of 2018. >> they're shutting down half of california and that's just crazy to me. >> from firefighters to store owners, seemingly everyone in the bay area preparing for the potentially dangerous effects as critical fire conditions move in this morning. it means the power could be coming off for hundreds of thousands of people. take a look. pg&e's public safety power shutoffs could kick in for the areas you see in orange in just a matter of hours. good morning, everybody. it's sunday, october 25th. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us. we have complete coverage of power outages and what you need to know this morning.

we get topher meteorologist lisa argen with a look at the fire conditions we're seeing as well. >> good morning to you. we have plenty of fog out there, if there's any good news, the low clouds, the fog, the marine layer is with us this morning but that will abruptly change throughout the afternoon, as we get into i awind advisory, 4:00 through 11:00 on monday. northeasterly winds 20 to 35 miles an hour, will be at the surface, with gusts near 50 miles an hour, could even be higher. we're looking at the possibility of downed trees and power lines and 8:00 tonight, we're looking at our red flag warning going into effect for all the lower elevations in the valley floors. now t will be 11:00 in the north bay mountains and east bay hills and here winds gusting to 70 miles an hour with relative humidity below 5%. we're certainly gearing up for that right now. it is 58 degrees in walnut creek as well as pleasant hill, relative humidity not a problem. 63 in oakland. 53 in santa rosa. it is warmer. we have south winds blowing, allowing for about a 3 to 7

degrees warm up from the peninsula to the east bay. here is a look at 10:00, the north winds start in the napa hills and this is our fire danger index, the colors indicate the chances of fires igniting, and spreading, and as we go through the afternoon, into the evening hours, you can see it doesn't discriminate, looking at the high fire danger across the entire bay area. we'll talk in detail about the extent and the look ahead for this week coming up. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. pg&e says as of this morning that hundreds of thousands of customers across northern california could be hit by today's power shutoffs with the fire danger so high. >> we have high confidence that this will be the strongest diablo and fire weather event of the season so far. we have a little bit of exposure in n monterey. we get into the santa cruz mountains and into the east bay, alameda county, cloud covontra d into the north bay, napa, sonoma, lake and mendocino. it's a large scope.

there's no doubt about it. >> pg&e says it's ready to cut power for 386,000 customers if necessary. it's not immediately clear how many in the bay area will be affected. outages will begin at 10:00 a.m. this morning anden in waves depending on the winds. the north bay would be targeted first, followed by the east bay, then the santa cruz mountains. restorations would begin tomorrow might and finish tuesday morning. many communities in the north bay haven't waited and are already prepared for a power shutoff to happen. they are gearing up, but as abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez tells us, it's because they're counting on a warning system that's been going through upgrades since the 2017 firestorm. >> that's like a backup backup. >> reporter: two generate roars are ready to turn on between cal mart grocery store in calistoga. >> according to the map i seen they were shutting off half of california. that's crazy to me.

>> reporter: denise schulte said they had to restock bags of ice five times. customers are buying batteries, flashlights and candles. like many other sonoma county residents expecting the shutoff but hope it doesn't happen. >> i've thrown a refrigerator full of food three times within the last two months. >> reporter: they added up to 20 engines from around the county gearing up for high winds. >> these will be equivalent if not stronger than the tubbs fire of 2017 and the kincade of 2019. >> reporter: two red flag warnings in effect sunday for the upper elevations at 11:00 a.m. and then a second warning go l go into effect at 8:00 p.m. for the valley floors. >> the last couple events we have, have stayed up high, and not transitioned down low. this one we are fully expecting the winds to transition down to the valley floors. >> reporter: lowwenthal said the emergency system is better than

three years ago. the alerts and warning sirens have come a long way. >> our alert system is better. as soon as you hear the siren going off you know there is something up. >> reporter: for now it's a wait and see game for responders and residents. >> we are having huge fires. i'm not sure if shutting off the power is the answer. >> reporter: in calistoga, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 was at a separate battery store? mat county where business was booming, people are stocking up on batteries and generators ahead of time. the store supervisor told us two generators that sell the most, 2,200 which can power a one-story house and sometimes it's more than just a home. >> when pg&e turns the power off, they want to turn their wells on, a lot of farmers on the coast here. most people want to have their television, refrigeratorefriger definitely refrigerators, as well as the lights and stuff

