Area residents on the verge of losing power. Foreign governors are trying to interfere with the election once again. The Disinformation Campaign and the potential impact. Plus a federal program meant to help Small Businesses full of fraud. We examine how scammers got a hold of hundreds of millions of tax payers dollars. Who was minding the store . I really wonder. Several east bay cities are enacting plans to address a growing Homeless Population but tonight their motives are under question read good evening im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 on cbsn bay area, and just a couple of hours thousands of bay area residents will be losing power. Pg e is scheduled to turn off the power to a little over 500 customers and then over 200 customers scheduled in Santa Clara County two hours later. The bulk of the shutoffs will come at 4 am when almost 3500 customers in napa and sonoma counties will lose their power. Paul heggen is tracking the winds and low humidity making this all necessary. The wind is
On kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live outside this morning over the bay bridge as we start this thursday morning together. Good morning. It is october 22. I am len kiese. I am michelle griego. A new red flag warning and thousands of residents have begun losing power. The latest to go dark are folks in napa and sonoma. Almost 3500 customers are impacted. An hour earlier more than 200 in santa clara had their power shut off. The first, a little over 500 customers in alameda and contra costa counties. Here we go again, our second red flag warning of the week. It does look more extensive with bay area hills, mountains, Higher Elevations above 1,000 feet under that red flag warning until 8 00 a. M. Friday. North bay mountains, santa cruz mountains, San Mateo County coast under that warning with gusts to 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour and low relative humidity values. Everything is just so dry out there. Our temperatures as we go through the day are cooler compared to yesterday. Abo
Into the weekend. Well talk more about this, as well as what were expecting with the red flag warning coming up in a few minutes. Mike, how is it looking heading out the door for work . We had red sensor warning and very slow and over in the east bay were looking at your map and focusing on the right side. Well zoom into the nimitz southbound and from 92 down to about industrial, the Construction Zone usually there, but this morning we see a lot more slowing. Chp is there for Traffic Control and two lanes are blocked. Well see how that plays out and more slowing and an alternate you might need coming up. Thanks, mike. Lets get back to what kari was just talking about. The fire danger is back along with more power shutoff. Hundreds of people waking up this morning in the dark. Today in the bay bob redell live in dublin. Talk to us about the weather conditions where you are. Fine from our Vantage Point in the hills over dublin but san mateo and especially in the north bay are expected to
Red now until 8 00. M. Friday. Looking at the diablo range, santa cruz mountain, San Mateo County coast under the red flag warning. Checking winds gusting near 50 Miles Per Hour in the Higher Elevations. We will continue to watch the relative humidity values plummet as we head through the day and actually for the rest of the week. Temperature wise we are going to be cooling it down. 72 in san francisco, 77 oakland, 82 san jose, 84 concord. So, about five degrees cooler compared to yesterday but still above average for this time of year. We will continue to cool down as we head through the week. This is really just the start. We have another offshore wind behind this. I will talk about this and show you futurecast winds coming up. Lets check with gianna for the latest on road work on 880. It is causing delays. It was supposed to be wrapped up at 5 00. This is around industrial and the off ramp is blocked as well as two lanes. You are backed up to 238, traffic out of castro getting to th
One business has two generators ready to go. Ill tell you why in my story. Tracking fire danger and winds. Hour by hour look at how strong and how long coming up. Reports of High School Students having sleepovers shuts down campus for in Person Learning amid concerns. Bars and restaurants in san jose can be open longer, but the issue is employment. Abc 7 news starts right now. Now from abc 7 live breaking news. And that breaking news is a new red flag warning just went into effect for large parts of the bay area until friday morning. Pg e has started shutting off power to parts of Sonoma County because of the extreme fire danger. Tonight the eutility reduced the number of planned outages. The bulk of customers in napa county. We have Team Coverage on the dangerous fire weather. Lets start with j. R. Stone in calistoga where residents and businesses. Fill up your gas container, another Public Safety shut off is underway. Im filling the gas can for the generator. Reporter in calistoga, t