spread into neighborhoods and there is some positive news. pg&e scaled back its planned power shutoffs. >> pg&e was expecting these winds to be much worse.thisornih gat. take forhi several counties now with power this morning. so really good news. >> it's fantastic put this red flag warning to bed. we can't quite do it yet. we're waking up to critical fire conditions. gusts of 43 in saint helena. diablo hit 57 overnight. the east bay hills, the fastest winds are in your neighborhoods right now. i saw one report of 38 miles per hour. if you live in the lower elevations, kind of like where i do in the windier spots, i walked outside, i'm like my yard is not a mess. the winds did not hit my house like a lot of peoples o

ween when you wake up and see that, hopefully that provides you comfort. the red flag warning continues until 4:00 for all of us in thee red. here's a look at the winds. they'll still be in the 30-mile-per-hour range to 40 in the mountains and hills. look at by noon, we're in the 20s. by 4:00 we're down in the single digits. i'll show you the temperature forecast coming up next. first back to jobina. i want to head back over to this incident in hayward. this is northbound 238, the connector there to northbound 880. this is a tractor trailer versus car. the tractor trailer rolled on to the car and actually started a fire, a brush fire off of on fis well. emergency crews are on the way

to that incident. hopping up to the north bay quickly to look at the impact the kincade fire is having on our roads. this is state road 128 between geyserville and calistoga. that will remain closed until further notice. albany to the maze, 4 minutes. fremont to san jose, 14 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 10 minutes. >> now to the latest on the kincade fire that is still burning. >> it's grown to 76,000 acres. more than 80,000 homes are threatened. the 86 homes have been destroyed. now is a cite cal time ime iim n the

hfr >> cal fire says we have not seen new significant spot fires overnight. fires that would have gone into residential communities, fires that prompted more evacuations, so that's good news. there was concern that winds would push the fire towards santa rosa. we have not seen that as of now. that said the fire is erratic. it does continue to burn. we have seen spot fires burning in northeast sonoma county. this video here shows the transformation learning center burning after yesterday evening. we have seen winds die down in the lower elevations, it doesn't mean businesses and homes are out of the woods. firefighters were preparing for a big wind event overnight. cal fire says these winds did back down considerably especially along the 101 corridor. we're at the sonoma county fairgrounds. this is the base camp for cal fire. nearly 5,000 firefighters from across the state are here.

fire officials say if this staffing seems like overkill, if the evacuations seem like overkill, if there's one thing they learned from the 2017 fires from two years ago, it's better to always err on the side of safety. >> thank you, liz. in sonoma county public offices will be closed because of the kincade fire and the power shutdowns. that includes superior court. critical functions will be maintained to support residents. in the east bay, all east bay regional parks and trails are still closed because of the fire danger. anyone caught trying to enter a park could be cited. blood donation centers are urging people not impacted by the wildfire or the power outages to give blood. the santa rosa donation center are in a mandatory evacuation zone and that's putting a strain on the region's blood supply. eight blood drives have been canceled because of the fire

evacuation or power outages. that has effected donors from giving 250 units of blood. we're seeing light at the end of the tunnel this morning as we've been talking about. pg&e says now that the winds have calmed down a bit, it will not cut the power to alameda, contra costa, santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties. pg&e does not expect another power shutoff in the next week here. so i want to bring up now for you, while you can find this on pg&e's website, also on ours if you have any trouble navigating their website. thousands of people do still remain in the dark after the power shutoffs. that's the pink area here. primarily in the north bay. there is a calendar that shows the days pg&e has cut the power in yellow. we will get to that further on in our newscast. the kincade fire one week ago in the north bay. it started one week ago. that's where we're seeing the most of the outages this

morning. sonoma, napa and solano counties. about 5,000 customers in marin county a t powes worng restore w customers in contra costa county impacted by the last round of outages. >> thank you. governor newsom said pg&e will give credits to people who lost electricity because of the power shutoffs. the governor pressed the company and other utilities to issue credits when customers have power turned off. the pg&e has not said how much credit customers would get. newsom repeatedly has slammed the company for corporate greed and mismanagement. marin county drentzs have been driving across the golden gate bridge to stock up. a gas station was packed yesterday. a safeway in the marina, abc7 news saw multiple people loading up cars with bs of ice by the dozen. >> they actually asked why i was

buying 11 bags of ice the last time, i said we're from marin. they said we're so sorry. >> we found residents doing laundry and charging their electric cars in thedio before heading back across the golden gate bridge. city leaders are trying to reassure residents they will have enough drinking water despite the shutoffs. they received quite a few calls from people concerned about this. the public water supply is 75% to 80% of normal. crews are installing generators to keep wells pumping water from the ground. >> let's check in with mike nicco. >> the surface winds are fastest around fairfield, 24. san francisco, 14. half moon bay, 38 miles per hour. the wind event did happen up in the mountains. not so much down in the valleys. looking at what's going on as far as the air quality. look at all that green.

