wednesday until late thursday. because wind will be gusting out of the northeast at 45 to 55 miles per hour with dangerously low relative humidity. and unde these conditions, fires can startnd spread easily. i'll have the complete forecast a little later. dan and ama? >> spencer, thanks very much. pg&e says it may cut off power to a large part of the bay area later this week buzz of that dry windy weather. >> yeah, the utility says power could be shut off in parts of nearly 30 counties. that's a huge impact. seven of the nine bay area counties are included. the warning has prompted a strong statement of c from sonoma county government and also from locals who remember dealing with another possible outage two weeks ago. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman joins me live from santa rosa. wayne? >> good evening. first of all, there is a -- on this week, of all weeks, the anniversary of that fire two years ago. but it really can be summarized with two words. they're saying not again. as you said, this could be a widespread outrage.

it could affect all kinds of areas, even here in downtown santa rosa. it is a no win for anybody. imagine owning a family grocery store for 60 years and not knowing whether all your cold items on your shelves will turn into uninsured losses. now you're walking in the shoes of joe musclesbury. >> if they shut us down, it could kill a small company like. >> wearing as pg&e contemplates another public safety shutoff, or psps as anacronym, and all to prevent sparking wildfires. >> have i colleagues in mono county who say psps? i'm pspsed off. >> after the firestorm two years ago, supervisor james gore vowed to make this region more responsive shutoff possessed their own set of problems. they will send notice to the governor about it. >> you cannot mitigate one

disaster and create a second and not have responsibility for it. >> christopher godly runs emergency management. >> we're going to lose cell phone towers potentially. and in the long run, if we have a fire that that starts while we're still de-energized, it's going to limit our ability to respond. >> we understand the impacts this has on our cities and counties and critical customers, be thank you is a severe wind event with critical fire risk. >> you want him have you call me? >> so we're counting the hours, joe mullsbury in particular. >> what it is like? >> it's nerve-racking. >> nerve-racking for everybdy who works in that shopping center. they've had meetings about it. they've been fortunate so far. when the fire blew through two years ago, it barely missed that shopping center. live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, did they lose business then when this happened? >> oh, yes, they did, dan. good question. they lost a lot of business. they were shut down for eight

days. they lost half a million dollars worth of groceries. the difference between then and now after the fire, they had insurance to cover that kind of loss. >> i see. wayne, thanks very much. the american fire burning in napa county is 80% contained. the fire has destroyed 562 acres since it started yesterday afternoon just west of interstate 80. all evacuation orders, warnings and road closures have now been lifted. >> four people, including a firefighter were hurt as flames engulfed a san francisco home late this morning. this video from a neighbor shows you just how thick that black smoke was. now the fire started a at home on vienna street in the excelsior neighborhood. flames and smoke could be seen from our sutro camera. the fire department called a second alarm. they took this video on the ground after the flames were put out. you see the damage to the front window as well as the garage. sky 7 flew over the scene and showed us firefighters on the roof near the back of the house which they say essentially collapsed.

abc7 news reporter luz pena is live at the scene with the latest. luz? >> ama, there were at least three people who were rescued from this home this morning from 266 vienna street. now between 266 and 270 vienna street, a total of 13 people were displaced. it was a close call for two families in this neighborhood. >> i hear a terrible noise, and then i look up to the window. i see the fire. >> tien lee woke up to see flames burning outside of his window. he ran upstairs to make sure his parents were safe. his neighbor's house and his bedroom were both on fire. >> how close were the flames to your room? >> how close? this so much close. maybe 1.5 meters. >> this image shows the smoke coming out of 266 vienna street. at least seven people lived in this property, and three of them were home. >> our units arrived on scene four minutes from the initial dispatch and had reports of individuals potentially trapped

