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 on for those folks that do not have

power. the wind advisory is gone but the fire danger is still out there. we have a red flag warning. it is so dry. humidity levels down 10%, 15%. let me show you the accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures in the 50s and 60s this morning. low to mid-70s everywhere by noon. we will stay in the coast and the bay. inland by 4:00. back in the 60s by 7:00. all right. let's take a look at the commute. here's alexis. good morning, mike. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights have been on 5:24. check out the flags as well. they are definitely blowing around this morning. no bridges. sething to keep inin if youre gng to be iprofe vecls 1 ur 5minus. antioch toco you'ree 10 saf ancisco,ti greent 16 minutes.

next traffic update 6:10. now we want to get you updated on the situation in the north bay. pg&e has turned off power to thousands because of the fire danger. >> amanda, we just heard mike said the winds subsided. any update on how long the power outages will last? >> reporter: well, they tell me that they're going to actually have to monitor, keep monitoring localized weather patterns. so that's something that we'll have to keep in touch with pg&e about. we have an update on those numbers. 17,000 people pg&e customers in the north bay and 42,000 in the sierra foothills are without power because of this proactive action. this is all part of the proactive approach to preventing fires in tier 3 areas, areas with high fire risk. i connected with matt nowman, a spokesperson with the company.

he said customers were notified about the possibility of power being shut off months ago, an action based on localized weather forecasts. employees will continue to monitor ahead of restoration. there is still plenty of work to be done in the meantime. >> we have to physically look at the lines to make sure they're fine. if they are fine, we can start the restoration process. obviously if we see something, we may have to do some repairs. but we won't know until we inspect the lines. >> reporter: nowman says the restoration project shouldn't take nearly as long as that inspection you just heard about. again, almost 60,000 customers, combined with the north bay and sierra foothills, are continuing without power. live in san francisco, man da del castillo, abc 7 news. >> amman tkarbgs thank you for thesist h beenanced butedlainiln remnsfe for ff areas. in some so fast areas it's not

total dark. some areas have power and those residents are on high alert. >> we spoke with one man who agrees with the decision. no power means no phone service in the fitch area. he and his wife evacuated last year during the pocket fire. >> a downed power line here will start a fire. i'm totally behind it. i believe that it needs to be judicious. >> the man helped spread the word about the red fire risk. he put up his flag yesterday to warning neighbors. you can go to abc7news.com to find out if your power may be shut off. we have a link where you can type in your address and you can see if your home is served by pg&e and if it will lose electricity. we have a problem to tell you about. plan for gridlock on the san francisco side of the bay bridge for the next couple of weeks

during the light night and early morning hours. caltrans will be replacing joint seals on the upper and lower decks of the bridge. work will begin on the upper deck tonight at 9:00 until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the overnight repair work will fluctuate between the upper and the lower decks depending on the day. up to four of five could be closed for the work. go to abc7news.com for closure information. on the peninsula, people are looking for whoever shot four people in palo alto. 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.

>> 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. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mount diablo, 63. haou hawk eye 50.

look at the microclimates in san francisco. 50. the mission to castro, 62. downtown, 65. let's take a look around. 40s, mid-40s in palo alto, santa clara. upper 40s in pleasanton. 45 in gusting 13 to 20 miles per hour. beaches, warm sunshine today. breezes will taper on the bay. out and about, warmer than

average. 52 this morning. look at this, mid-to upper 70s in the peninsula. it may even touch 80 a few times during the afternoon hours. how long this heat will last in the accuweather seven-day forecast. how about on the roads. here's alexis. good morning, mike. a crash westbound 80 just before 680 split. we briefly had a lane blocked. and two vehicles involved in this. between fairfield and cordelia, you are seeing red left over on westbound 80. hopefully that will start to improve. a quick check outside. westbound 92, san mateo. no blocking incidents along that route. >> new at 6:00, if you're trying to save on flights this holiday season, you might want to consider traveling on holidays, according to travel website kayak. flights on thanksgiving and on christmas will be cheaper than a day before or after the holiday. and if you don't want to cut it

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back to president trump and others about her heritage. it provides strong evidence she has native american heritage. the globe published the test results today. president trump has repeat lid mocked her claim of native american blood. it was dup by a stanford university professor. he concluded warren's ancestry is mostly european but the results back her claim. no one won the lottery. right now there is almost a billion dollars up for grabs. thengsowonedsd nighhere is a drawg for so good luck. you have plenty of opportunity to make some cash if you can find the winning ticket.

