high school campus. >> the cops came in. >> reporter: little did sophia ferguson know that the boy sitting next to her for the two-hour lockdown was the suspected gunman until he was actually arrested. >> probably at least 20 cops or 14 cops, they had their guns and searched us and told us to put our hands up. yeah, it was scary. we all kind of just ducked under the table and tried to stay calm as much as we could. >> some people were calling their parents, other would call their friends just to checkup on them and see if they were okay. >> i was terrified. i panicked. >> reporter: by 11:30 it was over. two suspects were detained, one released. the other, a juvenile believed to be the gunman could face attempted murder charges. the 16-year-old boy shot twice in the upper body is expected to survive and is in stable condition. meanwhile, police are still searching for the backpack with the weapon in it that

surveillance video shows was tossed in the back of a car that drove away from campus. in santa rosa, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. at 5:30 tonight we are expecting to hear from pg&e as it continues to look at whether to turn off power to 200,000 customers in northern california. we will carry that news conference live for you here on abc 7. now, in the bay area parts of napa, san mateo and sonoma counties could be part of that shut jo shutoff. in sonoma county pg&e says more than 28,000 customers could be affected in parts of these questions. annapolis, boyes hot springs, cloverdale, fulton, geyserville, glen ellyn, guerneville, healdsburg, kenwood, lockerfield, santa rosa, sonoma and windsor. in napa county, 7500 people could lose power in the cities of angina win, calistoga, deer park, lake berryessa, napa, oakville, hope valley,

rutherford, st. helena. in san mateo county the cities of emerald hills, half moon bay, la honda, loma mar, pescadero, portola valley, redwood city, san greg gore yo and wood side. the school district has not decided to cancel classes if the power goes out because of what happened last time ir. >> reporter: we all know the confusion here when pg&e kept changing the time. here in portola valley the school district decided to cancel classes then. this time they are not going to close down. today's classroom has never been more dependent on electricity because of technology. these second graders are doing a math lesson on an interactive white board. the teacher has a power microphone around her check.

there are laptops, one for each student. if and when the power goes out, school will stay open. >> nothing can replace the teacher in front of classroom and working alongside students and providing instruction through other means, such as books and hands-on activities. >> reporter: the 550-student school district learned how disruptive it was during the last power shutdown. it closed its elementary and middle schools only to learn they were on different grids. one school never lost power. administrators learned an important lesson. >> if we don't have school, it's definitely disruptive. if we did have school with a power outage, it would be disruptive to the point to where kids would be excited and it would be something different like a novelty, but teaching will go on in portola valley. >> reporter: with pg&e planning more outages and with wild land fire risk ongoing. the district is working on an evacuation plan if needed. they are working with the local fire protection district. every student is using

technology that requires electricity. portola valley is a small community of 4,000 residents. a local real estate resident says many have backup generators so it's believed few parents will be out of touch with the school district or at home or work. yes, it's going to be a novelty to go to classes without ceiling lights or interactive white boards and laptop computers operating. however, when they get up in the morning, the teachers and the students will not be wondering if they have to get dressed and go to class that day. david louie, abc 7 news. >> david, thank you. some small business owners are worried about this latest possible power shutoff. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has that story from half moon bay. >> reporter: the charming coastal town of half moon bay is full of light today, but it could go dark later this week. when you walk down main street and interact with the people here, you find there are a lot of questions. >> i don't understand quite why we have to lose power in half

moon bay since we've never had any sort of fire problems here. >> reporter: bob moody had to close his dentist office and circle 20 patients during the last pg&e power outage. >> so many people lost income that really can't afford to lose income. there's a lot of small business here that are on a small margin of profit. >> reporter: moonside bakery and cafe is one of those businesses. the baked goods here look spooky, but the biggest fear for this business is another power outage. >> we lost revenue from one full day of sales. people lost income, you know. we lost product. >> reporter: pg&e says this section of san mateo county could lose power at 2:00 a.m. on thursday because of weather conditions that could spark a wildfire. business owners think the utility needs to find another way to prevent fires. >> i think it can be managed differently. you know, that's what i want to say, managed differently. look at a little business like us, you know. we talk to many business owners on main street and they have a