inside this building. >> for hours, approximately 70 firefighters fought the flames andcued the residents inside 266 vienna street and evacuated the neighbors inside the two other homes next to it. >> we were very successful in getting three individuals out, all i'm told are adults. two suffered burns and smoke inhalation. they have been transported to the trauma center. >> inside the burnt home, not every family member was rescued. twof o three cats were found dead, and a 7-month-old puppy named star still missing. search dogs were called to the scene while the family went through what's left of their home. pictures that survived the fire. now the question that lingers around this fire is what caused it. and that's still under investigation. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> okay, luz, thank you. there was also thick black smoke on the bay bridge. look at this. at leastne portable toilet near the bike trail caught fire this morning. this is where drivers come off the bridge in oakland. no word on how it started, but

no one was hurt we are glad to say. here at abc7 news we are committed to building a better bay area. that includes building housing to address the region's growing needs. >> bart has made a commitment to building as many as 20,000 new units of housing on its property over the next 20 years. and today the agency broke ground on the first phase of a 600-unit transit center at the walnut creek bart station. >> laura anthony is there. she joins us with this live report. laura? >> hi, ama. this is a project that has been 25 years in the making. it's been a long time coming. some folks here in walnut creek very happy to see it finally get off the ground. others, though, are wondering if this is the right fit for this bart station. >> three, two, one. >> finally, the first ground has been broken at the walnut creek transit village, which will eventually house nearly 600 new market-rate rental units. >> and after more than 15 years of planning, design, redesign,

and redesign, traffic circulation debates, questions about where will we put the buses. >> the transit village will also include about 26,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. >> the value set of the millennials is completely changing. today housing is seen more of a service. it's more transitionary in terms of a commodity in their eyes. we truly believe that this project will be one of the finest tods built in the bay area. >> in its transit oriented development, or tod plan, bart pledges to build 7,000 affordable housing units on its property by 2040. at least 20% of the units at any given station must be affordable. 35% overall. but the walnut creek project was approved before bart adopted its tod plan. in walnut creek there is no affordable housing on the bart side. however, the developer has paid about $7 million in fees toward

building affordable units at another location in town. >> what we ended up with here is not exactly what was promised to the residents of walnut creek and to the bart riders even over the last several years. >> now bart director debra allen there is especially upset that some of that low cost $3 a day parking that used to be here has been replaced. but in some cases, with a private garage that charges up to $18 a day. live in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> laura, how many affordable units will there be ultimately? and will they be built at the same time as the main project >> well, dan, as we said in our report, the affordable units will not be built here at this site. there is actually that $7 million set aside. the city will then get matching funds from the state and the federal government to build about 100 units they're estimating somewhere else in town. there is a whole bunch of processes that have to happen.

so that development, those units probably won't be available for many more years after this one is finished. >> okay, great, laura, thank you. in the eastba five people are under arrest in connection to a grab and run theft at a lululemon in walnut creek. it happened september 13th at the location in broadway. police recovered thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. an eyewitness gave authorities information that led to the arrests. you're looking at several of those mug shots. new details on the push to put a $15 billion funding measure for california's schools on next year's ballot. governor newsom signed legislation that puts it on to a vote in march of 2020. if approved, nine billion would go to various modernization projects for schools serving students in preschool through 12th grade. the uc system, california state university system, and community colleges would receive $2 billion each. this is a live look at levi's stadium where in about an hour

the 49ers will host the cleveland browns right here on abc7 news. the niners enter the game with a perfect 3-0 record. the only other undefeated team is the new england patriots. cleveland is 2-2, but has a loaded lineup on the offensive side of the ball featuring quarterback baker mayfield and wide receiver odell beckham jr. it should be a good game. we'll have a live report from the stadium in our next half hour. so stay tuned. also coming up, fleet week. fleet week is under way. the big kickoff and what's ahead this week. housing help. building more affordable housing in silicon valley with a little help from tech companies. flight of fancy.

all right. here is another live look at levi's stadium where the 49ers are going to take on the cleveland browns at the top of the hour right here on abc7. the niners enter the game undefeated, and a win tonight would make them 4-0 for the first time since 1990. we have a live report from the stadium coming up for you in just a few minutes at 4:30. a flight that left san francisco on its way to amsterdam had to make an emergency landing after the plane quickly descended and the oxygen masks drop. a united airlines spokesperson says there was a cabin pressure issue, and the flight had to be diverted to bangor, maine overnight. there were 197 passengers and 13 crew on board. no one was hurt. >> something from near 40,000 feet to down to 10,000 feet in ten minutes. >> all you can do is laugh about. people were initially scared but at least you have some fun with it. >> the passengers were put up in a hotel and then on a flight to newark, new jersey to continue on to amsterdam. >> everybody is okay at least.

