building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. yes, it hurts and yes, it sucks, but please, stay home. we don't want to be sick. we want to see an end to this. >> a desperate plea from some san francisco business owners and city leaders this halloween. the castro district is not the place to be. the push comes as the city pauses planned reopenings because of an increase in covid-19 cases. good morning, everybody, it's saturday, october 31st. happy halloween to all of you. i'm liz kreutz. # we are joining now now, instead of "good morning america" because we're bringing you college football on abc at 9:00 a.m. let's get a check of the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning to you, liz. happy halloween. it's a pretty nice today. in fact, numbers are going to be

warmer than we've experienced, some patchy fog out there. because of the lighter winds and the warmer day, air quality will be moderate as we get into that ridge of high pressure building in today, tomorrow and monday. air quality is moderate from san rafael to oakland and concord. good in redwood city. moderate in san jose which as we go through the afternoon, could get hazy. that's emeryville, numbers in the 40s to 50s right now, about 71 in concord by noontime, 66 over in hayward. by 4:00 we are trailing back out of the 80s, afternoon highs should be reached at about 3:00. tonight it's mild for the trick or treaters, 70s to start out around the bay and inland, dropping through the 60s, very comfortable and dry conditions, right on through the evening. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. this morning san francisco officials are asking people to stay away from large gatherings, especially from the castro, where hundreds usually celebrate halloween.

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has a look at today's scaled down celebration. >> reporter: it's known as a welcoming district and the place to be on halloween but this year the message is different. >> stay away. if you're coming to the castro to have a meal or do shopping during the day, that's okay. >> reporter: that's not to say they're not celebrating. this year the hope is that it will be small. here's the map of several businesses that will safely give out candy to kids and those who dress up. one of those businesses is ready with a hundred goodie bags. >> halloween on a saturday with the time change the next day was supposed to be the biggest halloween ever. but i would rather forgo the biggest halloween ever than forgo the rest of the halloweens completely. >> reporter: in the castro, at least, 20 businesses closed because of covid. so asking people to not come is not the easiest announcement to make. but a necessary one according to

supervisor mandolin. the goal is for san francisco to remain in the yellow tier. >> gathering in a large group right now is not a good idea. >> reporter: the precedent of the castro merchants is hoping people do come november 1st. but then again in small groups. >> we invite people to come. we want people, bring more foot traffic to the neighborhood as long as it's safe. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. in an abrupt about face by the city of san francisco just to loosen covid-19 announced restrictions starting next tuesday. restaurants, places of worship and museums were all about to expand to 50% capacity. more people were going to go back to the office. but all of that just changed. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has the details. >> we are tired of covid-19. but covid-19 is not tired of us just because we're tired of it. >> reporter: the city is rolling back. some of its reopening efforts because of slight increases in covid cases, hospitalizations and positivity rates.

businesses that were set to reopen next week will now have to wait. >> so there is a hardship in dealing with that. but there will be more of a hardship if we have to shut everybody down who's open right now. >> reporter: many san francisco restaurants are allowed to operate at 25% indoors. they were getting ready to move to 50% next week. >> my heart goes out to everybody that needs to be open and have their doors open, paying rent, and for all the employees that are counting on work. >> reporter: over the past two weeks hospitalizations in san francisco went from 23 patients to 37 patients. dr. grant colfax says hospital capacity remains good but the slight uptick could be an indicator of what's to come. >> we want to pause on increasing the capacity of riskier activities. because we do not want the virus to get too far ahead of us. because, as we have seen across the country, and around the world, when the virus gets too far ahead you can't catch up.

>> reporter: dan ashley, abc 7 news. now in addition non-essential office space, movie theaters, indoor museums and zoos will also have to remain at 25% capacity. the city's oldest restaurant was a little more than a week away from reopening. but it's now also cancelling those reservations. the 171-year-old tadich grill has been serving up seafood staples in the financial district since 1849. it had briefly tried takeout and delivery when the pandemic first hit but then completely closed in july to wait for indoor dining at 50% capacity since that's what made financial sense for them. the chronicle reports the grill's long awaited november 9th reopening is being pushed back indefinitely. education is an important part of building a better bay area, especially during the pandemic. in the east bay one high school is starting to slowly welcome students back to campus. abc 7 news reporter matt boone is in lafayette where it was the first day a group of choir students were able to sing together.

