seven news. >> let's take a look at the red flag warning because it is covering a large part of the bay area. folks thinking that the fire season or the vegetation fire season is over. >> it's just delayed. >> i'm hoping nothing is going to happen. i hope that was just a one off kind of thing. but we are ready if needed. >> tonight, bracing for something we haven't seen in a while. an increased threat of fire danger as we get ready for windy and dry conditions that

have now triggered a red flag warning. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ahmed daetz. this upcoming red flag warning encompasses the largest portion of the bay area we've seen in two years. >> so for all of the details on this, let's go straight to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah. dan and omar. we're facing critical fire weather conditions this weekend. let's take a look at that red flag warning. it is in effect for much of the bay area starting tomorrow morning, continuing until sunday night. the combination of dry, gusty north northeasterly winds, gusts anywhere from 40 to 60 miles. an hour for the hilltops along with the humidity coming down, it'll range from 10 to 35, 35% for the lower elevations, of course, will mean any fires that do break out will quickly grow in size and spread. so the concern is obviously around this time of year, some of the finer fuels are getting dried out. a wind advisory starts at 8 a.m. tomorrow, runs until 5 p.m. sunday. it's for the hills, solano and lake counties. those wind gusts could knock down tree

limbs and cause some outages. so definitely secure any loose objects hour by hour, we show you those winds. they start to pick up saturday afternoon, ramping up even more. saturday night going into sunday morning. that's when we're expecting some of the strongest winds. and this will translate down to the valley floor as well. but the gustier winds will be at the higher elevations. look what happens to our humidity. it's still pretty high tomorrow morning, but they numbers just come down dry quickly. by tomorrow afternoon, we're talking 9% in napa, 11% in fairfield. and the dry conditions will continue on sunday with those single digit humidity values in some parts of the north and east bay. in addition, we have a frost advisory that is going to go up for the north bay valleys tomorrow morning. temperatures hours dipping into the mid 30s or lower. will mean the potential for some frost. i'll be back with a full look at that weekend forecast and how long this fire danger will last in just a few minutes. >> dan? okay, sandhya, thanks very much. now you can keep track of the temperatures with

the same tools that sandhya uses every day. it's all on our app. just download the abc7 bay area app wherever you stream in san francisco, there's a new effort to hold drug dealers accountable. >> today, the governor's office announced a task force to investigate opioid overdose deaths as homicides. this as the district attorney works to pursue murder charges against some drug dealers. abc7 news reporter suzanne fawn joins us live from the newsroom to explain. suzanne san francisco city leaders say they've been trying to crack down on open air drug markets and an excessive number of fentanyl overdose deaths. they believe this new task force will be a critical tool. >> we've seen on average at least 500 people lose their lives to just fentanyl. the number of people dying from fentanyl overdoses in san francisco every month is alarming. >> city leaders say they're going after the dealers. >> and these people who are dealing these drugs need to be held accountable, all in a way that they haven't been before. >> governor newsom is starting a new task force with san

francisco's mayor, district attorney and police chief. it'll include members of the san francisco police department, the da's office, chp and the california national guard. the task force will investigate overdose deaths in san francisco and help the da pursue murder charges against drug dealers linked to opioid deaths. >> the objective is to make sure that we are looking into who is selling fentanyl to the individuals who are dying of overdose on our streets every day. that may allow my office to pursue murder charges against those sellers. >> across california, prosecutors in placer county and riverside county have convicted drug dealers of murder. san diego county already has a task force to help with investigate options. >> there have been more multiple convictions for murder, second degree murder under this theory in california, starting in placer county, we've had a conviction. similarly by a jury trial, i believe, in riverside county. these prosecutions are happening in san diego county. we need to get on board and do

what we need to do here. given the number of deaths that we are experiencing and we want to send a message loud and clear to those who come to san francisco or who deal drugs in any capacity in san francisco, especially a double deadly substance like fentanyl, that you will be held accountable. >> not everyone is on board with the approach. the gubbio project is a non profit, helping people on the streets. the director, lydia bransten, believes this is the wrong move. quote i understand people's desire for accountability, but the question is what are they trying to achieve? and punishment does not reduce use. the san francisco public defender issuing this statement today, quote, the task force announced today is another step in the wrong direction toward the continued revival of the failed war on drugs in san francisco. threatening to charge people with murder, unfortunately, is likely to result in more overdoses as people are afraid to call for help. and dea brooke jenkins says she hopes the task force and the push to prosecute drug

