possible pg&e power offs just how many people in the bay today as a red flag warning goes into effect. good morning on this wednesday, october 23rd. >> we're tracking all of that. of course you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's drew. >> that red flag warning begins at noon first in the north bay and expands into the east bay at 3:00 p.m. then down into the santa cruz mountains later this evening. watching those dry winds out of the north developing over 30 miles per hour at times. our by hour we go. let's watch those winds. 7:00 p.m. tonight, most active first in the north bay and they remain active tomorrow morning. that's when we have the high fire danger thanks to low humidity and warmer temperatures. midday tomorrow, wind also calm down. let's check the traffic with jobina. >> happy wednesday. a ooth drive over the bay bridge. the toll plaza is filling in a

bit. we expect metering lights to be on in about 20 minutes or so. moving over to the san mateo bridge, you can see we have some brake lights showing, but we're seeing the same story across the bay area. that's good news, excluding the altamont pass, that's our usual problem spot. the richmond-san rafael bridge, six minutes. san mateo bridge, 13 minutes. dumbarton bridge, 8 minutes. 34,000 pg&e customers are preparing to be in the dark today and tomorrow. >> pg&e could cut the power to parts of three bay area counties because of the high fire danger. the shutoffs could happen in san mateo, sonoma and napa counties. we're told pg&e will make that decision between 11:00 and 1:00 today. lauren martinez is live in napa county with how people are preparing this morning. lauren? >> reporter: businesses and homes could be without power

starting at 3:00 this afternoon. 7 stshg 7,500 drenresidents could be affected by this. that's less than two weeks ago. here's a list of areas pg&e says could experience shutoffs. they include anwin, calistoga, deerpark, lake berryessa, oakville, pope valley, rutherford. losing power makes life difficult, especially for one woman we spoke to who is 95 years old. >> it's shameful, actually, when you really think about it. what can you do? it's not nice. you know, but it's happened before. >> all of st. helena and half of calistoga could be out of power. those living east of calistoga will have power thanks to temporary generators that will kick on in case of a blackout.

wro i'm lauren martinez, abc7 news. pg&e is planning to use a new tool to check on power lines since some of them are in remote locations. >> we did leverage the chp to to allocate a fixed wing aircraft with a high resolution camera and infrared technology. >> the utility reported dozens of hazards after the last shutoff. pg&e has said the planned outagoutage s likely prevented a wildfire. we'll let you know the company's plans through our abc 7 news app. make sure you enable the push alerts to get updates you can also find out how to prepare for a shutoff on our website, abc7news.com. at the live desk, i'm following a gruesome discovery in england. police found 39 people dead in a

semi truck this morning. this is in essex, a county located about 19 miles east of london. many of the dead may have come from bulgaria. they arrested a 25-year-old man from northern ireland we'll update you as we get more information on this. a 17-year-old student could face an attempted murder charge after a shooting near a santa rosa high school. three schools went on lockdown when this happened outside of ridgway high school. one student was hurt. officers learned the shooter passed off the gun to another student who left campus while the shooter went back to class. >> the cops came in, had their guns pointed at us. they searched us, told us to put our hands up. yeah. it was scary. >> officers detained two suspects. one was released. the viim is expected to recover. the man suspected of beating two senior citizens in chinatown is in custody. san francisco police arrested

19-year-old deshaun pearson in oakland. he's accused of assaulting and robbing walter wong as he crossed the street whack in july. security cameras captured clear images of the suspect's faces. the three are accused of beating wong's friend who came to his rescue. there's no word if police identified the other two men. new charges in the college admissions scandal could mean moe prison time for parents fighting the allegation sgroos those new charges are against some bay area parents. in this "gma" first look, new charges in the varsity blue scandal. 11 parents who pled not guilty in that varsity blues college admission scandal facing new federal bribery charges including lori loughlin and her husband. they are accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into usc by posing them as elite athlet

>> these new charges ce as felicity huffman is to be released this weekend from prison. >> she took responsibility almost immediately. she was contrite. did not try to minimize her conduct. she handled it in a classy way. >> with the stakes higher will any of these parents change their legal strategies? coming up, dan abrams weighs in live. many taxicab drivers in san francisco are protesting against the city. drivers want the board of supervisors to step in and reimburse them for their $250,000 medallions. the taxi business has declined with the emergence of uber and lyft. with no medallions sold in more than three years. drivers say they feel trapped in loans for their medallions that they can barely afford.

