We know it impacts them greatly when they do not have power and this is something we are considering doing for safety. Reporter that is after the pg e agreement has been blamed for causing several Deadly Wildfires in california over the past two years. The policy this fire season shut down the lines before they had the chance to start a catastrophe. Reporter have a learned anything from the prior power safety shutoffs that may make it easier. We added more resources to the call centers. We shored up our website and we also enhanced our notification systems. Reporter pg e does not think the part will be out for more than 48 hours and the most updated information will be available on the website. Anne makovec,wer sa discussed a california state capital. The ceos expected to justify between the legislative oversight hearing. Lawmakers working e ago i on ou kpix. Com. We are tracking the dry and gusty offshore wind. A low pressure system jobbing from the Pacific Northwest bringing the much
An up to 300mile range and go from 0 to 60 in 3. 5 seconds. The marketplace is changing. If ford is acknowledging this as well, it show it is entire automotive economy in america is also pivoting. Reporter ford has partnered with Electrify America to install these fast charging stations across the country offering up to 150kilowatt speed. This one in milpitas is the first and only one in the south bay with more on the way. And yes, its right next to the tesla superchargers. If ford enters that space and creates an economy where it supports electric charging infrastructure and supports a pivot to new type of vehicle, it absolutely improves the entire market segment. Reporter this tesla owner agrees. He says without healthy competition, companies stagnate. Because of the competition, they want to stay ahead of each other. Reporter by the way, ford responded saying thanks elon, we couldnt agree more. See you at the charging station. Kpix 5. Heres a look at our top stories at 5 30, an east
79 for a high in livermore. 75 in san jose. Low 70s for San Francisco as well as for oakland. Your weather headlines. Clear skies, mild temperatures, sunny and warm, average through the day. But changes beginning tomorrow. Well see cooler temperatures and a high fire danger midweek with gusty offshore winds. Well talk about that coming up. A traffic a earth l. The frat fick alert in effect for the eastshore freeway. As you work your way there. Traffic westbound through there. Really backed up. This is a fall tay crash with three lanes blocked. Eastbound 380. It was report add bought 5 15 this morning. They have a lot of Activity Still on scene. Expect those lanes to be closed for quite some time. Delays in both directions east and westbound. If you traveling westbound, delays. Eastbound youre backed up to the university. You probably want to use san pablo avenue, the alternate for that area, it parallels the east shore freeway. Pretty significant delays in both directions. Youre seal a
Not out of the question. We could see an isolated strike or two. So 5 00 tonight we are still looking at pockets of moderate rain showers will continue as we head towards the overnight hours tomorrow mornings commute begins with wet weather and that really just continues to intensify as the afternoon and evening go on. Winds will also increase, so by eight 5 to 8 p. M. Is when youre going to see the heaviest rain uh going on until 11 p. M. Right now, sfo gusts to 43 miles an hour. 31 at oakland sfo is under an airport weather warning through tots a level one. Rain, brief downpours, gusty winds, strongest in the hills, isolated thunder, chance and speaking of the high country by blizzard warning for the sierra until 10 a. M. Sunday, 12ft or more for the highest peaks, with those wind gusts of 75 or higher. Extremely dangerouto impossible travel. I would not advise it. Ill be back with a look at your full forecast. Coming right up, kristin. All right, sandhya, thank you. And just to reit
Reporter apple executives beat the drum for the newest iphone. This is a stupor computer for photos. Reporter an upgraded cameras for 7 and dual cameras for 7plus. Water resistance and sharper screens are included. But its the absence of a traditional headphone jack thats making the biggest stir. Its the courage to move on, do something new that betters all of us. Reporter the phones connector will acquire ear buds that are included along with an adapter. The beginning of a throughly wireless future. Reporter but the airpods will be an option for 159. Theres no doubt about t people will have a hard time getting over this. As with all of the technologies, well probably adjust. Reporter with iphone 7 prices starting at 649 and orders beginning on friday, change. Mark barger, nbc news. Great. Were going back to the days when everything will walk around with things sticking out of their dears. Industry watchers are predicting a more dramatic change with next years tradition. It will mark t