waking up, good morning. let's see what's happening with weather and traffic. >> hi. i wanted to throw this out there first thing to let you know what's coming up 4:00 wednesday morning, then 27 hours later at 7:00 thursday morning, we have a fire danger. righ fire weather watch which means be prepared for those critical fire conditions. the off-shore breeze, the gusty conditions, the dry air, the dry vegetation, we can't do much about that. we'll try to keep your area irrigated and at least healthy. let's look at what's going on. here's a look at live doppler 7. notice the cloud cover, well off the coast. we're waking up clear this morning. my accuweather seven-day forecast, 47 to 52, mainly to 70 at noon. 60s at the coast. a few record high temperatures for one more time. let's get back to jobina. she'll tell you about traffic. >> thank you very much. good morning. we'll start off here with a live look at the san mateo bridge.

things are moving smoothly across the bay area now. and we had an earlier issue that was reported on the richmond-san rafael bridge of a wrong-way driver. it appears that's been cleared up as well. nice we're going to bring you over to a closure that will happen tonight. it will snarl things up. this is the webster street tube closure at 9:30 p.m., and it will wrap up 4:30 in the morning. just be aware because it could potentially cause issues. >> all right. thank you. pg&e could potentially shut off power again this week. in a few hours the utility will start letting customers know. >> for many people who could be affected by this possible round of power shutoffs this is not the first time. the warning is going out to customers in lake, mendocino,

napa, solano and sonoma counties. amy hollyfield is live in napa. amy? >> good morning. people are having a hard time believing that this could be happening again. they so vividly remember the last power outage and the struggles that that caused both at their homes and then also at a lot of businesses. pg&e has been turning off the power during dry, windy conditions to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires. official says the utility -- officials at the utility say they realize it's late in the season to be talking about fire. they say it's because the warm weather is sticking around. >> right now we're monitoring the forecast for wednesday, november 20th. it shows the potential for dry and windy weather in the sierra foothills and in the north bay areas. it should have been an end of a fire season and it has not happened. >> so this possible outage could

impact 250,000 customers in the sierra foothills and in the north valley and in the north bay. that would be sonoma and napa and solano counties in the bay area. pg&e says it hopes to let people know this morning whether their power will be going out wednesday. reporting live from napa, amy hollyfield. a san francisco park ranger suspected to be okay after he was stabbed while trying to help an angry driver. police say the ranger followed a man's car on interstate 80 after seeing him yell at other drivers yesterday morning. the driver crashed into the center divide near the 7th street off-ramp. as the ranger got out of his car to help, the driver stabbed him. people passing by helped that ranger out and they held the suspect until the police got there. the suspect was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries and the ranger was treated on scene. the santa clarita high

school where two teens were shot and killed will remain closed for two weeks. >> dear grace, to my favorite woman, my little sister, the best sister i could have asked for. >> family members paid emotional tributes to victims of the vigil last night. 15-year-old gracie ann mulburger and 14-year-old dominic black well died in the attack. the 16-year-old gunman wounded three other students before turning the gun on himself and he died on friday. we have new details about a weekend fire in san francisco's castro district. the owners of four businesses damaged by smoke and flames will be eligible for financial help from the city. they can apply for up to $10,000 each. there's no word on what caused the fire, but it forced seven people out of their homes and

even one person had burns. a firefighter was taken to the hospital. housing it always near the top of the list in an effort to building a better bay area. san francisco leaders just approved a plan to turn an abandoned gas station into a mixed commercial and residential building. some people say not so fast. lauren martinez explains. >> reporter: on 45th and juda, you can see this run-down lot with an old gas station. they are proposing to demolish it and build this. according to the project summary the building will be five stories and contain 20 residential units, some of them considered affordable with seven off-street parking spaces. >> the max height for buildings in this neighborhood is 40 feet. >> reporter: a penthouse elevator will make the proposed building stretch above 70 feet. >> that's huge. that's going to be an eyesore in the community.

