Bay area almost have fires. In the last hour, two fires also sparked in Sonoma County, forcing evacuations there. Lightning suspected as the cause of most of these fires. Now, fire danger not the only concern tonight. Power outages are also possible as the states grid is once again pushed to the max. Pg e is asking people to conserve electricity through 10 00 this evening. We have a lot going on right now and a team of reporters in place on the Power Outages and the wildfires. Lets start with nbc bay areas ian cull live in San Mateo County. Ian. Reporter yeah. Hey, guys. Very active scene up behind us here. You can see the plumes of smoke hundreds of feet in the air. This is what you can see from Silicon Valley throughout the bay area as more than 350 firefighters are onscene up there along that ridge. On officer who th a cal fire tells me that this is very steep, difficult terrain to be fighting a fire. Its also very dry up there because of this heat, and thats also a worry and a diff
John youve been calling it right all week long so we want to get a look at the weather patterns that are affecting the air quality, yeah guys because what weve seen already is obviously smoky skies for the past few days that existing smoke is just been sinking closer and closer down to us. And now has officially sunk into the bay itself. Plus some wildfire smoke thats making its way in from the coast. This morning, San Francisco cant see much it is another gray morning yet another day without much sunshine. Air quality as you mentioned the worst it can be the worst weve seen it in this 25 consecutive days of spare the air alerts so weve been saying how unhealthy areas. Today is the worst of that so even though you may have cut you still less than ideal conditions today is not one to stepping outside and doing much, especially avoid those workouts i know weve still been getting out there for jogs today, it is a rest day it needs to be if you care about your lungs and your health because
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But Half Moon Bay noticeably cooler about 10 degrees cooler than downtown San Francisco at 63 degrees on account of a cool sea breeze, but overall still tracking double digit warming out there right now for your thursday night very hot and dry conditions heading our way in fact getting a sneak peek of this heat wave that doesnt officially start until friday morning were going to be under a heat advisory for most coastal areas away from the San Francisco peninsula coastline and widespread excessive heat warnings in effect for inland areas tracking triple digit heat with temperatures as high as a 108 degrees but even along the coast and along the bay 80s and 90s so not really going to get some relief there. And im also keeping an eye on a spare the air alert going into effect on friday with the peak of the heat wave the key on friday, but still going to remain warm all weekend long back to you alright recent out of the north bay where firefighters are on alert over high heat to happening
Y3wvoy y1s6y major changes on the way for San Francisco police and how they respond to 911 calls. This was absolutely an ambush and intended to kill Law Enforcement. A today rampage comes to a dramatic and deadly end in central bespoke county. What the suspect or plugs father believes prompted the shooter. Radical change in School Curricula will include conversations about race, but somebody area parents are not waiting. Silence is complicity, and it is so important educators are having those conversations with their students and parents are having conversations with their kids. After days of sunshine and sweltering heat, a change in the weather is bringing the return of june gloom. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, drastic change to policing. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Kpix 5s joe vazquez explains what could happen the next time you call 911. Reporter its not clear when this would begin, but the mayor said today at some point, police would no longe