>> the power shutoffs are 21 tool we have to keep the community safe and combat this risk. it's not a tool we wano use. it's certainly not a tool we like to use. it certainly runs against the grain of why most of us got in this business. we do understand it creates hardship and comes with its own potential safety issue for others. but again, we've seen catastrophic wildfire recently in california. southern california in the last week. there is another one this morning, i and we're just determined to not let that happen here. >> and three of the bay area's nine counties could lose power -- napa, sonoma and san mateo beginning wednesday night. people in those counties were also affected during the last shutoff two weeks ago. > that impacted people in every bay area county except san francisco. for days, we lived in the dark. stores shut down. gas stations closed. the possibility of going through this again is drawing angry reaction from rate payers as well as new calls for oversight.

>> dan noyes has been on the pg&e beat, and he joins us with the latest developments. dan? >> ama and dion, it took two twt days for pg&e to announce another one is probably on this way this week. the reaction to pg&e's announcement of more blackouts, the second round this month was fast and angry. >> what pg&e is supposed to be doing is taking the billions of dollars we have been giving them and trimming the trees and taking care of their grid so we don't have to have these shutoffs in the first place. >> just this past friday, a parade of pg&e's top executives appeared before the california public utilities commission to defend the blackouts two weeks ago that affected more than 700,000 customers. pg&e president and ceo bill johnson described the long-term outlook for what the company calls public safety power shutoffs, or pspss. >> our goal over the next ten

years is to eliminate these kind of psps events. >> ten years of blackouts does not sit well with the governor, some lawmakers and state rate payers. right now pg&e tells me these two men make the decision in collaboration with a staff of meteorologists and other experts. michael lewis, senior vice president of electric operations, and sumeet singh, vice president of asset and risk management. now there are calls for others to have more say in the decision to order blackouts outside of pg&e. perhaps cal fire or the state office of emergency services. i asked pg&e spokesperson tomar sarkisian about that today. should pg&e be the only one making this decision? >> sorry, just a second. give me just one moment. i may have to get back to you on that, because i -- i think we have just -- yeah. >> sarkisian told me the company is trying to fix the mistakes of

the last blackout by coordinating with state officials more often. but in terms of flipping the switch, it's pg&e who does that and makes that final decision, correct? >> at this time it is pg&e who makes that decision. >> reporter: ceo bill johnson discussed sharing the responsibility for ordering blackouts. >> the public has to have confidence in decision-making. and so i heard a lot of commentary that people didn't have confidence in us making this decision. >> but rate payer advocate told me today the decision on blackouts should remain with the utility. >> i believe that pg&e desperately wants somebody else to make decisions so somebody else becomes responsible. >> now pg&e also told me they are installing devices to divide the grid into smaller segments so they can target the blackouts to smaller areas. and they're working on their website and call center where they've had so many problems. but they couldn't tell me how much progress has been made since the last blackouts just two weeks ago. so i guess we're going to have to see what happens this week. >> keep pressing on that. not to mention we just got this

information. pg&e just actually clarified that the final notification for the upcoming power outage that will come wednesday morning, that is based off of the forecast conditions. >> got you. >> thank you, dan. and we are keeping a close eye on pg&e's actions. so we will let you know the company's latest plans through our news app. download it now so you will get push alerts. in sonoma county, residents, business owners and public officials, they are furious at the thought of going through another power outage. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow continues our team coverage live at sonoma plaza. melanie? >> ama and dion, the plaza here is the heart of sonoma. city hall is behind me. this area was without power for about two days earlier this month, creating a large economic dent felt by residents as well. the resounding sentiment around sonoma plaza today, here we go again.

>>xhaustion. >> as word spread of another possible pg&blic safety power shutoff. sonoma county first district supervisor susan goring. >> they should have been on this from decades ago, undergrounding lines, setting the transmission grid, as they have been doing in southern california. where have they been? >> instead, pg&e says its meteorologists are monitoring weather conditions 24/7, their eyes fixed on this wednesday and thursday in particular. >> it's expected to have dry, hot and windy weather. >> businesses and residents are still recovering from last shutoff. the historic swiss hotel had to throw out meat, fish, and poultry. >> we're talking about thousands of dollars. >> owner hank marioni lost his home in the tubbs fire two years ago. he says he gets it, but questions why pg&e officials shut off power as broadly as they did. >> i don't really have a problem shutting down in the hills whether the winds are 40, 50 miles an hour. but in town i don't believe there is a lot that can burn.