fleet week is getting under way in san francisco to honor the contributions, of course, of the men and women of the u.s. armed forces. mayor london breed kicked things off today on pier 27. there is a lot going on this week and weekend, including free concerts and an art exhibit. ship tours begin wednesday and the parade of ships is on friday. >> san francisco fleet week, it's big. this is in a league of its own, this fleet week. 39 years the city has graciously opened its doors to our navy and marine corps an our coast guard team. >> 39 years. there will be three days of air shows starting on friday at noon. >> a lot of fun. >> yeah. >> while the air shows are a big draw, there is also a serious side to fleet week. >> true. abc7 reporter amy hollyfield has more on today's response to disaster exercise. >> the city of san francisco is in a good mood. the navy band from san diego is playing. the weather is perfect. fleet week is here. but there is a serious issue to

address too, an emergency and how all of these agencies would work together. >> you don't want to be in a situation where you're learning when the disaster happens. >> an emergency response drill at pier 27. the exercise also involves representatives fromeral a state agencies. the topic this year? how to work together to remove debris after a major earthquake. >> several days after a 7.9 earthquake, we're expecting 10 million tons of debris. we're talking about 280 football fields, or 54 salesforce towers equivalent in volume of debris. >> one simulation will beow to haul debris off of market street so the city's major arteries can stay open. since the military is here visiting for fleet week, officials decided to use this opportunity to discuss resources and come up with a plan. >> these are great exercises. so it's great to have everybody here in the same room, talking to each other and sharing information.

>> officials say this is a good opportunity for residents to also go over their emergency plan. take a look at your supplies, make sure you have at least five days worth of water, food and medicine, just in case there is an emergency. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> and there will be expanded ferry service this weekend for fleet week. on the san francisco bay ferry, there will be 11 round trips on the vallejo route, and 23 round trips between oakland and alameda. the ferry will also run its usual five round trips on the richmond route. last year more than 124,000 passengers road the san francisco ferry to fleet week events. head to abc7 nenews.com to findt all things fleet week. we have the event schedule, video of the blue angels who will perform once again this year and much more. a one-of-a-kind plane landed at sfo today to the delight of disney fans. check out this 737 from alaska airlines as it arrived at

terminal two. look how fun that is. the aircraft has been decorated with toy story two-story. pixar pier is displayed with the iconic pixar lamp on top. this isn't a final wrap like you might see on a car. most of the design was hand-painted over several weeks. >> 2800 work hours for the paint, 40 different colors, 50 gallons of paint. it tacks about 24 days to do one of these. >> wow. disney characters welcomed guests on the plane's inaugural flight to orange county. this is the sixth disney-themed plane for alaska airlines, and it won't be the last. alaska will have a new design each of the next four years. >> that's fun. pixar plane. colorful. >> cool. on to the weather forecast. just sparkling and wonderful out there today. >> yeah, spencer? >> it's going to be sparkly all week long. appropriately enough for fleet week. it's going to be quite windy the middle of the week, and we'll have fire concerns. the weather is going to be beautiful. here is a look at live doppler 7. and the 24-hour temperature

change shows we have a warm-up and a cooldown depending on where you live over the last 24 hours. 4 degrees warmer at novato and conco concord, but 5 degrees cooler in san francisco and one degree cooler in napa. let's move on and take a look at wide shots here. here is the view from sutro tower looking over san francisco where it is 77 degrees right now. 82 in oakland. san jose 87. 92 in gilroy, and 72 at half moon bay. blue skies over the golden gate right now and freely flowing traffic. it's 90 degrees at santa rosa. 86 at napa. plume that 90. 94 at fairfield. 89 at livermore. and a crystal clear view from the east bay hills. low clouds returning to the coast overnight. cooler pattern begins tomorrow. but along with the cooldown, we're going get strong, dry gusty wind. thursday and friday resulting in a fire weather watch. and here is a look at that watch. it will go into effect 5:00 a.m. wednesday and continue into 5:00