good morning. the time is 5:06 a.m. we are looking at your winds across the region. at the surface, you're noticing it is calm to very light. watch what happens when we jump into our hills, about 1,000 feet up. winds are more active. gusting to 27 in knoxville creek. diablo, 36. the east foothills, san jose, gusting to 31. this is the area of concern later today. in the hills when the winds ramp up more. the red flag warning will go into effect. watch those winds closely. we'll time this out hour-by-hour. 7:00 today. the winds are most active in the north bay this evening and then early tomorrw morning those winds continue to gust out of the north. that's a dry offshore wind this time of year. we all know that increases our fire danger because it drops the humidity to bone dry levels and drags in warm air. wins gusting over 30 miles per hour. as we head towards lunch

tomorrow, the winds will calm down. that will lessen our fire danger. later today, it will be a warm day. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. a lot of sunshine. we'll look at the seven-day forecast coming up. let's check traffic with jobina. >> we hit the sweet spot when talking about traffic. things look good all over the bay area. this is from our emeryville camera. 80 is smooth. same story for the south bay, san jose, 87 looking good. this is what you want to see on your way to work. here is mass transit. so much better. we were talking about that nightmare with b.a.r.t. last night. not this morning. 17 trains running. no delays. same story for ace, 1 and 3. no delays. no delays on the ferries. coming up next, the 7 things to know as you start your day. and health alert at

disneyland. and dangerous driving that goes beyond sending a text. what 1 in 6 young people admit to doing

if you're just joining us, here's the 7 things to know today. later today we should find out if some parts of the bay area

will have power shutoff as pg&e looks to avoid a wildfire because of a red flag warning. customers in napa, sonoma and san mateo yo councounties have t on notice. all of st. helleena and calistoga could be without power starting at 3:00 this afternoon. >> we have a red flag warning first for the north bay at noon, the east bay at 3:00 p.m., then in the santa cruz mountains at 7:00 p.m. we're watching the winds out of the north gusting well over 30 miles per hour. in less than two hours, mark zuckerberg will attend a hearing on capitol hill.ress has questie cryptocurrency and the company's policies on privacy and free speech. number five, the new documentary film harry and meghan's trip to africa will be on tonight. and we are taking a live

lo at the golden gate bridge. there are no major incidents across the bay area to report. good news as far as your morning commute. number seven, pick up your free taco at taco bell next wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. taco bell is making good on its steal a base steal a taco promotion after a washington nationals player stole a base during game one of the world series. sn california health officials are warning people who visited disneyland last week about a possible measles exposure. the person visited disneyland last wednesday between 9:15 in the morning and 8:30 at night. they also visited a los angeles starbucks earlier that morning. anyone who was in those areas at that time may be at risk of developing measles with symptoms appearing up to 21 days after exposure. disney is the parent company of abc 7. a federal appeals court says no. the trump administration cannot

cut birth control from your health care coverage right now. the trump administration says employers should be allowed to deny insurance coverage for birth control based on religious grounds. california and 13 other states sued claiming this policy violates the air fordable caffoc act. the latest federal appeals court ruling supports the judge's decision. the company that put up this controversial billboard in san francisco has now taken it down. ellen zhou paid for the billboard. the mayor called the billboard hurtful and disrespectful. zhou said she didn't want to remove it but the company, outfront media, ended up taking it down any way. happening today, a mattress business founded in san francisco in 1899 will be unveiling a new look to celebrate its 120th anniversary.

the company has been making hand crafted luxury mattresses for more than a century. they say it's time for a change. it's doing away with the blue and white ticking mattress covers. they will be replaced with a creamy white woven fabric. bright e's day with a random ak ct of kindness. the society of florists is encouraging people to pedal it forward and ge flowers to strangers. this is video from last year's event in the bay area. more than 400 florists took part. this year florists in oakland will give bouquets to ucsf children's hospital. >> where are mine? you have time ♪ you don'tng me flowers >> what is that from? >> boy.

