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 already, but none seem to be

causing any major backup. we'll show you another area where things are slow. cash lane specifically. pretty decent backup on either side of the bridge. if you are paying cash, you will have a bit of a wait. no delays using fast track. the metering lights not on yet. that happens 5:20. delays out of the central valley to westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 45 minutes. antioch to concord in the green at 14. and san rafael to san francisco, still wide open at 15 minutes. we'll check out the vallejo area coming up next. thanks, alexis. we are staying on top of breaking news in the north bay. thousands of pg&e customers are still in the dark this morning. >> the company decided to cut the power in areas under red flag warnings in an effort to prevent wildfires. this is calistoga where the power was turned off 9:00 last night. this restaurant hoping it comes back on soon because they about $10,000 worth of food in the fridge.

some school districts, including calistoga joint unified canceled classes today because of the power outage. the power is still on in areas under the red flag warning. one man agrees with the decision but he still had to be ready to go because no power means no internet or phone service. >> i got my small go bag here. >> reporter: pat abercrombie says he's ready for a power outage or a fire evacuation. >> if we have to get out of here, backing out into the road, slowing everybody else down when you need to evacuate is not a good thing. >> reporter: he supports the preemptive efforts of cutting power to avoid devastating fires. >> say downed power line here is going to start a fire. so i'm totally behind it. i believe that it needs to be judicious. >> reporter: pat and his wife evacuated the fitch mountain area last year during the pocket fire. wind is calm on the mountain. earlier he put his red flag out to warn his neighbors of the

high fire risk forecasted through monday. if power goes out, some 339 homeowners in the area are on their own. there's no cell service or land lines. pat will have to rely on battery-operated radios. >> if we know the power is being taken down to avoid the opportunity for a fire to catch, i'm going to be paying a lot of attention. >> reporter: pg&e say they are doing everything they can to notify people early, especially those who need power for medical support. >> we have also dispatched trucks and employees to knock on the door of 4,400 medical baseline customers. we will continue to call the customers as the shutoffs continue. >> reporter: pat and other people in niche mountain have created their own watch system where they will notify each other in case of evacuations because the area is so remote, should there be a fire, they might be on their own for getting out. he said a long-term solution for preventing fires in the region,

burying the overhead power lines under ground. santa rosa, katie eutis, abc 7 news. you can go to abc7news.com to find out if your power may get shut off. we have a link where you can type in your address. >> commuters are get something relief in san francisco. two lanes of fremont street are back open after it was closed due to emergency repairs at the salesforce transit center. >> finally. amanda del castillo is live at the scene. not everything is back open, right? >> reporter: no, jessica. drivers will still have to maneuver through the middle lane here on fremont street. you're taking a live look at it now. the partial reopening of the three lanes is a big deal for drivers. the first time since late september we are seeing traffic moving along fremont between howard and mission. a stretch running under the salesforce tower center. we saw a partial reopening take

place yesterday evening. it will continue to be the case this morning. you will remember two cracks we were uncovered and closed for repairs. sit is still closed as final repairs continue. no fissures on steel beams were found during recent testing and monitoring. crews will be working on 1st street between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. to limit impact to drivers. but it did mention that the middle lane still shut down. you saw that live. the reason being is that piece of machinery is still holding up some equipment in order to help shore up the two damaged beams here. live in the next hour with more details on this opening. reporting live along fremont street, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news stkphraofplt we will check in with you shortly. plan for gridlock on the san francisco side of the bay bridge the next couple of weeks during the late night and early morning

hours. they will be replacing joint seals on the upper and lower decks of the bridge. work will begin 9:00 tonight to 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. it will fluctuate between the upper and lower decks depending on the day. caltrans said four of the five lanes could be closed for the work. go to abc7news.com for information. a person shot four people in east palo alto, killing two of them. it happened early yesterday morning on pulgas avenue. two victims died at the scene. the other two have life-threatening injuries. it appeared it started with a dispute at a halloween party. people called 911 about the shooting but they received an alert about it stkpwhraofplt in the -- aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel are training for emergencies this week. they will practice what to do during earthquakes and fires. the training will take place on