like that. >> generators begin at around $1,000 and they can run on several different kinds of fuels. in the east bay the city of berkeley is taking the unprecedented action of telling some residents they should think about evacuating now before the winds pick up. abc 7 news reporter luz pena shows us some neighbors who are ready to make a run for it. >> a walking stick and a flashlight. >> reporter: it's the trail that only panoramic hill residents know about it. >> watch your step here. >> reporter: it's not open to the public, in fact, this is tom miller's backyard, but to his neighbors, it's also doctrine -- >> here is the escape route. >> reporter: built 47 years ago. >> this is a ravine on the other side of is university of california land, where there was married student housing until it was torn down a few years ago. so there are roads on the other side of this ravine that we can get to on foot. >> reporter: with the strongest wind event of the year projected to hit the bay area sunday, berkeley hills residents were

urged to pre-evacuate. many, like marching tappia, i staying put for now as he plans on exit plan on the hill. >> we get traffic jams there all the time. there's no getting around it. >> reporter: in panoramic hill this is the only way in and out. i spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says they are ready to respond in case of a fire. >> fire engines on standby. we were calling in mutual aid, we have police patrols. we have a crew that's ready to deal with downed trees or downed power lines to make sure that our roads are accessible. >> reporter: with the wind event also comes a potential pg&e psps. >> we're facing a 20-year wind event with gusts as fast as 60 to 70 miles an hour in the highest peaks of the east bay hills, and extraordinarily low humidity of zero to 5%. >> reporter: over 700 berkeley residents may lose power as early as 4:00 p.m. sunday. >> our house got a notice saying that we might lose power but i

think we're, you know, preparing for that. we have some candles. >> reporter: some have gone through an emergency fire drill. >> we offered to show the route several times and groups of people have come. >> reporter: sunday will be the telling day. in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> and there are new closures to be aware of because of the fire potential. several regional east bay parks are closed today and month, they include the anthony chabot, lake chabot and claremont regional parks. we've complete list up on our website. local schools are keeping an eye on pg&e's forecast. here are the names could be impacted by the hue tilt's shutoffs, 11 in total for now. the district says it will know more about the possible impact later today and the district says if the power goes out at the homes of students, they can do their work offline and report it back to their teacher the

first chance they get. reminder, we will be with you for an early edition of "abc 7 mornings," our full team will be filling you in on the latest fire potential and power shut offs will be on the air to have you covered tomorrow starting at 4:30 a.m. and in the meantime, our website has a complete guide to make it through these power outages, we put together an interactive map to see if your home will be going dark and simple tips you should know to prepare ahead of time. it's up on the front page, abc7news.com. now in the north bay, crews are getting a handle on the newly formed pope fire burning up 61 acres in napa county. containment is up to 80% this morning and this sparked around 4:00 p.m. friday. all road closures have been lifted and no homes have been threatened by the flames. lisa, this is critical in the next 48 hours, are going to be the most critical it seems. >> yes, that is definitely right, but we're starting out with a lot of fog. it is gray out there and the

winds are going to wait until the afternoon, the late afternoon to the evening hours, until they start going and when all of our advisories do as well. right now 60s over in oakland. mild there. 50s elsewhere. it's going to take a while for the clouds to clear but once they do, it's going to be a dramatic change throughout the late day. we'll talk about it and pinpoint the winds we've been talking about, coming up. >> thanks, lisa. a new special squad from sfpd to target hate crimes. hear how the unit will be going on the attack while helping others. plus -- >> moms are kind of deciding together that hey, we're not going to have our kids tested for covid. >> the unwritten agreement between some parents in utah. hear why they argue against covid-19 tests for their kids. and the 2020 campaign now in crunch time. hear what message president trump is pushing to win votes and how joe biden is responding.

