Are threatened thats why theres so many evacuations and 124 structures have been burned to the ground that includes dozens of homes about 60 homes have been burned to the ground because of this fire that continues to advance whipped up by the winds when it started last wednesday, again whipped up by the winds day before yesterday yesterday got though a little break during the day like theyre getting today and thats some good news. Heres new video that shows you yesterday a chopper overhead surveying the area that was bert and you can see both sides of the road there theres fircrews on the ground that retardant you can see the color jones there where theyre dropping retardant were looking for more those air drops today that will be key in stopping the spread of the fire it looks like that home may have been damaged but not completely lost in the flames that surrounded it and many other homes,ot so lucky, they were completely destroyed. We have our crews out there this morning taking a l
Morning, 66 and the clouds have not made it yet into san jose. 64 in vallejo. Temperatures overall cooler than where we have been still compared to yesterday. As you look at the outlook for today, were cloudy, misty, drizzly and temperatures will slowly warm into the lower 70s with sun and breezy winds later on today. Give yourself extra time. We have that Traffic Alert on southbound 680 making your way through Pleasant Hill and into walnut creek. An earlier fatal accident has been cleared. You can see traffic is still recovering. So we have some brake lights making your way southbound near treat and geary. Also thats the accident there. Theres another injury crash southbound 680 in san ramon at el costa. Were tracking another injury crash in oakland, northbound 880 at 23rd. A lot of accidents early this morning. This is a live shot of interstate 880 for taillights heading towards the bay bridge. Now to the impeachment battle in washington. This morning were learning that Top White Hou
Worsen again later this week. Right now, there are more than a dozen fires across the state. The largest is the kincaid fire in the north bay. Here is the latest. The fire has burned more than 54,000 acres and containment has dropped to 5 . 94 buildings have been destroyed. Another 80,000 threatened by flames. Firefighters say they believe it will take until november 7th to contain the fire. There are dozens of schools shutting down today because of the smoke and Power Outages. We have a full list on nbc bay area. Com and running on the bottom of your screen, in fact, right now. The governor has declared a statewide emergency as wild fires sweep across the state. Flames scorched tens of thousands of acres and forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee their homes. Nbc bay area jennifer b jorkland joins us now with the very latest. Good morning, jen. Reporter laura, marcus, good morning. Yeah, its never a good sign when the containment number actually goes down from 10 to 5 , whi
169,000 customers. Any moment now we are expecting an update from pg e. This is a live look inside the utility headquarters in San Francisco as we wait for the briefing to get underway. We understanding they are doing audio sound checks. We need officially gets underway, we will bring it to you live. In the meantime, we have team coverage. Alyana gomez is in nampa were people have been in the dark all day. We begin with Paul Chambers who is been talking to pg e customers in contra costa countys. Many say they are frustrated. They are very angry. About two hours from now, pg e is threatening to cut off the power, which is nearly reporter pg es ever delay in Power Outages has many businesses questioning whether to close or not too close. Within a twoblock radius, some businesses were open it somewhere close. Some owners say the constant back and forth in the Power Company has them on edge. I have no idea whether to open or to close. Are they going to shut it off or not . They say at midn
Activity you might see. No outdoor burning allowed at all. Make sure smar fires. No two evacuation routes in and out of your neighborhood and set up meetings with your department. If you have a local Neighborhood Group thats a great way to stay in touch with them and know everything you should be doing as well. What about the temperatures . Look how warm 9 00 t in the morning tomorrow. Well go over more temperatures and the heat and the fire danger coming up throughout this hour. Good information. Thank you, jeff. Thousands of people in the north bay are bracing for a black out. Pg e says it could shut down power tomorrow in sonoma and lake counties. This was part of the proactive approach to reduce the likelihood of a wild fire. Jody we can see construction behind you. Reporter thats right, raj. People here in santa rosa know how devastating wild fires can be. Were in the coffee park neighborhood of santa rosa where the tubs fire wiped out nearly the entire neighborhood nearly two yea