1:45. tomorrow on abc, mls action. l.a. football club and the l.a. galaxy square off at 3:30 eastern time. also streaming live on the espn app. mls regular season coming up in a couple of weeks and the playoffs begin november 20th. just about everybody, 18 teams make the playoffs. didn't talk yet about wisconsin, that friday night victory with graham merts, who is the hyped recruit, the most highly touted quarterback recruit the badgers have ever had. throws for five touchdowns. had the same completion stats as fields today, 20 of 21 in his debut. >> kirk: jack cone really was the guy. he breaks a bone in his foot, he's out, and you're saying, okay, let's see how this highly touted guy does. man. and barry alvarez's grandson, the tight end. >> chris: three touchdown

catches. morgan, try to get the ball across the middle. speaking of tight ends. how much of that was a disoriented illinois defense that he faced in that opening game? >> kirk: we'll see in the next game. >> chris: is wisconsin perhaps underrated coming in? >> kirk: wisconsin is always underrated. paul chryst is the most underrated coach in college football. that's the way it is. they're a perennial top ten team every year. they lose great players, it's their system. they have a system, they recruit to their system and it works. and almost doesn't even matter who is on the roster, just plug in. wisconsin's going to be a tough team to play every year. >> chris: minnesota will have a friday game against maryland next week. that pass is knocked down at the line of scrimmage there by jeter, who scored the touchdown on the forced fumble earlier. he's had a fun night. gophers have three friday games. play consecutive friday games here against iowa and purdue after a road trip november 7th at illinois.

got to visit wisconsin, try to win the axe back. >> kirk: just going through the big ten, some of these teams. how about purdue without their head coach, jeff brahm? his brother stepped in. >> chris: positive covid test for brahm. we wish him well. morgan on the run. the catch is made by potts out of the backfield. and knocked down at the 35. >> chris: you see what northwestern did tonight against maryland? i don't know how good maryland is, but northwestern, a down year a year ago, which didn't sit well with pat fitzgerald. they put it together and got off to a really good start. their defense was flying around tonight. >> chris: again, a big day for rutgers and sparty's fans are a little bit worried. seven turnovers. seven turnovers in that loss today. five of them fumbles. scarlet knights forced seven turnovers all of last year in their conference games. got seven takeaways in east

lansing today. >> kirk: you don't think a head coach matters? i don't care who you're playing. greg schiano changes a culture when you have results like that. this team didn't know how to win for years. but the story of the day has to be, i think, indiana. i think tom allen, getting that game into overtime against penn state, we all think that game had a chance to be competitive, but tom allen's come so close against some of the blue bloods in the big ten, just unable to close the door and today they're able to find a way in overtime against penn state. >> chris: yeah, i said double overtime earlier, felt like quadruple overtime. it was actually just one. the way -- it was such a bizarre end of the game. on a week in which we mentioned the memory of the minnesota legend, sid hartman, who passed away sunday at 100, got the statue here. there is also a statue of him outside the target center.

look at this office, kirk. >> kirk: wow. >> chris: everything in the history of minnesota sports is in that office. >> kirk: i read a lot of the stories this week and what an impressive career. >> chris: i met him in minneapolis back in '92. he always had that radio shack recorder. that is something from the time capsule right there. >> kirk: yeah. >> chris: this most bizarre of season openers, with just the friends and family looking on on a frigid night in minneapolis. it's the gophers who are going to come on the road and win for a 17th consecutive time in the state of minnesota. that's the longest road winning streak in any one series in big ten history. they'll keep the jug. harbaugh will win against a ranked team on the road for just the second time. was 1-7 against ranked teams on the road coming in. so, this is an important victory. don't know if minnesota will finish the season ranked. but p.j. fleck's team with a lot

