bay area from abc7. >> we're looking at a potential psps event for wednesday into thursday where we're seeing kind of the peak high wind period. it looks like it could impact approximately 250,000 customers. >> here we go begin. high winds and high fire danger are leading to more possible power outages. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. pg&e gave its 48-hour advance notice to 264,000 customers in 22 counties. you see the counties affected here on this map. >> yes. bay area counties could be impacted. alameda, contra costa, marin, napa and solano. >> we have team coverage on the potential power shutoff. nearly 40,000 customers in sonoma have been warned. spencer christian will have a look at the winds behind this issue. >> yepell lead to

fewer outages. >> we'll begin with luz pena with a look at who could be affected this week, this time. luz? >> that's right, dan a ke to several business owners here in sonoma county who said that the last power shutoff affected them drastically. they lost thousands of dollars in business. now this business right here, the jade room did not make it to this psps that we're approaching. we spoke to a supervisor here in sonoma county who said at least six restaurants on this strip did not survive the last psps and had to close. >> so this time we're planning accordingly, and we're really not going to order. so as you see, normally today is a day where we bring in a lot of our product to start prepping for next week. and this week we have very, very little in there. >> having less food in the fridge means losing less money during the last power shutoff daniel and his wife lost $50,000. they were close ordd for five d

and now the thought of another power shauft has them on edge. how would it affect your business this time around? >> i mean, i don't even -- i don't even want to think about it, because it makes me want to cry, because it's so detrimental to us. i mean, it's very emotional. >> tears of uncertainty according to pg&e, more than 260,000 customers in northern california could be impacted by another round of power shutoffs. >> we are just so tired of these. it's been such a huge hit to our local economy here in sonoma county. we've seen unfortunately about a half dozen businesses in downtown santa rosa close, and more local businesses are trying to take out loans. >> reporter: this morning, the utility company began its 48-hour advanced notifications to customers in portions of 22 counties. dry conditions and expected high winds are threatening this area. sonoma county supervisor linda hopkins says they understand the reason behind the potential psps, but want pg&e to do better. >> i would love to see a

regional power entity. i'm a board member of sonoma clean power and we're actively investigating the possibility of municipalization of pg&e. >> now six of nine bay area counties will be potentially impacted. sonoma county here where we're at right now is where the biggest impact of potential psps will take place. in santa rosa, luz pena, abc7 news. >> thank you, luz. this is the first potential power shutoff since october 29th. last month pg&e cut power four times because of high fire danger. on october 8th, 738,000 customers were affected. power was cut off three times within a week. 179,000 consider affected on october 23. 940,000 on october 26th. and october 29th 597,000 customers were affected. this latest shutoff is expected to impact around 264,000 customers. >> we're finding people are not waiting to find out whether their power will go out, they're getting prepared now, which is a

wise thing to do. amy hollyfield explains generators are at the top of the list. >> here is my lights. >> being in the dark last month made an impression. it sounds like residents are ready this time around. >> so i've got a generator now. and we're powering the house up. >> keith green does not want to be in the dark anymore when pg&e decides to turn off the power. >> i have a 97-year-old father in my house. and i was without power for four days. they turned it on the fifth day. >> see not alone. just about everyone you talk to in napa can keep their refrigerators cold and their phones charged. >> we got a generator. we bought a generator. so we're good. >> i think most people i know have generators and are prepared for it. >> generators. it's all about generators nowadays, if you're going to have your power turned off. >> it's rough. and some people don't have the resources to have generators, and they have meds that need to be taken care of. so it's rough for everybody. try to help your neighbors if

