Of rolling blackouts to ease demand on the states electrical grid. Its all happening amid days of long heat wave that is also fueling a number of wildfires more than a dozen active wildfires are currently burning across the golden state, including several in here right here in the bay area that have prompted evacuation warnings. Tonight we have Live Team Coverage of the ongoing heat wave in the impacts from it Ashley Zavala is live in sacramento with the governor with what the governor is now demanding in light of those blackouts kron fours dan kerman though joins us live from the east bay on the deers own fires but first kron 4 meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez is tracking the dangerous conditions now fueling these blazes or so. Hi there. Jonathan yeah lets take a look at stormtracker 4 plenty of thunderstorms rolling through parts of ukiah in clear lake right now we do have a red flag warning so high fire danger in effect right now for lake and mendocino counties but for us here in the
Crystal clear. We failed to predict and plan the shortages and thats simply unacceptable. Youre frustrated and irate governor newsome demands an investigation. Into weekend power shut off his millions of californians had to deal with sweltering heat. Governor said that the agency failed to properly. Brace for the Current Energy shortage in subsequent power disruptions. Leaders from cal iso though firing back saying they constantly warn the Public Utilities commission that power shutoffs could happen saying the situation could have been avoided. The regulatory authorities how the grid operates. People to do a lot of Different Things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all of that. The Public Utilities commission has not responded today. The governor also signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup thats amid a record heat wave that is scorching the state this was the first time cal iso ordered rolling blackouts in s
So a lot of people that live here theyve lost their food and they have lost a lot of other things since the blackout but pg e tells me that theyre still looking into this issue whether it was heat related or caused by something else. As many prepared for planned rolling blackouts. When neighborhoods power went out sooner and the rest with no warning it just went out. And then we got a message that said of the power has gone out. And then we got the one that said were doing rolling blackouts but this is not a rolling east at a constant blackout for pan be a saudi in her neighbors on port going drive who say they havent had power since 5. 30 sunday night. Saudi says she received a message from pg and e the crews will be coming out, but still no one has showed up got a message saying. Powers out for 25 homes and crews will come out some time tonight. Nobody came out we havent had any other messages as to whats going on neighbor michael ball lives in one of the 25 homes affected i get so a
Near st. Helena. Terry mcsweeney, you were with crews a authority tishort its believed that lightning started this fire. Reporter a lot of evidence that lightning started it. I was talking to firefighters here. They say the focus tonight is on structure protection, saving the homes which are up state route 128, closed off as you can see. Everywhere you look, theres fire on the mountain. Huge flames leaping into the night sky along hennessey ridge. Cal fire says this fire has burned 2,400 acres and is 0 contained. With the hot, dry conditions that weve been having and then coupled with this weather that weve had, its not common for the area with all the lightning strikes that weve been having. Its just its very can be very hazardous for the fire conditions. Reporter the cause believed to be lightning. This video from the local chp office showing a strike a short while before the first reports of fire. This structure fell victim to the flames today. More than 200 other buildings are thre
Be blocking out the view as you do make your way into work. Current temperatures are in the 60s and 70s and for any aac at least the 80s to kick off this morning. Concord in livermore low 70s for you we have a nice little steady breeze pushing in so we are cooling off this evening, a nice touch to that. A hot weather that weve had otherwise look at these heat advisories, excessive heat warnings now in effect on the peninsula to for areas of San Mateo County San Francisco county. The only area that is not impacted by excessive heat warnings today. Now these do continue for one more day on into tomorrow so today and tomorrow, excessive heat warnings meaning temperatures in excess of a 100 degrees. Some pretty warm nights in these areas too. As for today, youre going to see a much less unsettled day. What that means much less chance of any sort of Thunderstorm Development couple days ago, you remember the storms we had sunday morning yesterday we had a rolling through the north bay right