the west side of the airport near marsh drive. a big announcement expected on a program to prevent homelessness. the san francisco foundation for the announcement. it is described as a program to keep oakland residents from losing their homes. the announcement is expected at 10:30. sausalito may be having a change of heart when it comes to short-term rentals. according to the marin ij, sausalito could soon overturn its ban on vrbo and airbnb. it will give more ways to capitalize on the city's booming tour industry and generate tax revenue for the city each year. others worry it would contribute to the housing crisis. city council is scheduled to vote on the issue at its october 30th meeting. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look at what winds are doing to our temperatures in vacaville, concord.

17 to 11 degrees warmer than we were this time yesterday. that's going to springboard us to an even warmer afternoon. guernville sheltered from the winds. 60, american canyon. 66 in napa. same in san carlos. alameda, 68. redwood city, 49. 51, san jose, san ramon, and lafayette. you can barely see the flag. see it right here? it is whipping pretty hard. watch out for that during the morning hours. breezes will taper out on the bay. warmer than average everywhere this afternoon. peninsula, 54. 10 degrees warmer at 10:00. another 10 degrees warmer at noon. upper 70s all afternoon, falling to 66 at 8:00. for the east bay, pretty much the same. we start at 55, 66 to 75 to near 80 during the afternoon hours. down to a comfortable 65 by

8:00. look at this east bay valley, 49. 73 at noon. hanging out in the low to mid-80s this afternoon. a comfortable evening all the way for you too. 67. now, this could last all week. i'll show you in the 7-day forecast. here's alexis >> no significant delays. we have had a handful of issues already. valle vallejo, a collision westbound 80, springs road. left lane is blocked. the other vehicle made it off the exit and meeting chp there. definitely a delay from state route 37. i will updayligte you when we g more information. 880, inbound side is slowly starting to increase. but that's about it. the central valley coming up next. >> thanks, alexis. a young model from california is shot and killed on her way to work. the desperate plea from her

family. the bay area county in desperate need of poll workers. ♪ >> also performances with a purpose. the music festival aimed at enriching the lives of student. >> a nice look ther

check out these temperatures today. everybody, even san francisco, reaching 80, if not the mid to upper 80s in the east bay and the north bay. we may pull back a couple of degrees but warmer than average tomorrow, wednesday, and possibly through the weekend forecast. i'll have that coming up in just a minute. here at the live desk, tracking new between north korea and south korea. they have agreed to connect their railways and roads. this is showing officials meeting for peace talks near the demilitarized zone today. officials say they will hold a ground breaking ceremony in late november or early december. they've also agreed to let the red cross reunite relatives through video chat conferences sometime next month. >> in the south bay, santa clara county needs 1,000 volunteers for election officers. the registrar's office is

working against the clock to staff polling places. high school students 16 and older can participate with restrictions. go to abc7news.com and you'll find a complete list. we have profiles of some of the candidates. in today's gma first look, police in georgia now analyzing surveillance video in the shooting death of an aspiring model. >> police think she may have been the victim of random violence. >> we have so many unanswered questions. >> reporter: this this morning's gma first look, a murder mystery in georgia. kelsey quail moved from california to atlanta to pursue a modeling career. her family wants someone to explain how and why she was killed. >> i want to know who did this. she didn't deserve this >> reporter: she was shot in the neck last month driving south of

atlanta. police believe it caused her to crash her car. no one knew she had been shot until she got to the hospital. surveillance from a gas station near the crash shows several angles but not the shooting. just moments before police say quail's mazda came to a stop. you see her steering into oncoming traffic before crashing into two other cars. more on how police think this may have been a random shooting at 7:00 a.m. abc news, atlanta. we expect to get more information today about a fatal skydiving accident near stockton. a sky diver died when her parachute failed to properly deploy during a jump yesterday. the fbi raided the business earlier this year. two people, instructor and pachute sst will investigate this latest accident. the person who answered the phone at the center tells abc 7 news the company will release more information today.

