now at 11:00, breaking news, it is crazy hot. the power grid cannot handle it. the bay area has been hit with the first rolling blackouts in 20 years. will this happen every day? we have warm weather on the way for the bay area. e leup in sight. we have complete details coming up. one mayor beggs people not come. what will they do to enforce it? who should get vaccinated first? what california is being asked to do tonight. streaming on cbsn bay area live, breaking news, pg&e said tonight s rolling blackouts are over. power has been restored to essentially all customers. there are thousands without power tonight as the heat puts an enormous strain on the grid. we have team coverage on the heat wave, and what to ask next through the weekend. first, katie nielsen is insan rafael where the lights suddenly went out in the middle of dinner. reporter: that s right, the lights on fourth street just came back on about 90 minutes ago. for the restaurants downtown, the dama
struggling. this was supposed to be his big friday night rush. restaurants are already under the gun. this is hurtful. reporter: the beer garden was still rocking, thanks to a bluetooth speaker, battery operated lights, and more than a few cold adult beverages. it was weird. reporter: those downtown when the power went out were relying on headlights from passing cars to see where they were going, while others used flashlights on their cell phones. some question, why bother to leave? it is difficult to go home. we want to be by the air conditioning unit, we don t have that now. reporter: for the people owning restaurants, the stakes are higher. we have five more days to come. will this happen every day or what? reporter: that is the big question everyone is asking. what will happen tomorrow? we spoke with a representative from the power grid. she said the biggest factor for the rolling blackouts tomorrow will be the weather. katie nielsen, kpix 5. the crazy ho
live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news . a heat wave in california has triggered the first rolling blackout in california for over 20 years with more possible in the coming days. the bay area beach town is begging people not to visit but unclear how that could be enforced. who will be vaccinated first when the shots become available, and what california and other states are asked to do ahead of time. it is 6:00 on this saturday, august 15. good morning. i am emily turner. i am devin fehely. let s get to our meteorologist. yesterday was bad but that s only the start. here is the view over the bridge with no marine layer this morning but i don t think anyone is surprised to see that. although we did cool down in the upper 60s in the city after being in the mid-90s yesterday. we shattered the record of san francisco from the gold rush. we will do it all over again today. we have intense heat again today and it could get technically cooler tomorrow
reporter: the superintendent says with the new cases they will reevaluate whether to start school on august 10th, and if they cancel in-person classes. some students and parents say instead of the current format of online ngday,sh all that stufi reing ol are will online why would we put our kids back in school? reporter: the school board will meet soon to talk about how they will move forward, and allen they have to make a decision quick because august 10th is coming up. it is coming up quickly and da lin you said the other students in the pod haven t shown symptoms but have they been tested? reporter: the superintendent says they re not sure if they notified all the students and parents. they are asking the families to get advice from their doubt there s. they are not demanding the students get a test because they know there is a shortage of the tests. yeah but they are watching him closely, da lin thanks so much. the west coast conference announcing today it wil
commissioners. first to start with, kind of second to last item, ab 1110. i want commissioners to be fully aware that scott the very powerful lobbyist and representative of the utility workers unions including ibew on the 13th of this month was side-by-side with the bill author in committee promoting the bill. so it s clear that not only was ibew involved with the local ballot measure, but also with this bill. that is not to say however that we cannot work with the a ssembly member, californians for energy choice, which i m also a co-coordinator, the coalition last year that successfully fought off ab 2145, scott s previous attack on community choice on behalf of pg&e, basically. we have engaged with assembly member ting and spoken with him. he seem like he is going to work with us. i think the 2-year bill is looking like probably the right option, because i discovered by talking to analysts that the behind the meter issue is a little complex, in that if we made it so behind