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>> welcome back. abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area, and one of the areas that we are focused on is race and social justice. the san francisco police department has created a new unit to help the city's diverse communities feel safe. this is called the community leesayson unit and mayor london breed says officers will help improve reporting of crime and support victims of hate crimes. the unit is a team of five officers from the department's community engagement division, and they will be responsible for the tracking of prejudiced based incidents, identifying patterns and helping people navigate the criminal justice system. now let's get to the coronavirus emergency, the u.s. hitting a new daily case record this weekend. california saw nearly 6,000 diagnosed cases yesterday, but the state says the jump is due to a backlog in l.a. county. the state's daily average over

the past two weeks has been a little more than 3,500 cases. the recent spike is setting the 14-day positivity rate up once again at 2.9%. that number is indicative of the transmission rate of the virus. and 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. abc news reporter alex bruchette tells us in many parts of the country, hospitals are getting inundated with patients. >> reporter: coronavirus and deaths are rising by double digits. 39 states are reporting rising hospitalizations with 14 hitting record high. . this week missouri reported a third straight day of a record number of covid hospitalizations and highest seven-day average. medical he officials are warning a fall surge is blanketing the

united states. >> a total of 36433 confirm cases since the start of this pandemic. excuse me, please. sorry. >> it's okay. >> ohio set record highs three days in a row. this cincinnati doctor trying to put the 25 weekly deaths in perspecti perspective. >> imagine if 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. emergency'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 is choosing to listen to science adviser scott atlas who recently tweeted masks don't work. >> i don't have as much as scott

atlas. >> reporter: in the race for a vaccine, astrazeneca and johnson&johnson announced late stage trials resumed in u.s. in the south bay studenoffi are urging hundreds of students to get tested. a party on october 16th involving 200 students from christopher high school and gilroy high school. the district says its students are still all online. and it's an undercover deal kept by some parents in utah. they are committed to avoid testing their children for covid-19 so that they can keep their schools and afterschool sports open. this morning, abc news reporter stephanie ramos explains what's behind the so-called mom code. it's called the mom code, an unwritten agreement among some moms to avoid testing their kids

for covid-19 in an effort to keep schools open and sports teams running. >> i heard about mom code probably over a month ago. >> reporter: heather bremner is a parent. violence rates are skyrocketing in utah, the state setting a record this week with more than 1,500 new cases and a 15% positivity rate. still, some parents reportedly want schools to remain open, despite the risk. >> moms are kind of deciding together that hey, we're not going to hour kids tested for covid. >> reporter: she says the concept is spreading in local parent groups on facebook. some of the online posts reading "stay home, don't get tested. if your child shows covid symptoms, keep them home but do not test." >> so if there is a quarantine with a sports team or with any of the other classrooms, they're encouraging each other not to have their children tested. >> reporter: the utah department of health tells abc news "we are

aware of discussions among parents discouraging testing for their children in an effort to suppress detection of positive cases. it's difficult to determine if this talk is actually turning into action. testing is a critical element of our response. identifying cases is a key strategy to limiting the spread of disease in our communities." stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> interesting strategy. let answer get back to the weather and the fire danger that we're tracking, lisa. pretty calm right now, though. i hate to be cliche but i guess it's the calm before -- >> you're right. it is calm out there. the winds aren't going to pick up until later on today. may get a little breezy in spots. the red flag warning goes into effect in 8:00 for the valleys and breezy by the late afternoon, 4:00 is when our wind advisory starts or earlier than that in the hills. we'll call it breezy in spots today but starting out with a lot of cloud cover, high relative humidity and things

change as this dry frontal boundary pushes on through the bay area. live doppler 7 with the low clouds, mainly in the 50s, except for our friends there in oakland at 63 degrees. 59 in hayward. good morning san jose, 58 for you. temperatures are warmer this morning. we have a south wind out there, and that is allowing anywhere from two to nine degrees of milder air headed our way to start out. awe look up in the upper elevations it's the south wind right now, and really not too much going on, but as we look outside, you can see the clouds here in our highlights cover the clouds to start out. sunny and breezy late in the day, windy tonight with high fire danger and looking at the colder mornings and warmer days throughout the week ahead. so here is the cloud cover, look how quickly as we go through the early afternoon how the clouds get swept away from the north bay. this is in the morning, 10:00, and after that, it is a sunny day, and the winds are going to stay rather light until we get to oh about 3:00, 4:00, but this is the upper elevation gusts