>> should i know that. >> we'll talk later. >> you can go sing to people. >> i don't know if that's a gift. >> wow. i guess we won't talk later. >> outside we go on this early wednesday morning. you'll find really clear skies, quiet conditions. the winds will be our focus later today. they turn gusty. hi fe danger later tonight ping. and into early tomorrow morning. this warm fall pattern continues through friday. look at san francisco, 63 in the city. 51 in san ramon. very similar to yesterday, we warm quickly. this is 10:00, 11:00 a.m., in the 70s and 80s already. well above average for this time of year. again, warmest spots close to 90 degrees. a look at highs across the bay area. warm, lots ofunshine, ine, ine,,

san rafael. 89 in concord. let's track the winds for you. they're light now, they will ramp up later this evening. 9:00 p.m. tonight, the winds are active most in the north bay. gusting over 30 miles per hour. that active wind will continue into the early morning hours on thursday. so it's for that fact we have that red flag warning later today. first beginning in the north bay at noon. expanding into the east bay at 3:00 p.m. finally into the santa cruz mountains at 7:00 p.m. later today for those dry winds, dropping the humidity, creating those warm conditions that can really expand any fires that could start later on today. we're watching that closely. you look at the fire danger index what this does, it combines the winds, the humidity, the temperature, it gives you an idea of who has the highest fire danger. later today you'll find that high fire danger in the north

bay. high to extreme in sonoma, napa and lake county. that continues into the early morning hours on thursday. winds calm down midday tomorrow and the fire danger will drop significantly. the accuweather seven-day forecast. red flag warning today. windy tomorrow, but win winds c down in the afternoon. we have a cooler weekend. let's check traffic. >> my headline right now, is there are no major incidents on the roadways. that's good news. walnut creek, we are looking at 680 here. this is where you may see some delays because of road work between olympic and lavorna until 6:00 this morning. be aware of that down here on san mateo bridge, nice and clear as well. still moving no major slowdowns. i see some brake lights, but not too bad. drive times for you. albany to the maze, 5 minutes. fremont to san jose, 14 minutes.

highway 101 to cupertino, 10 minutes. thank you. this is the next thing i want to tell everyone about. young drivers are not just texting and driving. a new study is finding that 1 in 6 drivers between the ages of 17 and 25 are usi snapchat behind the wheel. queensland university of technology surveyed more than 500 young drivers and 16% of people surveyed said they have opened snapchat on their phones while driving. of those drivers, 15% admitted that they have sent photos and videos. macy's will stop selling real fur products. the department store says mink, fox, sable and other fur products will be out of the stores by february of 2021. macy's worked with the humane society to develop this policy. it will continue to sell fur products from animals ethically raised for food like sheep skin.

>> chipolte fans, the restaurant will run out of a popular dish. the limited time offering was introduced in september in an effort to drive up sales and get more people into the restaurants. it apparently worked with sales increasing by 11%. revenue jumped by 15%. you can get disney's new streaming service free for a year. >> verizon announced the offer. it's called disney plus on us. the deal is worth just over 80 bucks. it will extend to new and current customers who have 4g and 5g unlimited plans. disney plus debuts in three weeks on november 12th. disney is the parent company of abc 7. i just went ahead and bought the three years. >> by three, he to the ten years. >> are you shocked? you want to join me? you can buy three years now.

>> share the password. >> drew? >> he's taken it too far. >> i don't bring you flowers anybody and i don't bring you my disney plus subscription. you can afford to get it. this video is of a horse in half moon bay. what capras captured it doing. proof that we love our animals. costumes are a must for animal parents. >> are you involved in this trend? >> i love putting a costu

we are tracking a red flag warning that will go into effect later today starting in the north bay at noon, then expanding to the east bay at 3:00, finally the santa cruz mountains at 7:00 p.m. the reason why, it does turn

windy this evening. before that, it's a warm day again. above average for another day. this week felt like summer, not fall. expect a lot of sunshine. midday we're into the 70s and 80s. by 4:00, we're into the 80s and low 90s. what do you do with a giant pumpkin? >> one farmer turned it into a boat. >> no way. >> what is this? >> i don't know. >> a farmer in cleveland, tennessee grew a 910 pound pumpkin. after harvesting the seeds for next year, he hollowed it out and made a boat. his wife recorded this video of his paddling in the pumpkin. he said he hopes to grow a pumpkin that breaks the 1,000 pound mark next year. kumasi told me something, you said pumpkins are what? oh. >> i feel like we need to do a rescue. that does not look safe.

he's in the water. >> you told me pumpkins are for looking not eating. >> i like sweet potatoes. ufrn >> you said that's the only kind of pie. >> i had one, i have to figure out where it was from. it was good. >> delicious? >> it was good. pumpkin and cream. >> someone turned you. >> they did it. >> good. >> we'll be back and i'll tell you where i got it from. >> this is breaking news. >> this is. a horse in half moon bay knows how to move to the beat. >> wouvideo showst dancing to te beat during the pumpkin festival. >> how are you making him do that? >> i don't know. >> so good. >> it is so good. this is on sunday. the girl who took the video said she parked her car and was playing music with the windows rolled down. the horse heard her and said let me show you something. >> some horses will dance. >> very good. >> it is good. i like it. i want to watch some more.