a small plane crashed into a home in arizona killing the pilot. this morning the faa and ftsb are investigating the crash. officials say there were only two people on board, pilot and passenger. the pilot died, the passenger's condition has not been released. no one in the home was hurt. more than two dozen people are recovering from injuries they suffered in a charter bus crash in los angeles. the bus went over the center divide into oncoming traffic in the san fernando valley yesterday. it triggered a series of collisions of both sides of the freeway. 25 people were hurt, 5 seriously. the bus was carrying people from a church event. highway patrol officers are trying to determine the causing of the crash. >> in san francisco, heads-up if you're planning to drive near the marina. crews are set to begin water main construction work today on richardson avenue and lombard between baker and scott streets.

construction will continue through mid-november. it's part of the vision zero project which includes a number of safety improve manies to the corridor. raising money for school music programs in the peninsula. >> abc 7 news was in belmont for the 16th annual school force save the music festival. it raises funds and awareness for music programs in the belmont, redwood shores district. the music director said it's not just about creating musicians. >> those are the arts, the creative side of your brain. we need to have those in our schools if we want to develop a full functioning adult. >> this year's theme was an epic battle of the marching bands between staord and ucdavis. >> so important to have music in our lives. >> absolutely s. studies show that it enriches the students but also makes their intelligence come out even more if you use both sides of the

brain. >> you still play the drums? >> i try to. it helps me keep my rhythm and the brain intact. absolutely. play the pea an he know a little bit. absolutely. what about you guys? >> i play the flute. and i can dabble on the guitar a little bit. >> keep it up, guys. >> thanks, mike. thanks for the encourage many. >> let's move on. especially matt singing in the shower. here's a look at the exploratorium. fire and wind danger is going to fade after the noon hour today leaving us with sunshine and warmer than average weather. that will continue the entire 7-day forecast. it will be cooler the next couple of nights. 20 degrees cooler this time tomorrow. now, the autumn see-saw, what happens? why do we get warm this time of the year? why is it so much longer? look bowl of cold air. dallas, 46.

atlanta, 83 this afternoon. you have this huge area of cool air and high pressure with a encloseswise flow. it brings us offshore breeze. get used to temperatures like this. mid-to upper 70s along the coast. nearing 80 in san francisco. today is going to be the warmest. back in the mid-70s tomorrow. we will be around 80 to low 80s. low to mid 80s in the south bay. look at the north bay. 88 today in santa rosa. that is way above average. now, tonight, without the winds and with this bone dry air, it's going to cool significantly. might not want to leave the windows open. mid-40s to upper 40s in the north bay sraefplts east bay valleys. 50 in apt okay. san francisco, 51. 46 in redwood city. 50, san jose. my accuweather 7-day forecast. look at that string of low to mid-80s today all the way through saturday. we'll get closer to average by

sunday. mid to upper 70s around the bay today all the way through saturday. and temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees at the coast. until saturday. whey string of warm weather. here's alexis. all right. good morning, mike. overall we're looking okay. still a lot of green on the traffic maps. one area we can count on is getting out of tracy. down to 13 miles per hour. 17 at 580. notice the eastbound side of 580 is still in the green. looking like the road work we had last week is not happening today. i know we have some on eastbound 205 a little farther out. bay bridge toll plaza looking busy. we had not gotten the official word of metering lights on. if they're not yet, they likely will be any minute now. a quick check of drive times. highway 4 to the maze, still in the green at 18 minutes. 10 minutes across the bay bridge through the toll plaza. southbound 101, stpran francisco

sfo, 8 minutes. >> are you ready for monday night football? 49ers will play the packers in green bay. you can watch on abc 7 at 5:00 p.m. speaking of playing. it is time to play the lottery again. the weekend drawings have come and gone and no winning tickets were sold. a billion dollars up for grabs. it is 654 million. the drawing is tomorrow t. wednesday night, there is the drawing for powerball. jackpot there is 345 million bucks. so good luck. >> the organizers of the save the redwoods festival are celebrating a major milestone. ♪ redwood tree. save the red woods league displayed 100 years of conservation yesterday. there's two of them.

