a fact that pg&e seems unaware of. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> this is thrilling actually. i know there are hundreds of people out there that didn't probably know about this stage of the program. you could feel them. we are so thankful for the supervisors putting this forward , and for the wonderful report that you gave that was so clear and concise. also that we would have -- be really jumping ahead because of their bankruptcy, to deal with the climate crisis is fantastic. also no more secrecy so the people actually know what is going on with our system. it is so important. as many people now, it has been one -- i want to mention labor. it is so important that the people that work for pg&e know that they will be transferred with pension and wages equal, or better than, to what they have now. that we would finally get rid of a corporation that is just for profit, felon, and has broken the agreement for over 100 years. as a part of extinction rebellion, we are extremely excited about this move forward that we

especially as it relates to pg&e as a renter, i don't have a pg&e bill. and i'm not sure how you all have incorporated renters or folks like myself who don't pay the utility into your calculus of how to get inform us. as somebody who has done a lot of outreach in the past, i would encourage you to report back to us to let us know how you are going to be expanding both the method and person to person outreach if that's what it takes. [please stand by] >> i think that alex and myself and a number of other people here are really primarily concerned about how we're being informed. and i -- my personal opinion about pg&e's efforts to get information out is -- i haven't known them to be particularly robust and so i'm wondering who is monitoring pg&es approach to this? is that your responsibility? how do we make sure they're going to accomplish what they claim they're going to accomplish in a comprehensive way? >> our responsibility and i'll speak for the larger emergency management community working with all of our partners. working with nicole. so when the cal

especially as it relates to pg&e as a renter, i don't have a pg&e bill. and i'm not sure how you all have incorporated renters or folks like myself who don't pay the utility into your calculus of how to get inform us. as somebody who has done a lot of outreach in the past, i would encourage you to report back to us to let us know how you are going to be expanding both the method and person to person outreach if that's what it takes. [please stand by] [please stand by]

they don't need their money to go to shareholders and pg&e. >> with pg&e in bankruptcy this may be an offer it can't refuse. proceeds from the sale could help the utility pay victims from the deadly northern wildfires started by power lines, and pg&e has been part of san francisco since the company's founding while we don't city has other priorities to deal with. it's website says this takeover will san francisco worse, not better. we take safety very seriously, and we just don't trust the people who can't make the buses run on time and can't clean the streets. this is not a radical idea. other cities and counties in california have done this. the mayor and city attorney support the idea to buy the grid. the board of supervisors will vote on the proposal later this month. pg&e would still provide gas to customers here. live in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> here's a look at major developments involving pg&e. cal fire determined pg&e lines started four northern california wildfires and investigators said the fire in 2017 were caused by trees coming in contact with power

pg&e originally estimated a repair. now they estimate one at 3:30. >> pg&e has been working as safely and quickly as possible. >> anvil builders will surely be responsible to pay for the prepares and face claims for those who lost business and suffered damage. the situation being if you break it you bought it. in this case, apparently, they went to 811 and apparently, they noted the cable was there. but they simply did not dig the correct way. because otherwise that cable would have been left unharmed. that's the situation now. 3:30, you can expect some of these thing to be completely fixed but that is the situation for now. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> we'll have an update at 4:00. >>> young people around the world including right here in the bay area taking part in a global climate strike. this is a live look from sky fox looking down at the march and rally in the city of san francisco. demonstrators have already rallied outside the offices of prominent areas. soon, they will be headed off to pg&e's headquarters as

they will argue that pg ande powerlines started the fire. cal fire says it was caused by a privately-owned electrical system. that trial is expected to begin january 67th. >>> service at south hayward bart station is back to normal. that is after a fire there. pg ande says debris near a powerpole caught fire last night on industrial parkway. the utility shut off power to the station because the powerlines were down on the ground. bart was running buses between south hayward, hayward and union city stations for a certain amount of time. now, when service resumed at about 6:30, bart saw some big crowds and delays until things cleared up. >>> our time is 4:15. people in the east bay city of late yet worry about a 40-foot section of pg ande natural gas pipeline that is exposed to the elements. now, the pipeline is at the regional park in late yet.along trail. well, now, a top fire official in contra costa county getting involved here. the 12-inch pipeline is a key part of the infrastructure serving several east bay cities including late yet, and

it was pg&e did as much outreach as they could. they used a different data base and information they had so residents in that area, there wasn't a lot of complaining about not being notified. that doesn't mean that the converse is true that everybody that got it. it seems to have worked in terms of the current plan that they have. but certainly, we still want to ensure that it's going to be successful for here in san francisco and in any populated region in the bay area. >> how are you going to do that? >> it's continuing to participate in the rule-making process and i can only point up north of how it went. >> there was one in marine that was successful if i remember correctly. so, that i understand you correctly, we're counting on pg&e to follow through on the rulemaking and that's where we are right now, correct? >> yes. the cpuc will set the guidelines for notification that pg&e needs to follow. >> thank you. >> thank you, council member. thank you for waiting. >> just a couple of -- i'm learning how to use the microphone here.

