Of this what motivated this individual. But we have seen a very deeply concerning rise in these type of attacks. Reporter members of Community Groups spoke too. Many noting growing tension and hostility due to the pandemic and what they describe as a Divisive Political landscape. Well, there is an increase in antiasian sentiment, and that starts at the top. Reporter the commitment today for more support for the elderly, prevention, and culturally competent services. Its a crime of opportunity. You know theyre vulnerable looking. Theyre smaller. You know, theyre fragile. At the same time, you get folks that are on the street that maybe have illnesses, Mental Health issues, maybe even substance issues. Reporter in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. Tonight our Investigative Unit has inside information about the possible cause of yesterdays tragic death in san francisco. A fireman fell to his death at a training facility. Jason cortez fell about 30 feet from the top of a fi
Power lines lurking overhead, a recipe for disaster. Were on top of the hill here. I feel fortunate i live next door to a firehouse. So i dont think theyll let that burn down. Reporter pg e says the Fire Prevention shutoffs will be phased into 13 different blackouts across Northern California affecting tens of thousands of customers in 24 counties. We expect for these to be smaller by a third and thats thanks to equipment that we have been installing that helps make these more focused and targeted. Its ridiculous. Its almost like saying oh, theres bricks down here. Somebody could trip on it. Lets outlaw bricks, you know. Reporter thats the concern, that power lines could spark some of the fires. Well, we have been alerted to the situation by phone calls and texts. Reporter so that is the plan for pg e to affect the fewest amount of people possible during this latest round. Pg e saying anything else about the latest shutoffs, how its going to affect other customers . Reporter yeah, they
Catholic church which is serving as a Community Resource center. Here they have a water snacks, wi fi and much more of course charging stations as well but just a mile down the road were starting to see those power shutoffs in full swing. Pg and e customers in napa county prepared for a Public Safety power shutoff wednesday evening for some folks in saint the shutdowns already begin people like pat mcgrail foot up several gas cans to get through the next couple of days, im gasoline for generators. I have my house and my neighbors house. She lights going. Weve had to clean out the refrigerator which is a horrible job. And then be able to run them again and the generators. Were on wells so we have no water. And to go good. Water she could flush something the girls all too familiar with. He had to evacuate for the lnu lightning complex fire and was evacuated again for 17 days with the more recent glassfire he lives off Glass Mountain road or power was already down from the fire no cable.
Darkness for a day, maybe two. The reason is red flag warning for high fire danger and fear that dry, windy conditions could damage Utility Equipment and start wildfires. We have Team Coverage tonight from our chief meteorologist bill martin. We begin with Debora Villalon in the north bay where the first doctors happened shortly after 6 00 tonight. Reporter thats right, frank. We are talking about 53,000 customers across 24 counties. The south bay and monterey started deenergizing at about 8 00 tonight. Sonoma and napa counties even earlier. Generators start their roar as much of calistoga goes dark for the better part of two days. And watching the wind and its only like four Miles Per Hour on mount st. Helena and three down here. Reporter residents know the overnight hours may intensified. Anyhow sprung for generators and more. Solar panels and batteries, its kind of a pain in the butt , but it beats getting burned down. To make the fire storm that roared from calistoga to santa rosa
In the bay area impacted by tonights power shut off is the city of calistoga. The entire city was forced to evacuate because of the glass fire. Reporter in downtown calistoga, plenty took a stroll in the warm autumn evening. For many their power is out and it has been happening a lot the last couple of years. If we dont have power, we lose everything. We are a workingclass community. You cant replacing the content of your refrigerator over and over again. The calistoga mayor said the power at his house went out at 6 57 but most of the town is in because of a power generating station set up on the edge of town. When it was initiated tonight, about 40 went dark. Nearly all of the homes and businesses are not connected to the generators because of fire safety concerns. We noticed quite a few getting through the night by candlelight. It is hard to see. It is really hard. Residents and Business Owners have their own generators. But for those that dont it will be a long night. Nothing to do.