About 100 evacuated when the fire started at 1 00 this morning. The captain was telling me how erratic the fire behavior was and how dangerous it was. It was initially about a half acre to an acre. When they arrived it quickly took off. It jumped to 20 acres. They credit stopping the fire they had a lot of resources on the fire. They were staged throughout the area and it goes to show and i was asking about this, the state of readiness firefighters have now begin what happened in paradise two years ago in the north bay. They were prepared for Something Like this. He told me up here he felt the winds had gusted up to 30 miles an hour. You get a sense how steep this terrain is. A lot of work that was done. Officially the containment downstairs is at 60 . The captain said they have fire lines around the entire perimeter of the burn area. They have dozers out here cutting lines. Theyll be able to cut the containment numbers but telling me about the firefight, you can see some of the burned area. The fire got so intense one of the crews out here their line was engulfed and that fire hose was burned so that would be useless at that point. No injuries and all the homes were protected. Reporting live on the merll fiob redell, today in the bay. Continued good news, bob, thanks. Very much so. Very concerning for people who live in the area. I want to check in with Sharon Katsuda at the staging area where a lot of those people were forced to evacuate to. Reporter right now we are here at the st. Monicas church and this is the official evacuation area. You can see behind me still dozens of evacuees inside wrapped up in blankets and some still in their pajamas, some with their pets. This is where theyre coming to get warm coffee and food. Earlier we were at safeway in moraga where there were hundreds of evacuees. Many have been allowed to go back already. Sanders ranch residents have to wait longer. With me is a Sanders Ranch resident. Tell me how did you first get alerted to the fire . It was 2 15 this morning and my phone beeped and theres a fire in Sanders Ranch. We had to evacuate immediately. What did you see when you went outside . I saw a huge glow, a very scary glow in the distance. Not too far distance and it was smoky. You knew you had to get out very quickly. Reporter a lot of your neighbors told me they did not receive the nixle alert. How do you think its possible you got one . What did yours say . Mine said immediate evacuation in Sanders Ranch neighborhood in morabito. Reporter and have you received updates . The last one came in at 4 40 saying we were still under evacuation but the fire has been contained. Reporter what were you able to grab before you left . We couldnt turn the lights on and grab things and see so i quickly grabbed passports and birth certificates. My husband grabbed his computer. Reporter even though you had power shutoff you werent prepared to evacuate. , we werent. We came out as quickly as we could and had to wake up his parents, too. Reporter thank goodness youre safe. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us. Firefighters con taped the fire. Many relieved neighbors here. Back to you. Hey, sharon, really quickly, do they have generators there . Is there power back on . Reporter that is a very good question, laura. As you know we just came from the safeway parking lot. And as we approached this area i was surprised to see its very dark. I had to use my flashlight to get to the restroom. Everyone was using their phones and flashlights. This church is also out of power, no generators working here that i can see. But, for the fortunately they are wrapped up in blankets from the American Red Cross. Good to see there. The power was turned off 11 00 so it was illuminated. With power out before the fire, we dont know wt caused the fire. It is notable power went out before the fire started. Then you think of trying to evacuate when the power is out as well, the roads are very dark in the area. Great concern about winds overnight as well in that area. Were going to have the humidity and high winds until about 5 00 as we get ready to head out the door. A lot of people have to head out to work. It is a chilly start. Low 50s in san jose. Were going to lead into some low 70s by noon and it will be slightly warmer by this afternoon. But i do want to show you those wind gusts weve seen in those areas around moraga. We had a gust up to about 35 Miles Per Hour earlier this morning. Mostly 20 to 30 miles an hour. In the last hour gusts up to 72 and we have gusts up to 76 Miles Per Hour. Now we know thats up higher in elevation. The valleys are only getting two to three miles an hour so a huge di are going to see still throughout the day some high winds and that low humidity causing a fire danger in the high elevation areas and its just a fairly mild day. Its a big difference from the low valleys to the mountain tops we have around the bay. And, mike, youre seeing more traffic than yesterday. Kari, judging by the volume at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have fastrak and cash lanes showing a build. This is typical for a thursday. Yesterday was lighter than your typical wednesday. A lot of folks stayed home adjusting to schools being out as well as the notice tracking how winds were developing. Right now a typical