an accident at an outdoor dining area in san jose turned deadly. a woman that was one of eight injured died of her injuries. thanks for joinings us, i'm larry beil. >> investigatiors are still looking into the deadly crash after a driver struck an outdoor group of diners. there are questions who could be held liable. >> reporter: cleanup is underway after a dramatic crash at grand century mall in san jose in which a 69-year-old man drove his suv into a crowd of diners who were gathered outside for dim sum on sunday afternoon. police believe it was an accident but now say it has taken a fatal turn after one of the victims succumb to injuries last night and declared brain-dead by the coroner's office. the case will be turned over to the district attorney. >> there are a lot of different

factors that come into play when they decide what charges to pursue including priors, age, lots of different things. that's where we are with this investigation. >> reporter: police say the driver accidently hit the gas instead of the brake plowing into an outdoor tent being used by a restaurant. a total of eight people were hurt including one wm evone wom. neither the restaurant or mall owner applied for a permit to operate outside. mall management declined our request for comment. >> when you put cars in a parking lot and people eating outside in the parking lot, accidents are foreseeable and the courts will say were reasonable safety precautions taken to protect the diners? >> reporter: in this case it doesn't appear any barricades were separating the outdoor dining space from the street. >> the fact that the permit process was bypassed here is going to be a strong factor in favor of the plaintiffs if they bring a lawsuit. >> reporter: legal analysts

stephen clark says other restaurants and business owners will take notice especially as outdoor dining gains in popularity during the pandemic. >> these people went to have a safe dining experience and it turn into a nightmare. >> reporter: police reminding everyone to do their part to keep each other as safe as possible. >> whether it's a busy parking lot like grand century mall, there is loath of pedestrians or driving through a school zone, it's important to pay attention and have some heightened awareness of your surroundings. >> in sanjay son joe -- san joss nguyen. alameda and santa clara can move from red to orange tier. those join san francisco's bay area counties in the tier. alameda not likely to move forward until next week at the latest. the changes will go into effect tomorrow in santa clara, outdoor gatherings up to 200 people will be allowed and shopping malls can operate at 50% capacity. it's important to note the

county's rules for indoor dining and gathering will be more respective than the states. we're talking about restaurants for example. they can operate at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. >> it's a really important limitation that we put in place to help try to reduce the densi density, to help try to reduce risk enduring there is compliance. >> while santa clara county officials praised residents for the tremendous progress the county made, they are reminding everybody to stay vigilant to prevent a slide backwards. health officials say contra costa is on pace to move from the red to the orange tier sometime in early november. no >> the ad justed case rate is 4.3 out of 100,000, which is moving in the dright direction. we need to be below four to move

to orange. we're on track to meet that. >> county residents are doing a good job adhering to the health guidelines that drove down the positivity rate to 2.4%. that's a significant drop from the past over 10%. hospitalizations flattened and testing is up to 3200 a day. the goal is to test more than 4500 people per day. parents and students in the community in la morinda are announcing a clear plan to get back to at least some in person classes. laura anthony has the story from lafayette. >> reporter: students and parents from la morinda schools say the time is now for some of them to get back into the classrooms after months of learning only online. >> i think there has to be allowances made for people that want distance learning, they should be able to do that. i respect that. the teachers that need to stay home, i respect that. for the families that want to go

back and need that and their kids need that, we have to make that happen, too. >> reporter: despite contra costa county meeting state criteria for allowing in person classes, la morinda districts say it's not time, not yet. >> we really want to be with our students. >> reporter: the lafayette association has an agreement with the district for a safe return but the union wants to wait until after the holidays. >> with people probably gathering in larger groups than they normally do, outside of the social bubble, they may be exposing themselves to covid and if we're back in the close room, then you're exposing the students and the staff to covid. >> reporter: the acalanes union district did not respond to our request to comment but we hear from many parents and students that we must open our schools faster. we hear from many we should be more cautious. our charge is to best meet the needs of all but to do so safely.

