businesses in one bay area county. the new unit theading out to th streets to make sure everybody is doing their best to stop the spread of covid-19. 15 days until election day. the important deadline today if you plan to vote and what voter turnout is looking like now compared to 2016. and a black bear putting his own show on for people at yosemite. experts at the national park weigh in on his very wild range in vocals. good morning. everybody. it's monday, happy nday 19th. >> hi. >> feel like that sometimes waking up on a monday morning like that bear, yawning. >> i wonder if he had a tip jar. >> probably. >> hopefully so. hopefully so. we have a lot to talk about this

morning. we want to start the day off right with meteorologist mike nicco with a look at that forecast. finally a couple days of cooling down before another warmup? >> yeah. i think we'll have some temperatures that will be cooler than what we dealt with last week and over the weekend. just a touch above average before we can start to get more fall-like weather. fortunately the fire threat returned but mainly to the north bay mountains. this is a very big area, but thankfully not the greatest of population centers as it affects about 12,000 to 13,000 people. i'm not minimizing you, believe me, but it was much more broad i guess is my point last week when it covered more area. so fire weather watch at 11:00 this evening through 8:00 wednesday. at some point this morning the weather service usually updates around 9:30 or 10:00, it will probably be boosted to a red flag warning. here's a look at our winds up there, up to 17 miles per hour. pretty quiet as are all of our

neighborhoods this morning. clouds along the coast. 60s there. 70s around the bay and 80s inland today. >> thank you. happening today, family and friends will hold a vigil for the san francisco firefighter who died earlier this month. jason cortez passed away after a training accident. the 13-year veteran firefighter and paramedic is survived by his wife and two young kids. his loved ones will hold a private vigil at 4:00 this afternoon at st. ignatius church. a private memorial will be hold tomorrow at oracle park. today governor newsom will provide another update to the response to the wildfires and covid-19. last week the governor talked to president trump to approve the state's disaster declaration for assistance. you can watch that update on abc7news.com. time is running out on congress to agree on a new coronavirus relief package. nancy pelosi says if a deal is not reached by tomorrow it won't

happen before the election. the deadline comes as the u.s. is seeing a surge in covid-19 cases. hospitals in several states are short on icu beds. >> reporter: this morning, scientists warning that the u.s. is bracing for a dangerous winter. >> the next 6 to 12 weeks will be the darkest of the entire pandemic. >> reporter: with hospitalizations climbing in 41 states and deaths rising in 14, experts say the country could be barrelling towards a so-called twindemic. >> we don't want a lot of flu and covid happening at the same time. >> reporter: with the time line still unclear, pfizer revealing sunday it's already churning out hundreds of thousands of doses of its experimental vaccine. the company saying it won't know if the shot even works until the end of this month and then scientists must monitor volunteers for another two weeks for safety precautions. >> this pandemic is not going to go away until we have a vaccine. >> reporter: it comes as states report record-shattering increases in new cases.

minnesota confirming more than 1,700 infections sunday. in sexes, the state now deploying doctors, respiratory nurses and backup personnel as cases surge in some areas. hundreds of patients lining up for hours in hopes of getting tested in hard hit cities like el paso. >> the deaths are going to increase. >> reporter: cities in the east fighting off superspreader events. new york city officials haultding a halting a wedding with a 10,000 person guest list. the city fining the church $10,000 for the open invitation to the rabbi's grandson's ceremony and after the white house itself hosted an event that led to more than a dozen illnesses. >> were you surprised that president trump got sick? >> absolutely not. when i saw that on tv, i said, oh, my goodness. nothing good can come out of that. that's got to be a problem. and then sure enough it turned out to be a superspreader event.

