let's get them out of the way right now. the fire danger we thought would end before lunch. national weather service extended the red flag warning through 6:00 this evening. the heat will be just as brutal today as it was yesterday with 90s at the coast to a few 100s inland. a moderate to high risk of heat illness. there's a couple more asterisks on the map this morning as the high temperatures will be just as warm if not warmer, and the record highs are cooler today than they were yesterday. so we have 90 at half moon bay and san francisco. nearly 100 in antioch, fairfield and ukiah. >> thanks, mike. >> pg&e is expected to restore power by 10:00 tonight depending on the weather. this morning thousands of people in northern california are still in the dark from the public safety power shutoff that started on wednesday. so the pink triangles that you

see on the map, those indicate the outages. abc7 news reporter anser hassan is live in sonoma with more on this. >> good morning, kumasi. this neighborhood in sonoma is without power. if you look up, you can see the power lines and trees are part of the reason why pg&e is so concerned about neighborhoods like this one. the utility company cut power throughout the state due to the threat of wildfires. in the north bay, close to 7,000 customers have been left in the dark. though the strongest winds of the week have passed, temperatures are expected to reechl treach the upper 90s today. the north bay still faces dangerous fire weather conditions. many are trying to coast the best way they can. >> if it prevents fires, anything will help. we're still not in a safe zone yet at all. we have not been getting rains, it's still hot. the winds are high. it's still a risk, if they shut

off the power to prevent fires, i guess -- i would wait another day or two if it gets us out of the red zone. >> pg&e says the crews will be out later today to inspect power lines across the bay area. if all goes well, they will begin to turn the power back on to those neighborhoods as soon as possible. now, in the meantime, pg&e is asking those of you who still have power to conserve power throughout the rest of the day. anser hassan, abc7 news. >> thank you. we will be keeping a close eye on this today. right now on our website, we have an entire section dedicated to the public safety power shutoff including tips on how you can prepare for the next one. this is all on abc7news.com. we're just 18 days until election day. today the president has three campaign events in florida and georgia. joe biden will campaign in the battleground state of michigan. last night undecided voters got a chance to grill both of them in competing prime time events in pen and florida.

here is elizabeth schulze. >> reporter: president trump and joe biden were supposed to be on stage together, instead they had dueling town hall events. the presidential candidates offering starkly differing views on the defining issue of the election, the coronavirus pandemic. >> we're in a situation where we have 210,000 people dead. what is he doing? nothing. >> we have done an amazing job. it's rounding the corner. we have the vaccines coming. >> reporter: president trump saying in the nbc news town hall he can't remember if he was tested for coronavirus on the day of the first presidential debate. he tested positive two days later. >> you don't know if you took a test the day of the debate? >> possibly i did. possibly i didn't. >> reporter: the president not denying his personal record to voters in miami, joe biden tried to present a pragmatic approach to his own policies. he left the door open to

increasing justices on the supreme court. >> it depends on how this turns out. >> you'll come out with a clear position before election day? >> yes, depending on how they handle this. >> reporter: voters will get one more chance to see biden and trump debate together in nashville. with both of those town halls happening at the same time there was a lot going on. the fact checkers were hard at work trying to figure out what was true, what was false. you can find out which of those claims hold up on our website, abc7news.com. more than 1 million californians have turned in their mail-in ballots more than two weeks ahead of election day. the state says this is the most ballots collected by mail at this point in any state election. the flood of ballots represents a fraction of the 21 million ballots sent to voters under a new state mandate. experts believe this could make counting the votes more complicated and delay the outcome of a close race.

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welcome to the warmest morning moving forward. there are some spots that are cool. look at this in the north bay along 101, temperatures are in the 50s until you get to the mill valley, 72. we have an 80 right now in alameda. an 81 in half moon bay. we have blast furnace-like winds blowing through those areas. wind is still an issue, 35 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour. relative humidities in the teens. that's why the red flag warning continues. tropical storm-force winds, 39-mile-per-hour gusts at half moon bay. humidity levels in the 20s, 30s and 40s. it is usually the highest elevations, you can see that's where we have the very high to extreme fire conditions. extreme moves up to the north

