conditions through 5:00 this afternoon. current conditions we're gusting around 25 to 35 still across the north bay mountains and the east bay hills around 20 and with humidity levels running in the teen teens, yep, that's rapid spread of them. let's hope that doesn't happen. the by-product of that this afternoon, look at the 80s across the north bay and concord and mid to upper 70s else where. another warm day. happening now, pg&e is in the process of restoring power to thousands of customers this morning. jobina tracking all of this from the live desk. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. good morning. pg&e says so far they have restored power to more than 156,000 customers. so, what we're also looking at here is the utility's website coming up because this map shows the public safety power shutoffs. all the purple triangles represent areas that are still

without power. at the height of the shutoff, 345,000 customers had their power turned off. most areas are expected to have their lights turned on today. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in orinda this morning with how residents are dealing with this and also businesses. good morning, amy. >> hi, jobina. you can't help but feel bad for the businesses and i ammic looilo looking at them in orinda and a second day and morning of not being able to light. it's the same situation in lafayette and also in moraga. their downtown areas do not have power and, of course, some homes also have had their lights turned out. we have seen grocery stores bring in lights to stay in business. some people are frustrated. you can go on nextdoor and read how hard this is for people as

they try to distance learn and work without power. the hardware store now say they plan for these. >> after last year's one we restocked and held stock on things like generators and cords for generators, oil for y generators and gas cans and held much more stock than we would have normally in years past. >> pg&e set up resource centers for people where they can go charge their devices and get a snack and just hang out. the utility says now that the winds have died down, they will be able to launch their helicopters this morning. that's how they'll inspect all their equipment and make sure nothing was damaged with the winds and once they determine everything is okay, then they'll start turning the power back on. this area lost power sunday evening. everybody will be very excited for that moment this afternoon or this evening when those lights come back on. live in orinda, amy hollyfield,

abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. fire investigators expect that a cigarette is what sparked a fire in solano county. sky 7 flew over the area yesterday. flew to 300 acres as high winds were fanning the flames. the fire chief said they found a half burned cigarette butt and that is not what people wanted to hear. visibility issues from the smoke led to a crash on highway 12. everyone is okay and no structures burned and that fire was soon brought under control. howling winds are driving a huge fire in orange county and it's exploded in size with entire neighborhoods in its path. southern california edison says that the power lines are being investigated for possibly playing a role in igniting the silverado fire. so far two firefighters have suffered critical burns. and san mateo county firefighters there, as well as san jose, san francisco and mountain view are joining in this firefight. high winds are fueling the flames that chased about 60,000 people from their homes in

irvine. >> the windy conditions and we didn't see anything like this coming this way. it's our first time that something like this happened to us. >> these fires will continue to cross and encroach upon the homes in multiple areas. so, our priority right now is getting people evacuated and out of the path of the fire. >> the fire's now 7,200 acres and zero containment. today governor newsom is expected to give another update on the state's response to wildfires and covid-19. last week the governor announced $200 million in new funding for converting hotels and other buildings into housing for the homeless. he'll speak at noon today and you can watch his update right here on abc7 and streaming at abc7news.com. more businesses can reopen in san francisco. the county is the first in the bay area to enter the least restrictive tier. nonessential offices can reopen at 25% capacity.

offices with less than or fewer than 20 employees can reopen beyond 25% but they still have to be spaced out. so, here is what else can open starting today. indoor climbing gyms and indoor personal services which require limited face covering removal and higher education classes could increase capacity of outdoor class to 25 people. election day is just one week away and if you are planning to vote by mail the usps is recommending that voters send in the ballots by the end of today. here in california, you can return your ballot as long as it is postmarked by november 3rd. but the usps is asking voters to allow one week in between when you put your ballot in the mail and the deadline to receive it. studies have found that missed deadlines are a major reason mail-in ballots are rejected. abc7 has voter resources for you. just head to our website to find the breakdowns of all the propositions and more. you can find that as

