hulu, we will see you back here tomorrow at the same time, thanks for staying up with us, good night, america. 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.

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a red flag warning is going into effect right now because of some of these dry conditions.

i'll explain how this could affect you. multiple rounds of offshore winds and critical fire conditions this week. just because the fda may approve a vaccine doesn't mean the state of california will. what the committee will control when it comes to a vaccine. severely understaffed. san jose fire is looking to fill positions and a hero behind the headset. abc 7 news starts right now. here warning just went into effect for parts of the bay area as gusty winds are whipping back up. that means thousands of pg&e customers could see power shut off due to the critical power weather. wou we begin with sandhya patel on what we can expect over the next

few hours. >> yeah, those winds will be increasing. right now they're running low, you will notice gusts to 12 miles per hour in mt. helena. wind gusts could reach as high as 40 miles per hour. you combine that with low humidity and dry fuels and fires that develop will spread rapidly. notice winds picking up around 20-29 miles an hour in the hills tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon. they remain gusty. this isn't the only round of gusty offshore winds. we have a second round coming. as you will notice, that has already prompted a fire weather watch and will cover the north and east bay hills and santa cruz mountains until 8:00 a.m. friday. that means increasing risk of wildfires. and the second round could be

stronger than the first round, and there's a third round coming. pg&e is warning of another possible round of power shutoffs. 50,000 customers could lose electricity as early as wednesday night. here in the bay area, nearly 7,000 homes and businesses could see outages. the mountains in the north bay and areas near mt. diablo are most at risk. new at 11:00, all evacuation orders for the glass fire in the north bay have now been lifted. the fire burned more than 67,000 acres and is 97% contained. as fire crews near full containment on the north bay fires they're faced with more dangerous weather. fairfax road has been closed due to fire childrens. j.r. stone is near fairfax where people he spoke with said the power shutoffs and road closures are worth the inconvenience.

>> reporter: one of the reasons this red flag warning has been issued is because of these o cfo extremely t extremely dry conditions. you see that brittle grass that is flammable. because of the expected low humidity and winds, officials have closed fairfax salinas road that goes through the mt. tam watershed until at least wednesday e . >> totally understand that having people up here is increasing the risk. >> reporter: the more cars that go through here the more chances there are for a spark that could ignite a fire. close the road and that threat is greatly reduced. >> i'm not ever going to complain about being safe. >> if it helps prevent more fires like what's going none santa rosa and right now, i'm all for it. >> reporter: conditions are getting concerning as power shut offs are expected thursday and friday in at least six bay area counties. >> everything's been dry, and i

haven't seen any rain since pretty much the whole summer that i can really remember. >> i know how quick a fire can spread. i live right down the street, and i think's great that everyone's paying attention. >> reporter: in marin county, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. if pg&e calls for power shut offs, find out if you'll be affected. we have a helpful tool where you can plug in your address to find out at our website, abc 7 news.com. new details on a deadly police shooting in san francisco. body cam video of the october 10th incident was released. the most gripping details came from 911 calls. >> guy just of attempted a carjacking. >> it wasn't just one witness that called san francisco police about the suspect, 21 year old cesar vargas. this is another 911 call made at the same time. >> he just assaulted a woman.

yeah, held a knife to her throat. >> each caller went into great detail about what they had just witnessed. a man attacking a woman as she sat inside her toyota prius. >> i saw a car smashed in the sunroof, kicked the lady out of the car, threw her in the street. >> they stay on the phone with police and watch what sounds like noanother carjacking. >> body camera video shows the encounter. vargas is seen running and officers yell for him to stop and drop the knife. >> he sprinted toward one of the officers with the knife in his right hand. >> two officers shot vargas, killing him. they are on administrative leave with several investigations under way. >> we do not draw any conclusions as to whether the officers acted consistent with our policies and the law.

>> a group called defend sfpd now gathered as officials held a virtual town hall on the shooting. organizers say they also put their event online to generate a conversation within the community. new developments. a man now faces charges in an attack on a rally organizer in san francisco. and a warning, some may find the following video disturbing. police today said 35-year-old adora anderson of watsonville punched phillip anderson moments before the free speech event. he lost teeth. it includes a hate crime enhancement. a celebration of life is planned tomorrow for a fallen san francisco firefighter. a private memorial took place for jason cortez. police and firefighters escorted his body to st. ignacious. he was killed. and the celebration starts at oracle park. california is adding an

extra layer of protection to its covid-19 vaccine approval process. kate larsen has the latest on governor newsom's new commit he and why an epidemiologist thinks it could make for higher vaccination rates. >> reporter: when it comes to potential covid-19 vaccines governor newsom says just because the federal government might approve it doesn't mean california will. >> of course we don't take anyone's word for it. we will do our own independently reviewed process. >> reporter: he announced the scientific safety review work group, a committee of 11 california doctors, including from san francisco's department of public health, uc berkley and stanford. >> and to guarantee the transparency of the disbritribun of our vaccines. >> do you think will improve coverage? >> i think it will.