two dancing redwoods. the organization's president said it's not just about looks. these trees are important for the environment. >> all the redwood forrest versus more carbon per acre than any other forrest in the world by a long shot. our own forrest in our front yard happens to be one of the greatest tools in the fight against climate change. >> 31 million visitors come to see the redwoods each year at parks across the state. pretty cool. >> i think i just found my halloween costume. >> a dancing redwood. >> okay. ican top that. meet a real life winnie the pooh. a bear got its head stuck in the jar. doesn't look like there's any honey inside. they tracked the bear for three days until they could tranquilize it, remove the jar. the bear is now back in the wild. we are told the bear -- not sure how he got stuck inside the jar

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thousands are still in the dark. the company decided to cut the power in areas under a red flag warning in anest to prevent wildfires >> number three, fremont street in san francisco is now open to traffic. two cracks were discovered in steel beams causing the building

and fremont to close. this morning two lanes are back open >> number four, sears files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. the company is specked to present a restructuring plan to a judge today >> number five, electric scooters are back in san francisco. they launched them under a permit program today. new video from overnight shows scoot unloading its scooters from a truck. >> number six, overall looking okay at the moment for the monday morning commute. we had an earlier crash near springs road. according to chp, it has cleared. you're back up to 29 miles per hour. so that is starting to improve. >> and number seven, another royal baby is on the way. overnight kensington palace announced prince harry and meghan markle are expecting. we'll have much more on this very exciting news, including when the baby is due, coming up at 5:30. so stick around for that. >> get ready for royal baby watch for the next year. >> exactly.

sacramento fc went all out to celebrate one of its youngest fans. >> a standing ovation here at papa murphy park. what a special moment. >> that's 15-year-old forward matthew harding making a big debut before surday game. he is battling a rare form of cancer that creates tumors. he is a huge fan. with help of make a wish and the uc davis children's hop, his love of soccer turned into a dream come true this weekend. >> how about this one from number 5. >> look at the technique. sees the goalkeeper. leases behind the ball. what a quality strike. >> nice shot there. harding has undergone a year of chemotherapy and doctors gave him the all clear to stay in the game. >> we are coming back with another 90 minutes of news. you know, a lot of people think ginger al he e is good for an upset stomach. new research

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joining us on this monday, october 15th. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist nike nicco tracking the winds. really a problem right now. >> still a serious situation with the wind gusts. we have the wind advisory for the north bay mountains until 10:00. gusts could reach 55, 60 miles per hour. that is prompting a red flag warning not only the winds but this is some of the driest air we have had in months. relative humidity levels down 10% to 15% in those areas in red, which is the north bay mountains, east bay hills, and winds are gusting 24 to 47 in the east bay hills. we have temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-60s right now. we'll be in the 7 noon. 70s and 80s at 4:00.

another warmer than average day with the fire threat and the winds relaxing this afternoon. hey, alexis. >> hey, good morning, mike. overall looking okay right now. although things are getting a lot busier at the bay bridge toll plaza. the last time we checked it out, we said it certainly looks like the metering lights are on. carpool lanes are open. guys cruising through without an issue. westbound 580, tracy to hrdone lynn, 50 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, still in the green at 16. 101 to cupertino, just about 15 minutes. we are staying on top of that breaking news in the north bay. precautionary power outages remain in effect in several counties at this hour because of high fire danger. there are concerns the high winds mike was just talking about could snap power lines. >> 11,309 in the dark in lake

county. 5,757 in napa county. and 415 in sonoma county. one of those communities in the dark, calistoga. that's where abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is this morning f. amy. >> reporter: hi, matt. police put up temporary stop signs at intersections just to help people get through since obviously the traffic lights aren't on. the power was turned off here around 8:00 last night. power was also shut down to customers in the sierras. in total, 59,000 customers are in the dark. pg&e is doing this because of extreme weather conditions. the wind gusts were pre-dickpre 50 miles per hour. >> we had no idea until it went out at the restaurant that we were eating at, sam's social club. >> and you would have done a few things differently had you known? >> yeah. our batteries. our phones are almost dead.