here already starting. at 10:00 in the napa hills, and then we'll see the winds push down through the delta. as they do, they'll fan out and they get into the diablo range and pushing across san francisco and the coastline. so 9:00 tonight winds are pretty fierce, anywhere from 20 to 50 miles an hour here and they will continue as we get into the early morning hours, this is 1:00 on monday, and you'll hear them out there, we'll see the winds from the upper elevations to the surface this time and that's what makes it different. all the colors indicate the winds will be blowing strongly right on through monday morning. current check relative humidity upper elevations 100%, pretty good for most areas. by 3:00 this afternoon we're down to 12% in napa. 22% in concord and we go through the afternoon with the dry winds, 9% napa. relative humidity not bad in the city and down in the south bay but look what happens through the overnight hours, everyone continues to dry out, even more from below 10% to the teens and

this is 10:00 monday morning, still windy, winds will ease up after this and you can see how the relative humidity down to 11% there in san jose and the driest conditions that we have seen in some time here with really no recovery at all. it will be bone dry, any moisture we have in the atmosphere this morning getting swept out throughout the afternoon. then the overnight lows will be kind of chilly in the next several days, and the north bay valleys dropping off into the 30s with that dry air in place. so the red flag warning going into effect at 11:00. the hills of the north bay. 8:00 the rest of us for the valley floors, 4:00 for the wind advisory. getting breezy late in the day. upper 60s san francisco. 74 in concord, with 69 here in palo alto. san francisco will be a sunny day today across the board, and then looking at the accuweather seven-day forecast, the dry, gusty winds picking up late today into the overnight hours. extreme fire danger continues into monday it gets chilly but

windy in the hills into tuesday and we're looking at warmer afternoons, cooler nights and as we go through the next several days, we have been prepared, because we've gone through this so many times but this certainly does look to be one of the strongest events we've seen, liz, in years. >> yes, absolutely. we have to be vigilant. thank you, lisa. just ahead, the future of flying, how air travel is evolving to accommodate covid-19 and the new piece of t

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o'hara took the test at london heath row before flying to newark. basically you showed your phone whenever you needed to prove you can taken that test? >> yes, yes, when i went to board the flight, i scanned it right in, and it gave the authorization that i was covid-19 negative. >> i felt much safer knowing that everyone around me had just tested. everyone was negative. >> reporter: but it's not just test results. meyer says the system is ready to eventually process vaccination records. what happens when a vaccine comes out? is this app still relevant? >> very much so. remember theres a s are many promising vaccine candidates. countries who are making this decision about whether or not to let people enter the country, they need to know did this person get vaccinated, which vaccine did they get. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, new york. it's a sound that most of us haven't heard in san francisco in a while because of the pandemic but the cable car chime

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vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the content of this ad. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> the bay area bracing for the worst. entire neighborhoods with no electricity, regional parks closing to people and most importantly, firefighters standing by in full force. extreme fire danger set to increase rapidly this morning, and it means lights out for thousands in just a few hours. good morning again. thank you for joining us on this sunday, october 25th. let's get back to the latest fire chances with meteorologist lisa argen closely tracking it all. >> liz, good morning to you. we're starting out quiet, everyone, with the low clouds and fog. high relative humidity, light winds right now. it's going to take throughout the day for the winds to ramp up. our wind advisory starts at 4:00 for the lower elevations to

11:00 on monday morning. so it's a long duration event with winds out of the northeast starting to blow at 10 to 15 miles this afternoon and increasing to 20 and 35, with gusts up to 50, and beyond, and any of those power lines or loosened trees, tree branches could be coming down as these winds will be coming down from the upper elevations at 11:00 this morning, that's when our red flag starts for the north bay hills. so those north-northeasterly winds will get going around napa county, then into sonoma, down throughout the east bay, the diablo range and fanning out across the bay area. relative humidity starting out good, but we're going to quickly dry out to below 5% as we get into monday afternoon, and as we look at the current numbers right now, we are in the 50s. it is 56 in fremont. 58 in san jose, and we're warmer. we have a south wind right now, and our fire danger index goes out appreciatively goes up right through the afternoon, starting out in the north bay, and then spreading out throughout the day. so we'll be looking at the cool