>> pg&e has said its transmission grid is so complicated, it can't isolate smaller areas. pg&e hasn't called for the shutoff yet, but official says they want to make sure customers are as prepared as possible. still, we found residents who had no idea. >> i can't believe it. not again. >> don del carlo describes last the most shutoff as radical. did it feel warranted? did the wind feel high enough where you lived? did it make sense? >> no, i don't think so. >> supervisor gorin is one of two supervisors asking why. she is holding more than just pg&e accountable. >> i put the blame where the blame is due, and that is the california public utilities commission for not demanding excellence from the one utility that covers most of northern california. >> supervisor gorin also lost her home a couple of years ago in the tubbs fire as well so she says she gets it. she also believes these are

issues that pg&e should have resolved decades ago. live in sonoma, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> melanie, we appreciate that report. during the last shutoff, pg&e says it dealt with more than 100 cases of damage or hazards due to high winds. pg&e created this graphic to show how the damage overlapped with areas where the power had been turned off. pg&e says any of those hazards could have sparked a fire. the power outage decision is based partly on weather conditions. once again, let's get to spencer joining us with team coverage and a look at the forecast. spencer? >> we're certainly going to have fire weather conditions midweek. as a matter of week, not a red flag warning, i beg your pardon, a fire weather watch. fire weather watch will be in effect wednesday evening into thursday evening. and that's for virtually all of the hills and mountains around the bay area. during that period of time, we expect wind gusts to range between 30 and 60 miles per hour in the higher elevations. very low humidity. and of course fires can spread

rapidly under those conditions. already the warm-up is under way. you can see the 24-hour temperature change. we have temperatures right now that are 8 to 13 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. it's going to continue warming and drying as we get into the middle of the week, along with the gusty wind. i'll have the full forecast in a few minutes. dion? >> sounds good. big difference there. fire broke out in eastern contra costa county. take a look. sky 7 flew above a remote part of brentwood. this is where flames have burned about 60 acres so far. the fire broke out around 4:00 this afternoon alg orwood road. crews are having a tough time reaching the scene because the fire is burning in a marshy area off the road. you can see in the center at least one person drove a pickup truck through high brush in order to flatten the dry grass. that fire also burning near an illegal cannabis growing operation. sheriff's deputies have notified the owners of that grow about the fire. kicking back. feet up and smoking.

it's how the mayor of san francisco is depicted on a new billboard. we were the first to cover its appearance over the weekend. today mayor london breed and city officials denounced the billboard, which is paid for by a candidate running for mayor this year. abc7 news reporter luz pena has been on the story. she has the latest for us. luz? >> here it is, throughout the day many people have come out of their cars to take a picture of the billboard. now many neighbors here have been telling me that they're tired of it and they want it out of here. we also spoke to the mayor of san francisco this morning, and she said she was shocked when she saw it. we're 15 days away from the general election in san francisco, and all the attention is on this. do you think the billboard is racist? >> i think the billboard speaks for itself. >> the billboard depicts mayor breed with her feet up, thinking of the homeless, smoking and holding a stack of money. the billboard was paid for by candidate ellen zhou. a city social worker who says

she is the best option for the job. >> it is hurtful and disrpectful, and it is no place i think in san francisco for that kind of divisiveness. >> candidate ellen zhou disagrees and had some words for mayor breed. >> tell mayor london breed for people poohing a peeing on the street, you don't think it's disrespectful for people who pass by? for people doing drugs openly, you don't think people feel respected? >> aft payin for the billboard, zhou says she has been threatened by some people but has gained support. >> my people need to understand that we can no longer just vote on party. >> yes. >> i tell my grandma that all the time. >> this morning the board of equalization member malia cohen, along with other city leaders condemned the billboard. cohen asked for the ad agency in charge of renting the space to pull it down. zhou says she's not doing it. >> the question is i put it up? yes, i put it up. >> you would do it all over again? >> yes, if i had more money, i