it would have been nice to know because we would have charged our phones ahead of time. >> reporter: this is creating a little bit of stress for some residents at the all seasons bistro. employees are doing their best to pack all food on ice so it won't spoil. they have $10,000 worth of fd to try and save and no refrigerator to help with that. companies are calm. down in the flats, it is not very windy. at this point, pg&e has not given a time when they may turn the powerback on. live in calistoga, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> schools will be closed in calistoga, kelseyville, konochti, layingpord, middletown, woodland clearlake.

you can go to abc7news.com to find out if your power may get shut off. we have a link where you can type in your address. that breaking news, another royal baby is on the way. prince harry and meghan markle are expecting. and here's the tweet from kensington palace overnight. it says their royal highness, the duke and duchess of sussex, very pleased to announce that the tkurb else of sussex are very pleased to announce they are expecting a baby in 2016. a lot of people retkeubgpredict news. 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. it tries to deal with its massive debts and losses. as part of the bankruptcy protection filing, the company expected to present a restructuring plan to the judge today. once america's largest retailer, 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. happening now, electric scooters are back on san francisco streets. new video shows people unloading 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. and look at this drama sick

sight. the deputy crashed his patrol car into a home along highway 1 early yesterday morning. the sheriff's cruiser and the home burst into flames. believe it or not, the deputy was able to get out on of his vehicle and helped rescue the three people inside the home before fire swept through the building. >> during firefighting efforts, a defensive attack extinguished it. >> the deputy spotted a vehicle linked to several thefts in the bay area. speeds reached 100 miles per hour on winding coastal roads. the suspect was able to get away. president trump is heading to florida today. he will get a firsthand look at areas destroyed by hurricane michael. it is blamed for 18 deaths in four states. search and rescues continue with ly0eople one family thought the relatives evacuated before the storm found the surprise when looking at an interactive map

online. you can see it shows 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 declaration. it will approve more federal aid money for the state of georgia. 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. back here at home, we have been talking about the high winds. contra costa fire protection district is beefing upwith the . four wildland fire engines are on stand by. it is increasing staffing for itbulldozer. the fire district says it has planned for extra resources like this. three times just since last month during red flag conditions. they are on high alert this

morning, as of course we are watching it all. right, mike? >> absolutely. look at the microclimates on the peninsula. wide range of temperatures. menlo park, 47. 66 in san mateo. san bruno, 65. half moon bay, 67 degrees right now. 44 in pal le alto. 51, fremont and san jose. and livermore. 65 in concord. oakland, 63. san francisco, 58. normally our cool spots in the north bay, 52 in santa rosa. 60 right now in napa. a look apt your commute across the san mateo bridge. good news, the winds aren't that fast over bodies of water this morning. ferry, sunny all day. mild this morning. it wl warm rancisush into the mid-70s. even 80 degrees possible and downtown will be down to 62 by 8:00. all right. up to the north bay where we

start off all over the place. generally 55 at 8:00. 20 degrees warmer at noon. to 75. look at that, mid-80s from 2:00 through about 5:00. 63 at 8:00. our last stop will be down in san jose. 52 this morning to 73 at noon. hanging around 80 during the afternoon hours. down to a comfortable 67 at 8:00. the breezes will taper. that's why it will be much cooler tonight. i'll show you that and a warm streak. if you like the 80s, a lot of them in the accuweather seven-day forecast. find out if everything is making you hot under the collar. we have quite a few issues on the boards. not a ton of slowdown. that is certainly good news. looking live at the bay bridge commute. westbound 80 in san francisco. this commute should improve today. if you have not heard, fremont at least partily back exceptor the middle lane, it