bay as we head through the morning. most of us in the high during the afternoon hours, once 6:00 comes and that red flag warning is over, so is the greatest fire danger. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning. happy friday to you. we will start with a live look showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:41 this morning. it's busy there. it's not too jammed up in the maze or through emeryville or anything like that this morning. moving over to san jose, 280 this morning, very clear in the south bay, no problems to report there. lastly quickly a commuter alert from ac transit. i've been talking about this the past couple of days. the hand sanitizer stations and protective shields installation is supposed to be completed by today which means fare collection and front door boarding will resume on monday. this was suspended during the pandemic. back over to you guys. >> thank you. still ahead, oakland has filed a lawsuit against the

trump administration and now the department of homeland security is responding. the parents were calling and saying this is a lemur out on the playground. if you're looking for a smile on this friday, we have it for you. a big relief for the san francisco zoo. a 5-year-old boy found maki the lemur. wait until you hear what his reward will be that will last him a lifetime. as we head to break, a live look outside. it is 6:11, a

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welcome back. the trump administration has rejected california's request for federal money to help with losses as we deal with the worst fire season in state history. jobina is at the live desk with the governor's office and what they plan to do next. >> reporter: the state plans to appeal the decision, the

governor was seeking help to cover damages from recent wildfires. governor newsom estimated the financial assistance need at 0 $200 million from that fire alone. in total he asked for $346 million to cover all six fires. president trump had previously threatened to withhold wildfire assistance from california saying the state has not done enough to manage its forests, but it's worth noting here that the federal government controls 57% of the state's forested land. a spokesperson for the governor's office says the priority is finding other programs to apply for aid. >> thank you. oakland has joined with portland to file a lawsuit alleging the trump administration unlawfully deployed federal agents to their cities. the agents were sent in following protests over the killing of george floyd. the trump administration said they were protecting federal property. lawyers for both the city say

the agents physically hurt peaceful protesters and made local police work more difficult. a department of homeland security spokesperson calls the lawsuit meritless. developing news on the search for a missing lemur from the san francisco zoo. maki has been found. so a 5-year-old actually spotted this 21-year-old lemur outside hope lutheran day school. maki was reported missing on wednesday. zoo keepers found evidence of forced entry and damage to the enclosure. police are investigating, but when james spotted him at the school he knew exactly what to do. >> call the zookeeper. >> what did the lemur look like? >> a lemur. gray, black and white. i like the way they look. >> he is the best part of this story. my gosh. so san francisco zoo has promised james that he can have a lifetime membership when it's

covid-safe he will have a chance to get up close with the lemurs and give them some treats. they'll love him for bringing their friend maki back. >> we love a good happy ending like this. especially when it involves an adorable kid like james. >> right. right. >> it looks like a lemurment. >> the lemur was going to school. he knew a young child would take care of him and find his home for him. the innocence of youth and the humor of youth. thank you, james. that was awesome. let's look at sutro tower. 74 degrees, easily our worst morning for sleeping in san francisco. tomorrow morning it's going to be a much more comfortable and especially sunday morning. all right. record warmth again today. the high fire danger will linger longer. if you're just joining us, it was extended to 6:00 this evening. the warm hills, that's where we'll have more comfort, and as

we look at the wind forecast it is easily offshore. that's why we have 80 in alameda right now. 81 in half moon bay. tropical form force winds of 39 miles per hour at half moon bay. it starts to become more northerly as we head towards noon. northwesterly winds will bring some immediate comfort to the coast this evening. that's what will jump start the easing of the heat as those onshore winds start to chase it to the east over the weekend. until then, asterisk means record high temperature like that 96 in san jose. on the peninsula, millbrae and redwood city. 92 and 94. the 90 at half moon bay. should be close as is that 90 in san francisco. in the north bay, 97 in napa. 96 in san rafael. richmond, 92. oakland, 94. hayward, 95. heading into the valleys, concord and livermore at 98 and 97. notice more 50s and 60s tonight.

less yellow and orange, which are 70s and 80s. the hills will cool a bit but not as drastically as near the coast. all right. so we drop about 4 to 10 degrees from inland to the coast. almost a 20 degree drop by sunday at the coast. 10 inland. then 60s, 70s, 80s but still warmer than average for next week. >> all right. thank you. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc7. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. nice to be with both of you this morning. coming up on a friday edition of "gma," the state of the race for the white house. i know you've been talking about it through the morning, we'll get into those dueling town halls with former vice president joe biden taking questions from voters with george last night and president trump talking with voters. we'll break it down just 18 days, if you can believe it, until the election. also the third surge. the new alarming warning about the pandemic. many hospitals are again starting to feel that strain.