>> reporter: well as we know students have been at home since march confined to their bedrooms and their devices doing distance learning. but for the first time since march students got to come back here to the high school together in small groups. ♪ >> reporter: even with masks on and plenty of social distance, it's the closest bruce's choir students have been in months. >> until wednesday i hadn't heard my singers sing in person, and they hadn't heard each other. >> reporter: kate says she'd been waiting for this day. >> it was exciting. it was especially good to come back to hear music. >> reporter: it's not a full reopening but it's a start says associate superintendent ada glimmy. >> as we went into a phase in model. >> reporter: they've learned from other high schools that have opened too early and they're closely eyeing the surge in cases in other parts of the country. >> safety and health has to be priority so we are looking at those numbers to really concerning. >> reporter: contra costa county

covid numbers still look good. in alameda county more schools are planning some type of reopening next week as well. >> with masks on, and socially distanced outside, we can sing for 30 minutes, and then we just need to clear the area for about five minutes and we can come back. >> reporter: students eager to let the music play despite the virus. >> the risk is worth it for me. >> reporter: in lafayette, matt boone, abc 7 news. students, faculty and staff who are learning, living or working on a university of california campus have until tomorrow to get a flu shot. uc's chancellor has made getting a flu shot mandatory this year because of the pandemic. the university is trying to stem the spread of the flu so resources can be focused on fighting covid-19. people can apply for an exemption, but you'll need to do that before tomorrow. so how close is your county to reaching the next color tier? you can find out with our reopening tracker on abc7news.com. and now to the election,

just three days away, president trump, former vice president joe biden will campaign in must win battleground states today. both are pitching very different messages. abc news reporter karina mitchell has more. >> reporter: emblematic of how the pandemic has transformed this election, former vice president joe biden spent part of friday in iowa, a state president trump won by ten points in 2016. it now has one of the highest covid-19 rates in the country. >> donald trump has waved the white flag. he surrendered to this virus. but the american people don't give up. >> reporter: biden making this his closing argument. the two candidates stumping across the upper midwest, trump in michigan yesterday, and then both holding events in minnesota and wisconsin. no social distancing and little mask wearing at any of trump's rallies, the president instead focusing on the economy, often mystic about a "v" shape recovery while making light of the virus. >> we opened it up and now we're at a level, i used to talk about the "v," this is a super "v."

if you get it, you're going to get better and then you're going to be immune and it's a whole thing and it goes away. >> reporter: this as the country hits a dire new record, 92,000 new cases in a single day. hospitalizations and deaths, also rising. now, like iowa, polls show other once reliably red states are more purple. arizona, georgia and texas, biden's running mate senator kamala harris spent the day there campaigning. vice president pence was in arizona trying to hold ground. today, all four candidates heading to battleground states, michigan, pennsylvania, florida and north carolina. all states president trump won in 2016. all states, according to 538, show biden now with a slight edge. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. >> and senator harris made three last-minute campaign stops in texas. while there she spoke in an exclusive one on one interview with our sister station in houston. >> now we're looking at the --

me for everybody to vote, vote, vote on election day and to not let anyone take their power from them because texans and houstonians have so much at stake. >> you think you've got a pretty good chance of it? >> i wouldn't be here if i didn't think that. >> reporter: senator harris also addressed voter intimidation, specifically efforts to dissuade voters of color from casting a ballot. >> there have been very concerted efforts around the country to try and make it difficult or confusing for people to vote. and i say, don't ever let anybody take your power from you. >> reporter: more than 9 million texans have already voted, more than all of the votes cast there early in 2016. and today is as great a day as ever to make your voice heard before the election. the mail-in deadline has come and gone. hundreds of early voting sites are open in the bay area this weekend for you to quickly submit your ballot. we've told you about the oakland coliseum and levi stadium in