of new pieces in place. some serious problems with the regular kicker, kickoff man and punter not in there tonight. reshuffled offensive line. they figure to improve. they'll be better as the season goes on. >> kirk: oh, yeah. yeah, it's -- it sounds weird to say, but it's week one. you know, this is -- all these teams, whether you win or lose, you're going to regroup, you finally have some tape to look at. you finally have a chance to show players, this is what's working, this is what's not. that's when you grow. that's how you get better as a team. look at the film and continue to grow and -- they got maryland next week. >> referee: after review -- >> kirk: play them on a friday night, actually. >> chris: right down to the end. challenging the call of first down on that little fourth down run. he did make it. harbaugh maintaining his sense of humor, kirk, late in this game. it will be one of the talking

points here. are the khakis gone forever? was it just a one-game wardrobe adjustment? >> kirk: that will be big. i hope somebody in the michigan media asks that. i watch his presser every week. you get a kick out of that, you enjoy that? >> chris: i do. >> kirk: i watch it every week. >> chris: you think they dare ask that? >> kirk: i think somebody will. people want to know, is he going with the blue pants all year? >> chris: the rest of the bench has khakis on. >> kirk: that's what i'm trying to figure out. >> chris: things a little sloppy at the end here. >> referee: false start. offense, number 88. five-yard penalty. first down. >> kirk: now they're just messing with us. >> chris: this michigan defense came up with five sacks. they had three consecutive sacks here late in the game. held minnesota 6 of 13 on third down and this mrn mninnesota of, just 317 total yards. far below their number a year

ago per game. morgan still in the game, flips it across the middle, trying to get the ball to potts and that's broken up. so michigan/michigan state. the second consecutive trophy game to start the season, but the wolverines will go in as very solid favorites in the big house. typically, they play, like, week six or seven, so, very different feel, second game. michigan at indiana, you mentioned the hoosiers being a potential surprise team in the conference. can't wait for november 14th when wisconsin comes to ann arbor. morgan -- threw it behind and almost intercepted by green. played well tonight. >> kirk: sure has.

when you play corner in don brown's defense, a lot of times you're left on an island. and the big question, and it will continue to be questioned when they play teams that can throw the ball better, how will the corners hold up? you know, and that's -- they've had some great corners over the last four, five, six years and green is on one side, gray on the other. they're going to be challenged a lot more as they go down the line in this schedule. >> chris: defense that returned only two starters in the back seven, held up well tonight. that will make don brown feel good. potts on the edge. and don can crank up some ac/dc. he said he's a huge fan of ac/dc. people were accusing him of being kind of maybe a fan of the crooners, like a dean martin, he said, no -- >> kirk: like you. bin bing crosby? >> chris: i'm right with him on

ac/dc. >> kirk: i've been in the car with you. you listen to that music where -- i don't even know the name of the band, you and bear, like that heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy -- heavy metal. >> chris: that's four heavies from you. >> kirk: yes. >> chris: only sometimes. >> kirk: i can't listen to that. >> chris: i'm versatile. i listen to all kind of stuff. >> kirk: i don't mean ac/dc. that's jv compared to what you listen to. >> chris: you don't want to hear my workout place list. >> kirk: no, i do not. i'll stale y in the hip hop lin. you stay with the heavy stuff. >> chris: this is to brighten up some minnesota fans who are struggling tonight. walkoff home run. >> kirk: some great moments with the hankies. oh, this is just a couple years ago. >> chris: the minneapolis miracle. i tell you what, this is much needed for fans in these parts. i'm going to tell you, the vikings, 1-5, i think, into a bye week. the t-wolves were dismal. the wild lost in the first round of the playoffs, the twins were

swept in the first round of the playoffs, the lynx, they didn't do well in wnba by their standards. rough go in minnesota sports right now. >> kirk: got to get it turned around. >> chris: michigan will head home 1-0 in this shorten season with a satisfying victory over a ranked team on the road. not perfect, but it's week one. a lot to like, though. >> kirk: oh, my gosh. what a great place to start if you're a michigan fan. of course, there's stuff that they're want to button up before they get ready for the spartans, but i think they're going to feel good about what they see on film and for minnesota, it's early in the year. p.j. fleck said, hey, we're going to stay positive throughout all this, we're going to fight through adversary. this is another challenge for them to try to spin this into a positive, get ready to go, on a short week, get ready for maryland on friday night. >> chris: little brown jug will be in the michigan locker room. if it weren't 2020, you could