heart tim hard time with that. >> if they shut the power off action i'll have to cancel all my patients again. i still have to come in to work because a lot of them show up. a lot of them get angry because they don't know why i don't have a generator, which most people don't have. >> reporter: he said why should he be the one that has to buy a generator? everyone is pointing to the bright spot in all of this. at least it didn't happen last week when there were thousands of people here for the pumpkin festival. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. governor newsom sent a public letter to pg&e's ceo, bill johnson, criticizing the utility's handling of the last power shutoff. he said pg&e's lapse in planning to provide adequate, accurate and accessible infortion to its customers and the public was inexcusable. pg&e's communications with local and tribal governments lacked even the most basic elements of emergency management organization. the governor endorsed a series

of directives for pg&e to improve their communications like providing a reliable website with timely updates on when the power may go on or off. we're keeping a close eye on pg&e's actions and what they're saying. we'll let you know the latest plans through the abc 7 news app. you can download it so you can get push alerts. there is a new conference coming up at 5:30 and we will have that for you here. so let's find out about our weather and the current conditions. >> spencer christian is here right now. >> we have the three most critical fire weather factors all at work here. rising temperatures, very low humidity and strong, gusty winds. as a result of that, we have high fire danger and a red flag warning will be in effect from late tomorrow to late thursday for virtually all of the bay area with the exception of parts of the coast and the bay shoreline. this is especially high concern in the higher elevations where the strongest winds will be blowing. so wind gusts during this time will be out of the north-northeast at 30 to 60

miles an hour. relative humidity very low. extreme fire behavior is possible. that means fire movement can be erratic. you may not behave in a predictable fashion. thursday after a warmup continues tomorrow, the warmup will continue even more on thursday with high temperatures likely to be in the low to mid-90s inland, upper 80s to near 90 around the bay shoreline, low to mid-80s on the coast. obviously under these conditions fire concerns will remain elevated. the good news is that as the weekend approaches, we'll see a cooldown. before we get to that, we have to deal with this and i'll have more in a few minutes, larry. >> all right, spencer, see you then. a vaping pen may be to blame for a 50-acre wildfire two weeks ago. chief john king says investigators foundi the pen at the ignition point of the fire. that blaze broke out early in the morning of october 10th forcing the evacuation of more than 150 people. no arrests have been made to

this point nor any suspects identified. closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow in the hillsborough heiress murder trial. tiffany li is on trial along with her boyfriend for the 2016 killing of keith greene, the father of li's two children. prosecutors say li lured greene to her mansion where he was shot. jurors today heard from rebuttal witnesses who testified about evidence relating to the s.w.a.t. team's search of li's mansion and the panel heard from experts on cell phone tracking. after closing arguments, jury deliberations will likely begin thursday. in the east bay, the city of oakland is beginning a two-week cleanup operation at a controversial homeless camp. it's located at the intersection of east 8th street and alameda avenue near the high street home depot. sky 7 was over the site using sky map technology and measured it's about 160,000 square feet. about the size of three football

fields. people are asking to move off the lot for two weeks while crews remove hazardous materials and tear down the hand made wooden structures. advocates saying nothing is being done to help those who call the place home. >> no shelter beds are being offered, not even a tent. so about the 10 or so folks here who are going to lose their homes that the city is going to tear down, there's nowhere for them to go. >> the city says residents can return to the lot once it's cleaned but any belongings left behind will be thrown out. they will also create and intain a fire lane pathway so emergency lane vehicles can get in and out. $1 billion toward solving the affordable housing crisis. the promise today from facebook and where in the bay area that money will go. more trouble for the parents in that college admission scandal. facing more charges. andhe chase center starts off the warriors.

klay thompson is not playing recovering from his torn acl. >> it's still possible he will play. >> it's possible he won't play this season. steve kerr's comments kent the internet into a frenzy today. taking a look at the traffic across the san mateo bridge this tuesday, that eastbound traffic is pretty thick on the left-hand but you're

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she called it hurtful and disrespectful. the state board of equalization a member of maliyah cohen and along with other city leaders condemned the billboard. she asked that the ad agency in charge of renting that space pull it down and as you see the billboard has been removed. need housing? facebook has you covered. the menlo park company is committing a million dollars toward solving the problem. they are partnering with the state to create 20,000 housing units to help essential workers like teachers, nurses and first responders so they can live closer to the communities they serve. abc 7 is all about building a better bay area and this could be a step toward a solution. the company says hundreds of millions of dollars could be spent for housing. the plan also includes housing for the homeless. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area.

