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Tell what happened to that fire. they plan to cut electricity to as many as 850,000 people to prevent new fires. meteorologist derek van dam is here with us now. the issue, derek, is what are the winds going to do? what's going to happen over the next few hours? >> we're in a bit of a lull. we're not talking about hurricane force gusts right now but we do have the potential to see the strongest wind event of the fire season right into this weekend, saturday night and into sunday morning. something we're monitoring very closely. by the way, if they cut off power to 850,000 customers, that's rou...

The winds could be as strong as 60 miles per hour, enough to topple over utility polls and cause a catastrophic wildfire. businesses are going to lose money. and it's no fun for anybody when you lose electricity. one of the biggest critics towards the pg&e for all of this, has been the governor, gavin newsom, who has been saying for decades, pg&e, has been prioritizing profits over public safety. in the meantime, southern california could be impacted, as well. 300,000 or so customers could lose power over the next day or so, because of the santa ana winds. all this, a reaction to some of the s...

Suit. dan simon in los angeles for us. >> reporter: dave and christine, folks here in northern california, once again, firing up the portable generators as pg&e, pacific gas and electric, once again shutting off for about 180,000 customers. and that's happening because of the strong winds. the winds could be as strong as 60 miles per hour, enough to topple over utility polls and cause a catastrophic wildfire. businesses are going to lose money. and it's no fun for anybody when you lose electricity. one of the biggest critics towards the pg&e for all of this, has been the governor, gavin newsom...

Folks here in northern california, once again, firing up the portable generators as pg&e, pacific gas and electric, once again shutting off for about 180,000 customers. and that's happening because of the strong winds. the winds could be as strong as 60 miles per hour, enough to topple over utility polls and cause a catastrophic wildfire. businesses are going to lose money. and it's no fun for anybody when you lose electricity. one of the biggest critics towards the pg&e for all of this, has been the governor, gavin newsom, who has been saying for decades, pg&e, has been prioritizing profits o...

Because of it being at a lower -- lower altitude cap inpressure. of the passengers on there i'm curious to feel how they feel in a week when it all settles in. >> jon: most of an entire day spent on board a jetliner. i have a niece in australia. if they decide to make this flight commercially viable i'll jump on and go visit. >> opportunity to visit. >> jon: thanks. >> sandra: tornado carving a path of destruction in texas. >> we're in a tornado! >> sandra: dramatic video footage. high winds snapping trees and utility polls in half. tens of thousands waking up without power this morning. a liv...