Us. Thousands of pg e customers are still living without power because of the shut offs. Service is being restored for many. Pg e tells us 86,000 customers do not have electricity. The numb of people without power in ma rin dropped by half. And no longer expected to be part of the event that started today. There are outages in the east bay, south bay and peninsula. For many of the people theres no estimate for power restored. Anxious wait for them. Ongoing is the keyword. Some of the power came on here at 4 00 p. M. This gas station is on a different kind of power grid. They had pour all day. They sold 8,000 gallons worth of gas. Theyre running out. All they have is premium. They dont know when they will get the other kind. Energy is a big story. This is what staying ahead of the power curve. With a portable solar panel usually uses to power the blender when camping. A more noble assignment. A fish tank and a refrigerator. Its working. As for the rest of us. I have been in line for an
This parking lot. This morning and other parts the same mystery. Some lights were on others were not. Traffic lights at intersections were also hit and miss. It was so eerie. Some lights were on. By noon 80 residents had visited the pg e resource center. At ridge mont campus. He was here at 9 00 a. M. Three hours before us. Charging every device he owns. Hes good for now. Then again. I got a text from pg e that the power will be turned off at 6 00 p. M. Tonight. Even though its been off for three days. The lights came on before noon. She knows all about the killer wind in the hills. Tenses come down. Fences come down. Trees come down. Its awful. Powerful winds. Low humidity. A dangerous mix. Todays round of shut offs the fourth this month. The first round started after midnight october 9 effecting 360,000 customers. The next shut off was october 23. And affected 28,000 customers. The same day the kincade fire started. The third round started saturday evening impacting 400,000 people. A
Lightning strikes has ramped up to 19 offshore. So well have chances of thunderstorms in the forecast tonight. Not much right now in widespread rainfall, a few scattered showers out there. Heres our live camera in san jose with mostly cloudy skies. But things will be changing. Look what happens about an hour during the 6 00 to 7 00 hour. The coverage will be increasing over the next hour or so. We could have thunderstorms moving quickly across the bay area by 9 00. Another system approaches the area thursday night and maybe more rain in your fiveday forecast. More on that in a few minutes. Every time it rains this winter, its going to cause concerns for many homeowners in the north bay, especially in the burn zones where is the potential for flooding and mudslides. Its been nearly three months now since those Deadly Wildfires broke out and many people have started to rebuild. Ktvus tom vacar joins us live from santa rosa with more. Reporter when this santa rosa hillside neighborhood bu
Now, to todays top stories, we learned that a man accused of killing sacramento sheriff Deputy Robert french was known to law enforcement. Thomas daniel has a history of evading, resisting, and attacking police officer. He is now accused of killing deputy french and wounding two officers yesterday with a high powered rifle at a romano ramada inn in sacramento. Rescuers are going block by block looking for anyone who might be left behind in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. Officials say at least 32 people have died from the storm. An estimated 87,000 homes are damaged. The white house is expected to request nearly 6 billion in aid from congress to help clean up and rebuild. In the meantime, more rain is now in the forecast for louisiana, tennessee, and kentucky. You are watching fox2 fox2 ktvu fox2 news at 6 30 pm. President ial is planning to cancel the deferred action for childhood arrivals programs also known as daca. There is where the president could make his decision as soon as
San jose 103 degrees. Make has a potential problem. To universal studios. If you head over to i5 there is a crash reported, a hitandrun. There may be a lane blocked. Thats heading up to the windy part. Keep that in mind. No problems. 13 minutes for the drive time. Youre not even tapping the breaks. Back to you. Back to our weather alert coverage were talking about hitting the peak of the heat wave. Live at the agencys Equipment Yard in fremont with whats being done to conserve that energy. Sharon . Reporter this is the main emergency center. You can see rows and rows sent out as needed. He says there were no major outages. They were working so hard yet with everyone using their ac they didnt have a chance to cool off overnight. If that happens in your neighborhood pg e says its ready to respond. They asked customers to be ready today and the next few days for power outages. Avoid using your oven so you keep your home cool, use the microwave or go outside and grill. Set it to a temperat