santa clara, both acting as voting centers. most bay area polling places open at 9:00 a.m. today. a helpful tool to find your closest center or secure dropoff box is vote.org. you just enter your street address on the home screen to find dozens of nearby sites. and dub nation will also have a chance to show team pride when voting. today through election day you can drop off your ballot at a drop box outside the warriors new home, the chase center. located on the corner of third street and warriors way. fans will also be able to drop off ballots or vote at the training facility in the oakland convention center. the warriors won't give any details but they do say to expect a few surprises at the ballot dropoff outside chase center. lisa, three days until the election, but today is also halloween. so we have that too. >> yes, and it is chilly in spots. still some 30s with fog in novato. live look outside, that's emeryville, of course, temperatures in the upper 40s to

low 50s in and around the east bay there, well into the 70s today. warmer than yesterday. and still warmer for your sunday, even monday. but we are looking at a pattern change. you've heard that before. but hopefully it will verify, stay tuned, my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. thanks, lisa. legendary actor sean connery has passed away. a look back on the life and legacy of the man considered by many to have been the best james bond. whether you're driving by, walking by or biking by, covid-19 is changing the way we enjoy halloween

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reflects on the legacy of this actor. >> reporter: for many sean connery was the definitive james bond, tough, suave and sexy. he played the sophisticated spy with ease. the movies were box office gold. but after six bond films connery was tired of the tuxedo. he left his alter ego opting instead to take on more complex roles. >> i've never kissed a member of the clergy. >> reporter: he played robin hood, and the man who would be king. >> however you may feel, i'm a king and you're a subject. don't you provoke me. >> reporter: at the age of 53 he even played james bond one more time. >> i just went about selecting things that i found that were interesting and stimulating for me. i presumed that an audience would follow that. >> reporter: they did. as connery got older, he got

better. in 1998 he won an oscar for playing a tough irish cop in the untouchables. >> he pulls a knife, you pull a gun. he sends one of yours hot hospital, you send you have his to the morgue. >> reporter: he was knighted by the queen, he was, a critic wrote, rug ed and gentle, tough and almost tender. >> a great day comrades, we sail into history. >> reporter: connery could be funny too. >> the -- is on fire, see? and the chair. >> reporter: as he aged he often share it had screen with younger stars but they did not steal the show. >> maybe i'm losing my sex appeal. >> reporter: not a chance. he was, after all, sean connery. >> i hate getting older. >> reporter: an extraordinary gentleman in a league of his own. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. what a life. all right, new this morning,

pg&e may be facing a hefty fine for its public safety power shutoffs of last year to the tune of $165 million. the chronicle reports an independent branch of the california public utilities commission recommended imposing the fine on pg&e for mistakes with 2019's widespread blackouts. most of the proposed $165 million fine would be for pg&e's poor communication with customers. the utility will have a chance to formally respond on november 17th. and while 2020 feels like it's provided enough scares already, because of the pandemic, people are being forced to celebrate halloween differently. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo shows how south bay haunted houses have found a new way to safely frighten their guests. >> reporter: over a typical halloween weekend the boo crew on church drive in san jose could see up to 3,500 people per night. the tradition of building these elaborate displays, going back 20 years for robert shiro.

>> it would be extension cords, people everywhere, a mile a minute getting things done. lots of people driving by, curious what's happening. >> reporter: but the usual four months of preparation not needed during the pandemic. this year shiro and his father crafting a covid safe pumpkin patch for the public to enjoy at a distance. >> still wanted something we could feel about and have the spirit of halloween and what we all do as a team on a scale that's more of a visual, drive by, walk by. >> reporter: farther south people even biking by. matthew howard and his family shifting their annual harry potter house display close to the street with proclamations fit for the pandemic. >> all muggles must wear masks and all muggles must stand six feet apart. keeping with the theming but letting everyone understand we're serious and we want this to be safe for everyone. >> reporter: less trick, more treat for kids and much needed positivity for parents. >> we thought this is something we could do safely and provide the opportunity to still have a feeling of normalcy. >> reporter: both displays