11 of the parents who were already charged in the college admission scandal are now facing even more charges that include bribery as well as fraud. among those included in the new indictment are actress lori loughlin, william mcglachon, diane and another. it includes fraud charges against seven university athletic officials and s.a.t. and a.c.t. testing figures who have already been charged. the parents are accused of paying employees to help get their kids into those schools. some as athletic recruits when they had little or no athletic ability. they are fighting the federal charges. governor newsom is calling on the attorney general to investigate the high gas prices. carlos granda has the details. >> reporter: gas prices are a pain in the wallet. $4 a gallon almost everywhere

and some places nearly $5 a gallon. >> i spent like $100 every week. yeah. right now they're like almost $5 a gallon. yeah, so right now gas is too high. >> reporter: compare that to nearly every other state where prices are about $2.50 a gallon and the big question is why. >> i was in detroit. they weren't quite as high. whatever. then i was driving around portland and they seemed a little more reasonable but l.a. has been really bad. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom wants the attorney general to investigate. >> the oil refiners are simply gouging us. >> reporter: newsom asked for an analysis of the state's gas prices. the. >> reporter: says some of the higher price is because of taxes and environmental requirements. new fees took effect to fund road repairs, but the governor sent a letter saying there's no identifiable evidence to justify those premium prices. he believes oil companies could be engaging in price fixing.

>> the oil companies share data about the prices at their stations. by doing that, they're tacitly agreeing to keep those prices the same. if you want to bring an antitrust case in the state for price fixing, you need not only the evidence that prices are fixed, you need evidence companies are working together. >> there doesn't seem to be an ending in sight. i don't know where they're going to go to. >> reporter: any investigation will be weeks or even months. for now all of us will have to keep paying these higher prices. i'm carlos granda, abc 7 news. let's get back to the forecast. >> the winds were developing an offshore flow for the next 24 hours so winds could have been coming from land to sea and rushing downhill, compressing, warming and drying out and that increases the fire danger. we've got sunny skies at the moment and current wind speeds are not terribly strong. you can see it's just breezy in

some spots and calm in others and the wind direction is variable. we've got some wind coming from the east and some coming down from the north, but it's going to settle into mainly an offshore flow over the next day or so. this is the view from sutro tower looking northward. it's 79 degrees in the city, 80 in oakland, 85 at redwood city and san jose, gilroy 86 and 73 at half moon bay. looking toward the golden gate, we see clear skies there. it's 90 degrees up north in santa rosa, 85 at san rafael, napa 87, 86 in concord and livermore. a lovely view from mt. tam. these are our forecast features. winds are gusty with high fire danger from late tomorrow until late thursday. we have the red flag warning for high fire danger. warm dry pattern will be with us by friday. by friday we expect the wind to begin to diminish a bit. here's that red flag warning.

we'll be in effect from late tomorrow to late thursday with the exception of parts of the coast and the immediate bay shoreline. again, wind will be out of the north-northeast generally. 30 to 60 miles per hour gusts are likely over the higher elevations with very low relative humidity. we can expect extreme fire behavior should fires develop. overnight look for clear skies with low temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s. it's going to be a very mild overnight period. our forecast animation shows the result of that offshore flow i've been telling you about. whatever low clouds and fog develop will remain offshore keeping the fog away. so breezy conditions but clear conditions going into the day tomorrow and of course tomorrow will be a warm day with high temperatures ranging from near 80 at the coast to mid-80s right around the bay shoreline and we'll see upper 80s to low 90s in many inland locations tomorrow. looking ahead, looking faurrthe

ahead to thursday, it will be warmer. we expect thursday to be the warmest day in our forecast period. mid to upper 80s around the bay shoreline and above 80, well above 80 in some spots on the coastline. friday will be a warm day. not quite so warm as thursday. we certainly expect it to be not quite so windy so that is going to bring us much cooler weather. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. as you can see, a big change from friday just into saturday. look for temperatures dropping four, five, six degrees or more in many locations around the bay area between friday and saturday. further cooling will occur on sunday. as we go into early next week we should have low fire danger because it's going to be much, much cooler with highs innd only in the 70s. only barely up to upper 60s and 70 so the beginning of next week looks great. the next few days we need to be

