future, this is a brks krrbc 7 at this point we're warning customers of a safety shut off. >> the shut off looking more and more likely this afternoon. the north bay, most of the people will be affected. good afternoon and thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> i'm liz. pg&e is warning when people will lose power. areas facing outages is a fresh round of anxiety for people that just lived through fire, smoke and power outages. cornell bernard is live for us in st. helena. >> reporter: as if life couldn't get more stressful for folks around here, more than 9,000 customers in napa county alone could lose power tonight.

many understand it's not in the same of safety but just weeks after a major fire, the timing wouldn't be worse. >> i'm stocked up on batteries, flashlights, lanterns. >> reporter: she has what she needs. >> i'm here to service the community. >> reporter: she's assistant manager at outdoor supply hardware with a possible safety power shutoff hours away, most of the portable generators have sold out. >> this could easily do a refrigerator, couple lights, tv. >> reporter: john was buying extra flashlight batteries and he's not happy about it. >> as a general sense of disappointment to pg&e. i think one place seems to be under control and another comes in after that. i don't like it. >> reporter: the utility says it has to cut power to thousands of bay area customers due to hot, dry windy conditions or risk parking a fire from an active power line. >> at the end of the day we have to stand by the side of safety

and if it's necessary, we have to do this to prevent healthcare reforms -- emergencies from occurring. >> reporter: nancy just lived through the glass fire. her dry cleaners was closed for a week due to power outages and evacuations. >> it's been dismal for everyone. >> reporter: she risks losing power again. >> when we can't work, we get behind and people really need their garments and it's undo stress. >> reporter: the march you wayo locals to be ready but many expressed high anxiety. >> you come off an experience like that and it's time to take breath and it the recovery phase we're in but we have to stay alert. >> reporter: yeah, stay alert and have a plan. pg&e says have flashlights and lanterns ready to go with fresh batteries. keep your cell phone charged and

cash on hand and a full tank of gas in your car because banks and gas stations could close in the event of an outage. we've all been through it before and yes, here we go again. live in napa county, cornell berna bernard, abc 7 news. >> thank you. to the east bay where more than 7,000 customers could lose power. we have that part of the story from oakland. >> reporter: she and her husband are having their usual morning coffee but they know tomorrow morning things could be very different. >> we're not very nervous thing but we scared of the fire. >> reporter: because of the dry conditions and the chance of high winds, pg&e is cutting power to areas at risk of wildfires like the oakland hills. >> we had our battery and we have candle. we have food in the icebox. and hopefully, it's not that long. >> reporter: the outages may last for one day but even that can be a long time for small

businesses. >> it cuts into our profit, and we don't get that much profit. >> reporter: linda lord has been working at flower outlet and gifts for the past six years. she says tonight they will pack the cooler with as many plants and flowers that will fit but whatever doesn't fit gets thrown away and that's money lost. a tough loss for a small business already facing set backs due to covid-19. >> that's our profit. whatever little tiny profit we might have had, it gone. >> reporter: the neighborhood dealt with power outages over the past year. the power outage may be inconvenient but worth it if it keeps the hills from burns. >> it makes more sense than to do there is a tremendous amount of inconvenience in the world. i got teenagers. >> reporter: the length of the outages varies by location. most will last one to two days.

>> ansar, thank you. the power safety shut offs come to a head last fall. some lost power for weeks. this is a look at the outages spread across the bay area last year, the area here in blue. the outages are a response after pg&e power lines were blamed for sparking deadly fires in 2017 and 2018. this year fewer people are facing outages but there are still more than 54,000 people expected to be affected. you can see the yellow where outages are expected and take a look at this map. we've over laid them. most of the areas facing outages this week were affected by outages last fall, as well. if you want to see if you're on the list of possible power shut offs, we have a helpful tool to plug in your address to find out and tips how you can prepare. it on a be,rks krrbc 7 news.com