you can. >> napa county, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> help your neighbor and do the best you possibly can. what are the conditions really going to be like? >> since the last rounds of power outages, we have remained essentially dry with only some drizzle falling here in the bay area. we are still dry. the entire bay area, as you can see on the drought monitor is considered dry, though we're not at the moment in any official level of drought. but that may not be far way if we don't get some rain soon. here is what we can expect. the area of low pressure will drop down from our northwest, giving us a dry gusty offshore flow by wednesday. that pattern will continue into thursday. and as a result, combining the dry conditions with the gusty wind, we'll have a red flag warning for high fire danger in effect for the north bay mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.ursd wind gus or the hills could exceed 45, 55 miles per hour at times. and under those conditions, fires can easily spread. a closer look at our weather for

the week ahead in just a few minutes. dan and ama? >> thanks, spencer, very much. pg&e is testing a new power solution. it's a program modeled after a program in australia. >> laura anthony has more about the program and what it would mean. she is reporting live for us. laura? >> well, hi, dan. i'm in lafayette. once again faced with the prospects of having vast portions of the town in the dark starting on wednesday morning, but pg&e is testing some new technology that could reduce the need for future shutoffs. borrowing from another power company a half a world away. pg&e is testing technology already being piloted in australia that would deenergize a power line that falls and comes into contact with a tree limb or the ground. >> the project seeks to demonstrate the benefits of what's called rapid earth fault current limiter technology. >> the goal, to prevent the

ignition of a wildfire like the kind that have caused so much destruction in northern california in recent years. . >> we see this as having potential benefits of significantly lowering the energy in single line-to-ground faults. that means a wire is down event. >> reporter: pg&e provided us with this video showing its engineers testing the rfcl system at its facility in san ramon. if successful, the technology could be deployed throughout pg&e's system, perhaps reducing the need for expansive public safety power shutoffs in future high wind situations. sasha svanemyr is a professor in the electrical engineering department at uc berkeley. >> one thing that is important about distribution systems is they're all different. they're really idiosyncratic. that's why there has to be a lot of testing on these different technologies in the particular context where they're going to be deployed, because it's not going to be the same in

australia or in the u.s. or even on different distribution circuits within pg&e's territory. >> now pg&e plans to take their testing from that lab in san ramon out to the field some time next year. installing some of this technology at their substation in calistoga. if that is successful, they hope to expand its use to their distribution lines throughout their system in the coming years. in lafayette, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you. for the latest information on the planned power shutoffs, download the abc7 news app. download push alerts so you know if the lights are going to go out where you live. let's move to fresno and the manhunt under way for at least two gunmen accused of opening fire at party filled with more than two dozen family members watching football. four people were killed and at least half a dozen injured. abc7 news reporter ramina puga has the latest. >> it was supposed to be a

peaceful sunday family gathering to enjoy a football game. instead, it turned to chaos. >> all units responding. >> units advised, they may be having multiple victims. >> we need ems out to the back. >> police say the unknown gunman snuck into the backyard armed with pistols and opened fire. ten people were shot. all of the victims were asian males. >> we're going need more ems ambulances out here. >> four more are en route. >> the coroner says the victims range in age from 23 to 40. >> we will wotirelessly to brin them to justice. >> officials are establishing a gang task force in this predominantly hispanic and southeast asian community to see if the act was gang-related. >> this was not a random act. it appears that this incident was targeted act of violence against this residence. >> authorities say some of the people at the party were possibly involved in a disturbance last week and are looking into whether it's related. ramina puga, abc news, los angeles.

urb racial bias through a change in tactics is paying off. the change started in 2017 as the department shifted to a more intelligence-based method of determining who it would pull over. police say they have numbers to back up the success. before the change, african americans were five times more likely to get pulled over. the disparity gap has shrunk. they're now twice as likely. >> it's good that we stop fewer people, but the percentage has to also be more equitable. >> we're not declaring that we've crossed any kind of a fiish line, but we think this is an exciting beginning and something very, very promising. >> oakland implemented the changes after a report by stanford in 2016 that identified dozens of places that could be improved. chick-fil-a appears to be changing course. today it announced it will no longer donate to two organizations accused of being anti-lgbtq. chick-fil-a contributions have

caused controversy. next year they will no longer donate to the salvation army and the fellowship of christian athletes. it will now donate only to organizations that focus on education, homelessness, and hunger. trail attack. a prosecutor accused of using his daughter as bait to track down a criminal. was that the right thing to do? better bay area. how fremont is working to build a better bay area. the community that's much more than just a suburb. there is a lot to worth on here. and a community coming to the rescue of a

