The thread of wildfire is not over everywhere. Good evening. Pg e started checking their equipment today but high winds kept them from reaching many areas. Here are the latest numbers, they have cut power to 345,000 customers in Northern California but by 6 pm they restored power to more than 100,000 of those customers. They hope to have everybodys power back on by tomorrow night. The feeling among many is the bay area dodged a bullet here. Reporter it is a big relief, tonight there was a update, a say in some places the wind gusts were 89 Miles Per Hour and the inspectors did find places where trees blew into power lines and they say they could have sparked fires. Moonlight on monday night was the only bright spot in parts of lafayette. We do not have a generator, we were modestly prepared. Reporter some residents will be spending another night in the dark as pg e tries to bring grades back online safely after the shut off. All day traffic lights were not operating and businesses had
Situation. The stands are empty today. A tough loss for the 49ers in the season opener, losing to the cardinals 2420. Some feared the game would never happen because of coronavirus and because of air quality. As ms. Smith joins us live with reaction. Reporter concerns subsided after the airquality index did not rise above 200. A disappointing loss for sure. Many fans were happy to watch football again. The faithful watch the first game of the season on outdoor big screens. Sunday football is back and fans are ready. It is different. We have to keep it together. Reporter different for the seasonticket holder that flew in from portland rooting for the team at a bar instead of at i want to be in the stadium. You cant do that. Reporter the champions playing against the Arizona Cardinals under smoky conditions. Absent were the loud fans and parking lots empty of tailgaters. Typically full on opening day. On the field, everyone except players and coaches were masked. Unsure what the 2020 sea
In San Francisco, starting tomorrow, nail salons, hair salons, and gyms, along with other Indoor Services will be allowed to reopen. Well have the details. Seven people, induding four chp officers, taken to the officer for possible f f exposure near the golden dagate bridge. I will let you know when you can expect some cleaner air. Abc 7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure abc 7 ne wre b stories, tonight. Several chp officers say they were exposed to the powerful painkiller, fentanyl, at a crash scene. San francisco hair salons and gyms opening for Indoor Services tomorrow. Also, tomorrow, 28th consecutive sparetheair day. Good evening, im eric thomas. Lets get right to meteorologist Frances Dinglasan. Frances. Winds are starting to shift so air quality will be improving but we have got one more day of unhealthy air. Notice that the smoke is starting to veer towards the east. Yesterday, it was just blowing completely, directly towards the bay area. A
Dominic thiem of austria is the new u. S. Open mens champion. Thiem came from two sets down against Alexander Zverev to capture his first grand slam title. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 14th. Thank you for joining us on this monday. We begin with the race for the white house as President Trump continues his Campaign Swing through the west. The president is heading to california today for a briefing on those wildfires, as joe biden addresses the fires from delaware. Last night the president held his first indoor rally in three months, disregarding local restrictions as he was cheered on by thousands of supporters. Abcs Andrew Dymburt has more. Reporter President Trump in las vegas sunday holding his first indoor Campaign Rally since an event in tulsa this past june. They had me standing over the grave, and the graves of our Fallen Heroes from many years ago. Its called disinformation. Reporter the Biden Campaign releasing this ad, alleging the president cal
This morning, the man hunt and massive reward for information the nfl season ticked off with a number of pregame rituals looking different, including the family of george floyd e g wish that made a very sick 3yearold and his family beyond happy. It is monday, september 14th and early today starts right now. Glad youre with us on this monday im Frances Rivera and im philip mena dangerous Tropical Storm sally is churning through the gulf and could hit the u. S. As a category 2 hurricane. Forecasters expect the storm to make landfall tomorrow night hurricane and Tropical Storm warnings are in effect from the florida pan mandzle to louisiana. Heres the latest. Reporter the first glimpse of Tropical Storm sally. Holy reporter in the florida keys, torrential rains flooded roads, as high winds batted the coast. A powerful preview of what could hit louisiana while many are getting ready. This is going to be the real deal reporter or getting out. Ive been through a hurricane before, i dont need