besides some sports activities, the high school district set next january as a goal for returning to at least some in person in a hybrid model. some here say that's not soon enough. j >> the worse part about it is not seeing my friends. going to school would be 100% better. >> and hundreds of schools are already open across california so how are they doing as a whole? coming up at 4:30, we'll look at the lessons they learn so far. >> with the holidays approaching, we're working to figure out ways to celebrate. today the state released guidelines for halloween. abc 7 news liz said while officials haven't banned trick-or-treating, they are recommending against it. >> it a tradition we know and

love going door to door collecting buckets of candy on halloween but think twice before you do it. >> the whole act of going door to door in groups, ringing doorbel doorbells, digging into buckets of candy spread a risk of spreading covid-19. >> reporter: safely celebrating halloween didn't ban trick-or-treating but discour e discourages it. the state is recommending safer activities hosting an online costume party or pumpkin carving or a drive in movie night or costume contest or having an outdoor halloween theme meal with a small group of friends. >> during this hard time, we know the importance of halloween, we believe that we've outlined a number of important activities can sumpmepplement a create alternatives. >> reporter: the state released recommendations for celebrating

dia de los muertos. they say create a virtual alter. if you visit a cemetery, go with members of your own family. as the holiday season nears, the state recognizes there will likely be an increase in private gatherings and hoping people will follow precautions to prevent a spike in covid-19 cases. they recommend limiting the gatherings to no more than three households to host outdoors to limit the gatherings to two hours or less and refrain from singing, chanting, shouting or physical exertion. it's batter to watch football than play it with your friends but if you do, you know what to do. >> we want you to wear your covering. >> so how risky is something like a family gathering compared to getting a haircut or taking a bus? test your knowledge on this interactive page at abc7news.com. here we go again.

another public safety power shut off could happen as early as tomorrow. pacific gas and electric says nearly 23,000 bay area customers could lose power this week due to dangerous wind conditions forecasted for tomorrow night through friday morning. napa county could see the most homes and businesses impacted more than 9200. in all more than 50,000 people in 21 california counties could affected. well, let's get the words from spencer christian out. what are you expecting in terms of heat and wind? >> well, larry, it's going to get really hot not only inland but around the bay shoreline. it will be windy starting overnight tonight and it's going to be very, very dry. those three elements combined to raised fire danger. we're looking at gusts beginning to develop over the hills above 1,000 feet we have guests from about ten to 15 miles per hour and they will get stronger. the red flag warning is issued that will be in effect from 5:00

a.m. to 11:00 a.m. friday for hills and valleys of the north bay and east bay and the santa cruz mountains and during that period of time, we'll see daytime temperatures in the upper 90s and inland areas, low to mid-90s around the bay shoreline and wind gusts may reach or exceed 50 miles per hour in the highest elevations and the vegetation, the fuels will be very, very dry. so all those, again, those combined to produce high fire risk to give you an idea how hot it will be, i'm skipping ahead to thursday and friday. look at the projected high temperature readings. inland mid to upper 90s around the bay shoreline, upper 80s to low 90s. same thing on friday. not only might we see record high temperatures during the day, we might see record high overnight low temperatures during the night. so i'll give you the full forecast later. larry and kristen. >> spencer, see you in a few. five people have been arrested for vandalizing a statute in san rafael.

we were at the church where you can see the aftermath red paint on the base and that's all that's left of the statute's feet. police say the vandalism took place during a protest yesterday evening. sarah founded several of california's missions and critics say he was part of the spanish colon yil is m that destroyed native american culture. two accused of defacing a black lives matter mural are headed to trial. abc 7 news was outside the courthouse and emotions running high. there were two groups of protesters, one supporting black lives matter and another group supporting the man and woman charged in this case. while there was yelling, we didn't see any scuffles break out. david nelson and nicole anderson were arrested in july and facing hate crime charges. new details today on the census count today. the supreme court said the head count of every u.s. resident should be stopped now. the trump administration argue that the head count needed to end immediately so the u.s. census burro had enough time to

crunch numbers before a congressly mandated year end deadline. a collision of local governments and civil rights groups had sued arguing that minorities and others in hard to count communities would be missed if the count ended early. right now, the senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett underway. this is the first real day the senators are getting a chance to ask her questions and california senator and vice presidential candidate kamala harris right there is questioning barrett right now. these are live pictures from the hearing. senator harris is zooming in and so far she's focused on the affordable care act as a topic and she also blamed senate republicans for rushing these confirmation hearings, rather than waiting until after the election day. so we will continue to monitor what senator harris asks and what judge barrett will answer and we'll have more on that later on in this newscast. so are you ready to upgrade? the competition to tap into your holiday shopping budget if you