>> i'll take a million. i don't need it all. >> just enough to almost buy a house. >> yeah. you could rent for a while. >> absolutely. you just fantasize about stuff like that. >> when it gets that big, i have to play. you have to. >> you don't want to be the one left off. always enter an office pool. you do not want to be coming in the next day when everybody else is off with their millions. so you will start that? >> we'll do an office pool. >> we have a minute and a half to do that. >> alexis? >> i'm in. >> 6:16. sfo, it has cleared. 65 degrees right now. fire danger until noon. clear sky, 20 degrees cooler tomorrow morning. and we're going to have cool nights, warmer than average highs. look at this huge bowl of cold air. fargo, highs today, they're the same. supposed to be in the 80s.

it's not the 40s. on either side of that, warm in the southeast. warm where we are. this is how warm it will be in the south bay. low to mid-80s. 82, san jose. 78 to 82 on the peninsula. mid-70s along the sunny coast today. 80 in downtown san francisco. people will be dressed differently than what we normally see in october. santa rosa, 88, the warm spot. richmond, so close at 79. # 81 to 84 degrees in the north bay. tonight, barely 51 in san francisco. 50, san mateo, fremont, antioch. everybody else in the 40s. eye kai qaa at 39 degrees. all right. let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. what you will see are cooler nights tuesday and weapons. afternoons will be slightly warmer. we're still going to be warmer

than average. hope you enjoy it. here's alexis. >> all right. good morning, mike. overall looking okay right now. several incidents come and go this morning. not one that caused major delays. red in our usual spots. westbound 205, 5 miles per hour. a crash before 580. off on the shoulder. adding to the slowdown. 12 miles per hour. you're picking up your speed there just a little bit once you get closer to altamonte pass. eastbound 580 in the green today. we don't have that construction on the side of the roadway. it caused m wanted to show you san mateo, westbound 92, toll plaza, just before this camera. crash involving four vehicles. it's off on the shoulder. drive times looking decent. walnut creek to dublin, 15 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco,

just under an hour. me too one year later. alyssa milano's tweet set a wave across the country. >> the bay area county in desperate need of poll workers. and let's take a live look outside on your monday morning as we get your workday started. or maybe you have other plans, maybe the day off. look at that. it's looking nice. 6:19.

you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let me give you good news and unfortunate news. wind advisory over. winds are not blowing to the speeds that the criteria is met for that. but still we have bone dry air and gusty out there. so we have the high fire danger until noon today. >> okay, mike, thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00. >> ginger zee is live with a look at what's ahead. good morning, ginger. >> matt and jessica, good

morning to you. great to be with everyone this morning. coming up, president trump's combative interview. what he said about his relationship with kim jong-un and mocking brett kavanaugh's accuser. and who might be next to leave his administration? he and the first lady are set to go tour the devastation of hurricane michael. >> a murder mystery. this model crashing her car. once she got to the hospital, doctors discovered she had been shot. a search is for answers right now. >> and i think you probably heard this morning, royal baby news. duchess megan and prince harry expecting. what the royal family is saying. we have folks all around them talking about the details. and melissa mccarthy is here live talking about her new movie, her family, and more. it is coming up on gma. >> love melissa mccarthy. it's going to be a funny morning. >> yeah, it will. new at 6:00, the me too movement one year later. >> this time last year alissa

milan that s encouraging women to use the hashtag me too. it spark aid new era for the move many. it has been used more than 19 million times. this morning on gma, milano says neuer needs to be do more needs to be done. >> expect them to act with respect and mutual respect in college. people go into these jobs right out of college. and you still have that sort of fraternity, sorority sort of mentality. there's no bridge to that. >> and you can hear milano address concerns about how the me too movement affects boys today at 7:00 on gma right after "abc 7 mornings". in the south bay, santa clara county needs more than 1,000 volunteers to fill a shortage of 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. students showed off their musical talent to help raise money for school music programs. ♪ >> 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 stanford and uc davis. >> next at 6:30, our coverage of the power outages in the north bay because of extreme fire danger. thousands are waking up in calistoga with no electricity. and firefighters helping to protect homes from potential fire danger today. and the news commuters have been waeubgt for. been waeubgt for. fremont street has reo california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. now, let's do it for every public-school student in cali'm running for state superintendent.

