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Battery shortage, and we are going to need both for a while. >> governor gavin newsom blame the blackouts on what he calls a gap as utilities transition from gas to wind and solar but refused to say the state wow state went too far too fast. >> we are going to radically change the way produce and consume energy for one reason, we believe in climate change. >> of a majority of consumers want clean energy but they want it reliable as well as affordable and during this heat wave, it was neither. th...

Week and one reason why is the states a very aggressive adoption of green energy mandates dropping coal, nuclear, and natural gas in favor of renewables and now doesnt have capacity to meet demand. >> we failed to predict and plan the shortages and that is simply unacceptable. >> california shut down dozens of gas plants in the name of climate change but the problem is without a backup, a third of the grid goes dark and didnt buy enough battery capacity to store clean energy leaving them vulnera...

Hours from now and does not expect any blackouts because of conservation, cooler weather, and more capacity but critics this week expose the flawed strategy, and aggressive green energy mandate that forced utilities to drop coal, nuclear, natural gas in favor of renewables. a falling short of megawatts of wind the most. >> you cant run a 21st century economy that is the fifth-largest on the planet with wind and solar. >> in the name of climate change, the state has new plants when they dont. nor...

Shouldnt we be interested in finding out? no mention of it last night. >> weve been without power 60 plus hours since friday night. >> at least half a does in medical devices that need power, all of them help to keep his son alive. during other power outages he would get advanced emac advance notice but not this weekend. >> this particular outage, we got no heads up, no information. >> thousands of residents in san jose lost power over the weekend as early as friday night. this map shows that th...

>> well, its about the size of the state of delaware. >> reporter: environmentalists fear drilling could harm the refuge first established by president dwight eisenhower, destroying wild life including polar bears. th what would be the basis of your legal challenge? >> this was a reckless rush to drill, as a to circumvent. the pro-drilling supporters, to promise in the thousands. but some wondering if theyll ever come. oil demand is sinking and bankers have cold feet. theyre all refusing to fina...

Northern california in napa wine country just outside the bay area. tens of thousands of acres are burned so far. crews are working around the clock to contain the fires but theyre still burning out of control. several homes have already been destroyed and due to the dry, hot conditions with no relief in sight, fire crews say they are preparing for a long battle ahead. >> unfortunately probably will likely see additional structures destroyed. were seeing a lot of extreme fire behavior, rapids ra...

Live in tel aviv tensions continue to rise. >> reporter: a senior hamas official tells fox news this new round of tension started because israel is not living up to its obligations and long-standing agreements as the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to dysuria. the israelis targeted gaza with a number of airstrikes after dozens of ied balloons were lost over the border, starting fires across the southern part of the country. a rocket was launched from gaza and intercepted by israels miss...

Were back with whats becoming a historic disaster in the midwest, iowa still reeling a week after that destructive wind storm president trump today approving a federal disaster declaration, our gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: tonight iowa is desperately pleading for help a week after a destructive durecho. the rare powerful line of storms tore through here with the strength of a category 2 hurricane, only much less time to prepare. >> up in the midwest its unbelievable what it will do. >> ...

Oxycontin maker. >> sandra: on the california scorching heat wave and rare summer storms creating conditions fueling wildfires burning up and down the state. jeff paul is live in los angeles for us. jeff, how are firefighters affected by these extremely high temperatures? >> well, its tough to not only fight the fires in those temperatures but a lot of the times these scorching temperatures and fueling those fires nearly 30 of them around the state right now burning. many with little to know con...

>> sandra: a record heat wave slamming the western u.s. creating dangerous conditions for crews already battling wildfires. jeff paul is in los angeles for us. jeff, how are these record high temperatures affecting the wildfire season? >> sandra, it is going to be another hot day here in california with millions finding themselves under some sort of heat warning. you have the heat and lightning strikes creating nearly 30 wildfires burning throughout the state. the largest right now burning in no...