the administration's testing czar has a warning for you before you start getting together or thinking about getting together for the holidays with your family. and an abc news exclusive with former new jersey governor chris christie. and we go one-on-one with washington quarterback alex smith after that severe leg injury that almost cost him his life. inside his emotional journey to get back into the game and the moment his family was there for his triumph. and the sharks joining us live talking about their new season. so much to get to. we hope you join us right here on "gma." >> still lots more here on abc7 news. the hit game show returning this weekend and one of the first contestants is from right here in the bay area. and as we get our day started. let's take a live look outside and see what it looks like on a fries friday morning. it will be a warm

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you want to see some relief? look at what happens at the coast tomorrow and parts of the bay as the onshore breeze brings 70s to the coast after 90s today. takes away some 90s around oakland and richmond.

look at that by sunday, the sea breeze and look at the marine layer clouds bringing 60s to the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay. monday looks to be even cooler than sunday. one more day, maybe tomorrow, too, inland, then it's over. julian? >> thank you. nearly a third of san francisco schools are considering a name change. the chronicle is reporting 44 schools are working on new names including george washington, abraham lincoln and dianne feinstein schools. there's concern the names might have links to slavery, oppression and gentrification. some parents are upset that district officials are focusing on school names when students are struggling with pandemic and distance learning. you will soon have fewer options if you're planning to fly out of the north bay. according to the press democrat united airlines plans to temporarily suspend service at the sonoma county airport by the end of this month.

united is trying to save money as it deals with weak travel demand during the pandemic. this sunday a hit '90s game show is making a comeback on abc. a cupertino woman is one of the contestants on "supermarket sweep." the new host and executive director is leslie jones. she and a friend auditioned for the game show in the '90s, but they didn't get to compete. now she's calling the shots and offering sound advice to the shoppers on this updated version. >> make sure you have a meat. if you have meat, you can eat anything. you can get a head of lettuce and have some tomatoes. as long as you have meat, you have a meal. >> okay. so she says she loves watching people put their grocery shopping skills to the test to win big money. abc7 mornings anchor reggie aqui

spoke to leslie jones about the show and more, check that out at abc7news.com. you can see the debut of "supermarket sweep" sunday night at 8:00 on abc7. >> i would lose. i like to meander through the aisles. unless i'm hungry. that's another situation. >> i want to see the video clip of her when she auditioned back in the '90s. >> they probably have that somewhere. >> i would love to see that. coming up next at 6:30, the new feature that google announced this morning that will help some cast their ballots. and the step pfizer could be ready to take next month. and a new program in the south bay to help people with mental health resources.

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we're still not in a safe zone yet at all. >> still not in the safe zone. now at 6:30, thousands of pg&e customers without power still because of the high fire danger. and if you're just waking up with us, we're looking outside at our east bay hills camera. mike is busy tracking record temperatures and an extended red

flag warning. but some relief is on the way. and you might have to wait longer for the iphone 12 if you want to buy it from the store. >> the red flag warning, that extended fire danger is the big headline this morning. it was supposed to expire earlier in the day but now it's been extended. >> the weather service extended it through 6:00. an extra seven hours. it was supposed to expire at 11:00. so for the north bay valleys, mountains, east bay valleys, diablo range we have to be under a heightened sense of awareness of our surroundings through 6:00 this evening. we know it will be hot. here's a look at the heat advisory, which is for all of our neighborhoods outside. solano county didn't feel the need, but it will be just as hot there. i guess more people have air conditioning there.

so the heat warning means 90s across the board. yesterday half moon bay tied a record. look at those asterisks, they are numerous today. it will be our warmest morning and our warmest afternoon. i bet you can't wait to see that forecast. i'll have cooler weather coming up. >> thank you. power is expected to be restored by tonight to pg&e customers affected by that public safety power shutoff. the utility cut the power to thousands of people here in the bay area and beyond on wednesday because of high fire danger. if you look at the screen here, the pink triangles on the map show where the power is still out. abc7 news reporter anser hassan is live in sonoma with more. good morning. good morning. this is day two of being in the dark here in the sonoma neighborhood. if you look up you can see the power lines and the trees, that's part of the reason why

pg&e has been so concerned about neighborhoods like this one. the utility company cut power throughout the state due to the threat of wildfires. in the north bay, close to 7,000 customers have been left in the dark. though the strongest winds of the week have passed, the north bay still faces dangerous fire conditions. temperatures are expected to reach the 90s later today. residents seem to be coping the best they can, though power is not the only issue people are struggling with. >> we went to three places, they were out of propane. i guess a lot of people are in similar situations as us. propane is the way we heat up coffee in the morning and a few meals so we can manage. everything else is chilled out on ice because we have not gotten the backup power for the freezer or fridge yet. >> to help out pg&e opened up 40 community resource centers around the bay area. those will be open from 8:00

