tried to save the $10,000 of food they had. he is panicked but he understands the need to save homes and lives. >> anything you could have done for your inventory? >> no. not on that short notice. there's nothing we can do. we have to cross our fingers. everything is iced down. a generator is definitely in the works at this point. i think everyone needs to have a generator f. this is the protocol, wonderful. now we know what's going to happen. >> pg&e shifted power off to communities in the sierra. a total of 59,000 customers are in the dark right now. no word yet when they plan to turn the powerback on. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> it is forcing school districts to cam classes today. they will be be close indeed

calistoga, sell seu very wekels, lakeport, middletown, woodland. you can find out if your power may get shut off. you can type in your address and it will tell few your home is served by pg&e and will lose its electricity. >> let's check in with mike nicco on the winds. is there any relief any time stphaopb. >> wind advisory until 10:00. it will relax after that. bone dry. 13% out of 100%. there could be 87% more moisture in the air in places like oakland right now. that's how bone dry sit. win -- it is. oakland hills, gusts up to 43 in the oakland hills.

23 at atlas peak. in the north bay mountains, you can see there, until 11:00. gusts up to 43 out of the northeast and southwest. keeping us in the 50s this morning. all of us in the 70s by noon. 70s at the coast. most of us near 80 by 4:00. back in the 60s by 6:00. good morning, mike. looking live outside at walnut creek traffic camera. it is a bit breezy. if you're in a high-profile vehicle, keep that in mind. no delays southbound 680, walnut creek around treat. looking like volumes are slowly starting to fill in. slight delays building ow of the central valley. tracy to dug

minutes. >> breaking news, another royal baby on the way. prince harry and meghan markle are expecting. here's a tweet from keepsing ton palace released overnight. their royal high necessaries and the duke and duchess of sussex are very pleased to announce the duchess of sussex is expecting a baby in the spring. she was seen with part of her coat unbuttoned last week. the couple on a 16-day tour. they do not plan on making any changes to their schedule as they travel. they tied the knot five months ago. a mutual friend set up the 37-year-old los angeles native with the 34-year-old british prince in 2016. developing news, sears filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. the company closed hundreds of sears and kmart stores.

as part of the bankruptcy protection filing, the company expected to present a restructuring plan to the judge today. sears hopes this will keep moving through the holidays. more than a dozen sears location and five were kmart stores are still open in the bay area. electric scooters will be back on san francisco streets. new video shows people up loading scoot network scooters overnight. one of two companies allowed to operate under a permit program. skip is also rolling out hundreds of scooters today. the judge declined lime's order. lime claims the permit process was unfair. >> a sheriff's deputy escaped serious injury after a high-speed chase came to a fiery end in bodega bay. this is early yesterday morning. the sheriff's cruiser and the home burst into flames.

he hemmed to rescue three people in the home before fire swept through the building. >> during firefighting activities, a defensive attack was made to extinguish it stphrfp. speeds reached 100 miles per hour on winding coastal roads. the suspect did get away. president trump is heading to florida today. he will get a firsthand look at areas destroyed by hurricane micha michael. it is blamed for 18 deaths in four states. emily rau has the latest on the seven for survivors. >> reporter: good morning. the president and mrs. trump will see the devastation of hurricane michael firsthand. it's one of the stroefpbngest ss to ever hit the u.s.

>> it took a tre mennomendous h. >> we are starting to see more power get on. >> reporter: it could take weeks for those crews to fully restore power. and right now search and rescue missions continue for the 46 people still unaccounted for. >> it's been very traumatic. i can't hardly eat. and i can't hardly sleep. >> reporter: one family looking at an interactive map and spotting this, the word help spelled out in logs. >> i contacted emergency services. they went out there to do a welfare search. >> reporter: they found all three people in the home safe and sound. on sunday president trump signed

another disaster declaratiodecl. they will leave for florida later this morning. emily rau, abc news, washington. one of the easiest ways to donate to people affected by hurricane michael is through the american red cross. you can make a $10 donation by texting michael to 90999. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away. in case you missed it seven minutes ago. notice the temperatures are all over the scale. 63 to union city, 66, oakland. 59 in cebrante. shaded areas, we're in the 50s right now in livermore. 61, napa. 60, pacifica. 50 in mountain view. keeping our temperatures all over the place. they're not blowing too fast over our bridges. thatd forcommute. some of our passes could get

