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Lets go to kurt. where are you? >> reporter: hey, cheers from the darkened warwick hotel about three and a half blocks from 30 rock. >> the entire hotel is dark? >> reporter: ill tell you. it was kind of eerie. i got in from d.c. literally 45 seconds arrest i walked off the elevator to my floor, the power went out. at first you think this is just an isolated incident. is it the room? the floor? then you start realizing that it is much bigger than that. then you sbrun the long it is particularal ...

So hes right there at the edge of it. >> 72nd street is a major, major thorough fare and clearly it is the divide. im schurrle people did not plan to have a candlelight dinner. it is not typical of this time of year or any time of year that times square or manhattan would have as few lights as youre looking at right now. >> especially on a saturday night. building have back-up generators but a lot of these other businesses do not have

Light. theres power. everything south of 77th street is without power. we talked about the economic impact of something like this. weve seen how easily it can happen. we talked about the economic impact. all the restaurants and shops up and down broadway. were concerned about people who may be stuck in elevators and the safety of elderly people. but this is a saturday night in the middle of summer. dark south of 71st street where the blackout is during. and now these people continuing on. it is ...

Out. take a look at that bus. just packed as people make their way home during the blackout. >> i know that bus very well. it goes straight to the upper west side. >> people are probably looking at this and saying it is coastal. you have thousands of people, possibly hundreds of thousands without power. there are many, many people were told who are trapped on subways, trapped in elevators. you have a lot of elderly people who may not be with any sort of help right now. so this is going on more t...

Black. lots of police activity. lots of fire activity. 63rd street. buses coming north. packed. people dont want to take a chance with the subway. people taking pictures, walking out. they cannot believe it. we havent had a blackout like this in 20 years. it started when the street lights went out. thats when you know something is wrong. people were helping with traffic. volunteers. people helping out. making the traffic flow and this is what you see. pitch black south of 71st street. come over ...

When extreme fire conditions are forecast. all this happening against an extraordinarily stark background as california, pg&e, and all utilities across the state are looking at a future of more increased and extreme fire activity as the west becomes hotter, drier, and more combustible. martin? >> real quick, miguel. these charges, if they came about, would they be filed against the executives or a linesman? >> reporter: its so speculative at this point there would even be charges. the a.g. was j...

There are enormous stakes in all of this for pg&e, one of the nations largest gas and utility companies. they face $15 billion in liability for the 2017 wine country fires and this year it could face even more. pg&e said they have all right implemented new and enhanced safety measures including vegetation management and accelerated safety inspections and turning off electric power when extreme fire conditions are forecast. all of this happening against a very stark background as california and p...

Behavior with gusts 50 to 60 miles per hour. this is not over yet. arthel: thank you very much for the update. eric? eric: the strong gusts are expected to return today. adam, those gusts could mean they could spread the fire further. adam: we got the break yesterday, but the winds are returning today. again portions from northern california stretching down into southern california, north of los angeles is where we are seeing the fire activity. all the way down to san diego and around the bay ar...

To bear down on california, there is no relief in sight. after days of relative calm, high winds are once again fanning the flames. >> wind coming in clears the air space so we can do what were doing. however it does mean increased fire activity. >> reporter: at the carr fire which has already destroyed more than 1,000 homes, hot dry conditions have made the hillsides tinder dry with not a drop of rain in the forecast. >> what would really help is a shift in mother nature. >> reporter: in the sm...

Get out of hand. as fire continues to bear down on california, there is no relief in sight. after days of relative calm, high winds are fanning the flames. >> wind coming in clears the airspace so we can see what were doing and have an aerial fire fight however it does mean increased fire activity. >> at the carr fire which has already destroyed more than 100,000 homes, hot and dry conditions have made the hillsides tinder dry with not a drop of rain in the forecast. >> what would happen is a sh...