Many understand its not in the same of safety but just weeks after a major fire, the timing wouldnt be worse. Im stocked up on batteries, flashlights, lanterns. Reporter she has what she needs. Im here to service the community. Reporter shes assistant manager at Outdoor Supply hardware with a possible safety power shutoff hours away, most of the portable generators have sold out. This could easily do a refrigerator, couple lights, tv. Reporter john was buying extra flashlight batteries and hes not happy about it. As a general sense of disappointment to pg e. I think one place seems to be under control and another comes in after that. I dont like it. Reporter the utility says it has to cut power to thousands of bay area customers due to hot, dry windy conditions or risk parking a fire from an active power line. At the end of the day we have to stand by the side of safety and if its necessary, we have to do this to prevent healthcare reforms emergencies from occurring. Reporter nancy jus
Until 11 00 this morning. Its been a noisy evening because of the trees rustling. High fire danger continues until 11 00 tomorrow. Moderate risk of heat illness starts at 11 00 today through 00 tomorrow. Tonight will be warmer than this morning. Temperatures 90s everywhere except for the coast. Thank you. Extreme fire conditions forced pg e to cut the power to thousands of people across the bay area. They could be in the dark for the next two days. Jobina fortson is at the live desk with more this morning. Good morning. Pg e is hoping to prevent fires from sparking from damaged power lines or power lines knocked down by high winds. The utilitys website shows who is affected right now. Heres a look at that map. More than 50,000 Northern California customers are impacted. In the bay area, about 22,000 pg e customers are expected to lose power in seven counties. The cruelyoul utility hopes to power by friday. Pg e is stressing this power shutoff is shorter than last years when some custom
North bay although really the rest of the bay area is back in that green category this morning indicating good conditions to start things out as for current temperatures were in the 50s to 60s currently with berkeley at 56 oakland and hayward each at 62 degrees say only know one of our cooler spots up in the north bay at 55 degrees whole bay is going to be a cool spot this afternoon as daytime highs only rise into the low 70s a lot like yesterday. So if you liked yesterdays fall feel well today going to be bringing more of it im talking a couple sprinkles possible tomorrow still to come in your forecast robin. Thank you for the update lets update your morning commute starting off with our bridges lets do a bridge deck and we can see how its moving around the bay area this friday morning a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza looking good right. Your trip into San Franciscos delay free right now its only 7 minutes off to fremont street 92 gets the award for the busiest bridge. We have
The 60s around in a few 70s, well be seen to come the afternoon for bayside inland areas. Robin. Thank you john lets check in on the traffic now over to the bay bridge toll plaza were still delay free into San Francisco, no problems at the pay gates, im noticing a little bit of crowding on the suspension as you come off the bridge approaching fremont street. But thats it 11 minutes thats a great average to make it to downtown San Francisco, better news for oakland or crash 80 south after 7 street in west oakland. Finally cleared it was a multi vehicle injury crash had 2 lanes closed. Thats why its slow coming out almost emeryville are right around the maze were 80. 5. 80 and the nimitz you know where they split thats where your backup is so if youre coming from maybe emeryville or San Francisco. You want to stick with east 5. 80 instead of 80 south because although the crash is cleared traffic is not completely recover its going take a little bit the rest of your freeways look great li
So please reduce your speed john. Well as you can see over the bay bridge robin weve got a mix of cloud cover and sunshine now you can see thats a mix over San Francisco. Things are gradually getting more and more bright but as you also noted weve had some drizzle this morning so roadways are a bit on the slick side. More and more clear skies into the afternoon means a better chance to enjoy some of our cooler temperatures today, were still in the midst of some moderate to get air quality now thats definitely better than we have been will still be holding on to these moderate conditions through the weekend and likely into the start of next week too. Another spare the air alert in effect today and tomorrow, 50s and 60s for our current temperatures, a cool start a bit of a grey start and then later on today just a nice and comfortable finish with 60s for your highs and San Francisco and oakland and 70s in san jose. A member of congress have a duty to take all necessary action to preserve