fewer: owned by pg&e. so i think it's safe to say the vast majority of these utility poles are owned by -- in some part by pg&e, even if they're jointly owned? >> that's correct. and i also want to clarify -- yeah, so this is basically when you say there is utilities, so under the joint pole agreement a lot of the communication companies are able to attach to the pole on the communication space that they have >> supervisor fewer: so they're able to attach to your poles? >> they do if they apply. we're also part of the joint pole agreement. we're the base owners >> supervisor fewer: so you -- all of you -- so this association is getting really -- >> we don't have any ownership on the pg&e poles that i know about, of that 32,000 poles, because we don't have any facilities to attach. >> supervisor fewer: okay. but on your 200 poles, and you're just up 200 poles, which is a small number. okay. i feel like that's -- got it. okay. >> so of those 22,000 poles jointly owned by pg&e, one of the challenges to mentio

the public utilities commission finded pg&e 450,000 for the errors. normally that was the end of it. pu this year a pg&e insider blew the whistle on president 811 program and the utility turned over this report it commissioned on the san jose incident. showing the 811 workers failed to follow company rules. they didn't bring in a skilled electrician to help locate the buried line. and then falsified in document to indicate they had. >> it seems that pg&e can't determine whether a person is qualified or not qualified and they put our lives at risk because of it. >> state senator jerry hill says he agrees with regulators who now say pg&e impaired and delayed the probe. leaving them unaware of larger safety concerns. >> they knew what the answer was. they just didn't want to tell anybody about it. that's criminal, wrong, unsafe and irresponsible. >> steven wiseman is a former public utilities commission regulate are. he suggests having state regulator set up an office inside the pg&e corporate headquarters to make it tougher for the company to keep secre

&e. >> reporter: with pg&e in bankruptcy, this may be an offer it can't refuse. proceeds from the sale could help the utility pay victims of deadly northern california wildfires started by power lines. in a statement to abc 7 news, the company says pg&e has been a part of san francisco since the company's founding and while we don't believe municipalization is in the best interests of our customers and stakeholders, we are committed to working with the city. but not everyone like the takeover idea. the international brotherhood of electrical workers, a union for some pg&e employees, says the city has other priorities to deal with. its website says this takeover will make san francisco worse, not better, we take safety very seriously, we just don't trust the people who can't make the buses run on time and can't clean the streets. we likely haven't heard the last from unions on this matter. mayor and city attorney leading the purchase offe eroffer, supe will vote later this month. if it goes through pg&e would still provide gas service to customers. >>> new develop

pg&e meteorologists monitor weather conditions and make the call to r when there's a high fire danger. pg&e warned about 55,000 customers in napa and sonoma counties to prepare, and only about 1400 here are affected now. we asked the gas station manager about plans while the fire is out. >> i don't know. >> reporter: pg&e says the windy conditions will last until about noon today and depending on the conditions, that's when the power back on. it could take hours to days to get the service back. for parents in the calistoga school district, they have a note on the website that says they are not expecting the power outage to affect schools and they are expecting schools to be open this morning. that's something you should check before you head out to take the kids to school. it is really warm here, about 6:00 in the morning in calistoga and there is a heat advisory going in effect at 11:00 a.m. sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ceo of juul labs is resigning. kevin burns will be replaced by an executive at the altria group, the giant that owns about a third of the e- cigarette mak

pg&e will make the call sometime today. if they do decide to turn things off they expect sonoma will go dark at 8:00 tonight. it is the same situation we were in yesterday but at noon pg&e decided there was not enough of a risk to shut off utilities. >> hopefully pg&e will get it together and figure out a better way to keep the lines a safe. whether that is underground ortessity of >> repter: if you live in the north bay, county officials are asking that you be ready for anything and get a generator. they do remind you that once pg&e turns power off it takes 24-48 hours for it to be restored. jackie ward, kpix. >>> the threat of fire is high in the east bay hills it back mount diablo. the district has a new bulldozer to go along with an older model they have had. officials say it is helpful in their preparations indicates a fire does break out. >> we have doubled the firefighting capacity. we can do lot of seon, can either >> multiple it back simultaneous fires are a real possibility during peak season. >>> we are keeping a

