With pacific gas and electric have been crisscrossing napa county repairing and inspecting power lines and poles. Before turning the power back on its getting kind of old yeah as usual residents who live west of the river in calistoga have been without power. This time since sunday afternoon. Some have been through it so many times that they bought a generator to make life a little easier. Ieeping one tv going. A light in my bedroom. Light in the kitchen. Wi fi. And the refrigerator. And its not just homes west of the river that have been without power. But weiner east to like castello di amorosa still after wine tasting continues, we had a generator. That is able to any. A gift card that whole castle not only is this winery had to deal with power shut offs but its warehouse and 10,000 cases of wine were destroyed by the glass fire at the end of last month. Still they keep pushing ahead because were so used having files for the last 4 years including the whole bay area. People are now lets get any more that go online to check it out you know what is they have quality and you look at it say lets go to napa so we actually feel that its little bit easier than it was 3, 4 years ago. Now the genie saying theyre hoping to get all of them a county back online by 10 00pm tuesday evening. However, they say there is a chance some in napa county will still be off until sometime on wednesday. In Calistoga Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. I happening now pgd is giving us an update on the power shut offs. Yeah, they have more details on when power should be restored to all customers lets listen in says going as a reminder on sunday. We made the decision to shut off power to about 350,000 of our roughly 5 million electric customers. Now we did this is a last resort for safety given the Severe Weather conditions and the potential for wild fire due to the dry fuel on the ground in the very low humidity. As of this briefing about 305,000 customers have been re energized. The remaining 45,000 customers will be restored between now and tomorrow midday as the weather has cleared. Now also know our initial reports indicate that we saw 130 incidents of damage or hazard to our equipment during this wind event. These are types of damages that have the potential to ignite wildfire if the lines were energized and were patrolling expecting those lines and we could find more instances of damage marcus ensure more on that just a moment. Finally i want to reiterate we do have support and resources for our customers. We absolutely understand how difficult it is to go through a Public Safety power shutoff especially right now when many people are working and going to school at home, so we are offering help in a number of ways right now we have 82 Community Resource center still open throughout the impacted areas, those will stay open until 10 oclock tonight and then they will reopen at 8 oclock tomorrow morning as needed weve also provided backup batteries for medical devices and partner with local food banks and Community Based organizations to offer further assistance, but this is going to discuss the details of that in just moments. But for now i want to really thank everybody for your patience and your understanding as we continue to work to keep our customers and our Community Safe during Severe Weather events. Now as we seek or crews are focused on working safely and as quickly as possible to get the lights back on and to learn more about how that process is going want to turn it over to mark windsor director of operations for this event good evening mark. Hey good thank you lindsey, good evening, all right we continue to monitor that press conference if anything of consequence is addressed well certainly let you know about it. Turning now to our 4 zone forecast a lawrence is here to tell us about any weather concerns we certainly about those winds. The last couple of days and you can understand why these unique wanted to turn off some of those power lines it was amazing even last night wasnt quite a strong member the day before we had some gusts eyes 89 Miles Per Hour over some of the higher peaks, not as strong but still Strong Enough still gusting over 70 Miles Per Hour in fact very strong winds kicking up much of the north bay and parts of the space of those wins 71 miles an hour out saying only that mount diablo 74 Miles Per Hour hawkeye in the north bay at 6153 Miles Per Hour in healdsburg the Oakland Hills 51 mile an hour gusts in a black hawk in the east bay, 46 Miles Per Hour. So certainly Strong Enough to cause problems with some of lines are king possibly trees coming down in affecting those power lines as well of those winds are starting to calm down that is the good news as it looks like the fire danger has ended for now blustery conditions still over the northerly mountains you can see some of those gusts kind of picking up but things beginning to settle down a little bit that will take overnight before things really to calm down over the mountain top down below looking very nice around good part of the bay area just a gentle breeze right now outside thats whats going to stay tonight and i think tomorrow to finally the big ridge of High Pressure that low those to the east of us theyre kind of separating out as they spread apart a bit High Pressure kind of settles down over the bay area tomorrow and those winds calm down so looks like. Weve got some very nice weather ahead, instead of getting those gusty winds were going to enjoy beautiful temperatures running well above the average some 70s maybe