p.m. thursday for the north bay, the east bay, all of the north bay expect the immediate coastline. all of the east bay except that area right around the bay shoreline, and much of the santa cruz mountain regions. so that's because winds will be gusting 45 to 55 miles per hour at times with dangerously low relative humidity. now back to overnight conditions. low clouds will return to the coast and push locally out over the bay. it will be clear inland, and over most of the locations around the bay shoreline. overnight lows will be generally in the low to mid-50s. a little cooler in the north bay valleys where lows will drop into the upper 40s in some spots. the forecast animation starting at 5:00 tomorrow morning as the morning commute gets under way. it doesn't look like the low clouds will pose any problems or visibility for morning commuters. it will be mainly right along the coastline, and we'll see going into the midmorning hours, the low clouds pulling way from the coastline giving us partly to mostly sunny skies even on the coast later in the daytime. so speaking of later in day, let's take a look at high temperatures for tomorrow. we expect highs of about 66 at

half moon bay. it will still be relatively mild in many coastal locations. breezy, though, right around the bay shoreline look for mid 70s to about 80 degrees. up in the north bay, low to m mid-80s. mid-80s inland. inland east bay and low 80s in the south bay as well. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice we're going have mainly sunny skies all the way through the seven-day period. the warmest days will be thursday through saturday. and even though days won't be very warm. just about 80, 82 degrees inland. upper 70s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. wednesday and thursday, despite the beautiful blue skies, we're going have a strong gusty wind. very, very dry conditions resulting in high fire danger, high fire concerns, especially in the hills, but actually for all of the bay area. >> okay. good to know. thanks, encer. well, if you had to guess which drink would be the most hydrating, you might say water. well, you'd be wrong. the best drinks to keep you hydrated. that's coming up.

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a homeless subway opera singer who captured the nation's attention last week is now performing on a big stage. >> she went viral after an lapd officer posted a video of her on social media. in just a matter of days, her life has completely changed. >> it really has. here is reporter nick watt. ♪ >> reporter: she's been singing in l.a.'s subway for years. ♪ . >> this is the only one thing i got left. >> reporter: a chance meeting just changed her life. ♪ >> i see this police officer walking towards me from a

distance, and i kind of hesitated me, because you know how they are. they don't really want you to make any nuisance anywhere, and opera is loud. >> reporter: he loved it, filmed it, the department posted it. more than a million people saw it, and little more than a week later, emily zamourka got her first gig. >> they're going to pay me and pay me very well for me performing. who am i? who am i? ♪ >> on saturday, she sang in san pedro's little italy, earned 700 bucks. >> i wish i could give hugs to each and every one. >> zamourka, a trained violinist came here from russia in her 20s. illness, medical bills, the theft of her beloved violin all led to a life on the streets. a homeless charity has now reached out the help, and $60,000 and counting donated on

gofundme. she just met, hugged and thanked that lapd officer who filmed her. >> i can't believe this is happening. >> and a grammy winning producer now wants to work with her. >> the biggest ever -- what's the opposite of the word tragedy? i mean i wanted to bring that word correctly. ♪ >> we have some people saying this story is too good to be true. you look too clean. >> this is for real. and just because you're homeless, you don't have to go around stinky and dirty. i will just put it this way. it's my dignity. >> what do you want? you want somewhere to live? >> yes, i do. and i do. i wish that i could just have this kind of place that it would be -- for a long time and my own.