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some consumers to upgrade. abc news reporter david liouie has a look. >> reporter: apple is ready to help you with holiday shopping. >> at the sd beginning of a new era for iphone. today we're bringing 5 g to iphone. >> reporter: ranging from 700 to $1100 will have it offering super fast uploads and downloads, a chip inside will enhance graphics and games and outside ceramic shield will make the display glass stronger claiming it's four times more likely not to crack if the phone is dropped. >> iphone 12 is 1 1 thinner, 15 smaller and 16% lighter. >> reporter: the 12 pro and pro max will have a skocanner tt sees objects and focuses in the dark. they have additional features that match the capability of full size dig to cameras. >> unless you're looking for very high-end features, you'll

do fine be basic model. why spend over $1,000 if you don't need that professional quality camera? >> reporter: while rivals have 5 g capable phones, apple's 5 g lineup could trigger consumers to upgrade. >> when apple gets into a market with a brand-new feature like 5 g support it tells the market it's time to wake up and spend time thinking about upgrading your phone. >> reporter: one thing to note, not all carries deployed 5 g everywhere and apple has a $99 home pod minute snow speaker that works with other apple devices and services. now time to dive into consumer news. >> yeah, here is 7 on your side's michael finney with a look at the headlines, hi, michael. >> hey, you guys, social security recipients will be getting a raise next year. not a big one but still a raise. in 2021 there will be a 1.3%

increase. that amounts to about $20 a month for the average retiree or $33 a month for a couple. critics have said this cost of living increase isn't enough. you just heard the figures. in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and rising costs for things that affect seniors, most obviously health care and it's increasing costs. facebook is expanding the ban on anti vac ads. it prohibited ads that toted vaccine hoaxes. any ad that explicitly discourages users from getting a vaccine will be rejected. facebook says that this is part of a multi pronged effort to help support vaccine efforts whether for the flu or childhood illnesses or the eventually one expected for the covid-19 pandemic. amazon's prime day is underway and this year your prime day purchases will arrive

an extra spooky packaging between,and halloween amazon packages will be shipped in new echo friendly boxes that feature an augmented reality experience. there you can draw faces on to a pumpkin and when viewed through so amazon's phone app, the faces will actually come to life. amazon is using the festive boxes to draw attention to itsless packaging, more smiles initiative. if you're on amazon very much these next couple days, you may know rather than have stuff constantly shipped out if you buy a lot from them, you can say ship it to me on wednesday and pile it all into one box so that it usesless natural resources. something to keep in mind during the next two prime days during prime day. >> ah-ha. i've been choosing that option with a lot of other retailers. makes a lot of sense. sustainable. thanks, mike.

michael, appreciate it. hawaii is requiring travelers to quarantine. starting thursday there is a pretravel testing option that will allow visitors age 5 and over to skip the quarantine period if they pass a specific type of covid-19 test at least 72 hours before they arrive. now, it's important to note the luls a rules are complicated so travel lers could check in in advance with the state of hawaii or health officials. >> that's for sure. >> oh, was that a, you you you u tense pause? is that what we're doing? >> i've been exploring the rules and you have to get an appointment with one of the state's trusted partners, some of whom don't have the tests available. it great when you go to the website and they say details coming soon. >> i'm sorry i asked. >> anyway. >> yeah. right now we do want to hand things to spencer with important