abc7news.com as well as on the abc7 news app. protests in philly overnight sparked by the deadly police shooting of a black man. jobina is tracking that all from the live desk this morning. creating an urgent call for help in the south bay. the simple way you can pitch in to get food to people in need. our fire threat seems like it will never end. here's a look at the tropics. it is headed for louisiana. another landfalling official ballot drop box near need to fiyou?he closest just visit vote.ca.gov to find your nearest location. then drop off your ballot. your vote will be secure and counted. there are other ways to vote too. just return your vote-by-mail ballot

at your voting location or mail it back. or you can vote safely in-person during early voting or on election day. vote the way you're most comfortable - but vote by 8pm on november 3rd. the pain is always around the corner.o

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all right. welcome back at 6:09. neighborhood temperatures because our microclimates are this morning. we go from 60 in daly city down to 43 in menlow park and redwood city under clear conditions on the peninsula. low to mid 60s around san francisco and oakland and san rafael, san ramon and everybody else in the 40s and 50s. all right, here's a look at san jose. 280 at 17. backdrop for your activity planner. remember if you're watching us on a battery operated device, keep everything unplugged until the power comes back on. you don't want that surge to break anything. but eventually we will be able to learn and work from home

without having to use candlelight or natural light. here's a look at the fire index. pretty impressive this morning. pretty high. that continues through the morning commute and then as we head towards lunch, it's high along the east bay, but still very high to extreme in the north bay. as we get to 5:00, you can see it shrinks to high and after 5:00, it completely goes away and that's why our red flag warning ends at 5:00 also. let's turn it over to jobina and find out what is going on with the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. metering lights came on around 5:47 thisern moin morning. large backup almost into emery ville. moving over to the san mateo bridge, a slow down if you're moving in the bestbound direction. no clear cause for that. you can see those brake lights forming so hopefully that picks up soon but no report of a crash or anything like that.

i do want to bring in the maps here because we do have a crash in san jose to get to. i just want to point out very quickly here. this is on northbound 101 at the oakland road off ramp and the off ramp is currently blocked and slight slow down and everything else around the bay area is moving. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. coming up, whitney houston lives on. the brand-new record that she just broke that is bringing it back to the '90s. plus -- >> we've had a wonderful life. >> we never had no problems. >> with our kids. >> this couple marking two major milestones. a platinum anniversary after doing something else. you'

but i can't say i expected this. because it was easy. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple.

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welcome back, everyone. new at 6:00, violence broke out in philadelphia overnight. at least 30 police officers were hurt and more than 30 people have been detained because of unrest in the city.

jobina fortson at the live desk with how all of this started. jobina. >> kumasi, yes. all of this started with a deadly police shooting of a black man identified by our sister station wpvi as walter wallace. police say they opened fire after apparently wallace refused to drop a knife. sparked widespread protest. some of it leading to looting and also riots in philadelphia. >> oh, my god. >> police say a sergeant was struck by a pickup truck early this morning. she suffered a broken leg among other injuries and other officers were hit with bricks and rocks. dozens of people have been detained for the violence. people took to the streets after police shot and killed wallace yesterday afternoon. we're not showing the graphic video of the incident that is circling on social media right now. in the video, you can hear the officers fire their guns several

times and you can also see and hear a woman attempt to hold back wallace. we have not been able to identify her yet. it's not immediately clear from the video what happened prior to the shooting. police say he was armed with a knife. the philadelphia police commissioner said the shooting video raises questions and they are investigating the incident. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. and we told you yesterday that the san francisco marin food bank is in dire need of volunteers and donations for a really tough holiday season. now, the same issue is hitting the south bay. >> the drive-through distribution goes much slower. if we don't have the volunteers we need in our warehouse, it could mean we're not able to pack the number of boxes we need for that distribution the next day. >> second harvest silicon valley needs volunteers to help put together food boxes. pre-covid they operated just three distribution drive throughs and expanded to 130 in santa clara and san mateo

