is abc7 news now at six wildfire risk. >> the national weather service issuing a red flag warning for much of the bay area that warning is in effect right now. good morning to you. it is saturday, october 28th. i'm gloria rodriguez. let's get right to that red flag warning for much of the bay area. it starts later today. and to tell us more about it is meteorologist lisa jean. good morning to you, lisa. hey, gloria, good morning to you. >> it certainly cold out there. those winds will take care of the chill, but then we have to worry about the high fire danger all weekend long. so the winds beginning to get pretty gusty up in the upper elevations and that's where the wind advisory starts at 8:00. but this is the red flag warning. pretty much all around the bay area except

for the bay shore north to northeast, winds 15 to 30 miles an hour could be gusting 40 to 60 miles an hour on the highest elevations. and that will bring the relative humidity down to about 10. could even be less in spots. 8:00 this morning in the upper elevations will see those winds continue to pick up. and this could knock trees down, bringing a few power outages and those unsecure objects certainly could be blowing around. so right now, mount saint helena, 31 miles an hour, mount diablo just at ten. and we are chilly at 30 in novato. those upper elevation gusty winds are expected to mix down to the surface. so that's why we're so concerned for the weekend. it is 44 in oakland. so it is slightly milder but we'll get into the temperatures more in detail in my full weather forecast. it's the wind today that will continue to increase, dropping the relative humidity, keeping it ripe for fire danger gloria. >> all right. thank you so much, lisa. the red flag warning is the largest of its kind for the bay area since october of 2021. we did not have a warning last

year. and there's a lot of brush and grass that has overgrown because of the extremely wet winter. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez tells us more about the concerns as a mild fire season this year could change with the first red flag warning issued throughout the bay area this weekend. >> this kind of wind event is something that happens routinely this time of year, the month of october is known for producing catastrophic wildfires. >> this weekend, the national weather service says there is less concern for dense areas from recent rains and the cool summer air. >> the soil is not saturated, but it is moist and wet. >> but there is much more concern for finer grassier spaces grasping a type of fuel that can burn very quickly. >> and so that's where i think people should be most cautious. cal state east bay assistant professor tony marks block says this year more prescribed burns should be happening.

>> controlled burns create fire resilience and prevent fires from being extreme or erratic. >> what we see is a potential window in the coming weeks if this event really dries things out to allow for more prescribed fire and i really encourage agencies to take advantage of those windows and burn the areas that are necessary to burn marks. block says. >> what should be of concern is how much moisture is needed in the coming weeks if we don't get rain for another month or so, then we could and we get more and more of these red flag events. >> we could have disasters occur on a scale that we haven't seen since you know, a couple of years ago, p-g-and-e's says they're increasing their staff this weekend, but they are not anticipating any public safety power shutoffs in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> you can keep track of the

temperatures with the same tools that lisa uses. it's all on our app just download the abc seven bay area app wherever you stream. a 3.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the bay area on friday evening. you might have felt it. we've not heard of any damage, so that's some good news. but it definitely puts some of us on edge. the epicenter was on the peninsula, beulah. it hit just under the san francisco international airport at 6:38 p.m. abc seven news reporter tara campbell talked to the us geological survey and has reaction. >> hide under the table and just like a second cover the passengers shaken up at the san francisco international airport friday evening with the earthquake centered right near the main terminal, you may have felt nothing. >> you may have felt quite a strong jolt. >> sarah minson is with the usgs and says an earthquake of this magnitude isn't enough to cause structural damage. >> but your experience of that earthquake is going to be highly dependent on exactly how close