dealers as murderers will serve as a deterrent and that it works now, she says dealers know they are dealing with a lethal substance. back to you. >> okay, suzanne, thank you. now to our developing news out of maine, where the names have been released of all 18 victims shot and killed at a bowling alley and a restaurant earlier this week. they range in age from 76 to just 14. two of them were part of a gathering of deaf people at the restaurant. tonight, community members are meeting virtually for a vigil. it's online because a shelter in place order was in effect until this evening for four cities as the search for the gunman continues. in addition to all those who died, 13 others were badly injured. >> i was one of the lucky ones. my if the bullet had been either direction, i definitely would not have survived. >> police are currently conducting a multi state search for the suspect. today, investigate shooters were focused on a river where his car was found abandoned. he is a 40

year old army reservist. his sister telling authorities that he may have been searching for an ex-girlfriend. and at the shooting locations. please remember these jarring events of gun violence weigh on us all. and we have a list of vetted resources to help to get started . just visit abc7 news dot com slash take action. >> now to the latest from the abc seven news i-team. a second san lorenzo unified school district mom says her child with special needs was also lost by del rey elementary school. >> if you were with us last week, i-team reporter melanie woodrow broke the story of a five year old boy lost by that school. a driver saw the boy in traffic and pulled over to help. >> tonight, melanie is here with the latest developments. melanie >> ama and dan, this little girl that was lost was lost inside del rey elementary school this past spring. according to her mom, she's now in a new school in the district. but there are still concerns, including from her own teacher, who has told parents she's not getting enough support from the district for students with special needs.

>> i'm making a happy pumpkin when jenny robinson heard a little boy was lost by del ray elementary school on october 16th and found by a driver, a third of a mile away from the school, she immediately thought of her daughter, murphy i was really shocked and scared, shocked and scared that it had happened again. >> she says. last spring, eight year old murphy also went missing. >> they had to lock down the school because they couldn't find her and they had no answers if she was still on campus or not. so that was a very scary phone call to get. and i said, have the police been called? and they said, no. jenny says, approximately ten minutes later, she received another call that murphy was found hiding in a classroom. >> murphy like five year old jojo, was in a classroom for children with special needs this school year. murphy is at hillside elementary school because her mom says the district restructured day classes for children with special needs. even in a new school. she says she still has concerns. >> i think it's a district issue, one that even murphy's teacher seems to be sounding an alarm about.

>> on october 4th, jenny received a text from murphy's teacher saying in part because of a lack of subs for the classes, para teachers who are assistants to the teacher, she would need to prioritize safety over completing academic work. on october 11th, jenny received another text. >> since one of my pairs has been absent for multiple days, i have been contacting the office today. i feel frustrated by what they said. this time. >> murphy's teacher sent parents an email she sent to the school principal and district staff saying in part, i want to understand how one adult is enough for 4 to 6 kids in my class, especially during lunch and recess. please remember that 4 to 5 out of six kids are runners. we've had so many incidents since the start of the school year. the class, according to murphy's teacher's text, is supposed to have one adult for every two kids. you know, we just want our kids to be safe. >> we just want them. we want them to feel like kids and go to school. >> for murphy, super vision is especially critical. she's a type one diabetic and wears a sensor that goes off if her blood sugar is too high or too

low. so when it beeps, i feel like this beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, that alarm goes off. >> or their shorthand did and nobody's there to hear it. you know, there's a very real possibility that she could have serious medical complications if not death. >> the abc7 news i-team asked san lorenzo unified school district how many times the child has been lost during the current and prior academic year. we also asked the district to respond to murphy's teacher's texts to parents. the district wouldn't answer those questions. instead emailing a statement that said student safety is always the highest priority and that it was fully investigating the october 16th incident, referring to jojo also that it continually reinforces school protocols to safeguard the well-being of all students. but jenny isn't convinced there's a lack of transparency. >> they're not giving anybody any answers. this district does not talk. i just want someone to step up to it. nobody's nobody's owning it. leaving jenny and