san mateo county is launching a new covid-19 compliance unit today. this is a push to make sure business are following coronavirus guidelines and keeping employees and customers safe. health is something we are committed to in our effort to building a better bay area especially during the pandemic. amy hollyfield is live in san mateo county with more on this. >> reporter: not wearing your mask, not staying six feet apart while out and about, maybe shopping in san mateo county could cost you. this team could fine you or your business $3,000. this is the new covid-19 compliance team here in san mateo county. that team will be on the lookout starting today for people and businesses that are not following county health department rules. one business owner tells us he supports the idea. >> we have to. if not, we're going to get shut down again, then we'll be right

where we started in the early months of this covid thing. nobody wants that. >> if you have seen a business that is not enforcing the rules or a person who is in violation, you can call 211 now to report them here in san mateo county. the compliance unit will work with businesses to make sure they understand what is required of them. they will hand out warnings at first but that could graduate to fines and even all the way to criminal prosecution. reporting live in daly city, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. today is the last day to register to vote online or by mail here in california. election day is just 15 days away. statewide nearly 3 million ballots have been turned in. throughout the bay area we're seeing a higher early voter count compared to 2016. >> we have about a 23% turnout in san francisco, which is good for this point in time. >> we received over 70,000

ballots in santa clara county. >> i wanted to drop my ballot in person this time instead of waiting for the mail because i felt like at least i would know it had arrived. >> for san francisco residents, if you missed today's deadline, you can register on election day at the voting center or your polling place. dr. anthony fauci revealed his voting plan. he said he will try to vote in person because he likes that atmosphere. he discussed it on cbs' "60 minutes" last evening. he added if people are having anxiety about voting, vote by mail. abc7news.com is your one-stop resource for information about the election. you can find registration information and a breakdown of propositions on our website, abc7news.com. here's your wake up on this monday. we check back in with mike nicco. we are hearing about those cooler temperatures.

>> sounds like everyone is excited about that. we had a rough weekend last week. if you're outdoing yard work or chores, it was warm at times. we're waking up with temperatures about the same if not up to about 4 to 5 degrees cooler around the bay as you're seeing the marine layer and some of the low clouds filter in. we have 54 in castro valley to about 60 in el sobrante. head into the hills, it's milder. orinda at 63 degrees. 47 in santa rosa. those long nights are definitely taking cooler steps in our deepest valleys. 64 in antioch. 61 in brentwood. here's a look at that cloud cover. trying to cover over the bay bridge. doesn't that look beautiful? nice, picturesque overnight early morning shot there from our east bay hills camera. hee's the activity planner for today. limited issues if you're working from home or remote learning. you can get outside, take some

breaks. exercising it will be a milder afternoon. we have a fire threat mainly for the north bay mountains. you can see the winds picking up as we head through the overnight hours into tuesday morning. they slack off a bit during the day. tuesday night into wednesday they'll be fast once again. in fact, i think they'll be faster than what this particular model is showing. i'll try to find if there's a better model that will represent those winds coming up. first we want to talk about the commute with jobina. hi, jobina, how are you this morning? >> i'm doing really well, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. happy monday to you. we'll begin with a live look outside showing off the golden gate bridge. we have fog advisories issued by the chp for the golden gate bridge and also for the bay bridge, specifically around the toll plaza. i want to check that out as well this morning. you can expect that low visibility along the golden gate bridge. not too bad at the bay bridge, even though they issued that advisory. fair collection and front door boarding resumes on ac transit

buses. both were suspended back in march because of the pandemic. ac transit says they lost about $1 million a week while they didn't collect fares. now buses are retro fitted with protective shields for drivers to stop against the spread of covid-19. public health requires a distance of six feet between bus operators and passengers. >> thank you. coming up, a new way to identify songs that goes beyond what shazam can do. >> also protecting tourists. the owner of the golden gate fortune cookie factory takes matter into his own hands when he sees something happen outside of his shop. and stolen puppies reunited with their owner. what happened to these little dogs. >> thankfully they were reunited. it's 5:10 as you wake up this monday morning. a live look outside here in san francisco. waking up cooler all across the bay area. 58 degrees in the city.