some low 80s, very comfortable around the bay area. The question is how long can this nice weather last about this time of year we start to talk about some rain well check that out coming up in a few minutes. I think you live today. Marine contra costa and san mateo counties all moved into the are unsure moderate tier making progress. Now this allows for some more indoor businesses to reopen with modifications of course Solano County has remained in the red or substantial tier and Sonoma County cant get out of that most restrictive purple tier, San Franciscos the only bay area county with the lowest risk. They are labeled as yellow so kudos to sf yeah because San Francisco is in that yellow tear nonessential Office Workers can actually start showing up to work today but apparently they werent there. Kron fours Maureen Kelly went into the downtown sector at lunch time and she didnt see at this new phase of reopening having much impact at all. Ive seen it like this is crazy valerie chain has been selling the haze here at the flower cart off Market Street downtown for close to 30 years. She says business is still way down and while the city has now given non essential businesses, the green light to bring in Office Workers at 25 capacity. She has not seen much of a change today at this is time for us and let them know used to be. And that is having a major impact on mom and pop businesses that rely on foot traffic even this building right behind me pounding up 12 to 15 of people coming in. So thats very small amount of people come here. To what we usually have another dot coms and i hear people working from home what is nobody south of market, the manager of orange thomas had just a few customers eating around lunchtime, a small fraction of their prepandemic lunch time or davis 80s around 1 oclock. Well have a liner on the corner over him. I might be like a 1520 minute, wait and while i dont see that happening for the rest of this year. I believe we are you know well established well loved us from believe by next year. In january february, well start getting america. Several restaurants nearby are boarded up sitting outside a shuttered lunch spot, i found one man who works in commercial real estate he says he and most of his coworkers are coming in about once a week. And does not think this new phase of reopening is the change that i havent seen anything different then weeks prior. And in my own office, its the same usual suspects showing up so. No changes there. So obviously this is just the first day and only time will tell if Office Workers gradually start coming back to work downtown. But right now this place appears to be just as much of a ghost town as it has been for many months Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. Mayor london breed announced a new jobs program to help san franciscan try to find employment the new program is called jobs now it will offer Training Services to low income folks. The program also reimburses employers when they hire Program Participants for permanent positions reid says the program will make it easier for people to sign up and it increases support for Small Businesses trying to reopen. Well tonight governor newsome says it is new Vaccine Safety Group will not be delaying any distribution of a covid19 vaccine is 3 more states are deciding to join california safety effort kron fours Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has that story. Washington oregon and nevada are joining californias review group to put a second set of eyes on an eventual fda approved vaccine before distributing it within these west coast states. The governor responding to critics who claim this could significantly delay a critical need for californians. No it will not cause any delays in fact we would argue quite the contrary its going to increase transparency and trust state leaders tuesday said as the fda works to approve the covid19 vaccine, the west coast group working to verify its safety does not plan to continue or replicate any trials. Were looking at. Information the data that is a lot of it is publicly reported but through the eyes of experts can be strengthened invalidated the approach that shares and intend to and are going to work very hard to make sure that the trust of the public is what we have and sharing this information in a clear concise way without delay state officials announced an Additional Group focused on the vaccine. A new 16 person panel will come up with guidelines on vaccine ethics and distribution that theyre safely transported that theyre safely stored. That were having a mindset of safety related to public data or other private and personal debt and whats that line whats that distinction. Theres no timetable for any of this until a vaccine is approved newsoms administration has said it likely wont happen in 2020. Planning for the vaccine comes as california is starting to see increases in both icu admissions and hospitalizations related to covid19. Both are up about 5 over the last 2 weeks. The governor says later this week, hell make an announcement on testing capacity. Reporting in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. We are just one week away from the november, 3rd election believe it or not its really creeping up on us the United StatesPostal Service is recommending. That those voting by mail really need to do it by today, maybe even get them in by tonight in order to make the states. Deadline because waiting any longer could put your ballot at risk of not being counted. Force has he made you has details. If you are