parents like her feeling stuck. like, what do you do? what do you do? you. it's a public school system. it's supposed to be accessible to everybody. >> what do you do? jenny believes the solution needs to come from the district, and she believes it starts with staffing. pay people a livable wage and make sure that you're retaining the best teachers, right? >> yeah. all right. thank you, melanie. >> all right. well, coming up, we've talked about climate change and the climate crisis, but what role is it having on family planning? you're going to hear from people who say it's a major factor in their decision to grow their families. abc7 news at five continues in a moment

season will be delayed at least two weeks. the delay is part of an effort to protect migrating humpback whales that could become entangled in netting from

the crab traps this season, traditional opens november 15th, but now officials with the department of fish and wildlife will reevaluate the risk to whales on november 17th to see if the commercial season can open by december 1st. >> climate change and concerns about the future of the environment are apparently becoming more of a consideration for some people when it comes to family planning. abc7 news reporter dustin dorsey talked with bay area professor and has the story. >> the climate crisis is affecting the way people make decisions every day. these can be routine daily choices about what groceries to buy or more complex considerations like where to live or work, but now more people are even factoring in climate change when planning their family. >> folks are either choosing not to have children or are having fewer children than they consider ideal in part in large part because of climate change. so while there are other there are other factors. climate change is a growing reason why it's turning into a global opinion. >> this year, hewlett-packard asked 5000 people how climate

change impacts their decisions. 91% surveyed say they have anxiety about the climate, and 53% of that group said the climate has impact their perspective on having more children or any at all. >> this trend of folks having fewer kids than they would like to or having no kids at all. right. when they would, you know, ideally like to have children. i think it's a sign of how dire the climate change situation is. >> csu east bay assistant professor of sociology amara miller, says many parents say they simply don't want their children growing up in a world of natural disasters caused by climate change. but others, including kristin weaver, say their decision comes from climate experts suggesting having fewer kids than originally planned can help combat climate issues. i originally anticipated that i might have 2 or 3, and i ultimately decided to have one, and there were a number of factors that played into that. >> it wasn't just climate change, but seeing that information really confirmed my decision to just have one child.

>> the fact that anyone is making a decision not to have children because of climate change or having fewer children than they want because of climate change is just it's very heart breaking and i hope it spurs some action at these global levels, both among governments and corporations, because it doesn't have to be this way in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey, abc7 news coming up. >> we're continuing our coverage ahead of this weekend's red flag warnings. how residents and firefighters in some of the highest threat fire zones are preparing

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had been acting as the city's interim chief after reginald freeman stepped down in may. mayor tao describes covington as highly experienced, enthusiastic and a leader with a deep understanding of the complex public safety needs. >> and this comes as people in

the east bay are getting ready for dangerous fire conditions this weekend as sandy already reported, a red flag warning has been issued for a majority of the bay area, including almost all of contra costa county. abc7 news reporter ryan curry is live in pittsburg with more tonight. ryan. >> olmo, good evening. i mean, look at the hills behind me. golden brown dry and also within the last hour you can really start to feel the wind pick up here in the east bay. it's concerning not just for the people who live here, but also for firefighters as shrubs look harmless sitting on this pittsburg hill. but if they catch fire, it spread beyond belief. it's ominous, it's dry and it's windy, very windy. it's like a hurricane every night. angela trevers lives right near these hills. weekends like this are her worst nightmare. she and her neighbors already survived one grass fire when bright flames in june of last year got just a few feet from destroying homes. >> the whole thing was ablaze.

the whole street was lit up orange. and it was it was crazy conditions like this weekend could cost something like that to happen again. >> a lot of our vegetation is still intact, hasn't burned, and some high winds and our folks thinking that the fire season or the vegetation fire season is over, it's just delayed for contra costa fire. >> it's all hands on deck up staffing. >> a couple of crews, a few more wildland apparatus is water tenders, hand crews. so we're prepared. they're telling everyone, especially those who live near some fire prone areas, to have supplies ready in case they need to evacuate. >> get your go bags ready just in case there is an evacuation order given. >> and if there is, please evacuate right away. >> angela is ready, but she is praying for the best. >> we are prepared. i don't know if any. i'm hoping nothing is going to happen. i hope that was just a one off kind of thing. but we are ready if needed.

