So this is a challenging year. Its historic in terms magnitude skull. And it also has required us a deep reservoir of resource. California is experiencing a record wildfire season with more than 2 million acres already burned our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains how state leaders are bracing for the months ahead. With still months left in whats considered californias traditional fire season in the fire fight is far from over so far this year 2. 3 million acres burned for more than 7500 fires compared to 118,000 acres burned by this time last year its rather the challenge that we faced again so far this season, the governor said there are 900 active wildfires, 25 of the major including the second 3rd and 4th largest wildfires in the states modern history, 8 people have died in a more than 42,000 people have been forced from their homes while this record fire season. Rages on in september in the last few years some of the states most destructive fires happened in october an
Good evening, everybody thanks for being here tonight at 8 oclock im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis thanks for joining kron 4 news at 8 our top story tonight more than 167,000 customers have been left in the dark this evening. This result of the planned power shutoffs by pg and e because of wildfire concerns. The impact has been felt by more than 22,000 customers in sonoma and napa counties, 17,000 customers in sonoma county. 5,000 customers in napa this is the current interactive outage map shut offs here indicated by those pink triangles you see the area just west of lake hennessy there is inundated with shut offs. Power for some customers may not be restored until tomorrow night according to pg and e and while most of those customers have dealt with these power shutoffs before they are no less frustrated. Kron fours michelle kingston reports now from santa rosa. I mean were becoming experts and being flexible up here in santa rosa street lights are out atm is not working thousand
Tonight. It was just after 5 pm when came screaming up pine flat road. Cal fire confirms there was an incident is the kincaid fire was blaring near hillsboro. Cynic up a column of smoke. Sonoma county sits under the smoky shroud of another devastating wildfire. Those most affected are on the ground helping. Like bernadette who lost her home. She is delivering meals to santa rosa restaurant. She wants to feed the firemen. I want to help. I love to help people. You help people and they are doing the best they can. That is what i wanted to do. Keep my mind busy. Reporter 20 minutes after she left 1999 geiser road on wednesday night in her pajamas her home of four years was gone. My husband and my toy poodle. Reporter there are a few things she wishes she had time to grab. My dads wedding ring. My husbands wedding ring. Reporter the good karma she is putting into the world helping others in her time of need are carrying her through. I know that god is good. Im going to find my dads ring. R
A live look outside us smoke blankets the bay this morning and another spare the air alert is in effect. All the smoke is coming from the kincaid buyer and it is exploded in size, this morning crews are doing what they can to save homes and keep the fire under control. The high fire danger marks the start of the longest pg e power outage yet, all speaking out, 6 am saturday, october 26, good morning and thank you for joining us. Lets get right to the weather because that is the driving force behind the fire, looking live to the skyline, it is not quite as smoky as it will be later, that will start to flow into the afternoon and mid Morning Hours with current temperatures right now pretty mild, 53 with current temperatures right now pretty mild, 5352 at livermore 43 at santa rosa, temperatures will start to climb as the sunshine comes up. The breakfast forecast as far as what you can expect today, sunrise is at 7 28 am, hazy skies will be for the entire bay area as a result of the smoke
20 the noise so far. Washington taken a 2 0 weed in that first inning. Trea turner walked, adam eaton then got on base before Anthony Rendon smashed a ball to centre field wall scoring two runs. Justin verlander struck out a couple to end any for something on the other side of things for sub gorges figures struck out, jose altuve got on base and then was thrown out trying to steal and Michael Brantley got himself on base with a base it and then alex bregman who has had all kinds of problems with the bat in the postseason said last night that he was sending us back home and sleeping with it to try changing his office on his luck changed remotely as he had a two run home run. And that brings out to this point with this game tied at two. Remember washington weed the best of 7 series 10 washington weed the best of 7 series 1 0 following their victory 2a hours ago. Thank you very much for sub seth bennett talking to us live there from houston and he will keep us there from houston and he wi