dicey at times. mass transit mild to warm. a look at san francisco. 57 this morning. look at that. 74 by noon. mid-70s to upper 70s during the afternoon hours. backow 62 by 8:00. for the north bay, we have a temperature about 55 this morning. 75 at noon. hang out in the mid-80s during the afternoon hours. drop down to 63 by 8:00. one last check, down to the south bay where we will start at 52 this morning. 73 at noon. 80 this afternoon. down to a comfortable 67 at 8:00. pretty noisy at my house last night. hopefully it wasn't at yours. i had to close the windows because of the dust and leaves blowing around. >> we are starting off with a couple issues today. solano county, a new problem westbound 80 between fairfield and cordelia. it sounds like a vehicle and a roadway sign. i'm not sure if it fell or

debris in the roadway. waiting for confirmation from chp. sit westbound 80. it turned into a five-vehicle collision. i'm not seeing a huge backup in the moment but definitely an area we're keeping an eye on. a little stack up on either side of the cash lanes. you shouldn't see any delays using fast track. alexis, thank you. next, the growing tension over the disappearance of a saudi journalist. how saudi araby is responding to a threat from president trump. it is definitely the most flagrant and large bit of vandalism on my piece. >> politics bleeds over into art. th messages defacing popular murals in the san francisco mission district, and the artist vowing to take action. ♪ the foo rtunfe

here's a look at some of the other areas it's windy. high desert, mountains around los angeles, sierra. all under a wind advisory. that's why more than 9 million of us are under a red flag warning outside the bay area. it will continue through the morning hours. this afternoon, low to mid-80s

in central valley. san diego, 79. 72, yosemite. it will be breezy. and tahoe at 57 degrees. a look at what's going on as far as temperatures there. 50s for highs the next couple of days. low to mid-60s, back to average. >> a group of artists behind a san francisco alley home to dozens of murals say they will restore their works after someone vandalized srap da vandals vandalized them with fake news and message in support of justice brett kavanaugh. artists are furious but vow to repair their pieces. >> they didn't go and paint their own pro-trump mural, they came and dumped on other people's murals. more than knowing what they stand r,th

are against. this morning turkey's foreign ministry sayst edi cons where a "washington post" reporter was last seen. abc news reporter kenneth moden has the details. >> reporter: as the u.s. and saudi arabia clash, saudi king thanked for the help in the investigation. the saudi native and journalist was last seen walking into the consulate in istanbul. turkish officials say they have auto and video proof that khashoggi was killed inside. it is a response to president trump's threat made in a ""60 minutes" interview. >> we will get to the bottom of it and there will be severe

punishment. >> reporter: saudi arabia denied any involvement in the killing of khashoggi. >> this man was a reporter. something really terrible and disgusting about that if that were the case. >> reporter: the president insists even if saudi involvement is concerned, he will not cancel a lucrative arms deal with the saudis. happening today, a fran arts committee will he review a plan on harvey mill plaza. this is from perkins eastman. it shows what the plaza on market and castro streets would look like. it aoefps an amp tha amphitheater, and candlelight vigil. the project expected to go to the full arts commission next

month. >> a 10-year-old missouri boy has an experience he'll never forget. ♪ he got called up to play guitar with the foo fighters. call your cash rule, that's his name, said he heard he could play the guitar and they called him up to prove it. the front man was so impressed, he gave collier one of his guitars. he has been playing guitar only two years. >> collier cash rule. he has a rocking name. were they covered metallica too? did i hear it? >> sand wereman. >> very cool. >> that was awesome. >> the kid is living my dream. >> that's what i was going to say, mike nicco's he dream. >> nobody ever says anybody in the audience play the drums? let's move on to the weather, something i'm a little bit

better at. wind gusts up to 24 miles per it will relax and dry air, clear sky. cooler this time tomorrow morning. during the afternoon hours, above average highs all seven days. here's where the high pressure is parked. see the clockwise flow, offshore breeze taking the clouds away from us once again and keeping us warm today. mid-70s along the coast. 79, santa cruz. we will hang around the upper 70s to low 80s through most of the bay, including san francisco at 80. fremont, 84. same thing in concord and vallejo. look at the north bay tonight. low to upper 40s when the winds calm down and the bone dry air cools. mid to upper 40s in the east bay. upper 40s to low 50s around the

bay. accuweather seven-day forecast. look at these temperatures. we will cool a little bit tomorrow, especially at the coast. upper 60s through wednesday. the rest of us in the mid-70s to low 80s. that goes to the weekend where we're a touch bit cooler with 60s, near 70, near 80. over to alexis. how's it going this morning? >> a couple collisions. two. westbound 580 before you get to highway 13. a crash around 1:30 this morning that took out a light pole. unfortunately they were working on clearing that light pole when a motorcycle struck that. we possibly have injuries. they were able to finally get it cleared from the roadway. we had to run a traffic break 20 minutes ago. that backup has cleared out. mass transit, 27 bart trains in service. no delays. ace 1 on time. normal service, no delays so far for capital corridor. >> thanks, alexis. facebook is testing a new feature that allows users to

unsend a message. >> that could come in handy. don't drink and drive. tesla may be out with its own tequila. in today's "tech bites", facebook testing an unsend button for users. >> news first featured in april. reports say the unsend option appears to be available for a set time after a message is september. could it be the end of the scroll? >> s >> users will tap to see the next post much like a stories feature. instagram say they are just testing it for now and have no plans to roll it out next. >> tesla may be getting into the alcohol business. >> the company submit aid trademark application for the word teslaquila. suggesting branding could be coming soon. elon musk even showed a possible logo. and those are your "tech bites".

