warning now in effect. the stretch of days we will see dangerous fire conditions and warning of possible pg&e outages for thousands of people yet again. >> we don't take anyone's word for it. we will do our own independently reviewed process. even when a covid-19 vaccine is ready, it may not be distributed in california right away. the approval process. coronavirus guidelines expected today that could give us some insight on when theme parks might finally be able to reopen. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, october 20th. >> we thank you at home so much for joining us. we have a lot to talk about, as always. we start with meteorologist mike nicco for the look ahead with the day at weather. getting used to waking up to the cooler temperatures. >> the longer nights are better for sleeping. milder in the north bay with the winds. if you live in the valleys where most of us do, another nice

night. let's our attention to why it is going to be warmer because of the winds blowing through the north bay. the red flag warning that continues until 8:00 wednesday morning and it is very dry and going to get breezy and that means anything that does ignite could spread rather rapidly. the winds are up to 32 miles per hour st. helena. as far as our temperatures we have this off shore breeze and more sunshine and feel more warmth. near 70 at the coast and a bunch of mid to upper 70s around san francisco, oakland and then richmond. everybody else in the 80s around the bay and even some 90s showing up in the east bay. this is the first of two fire threats this week. we'll talk more about that coming up. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. here we go, again. pg&e is warning of another round of fire prevention shutoffs this week. 50,000 customers could lose electricity as early as tomorrow

night. here in the bay area 7,000 homes and businesses in six counties could see outages. the areas near mt. diablo could be most impacted potentially. people all over the bay area are preparing for this right now. amy hollyfield is live in danville with more on this. >> good morning, kumasi. 7,000 people, customers could lose power including this section where we are at danville. stone valley and green valley road. this is the section of the east bay that could get hit and also sections of marin county that are included in this warning. officials have even closed fairfax through the mt. tam water shed at least until wednesday because of the threat of fire. we talked to one resident in marin county who welcomed the power shutoffs if it will make the area safer. >> we do get the warning quite a bit these days it seems like. but as i said before, it is for

our safety and and if it helps prevents more fires and what happened in santa rosa and what is going on right now, i'm all for it. turn the power off for a few days rather than wasting billions of dollars in fire damage. >> pg&e is warning it might shut the power off to stop the equipment from sparking a fire in the windy, hot, dry conditions. residents are getting pretty used to this and getting pretty good preparing for these shutoffs saying they're filling the freezer with ice and keeping the phones charged and enjoying the outdoor time since that tv will not be able to be turned on. we encourage you to watch us on the app. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. pg&e calls for power shutoffs and an easy way to find out if you will be affected. a tool you can put in your address and what you should be doing right now before the power goes off. find all of this on

abc7news.com. today california's health and human services secretary will provide an update on the state's response to the pandemic. dr. mark ghaly will reveal new openings for the theme, pas and resuming team sports. he'll speak at noon today and we'll bring you his update live on abc7news.com and the app. california is adding an extra layer of protection to the approval process the governor announcing a committee will review the vaccine before it's distributed here. kate larsen spoke with one epidemiologist who believes it will lead to more people gettin the shot. >> reporter: when it whens to potential covid-19 vaccines just because the federal government approves 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: on monday newsom announced the committee of 11 california doctors including from san francisco's department

of public health, ucsf and uc berkeley and stanford. >> guarantee the safety, to guarantee the equity and to guarantee the transparency of the distribution of our vccines. >> do you think it will improve vaccine coverage in california this group of physicians and scientists? >> i think it will. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford is not on the committee but knows many of the experts who are. >> 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, then it's hugely important. >> do you have any concern that this new committee could delay getting people a vaccine as soon as possible? >> i think this is a kind of a one meeting, let's make sure that we get to look at the data and then give thumbs up. >> reporter: even if vaccines do get emergency approval this year, gur newsom says people should not expect widespread

distribution up till 2021. kate larsen, abc7 news. in the south bay a new plan to help struggling businesses. santa clara county businesses will vote on a $100 million program. provide low-interest loans to programs. it is rare to have relief funding coming from the county level. >> it's become clearer and clearer that if we wait for the state and federal governments to step up, we could be waiting a very long time with great hardship for small businesses. >> if approved at today's board of supervisors meeting, we expect to learn a lot more about the program next month. negotiations between house speaker nancy pelosi and steven mnuchin are coming down to the wire. even if an agreement is reached, the measure will face some stiff opposition in the senate. house democrats want to pass a $1.8 trillion spending proposal

but members of the gop-led senate are wary of a deficit. they are backing a proposal that cost $500 billion. the commission on presidential debates promising more structure after a chaotic first debate between. now the commission announced changes to ensure there are fewer interruptions during thursday's debate. jobina is at the live desk with the changes announced just before the debate. goodern moing, jobina. >> good morning, julian. the big change is a mute button. both candidates have two minutes uninterrupted and that's at the start of each segment because they're going to ensure that by have the other candidate's microphone muted and then unmuted for follow-up discussions. president trump is expected to make the final debate about foreign policy while the pan dammic still dominates. the president unloaded on scientists and dr. anthony fauci. >> people are tired of hearing

fauci and all these idiots, these people. these people that have gotten it wrong. he's a nice guy. he's been here for 500 years. >> this man had an opportunity to deal with, but denied fact. denied science and lied to the american people. so, we know we need a change. and a change is coming. >> the president is not happy about the new debate feature, but says he will participate. abc7 news will air the second and final presidential debate this thursday night. coverage begins at 6:00 right hre on abc7. julian. >> all of us looking forward to that. ballots being counted on the peninsula. his office has received more than 105,000 ballots already. we got a look inside the polling center. county election officials explaining their equipment takes a picture of the ballot signature which is then sent to a verification unit for confirmation. meanwhile, poll workers in

oakland are getting creative with covid-19 safety measures. abc7 news saw a steady stream of people driving up to drop off their ballots. you see that man using tongs to place them into the designated ballot box there. all in the name of safety. we love to see it. >> that's creative. but i like it, it works. let's take a look at what's going on. let's look at some neighborhood temperatures. if you had the windows open last night and maybe grab that extra blanket. you needed it in the south bay. 57 in san jose and let's see what's lurking up in the hills at 1,800 feet. definitely some warmth out just waiting for us. the 40s in the usual spot up along 101 and everyone else in the 50s. close to where we were yesterday. cloud cover is a little bit more widespread and a little thicker in some areas. i saw visibility as low as one in napa.

sutro tower looks pretty clean. activity planner today. everything is pretty good. just a little bit warmer outside. so, if you didn't run the air conditioner yesterday when you were working from home, you may need it today. if you are outside, moderate amount of tree pollen out there. let's look at the fire danger. high to very high but in very small increments up in the north bay right where lake, napa and solano counties come together. that stays up until about 1:00 this afternoon and then drop down a little bit as the winds drop down. as we head into the evening and overnight hours, another burst of high critical fire danger. thankfully not very high. the worst of it looks like it's this morning. if we can get through that. maybe we'll be okay. more on the commute and the fire. i'll have that coming up. here's jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. i'm follow agnew crash in castro valley right now but i don't have a lot of information. i'll have that in my next

traffic update in the next few minutes. a live look at the golden gate bridge where the chp issued a fog advisory. if i'm looking at major slow downs around the bay area at the moment it's coming out of tracy and everything else is moving and you can expect low viz ablt t at the golden gate bridge. >> thank you, jobina. a celebration of life is going to be held for san francisco fallen police officer. they escorted his body to, he was killed in a training accident earlier this month and the private celebration for the 42-year-old starts this morning at 11:00 at oracle park. coming up on abc7 mornings, new details about the moments leading up to a deadly police shooting in san francisco. the new body camera video and 911 calls from witnesses. also ahead this morning, a tv that costs nearly $90,000.

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all right. how about we take a look at our planner today and first open the weather window from tam. pretty windy conditions out there, once again. a haze and temperatures running in the 50s. grab a coat. top out near 70 at the coast and 89 inland and warmer than yesterday with that off-shore breeze and the dry air that warms significantly under the sunshine. red flag warning spreads into the central valley and into the foothills today and tomorrow. and just like us, the areas are under a fire weather watch for thursday night through friday. temperatures above average all across the state from near 90 across the central valley and little milder along the coast and mid to upper 70s from l.a.

and down towards san diego. some 70s for highs and that's coming up. >> thank you, mike. all evacuation orders for the glass fire in the north bay have now been lifted. the fire has burned more than 67,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,500 structures. at this point it's 97% contained. new details on a deadly police shooting in san francisco. body camera of the incident that happened ten days ago as well as pictures of a knife that belonged to that suspect. we're hearing 911 calls from witnesses. >> you're an officer right now. i just attempted a car jacking. >> reporter: not just one witness called police about the suspect, this is another 911 call that was made at the same time. >> he just assaulted a woman. he held a knife to her throat. >> reporter: each caller went into great detail about what they just witnessed.

a man attacking a woman as she sat inside her prius. >> pulled the lady out of her car and threw her in the street. >> reporter: that caller continued to follow vargas, stay on the phone with police and watch what sounds like another attempted car jacking. >> stay away from her. >> reporter: police arrived moments later and body camera video shows the encounter. vargas is seen running and officers yell for him to stop and drop the knife he was holding. >> mr. vargas took steps backwards and sprinted towards one of the officers with a knife in his right hand. >> reporter: two officers then shot vargas killing him. both officers on administrative leave with several investigations under way. >> we do not draw any conclusion whether the officers acted consistent with our policies and the law. >> shifting gears here. a man now facing charges on an attack on a rally organizers in san francisco and a warning here

some of you may find the following video disturbing. anderson of watsonville punched moments before saturday's free speech event and he lost two teeth. the charges against anderson include a hate crime enhancement. today's "gma first look" shipping facilities are feeling the pressure. sky rocketing ahead of the holiday season and here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" will there be a holiday shipping crunch? estimating between thanksgiving and christmas, more than 79 million packages a day will be shipped compared to 65 million last year. >> as a result of covid, you have three years of growth and six months. >> reporter: fedex telling us it is anticipating such high volumes that they added 70,000 jobs and even given this holiday season a new nickname. >> you have a peak volume on top of peak volume and we're calling it the ship-a-thon.

>> reporer: due to not just the big box retailers sending volumes so volumes soaring, but a number of small businesses online during the pandemic. coming up at 7:00 a.m., the expert tips for navigating a holiday shipping season like no other. with your "gma first look" i'm rebecca jarvis. target is giving employees $70 million in bonuses. that is $200,000, 350,000 350,0 employees. this is the first round during the pandemic. workers in the stores and distribution center can expect to get that money early next month. the world's first rollable tv is now on sale. the lg

south korea but could eventually make it to the u.s. it's being dubbed a rollable tv because the flexible screen attached to a base there, as you can see. all right. so, that you can roll it when you want to watch tv and then oll it down when you don't want to see it any more. okay. >> oh. >> the tv 65 inches is not cheap. $87,000. >> no. >> so you can roll it into this little box thing right here. they need to show it rolling. >> if they want to charge somebody $87,000, i think so. >> i need to see this in action. >> the picture looks nice. it always looks nice in the store. >> it's rollable. so, like you said, show it. right there it looks like any other tv. show it in action. >> i don't know if that is going to be added to mike's christmas

wish list here. >> of course, yeah. fireplace, mantle, have it roll out of the mantle and roll back into the mantle. mike needs a new car more than he needs anything else and even that is not looking promising so we'll move on and talk about what i'm not getting for christmas. the exploratorium is at 54 degrees right now with clear conditions. dry breezes, off shore warmer today. that will create a fire threat or has created a fire threat. that will last through at least friday. and then we have some seasonal highs that will start then and linger through the weekend. here's a look at some of that snow. upper midwest as that cold autumn air plunges southward. warm air on the back side of that. plunges northward and that's why we always have warmer temperatures when in autumn they ae having those polar plunges in the upper midwest. how about those temperatures. sunnyvale 85 and 90 in gilroy and head up the peninsula, mid to low 80s and right near 70 at the coast with mid 70s in

downtown sausalito and 85 to 90 and 77 in berkeley to about 82 in castro valley and hercules and 92 in brentwood. here's a look at tonight's temperatures. most of us in the 50s and up in the hills, 60s. and did mention more fire threat. here is your fire weather watch and it also includes more neighborhoods for 10:00 wednesday evening throug 8:00 friday morning. and then we'll get a little bit of a burst cooler weather saturday, sunday and monday. there's a slight chance of an off shore wind event this weekend. we're not going to talk about that for now. back to you. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also a first look at the second season of the series "mand laurean." no car but we can get you this for christmas. what we know about the story line. our special week long series "our america living while

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it's 5:23. if you're just joining us, seven things to know this morning. number one, high fire danger is back as gusty winds and dry conditions are expected. a red flag warning is in effect right now and this could also mean another round of public safety power shutoffs this week. this one incompasses the northern elevations you see in red. we're in the midst of the red flag warning that goes through 8:00 but another chance wednesday night through friday morning. number three a fallen san francisco firefighter will be remembered today at a service at oracle park. a private memorial for jason cortez took place last night. number four. thursday's debate between president trump and joe biden will include a mute function. each candidate will get two minutes of uninterrupted time for each topic. number five moderno ceo said

the company expects to see the interim results from its covid-19 trial next month. if all goes well, they may get emergency authorization use in december. dr. mark ghaly will have new guidelines for reopening theme parks and team sports. you can watch his update at noon on abc7news.com and the abc7 news app. a positive update for traffic this morning. we'll take a live look outside showing the san rafael camera and 101 there. bay area right now. actor jeff bridges revealed he is being treated for lymphoma and his prognosis is good. the 70-year-old said he understands the disease is serious and expressed gratitude to his family, friends and medical team. seven-time oscar nominee known for "true grit," "big picture

show." a new look at the second season of "the mandalorian." >> this is no place for a child. >> wherever i go, he goes. >> who's ready? this is the new trailer for the star wars series and baby yoda is in it. this season will explore much larger story and the story lines are expected to intertwine even more. it returns to disney plus next friday. disney, of course, the parent company of abc7. looking forward to that right there. we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the brand-new attraction that is finally opening up in golden gate park. look up. what we can expect to see in the sky tonight. the extremely tight numbers in one battleground state. and we have a live look at the golden gate bridge this

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> everything has been dry and i haven't seen any rain. now at 5:30, a red flag warning and possible power shutoffs. mike is tracking the high fire danger. >> this is not a time for complacency. it's a time to hunker down. covid-19 cases in california looking a lot better than most of the u.s. the warning from experts who say we are not in the clear yet. a race for a coronavirus vaccine. another drugmaker revealing a timeline that is pointing to positive news in november. a new rule at the final presidential debate. the effort to help you understand joe biden and president trump's message and cut down on the interruptions we saw last time around. good morning, thanks for being here on a tuesday with us.

october 20th. two weeks to go until election day. >> before we get to all of those stories, though, we want to check on mike with a look at our forecast today and this high fire danger. mike? >> thankfully the high fire danger is in a very limited area today, but it could broaden to more areas. we'll touch upon that. the key to the forecast the next couple days. little fog along the coast and the golden gate bridge and i saw earlier napa husband a visibility of one mile and some fog floating around the san pablo bay. watch out for that. as we head into the afternoon hours with the off-shore breeze expect more sunshine around the coast as temperatures are nearing 70s there. mid to upper 70s and oakland and richmond your immediate neighbors and then you get to morgan hill at 89 and head through the north bay 89 in santa rosa and touch 90 in the east bay valley. minor warming today. more on the fire threat and a nice break this weekend.

got my fingers crossed for that. julian. >> hopefully so, thank you, mike. pg&e is warning of another possible round of power shutoffs as early as tomorrow night. here in the bay area, nearly 7,000 homes and businesses in six counties could see outages. you see the map here on your screen. the mountains in the north bay and areas near mt. diablo are affected here. amy hollyfield live for us in danville this morning. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning. yeah, pg&e has warned people who live in those high-risk areas like this neighborhood in danville we're at stone valley and green valley road that the lights might be going out as early as tomorrow evening. pg&e has also told people in areas of alameda, napa, santa clara and sonoma counties that they need to be ready. residents in marin county are dealing with the closure through the mt. tam water shed because of the threat of fire. residents there tell us they

will deal with road closures and outages in the name of safety. >> totally understand that having people up here is increasing the risk. that they want to take the right precautions. >> i'm not ever going to complain about being safe. >> pg&e started these public safey power shutoffs two years ago in an effort to prevent its equipment from sparking wildf e wildfires in hot, windy conditions. the utility forecasters are predicting fire weather conditions later this week and that's why they have issued this warning and are telling everyone to keep those phones charged, get some ice packed away in that freezer. live in danville, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. if pg&e calls for power shutoffs, you can find out if you'll be affected by this. plug in your address to find out. you can find this tool on our website abc7news.com and find some tips on how to extend that phone fwbattery when the power

out. coronavirus cases are surging across the u.s. and this morning there's a strong new recommendation from the cdc. faith has the latest. >> reporter: this morning a new recommendation from the cdc saying anyone traveling on public transportation should wear a mask. a practice already required in several states. it all comes as dangerous signs emerge. nearly 400,000 new virus cases nationwide in the past week hospitalizations up in 41 states and 21% of hospitals across the country running low on icu beds. >> this is by far the highest number of patients we've had since the pandemic began. >> reporter: in el paso, texas, a 500% increase in cases this month. the virus taking the life of el paso bishop harrison johnson. >> something like the august 3rd would never be here in el paso, but it was.

so, you know, we can never say it can't happen here or not happen to us. >> reporter: on the front lines in salt lake city, health care workers say resources are stretched thin. >> they cannot continue to do this at this pace for as long as we are looking at the trajectory of covid-19 forfor our country. >> reporter: other experts call worrying. massachusetts just reported its highest number of cases in one day since may. florida is seeing infection rates rise for the first time since july. arkansas the largest daily increase in hospitalizations and as cases rise across illinois, some areas could face new restrictions. chicago's mayor with this warning. >> make no mistake we are in the second surge. most of the u.s. is dealing with a third spike of coronavirus cases and california and most of the bay area are managing the outbreak well. the state's rate of spread in the last ten days has declined slightly from 0.99 to 0.96.

in other words, the spread is considered to be stable. here in the bay area, sonoma county is the only county to report an increase but health experts say we're not in the clear yet. >> we have been here before. we are doing great at the end of the may and it got away from us. we don't want that to happen again. >> in his update yesterday governor newsom pointed out hospitalizations and icu admissions have been going up for the past week. there could be a sign that there is another wave around the corner, especially with the upcoming holiday season. health officials are encouraging all of us to hunker down especially once a vaccine is approved. an update on the development of one. jobina? >> yes, kumasi. modorna has an updated timeline. they told "wall street journal" they expect to get interim results for its vaccine by next month. if all goes well here, they

could get immediately use authorization from the federal government in december. on track with pfizer which announced just last week that it may apply for authorization by late november. even if a vaccine is approved by the federal government, it may not be immediately cleared in california. yesterday governor newsom announced the creation of a quote covid-19 safety review work group. 11 california doctors are on the committee, including a physicians from san francisco's department of public health and they will review the vaccine trials and all to guarantee the safety here. julian. >> all right. thank you, jobina. election day is two weeks from today and president trump is headed to pennsylvania for his campaign. he will deliver a speech at a rally in erie this afternoon. senator kamala harris will take part in a virtual rally to kick off the first day of in-person voting in wisconsin. this comes as a new poll finds

joe biden with a very slight lead in north carolina. a state that has backed presidential democratic candidates twice in the last 50 years. this abc news "washington post" poll find biden has 49% in a state with president trump at 48%. that means a statistical tie. a new rule for the upcoming presidential debate to avoid frequent interruptions. >> the question is, the question is, the question is. >> president trump and former vice president joe biden will have their microphones cut off while the other delivers their opening answer to each topic. the open discussion portion will not feature that mute button. abc7 news will air the second and final presidential debate this thursday night. coverage begins at 6:00. voting throughout the bay area is in full swing. the contra costa county headquarters has received 2,000 ballots at this point. the county expects turnouts to

exceed 2008 where more than 80% of registered voters actually cast a ballot. voters still have a chance to register in person up to and on election day. >> we will have opportunities here at our main martinez office or one of our 17 regional early voting sites for the four days leading up to election and then all 150 plus polling places on election day. >> voters should also be aware of another deadline. october 31st to make sure they get their ballots in so they can be counted on election day. for information on all the proposition on the ballot, head to abc7news.com/election and find instructions to track your ballot and much more. coming up, the heroes behind the headsets. how you can relieve a critical staffing shortage in the south bay. and a huge new attraction opens at golden gate park tomorrow. we'll tell you all about this observation wheel and the other

improvement crews have been busy working on over the last several months. we check in with mike nicco for a look at the forecast. hopefully not as foggy when you go to check out the observation wheel. >> not as much today. the off shore breeze should come far enough south that it will take the fog away. you can enjoy that today and tomorrow and a little bit, yeah, through the week. but as we head into the weekend, the fog will definitely be back and also bring a refreshing change in temperatures for all of us. no more 80s and 90s. a lot of 70s this weekend. getting ahead of myself. let's talk about what to expect when you step outside right now. through the trivalley we have mid to upper 50s from 53 to about 57. of course, the warm spots out near pittsburg and antioch and 61 and 63. 50 in napa and novato and 51 in pacifica. where we're looking at a pretty quiet commute other than some of

the foggy spots, especially as you get closer to the coast. if you're taking mass transit, coat this morning, not this afternoon. glaring sun. polarized, preferred. humidity levels are decent. not as bad as they could be. 38% in atlas peak and you can see the winds, though, they are starting to get up there and dangerous levels. 34 at mt. saint helena. winds increasing as we head through the afternoon hours even down into the diablo range. but we don't have the fire threat there quite yet and overnight another burst. so, it's burst of winds. not going to be a full on long duration event. just going to be winds that will burst from time to time and push you up into critical fire conditions. so maybe if that helps alleviate your worries. you don't have to worry about the fire danger all the time in that respect. but we have more of us that could be in the fire danger wednesday, thursday, friday anding up.

we'll talk to jobina and how she's doing and how is your commute this morning? hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. unfortunately we have a crash in oakland and injuries are not reported which is the good news there. if you're traveling on southbound 880 and you're definitely going to run into the slow down. speeds down around 12 and 22 miles per hour. i want to bring in our 880 camera. it's at the coliseum. a little but of the view of this area and i want to show people whaul things are looking like but it's all clear and moving and no problem there's and then take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the sensors are showing it is busier and you can see that there. the chp has not given us an alert the lights are

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welcome back. 5:43 on a tuesday morning. i want to show you what's going on with our planner for today. so you can dress accordingly because it's one of those days as you can see from sutro tower. 61 at the coast to 68 by noon. mid to upperp 0s else where to low to upper 80s by 4:00 back in the 60s and 70s. a great evening for a walk. go out and see everyone's halloween decorations. red flag warning stretches into the central valley and the foothills and same thing for the weather watch we're under. they are also wednesday, thursday and friday. temperatures today near 90 through the central valley and 74 with sunshine in monterrey. let's get back to kumasi for more news. the san jose fire department says it is facing a critical shortage the team of dispatchers is low.

here's amanda del castillo. >> reporter: public safety dispatchers with san jose fire answering more than 89,000 calls a year and 2020 not cutting those calls a break. >> this is the busiest fire season we've seen in terms of how early it started and how long it lasted and how busy it has been in the center. >> reporter: jessica is on the crew of 20 serving 1.1 million residents around the clock. taking calls on covid-19, protests, wildfires and more. >> we have been severely understaffed for quite some time ask it does put a burden on the dispatchers who are already managing, you know, a very stressful job. >> reporter: recruitment begins online with a minimum requirement of high school diploma. she was a wedding coordinator before coming into public safety. >> when people talk about what they want to be when they grow up, you don't hear people say, i want to be a 911 dispatchers.

>> reporter: dedicating 13 years to the job and for more first, first responders. >> we have google coming in and an influx of our population and we need to make sure that we're growing right along with that. >> if we have more people ready to answer those phones, we'll get to those calls faster and send you resources faster. >> reporter: for more information on recruitment, visit abc7news.com. i'm amanda del castillo. a marin county nonprofit is making sure everyone has a face mask especially those who might be struggling to make ends meet. donated 50,000 masks to the multi-cultural center of marin. representatives are handing out the masks for free in the canal district. >> any of them doing essential work but they have a hard time financially. so, our determination was to make these masks available. >> reporter: there's also a partnership between marin county, san rafael that are

providing these masks. they set up bins with masks and covid-19 information inside of envelopes. the canal district has a 30% coronavirus positivity rate at its peak. 30%. wow. over the past few months, that number has decreased to 6%. an attraction built to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the san francisco's golden gate park is finally open to the public this week. look at it. the giant observation wheel that opens tomorrow and the entire park has been transformed during the pandemic. the rec and parks department says in the last seven months they worked on 150 improvement projects and that includes a new multimillion tennis center and a clubhouse as well as upgrades to the japanese tea garden and conservatory of flowers. >> we're seeing things bloom that wouldn't have before and we're seeing our banana tree produce tons of fruit. >> workers have accomplished all of these projects even with a

600% increase in pedestrians and bike riders. i feel a group field trip coming on. >> that sounds like fun. i went to the de young museum a couple weeks ago when it first opened and saw the wheel and it was still closed. now it is open. looks like a lot of fun. >> are they going to let us pick those bananas? >> that's the first thing mike was thinking. >> i was thinking with my stomach, i really was. i'm kind of hungry. they have to be organic. healthy. banana, ferris wheel ride. sounds like a great day to me. pretty nice day outside the north bay mountains where we have the red flag warning and let's look at what is going on from sutro tower. you need the sunglasses sunny and warmer especially across the north bay and the coast as those off shore breezes will bring warmer and drier air to you. expect more sunshine along the coast today.

also fewer clouds but more microclimates tonight from 40s in our valleys to 60s even possibly some 70s in our hills and mountains and some autumn weather this weekend. it's going to be cooler but also the possibility of another offshore event. let's talk about what is going to happen today. 82 in sunnyvale. 78 in millbrae and 68 in pacifica and also daly city and those are the cooler spots on the peninsula today. mid 70s for downtown and south san francisco. and that sunshine and look at that mid 80s to near 90 through the north bay valleys. 77 in berkeley to castro valley at about 82 and then as you move inland, san ramon at 87 and brentwood and fairfield at 91 degrees. the deepest valleys in the north bay. a few 40s and up in the hills there some 60s and 70s. my accuweather seven-day

forecast. warm again tomorrow and thursday and friday not as much, but more of us could be under the fire threat through friday and then you can see very comfortable conditions saturday, sunday and monday with highs in the 60s and 70s. looks pretty good. back to you. >> all right, thank you, mike. new at 6:00, lessons learned. new report from schools around the world showing us how to succeed bringing our kids back safely. maki the lemur is back home. plus, a new invention bringing the halloween candy right up to the kids. we'll sho

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elite high school. lowell admits students based on grades and state test scores but because of the pandemic a plan to switch for one year to a lottery system. some parents are opposed to this saying the hard work they put in during middle school will be overlooked. the board will meet at 3:00 this afternoon. a historic mission for nasa today. the agency will attempt to collect samples from an asteroid in space. nasa plans to land a spacecraft. the spacecraft will extend a robotic arm to take a sample of the surface. if all goes well, they will return the sample to earth in 2023. we have to wait for a bit. let's hope for clear skies for sky gazing tonight. the meteor shower is expected to be at its peak with enough darkness and clear skies, you might be able to spot up to 30 shooting star an hour. made of dust and ice made from the tail of haley's comet.

a couple things i saw, julian. need to get out there 30 minutes ahead of time to let your eyes adjust and they are some of the fstest moving shooting stars, if you will. 140,000 miles per hour. so you have to keep your eyes open. here's a look at what's going on. one red flag warning for the north bay and looking ahead to wednesday, thursday and friday. a more widespread off shore wind event and you can see it's for the north bay mountains, east bay hills, the diablo range and santa cruz mountains. this one is not supposed to be as strong as the one we're dealing with right now but definitely incompassing more real estate. wednesday the last hot day especially inland. 80s and 90s there. by friday we're looking at 70s around the bay and 80s inland and even slightly cooler friday as temperatures try to return back to average as we head into the weekend. so, the heat may almost be over. >> all right. thank you, mike. we all remember the lemur

stolen from the san francisco zoo. now he's arer back in his enclosure. san francisco zoo tweeted this video of maki yesterday. hey, maki. so, maki was found in daly city thursday night after he disappeared from the zoo on wednesday. 30-year-old cory magiloway in this case. we don't care about that. is his name daniel who found him? james. james found him on the playground and now maki is back at home living his best life. >> gnawing on some pomegranate. looked good whatever he had. everyone is getting pretty creative during this pandemic and for halloween we've seen people come up with a candy drone and even a candy canon to try to hand the candy out to everybody. hershey wants to bring the treats to you this halloween. kumasi wants this to come to her door. trick or treat robotic door that

brings reese's to your doorstep. listen to this, they're handing out the king size cups. if you want the door to go to your neighborhood go to the instagram page and tell them we're using the i say reeses. >> i just eat them. they are good. king size. where is the website. >> we have to go to the instagram page. >> can it visit adults or just kids? new at 6:00, breaking news. the justice department is accusing google of operating a monopoly. another week, another round of possible power outages for pg&e. we're back with a live report on the neighborhoods being affected and what you need to know this week. dr. ghaly's latest guidelines revealed. what two big activities could be

brought today in the state's reopening timeline. and striking a deal on that stimulus aid. capitol hill coming up on a crucial deadline by the end of the day. and we

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coast and right around the golden gate bridge due to the off shore breezes you see blowing through the north bay up to 35 miles per hour at mt. saint helena and that is creating the fire threat and the red flag warning for the higher elevations of the north bay through 8:00 wednesday morning. as far as temperatures, a little bit warmer today thanks to that off shore breeze from near 70 at the coast and mid and upper 70s around san francisco and oakland, richmond and 80s just about everywhere else and east bay valleys 90s are possible. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. as we mentioned, here we go, again. pg&e is warning of another round of fire prevention shutoffs this week. 50,000 customers could lose electricity as early as tomorrow night. here in the bay area,near ly 70,000 homes and businesses. the areas near mt. diablo are most impacted. people all over the bay are