concerned. >> windy for how long, 24, 48? >> the peak winds will last about 24 hours, from late tomorrow to late thursday. then we'll see the winds gradually tapering off going into friday. by the weekend, the wind should be back to normal. >> take a look. this is gilmore girls actress alexis ladell. up next, why you probably don't want to search her name on the internet even though we telling you that makes you want to do that. >> i'm already typing. >> don't do it! take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza here. if you're headin into san francisco, leave now. you aaddiction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited an

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california counties are waiting to finding out if power will be shut off by pg&e because of fire danger. >> meanwhile in southern california, two separate fires have damaged homes and forced people there to evacuate. elena gomez with the latest. >> we're knocking this down. >> reporter: crews reacted quickly, working to knock down this fire from san bernardino from the ground and from the air. nine homes were destroyed or damaged. this video showing those homes in flames. the fire tripled in size within a couple hours. in that time, two firefighters were injured and a family of four was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns. >> we've been evacuated since and i just came back. my house is now fired in phos-chek. >> reporter: this resident was affected by the fire burning further west in pacific palisades. families here forced to quickly evacuate, some escaping from the flames just feet away. residents were allowed to go home yesterday.

now there's word that the main power company in the bay area is once again concerned about more outages this week tovoid potential problems of downed power lines igniting dry brush. a weather watch will last until friday here in los angeles and ventura counties as humidity levels dip and winds in some areas are expected to gust between 40 and 60 miles per hour. elena gomez, los angeles. president trump sparking outrage by equating the impeachment inquiry to a lynching. this as his topipo ukraine sat down with house investigators leading the impeachment probe. mona is live in washington with more. >> larry, the chairman of the congressional black caucus -- the wechairwoman, rather, accus the president of dropping a racial bomb on a die that was defined by the explosive testimony delivered by the president's top diplomat to ukraine.

the president's top allies in capitol hill today on the n offensive. >> when it's about trump who cares about the process as long as you get him so yeah, this is a lynching. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham justifying the president's use of the wor his tweet. trump writing all republicans must remember what they are witnessing here, a lynching. but we will win. democrats were quick to point out his continued pattern of divisive language. >> i represent the 6th congressional district of south carolina. and i know the historical context of that term. >> reporter: but they also claim the president was purposefully trying to distract from the testimony of a key witness in the impeachment inquiry. bill taylor testified for hours before house investigators about his involvement in the ukraine scandal. >> in my ten short months in congress, it's not even noon,

right, and this is my most disturbing day in congress so far. >> reporter: democrats pressing taylor on his now public text exchange with the european union ambassador gordon sondland in which taylor wrote, quote, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. ahead of taylor's deposition, the president distanced himself from both men. >> they're interviewing ambassadors i've never heard of. i don't know who these people are. i've never heard of them. >> president trump called on republicans to form a united front but moments ago mitch mcconnell in a rare move broke from the president saying given the history in our country that he wouldn't compare the process to a lynching but rather an unfair process. >> mona, we're getting new details coming out about bill taylor's testimony. what more do we know and what can you tell us? >> democrats are calling it the most damning testimony in the impeachment inquiry so far. we are learning that bill taylor is the first senior state department official who is

directly linked president trump to the heart of the ukraine scandal by saying that it was the president himself who ordered around $400 million in military aid withheld from ukraine on the condition that the president of that country publicly announce an investigation into the bidens and the 2016 election. of course he was also behind those now publicly released text messages with the european union am babassador where he called t move, quote, crazy to be able to tie aid the -- the president's re-election campaign, larry. >> mona, thank you. with the kecease-fire betwe turkey and the kurds expiring, turkey is announcing a new partnership, but not with the united states. trevor alt has the story. >> reporter: as the clock ran out on the 120-hour cease-fire, turkey unveiling a new deal and new deadline for the kurds to

