Neighborhood because he was here for the north bay wildfires two years ago. I think theyre really trying very hard to do the right thing. Reporter so no one was hurt in the two accidents that we saw out here at this intersection in santa rosa. But the city of santa rosa says police and Fire Departments responded to multiple accidents throughout the day at intersections that lost power and in five of those accidents, people were hurt. Meantime as far as when the power is going to be back on, pg e would only tell ushar goi reassess and try to figure out if they can turn it on by tomorrow at the earliest. Reporting live in santa rosa, ali wolf, nbc bay area news. Lets stay in the north bay. Thanks so much, ali. Sky ranger is there at soskel avenue and imola. This is in south napa near napa valley college. Traffic lights have been out all day, including ats intersection. A big backup at where the lights arenturay sto. Take your turn. Be patient. Make sure t is no traffic crash. Now, not on
Nearly 800,000 pg e customers in 34 counties could be in the dark for days. High fire danger prompteded unprecedented power shutoffs. The first round of shutoffs set to begin a little less than seven hours from now. Pg e is directing customers to its website for details, but is that easier said than done. The site has been crash reg petedly due to overwhelming traffic. All of this an eerie coincidence for fire survivors in the north bay. As we mark the second anniversary of the devastating wine co wildfires. Good evening to you, Wilson Walker is live in downtown santa rosa where the community is still rebuilding, physically and emotionally. Wilson . Reporter absolutely. Just in the past half hour, a small gathering to remember the 44 people who lost their lives in the fires that started two years ago tonight. Two year was rebuilding, trying to move past what happened. Fire is still very much a way of life in this part of california. I think weve made a heck of a lot of progress. And th
Fire danger goes into effect at 5 00 a. M. Tomorrow to 5 00 p. M. Thursday. Very low relative humidity and under those conditions fires can start and spread quickly. Here is our wind advisory in effect from 6 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Thursday. Winds will gust in those Higher Elevations and stronger up to about 55 Miles Per Hour. Theres a possibility of down in h trees and power lines. Tomorrow evening well have strong winds gusting from 14 to 40 Miles Per Hour and the gusts become widespread by 11 00 p. M. Tomorrow and going into thursday, wind gusts up to 45 Miles Per Hour. The relative humidity is going to remain low tomorrow afternoon. Well see relative humidity only in the Single Digits about 7 to 8 to 14 to 15 and it will remain low through thursday morning into thursday evening before the humidity and wind begin to moderate and get back to normal levels on friday. Ill have a look at the sevenday forecast in a few minutes. State and local officials are demanding answers, why is pg e
Midnight. Marin county will have its lightsout at 4 00 am. And then tomorrow at noon, Contra Costa County starts. Kpix 5 is your Survival Guide to navigating these unprecedented outages. Our team is mobilized to cover this story. Andrea borba is with people strbling to get ready. Reporter im here at the costco in concord where the lines have been wrapped around the boulevard and onto surface streets. People are concerned they wont be able to fill up their cars if the power goes out. I filled up prot pain too. Ill have a refrigerator, and ill have a generator for the house. The propane too. Ill have a refrigerator, and ill have a generator for the house. I put freezer Water Bottles in the freezer to freeze them up so i could put them in the refrigerator for later. Reporter in oakland, the preparations are moving from the personal level to citywide, with all cops having days off cancelled for all hands on patrols. We take this red flag warning extremely seriously. We all know the devasta
Oakland or san jose . All sworn officers days off are canceled. Those of you who live in the hills where we know theres challenges with challenges and ingress for First Responders. What officials are telling you to do with your car, if you live at the highest risk areas. It could be too late if you havent already purchased items. Youll be disappointed, unfortunately. Kpix news at 7 00 starts now. And we have a Survival Guide for you to these Public Safety good evening. Im ken bastida. Im veronica de la cruz. The countdown is on. Less than five hours away from the first stage of these power cuts. But do keep in mind, if your lights are still on after midnight, theres still a chance they could go dark later overnight and into tomorrow. A special pg e website that shows if your home is affected has been down. Its crashed all day long. Mary lee was able to log on earlier. The timing of all of this, the first counties impacted will be napa and sonoma at midnight. And parts of Alameda County