Some paurtds of the marine layer will undercut a lot of smoke today and try to keep us in healthy air. And keep our temperatures in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Happening right now thousands of pg e customers are the dark thi might not be on until tonight. Look at the outage map. Pg e cut the power in nearly two dozen counties bause of the high fire danger. Purple k5i9indicates the Public Safety power shutoffs. Yoristoga say it was necessary because of the high winds. At one point, there were half a Million People in the dark stat restore power once the sun com high winds and dangerous heat flames. And listen to this number so far this year wildfires have burned about 2. And when we care to the same time last year we are looking at 118,000 acres. What a difference. Yesterday, Governor Newsom said he has had it with people who deny Climate Change. I have nopatience and i say this lovingly, as someone who prides himself being open to argument but i quite literally have no patience for Climate C
Go your own way your wireless. Your rules. Only with xfinity mobile. Now at 11 00 its going to get super hot this holiday weekend. Can the grid keep up . Tonight the plan to keep you from losing power. For the second time in four years, were tracking record High Temperatures. Were also keeping an eye on the air quality across the bay area. Tonight a delicate balancing act for those cities expecting the big beach crowds. We need to minimize exposure and keep everyone safe. So we are kind of just sitting here going what they are thinking is on the business side of it. This is not good for our local businesses. One week after vandals did this to the mayor of san joses home. What he just revealed to us tonight. Good evening im elizabeth cook. Im allen martin in for ken. Now at 11 00, streaming on cbsn bay area, a comfortable start to the holiday weekend, but thats about to change and change quickly. Record breaking temperatures are expected. Plus the potential power problems. But first chi
Warning that will start tomorrow and runs through labor day. Inland temperatures will approach 110 degrees in the warmest locations and the air quality will still be an issue. Troubled spots in the north bay right around the central bay on saturday and then into the east bay and the trivalley as well. The air quality might improve fractionally as we head through the rest of Labor Day Weekend. Take a look at the air quality forecast into early next week. A complete weekend forecast in a few minutes. Paul, thank you. The big question with this extreme heat though, will the power stay on . Or will we see rolling blackouts again . Tonight the race is on to crank out enough power to last us through the weekend. The governor issued aing probation, allowing power plants to create more energy than their permits allow. Cal iso was working to buy power from other parts of the western grid. Those other parts also had their heat problems to worry about. Generally at this point they arent willing t
Could send coronavirus cases surging. The grim prediction about the death count, plus, rising cases at universities and this morning, how some drugmakers will join forces to make sure only a safe vaccine is approved. Hand sanitizer warning. The mother who says she was burned after using an off brand product. Then lighting a candle. And then the explosion happened that in a matter of two seconds lit my entire body on fire. What the cdc is saying about incidents like this. And back on the gridiron. College football returning with new Safety Measures in place. How the action will look different and the new testing that could be a game changer. But will we get through an entire season . Hey, good morning. Happy saturday. Were very happy to have whit back at the desk after a vacation. Good to be back. Welcome back, my friend. Were going to start here with the overnight breaking news. Protests on both sides of the country. Portland, oregon marking 100 days with calls for social justice and r
Two sons for a bike ride this morning, hoping to avoid the midday heat and poor air quality. We have to make sure that we get out early in the morning. Checked the air quality index, if it is too high, and if we can smell the smoke outside it is probably better for us to day. Inside. Reporter doctors warned that triple digit temperatures in combination with the dirty air can harm your health. Reporter i dont want to be a joy killed but people should stay home is like any other day. s it is going to get really hot. Reporter cities open cooling and Clear Air Centers like this one, where people can take advantage of the air conditioning, while still maintaining social distance. Normally what i would do is if the outside temperature is cooler than the inside, then i open the door and i can and and i suck in the cooler air. But with the bad toxicity of the air, i cannot do that. Reporter the bad air quality is summarily from smog. There is something to the fact from the smoke and fires and