information about the winds coming our way. >> oh, yeah. got details on rising temperatures and increasing winds. let's take a look what is happening. it's warming up. the warmup started yesterday and it's warmer as you look at the 24-hour temperature change. most locations are about three to five degrees warmer than they were at this time yesterday so as we look over san francisco from the tower, here is a look at specific temperature readings. 76 in the city, oakland 89. mountain view upper 80s at san jose and gilroy and 68 at half moon bay looking toward the golden gate toward emeryville, it is 90 in santa rosa and 95, 91 napa, fairfield 96 and concord and livermore and looking down on to the bay from mount tam, here is a look at the forecast features. gusty winds overnight in the hills and higher elevations. high fire danger for the next few days through friday. record heat is possible especially thursday and friday.

and the weekend will bring us a cooler pattern, which i can't wait for. so we have high fire danger across the hills and valleys of the north bay and east bay and santa cruz mountains. the red flag warning for that high fire danger will be in effect from 5:00 a.m. tomorrow to 11:00 a.m. friday and wind gusty 50 miles per hour or higher over the highest peaks, steady wind 15 to 35 miles per hour out of the northeast an offshore flow there? my phone was ringing. are you still with me? >> we're with you. >> yes, we are. as the winds race down there and the phone i'm talking into started ringing. the winds get drier and warmer and that of course increases the fire danger. so let's move along to our forecast animation overnight we won't see much of a marine layer, maybe a patch or two of fog will pass along the coastline and lows will be mild.

upper 50s to low 60s and highs tomorrow will start in the south bay, lots of low to mid-90s, up to 94 morgan hill and 93 san jose and upper 80s to near 90 on the peninsula. coastal highs upper 70s to near 80 tomorrow. downtown san francisco will top out at 84 and the north bay, low to mid-90s. 94 santa rosa and 91 napa and east bay highs also in the mid to upper 80s and inland highs, inland east bay mid to upper 90s. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. red flags, wednesday, thursday, friday. red flag warning for high fire danger but check out the cooldown over the weekend. s saturday high barely breaking 70s. 80s inland and 60s on the coast. we have three really hot days coming our way so be prepared for that. >> thanks for the heads up. >> thank you, spencer. it's not just humans affected by the recent fires. coming

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these massive fires burning around the state are taking a real toll on animals. firefighters are finding bears and mountain lions burned and r and/and/o and orphaned on the fire lines. >> reporter: after weeks in an animal hospital, a healthy ending for this black bear

burned in the north complex fire. >> you got to treat the whole animal, not just the burns. >> reporter: dr. clifford with the department of fish and wildlife is leading the wildlife disaster network. the 370-pound bear was the first patient. along with the uc davis school of veterinary medicine, they created a program to help injured animals from search and rescue to rehab and release. they employ treatments like a bandage from fish skin that accelerates healing. the network is modelled after a program created for animals injured in oil spills. >> right now we're not in the middle of an oil spill but we're in the middle of a wildfire crisis and can we take that network concept and do better for the wild animals in california? >> reporter: captain cal was found by firefighters burned under weight, dehydrated with multiple infections. he's being treated at the oakland zoo, which is part of the new network. two more orphaned mountain lions just arrived.

oakland zoo's dr. alex hermann says the damage to california wildlife because of the fires is catastrophic. >> a reminder of the climate change crisis that we're in and a remind tore all of us that there is a lot we can do. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. >> if you'd like to help, you can donate to the disaster wildlife network. we have the link on abc7news.com. a few hundred schools are already open across the state so the question is how are they doing? a closer look at how it's working coming up next. plus, the effort to close