>> it almost looks like the running man. >> a little bit. >> the horse's version. so it appears that social media is driving up a popular trend among pet owners. >> according to the national retail federation, americans will spend 4$490 million dressig up their pets for halloween. more than double from 2010. on average owners plan to spend at least 20 bucks on costumes. i was telling you i have dressed up my dog a lot of years, but he always ends up being the same thing. >> because it works. >> he's tired of it. i don't want to be a skeleton anymore. i don't want to be a stegosaurus anymore. >> what are you doing this year? >> something real good. >> you could make him a chicken sandwich. okay. or not. >> i will not dress him up as a sexy chicken sandwich. you can see it on all my social media. 18 years ago cupertino based

apple changed the way we listen to music. >> today is national ipod day. it marks the release of the original ipod in 2001. this is video of the ipod thnan and the ipot >> i loved my ipod so much. >> i thought i was the coolest thing. >> we are coming back with another 90 minutes of news including the company that will reward you for unfollowing them on social media. we have a big announcement from pg&e at noon today we're on the story. details coming up. local 49ers and boys

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now at 355:30, another roun of pg&e shutoffs may be under way. and happening this morning, mark zuckerberg appears before congress again. this time he'll defend plans for facebook's version of bitcoin. a small fire turns b.a.r.t.'s evening commute into a nightmare. good morning on this wednesday, october 23rd. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast, here is drew. >> when pg&e makes the decision at noon, that's when our first red flag warning will go into effect, first starting in the north bay and then expanding to the south. outside we go, sutro tower, it's quiet early on this wednesday morning. let's break down the day ahead for you. it's another warm one out there. lots of sunshine. kind of a carbon copy forecast like yesterday. in the afternoon, 70s on the

coast. 90s in the hottest spots. the red flag warning starting in the north bay a noon, then the east bay hills at 3:00 p.m. then the santa cruz mountains for 7:00 p.m. we'll take a closer look at those winds coming up in a few minutes. first let's check on traffic with jobina. >> we are starting off with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on around 5:20. it is definitely stacked up there. brace yourself for that one. this is what people expect going through this route every morning. in the south bay, looks nice and clear. this is 87. a look at our drive times as well. excuse me, mass transit. 26 trains on b.a.r.t. no delays. ace train, no delays. and the ferries no delays. looks like public transit is the way to go. in just a few hours, pg&e will decide whether or not to shut

off power to 34,000 customers in the bay area. >> amy hollyfield is live with the timeline and what counties could be impacted. good morning. we're expecting that announcement around noon today. as of this moment, pg&e has not decided whether to turn off the power. they do think they'll be announcing that around noon today. they are watching for expected hot and windy conditions. start a wildfire. if they decide to turn off the power, the shutoffs would start at 2:00, starting in the sierra foothills. in the bay area the first outages would start at 3:00, that would be napa and sonoma in the north bay. san mateo county would be the last county to lose power. those lights would go off about 1:00 tomorrow morning. governor newsom is not happy about this. he says pg&e has created this problem for californians. >> for decades they have

neglected investing and undergrounding and heartening their infrastructure. we're here because of their greed and mismanagement going back decades. >> reporter: if this outage happens, they predict they'll start turning the lights back on tomorrow around noon after checking the lines for problems. the pg&e ceo says outages could be a part of our lives for the next ten years. governor newsom says he will not let that happen. after we get through this wind, more is on the way. pg&e is warning there could be a third round of power outages this weekend and into next week. all of that is being watched close closely. first up the big announcement today at noon on whether this shutdown will happen. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. a small school district in san mateo county says it will handle a power shutdown differently this time.