counties. if you'd like to volunteer, we have more information on our website, abc7news.com. now, here's your moment of gratitude. a pennsylvania couple says they have so much to be thankful for. not only recovering from covid-19 but also celebrating 70 years of marriage. >> he's 92 and i'm 89. i just want them to know the age we went through. >> oh, i -- >> steve and marie orlando say they consider themselves very lucky to have survived their fight against covid-19. he was in the hospital for two days. she actually recovered at home with the help of their six kids. the couple just celebrated their anniversary saturday. and they say they are so grateful for their wonderful life, including their 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. >> now, friend, i was just thinking. she said i'm 92 and shehe's he' maybe because she's older than him he's like, don't tell all my

business. i'm trying to figure it out. >> nothing wrong with marrying an older woman. >> that's what i'm saying. they look good. >> they really do. i am just so amazed they were able to do so well both infected with covid-19. as we know, that is not generally the case. so, good for them. glad they're healthy. >> how about that. all right, let's talk about what is going on weather wise. i love that positive story, right, before the weather. i have a few things to talk about and eventually play it out to a positive level as we head through the holiday weekend. let's get right to it. here's a look at walnut creek where temperatures up to 49 and the breezes are rolling around mt. diablo and the higher elevations of the east bay. microclimates out there. some of you in the mid 40s and some mid 60s depending on your elevation and winds. sunny and warm. less microclimates this afternoon. the fire threat will remain in the hills. even cooler tonight with the

fire threat finally ending and alternates this weekend just a few spooky clouds available in the morning. jet stream still stretching from hawaii all the way up into canada and we are locked in about 1,000 to 1,500-mile wide bowl of extremely, exceptionally dry air. and it warms up so nicely. 30 to 40 degrees. i mean, that's pretty impressive considering we only get ten hours and 45 minutes of sunshine today. 79 to 75 in the south bay. 75 to 78 on the peninsula. around 70 to 72 the peninsula coast and mid 70s to high high h north bay valleys the warmest today at 74 to 79 along the east bay shore. and 77 to about 82 in our inland neighborhoods. i expect fewer microclimates and you see the blue, that's the 30s starting to creep in to some of our deeper valleys in the north

bay and also the south bay. look at these temperatures. 80 or warmer inland all seven days. mid 70s to around 80 for the bay and mid 60s to near 70 at the coast. it's november 1st. sunday. it sure doesn't look like it. kumasi, reggie. >> all right, thank you, mike. we're going to turn now to ginger zee live with a look at what is happening right here on "gma." hey, ginger. >> hey, reggie. hi, kumasi. so great to be with both of you this morning. coming up here on "gma." a tuesday morning and we have that historic confirmation to cover. hundreds gathered at the white house amid the second coronavirus outbreak there. witnessing amy coney barrett taking her oath. what this could mean for the future of health care, abortion, immigration and the nation's highest court. plus, we got the latest on the race for the white house. now we're in the countdown of seven day s and they're really

trying to get their cases made after more than 64 million americans have already cast their ballots. also this morning, we're talking coronavirus and the cases surging in at least 44 states. hospitals are buckling in some places. we'll bring you those stories and the story of one state who has managed to keep covid at bay. plus, the mandalorian himself pedro pascal will join us here on "good morning america." you know i'm heading back to the coast for yet another story. >> oh, yeah. those frequent flier miles are really piling up, even though we can't really go anywhere. >> always, always to new orleans or pensacola. same area. >> all right. we wish you all the luck and we certainly hope those folks are, i don't know, the storm is as gentle as it possibly can be. thank you, ginger. we'll see you at 7:00. new at 6:00, the incredible

voice of whitney houston still breaking records. ♪ ♪ i will always love you >> all right. houston is now the first solo artist from the '90s to have a video that hit 1 billion views on youtube. topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1992 after she rerecorded dolly parton's version. houston's rendition is one of the best selling singles of all time. i was listening, kumasi, to dolly parton talking about this and, you know, she's very humble and she was saying i wrote this little song called "i will always love you" and i heard whitney houston do it and i didn't know my song could be sung in that way. >> every time she hits that