fill it up with something tasty and pass it around. michigan wins it, 49-24. we thank our entire crew, which braved the chilly temperatures. and we'll see you in state college for the big ten showdown between the buckeyes and the nittany lions. except for the west coast, stay tuned for your local news on abc. good night from minneapolis.

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being warned they could lose power. good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. i'm dion lim. right away, let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist fran frwith at the forecast. >> we have extreme fire weather headed our way. red flag warning starts tomorrow at 11:00 in the morning for the north bay mountains and east bay hills and spreads through the rest of the bay area throughout today. we're talking winds up to 70 miles per hour over the ridges. these are close to hurricane force level winds. so tomorrow you'll notice it's not too bad in the morning, but the winds ramp up tomorrow night overnight into monday morning. it will be gusting all around the bay area. expect windy conditions throughout the day, and then it starts to die down on tuesday. i'll let you know what else you can expect with the relative low humidity and some very cool morning temperatures heading our way as well. dion. >> we'll check in with you in a little bit, frances, thanks.

pg&e warns customers across northern california they may lose power tomorrow. they are ready to cut power to 386,000 customers if necessary. this map of northern california shows affected regions in yellow and community resources there in blue. pg&e says fire danger is at its highest level since last october. >> we take this last resort option decision of shutting down the power off in the interest of public safety incredibly seriously. >> outages are expected to begin at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, and continue in waves if pg&e decides to cut power. restoration would begin monday night and finish tuesday morning. community resource centers would be open in every area where a shut off had occurred. >> north bay residents and business owners are scrambling to prepare for the potential. cornell barnard has a look at how they were getting ready. >> reporter: generators are firing up the action rents in

santa rosa, gavin williams has only a few more models left. >> these are 2.5 kilowatts, 6 kilowatt, and small suitcase kilowatt. >> reporter: the threat of another psps by pg&e has a lot of people getting ready. >> it's getting old real quick. >> reporter: village tru value hardware member knows what her customers need, flashlights, lanterns and batteries. >> during the power outages, everybody wants battery operated everything because a lot of people don't have generators to, you know, see. >> reporter: but kelly does. >> this one is for us. >> reporter: the store has lost power so many times, a back upgenerator is ready to go to keep the doors open. bob lombardi was buying gas cans to fuel his generator. he's worried about the forecast. >> i'll be 76 in a week, and i have never seen winds like we've had in the last three, four years ever.

>> reporter: firefighters gearing up at the lark field station of the sonoma county fire district located in the vry same neighborhood, which burned in 2017. and not far from other major fires this year and last. this sign now warning all about the extreme fire threat. >> we are ready, you know, there's no denying that our firefighters, our staff is fatigued from this year. it's been a crazy year. but today our mission is to prepare. >> reporter: the captain says it's all hands on deck this weekend. crews ready to protect homeowners and property if needed. in santa rosa, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. to the east bay now where residents in the berkeley hills are preparing just in case they have to evacuate. abc 7 news reporter, luz pena explains it comes after city officials warned people to have a plan in place. >> reporter: that's right, and this is one of those highly concerning areas here in the berkeley hills. city officials are urging residents to preevacuate ahead

of sunday's strong wind event and here this is the only way in and the only way out. i spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says that day ready to respond in case of fire. >> we have fire engines on stand by. mutual aid, we have police patrols, we have a crew that's ready to deal request downed trees or downed power lines to make sure that our roads are accessible. >> reporter: also, over 700 berkeley residents may be impacted by a potential pg&e public safety power shutoff, starting as early as 4:00 p.m. sunday. a good reminder is to also keep your phones charged and sign up for the ac alert emergency notification system for berkeley and alameda county. in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> don't forget, you can always use our free abc 7 news app to track the forecast and the latest in the psps events. we sent you in alert earlier for a live stream of a pg&e press conference. we'll send more breaking news alerts with any updates.