isn't that fantastic? no need to worry about poor air quality now. we're moderate at windsor. everybody has been evacuated from tbay where we have the pot for unhealthy air. it was unhealthy for everybody yesterday. the 35 in sfroeanta rosa. everybody else in the 40s. half moon bay, 59 degrees. that's what that breeze does for you. 53 in san francisco. hayward, 52. 54 in concord. 53 in fairfield. a little bit warmer than yesterday because the breezes keep the atmosphere from being overturned. yesterday we couldn't see that light. that's new. something positive as we look south on 101 in san rafael. let me break out our 12-hour planner. at 7:00, most of us in the low to upper 40s. 61 to 65 with the breezes look at that. check your watch at 4:00,

everything critical weather systems gone, temperatures around 70. urfor those that don't have power, we have a frost advisory. i'll show you that coming up. good morning. so we'll check back in to hayward right now where we have this big rig versus car situation. northbound 238 connector to northbound 880, still blocking the connector. we learned the big rig was carrying about 30,000 pounds of some sort of material. we're waiting on a tow to get there to the scene as well. the car is on fire it did start a small brush fire alongside 880. be aware if you're headed that way. checking in on mass transit alert for everyone. we have modified ferry service as well as the golden gate transit buses are on a modified

schedule because of the kincade fire and related mandatory evacuations. we will be back with more on our coverage of the kincade fire as

there are a lot of people evacuated and people in the south bay who want to help them out. it's nice to see people all the way in san jose looking out for people all the way in santa rosa. >> definitely. amanda has thedetails.

>> reporter: watching the devastation from a distance, san jose resident jeremy taylor knew he had to do something. so he took to facebook, calling all neighbors, we are organizes supplies to take to sonoma county. >> i saw the number of evacuating, to me that's a >> repte a bigumana big task ahead as neighbors showed up with supplies. local business owner gabriel lopez responded offering his moving truck for transport. volunteering to drive as he did during the paradise fire. >> he got to put the mask on, you could feel it in your eyes and everything like that. i remember that's how it was and i want to really give back. >> reporter: water, food and other items are currently being kept at little orchard storage. the business offered lopez space to store his donations until his drive up. >> what has been unique about this particular natural disaster is our food bank has been

e erbrand new uatiozo. clothes. >> reporter: the nor cal emergency response team also found taylor's facebook post. understanding disaster coin expain >> some of us just finished pradise, some of those volunteers are now victims because of the sonoma county fire so we're trying to help. there is a donation drive on saturday in morgan hill, collecting items for families, first responders and animals. they say local grocers has already donated 20 cases of water. we have event details and a list of what's needed on our website on abc7news.com. just click on this story. in san jose, abc 7 news. when an evacuated windsor couple returns home they'll bring with them a third member of the family. the napa valley register reports rachel page was 39 weeks pregnant when the couple evacuated on saturday. she went into labor and with the help of the napa valley mid wives she delivered a healthy

daughter. she and her hbaad planned on a home birth but they didn't exactly have a hotel room in mind. the mid wives also assisted on delivering babies in hotel rooms during the 2017 fires. they've used to it. >> they look cozy. >> it's hard to be away from home, at least they worked out. >> not what they expected but it all worked out. >> looked comfortable, especially compared to some hospital rooms you could give birth in. thanks to everybody for helping out. just another way of one person helping another in a situation that we hope to not go through for the next couple of weeks. calmer and seasonal the rest of the week. we have critical fire conditions that will taper today on this spare the air day. clear and dry air. with the lack of wind, we have some frost ahead. it's unfortunate the areas that don't have power now will be

some of the coldest. first an overall view of what we're dealing with. 5.6 million people under the red flag warning in northern california. all that area in red. more than 15 million down inher. this could be one of the most dangerous santa ana wind events they've experienced with isolated gusts reaching 80 miles per hour. you have to get in the mid 70s for a hurricane. that's impressive. we have the poor air quality again traveling through the san joaquin valley and the foothills of the sierras. a delightful day back here, at least temperature-wise. and it ought to be pretty clean as far as the air goes. half moon bay, 68. lake port, 69. lkthis.endocino eys.round 72 mpreas

dropow 2 degrees. if you know people that have to be living out of their cars or f provide them with warmth. for the rest of us, we have to prospect our pets and plants. it's the coldest night we've had so far this season. temperatures in the low to mid 30s. we'll have mid to upper 30s in the east bay valleys. low to upper 40s for the rest of us. here's the seven-day forecast. halloween, it is going to be a real treat with temperatures at least during the day nearing 70 at the coast. low to mid 70s for the rest of us. we can see temperatures hold pretty steady all the wayre day. here's jobina. >> thanks, mike. i want to start off with a commuter alert for people in the north bay. smart train will have free limited service.

