Power. Pg e started turning the lights off early this morning, but the utilities scaledback the number of impacted customers citing a change in weather conditions. Here is a live look right now at pg e briefing, it is just about to get underway. We will go ahead and keep an eye on this for an update on power shutoffs we will bring you any developments as soon as this thing starts going up. Facebook is moving ahead on a new mega campus in fremont. The 9 million square feet complex is it to go up in our deadwood office park is enough capacity for thousands of new employees. Fremonts mayor says she is working with facebook to create a plan that adds housing and approves housing transportation now to an original report with cancer now, the leading cause of death in dogs a bay area veterinary hospital is testing a new strategy to prevent it. As juliette and richard shows us, the results may actually help humans too. Reporter it is estimated one in three dogs will develop cancer but now a to
And run their business. This weighs heavily on all of us including those of us at pg e. This is not how we want to serve you, and this is now how we want to run our business. Were actually in the business of providing power, not taking power away. So, we feel the impact of the decision, and i understand how it alters, how it disrupts the normal flow of life and the normal flow of community. But theres another part of the reality that were in. With winds like the last 24 hours or so and the conditions of the vegetation, we could not run parts of this system given the risk to Public Safety. We struggle with the decision as we do with any decision to turn off power. We weigh the level of acceptable risk given the circumstances, the wind and the vegetation, and we determine that we must have zero risk of a spark. So, what exactly was the risk . Well, we know from history that wind speed, the wind speeds at which our lines can be affected and cause a fire. Wind speeds at about 45milesperhou
Adapted so were not relying on laptop computers, projection systems, or the internet. I think the biggest advantage would be having, like, no electronics because, like, we can finally, like, get out, like, and interact with other people. Reporter yes, talking with parents and teachers, we all agree we didnt expect students to be quite so happy asbout beig away from their devices. Again, in the past 20 minutes weve seen some of the power is being restored so coming up at 6 00 well show you the surprisingly mixed reaction were getting about things going back to the way they were. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Okay. Roberting thank you. Now where you are the bay areas biggest city is fighting back. San jose mayor sam licardo in our studios today saying pg e cannot dictate the lives of millions of people. And within the past hour the mayor demanding compensation from pg e. We have certainly spoken to the Governors Office about large public costs. I have, myself, were g
Continue with gusts over 50 in some higher peaks. Highs today or above average. 82 to almost 90 degrees and they will be for the rest of the week. Moderation on sunday. Is a disagreement on the models on how windy and cool we make it but it looks to be above average. Everything continues to write up and over the ridge of High Pressure. The end result is typical october weather. A northerly breeze in place in marin county, the peninsula and the east bay hills and to the north. Not that strong yet. 40s, 50s and 60s. 62 in the city. Berkeley labs, 71. Tiburon, 64. 66 in the Oakland Hills. Very mild to warm and it will be sunny and warm with temperatures well above average. Probably all the way into saturday and we are getting a hint of an offshore breeze for some near the coast. Warm for everybody today. 70s for a few and 80s for many. 5 01 am. You have done the south end Solano County. Now the tracy . East bay. Trace. Very good, steve. You will Pay Attention and i want to show you the ea
Well. Warm to hot but the wind picks up later and fire danger goes back up again. Its higher tonight and morning, so that red flag warning has been issued for the north and east bay hills, gusts over 40 to 50 in the Higher Elevations. Almost 90 degrees, temperatures well above average for the rest of the week and probably warmest tomorrow. They are all pretty close. Some of these are wind dependent with that easterly or northeasterly breeze making a bigger impact than no breeze at all. It will still be offshore. 40s, 50s and 60s here, east bay upper 50s and low 60s for some. But 60 degrees already in lafayette, so some are out of the gate on the warm side with temperatures beginning to move near 90 degrees today. Sal is here to focus on . Well, the 80 freeway, which a lot of people want to know about. Yesterday we had problems on the bridge and today its kind of a normal looking commute on 80. 35 minutes, pretty good for this time of morning to get to the maze. The bridges, san mateo l