would have more billboards. >> according to a representative of out front, the company who owns this billboard space, a space like this one can cost anywhere between 1200 to $2400, and this candidate paid for four weeks of it, and she maybe has two weeks left of it to be up here. so it's not going anywhere as of yet. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> all right, luz, thank you. and on abc7 news news at 4:00, "san francisco chronicle" columnist and now abc7 news contributor phil matier joined us in studio to share his perspective. >> is it offensive? yes. it is meant to be? you bet. because it might be mean. it might be disrespectful, but the point was to get attention. and that's what this accomplished. what we have is a candidate in a six-way race. mayor london breed is the incumbent. she's facing virtually no name opposition. the race hasn't been covered as a matter of fact, there hasn't been a single mayoral debate. ellen zhou, who ran last time

against mayor london breed got about 4% of the vote. she isn't happen with that equation. she has been talking about it on the internet. she has been talking about it with reporters, and now she took to it the billboard to get the attention. >> you could tell in the piece in "the san francisco chronicle." he is contributing to our building a better bay area coverage and initiative. >> certainly thought provoking. speaking of building a better by area, that means we make an effort to find and showcase the improvements happening in our communities. >> sky 7 shows you where one will appear. it only looks like a vacant lot now. next, find out how this will help the south bay reach a major goal. i'm laura anthony in oakland, where a new home has opened up for single women. it's called turning point. and still to come, new at 6:00, the i team's dan noyes with a story that goes from

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one of the toughest parts of building a better bay area is dealing with the housing price sis. visible from the cities to is the suburbs to the streets. but building a better bay area means focusing on the positive, and there is hope in the south bay. three years ago, voters in santa clara county passed measure a, a nearly $1 billion bond for affordable housing. two months ago, abc7 news was in cupertino when the veranda became the first completed project funded by measure a. it's the first to finish, and others are just getting started. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen joins us live now with an example of that. chris? >> hey, dion. good evening to you. we're actually standing next to a vacant lot. it's been vacant for a number of years. take a look. but if all goes as planned, it

could be the future home of some of the most vulnerable in our community. if you build , they will come. those words ring true in silicon valley as the region deals with an unprecedented housing crisis. but this week county supervisors are expected to approve another wave of affordable housing projects such as this one on auzerais avenue in san jose. >> we're going to have an opportunity to get homels people off the street who are in very high need who cost, frankly, the county and our communities lots of money and lots of resources. >> the development will include 128 apartments, half of which will be set aside as permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless. seen here from sky 7, the one-acre site is west of downtown, not far from the proposed google transit village. >> retail and services and transportation and so forth. so it's all good. but just the fact that we have a piece of land here that's the perfect size to build affordable units, that alone should be celebrated. >> critics typically worry about

these types of projects resulting in higher crime. but sarah springer, president of the delmas park neighborhood association says residents near the auzerais site are supportive. >> what we want to see is a building going up and feet on the ground so that there isn't a criminal element that might want to come into the property that's vacant right now, but did have dilapidated buildings on it. >> in 2016, county voters passed a $950 million bond known as measure a which is expected to fund 4800 units of affordable housing over a ten-year period. the county is already on track to hit one-third of its goal just two years into the effort. >> it creates a more diverse inclusive community. we really do need our firefighters and teachers and our low income wage workers and our retail workers to be living in our communities in order for us to be healthy and to have a long-term future as a sustainable community. >> county officials hope to open

this new housing complex on this site by the year 2022. we're live in san jose, i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> thank you, chris. in the east bay, starting today, some people trying to transition out of homelessness can find a new place to get help. oakland mayor libby schaaf cut the ribbon on a new facility designed specifically for single women. laura anthony has the story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> i lost my home after 14 years, and it was a downward spiral ever since then. >> for joanna, it's a way out of a life that was destroying her. >> the poverty that i see that exists, it makes people violent. and yes, very dangerous. i didn't see any hope. >> two, one! >> now joanne is among the first to move in to turning point, a new residential program in east oakland for single women. >> we have problems with trafficking and domestic

violence and also some drug abuse. but what happens to women is they end up being attached to their abuser because it's also a means of protection. >> we have to recognize that women live under a unique set of threats to their safety and to their emotional well-being. >> turning point, as it's called, has space for up to 24 women. it's meant to be a long-term solution, not just a place to sleep for days or weeks. residents stay for six to 12 months and each must be working toward gaining employment or continuing their education. there's also counseling for domestic violence and substance abuse. >> it's one thing to put someone in another place, a place to shelter them, but it's another thing to give them all of the tools that they need in order to succeed in life. >> for joanna, it's about regaining something in life that once seemed lost. do you have hope now? >> tremendous hope.