the offices of pg&e are around here. sources say they want to send messages to different corporations. they want them to know that the young people are serious about climate change. >> that is the bay area on the east coast students missed school in state ucalorted kids of all ages held signs and chanted in lower manhattan. saying that it's never too early to have a voice. >> today's climate strike in new york city has three main demands. no fossil fuels. adjust transition to 100% renewable energy and to hold leaders accountable. >> new york city's 1.1 million public students were given permission to skip class. it's been a similar site all around the world in 150 countries. showing activists in multiple cities taking to the streets. much more on this story coming up on the kpix 5 news at 5 pm and online at kpix.com. >>> seven cisco power is being restored after construction crew hidden underground powerline. let's go live to jackie ward is in the dogpatch neighborhood of san francisco. power has been fully restored in t

they will attempt to convince a jury that pg&e's powerlines are what started the fire. calfire says the fire was caused by a privately owned electrical system near calistoga. the trial is expected to begin on january 7. >>> out to marin county and a tragic boating accident that killed an 11-year-old boy. tonight that boys father is facing charges in his son's death and another older son is hospitalized. rob ross has details on what investigators are calling a heartbreaking case. >> reporter: in the water is no tiburon sunday a young boy died, his father under arrest. >> it's a tragedy. >> reporter: it happened in a raccoon street between angel island in tiburon about 7:00 sunday night. developer javier burillo was on his boat traveling from san francisco to belvedere and his two sons ages 11 and 27 fell overboard. >> they hit us well or waive. >> reporter: the two sons were struck in the boat at 32 for protector much like the one in this picture. the sensor were pulled back, but the older son suffered long threatening injuries. the 11-year-old died. police arrested hold

2 groups told pg e's bankruptcy judge today that their proposal. atincluding a $24 billion settlement to pay everybody owed money because of the fire started by the company's power lines in recent years. according to their plan bondholders would just shy of $29 billion in exchange for about a 59% stake in the utilities, a parent company pg e is offered to pay individual victims from a trust that is cash did $8.4 billion and reached settlements with insurers and local government. >>a pittsburgh woman accused of murdering her husband is now out of jail after a judge lowered her bail from more than million to about a 150,000 yeah, the victim was the principal at the pittsburgh education center. >>maureen kelly talked to his son who says he's an easy that is stepmothers free. >>we don't feel 100% safe now that she's out jonathan shots well as one of the victims 8 surviving children. he says he was upset when back in july a contra costa county judge reduced his stepmother's bail 95% which allowed her to walk free awaiting trial. it's just like a big sla

we very much think other plans should be considered, not just pg&e spree >> pg&e's filing also says it will honor all pre-bankruptcy debts in full, as well as all pensions, other employee obligations and all union contracts. it will also honor all solar, wind, and other renewable power producer supply contracts. once again, pg&e declined an on camera interview, choosing to send a written statement from their ceo, which reads in part "under the plan we filed today, we will meet our commitment to fairly compensate wildfire victims, as we emerge from chapter 11 financially sound california clean energy goals." >> they also clearly open the door to other groups of investors coming in and taking over. >> another real danger to pg&e, if the final resolution leaves a bad taste in the public's mouth, local attempts to take over pg&e's assets, as is going on right now in san francisco, could become more numerous and more successful. >>> we are checking on the weather, it will warm up, today not that warm, tomorrow about the same, but temperatures ratchet up for thursday and friday.>> and here's

late sunday pg&e notified sonoma and napa counties power could be shut off because of fire danger. residents lined up to fill their cars with gas just in case the power did go down and sonoma county opened its emergency operations center. >> we've been told these can last up to days. you know, it's a whole new world so we need to make sure we're ready for it. >> reporter: but by none pg&e decided a shutoff would not be necessary, at least for today. the company says it will reassess the fire conditions tomorrow. >>> right now pg&e is turning off the power to three counties in the sierra foothills, butte, yuba and nevada. about 21,000 customers will be without electricity. >>> pg&e may have given the all clear for today but the utility says it will monitor weather and could decide to shut off power tomorrow to certain areas of the north bay and that includes parts of the napa valley. >> that's where laura anthony is for us tonight. laura. >> reporter: hi. it is getting a little bit windier. it is warmer here. i'm in the napa valley here at the silverado neighborhood. very much still