>> let's get the latest on the conditions causing these concerns from christian spencer. >> okay, larry. we have the main ingredients for fire danger, hot, windy and dry. it rarely this warm this time of the day. this time of the year. we have mid-90s inland and upper 80s around the bay shoreline and 70s on the coast and the gust in the hills are getting a little stronger now and they will continue getting stronger into the evening hours. we have gusts above 20 miles per hour right now. there are red flag warnings for a high fire danger remains in effect until midday friday and guess ev gusts up around 45, 50 miles an hour at the peak and over the peaks in the higher elevations. dry fuels or dry vegetation under those conditions fires can start and spread rapidly and the wind advisory will go into effect at 10:00 tonight and remain in effect tomorrow morning for the north bay. there say possibility of downed trees because of these strong gusty winds and of course, the fuels are at record dry levels.

to give you a look at some of the things we can do to protect ourselves and our property, remove flammable fall vegetation, pack and update and/or update your emergency kit, prepare several evacuation routes just in case you find yourself in danger and review insurance policies for your property. i'll have the complete accuweather forecast to show you how hot it's going to get in a few minutes, larry? >> spencer, thank you. the east bay regional parks district closed ten parks because of the red flag warning and dangerous fire conditions. the district put up signs and closed gates. this is kennedy grove. other park closures include tildon, claremont, huckleberry, roberts recreation area, reinhart, redwoods and sibley. the parks are scheduled to reopen friday morning at 11:00. oakland police investigating

a shootout that left two dead and another wounded. officers responded to the incident on 84th avenue in east oakland near castle month high school around 12:45 this afternoon. one person died at the scene, the other died at the hospital a short time later. their names and ages haven't been released. these are the 77th and 78th homicide victims in oakland this year. >> these aren't just numbers. these are people. these are people from our community that have lost their lives to senseless violence. it is not acceptable for in broad daylight for rounds to be fire in our community. we can't sit inside our homes and allow this to happen. >> police didn't say if they are looking for suspects right now. today's incident comes a day after more than 60 shots were fired in a neighborhood just three blocks away. >> in the south bay, concerns continue to grow over the safety of outdoor dining after the deadly crash over the weekend at a busy shopping mall in san jose's little saigon neighborhood. city officials are exploring new

guidelines in an effort to prevent another tragedy. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: from sky 7, an overhead look at grand century mall. surveillance video viewed by abc 7 news shows an suv cutting across four lanes of the mall's entry way before plowing into a crowd of diners in the parking lot of the die feynasty chinese. >> parking lots are designed for vehicle traffic and not outdoor dining. that has to be considered when putting people in harm's way. >> reporter: the surveillance video has not been released by contents were confirmed by mall management. the owner of the mall declined to comment further. police say the driver, a 69-year-old man accidently hit the gas striking at least eight people including one woman who has since been declared brain-dead. legal analysts stephen clark says business owners have a responsibility to keep their customers safe.

>> restaurants and property owners will take notice and say we have to make sure we're doing this safely in our desire to get back to work. >> reporter: officials say neither the restaurant nor the mall had a plied for a permit under the city's outdoor dining program called san jose al fresco. >> we as a city are working hard to strike the right balance between people's ability to provide for themselves and their families. >> reporter: city council member maya esparza represents the district where the deadly crash took place and working with city staff to make metal rails and concrete barriers more easily accessible to business owners who request them. >> to give more specific guidelines around safety measures that folks can take in offering outdoor dining. >> reporter: the push for safety comes as restaurants in santa clara county can resume indoor dining this week at 25% capacity or 100 total people, whichever is fewer. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news.