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unfolds in case you're outside at certain times. looking at mt. tam, look how clean and clear that air is. you can see down to the san mateo bridge. cloud cover along the coast and along the east bay shore. around 7:00 and 9:00 they'll still hang around. at the coast, 60s today. 70s at the bay, 80s inland. we're not the only ones with the fire threat. the fire threat is greater outside of the bay area. up into the foothills and through the sacramento valley during the same timeframe. temperatures there in the 90s. 70s in monterey. much cooler in southern california, 79, even though the dodgers are hot unfortunately. 102 in palm springs. 81 in yosemite. we'll talk more about that fire threat and cooler weather this weekend coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. the owner of a historic san francisco business taking

matters into his own hands to protect chinatown. he was caught on camera flashing his gun. this was outside of golden gate fortune cookie factory. this is video you will only see on abc7. >> the guy just pushed like this real quick. he did the first push. >> this brazen daytime assault happened saturday afternoon outside chinatown's iconic fortune cookie factory. the man in the black sweatshirt singles out one of a dozen tourists and attacks. we blurred his face because he's not been arrested. >> he said why are you pushing me? because you're staring at me. >> reporter: what makes this story remarkable is what unfolds next. the co-owner of the factory seen in the gray sweatshirt with green sleeves immediately steps in and lifts up his shirt to reveal -- >> i need to protect my business. >> reporter: just the sight of

it is enough for the black in the black sweatshirt to leave. >> i guess he's kind of scared, too. he doesn't want to go further. >> reporter: tourism in chinatown was down 35% before the pandemic. once covid hit, business went down for some as much as 90%. while some tourists are coming back as we witnessed sunday night -- >> this is machine to make fortune cookies. 1956. >> reporter: kevin can't afford for incidents like the to scare visitors away. >> people were blaming the chinese community. >> reporter: he decided not to file a police report afraid it would go nowhere so he's choosing to tell his story to send a message to local leaders. >> not to defund police but to reform police and to organize them. not take away the resource. our community is the resource. >> what would you say to people who consider you a hero? >> i'm not a hero. i just do my job to protect my family. my business. my people.

my guests. now one of the top stories on abc7news.com, a san francisco man is back with his two puppies this morning. this is doug with indigo and lila after they were reunited yesterday. he reported the dogs missing on saturday. he told police he left them in his backyard for about five hours. when he got home, these adorable dogs were gone. two families ended up buying the dogs from a man on the street. they eventually came forward after learning the puppies were sto stolen. >> through the miracles of people doing the right thing, getting the word out, my friends, my community are so amazing. off to the vet to check them, but they're here. >> police arreste 39-year-old francisco zaragoza. he's been booked on charges of receiving stolen property, drug possession and giving police a fake i.d. people in san mateo are on edge after three mountain lion

sightings over the weekend, and now police are warning you to be careful. a home surveillance camera caught this mountain lion walking through somebody's backyard. this was in alameda on saturday night. ths comes after two other sightings, one on friday night and the other on saturday morning. police officers conducted a thorough search of the area but didn' find the animal. a black bear put on a rare performance at yosemite national park. you will want to listen to the vocals as he was spotted hanging out in a tree. that is definitely me when that alarm clock goes off early in the morning. the park tweeted bears can make all kinds noises typically when they're afraid, distressed or aggressive. they say it does not appear anything was wrong with the bear. they say they see the bear all the time and he appears to be healthy. >> i feel like he was trying to

sing anita baker "caught up in the rapture." didn't it sound like that? no? >> okay. >> you're going to do our good friend anita baker like that? >> i love anita. i love her. that's how it sounds. >> okay. >> i like julian, he wants a bear instead of a rooster to wake him up every morning. that's cool. >> thank you, appreciate the energy. let's look at sutro tower this morning. we'll try to get you pumped up for this monday by talking about there will be mainly clouds at the coast. a bit of sunshine there. highs will keep slipping. tonight more clouds and more microclimates as the winds start to pick up across the north bay mountains. the weekend is trending cool, but there's the possibility of

another fire threat up in the north bay. the reason being is notice those clouds over vancouver, portland heading down towards denver. that's another cold front. behind that cold front high pressure always settles into the great basbasin. as long as we continue to have the cold fronts coming through, high pressure will be behind them and that will keep setting us up for offshore wind events. that's the way it will be. a complete flip-flop from what the medium range models were saying last week. along the coast you can see plenty of blue there developing. by the evening hours, the clouds are marching back. expect more cloud cover tomorrow morning. 79 in milpitas. 81 at san jose. morgan hill, 88. 79 in millbrae. 88 in palo alto. 64 to 68 along the peninsula coast. low 70s in downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. 80 to 85 through the north bay valleys. 74 to 79 along the east bay

shore. 86 to 89 in the east bay valleys. tonight, 50s for most of us. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. with that offshore event, temperatures remain warmer than average tuesday and wednesday. cooling off on thursday. 60s and 70s with no fire threat this weekend. san francisco being recognized for something no city wants at all. a new report says san francisco is among the most rat-infested places in the u.s. in fact, it's number five on the list of the most infested cities. we didn't have to show the video of the rats. orkin says it ranks cities based on the number of rodents reported. chicago takes the number one spot for the sixth year in a row. followed by los angeles, new york, washington, d.c., coming in hot at number five, san francisco. >> oh, no.

