announcer: this is abc7news. >> a new warning for people in napa county. where power might get shut off to help prevent wildfires. i am late is coming here with lisa. yeah tracking potential shutoffs, but it seems like the wind has died down. lisa: yes, but it has shifted. they are using every precaution necessary because of the elevations. for those areas, concerned about the wind speed and direction, live doppler 7 is picking up on the clear sky. winds have died down.

43 santa clara. 56 oakland. look at the visibility. just beautiful out there. 39 in napa. anywhere from two to 12 degrees colder this morning with a light wind and clear skies. out of the north, we will be looking for a upper elevation winds. up to 25 miles per hour. upper 60's to low 70's in lowest locations. 200 customers -- liz: two hundred customers have been notified of the power shut off. we have not seen any reported outages yet. pg&e and meteorologists are

monitoring strong winds. they could increase fire risk in the area. if the shut off happens, it will last until three :00 p.m. tomorrow. not a major shut off. this would be along highway 29 area. there are grab and go bags available from 8:00 to 5:00, if you are impacted by this. you developments out of atherton , where investigators have removed a kind that was found earlier this week, buried in a home's backyard. as to what is inside the car, if anything, remains a mystery. cadaver dogs did get a number of hits. it has put the focus on the home's previous owners, who had a checkered past. we will look for some hopefully

new details tomorrow. this morning, as baptist --respiratory illnesses are rising children, the president's top advisor is warning about a triple threat headed into winter. tara campbell explains how parents should be aware of the signs of sickness. reporter: lila's cough is caused by another case of the acute respiratory illness, landing her in a connecticut er. from connecticut to california, stick kids are crowding hospitals across the nation, prompting this morning. >> you might have a convergence of three significant respiratory illnesses at one time in children there is always the concern, as we get into the winter of a surge of a new variant of covid-19.

reporter: they are grappling with an influx of the flu, rsv and other respiratory illnesses. an infectious disease expert says no lifting of covid of restrictions is one of several possible reasons for the rise. >> many kids have had covid recently. that might make your immune system a little more reactive. it is unproven, but it is a possible hypothesis that some people have proposed. reporter: the most age group impacted our children under five, children like one-year-old hayden. he spent nearly a week in the er. >> sleep has been lacking. hearing the alarms going off.

reporter: warning signs include fast or labored breathing, flared nostrils, blue skin around the face, signaling low oxygen and dehydration. symptoms that lila's mom picked up on right away. >> she had been lethargic for more than 24 hours and was showing a lot of signs of dehydration. liz: the alameda fire department --firefighters responded to a crash and when they arrived, they found one personthey were t person from the vehicle. a gun buyback event triggered a traffic event.

some studies have questioned how effective buybacks are at preventing crime. bernard talked with how it makes a difference. >> i am amazed. i have been in nine an hour. >> it drew more than a crowd. it was a traffic jam. >> i think it is amazing. it surprises me that so many people are getting rid of guns. it is about $400 and i have a pistol and a rifle. reporter: -- >> we are going to take it and give you the cash. >> my father passed away 10 years ago and this may, we can

give my mom the cash. reporter: money was raised by the department for the event, but the cash was going fast. >> we have gone through 20,000 dollars in the first half hour. >> it will really help some of the people that really need it and it is an opportunity to take them out of homes by the might be young people. >> six involved a firearm. reporter: some studies question how effective gun buybacks are when it comes to stopping violent crime. using data from the national incident base reports that we have no evidence that gun buyback programs reduce crime.

>> we are saying that we, that is a big win. reporter: the cash ran out by early afternoon. more than 100 people had to be turned away. liz: all of the guns that were collected will be destroyed. in the south bay, offering a financial incentive. the city is facing an ongoing shortage of police officers and the city council approved a hiring bonus for officers who come to san jose from another police department. the shrinking police force -- bay area residents took to the streets once again, protesting.

people were chanting for change, freedom and human right. it is in response to more than a month of violent clashes between citizens and police. conflict began after a woman died last month within police custody for improperly wearing her job -- her covering. for presented from 72 elementary schools answered questions from parents. >> all families of kids under five, we want them to come and check out schools. liz: they were on hand to let families know about available resources across the city. it is 9:10.

lisa: a chilly start, but with that cold frontal passage, we have fantastic visibility and some wind to thank for that. not only do we have 30 mile-per-hour gusts, when miles per hour at the north. elevated fire danger today. forecast is next. liz: a colorful weekend for bay area's indian community. some of the diwali celebrations that took part -- took place this week. ♪♪ most boxes can be recycled up to seven times. it's not a miracle.

