now at six, it is election day. vice president harris and former president trump making their final pitch to voters in battleground states. we're live with everything you need to know before voting ends tonight. >> possible power shut offs. p-g-and-e's warning some polling places could be impacted, but after they close tonight, what we're learning about the plan and which counties could bear the brunt of these outages. >> and we want to take a live look outside this morning as the bay area braces for a critical wildfire conditions. lisa is here tracking the high fire danger. >> good morning to you. welcome to election day on this tuesday, november 5th. >> yeah, we're going to turn to lisa now for our election day forecast. >> all right. well the winds have switched around to the north. their light though, right now. and we do have a red flag warning. we've been talking about. it's all due to a system that's going to drop to the south of us. even southern

california has high wind warnings and the setup between the high and the low, allowing for a red flag warning. the windiest conditions tonight into early wednesday, where winds will be over 25 miles an hour at the surface and then gusting to 55 miles an hour. then we get into a wind advisory here. north bay interior mountains by 4:00 this afternoon with wind gusts up to 60. even better than that, we will be looking for a calm start though, with some clouds, some fog, and then as we get into the afternoon, things will warm up again. not quite as warm as yesterday though. this morning we're chilly. 2 to 4 degrees cooler for most of you in the east bay. more than that from napa to the delta, about 12 to 19 degrees cooler. so it's cool. we're in the 60s. by 9:00. winds not a factor. they'll begin to increase by noontime. upper 60s and then mid 70s for most of you. a mild afternoon with gusty winds tonight into tomorrow. gloria. >> good morning. with election day today, there are some agencies that are offering free rides. when you're going to your polling station. so vta is

offering free rides for the times that the polls are open at 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and also marin transit is going to be offering free rides on their local busses for election day. and looking live at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. look at that. it's really gotten packed in just the last half hour since the metering lights flipped on there. so you are going to have a bit of a delay if you head there about this time. highway four to san francisco will be 50 minutes for president, three for kamala harris, three for donald trump. >> following the national trend, overnight votes were cast at one of the earliest and tiniest locations in the country to report election results. >> vice president harris and former president trump have tied with three votes each in dixville notch, new hampshire. the unincorporated township opened and closed its polls just after midnight eastern time. it is a tradition that dates back to 1964. republicans and two

undeclared voters participated. and now we want to take a live look this morning from detroit, michigan. it is 9 a.m. on the east coast and many polling locations have been welcoming voters already this morning. and you can see a bunch of people headed that way to vote. >> back here in the bay area, take a look at red, white and blue at city hall in san francisco and salesforce tower. the message reads vote for tomorrow. already, more than 8 million californians have voted early. polls open this morning at 7:00. they close at 8 p.m. and you do see that countdown clock at the bottom of your screen that is counting down to the beginning of live coverage of election results nationwide from abc news. former president trump and vice president harris spent the final hours of their campaign crisscrossing the battleground states. both making their final pitches to the american people. vice president harris wrapped up multiple stops across pennsylvania with a rally in philadelphia. pennsylvania. is the battleground state with the most electoral college votes up for grabs. >> ready for a new way forward

where we see our fellow american not as an enemy, but as a neighbor. >> former president trump also rallied voters in pennsylvania, along with stops in michigan and north carolina, focusing on immigration. >> november 5th, 2024 will be liberation day in america. on day one, i will launch the largest deportation program of criminals in the history of our country. >> the trump will spend election night in palm beach. vice president harris will be at her ama mater, howard university in washington, dc. >> if you haven't voted yet, there is still time. and if you aren't registered yet, there is still time. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san mateo this morning with a look at everything you need to know to make sure your vote is counted today. lena. reporter. >> amanda, good morning to you. we are at the san mateo library

right now, which is one of about 50 vote centers staying open across san mateo county all day long today. here you can drop off your ballot, but you can also still register to vote today to countywide. supervisor david canepa says there are still around 70,000 unregistered potential voters. that's why he spent a part of monday trying to convince some of those people to vote on election day at manny's cafe in san francisco. the push to get more voters to the polls was more intense than ever. for the past several weeks, these people have been making thousands of calls to voters in the swing state of nevada, all of them trying to convince folks to vote for kamala harris. toda, i knocked on a door in carson city yesterday with a 23 year old guy that thought the election was next tuesday. >> that means going to a voting center like the one behind me, and having the ability to show an id and to, you know, be able to cast their vote. it's a conditional conditional vote. but it's a vote that matters, that counts. >> the chair of the san

francisco republican party says since 2020, republicans have registered millions of people across the country and thousands here in california. he believes those voters could be crucial in several important statewide ballot measures, as well as important seats in the house of representatives across the state. today, polls will open up at 7:00 this morning. they will close at 8:00 tonight. and if you are voting in person, just make sure you are in line by 8:00 tonight. live in san mateo. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena. thank you. security is tight in washington, d.c, and this morning, the bay area is also taking precautions. a number of buildings in oakland have boarded up. the police department is also closed. a few streets and. gloria. all of this likely in case a protest happens tonight or in the coming days as election results come in. that's right. amanda. businesses and building owners in the east bay are gearing up for the possibility of protests, though of course, we don't know what will happen. so check this out.