planning on casting your vote by mail for the 2020 president ial election. Now may be your last best chance to get it done in fact the u. S. Postal service recommends mailing your ballot. No later than a week before the deadline to give it more than enough time to arrive later before the date of the election there should continue to have confidence in the post office. We still have great job return email to us it just has to be postmarked november, 3rd or earlier. The Contra Costa County voter registrars offices in the midst of a record breaking election season receiving over 300,000 ballots already and half of those ballots were delivered courtesy of the usps however with one week to go before the election the assistant registrar cautions against waiting any longer to get those ballots in the mail and i highly encourage voters to do that. One thing about 2020. Ive learned is you never know whats happening. Whats going to happen tomorrow. You know today we have our show us there might be power shutoffs on election day might they want fires and evacuations is there might be a covid outbreak where you live. You know you never know so why take the chance vote but bill deadlines vary state to state in california ballots returned by bill must be postmarked no later than november 3rd and received no later than 17 days after the election to be counted. Zeke matthew kron 4 news. Happening now San Franciscos iconic cocacola sign which has stood at 15 brian for some 83 years is coming down workers could be seen beginning to tear down that iconic sign for a little Historical Context the 112 foot billboard was erected back in 1937. The same year as the Golden Gate Bridge came to life and a year after the opening of the bay bridge. Soaring rental costs reportedly prompted the beverage giant to take down the sign. Still to come. Amy Coney Barrett is officially the Newest Supreme Court justice on the bench with democratic lawmakers are. Saying about that now that she sits on the high court and 2 major wildfires threatening homes in Southern California. We take a look at the resources being used to fight those fires. Fire prevention efforts underway in the Santa Cruz Mountains the dangers that socalled widow makers can have on power lines. And this is a live look from Ghirardelli Square where the iconic sign its dark now, but it will be lit. Any moment now and then like now for some 4 months. The molds blew out the mayor breed will be flipping the switch and show us live now to our wildfire coverage, hundreds of firefighters are still battling that wind driven silverado fire that is burning near irvine in Southern California. It has scorched more than 12,000 acres containment. Its 5 this just started yesterday morning though 5 firefighters have been injured and to remain in Critical Condition had to be intubated after suffering secondand thirddegree burns over at least half their bodies, thousands of regular folks have been forced to leave their homes. And San Francisco sent firefighters today to help fight this fire wishing them all the best for crews also battling the blue ridge fire thats burning near china hills which is also in orange county. At least 10 homes have been damaged this blaze has burned more than 15,000 acres. It remains at 0 containment. Santa ana winds just whipped through Southern California fueling this fire as well as the silverado fire. Southern california edison says that the winds were not Strong Enough to cut power for those fires broke out yesterday. In bay area news 2 homes were destroyed in an Early Morning fire in the Oakland Hills. You never want to see fire in the Oakland Hills, especially not when its been windy. This happened near crown avenue and berry would drive fire from these homes spread to vegetation at one point in less than an hour. Oakland firefighters were able to contain it. The east bay hills were under a red flag warning because of dry conditions and strong wind gusts at the time. This fire started. Fire crews still adding up the damage inflicted by the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains its going to cost millions and take. Months to deal with the damage to the trees alone as our kron fours rob fladeboe reports now work is underway in the hardhit community of bonny doon just north of santa cruz. Bonnie dune is a heartbreaking mess logging trucks whole load after load of dead trees felled by crews working to keep residents in traffic out of harms way. 1100 trees have been worked for removal hero swanton road alone since the county steve wizenard so. What the county is doing right now as were going through and doing a full assessment of trees within the public roadway. And just outside the public roadway were trees could fall and impact the public roadway. Saws echo through the mountains there are piles of logs everywhere virtually every moderate pine on kelly fosters property are being cut down some are falling on their own and thats scary. He says the first week after the fire. We heard a big pine come down about once an hour. 4. Several weeks and sometimes you hear the crack and then the boom and sometimes is here the kraken thats the scarier situation tall pine for redwoods lean over the winding road in many places they must go first. 45 miles of road where impacted and there are thousands more damage trees on private property across 85,000 acres scorched by the lightning sparked fire that erupted back on august 19th a lot of these trees are shells of themselves as what they you know were prior to the fire incident. And so we are were practice proactive