is open. you will be able to travel through that area. that will relieve things on harrison as well. that is something that hasn't backed up until the later morning hours. a little tough to tell yet. that will be better for us today. south bay has been quiet so far this morning too. a lot of green on our traffic maps. 101 from just north of 280 split, 32 miles per hour. that improves significantly once you make it to 880. mat transit off to a good start. 45 trains in service, no delays. ace 1 and 3 on time. breezy but normal service, no delays for san francisco bay ferry. >> next, the growing tension over the disappearance of a journalist. >> definitely the most flagrant and large bit of vandalism on my piece here. >> politics bleeds over into art. the messages defacing popular murals in the mission district and the artist vowing to take action. ♪

>> the foo fighters give a boy the opportunity of a lifetime.

let's take a look at what's going on across the state. all the areas in tan, the

sierra, high desert, grapevine and l.a. basin -- well, not the basin but the mountains, under high wind advisories. and red flag warnings because of that. nearly 9 million people through at least tomorrow. low to mid-80s in the central valley, l.a., palm springs. 71, monterey. check out what's going to happen in tahoe. a little bit below average the next few days, upper 50s. low to mid-60s with sunshine through saturday. mike, thank you. developing news in the case of a michigan "washington post" journalist. turkey's foreign ministry will inspect the saudi consulate where the journalist was last seen. khashoggi disappeared two weeks ago. turkish officials say they have audio and video evidence he was killed inside the saudi consulate in in stan bull. president trump threatening severe punishment if the saudis

are involved. they deny any knowledge of what happened. they say they will retaliate against any sanctions the u.s. imposes against them. a group of artists behind a san francisco alley home to dozens of murals say they will restore their works after vandals destroyed some of them. 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 for, they know what they are against. the murals had been vandalized before but they say not in this particular manner. happening today, a san francisco arts committee will review a plan to redesign harvey

milk plaza. these are renderings from perkins eastman. it shows what the market would look like. it features an amphitheater, bronze box. he was the first openly gay supervisor, assassinated in 1978. the project is 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. that was in kansas city friday night. collier 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. >> good on him. we established he was playing metallica, right?

>> yeah. he looks like he's been there before, doesn't he? he's very comfortable on stage. >> great stage presence. i'm just playing. >> write down his name. >> bragging rights back in the third grade. gosh. that's awesome. >> yeah. i think he's the coolest kid in his school now. bring that for show-and-tell, if they do that. if not, bring it anyway. we're bringing the sunshine and the warmth in your accuweather 7-day forecast. and the breezes this morning are gusting up to 37 miles per hour. i've seen 40 in the east bay hills to 45 at times. so it's going to be an issue through 10:00. and the high fire danger will be an issue through about, say, noon. and you can see the camera bouncing on mt. tam fire danger. sunny, calmer, and warm across the board. dry air and clear skies. nons temperatures about 20 degrees cooler in some neighborhoods tomorrow.

above average highs pretty much all week. this high pressure is going nowhere. with that enclosclockwise flow, will keep the dry air in place. we don't get much sunshine this time of year. 11 hours, 37 minutes, something like that. low to mid-80s in the south bay. microclimates on the peninsula. 78 to 82 degrees today. check out the sunshine along the coast with mid-70s for you. to 80 in downtown san francisco. up across the north bay, mid-70s at your coastline, beaches. mid to upper 80s warmest in the north bay this afternoon. along the east bay show, richmond, 79. everybody else 80 to 84. oak land, 81. in the valleys, 81 to 84 degrees. look at tonight's temperatures. mid to upper 40s in most neighborhoods. 51 in san francisco. antioch, san mateo, san jose, santa cruz, 50. that's it for the warm spots.sp.

