Bam, everything went off and that was the end of the day. Reporter the city of santa rosa has its Emergency Operations center fully staffed. They estimate 50,000 to 60,000 people will be impacted within the city limits. Traffic lights at 24 intersections are expected to go dark. Our goal is to make sure that during the shutoff, that we do the most we can to protect our community. Reporter the owner of bettys fish andhips cooked up lunch for customers before the shutoff. They lost power for three days during the last outage. With a freezer full of just delivered fish, the potential losses are once again huge. I dont think theyre thinking about the families that are impacted, small businesses, retail, restaurants. There just has to be another way. Reporter now, we are inside village pet store. The good news here, just after the power turned off, they were able to start up a generator. You can see the freezers are now powered. Im going to walk you back here to the animal section. You can
Pg e is the phrase that the high winds could cause power lines to fall and spark a fire. This isnt just a Public Safety issue, its a business issue. Within minutes of the blackout, Stores Closed and intersections got dicey. Nbc bay areas Jodi Hernandez is in santa rosa with the latest details. Jodi. Reporter when we got here at about 2 45 this afternoon, all of these businesses were open. But just a few minutes after we got here, the lights went out forcing the businesses to close. Without power, they cant operate. Many businesses in santa rosa had to close early this afternoon as pg e turned off the power for the second time this month. The manager of this pool shop says hes thankful he started powering down the stores computers early. I shut everything down at 2 44. It was off at 2 45. That was the end of the day. The power just went out. This pet store has a lot on the line. Cheddar, the bearded dragon needs heat, so do the stores fish. Tropical fish need the warm water and the filt
Release into the sheriff departments Case Management system. Today, the judge ordered Austin James Vincent to wear a gps ankle monitor. The city is denying the fact that we are unsafe. Its so irresponsible. Now a conversation that started about Mental Illness and safety has shifted. To why the Surveillance Video wasnt shown in court. The citys Attorneys Office weighing in to defend van akin that is information that should have been before the judge so she could weigh all the facts in this case. But max zabo with the das office believes the charges alone should have led to detention. Hes charged with a violent felony, false imprisonment antoine misdemeanor battery counts, as well. We have concern about the risks he poses to the community. Ultimately the judge closed with comments that suggested she might have made the same decision even with the video. Growing understanding in the law that incarceration is not the answer for folks with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in all cases. Re
Our interview tonight. She was shot in the lower leg at the gilroy garlic festival. Most of the back of her calf is gone. I have no idea how many surgeries each one of us had but many. Reporter that day she was working at her honey lady stand handing out samples when the shooting started. She shouted at the shooter to distract him. N then unloaded th clip firing toward towner and her husband. This is what happened next. The shooter walks up, and he asks are you okay. But hes not asking if were okay. Hes very cold when he asks if were okay. Hes very calm. Hes very deliberate. And he is asking are you still alive. Do i need to finish this. And i am not moving. And my son comes and runs and jumps on my legs, and thats the most joy ive ever had in my entire life that hes okay, i know when hes at. And one of the granddaughters of one of the persons who is working with me comes out from underneath the tables, grabs a hold of him and puts her hand over his mouth and when shes come bringing hi
I was sitting at my desk literally. It was weird and by smile and i was crying because it was overwhelming. Reporter it is pretty overwhelming. And as he put it, as much a happy ending as you could expect from this situation. Live in Gilroy Robert handa, nbc bay area news. Thank goodness he was there. Thank you, robert. Just into the newsroom, nbc bay area has obtained some of the 911 calls from the shooting. The one youre about to hear was made about a nurse caring for someone shot in the leg. We need ambulance we understand. We understand. We have somebody going to that specific location where you are. There are people down. [ bleep ]. Listen. We need ambulances. Listen could you could hear her. Well have more tonight at 6 00. As for reunit reunited Festival Police are escorting people to the cars and trucks left north of miller avenue. You could see it here in red. It is on the ranch side of Christmas Tree park. Fairgoers have the opportunity to pick up their cars from this lot tomo