a.m. to 10:00 p.m. some neighborhoods may get their power back this afternoon or this evening, but the power outage is scheduled until 10:00 p.m. tonight. reporting live, anser hassan, abc7 news. we will be keeping a close eye on this today. right now on our website we have an entire section dedicated to the public safety power shutoff including tips on how to prepare for the next one. it's all on abc7news.com. we are just now 18 days away from election day, both the president and former vice president are hitting the campaign trail today. first a look at how they handled dueling town halls and questions from undecided voters. jobina has more from the live desk with more on that. jobina? >> yes. president trump tweeting this morning that there are "very good reviews for his town hall last night." some are noting there was a stark contrast between how the president and joe biden were answering questions on a number of topics including the

coronavirus pandemic. >> we're in a situation where we have 210,000 plus people dead. what is he doing? nothing. >> we have done an amazing job. it's rounding the corner. we have the vaccines coming. >> reporter: president trump said during the nbc town hall he couldn't remember if he was tested on the day of the last debate. he did test positive two days later. while the president defended his personal record in miami, joe biden tried a more pragmatic approach in philadelphia. george stephanopoulos asked if he would open to packing the courts. >> i'm not a fan. it depends on how this turns out. >> don't voters have a right to know where you stand? >> they do have a right to know where i stand. they'll know where i stand before they vote. >> you'll come out with a clear position before election day? >> yes. depends on how they handle this. voters will get one more chance to see the president and biden debate together next

thursday. until then they'll be on the campaign trail. president trump has three campaign viens today in georgia and florida, and then joe biden will be in the key battleground state of michigan. the fact checkers were hard at work during both of these town hall events. if you want to find out which claims held up go to abc7news.com.google is launchin features to hope voters. people can find polling places using google maps and the search engine. google teamed up with election officials and the nonpartisan group democracy works to launch this project. we have developing news to tell you about here. a vta employee died from coronavirus. 53-year-old audrey lopez had been battling the disease since august. her death comes as the u.s. nears a new milestone of 8

million confirmed cases. many of those people do go on to recover. this comes as the white house task force announced that not a single state is in the green, safe zone. hospitals in ohio, texas and new mexico are on the verge of running out of icu beds. the centers for disease control and prevention predicts the death toll could reach 246,000 by next month. former new jersey governor chris christie changing his tune on wearing masks after his week-long stay in the icu battling coronavirus. he's urging all americans to wear face masks and he's calling on all political leaders to advocate for that, too. christie is one of president trump's closest allies. he admits he was wrong not to wear masks at debate prep sessions with the president and other white house events. christie spoke out on "good morning america." >> i let my guard down. and it was wrong. it was just a big mistake. what i want people to learn more than anything else is i was

doing it right for seven months and avoided the virus. i let my guard down for a couple of days inside the white house grounds and it cost me in a significant way. >> thankfully he has made a full recovery. you can see his interview on "gma" coming up at 7:00. christie says the white house did not do any contact tracing with him after he was hospitalized his local county board of health in new jersey did. new this morning, pfizer has released new details on the timeline for its covid-19 vaccine and it could be ready to apply for emergency use authorization by late november. the drugmaker will petition the food and drug administration once it gets the next round of data on the vaccine's effectiveness and drug safety. if both sets of data are positive, pfizer can move forward. pfizer's chief executive wrote an open later on the process saying based on our current trial enrollment and dosing pace we estimate we will reach this milestone in the third week of november.

there's a new partnership in the south bay that could save lives during a mental health crisis. and let's look at the big board right now at the new york stock exchange. we're up about 127 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. and this piece of video here, a zamboni bursting into flames on the ice. how the driver's quick action kept everyone safe. >> that's crazy. >> i'm like, what? >> why are you driving that? leave it in the center of the ice. >> and get out of. there >> run. >> get off that thing. >> wow. >> my goodness. i can't wait to see how that is resolved. all right. i want to show you something really interesting. we look at the winds not only for critical fire conditions but part of that is the temperature, how fast the winds are and then the humidity levels they bring with it. you can clearly see where the corridor of the fastest winds at the surface are by the yellows,