reminders halloween isn't cancelled because of covid, rather reimagined. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> and happening today it is the last day to enjoy boo at the zoo at the oakland zoo. tickets for today are sold out. visitors can enjoy a self-guided scavenger hunt to find the costumed pink fla mean cos throughout the zoo. kids get pre-stuffed goodie bags. tag the zoo on social media to enter in their costume contest. winners receive four tickets so their holiday nighttime lanter festival running from november to january. lisa, it's a pretty nice halloween as well, it seems like, today. >> a little warm for halloween, for sure. trend has been for temperatures to be above average and that certainly hasn't changed. in fact, we have a ridge of high pressure building in over the weekend. that's going to bring even warmer numbers. so we won't be as cold at night. but we will see numbers at least ten degrees above average in some spots. so there's the fog. live doppler 7. and there is just a little bit of it.

we had some of it up in novato, some along the coast. but as we widen the view you'll notice that it's this big dome of high pressure that once again is blocking california from getting any rain. in fact, the storm track well into canada, and there are signs by next weekend, about a week from now, that the ridge will move away and we could see something move through, and that would be nice. it would be in the form of rain as we get towards saturday. but that's so far away. we'll have to keep you posted on that and watch all the progressive models continue. here is our exploratorium camera, lots of sun there, 51 in the city. 47 for you in san jose and gilroy. and at the beach here in the 50s, upper 70s for your high in santa cruz, looks beautiful. 37 santa rosa, 39 in novato. 41. very light winds out there and that is going to be one of the reasons why we see moderate air quality around the bay. right now we're anywhere from four to five degrees cooler due

to light winds. so a chillier start, a warmer finish today. and as you look live here, you'll notice you can barely see the golden gate bridge there because of the haze. halloween warmth today, set your clocks back tonight for that extra hour of sleep. and looking at warmer days through monday. in fact, the sun sets at 6:11 tonight and then it sets at 5:10 as we get into your sunday evening. temperatures at the coast, yeah, it's kind of like beach weather here at ocean beach in the low 70s. 67 half moon bay. very light winds here. we talked about santa cruz and that ocean temperature, of course, chilly in the 50s. even bodega bay near 70 degrees. warming it up again getting towards monday. this should be the warmest day of the week, numbers well into the upper 80s, even in oakland we'll be in the low 80s. so add on another five degrees from highs today. 71 downtown. so it will be pleasant. and as we get into tuesday, a little cooler for election day.

wednesday, numbers continue to come down, a few extra clouds. back to today, though, it's a lot of sunshine out there. 74 in richmond. 77 in oakland. look for 78 in palo alto. 80s north bay in santa rosa. 82 in livermore. notice the warmth today along the coast. yesterday only in the upper 50s. a big warm-up from the shoreline at our beaches, elsewhere, more modest. we'll take the warming into the second half of your weekend, and monday. it will be dry for the voters, a little bit cooler into wednesday. this first week of november. looking dry, but as we get into next weekend, we could see some rain. we're looking at a pattern change. it would be a surprise because we're so dry but it is that time of year. so hopefully that will materialize. liz? >> crossing fingers that happens. thanks, lisa. the spooktacu

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let's give james a big round of applause. yay, james. >> well deserved accolades for 5-year-old james trin at the san francisco zoo. you may remember james, he was that little boy there, who the alert youngster really who spotted mock kwi, the stolen lemur earlier this month. the zoo honored james with a lifetime membership and that adorable stuffed animal there for his good deed. mocky is back in his habitat after he was stolen out of his enclosure. congratulations, james. and we know thanksgiving will be turning into scaled down celebrations across the country. serious question marks for turkey. kroger, the nation's largest grocer, says shoppers, many will be celebrating only with their immediate family. alternatives like ham, pork and seafood. walmart will still carry whole turkeys but add much more turkey breasts for families who don't want or need a whole bird. and all this week we've brought

