Effect that cover a population of about 2 million pg e customers. The english language. Additional we will have time for pg e has revealed in Court Questions and answers for those on the stage and we will have documents how easily its power time for oneonone interviews at the conclusion of the entire lines can be brought down, sparking a major wildfire, even press conference. With that, i would like to take just a bird hitting a zion a moment. I know a lot of people standing stunning how quickly it can happen. Dan noisy is live with the stor behind me at these press conferences, a lot of the decisions comes from who stands tonight from pg e. Does pg e is about to face a behind this podium. Lot of questions from me and i want to recognize a few people other reporters here. That have been here through the they are facing a lot of criticism on many fronts, and entire incident and are an this Court Document filed last equally contributing member of night is not going to do much to the success of this. Increase the confidence of its and that starts out with the supervisor, supervisor gore, supervisor zane, supervisor rate payers. Hopkins, additionally, obviously, the chair of the in this filing for his criminal probation from the 2010 san board. Also the mayors from healdsburg, bruno gas pipeline explosion, pg e told the judge that its equipment may have contributed to the kincade fire, now raging windsor, santa rosa have been by our sides and we appreciate that. As far as chiefs go, chief chi in the north bay. Navarro is an equally important this time lapse surveillance member of the decisionmaking video shows lights off in the distance and then flames erupting. Process and very valuable to this. Finally, just for the elected officials you see up here, one in that same federal court of the greatest supports we have document, pg e reported that its in the fire service is a lot of equipment may have been responsible for th june 25th these advocates blind us. Fire in monterey that charred assembly memberwood, senator more than 2,500 acres, saying a dodd, assemble member lavine, we bird contacted a conductor or power line, causing a fault that brought the line to the ground. I asked former California Public appreciate their hard work and literally standing by our side through all of this. Just to start things off, where utilities commissioner Kathy Sandoval if the states Power Infrastructure is so delicate were at from this morning, we that a bird can spark a major fire. Thats been a known risk for now at 4,800 personnel on the a long time. And so this is why years ago i fire line as of right now. Called for looking at replacing the fire grew slightly today. Were at 76,138 acres. Uninsulated purr lines with insulated power lines. We are still at 15 containment. They are launching a formal 76,138 acres with 15 investigatio into the power safety shutoffs, reexamining containment as of this evening. How to prevent widespread psps as far as the structures that have been destroyed and damaged, events, ensuring customers dont the damage inspection process charged for days the power is continues. Out and expanding mitigation with that, we can confirm 189 structures have now been plans. Former commissioner sandoval says its been difficult to get fiji even discuss safety issues, destroyed. 86 of those are singlefamily dwellings. In addition, we have 39 much less make the widespread changes that are need. Structures that have been my frustration comes with damaged, 26 of those are residential structures. Even when we ordered pg e to do currently we have 27 helicopters assigned to the incident. Things that they didnt do, and those rotary wing helicopters they were not forthcoming about have drops 2. 1 million gallons Public Safety issues. Of water on the fire since the beginning of this incident. Now, pg e told the p. U. C. Our large air tankers and fleet earlier this mother committed to have dropped just over 1 million doing a better job across the gallons of retardant as well. Board. Clearly thats the message well we do have red flag conditions get here tonight. That we are under again. Ill head back in and get more answers for you and our viewers. Obviously the offshore wind, the fire has made it to the edge of good work, dan. The tubbs burn scar, which pg es next power shutoff is beginning before the last one obviously is about two years old. Finally, the last piece of even finished. But marin county residents say information thats changed since they are no longer part of the this morning that may be of planned shutoff beginning today. Interest, is we have a single Wayne Freeman is live from evacuation map that incorporates novato. Customers are beginning to get all three counties. Theres a single map for all their service restored. Three counties for people to reference for evacuations. Theyre beginning to, dan, but not all of them are yet. With that and to get some weaver on grant avenue in information on the current weather conditions, ill hand it novato, its a fairly busy street where i am right now but to ryanual burn from the hundred yards in that Direction National weather service. Where the power came off later, thats easy for you to say. Its still fairly quiet. Power here returned at roughly so the red flag conditions do 2 30 this afternoon and business continue right now through is returning to normal. Overnight hours until 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. This is finigans tavern. Theyre having a happy hour and thats wednesday afternoon. They are merry for good reasons, right now we still are seeing wind gusts of 50 miles an hour ncluding the fact that they have their power. Up near mount st. Helena. This is what happens when you procrastinate about preparing the humidity evangelicals are for an emergency, even the one observed at 6 right now. They announced in advance. When i see batteries, it looks like gold to me now. Incredibly dry and windy out we have power today. There. As we get towards midnight