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Mount tam in marin county and then as we zoom even further to the north youll see that weve got a lot of areas to around napa and sonoma counties look at all that purple all these areas either currently without power or soon could have power shut off today kron fours will tran is in the east bay looking at the strong winds and the outages and Sarah Stinson in the north bay. With the conditions there first lets go into the Weather Center with john trouble as it is a very windy morning. One of the windiest that weve had so far this season and that really is saying something because it has been historically windy season thus far at least these are not hot and dry winds. Rather cool and very dry which is where that fire danger comes into play very Crystal Clear skies over San Francisco, these offshore winds have pushed any marine layer really out of the region and thats why were looking at such clear skies and such cool and dry weather along with the winds out lets speak Calistoga Napa son
Power lines lurking overhead, a recipe for disaster. Were on top of the hill here. I feel fortunate i live next door to a firehouse. So i dont think theyll let that burn down. Reporter pg e says the Fire Prevention shutoffs will be phased into 13 different blackouts across Northern California affecting tens of thousands of customers in 24 counties. We expect for these to be smaller by a third and thats thanks to equipment that we have been installing that helps make these more focused and targeted. Its ridiculous. Its almost like saying oh, theres bricks down here. Somebody could trip on it. Lets outlaw bricks, you know. Reporter thats the concern, that power lines could spark some of the fires. Well, we have been alerted to the situation by phone calls and texts. Reporter so that is the plan for pg e to affect the fewest amount of people possible during this latest round. Pg e saying anything else about the latest shutoffs, how its going to affect other customers . Reporter yeah, they
Stake. And, one more reason to leave the bay area. Devastating wildfires burning through californias wine country again. We will take stock of the damage. Those stories and more. Vmware shares up today on the back of vm world. Overall, the rebound faded today. Lets get a complete picture with Sarah Ponczek in new york. We just got some breaking news out of disney. Offcompany now laying 28,000 workers in its parks business. They had been struggling in the midst of the pandemic. Many of these workers had been furloughed with benefits but now they will be officially losing their jobs. More devastating news. Weit is just a reminder that could see more layoffs as the labor market improves. On,fact that, as time goes if we do not resume normalcy, Companies May have to make amends. And that could mean further layoffs. When you look at the Broader Market today, it was really a wait and see day. Volumes across the major stock exchanges, the lowest Trading Volume in over a month. Onlly waiting a
Helena. You can see the winds are already strong. And look at this, the red flag warning through at least 8 00 wednesday. So, even when the winds subside, the humidity very low as we head through tomorrow morning. Lets break down today. Going to be almost as hot as it was over the weekend but not as quiet. The east bay hills still 85 degrees up there with those winds. So, expect 70s at the coast 80s in San Francisco and 9 os and 100s for the rest of us. This could be the last day we say 100s. Ill show you the sevenday forecast coming up. Heres kumasi. Today is the first day of classroom instruction for hundreds of students in the north bay. Marin county approved waivers for more than a dozen schools to reopen during the pandemic. Education, as you know, one of the five issues that we focus on to build a better bay area. Lauren martinez is set at a school that is set to welcome back its students. Were in front of marin not all 15 will reopen, but they are allowed to do so. Now, the coun