we get a surge of warmth thursday, friday, saturday before average temperatures roll back into our neighborhoods sunday. hey alexis. hey, good morning, mike. pretty early start for the bay bridge toll plaza. 5:24 the official time those metering lights were turned on this morning. if you are using cash or fast track, carpool users, you are cruising through without any issues. westbound 80, we have a little bit of a delay in the richmond area. down to about 25 miles per hour in hercules stretch. we are hearing we have plywood blocking a couple lanes westbound 80 near hilltop. chp on the way to get that cleared. westbound 580, richmond-san rafael, 6 minutes for you. 13 across the san mateo bridge. westbound 84, dumbarton bridge drive time just 8 minutes. thanks alexis.

should you drink ginger ale when you're not feeling well? >> doctors say it could make your stomach ache worse. doctors looked at the. the myth may come from the name of the beverage. people assume if it has ginger in the name it will likely help their stomachs. it's true pure ginger does help with nausea. dr. sam said there isn't enough in the soda and the sugar may upset your stomach even more. 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 economy seat. there's only business seats. they last separated between singapore and the nuclear area in 2013. >> nice to get there in one straight shot, but i don't know

if i could do 19 hours. >> you cannot do coach in 19 hours. >> i like my layovers. next at 6:00, traveling for the holidays. we'll tell you the best time to buy tickets coming up soon. and we'll break it all down for you. first, walmart agrees to shell out big bucks to settle a lawsuit by cashiers here in california. the changes you will see in stores. marathon quest. a bay area boy runs 50 5ks. a live look outside. a beautiful shot of the city. yeah, we've got windy conditions in many spots in the bay > he's a live look from

sutro tower. let's see where you end up. 80. santa rosa, 88. oakland 11 degrees higher than average. there's more of this coming in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right. mike, thank you. on the peninsula, san trans will show off some of its new electric buses. take a look here. this is what the battery-powered buses will look like. the transit agency announced it was buying 10 to replace 10 diesel buses. they will have wi-fi and usb charging ports. today's preview is for the media. but there are traveling public events tomorrow and wednesday. so look out for those buses. they are expected to hit the road officially early next year

he might actually follow you home. >> it sounds like a kids book. if you give a mouse a cookie. have you a heard of those bucks? someone said a pig was on the run. deputies brought the pig home. he bought a bag of chips and left a trail for him to follow. he is now back where he belongs. >> i totally get it. i would do anything for food. >> i would be lured by doritos. >> i would be lured by bacon for sure stkpwhrf sure. >> any of the above would be good. we have a slowing on southbound 880 in san lorenzo area. we had a crash at 880 and a street. it has been pushed off to the shoulder. perhaps onlooker delay. and in san francisco, all green on the bay bridge into the city. look at that. no more purple, fremont street no longer closed around

salesforce transit center. it opened partially. middle lane is still closed. you can use outside lanes to drive-through. it will alleviate things as well. a quick check outside. golden gate bridge. if you look to your right, you can barely see a flag whipping around. it is breezy. use caution if you're in a high profile vehicle. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you, alexis. we still have the high fire danger until noon. the areas in red above 1,000 feet where fires can easily start and spread thanks to the winds. gusting up to 70 through noon. another area is kicking up winds. it will be the rain that is really the issue. tropical storm tara, 40-mile-per-hour winds right now. iyg a 2 miles per hour. just south of puerto

and acapulco. mudslides, a big issue, power s toe v -- puerto vallarta and southward. >> 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 crissy field. he is raising money for cancer research. 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. >> niles raised $4,000, beating his original goal of $3,000. >> good for him. me too one year later. one of the celebrities who sparked the changes we have seen now weighs in on the work that still needs to be done >> power outages in the north

bay because of, dream fire danger. we're live with pg&e. and the major work about

tens of thousands of people in the dark this morning as pg&e takes unprecedented action. the utility cutting power in areas under a red flag warning. in all, a dozen counties are impacted as pg&e tries to avoid a repeat of what happened last october. thank you for joining us on this monday, october 15th. >> certainly preventive measures. aoeups n it's not easy on the folks who have had their power cut off. mike, thank you will people have to wait until the winds subside? >> not much longer because look at this. wind advisory was just canceled by the national weather service. hopefully that will prompt pg&e to turn their powerback