service will operate from santa rosa downtown station to downtown san rafael stopping at all stations in between. power outages and closed railroad crossings mean sonoma county airport and santa rosa north stations will remain closed. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a stalled car in the slow lane of the lower deck before treasure island. the golden gate bridge looking nice and clear this morning. beautiful over there. but we do have a snag in hayward. northbound 238 connector to northbound 880, car versus tractor trailer. the car is on fire. the tractor trailer rolled on top of the car. emergency crews are waiting for a tow to get that tractor trailer moving. at this point it is blocking the connector. >> thanks. san mateo has been spared from pg&e's lateste told power be turned off around 10:00 last night if weather conditions warranted it, apparently they

did not. the power shout jutoffs have hu businesses. >> we don't have a lot of resources. it's a small business. we go day-to-day. we rely on the tourists. >> people told abc7 news they felt anxious because they didn't know how long the next power outage would last. we are following other news. coming up next, hollywood loses one of its most memorable actors. also -- >> thank you so much for coming by my house. >> what this sonoma county volunteer did to earn a high-tech thank you.

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industry and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. palo alto polic a road rage suspect accused of using his car and walking cane as a weapon. >> hamilton high, there's a road rage with a beige ford truck. subject got out of the truck and hit the other driver in the face with a walking cane. >> well, 20 minutes after that incident, police say 66-year-old keith edward greene used his truck to ram another victim and then attacked her with his cane, too. he was booked in the santa clara jail on multiple charges of assault with a deadly weapon. looks like california and lawmakers nationwide have made the ncaa say uncle. it has taken the first step towards allowing amateur athletes to cash in on will be benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness. just last month governor newsom

signed the fair pay to play act co-authored by nancy skinner. more than a dozen states followed with similar legislation to allow players to be compensated san jose is moving forward with a huge change to its overnight warming centers for the homeless. starting next month warming centers will open every night until april 30th. each center will serve 30 people and provide them with food and shelter. the city council approved the change last night. in the past warming centers were only open when temperatures dropped below a certain point or if there was rain innews. wanled what is the winds thems cannot create or should not create damage. it does not mean a lowing of the red flag warning. it's still out there until 4:00. those critical levels are met for the high fire danger. still around 42 in helena.

70 overnight. 38 in diablo, we were 55 overnight. east bay hills, about 38 miles per hour. the winds are still out there. it may just not be breezy where you live. we didn't expect it to be a repeat of over the weekend. not in the lower elevations. worried about smoke mainly in the north bay today peaking around 4:00 this afternoon. pretty clean air during the overnight hours. we'll peak again tomorrow but not quite as thick. tomorrow, halloween is looking all treats with sunshine turning to stars. 60s turning to 50s. ho hope it's a good one for you. >> i enjoyed that dancing mummy graphic. we are looking at aiful situation on the richmond-san rafael bridge. nice and clear over there. and, yeah, walnut creek not too bad. starting to fill in on 680. this is a live look for anyone

about to head that way. also going back to the north bay so i can remind everyone that state route 128 between geyserville and calistoga is closed because of the kincade fire. it will remain that way until further notice. make sure to use your alternates this morning. also just want to check in on the drive times. the commuters are out and ready to hit the road. tracy to dublin, 41 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, 14 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. westbound 580 past grant line road, there is a stalled car in the right lane. >> hi, can you hear me? hello? can you hear me? >> yeah. >> thank you so much for coming by my house. >> you're welcome. >> appreciate that. >> i saw your rabbit cages -- >> call this a high-tech thank you. evacuated windsor resident

expressing her appreciation through her doorbell camera on saturday to an officer checking in on cats that she had left behind when she evacuated. she spotted the officer as she kept watch on her property from chico. coming up next, new video of the fight against the kincade fire as winds pick up overnight. >> pg&e says they have canceled planned outages for certain parts of the bay area, but parts of marin county are

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we are live this morning near the fire zone. pg&e reversing course for thousands of power outages. the good news for people expecting to wake up without power. good morning. it's wednesday, october 30th. >> mike nicco is looking at the winds. >> we expected to winds to peak from 8:00 last night to 4:00 this morning. so we're an hour past that. we have high numbers in the upper elevations. critical fire conditions continue until 4:00. near 40 in knoxville creek. near 45 in saint helena. we had 70-mile-per-hour winds at our highest peaks in the north bay. 55 in diablo. nearing 40 in parts of the east