>> it's nice to see people really take those precautions ahead of this weekend. meanwhile p-g-and-e's not issuing any sort of safety, shut off advisories that could change as they monitor the weather over the weekend. but for now, anybody who lives in those red flag warning zones, you will have power this weekend. we're live in pittsburg. ryan curry, abc seven news. all right, ryan, thank you. all right. >> well, let's get a handle on exactly what we should expect this weekend. >> that's right. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. >> yeah. and dan and almo we are facing the high fire danger for the upcoming weekend. so definitely remain vigilant. let's take a look at a live picture from our golden gate bridge camera. we have a nice sea breeze which transports higher humidity, but that sea breeze is going to become a land breeze. and that's going to drop the humidity, which is why we're facing that high fire danger this weekend. strongest winds late tomorrow into sunday morning. it is going to be cold and frosty tomorrow morning, but sunny and milder for the afternoon, both saturday and sunday. as we take a look at the bigger picture here on live

doppler seven, this trough is going to drop down into the great basin. high pressure out here is going to start to build in behind it. and those winds are going to come off the land, blow towards the water that downsloping wind will dry out the atmosphere, which is why the fire danger index is going into the high to very high category isolated spots there in red, indicating extreme fire danger is certainly possible. and this continues right on through sunday morning. so keep in mind that if there is a fire, you will want to have a go bag and obviously be ready to go in case of an emergency. as far as relative humidity values go, they'll be pretty elevated tomorrow morning. but watch what happens to these humidity values as the wind comes in, they start to drop off into the single digits in places like napa, concord, down to 10. that's a very dry, dry conditions here. and this continues into sunday. so keep aware of your surroundings as we head into the weekend. hopefully we get

through this safely. live views from our tower cameras. and there's plenty of sun out there as we check out those morning temperatures down to 34 degrees in santa rosa. 36 in napa. these are going to be some of the colder spots 40s for many parts of the bay area, 39 in livermore, morgan hill, a couple of wispy high thin clouds, but the air mass is dry and the chill will settle in, which means frost for the north bay valleys, which is why that frost advisory goes up tomorrow morning. it's going to be a windy one, but a sunny one for your saturday low 60s to low 70s temperatures coming up and it will be just ideal walking weather. you don't want it to be too warm in the morning when dan ashley emcees the event. the walk to end alzheimer's in san ramon tomorrow, we're talking about 41 degrees at registration in a few high thin clouds, temperatures will be in the upper 40s when the walk begins. and then coming up into the mid 50s to low 60s. so check it out if you're going to be out in that area and go say hi to dan, look at the trick or treat forecast for halloween. it's

just going to be all treats. no tricks. temperatures in the 60s when the sun goes down. we are looking at those temperatures dropping off into the 50s. so not bone chilling cold either. just a few creepy clouds. accuweather seven day forecast gusty with high fire danger on both days saturday and sunday day mild pattern to start the workweek and it'll be quite the treat for halloween temperatures will be close to average midweek and then later in the week clouds start to roll in. right now, computer models are having some issues, but ama and dan, there could be some wet weather in about a week. really? >> yeah. okay. we'll see. i love your halloween graphics. >>

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lott and oakland music icon sheila e are teaming up this weekend to celebrate rising artists in the bay area. >> this sunday. they are scheduled to be at the guild theater in menlo park for a program called follow the music. it will be a concert showcasing the diversity of young local artists. organizers say the phrase follow the music is a call to action inspired by the bay area's unrivaled legacy of music and social justice. and we still have much more news for you ahead. let's go now to abc7 news anchor karina nova for a look at what's coming up at 530. karina. >> thanks, dan and ama. well, halloween is almost here and tonight we're going to check out some of the creepiest places in the bay area. we'll talk to the producer behind our abc7 special, creepy bay area to find out some surprising places that you can visit for some spooky fun and a new state law is meant to help those with mental health disorders get the care they need, even if they might not want it. abc7 news reporter tara campbell spoke to the judge in

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the israeli military operation underway right now expanding its ground operations against hamas. and in the u.s. tonight, the urgent manhunt after the mass shooting. divers in the water. and the note that's now been found. first, the major developments from israel. the unfolding operation, the intense bombing campaign targeting gaza. explosions lighting up the night sky as the israeli military sends armored vehicles across the border. the ground operation expanding. matt gutman in tel aviv. also tonight, the pentagon now