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jeffrey epstein. another woman is suing his estate saying he swauled her when she was 15. the woman is using the name jane doe. she first met epstein during a school trip to new york city and was then invited to his new mexico ranch where she says he assaulted her. jane doe was later invited to epstein's island, but she declined. >> i only experienced a glimpse of jeffrey epstein's world, but it left me with residual trauma which seriously impacted the trajectory of my life from that moment on. >> epstein died in august while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. his death was ruled a suicide. the fbi and justice department are investigating. the santa clara county district attorney's office has recused itself from a molestation case out of san jose. that's because a county prosecutor is accused of using his 13-year-old daughter as bait to catch the man she says molested her several times on the los alamitos trail. 76-year-old ali mohammed lajniri

has been arrested. the prosecutor reportedly took his daughter back to the trail to find the suspect and record the interaction on video. the prosecutor could potentially face child endangerment charges. very strange, interesting and emotionally charged case. joining me now is child safety adversary marc klaas, who of course came to tragic prominence with the kidnapping and murder of his daughter polly many years ago. i've known marc for a long, long time. good to have you here. this is really strange. what do you think about this? >> i think it's terrible. our job as adults is to protect and nurture children, not to as you just said use them as bait to capture perverts. >> now -- and i don't disagree with you, but what about this idea that look, she was being watched. he was just trying to catch what potentially could be a very terrible guy? >> well, you know, from everything i know about the case, he had already molested her in some way three separate times, and her father then is putting her back into proximity with the man who has already

molested her three times. think of the psychological damage that might cause to that young girl. >> beyond any more physical danger, you're right. that's a traumatic thing to do. >> maybe physical danger. he was keeping in contact with her with ear buds. for goodness sake, dan, there is nothing that goes right in a situation like this. it's an ongoing law enforcement investigation. they're very well-trained on how to deal with these kinds of things. he never should have done what he did. he should have completely backed off and let the police do their job. >> okay. so that just -- in every respect, just not a wise thing to do. >> no. >> there is no greater purpose being served here. it was in your judgment endangering a child and maybe inflicting further psychological. >> i think so. >> let's talk about this larger problem in the state, in the country. the polly klaas foundation that you started after the tragic death of your daughter. what has been happening in terms of efforts to strengthen laws and in terms of catching perpetrators? how common is this crime?

is it more common? less common? more reported than it used to be certainly? >> first of all, it's the klaas kids foundation not the polly klaas foundation. we didn't even have social media back this the day. it was all about guys like this guy coming out of the bushes and doing whatever he does to children. we've learned a lot. we've passed a lot of laws. law enforcement take these kind of situations far more seriously than they ever did in the past, and we're getting many more convictions than we did. i think the trouble lies in the kinds of laws that are being passed in california right now. they're doing everything they can to keep people out of jail and to take people out of jail. and i think one of the lessons we learned over the last 20 years is that if a criminal commits a crime, that criminal should be spending time behind bars. and when they're behind bars, they're not in a situation or a position to victimize anybody. >> and from your perspective, it is certainly a deterrent in that that person, that victimizer

can't victim anybody else? >> oh, it is, yes, sir. >> and something else you mentioned the internet, social media. it's fascinating, because many years ago before the internet took off, problems like child pornography had all but been eliminated. >> yeah. >> then it exploded again with the internet. the same thing is true. perpetrators and these vict victimizers have access to children in ways they never had before. >> the anonymity gives everybody opportunities to be whoever it is they want to be. there is a the case of the 500-pound pervert, you know, sitting behind his computer telling some young girl that he is a 14-year-old high school athlete. >> i warn my kids about that when they're online. >> you should. >> it might be a 40-year-old man. >> what one has to do beyond that, and what parents should do is every so often they should going typical ten most social popular social media sites to mow where their kids might be going. it's not only about snapchat and facebook. there are many, many of these