withdraw from a 20-mile safe zone. this time the united states doesn't appear to be involved. turkey's president erdogan and russian president vladimir putin announcing after a meeting a new 150-hourindow for the kurds to leave the area with russian and syrian troops ensuring that exodus happens. the accord coming just hours after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell warned -- >> we don't want to further drive a nato ally into the arms of the russians. >> reporter: the republican announcing the senate was introducing a measure criticizing the president's decision to withdraw troops out of northern syria, abandoning the kurds. key u.s. allies who helped in the fight against isis. a similar measure passed overwhelmingly in the house last week. despite the bipartisan pushback, secretary of state mike pmpeo is standing by the president's decision-making saying trump had warned turkey about invading northern syria. >> our invasion set back our shared fight against isis.

we think now we're in a better place. >> reporter: a senior straon of abc news the u.s. will respond to this new deal between turkey and russia if it feels it undermines the security and stability of the region. president trump has said some troops will stay in syria, but only to secure oil. trevor alt, abc news, new york. new outrage from the family of a british teenager who was killed in a road accident in accident allegedly by the wife of an american diplomat. theents of 19-year-old harry dunn say they were angry t british authorities will travel to the u.s. to interview anne sacoolis. dunn's family petitioned to have her returned to the uk even traveling to the white house. they say they're perplexed by their government's handling of this case. >> it just seems to be one cover-up or one lie after another. we just don't seem to be getting

the truth out of anybody at the moment. >> the family says they were under the impression that the police investigation had been completed and the case handed to the courts to decide on whether it would press for extraditio the latest news means their quest for answers will have to wait. the raiders are mourning one of their greatest ever players. willie brown has died. how the team is remembering him. i'm spencer christian. here's a great view from mt. tam looking at the bay this sunny day. we have dry weather coming our way and high fire danger which i'll tell you all about as sbz 7 news at 4:00 continues sglj. and it continues with traffic as we look at san rafael. 101 moving pretty nicely

one of the greatest players in the history of the oakland raiders has passed away, willie brown. he played 16 years inspe pro football, becoming a dominant defensive back of his era. a five-time all pro selection, inducted into the pro football hall of fame in 1984. brown was also a member of three super bowl winning teams. one as a player in 1977 and then two as a coach in 1981 and '84. in all brown spent 47 years with the braraiders as a player, coa and team official, beloved by the raiders and everybody in the nfl. the raidersssued a statement

saying willie's loss will leave a tremendous void, but his leadership and presence will always be a major part of the fabric of the raiders family. legendary raider, willie brown, was 78 years old. the me too movement is having an impact in the workplace. about a third of americans say they have changed how they act there in the past year. the associated press poll found about a third of working adults say they have talked about sealisnduct in the workplace with co-workers in the past year. about 4 in 10 of those polled think the change is likely better for african-americans while about a third said the same was true for hispanic workers. macy's will stop selling real fur products. the chain worked with the humane society to develop its policy. mink, fox, sable and other real fur products will be out of stores by february of 2021. macy's will continue to sell fur products made from animals that are ethically raised for food, such as sheepskin. on january 1st san francisco

became the largest u.s. city to enact a ban on fur. retailer are allowed to sell current inventory until this upcoming january 1st. big weather news this afternoon because of the increasing heat and the winds that will go along with it. >> let's get to spencer christian and this fire danger. spencer. >> okay, we have a red flag warning that will be in effect from late tomorrow meaning afternoon and evening into thursday afternoon and evening especially for the higher elevations. during this period of time we'll have very low relative humidity. the afternoons will be rather warm and wind will be gusting 30 to 60 miles per hour especially in the higher elevations so you can see how that increases fire danger. overnight look for clear skies and mild conditions with low temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow another warm day from coast inland. mid-80s around the bay and low 90s inland. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. similar weather conditions on thursday, perhaps even a bit warmer in some spots.