where it was dark at, i canee sunlight now, honestly. i'm in the light now. >> in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. the city of oakland will begin a two-week cleaning operation tomorrow at a homeless camp because of extreme fire danger. sky 7 was over the site near the high street home depot where residents will be asked to relocate to the opposite side of the lot while city workers remove massive amounts of inoperable vehicles, highly flammable wooden structures, propane tanks and trash. the city will allow residents to return once the lot is, quote, cleaned and cleared. they'll maintain a fire lane for emergency accessibility to the site and a buffer zone around pg&e utility poles. all eyes on the weather, especially with the risk of these high winds. >> absolutely. spencer christian is here. he is tracking it all. >> good reason to have all eyes on the weather under this you can see under 24-hour temperature change how much warmer it is now in various bay area locations.

8 to 13 degrees warmer. here is the view from emeryville camera looking toward the golden gate. 73 degrees in san francisco right now. pretty warm for this time of the evening here in the city. oakland, 76. 84 redwood city. san jose, 80. 75 at gilroy. 63 at half moon bay. clear skies over the golden gate. other temperature readings 83 at santa rosa. 79 at san rafael. mid 80s. and looking over san francisco, warming, drying trend will be with us this week. we'll have strong gusty wind. the winds will peak and high fire dangler result. especially in the hills. a fire weather watch is in effect for all the hills and mountains of the bay area will be in effect wednesday evening into thursday evening. during that time, winds in the higher elevations may gust from 30 to 60 miles per hour. and relative humidity will be very low. overnight, clear skies. low temperatures mainly in the mid-50s. tomorrow's highs under sunny

skies low and mid-80s around the bay shoreline. upper 80s in most inland locations. up to 90 or 91 in the warmest spots. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. this warm dry weather, as i mentioned, is going to remain with us through the week. it looks like the heat may peak wednesday and thursday. the wind is expected to peak during those two days as well. increasing the fire danger, of course. and that high fire danger will remain with us through the end of the week until we start to get some cooling over the weekend. saturday and sunday, we'll see temperatures drop rather significantly and the relative humidity will increase. and that will lower the risk of fire. >> all right. thank you, spencer. well, sti to come on abc7 news at 6:00, the aerial assault to protect homes from a wildfire

take a look. this fire has forced hundreds of people to be evacuated from their homes in los angeles. firefighters moved quickly and did prevent flames from reaching homes after the fire broke out this morning, but look how close it was to that house. so far about 40 acres of steep terrain has burned. crews are keeping a close eye on the canyon, monitoring potential hot spots. you can see from the fire is burning, in pacific palisades. that hilly neighborhood overlooks the pacific. our neighbor sister station in l.a. reports that flames have not destroyed any homes. coming up new at 6:00, next

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now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> a fremont couple's rental property has been seriously damaged by a black market marijuana grow. the tenant is on the run while police investigate. >> dan noyes gives us an exclusive look inside the home. and dan, the amount of damage there is just stunning. >> it is such a mess, ama an and dion. they are frustrated by what happened to their home. even though marijuana is legal, it look like they're the victims of an underground market that is alive and well. anjale and anil told me they cared for the home like a baby, four bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths in a nice neighborhood. >> because my kids were born here. i had --

attachment to this house. >> it was also their nest egg for retirement, especially important after anil's recent heart surgery. when the couple moved to a new home, they decided to rent the fremont house, placing this ad on craigslist. they received an eager email from man calling himself vincent ho. police later told the couple he used a fake identity. >> he came to see the house with small kids. he was carrying a baby and kids. and he told us that he is recently divorced. >> ho always paid rent on time, and the owners inspected their house one year ago. >> house was spotless. it was furnished. obviously i don't know whether he was living there at that time. but it was spotless. it was so clean. >> that changed dramatically. >> a structure fire. they're requesting a code 3. >> the family found out only after a 911 call about a fire at the house. >> there is an illegal gas line

