were in the home. they cannot really see what they were doing. other evacuees said they felt more prepared given all the talk with this power shut off in the past few days. they did to have the car out in the driver was stuck in the garage that would not open. fortunate, the answer is that people are safely back in the house and can continue on with the rest of the day. the power is out. phase 2 of the shutoffs. that also includes santa clara and santa cruz counties. the lights have been off for more than one day now. this get over to mary to talk about thwind gusts. this morning the strongest winds with this event is actually up in the hills. of above 1000 feet. this particular gust of 77 miles per hour right now. this talk about our headlines. notes in the morning. they weaken th afternoon. quieter and moderate weather. friday to the weekend. warmer than yesterday. headed to in concord. 81 in san jose. 76 for san francisco. future cast gust. we will see the strong winds a
railroad overcrossing on highway 101 at 880 has been painted over in time for the super bowl but other pockets are still big problems with graffiti, litter and overgrown weeds. streets could be cleaner here. could be cleaner. [ laughter ] reporter: they were reluctant to criticize their host city, but a couple of carolynians who just flew into the bay area said the clean-up is obviously a work in progress. it looks like it could use some spiffing up, a little special care. i have seen more of the homeless people here than i usually city in charlotte. but i will say this. we have met the most wonderful people here. reporter: although drivers say 101 between millbrae and palo alto is noticeably better, el nino has taken a toll and there are plenty of pockets that need to be fixed and at least one native said we could and should do better. even though it may have improved a little, they are still pretty bad. reporter: and you re looking at a live picture of south
in my council district, going through farmland in my council district as well coming through downtown. reporter: the debate lasted late into the afternoon with some councilmembers say it s the federal government s job, not the city s to make the call. we should also be asking is enough being done to make it safe but not to outright oppose it. reporter: but ultimately the council voted unanimously to oppose the oil transport through san jose and urge the san luis obispo planning commission to reject the proposal. nobody is really concerneding in somebody happens. we have an opportunity before there is even a risk to do something about it. reporter: now san jose joins other cities including berkeley and richmond to publicly oppose similar plans. phillips 66 did not return our calls, but officials have said before safety is their top priority, and they have decades of experience transporting cargo. live in san jose robert handa nbc bay area news. robert, thank you. t
further inspection. around 6:30 tonight we saw the night crew pull out and relocate to two near fire houses. station 16 crews have been living in the garage because of mold contamination. these photos show the conditions the firemen have been living in. firemen tell ktvu there s been a mold problem here for four years in the kitchen and bathrooms but nothing has been done about it. the department s command house went to station number 16 to see the problem. i know this issue had been brought up before. but i think at this point when they visited the station today they determined it had progressed to the point that it was no longer habitable. reporter: the command staff determined that the shift had to be moved out of here tonight. we understand they had to be moved out of here tonight. reporter: he expects the station to be cleaned and ready to house firefighters again in the next few weeks. we re already thinly staffed already. we can t afford to have stations out
other news, crash today that caused a messy situation on san francisco s folsom street. cornell bernard spoke with the driver in a story you ll see only on abc7 news. reporter: it s really amazing that no one was hurt here. the mess from this very bizarre accident has been cleared up here on folsom street. but the smell still lingers in the air after a port-a-potty was caught in the middle of the crash. we just had this big old bam. she heard the crash and gnaw something was wrong. we came running outside, and i looked and i m like, my god. the drive of this nissan smashed into a san francisco construction zone, taking out a giant orange arrow sign ask a port-a-potty. luckily work crews were not here but a chain reaction smashed three cars. i just fixed this consider a month ago. that s the killer part. mother s day tomorrow and it s like this is how we re going to celebrate? witnesses told police the driver tried to leave the scene. mercy jiminez managed to sto