you are to it, what kind of material you're on, whether you're driving or standing still or awake or asleep. >> usgs getting reports of the earthquake being felt from santa cruz to sonoma. >> it was not a big enough earthquake with significant enough shaking to trigger an emergency law through the emergency law system, through the wireless emergency alert system, which is the one that we trigger for potentially life threatening, shaking in san francisco. >> some felt it, others didn't. did you feel the earthquake? >> not at all. no. >> no, we were sitting at our kitchen like coffee bar eating dinner, and i thought someone dropped something upstairs. >> but i looked at her and i was like, oh, i think that's an earthquake. she's like, no, that was not an earth. >> it was too short to be an earthquake. >> i'm new to the city. and so i thought it was like the bart or something. but i don't think there's a station around here. rob winslow recently moved to san francisco from minnesota. like. like innate natural fears around, like, disasters are like snowstorms, blizzards like those things. and so, like, i don't have, like, the earthquake fear, like, built into me. and so i

don't know. should i be worried? >> well, no, because, like, these are very tiny earthquake with very tiny stresses. >> and the chances of them. causing something big to happen is, you know, minuscule. >> now, so far, there are no reports of any injuries from this earthquake, but officials say it is a good reminder for all of us to be prepared in the newsroom. tara. campbell abc news. very good reminder. >> thank you, tara. multiple sources tell abc7 news that a work laptop that belongs to alameda county da pamela price was stolen from her car. the car burglary happened around 3 p.m. yesterday at the alameda county family justice center in oakland . and of course, we will keep you updated on this developing story. a bay area native and former major league baseball player is back in california as he faces charges in a 2021 murder. it happened in lake tahoe. danny seraphine was extradited from nevada and

landed in placer county. according to the sheriff's office. now, he was taken off the plane and then booked into the county jail. is expected to be in court next week. seraphine is accused of killing his father in law and severely injuring his mother in law. he went to sarah high school in san mateo and played for several major league teams. hundreds of protesters shut down new york city's grand central terminal during rush hour last night. they were in favor of a ceasefire from israel . at least 200 demonstrators were detained by the nypd. this as the israeli military says its troops are on the ground inside gaza. the idf says its warplanes hit 152 underground targets overnight. new developments, the search for the suspect in the main mass shooting is now over. authorities say that robert cardillo was found dead from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. abc news reporter morgan norwood tells us more about the recovery in the community as the investigation continues us this

morning, the massive manhunt for robert cod now over after police say they found him dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> the lockdown that kept residents on edge for nearly 48 hours lifted. like many people. >> i'm breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert cod is no longer a threat to anyone. >> state police say cod was found last night around 745 near recycling center where he used to work. reaction pouring in from state and federal leaders. president biden writing this has been a tragic two days, adding, i once again call on republicans in congress to fulfill their obligation to keep the american people safe. until that day comes. i will continue to do everything in my power to end this gun violence epidemic. authorities had been focusing in on this river where they say car dumped his car at a boat launch just hours after wednesday's massacre. that left 18 dead and 14 injured. the victims, ranging in age from 14 to 76. many

leaving behind young children. arthur strout was a father of five. people loved him, you know, they just loved him. david greenleaf and lisa osgood were inside that bowling alley when gunfire rang out. lisa's best friend, tricia aslin, was killed while trying to call 911. david says he saw the suspect drive away past police. i thought maybe someone got out and was leaving, but they drove so casual. >> turns out it was him. >> and though the exhaustive manhunt is now over, police are still investigating a motive. sources telling abc news cod's sister told investigators that she thought her brother may have been going after an ex-girlfriend who frequented the bowling alley. now, sources also tell abc news that investigators found a suicide note addressed to cod son, but nothing in it pointing to a specific motive. morgan norwood, abc news, lisbon, maine. >> president joe biden will meet with china's president xi jinping at next month's apec

summit here in san francisco. the details are still being worked out. the meeting would be their first since the g20 summit last year. tensions between the us and china have been rising. some see this as an opportunity to stabilize the situation. now let's get a preview of your weather with lisa. good morning, lisa. >> hey, glory, good morning to you. it is clear right now a little bit chilly out there. winds are getting breezy in the upper elevations, leading us to a red flag warning for most of us and a wind advisory that is starting in less than two hours for the upper elevations. so high fire danger. with us all weekend long. we'll have the details coming up. >> thank you so much, lisa. and also ahead, a surge in new inmates. how much the population in san francisco jails grew in the past year and what officials are doing to accommodate the surge. plus, a young woman brings more foot traffic to her family's local business with just one post