note. that song can make me cry sometimes. i love that song. >> the voice. the voice. okay. we've had our whitney moment. we're going to move on. i want to tell you about this big talker because nasa is finding new signs of water on the moon. and this is great because i'm going to introduce you to the teen that discovered

water has been found on the moon, you all. a team from nasa made the discovery and now a top trending search online this morning because of, of course, scientists use a telescope aboard an aircraft to detect water on the moon. then we found a 12-ounce bottle's worth of water but that discovery is going to lead to further research on water and outer space. and researchers say they can now use this capability to study water not just on the moon, but on other objects in the solar system and it means that water on the moon could some day maybe replace the need to send water from earth to support astronauts in space. i thought that was pretty cool. >> now, did the water taste

good? >> we haven't done a taste test yet. >> okay. >> i have a feeling that we need to filter it first. just so you know. yeah, bring your filter up. >> okay. next at 6:30, some neighborhoods in a pg&e power outage long haul. we'll hear how some customers are having to go without electricity for quite a while. you will hear how many election officials have heard so far. putting air travel safety to the test. is it

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. now at 6:30, a power outage marathon from pg&e some neighbors now being told it will be another day that they'll have to go without. we are seeing a lot of signs of resilien resiliency. wildfire emergency in so cal. you're looking at live aerial pictures over orange county right now. at least 100,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. i'm at the live desk with the very latest on the fires torching the oc. >> it's tough to see that. it is campaign crunch time. president trump, joe biden

throwing it into high gear on the trail. punches being thrown in both directions this morning. >> this is no place for a child. >> oh, the mandalorian himself making a special appearance on "gma." what is in store for the star wars galaxy this season. good morning to you and baby yoda on this tuesday, october 27th. >> pretty much. that's all i saw. >> me, too. i was fully focused on the little green boy. mike nicco our focus on you now and what your conditions are like today. >> our neighbors got one of the blow up ones yod yoda holding a backpack. i was like, you better tie that down. not me, no, not me, but somebody. let's talk about speaking of tying down. current conditions let's look at the winds as we do have a fire threat. winds getting even faster in the north bay since we came on the

air at 5:00. look at that. 54 at st. helena and 34 in knoxville and 21 up in the hills and the east bay hills and look at that. still so dry. relatively humidity 16 or less. so, exceptionally dry air, record dry fuels and the winds. that's why we still have the red flag warning until 5:00 this afternoon for the diablo range. the east bay hills and also the north bay. let's take a look at what is going to happen this afternoon. for our temperatures. look how warm they are. mid 70s in san francisco and some mid 80s in the north bay and low to mid 70s along the coast. i have even warmer temperatures for the weekend. that's november. i'll show you those coming up, reggie. >> all right, mike, thank you. happening right now, pg&e says it's in the process of restoring electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers at the height of the shutoff 345,000 customers had their power turned off. pg&e says it has restored electricity to more than 156,000 customers. the utility says their

helicopters already began looking at its equipment in marin county and hopefully look at the pg&e website that shows the public safety power shutoffs as you can see highlighted there in purple triangles. amy hollyfield live in the east bay and i know our orinda neighbors are still waiting for those lights to come back on. >> yeah, they're not so lucky here yet. still dark here. they are really hoping that that power is going to get turned back on later today. it's dark all over the lamarinda area. this is the last bay area section to be without power today. the lights went out here on sunday evening. this will be the second morning businesses will not be able to open. people are also in the dark on their homes while they're trying to work from home and distance learn. a lot of them are frustrated. you can just go on nextdoor and hear them talking about how difficult this is. but there are other people who are looking for the positive in

this. >> i think lots of people are digging in and finding out how strong they can be in their core when they need to be. and they're helping everybody else out. which is the best part. >> pg&e has set up resource centers in this area for people where they can go and charge their devices. the utility says now that the winds have died down, they will be able to launch their helicopters this morning in the la marinda area to inspect the equipment here and make sure it wasn't damaged from the wind. once they figure out that everything is okay, then they'll start turning the power back on. they're saying expect later this afternoon or early evening. hopefully those helicopters shouldn't have any problems this morning. it is not windy here at all. it is very calm. live in orinda, amy hollyfield. now to the wildfire emergency down in southern california. two major fires are burning out of control in orange county. jobina is at the live desk with the details on this.