temperatures, the high fire danger, and the rest of the forecast when we see you in a few minutes. that's a look, liz, at the relative humidity right now that should give you a little comfort out there this morning. >> for sure, lisa, thank you. this morning pg&e is warning hundreds of thousands of customers across northern california may lose power today. the utility says it's ready to cut power to 386,000 customers if necessary, as lisa just mentioned the forecast predicts the most dangerous fire conditions since last october will hit tonight. and the city of berkeley is also urging residents of panoramic hill to evacuate before the winds pick up tonight. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard shows us how neighbors and businesses are scrambling to prepare. >> reporter: generators are firing up at action rent in santa rosa. gavin williams has only a few more models left. >> these are our 2.5 kilowatts. there's 6 kilowatt and small

suitcase 2 kilowatt there, power anything as far as your refrigerators or small applia e applianc appliances. >> reporter: the threat of another psps by pg&e has a lot of people getting ready. >> it's getting old. it's getting old real quick. >> reporter: village true value hardware manager kelly hosslerhr knows what her customers need. >> everyone 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 backup generator 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'llen 76 in a week and i've never seen winds like we've in the last three or four years ever. >> reporter: firefighters gearing up at the larkfield station of the sonoma county fire district, located in the very 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. there's no denying that our firefighters, our staff is fatigued 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, car knell bernard, abc 7 news. >> and tomorrow morning we are bringing you that special early edition of "abc 7 mornings" to keep you prepared and informed on these weather conditions and power outages. our full people has you covered starting tomorrow at 4:30 a.m. we're posting continuous brand new updates on our website and free app. there is a tool where you can plug in your address to see if you're affected by a pg&e power shutoff and tips like thousand prepare for an outage to get the most out of your phone battery on the home page, abc7news.com.

now to your voice, your vote. we are nine days away from election day. a new abc news/ipsos president trump's favorability among voters is 35% and joe biden's 45%. vice president mike pence's chief of staff tested positive for covid-19 but with the race entering the home stretch, pence is sticking to his busy campaign schedule. here is reporter kristine sloan. >> reporter: nine days out until the presidential election and the candidates are out in full force drumming up support in crucial swing states and there is word of another potential outbreak of covid-19 within the white house. abc news has learned the vice president's chief of staff, mark short, another top political aide, and at least one additional staffer in the vp's office all tested positive for covid-19. >> we heard about him just now

and i think he's quarantined, yes. i did hear about it. he's going to be fine but he's quarantined. thank you very much. >> reporter: abc news has learned the vice president and his wife have tested negative, and pence will continue his schedule, including a planned trip to north carolina, despite being in close contact with his chief of staff. meanwhile, in wisconsin, saturday night, president trump continued to push forward on his message that the country is turning a corner on the virus. >> we have the greatest testing in the world. the bad news is the fake news uses it as a means, they talk about that, mortality down, mortality rate down 85%, because what we've done is incredible. what our doctors have done is incredible. >> reporter: and in pennsylvania, joe biden called out donald trump and his response to the pandemic. >> but folks, here's what he did. he went on record as saying that he knew how dangerous it was,

knew seven times more dangerous than the flu, but what did he do? did he tell you? did he tell us? did he warn the american people? no! he didn't! >> reporter: meantime, long lines stretched outside voting centers in new york city as early voting began in new york state saturday. residents in all 50 states and washington, d.c., are now able to cast their ballots. the early voting data continues to hit record numbers across the nation with six states already surpassing 1 million votes cast in person. kristine sloan, abc news, new york. and coming up on "this week" co-anchor martha raddatz reports for the battleground series "six for the win." former new jersey governor chris christie and former chicago mayor rahm emmanuel will provide analysis and watch "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 this morning on abc 7.

one of the states seeing high turn xwroout right here in california. more than 6.5 million ballots cast early, nearly 30% of all balance lots issued in the state. look at the hundreds of people lining up in los angeles saturday, making their vote count at staples center. now, those early voting numbers have set a state record, but the question is what's fueling this giant increase? we wanted to find out why voters are anxious to get their ballots in early this year. >> reporter: inside the santa clara county registrar's office, boxes and boxes and boxes of ballots. >> we have over 218,000 that have already voted. >> reporter: that number is huge, it's three times the number of ballots they had received at this point in 2016. across the state record turnout with more than 4 million ballots already returned. >> people are excited, they want to turn out and vote. >> reporter: talk about excited, outside the registrar voter's