overnight, we saw boarded up windows in oakland. this is in downtown area. some fences have even been put up around local businesses. abc seven spoke to a worker in downtown who told us her coworkers are concerned about going to work today. while we did not see protests in 2020, we did see them in oakland in 2016. you can see right there garbage cans were set on fire. businesses were damaged and vandalized. the oakland police department issued a statement saying in part, we are providing extra staffing to facilitate people's rights to peaceful gatherings and to address any crime related incidents. the fbi has been active across the country closely, watching all threats as we kick off this election day. and today, the san francisco fbi office is also setting up a command post to cover the region. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. make sure you stay with abc seven for complete election results as they come in live results. coverage begins at 4 p.m. that will be from abc

news with coverage of national races. our local coverage starts at 8 p.m. when the polls close. here on the west coast. that will be streaming live on our abc seven, bay area apps and abc seven news.com. also want to let you know about a red flag warning in effect for the entire bay area, and it is actually shutting down a vote center in alameda county. that's the one located at joaquin miller community center that's on sanborn drive. now the nearest vote center is montera middle school. you can also go to the nearest ballot drop box, which is at woodminster market. polling places could also be affected by a public safety power shut off today. p-g-and-e's says if that happens, it won't occur until after the polls close. so post 8 p.m, only two polling places are within the psps zone. they are calpine geothermal visitor center in lake county and lakeside elementary school in los gatos. >> if we do see power outages that affect polling places, there can be emergency measures taken to, say, extend voting by

an hour or two to make sure that people who are there have a chance to cast their ballots. >> total 20,000 p-g-and-e's customers in 17 counties could be in the dark tonight. the orange portions of the map show you where p-g-and-e's could decide to turn off the power in order to reduce the chance of equipment started. wildfires or wildfires that affect the equipment that could then spark a fire. i should say you could stay with abc seven news for update information. as the conditions change over the next few days, you can track the fire danger and access the same live doppler seven used by lisa and our weather team that's available at abc7 news.com or wherever you stream abc seven news. >> okay. good morning. a lot to cover with our weather as we get into a red flag warning later on today. you know, the diablo range, the east bay hills, the santa cruz mountains, our area kind of expanding where we're going to see very gusty winds later on tonight. and tomorrow. so system dropping down to the

four corners region. high pressure building in allowing for that tug between the high and low pressure and the gusty winds. so from 11:00 today through 7:00 on thursday, we have the north winds and the windiest tonight into wednesday morning for the entire bay. wind gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour, even at the surface upper elevations 60 and 70 miles an hour. how pretty is that? mount tam 52, san francisco, 46, in redwood city, santa cruz not quite as warm today. look at all the 40s. it's chilly out there. there's a little bit of fog from half moon bay and pacifica. here's our winds as they pick up through your afternoon today. and it's just getting going at about 4 or 5:00. because we bring in the purples, you can see the diablo range there into early tomorrow. look at that 40 mile an hour gust there at 10:00 wednesday morning. it continues out of the north, but they will get lighter as we get into later tomorrow. but later today this is when the wind advisory goes up and this is how dry we will

be this afternoon. about 10% and we don't really recover too much tomorrow. and then wednesday, another dry day. so some high clouds, low 70s fremont, upper 70s, santa rosa and the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll eventually cool off and bring in some rain into next week. reggie aqui lisa. >> thank you. helping students learn about voting the unique way a menlo park school is teaching kids about democracy and goodbye to oakland. the a's officially dropping the city from its branding after 5

county coastline through wednesday because of high winds and rough surf. there have already been two deadly accidents in the area, so the first boat capsized north of bodega bay saturday. 117 year old is confirmed dead. four others remain missing and 11 year old boy so far is the sole survivor. yesterday morning, another boat capsized in the same area and one person is confirmed dead from that. another is still missing. this is not what you would expect to see on your morning commute. we told you about it yesterday. a small plane making an emergency landing on a busy highway. it's exactly what happened on highway 85 in cupertino. the pilot tells us his engine failed. tower operators tried to guide him to san jose, but that just ended up being too far. no one was hurt. it took six hours for crews to remove the wings from the plane, so they could load it onto a tow truck. your voice. your vote in san francisco. an ethics