you our new way to holiday series, all of the stories we've covered are available on our multiple platforms that includes our website and our new tv app. it's available on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. and the pandemic might make halloween feel a bit different this year but that's not dampening spirits for children undergoing life-saving care at stanford. lucile packard children's hospital staff provided costumes and decorations for a spooktacular celebration, the young patients received bags filled with treats during their ghoulishly fun time. and doctors at uc davis children's hospital successfully separated a rare set of conjoined twins during surgery that lasted 24 hours. 10 month old conjoined twins abigail and mckayla were born fused at the head from a condition that occurs in one out of every 2.5 million births. a team of 30 people did the

surgery. they spent marks preparing for the landmark procedure. the twins' parents were confident the surgery would be successful. >> it's like one step at a time. it's hard enough. but just one step at a time. >> it's all in god's hands. it's not even in doctor's hands. that's what i believe. >> the twins will recover at the pediatric icu for the coming wes. still to come on abc 7 mornings, the u.s. hits another grim milestone in the pandemic. covid-19 cases have topped 9 million. cities are desperate to stop the spread and some are ordering new shutdowns. health experts say you can still celebrate a safe halloween with your kids during the pandemic.

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asof being stretched too thinar to do my job right. and it's not just health care workers. our teachers and school staff are going the extra mile for our kids. our firefighters are taking on unthinkable missions to keep us safe. how can we keep giving billions in tax breaks to rich corporations when our communities need that money? prop 15 closes corporate loopholes and invests in our schools, health care, and public safety. help us do our jobs. vote yes on 15. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. good morning, everybody, much more in the race against coronavirus in a moment. as well as the election. but as always let's start with another look at the weather with

meteorologist lisa argen. >> liz, we have hazy sun out there. air quality is moderate. high pressure is going to build in again, bringing us a warmer day. here's a live look at san rafael. lots of sunshine there, 51 downtown. it's 46 in mountain view, it's been a cool start on the peninsula. 45. fog is clearing, around half moon bay and you can see the haze here from our sutro tower camera, 30s from santa rosa, novato with fog. delta, calm winds there. east bay hills camera, it is sunny. numbers will climb through the 60s to near low 70s by noontime around walnut creek, mid-60s around fremont and danville. looking at low 60s at the shoreline. and then we're going to warm up about two or three degrees inland, more so along the coast as that onshore flow backs off. no fog to speak of. very light winds. by 6:00 that sun is setting right after 6:00, 6:11, he's excited about it. numbers in the 70s inland. 70 around the bay and it should

be a very nice evening. so you don't have to dress in layers. it's going to be mild. fog free. we'll talk about how long our warm-up lasts in a few minutes. liz? >> he is very into halloween, that guy. thanks, lisa. turning now to the country's covid-19 crisis, the u.s. once again reporting its highest number of cases in a day since the pandemic began, nearly 100,000 new cases in a single 24-hour period. abc news reporter trevor ult is in new york with the latest. >> reporter: this morning as america passes 9 million confirmed covid-19 cases and infections rise in all but two states, nearly all of the u.s. is fighting an apparent losing battle to contain the virus. >> the cases continue to increase. the hospitalizations continue to increase. and the deaths continue to increase. >> reporter: in the month of october 29 states and puerto rico hit new record highs for cases, 22 states and guam saw record hospitalizations, and ten states saw daily deaths higher

than ever before, the midwest being particularly devastated. >> the virus is raging throughout the state of ohio. >> reporter: with crowded parties of maskless college students sparking concern, ohio state now issuing warnings to students ahead of halloween weekend, and saturday's football game against penn state. >> the vast majority of our cases are exposed in small settings, with family and friends, who they think they know and can trust. >> reporter: a north carolina church learned the lesson the hard way, 181 cases tied to a single service in charlotte, including five deaths. in illinois, hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the past few weeks, the governor ordering emergency shutdowns of many bars and restaurants, sparking lawsuits filed by dozens of restaurant owners. >> the restaurant industry is being singled out for closure, even though restaurants are the most highly regulated, frequently inspected and health focused industry there is. >> reporter: in el paso police say they won't be enforcing an