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happy saturday to you so far. it is a nice morning out there. it is going to be a little chilly today here in the bay area. so we'll get a check of your forecast with lisa coming up in just a little bit. many small businesses are still trying to bounce back after the pandemic. that is the case for one local party and toy store. but the owner's daughter posted on tiktok to see if she could boost sales for halloween. abc's seven news reporter tim johns tells us what happened next and how she's helping build a better bay area >> for the past 34 years, didem's party and toy has been a staple in communities up and down the peninsula for the store, which has three locations, sells a variety of party and holiday decorations year round. traditionally, though, their busiest time of year has been around halloween.

>> it's wonderful and it's terrifying because we have to buy all this stuff a year in advance. and then it gets produced and then we go, oh, my god, we hope it sells. >> the store's owner, steve didham, says even though they've survived the great recession and covid, things have gotten harder in recent years. competition from big box retailers and places like spirit and amazon have hit small businesses hard, and many of them now struggle to make ends meet. seeing that her dad's store was struggling this year, didem's daughter made a now viral post on social media, asking people to buy halloween costumes like this right here in the store. >> if you live in the bay area and you have literally any need for halloween, give my dad a fighting chance against jeff bezos and visit dunham's party and toy. >> that video has now gained thousands of views online in and touched the hearts of many, not least of all. steve >> oh, it made me cry. you know, it was the funniest thing because i get this call from her and she says, daddy, i hope you're not mad. i made a video

to help you and i didn't tell you. >> one of those who saw the video was dana trey. trey is new to the area and decided to do her halloween shopping at dunham's on friday. >> i just, like, realized that it's so close to me that i just, like, really wanted to support and come in and see what it's all about. >> trey isn't alone either. over the past week, steve says foot traffic to the store has noticeably increased, and for everyone to sign to stop by, he and his family have only one message say thank you. >> we are so appreciative. i mean, from the bottom of our hearts. in san mateo, tim johns, abc seven news. >> oh, that's great. well, halloween candy is getting pricey. the rising cost is impacting how generous people can be with their trick or treat. visitors, especially when it comes to chocolates. cocoa costs 61% more than last year, which is the highest in decades. americans are expected to spend $3.6 billion on candy this year. that's an increase of 16% from last year near this morning, the

city of san francisco is dealing with overcrowding at county jails. the daily population of inmates has grown by 32% from last october to right now to deal with the influx. the city is opening a jail annex in their san bruno location, which has six open dorms. that area has been closed since 2020. san francisco county jail number three lists their capacity at more than 750 inmates. drug dealers in san francisco could soon face murder charges. california governor gavin newsom announced a new task force to take a closer look at drug overdoses in the city. this is part of a new effort by state and city officials to hold drug dealers accountable. the task force will investigate opioid deaths similar to homicide cases and also gather evidence on drug traffickers. >> is the objective is to make sure that we are looking into who is selling fentanyl, all to the individuals who are dying of

overdose on our streets every day. >> the team will include personnel from sfpd, the da's office, chp and the california national guard. governor newsom says this task force is fighting for those affected by the crisis. it is expected to roll out early next year. the cdc is recommending routine mpox vaccines for those who are at high risk. mpox formerly known as monkeypox, spread rapidly throughout the us when it arrived in may of last year. cases started to dwindle last august when people started getting that vaccine. now the cdc is recommending the vaccine for all people over 18 and those at high risk of getting mpox. >> so it's kind of folding vaccination into regular sexual health care. so along with getting tested for stis, regular , along with getting vaccinated for some sexually transmitted infections like hepatitis b, having mpox vaccine as a part of

