For later today at 1 30 p. M. Eastern. We also expect more floor speeches on policing reforms after Senate Republicans introduced their bill yesterday. Now, live to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hearts are steadfast toward you. Lead us safely to the refuge of your choosing, for you desire to give us a future and a hope. Lord, provide us with grateful hearts to appreciate your mercies that are new each day. Today, give our senators the power to do your will, as they realize more fully that they are servants of heaven and stewards of your mysteries. Give them your perspective on their daily tasks and every decision they must make. Remind them that people usually dont care how much you know until they know how much you care. May faithfulness to you become the litmus test by which they evaluate each action. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The
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To prepare now. Got to make sure they have a plan to charge their phones, to get them through two, three, four, five days. They can do that with backup batteries. They can go to Community Centers that pg e will set up around the county. Reporter Fire Departments have been getting ready for this possibility along with county and city officials and School Districts. They say you should make sure you have signed up for alerts from your local agencies. Pg e has not said how long the power will be shut off. Theyre saying at least through thursday afternoon is theld ta several days before they can get the power turned back on. So go ahead and take today to get ready. Live in orinda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. That is a big deal. Amy, thank you. Bay Area School Districts say they have plans in place to deal with a power shutdown am oakland unified has sent out a warning ten of their schools could lose power this week. The district says any affected schools will close for the day. Plans are i
Gate. Mid40s to mid50s and milder this afternoon. Frances, a lot going on on the roads. Two Traffic Alerts right now. A couple spots you need to avoid this morning. Coolidge. Oakland westbound 580 overturned crash, multiple vehicles involved. A person may have been hit. Two right lanes will be blocked. And then we have a second sig alert on the peninsula. Southbound 101 as you make your way to redwood city. Apparently it was reported as a person walking in the lanes and was hit by a car. A sig alert issued. 280 is your alternate. Shutting off power in 30 counties up and down california tomorrow and on thursday including the bay area. Unless the forecast changes, customers in three east bay cities and napa county will be shut off. This could spread to include much more of us. It would cover every bay area. Its a good idea to charge your phones and electronics now. If you have an external Battery Charge that, too. Fill up on gas. In the south bay nearly 40,000 could be affected. Pg e is