>> yes, kumasi. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate following the outbreak of these two fires in southern california. we want to get right now to the first fire that we're talking about the silverado fire burning near ivine has burned more than 7,200 acres. within two hours two firefighters suffered second and third degree burns. here's an evacuee describing how quickly the fire grew. >> it jumped and we could see the flames from our house. i'm ready. i'm all packed and my wife and her kids are already gone. >> southern california edison says a power line may be to blame for the fire. and there's another wildfire called the blue ridge fire burning near yorba linda. we'll bring you now a live picture of what is happening there. crews were setting backfires to try to stop it from spreading into a neighborhood. we'll stay on top of these fires

and bring you new information as it comes in. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. happening today state officials will give details on programs available to wildfire survivors. the office of emergency services and fema will be giving an update on efforts to help communities across the state rebuild and recover. and it includes how you can remove debris and the right of entry process for firefighters to investigate. the race for the white house hitting its final stretch exactly one week from election day. you see what melania trump is doing today to win your vote. something she hasn't done in more than a year. and you're taking a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. at this point looks like we're down by 13 points. another update on how the markets are doing, next. kfc hopes you put this on your christmas list. wait until you hear why the company says you will get a good deal out of this one. but, first, we check on your accuweather forecast with mike nicco.

>> let's take a look at what's going on and we get to comment on that one further, i hope. we'll go with our 24-hour change and look, we expect it to be cooler and, sure enough, it is. just about all areas. you can see where the wind is up a little bit. places like oakland and ukiah. the rest of us up to 13 degrees cooler and a lot has to do with the exceptionally dry air. not as dry as we were yesterday but still seeing single digit dew points and six degrees in livermore and the temperatures six degrees for the air to saturate and create fog. that's how dry it is. right now we're in the upper 50s to low 60s across the east bay. we've got 64 in oakland and 63 in alameda. some of our remember wawarmer s. 45 in mountain view and 49 in san jose, some of our milder spots. let's talk about the commute. boy, seeing a lot of cars on the san mateo bridge. we'll get to jobina in just a second. little breezy in our hills if

you have to travel through there. and then everything is pretty good as we head into the afternoon commute. let's talk about the fire danger index and right now you can see it is very high the diablo range and up into the north bay where it's also extreme. now, let's head through time and jump up to about 1:00. you can see everything that is critical high, very high or extreme is up in the north bay. at 5:00 still so dry even without the winds we have a high fire danger index and then as we head into the evening hours, it goes away. thankfully and hopefully for a long time. let's get over to jobina and talk about that morning commute. are you seeing more cars on the road, jobina, or is my mind just imagining things? >> no, you are not imagining things. i am, mike. absolutely. it's getting really busy out there this morning. good morning, everybody. we'll talk about high wind advisories here for the benicia bridge and also the antioch bridge and take you to a live look showing off the bay bridge toll plaza and metering lights at 5:47 and it is backed up through the maze and also as you

