reporter: pg&e recently began cutting power in the him bulbly climate exchange sierra and some parts of the real. in turn, the president focused his attention on forest bay area. management. president trump stopping in california for a briefing on the utility has installed the massive and deadly wildfires burning in the state. additional sexualizers on its blanketing much of the west distribute lines. they also have 30 more health coast in smoke. when you have years of dried comers and two airplanes with leaves on the ground, it just sets it up. it s really a fuel for a fire. infrared cameras to expect so they have to do something lines. the idea is that each year about it. reporter: the president these public safety power shutoffs will become smaller and that they will not last as long. repeated his charge about reporter: pg&e has pledged $35 a he next five years as part of a recent forest management. it was mcclellan air force base bankruptcy. pg&e must meet stric
hardest hit areas. cal fire has been around 120 years and there really has not ftburnedto the his magnitude in ground the tally doubled overnight. the firefighters are doing what they can with the limited resources they have it. we are doing the greatest good for the residents by assuming the defensive role and going house, to house. we are firing around the houses. reporter: at least 50 structures have been destroyed that they do expect the number to increase with more than 24,000 structures threaten. eric gordon believes his home is okay for now but not his coworkers place nearby. there were houses on fire including the house across the street from his that burned down. there were cal firefighters out there actually putting ou flames. what is your understanding of how many people kenny, that remain in the area yeedto cal fire officials thing the majority of residents in this area have left ace on the observations that they have made over the last couple of days. they
san francisco muni is free today to help get people to contained. whether relief centers. attractions including near woods, alcatraz and fort point are all closed today due to the poor air quality. the fire has now damaged or destroyed at least 2000 homes and buildings and is what are the effects of this threatening about 4000 more. poor air quality on our health? today governor newsome toward the massive fire area around orville as a break in the weather and the slight dr. stephanie christiansen possibility of some rain joins us live this afternoon. provided a small measure of she is an assistant professor hope for people in that region. of medicine at ucsf. tom vacar joining us with more on what the governor sought to day and what he had to say. the dr. thank you for being here. we are going on nearly 4 weeks in a row of these conditions. it was a very somber gavin what are the dangers of the extended exposure to this newsom. wildfire smoke? i think especially for peo
we will be a few degrees warmer , but we will cool down going into the weekend. a good-looking forecast, temperature is expected to hit in the 90s for the inland cities. we have better details on the current conditions, a spare the air day. we will check in on the extended forecast and just a bit. it is 5:00 on this friday. hi, sal, how are you doing? rosemary, i am doing well. it is friday and that is pretty good here. let s go to the macarthur maze bridge. approaching the bay bridge we are off to a nice start here as you drive out to the macarthur maze, no issue there. no issue with san jose, that traffic is off to a good start. let s go back to the headlines. happening today, the health restrictions begin to yeast in alameda and contra costa counties. alyssa harrington enjoys us to discuss what will change. good morning, alyssa. reporter: these are personal- care businesses that usually operate inside. they will have to take that business outdoors. in alameda county,
is really the one spot that bore the brunt of the storm. reporter: absolutely. we heard the noise coming in around 1:00. it was pitch black when hurricane what exactly happened in lake charles, louisiana. laura making landfall early thursday as a category 4 hurricane. the storm sustained winds of up to 150 miles per hour, bringing the threat of storm surge and tornadoes. lake charles, louisiana also taking a direct hit from laura as the storm weekend. high winds shook buildings and knocked down trees. it is pretty devastating. reporter: thursday morning heavy flooding could be seen across the northwest gulf coast. areas some 40 miles inland could be affected by days. more than half a million people were asked to evacuate, but some stayed behind. officers are coming to work early and planning on working late. reporter: laura is moving further north. tornadoes, tree damage, and power outages remain a concern. hundreds of thousands are without power. red cross units ha