websites throughout that do wonderful things, and they give people great opportunities to communicate. but there is also a very dark side that parents have to be aware of, and they have to protect their children from. >> and these perpetrators are sinister and very clever. >> it's the anonymity, absolutely. >> marc, always good to see you. >> thank you. >> marc klaas, the klaas family foundation. >> great information. let's turn our attention to the weather. spencer christian has been tracking what's goinging on. and the dangerous fire conditions coming later this week. >> you are right. we have critical fire concerns. let's start with live doppler 7 showing mainly sunny skies right now. lots of clouds forming offshore and to our north. generally a nice clear view of sunny skies from sutro tower. currently 73 degrees in san francisco. unusually mild today. oakland 68. low to mid-70s at redwood city, san jose. 59 degrees at half moon bay. here is a view of the sun to be setting sun. looking westward from emeryville.

77 degrees at santa rosa, petaluma. 75 napa. 80 at fairfield. 77 at concord and 73 at livermore. and we have blue sky for now over the golden gate. all that is expected to change during the overnight hours. these are our forecast features. it will be breezy tomorrow. sharply cooler than today. this dry gusty pattern that we've been talking about will develop wednesday morning into thursday morning. increasing fire risk, of course. high fire danger midweek, and a red flag warning will be in effect. overnight look for increasing clouds. high clouds and low clouds. mainly int the upper 40s to the low 50s. this is our forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice how quickly the clouds materialize during the overnight, early morning hours bringing the possibility of an isolated sprinkle or two way in the northernmost part of our viewing area first. later as we get into the morning commute, we'll see still some passing clouds. not much of a threat. not much of a chance of precipitation. we'd like to see some. and then going into the early evening hours, we'll see maybe a

chance of some light sprinkles down over the santa cruz mountains. that's about it. i talked overnight already. tomorrow's highs will range from about 60 at the coast to mainly low 60s right around the bay shoreline. generally mid- to upper 60s inland. here is what is going to be happening over the next day or so. this low-pressure system with the attached cold front up to our northwest right now will be swinging through tomorrow. ment that front will bring cooler air tomorrow. much cooler air. not much in the way of an increase in wind until late tomorrow night into early wednesday. through the day wednesday into wednesday night, you can see we're going to have strong gusty winds. up to 35-mile-per-hour winds in some locations down here at the surface. even stronger gusts in the higher elevations. but beginning on thursday morning, we'll see those winds begin to weaken just a bit. and as we get into thursday afternoon, winds will normalize a bit. by the way, looking at rainfall potential. almost zero here for the bay area over the next seven days. and not much of a chance of rain. in fact, in areas near the bay

area. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. cooler pattern begins tomorrow. windy. breezy tomorrow, windy with critical high fire danger on wednesday with the fire danger diminishing a bit on thursday as the wind relaxes, and then we'll get seasonal weather going into the weekend and a mostly sunny pattern. and it remains dry all the way through the seven-day period. >> thanks, spencer. it may be hard to find parking in san francisco, but there is some good news for cyclists and scooter riders today. and the rescue of sorts. lovely the llama and the firefighters who gave her a helping hand.

