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hills right now. you're starting to see wind gusts from knoxville to st. helena. a red flag warn willing begin for a large portion of the bay area beginning at 11:00 p.m. tonight through 5:00 p.m. tuesday. this is a pretty long duration event, winds gusting at 40 miles per hour. we'll show you these winds and the wind advisory and the full forecast in a few minutes.
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j.r. >> the biggest impact from the asps could be in the north bay where thousands of residents could have their power turned off after mid nigh. colonel bernard joins us leave tonight from napa county where many folks feeling anxious. colonel? colonel: yeah, it's a a -- cornel: yeah, it's a nervous time. they could have their power cut off as soon as tomorrow. it's something everybody around here has been through before but the frustration growing once again. >> oh, my god. i have so much to say about pg pg&e. >> rosa subsidy pedestrian ah knows things could get scary in napa county and halloween has nothing to do with it. rosa and thousands of customers got this alert warning of a potential public safety public shut-off or pspc starting sunday
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-- monday morning. >> if we don't have power, we don't have water. so a couple of days puts us behind. and we have kids so it's really frustrated. >> they want to reduce the risk of wildfires from power lines. >> we continue to monitor the potential weather system that could bring dry, gusty off-shore wind to the northern central and southern regions of our company service area. >> it's a concern in st. helena where digital road signs remind drivers of how dry things are. the mayor says the pandemic has taught local officials how to prepare for a psps.. >> we've got a more clear communication system. and so we feel we're staying aand the monitoring the situation. >> batteries and flashlights are in short supply aren't last time
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the power went out, it was not windy. >> rosa says her family has been through it all before but are ready again if the power goes out. >> it's frustrating. we're kind of over it. >> pg&e says it may not be restored until sometimes on tuesday. the mayor says everyone should be prepared and have a plan. >> we're leave in napa county, abc7 news. >> we've put together a list of things you can do to prepare for a planned power shut-off. you'll find it by going to our website, abc7 news . com along with updates with the temperature and wind speeds through our real-time tracker. as the 40th annual celebration of fleet week comes to a close in san francisco, thousands of visit ors that is were out and about enjoying tall festivities while they still could.
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anchor: beautiful shot right there the last air show of this year's event took place earlier this afternoon. today's show concluded the week long events filled with tours, leave music and thousands of service members exploring the city by the bay. >> we have a lot that the city is open up and try to go have fun, party a little bit, let us relax a little bit and make sure we can enjoy time. >> this year's event is the only in person fleet week to take part in the country. for those who are wanting more of the experience, ship tours on pier 30 and 32 and 35 will be available until noon tomorrow the long weekend got a bit longer for southwest customers along as the airline canceled more than 1,000 flights nationwide today. now, for comparison, american has the second most cancellations. that's with 66 today. it's the second day of mass
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cancellations by southwest. yesterday, the airline canceled 800 flights blaming the weather abc7 news was at the oakland airport where travelers were trying to make alternative plans. >> it's deaf -- definitely an inconvenience. it would be nice if they could get you another flight >> we're into making the best of the situations >> southwest says today's cancellations are due to weather. air traffic control problems and limited staffing in florida. >> crews will try a new tactic to shore up san francisco's sinking and tilting millennium tower. repaireds were paused in august after the work was found contributing to the sinking. the luxury high-rise at mission an fremont street has sunk 17 inches and is leaning 14 inches. "chronicle" reports crews will board 104 feet into the ground
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and install four-foot wide steel live that work will start on tuesday. powerful earthquake rattled hawaii earlier today, but so far there are no reports of damage or injuries. the usgs measured at 6.2 and was centered south of the big island. however, there is no threat of a tsunami. it hit just before noon local time. people reported strong shaking and the quake was felt on the pandemic pulled the plug on most celebrations last year, but 2021 is promising to be a different story. dr. anthony fauci has some encouraging words for those who want to go trick or treating this year and after taking some serious heat for its practices and then going through an