♪ >> that voice all she had left might now make that wish come true. nick watt, los angeles. >> that voice. >> i know. >> wow. we are getting ready for tonight's big monday night football game right here. >> hi, everybody. chris alvarez here live at levi's stadium. the countdown to kickoff is nine. niners and browns on abc7 at 5:00. i have a preview after the breck. and check

tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to mateo, my favorite chair. grace, you get the beach house... just don't leave the lights on, okay? to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california.

now news to build a better bay area, from abc7. >> the 49ers return to action tonight at levi's stadium in a primetime showdown with the cleveland browns, and we are just half an hour away from kickoff. >> it's going to be great. we hope for a super game. we have team coverage this afternoon. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen is with fans, but we begin with sports anchor chris alvarez live at lee vvi's with a preview tonight. >> hi, guys. this atmosphere, as we get closer and closer to kickoff, you can feel the energy on the field. i'll take you on the field right now as we stand here at levi's stadium. the patriots and the niners are the only teams that have unbeaten records. after tonight 49ers hoping to extend that to 4-0. san francisco coming off a bye week. they beat the steelers two weeks ago here at levi's.

they're playing the cleveland browns 2-2. cleveland was a favorite to make some noise, maybe a play-off team and maybe even a super bowl sleeper contender. but you won't hear the niners hyping this game too much. >> i feel like there is one game left in the season, and i know that's very cliche talk, but that's what is very important that you get your mind to that. so that's something that you if you don't, you usually get humbled very fast. so it's always more fun to play on monday night, because you know everyone is watching. the guys get excited for that. that's where it is different. but you also got to tell them besides that it doesn't mean anything. if you start making stuff up, because the day it's on and everything, you're not going to do the stuff that you have to do to win. >> it's going to be exciting. a lot of juice. levi's was rocking last time when the steelers game and i wouldn't expect anything less from the faithful. it will be a fun atmosphere, that's for sure.

>> well, there is definitely juice here. it is loud at levi's. about 45 minutes to kick off, 5:15. i'll be back here later tonight at 11:00. we'll have full highlights and reaction as the niners look to go 4-0 for the first time since 1990. a big game for the niners here tonight in primetime. send it back to you guys. >> it. thanks a lot. let's head to abc7 news reporter chris nguyen who spoke to fans gearing up for tonight's game. chris? >> yeah, it may be early in the season, but there is a lot of excitement surrounding this team and the energy they've been able to pull from their fan base. monday night football is back in the bay. the 49ers faithful counting down the minutes until kickoff. >> you know, it's hard because in football you lose three or four games early in the season, it's hard the get them all back. this season being 3-0 and tons of excitement. >> at sports fever in campbell, sales are up as these fans drop by for some last-minute mrchandise. >> it's been very nerve-racking. i'm seeing pot plays, very nice

stuff, the well executed drives. you're seeing the linemen crisp. >> they're more than capable of being able to keep the clock running, keep the team moving turn the ball over so much. >> inside the stadium, celebrity chef tony is getting ready for the fans. >> you never know who is going to walk by. some of the old-timers are coming by. it's super exciting. it doesn't get any better than this. >> 13 new restaurants this season celebrate the area's culinary diversity. >> this is what it's all about. we want to put on our best show we can so we can get the niners that next big win. >> there is a lot in the spotlight. the fans, the food, and of course football. the 49ers bringing us together under the california su >> they got the line going, the secondary. everything is looking pretty good so far this year. stick to the defense and hopefully we'll pull out that win. >> we're doing it big, baby! >> the 49ers telling us that so far more than 70,000 tickets

have been distributed for tonight's game. we're live in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> okay, chris, thanks. anyone driving or taking public transit anywhere near levi's stadium should give themselves plenty of time to get home or wherever they're headed. vta light rail vehicles will run every 15 minutes, then as often as needed from the fourth quarter on to serve the crowds. if you're not going the game, you can watch the niners and the browns right here on abc7. that's the best seat in the house. our monday night football coverage begins today right at 5:00 p.m. a special push will be made at the game tonight to find a bone marrow donor for a 5-year-old albany boy. zapfian hamilton will make an appearance on the field before the game. we've been following the effort to find a donor for sabean who has a rare type of cancer called peripheral t-cell lymphoma. he was diagnosed in august. a special booth will be set up for fans to stop by and get swabbed to see if they're what match. >> wishing him well, of course. we know that affordable