oranges and reds showing temperatures up to 27 degrees warmer in places like half moon bay this morning. look at alameda, 79. 77 in berkeley, richmond, el sobrante. kinder around san leandro and union city, mid 60s there. most of the east bay show and peninsula in the 70s. 58 in pleasanton. novato, 55. santa rosa 51 degrees. those microclimates are impressive. from mount tam, a sunny day. winds are out of the northeast at 12 to 23. activities today all about the heat and the burning sunshine. if you're going to the beach where it will be in the mid 80s to 90. water temperature at 56. here we are at 6:00 in the morning. extreme fire conditions everywhere. by the time we get to noon, just very high across the north bay. a lot of that evaporates as we

head towards 6:00 when the red flag warning ends. let's see what jobina has with our morning commute. >> hi, mike. i can provide the good news this morning, everyone. hi. so things are looking very smooth this morning. we'll take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza because that's our slowest spot basically because the metering lights came on at 5:41 this morning. check it out. it's still moving. that's what i mean by slow. it's just not all that slow anywhere around the bay area. our next camera looking live at the san mateo bridge. building traffic as people make their way westbound. you can see the brake lights. it's still on time. it's moving. that's good news. overall a look at the map so you can see that our sensors are not picking up a lot of red spots just coming out of tracy which is normal, you can see on 880 moving past hayward past the smin san mateo bridge. a crash on richmond parkway northbound and southbound of

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all right. welcome back. about 6:43 on this friday. look at this vantage point, east bay hills, where it is 70 right now. record warmth this morning. record warmth this afternoon. if you're in the sun, it will feel 10 to 15 degrees warmer, so find shade and drink plenty of water. red flag warning continues for the northern half of the state, now higher elevations around l.a. and san diego under a red flag warning. not a flex alert today but temperatures almost the same as yesterday. 90s through the central valley into southern california. 104 in palm springs. 80s along the coast and up into the mountains. >> thank you. if you did not complete the 2020 census by now, you are officially out of time. the count ended at 3:00 this morning. the deadline was set to end at the end of the month but the supreme court moved it up today

because of the trump administration argued they needed more time to calculate the data. san jose police and county mental health professionals are teaming up in an effort to save lives. mobile crisis response team clinicians will have access to a specially trained team of officers for psychiatric emergencies. the arrangement could reduce response times and diffuse dangerous situations. some people wonder if the program will work including sharon watkins, the mother of phillip watkins who died five years after being shot by a police officer during a mental distress call. >> a family member can give you information about the person that is having that mental crisis about what they know about that person. what's important to that person. maybe even why some clues as to why they're having this mental breakdown. >> san jose police believe this is an opportunity for police reform. we can help you find your ally whether it's help with mental health issues or other

issues. just go to abc7news.com/takeaction. all week long here on abc7 news we are focusing on education as a part of our efforts to help build a better bay area. this week we're checking up on middle and high school students to see how they're dealing with distanced learning and zoom as it's coming along for the last couple of months. 3 out of 4 students we spoke with said getting questions answered in a private and timely manner has become a lot more challenging. they told us that's because you're always together in one room on zoom, everybody hears your conversation unless it's over email. some of the students enjoyed virtual education but still hope for the day when they can actually interact with their classmates in person again. >> personally i prefer distance learning more, but i miss interacting with my family, friends and people i know. >> students also have tech

issues as well. for more building a better bay area stories, download the abc7 news app on your connected tv device. you can download that for free on roku, amazon fire tv, android tv and apple tv. just go to building a better bay area section. preorders start today for the new iphone 12. apple's latest version is thinner, smaller, lighter than previous iphones. the 12 has two cameras on the back and is equipped with 5g, the latest high-speed wireless network. the phone costs about $800 and it's expected to hit stores a week from today. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're still up right now about 155 points. calling all top ramen fans. the noodles could make you rich. the maker of top ramen is looking for a chief noodle officer. you get paid $10,000 to test out new top ramen recipes. you know the stuff lasts 50

years, it never goes bad. to enter just post a picture and recipe of your own top ramen creation to social media with #how do you top ramen. if they could only make one with less sodium. >> there you go. >> you better apply. if you can make it low sodium and still taste good, you may get the job. >> i think that's the secret to the sauce, the salt that's in ther there. >> staple diet of mike nicco in college, ramen noodles and either chicken legs, chicken quarters, whatever was cheap or pork steak. >> you spiced yours up, mike. i like that. >> yeah. you made it a meal. >> whatever was on sale that week to go with the noodles. lots of barbecue sauce. kung fu panda should be the one they hire. right? he knows how to make great