that has been hooked up and a possible grow house. >> a grow overloaded circuits. the wires leading to the meter caught fire. they found pot plants in every room and closet. police counted 1,190 and found enough empty pots and supplies to grow about 300 more. the tenant had made dramatic changes to the house. false walls to block windows, water irrigation systems, a rat's nest of electrcal wiring, holes smashed into walls and ceilings to run venting. the operation caused water damage and mold and devastated anjali and anil. >> and when i saw the extent of the damage, such a disregard for somebody else's property, it was shocking. >> take a look at their kitchen before and after. anjali says fremont police told her an operation of this size and complexity had to be run by a gang. even though marijuana is legal in california for medicinal and adult recreational use, the high

demand here and in other states where it's not legal is driving the black market. >> as long as there is an illegal market, you will have bootleggers. >> dale sky jones is chance lower which provides training for the cannabis industry. she says these underground operations make it hard for growers who follow the law. >> you're paying all the taxes and the bills and the five people down the street are paying none of that and dropping the prices. and so you're competing with illicit market, and it's simply unfair across the board. >> anjali and anil asked me not to use their last name. they're trying to discourage anyone from finding their house and breaking in to steal all that equipment and supplies left behind. while they negotiate with their insurance company about how much of this incredible damage is covered. >> according to police, the house is completely ruined. the inspector guy also told me they might have to just totally tear it down and build it. because it could be more damage inside the walls. >> fremont police declined to give me any sort of interview on

this case. the status of their investigation, even just the nuts and bolts of what they found. they also refused to give me a copy of the officer's body cam video, saying it's against their policy, even though many other agencies across the state do provide these body cam videos. but still, you have to really feel for this couple. such a sad, sad story. >> it's heartbreaking. all right. thank you, dan. well, what happened to this family really could happen to you, and that's why we put together a guide on how to spot a grow house in your neighborhood. you'll find it at our website, abc7news.com/iteam. new at 6:00, the defense has rested in its case in the hillsborough heiress murder trial. leaving court in short session without the jury. she and her boyfriend are on trial. one of bayat's attorneys said he would not call any additional witnesses. li li's attorneys rested their

trial. they're charged with the murder of keith green, the father of li's children. closing arguments will start on wednesday. jury deliberations could begin as soon as thursday. in the south bay, a founder of a san jose nonprofit says it is determined to keep doing good deeds for the community despite being targeted by burglars. the nonprofit's name is good karma bikes located on lincoln avenue, and part of its mission is to give away bikes to the homeless. abc7 news reporter david louie looks at the spirit of an organization that can't be broken. good carmaker what has had a string of break-ins. ceo jim gardner describes how they got in. >> so they came in from there, cut a -- i guess they were on top of the beam. you can hang down from the beam. and came down on the our bike rack. >> the two thieves, dressed in hoodies targeted the throw most expensive bikes in the shop, a

cannondale valued at $1,000 and two raleighs with a combined $1500. the bikes had special value. when sold they help to support good karma's nonprofit services, holding free bike repair clinics, providing repair services and giving 3500 bikes to the homeless. this is the rack where the three expensive bikes were stolen. the deductible is high and won't cover the loss of those three bikes. jim gardner says that will probably represent 50 fewer bikes that his organization can service or give away to people in need. >> my heartbreaks for the criminals who did this. these are people who are desperate. they're in a hole, and they're digging their hole deeper. that is the part that is hardest for me. >> just four days earlier, thieves broke in, disconnected cables and stole a computer. they also searched for cash but failed to find any. good karma was created a decade ago during the recession. it's facility is quiet today

because it's closed mondays and tuesdays. but on other days it's bustling with volunteers and a small staff. among them young people looking to acquire skills that could help them find jobs in the future. security will be improved. but the focus of good karma won't be changed. david louie, abc7 news. pulitzer prize winning journalist ronan farrow is in the bay area talking about his new book. >> they are paying women over and over again to make this problem go away. >> he details sexual harassment and cover-ups in hollywood. plus -- >> two lawsuits accuse lg of making refrigerators that eventually stop cooling.