pg&e has already implemented the public safety power shut off. so far there are no planned power outages in the bay area but pg&e is monitoring the condition in napa, sonoma and lake counties. live coverage from debora villalon in santa rosa where a state of emergency has been declared. >> reporter: sonoma county have 33 people inside the possible shut off zone. so when it is power or fire, people are getting ready. >> we are set up for the power outage. >> reporter: the johnson live on the fringe of inferno. the fire burned up to but bypassed their home. >> you look, we are cleared back pretty far. you can see we are clear to the fence. >> reporter: now the couple is ready to do it themselves. >> i mean, everybody is on alert. everybody is watching for it. i think that is comforting. >> every time they say the winds will pick up tonight, it is scary. it is scary. >> sounds like they are ready to pull power if they need to. maybe tomorrow. and that is a good thing. >> we are monitoring the weather and this elevated fire risk isn't going away. >>

pg&e considering shutting off power in several areas, nine counties have now been affected, pg&e adding sonoma county and napa county to the potential shutoffs. people who live in the counties are being asked to update their contact information and review their emergency plans. pg&e is letting people know about the potential safety shutoffs through automated phone calls, texts, social media and emails. eats quite concerning. >> not only that, but it's going to be windy, and the winds start to pick up tonight, so as we take a look at how hot it's going to get in some of our inland areas, as we have some upper 80s today, and up to 97 tomorrow. 95 on wednesday, and then some major cooling headed our way, but we'll also have some hot weather in san francisco, reaching the upper 80s tomorrow afternoon. >> in the meantime the microclimates some fog for your morning commute. >> which have been blown away by the commute but not richmond. the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, the volume builds and commute slows and low clouds here. fog across the golden gate bridge, be careful. al

now pg&e is in u.s. district court forest amortization hearings to determine the value of the cases by wildfire claimants. attorney mary alexander represents some of the wildfire victims. >> some people are still living in tents from the campfire and people have lost loved ones need to be compensated and the judge seems to want move fast. >> reporter: the judge suggested experts come in and the middle ground might be to take an average claim and multiply it by the total number of people who have a claim against pg&e. >> trying toest pate the value of the cases so the people could get paid through the bankruptcy and the amount of money that set is side for those victims. >> reporter: san francisco has offered $2.5 billion to buy pg&e wires in the city. the mayor london breed. >> we are just focused on taking advantage of this opportunity to really provide clean power and to provide public power through our resources here in san francisco. >> reporter: the mayor said the city's goal is to continue to hold

you can see pg&e crews working on a power pole near the station. they asked bart to powerdown the tracks. the trains are running southbound only, as far as hayward. ac transit buses are running in place of bart. >>> new at 6:00, firestorms in the north they have added a lot of insecurity. this is learning many people to create their own power systems. we have the story. >> reporter: so at about 8:30 am, about 1/10 of rain my power went off. pg&e says it will not be back up until noon. what if this was more than a house. what if it was a heist cool, a college. the hospital. this is why they're creating something. he has been tasked to build an energy system that can power the college even during an emergency blackout. these huge test the battery store and transmit energy from solar rays and everything is managed by a smart control system. and natalie makes normal energy use efficient, but it will keep the place operating four days after pg&e shuts down the grid. >> we are finding that if one bad thing happens to a centralized line, the system comes

nd after the u pg&e says they too e issued atement. we want the east y counity to know that the pipeline in bri ones park is safe. it continues to be monitored as part of ongoing maintenance activities. the pipe has large spots where the corrosion protectioncode coat something mentioning exposing it to the elements. michael dawson found it saved trees but he wants trees removed. >> a couple trees here, they pose an immediate risk because they hang over a pipeline in an area with trees falling down. >> reporter: so you like to save trees but in this case no. >> right. these are, again, immediate and serious risk to the pipeline. >> so if a tree was to fall on that pipeline it could compromise the line and that's a concern. >> reporter: pg&e says they are take measurements, conducting load bearing analysis and other geological observations. in lafayette, don ford, kpix5. >> and contra costa fire officials are say they are doing additional surveys to see if there are other exposed pipelines from the same era. >>> let's look live at albuqu

pg&e cut power. the emergency shut offs happen, communities might go as many as 48 hours without power. this year, we asked pg&e for notification as early as possible. today, they got one. with 100 hours notice. twice the normal lead time. this when the area remains in threat level 2. a 4. >> we're not 72 hours out. at the 48 hour mark. the fourth level. we start contacting customers and let them know this could happen. even the fourth level it's a potential. >> we don't want anybody to be caught off guard. we want the tools and resources available. >> the next question. what's the best way to prepare. fill up your car. charge batteries. have extra money. of course we have already done that.ake country. right? >> great preparation tips. let's look at a live picture from the tower cam. san francisco just sunny right now. you will notice. it's the theme across the entire bay area. as we head into the last weekend of summer here's sample of the high temperatures for tomorrow. it's going to be warm from