>> as long as they're minding their business. >> mm-hmm. >> no? >> yeah? i guess. as long as they're minding their business away from me. >> yeah. live your life somewhere else. >> exactly. >> not in my house. coming up next, 7 things to know. and the backstreet boys road to

welcome back. if you're just joining us, here's 7 things to know this morning. today san mateo county is rolling out stronger enforcement of covid-19 rules. it's launching a new compliance unit to get local businesses to take health orders seriously. those who don't could face a $3,000 fine. number two, congress has until tomorrow to reach an agreement on a new coronavirus relief package or else it won't happen before election day. john hopkins university reports more than 8.1 million americans have been diagnosed with the virus since the start of the local pandemic. today governor newsom will give an update to the state's response to covid-19 and the wildfires. you can watch it at noon on abc7 and abc7news.com.

number four, expect more comfortable temperatures today as the cooling trend continues. in san francisco, 70. above average everywhere else. number four, today is the last day to register online or by mail to vote here in california. for san francisco residents, if you miss the deadline, you can still register on election day at the voting center or your polling place. and number five, we are going to take a live look outside right now showing you the golden gate bridge where the chp issued a fog advisory for the area. lastly, san mateo police are warning residents to be cautious. there were three mountain lion sightings in this area over the weekend. in today's "gma" first look, backstreet boy aj mclean getting candid with his long-time struggle with addiction. he is competing on "dancing with the stars" on abc.

in this morning's "gma" first look, a.j. mclean of the backstreet boys is revealing his 20-year battle with addiction. >> the first time i tried drugs was an hour before my call time before the video shoot. i was off the walls. you think that's what you need to feel good about yourself. and it's not. >> reporter: the singer kept his addiction a secret until his destructive behavior started affecting the band. >> when the boys caught on, i missed out on rehearsal for, like, two days straight. and they basically broke into my house. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m. a.j. mclean is telling how he hit rock bottom and how his family and band mates supported him on his road to recovery. google has a handy new feature that can help you

identify songs even if you don't know the lyrics. all you have do is hum or whistle it. the feature is available for android and iphones through the google app or ghoul googlegoogle widget. >> this is a game changer. >> no, because everybody cannot hum or sing the song. >> that's why i want to know how good the service is. >> this service might have to be really good. >> sometimes you can't remember three words together in the song you just heard. i wish i could figure it out. >> this is what i envision and the phone is like stop it. >> we have no clue. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the covid-19 testing happening at one b.a.r.t. station today. and byob taking on a new meaning. the effort to continue outdoor dining even as colder weather moves in across the country. and there's no doubt that the holiday season will be different this year. we're talking about the best ways to avoid getting sick if you're still anticipating

getting together with your family. and it is 5:26 as we wake up and look at this. a bit of fog moving in across the golden gate bridge this morning. also saw it on the bay bridge driving in. i'm voting 'yes' on prop 19. nineteen limits taxes on seniors. it limits property tax on people like me. nineteen limits taxes on wildfire victims. it says so right here. if 19 passes, seniors can move closer to family or medical care. i looked at moving but i can't afford the taxes. will you help california's most vulnerable? vote 'yes' on prop 19.