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>> additional fund fargo flood control project in contra costa county is on the way. the county received a $1.4 million grant today. the money will be used to set levees back from a tidal creek area to reduce flooding and repair wetlands at the mouth of

walnut creek near concord. the project is among 44 nationwide awarded money by the national coastal resilience fund, a public/private partnership assisting communities threatened by storms and flooding from rising and warming seas. we want you to meet lovely. lovely the llama. lovely got lose earlier today near tilden regional park until firefighters caught up with her. they shared this video of lovely trotting road before being rescued. the llama is used by uc berkeley to prevent wildfires by eating grass. come back, lovely. >> oh, no. stay out of the cars' way. we'd like to wish a happy 91st birthday to mickey and minnie mouse. the two made their debut in steamboat willie on this date in 1928. their original names were mortimer and minerva. mickey's middle niam is theodore. disney admitted privately in

1923 that mickey and minnie are married, but it's never been officially stated. abc7 is owned by the walt disney company. >> i think the name change was a good thing. >> me too. abc7 is working every day to build a better bay area community. >> a look at one community and how it is solving problems. just ahead, a look at the city of fremont and some of the people who come from there. and i'm kristen sze at washington hospital in fremont. we're about to kick off the fremont town hall as

many people think of the bay area as just san francisco, oakland, and san jose. but there is 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 abc7 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 build a better bay area? and on for t past month, abc7 news has been embedded in the city of fremont, and this week le we will bring you stories about its solutions to problems that we're all facing. >> but before we dive deep into those solutions, we do want to take a closer look at fremont itself and its history. >> abc7 news reporter liz kreutz

has more. >> 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! >> no, it's south. to me it's always been south. >> but you say. >> i say east bay. >> why? >> fremont is here. yes, in the east bay at the end of the bart line in south alameda county nestled around silicon valley. it's actually a pretty cool place with fascinating history, which spoil alert, has to do with hollywood. but we'll get to that in a minute. the first thing to know about fremont is it's huge. nearly 92 square miles. almost twice the square footage of san francisco. and in terms of population, the fourth largest city in the bay area. it's also relatively new. it wasn't officially formed until 1956, more than 100 years after san jose. when five separate towns, centerville, niles, mission san jose, warm springs and irvington merged into one. that said, life has been there

for years. seriously. fremont made headlines a few years back when a trove of ice age fossils dating back almost two million years was unearthed by construction crews in the city. in the 1940s a group of young boys also found similar fossils. today fremont is known for a few reasons. one, it's extraordinarily diverse. and second, it's a hub for tech manufacturing. it's where apple made its first mac computers and where tesla has its main factory, which is currently the city's largest employer. but as some film buffs might tell you, it's also known for something else. several silent movies were filmed in fremont in the early 1900s, including five charlie chaplain films. remember "the tramp"? yep. filmed in fremont. now chaplin didn't live in the bay area long. history says he didn't really like it. but still, he left his mark. the city has a museum dedicated to the history of silent films and an annual charlie chaplin celebration. a pretty cool claim to fame, even now in modern times.

>> isn't that so interesting? >> fascinating. and in less than 30 minutes, we'll be holding a live town hall talking to fremont leaders about the issues the city is facing. >> that includes housing, job creation and diversity. kristeis the w eview. >> that's right. and a look at one of fremont's homegrown athletes. kristen? >> hey. how's it going, guys? we're about to start this town hall in about a half hour from now. take a look at the folks already gathered here. we've invited civic leaders, leaders in law enforcement, business, housing, community activists, religious leaders, all here to talk about how to make a better bay area, build a better bay area and a better fremont. like many city, fremont has its challenges and opportunities. if you haven't been through the city of fremont, it has so much to offer, but instead of hearing about it from me, i think you might want to hear about it from fremont's favorite native daughter, olympic skating

champion christy yamaguchi. >> christi! this is a gorgeous rink. >> thanks. it's very exciting. the first one here. so thank you to bishop ranch city center. >> congratulations. thanks for making time to chat with us. you're an olympic gold medalist. so as such, you're one of the most well-known people from fremont, a native girl. i want to ask you, how much crowd do you feel about being a fremont native? >> very proud of being a fremont native. you know, i had a great childhood, fun growing up there in all the schools, and my parents and my brother's family still live there. so still very connected. >> how would you describe fremont growing up as a place for kids? >> i think it was a really good place for kids. i mean, it was a bit of a sleepy town. it's typical suburb, right? but i felt like, you know, there was everything we needed that activities, whether it was basketball, soccer.