they said that they support pg&e's policy of setting down power. but not all of their neighbors agree. >> i don't want electricity to be shut off. i think that is going to solve the problem. >> reporter: his home also burned to the ground. his business depends on electricity. he says he just does not trust their priorities. >> i think putting power grants lines underground. i don't think that setting power off -- >> reporter: in santa rosa, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> let me give you an idea of where the trouble spots are. everything that it is stated in red. it does not expire until wednesday at 5 pm. the slopes of diablo, the diablo range are also included. this also includes sonoma and napa counties. you could see the wind gusts. why is this so much of a cothings to take a look at. this is now. there is plenty of green on the map. watch how those numbers go down. we are only in the teens for the relative humidity. this is just one element of the red flag warning. we have a nice onshore flow. the time we get into monday and tuesday, we can see how s

now you can see pg&e is here. that's because there was a power outage in mission bay earlier today that affected muni service. power was restored long before this concert got under way. but pg&e stayed here all night, just in case. a lot of just in case planning tonight because city staff want this to go smoothly. they are ready to escort 16,000 fans out of here, and they're hoping it goes off without a hitch. we're reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> okay, so far so good. thanks, jean. our coverage continues online. we have extensive coverage of chase center's construction, the opening. it's all on our website, just go to nbcbayarea.com to check it out. >>> two big cats roaming the streets of san francisco. two confirmed mountain lion sightings in the city in the past two weeks. the latest one was spotted tuesday on the west end of golden gate park. a cougar was also seen on august 21st at lake merced. the rec and parks department says it's normal for mountain lions to come and go fr

you've heard quite a bit already from the cpuc and pg&e. just to go over it again, you're looking there in this slide just some basic facts about the poles in california. we are in the communications zone, and you had mentioned seeing a lot more additional equipment. you are seeing that additional equipment in that communications zone as more people entered the market. so i'm going to refer to, like sonic or monkey brains or some of the other utility providers you will see up there >> supervisor fewer: they are all members of this other organization that i didn't know existed? >> you know, i would say you need to ask them. i know we are required to allow them space in that area. >> supervisor fewer: okay. >> so our inspection and maintenance plan is kind of covered here. we also follow all the regulations that are used throughout the state of california. so we stay with -- we comply with all the state and federal regulations, and it's our interest of course to keep our customers and workers safe and to keep our services reliable. this slide

we have been talking with pg&e. the agency says it is working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service. now, and upby 10:30. that is no longer the case. pg now says there is no estimated time for service to be restored. this is a map of the outage. covers a wide swath of the city. it's from mission bay to twin peaks, including the dog patch, says subway ts, ss transit is services delayed in both directions. ucsf pulled out its own alert to students and staff. if you're going to hit the streets in the city, keep this in mind when you come upon a traffic signal that is out, treated as a four-way stop. i imagine ss pd has more of its officers on the streets today. as of this point we don't know when this power outage in the city is going to end. i will mention quickly, tom baker is heading to peer 17 weather construction was happening. we expect to bring them in for a lab report in minutes. >>> also happening today, apple fans are pouring into stores across the country and around the world as the latest es

. >> after a day long shutoff by pg&e the move has lots of critics. >>> i'm sandhya patel meteorologist with updates. >>> starts right now. >>> now, news to build a better bay area. from abc7. >>> soaring temperatures and falling records. good news, bay area, we are about to get a break from that record heat. >> here is it a live look from our kgo roof camera tonight. right away let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel and see where records were broken. >> yeah, let's take a look, san francisco 94 barely passed the record of 93. sfo, oakland, all records mid to upper 90s even places like half moon bay 92 degrees. three degrees above 96 set in 2016. take a look at some of the other highs for today. 105 santa rosa airport. 94 in fremont. 99 in concord. 102 degrees in zbgilroy. we'll go from hot to not. how much cooler? i'll let you know. >> thanks. >> happening right now? sonoma and napa counties the lights are back on after power shutoffs. but many customers are asking was it worth it? jining us live in calistoga is cornell. >> reporter: as you can see the liets lights are back on. pg&e