commission has fined mayoral candidate mark farrell nearly $110,000 over campaign funds. abc seven news reporter monica madden has details on that, and what the other candidates for mayor were doing on that last day before election day. >> mayoral hopeful mark farrell playing defense on election eve. the city's ethics commission, alleging farrell took $93,000 in contributions from his political action committee for prop d and used that money in his race for mayor. in a statement, farrell telling abc seven news, quote, we agreed to a settlement for an accounting error that we corrected and publicly disclosed months ago, which led us to terminate our prior legal counsel for this matter. his messaging online focused on the positive. >> i believe we will win tomorrow. >> the other candidates vying for the keys to san francisco also making their closing arguments to voters monday. incumbent mayor london breed has the challenge of persuading voters to give her a second term. >> give me another chance to continue the work that we know needs to be done here with

perception problems around the city's biggest issues. >> breed is focused on optimism. >> it takes a lot of work to run a very complicated, layered, bureaucratic city, and i've been able to remove a lot of barriers and a lot of that is working. this just didn't happen overnight. it took a lot of hard work, a lot of collaboration, and my hope is that people are starting to see the difference. feel the difference. >> political newcomer daniel lowry vowing to bring change to city hall. >> there's going to be a new era of accountable leadership in city hall. >> the nonprofit executive telling voters he'll be ready on day one. >> i know how that building works. i have a track record of getting big things done, whether it's building housing, whether it's building shelter, both at a fraction of the time and cost. >> board of supervisors president aaron peskin saying he's staying out of the political dog fights while the otherandidate are beating up on each other. >> and the city of san francisco. we've run a really positive campaign in every neighborhood and every community

of this city, and we've really been running on the issues. >> arguing he's most focused on solutions. >> and i'm not only going to combat crime, but i'm also going to combat corruption at city hall with an office of the inspector general at stake, the city's reputation as leaders work to chart a new path forward in san francisco. >> monica madden, abc seven news tonight. >> here's how it's going to work for san francisco. the department of electis will release their preliminary, consolidated general election results, and you can see on your screen the approximate times that first report will have results from the majority of vote by mail ballots received before today. after that, votes from polling places will be added to each of the following reports, while those of us over 18 have been submitting our vote for the next president, third graders in menlo park are submitting their votes for a different election in an effort to teach kids about the election process. >> laurel school upper campus is

holding a cookie election. the big choice is between oreos and chips ahoy. students will even get to cast their ballots in a voting booth to get the full experience. oreos got to go with the oreos, too, but it's oreos are what? >> what was it? chips ahoy! >> chips ahoy! >> oh, no. don't give me those dry things. >> i used to like this when i was little, though. >> yeah, but now it's a dry hockey puck. >> no, right. >> i'm sorry. sorry to you. chips ahoy! and are they made by the keebler elves? sorry to these elves. >> sorry to these elves. there's just better out there. yeah. remember the famous amos? they were all famous. amos. i like them, too. there was something. >> the famous amos were higher quality to me. and then mrs. fields. >> oh, yeah. i love the nibblers store. oh, yeah. at the mall. that was popular. do you remember that? remember the mall? yeah. remember when we had malls in san jose? >> you still have a mall in corte madera? still has a mall. congrats to you and everybody else. no mall.

>> hey, daly city. >> okay. daly city. >> okay. filipinos. >> filipinos love them all. we love them all. >> love them all. yeah. we want to go back. right. all right. good morning, everybody. it is a nice morning out there. there is some fog, some clouds. the winds are light, but we have our wind advisory in the north bay interior mountains getting set for this afternoon. and we are under a red flag warning 11:00 this morning. so the setup will be with us for several days with gusty offshore winds, dry conditions that will get even drier. the driest and windiest period tonight into early wednesday. so the entire bay area except the coast here from marin. and if we do get a fire, it could spread quickly. there's a look outside with some clouds from our exploratorium camera. it's 50. san jose, 52, in half moon bay with 50. in oakland and hayward. and what a shot here. 639 the official sunrise from sutro, where temperatures are cooler here, even with the high clouds. 41 by the delta. much

cooler from 24 hours ago and the winds early this morning will be calm. this is 8:00. a little bit of a breeze out there, but by the afternoon you'll begin to feel them from the north bay, the mountains there, the east bay, the diablo range, the santa cruz mountains. but particularly here, the overnight hours from our north bay interior mountains, mount saint helena, the solano bridge there, maybe some bridges and overpasses, the benicia bridge, some of that white knuckle driving, perhaps late tonight into tomorrow because of the gusty winds. this is the setup where we'll see these winds could be over 60 miles an hour tonight. so the relative humidity tuesday afternoon, today, anywhere from 10% inland to about 30 to 40% closer to the bay. and then with the wind all night long into tomorrow, we're starting out pretty low. and then we end up again just as low. so we'll be looking at the possibility of fire starts fire spreading and that dry atmosphere with above