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focussing on efforts to build a better bay area on the status of education. hundreds of schools have been given waivers to reopen for inperson learning priority given to younger grades as they benefit more. we're looking at two schools that have been open for more than a month to see what is working for them. >> reporter: it reopened the campus a month ago. this was opening day september 8th. >> we had to show that the safety protocol were in place to welcome students and adults safely on campus. >> reporter: to obtain a waiver, the school had to verify that they are following 30 so-called elements of safety imposed by the marin county health department. >> from screening children before they come in to screening staff, making sure they had testing resources available to them, disinfection practices that they understood there needed to be someone on site that could be the liaison to public health if there is a case

on campus to react as quickly as possible. >> reporter: older students must sit six feet apart and the school uses outdoors as much as possible. >> the children are amazing. they adapt so well. they're very careful to wear their mask and to respect the rules. >> reporter: so far, dozens of schools in ma ra marin county h reopened. to date, there is one reported case of covid-19. none at the lycee with the 150 students there. >> knocking on wood. >> reporter: the lycee has three campuses in san francisco. they have now also been granted waivers. to ensure that social distancing so maintained, they are now opening a fourth campus in the city. in addition, they have had to hire more staff to ensure that the younger kids continue practicing the appropriate social distancing. >> we are spending much more money than we should have initially but i think it's

totally okay because that's really for the good of the children for their benefit. >> this is the most countryside like. >> reporter: the head of the school told me it was important to reopen for the mental health of the children. >> initially, when they arrived, they were a bit shy and staying on their own and we had to rebuilt that culture of being at school together. >> reporter: the first school in the bay area to reopen was sunnyvale christian in santa clara county august 27th. >> it sometimes very inconvenient if not ownerous to follow the regulations are working. >> reporter: the school in each close room is sanitized but this is one school with only 111 students preschool to fifth grade. how does a large district with multiple schools reopen? >> i would encourage the larger school districts to consider reopening following the guidelines but the teachers have to be committed. they have to be on board. we have a great teaching staff

and that is really been a blessing to us. >> reporter: public school districts and their labor unions are looking at these mainly private schools to see what has worked and what could be done better to determine when and if to return safely to the close >> for more, download the abc 77 news bay area app on the conn t connected tv devices. go to the building a better bay area section. in the south bay, thousands of students are still struggling with distance learning because they lack the ability to connect to the internet. san jose officials are working to bridge that digital divide. >> we're not going to stop until every child who is trying to learn will be able to access broadband from the safe and convenient location. >> more than 12,000 hot spots have been given to school

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trick-or-treating discouraged and challenging for appropriate contact tracing. health and human services says the safest way to celebrate is at home or virtually. he suggests things like scary movie night for a haunted house or car based activities like a tour of halloween displays. kind of a bummer for the kids. i'm hoping there was a way to split the difference on some of this. but spencer, how would a dr. fauci mask sell? that would be huge right now. >> i think so, too. it would probably sell quite well. you know, i'm kind of torn on the whole thing as you are. you hate to see the kids not have the fun they are used to having on halloween. it about health and safety. so, you know, we'll come up with creative ways to do things virtually and make it an enjoyable evening. >> yeah, kristen, do you

remember the story we had a week or two ago where this guy created this contraption basically like a gigantic slide so he can shoot the candy down to the kids? i wish they could market that so all the kids could have the fun of at least going around. >> yeah. >> something. >> i've seen the drone deliveries, too. i think one way to do it is maybe you carve a pumpkin on your porch and see the kid next to you or family next to you and their carving, as well and show each other your pumpkins. >> yeah, something. something. >> so the day before halloween is national candy corn day. new data from the national confectioners association reveals people belong to a generation x are most likely to enjoy the treat. 58% say they like it. itless popular with younger generations. they broke down the right way to eat candy corn, 66% of people in western states say you eat the whole piece at once and 29% start with the narrow white end, 5% of people eat candy corn

starting with the whiter yellow end. you like some candies. >> tried of us are buy bo buy m there is only one. several of the time all at once. i'm kidding. anyway you want. it's unlike oreos, do you break it apart and eat the stuffing first? to discuss it in wine sort of terms the flavors in concert. candy corn tastes the same no matter what part you bite, i think. >> exactly. >> it terrible. [ laughter ] >> what is everyone's favorite candy. >> certain times of the year. like favorite total kind of can candy? >> yeah, yeah, if you go trick-or-treating which you're not doing this year. >> kit cat. >> butter fingers. >> reeses. >> very strong. all very strong.