pattern at the bay bridge. No metering lights just yet. We will need them judging by this build. Meter traffic getting on the freeway and metering lights may be out if the power is out in the area. That note we gave you yesterday as well, be careful. The intersections may be out as well. New outages that kicked in last night. We see some more winds kicking in as well showing on our index and the north bay still has the shutoff. Were watching the major intersections but theyre okay. Tracking the fire southbound at mt. Tamm. Over here more of a concern in moraga and the caldecott tunnel. Overall traffic very smooth. To the latest breaking news on the Power Outages. In purple are the ones without power. The second round, the planned power shutoffs got under way portio of contra costa, santa clara and alameda county. Pg e projected another quarter million homes and businesses to lose power in that phase two. Of course this is in addition to the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses already without power. In the initial shutoff in the north bay. Some power has actual ly alread been restored. More homes are supposed to be back on line this morning. Coming up next on today in the bay, u. S. china trade talks seemingly stalled but there is an apparent silver lining. A new reported deal that some believe will turn the current tensions around. And a new beginning for bed, bath and beyond. The company hired a new president and ceo. What he plto do rst. Tv just keeps Getting Better. How you watch it does too. This is xfinity x1. Featuring the Emmy Awardwinning voice remote. Streaming Services Without changing passwords and input. Live sports with realtime stats and scores. Access to the most 4k content. And your movies and shows to go. The best tv experience is the best tv value. Xfinity x1. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Xfinity. The future of awesome. Good thursday morning. We are still under a micro climate weather alert as we look at our temperature trend for concord getting ready for the day with a start in the mid50s that will lead into low 70s by noon. It will be warmer today and still windy. Ill have more on this and a look at the rest of the forecast in less than five minutes. A smooth drive, a clear view. That wind keeping things clear there in the north bay we do have a hillside fire that was contained. A smaller area being well treated by fire on the scene. Thats why we have two lanes blocking there. Good morning, im Frank Holland at cnbc headquarters. Todays top business headlines. Wall street is set to open up in the red as investors gear up for a day of high level talks. Both countries made no progress in deputy level trade talks. The report said higher level talks would last just one day instead of two. Futures recovered some of the losses after the white house said the report was inaccurate. A setback that could cool off tensions, the white house planning to issue licenses to American Companies to sell nonsensitive goods to huawei. Approving these licenses in a meeting last week. Washington had black listed huawei in may. Bed, bath and beyond has a new president and ceo tapping former target executive trenton to lead the company starting november 4th. His appointment comes a week after they announced they were closing 60 stores by the end of 2019. More than the 40 locations previously planned. Scott and laura, back over to you. Thanks, frank. A live look across the bay area for you. We are in a micro climate weather alert. A red flag warning in effect is triggering the tens of thousands of bay area Power Outages right now. We had about 200 thousand people across the area without power. It is something to watch. Well look at San Francisco. Notice the camera is just shaking around. This is on top of san bruno mountain. We will have gusty winds throughout the morning but are expected to subside. Sevenday forecast is up at the bottom of the screen as we look at our top wind speeds and gusts around the bay area mostly in Higher Elevations but then we see even in spots like santa rosa gusts up to about 28. Most of our other gusts mostly at about 3,000 to 4,000 feet have been at about 70 to 76 miles an hour and we are in spots where the elevation is 1,000 to 2,000 feet its been at about 30 to 40 miles an hour. We are once again seeing some really high winds, but the valleys are not feeling it so much. Even as we go throughout the rest of the day breezy. Mosts gusts will be for some of the hills for the diablo range, east bay and the north bay hills. We should see some improvement in the Santa Cruz Mountains going throughout the day as well. Well see a shift in the wind and its not going to come in from the north but more of a southerly wind. We start to see the storm system thats bringing in a push of cooler and drier air that moves away from us. The danger that well have throughout the day and so were starting out this morning with a lot of the relative humidity percentages in the teens. We will see teens and low 20s but then it will get dry again going into the rest of the day. Looking at the north bay down to 7 to 8 . It will spread more rapidly when the air is more dry and crisp. Our temperatures reach into the low 80s. Slightly warmer than yesterday. San francisco warming up. 82 in livermore. 