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he will surrender your future to the virus. >> things are getting worse. he continues to lie to us. now at 5:30, president trump and joe biden crisscrossing crucial battleground states. the similarities in the race between trump and hillary clinton four years ago. ongoing negotiations to get more money into the hands of americans. the new push to get a stimulus deal done before the election. we'll have a way to report businesses that are noncompliant. cracking down on kris guideliguid

coronavirus guidelines. one unit watching out for rule breakers. and stopping the spread over the holidays. how you can reduce the risk if you decide to gather with others this holiday season. it's monday, october 19th as we move through the month. thank you very much for being here. >> we're starting our morning off checking in with mike to see what the forecast has in store for us today. good morning. >> good morning, kumasi and julian. thanks for joining us this monday morning. we'll start with the visibility out there. most of the reporting stations are good. as you look from the east bay hills camera, you can see low clouds developing along the east bay shoreline and some along the coast affecting the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge. here's what's going to happen this afternoon. the cooling trend continues. alot of 80s inland, no 90s. 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. moving forward in time a localized event in the north bay

mountains. fire weather watch starts from 11:00 to 8:00. we have to worry about critical fire conditions again. i'll expand upon that coming up. let's get more news. back to you. >> thank you. san mateo county is cracking down on businesses not following coronavirus guidelines. it's launching its new covid-19 compliance team today. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san mateo county with what this means and how you can report violators. good morning. >> you better wear your mask and stay six feet apart or you will pay. this team could fine you or your business $3,000. this is the new covid-19 compliance test in san mateo county they will be on the look out starting today for people or businesses not following county health department rules. the team says you can help. they want your input if you see violations. >> we'll have a way for the public to report businesses that are noncompliant.

we'll send out emails to these businesses. we will go out and make sure we follow up with them. >> if that's going to get everybody to comply like we are, then definitely. >> if you have seen a business that is not enforcing the rules or a person who is in violation, you can call 211 here in san mateo county to report them. the compliance unit will work with businesses to make sure they understand what is required of them. if the violations continue, they will firsthand out warnings, then that could graduate to fines and even criminal prosecution. reporting live in daly city, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. today president trump will deliver a speech at two rallies in arizona and vice presidential nominee senator kamala harris returns to the campaign trail in florida. she suspended her travel last week after two staffers tested positive for covid-19. both president trump and joe biden spent the weekend in key battleground states rallying voters with their closing

messages. faith has more. >> reporter: president trump crisscrossing the crucial battle ground states of wisconsin, nevada and michigan with the coronavirus pandemic looming large. >> if you vote for biden, he will surrender your future to the virus. he's going to lock down. >> reporter: trump mocking biding for his plan to tackle the pandemic. >> he'll listen to the scientists. if i listened totally to the scientists we would right now have a country that would be in a massive depression instead of we're like a rocket ship. >> reporter: biden hitting back as he talked to voters in north carolina. >> things are getting worse. he continues to lie to us about the circumstances. experts say we're likely to lose as many as 200,000 additional lives nationwide between now and the end of the year. all because this president cares more about his park avenue perspective on the world, the stock market, than he does about you. >> reporter: the latest abc news "washington post" pole shows

biden up by 12 points in the race. the same lead hillary clinton had at this time four years ago. the biden campaign, though, not taking any chances telling voters in a memo "if we learned anything from 2016, it's that we cannot underestimate donald trump or his ability to claw his way back." >> we can't let up. >> reporter: as both candidates push voters to the polls, biden making time on the campaign trail for milkshakes with his granddaughter. president trump taking a moment for church in las vegas as he faces new calls to tone down his rhetoric on michigan's governor gretchen whitmer. >> you have to get your governor to open up your state, okay? lock 'em all up. >> the president is at it again. inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism. >> reporter: after that first chaotic debate between president trump and joe biden, the debate

anything says the final debate set for this thursday will be in the same format, no further rule changes have been announced. abc news, washington. nancy pelosi is giving the trump administration until tomorrow to get a coronavirus stimulus bill done before the election. pelosi says she is working with treasury secretary steve mnuchin to reconcile the remaining disputes in the bill. the two will meet again today and pelosi says she is optimistic. >> bottom line, are americans going to get relief before election day? >> that depends on the administration. the fact is that we cannot -- the heart of the matter is to stop the spread of the virus. >> i want to do it at a bigger number than she wants. that doesn't mean all the republicans agree with me, but i think they will in the end. if she would go along, i think they would, too. >> the democrats want about 1$18 trillion in stimulus money, but republican senate leader mitch mcconnell all but ruled that out