tonight the winds will start to well do the same thing die down. As we wake up tomorrow morning, tomorrow. No lights on today, but well notice that the winds are much lighter. Everyone came to work zay when nonetheless, the red flag they told you to come in, were warning will continue tomorrow. You upset . We have switching winds. Well get a bit of a southwest no. I was able to charge my phone. Push, so this ebb and flow that did you think you would be jonathan talks about will doing this . Continue with the very dry no, no. I never thought id be doing conditions. As i have reported previously, this. But if this is new norm, im the weather does look more going to invest in a generator favorable as we head towards the end of the work week and into the weekend. Next. But first, three long three e unfortunately still no rain in the forecast. Thank you. Speaking next to talk about fire behavior is steve vollmer, for on you chevron station. Our fire behavior analyst. Ive done it in the 1970s, so good evening. Its okay with me. With the northeast winds that we are still feeling up there on im unhappy. Its crazy. The mountains, everybody is i dont know. Ive never quite seen anything like it. But the worst thing is being out still anticipating the high rates of spread, the erratic of touch with everything. Fire behavior. My phone doesnt work at my were also seeing the push, some house. So people did what they of those fire embers back into could, where they could. Also in novato, sherry and oscar the main burn. So its very advantageous in i offered free charges to neighbors. Wave generator here. Some ways and not in others. Theyre looking for spot fires we feel kind of guilty. Meantime in san ansel mow. And theyre being as safe as they possibly can where theyre brett taylor didnt have a working. Generator but he felt pretty smart. Normally he uses his portable the fuels in the area are solar panel when camping. Today it powered a refrigerator critically dry. And fisher tank, at least in the the relative humidity will be 6 daylight. Tonight. 60 is isell threshold. Now he wont need to do anything. Power in that neighborhood came back on tonight at 5 08 p. M. In thats why the spot fires are san ansel mow. Important to the firefighter so that we dont have any other meantime, look what went on here issues. In novato a few moments agent. As we go on through the week, hoping to see a lot more of that were going to see that fire in marin county in the minutes threat and the fire behavior slowly diminish as we start getting those more favorable and hours and days and weeks and conditions. However, the deep heat in the months and years to come. Live in novato, wayne freedman, big stump holes and the trees that have been weakened by fire as well as the wind still causes us problems as those tend to abc 7 news. The latest on the fire roll out and downhill and start emergency under way in the north new fires for us. Thank you. Bay because of the kincade fire. Today more Evacuation Orders were downgraded. Next from the Sonoma County this map from Sonoma County highlights the affected areas were talking about. The blue highlights are for Sheriffs Department. Evacuation warnings. Good evening. Today in an area northwest of es oicenced fternn,ff healdsburg labeled zone 4a was downgraded from an evacuation that we were lifting the order to a warning. The purple areas are where there Evacuation Order for the northern part of zone 4, are still mandatory evacuation reducing that to an evacuation warning. Orders. The fire has consumed 75,000 what that meant is that 2,400 acres and counting since it started on wednesday. People in the northern part of zone 4, the Dry Creek Valley it is now 15 contained. North and west of healdsburg 124 structures are destroyed, including 57 homes. Were able to return to their homes today without having a permit. There was no need for 90,000 structures are threatened. Most of those are homes. Identification checks. However, as those people went back to their homes, we want to caution them to be vigilant full because of the high winds. We do have a number of branches down, so roadways may be. The red cross is also asking different to than what residents say when they left. Please be aware of those for blood donations. Hazards. They tell us their supply has also many of these people are been affected by the still returning to homes that are without power because of the evacuations. High winds will make the next day a challenge for firefighters pg e power shutoff. So we want people to be to hold those containment lines. Vigilant, be aware, communication may not be great. Laura anthony is on the as i mentioned before, when people are returning to lines. The wind has picked up . Evacuation zones, it is still under an evacuation warning. Thats right, dan. So what that means is if you it comes and goes and its hear deputies in your area with around the populated at a highlow siren, Pay Attention to those. The siren will tell you that conditions have changed, so you areas. The fire itself is being fought need to leave again. However, based on the best mostly on these ridge tops information we have at this time, we believe the risk is low behind me due east of where im enough that we can allow people back to their homes and we know theres a lot of anxiety to get back there. Standing, due east of healdsberg. Weve seen the activity up excuse me. There. The Fire Fighting done mostly we will continue to watch the fire very carefully tonight. From the air. But the concerns are the high winds. We have over 260 deputies and peace officers from our allied ago on patrol, and we are being the relatively clear skies revealed what the kincade fire left in its destructive wake. Suppleme the valley is dotted with supplemented by 200 National Properties where the loss is guardsmen to make sure we dont extensive. Here along the road, an have incidents. Equipment yard is totally gone. A couple interesting things thats happened in the evacuation