noodles. >> okay. >> it's a different company than disney, i will still push for him. i like him. all right. san jose at 87. it is one of our more comfortable temperatures. 63 right now as we look north on 87 towards san jose international. our last day of record heat and high fire danger. the easing will hit the coast late this afternoon into the evening hours and eventually spread inland as we head towards sunday. it will be still warmer than average. it being our temperatures in the afternoon hours. you can clearly see that high pressure settling over the great basin. look at the low to the south. the pressure gradient between those two, the stronger it is the faster the winds are. that's why we're having such issues with winds this morning blowing offshore. usually this is the fog cast. we'll use it for the wind cast. there's no fog in this forecast. you can see along the north bay coast the winds start to turn out of the northwest, look as that builds down the coast during the afternoon and evening hours. so the coast, you will feel some

comfort after reaching the mid 80s to near 90 early in the afternoon hours. for the rest of us, hot all day. 94 to 98 down in the south bay. 92 to 95 on the peninsula. look at those 90s at half moon bay and also as you head towards pacifica. mid 80s, sunset in daly city. record 90s in downtown and then south san francisco. mid 90s to 100 in the north bay valleys. 92 to 95 along the east bay shore. and 95 to 99 inland. tonight, more comfort out there especially the closer you are to the coast. more 50s there. 60s for the rest of us. 70s will be above 1,000 feet. no more 80s. more comfort sunday morning. look at that. mainly 60s, 70s,80s for a high on sunday. that's where we will stay monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. hope you enjoy it. >> we like the sound of that. how badly are you really missing live music at this point in the pandemic? would you go see your favorite

band if everyone was inside of a plastic bubble? would that make you feel safe? it happened in oklahoma city. the flaming lips held a socially distanced bubble concert. everybody including the performers and each individual audience member was encased in giant inflatable bubbles. remember the bubble boy movie? whether the concept will catch on is still up in the air. i cannot imagine this happening. my gosh. everyone is freaking out. a quick thinking zamboni driver prevented what could have been a melty mess at an ice rink in york. this viral video shows the machine bursting into flames as it was leaking a red liquid across the ice. so the driver bravely presses on safely getting it into a storage room and off the ice. nobody was hurt. we still don't know why it

caught fire. but i just feel like the risk of him trying to make it back to that storage room -- >> un-huh. this looks like final destination 57 or something, kumasi. >> not 57. >> you know they kept making the movies. that looks scary, especially with whatever that red liquid was. >> i would have been gone. i would have told all of y'all to run out. >> where is the fire alarm in that place? they need to pull

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it is 6:55, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, thousands of people waking up again without power this morning after pg&e declared what it calls a public safety power shutoff to try to prevent wildfires during this red flag warning. it's expected to restore electricity by 10:00 tonight but that just depends on the weather. the warnin ired flag warnin national weather service extended it until 6:00 this evening. 90s spread from the coast to nearly 100 inland this afternoon. number three, the trump administration has rejected california's request for federal wildfire aid during the worst wildfire in state history. the governor's office is planning to appeal. number four, president trump

and former vice president joe biden are back on the campaign trail this morning after dueling town halls last night. biden will campaign in michigan while the president has several events in florida and georgia. number five, pfizer says it could be ready to apply for emergency use authorization for its covid-19 vaccine by the end of november. it needs positive results on vaccine effectiveness and drug safety. number six, this is the sminl. spe san mateo bridge. speeds are normal and it will take you about 15 minutes to get across westbound. number seven, the lemur stolen from the san francisco zoo has been found. a 5-year-old spotted maki outside hope lutheran day school in daly city. and because he said call the zookeeper, he has been awarded a lifetime membership to the zoo. we are so happy for james.

thank you, james, for brightening our morning. >> yes. we needed that

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good morning, america. dueling town halls. overnight, former vice president joe biden and president trump face off and face voters on separate stages. the president baselessly claims the worst of the pandemic is over, as cases soar across the country and defends his response coronavirus emergency. >> i knew it was a big threat. at the same time i don't want to panic this country. >> biden accuses the president of failing the american people. >> americans don't panic. he panicked. he didn't say a word to anybody. >> the president refusing to denounce the conspiracy group qanon. >> i know nothing about it. >> biden pressed about expanding the supreme court. >> but don't voters have a right to know where you stand? >> as nearly 18 million americans have already cast ballots, just 18 days to go until the final votes. our powerhouse political team is breaking it all down this morning. alarming surge.