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>> welcome back. facebook is unveiling new controls for kids. this follows damming testimony claiming the company's platforms harm children. teens will be prompted to take a break when they are using its photo sharing app instagram. they will be nudged to move on if they keep looking at that time same content that's not conductive to their well-being. facebook also plans to release adult controls so parents can supervise what their teens are doing online. now, to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. hospital admissions have dropped of nearly 40% in the last month as more americans get
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vaccinated. but some are defying vaccine mandates even at the risk of losing their job. abc news report what rena roy has the story. >> get vaccinated or get fired. that's the decision many americans workers are now facing. new york city considering more vaccine requirements for municipal employees which could include the nypd and the fdny. the los angeles county sheriffs says he won't enforce the county mandate at his agency. >> i don't want to be in a hospital to lose 10% of my workforce over night and a vaccine mandate while at the same time bare bones with the funding effort. >> in seattle, almost 300 sworn police officers still haven't submitted vaccination proof before the october 18th deadline meaning they could be let go. the daily case average in the u.s. is down nearly 39% in the last month with more americans get their shots. expert says it is safe to trick or treat outdoors this halloween
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especially if vaccinated. dr. fauci on cnn's state of the union r. it's a very important part of the year for children. go out there and enjoy halloween as well as the other holiday that is will be keeping up. >> some states are seeing a rise in cases. i.c.u.'s in utah are overwhelmed. >> it's extremely well that we get get a patient that isn't here for covid. >> the policy lab at children's hospital in philadelphia warning infection rates could go up as we head into winter. renay roy, abc news, new york. >> a slow motion disaster, an erupting volcano is suing out lava in spain. and now comes another threat that is slowly wiping out everything in its path. we are preparing for a windy start for the week tomorrow. warn willing go in effect. we'll have the details and what you can expect in the forecast ahead. >> here's lindsay davis with a look at what's ahead on abc7 world news at 5:30.
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anchor: welcome back. it's been three weeks since the volcano in la pal ma erupted. it's spewing endless stream of lava. a flood of bright red lava is engulfed in the industrial park adding to the instruction more than 100 buildings. 6,000 residents have been evacuated. canariy islands officials do not expect the eruption to stop any time soon. it is flowing into the atlantic ocean which it has created 84
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ackers of new land. bad situation there. but beautiful weather here. anchor: we do have to worry about the winds especially early tomorrow morning as they will increase out of the north you are argue red flag warning an also a wind advisory. could we ask for a better tend to the weekend? a leave look outside. total sunshine on a cloud to be seen. you notice the tree in the foreground, it's moving in the breeze but all in all the winds around too strong at this current moment. we're warmer today compared yesterday. 77 right now in santa rosa. 74 in san jose. 82 in concord. temperatures at or slightly above average for this time of year. here's leave doppler seven 7. quiet picture. high pressure is currently in control. but changes in moving in pretty quickly over night tonight. this area will doug: the south. over nevada and that's going bring in those stronger winds
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especially during the day thyme tomorrow. over night tonight, it's a cool to chilly night. temperatures not this cool in about a week so low 40's to low 50's under clear skies. and that red flag warning beginning at 11:00 p.m. tonight. areas shaded in red, east bay hills, tin land east bay, the santa cruz mountain, lake county. mendocino county under that red flag warnings not only for the winds turning gusty but that dry air moving in while dropping humidity levels bringing that critical fire weather this time of the year. that wind forecast and we're back on air, we expect the winds to strengthen along the coast and in our hills. by tomorrow morning as the sun gets up here, we'll find winds moving in from the central valley through the delta and then spreading throughout the entire bay area, throughout the afternoon by 3:00 p.m., it's a very windy afternoon no matter where you live. winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour.