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coronavirus pandemic. there have been 7.9 million cases in the u.s. according to john hopkins data. in california there have been 855,000 cases and in the bay area, there have been over 109,000 cases since tracking first began of course, many of these people are back and healthy. we've learned that president trump's son, 14-year-old baron also came down with the coronavirus according to first lady ma loelania trump. he tested positive but now since tested negative. problems concentrating, coming up with words or names, multi tasking, organizing. there is growing evidence that covid infections could have a long-lasting impact on our cog flati ti -- cognitive abilities. >> go into a room and didn't remember why i was there. >> my memory has gotten so much worse. >> reporter: sunnyvale father and daughter say their entire family was infected with covid

in april. 17-year-old natalia says simple school tasks like remembering close times suddenly became difficult. >> i definitely noticed the clock in my head was off. >> it related. the fact people are losing their sense of small. the fact people are losing their sense of taste and the brain fog, all this, this whole system is neurological. >> reporter: they are in a stanford study that a doctor is conducting on the long-term immunity of covid patients. >> if we know it can affect the astro cites in the plain, there is probably into mansion but not everyone gets it. >> we're seeing the changes on cognitive tests we're giving to people. >> reporter: this doctor says the changes aren't usually visible. >> in someways that's not surprising because in other viral diseases that can lead to cognitive changes like hiv or hepatitis c, sometimes we can see totally normal brain scans. >> reporter: both doctors say more studies are needed to understand how and why covid

affects cognitive health. initial good news, though. >> once people finish their brain fog, they are back to where they were before. >> i think time really is just the healer. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. big day for restaurants, movie theaters and places of worship. santa cla ra county moved into the orange tier to allow customers back inside to sit down and eat. we stopped by this morning as workers were getting the restaurant ready. padro's general manager says moving into the new tier will be a boost for restaurants and businesses, a boost they desperately need. >> we can seat 80 people. that's probably what we're seating outside a little more than that, like 100 people. it would really help. we can bring some more of the crew back and welcome them. the ones that are ready to come. and it will really help us, you know, continue on business. >> santa clara's guidelines are stricter than the states.

restaurants, movie theaters and houses of worship can operate at 25% capacity or 100 total people, whichever is fewer. the pandemic has claimed another popular san francisco institution. harrington's bar and grill on front street posted a message on the website announcing that with a heavy heart, it is permanently closing its doors. hardli li harrington's had been in business surviving the depression, a world war but not covid-19. the restaurant's management says closing was a difficult decision but waiting out the pandemic was financially unreasonable. >> happen to so many businesses in the bay area around the country, as well. >> the covid-19 fallout causing rents to plummet in san francisco. the median price for a studio is down 31% from last year. it's now $2,285 a month. a one-bedroom has dropped 24% to just over $2800 a month and two-bedroom units are down 21%

to $3900 per month matt boon takes a look at what this means for the rest of the bay area. >> all you have to do is walk around a few blocks and the statistics turn into this, people moving out of the city in this case. we bumped into lisa moving up to the north bay. 20 years of city living packed up in a ink issingle day. >> i left my heart in san francisco, i really will be leaving it. >> reporter: with remote work and her own business struggling, lisa says it was time for a change. >> i wanted more space, more nature and to be in the outdoors, so i'm leaving the city. >> reporter: she's clearly not alone. according to new data from realtor.com, rents for a studio apartment in san francisco have gone down 31% compared to last september. santa clara, san mateo and alameda also made the top ten decreases for cities across the country. one and two-bedrooms showed similar declines. >> you had a hyper inflated

market. while rent is down by 30% in some complexes, that doesn't necessarily mean the entire city is on sale. >> reporter: david stark says while prices may be going down in the city, it a different story elsewhere. >> we may not see the big drops in the out lying suburbs because the demand for housing in these communities are high. >> not only are people like lisa moving but less stock there to begin with. >> we have decades of job creations in san francisco bay area but we don't have decades of new housing opportunity creation and we're still dealing with that during covid-19. >> reporter: some places are still seeing increases like sacramento, which according to realtor.com had a 16% increase for studios compared to last september. >> because everybody is coming here. >> reporter: she moved out of san francisco to sacramento in may noticing others have followed. >> a lot more space to move around. you're not stuck in traffic, and people bike everywhere.