your general sexual health care is what these guidance guidelines would add. >> experts say if you already got both doses of the mpox vaccine, there are no recommendations to get more are. happening today making strides for breast cancer is in the south bay. the 3 to 5 mile noncompetitive walk is happening at great america this morning. it starts at 8:00 in the morning. parking is free for all riders who get there before 11:00 this morning. survivors can sign up for a free t shirt and they can also get a grab and go breakfast. wonderful cause. and also happening today, walk to end alzheimer's in the east bay. our evening anchor dan ashley will be there and abc7 is a proud sponsor of the event. the registration starts at 8:00 in the morning. the walk starts at 10:00 and it's going to start at bishop ranch in san ramone. the route is three miles. there's also a one mile shortcut. we know a lot of you are going out there today. so

let's get a check of your forecast with meteorologist lisa origin and lisa, for those folks who are going to the walk today, they probably going to be a little chilly in the morning. but will it warm up? yes, certainly chilly this morning. >> we have 30 once again and the winds actually will help us out overnight tonight, allowing for a warmer sunday morning. but your saturday morning widespread 40s out there and in particular in san ramon we have a lot of sunshine that's going to help to warm us up 8:00 still cool though low 40s and upper 40s by about 930 11:00 we're in the mid 50s and 6:00 60 degrees by noontime time live doppler seven showing most of the cloud cover offshore here but what we call an inside slider has dropped down into the great basin that is going to allow for those gusty offshore winds today making for critical fire weather for your saturday and sunday, peaking from about noon time today to the early afternoon on sunday. it is 50 in san francisco, down to 30 in novato, 46 in fremont, 45, half moon bay

with 47 in san jose sun not up until 730 and this morning it is certainly going to be chilly. it sets at 615 next weekend. we will fall back. so high fire danger this weekend. strongest winds will be later on today. tomorrow morning, very gusty winds may even wake you up and looking at the warmer days this week and that fire danger will be behind us by your monday morning. here's a look at the low fire danger now into the next couple of hours. we'll look how quickly it ramps up as those winds work down to the surface starting in the hills, which are over 30 miles an hour right now. the yellows indicating high and look at the oranges coming into play for 8:00 tonight. this increases through the overnight hours, early sunday morning. very critical time while you're sleeping. and as we look at the relative humidity drop like a rock. check from 80% down to 9% in napa at 4:00, the east bay valleys is right there at 10. and concord and

then going down 8:00 sunday morning, even lower in some spots. look at the teens around fremont, 16% in mountain view. this is the time we would see the higher relative humidity through the overnight hours. not so for this system. and then as we get into your 3:00 sunday afternoon, single digits. so the only thing going for us, it's kind of a flip side thing where we have the recent rains retaining some of the moisture, but at the same time, that is allowed for a lot of growth to grow from the recent rains. there's a look at the winds coinciding with the lowest relative humidity. the highest fire danger throughout the afternoon today, the overnight hours tonight, your early sunday with those gusty northeast winds coming in from the sacramento valley. 71 today in concord, 68 in fremont, 72 there up in the north bay. trick or treaters, maybe a jacket at 7:00, low to mid 60s for the bay shore and inland by the coast, dropping into the upper 50s and then overnight looking at those winds

allowing for 40s and 50 is the accuweather seven day forecast. we're looking at temperatures slightly warmer for your sunday but the winds will still be with us. and then as we get into the week ahead, it is dry. we've got the fall warmth coming back midweek should be very pleasant and then by the end of the week increasing clouds. is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up!

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hey, good morning to you. so good to see you on this saturday. coming up here on gma. major development overseas. israel expands its ground operations in gaza, knocking out communications as a full scale invasion of gaza now appears closer than ever. what the white house is saying as a humanitarian crisis intensive rise, the world bearing witness to those scenes of sorrow and despair on both sides. we have team coverage in the region. also breaking overnight, that urgent manhunt in lewiston, maine, now over. the suspected

gunman found dead as the community mourns those 18 people killed. what we're learning as shelter in place, orders are lifted and fans and globe life field, they are ready for game two in the world series today after game one between the diamondbacks and the rangers went into extra innings last night. what to expect that is all ahead right here on gma. we'll see you soon. >> thank you, gio. climate concerns and change. climate change as well about the future of the environment are apparently becoming more of a consideration for some people, even when it comes to family planning. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey talked to a bay area professor about why this could be the case as 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 families. >> 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 impacted 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 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

ultimate 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 heartbreaking 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 dawsey, abc seven news. >> when we return, the latest on the war in the middle east. more than 100 countries vote for a resolution calling for a cease fire. and in the east bay, a new way to stop car break-ins how one police department is turning to social media for burglary report [deep exhale] [trumpet music plays]