i ice skated but also did dance and everything in fremont. so lots of things to offer. families with young kids. but then also great schools. >> you know abc7 news is always working on building a better bay area through our reporting. i'm wondering in your opinion what has fremont done to build a better bay area for its residents? >> well, i see fremont as building a better bay area by continuing to have great access to activities for the families. i think sporting activities and organizations that can support all the things kids want to do. and, you know, even allowing access. my always dream foundation came in. we wanted to build an play park, and they offered an incredible space at central park near lake elizabeth for an all abilities playground. so children of all abilities can go there and play together. very inclusive and i think forward thinking. it was one of the first in the bay area. i think they continue to have that community

>> all right. you can see folks are starting to gather. my colleague phil matier is going to be moderating this town hall along with me. the mayor is here now, a lots of folks. so we're excited to get the conversation going. by the way, you can catch this live stream either on abc7news.com or on our youtube channel or facebook page. and if you want to hear more of my interview with kristi yamaguchi, because there is a whole lot more to that, you can also find that on our youtube channel. we welcome you to this conversation as we explore how to build a better fremont and how to build a better bay area. guys? >> great stuff, kristen. thank you so kristi is one of famous athletes including baseball hall of famer dennis eckersley. he won a world series with the a's in 1989. tennis legend helen wills was born in fremont's centerville district. she won 31 grand slam events, including 15 wimbledon and u.s.

open titles. there is a sculpture of her on display at the young museum in san francisco. and track star steve lewis attended american high school. he won three olympic gold medals at the summer games in 1998 and 1992, setting world records in the 4x400 meter relay in each of those games. well represented. >> definitely. one of the most iconic places in fremont sits thousands of feet above the city. >> it's mission peak and visible from all over the bay area. but nothing beats the view from the very top. >> dustin dorsey put on his hiking shoes and made the trek. >> mission peak is a very special place in fremont. it's a part of the city of fremont's logo where lots of people come up and go hiking, biking and rung. it's also a very special place for nature, wildlife. it's wonderful corridor for wildlife, connecting fremont and other parts o the east bay on a busy weekend day, there is

upwards of 2,000 people who visit the peak and take pictures up there. so it's a very special place. not only for nature enjoyment, but also for recreation and exercise. ♪ >> my name is frances mendoza, and i'm a naturalist with the east bay regional park district. east bay regional park is the largest regional agency in the nation. so having it in this area with seven million people where they can just take half an hour to sometimes even 15 minutes to get to their local trail head from work or from home and do a nice six-mile hike, i think it's really special. >> so for me, as a first-time hiker of this trail, what are some of your tips and tricks? >> bringing plenty of water. it's not a hike for the novice, that's for sure. the hike itself can go three miles up and three miles down. and it's really a lovely hike, but it can also be very challenging as well.

>> all right. we've talked thetalkt's t to back. missioak, let do this heany i think s of the reactionsthat rangers and the staff is wow, that was a really serious hike. >> we're about an hour into our journey up mission peak. i heard it takes about two hours to get to the top. so i think we're about halfway there. it's been pretty tough so far. i'm not going lie. we're going keep on going. >> i think what makes it so challenging is that folks go up and they're not expecting it to be so exposed. there is not much shade in certain areas, but the views are spectacular. so that's sort of the payoff at the end when you reach the summit and are able to see not just fremont, but many parts of the east bay as well as the silicon valley. it sort of is the border between looking at what we now know as

an urbanized area like the city of fremont and looking towards the east where there is a lot of pristine open space and land to enjoy. >> i got to say, never been so happy to see a bathroom, because they said when you see the second set of bathrooms, you're almost at the end. and there it is, way up there. almost there. >> over the past five to ten years, it's become a very important place for people to go to, an accomplishment so to speak, and to climb up on the top of that pole has become sort of a social media frenzy. the peak itself is just above 2500 feet. so it's not really high compared to peaks such as mount tamalpais and mt. diablo, but it's so iconic in that you can see it from the silicon valley and at the bottom of fremont, and it's something that people can attain, you know, during their lunchtime or on their weekend