housing is one of the region's most pressing needs and issues these days. >> as we work to build a better bay area, tech companies, foundations and local government agencies are stepping up their efforts to help developers fill the need. >> david louie looks at encouraging news now from silicon valley. >> it's projects like villas on the park that is nearing completion that shows progress is happening in creating affordable housing in the bay area. the housing trust has raised one $12 million from tech companies and foundations to loan to mostly nonprofit developers to start these projects. >> companies like netapp, cisco, linked in and most recently google, they've been able to provide us the capital we need in order to help start up affordable housing developments throughout the bay area. >> that fund has gone to more than 20 developers to create more than 2300 units of affordable housing. some are still empty lots awaiting groundbreaking. many sites are near public transit and jobs. a big challenge for affordable

housing developers is finding land, especially in the area where there is so much competing interests for commercial development. this site is going to be the site of 130 affordable housing units. >> because every piece of land they're competing for so is a luxury housing developer or so is an office developer. sometimes so is, you know, a city or county looking to site another hospital or office building. >> and you can see how many commercial projects are under way for high-rise office towers as silicon valley continues to grow jobs. but the need for housing continues to grow too. the housing trust silicon valley has had a banner year, lending over $73 million in 2019, an increase of $36 million from last year's $37 million. another one of its programs is also helping individuals with down payments to buy homes. a family recently was able to buy an $800,000 house to come uu with the 20% down payment, it contributed 3% while the housing tust was able to lend $136,000,

or 17%. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> and remember, we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our building a better bay area group on facebook. new developments in the effort to get president trump to turn over his returns. today a federal judge ruled that president trump's long-time accounting firm must turn over eight years of tax returns as part of a criminal probe of his business dealings by the manhattan district attorney. the president's personal attorneys immediately filed an appeal, which was granted. request for tax returns are quite common, but kentucky senator rand paul says no one should be forced to hand over their returns. >> this is bigger than just the president. everyone's tax returns are supposed to be anonymous. and while they go and get processed for accuracy, no one is calling up your friends, people in charge saying oh, he makes this amount of money and these were his deductions. that's a private thing. >> the manhattan d.a. is investigating whether any state laws were broken when hush money

payments were made to porn star stormy daniels and another woman who said they had affairs with president trump. he has denied the allegations. the supreme court's election year term is now under way with several high profile cases on the docket, including abortion and president trump's executive power over immigration. tomorrow justices will hear arguments in the case of a transgendered woman named amy stevens. they will decide whether she and transgender people are protected from employment discrimination under title vii of the 1964 civil rights act, which bars employers from terminating workers because of sex. just ahead, "jeopardy" host alex trebek's concerns as he faces another round of chemotherapy. >> it's tough sometimes trying to be as optimistic as you can, and i don't know if i'm strong enough. >> what he is saying about his family and some of his regrets. i'm spencer christian. we have a bright sunny afternoon around the bay area, and we have more days like this coming our way, but there is als increased

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now to that new interview with alex trebek. >> the jeopardy host is speaking about his pancreatic cancer fight as he starts a new round of keep therapy. >> here is t.j. holmes. >> alex trebek candid as ever, in a new interview talking about the challenges of being a father, husband and celebrity while facing cancer. >> have i become in many ways

the spokesperson for pancreatic cancer. it's tough sometimes trying to be as optimistic as you can, and i don't know if i'm strong enough or intelligent enough to help alleviate some of that despair. >> the 79-year-old announced his cancer diagnosis earlier this year. then doctors later described him as near remission. but when i sat down with trebek just last month, he revealed how all of that changed. >> i lost about 12 pounds in a week. and my numbers went sky-high. much higher than they were when i was first diagnosed. so the doctors have decided that i have to undergo chemo again. >> despite the setback, frequent pain, and at times what he calls overwhelming sadness, trebek hasn't missed a day of work. >> i can be sitting in my dressing room, and i get up, and i'm not able to move, but always

and johnny says now here is the host of jeopardy, alex, trebek. okay, let's go. >> now 36 seasons in, 8,000 episodes and counting. >> i will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish. and they have started to diminish. >> his strength, he says, mainly comes from his wife, jean. >> i think she gives it more to me and one of my concerns is the affect it has on her. >> he also worries about the toll this is all taking on their two children. >> they were upset when they first learned about it, but they look at me and they don't see too many changes in me. you know, so it's not like oh, god, he is deteriorating before our very eyes. >> trebek will tell you he has lived a full life, but there are things left to do and see. >> it does bother me that i might pass on before i get to have a grandchild. hint, hint!