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so a few more wildland apparatus , water tenders, hand crews. so we're prepared now at 630, increased fire danger. >> the national weather service issuing a red flag warning for much of the bay area starting this morning. good morning to you. i'm gloria rodriguez. meteorologist lisa arjun is here to tell us more about that red flag warning. so what does that mean for us? >> well, you know what he said when he said he was ready, you should be ready to with a to go bag for sure, because the red flag warning does mean that the winds will be gusty, coinciding with some offshore downsloping winds dropping the relative humidity allowing for the possibility of fires to start and spreading quickly. so as you have that to go, bag for an earthquake or those extra

bottles of water, you should certainly have that throughout the weekend. and always around here, north northeast, winds 15 to 30 miles an hour, gusting to about 60 in the highest elevation. so just the bay shore there, not included. and the wind advisory starts at 8:00. mt. tam, mount diablo, where the winds are over 30 miles an hour, right now. we could see some of those weakened tree limbs down and also the power lines that could be an issue right now, not a whole lot of concern there. the winds there out of the north, they'll mix down to the surface, bringing the gusty winds today, mid 30s right now to upper 40s. we'll talk about the temperatures in detail a little bit later. it's slightly warmer, but those winds ramp up mid day today to mid day sunday. >> gloria, good reminder about that to go back to. thank you, lisa. high winds and dry brush can be a deadly combination for wildfires. like lisa mentioned, the impacts really are across the bay area, including the east bay firefighters there are worried that people may be

complacent, thinking that fire season is over for conditions this weekend. have crews on standby, especially with how quickly wildfires can break out in grassy areas. fire officials are telling people in fire prone areas to have their supplies ready in case they need to evacuate. >> a lot of our vegetation is still intact, hasn't burned at and some high winds and our folks thinking that the fire season or the vegetation fire season is over, it's just delayed. >> and this fire official goes on to say, while they hope nothing will happen, they are prepared and ready to respond. if they are needed. as we continue to monitor the conditions, you can get alerts like this one sent straight to your phone. just download the abc seven bay area app and enable your push notification as draft resolution a. adopted. a resolution

stop the war in the middle east approved a majority of nations, 120 countries voted friday for a un resolution calling for a cease fire in gaza. this is new video shows a result of several israeli airstrikes that hit gaza overnight. and right now israel is expand its ground operations in the city. as abc news reporter liz landers tells us, people are concerned that a greater offensive could hinder the release of over 200 hostages. >> a major ground invasion underway in gaza by the israeli defense forces. israeli troops targeting hamas in gaza with tanks and airstrikes, communications, internet and phone access cut off amid the growing death toll and desperate humanitarian crisis in gaza. >> taking the war to hamas, we intend on dismantling their capabilities and destroying their government and making sure they can never use the gaza

strip as a staging ground against our people again. >> the response follows an israeli raid by sea, hamas launching rockets into tel aviv on friday. abc's matt gutman is there. >> you can see where that rocket hit just a few moments ago. that building still smoldering white house national security spokesperson john kirby says, quote, the white house is not drawing red lines for israel in its operations as, quote, active negotiations to release hostages are still ongoing. >> but this announcement of an expanded ground operation worrying family members of hostages who met with vice president kamala harris on friday, fearing the invasion could hinder the hostage release . this video circulating online shows gunmen taking erez calderon away from his kibbutz. he's one of more than 200 hostages being held in gaza for his mom says her son just turned 12 years old in captivity, humanitarian groups continue to urge israel to call off the greater incursion into gaza and