the app is free to download from the app store. a motorcyclist and a truck driver escaped unharmed after a fiery crash that triggered evacuations and is still keeping part of an east bay closed. flames rose from a gasoline tanker near westbound i-80 flt a motorcycle and the tanker collided just before eleven this morning. firefighters believe the crash sparked explosion there. officials evacuated a neighborhood near the freeway for a short time. eastbound lanes for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital.

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ten days until the election, and 56 million people have already voted, including president trump. >> i voted for a guy named trump. >> ten days, we're going to win the state f north carolina. and we're going to win four more years in the white house. >> reporter: the president cast his ballot in person in west palm beach, florida, before heading to north carolina, ohio and wisconsin. meanwhile, vice president biden was joined by bon jovi in pennsylvania today to speak about building the economy for working families. he also encouraed people to make a plan to vote no matter what their cause. >> i'm running as a proud democrat, but i govern as an american president for everybody. that's the job of a president. the duty to care for everyone. >> vice presidential nominee kamala harris encouraged people in georgia to vote early after

several allegations of voter suppression. former president barack obama also held a drive-in car rally in miami to support his former vice president. and vice president mike pence campaigned in florida today. sources have told abc news that pence's chief of staff and another top aide have tested positive for the coronavirus. chief of staff mark short tested positive a week after political aide marty opst. an outside voadviser and not a government employee. a spokesperson for pence said he and his wife have both tested negative and plan to keep campaigning. stay with us. we're back after this. california's department of public health reports it has nearly 893,000 confirmed covid-19 cases in the state. nearly 6,000 new cases were reported yesterday. the number of new cases includes a backlog of test results out of los angeles county and that may be the case over the next few days.

more than 17,300 people have died. the u.s. set an unfortunate pandemic record yesterday, a daily high of more than 83,000 confirmed covid cases, beating the previous record set during the summer surge. and in many parts of the country, hospitals are getting inundated with patients. abc news reporter, has >> reporter: coronavirus cases and deaths are rising by double digits 39 states are reporting rising hospitalizations with 14 hitting record highs. this week, missouri reported its third straight day of a record number of covid hospitalizations, and highest seven-day average in over five months. medical officials are warning that a false surge is blanketing much of the united states. illinois's top doctor breaking down while announcing the case load. >> a total of 36433 confirmed cases since the start of this pandemic. excuse me, please.

>> reporter: ohio set record highs three days in a row. this cincinnati doctor trying to put the 25 weekly deaths in perspective. >> imagine if a bus, we had a fatal bus crash every week, would we act? yes, we would act. >> reporter: the university of dayton announced one of their students died from covid-19 on thursday, just 18 years old. new jersey's governor says today's covid-19 case count marks its highest daily figure since may. some doctors stating that pandemic fatigue has led to decreased mask wearing and social distancing, and subsequent growth in new cases. dr. anthony fauci on msnbc saying president trump hasn't attended a task force briefing in months and is choosing to listen to scott atlas who tweeted masks don't work. >> that has been a changing situation. >> reporter: and in the race for a vaccine, astrazeneca and johnson & johnson announced their late stage trials have resumed in the u.s.

abc news, washington. tonight on abc 7 news at eleven, we are following developing news as tens of thousands of people in the bay area are bracing to have their electricity shut off as early as tomorrow morning. and paying the price, how much it's going to cost a sonoma gym for violating a health order by having indoor operations during the pandemic. with that, that's it for tonight, i'm dion lim. don't forget, abc 7 news at 11 with frances and jim. thank you so much for joining us.

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