. >>> right now lights off of for tens of thousands of pg&e customers. emergency power shuts off this morning in the bay area. >>> plus how global warming is changing the west coast for good. >>> good morning everyone, it is wednesday september 25th. >> we're talking hot conditions again, triple digit heat, let's get to mary for the forecast. >> here we go, another day of triple digit heat with the heat advisory in effect once again for most of the bay area, also talking about the high fire danger and the second in a row, a spear the air alert. here's what you need to know as a step outside for work and school, getting ready there. it is a warm start with clear skies, temperatures f's we had through the afternoon in the upper 80s in san francisco, low 90s in oakland, mid-90s in san jose, and triple digit heat in concord. so, dangerous heat, we are talking temperatures anywhere from 16-18 degrees above average which is why the heat advisory is in effect once again for today. you what you can to stay safe and cool in this heat. flag warning continues until

this is a major test of pg&e. i wish them a lot of luck and all of us a lot of luck because we want and expect the system to work better than it has in the past. >> reporter: jackson van derbeken nbc news. >> just a couple of years ago we had a fire in santa rosa. >> last week we're looking at the wind and the heat potentially coming in for today, tomorrow and wednesday. it gives you that sick feeling in your stomach because you know the wind is going to be there for the hills and those temperatures increasing. i want to start off the microclimate forecast tonight with a look at the red flag fire warning. these are the locations. you really just should continue to stay on alert and you may be asked that your power could be potentially turned off as we have been talking about, not asked about it. but you might be told that it's going to be turned off. so the locations in red, those are for hills a thousand feet and above. you can see it's right around santa rosa, st. helena napa, fairfax, vallejo, and off to the hi

until noon, pg&e is pulling the plug.

. >> after a day long shutoff by pg&e the move has lots of critics. >>> i'm sandhya patel meteorologist with updates. >>> starts right now. >>> now, news to build a better bay area. from abc7. >>> soaring temperatures and falling records. good news, bay area, we are co heat look from ak from that our kgo roof camera tonight. right away let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel and see where records were broken. >> yeah, let's take a look, san francisco 94 barely passed the record of 93. sfo, oakland, all records mid to upper 90s even places like half moon bay 92 degrees. three degrees above 96 set in 2016. take a look at some of the other highs for today. 105 santa rosa airport. 94 in fremont. 99 in concord. 102 degrees in zbgilroy. we'll go from hot to not. how much cooler? i'll let you know. >> thanks. >> happening right now? sonoma and napa counties the lights are back on after power shutoffs. but many customers are asking was it worth it? jining us live in calistoga is cornell. >> reporter: as you can see the liets lights are back on. pg&e has been restored to all 1400 customers in n

&e, if the final resolution leaves a bad taste in the public's mouth, local attempts to take over pg&e assets, as is going ght now in san francisco, could become more numerous and more successful. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> happening now in freemen, the city councils meeting to vote at the location for homeless navigation center, there has been strong opposition to the north fremont neighborhood that is considered the most likely spot for the center. more than 2000 people showed up at a council meeting in july to express their concerns. they are worried that the navigation center will draw more homeless people to the area, which they say can lead to more crime and lower property values. >>> today is world suicide prevention day, and according to the world health organization, someone dies i suicide every 40 seconds. suicide is now the second leading death in young people between the ages of 15 and 29. second only to car accidents. experts say if you think a loved one is having suicidal thoughts, reach out to them, don't wait for them to come to you. the national suicide preventio

i wanted to offer a comment about the pg&e medical baseline program. my sister was enrolled in it and i think the number one issue is awareness. it took me two years to find out the program existed. my sister was healthy, she went into the hospital and came out with lung failure and was dependent on supplemental oxygen. our electric bill went from $15e to an oxygen concentrator she needed to use 24/7. when i spoke to pg&e on numerous occasions why my electric bill was so high for medical equipment, i wasn't offered the baseline program. not one single physician or nurse that we saw over two years ever told us that the program existed. it was only after a lot of research and starting to talk to people that i found out the program existed. it was a one-page form. it required an oxygen prescription. it was very simple. it took about two weeks to get enrolled in the program and our electric bill went back down to about $350. it didn't cover 100% of oxygen usage but it tempered quite a bit of the bill. when i talked to pg&e when we had a power outage a coup