expect it to be windy at least early in the day on thursday. friday will remain warm but the wind will start to calm down just a bit. as we got to the weekend, we can expect cooler weather, higher humidity and much calmer wind. that's the good news. >> thank you, spencer. nba arena is preparing for demonstrations over criticism of the way the league responded to the china/hong kong dispute. we'll tell you what one man is getting ready to do. i'm michael finney. holiday shipping come try my really big chicken sandwich combo with 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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thousands of these blue and yellow t-shirts. a hundred activists plan to give them away outside the chase center. >> if you have a couple thousand people in the stands wearing these shirts, what's the message you're trying to get out? >> that america stands with hong kong and democracy. the american people and the consumers aren't going to sit by and be silent while corporations are actively complicit in silencing people and censoring speech. >> reporter: this comes down to the criticism with the way the nba has handled it with china. darrell morey tweeted and the nba which makes billions from china first tried to distance itself from morey but after backlash here in the u.s., they then apologized for that and most recently adam silver has said no one will be punished for speaking out on this issue. still, it's pretty messy. we talked to uc berkeley professor steve weber about it. >> the nba is trying to expand

in china, as is the nfl. they dependi they depend on the chinese as much or more than apple computer does. so that's a huge, huge, huge market. anything that the nba does to infuriate the chinese isn't just a political statement, it's a business statement for the nba. >> they should have stood up for american values from the start. that is crucial. >> reporter: in san francisco, liz croitz, abc 7 news. >> this issue is not going away and those t-shirts are probably the last thing adam silver wants to see, whether it's san francisco or any city that has an nba franchise. i saw a report that indicated that there were 600 million fans in china who consume some form of nba basketball last year, whether it was a live game, a taped game, some other nba programming. 600 million equates to hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars over the long haul. so adam silver, the

commissioner, is stuck walking the tightest of tight ropes between obviously america is all about democracy, but they don't want to lose the chinese market and so it's money versus democracy. it's really clear. and there is no middle ground. so i have no idea what they're going to do. they may have to forego the money and hope that this issue goes away and that you don't have like lebron james commenting a few days ago just pouring more gasoline on the whole issue. we'll see how it plays out. it's anybody's guess. speaking of commenting, warriors coach steve kerr is warning everyone not to overreact about his comment on klay thompson's status for the upcoming season. >> the internet blew up after it was reported that kerr told a local sports cable network that thompson was unlikely to play because of the torn acl he suffered during the nba finals. bob meyer said last month that thompson might return to the lineup after the laall-star bre

in february. here's what steve kerr told reporters. >> my comment was very matter of fact. it's just acls are -- generally they take nine to 12 months, so nine months takes us right to the end of the season. so i wasn't announcing anything. he's doing great with his rehab. >> it's basically just math. 29-year-old thompson ironically was on the court with his teammates today shooting. kerr says looney will hopefully be ready for the warriors opener against the clippers. steph curry still may have some work to do if he wants to make it to the hall of fame. according to the greatest of all time, michael jordan, in an interview jordan said he wouldn't take the two-time league mvp and three-day champ on his dream team, a five-man pickup team saying curry is still a great player but not a hall of famer yet, though. he's not. m.j. said he would stick with hakeem olajuwon, scottie pippen,

james wthy and o coue himself on his all-time starting five. jordan's comments drew immediate reaction online. mo spates tweeted i respect the g.o.a.t. m.j. but if steph retired he would for sure be a hall of famer. shake my head. and magic johnson chimed in. everyone relax. we know steph curry is a future hall of famer. michael jordan couldn't say it because he would get fined by the league. michael owns the charlotte franchise, so owners can't talk about other teams' players so that's part of it. if you thought the kerr was an overreaction, this is way over. jordan said steph is not a hall of famer yet. >> yet, yet, yet. >> that is correct. he's not yet. he's an active player. once steph retire, there's a three-year wait before you become eligible. he's a no doubt about it hall of

famer. during the interview michael was drinking tequila and sometimes that affects people. everybody can calm down. best buy is trying to lure you away from amazon and it's getting harder for people with lof money to fake their followers on social media. >> michael finney is here with that. >> a lot going on today. a lot going on. let's start with this. a florida company has reached a $2.5 million settlement with the federal trade commission for selling fake followers on social media. according to reports, they made millions selling fake social media influence using a stock of some 3.5 million automated accounts. the company's customer base included actors, athletes, musicians and others who wanted to appear more popular than they really were online. the holiday shipping wars are under way already. today best buy announced it is offering customers free next-day delivery during the holidays with no membership or minimum purchase required.

the offer applies to all items, except major appliances and the largest of tvs. the retailer says it will offer free standard shipping for purchases that don't qualify for next-day shipping. that makes best buy quite competitive with amazon, walmart and target. americans love their pets but this next report is staggering. according to the national retail federation, americans will spend more than $490 million on costumes for their pets this halloween. that's double the amount spent in 2010. dressing up pets for halloween has become a popular trend due in large part to social media. the survey found that 51% of dog owners planned to dress up their hounds this year. on average, owners planned to spend at least $20 on a costume for their dog or cat. taffy is going to be all along with no costume apparently.