the bartola district will remain open. it canceled classes two weeks ago. officials say not having school is disruptive and nothing can replace a teacher in front of the class. pg&e is saying the outage website will be ready to handle the load this time around. the site went down during the last shutoff. the company says it has an alternate address ready for the expected increase in traffic. they mistakenly gave out the wrong web address yesterday afternoon but eventually corrected that mistake. the areas in gray have all been told they could lose electricity as early as 3:00 this afternoon. we have a list on the bay areas facing shutoff on abc7news.com. b.a.r.t.'s new general manager, bob powers, will visit two stations as part of his listening tour. powers will be at the bay fair station in san leandro from 8:00 to 9:00 this morning then the civic station in san francisco from 3:00 to 4:00 this

afternoon. powers wants to hear directly from riders to get feedback about service and policies. this comes a day after a nightmarish commute for a lot of people. >> a debris fire in the transbay tube is to blame for these massive delays. >> the oakland fire department got reports of sparks on the oakland sidef the be around 5:00 yesrday. b.a.r.t. de-energizeded the tracks so it could be investigated. riders were stuck in downtown, so commuters started to find other ways home. >> they weren't letting anybody through the gates saying there was smoke in the tunnels coming from east bay. i called an uber, made my way over here. >> state senator scott wiener was caught up in the mess and tweeted about how he is deeply wishing there was a second transbay tube. overall he said he was happy with b.a.r.t.'s response. b.a.r.t. was able to single track trains through the tube at 5:30 and service was back up and running at 6:00. mark zuckerberg will speak

before congress today. i'm tracking it all from the live desk. this will be zuckerberg's first time on capitol hill since testifying on the cambridge analytica scandal last year. today's hearing on facebook's influence is expected to begin at 7:00 our time. zuckerberg will be the only witness. in prepared remarks released yesterday, the ceo is expected to say facebook will not launch its own digital currency, libra, anywhere in the wold without u.s. government approval. congress is concerned about the cryptocurrency and facebook's impact on privacy and hate speech. democrats are calling this the most damaging testimony yet in the impeachment inquiry. the top u.s. dipment in ukraine told congress he thought it was crazy to hold aid to ukraine until officials investigated the biden family and the 2016 election. bill taylor testified yesterday under subpoena. he says while he was not given a reason for why military aid was being withheld, the u.s.

ambassador to the eu told him president trump wanted the ukrainian president to announce an investigation into his rivals. the white house dismissed taylor's testimony calling it triple hearsay. >> the american people can read the transcript of the phone call the president had with president zelensky. they will see there was no quid pro quo. >> later today assistant secretary of defense laura cooper is expected to testify. the body of the late maryland congressman elijah cummings will lie in repose at morgan state university in baltimore. the 68-year-old served on the board of regents at the historical black research university. cummings will lie in state at the u.s. capitol tomorrow. the late congressman passed away last week from complications from longstanding health problems. closing arguments are scheduled in the hillsborough heiress murder trial. tiffany li is on trial for the murder of the father of her two kids. li is seen here leaving court yesterday. her boyfriend is on trial, too.

prosecutors say li lured keith green to her mansion where the boyfriend allegedly shot him. it was the shove seen around the world. a raptors executive will see if he faces charges for his actions at oracle arearena. and if your kids are not getting enough sleep, it may be preventable. and later today, phil matier will be sharing a big announcement. that's at 6:30 on abc 7 mornings. right now it's 5:38. we have a live look outside. a gorgeous start to the mornings. there's some things coming up. >> we will watch winds closely throughout the day and in the overnight hours. surface winds now, winds at the ground, across the bay area, it's calm or very light. watch what happens when we jump about 1,000 feet into our hills.

the winds are more active. they are gusting to 23 miles per hour at knoxville creek. diablo is gusting to 40 miles per hour. the eaooeeast foothills gusting 24. this is the area of highest concern. it's not the area where you live and work. it's in the hills where the winds will be fastest. that's why the red flag warning is in effect. let's watch those winds as you go hour-by-hour. later this evening, as the sun goes down, 7:00 p.m., winds become more active in the north bay, gusting over 30 miles per hour. early tomorrow morning they remain active out of the north. it's a dry wind this te of year. we have a red flag warning that will go into effect first at noon in the north bay, expanding into the east bay at 3:00 p.m., the santa cruz mountains at 7:00 p.m. for those gusty north-northeasterly winds dropping the humidity and heightening our fire danger. we'll monitor those winds closely for you over the next