trip up the hill. >> two hours and 40 minutes later, and we have made our way to the top. of mission peak. ♪ guys, let me tell you, this was one heck of a hike. the last little bit, steep trails were really difficult, but there is plenty of cool shaded areas. we saw some wildlife. it was dead silent in the middle of the big industry of the bay area. i mean, just look at that view. i'd say it was worth it. >> yeah, definitely worth it. we are dedicating this week of our building a better bay area coverage to fremont. we'll be looking at issues thattism pack the bay area's

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san francisco the city is about to drastically increase the number of bicycle and scooter racks on city streets. >> the idea is to cut down on clutter and theft. abc7 news reporter liz kreutz has the details. >> okay, i'm coming this way. >> on 16th and sanchez this morning, smta workers installed the first of what will be many bike racks across san francisco. >> this is the start of

something very big in our city. >> it's here they'll add 100 bike racks per month citywide. it's part of increasing bike and e scooter parking, something many bikers say has been lacking. >> there is not enough bike parking anywhere. and especially with all the micromome micromobility and scooters, the more the merrier. but still it's a crunch. >> according to the sfmta, more people are cycling on san francisco streets than ever before, and it's on the rise. >> we expect to have eight thousand or more bike share and scooter vehicles on our streets by the spring of 2020. and that means an increase in demand for bike parking. >> the city says the plan to add more bike racks is also about public safety. these bikes are placed in what would have been a crosswalk. >> we're making sure for cars turning they can more easily see somebody walking and crossing the street. >> doing daylighting intersections saves lives, keeps

people from being injured. and then to be able to use spaces like this more bike parking is a double benefit. >> and we're told that each bike rack holds about two bikes or four scooters. i did ask about drivers that might be frustrated that they're going to lose more parking spots of this. he says ultimately as the population of san francisco increase, that i have to get people out of cars and into other forms of transportation. this is part of that plan. in san francisco, liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> and liz says ebikes should be returning to san jose this week. the company has pulled the electric bikes twice this year because of problems. in may it was because a man said he got injured when the brakes malfunctioned. over the summer, it was due to the batteries causing a fire. no one was hurt in that incident. the bike share company operates under the name bay wheels. let's turn it back to the weather forecast again. we're expecting another wind event. >> that's right. spencer cohere. >> it's going to turn quite windy over the next couple of

days. overnight we'll just see an increase in clouds. maybe a little breezy. overnight lows upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow starts to get a bit windier. a cool day with highs from about 60 at the coast to low 60s around the bay and mid-60s inland. and then as the wind increases on wednesday and thursday, we have a red flag warning in effect for high fire danger for virtually all the higher elevations of the bay area. that's from 4:00 a.m. wednesday to 7:00 a.m. thursday. wind gusts will generally at the surface range from 20 to about 35 miles per hour. much stronger gusts are likely in the higher elevations. possibly even up to as high as 60 miles per hour in the higher peaks. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. once the wind begins to relax on thursday, we get into a much calmer weather pattern going into the weekend. and a pretty pleasant one as well. however, it will remain dry, many sunny days ahead. and a nice looking weekend coming up. but dangerously dry. >> goodness. thanks, spencer. the state of california takes aim at san francisco-based juul. the lawsuit filed today. i'm 7 on your side's michael