>> louie will be in his costume. >> what is he going to go as sf. >> do i say? no, he's going to be marty the zebra from madagascar. >> the dog who's going to be the zebra. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> perfect. we all know commutes in the bay area areifficult and getting more difficult. up next, some hacks that might help you spend less time in your car. and kristen has what's coming up at 5:00. we're talking cars. the need for a little education etiquette at certain charging stations. plus, reducing range anxiety. how san jose is taking a big step to do just that. and the crime that shocked the chinese american community. now an arrest is made.

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. as we approach 5:00, let's take a look at the east bay traffic. how does that look, pleasant? >> oh, goodness. >> today we have some insider secrets on how to shorten your commute. >> abc sat down exclusively with the ceo of the traffic app waze who collects data from 130 million active users. becky worley with more on how we can possibly spend less time in that. >> reporter: commuting is a nightmare. >> i am going to be sitting in traffic today. >> why is there so muchtraffic? >> i have been sitting at the same stop sign for ten minutes. >> reporter: we are going to hack your commute.

driving from the suburbs of new jersey into new york city with noah barden, ceo of the traffic app waze, finding out what we can do to make the drive a little easier. >> so i've input our address. 55 minutes to go 11 miles. >> 11 miles. that's the morning commute. >> that is rough. >> reporter: 115 million americans commute each day and it can cost $5,000 to drive to work. >> traffic is getting worse because we have more and more cars on the road. the cars are set to double by 2040. >> reporter: so first hack, to beat the hordes of humanity, think about when you drive. this estimates travel time based on historical averages. for this commute into chicago leave at 7:06 instead of 7:18 and your total drive time would be 18 minutes shorter. remember mapquest? they're still around and they have a network of live traffic cams in their app.

pretty helpful. next, consider a route rethink. >> taking surface streets can save a tremendous amount of time. >> reporter: but surface streets can be more stressful. >> does honking help? >> it helps emotionally. it makes you feel better. you're doing something. >> okay. i feel better. i told him. >> reporter: but the biggest new thing in making commutes faster and less expensive, car pools organized by apps. >> car pooling is amazing, but car pooling is a hassle. >> we want to take the hassle out of car pooling. >> reporter: input where you live, where you work and when you need to be there and they connect drivers and passengers. some drivers making as much as $150 a month. >> look, the only way we can make an impact on traffic is if we all decide to make a small change in our behavior. this is really about car pooling. >> almost an hour to go 11

miles? >> so you can be miserable together in a car pool. >> that was becky worley. waze launched its app a year ago. they protect 1 million people have signed up. >> that will do it for the news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. backup generators are being installed as we are now hours away from potentially more black outs. business owners are getting frustrated. >> the momentum that you lose when stuff like this happens is incredible. meanwhile, governor newsom doesn't mince words. what he's demanding from pg&e. guns are drawn, schools locked down. a teenager went to class after sooting a classmate in the north bay. the crime that shocked the chinatown community in san francisco. now an arrest is made. how police broke the case. >> also the heavy machinery out in force. years of gge and debris is finally getting cleengd aned up

oakland. and in san jose, officials are going all in on electric vehicles. here we go again. tens of thousands of people are bracing for more power outages just weeks after the last one plunged many into duringness. >> pg&e says it could shut off power wednesday night to as many as 209,000 homes and businesses. the utility says a final decision on shutting off the power would come after midday on >>n e y ar, parts o napa, san mateo and sonoma counties could be part of this possible shutoff. and at 5:30 tonight we're expecting to hear from pg&e officials and we'll carry that news conference live for you here on abc 7. good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. sonoma county is facing the largest number of outages, 28,000 pg&e customers in parts of 13 cities could have their power turned off over the next two days. >> luz pena