day or so. that's weather. let's check the roads. are we going over here to the weather center? >> yes, we are. >> let me rung ov over here. weather-wise, calm this morn active later today. how is the morning commute. >> we have had some things pop up. nothing too bad. we will start out with a nice look at emeryville, this is 80. everything is moving there smoothly as you head into the maze. same story in richmond. the richmond-san rafael bridge, nice flow of traffic there. this is where i'm seeing some issues pop up. over to hayward here. this is southbound 880 before tennyson. there's a crash, it's moved over to the shoulder. it's not impacting traffic now, but it should be impacting the morning commute as we move forward. just found out a couple seconds ago that a big rig on 8th street

lost some mail carts. it's blocking the road. at least one right lane there. mail carts are all over the area there. this is north of tennyson. i want to look at our speeds coming out of tracy into the altamont pass, 24 miles per hour. 17 miles per hour, and 14 miles per hour. so it's certainly slow. we'll be back w

i'm meteorologist drew tuma. time getting close to 5:44 a.m. the red flag warning going into effect later on today. warm temperatures expected again. already into the 70s by 10:00 a.m. later this afternoon we're in the 70s to upper 80s. well above average for this time of year. the winds pick up as the sun goes down later tonight. prepare for another warm day across the region. even along the coast, 80 at half moon bay. 90 in santa rosa. 89 in concord. another look at that red flag warning and we'll preview the weekend with the seven-day coming up. happening today, the push to pass a 1 cent sales tax to help pay for some transit projects across the bay area will take another step forward. the mtc will consider the plan today. the proposal is for a bay area-wide 40-year 1% sales tax that would generate 1$100 billion.

the money would be dispersed to transit districts for big projects to ease congestion. voters could see it on the november 2020 ballot. the president of the toronto raptors will not face charges for shoving an alameda county sheriff's deputy during the team's celebration last june. masai ujiri was trying to make his way on to the court after the game six victory. the deputy tried to stop him because ujiri did not have proper credentials. officials said it was better to settle the case outside of the courtroom. building a better bay area is a shared responsibility and in the south bay some 49ers players, local law enforcement and a group of bay area kids got together to do just that. the mission is to make education and community a part of their every-day game plan. here's amanda. the 49ers held a science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

they added the arts in there. it was a chance for them to interact with police officers and 49ers players. >> i hadome opportunities as a young kid, going to sports camps, meeting professional athletes, always thought it was the coolest thing. always looked up to them. anything they said to me, you know, it was super important to me. to have the opportunity as a young kid had an impact on my life. >> i have so much support that i feel like i could always do things and never give up. >> reporter: the event, part of the nfl's inspire change initiative. >> we always want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our building a better bay area group on facebook. here's a chance to get a free beerment. >> all you have to do is unfollow miller lite. >> you have to send a picture

proving you unfollowed on facebook or instagram and text it to the company. miller lite will credit your pay pal account with the cost of a beer. okay. this is why they're doing it, they want to make sure people get off of their phones and share a drink in person. >> would that make you get off your phone? >> no. >> i don't think so. >> you have to be on your phone to do it. >> you have to be on your phone to do it. >> but you're dropping your social media numbers. >> yeah. >> i don't get this. >> maybe it's reverse psychology. you unfollow them, after you get your free beer, you say i need to see what the next is. >> they could have good contests. >> i used to drive by the miller plant every day when i worked in milwaukee. that was really interesting. it smelled like beer brewing.

every day. >> fun fact for reggie. >> what a great way to wake up and smell the beer! >> smells like -- sort of smells like bread baking. >> that is true. >> the yeast. hps. >> it was kind of nice. >> cozy ride. >> is anybody going to do it? are you going to follow them? >> what if you try it, drew? >> i have to follow them, then unfollow them, text the number i don't remember, deposit that into the pay pal account that i don't have. if you have a minute of your time, unfollow miller lite. it's a quiet start to the day. it will be another warm day. our attention is to the winds. dry, gusty winds later today. that heightens our fire danger lter tonight and tomorrow morning. the warm fall pattern continues through friday. 63 in the city. that's warm. not only for this time of night but also this time of the year. 57 in san jose. 49 in santa rosa. 52 in san ramon.