office, we met robin, a voter from campbell. >> i voted! yes! everybody needs to get out here and do this. >> reporter: robin says her enthusiasm is one reason she voted early but not the only one. >> because what's happening with the voting polls, with the post office, i didn't want to take any chance. >> reporter: like robin, voter after voter today had the same concern. >> i wanted to make certain, of course there was no issues with regards to it possibly getting lost in the mail or delayed. >> we wanted to make sure it was at the central location so it would be counted. >> reporter: once you drop off your ballot you can track it. to make sure it end up here. you can do that at wheresmyballot.c wheresmyballot.com. once in the hands of the county it gets sorted and counted. how do you keep the balance lots secure? >> at the end of the night, this gate locks and they connect and it's secured and cameras are on this area, this is where all the ballots are. >> reporter: despite some voting anxieties, the numbers are clear. people are turning out.

for 21-year-old leilani, this is her first time for a presidential election >> it feels good. it's kind of scary because there's a lot on the line right now. >> and on our website right now we have you covered with all things election. there's info on how you can still register to vote and easy breakdown of each california proposition that you can use while you vote. it is on abc7news.com/election. when we get back, a new pop-up restaurant just had reservations sell out in minutes by doing something differently. why so many people were waiting to eat an airplane meal while not even leaving the ground. we will explain. and let's take a live look outside as we head to break. here is a look at our golden gate bridge camera. we are tracking the dangerous weather conditions coming today, and we will check

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all right, singapore airlines is offering a unique dining experience because of the pandemic. hundreds of people purchased tickets to sit on one of their planes and enjoy food from a popular pop-up restaurant at changi airport, restaurant a-380 offering meals from $40 to $480, some include five courses and champagne. passengers get to eat on the plane while enjoying movies right from their seat. >> this is really good. it's a new experience, and the food is good. >> the national carrier, it's been a long time since we've

been on board, so it's a cool opportunity. >> i have a lot of questions. first of all, seemed kind of crowded but only half of the seats on the plane are filled to ensure proper distancing, and all diners have their temperature taken before boarding. wow, lisa, we've reached a new level with people who are that desperate. >> i was going to say reached a new low. >> low and level. didn't want to go that far but i guess so. i never knew people lwould line-up for airplane food. it's funny. >> whatever it takes nowadays. good morning, everyone. 56 degrees here in san francisco. relative humidity is high. we have a lot of fog out there. it's high-based stratus and we'll look for the winds to develop late in the day today so much of the day will be pretty quiet, but you've heard about the advisories and the winds picking up. we'll talk more about that and take a look at some pretty cold mornings ahead for the week ahead, next. >> lisa, thank you. also, next.

>> jansen, that is into center field! here comes keirmire, phillips has tied the game. >> see one of the wildest finishes you'll see in a world series game. the tampa bay rays and los angeles dodgers made it through the history book

in sports a huge game for the 49 eshz taking on the new england patriots in foxborough, massachusetts. jimmy garoppolo makes his first return to gillette stadium since being traded to the niners three years ago. kickoff at 1:20 p.m. and tonight game five of the world series with the rays and dodgers tied at two games apiece. game four of the fall classic was a classic unless you are a

dodgers fan. here a here's chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> the dodgers half way home to a title. the win could take a lead over tampa bay. the rays had a different idea saturday night. undertin turner putting the pine tar on. just like game three a solo homer in the first to dead center field and 1-0, dodgers. the ball over the top of the fence. cory seager, 2-0 dodgers. turn and seager become the first teammates in world series history, four-plus hits and a homer in the same game. randy has the most home runs in a single post season ever, his ninth and the rays within a run. bottom six, as he flexes right there, rays down 4-237 brandon low three-run shot to left center and the ray also retake the lead. dave roberts shakings had head, top of the eighth.

runner on, two out. seager jammed but it's going to fall. chris taylor scores, 7-6 dodgers. bottom nine, final strike, brett phillips be a hero, base hit into right center, taylor mishandles the ball, arroza falls in between third and home but the throw gets away and he's in there, safe what an ending, 8-7. series is tied. liam hendricks named the 2020 american league reliever of the year. he convert 14 of 15 saves with a 1.70 e.r.a., 37 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings, ranked second in all of baseball and he did not blow a save in his final 14 appearances. the mountain west kicking off their regular season conference. san jose state opened at home against air force academy. brett brennan entering his fourth season, brent that is as the spartans head coach.