saying senators in his party would never support a package that big. twitter removed a tweet from white house coronavirus task force member dr. scott atlas. the tweet said masks work? no. a twitter spokesperson says the post violates a company policy that prohibits sharing false or misleading information about covid-19. dr. atlas is a former professor of medicine at stanford and is a senior fellow at the hoover institution. the holiday season won't be the same this year because of the pandemic of course. and despite the advice to only celebrate with immediate family members, health experts know some people will be participating in larger family gatherings. jobina jobina is at the live de what you can do to minimize getting sick. >> good morning. doctors say the only surefire way to prevent yourself from getting sick during this holiday season is to not participate in gatherings with your family members especially indoor

gatherings. they also realize it's not entirely realistic for people as the weather gets colder. this morning on "gma," some preventive measures were listed to lower the risk of infection. >> if you want to see other family members, there's a set of steps you can take from really keeping yourself quarantined for a couple of weeks going in, limiting the number of people working on ventilation inside, it's not going to be an easy holiday season. >> to increase ventilation indoors consider opening windows, changing filters in your heating system and use an air purifier. you can watch that full interview on "good morning america" after abc7 news. coming up, a southern california mother reported missing in a national park two weeks ago has been found safe. the message from her family this morning. and shipping struggles. with the holidas around the corner, why your deliveries will likely take a few extra days to

get to your door. before that, we check in again with mike. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. i'll pull up some temperatures. let's look at what's going on in some neighborhoods. in the east bay it's clear. yeah. refreshing. look at those temperatures. mid to upper 50s through the tri valley. 60 to 64 around highway 4 in northern contra costa county. we have the 40s along 101. santa rosa and novato 47. san francisco, 55. san jose at about 59 degrees. here's a look at that 59 in san jose. comes with clear skies as we look north on 87 towards mineta san jose international. your commute planner is pretty good. smaller spread temperaturewise. you still need a coat this morning. remember to grab it before you leave this afternoon. you won't be wearing it then. light breezes out on the water. so here's a look at the fire danger index. you will look at it and go, well, why is there such a big

threat? the threat is not nearly as big as last time. this wind event will be slower and a lot more localized. you can see right there, especially in the eastern parts of lake and napa counties in the northern part of sonoma county heading through tomorrow morning. we peg out a very high, then tuesday night into wednesday, we have another chance of fire threat starting to get high to very high. so that's something we'll keep an eye on for you. as far as the temperatures, they're cooling off today. wait until you see the weekend forecast. i think you'll be happy with that. let's get over to jobina and talk about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning. i have a couple of advisories i want to mention quickly before i show the cameras. we have a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge, also for the bay bridge toll plaza area and metering lights came on at 5:36. now moving into the south bay, a live look showing you san jose.

101, our camera there. very clear conditions in the south bay. we have no major crashes to report on any of our bay area freeways right now. that's good news for your monday morning commute. looking live at the richmond-san rafael bridge, i am expecting it to be light and it is. looking great.

but i can't say i expected this. because it was easy. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes

so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. we haven't talked about this in a while because, you know, we expect the drought to get worse as we go throughout rain. we're sliding into the rain season. each day we goes without rain the drought is getting worse. extreme is onexpending down int parts of lake, all of mendocino, almost all of napa and more than half of solano counties.

severe to moderate for the rest of us. we need some rain. here's a look at the november, december, january and then again the february, march, april the sixth wettest months, likely below average precipitation. >> thank you. this morning a suspect who barricaded himself inside a building on the paramount studios lot in hollywood has been reportedly been arrested. the suspect was carrying a knife when he went into the building. police say one officer was involved in a shooting outside of the studio gates. they tried to negotiate with the suspect to surrender then entered the building and arrested the man. he was bleeding from wounds sustained during the incident. no officers were hurt. we are waiting to learn more about how a missing southern california woman survived for nearly two weeks in zion national park in utah. holly was found alive yesterday after she set out for a solo hike on october 6th. the 38-year-old mom from woodland hills was reported