it a lot more accessible. so i'm not surprised. >> reporter: in san francisco, matt boon, abc 7 news. >> a lot of those people moving to the north bay and now dealing with the power shut offs. >> so true, liz. we have high fire danger in the north but particularly in the north bay and higher elevations. let look at current conditions breezy at the surface with wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour but gusty over the higher elevations with gusts over 20 miles per hour at some spots and adds to the high fire danger. temperature change last 24 hours about two to six degrees warmer in most locations then at this time yesterday. here is a view from the tower looking over san francisco where it's 80 right now. 87 oakland. 92, 89 san jose. 86 gilroy and half moon bay. 95 santa rosa and 97 novato and

93 napa and concord and livermore probably warmer tomorrow at this time. this is a view from record heat daytime highs and record high overnight lows and much cooler pattern will begin on sunday. meanwhile, we have this, a red flag warning for virtually all the day area until midday friday. this covers hills and valleys from the north bay and east bay and santa cruz mountains, humidity is very, very low and dry fuel and vegetation and wind will gust to 50 miles per hour. it will be in effect from 10:00 tonight to 11:00 tomorrow morning for the north bay and those areas, the winds will be so strong and conditions so dry there could be downed trees and the fuels will be at record dry

levels. overnight conditions, windy and clear with low temperatures mainly in the low to mid 60s. it going to be quite mild to warm, perhaps uncomfortably warm overnight. low 80s along the coast and mid-90s around the bay and here is the accuweather switch-day forecast. maybe even a couple degrees warmer inland and near the bay on friday. we've got, again, the high fire danger for the next two days and perhaps into saturday. it will cool down slightly on saturday. let call it less hot on saturday. the actual cooling that we can feel begins on sunday and then going into next week it will feel much more like autumn, although, temperatures are still likely to be a couple degrees above average even going into next week. larry and liz? >> all right. thank you, spencer. the devastation in wine country after the glass fire tore through the north bay. we'll give you a look at the landscape. that's next.

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one ride california doesn't want to take. as several california counties brace for red flag conditions, three major wildfires are still burning. the zog fire is 100% contained and burned over 56,000 acres. the creek fire is at 55%

contained and the glass fire in napa and sonoma counties is at 97% containment after burning more than 67,000 acres. >> the glass fire also destroyed more than 1500 structures, many of them wineries. sky 7 today giving use preview of the long road to recovery ahead. ♪ ♪ now that the smoke cleared, we're getting a better look at the damage left behind in the napa valley by the glass fire. we started in completely destroyed. this time we also got to see the destruction of the resort's well-known restaurant, the lake house. another complete loss. down the road scorched earth and damage. the estate suffered some damage but the stone winery, vines and

2020 wines were spared. at neighboring hourglass winery, significant damage to their vines but many buildings survived. also, dutch henry winery. devastated by the blaze. in st. helena honeycutt wine suffered significant damage but next door the building survived but the property's vines were severely burned. down the road the main building completely destroyed. >> so sad to see that and wineries are such a key part of the tourism industry in napa and sonoma between the fire damage and pandemic, the true economic impact remains to be seen. just ahead, education week here on abc 7 and coming up, a diary of life and school. what it's been like from the prospeerspective of an 8-year-o plus, racial bias in real estate. this story, i mean, is shocking. a stunning

all this week long we're focussing on building a better bay area on the status of education. some school districts are pushing to go back to class and some will stay distanc this is an 8-year-old that kept a school diary, the ups, the downs, it's all here. here is j.r. stone. >> kind of like a tv, a boring tv show is what school is exactly i would say. >> reporter: that from

8-year-old nolan wu, a third grader in san pablo, california giving his thoughts on distance learning. you might remember nolan because his ocho popinions on face macs going back to school were broadcast not only in california. >> you need a face shield and mask and i'm sick of it. many other kids are. they might take it off. >> reporter: that clip also aired around the world on world news tonight with david mauer. fast forward to today. two and a half months later and deep into the school year. still in the midst of distance learning and little ol' nolan is busy at work recording video diaries with the help of his mom, who is a teacher herself. >> first day of school started out kind of good and there is a second problem. so, there was actually a glitch. there was no connection, and then i missed a whole bunch. >> reporter: from the start