agree to a cease fire. liz landers, abc news, washington. >> in the east bay, the city of oakland has determined that a hotel committed hundreds of thousands of dollars in wage theft. the city says that the radisson hotel group is responsible for stealing over $400,000, nearly 130 employees who worked at the establishment were underpaid. the city found the hotel in violation of not paying the necessary minimum wage between july of 2019 and april of 2020. the hotel can appeal that decision. starting this weekend, oakland police is testing a new pilot program to stop car break ins. instead of dialing 911 to report a car break in. opd is encouraging you to use social media. people can report an auto burglary on instagram and formerly known as twitter using the handle oakland auto burg. authorities say that every report going through the platforms will be monitored. the information will then be relayed

to intelligence and surveillance teams who will already be in the city. so what we realized is we have to be creative, think outside of the box and look at ways where we can get the information or the intelligence of who's doing these crimes at a much rapid pace. the pilot program runs this weekend only, but it could come back if it is found to be useful. this year's commercial dungeness crab season will be delayed at least two weeks. that means they're likely will not be any crab on thanksgiving tables. and we know that's a big tradition here in the bay area. the delay is part of an effort to protect migrating whales, which could become entangled in netting from the crab traps. the season traditionally starts on november 15th. the department of fish and wildlife will reevaluate the risk to whales in mid november to see if the commercial season can open by december 1st. coming up on abc7 mornings the opportunity for everyone how an internship program is opening another door for success for

people with disabilities. i love it when we look at pier 39 later in the morning and we see the sea lions from the vantage point right there. but you know right now i think they're sleeping still. so we'll check in a little later, see if they wake up. but coming up in just a few minutes, lisa argen will have a look at

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reporter loose pena spoke with a young adults who hope their job opens doors for others in their community. >> at 6 a.m, tim zalewski grabs his safety glasses and is ready to build. >> we're making parts of unit and of course, this is the unit and you got to like, use this like this wrench. >> tim showed us around his new job at omron, an electronics company in pleasanton. what do you think about this place? >> i just think it's kind of awesome. >> tim got hired a month ago after excelling as an intern here. getting that call is still a bit surreal for him. >> realizing that i got hired for a full timer, you never thought that was a possibility? >> yeah. why well, because. >> because i thought it would be really impossible since omron is a really busy company. >> he comes to work knowing that his role is vital to build robots. he is part of a team. well, it just feels like that i'm starting a new adventure. and what is the adventure

bringing you so far? well becoming an adult and also working with others. >> it just sort of feels like i'm making friends. i mean, with adult friends. >> one of his friends sits right next to him, joseph carter. >> i do led lights for the top desk. >> joseph is an intern now, but he's inspired by tim's story. do you like your job? >> yes. >> what do you like about it? >> working with people and friends. >> the one who saw potential both in tim and joseph, is their mentor. jesse >> i gave him a set of tools. he knew what they were. he knew how to handle it. we just kind of kind of grew on that curiosity. we harnessed it into an adult and career education or pace for short is an adult school within the pleasanton school district that prepares adults with disabilities for the workforce, paying them to intern at different companies. >> in the last five years, about 56 adults with disabilities have learned key skills to find jobs

in this community. and this is one of the 25 sites they work with, and we give them three different work experience pieces. >> we help them get as many transferable work skills as possible so that they can get a job at the end of the nine month program that matches what they want to do. >> for example, cole right now is learning to take technical orders, but his dream is a bit different. >> become an executive chef and own my own restaurant. >> his mentor understands him. >> it feels pretty good. i actually have two stepsons that are both autistic and in their 20s turns out amran is one of the first factories to hire people with disabilities over 50 years ago in japan, that factory has more than 50% of the workforce are people with disabilities. >> and now tim is carrying on that legacy in the us. >> can you believe this? i can't. >> well, believe it. it's happening. i'm so proud of you.