missing by family members a few days later. national park service searchers say another visitor gave rangers credible information that they had seen a woman matching her description. she was found sunday morning okay and reunited with her family. >> she hasn't ate since then at all. she has had very little water we found out. the moment i talked to her on the phone she said i love you so much. that was her signature thing to say to people she loved. i said i'm so glad you're coming home. >> she is now recovering in the hospital. b.a.r.t. is partnering with bay area community health to offer free testing today. there's a pop-up site at the b.a.r.t. union city station. it will be open today, tomorrow and thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. walk-ins are welcome. you must wear a mask at this

testing site. more resources for parents in marin county. the county's office of education will launch a school virus tracker on its website this week. the marin ij reports the virus tracker includes a map and dashboard. it shows if, when and where people may have been exposed to the coronavirus. nearly half of elementary and middle schools in marin county have opened or have plans to open for in-person learning. a sacramento county teacher being called a hero for calling for help for two distance learning students. jennifer peterson heard the students screaming for help after an online zoom class. someone broke into the home through the window. the intruder ran through the house escaping through the backyard after realizing someone was home. >> the teacher said call 911, she stood online with them. >> i was panicking inside. i was watching their faces. i could see their faces go from concern to actual panic.

>> there's the guy. they're bringing him out. >> the teacher says her parental instincts took over when she saw those terrified faces. police searched the neighborhood but have not reported an arrest. a canadian couple didn't let closed borders deny their friends in the u.s. the joy of seeing them tie the knot. they got married on a pier in the province of new brunswick across the river from maine. the couple invited 50 guests for an outdoor ceremony on the canadian side. 15 of their other friends were able to see the action from across the river on the u.s. side. the couple's grandparents saw the ceremony from a boat in the middle of the water. >> i sat my husband alex down and said, okay, i don't know if i can wait until next year. we don't know what will happen. it's easier to plan when you know what the rules are. i had the idea in the back of my head. >> the border closure agreement

between the u.s. and canada is set to expire wednesday but it could be extended. byob is taking on a new meaning at restaurants in connecticut and maybe it will catch on here in the bay area. in this case, byob stands for bring your own blanket. the goal of this initiative is to help restaurants during the pandemic by expanding measures already in place to keep outdoor dining going in the colder months. mike says it doesn't appear we'll be dealing with really cold weather for a while, i still like to bring a blanket just in case. >> that's smart. >> you never know. >> more like bring your own umbrella around here soon when rain does eventually return. that's what so many businesses are concerned about. >> it's a good point. unfortunately it doesn't look like there will be much rain. so it that a good thing? for them, yeah but for everything else not so much.

it will be chilly. the nights keep getting longer. the sun is setting before 6:30 now. if you go out in the evening, the temperature could drop 10, 15 degrease while you'es while there enjoying your dinner. there's some patchy fog around emeryville and treasure island. limited fog this morning. milder this afternoon for all of us. localized critical fire conditions across the north bay today, tomorrow and wednesday. a series of dry cold fronts should bring our temperatures back to average if not slightly cooler than average for the upcoming weekend. you can see the fog along the coast but also open for some blue breakthroughs for the morning and afternoon hours. stronger onshore breeze means milder temperatures for all of us. let's look at the microclimates. 88 and 87, that's as warm as it gets. that's around morgan hill and gilroy. most of us in the low to mid 80s along the santa clara valley. 74 to 80 on the peninsula.

64 in half moon bay, about 68 in daly city. 70 near downtown. south san francisco and sausalito. 80 to 88 in calistoga. most of your neighborhoods in the low to mid 80s. 74 to 79 along the east bay shore. heading into the east bay valleys, 87 to 89 degrees. trying to get rid of the 90s for you. tonight microclimates, you can see up in the north bay, there's some yellow. that's the winds picking up keeping the mountains in the 70s, while most of us will be in the 40s and 50s. my accuweather 7-day forecast, a slight offshore event, we'll stay warmer than average through wednesday. it relaxes, so do the temperatures on thursday. you can see the series of dry cold fronts drop us into the 60s and 70s for the weekend. there's hope that autumn will arrive eventually. back to you. >> i like the sound of it. you will want to get your holiday shopping done earlier