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it's for that fact, a wind advisory will begin at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for the entire bay area, for the entire day tomorrow. where we'll see the winds gusting from from time to time well over 30 miles per hour. a good idea to prepare for the strong winds. this evening if you outdoor objects including any holiday deck racings you may have outside -- decorations and you may secure your patio furniture. try not to park under trees we could see some tree limbs come down that could cause some possible power outages. tomorrow is a cool day. we're pretty much on the either side of 70 degrees as the winds begin to increase. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, sit windy tomorrow. we have the wildfire danger on tuesday the winds weaken by tuesday evening. so wednesday, it's less wind. it's a clearer day. but temperatures do a turnaround by thursday and friday. sit a warm fall day. and next weekend, looking nice, looking above afternoon temperatures in the 70's and in
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2808's. anchor: thank you so much, drew. here'sies sports. chris: it's an off day. trade day in the temperature trade day in the temperature could need long-lasting freshness? try new febreze unstopables touch fabric spray. it doesn't just eliminate odors... simply shake and spray to unlock the breakthrough power of touch-activated scent technology. that lasts, even hours later! that's because febreze touch stores scent in your fabrics so you get bursts of freshness with every touch. your whole world will come alive. welcome home to fresh with new febreze touch. all denny's pancakes are made to order with fresh buttermilk. but this month's spotlight stack feels like fall. and is the pumpkin-iest pecan pie drizzliest and most gram-worthy of them all. new! pumpkin pecan pancakes. this month's spotlight stack. see you at dennys
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his parents are in attendance. can you imagine how they feel? fourth and goal they go for it. and lance trying to go in. but he stopped at the goal line. we'll show you how close was it? just that close. inches two cardinals met up the line. mom can't bear to watch the 49ers' defense hanging tough against kyler murray. murray almost sacked for a safety in the end zone. 49ers' defensive coordinator, domico ryians that was so close. third quarter. 10-0 arizona. tight window. the throw to brandon ayuk. and lance fighting for every yard. the helmet knocked off and again again, mom, her heart, i can't imagine. pitch it to deebo sam judgement look at trent williams make a play. deebo scores. niners down 10-7. but the parents all of a sudden, they're feeling better keep playing the fourth. chase edmonds stripped by daunte johnson right there a and the 49ers jump all over
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the football. great play defensively. not giving up on the ball. the defense pose first a photo. ensuing niners possession. niners going fourth down and j.j. watt knocks it down. turnover on downs. 1-5 the nine what were on fourth down. kyler murray throws it to hopkins. murray, the fade to hopkins and what a catch that was. murray 239 yards passing, that one touchdown, lance threw for 102 yards. no touchdown ts. did add 89 yards. but the cardinals did win. three straight loss first san francisco. travel day first the giants in the the nlds. right-hand what kevin gausman settled down after giving up two runs last night. but gabe kapler did pull his pitcher. l.a. offense exploding after that.
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cody bellinger nearly hate grand slam. instead a two r.b.i. double off leonee. and the giants use six pitchers in a 9-2 loss with the series evened up, the team with the major league best, 1 107 win says no need to panic. >> we're still feeling good about -- about ourselves i mean, , it's a tough team obviously. got to go out there and get them. we've got two more in l.a. >> you play 19 games during the year you play half of them there. we know the environment is going to be pretty wild, pretty crazy. but we're ready for it >> nothing's going to phase us. we're going play baseball and we're going to see what naps nine innings. hopefully we can come up victorious. >> should be an interesting couple of days in los angeles. now, it's the best of three series two in l.a. potential game five will be here thursday. they have done a great job turning the page. that's all in the past. i hope that's in the future in a
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series like that. anchor: i feel like it's been a while that i was more excited over baseball than football. i feel like the world is taking the dodgers. who have you got in this one? >> oh, we've got the giants. anchor: but how many games? anchor: i think they're going splits one more time and everything on the line on thursday i would like to see them do it in four. >> i love it it could be the highest rated series of the -- the postseason. thanks so much, chris. >> well, red, white and green were the theme today the italian heritage day parade makes it return to san
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anchor: people came together to celebrate the culture of italian-americans. ♪ anchor: san francisco's italian heritage day parade returned. today's parade traveled through north beach and columbus avenue. you see it right here. it ended in front of st. peter's paul church. the senator was among those taking part the festival wept virtual due to the pandemic. >> it's good to be back. we're celebrating our grandma shall. he's a great story of italian courage being an immigrant. starting bimbo's 565 club. >> and this was the 513rdbt italian heritage parade.
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organizers say it is the longest continuously run italian heritage parade in the entire united states thanks so much for joining us. we'll see you back here at 6:00. two major breaking stories as we come on the air tonight. the dangerous tornado threat in the central u.s. but first tonight, the travel chaos for scores of airline customers. thousands left stranded at the airport tonight. southwest airlines grounding more than 1,000 flights. the second day of widespread cancellations. massive lines at airports across the country. what the airline is saying tonight. also breaking tonight, that significant tornado threat impacting millions. severe weather set to slam several states. the warnings of possible tornadoes, and destructive hail and damaging wind. rob marciano standing by. and news tonight on the pandemic. the growing battles over covid vaccine mandates. the deadlines now looming. and the impact on police forces. the l.a. county sheriff vowing
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