>> he always has a sense of humor. >> absolutely. >> jeopardy will not be seen in its usual time slot tonight buzz of monday night football. >> instead catch it overnight at 2:55 followed by "wheel of fortune." >> let's go back and update the forecast. nice start to the week. >> yeah, spencer. >> great start. speaking of overnight, we'll have a few low clouds developing at the coastline overnight, but it will be clear inland, and generally clear over the bay. and overnight lows mainly in the low to mid-50s. tomorrow look for a pleasant day. a little cooler. breezy at the coasts. highs from mid-60s at the coast to mid and upper 70ths. mid-80s in most inland locations. but as we get towards the middle of the week, oven though it's cooling down a bit, the wind i going to be strong and gusty. the relative humidity will be dangerously low as a result. a fire weather watch will be in effect for virtually all of the bay area from 5:00 a.m. wednesday to 5:00 p.m. thursday. that comes north bay with the exception of a small portion of the coastline. covers virtually all the east bay with the exception of the

locations near the bay shoreline and a good portion of santa cruz mountains. winds will be gusting up to 55 miles per hour with, again, dangerously low relative humidity. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. apart from that, we have sunny skies throughout the week, and very pleasant weather conditions. it's not going to be very warm. nor will it be terribly cool. moderately mild through most of the week and into the weekend. great weather for fleet week. it looks like we'll have clear skies for the blue angels sky show air show, or however we should -- air show. blue angels air show. moderately mild. >> moderately mild. >> thanks, spencer. >> scuba divers in key largo, florida carved time out of their dive to decorate jack-o'-lanterns. nearly two dozen artists working in teams of two competed for the spookiest design. keeping the pumpkins from floating away added to the challenge. two divers from detroit took first place, winning a free dive trip in key largo. and there is definitely something strange in this neighborhood.

check out the halloween decorations on this restaurant in the south of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. the ghostbusters theme look comes complete with creepy green tentacles and the stay puft marshmallow man. >> if you're looking for halloween events in the bay area, go to abc7news.com for a list of activities and celebrations. >> pretty cool. well, if you think water is the best drink to keep you hydrated, think again. you might be surprised at which drinks are at the top of the list. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. the one word that airline passengers say would make the be willi

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e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. juul is "following big tobacco's playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no on big tobacco. no on prop c. at least 2,000 pg&e customers are without power in san francisco right now. some breaking news coming in. here is a look at the outage map on the utilities website. you can see soma, mission bay, dog patch and potrero hill are affected. pg&e crews are responding, but we don't know the cause of the outage. some traffic lights in the area may be affected as well. so make sure to treat them as four-way stops. if you're thirsty, feeling dehydrated, forget about grabbing a glass of water. researchers at st. andrews university in scotland tested 13

beverages and found non-fat milk does the best job of keeping the body hydrated thanks to the volume as well as protein. cola ranked fifth. plain old water? that ranked tenth. >> that's so interesting. >> a popular brand of all purpose flower is being recalled because of possible e. coli contamination. >> 7 on your side's michael finney has the details on that. michael? >> robin hood, very famous brand. it involve robin hood all purpose flour. no illnesses have been reported the parent company jm smucker announced the recall out of an abc7 news of caution due to the risk of e. coli contamination. the recall affects five pound bags of robin hood all purpose flour. consumers should immediately dispose of the product. you can find the affected lot numbers on the fda's website. the parent company of big name brands like ben & jerry's

and lipton tea is making a play today. unilever plans to cut the use of new plastic packaging it uses in half by 2025. the company says it will sell more unwrapped products and use more recycled plastics. according to unilever, its products are used daily by 2.5 llion umers d more than 190 countries. market researchers say they have found the term airlines should use for carbon tax. it ain't tax. the survey sponsored by the environmental defense fund examined how people respond to different carbon tax pricing strategies. studies showed consumers were willing to pay more for an airline ticket if it was described as having a carbon offset instead of a carbon tax. carbon tax focuses consumers on the cost while the phrase "carbon offset" draws attention to the environmental impact of the purchase. wow. >> that's interesting.

