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Tens of thousands in SoCal without power as Santa Ana winds force…

Utilities cut power on purpose across Southern California as dangerous Santa Ana winds raise fire risk; the dark is the safety feature.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTens of thousands of Southern California customers are without power this morning, as utilities shut off lines on purpose while dangerous Santa Ana winds blow through.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJoining us is Dr. Odalys Brandvold, author of Don't Let It Blow, who says she saw this coming. Doctor, did you?

  3. Dr. Odalys BrandvoldHank, I predicted the wind, and I quote myself, 'air will move.' I also predicted the shutoffs, and, in chapter nine, the lights staying on.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBoth outcomes. In one book.

  5. Dr. Odalys BrandvoldPrediction is about coverage, Hank. And I quote myself again, 'a gust is a gust until it isn't.'

  6. Dr. Odalys BrandvoldIt's on page forty, and it's available now.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Did you predict that the power would go out for tens of thousands of people this morning?

  8. Dr. Odalys BrandvoldI predicted that someone would be in the dark, and I quote myself, 'some will see, some will not.'

  9. Dr. Odalys BrandvoldMy rooster here saw it first, and he's never wrong.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour lights are on right now?

  11. Dr. Odalys BrandvoldNo. I'm signing books by candle this morning, one dollar each, and I quote myself, 'bring your own flame.'

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStay safe out there, doctor. Brock, is the wind done blowing her book away?

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  3. Santa Ana winds close roads and ban parking across Los Angeles · KTLA
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