areas over the last couple days is that the alameda the winners and losers county Sheriffs Office whos determined but which way the been assisting us with our Public Safety partners, they embers blow. Were in this 24hour window. Were photographed today helping ranchers feed their cattle. We hope the winds will ease off were going to put up some after midnight. But the tomorrow the humidity is dry for the region on the order photos later on the Sonoma CountySheriffs Office instagram and Facebook Page of 5 to 15 . Showing these officers out there frpastever da, helping people, working hand in hand to help feed livestock. Im standing on pine flat road a we also have a number of deputies who were out in areas 2,500foot elevation. Where trees were down. We were in this spot the other day. They were able to assist residents in cutting up trees at that point the fire was way and clearing roads. Off in the distance on that we hope to have those photos hillside. Posted for you as well so you we were watching bombers make can see the amazing work our retardant drops here. Deputies and Public Safety partners are doing in these as you can see, its gone well evacuation zones. Through here in the last several days. Next i want to give you a in fact, its all the way up over on that ridge line, burning security update. Unfortunately today we took three reports of a lotting in to the south and east toward some of the evacuated areas. Those reports are essentially lake county. Unfortunately the winds are picking up. Cold burglary reports. Along highway 128 in cal stisto we do not have any arrests behind them. They were simply incidents where residents had discovered that in their absence that their home or the flames destroyed nearly everything around them. Their business had been broken the best way to put the next into and items had been taken. The Sheriffs Office is 12 hours is a transition from anion shore flow to an offshore currently investigating all these cases and i can assure you that if we were able to flow that is going to test our western flanks. Basically that 101 corridor is determine those responsible, going to be tested with this arrests will be made and we will prosecute those people to the fullest extent. Next wind event. As i covered earlier, we made were back live here showing you basically the eastern flank three arrests for unauthorized entry. Of the fire. As you look in that direction that number has not changed. Where were showing you the dark the Sheriffs Office is doing smoke and the ridge tops there. Everything we can to get you back into your homes. To that direction, about 13 we realize the anxiety there. Miles is the town im sorry, were going to continue to monitor the weather. 9 miles, middletown is that way as we get advice from cal fire from where im standing. And weather, we will hopefully have good news in the coming if we pan over this way, days to get people back to their homes. Calistoga is about 13 miles that i want to also mention that our way. And then due west is Media Partners throughout Sonoma County have been doing amazing work to keep everybody informed. One particular case i want to 9 miles away. Call out, press democrat has theres a lot of burn territory over 30 reporters in the field between me and those populated areas, so hopefully the winds providing information, gathering news, and disseminating it. Will not send the embers back in addition to all the other into those areas. There is a nice buffer as we local media here tonight, we truly appreciate your speak right now. Partnership is helping keep the live in Sonoma County, laura public informed. Hopefully well have some good repopulation news for you in the anthony, abc7 news. For kincade fire evacuees, next few days. Theres a wait and see game. I was able to visit the shelter across the street again today. I have to tell you the people tonight they are preparing for that are over there are bitter cold. Abc 7 News Reporter chris rays troopers. Theyre incredibly resilient. Many of them want to get home visited several of them. And that emotion certainly shows shes in petaluma at an on their face. Its important to realize that evacuation center. These cots behind me give you we need to be empathetic to an idea for the demand for those without shelter right now. If you have the ability to help spaces. This one is near capacity. Earlier today we were in santa someone who needs shelter or be able to volunteer right now, rosa. Those shelters are packed as certainly the need is out there. Well. For many people who are camping thank you very much for your in their rvs, thats also pretty cooperation with our Public Safety partners. Cramped. In fact, one family gave me a again, if you see peace officers tour. At check points or in evacuation zones, please follow their nine people, one tiny space. My older brother sleeps up directions. Here. We appreciate your patience. Thank you. Before he goes to work. My younger brother, my dad and speaking next from the california Highway Patrol is the little baby, my cat and i. And then here is where the captain wolf. Sixmonthold sleeps with my mom good evening, everyone. Right now. Captain wolf, local chp both of my grandmas sleep on this couch. This is the rv that they are commander. Our patrol continues to support sharing after they were evacuated from their santa rosa the Sheriffs Department and home on friday. Five days in the snoke and her Public Safety efforts. We remain on maximum staffing, two baby sisters a 3yearold and sixmonthold were taken to not only here, but throughout the bay area. The hospital for fever and weve added elements from other severe coughs. Weve been on tylenol for the bay area offices to hu past two days, but nothings want to thank everyone, the worked for them. Theyre realoing to pray that repohaeneo entraffic cdisave remained everything is okay. This park near the Sonoma County fair grounds is one place where evacuees bad farae. Jue eas i to remind peop situation. The gas i