who knew that. >> so we have the income offset. >> thanks, michael. >> feel better already. the mcrib is back. the mcdonald's fan favorite, boneless pork, a tangy barbecue saw onions and pickles on a hoagie style bun is rolling out at 10,000 locations, but only for a limited time there could be a reason they don't sell them year round. according to a marketing professor at northwestern university, the limited time is a marketing tool that creates a sort of pavlovian response for the mcrib. it's a little mcmarketing. a san francisco store that dates back to the gold rush is reopening its doors. abc7 news was inside gump's at union square just after it started welcoming customers again. gump's was founded in 1861 but closed last september after filing for bankruptcy. the store became famous for selling luxury items to those made wealthy by the gold rush. the new gump's is reopening. >> the store is smaller, but it

has beautiful things, and i'm hoping it's successful and grows as the old gump's was. >> gump's is supposed to be open just four months. that includes a christmas season and it's already selling holiday items. the owner says if business is good, the store could stay open indefinitely. >> which would be nice. the man behind a popular internet meme you've probably seen on twitter or facebook appeared on midday life. >> it is known as the blinking white guy. you may have used it before. it gained viral fame in 2017, but it wasn't until last week that drew scanlon of san francisco went public. >> acknowledging that he is indeed the blinking white guy. he told abc7 news's reggie aqui how it came about. >> used to work at a website giant bomb actually just across the street that is a website that covers the video game industry. and we would do this weekly show where we would sit around and play video games and make jokes. and one of my coworkers made a bad joke and that's the face i used. >> scanlon told reggie that the meme has been used more than 900

million times according to a website called giffy. get this. scanlon doesn't actually use memes. >> that's funny. 900 million times? >> the warriors hit the new york stock exchange. >> and the houston rockets in hot water. the backpedaling after a controversial tweet over the weekend. come try my really big chicken two patties for $4.99, or three for $5.99, or four for $6.99. that's an amazing deal, jack! hey, thanks, stanley. ow. ...wait, what's happening? stanley! you're deflating! hold me, jack! only at jack in the box.

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hong kong supporting demonstrators against the government. the tweet is deleted but not before setting off a firestorm of controversy. it refers to the four months of demonstrations in the semi autonomous territory that have at times been violent. china is the number one sports league. reacted quickly, putting intense pressure on the rockets. the chinese basketball association run by former rocket yao ming announced it would suspend all cooperation with the houston team. china's consulate general also asked the rockets to clarify and immediately correct the mistake. the rockets organization quickly distanced themselves from the statement. the team's owner tweeted morry does not speak for the houston rockets, and star player james harden weighed in. >> we love china. we love playing here. we appreciate the support they're giving us. >> the nba is big business in china with at least 25 marketing partnerships and more than 200 nba style stores. the owner of the brooklyn nets, joseph cy is also the co-founder of alibaba, china's largest

ecommerce platform. he says morry's words will take a long time to repair. overnight morry apologized saying i did not intend my tweet to cause any fence to rockets fans and friends in china. i was merely basing one thought based on one interpretation of one complicated event. the nba put out a statement this morning saying morey's comments have deeply offended our fans in china, which is regrettable. abc news. the new york stock exchange welcomed executives and guests of the golden state warriors at jp morgan chase in celebration of the chase center opening. to honor the occasion, coo rick weltz in the middle rang the opening bell, and former warriors center and current team consultant zaza pachulia. >> that's fun. get the latest news any time with the latest abc7 news news app. it has features, more customization and the cool thing

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