than usual this year with the pandemic causing a problem for shipping companies. carriers are struggling to keep up with the increase on online orders. you're being asked to prepare for deliveries to take an extra few days during the holidays this year. we're talking about pop eyeeypopeye's this morning. the fast food chain is once again offering cajun style turkeys for the holiday. the company confirmed the announcement to "usa today." each turkey will cost $40. it's precooked, comes with louisiana style seasonings, but you can only get them at participating locations, so you either have to go there or call your local popeye's if you want to order. >> okay. >> you know what? popeye's do it. they have clothes, the chicken sandwich. >> they have clothes? >> yes. look it up. >> hopefully it's not popeye's

scented or something crazy. new at 6:00, a 2000-year-old drawing just discovered on the side of a hill. archeologists say it's one of the greatest mysteries but all of us can already tell what it is. at san francisco walgreen's closing for good. and big improvements for a little cub found in a wildfire zone. an update on

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call or go online today. comcast business. welcome back. the walgreens at van nuys eddie will be closing due to shoplifting. phil matier is reporting that the store's shelves are empty or nearly empty. most of the remaining products are locked up behind plastic

theft guards. the walgreen's will close officially on november 11th and get this, this is the seventh walgreens to close in the city this year. you can read phil matier's columns in the chronicle on sundays and wednesdays. caltrans has cleaned up a massive homeless encampment in berkeley. there's so much debris at the encampment along interstate 80 at the university avenue overpass that the state brought in an excavator to clear it up yesterday. the work forced the closure of westbound i-80 on-ramp and the city tesays no tents will be removed. there's a new effort to make part of san francisco's great highway permanently car-free. the examiner reports that the great highway park initiative got more than 2,000 signatures online since the launch in june. the plan would transform the great highway into a park.

the city temporarily closed part of the road to cars in april due to the pandemic. the mountain lion cub rescued from a wildfire zone in shasta county is showing a lot of improvement. this is new video of captain cal. look at that face. vets say he's improving daily and is enjoying a new wood shavings pan. he ended up at the zoo after a firefighter found him wandering alone with his paws badly burned. zoo sets say they're happy to see cap pin ctain cal up and ab after surviving such an ordeal. >> look at him. >> i know you were asking for updates. >> he was asking for captain cal period. he is like when can i adopt him. >> you know what? you both are correct. i think him and oreo would get along so well. >> i agree. >> that would be so much fun. i would take all three of them

right now. they all look adorable. i put captain cal updates on twitter, it blows up. it's fun. it's amazing. so good to see the love for the animals that we have here. let's look at what's going on from mt. tam. you can see how clean the air is. a few pockets of low clouds along the coast, that includes the golden gate bridge, also along the east bay shore. temperature in san francisco, 70. that is spot on. the rest of us about 6 to 11 degrees cooler than average. even though we're not in the 80s and 90s and record territories like friday when we last talked, we're still warmer than average. let me show you autumn. maybe an 82 holding on in fairfield. an 80 in cloverdale for friday. look at the 60s and 70s with a nice stout onshore breeze. autumn this weekend. >> thank you. new at 6:00, the newest store in times square is trying to send a message when you walk inside. one that us californians know well. and we'll give you a tour of the place that's starting to turn heads.

plus -- a new team in san mateo county will be watching starting today. they're looking for people not wearing their masks and not staying six feet apart. i'm amy hollyfield. that story coming up. the bay area mask mandate wear one or pay up. but are those fines proving to be effective to get people to wear theirs. a

the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety.

because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. at a shopping center near you. see the one bay area county giving this a try to force you to follow the rules starting today. plus the 2020 countdown now in election crunch time. there's a key deadline that you need to know about today if you want to make sure your voice is heard. good morning. happy monday. it is october 19th.

before we get to those stories, we want to check in with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning. thaf thanks for joining us this monday morning. i have some issues for the north bay, but it's above 1,000 feet, so not a lot of us but still critical fire conditions will develop from 11:00 tonight to 8:00 wednesday morning. winds are calm right now, less than 10 miles per hour, pretty clear looking from sutro tower. there's some patchy fog along the coast and east bay shoreline. that will move back to the coast where we will have sunshine, 60s there. 70s around the bay and 80s inland. julian? >> happening today, family and friends will be holding a vigil for the san francisco firefighter who died earlier this month. jason cortez passed away after a training accident. the 13-year veteran firefighter and paramedic is survived by his wife and two young kids. his loved ones will hold a