thanks. this is so cool. in pleasanton, luis pena, abc seven news. great program. >> well happening today, one of san francisco's most popular halloween events returns to the castro district. the festivities have been part of the neighborhood's culture for several years. the president of the castro merchants association says this year's event will be more family friendly with costume contests. there will be face painting, even a spooky movie marathon and official castro halloween festival has not happened for about 15 years. so this is a big deal. it all starts at 12:00 today. let's get a preview of the weather. if you're planning on going out there today. good morning, lisa. hey, gloria, good morning to you. >> red flag warning for pretty much the entire bay area and a wind advisory for the upper elevations as gusty offshore winds and very dry conditions with low relative humidity develop throughout the weekend. oakland mid 40s right now upper 60s later on i'll have the forecast for the weekend and

trick or treaters when we come back. >> halloween season is here and disney is celebrating with a month of scary good fun run, run, run. goosebumps a new series inspired by the bestselling books comes to disney plus, hulu and freeform. >> this place is haunted. >> disney's haunted mansion is part of this year's hallow stream line up on disney plus and on hulu. huluween includes the creepy new movie appendage, a new season of american horror stories, and the streaming premiere of stephen king's the boogeyman. meanwhile, on abc classic halloween favorites, hocus pocus and tim burton's the nightmare before christmas celebrate their 30th anniversary, the pumpkin king. and there are even more tricks and treats for freeform's 31 nights of halloween. here's what

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in football. the question is, will brock purdy clear concussion protocol and play abc's seven news anchor dan ashley. has your morning sports and good morning great to be with you. >> larry is off so i'm handling the tours this morning after losing their season opener. the golden state warriors played their first road game of the season friday night in sacramento. and like he did in the playoffs, steph came through with another big game. steph curry had 50 points in golden state's game seven win over the former warriors assistant mike brown and the kings in the spring. he had another fantastic game on friday, scoring 16 of his game high 41 in the third quarter. warriors scoring 39

points in the third and at one point led by 18 points. the kings closed in a little bit on the fourth within five points, but under a minute to play. steph hits a huge three and celebrates with the night. night warriors win 120 to 114 and get their first win of the season. i love to play well, especially on the road and silence the crowd. >> get a big win for us because i don't know if people remember last year it took us like 14 games or something like that to win a road game, to start the season. >> so to get our first one is a big deal. >> all right, let's talk 49 ers. despite being diagnosed with a concussion after losing to the vikings. niners qb brock purdy was a full participant actually in practice on friday and maybe cleared to play in tomorrow's game at levi's stadium against cincinnati. head coach kyle shanahan says he will be tested again on saturday. and today coach shanahan was asked if they had considered not playing purdy regardless of the test results. hey, he says, if purdy is cleared, he's going to play. >> yeah, if there was a decision, i mean, based off of how he is and stuff. but to me,

that wasn't a decision because how he's been throughout this week and now that's why he's going to have a chance and we'll see how the protocol goes tomorrow. >> and if purdy can't start on sunday, backup sam darnold will make his first start for the niners. so we will see at game time. game one of the world series in texas. former giants manager bruce bochy looking for his fourth championship. the rangers trailing 5 to 3 in the bottom of the ninth when corey seager hit a game tying two run home run to extras tied at five. galilee high graduate kyle nelson, who is the nephew, by the way, of our assignment desk editor andrew pitched out of a jam for the d-backs in the 10th. he went on and went an inning, a third and a third, rather, and didn't allow a run. but he was taken out in the 11th, and that's when adolis garcia hit a walk off homer to win for the rangers. six five, the final game two is tonight. the sharks. oh, and seven on the young

season and in carolina to face former shark brant burns and the hurricanes carolina's tavo teravainen had a hat trick. he had the only goals of the game. and there they go. the hats as the sharks lose three nothing. they are zero and eight and in dc on sunday. all right that's a look at sports. i'm dan ashley hope you have a great saturday. >> all right. you too. thank you, dan. well let's get a check of your forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. and we know a lot of you are already going to be celebrating halloween this weekend with some events. so lisa, will it be chilly for those celebrations? yeah, you know, the evening time, as soon as that sun sets, which is 630, it certainly gets cool out there holding on to the 60s for a couple of hours tonight and then into tuesday night, halloween. >> but after that, with the winds dying back, it's certainly going to be a cooler night for tuesday, but not as cool as we've been. and tonight, due to the winds, we'll be looking at that atmosphere pretty well mixed and so some milder