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happening tonight, pulitzer prize winning journalist ronan farrow is holding an event in san francisco. he'll be at cavalry presbyterian church discussing his new book, "catch and kill: lies, spice and the conspiracy to protect pretty cores." it details cover-ups at the highest level of hollywood and at the nbc farr talked about it on midday live. >> they're paying women over and over again to make this problem go away, and keep people who are allegedly committing crimes in

their jobs. that risks getting people hurt. i lay out those facts. my job as a reporter is to do so carefully and fairly, and i've done that, and i'm gratified to see there is a conversation about it. what should happen, what companies should do in response to revelations like this, it's not my job to say. >> you can watch midday live every weekday at 11:00 a.m. right here on abc7 news. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is in the bay area tonight. she just wrapped up a talk atuc berkeley's law school. one question she was asked, if she received any advice before getting married. she said it came from her mother-in-law, who told ginsburg her secret to a happy marriage. >> it helps every now and then to be a little deaf. so if an unkind or thoughtless word is spoken, you just tune out. you don't hear it. that is advice i've followed not only in a marriage for 56 years, but also to this day in dealing

with my colleagues. >> a sense of humor. abc7 news reporter kris reyes was at the event and will have a full wrap-up on abc7 news at 11:00. the weather will be warming up this week as we take a live look outside at san francisco's pier 39. spencer has the seven-day forecast coming up next. and we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch.

what good is your refrigerator if it doesn't actually keep things cold? >> good question. that's what many owners of a major brand refrigerator are asking in two separate lawsuits. 7 on your side's michael finney joining us with more on their complaints. >> a puddle of water is how we first heard about this. and it was on a kitch floor, and it served as a first warning sign that something wasn't right in a brentwood home. well, it turns out this man isn't the only one with these concerns. joseph shows us the giant cooler he used to keep his food from spoiling in his brentwood home. it was his only option after his refrigerator went out until he could borrow a fridge from a

friend. it started with a call from his wife. e water and thought maybe the ice machine went out. >> reporter: joseph confirmed the water had drip down from the frinl. >> my wife told me that it was all over this entire area. >> reporter: joseph phoned lg, but had issues getting an appointment. the company eventually sent joseph a new compressor in advance of the technician's visit. >> the scope of our case is lg refrigerators manufactured with lg's linear compressor. >> simon grill sued lg on behalf of customers in california. he's received 2,500 complaints from consumers across the country claiming lg's compressors failed. he's filed a second lawsuit representing consumers nationwide. lg says the case has no merit, but declined to comment on the lawsuit beyond that. >> really, the entire product fails. so the refrigerator stops cooling. and it's really a nightmare for

people. >> simon says it can take weeks for technicians to come. he also says the refrigerators of half his clients broke out again after the original repair. now that was also joseph's experience, who is not aware of this lawsuit. his refrigerator broke again just two days after the first repair. he again had difficulty getting an appointment with a technician. that's when he called 7 on your side. we contacted lg, which contacted joseph the same day. >> lg asked me if i wanted it repair or replaced. and i told them i'm done trying to have it repaired. i want it replaced. >> lg sent him a refund of more than $2,000. the company told us lg is proud to be recognized as an appliance leader in custmer satisfaction. a judge this month ordered lg to produce documents in response to that lawsuit. now i want to hear from you. do you have a problem with a refrigerator or anything else? the 7 on your side hotline is open weekday from 10:00 a.m. to

2:00 p.m. my telephone number is 415-954-8151. you can also reach me at my facebook page through abc7news.com. >> boy, a refrigerator being cold. michael, thank you. all right. so we need one more check on our weather. not so cold around here. we're heating up again. >> yeah, spencer christian, one last time. >> it is heating up big-time around here. let's take a look at what is going on as a result of the rising temperatures and the increasing wind and low humidity. you have a fire weather watch in effect for wednesday evening to thursday morning. very low humidity. wind gusts could range from 30 to 60 miles per hour at time. on we go to overnight conditions. clear skies. mild conditions with overnight lows mainly in the mid-50s. tomorrow another mild to warm day from coast to inland. look for highs in the mid 70s on the coast. low to mid-80s. upper 80s to around 90 inland. on wednesday, it gets even warmer by a few degrees, especially inland, where we'll see some low 90s wednesday. thursday and friday. so here is the accuweather

seven-day forecast. and you can see it's just going to be bright, sunny for the next five or six days, right on into next weekend. we'll see the heat easing up a bit on saturday and cooling begins in a more, oh, forceful fashion on sunday. and then monday of next week, mainly sunny skies. more seasonal conditions. we'll see a few passing high clouds. temperatures will be back in a more normal range for this time of the year. but for the rest of this week, we're going to have some very warm weather, very dry weather, and of course high fire danger. >> all right, thank you, spencer. mother nature has put her foot down and kris alvarez is here. >> hi. so there is a people don't like mondays, but an nfl team victory monday. that's the best you can have. it's another victory monday for the 49ers. coach shanahan tells us why he is so impressed with yesterday's win. plus, why he hopes the fans