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>> yeah. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. an update on the wind advisories. >> it's been canceled for sonoma. it is still out there for lake county until 7:00 this morning. we could have possible down trees and power lines. high fire danger continues for all the areas still through noon today. fires can easily start and spread. now, the winds are still gusty up there. just not reaching the criteria for wind advice list. 27 to 47-mile-per-hour winds i . >> the camera bouncing around quite a bit there, mike. taking a look at the roads. not too far from the view is emeryville. westbound 80. traffic approaching the maze. it is stop and go. a new crash reported just before the 580 split. it's off on the shoulder.

just one vehicle involved. emergency crews on the way to the scene. mass transit has been looking great all morning. 55 bart trains with no delays. ace 1, 3, 5 no issues. normal service, no delays for vta as well. developing news in san francisco that will make commuters happy. the stretch of fremont that runs under the salesforce transit center is partially open. it was closed three weeks ago after workers discovered cracks in two of the support beams. this is video of some of the first cars to use those lanes last night. i'm hearing a lot of honking and celebrating there. the middle lane is being used to hold equipment to shore up the beams. the transit center itself still closed. but at least people can get through. precautionary power outages. 11,309 in lake county.

5,757 in napa county. and 415 in sonononona >> amy hollyfield is live in calistoga where the power has been off all night long. amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. i just got off the phone and they do not plan to turn the power back on any time soon. downtown calistoga is very dark. temporary stop signs have been put up at these intersections. police put them out to help people 1/2 gate through the intersections because of course the stop lights aren't working. it is affected 17,000 people in the north bay. pg&e is doing this in the name of public safe weather. wind gusts to 50 miles per hour were forecast for last night and this morning. this is an effort to prevent fire. employees at all seasons bistro

tried to save the $10,000 worth of food they have. they are hoping the ice will keep it cool for 8 to 10 hours. he said he would have liked to have a little more notice. >> anything you could have done to protect your inventory? >> no. i mean, not on that short of notice. there's nothing we can do. we have to just cross our fingers. everything is iced down. we've got, you know, a generator is definitely in the works at this point. i think everyone needs to have a generator. if this is the protocol, wonderful. now we know what's going to happen. >> reporter: pg and is e also shut the power off to communities in the sierras. a total of 59,000 customers are in the dark right now. it's not windy down here in calistoga down here in the downtown. but pg&e says they won't be turning the powerback on until at least daylight. they want crews to go inspect

the lines and see how they did in the wind. and? any repairs need to be made, they will make a decision about turning the power back on. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. it is forcing school districts to cancel classes today. schools will be close sto -- closed in calistoga. kelseyville, konocti. lakeport, middletown, woodland, clearlake. you can go to abc7news.com to find out if your power will be shut off. it will tell you if your home is served by pg&e and if it will lose electricity. >> more breaking news fro live desk. a royal baby is on the way. prince harry and meghan markle are expecting. a tweet from kensington pal yas overnight. it says their royal highnesses,

the duke and duchess of sussex are very pleased to announce that the duchess of sussex is expecting a baby in the spring of 2019. m meghan is about three months pregnant. right now the couple is on a 16-day tour. the palace said they do not plan on making any changes to the travel schedule with this announcement. harry and megan 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. president trump mimicked her testimony saying she didn't know the year, time, or place. brett kavanaugh alleged sheu assaulted her. rallygoers laughed at the president's performance.

president trump said had i not made that speech we would not have won. i was just saying she did not seem to know anything. electric scooters will be 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 denied lime's request. lime claims the permit process was unfair. the president spoke with the king of saudi arabia who denies knowing what happened. turkey's foreign ministry says it will inspect the saudi consulate where a "washington post" reporter was last seen. that was two weeks ago.

turkish officials say they have audio and video evidence that khashoggi was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. president trump is threatening if the saudi government was involved. 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. one found this surprise when looking an interactive map online. it shows the word "help" spelled out in logs. rescue crews responded and found all three people alive in the home. one of the easiest ways to donate is through the american red cross. you can make a $10 donation by texting "michael" to 90999. back at home in the east bay and across the area, we are watching for high winds.