>> reporter: epidemiologist george rutherford is not on the committee but knows some who are. >> there's enough distrust of the vaccine going around as it is that if this, if a committee like this takes an extra week, and that encourages a greater proportion of people to get vaccinated it's hugely important. >> do you have any concern that this new committee could delay people getting a vaccine as soon as possible? >> i think this is a one-meeting, let's make sure we get a look at the data and give a thumbs up. >> reporter: even if vaccines do get emergency approval this year, governor newsom said people should not expect widespread distribution until 2021. kate larsen. struggling small businesses may be able to apply for a cash infusion. two santa clara supervisors want to launch a $100 million loan program to provide low-interest loans to small businesses impacted by covid-19. one supervisor says it's really

rare to have relief funding come from the county level. >> it's become clearer and clearer that if we bawait for t state and federal governments to step up we could be waiting a very long time for small businesses. >> supervisors are expected to vote on the measure tomorrow. on the peninsula, a covid-19 compliance team started its first day on the job in san mateo county. here is the full eight-member team. its primary goal is to make sure businesses are enforcing safety measures. county officials say they've received a number of complaints about business not operating safely by exceeding capacity limits or where employees are not wearing masks. >> the whole purpose of this is to make sure that we not only stay in red and not go back to purple but move forward to orange. we want more people employed in this county but we want consumers to be safe. >> violators will first get a warning, then they could get a fine up to $3,000 and possibly a

criminal charge for violating health orders. now we've made it easy for you to keep tabs on the rules and what's open where you live. this interactive reopening tracker is on our website, abc 7 news.com. abc news series 911 call follows dispatchers. the dispatching team is severely understaffed. what it takes to be a first first responder, that's next. this week's final presidential debate may feature fewer interruptions. the major rule change just announced. and lake tahoe ski resorts preparing for their first pandemic ski season. what you can expect when hitting the slopes. first, a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks. tonight, borat attacks. there we go. all right. there you go.

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heroes behind the headsets. that's how the san jose fire department describes its team of public safety dispatchers. tonight as abc 7 news reports, they're facing a critical staffing shortage. >> reporter: building a better bay area one call at a time. public safety dispatchers with san jose fire answering more than 89,000 calls a year. 2020 not cutting those behind the headsets any breaks. >> this may have been the busiest fire season we've seen in quite some time in terms of

how early it started, how long it's lasted and how busy it's been. >> reporter: jessica stevens is on a crew of 20, serving 1.2 million residents around the clock, taking calls on covid-19, wildfires, protests and more. >> it does definitely put a burden on the dispatchers who are already manage aing a very stressful job. >> reporter: a minimum requirement of a high school diploma or ged. >> when people talk about what they want to be when they grow up you usually don't hear somebody say i want to be a 911 dispatcher. >> reporter: since dedicating 13 years to the job, understanding the need for more first first responders. >> we have google coming in, an influx of our population, and we need to make sure we're growing right along with that. >> if we have more people ready to answer those calls we're going to be able to get to those

calls faster. >> reporter: for more information on recruitment, visit abc 7 news.com. you've got until midnight tonight to register online to vote in california. now, if you miss the deadline, most counties do offer same-day registration through election day. abc news was in oakland earlier where we saw a steady stream of people driving up to drop off their ballots. poll workers are getting creative with safety measures. you saw a man there using tongues >> the question is, the question is. >> the radical left -- >> for thursday's debate, microphones will be cut off while the other delivers their

answer to the debate topics. we will air the second and final presidential debate this thursday night. coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. when the ski season starts you expect a lot of changes in lake tahoe due to the pandemic. >> it will primarily be inside the resorts where people see the difference. some resorts may use a reservation system. once on the slopes people can naturally spread out. goggles, masks, face coverings and gloves are already typical attire. we're not quite thinking about snow just yet, we're still a bit warm. >> yeah. a little bit of a cooling trend on the way. however, we are watching that wind, sandhya. >> yeah, and the wind does spell higher fire danger, ama and dionne. i want to show you a burst of offshore winds coming our way. the first developing overnight

tonight. low humidity is why we are facing critical fire conditions all week long, especially over the higher terrain. here's a look at the fire danger index. in the north bay we start to see yellows and oranges which is high to very high fire danger going into tomorrow morning and into tomorrow afternoon. so tomorrow morning the humidity levels start out high and begin to drop in some of our inland valleys. 19% humidity in fairfield, 16% lake port, 17% in livermore. when you combine that with record to near-record dry fuels the fire danger is elevated. hour by hour we're going to take you into the second hour of offshore winds. thursday's event looks stronger. thursday morning wind gusts 25-27 miles an hour and even higher up to 40 miles an hour. live look, winds are not an issue right now.

critical fire conditions, we are looking at a cooler pattern, and it's going to be noticeable thursday through saturday. you see snow in the rockies and the plains. if we could just get enough rain here in the bay area, it would end our fire season, but obviously, we don't have that in the forecast just yet. live doppler 7 shows a few patches of fog and temperatures are falling in places like half moon bay, down to 48 degrees. 50s, 60s elsewhere. as we head into tomorrow morning, patches of fog, 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. then in the morning hours 40s to the upper 50s. it is starting to feel like fall at least in the overnight hours with the cooler conditions. you need to layer up. tomorrow afternoon is a warm day in the south bay. 85 san jose. on the peninsula, mid-80s around los altos. 68 pacifica. warmer than today. we had a nice cool down thanks to the marine influence. in the north bay, 86 in san

rafael. heading into the east bay, sunshine and warmer. 79 oakland. head inland, and it's above average four this time of year. 09 90 in concord and livermore. fire danger running high. mid to upper 60s coast side the next few days. cooler weather with a couple more rounds of strong offshore winds coming our way, but you will notice it will feel like fall this weekend. >> sounds great, thank you. tomorrow, on good morning america, natalie portman chats about her

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