Crystal clear. We failed to predict and plan the shortages and thats simply unacceptable. Youre frustrated and irate governor newsome demands an investigation. Into weekend power shut off his millions of californians had to deal with sweltering heat. Governor said that the agency failed to properly. Brace for the Current Energy shortage in subsequent power disruptions. Leaders from cal iso though firing back saying they constantly warn the Public Utilities commission that power shutoffs could happen saying the situation could have been avoided. The regulatory authorities how the grid operates. People to do a lot of Different Things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all of that. The Public Utilities commission has not responded today. The governor also signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup thats amid a record heat wave that is scorching the state this was the first time cal iso ordered rolling blackouts in s
So a lot of people that live here theyve lost their food and they have lost a lot of other things since the blackout but pg e tells me that theyre still looking into this issue whether it was heat related or caused by something else. As many prepared for planned rolling blackouts. When neighborhoods power went out sooner and the rest with no warning it just went out. And then we got a message that said of the power has gone out. And then we got the one that said were doing rolling blackouts but this is not a rolling east at a constant blackout for pan be a saudi in her neighbors on port going drive who say they havent had power since 5. 30 sunday night. Saudi says she received a message from pg and e the crews will be coming out, but still no one has showed up got a message saying. Powers out for 25 homes and crews will come out some time tonight. Nobody came out we havent had any other messages as to whats going on neighbor michael ball lives in one of the 25 homes affected i get so a
The workweek more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires across california and tonight word of another death th of a 70 yearold man has been discovered in Santa Cruz County good evening. Everybody, im pam moore and im ken wayne thanks for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at 8 oclock tonight were monitoring 3 lightning complex fires across the bay area. Heres the latest information on each the largest one burning acl and you complex fires. Those fires spanned napa a Sonoma Solano and lake counties. Tonights theyve grown to more than 347,000 acres and theyre at 21 containment. The s c you lightning complex fires are burning in alameda contra costa and santa clara counties. Theyve expanded to 343,000 acres and or 10 cothe czu august lightning complex fires are burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. Theyve gwn to 74,000 acres and are at 8 containment. And the last time that we have this event which was last weekend. There are some significant wind gust
Be blocking out the view as you do make your way into work. Current temperatures are in the 60s and 70s and for any aac at least the 80s to kick off this morning. Concord in livermore low 70s for you we have a nice little steady breeze pushing in so we are cooling off this evening, a nice touch to that. A hot weather that weve had otherwise look at these heat advisories, excessive heat warnings now in effect on the peninsula to for areas of San Mateo County San Francisco county. The only area that is not impacted by excessive heat warnings today. Now these do continue for one more day on into tomorrow so today and tomorrow, excessive heat warnings meaning temperatures in excess of a 100 degrees. Some pretty warm nights in these areas too. As for today, youre going to see a much less unsettled day. What that means much less chance of any sort of Thunderstorm Development couple days ago, you remember the storms we had sunday morning yesterday we had a rolling through the north bay right
Exactly where the fires are burning so theres the lnu lightning complex fires, burning in the north bay and now 21 contained. And then we have the scu lightning complex fires in the east bay only 10 contained this morning and then the czu august lightning complex fire along the southern peninsula at 8 contained more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires all across california and were learning that the body of a 70 yearold man was found sunday afternoon in santa cruz county. Well the l a new lightning complex fire has been the deadliest and most destructive check out this video at least 4 people have died and others have been injured 871 structures have been destroyed and another 234 structures have been damaged flames have just scorched more than 347,000 acres containment this morning, its only 21 . The fire continues to burn just west of the hillsborough area and also threatened several more homes kron fours taylor psaki has a look at the damage. Right no