they are beefing up resources with the dry, windy companies today. four wildland fire engines are on standby and it is increasing staffing for bulldozers. they have planned for extra resources like those, three times just since last month during red flag conditions. and of course we're watching things closely in the weather center. hi there, mike. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away, jessica. temperatures are all over the place. 4 degrees cooler in sap jose and hayward to 12 degrees warmer in san francisco. and 13 degrees warmer in y.callthe re in the ut 52 in sunnyvale. 49, saratoga. 44, santa teresa. look at this. newark, livermore lafayette. but 67 in alameda. they're not that far away. 65 in napa.novato.

crazy, isn't it? gusty this morning above 1,000 feet. mild to warm if you're taking mass transit. look at san francisco. 61 this morning. low to mid-70s during the were afternhours. downtown, it gets to 80 this afternoon. north bay, definitely in the 80s. look at this. mid-80s this afternoon after starting off at 59 this morning. 63 at 8:00. last stop, down to the south is bay. we will have 73 at noon. low 80s during the afternoon hours. by 6:00, down to 76 with 67 at 8:00. all right. turnexis.w nidayng 'tad significant alerts, no major problems. just smaller problems. that's been the theme here today. back up to solano county, westbound 80 still heavy through fairfield stretch. a crash off on the shoulder before the 680 split. it has had a tough time bouncing back. only briefing blocking. definitely seeing red in the area. westbound 80, down to about 21

miles per hour coming in from emeryville. solo vehicle collision on the shoulder. head down into downtown san francisco area too. a couple of surface streets showing up in the red. a slight delay westbound 80 for bay bridge commute into san francisco. i'm thinking this will be a lot better today. that is of course because fremont back open partially around salesforce transit center. harrison should be better as well. if you are in a rush for fast food, you better head to burger king. the restaurant was just named fastest drive-through in the country. the average wait time just 3 minutes 13 seconds. dunkin' donuts came in second, followed by kfc, wendy's, taco bell and mcdonald's. >> sometimes i want it to take a little more time. >> something is off about that.

>> nothing is worse than getting stuck in the fast food line and you're trapped. burger king is the fastest one. >> alexis, thank you. beginning of the end for sears. the company filing for bankruptcy. how long they hope to keep the stores open. let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange.

thankfully for us our fastest winds, most dangerous ones are behind us. you see tan in the sierra, grapevine, around l.a. and the high desert. that leaves us to 9 million people still in a high fire danger. temperatures in the low to mid-80s in the central valley. 79, san diego. 71 in monterey. eure eureka, 66. yosemite, 72. warmer weather is on the way in tahoe. thanks, mike. we want to get you up to date on the power outages in the north bay. >> pg&e turned off the lights in 12 counties across the state last night, napa, sonoma fire danger. amanda del castillo is live in san francisco.

amanda. >> reporter: they tell us customers across the north bay and sierra foothills are without power this morning. this is all part of the proactive approach to fire prevention. a company smokes man matt nowman said crews are inspecting the lines throughout the region. they will need to make sure trees aren't creating hazards they would otherwise avoid. impacted areas are surely being in convenienced but nowman says it's all in the name of safety. >> all the customers who have been impacted are in tier 3, high fire risk areas. they were told this was a possible. nauman said this pg&e action is based on localized weather forecasts. he said once the forecasts allow, then restoration of that power pg&e customers across the north bay and

foothills remain without power. reporting live in san francisco, amanda dell castilla, abc news. a san francisco alley home to dozens of murals will restore work after someone vandalized several of them. they drew pro-trump messages on clearing an alley between mission and valencia streets friday night. several were vandalized with fake news and a message in support of newly appointed supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. artists are furious but vow to replace 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 have been vandalized before but they say not in this particular manner. your morning money report. the news we have been waiting for. sears filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. >> as part of the filing, the company expected to present a

restructuring plan to a judge today. once america's largest retailer, sears hopes this move will keep it operating at least thraouf t -- through the holidays. they have closed hundreds of sears and kmart stores as it tries to deal with massive debts and losses. >> the market is up 28 points at 25,366. the markets rebounded friday after two days of big losses. investors will digest a commerce report on september retail sales. >> a 10-year-old san francisco boy is sleeping well after accomplishing a big mission. runni nin ning his 50th 5k race days. he finished at crissy field. his grandfather was unexpectedly diagnosed with lung cancer.