>> reporter: david is not the only one who spoke out about the project at last week's public hearing. >> i'm all for taking the blighted parking lot that was eugene's garage and doing something with it after some 30 years after watching it desiccate. but i don't agree with taking the bronx and turning it into manhattan. >> reporter: he created a gofundme account to raise money for the cost of submitting an appeal. he also posted these flyers notifying people in the neighborhood. ultimately the san francisco planning commission approved the project. >> frankly it's fairly modest opposition. the opposition is basically we would like to get a story taken off and a little bit more consideration for handicap and elderly in the parking proposal. >> reporter: in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc7 news. abc 7 is spending a week looking at how fremont is building a better bay area. we are looking at the history

that makes it unique. san francisco is about to give pedal power a big boost. >> all of that is ahead. first, it's 4:36. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. hi, reggie. hello s hello, everybody. if you're waking up in san leandro, 46. oakland, 49. 48 in union city. fremont, 47. hayward, alameda, richmond around 51 to 55 degrees. let's look elsewhere. we have mid to upper 40s in the valleys. 50 in san jose, mid to upper 50s san carlos, pacifica and san francisco and albany, mid 40s in the north bay valleys. here's your clean commute from the south beach. mainly clear driving, cool to mild. pretty warm this afternoon. at least by our average standards. in the bay commute, our last calm day on the bay. east bay, 46 at 10:00.

10 degrees warmer at 9:00. 70 at lunch. dropping sharply to 62 by 7:00. for the peninsula, we have 49 at 7:00. 58 at 9:00. 65 at 11:00. near 70 at noon. we'll hang out in the low 60s through 4:00. 61 at 7:00. our last stop is the south bay, staying in the 50s through 9:00. 60s through 11:00. low to mid 70s noon through 4:00. dropping down to 62. expect cooler weather tomorrow morning when you wake up. after today, all eyes will be focused on that fire weather danger. i'll talk about that next. let's get jobina back in here. >> good morning. good monday morning. we are starting off with a live look at one of our newest cameras, this is 880 near the coliseum. the headlights you see are traveling southbound on the smooth ride that we're seeing. i just want to head over to the golden gate bridge. things are looking good there as well. very empty to start off this

monday morning commute. i am seeing everything looking good across the bay area. hopefully we can keep that up throughout the morning. i want to let you know about an update here. the registration process kicks off today. the entire convention will be in full force tomorrow. the dream force convention, so there are going to be traffic issues with those road closures, primarily right here. howard street between 3rd and 4th street will be closed. that's through november 24th at 8:00 p.m. their advice is to please walk, maybe scooter, bike, do not take your car down that way.

many people think of the bay area as just san francisco, oakland, and san jose. but there's so much more. like all this. it's where we work, live, and love. all of our cities big and small are facing the same problems and everyone is looking for solutions. that's why abc 7 is looking for answers and inspiration in communities throughout the region and revealing how they're tackling the same big problems. how is fremont working to building a better bay area. for the last month abc 7 news has been embedded in fremont. this week we'll bring you the stories about community solutions about problems we're all facing. liz kreutz has a closer look at fremont itself and it's fascinating history. okay. let's talk about fremont.

if you're not from there, maybe you don't know that much about it. maybe you're like, wait, where is it again? fremont, east bay or south bay? >> east. >> east bay. >> oh! >> it's south. >> to me, it's always been south. >> but you say -- >> east bay. >> why? >> fremont is here. yes. in the east bay at the end of the b.a.r.t. line in south alameda county nestled around silicon valley. the first thing to know about fremont, it's huge. nearly 92 square miles. in terms of population, the fourth largest city in the bay area. it's also relatively new, it wasn't formed until 1956 nearly 100 years after san jose. life has been there for years. seriously. fremont made headlines a few

years back when it found ice ag million years. decades earlier, in the 1940s, a group of young boys found similar fossils. pree mon fremont is diverse. and it's a hub for tech manufacturering. it's where apple made its first mac commuters and where tesla has its main factory. but as some film buffs might tell you, it's known for something else. several silent movies were formed in fremont in the early 1900s, including five charlie chaplain films. remember "the tramp?" yep, filmed in fremont. chaplain didn't live in the area long. history says he didn't like it but he left his mark. the city has a museum d films a annual charlie ch a cool claim to fame, even now in modern times.