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liz: there is some justice for homeowners that got scammed by a construction company. the owners accuse the hum -- the

husband and wife of taking their money for subpar work or work that was not done at all. all three are scheduled to be sentenced on monday. indian communities celebrated the start of diwali this weekend. it was the first mass gathering for many people since the pandemic. ryan curry has the story. reporter: many celebrating the festival of light in the hindu faith. >> it gives us the feeling of home, the feeling of being at home. reporter: there was prayer and an offering of food. there was traditional indian

dancing. many gathered to celebrate one of the most important holidays for the indian culture. >> we try to pass on that culture, to not only our kids but the society and community at large. reporter: it is meant to shed light on the dark's and bring about joy and positivity. members of the bay area community said they were not able to gather together, but this year, they can. the bay area reno is home to the people from various backgrounds and different cultures. these sort of festivities are welcoming everyone because they say it is a sense of community that makes it strong. they say each day has a different focus. one of the days is about asking for forgiveness.

receiving forgiveness means that they can become closer to their loved ones. >> we use this opportunity to say sorry. liz: they teamed up with their latino neighbors to clean up the city streets. the happy hearts event is to encourage visitors to shop small and support local businesses. >> i think it is important to have clean, safe streets. it is a community and morale booster. liz: there was a live dj and some businesses provided a free lunch for the first few volunteers. sixteenth street clean streets happy hearts event. it is all one name.

lisa: i told you about the snow in tahoe. at about 60 two hundred feet, they did see some snow and we had some spots of drizzle yesterday. this morning we have cold weather that has really settled into the valley. dew points have been in the 30's. as we look at high-pressure building, 48 degrees here. 53 in san jose. 44 santa clara. 50 five half moon bay. certainly a very cool start. very little wind right now. 55 nevada with a little bit of a

breeze. 40 nine in livermore. the 20 four hour temperature change is quite dramatic. 30 nine in napa, earlier. looking at winds on the surface, not too bad. up about one thousand feet, check it out. anywhere from 18 miles an hour, all out of the north. these will be met all day long with down sloping, drying winds. right now it is at 50%, but a little further inland, that relative humidity could be drafting, which is a marginal risk factor. breezy offshore winds and a little bit milder with some less --with less winds. another cold night tonight.

monday, we get into some high clouds. there is a systems of the north. not going to bring us any rain. there is a look throughout the afternoon. as we get into monday, they will get lighter and returning to more of an onshore component. another cool one today. the fire danger index helps us realize what kind of risk we are looking at. low 70's today. the forecast is featuring a little bit of a warm up. a quiet week ahead and hopefully just getting through today without any issues. liz: we will see if we get any

rain. could it hit on halloween? lisa: there are signs, so it could be. liz: a cause for concern in the north bay. the growing popularity.

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the executive director director of the coalition and a bike owner, she is thrilled by the popularity, but with this rapid rise comes some new challenges. some perhaps do not yet know the rules of the road. >> in the past six months, there has in a real crescendo in the amount of people complaining to us that perhaps people are riding unsafely on the street. reporter: a statement was put out saying they receive multiple reports of kids operating scooters and electric cycles in an unsafe manner causing unnecessary risk to themselves and the public. >> what is happening is that people have the financial capacity to buy them for kid. so a lot of parents are going out they, great.

i do not have to drive my kid to soccer practice anymore, which is lovely, but we need to look at the research on whether these are safe for our youngsters. >> these are class three. reporter: a new store in oakland , the owner says in order to understand the concerns around electric, people have to understand the three classes of them. >> california established legislation that defined what an electric ike is an defined three different categories for them. reporter: all are exempt having insurance or a license. it senses how hard you are peddling. another, a writer -- rider must be 16. class to be or throttled bikes, which do not require any

they can per hour. right now, there is no age restriction on how --on who can ride some bikes. >> i think we need to research it a little bit more. i would not put my five-year-old on a class two throttle bank. reporter: these bikes are sometimes specifically marketed towards kids, like this one by super 73, which has no pedals at all. >> we have product coming into the market that is not safe and being sold to people, from a cultural standpoint do not know how to use it. they had grown up in the back of

an suv and one day, the parent said, i got you an electric bike. have fun. reporter: the coalition is working on a new training program that will teach teenagers and other kid safety protocols for electric hikes. governor gazan newsom signed a bill that buyers highly patrolled to develop safety guidelines and training programs for electric bikes by next september. they need to be thinking even broader. electric bikes are not going anywhere and not only laws but the infrastructure needs to catch up. the netherlands just built a superhighway, which is only for bikes. >> it is an opportunity to do something so positive. they could get really messed up because nobody is taking it proactive --a proactive and positive approach on, this is a