order restricting businesses to essential operations, despite a judge saying the area is under siege by the deadly virus, as hospitals swell beyond capacity. >> we have a patient up on the floor right now that will have been waiting three days to transfer. >> reporter: as we enter flu season in illinois and california, we're now seeing the first instances of patients catching coronavirus and influenza. a potentially lethal combination. >> these are different viruses attacking similar portions of the body. and so the dual insult is quite significant. >> reporter: in utah as respiratory therapists and icu nurses flock to hospitals, health care workers are pleading with people to take the threat seriously. >> they die alone. they get the treatment alone. so we ask very much so for your help. >> reporter: trevor ult, abc news, new york. we are hearing from the owner of a corner store who witnessed a thief breaking into a mailbox in san francisco. surveillance cameras capture

what happened outside the market at 20th and castro streets early yesterday morning. a person appears to fish for items inside the mailbox. the owner of the market saw the looter drop at least one ballot. and he fears other ballots might have been stolen and discarded. >> then i get really upset when i see this is happening. you know. we really need a fair election. >> the store owner found one ballot and gave it to his postal carrier. if you know anything about the crime u.s. postal inspectors want to hear from you. in east bay, early voting began at 17 locations across contra costa county. any registered voter can vote at any voting center, no matter where they live. new technology enables all polling places to offer everyone in the 311 unique ballot types being used for this election. we can see if someone has already voted or if they've returned their vote by mail ballot and we've counted it. so it's going to prevent fraud

and it's also going to allow us to reduce the number of provisional ballots. >> in person voting continues today from 9:00 to 5:00. it resumes on monday from 11:00 to 7:00. and we like to know how voting is going for you. you can share your experience voting by mail, dropping off your ballot or voting in person through a form that we've posted on our website. just go to abc7news.com/election. and every parent knows how much kids look forward to halloween, right, so this morning the question, during a pandemic, how do you make halloween fun, and safe? abc news anchor dan harris has some answers. >> thank you. >> reporter: while covid may make halloween 2020 the scariest ever, not really in a good way, parents are getting creative, finding ways to celebrate halloween safely. >> my plan is to use this to not only deliver candy to the kids but syringes filled with jell-o shots for the adults. >> a safe way to do trick or

treating, put a card table in your yard and put the candy in individual treat bags. when kids walk by, they can grab the candy from a safe distance. and they can still be a part of the festivities. >> reporter: for trick or treaters -- >> you must wear a mask. and remember the costume mask doesn't count as a mask. >> reporter: if being outside is not for you, there are many other options. >> consider having a bakoff with your kids and decorating cookies or having a pumpkin carving contest. >> i would really be careful about having kids going from house to house. unless they had a mask. and you make sure that they had a little purell with them. so long as they don't spend a lot of time interacting with people they've never seen before. >> the biggest thing we're going to be doing is to do a scavenger hunt in the dark. so i'll hide candy all over the house and give them flashlights and they can go search for it. >> reporter: kate of silver spring, maryland has been making

halloween crafts with her 6 and 4-year-olds all month, preparing for the big day. >> we're going to also do a walk around our neighborhood and see how many pumpkins can we find, they can feel the season and have fun, even if it's not trick or treating or a halloween party. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. lots of ways to celebrate. still ahead on abc 7, they're calling it self-care in a cup. the coffee shop that opened up during the pandemic and how they're rising to the challenge. and here is a live look outside as we head to break, looking out over the embarcadero this morning, beautiful looking morning out there, it's going to be pretty warm, warmer than usual, as lisa mentioned, we'll check in with it's made for this guy

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welcome back, one of san francisco's most renowned museums is back open. it reopened to the public yesterday for the first time since closing in march. visitors can get the first look

at alexander sing's gothic tale which runs through december 6th. it includes a short film that mays homage to the city's place in film nor history. tickets cost $15. admission is free on the first saturday of each month. and to the north bay today a double drive-in movie event is happening. the sausalito parks and rec department is showing "black panther" and "get on up," featuring chadwick boseman. it's limited to residents. it's a great idea if you're there and looking for something to do beyond trick or treating. it's free to go but open for 150 cars on a first come first serve basis. gates open at 5:00 p.m. and the movie starts at 6:00. just ahead, the story you've got to see, buster posey surprises a young giants fan who lost her baseball card collection in the creek fire. larry beil has all the details coming up in sports. and it is 67 degrees here on top of mt. tam. you can see the haze, air quality is moderate.

