Of Sonoma County. The man that lives in this home is calling firefighters heroes. All of these vehicles on his property owned by his brother and by him were lost and so was his brothers home but his home was saved. He watched at firefighters battled the flames in incredible winds. He says what they did to save other homes was heroic. A chimney tower from this once proud chalkville hill road. A neighbor said it looked like arrows of fire were flying at him as wind gusts launched burning embers towards him, his home, and the antique jeeps parked next to his home. It created a tremendous problem for the firefighters. Fire was spotting well out ahead of the main front. Reporter kincade Public Information officer fred woods has been taking media tours into the burned areas all day but has been here since the weekend watching the fire fight and agrees with that neighbor, the effort to save homes was heroic. So far the fire has destroyed at least 96 homes. When you drive these homes and see h
Carnival. Choose fun. In downtown napa where some businesses will be in the dark afternit. Preparingor the s sunanknowy arent exactly sure how to handle anticipated power shutoffs. Dm i huhte e. Reange on t ris ill show you the areas at greatest risk of extreme fir behavior. The utility finally gave specifics as to when they finally plan to cut power to coti california. Abc 7 new starts right now. Gbbin g water, grabbing ice and doing all this andt. Ha best. And that breaking news is a mad roundsc amb trahe ins a b hler aare pg e will starting off power totthu nearlyle affected. And that includes nine here in the bay area impacting around 300,000 customers locally. Only San Francisco is exempt. We have Team Coverage tonight fanned out across the bay area. Outages all because of the fire danger. Youre looking livet theogtan s. It is a very shaky view. Winds are beginning to ramp up gusting to 35 right now out of the northwest at mount diablo, 28 on mount. The red flagam t warning starts
In downtown napa where some businesses will be in the dark after midnight. Preparing for the unknown. Residents in san jose admit they arent exactly sure how to handle anticipated power shutoffs. Im meteorologist sand huh patel. Fire danger on the rise. Ill show you the areas at greatest risk of extreme fire behavior. The utility finally gave specifics as to when they finally plan to cut power to counties throughout california. Abc 7 news starts right now. Everybodys like grabbing water, grabbing ice and doing all this and that. So were hoping for the best. And that breaking news is a mad scramble around the bay area tonight. In less than an hour pg e will start shutting off power to nearly 8,000 customers across the state. 34 counties will be affected. And that includes nine here in the bay area impacting around 300,000 customers locally. Only San Francisco isig nn o across the bay area. But first the planned Power Outages all because of the fire danger. Youre looking live at the view
Thecampfire that claimed 85 lives and destroyed roughly 15,000 homes. While the utility has a threshold that must be reached before cutting power, the mayor contends there needs to be oversight on weather pg e pulls the plug because of what could happen in a city as large as san jose. The mayor says problems include traffic lights going out, people losing air conditioning in summer heat and cell phones unable to dial 911 one power is cut to cell phone towers. We are very worried about these things in san jose, the many safety risks that a large regional outage would cause. But i do believe that this, if we dont fix this problem, it could be an existential threat to californians. Reporter at the same time, the mayor was speaking about his concerns, lawmakers were debating a bill that would set up a 21 million fund to help pg e and its counterparts in Southern California deal with liabilities from wildfires. Represents the best protection of and Holding Pg E Accountable that has been put
Well as everyone else. Thats almenas attorney. He says quote very hopeful the jury will be empathetic. Ktvus amber lee was in the courtroom late today when Derick Almena broke down in tears. Reporter ghost ship Master Tenant Derick Almena wept after taking the stand in his own defense. He said hes been in solitary confinement for two years. Im just so sad he said. Asked by his attorney if he had any remorse, almena said there are no words. Asked if he had contrition, almena said i feel death, the loss of life forever. Beautiful, beautiful people. Almena said he believed the warehouse was safe and was told it was safe. Otherwise he said he wouldnt stay there with his family. Sarah said his client connected with the jury. I thought he started beautiful because everyone, you know, expects him to be arrogant and selfcentered. And contempt with pause before he answered, and the emotion that he manifested and the fact that he shows and through his dee mean nor and answers he does have contri