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can see it make pushes during the overnight hours and doesn't necessarily mean clouds associated with it. this is just an uptick in the humidity. very shallow layer of humidity and you can see it doesn't reach all of our neighborhoods. so, don't expect the marine layer clouds like we do over the weekend to come back any time soon. red flag warning and you can see still most of the state under a fire danger and just like us that will end later today. 70s and the 80s and most of the state today with 60s at the coast and up in the hills. reggie? >> thank you, mike. voting ends in exactly one week. today president trump is going to make three stops to deliver speeches in michigan, wisconsin and nebraska while joe biden is in georgia. jobina at the live desk with more on today's schedule. hi, jobina. >> hi, reggie. yes, it won't just be the presidential candidates campaigning today. first lady melania trump will also hit the campaign trail. she is scheduled to speak at an

event in pennsylvania today. this is her first appearance since june of last year. the pandemic continues to shape the final sprint for both president trump and joe biden. the u.s. is now averaging nearly 70,000 new covid-19 cases per day. that's the highest level yet. >> the bottom line is donald trump is the worst possible president, the worst possible person to try to lead us through this pandemic. >> he said that. he doesn't do these kind of rallies. because of covid. you know. no, he doesn't do them because nobody shows up. that's why. >> meanwhile, more than 64 million americans have already voted so far. that's nearly half of the total amount of votes from 2016. reggie. >> all right, jobina. want to let you know that santa clara county fl ay officials s voting is so far so good. they say while they don't expect any problems, voters need to be aware of thafr rights.

>> no one is allowed to intimidate you while you're voting. either at a vote dropoff box or at a vote center. no one is allowed to assemble uniformed or armed people in the vicinity of a vote center. in california, it's a crime to do these things and they will not be tolerated. >> and if you do see a problem, you should report it immediately to either a poll worker or call 911. i want to remind you still time to vote right now at abc7news.com an early voting and dropoff locations and the registration deadline has passed. you can still go to a polling center and you can get a provisional ballot to vote in this election. make sure your choice is heard. now to your morning report. thieves are already trying to target you online. the better business bureau is

warning that they are already seeing a surge. nearly 40% of scams reported so far this year were related to online shopping compare that with about 25% last year. the majority of consumers say they have lost money on purchases made through facebook. so, be careful, everybody. all right. let's take a live look now at the new york stock exchange trading gets under way. wall street looking to rebound after the s&p saw the biggest daily drop in four weeks. the dow and nasdaq also saw big drops. you can see right now still down, but not as much as we saw yesterday. right now close to 45 points. all week here on abc7 we're looking at ways to still have the holiday even during a pandemic. all the things that are changing because of covid-19 this year. so, every day we're diving into a specific area of focus. today we're looking at the economy and very specifically air travel. so, if you're headed to the airport this holiday season for the first time this year, you're going to notice things are different.

abc7 news meteorologist drew t tuma went to see if he could make it to the gate without touching anything. >> you made it to your gate and sat down. there are measures no one sits next to you and a safe distance from your neighbor until it is time to board. while it is time to board the plane, the process is contactless. take your ticket, scan it and, of course, there's hand sanitizer. >> so check out all the times that drew found hand sanitizer. i'm grad that his hands are very clean and we're also admiring the fresh cut he has. spoiler alert, it is tough to get through the airport without touching anything that doesn't belong to you. as you just saw, plenty of ways to sanitize. drew's full report airs on abc7 news at 4:00. a whole lineup for the week.

our folkfocus is the economy. we're looking at education, changing workplace and race and social justice during the holiday season. you can, by the way, watch this on air and watch it on our website and you can watch it on our new tv app which you can download by going to apple tv, android, tv, fire tv and roku. okay, you guys. this is the story we need to discuss. who needs chestnuts roasting over an open fire when you have a savory scented chicken leg log. for a third year in a row kfc is bringing back its fire log. it's a real thing. a log that smells like fried chicken with 11 herbs and spices. but apparently a lot of people want one of these. okay. because it sold out two years in a row. you can get yours at walmart for $16. this is good for people who i'm thinking, for people who like maybe are trying to cut back on fried chicken but they enjoy the