>> cool. we learned a lot just now. >> charlie chaplain got out of there. >> he left. but we'll be down there. >> we'll be there. >> we're holding a live town hall this evening talking to fremont leaders about the issues the city is facing including housing, job creation and diversity. we'll stream the town hall on our website, abc7news.com, you can also check it out live on facebook and youtube. it starts at 5:00 this evening. get ready to see more bicycles around san francisco. today transit leaders will announce new funding to double the amount of bike racks installed each year. typically 600 racks are installed each year. sfmta secured new funding to install about 1,200 per year including racks for jump and lime. the bike racks will be put in starting later this year. google is launching a new gaming service. it will unveil stadium in 14 countries. you don't have to have a hard

copy or a console to play. analysts say content will make or break stadia. there will be 22 games at launch and you need a chrome browser in order to play. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. > all right. hi, everybody. here's a look from sutro tower on this quiet monday morning. it's going to be our last warm day. near record highs for the season which goes to the end of this month. december 1st is winter technically. high fire danger, what? in november? this late? yeah. because we have not received any rain. by now we should have two to five inches of rain from the south bay to the north bay. we had a couple hundredths of an inch. that's it. that's why we have a high fire danger. calm and milder when we head through the weekend. here's our game changer. this area of low pressure is going to come through and bring

us those gusty winds. until then we're on the warm side. we're 68 in half moon bay. 71 in san francisco. 72 in oakland. everybody else in the mid to upper 70s. around the state, mid to upper 70s for the central valley. 90 in l.a. and palm springs. bring it back home, you can see the surge of cooler air in the marine layer coming back ahead of that cold front tomorrow morning. expect more cloud cover. maybe a little drizzle in the hills. that's probably least likely thing that will happen. we'll have mid 40s to mid 50s. my accuweather seven-day forecast. look at that drop in temperature tomorrow. 10 to 15 degrees cooler than today. we stay in the low to mid 60s wednesday, thursday, calmer conditions friday. we'll squeak out 70 degree highs saturday and sunday, for the most part 50s and 60s are here to stay. >> we are starting off with a live look at another new camera.

this is our king street camera off of 280. brand-new. we're trying to let people see as many parts of the bay area as possible as we prepare for your morning commute. down in the south bay, live look at 87, things are moving and quite clear. hopefully we expect that to continue throughout the morning here. let's check in on our drive times before we go. let's see them all pull up. we have tracy to dublin, 42 minutes. antioch to concord, 14 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 15 minutes. >> thanks. wework is set to lay off thousands of employees as early as next week. >> and ford's mustang goes electric. reports of big job cuts ahead at wework. >> according to the "new york times" the company may get rid of 6,000 workers as early as this week. the news comes as wework faces a federal probe about its failed ipo. and apple music has a new feature. >> apple music replay lets users

look back at the songs they played the last year. and ford unveiled its all electric mustang. >> it is ford's attempt to challenge tesla. the navigation system will locate charging stayings along the route and there is a dull roar in case you miss the mustang's v8. it starts at $48,000. >> it looks cool. that price tag, not so cool. kanye west says he found jesus and he wants the world to know. a new hospital opens on the peninsula. and do not feed the bears. why police in one northern california community are putting out that warning.