that could mean tens of thousands of pg&e customers left in the dark. i michelle griego . >> i'm kenny choi. we have team king team coverage on the heat and the fire danger impact around the bay area. >>> we are trapping tracking offshore winds that will help to heat is up and bring the high fire danger so a red flag warning will be in effect starting tonight until wednesday morning for the northbay hills, east bay hills and the diablo range picked the northerly winds, hot and dry air, 10 to 25 miles per hour, gusting to 40 and low relative humidity values about 10 to 20% so extreme fire danger as we head through the next couple of days. here is the fire forecast danger from the u.s. forest service and it does show a yellow high fire danger, orange, very high and or the red is extreme high fire danger. this is for tomorrow for the northbay hills, east bay hills and the diablo range. wildfire safety, discard cigarettes properly, keep cars off grass, avoid activities that could create sparks and remove dart dry vegetation around your home. be prepared. we

pg&e is monitoring high fire danger conditions for several days. the utility company waited until late yesterday to make the decision. >> we understand turning off the power for the 1400 customers in the north bay means, we understand the impacts that this can create and so that's why we've been really monitoring closely and it's a decision that we didn't take lightly. >> i've had friends and family friends that have lost homes and so i think all in all, with the power being shut off if it can save someone's home it's good. >> reporter: in calistoga, restaurants like pacifico lost money during last year's safety shutoff. this year the owner installed a generator joust to be on the safe side, like the people at safari west brought in this portable generator which mind me is up and running. pg&e is expecting the expected wind event to end at noon and as i mentioned it's very still out here but noon around that time they'll have some of the crews go out and check the equipment make sure everything is okay before powering back on. reporting live here i

did pg me tell you when power might come back. >>the law. >>they send them last night, mrs. say everybody say so they sent a message now or they shut >>normally a lot of people come here right you would be very busy right now. yes, this thing. let's walk outside just show you this is not only a convenience store, it's also gas station in because there's no power people can even swing by to fill their tanks. will have your tanks full of gas because there's not a gas station at least around this area will step outside for stanley the lights. the sunlight is coming up right now so visibility a little bit better this is at the intersection of one 28 and foothill blvd normally the street lamps are be up across the street, those restaurants and stores they would have their lights on right now it is not on pg any is saying is just this is the new norm, the fire risk is too much. they've seen the massive wildfires. so they're saying work with them until this condition passes and we're talking dry conditions very hot and occasionally breezy look at that flag. often the distance it's

pg&e says it's not taking chances. >> >>> i'm amanda del castillo in north side san jose, residents say drivers are not only speeding but ignoring stop signs, let to three. >> cornell barnard in the north bay, concern about power shutoffs this week. how you're getting ready. >>> meteorologist sandhya patel, things you need to know about. abc7 news starts now. >>> good evening, everyone, red flag warnings just went into effect. look at why we have those winds digging up out of the northeast at knoxville creek, 33 miles an hour, mt. diablo, very drying wind. red flag warnings until 11:00 a.m. thursday. dropping from teens to 20s, any fires that develop will rapidly spread. all of the bay area tomorrow and wednesday, increased risk of heat related illness. take it easy out there. i'll be back to let you know how hot it's going to get. >>> pg&e turned off power in three sierra foothills counties, butte, yuba and nevada because of the high fire risk. >> tuesday pg&e is warning six additional counties should prepare, lake, napa and sonoma counties included. cornell barnard is live with detail

. >> pg&e is watching this weather very closely. there could be power shut offs for parts of napa, sonoma and lake counties. these are designed to prevent wildfire. >> how long are these wind gusts going to last? >> i think we're good for them to last maybe the next 12 to 16 hours. here's a look at what we've had so far today. mt. diablo getting up to 46 miles per hour. sonoma hills, 33, atlas peek, 22 peak 25. it was isolated to highest elevations. a lot of lower elevations 10 to 15 miles per it's in effect till 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. with these isolated gusts, 20-40, sustained winds, 10-20 and low humidity. what about tomorrow morning and the heat? check it out. we're still starting off very warm. widespread 80s at 9:00 in the morning, san francisco even at 78. but here is the good news that i know a lot of you are anxious for the cooling trend. we're going to talk about not one, not two, but three different systems and how long we could see cooling weather last for in about 15 minutes. >> fall is coming our way. >>> the pos

pg&e said that this had nothing to do with the power shut off. this still caused concern. >> i did see a lot of social media. wondering if it was, we want customers to know that you will be notified if we are going to shut off your power. >> reporter: this notification will come via a call or text, she says. pg&e has their emergency operations center activated. they are practicing for re- energization. that way they are prepared, regardless of what causes the power to go off. >> it basically means all hands on deck. we are stocked and ready to roll any time. >> reporter: pg&e want to make sure that they have your phone number so they can reach you via phone call or text messages in any of these areas that are potentially going to be shut down. emily turner, kpix5. >>> we're learning one adult and one child have died from the flu. the adult, had other medical conditions. the child was previously healthy and had recently returned from overseas travel. the health department is urging everybody six months or older to get the flu shot. >> it is unusua