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abc 7's sports director larry beil has the details in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, you're going to love this story. giants star buster posey delivering in the clutch once again, surprising a young girl who lost her entire baseball card collection in the creek fire. cal fire put out the word about 9-year-old reese osterberg, a big giants fan, loves posey, favorite player. kevin astrid of san jose donated his collection of 25,000 cards to reese. she received them in fresno. she's going to give a bunch to other kids to share. here's the awesome moment, this young girl and her family will remember forever, her hero, buster posey, joins the zoom call that we had set up. so many people are coming to try to help and to see everybody at the fire station with those baseball cards. what kind of emotions are you going through right now? >> hey, reese, i'll hop in here, i just was wondering, who's your favorite baseball player? >> you. >> me?

i thought i saw a picture of you pitching. i thought you were a pitcher. i thought i saw a picture of you being a pitcher. >> i'm a pitcher and a first baseman. >> there you go, all right. i heard you got this huge collection of cards coming your way, like 25,000 or something? wow. >> yeah. >> i think what's cool about that is it seems like you're going to be able to share the game with so many different people now, right? >> yeah. yeah. >> i've never seen you like this. >> is that the stuff -- did the giants send that? oh, good, you got -- good, all right. >> what's on it? >> good. >> she doesn't know what to say.

>> i think she's either going to cry or she's going to laugh. she's not sure. >> she got cards. >> all right. >> reese was so choked up, i mean she could hardly talk. she was in tears after talking with the giants catcher. what a scene right there. a special thanks to buster the giants cal fire and reese's parents for making all of this possible. man, that makes you feel good. the 49ers visit the seahawks on sunday, both teams battered and bruised. seattle coming down to their fourth string tail back. meanwhile the 49ers have their own concerns, dibo samuel and jeffrey wilson jr. both out. but tevin coleman may be back to bolster the 9ers decimated corps of running backs. corner back williams could return as well. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> i love that story about reese. so good to see. let's get to lisa with another check of the weather.

there's a slight chance maybe there's some rain in the forecast? >> liz, we look at many forecast models. the one i'm going to show you favors the rain, of course. it is getting to be that time of year we would expect it, we hope it and it looks like the ridge of high pressure is going to break down for the upcoming workweek as we get into our first week of november. live doppler 7, widen the view, a huge dome of high pressure over the western third of the nation, allowing for the golden state to see nothing but sunshine. the fog is sparse. and the rain clouds all the way up into british columbia, sunny skies here at the shark tank where temperatures are slowly coming up, 51 downtown. it is 49 in oakland. 47 in san jose. the coast had some fog, but now it is clear at 45. some haze here, a roof camera, moderate air quality today, looking at 41 in napa. still 37, though, in santa rosa, with mid-40s in concord and finally the view, another view from san jose where you can see

it is hazy. we have light winds, high pressure building in, you know the drill by now. it's going to be a warmer day today for halloween, in fact, the temperatures coming up more so at the coast than in our inland valleys, sunset's tonight at 6:11. we fall back for that extra hour of sleep. and the sun sets on sunday at 5:11. warmer days through monday. beach hazard statement goes into effect tomorrow. current wave heights, three to four feet, and sonoma county to monterey, the coastal areas where we could see breakers six to nine feet, increasing to 10 to 12 feet. that brings up the risk of rip currents and sneaker waves for this west-northwest facing beaches, on a nice day, we'll be tempted to go out, certainly to the shoreline. but keep that in mind. as we get to tuesday, we'll begin to see a little bit of cooling. a wind shift. and more of an onshore flow getting to wednesday and thursday. stopping this at friday where the rain moves into extreme northern california. can we make it into the bay area? this one looks kind of