experience of fried chicken. >> that's not going to just trigger you to want it? >> no, you can't eat the log. you can just smell it and enjoy it and leave it at that. >> i do like how it comes in the box. the very familiar box. >> right. >> you can get two pieces and a biscuit. and then don't forget the mashedpitamashed potato potatoes. >> you have to have a smaller log to go on top of it. >> mike got a whole fire. >> i've got the whole meal going because there's nothing i love more than coming home after working thanksgiving morning and having the house smell like fried chicken. it would work. let's take a look at what is going on with weather and we'll step outside from mt. tam where we have winds still gusting up around 26 miles per hour. that's why the fire threat lingers in the hills today. the dry air will be here almost all seven day in the forecast and mainly sunny and warmer afternoons. look how big that is. 1,500 miles of exceptionally dry

air that we're still sitting under. in fact, if you look at the winds, not the fog because there isn't any we still have an off-shore breeze through most of the afternoon until right along the coast. a little bit of a sea breeze develops there and your humidity back at average while the rest of us are bone dry. mid to upper 70s. 75 to 79 in the south bay and 75 to 78 on the peninsula. low to mid 70s along the does and downtown and south san francisco and 78 in sausalito and 80 to 84 through the north bay valleys. along the east bay shore 74 to 79 east bay valleys 77 to 80 and cooler tonight without the microclimates. 39 in santa rosa to about 51 in san mateo. temperatures mid 60s to 70. all seven days along the coast. mid 70s to 80 around the bay and low to mid 80s inland. no rain season. not here. >> okay, mike. thank you. this just in for a second day in a row, there are some north bay schools that are going to be closed because of the power shutoffs.

the sonoma county office of education just announced that kenwood and montgomery school districts will cancel all classes. that includes distance learning and in-person classes. all right. new at 6:00, another sneak peek at season two of "the mandalorian" that is soon coming to disney plus. >> i'll take other mandalorians. they can guide me. >> this is no place for a child. >> where is baby yoere. >> there he is. >> so, the mandalorian himself is live on "gma" this morning. pedro pasqual did not give any spoilers but did say this about the upcoming season. >> i will say that reading the first upsode of tepisode of the season i was taken aback in a really good way at how impressive the first episode read. my gosh, they're going to

achieve this visual experience. this isn't just let's just describe it as best as we can and see what we end up achieving with it. >> listen, all the discussion dwight on right now about this. watch the full interview coming up on "gma." season two of "the mandalorian" drops november 12th on disny plus. >> i didn't even know that is what he looks like. all i see is just the helmet. >> that is what mike was saying, too. >> it's like when you see the people walking around with their face mask and you only ever see a part of their face and, you know, the mind wonders and wanders. i don't have my hand lotion so i'm using my face lotion. >> that will work, friend. what kind is that? >> this is hydrogenius by

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if you're just joining us, the seven things to know this morning. number one, pg&e is working to restore power to thousands of custom customers. these are the outages in purple that are still in effect. the utility says the lights are on for more than 150,000 northern california customers. number two. here's a look at the red flag warning. it is for our hills and mountains through 5:00 this afternoon. number three. power lines may have sparked a new wildfire in southern california. the silverado fire has burned more than 7,000 acres in orange county. two firefighters have suffered critical burns. number four, governor newsom is giving another update on the state's response to wildfires and covid-19. you can watch it at noon right here on abc7 and on our apps. number five. new supreme court justice amy coney barrett could get to work today. this morning she'll complete the swearing in at a private ceremony at the supreme court. number six. we have a deadly crash on

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good morning, america. historic confirmation. overnight hundreds gathered at the white house echoing that superspreader event last month to witness supreme court justice amy coney barrett take her oath. >> the first lady and i welcome you to the white house to bear witness to history. >> locking in a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court. barrett set to immediately hear cases. what this could mean for the future of health care, abortion and immigration with the final votes for the presidential election just seven days away. race to the finish. president trump and joe biden both hitting the campaign trail harder than ever. >> i think we have a fighting chance. >> biden hammering president trump on the pandemic, while the president insists the worst is over and traveling to nearly a dozen states this week. >> who is going to vote? >> the candidates hoping to make