conditions compared to where we are right now. 36 novato 36in santa rosa system dropping into the great basin to the north and east of us, allowing for our offshore winds that drying trend getting going today. pier 39 this morning. sun up at 730. high fire danger for the entire weekend getting going in the early morning hours but peaking from about noon time today, noontime sunday. that's the duration where we're most concerned, particularly overnight tonight into early sunday morning. and then warmer days this week that will modify those overnight temperatures. so our fire danger index starting out low with the greens there. but the upper elevations seen wind already over 30 miles an hour and so that increases our wind gusts. the wind advisory at 8:00 for the highest elevation. and then by 4:00, we're under this high category with that very high popping up in the oranges throughout the overnight hours tonight, here we are at 8:00 saturday morning and then into the early morning hours of

sunday. that's our driest. so we go from 81% relative humidity from san francisco to the north bay to the 20s and teens and then single digits. as we get into your sunday morning and sunday afternoon. so we haven't seen strong winds like this in a couple of years, but that coincides, of course, with the strongest wind gusts, the driest air. but we are looking at flip side of this, allowing for the recent rains, retaining a little bit of moisture. but also bringing in that growth. the past couple of weeks with the recent rain. so 25 miles an hour to 30 today at the surface, this upper elevations near 60, those strong winds reaching down to the surface throughout the day today and especially early tomorrow. then we get rid of the wind and we get to above average temperatures in san francisco. look how comfortable into the mid 70s. and so overnight lows really haven't been too bad. even in san francisco. but in the inland valleys it has been chilly. then by the end of the week, we're going to see this

system get awfully close, increasing the cloud cover doesn't look like we're going to see any rain yet with this system. things could change. but for now, we're concerned with the high fire danger, the drying of the atmosphere and those gusty winds. 71 in concord, 68 in richmond. the windy conditions is keeping us into the mid and upper 40s for a milder night. but boy, that's going to be the time where we see and potentially hear those pretty strong winds, especially if you're about above 1000ft to 2000ft. and as we know, many of our communities have certainly the they reside in those hills there. so certainly be alert to that. and then we'll be looking at that this conversation again tomorrow morning. so that's when the winds will be quite strong. >> well, we'll definitely keep an eye on that. and i know just a few weeks ago we were having those really warm temperatures, but it looks like that's all behind us now. right? >> more near average. and thank goodness for that. that would just add to more problems. yeah. >> yeah, that's good. all right.

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loved ones that we've lost and to honor the tradition, the mission cultural center for latino arts is hosting its 37th annual day of the dead benefit today. i had an opportunity to speak with the center's executive director, dr. martina ayala, and she shared how we can all take part in the festivities. >> this celebration ensures that we always remember our loved ones and that they always live in our hearts and we can practice this cultural tradition at home by building our altars

and keeping our loved ones close to our heart and remembering all of the good things that the left behind. and today's event starts at 5:30 p.m. it goes until 9:00 pm. >> you can also visit their website for more events happening this weekend and next week leading up to the day. and lisa, you can also build your own altar or what they call an ofrenda with photos of your loved ones who have passed on. you can even put some of their favorite items up there, like if they liked a certain bread or food or something. so it's really a cool tradition. i'm actually going to build one in a few days, so that'll be fun. that is nice. yeah, i remember doing field trips back in the day with the kids and learning all about that. >> so certainly interesting. and boy, hopefully you're paying attention to the wind this weekend. we have a red flag warning almost for everyone around the bay area. our wind advisory starting at 8:00 for the upper elevations. our sun not coming up until another 30 minutes. but once that happens, we'll see those winds kick up

and the peak time we're watching about noon time today through the early afternoon tomorrow for the gusty winds. >> we'll definitely keep on top of that for sure. thank you so much, lisa. and thank you all so much for joining us. we'll see you back here at. >> this is abc 724 in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose, in concord. >> live in oakland. yes you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. here we are. we are. we are. we are. we are. we are where you are. never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. >> download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and st

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