Between 270,000 and 605,000 in the bay area. The north bay will be hit the hardest. This morning pg e is explaining why. We have two very important critical, 230kv transmission lines that are in the north bay area and they serve customers along the north coast and down into marin county. Pg e is still trying to restore power to thousands of people impacted by last weeks shutoff. Just minutes ago pg e says 58 of people have their power back. That leafs 56,000 people still in the dark. Several schools will be closed this morning because of the power shutoffs and for a full list of closures and blackout updates we have your Survival Guide on kpix. Com. The winds pg e are expecting are a problem for firefighters as they work to contain the kincade fire in Sonoma County. This morning a new evacuation warning for parts of lake county including twin pines casino. The kinkade fire burning more than 75,000 acres. It is now 15 contained. The fire has destroyed 123 buildings including 57 homes so
Where grassfed cows produce rich, creamy milk for a truly delicious taste. Kerrygold. The taste that takes you there. Announcer now from abc7, live breaking news. Were playing both offense and defense right now on two different sides of the fire. Making progress. Fire crews race to gain ground against the exploding kincade fire as another windstorm looms. Thats the reason we were made vigilant. Thats the reason we take nothing for granted. As pg e hurries to restore power, hundreds of thousands prepare for another massive blackout in just a few hours. Right now we are just hours away from the next planned power shutoff. Pg e warns 605,000 customers in 29 counties will be affected, and the utility has already started alerting customers. Heres a look at the areas pg e is warning of further blackouts. Some customers may not have their power restored before the next power shutoff begins. Abc7 News Reporter ancer hassan begins our Team Coverage on the uncertainty hanging over customers toni
For the mountains gusts up to 60 Miles Per Hour, and for the coast, 35mileperhour gusts. That could fuel those flames. In the santa cruz mountains, a new red flag warning going up at 1 00 today. Ill have more on the timing of those high winds coming up in a couple of minutes. Mike, now youre tracking a new crash. I am. Overall were seeing a lighter flow of traffic. I think folks are leaving the house later to catch up on the situation. We have the light flow of traffic, but in Contra Costa County, we talked about this major intersection, there is a crash there now. That will restrict traffic flow. I dont know if its north or southbound. Either way, you can see the activity. That will be an issue. After you pass that, were a half hour down to 580. Its not bad once you pass that crash. The bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. The maze and the approach, an easy flow of traffic. All this disrpuption to life in the north bay. 128 has closures and a number of on and offramps. Firef
Not as strong with the winds compared to our last wind event but still we are looking at gusty conditions, especially watching the north bay mountains. In the meantime, we are dealing with the smoke this morning, unhealthy air quality in santa rosa, unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups from napa, san rafael, vallejo, concord unhealthy air quality for sense tore groups in concord, livermore, as well as for san leandro, redwood city and vacaville, moderate air quality right now in San Francisco, oakland and san jose. Because of this the smoke from the kincade fire and the grizzly fire bringing unhealthy air quality and another spare theair alert in effect for the entire bay area today. So smoky again as we start off your day, chilly temperatures, definitely bundle up as you head out the door this morning. Patchy frost, hazy sunshine this afternoon. Seasonal daytime highs. And those strong winds will return later today, with the wind advisory, a red flag warning and extreme fire dan
Scandals and why he calls his church a dysfunctional family. Its tuesday, october 29th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. If youre in the mandatory evacuation zone and youre still there watching this, youre an idiot. Get the hell out. Reporter california launches an investigation into pg e. Californias Utility Company is planning to cut more power again. It was really scary because the fire could catch on our house, and i could literally see the flames up in the sky. Reporter the house will vote this week to affirm the impeachment inquiry. Today investigators hear testimony from a Current White House official. Reporter President Trump made his First Official visit to chicago. The president criticized the citys crime rate. Its embarrassing to us as a nation. Afghanistan is a safe place by comparison. Reporter a man suspected of opening fire at an offcampus College Party in texas killing two people has been arrested. We believe one person was targeted. Reporter at