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now abc7 sports with kris alvarez. >> the vibe is all good around the niners. san francisco perfect 6-0. i'm sure many fans have drems of a super season. a 9-0 win over the redskins yesterday. afterwards, the team slipping and sliding in celebration as they kept the unbeaten record intact. head coach kyle shanahan says he was impressed with the effort and what some considered a trap game yesterday. >> especially after a huge win the week before, i always think it's human nature to just ease

up a little bit. and our guys did the opposite. i think it says we got the right guys. we got guys that love football. it's very important. it is work. they play hard together. you can tell they enjoy each other. the tighter your team is, the harder you'll play. in i think it's been evident so far. the nfl trading deadline over a week away. oakland traded ge ed gareo gareo this i the first traded in the jon gruden era. remember khalil mack. >> we don't want the trade mack. i've said that 100 times. circumstances sometimes are what they are, you know. we're building our football team. you know, we'll see where we are. it's up to you. and then everybody has their own opinion. but we feel like we're doing what's best for our team. period. >> steph curry enters his 11th season with the warriors. until recently, he has called one place home, oracle arena. that changes officially when the

dubs tip off at chase center thursday night. curry told reporters that chase center still has a, quote, new car smell. he wasn't complaining about the team's brand-new arena, but it's hard to replace the memories and routine of the last ten years at oracle. >> ten years in one spot, it's not something you just turn the page on. i can shoot in any gym, but it's still kind of still weird. we hope that our fans come out on thursday with the same passion that we've been accustomed to feeling and created a true home court advantage. you can have the nicest building in the world but you want the soul and the spirit. and what's made our fan base what it is. that part i'm excited to seattle. >> i think the fans will bring it. new orleans opens its season tomorrow at toronto. pelicans are going to be without zion williamson. the 2019 number one overall pick out sick to eight weeks after having arthroscopic knee surgery today. show be back around christmas

time. jaylen brown about to get paid. it's a four-year, $115 million extension. 22-year-old shooting guard is entering his fourth season. he is averaging 11.2 points and four rebounds a game. coming up friday november 15th. the world series starts tomorrow in houston. astros going for their second title in three years. they'll take on the washington nationals. the nats are the undercard wild card team. but ask giants fans how that's worked out in the past. astros players who have been here before like george springer plan to soak it in more this time around. >> it's awesome, you know, to have another chance to play in an overall series is special. you can't take these for granted. had the blessing of experiencing it once before. so i know what to kind of look for and kind of understand that experience. i'm just going to try to enjoy it. >> we played a lot of unbelievable games this year. we've come a long way. so i think they're excited. like i said, excited to be here. and ready to play.

well, hey, did you see this? of course you have. it's worth seeing again. 13 years ago today, that's marshawn lynch, went on the a ride at cal. and i'm just going to let this video speak for itself. he took the cart and had a little joyride there at memorial stadium. marshawn, 2006. that seems like just the other day. >> look at him. riding with just one hand on the wheel. >> marshawn, man, he runs oakland. he's got the swagger for sure. >> thank you so much. make sure to join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. we just heard from pg&e about a possible power shutoff. who is affected and the timing. plus -- >> i'm amanda del castillo. a santalara school district is asking for the police's help in investigating claims of a homophobic bullyingd a malechrleader. that story at 11:00. all right. we have great lineup coming up for you tonight here on abc7 news. at 8:00, you can watch "dancing with the stars." at 10:00, "the god doctor" is

on. tune in for that. and always stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> stick around. jimmy kimmel live comes on right at 11:35. >> all right. for now, though, that is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. you can always look for breaking news any time on the abc7 news 7 news app. just download it. get the push alerts and get all the breaking news, especially if theres another pg&e oe possibly coming up. >> or all the fun stuff too like sports news and weather. >> fire weather. >> okay. thanks for joining us. for am marks spencer christian, kris alvarez, all of us here at abc7 news, thank you so much for joining us. have a great evening. >> ooh, look at that. look the glow. >> can we download that? >> that would be nice. >> possibly.

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