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liz: thank you for joining us on this cold sunday morning. lisa: temperatures bottomed out with the passage of a cold front. nice visibility right now. 56 in oakland and upper 40's palo alto. temperatures are coming out of that chilly range.

things are turning around the upper 50's. still, pretty chilly for our friends in livermore. the neige ju a. gusty winds in nevada. the offshore component, drying out the brush. it will feel a little bit better out there, but please be careful if you are hiking, biking in the hills today. russia has sent out evacuation orders -- liz: russia has sent out evacuation orders.

abc news reporter has the latest. reporter: has the war rages, russia falling back, abandoning their positions in the south around 20 miles from the russian controlled dam. russian authorities urging evacuations, telling civilian to leave immediately. officials say almost 25,000 have up, moving awaynal belonng heavyit marks the only regional capital russia has able to control since the invasion began , liberating it would deal a massive and strategic blow. amassing thousands of troops up north in belarus.

at the border, troops prepare for the possibility that russia could open a northern front again. they said they were taken by surprise and will not let that happen again. this soldier says that morale is strong. this is russia resorts to widespread attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure. moscow fired 33 missiles at the facilities yesterday morning and managed they managed to shoot down over half. bitterly cold months are still ahead. liz: the republican national committee has filed a lawsuit against google.

rnc accuses google of discriminating at a key time for election fundraising. the committee says the bias has been happening for 10 months. google has previously denied criticism that spam filters are biased against conservatives. you can watch gavin newsom and his can challenge her right here on abc 7. this is the only governor's debate before the november 8 election. it will be streaming on our website, or you can stream it on demand. it is available for download. an uptick in burglaries. in a huntington neighborhood, at least eight homes were broken into last month.

>> kerry will never forget that night in april when she caught burglars in action. three men climbed into her home and ran away with sentimental belonging with 200 $50,000. to be of months prior, her neighbor experienced the same thing. >> you can have alarms and motion sensors, but they are still getting in. they do not care. reporter: lisa one follow a specific pattern. organize criminals from south america who traveled to the list as tourists. after surveilling affluent neighborhoods, they burgled homes was the end of the week when people are out for dinner. they leave in a rented, high-end getaway car so that they blend in and cannot be traced.

>> they know. they know when we are not there. reporter: in january, the fbi created a special task force dedicated to these crime rings. po residents have created their own newsletter to keep each other informed, but they live in fear because there home no longer feels like a sanctuary. >> and longer feel safe here anymore and i want that back. i do not know how we get that back. liz: in the north bay, social justice are is on display. it is the creation of youth and are. it is inspired by the words freedom, justice and liberty. it includes the names of george floyd, model arbery and breanna

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liz: holy been several sightings of what might be a lost soul lurking.

we learn if it is friendly or not. reporter: paul seems to have arrived in this district. the wind and falling leaves remind us that the end is near. they took referent -- refuge here. >> it is cold out there. thank you for inviting us. reporter: all things considered? do tell. >> one of our employees downstairs, nobody was there. like a ghost. reporter: they told us more about these close encounters. >> things flying across the room during prep.

liz: -- reporter: this location must also once a restaurant that means plantings in spanish. the owner died during a fight with a neighbor. perhaps the chef is now lurking. he thinks this is a family ghost. just in case, i visited my neighbor spiritual store. >> how are you? i have a little problem. there is a spirit in a restaurant. what can i do? reporter: the owner introduced you to all kinds of items to help calm the. , including sage. in the end, and often did for the sage and brought it to him. and just like that come our job here was done, just another day, appeasing troubled souls.

liz: we will see if that stage where. we need an eight. lisa: sounds like a plan. it was a chilly start out there with temperatures in some valleys in the 30's. a lot of sunshine and wind. a look at the week ahead is coming up. liz: returning as a 49ers weighing and our sports anchor will have all the highlight.