spencer? nothing. >> if i had to eat a piece of candy, probably dark chocolate covered almond. >> okay. if you had to. if we held you down and made you. [ laughter ] >> here is the almond, spencer, you're going to eat it whether you want it or not. >> torture. >> yeah. one of the most beloved members of the san jose sharks is coming back to wear the teal again. they resigned patrick marleau. that's not wine, spencer. that's his name. [ laughter ] >> that's merlot, never mind. he's 31 poised to break the nhl record for most career games played held by the legend. the sharks career leader in goals and points is second to long-time teammate joe thornton in assists. spencer, think about this. remember when age 30 was like a death sentence in sports? and now you have guys going into their 40s, tom brady, most notable and marleau playing the sport of hockey is really rough

to be out there at that age is remarkable. >> it's incredible. hockey is a sport that literally and figuratively beats you up. he must have taken great care of himself to last this long and play at a high level of performance at this age. appreciate your words, the marleau versus merlot. that's cool. >> these day athletes are better conditioned generally so it's in someways not a surprise they are able to extend their careers. >> all happy to see it. >> eats nothing by candy corn all day long i believe. >> eat a lot of prime rib and san francisco's house of prime rib is reopening thursday after being closed since the city's shelter in place came down in march. they have been waiting until indoor dining was allowed, which it is now at 25% capacity but good luck getting a reservation. booking through open table is full through january. but the restaurant says they expect some cancellations and the city

larger capacity more reservations are open up. the penalty up demand. >> joe does a great job for how many decades he's owned that. great to see people being able to go back out and about and certainly that's an iconic san francisco restaurant and it always in demand and no doubt it will be in demand now that the pandemic is easing a bit. we have to be careful. >> yeah. shoutout to joe bets. i talked to them recently and they have partitions between the booths and cleared out a bunch of tables so they are very strict about the safety protocols. she wa he wants to make sure the diners and employees in the back are taken care of with no concern. joe is doing it right. >> he's been around for decades. >> 35 years. >> wow. >> at house of prime rib. >> yeah. >> try to get us a table, you guys. call every day. >> you let me know. kristen, you let me know when you want to go and it's

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vice presidential candidate senator kamala harris just concluded her questioning of supreme court nominee justice amy coney barrett and her focal point was the affordable care act. >> prior to your nomination, were you aware of president trump's statements committing to nominate judges who will strike down the affordable care act. i'd appreciate a yes or no answer, please. >> senator, as i want to be

very, very careful. i'm under oath. as i'm sitting here, i don't recall seeing the statements but let see, i don't recall seeing or hearing those statements but i don't really know what context they were in so i guess i can't really definitively give you a yes or no. i'd like to say i don't recall hearing about or seeing such statements. >> harris was also -- >> i imagine you -- >> -- highly critical of barrett's track record with abortion rights. san mateo county started going through mail in ballots for the november election. the process started this morning and will go late into the night every weekday until the ballot is process. the county uses a system to verify by checking the signature with the day ta base. the last day to request a mail in ballot is october 27th. ballots must be returned or postmarked by november 3rd. part of our work to build a better bay area means fighting for racial and social justice.

a brooklyn professor created the black lives voter quad guide to inform how their decision will affect black lives. julian glover has the story. >> reporter: this comes from the voice of black social justice leaders. when you get to the down ballot stuff, it will help your vote. >> the work is far from easy but kevin hill hits the streets in oakland anyway spreading the word about his passion project, the black lives voter guide he created. >> i knew i had to do something more than go to protests and hold up signs and shout and be angry. i had to turn the movement into action at least for myself. >> reporter: he felt compelled to chance form the answer in pay to action at the ballot box socializing from groups like 100 black men and the state of black education oakland on their position on the issues. >> the experience i tried to

bring about is if you're in a barbershop or beauty salon and you have 13 social justice leaders chomping it up about our local elections, what are they saying? what's the read of the room? what's the consensus? >> reporter: it covers everything from school board measures and statewide operations and how it would affect black lives and a suggested vote. >> when you vote, you get a sense for, you know, how you can uplift black lives. >> reporter: kevin says while voters may be less than enthused about the outcome of the presidential race, he wants people to realize votes cast down the ballot are as important as the top of the ticket. >> for people that want to support the black lives matter movement, for them to consider what our black social justice leaders are saying and listen to the voices they need to be amplified the most now. >> reporter: if you're interested in learning more, head to black lives voter guide.org and also blm voter guide on social media. we'll post all of that on our