we'll break down your day. the 12-hour day planner. a carbon copy forecast compared to yesterday. expect sunshine, warm conditions. 70s, 80s, low 90s. the red flag warning will begin at noon starting in the north bay. winds ramping up first later on tonight. 9:00 p.m., active out of the north gusting to over 30 miles per hour. that continues into 6:00 a.m. thursday with our high fire danger and the red flag warning. a closer look at the red flag warning begins at noon today, expands into the east bay at 3:00 p.m. then into the santa cruz at 7:00 p.m. dry winds out of the north dropping humidity and creating high fire danger. here is the seven-day forecast. the red flag warning later today. windy morning tomorrow. winds calm down before cooler weather moves in for the weekend. that's weather. let's check out the roads with jobina fortson. >> we will start off with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:20.

it is certainly getting packed there across all of the lanes for the most part. and the good news is that once you get through that, things are looking very smooth once you get on the bay bridge moving into san francisco. so there is a little issue that popped up here in hayward that i want to talk about. there's a big rig on a street, southbound 880 at a street. the back door of the big rig opened and seven mail carts spilled over the roadway. delays. >> all right. thanks. steve kerr i clarifying his comments on klay thompson that he was unlikely to play this season. kerr made headlines when he said klay would be out recovering from his torn acl. the team said he might be back after the all-star break. >> i wasn't announcing anything. he's doing great with his rehab. still possible that he could play. you know, i forgot with modern media that unlikely will become on the ticker out for the year

and all that stuff. probably my mistake for opening >> we reminded him. he got real excited. wanted to know what's up. >> when you hear that it's disturbing news. >> the warriors will open the season tomorrow night against the clippers at chase center. >> hopefully klay will recover quickly. think twice before you google. the famous person that could be a

time is approaching 5:54 a.m. loking at the fire danger index, which takes into account not only wind speeds but also humidity levels and temperatures. you get that combination to figure out who has the highest fire danger. as we advance the clock later tonight at 8:00 p.m., you can find that high to extreme fire danger in parts of sonoma, napa, solano and lake county. that threat continues into the early morning hours on thursday until the winds calm down. look at the afternoon, that fire danger really lessens. that's weather. let's check the roads with jobina. >> this is a live look at the san mateo bridge right now. things are moving. i want to show everybody what you can expect if you're headed that way from the east bay a little further up north. look at this. this is hayward. we're following southbound 880 at a street because a big rig's door opened up in the back,

seven mail carts spewed all over the roadway there blocking it. and the speeds have gotten really slow because of this. 17 miles per hour, 11 miles per hour, and 15 miles per hour. it's going to be slow. if you're headed that way also be aware there's a man out there trying to get all of those mail carts out of the roadway. hopefully he can get a handle on that. hopefully things clear up. that's not very good. >> my mail is all over the street? >> i hope not. >> okay. >> i had my amazon issue earlier this week. >> i know you did. >> not good. >> okay. san jose has announced a new plan to double the number of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city. in partnership with the california energy commission the city plans to distribute $14 million to get businesses and organizations to i sta install 1,500 charging stations. a quarter of them, it would be designated for low-income communities. >> it is important. with outadequate charging

stations, it's a big deterrent for many people that want to switch to the all-electric vehicle. >> san jose plans to add the ev stations over the next two to four years. okay. too much social media equals too little sleep. who is surprised by this? this study says a lot of kids are waking up late for school wau they' because they're spending too much time on phones and other devices. >> researchers say teens who spent three to five hours per day on instagram will fall asleep late and wake up late for school. >> it's like you go into a spiral and you look at stuff that you have no business looking at at 3:00 in the morning. >> you feel bad about yourself. you wonder how you will never look like that. it's all these filters. >> then you

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now at 6:00, a new round of pg&e power shutoffs could be hours away. >> thousands are preparing to be left in the dark. this morning conditions are getting worse. we're facing a red flag warning that starts later today. >> good morning. it's wednesday, october 23rd. drew is tracking all of that. where do we stand now? >> right now the winds are calm. that will change later tonight. it's a warm day. temperatures well above average for this time of day. 70s along the coast. 80s around the shoreline. 90s in the warmest spots. a red flag warning will begin arting at noon, firn the north bay expanding into the east bay at 3:00 p.m., down into the santa cruz mountains. we're watching for areas in red, the strong north-northeasterly dry winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. heightening our fire danger. we'll go hour-by-hour, time out the winds for you coming up in a few minutes.