there have been questions. >> what i mostly am worried about is if they can even hear me. >> reporter: one of the many challenges for not only nolan but his teaching mom, artistic father and sister all at home during the day. >> my mom is talking to guys like yeah, yeah, yeah and laughing and stuff and we come and play and shh! right there and then she's like shh! >> reporter: funny, yes, but nolan says it's hard and this coming from someone who is just named student of the week but also someone who like many other kids out there is feeling the pressure as the pan lags on. >> i'm frustrated. distance learning, i can't make any friends, new friends because when you do recess, you really get to know people and i don't get to know people and that's

very frustrating. >> reporter: the 8-year-old went from talking toys before the school year started to praising internet hot spots. saying that when the internet works, it makes school easier. recently when smoke over took nolan's neighborhood, his family opted to travel out of state to utah where the air was clear. >> that's the best thing about this is you can go anywhere. >> reporter: ask this youngster if he wants to keep doing distance learning and you'll get a quick response, one that calls out anyone for not being socially responsible and one that praises an elementary school he hopes to soon attend. again. >> you see, tara hills, up on that hill and man, it's the best place i could ever think of a school. you should wear a mask, and you should make them wear it and teach them what six feet away is. that's my recommendation. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc 7 p news.

. >> great insight from an 8-year-old. all this week our building a better bay area education team is looking at virtual learning and for those who have returned to class, what in person classes look like. we'll also hear from teachers and parents about their biggest frustrations and what's working. special honor for a private bay area school after it was named the best online high school in all of america. stanford online high school is at the top of the list. when it comes to top california public school districts as a whole, the lose gatos saratotog joint union high is the best and palo alto unified and mountain view los los altos. there is a huge increase in californians early voting. the secretary of state says more than 1.5 million vote by mail ballots have been returned.

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okay. now time for the four at 4:00. good to see you-all. thanks for joining us. we'll begin with what a florida couple is calling a stunning example of racial bias until the real estate market last june the couple were stunned when their jacksonville home apprised for $330,000. they decided to get a second appraisal but this time they took out any evidence she and her son live the there, only pictures of alex and the white family members. the result, the house appraised for $465,000. a 40% increase. >> it was primarily financial

relief, and then i think it was about 15 seconds later, when the tears came because we just how much more removing that variable increased the value of our home. >> data from the brookings institution shows this isn't an isolated incident. homes in black neighborhoods are devalued by 23%. even after factors like education, crime and walkability are removed. you can see more on this story on "nightline" at 12:30 tomorrow morning here on abc 7. but wow. a really stunning story. i don't know who wants to begin, ama, maybe you want to chime in first? >> i mean, this are so many words that come to mind, awful, sad, you know, it makes you angry. it just sad that this still happens but at the same time, it's not really surprising, unfortunately. >> agreed. spencer probably not much more

to say. >> same sentiments. stunning and sad and makes you angry and absolutely not surprising. i think you talked to almost any person of color no matter what age group we're in or what economic level we have stories like that that we can share, it just unbelievable. >> i would hope that as a result of this story, that whoever that appraiser was has done his last appraisal. all right, moving on. >> let's hope so. >> no trick-or-treating this year in beverly hills. the city banning trick-or-treating to prevent the spread of covid-19. the ordinance bans trick-or-treating from going house to house or car to car, they call that trunk or treating. people may not provide candy, that's a way to avoid covid. can't provide candy or other halloween treats to any person outside their household.

tricks are not allowed. people are prohibited from spraying shaving cream on others unless you happen to be a licensed barber. i didn't know that was a trick-or-treat tradition. >> neither did i. where have i been? >> i'll try that next year. hello, kid. sorry. no kit ca-kats for you. i wish they could do something, ama. you have a toddler to be able to do something in cars where, you know, you can maintain some distance and maybe toss some candy. i don't know, some reasonable solution that would allow us to have some semblance of normal. >> well, i think you can still celebrate. i don't even necessarily think you need to go house to house or car to car. i think we're going to have her dress up and we may like hide some candy in the yard and make it a fun kind of like, you know, find the candy type game like we did on easter. i think anything you can do to celebrate just do something to make it fun, maybe it's a little