website, abc7news.com. reporting in oakland, julian glover. this thursday abc news will host a town hall with democratic presidential nominee joe biden. you can watch it live starting at 5:00 here on abc 7. it will be on our connected tv app available to download on roku android tv and apple tv. all right. l let's get a check of the forecast because we have heat and wind coming. >> heat, wind and dry conditions adding up to high fire concerns. overnight tonight clear skies, maybe some passing patches of fog near the coast but a clear night with overnight lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. highs tomorrow will range from near 80 at the cosast 80s and a look at the red flag warnings for high fire danger

wednesday, thursday and friday. this is mainly for the hills and valleys of the north bay and the east bay and the hills of the santa cruz mountains a. high temperature near record level thursday and friday but cooling will come on the weekend. can't wait for that. kristen and larry? >> can't wait. abc is bringing back the classic tv game show supermarket sweep. it follows three teams as they battle it using knowledge of merchandise and grocery shopping skills to win prizes. the reboot hosted by leslie jones and a long-time fan of supermarket sweep. >> it was like okay, i can't understand how i'm not on the show. this is like the easiest show i've ever seen. i mean, like easier than price is right. this is so like i can go into the store. i know that the meats cost a lot. i know that the medicines cost a lot. you know what i'm saying? it's just like i was so addicted to the show. >> my question is as a fan of the show, are the hams still there?

>> yes, the hams, the turkeys are still there. definitely have the hams and turkey, baby. yeah. we got the meats. we got a gang of meat. >> "supermarket sweep" prepares sunday night at 8:00 here on abc 7. it's a unique season of the "bacheloret "bachelorette." what could possibly happen? we'll have the preview of the unusual season and what is coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, dan? >> now ew at 5:00, treatments f coronavirus and vaccines. we'll take a closer look. the battle over illegal ballot boxes by the state gop. what happens to the ballots that were placed inside? the debate happening now over high school admissions that have some parents crying

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thing we've ever pulled off in the history of our show. >> reporter: "the bachelorette" was taped in the pandemic. to add to the drama clar crawley checked him out beforehand on social media. >> oh, man. i feel like i met my husband. >> it's an explosive season to the likes we've never seen, never dealt with. i know i say that kind of hyperbole a lot this is unlike any other. >> the path we're on now it doesn't end well for you, for the guys, for anybody. congratulations, you've just blown up "the bachelorette." >> this was something that was going to be done my way and different i think than the other seasons. so if that's blowing up "the bachelorette," so be it. >> reporter: clare is more experienced than previous people. >> she was really here to find

somebody. >> reporter: they say she found someone before the shooting of the series started. are those reports true or false? >> i've heard those rumors and we will face those rumors and give you the answers during the show. >> reporter: the host told me the show hit the pause button hours before the meet and greet. but after a delay of several months due to the pandemic production was able to conclude safely and dramatically. >> it was a lot of unknowns but at the end of the day it worked. so don't miss "the bachelorette" tonight. a rare jewel that cost a rather large fortune. this ultra rare pink diamond is up for auction next month a 14.83 carat diamond called spirit of the rose. it was discovered three years ago. it's believed to be the largest pink chrrystal ever unearthed i russia and is flawless. it is expected to sell for up to

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next at 5:00, here we go again. blasts of heat and wind will make things dangerous. a red flag warning is now hours away for much of the bay area. this fire weather is hitting the community of calistoga especially hard. people there have barely recovered from the glass fire and now racing for power outages. the admissions controversy over a san francisco high school. the kids in contra costa county demanding to go back to school. and businesses and churches get the green light to operate indoors in alameda and santa clara counties but only one county is making plans to do so. 12 hours from now these areas will be under a red flag