breaking news, pg&e shut enough power to parts of the bay area. where? and how to prepare. >>> plus, more heat all the way. spots that could top 100 degrees again. and when the cool down will begin. >>> it could be a bombshell day on capital hill tomorrow. house democrats are pushing forward on an impeachment inquiry. what it means and what is next. >> no one is above the law. >> you cannot unilaterally decide. >>> good evening i am ken bastida. >> i am juliet goodrich. pg&e is getting ready to power down the grid because of fire danger. 5 1/2 hours from now, eugene a will shut power off for hundreds of customers. tens of thousands more will lose power in the sierra foothills. >> joe vasc is begins our team coverage in san jose -- santa rosa. >> reporter: they weather conditions have improved. pg&e has decided that they will cut some power, but is not as much as they could have. >> due to the windy weather, and a heightened fire risk, pg&e has decided to shut off power the northbay to 1400 customers. in napa county and sinnott sonoma counti >> rter: in s

breaking news, pg&e shut enough power to parts of the bay area. where? and how to prepare. >>> plus, more heat all the way. spots that could top 100 degrees again. and when the cool down will begin. >>> it could be a bombshell day on capital hill tomorrow. house democrats are pushing forward on an impeachment inquiry. what it means and what is next. >> no one is above the law. >> you cannot unilaterally decide. >>> good evening i am ken bastida. >> i am juliet goodrich. pg&e is getting ready to power down the grid because of fire danger. 5 1/2 hours from now, eugene a will shut power off for hundreds of customers. tens of thousands more will lose power in the sierra foothills. >> joe vasc is begins our team coverage in san jose -- santa rosa. >> reporter: they weather conditions have improved. pg&e has decided that they will cut some power, but is not as much as they could have. >> due to the windy weather, and a heightened fire risk, pg&e has decided to shut off power the northbay to 1400 customers. in napa county and sinnott sonoma counties. >> reporte

pg and e made the decision last night. susan going says pg and e needs to do a better job communicating. >> i am beyond frustration, we have had a couple of hundred thousand people and multiple government agencies, schools and businesses preparing for potential shutoff, we still are in the same holding pattern, trying to be prepared, trying to be the good soldiers, and not knowing exactly what is going to happen and when. >> reporter: that shutoff will include 700 and napa county. restoration time for the power to come back on will be approximately 12 hours. will have to wait and see what actually happens. right now, the weather expected to peak sometime between 6:00 and noon. >>> a new network of high- definition cameras are helping out crews this fire season. they are a set of exercises spotting the flames when time is critical. more than 300 of these state-of- the-art cameras are your infrared. there watching for wildfires throughout california from lake tahoe to grass valley, even down to southern california. within se

businesses struggled with the shutoff which pg&e said was critical to reduce the wildfires. the numbers from pg&e, the power is back on for 50% of customers in butte competent. 56 in yuba county and 62% in nevada county. power is restored everywhere else including 1400 customers in napa and sonoma counties. ktvu's debora villalon is live in calistoga with why pg&e is facing criticism for the public safety shut off. safety shut off. . >> reporter: questioning why so much alarm around a non-event. businesses lost a full day of business they can't recover. >> very hard to run a business. reporter: it was 102 degrees when power came back on just before 5:00 p.m. the guides and guests. running generators all day and they were able to remain open. the forest, trails, gift shops and guest rooms were open but empty. the phones, water and sewer all dependent on power, no generators here. >> not going to be a welcoming environment. i mean, it affects the business, of course. >> the owner admits it wasn't just the power outage but days of alerts and uncertainty causing her canceled res

they will argue that pg ande powerlines started the tubs fire. calfire says it was caused by a privately-owned electrical system near. the trial is expected to begin january 7th. >>> rooftop teen dining is coming to the park alove the transit center in downtown san francisco. according to the chronicle, the restaurant will have dining and lounge space and will combine california cooking with japanese influences. it does does not have a name or an opening day yet, but more details are expected to come out early next year. the transit center has 100,000 square feet of retail space that is 70% leased. >>> we now know when construction crews will break ground on a new project that will provide almost 4000 new homes in the bay area. starting next summer, developers plan to build 2200 units of housing at the site of a former. and nearly 2000 units at a former lock factory just across san francisco city line. together, the project will cover 675 acres. it will have mass transit access with the bayshore caltrain station and the muny tealine. >>> our time