scavenger hunt. i don't think you have to go house to house or when it gets dark outside, as a family go take a walk and look at the different decorations. people can still decorate and do that. i don't think the holiday has to be scrapped. i think there is a safe way to celebrate. >> drive by costume contests. totally. >> ama, spray her with shaving cream. that's a thing now, i guess. >> that sounds like a great time, right? >> i love it. shall we traumatize her? >> yeah. [ laughter ] moving on a national donut chain is heating up the product lineup in time for halloween. duncan is selling what it calls the spicy ghost pepper donut. it features strawberry flavored icing with cayenne and ghost pepper in a donut. don't grab that one out of the box by mistake.

that's all we're saying. it will be available for a limited time through november. honestly, that is dangerous if you want to mix it in with a box of other donuts and not tell anyone. [ laughter ] >> i just don't see how those things go together. i mean, icing and spicy cayenne pepper? i don't get it. >> weird. >> there is a restaurant in new york city that would sell this curry, a challenge if you could eat it filled with ghost pepper and the chef had to wear a gas mask to cook it. it is that strong. >> no thanks. >> sounds bizarre. it can't be that strong otherwise, how many would they sell? i don't know. bizarre. social media backlash is prompting kraft foods to do away with an ad campaign. >> in these strange times, people are in need of extra comfort. that's why it's always a nice gesture to send nudes. so they know you're thinking of them. nudes i mean, nudes.

>> wait. >> that seems pretty tame to me. the ad featuring "saturday night live" cast member inviting people to send mack and cheese to a loved one. really upset some people. they believe that quote unquote sexualized mac andkr ar k kraft has taken it down. i'll exclude myself because it takes a lot to offend me but -- no, it does. move on. move on. but i could see for a toddler maybe, ama, maybe there would be some objection there from the parents. >> just stop. let me just talk, larry. let me just talk. i don't necessarily see it as sexualizing mac and cheese. sending nudes over a phone is a serious thing that kids, teens are doing and shouldn't be doing. it a crime. it can ruin people's lives. think on how many kids like commit suicide over things like

this. it's -- how did that get past someone? i get they are trying to be funny but how did sending nudes -- there had to be a parent there or a focus group with a parent. you can come up with something better that doesn't involve playing off of something that could be harmful and is illegal. there you go. i know you may not think -- >> i didn't think of the serious ramifications. >> for kids, yeah. >> unless maybe they were seeking publicity and did it knowing there would be some attention. >> here we are talking about it. >> exactly. >> yeah. al

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the san francisco zoo is investigating the disappearance of a leaemer. sky 7 flew over the habitatless than an hour ago.ago.ago.ago. a zoo spokesperson said they are highly endanger that require special care. this leemer is 21 1 years old one of the oldest lemurs. hopefully that can find him. >> moving on to consumer news since the pandemic, people are buying puppies as companions. >> not surprised by that but that can lever you with a harry situation. michael finney is here with tips to help you clean up. ho hey, michael. >> hey. they are calling them pandemic puppies and a lot of people are

getting them to give them comfort at home but they are learning about pandemic pup by hair. so consumer reports have some advice on the vacuum they want to consider. >> delaney and her husband adore the puppy they got at the start of the pandemic but don't love the fur he leaves behind. >> a lot of his fur gets pushed into the corner whether it's from the fan or just us moving around, so we have to be very mindful of kind of catching all the fur. >> if your dog or cat is sharing more than just love, the vacuums doing the best job to get fur off the floor. hw do they do it? testers embed measured amounts of main cat fur in a carpet using a heavy metal roller. >> it's long and thick and has a clinging quality that makes it difficult for test vacuums to

pick up. >> each test vacuum is run over the fur until it is gone. the best one to remove it using fewer strokes and the remaining fur that's left in the brush is weighed. >> poor performers get the fur caught up in the brush roll or leave it behind on the carpet. >> here are some of the top performers, for uprights consider the dyson ball animal 2. it's bagless and excels at picking up pet hair and dust. the canister gets excellent ratings for pet hair and cleaning bare floors at containing dust particles and consumer reports have the shark apex upright is a corded stick vacuum that does an excellent job of lifting pet hair from carpet. it has a built in mechanism that helps to remove hair from the brush roll and it's good for couch cushions where your furry friend might hang out.