niles said it was tough but he didn't down 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 has raised $4,000, beating the original goal of $3,000. and i love that he did it for his grandfather. >> super sweet. boy, we're all looking at him for inspiration, right? >> 50 days in a row is pretty good. >> when i leave work this afternoon and try to go to gym, i will go, wow, i'm aot a loser. >> how proud must his parents be. congratulations. inspiration definitely. gorgeous weather will hang around. gorgeous if you like warm weather. i know some of you don't. it will change. it is october. we have the breezes below threat level for wind advisory but still fast enough.

25 to 35 miles per hour. when you combine it with these ridiculously low humidity levels. 15% in oakland. that's why we still have a high fire danger until noon. winds gusting 10 to 20 on mount tam. they will taper throughout the day. a breezy morning to a sunny and warm and calmer afternoon. so calm tonight with this bone dry air, it will be 20 degrees cooler than this morning with above average highs after the morning lows. this high pressure is going to remain locked for several days. saturday with the offshore flow. if you didn't get to the beach and enjoy the warm sunshine, it will still be there the next several days. 74 half moon bay. 79, santa rosa. 80 in san francisco. that's warmer than richard -- richmond and san mateo. look at the north bay tonight.

42 in santa rosa. 39, ukiah. a few 50s out there. san francisco, 51. san mateo, free mont, santa cruz, 50, along with antioch. the rest of us in the 40s. my accuweather 7-day forecast. with the cooler lows, temperatures will drop a little bit but still remain above average tuesday and wednesday. warmer lows and warmer highs thursday, friday, saturday. alexis. >> all right. good morning, mike. overall, we have had a pretty decent morning. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little bit unusual. we have already cleared out. i will double-check and make la. southbound heavy through hayward. oakland, nthhbndoo three-day look aive past or cal. really decent volume. shoe not run into any major issues in the downtown oakland stretch. a quick check of drive times as

well. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 39 minutes. 15 minutes across the bay bridge. san francisco to sfo, still in the green at 12 minutes. two same-sex penguins are making history in australia. they are the first to foster an egg. officials say the two became inseparable. they collected pebbles to create a nest. the aquarium first gave them a dummy egg. then he was given a real egg for another couple for a taste of parenthood. >> next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> your instagram picture of the day. you can see a lot more great photos like this one. look at that. trolleys. beautiful. share your photos and video using the hashtag abc 7 outside.

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things you need to know before you go. the breezes will be out and the humidity will be rising. it will still be dry air and warm sunshine this afternoon. 71 at the coast. upper 70s to low 80s elsewhere. >> number two, thousands of pg&e customers are still in the dark this morning. the company decided to cut the power in areas under a red flag warning in an effort 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 at fremont to close. this morning two lanes are back open. >> number four, sears files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. the company is expected to present a restructuring plan to a judge today. >> number five, electric scooters are back in san francisco. scoot and skip are under a permit program today.

new video from overnight shows scoot unloading its scooters from a truck. number six, looking at the drive, smaller trouble spots, including westbound 80 before 680 split. heavy through fairfield. averaging right around 25 miles per hour. and number seven, so many straou viewers talking about this. another royal baby overnight. overnight kensington palace announced prince harry and meghan markle are expecting. we'll have much more on this this. >> get ready for hashtag royal baby watch in the next nine months. >> they have been only married five months. >> is is it going to be a redhead? >> and this is why there is a hashtag called royal baby watch. what color hair, the name, all that. ? have a great morning, everyone. good morning america is next.

good morning, america. president trump one-on-one. a combative new interview overnight, saying he doesn't trust some people in his white house, but he does trust kim jong-un. >> i get along with him really well. >> despite his human rights record. >> i mean, i'm not a baby. >> and what he says about the russia investigation, mocking brett kavanaugh's accuser, and why is he calling his defense secretary a democrat? this as the crisis deepens over that missing "washington post" columnist. last seen in this surveillance footage, reportedly killed by a saudi hit squad. now president trump vowing, quote, severe punishment if he was murdered. how saudi arabia is threatening to retaliate. the president and first lady heading to the storm zone this