Happening right now, thousands of pg e customers are still in the dark this morning. And the power might not be back on until tonight. So here is a look at the outage map. Pg e cut the power in nearly two dozen counties across the state, august because of the high fire danger. The purple triangles indicate those Public Safety power shutoffs. Calistoga is one place that is impacted. The mayor says the shutoff was a necessary step because of the threat of high winds. At one point, there were half a Million People in the dark statewide. Crews will be working to restore power once the sun comes up. High winds and dangerous heat are making it difficult for firefighters battling dozens of fires across california right now. And i really want you to Pay Attention to this number. So far wildfires have burned about 2. 3 million acres in comparison to this same time last year. And this same time last year, just during a press conference yesterday, Governor Newsom said that he has had it with Clim
Two miles from 162 at bald creek starting to calm down after high wind gusts yesterday as we take a look at current wind speeds at road. Now im back on 162 just because the fire is moving really fast within the last 30 minutes. Five to seven and highs that will reach into the low 90s for its a pretty crazy experience the inland and east bay and some being out here. Very intense. We appreciate you bringing us low 70s near the coastline and those pictures. Of course, your safety is what is of utmost importance to us as what we are expecting moving into the weekend coming up in a few minutes. Well. Stay safe out there, jonathan riv rivas, a freelance reporter, capturing these amazing pick mike, how is it looking for the commute . A smooth drive around the terse f pictures for us. Our hearts go out to them. Perimeter of the bay. The big concern the crash at the the rest of us in the bay area dublin interchange for west 580 affected by these fires in which is now clear. Somewhat of a sense
Backing up beyond that 880 overpass and ki theres still a lot of brake lights southbound 880 working freeway due to road work around the oakland area. Use 580 as an alternate route. And that drive along 580 at least the portion through the Altamont Pass, still pretty as well. Westbound 580 a slow ride working your way outhe Altamont Pass, a new crash reported near dougherty. Thats coming up in the next report. Anne . Im anne makovec at the live news desk. And we are keeping our eye on a couple of large fires burning right now causing evacuations near lake oroville. This is new video from overnight from plumas county. Just tearing up the hillsides there. This flared up yesterday and these new evacuations ca last night an is called the bear fire and its part of the north complex fire and it is now moving in a in plumas and yuba and butte about 1 00 morning from the and fa heard from one. And we are going to have that coming up at 6 30. We know some homes wn. Also want to let you know abo
Normality, which resembles where we were prior to covid, its going to be well into 2021, maybe even towards the end of 2021. Dr. Fauci also saying that the president is wrong when he claims that were turning a corner in the pandemic. Is the president mischaracterizing the crises, as the death toll in the u. S. Approaches 200,000 . Well talk live to the chairwoman of the Republican National committee, ronna mcdaniel. Looming danger. A tropical system develops overnight off the coast of florida and it could become a hurricane once it reaches the gulf coast the latest. Call for help. New details this morning about glee actress naya riveras final moments before her tragic drowning this summer. What her young son said about her death. All that plus, taking the field. Im just glad we have football back in general. Some of College Footballs top teams getting set to play today while others remain sidelined. What it will look like on the field and in the stands, today, saturday, september 12th,
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