consumer reports say if you're using a bagless vacuum cleaner, you may want to use a plastic bag dumping it into it while you clean so that the dust doesn't float back up in the air and that to me seems like double the work but that's what they say. back to you guys. >> good advice as always, michael, thank you. let's get a check of the weather with spencer christian. red flag warnings you're tracking. >> they are in effect, liz, until midday friday. we have high fire danger during the overnight hours that will be warm for overnight and windy especially in the hills overnight lows will be mainly in the 60s and tomorrow look for a sunny and hot weather once again inland highs mid to upper 90s and low to mid-90s around the bay shoreline. 80s on the coast tomorrow. here is the seven-day forecast. red flag warnings infect through friday and hotter friday especially in our inland areas. there will be some minor relief

on saturday but the real cooling begins on sunday. can't wait for sunday. bring it on. larry and liz? >> all right. thanks, spencer. do you find yourself less productive working from home? up next, the tool that uses artificial intelligence to help you get more done. dan is here with what is coming up at 5:00. dan? >> habitat versus homes a legal move about the future of the bay at a spot that's been controversial for years and we're live in the east bay where people could see their power turned off until friday. those stories and a lot more when

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at 10:00 the con. then cash abc 7 news at 11:00. okay. how well are you managing your time working from home? do you find yourself taking breaks to raid the refrigerator or killing time between meetings? a calendar analyzer that uses artificial intelligence has the ability to make us more productive. it's part of the changing workplace as we work to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter david louie shows us what it does. >> reporter: juggling meetings and finding private time to focus on projects has never been tougher. co-workers are working from home. some are even working from other

states and countries. now there's help. a platform called clockwise. >> clockwise will do is actually automatically look for the best time for that event on your calendar and the calendars of the attendees. by a series of algorithms and artificial intelligence. >> reporter: the san francisco-based company is trying to address this startling research. 41% of our workday is wasted time spent on e-mail, collaboration tools like slack and dead time between meetings. the result is a loss of productivity. >> we're always canceling meetings, there's just no way to fit it, no good time to find ha one on one. a lot of that's not happening now. >> reporter: jeff gibson is an engineering manager at a global software company that started using clockwise three months ago. what he likes best is how it rearranges his calendar so there are blocks of time he dubs focus time to tackle complex projects and problems. >> i think engineers, it's especially difficult for them to like really focus on a problem. they need multiple hours of uninterrupted time. >> reporter: for anyone worried this amounts to snooping, it's

artificial intelligence, not a person identifying wasted time. you can also opt out. however, for employees also dealing with work fromhome childcare duties and unexpected issues the platform can be a real help. >> clockwise will automatically move the meetings that might be in conflict with that childcare to other times at work. that makes it really simple. >> reporter: another company using clockwise found its employees gained 1 1/2 hours of additional time for meetings per week, an increase of 12%. david louie, abc 7 news. >> interesting research by clockwise before the pandemic showed the average worker spends one hour and five minutes reading news sites during the workday and 44 minutes engaging on social media. and you can get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization, and personalized push alerts to get the news that you want delivered to your phone in real time. so sign up for that. thank you all for joining us

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next at 5:00, the dangerous combination of gusty winds and high heat at the height of fire season. thousands of people could see their power go out at any moment as a wildfire precaution. students at home are worried about being able to do their work. plus a triple shooting in oakland leaves two people dead. the story is still developing. what we're learning from police. also ahead here, new video just released in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop. the napa county sheriff's department has not said much until now. and just a short time ago video from the deputy's body-worn camera is revealed. also in san jose the new push for safety after a deadly crash at a busy shopping mall. >> announcer: building a better bay area. for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. happening now, firefighters are on alert. parks are closed and