aggressive, right, as it pushes through the bay area and brings even some snow in the mountains. that definitely would be a nice sight. but we'll watch it and we know how things change. several days out. today, 72 in the city. looking at 78 in fremont. down around the south bay. it was warm yesterday. another warm day today. with 81 there. as well as santa rosa. the warm-up, though, begins and is more apparent on the coast. numbers yesterday were just in the upper 50s. you'll notice it in the city and at our beaches. the accuweather seven-day forecast 60s, shoreline mid-70s around the bay, mid-80s inland and a little bit more warmth coming into play, the second half of the weekend, into monday. and looking at dry conditions, for election day. slightly cooler weather, but still, well above average, all week. by the end of the week, we are near average. and we are watching for rain because there is some signs of it and that pattern change, hopefully, could be with us by next weekend. liz? >> all right, cross our fingers

for that. thanks, lisa. opening a new business in the middle of a pandemic is no easy task. two sisters took on the challenge. nirvana soul, the first black owned women's coffee shop, serving up plenty of care in a cup. >> we wanted to make sure coffee was more accessible to as many people as possible. this shop is super inclusive. it's built on that. bright, it's fun, we want everyone to feel welcomed as soon as they walk in the door. we want to bring people together with the power of coffee and tea. it's been super special to us, it's a time that we got to spend together growing up, was over coffee. so we know what that means to people. ♪

>> we get to see people physically come in and see their emotion and excitement around being here and then i experience that online where people are writing in and just telling us how excited they are, how proud they are. so it's been all around just important, we can tell to this community and we're just grateful we can provide a space like this. ♪ >> just seeing people like come in and like they've never seen anyone of color do something like this. it's so much bigger. >> so much bigger than us, bigger than coffee for people. this is more than a coffee shop, people have written in. people are happy that san jose has something like this and san jose has a black-owned coffee shop. i think there's something about that that makes people feel like our city is capable of doing great things, and there's a lot of great things that have been happening here already and the fact that we get to contribute in this way i think makes people

really, really happy. what was important to us is to be in this artist community, fully immersed so we reached out to local artists. all of these were people of color. they donated their work for us to hang in our shop. all of their work is available for purchase, with 100% going to the artist. ♪ >> we turned the corner and honestly the line was already to the california theater, if not further. and we were in shock. we started crying. >> we started crying. i didn't even get to give bianca a hug on that. >> we are so happy that people would do that and show up. it's -- again, this community, they were ready. think wanted something like this and they wanted to be here for us.

♪ >> we have this space, we're from this city and we know the city needs more stuff to do. as one of the biggest cities in the country. and so we're just happy to provide another something to do in this community. >> and you can watch more stories like this on localish and all of the social media pages. next, be sure to look up tonight. a rare halloween blue moon is set to give us a spooky treat, how you can catch a 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.

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increases to $129 million. check this out. us the perfect setting for halloween. lucky to have a blue moon. the phenomenon happens whenever there are two full moons in the same month. hence the saying once in a blue moon. the first full moon was october 1st. setting us up for tonight. the last blue moon on halloween was in 1944. and the space and science center will be live streaming a free virtual telescope viewing where you can learn all about it with astronomers, on their facebook page from 9:00 to 10:30 p.m. lisa, i feel like this is totally.your alley. >> so cool. the night sky has been beautiful with all the stars out there. and remember, we get that extra hour of sleep tonight. so we have that going for us. we do have a little bit of haze out there. and the winds are light, high pressure's building in. so that's going to mean moderate air quality for some of us. our sun sets at 6:11 tonight, 5:11 for your sunday. it is going to be warmer today

than yesterday. and that trend is going to continue through monday. so highs today, noticeably warmer, in the city it's 72. 67 half moon bay. 77 in oakland with 82 in livermore. and the accuweather seven-day forecast. featuring the warmer days, and the mild nights, we will look for a slight cooldown, midweek, but that's still well above average, liz, hoping for rain late friday into saturday. >> thank you all for joining us here on abc 7 morning, spending your halloween morning with us. i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. a big day of college football on abc is ahead. next at 9:00 a.m., boston college takes on number one clemson in death valley. clemson trying to stay undefeated. and at 12:30, notre dame facing georgia tech. at 4:30, ohio state battles 18th ranked penn state in happy valley. and then abc 7 news continues at 8:00 p.m. happy halloween. have a great day.

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