Tonight generators across the state are on full blast as at least half a Million People are without electricity due to the fire danger. Smoky skies and high fire danger. Ill let you know when you can expect a change coming up. A possible setback in the race for a vaccine. The astrazeneca trials are on hold after a volunteer became ill. What this means for the bay area trials which were about to begin. South bay Business Owners find ways to reopen indoors, but they know that opportunity could slam shut again. Abc 7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Tonight across the tales of harrowing escapes from ravaging wildfires. Skies darken. Thousands face another night without electricity. Power shut off to prevent park sparking any new fires. More than 167,000 pg e customers in fact in 21 counties are still without power. This map shows the current Public Safety power shutoffs. Theyre indicated by upside down purple triangles. An
Know. J. R. Stone is in calistoga where entire neighborhoods are still in the dark tonight. Reporter complete darkness along these neighborhood streets on the western id of calistoga, a city where 40 of the people are without electricity and that includes tv. Tough for youngsters. Its hard, really hard. Reporter taylor may only be 6 but this is not the first time her family has lost power due to fire dangers. Now, though, they have a small generator that powers only the most essential items. I can only watch stuff on my ipad if its charged. If its charged. Have you been charging it . No. Because our charger doesnt work. Reporter across the state at least half a Million People are in the same situation. Dealing with Public Safety power shutoffs over fears of power lines falling and sparking a fire. You realize how much you depend on electricity when this happens. Reporter in calistoga you can hear the hum of generateors in neighborhoods. Winds are expected to pick up. Calistoga mayor ch
Bay. Henry lee is in the east bay. Parts of both of those areas are set to lose power tonight. Tracking the critical fire weather conditions. We want to start with tom vacar joining us live from sonoma, where parts of that city have been without power since early this morning. How are those folks coping . Reporter pretty much all the city is out right now. Very few things have power. But thats what this story is really about. The expected winds that weve been expecting have yet to show up. Sonoma business folks are making very, very sure that local folks here who dont have power are served, and served well. Sonoma, a wine country tourist town of 11,000 finds itself without power, even though there was scarcely a breeze today. That does not go down well with a lot of people here. Right now, its so calm here. For us, its like, could it have waited until the winds come up . Reporter pg and e, says although it may not be windy, winds are expected to be high. Eye ray taylor lives up in the
Callers will hear silence when waiting for your turn to speak, operator will unmute when prompt. Callers have standard 3 minutes to provide comments. You may also watch live on www. Sfgovtv. Org. Item 1 recollect item 1 , roll call. [roll call] we do have a quorum. Chief of department, jeanine nicholson. President nakajo will read the land acknowledgment. Thank you very much madam secretary. The San Francisco Fire Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, e
The system will notify when you are in line. Callers will hear silence when waiting for your turn to speak, operator will unmute when prompt. Callers have standard 3 minutes to provide comments. You may also watch live on www. Sfgovtv. Org. Item 1 recollect item 1 , roll call. [roll call] we do have a quorum. Chief of department, jeanine nicholson. President nakajo will read the land acknowledgment. Thank you very much madam secretary. The San Francisco Fire Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay o