percent. >> now at 5:00, napa county easing restrictions for indoor businesses. the reopenings we can expect to see today. 13 days out until the election. the campaign stops ahead of tomorrow's final presidential debate and the big name stumping for joe biden today. and a red flag warning until 8:00 this morning but the critical fire danger is not ending then. mike is tracking the dry air and the wind. good morning. it's wednesday, october 21st. >> thank you very much for joining us. we're happy to see everyone here. we want to start the day off with meteorologist mike nicco. getting used to these cooler starts to the morning. yeah, they are refreshing. good morning to you, kumasi, jobina. thanks for joining us. the red flag warning goes through 8:00, mainly in the north bay mountains, not a densely populated area close enough to other densely populated areas that we had to

be vigilant overnight. the winds, you can see, they're around 15 to 25. a bit faster on diablo, look how gorgeous it is from the golden gate bridge. we have a lack of fog this morning. pretty clear conditioning out there. with total sunshine that will be our last day of the heat wave with upper 60s along the coast, mid to upper 70s around the bay and the 80s will stay inland. even a few 90s possible out near fairfield, brentwood and pittsburg for the warmest spots. we'll talk about two more threats for increasing fire conditions coming up. >> thank you. happening right now, a search and rescue effort under way in the presidio in san francisco. the fire department says one person has been found trapped off the side of a cliff. this is near battery crosby. we are still waiting for more details as to what the person was doing there in the first place, how they got off the side

of the cliff. as soon as we learn more information we'll keep you updated. thousands of pg&e customers could be without power tonight. the utility expected to shut off electricity for 54,000 customers across 19 california counties because of gusty winds and wildfire risks. this impacts about 6,500 homes and businesses across six bay area counties. on our website, you can find resources on how to prepare for an outage. we have more than a dozen tips that will help you in the event of a forced blackout. find it right now at abc7news.com. starting today, you can eat, workout, go to church, go to the movies inside in napa county. napa county is the first north bay county to enter the orange tier. the updated guidance came from the state yesterday. the economy and reopenings are one of the things we're focusing in on on building a better bay area. amy coney barrett i

amy hollyfield is live with more on this. >> the napa valley register says one of the supervisors wore an orange tie to the county supervisor meeting yesterday. so they're very happy up here. this means that more businesses with welcome more people inside, that includes restaurants. happy for them. restaurants can now double their capacity. they can now have 50% capacity inside. gyms can go from 10% to 25% capacity. great news for napa wineries, they can also serve people inside. bowling alleys, those will now reopen. the team at napa bowl is very excited. >> thank god. it wouldn't be much longer and we wouldn't be able to open any way. thank goodness our colors have changed and we are able to open, even though it's at 25%. 25% is better than no percent. >> to get back out here and do

what i love doing, i'll be happy for that. >> so much fun. movie theaters are also on the list that can allow more people inside. plenty of options for you for entertainment this weekend. county officials are praising residents for working hard to stop the spread of the virus and getting the county to the orange tier. they're also encouraging everyone to keep it up. as you look at this live picture, you have to think about this great timing as we move into daylight savings time and cooler weather. restaurants are relieved they'll be able to welcome more people indoors. reporting live in napa, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. many other bay area counties are also making progress. here's a look at the map and it shows where all of the counties stand. as you can see, only sonoma county is still in the most restrictive purple tier. san francisco is the first bay area county to move into the yellow tier, which is the least restrictive tier. that means more reopenings.

>> reporter: city officials elevated, the reopening scaled to the yellow tier, the minimal level of restrictions which also means -- >> next tuesday, october 27th, that's when nonessential offices will open at limited capacity as well as indoor climbing walls. by november, indoor dining, places of worship, zoos and aquariums can increase to 50% capacity. according to california's covid-19 website, san francisco has a 1.5% health equity positivity rate. >> we are being equitable in our approach. >> reporter: next week fitness centers are allowed to go up to 25% capacity indoors. >> we're probably going to go to about 18%. not that full 25. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena. abc7 news.

santa clara county is making it clear professional sports venues and theme parks will not reopen now. the state's newly released guidelines mean the 49ers could open up levi stadium at 20% capacity and restrict ticket sales to people who live within 120 miles but the county is not ready. >> no question this is dangerous. this is the worst thing in the world to be doing at a time period when california's beginning to see some light. this amounts to another step backwards. >> the county's decision came shortly after the 49ers issued a statement praising the guidance by the state adding that they were ready to work with health officials to create a plan forward to bring fans back but that will not be happening now. we 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, abc7news.com. got some developing news on

the next coronavirus stimulus package. today the gop-led senate will vote on its proposal worth about 5$500 billion. the plan expected to fail. democratic leaders rejecting a similar plan earlier this year. >> either democrats get every unrelated policy they want or american families get nothing. >> what we have here are a series of show stunt votes designed to fail because the republicans want them to fail. >> democrats are pushing for a 1$1.8 trillion plan. earlier this month president trump tweeted stimulus go big or go home. house speaker nancy pelosi has been in talks with treasury secretary steven mnuchin, they did not reach yesterday's self-imposed deadline for a deal that pelosi said was needed to pass a bill by election day. we are less than two weeks until election day. tomorrow president trump and joe biden will go head to head in their second and final debate. jobina is at the live desk with

what's happening on the campaign trail today. good morning. >> good morning. yes. no time off on the campaign trail for president trump on the eve of the final election. he will be holding a rally in north carolina tonight. he visited the swing state of pennsylvania yesterday at a town hall event. the president was asked what he would have done differently in his response to the pandemic. mr. trump replied "no much." democratic presidential candidate joe biden will not hold campaign events today to prepare for the debate. but he's getting some backup from former president barack obama. today obama will stump for votes on biden's behalf in philadelphia. tomorrow's debate is the last chance for voters to watch these two men go off face-to-face in public, final time there. there were only two presidential debates this season. we know that president trump backed out and then so did joe biden. that's what happened there. we'll see what happens tomorrow. >> everyone will be watching. thank you. you can watch the final

presidential debate between president trump and joe biden tomorrow night. it all starts at 6:00 here on abc7. all right. let's look at what's going on with some temperatures. we'll go up to the north bay. you have been getting rather cool as we expect this time of the year with 40s out there. look at all those 40s. you have them around santa rosa, rohnert park, petaluma, sebastopol. everybody else pretty much in the 50 look at lake berryessa, the higher you go the warmer it is. temperatures mainly in the 50s. a few 60s around el sobrante, alameda. 64 in daly city. a beautiful shot from sutro tower showing the fog not around. if you're working from home, i like to turn the bright lights off and let the sunshine in. warm breaks for the kids if they're remote learning. yesterday swam outside for about an hour, it was really

refreshing. i enjoyed it. here's the fire danger. this is our next one. each one will get progressively more dangerous. the one we're under in the north bay is a low grade. this is medium grade, this weekend it will be higher grade because the winds will pick up and the air will get progressively drier than the last one. we have a series of dry cold fronts coming through. you can see from 5:00 this morning right now to 9:00, we're still high across the north bay. as we head into the evening and overnight hours, we get some very highs starting to show up and in the east bay hills and the diablo range and eventually the santa cruz mountains tomorrow. we'll look at the fire threat this weekend. much cooler temperatures coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. let's turn back to jobina and find out about the morning commute. how is it going? >> hi, mike. thank you. our road construction picked up for people traveling westbound on the bay bridge. that's not a problem anymore. things are moving on 880 in

oakla oakland. i'll check out the san mateo bridge. we have a live picture of what's happening there. conditions have been clear and light this morning. no major crashes to report. you can see that reflected on this camera. also i want to bring in 280 in san jose, very light there right now. yes. so we really have no major issues, but i do have one commuter alert for fairfax-bolinas road. it's closed because of the high fire danger. it's closed until 8:00 a.m. if it ends up extending, the sheriff's office will alert us. coming up, an emotional homecoming. a 10-year-old girl in the south bay seeing her day for the first time in nearly a month. the important job that took him away from home. and an update on the single mom who lost her job and started living in her car with her son when the pandemic hit. the outpouring of support from viewers like you and what the edd is saying about benefits she had not received.

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all right. welcome back. let's look at what's going on outside. gorgeous shot of the golden gate bridge from sutro tower. let's look at our temperatures for today. this is going to be our last hot day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s at the coast, some 80s around the bay, upper 80s to 90s inland. gorgeous evening on tap falling into the 60s, 70s by 7:00. look at that, pretty much the northern half of the state outside of the sierra in fire danger. it will also be hot in those areas. upper 80s through the central valley, 98 in palm springs. 70s around san diego and los angeles. 68 in monterey. i want to show you next week, the driest air of the season. we have a series of cold fronts coming through. look at these relative humidity levels next monday afternoon. 2% to 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%. if the dry air bothers you, you

will be bothered monday and tuesday. that's also going to lead to our first lows in the 30s next week. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> big changes there. thank you. in today's "gma" first look, abc's exclusive interview with the police officer at the center of the breonna taylor case. he's telling his side of the story for the first time. here's alex peres. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, an abc news and courier journal exclusive. michael strahan goes one-on-one with sergeant jonathan mattingly this morning on "gma," one of the three officers involved in the shooting of breonna taylor. >> there have been marches, there have been protests. what was your feelings watching that unfold after this? >> mostly frustration there was so muches d disinformation. this is not like george floyd, this is not like ahmaud arbery.

this is not hunting somebody down. this is not kneeling on a neck. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., a live report with the latest developments in the investigation plus much more on that exclusive interview. with your "gma" first look, i'm alex peres, abc news, chicago. san francisco supervisors just passed a bill dubbed the karen act. it makes racially motivated 911 calls illegal. it was first introduced in july after several high-profile incidents that included a couple calling police on a man writing black lives matter in chalk in front of his own home. the name is related to the slang term karen used to describe an obnoxious white woman. now more on a woman who was not able to get her edd benefits. now the edd benefits have physician finally paid. >> first of all, i want to be

able to say thank you to everybody. how much you will change my son's life. i could never thank all of you enough. >> we first introduced you to shelby hughes last week. she lost both her jobs when the pandemic hit. when the edd cut her benefits without explanation, she and her son had to live out of their car. her story touched moms across the state. one woman started a gofundme that has raised more than $58,000. >> it's one of those things that you just -- you have to do what you have to do to help another mom. >> my husband and i just looked at our budget and we could afford to give her about $1,000. >> i have work available if it's a case of child care. i would not be above wanting to sit with her son while she's working. >> hughes saw her overdue benefits come in after our report. the edd issuing a statement saying we're so very glad to hear this case was cleared up for shelby hughes. we hate to see any claimant caught up in any kind of delay.

to show your support for shelby and share this story with your friends, head to abc7news.com/7onyourside. a firefighter in the south bay is getting a lot of attention after sharing his emotional homecoming. it's a moment that really tugs at your heartstrings and proves how powerful a family bond can be. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: that's 10-year-old eliana's stunned reaction to her father's unexpected homecoming. >> i was so excited to see my dad when he first got home. i was crying a lot. >> started to cry right away. it just got me right in my chest. >> reporter: josh is a san jose firefighter and was deployed on the front lines of two major wildfires. he surprised his daughter last week by coming home a day early. >> it was definitely a priceless moment. >> reporter: josh was away from his family for 27 out of 29

days. that's the longest they've ever been apart. >> they haven't been to the hospital at all so i'm really happy that he was safe and he came home. >> reporter: she says her dad is a hero to the entire family. >> i'm going to be a firefighter when i grow up like him and i think it is a pretty good job and i'm super proud of him. >> oh, how sweet. >> heart melting. >> really underscores the sacrifices so many firefighters have been making on the front lines trying to keep this record breaking wildfire season under control. wow. >> mm-hmm. that's great. he is such an inspiration to his daughter. that's what you want as a parent, to be such a positive influence like that. congratulations to them. sounds like they're raising a wonderful daughter. let's look at what's going on from sutro tower. 56 degrees and clear. total sunshine today. the last warm to hot day.

winds will increase tonight behind a cold front, a dry cold front. that will return the fire danger. another dry cold front this weekend will increase the fire danger as the winds could be faster and the air even drier than what we're dealing with right now. looks benign on the satellite as you can see, but there is a cold front there. when it passes, the humidity will plummet and the winds will pick up. that's why we'll have the increase in fire danger tonight. for today, 80 in sunnyvale and cupertino. san jose, 84. gilroy, 88. on the peninsula, 76 in millbrae. as you head into the south bay, mountain view at 81. upper 60s along the coast today with mid 70s in downtown south san francisco and sausalito. near 70 along the north bay coast. we'll have mainly mid to upper 80s in the north bay valleys san rafael the exception at 81. 76 at richmond. oakland at 78. 80 in hayward, castro valley and fremont. 91 in fairfield.

90 in pittsburg. 92 brentwood the warm spots. tonight falling back into the 50s in most neighborhoods. 60s in the hills. 40s in the deepest north bay valleys. here's my seven-day forecast, we have the red flag warning for this morning, again tonight through friday morning. notice the temperatures dropping nearly 10 to 20 degrees by the weekend. but that next cold front i wouldn't be surprised saturday night, sunday and monday if we're put under a fire weather watch and our third red flag warning. we have to get closer to that event. back to you. >> all right. thank you. next up, the 7 things to know this morning. and an update on the cub rescued from a wildfire in shasta county. the big improvements the oakland zoo is sharing about him this morning. abc news is continuing our week-long docuseries, it's called "our america: living while black." at 4:00, the economic

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if you are just joining us, here's 7 things to know this morning. number one, san francisco search

and rescue crewed rescued a person stuck on the side of a cliff at the presidio. now they're taking the person to a hospital nearby so they can be checked on. critical fire conditions continue across the north bay until 8:00 this morning. you would call this a low-grade event. what will start tonight is a moderate event. 10:00 through at least 8:00 friday morning. critical fire conditions spreading into the east bay and the peninsula and the south bay. 53,000 californians could lose power tomorrow because of the high fire danger, that includes people in six bay area counties, including this business mark. napa county is easing covid-19 restrictions as they move into the orange tier. that means wineries can serve customers inside of tasting rooms. restaurants, fitness centers, worship services and movie theeters can move people inside starting today. number five, san francisco moved into the yellow tier,

nonessential offices and climbing gyms can open tuesday. more openings are scheduled for november 3rd. number six, we do have positive news in traffic. no major blocking issues to report or crashes as we take a live look outside. you can see things are moving smoothly in oakland. this is 880 at the coliseum camera. number seven, movies have returned to san francisco. filming is happening this week on a new marvel flick. okay. have you started your holiday shopping yet? it seems like a lot of people have and they're taking advantage of early deals. a new survey finds that 1 in 4 americans are completely done with holiday shopping. the online lending service lending tree surveyed more than 1,000 people and it found that 25% of consumers have finished their holiday shopping. about one-third of people believe they might go into debt this holiday season. about half of parents and people who lost their jobs during the

pandemic also believe they'll be going into debt. we have some exciting developments involving captain cal, the mountain lion cub r rescued from the zog fire. the zoo announced somebody is ready for a play date. the two other mountain lion cubs are also being treated at the zoo. captain cal is getting more comfortable on his feet which are healing from the burns. he is moving from kitten milk to a more meat-based diet. growing up before our eyes. >> stop now. can't cry. can't cry. >> we're happy to see them all doing well. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including one airline's plan to get more people on planes this winter. and the governor's new guidance on theme parks reopening. and the scott peterson case heading back to court this friday. what a hearing is set to

determine. a live look outside at the golden gate bridge this morning. not as much fog as we've seen over the last couple of days. waking up to 58 degrees in the

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here we have the mightiest state in the union and we can't seem to keep the power on. now at 5:30, preparing for another outage. the latest map showing who could be in the dark in the bay area as we deal with critical fire danger. a big boost on the campaign trail for one of the candidates in the presidential race. i'm abc's faith abubey in washington with details just ahead. great news. >> napa county easing restrictions on indoor businesses. amy hollyfield has a look at what you can expect inside starting today. and covid-19 restrictions easing in san francisco pretty

soon. the two key dates that you need to keep in mind. good morning. it's wednesday, october 21st. thank you very much for being here. >> before we get to those stories we want to check in with mike to see what's going on with the forecast today. good morning, mike. >> hi, everybody. let's look at the red flag arning that's in effect for a couple more hours across the north bay. it's been a quiet night for most of us, even across the north bay it's been quiet. the winds are around 10 to 25 miles per hour, except for diab diablo, which is at 52. relative humidity has not been too bad. 30% to 40%. all right. so let's look at what's going to happen today. we have a dry, cold front. before that rolls through later on this afternoon and evening, we'll hit warm temperatures from 91 in fairfield to 84 in san jose, oakland at 78. san francisco 73. napa 85. now, our red flag warning that's coming this weekend, critical

fire conditions even faster then. can imagine we'll have a psps then. thousands in the bay area are facing possible power shutoffs because of the prime wildfire weather. the utility is expected to shut off electricity for 54,000 customers across 19 counties and this map that you're seeing shows the impact in the bay area. the possible outages tomorrow include a business park near the altamont pass. at least one business says it will take a financial hit. >> they'll miss a day of employment. that's money being taken out of the economy. when you talk about this whole area, this is all a business complex. >> pg&e says it's opened up its emergency operations center if the power does need to shut off. the utility says the goal is to give customers four hours notice. right now on our website, you can find resources and how you can prepare for an outage. we have more than a dozen tips on this article that will help you in the event of a forced

blackout. you can find that at abc7news.com. a big boost to the economy in napa county today. wineries can now serve customers inside of tasting rooms with restrictions, of course. the state eased new guidance. this map shows where each county stands at the moment. napa county became the first north bay county to enter the orange tier. amy hollyfield is live with what that means. good morning. >> good morning. it's good news for restaurants. we've all seen this outdoor seating that every restaurant has created. maybe that's not for you. well, restaurants will now be allowed to hold 50% of their capacity inside. great timing as we head into daylight savings time and the cooler months. the orange tier in napa county allows wineries to serve people inside. great news for the industry here. gyms and movie theaters can also allow more people indoors. businesses that have been suffering during the pandemic say this is great news for their customers and their staff.

>> it's great news. great news. i can't wait for the moment where they remove the seals, we're back open for business. >> this valley has suffered a double blow with the pandemic and the wildfires. wineries have been pushing to be allowed to reopen. the county is praising residents for working hard to stop the spread of this virus and getting the county to the orange tier, but it is encouraging everyone to keep it up pointing out if cases go up and they have to go back a tier, back to the red tier, they would have to stay there for at least three weeks. that would be brutal. so they're asking everyone to keep up the hard work. keep those masks on, keep social distancing. reporting live in napa, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. well, napa became the first north bay county to move into the orange tier. now san francisco becoming the first bay area county to move to the yellow tier. that means starting next tuesday

october 27th nonessential offices and climbing gyms can reopen at 25% capacity. on november 3rd more reopenings including indoor pools and bowling alleys. locker rooms and showers at gyms would reopen and indoor restaurants, museums and places of worship can increase capacity to 50%. >> san francisco county, a large california county, very visible, won lots of, you know, different types of communities and neighborhoods, did today reach the yellow tier. they were benefited by the health equity metric. >> that metric requires counties to lower virus transmission levels in the most vulnerable populations before moving into the next tier. the city says another goal is to allow outdoor bars to reopen without the requirement to serve food. that could happen in mid-november. don't count on a disneyland trip any time soon. large theme parks cannot reopen

until the county they're in reaches the yellow tier. disneyland and knott's berry farm are in the red tier. universal studios hollywood in los angeles county, which is in the most restrictive purple tier at the moment. when the parks reopen, they'll be limited to 25% capacity. we know the reopening system can be complicated. it changes often. this interactive tool will make it a bit easier for you. click on your county for the latest update. you can find it on our website, abc7news.com. former president barack obama is hitting the campaign trail for his former vp, joe biden today. the democratic nominee will spend today preparing for tomorrow's debate. tonight president trump will hold a rally in the crucial state of north carolina. here's faith abubey. >> reporter: president trump back in the swing state of pennsylvania with less than two

weeks until election day. >> this is an election between the trump super recovery, which is happening right now, and a biden depression. >> reporter: the president downplaying the pandemic as hospitalizations increase across the country. >> we're rounding the turn on the pandemic. it's ending. normal life, that's all we want. >> reporter: notably missing on the president's stop, first lady melania trump. canceling her first public appearance in months due to a lingering cough after contracting the coronavirus. the coronavirus killed more than 220,000 americans in just seven months. in a town hall before the rally, the president asked what he would have done differently in his response to the pandemic. >> not much. >> donald trump took no responsibility, failed and continues to fail to do that. he's still downplaying it, lying about it, denying how we have a big problem. >> reporter: joe biden has been off the campaign trail prepping for the crucial thursday night debate. biden praising the debate commission's plan to mute

microphones during initial answers to questions in that debate. >> i think there should be more limitations on us not interrupting one another. >> reporter: while biden preps, former president obama picks up the torch. overnight he told young people biden cannot win without their vote. the department of homeland security is rolling out a new website to try to debunk election misinformation. the agency is also urging voters to be patient when it comes to election results because we might not know the winner on election night. faith abubey, abc news, washington. >> you can watch the final presidential debate between president trump and joe biden tomorrow night. it starts at 6:00 right here on abc7. coming up, "gma's" exclusive new interview with one of the officers involved in the breonna taylor shooting.

his recollection about what happened that night. >> car chases and a muni bus ripped in half. whoa. the major movie filming in san francisco right now. lets look at what's going on as far as your weather goes. we'll look at some temperatures out there. you can see we have a little bit in the way of microclimates. some 40s in the deepest inland valleys, especially the north bay. we have 50s around the bay until you get to el sobrante and alameda at 60. daly city, 61. san jose, 57. brentwood and tracy in the low to mid 60s. as far as your commute planner goes, it's going to be another quiet day. the foggy spots even more minimal than they were yesterday. in fact, they're very hard to find right now. most of us will be clear out there. just remember, if you grab a jacket this morning, which you probably will need, you won't be wearing it this afternoon. so try to remember it and take it home with you. let's talk about our next critical fire condition.

the timeframe and a stronger one at that as the sustained winds will be faster and the air will be even drier. this one encompasses more neighborhoods, not only the hills and mountains, which we know are sparsely populated but look at the east bay valleys, you are also added to the mix in this particular one. now, looking at the surface winds, it's interesting that they're going to be slower than mountain winds, but still getting up around 20 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour tonight and then calm down tomorrow morning as the central valley really ramps up. you can see as we head into the noon hours, the winds will pick up again, 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour. so this is not only going to be a night event, it's going to be a day event also for more of us. a little more stress on us with this next red flag warning that starts at 10:00 tonight and goes through 8:00 friday morning. we'll talk more about the weekend chances and the same thing coming up. here's jobina. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. so far so good on our roads.

happy to report that for you. we'll take a live look outside showing you our south beach camera, an overall view of the bay bridge. no metering lights on yet. i will let you know when that happens. moving over to the richmond-san rafael bridge, which is much lighter in terms of traffic, everything running at the speed limit on all of our bay area roads. at least major freeways i should say. one commuter alert to get to. the fairfax-bolina road will be closed due to fire danger. closed between highway 1 and the meadow club up until

if you like the warm weather, today is the last day to enjoy it. let's take a beautiful shot before we get to the planner of the golden gate bridge, notice the absenc of fog this morning.

the offshore breezes, the drier air eliminating any threat of that away from possibly the peninsula coast. even there it's been very minimal to almost nonexistent. temperatures in the 50s to 60s. at noon, 60s at the coast. 75 to 80 around the bay and inland neighborhoods. 80 to 87 for 4:00. san jose, about 57 degrees under a clear sky. notice tomorrow we're in the 70s and 80s, but then by friday we're in the 60s and 70s and another cool front this weekend could drop our temperatures even colder than that, but also increase the fire threat. we'll talk about that coming up. here's julian. >> thank you. this morning we're hearing from one of the louisville police officers involved in the breonna taylor shooting. jobina is at the live desk with more on this abc news exclusive interview. >> good morning america's michael strahan sat done with

jonathan mattingly, he was one of the officers there the night breonna taylor was killed. this morning he's speaking publicly for the first time about the night of the shooting. he disputes the notion that officers entered taylor's apartment without warning which was legal at the time with a no-knock warn. >> so we get up. i remember banging on the door. it's open hand, hard smack, bam, bam, bam, bam. first time didn't announce. just hoping she would come to the door so everything was quiet, neighbors wouldn't come out. >> can you hear anything from inside the apartment? >> not at that point. not at that point. >> okay. >> so after the first bang, nothing happened. banged again. i yelled, police, search warrant, polce, search warrant. you're yelling this. >> there were seven officers on the scene, one said he heard movement from inside the apartment. >> he said, stop. i can hear somebody coming up to the door, so we stopped. we listened. nobody says anything. we yell again, police, search warrant, open the door if you're

there, police, search warrant, and finally look back at my lieutenant, who is in the stack back here, he says, go ahead and hit it. >> even as you're hitting the door, you're yelling. >> yes, everybody at this point. >> everybody. >> because that's what we do. >> an update on the legal battle over what went down in the grand jury's discussion, a judge allowed the grand jury to speak publicly about the case. one of them commented about the failure to bring charges related to breonna taylor's death. you will hear more about that and what mattingly says about george floyd's killing coming up at 7:00. new developments with the scott peterson case. a hearing is scheduled for monday morning to determine whether he has a lawyer or will need a public defender. peterson was sentenced to death for murdering his wycife laci a their unborn son in 2002. the state supreme court overturned his death sentence and ordered his murder conviction to be reviewed. it's not clear if peterson will make an appearance in person or by video from san quentin.

san quentin now has to cut half of its population after a lawsuit over the coronavirus outbreak. a california appeals court judge ruled that inmates have to be released or transferred to other facilities that can provide protective measures against the virus. also prisoners over the age of 60 and have served at least 25 years of their sentence have to be included in any release program. >> all of the strategies in the state excluded this population for release when they're the obvious people to let out because they aged out of crime. they're already old and they face the highest risk of covid because they're old and suffer from various health problems. >> there are about 3,400 inmates currently at the prison in marin county. it's estimated 75% of the population has been infected. the california department of corrections and rehabilitation released this response saying cdc-r received the ruling and will determine next steps however we respectfully disagree

with the court's determination as cdcr has taken actions to respond to the covid-19 pandemic. a new big budget marvel movie is filming on the streets of san francisco right now. wild car chases and a ripped in half muni bus is giving the economy a boost. j.r. stone spoke with very excited fans. >> hollywood is here and buses are smashing into parked show cars. want a closer view? look at this one. same streets, smaller bus, ripped apart in the middle. swerving all over the place on bush street in san francisco. all fake, all for marvel productions, hollywood blockbuster movie. >> the director was just like on tv, had his megaphone yelling action! >> reporter: oh, did you not hear that part. let's have these cars go in reverse for another take, something that did actually happen.

lights, camera, take it away. >> lights, action! >> reporter: insiders say the movie, "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" is currently being filmed in san francisco under strict covid-19 protocols including social distancing and mask requirements. tuesday that roaring bus could be seen in front of a movie garbage truck. >> they had a motorcycle going by on the sidewalk. it was filming. they had the drone, a car in front, leading it with the camera on it. >> makes me wonder if they'll blow it up or something. i don't know. fingers crossed. >> i'm glad they're making movies again. i'm glad they're bringing money to the city. desperately need it. >> reporter: they certainly could use the excitement. it looks like these parked show cars could be next for another scene like this, with sparks, collisions and more. in hollywood -- i mean san francisco, j.r. stone,

abc7 news. >> "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" is slated for release next july. it's produced by marvel which is owned by abc's parent company disney. something fun to see out there. >> that is exciting. i'm like where are they filming next? >> i wonder if i can donate my car to that. >> mike, you and this car. >> you're doing anything to get rid of this car. >> you want a new car no matter what it takes. >> my car gets parked on the street, not my son's, not my wife's. it's just sitting there waiting for someone to hit it. i don't know. it's a running joke. no doubt about it. all right. let's look at what's going on. no joke about our weather. each progressive red flag warning is going to be a little more critical than the previous one. so let's look at some wonderful, beautiful imagery this morning. look at that. doesn't that look gorgeous. we have a heat wave. it's still here. today's the last afternoon.

the strongest fire threat this weekend. our coldest lows of the season, we could dip into the 30s early next week. that's how dry and cool the air is going to be after that last front. right now the front to our north, pretty quiet. a little bit of rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. by the time it gets here, it's just going to bring us cooler weather and even drier and faster breezes. here's today's temperatures, quiet out there. low to mid 80s through most of the south bay. upper 60s along the coast to mid 70s in down town and south san francisco and sausalito. sunny north bay coast near 70. in your valleys, mid to upper 80s except for san rafael at 81. along the east bay shore, mid 70s to 80. our mid 80s to low 90s are in the east bay valleys. tonight,falling mainly back ito the 50s. a few 40s in the north bay valleys. that second push of winds and

drier air rolls in.red flag warr for at least friday, and main again for saturday and sunday morning when that last cold dry front comes through. after that hopefully we can breathe a sigh of relief. >> thank you. new at 6:00, san francisco rent showing historic drops. why one group says it is the top place in the country to get a deal. >> first up, keeping connected with your neighbors. how facebook is hoping to compete with the nextdoor app. and united wants your business this winter. the extra fligh i

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flights to popular vacation spots in mexico, the caribbean and central america. this includes cancun, costa rica, belize and the dominican republic beginning in december and january. of course all of this subject to local government restrictions. costa rica is opening its borders to all americans starting on november 1st. e-scooter companies are offering free rides on election day to help voters get to the polls. scoot and byrd joined the roll to the polls initiative. riders can get a free ride for up to 30 minutes. transportation problems were one of the main reasons why people did not vote in 2016. scoot and byrd say they are committed to being a part of the solution. facebook is looking to compete with next door. the company is testing this new feature called neighbors. it's meant to help you connect with people who live in your area. right now facebook is only testing this in calgary, canada.

there's no word or when it could go public. netflix is thinking up some new ways to draw in new subscribers. it's planning to launch a two-day event called stream fest. it's a whole weekend of free streaming. the company will test this in india before bringing it to other countries. the company just recently ended its offer of a month-long free trial. looking at what's going on this coming weekend. starting with our highs friday. barely some 80s holding on. places like fairfield, clear lake, cloverdale, those are 8 to 82. the rest of us are in the 60s and 70s. 60s and 70s for saturday and sunday. our most critical fire conditions will be starting saturday night through sunday and monday morning. it will usher in the driest air of the season. let's look at the lows tuesday morning. most of us are in the 40s. i'm have to add more 30s. i don't think those temperatures up in the north bay are cool

enough. i think there will be more 30s up there. it will be one of those mornings. don't leave the windows open. we'll talk more about that coming up. let's get back to julian and kumasi. new at 6:00, britain will intentionally infect some citizens with covid-19. >> you heard that right. why they think it will give them the upper hand in the race for a vaccine. also this morning, it's back to business indoors. we're live in one bay area county that's letting you do more starting today, but there are some things you need to know. and suspense in san francisco. the city now just days away from it's next round of indoor reopenings. one group that is extra excited. and that final presidential push putting the two candidates on the debate stage in nashville tomorrow. how former president barac

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meeting lessons. >> so this is perfect timing to allow restaurants to take advantage. >> now at 6:00, the bay area readies to reopen. san francisco taking major steps forward moving indoors. this morning the focus is on another bay area county that is allowing you to do more today. >> good morning. thanks so much for being here on a wednesday. it's october 21st. lots to talk about as always on this wednesday. we start with meteorologist mike nicco and a look at these cool temperatures. good morning, mike. >> good morning julian, kumasi and jobina jobina. on this wednesday we have cool conditions out there in our valleys. it's still breezy up in our mountains. that's why we have that raed flg warning until 8:00. look at that. it's so cool and dry this morning. there's no fog at the golden gate bridge. what a gorgeous sight there. so let's talk about your temperatures. this is the last day of our heat wave with 80s inland, 70s around the bay and upper 60s at the

coast. >> thank you. new this morning in san francisco, search and rescue crews have rescued a person off the side of a cliff. the person was found trapped near battery crosby in the presidio. this is new video of the rescue from the fire department. we're waiting for more details from sffd and we'll keep you updated as soon as we learn more information right there. it must have been cold out there on the water so early in the morning. thousands of pg&e customers could be without power tonight. the utility expected to shut off electricity for 54,000 customers across 19 california counties because of gusty winds and wildfire risks. this impacts about 6,500 homes and businesses across six bay area counties. on our website, you can find resources on how to prepare for an outage. we have more than a dozen tips that will help you in the event of a forced blackout.