>> have a great day. >> teslaquila. >> they sell cars great. let's see how it works for the drinks. a california university getting millions to update an earthquake similarity. walmart agrees to shell out big bucks to settle a lawsuit by cashiers in california. the changes you'll see in stores. >> also, marathon quest. a bay area boy runs did you know that people born from 1945 through 1965 have the highest rates of hepatitis c, but most don't know they're infected? people can live for decades without symptoms, but over time hepatitis c can cause serious health problems. if you were born during these years, the cdc now recommends that you get a blood test for hepatitis c.

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forecast. the big story, the high fire danger that continues through noon today. aoeflt bay hills, diablo range and north bay mountains.east bad north bay mountains. university of california san diego has the largest shake table of its kind. it is used to simulate earthquakes and their impact on structures. national science foundation is giving the school $16 million to modify the table. right now it only moves backward and forward. when upgraded it will move in different directions. it already led to tougher design codes. san trans will show off its new battery powered buses.

they bought 10 to replace 10 diesel buses. it will be wi-fi and charging ports. there are traveling public events tomorrow and wednesday. the buses are expected to hit the road early next year. singapore airlines is taking back the title of operating the world's longest flight. it has resumed flying between singapore and newark, new jersey. the journey takes 19 hours. something you won't find on this flight, a standard flight. there's only business seats. they last separated between singapore and the newark area in 2013. we want to remind you we have a wind advisory. it stops two hours earlier than the high fire danger. it will be bone dry for a couple more hours after the winds subside at 10:00 across the north bay mountains. let's look at what's going on in the tropics. down to mexico. look at what's going on. we've got, i don't know if they

call it tara or tarra. it is not moving at all. 2 miles per hour. over the next several days, it doesn't move at all. so look for plenty of rain. in fact, too much rain around puerto vallarta. a lot of mudslides going there. it will continue to rain possibly 10, 15 inches. over to alexis with the morning commute. it has been a busy start here. we have had several collisions already on the boards. one just in for the tri-valley, northbound 680, south of the 580 merge in the dublin pleasanton area. a van hit the barrier. debris was all over the roadway. chp on the way to get that cleared. the vehicle made it off to the shoulder. no delay there. be on the lookout if you're headed through that stretch. fairfield and cordelia, another person hit debris, and that turned into a five-car collision. everything off to the shoulder.

back in the green there. the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. the volumes slowly increasing. no significant delays here. walmart has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it did not provide seating for california cashiers. the settlement was filed in federal court in san francisco. the suit were alleged walmart violated a 2001 california order requiring workers to be given seats when the work reasonably permits it. if a judge approves it, the deal would end a decade-old lawsuit. walmart denies any wrongdoing but will offer stools in the future. >> a 10-year-old san francisco boy is sleeping well after accomplishing a big mission, running his 50th 5k race in 50 days. he finished at his grandfather was unexpectedly diagnosed with lung cancer.

he said it was tough but he didn't doubt himself once. >> well, it was kind of tiring. but when i got up, i instantly wanted to do it because i have already done it before. >> a lot before. now he has raised more than $4,000, beating the original goal of $3,000. >> boy, big things in that kid's future with that determination, right? okay. next at 5:00 a.m., the airport drill happening will put first respond stories a very critical test. the major work that's about to begin on the bay bridge that could add time to the late night community. a north bay community ready

hi. good morning. it's monday, october 15th. >> yeah. you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco has your first look at the day ahead. and we have a red flag warning. >> yeah. it's been a noisy night in the north bay. gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. it will continue through 10:00. high fire danger about two hours later until noon today. and it will stretch into the east bay hills and the diablo range. so it's a windy morning. temperatures all over the place. mid-40s to low 60s because of the winds. they will relax by noon. that will leave us in the low to mid-70s everywhere, even in the coast. the bone dry air with the offshore breeze. low to mid-80s by 8:00. back in the 60s by 7:00. let's find out about the morning commute. any issues, alexis? >> well, we're doing okay. we have a handful of collisions