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mst expensive quarter of the year with the holidays. >> one expert says it's not too late. here are three money goals you can still accomplish before new year's eve. number one, set up auto savings. schedule transfers from your checking account to your savings account every pay period. >> instead of going i'm depriving myself, well, i'm paying myself now. so i'm actually choosing to pay myself so that in three months i can do what i want. >> in two, track your spending and stop being wasteful. download free apps or software that categorize your spending. >> when we look at where our money is going, suddenly it gives us the freedom to know oh, this is actually how much i have. and maybe i need to cut back on this over here if i want to spend more money on gifts. >> number three, plan for next year. take the time now to come up with a strategy. >> even just setting the goal of next year, starting january 1, i'm going to be tracking my

spending. and i'll go ahead and get the software in order right now. >> but if you really want to go one step further, you need to determine a specific amount of money that you believe you can spend on holiday gifts so that your budget doesn't go crazy. good luck on that. you set that up and go oh, look at that. >> it's hard to do. it's good to try. >> absolutely. >> thanks, michael. it's the taco bell recipe that no one actually asked for. the fast food chain has an idea for your next thanksgiving dish, and it involves blending tacos into soup. taco bell posted the record for the rolled chicken tacos bisque. it requires the rolled chicken talk coparty pack. the instructions say blend the talk cos with onion, cream and broth. and you have a chicken taco bisque. i mean you have taco soup. >> cold winter night. that might be kind of nice. a nice surprise today for a

veteran whose belongings were stolen just after moving to the bay area. . >> i'm tingly everywhere. i'm a little shaky and i'm nervous. i'm extremely grateful. >> what a nice guy. the special shopping guy and why he wants to pay it forward. and coming up on abc7 news at 5:00, cold case arrests. two women attacked 22 years ago. what led to a break in the case. also here, a cat food is being recalled nationwide. the risk to both pets and owners. plus -- ♪ >> the faces of fremont. how dance is helping to build a better bay area in a diverse and inclusive community.

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>> jonathan nunos doesn't know what's about to happen at the top of this escalator. >> you have $5,000 in shopping in cash today. >> surrounded fry from wine country marins, jonathan is starting his new bay area life one piece of furniture at the times. >> i'm tingly and a little shaky and nervous. i'm extremely grateful. >> jonathan today is a much different jonathan than the one we met in early november. he had just moved to the bay area from las vegas for a job at the v.a. hospital. this is why his apartment was empty. >> i went out there and the u-haul was gone. >> almost all of his and his wife raquel's belongings were gone. >> we were thinking about going back to vegas and giving it up. >> when wine country marines saw our story, we reached out the our network and started getting donations of cash, gift cards, furnitu furniture. it could have happened to any one of us. >> jonathan is going to need some of these. one of his biggest donors is

valiance wines. the owners lost their home in the tubbs fire and still wanted to give. >> once we lost our own things in the fire, there is a real empathy also, an additional empathy. the fact that he was a veteran was just incredible. >> so we donated 100% of our net profits to veterans programs. >> while the donations won't replace jonathan's bronze star or the items with sentimental value. >> there you go. that's perfect. >> jonathan has something new. >> we're starting our new lives and we've got these new friends and new community partnerships. >> and renewed hope to pay it forward. >> it feels so much love and support. i want to be one of the people that help the next one for sure. >> in east palo alto, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> that's encouraging. >> and the community also responded in other ways. the couple are new to the bay area and got an invitation to thanksgiving dinner from complete strangers. >> glad they're getting this kind of welcome here, because it's a wonderful place. and that can sour your opinion. >> it really. >> that's this edition of abc7 news at 4:00. >> thank you for joining us.

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i just think it's absolutely ridiculous. >> it's rough. >> reactions are blunt as notices go out pg&e may cut power to 3/4 of a million people in the state this week to once again reduce wildfire risk. meanwhile, face-off in sacramento. the head of pg&e squared off against angry lawmakers over previous power shutoffs. to catch a predator, a san jose prosecutor uses his own daughter to nab an alleged molester on a hiking trail, and now experts are weighing in. cold case breakthrough. dna testing leads to an arrest. the critical clue, an ice cream spoon from baskin robbins. and saying goodbye to a ceo. a lot of heavyweights say the world has losma >> now news to build a better bay area from abc7. . >> we got a generator.