the defense with a big stop and coach brennan is fired up, third quarter, spartans strike first, nick starkle fines der's deis, jr., son of former offensive lineman much the niners derek, and a fumble, jenkins recovers and that leads another connection, spartans open the season with a 17-6 win and will play new mexico in their next game. quakes on the radioed in vancouver, playoff positioning on the line for san jose. 24th minute. christian espinosa perfect pass and 1-0 quakes as the goal it in. 51st minute, ali andan, tied at 1-1. six minutes later, ricketts the game winner. tough loss for san jose. the quakes currently in the eighth and final playoff spot with three matches remaining. that is your look at sports. let's send it back to you. all right, let's get another check of the weather that is the big story we're tracking this

fire danger, lisa. >> yes, a cold front moving through to the east of us and that's going to provide some strong downsloping winds which will be throughout the late day and evening hours. here is a look at our fog, live doppler 7 and temperatures are raging from the mid-50s you in union city, low 60s for oakland. 57 in alameda and as we look towards the north bay, more 50s so that's a south wind that is keeping us kind of mild this morning. you can see the clouds out there from our east bay, so cloudy early, then sunny. the winds get going in the later afternoon. they'll pick up after 4:00. 6:00, 7:00 they'll be pretty gusty and looking at more gusty winds tonight for the high fire danger and the colder mornings and the warmer days as we get into the upcoming work week. so the clouds this morning pretty much for everyone, and as we go through about 10:00, they clear the north bay, and then quickly the rest of the bay area. so it is the winds we've been

talking. and as we look at the wind gusts throughout the 11:00 hour, they are up in the north bay. the hills here, and then they quickly descend down through the delta, into the east bay valleys, that 880 corridor there will be looking at some very gusty winds, as they descend from mt. diablo. here we are 11:00 at night, straight out of the north, moving fast, and they'll continue through the overnight hours, these are some of the surface wind here, and as we go into your early monday morning, really no changes. they'll begin to ease up late in the day on monday, but still blowing throughout the upper elevations of the north bay and east bay. as our red flag warning will expire monday for the valleys, it continues for the hills into tuesday, and this is late monday, you'll see that other burst of wind in the hills there into the evening hours. so we're looking at a pretty prolonged event, and as we get into the 10:00 hour, the colors here in the north bay mountains, the napa hills will indicate the fire index, and the brighter the

colors, this is where the higher the winds will be blowing, and the dryer atmosphere, so we go into about 8:00 tonight, look at the reds here, as we get through the delta, and then they're moving down through the east bay here, the santa cruz mountains for sure, we're not forgetting about you and 10:00 tonight, looking at those very strong winds into early in the morning we've got the winds, those offshore winds all over the bay area. so it is going to be not only tonight, into your monday, but then the upper elevations lasting through tuesday. highs today, sunny skies and getting breezy late in the day, say 3:00, 4:00, and then the winds increasing by sunset, as they do, our red flag warning going into effect 8:00 for the lower elevations, and then we'll be looking at that dry air mass lingering allowing for a chillier night. as we get into your sunday night, numbers dropping through the 40s, and then down into the 30s tuesday, and wednesday, but the range will be quite extreme

as the afternoon highs will make it back up into the 80s by the middle of the week. the accuweather seven-day forecast the dry and gusty winds throughout the late afternoon today, high fire danger turning extreme from sunday into monday, it will continue into early tuesday, the upper elevations and then we're warmer in the afternoons, colder in the mornings, and then trick-or-treat next weekend, still no rain in sight. liz? >> hop

happening today, enjoy the sights and sounds of the san francisco opera with a drive-in event. ft. maceon will show a 2008 performance filmed at the war memorial opera house. 98 cars are allowed but you must buy tickets in advance. it costs $49 per car and everyone ages 2 and up must wear a mask when outside of your car. you can buy food from local food trucks, cars will be allowed inside starting at 5:00 tonight with the opera starting at 6:00.

that's a lovely thing to do tonight, lisa, and should be nice in the city tonight. all right, lisa, thank you. a full hour of "abc 7 mornings" ahead. everything you need to know on the extreme fire danger moving in this morning, the exact time and areas threatened by the pg&e power shutoffs and what you should be doing now to stay ready. plus schools and public parks also warning of potential impacts from the blackouts, what places will be impacted starting today.

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