, hosting second place houston. The astros are in the field at the coliseum. They are already up 10. Sean murphy, he makes it to 0. He has his third rbi of the game. Chris bassitt shut the door. They and that threat. They make it six meters zero and they increased their lead to 4. 5 games and they play again later on today. Arizona and San Francisco, kevin gossman was electric. Christian walker, what a strikeout. He had a run in six innings. There was a two run score and the giants won 42. They hold a playoff spot and have the longest win streak in the National League at three. The bay area is 01 nfl team market again. The 49ers is running the show. There will be no home crowd at off with the cardinals at 1 25 on sunday. Only crowd noise and music will be piped in through speakers. We have thoughts from the running backs. I do not believe that i will necessarily be affected when i am on the field and those white lines. It is going to be nice to hear someone on the sidelines, to see how annoying it is or if the guys really do love it. They are playing music, so that will be nice. And the nba here, the la clippers played against denver. La won 113107. They have a 21 lead. Boston has a 21 lead in a different series. A strike by johnson. He won a championship by three shots in atlanta. He has 10 straight pars and a birdie. He got a kiss from his fiancc of seven years. She is the daughter of wayne gretzky. He won his first fedex title and the 15 million prize. His fiancc you have to put a ring on it, dont you . Have a good day. We will see you later. It is for 57. Stre try my 4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. Back at jack in the box. Try my 4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. Back at jack in the box. Live from the bay area studios, this is kpix 5 this morning. Right now, on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the first power shutoffs of the season underway in part of the north bay. How long the blackouts could last. Forrester to flee the late night evacuation alert following this flareup of a Sonoma County wildfire. A red flag warning, the critical fire weather conditions that we will see today. It is tuesday, september eighth. I am Michelle Griego. I am len keise. Lets go to mary lee with a check of the forecast. A lot to get to. We have a high fire danger today and watching winds gusting up to 40 to 60 miles an
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