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if you're just joining us, look what happens as we head from 4:00 wednesday morning to 7:00 thursday. we have a worry for 27 hours of a high fire danger in the north bay mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range. gusty winds, dry air and dry vegetation, which we shouldn't have this time of the year combine for critical fire conditions. 4:00 in the morning, calistoga, middleton, that's where we have the fastest winds. they will peak during the evening and early overnight hours wednesday night. so while we're going to bed, that's when the winds will be

roaring their farstest. kanye west sold out a different kind of show over the weekend. he appeared at a sunday service alongside joel osteen in houston, texas. the event was free but scalpers were selling the tickets outside for 500 bucks. the rapper and his choir talked about his journey to faith. >> it's all up to god. he's providing these opportunities right here. when we go to the prisons, when we go and do an interview with joel, it's overwhelmingly positive response. >> west just released his ninth studio album last month titled "jesus is king." stanford health care is welcoming patients to its new state of the art hospital. abc 7 was in palo alto for the ribbon cutting. patients were transferred into the new facility over a sky bridge connected to the old building. the hospital features high-tech operating suites and 368 added

beds. it also features four acres of gardens, original art, walking trails and even a medication room. the hospital had been in development for more than a decade. >> 4:00 tomorrow morning, those are the high clouds and the low clouds i talked about earlier. look how they whoosh through. that's the cold front. it will be dry here, by 4:00 tuesday afternoon, you are seeing rain in the sierra, once the sun sets turns over to snow it keeps snowing at least further to the south in the sierra at 4:30 in the morning that clears up then as we get those gusty winds clearing out and have to deal with a fire danger. the only issue with this storm coming with much needed precipitation is a winter storm watch in the areas you can see here in kind of the dark blue. we're talking about 2 to 4, maybe 5 inches of snow. the water equivalent of that the next seven days, again, look at all around us, there's nothing until you get to fresno and bishop southward, that's where we will have the best chance of

wet weather out of that system and anything that follows it. for us, nothing but fire danger. >> good morning, everyone. we're starting off with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the cash lanes are beginning to sack up here. the metering lights are not on yet. everything else is moving smthly for the most part here. over in san rafael, 101 looking clear as well. despite our pixilated camera here. we just want to check in here on an update for tonight. i want to give you a heads up, the webster street tube will be closed from 9:30 tonight until 4:30 tomorrow morning. this tends to cause an issue for people especially going in and out of alameda. reggie and kumasi? >> ford and ferrari blew past the competition. >> the film details ferrari's efforts to end dominance at the

24 hours of le mans in in in they have been mentioned as possible oscar candidates for their roles. the racing film is th hit by 20th century fox which has been taken over by disney. disney is the parent company of abc7 news midway was second, charlie's angels, playing with fire and last christmas. the movie i saw is not even on the list. >> but it was good? >> yeah. "honey boy." i liked it. go check it out. an officer made an unusual bust over the weekend. >> made quite the mess. you going to clean it up? >> does he look pressed? not one bit. the officer encountered a hungry bear making a meal out of whatever it found in the garbage can. the officer shared the video with a reminder to people do not leave your trash out or anything that could entice an animal diving for a snack.

while bears may appear to be cute and fuzzy, they can be dangerous and they do not clean up after themselves. >> there's a whole thing where playoffs talk to bears. >> they're big as people. >> it's like the second video in a row where that's happened. they must respond. coming up next at 5:00, keeping traffic lights on even when pg&e turns the power off. the new plans in some bay area communities. another big week of testimony ahead in the impeachment inquiry. i'll have the latest on who's up and how the president is reacting. and the countdown to dr

now at 5:00, the countdown to dreamforce. the big impact you can expect in san francisco even if you are not going to the conference. we are tracking a new round of possible pg&e power shutoffs this week. the counties that could be in the dark in just a few days. good morning. it's monday, november 18th. >> following all those stories, first let's check in with mike to see what conditions might be leading to this possible shutoff. >> critical fire conditions, something we shouldn't be talking about in november. because we're nearly 2 to 5 inches below our levels of rain that we should have received by now, we still have extremely dry, high volatility and the vegetation can easily ignite. even with cool winds, it will spread the fires quickly. i'll show you that coming up. you can see it's clear, cloud-free. same thing on the exploratorium camera. nothing but stars. temperatures mainly in the mid 40s to mid 50s.

still mild. we'll h