84 today in concord. Some changes going into the weekend as that storm system moves away it will still be windy today but tomorrow starts to calm down a bit. We will keep the warmer air going into saturday. Another storm system moves across the Pacific Northwest off to the east but wont be as close. We wasnt have the high wind gusts today. Were reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s for the inland areas and for San Francisco a bit after cooldown as we see the fog returning by the end of the weekend. Mike, you were checking in on that crash in fremont. Were looking at a smooth drive. Much like yesterday all of these Speed Sensors are at the green level. We are seeing more traffic in key spots more than yesterday. Thats typical of a thursday compared to a wednesday anyway. Were still expecting less of a commute because more folks are staying at home with the outages and tracking that. A power source for the lights, Fire Suppression, and the rest of the bay a smooth, easy drive. We have been tracking just over here the area where the merrill fire continues. Thats st. Monicas church area. That is indicating the fire is not as widespread. The initial impression it would go up to st. Marys but it has stayed south of there. No problems. Vital the caldecott tunnel, clear this morning and continuing to move. Just off that bridge dry. Fire crews are on scene. 100 feet by 30 feet and they have it well under control. Were on edge with any fire with winds kicking in. Back to you. Thank you, mike. Guess whats back in the bay area. The blue angels. They ted out this photo. Hopefully youve seen them before in person. The daredevil squadron thrilling crowds. A Million People expected to attend this weekends fleet week air show. As soon as today you can see the angels in the skies above San Francisco. Today and tomorrow the blue angels are scheduled to hold their practice run. Those are fun to watch. The schedule loosely calls for a 1 00 p. M. Flight time but it can vary. If youre in San Francisco keep your eyes to the skies and youll see quite the show. Its stunning as it passes over the bridge. Were following developments on several angles of this mornings big story, the tens of thousands of people without power across the bay area. While many people remain in the dark, well tell you about a step one bay area city is taking to stop crime. From the couldnt be prouders to the wait did we just winners. Everyone uses their phone differently. Thats why Xfinity Mobile lets you design your own data. Now you can share it between lines. Mix with unlimited, and switch it up at anytime so you only pay for what you need. 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Kris sanchez, today in the bay. Also new this morning those small plastic bottles of shampoo and conditioner will not be inside hotel rooms. Theyll have to use refillable dispensers. This applies to all California Hotel rooms and takes effect in 2023. Governor newsome reversed a prohibition on the drug. Under the new bill School Districts will get to decide if parents can administer it to their children at school. The law is expected to take effect next year. Former governor jerry brown vetoed the bill last year. 5 24. Baseball fans may be saying with a single swing of the bat Howie Kendrick squashed the dodgers hopes sending washington to a place theyve never been before. This is deep to center field. Bellinger is back. Its a grand slam and that shut down the dodgers hopes. This is the tenth inning, kendrick, bases loaded, breaks a 33 tie with a grand slam making it 73 giving the national as spot in the National League championship series. They will play for the second time ever. The only other time was 81 when they were the montreal expos. Okay. Maybe things arent completely perfect for niners fans right now. They are undefeated but the injuries are starting to pile up. Mike mcglinchey will be out and two others are out for the foreseeable future. They play the rival rams on sunday. Lets be honest, many performers sometimes resort to lipsynching during their live performances. One wellknown actor swears he did not. Adam levine says he felt personally attacked when a magazine reporter claimed he lipsynched at the emmys. This is adam devine. Talk show host and Singer Kelly Clarkson says she can relate. Variety said i lipsynched. Which means youre just that. I sang that and i was pretty bummed. Thats happened to me before. I feel any real singer would have been, oh, no, he sang that. You could tell. Michael douglas making an appearance on ellen this morning. You dont want to miss either interview. If you cant be home dont forget to set your dvr. Its 5 27. 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Weve been on air since 2 30 this morning bringing you breaking news of fire burning in the hills of moraga. Good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. Its 5 30. Im laura garcia. And im scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. About a mile south of st. Marys college. Today in the bays Sharon Katsuda live at a safeway being used as a staging area. Some of the evacuees found themselves there early this morning. It is now 5 30. Reporter im talking very quietly because the Police Department is now making an announcement. Lets take a listen. Please go ahead and gather your belongings. We wi