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>> a big weekend for college football.

we saw a big by the 49ers abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez has all the highlights in this morning's sports. chris: the 49ers put the rest of the nfl on notice this week. acquiring christian. he passed his physical and got in a light workout. it was hoped that he would be available for some plays against kansas city. he is a game changer. david shaw had this to say. >> so excited to have christian cavity-back. he is ecstatic and john lynch is ecstatic. i'm excited to have christian around. he is excited about being around and i am excited for this push for henan.

just another weapon for kyle to have and i am excited for him, in the future. chris: arizona state, perfectly captured. third quarter, the biggest play of the day. 23 hired ron and not leveled at the play. that led to another field goal. joshua with his faith field goal. 15-14 cardinal. jones airs it out to badger and originally called a cat, but after review, badger did not get a foot in bounds. incomplete. hosting washington. the day after the anniversary,

jack plummer hooking up for a touchdown. the huskies scored twice. all kinds of time to richard newton, breaking. later it is fourth and seven. what a catch. worth another look. the defense forced a part. they got the ball back. plummer rolling with a miscommunication and the past is incomplete. they have lost three straight. sharks new jersey to watch the face-off with the devils. dawson makes it 2-0. less than a minute later, kevin fires and scores. his first goal of the season.

final 18 seconds, putting all kinds of pressure on mckenzie blackwood, but it was so close. 2-1, dropping to 1-6 on the season. they will play a fairly, later today. back to you. liz: let's get a check of the forecast. it is so pretty and clear this morning. lisa: ably scoured out the atmosphere. you can see high-pressure building into california and we are looking at the absent. --50 six in oakland. 50 palo alto. upper 40's santa clara and half moon bay 57. a nice view, but the winds are a factor here. off the road, we have had 50 mile-per-hour wind gusts.

a drier day today. just below for the fire weather watch. we will still see those offshore winds present. 49 in livermore. all over the bay today. much cooler this morning. a little less waned, but they are starting to pick up. it has been quite greasy, but in the upper elevations, greasy to gusty. the whole range on the west side of the valley looking at that potential with favorable conditions and offshore winds. a little milder tomorrow. ghettos certainly slacking off. the marine layer come in at the time for it. high clouds as the get into

tuesday. this is going to bring another cool shot of air. 18 degrees this morning. another chance of light snow. very dusty. greasy elsewhere. you can see even into san francisco later on. for the overnight hours, it will take a while to switch back to that onshore threat -- onshore. we will see the way pick up on monday, but it will be less windy overall. with offshore winds, here is the fire danger in from napa to solano. even parts of santa cruz mountain, you can see those dry conditions spreading their way.

not a big impact event. upper 60's in napa. temperatures year average. greasy today and a chilly start again monday and tuesday but not much in the way of rain. the end of the week, another system will look to possibly miss us. liz: give us some rain, come on. thank you. for the first time ever, and asian american will appear on a less quarter. the first and -- asian american actress in hollywood. suzanne found out what this means to the bay area asian

american community. >> she was certainly an of the kind. reporter: she landed her first role in 1920 two and now one hundred years later, she is the first asian american to appear on less quarters. reporter: she overcame so many challenges in her time. >> as early as the 1920's, she was starring a films. reporter: a nonprofit group presents stories by and for americans. >> many communities of color were left out of the equation. it was just easy to get a white

actor and put them in lack face or yellow face. reporter: to know that she will be featured on a quarter? >> i am thinking of taking a $100 bill and buying 1000 quarters to hand them out all over town. reporter: for a retired police chief, garrett tom, who loves old hollywood movies -- >> to have an asian woman from that era being recognized is just really incredible. >> hopefully by having her on this coin, it really does help to uplift and share her story.

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building giant sand sculptures. teams competed in this cap -- in this classic. they partnered with local schools to do this. the event raises funds for education for more than 8500 bay area schools -- public school students. lisa: they had wind, but they did it anyways. we have greasy winds in the upper elevation. 60's and 70's for most with some cold mornings coming our way. it gets you indoctrinated for the next couple of mornings and try for the next few days. liz: thank you for joining us. the news continues at five :00 p.m. tonight. have a great day.

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