average temperatures for some of us, upper 60s to near 70. in san francisco, some high clouds, 75. in concord, the accuweather seven day forecast will keep temperatures in the 70s keep gusty winds dry, critical fire weather through thursday, and then eventually more of an onshore flow back to average over the weekend and hopefully some rain on monday. all right lisa thank you. >> now we turn to ginger zee. she is live with a look at what's coming up on good morning america. >> good morning ginger. >> reggie amanda great to be with you. the day has arrived. it's election day. so vice president harris went all out in pennsylvania looking to chart a new course. former president trump crisscrossed three states in his final day on the trail, ending the night in michigan. we're going to break down their closing statements and the key issues that will decide this race. our team is spread out across the country in the battleground states as polling places open their doors. we're going to have a final look at what it's going to take for each candidate to win. also, the investigation into an alleged russian plot to send explosive devices on airplanes into the united states. joe's got that

one. and then we are kicking off our $20 dinner challenge. everybody's pretty interested in how you could do that. and tori johnson has you covered for holiday entertaining season. plus, lori b, in case you're having a denim crisis and don't know what to do next, she's here for you. we'll have all those stories and so much more on gma. >> you know what? today is a day where we need to focus on other crises like denim you know. yeah. get your mind to focus on something else. >> i mean what is the trend really. and do we really have to avoid our skinny jeans? you know, these are what times to be alive. >> these are the days of our lives. i do need to ask. are we still doing these high waisted mom's jeans or have we 100%. we still are doing. >> i cannot do a low cut jean in fact. >> no, no, that's never happening. and we're not going to let it. and that is worth a protest like that. i'm telling you, if somebody tried to bring back that early 2000 low, low, nobody and the fittest teenager doesn't look good in that. >> so no high waisted mom jeans

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provide a much needed service. the district launched its new peer support k9 program with a swearing in ceremony in pleasant hill. these highly trained companions will provide firefighters, command staff and their families with comfort and care. >> as first responders, we often witness and experience traumatic events that can leave lasting emotional and psychological scars. our peer support k9 teams provide a unique and effective form of therapy that helps our firefighters cope with the challenges they face by reducing stress, improving morale, and fostering a sense of camaraderie within our organization. >> a fire investigation, k-9 and

a search and rescue k9 were also sworn in. it's official the a's have dropped oakland from all branding. yesterday, the team announced its new brand guidelines from now on, the team wants to be known as the athletics, saying it's acceptable to use a's on the second reference. that means when you watch their games, they will be designated on the scoreboard as a t h instead of o a k. as you know, the a's will be playing at least the next three seasons in sacramento before the team moves to las vegas. next, at 630, it is election day, and we're giving you a sneak peek at the

and we need real experienced leadership. we need mark farrell. our interim mayor who got things done. who showed we can clear tent encampments, fight crime, and address the drug crisis. who will make the tough choices for our city's future. "i'm mark farrell. i'm running for mayor because san francisco deserves better." "i'm ready to deliver that change on day one." mark farrell. a proven leader with the experience we need.

future for the next four years and beyond. i'm christiane cordero, with the latest from washington, also now at 630, frustrated families, parents and their kids voicing concerns about possible school closures. >> this time in the south bay. which campuses could be on the chopping block? >> plus, new art installation, the display that will be lit up again in golden gate park starting this week. good morning everyone. it is tuesday, november 5th, election day. >> we finally got here. now

let's see what that forecast looks like. if you're heading out to the polls today. hi, lisa. hi. >> you know, the fun is going to begin for the election and beyond with the weather as well, because our red flag warning gets started. this afternoon. early this afternoon, say 11:00 late this morning. but the winds really are going to pick up tonight into wednesday. and with that, the next eight hours when we get into the offshore flow, the relative humidity will drop off. then we have our wind advisory for the north bay interior mountains, 4:00 through 3:00 tomorrow. and that's when those highest winds from 60 to 70 miles an hour above 2000ft, 2500ft could be possible. so if you're driving late tonight or early tomorrow, you definitely will feel the wind buffeting your car there. so be careful. 52 in the city, it's 51 in san jose. gorgeous view with some high clouds here from mount tam. the sun up in less than ten minutes. and with those 40s this morning, it is cooler out there. it will be a mild afternoon, so starting out with the jacket and you can see the delta there and

also in napa. so not only will it be sunny, but we're going to be windy as you're driving home from work. so the windiest conditions even later than that throughout the overnight hours into early wednesday. so high fire danger, low relative humidity, critical for the next several days. gloria. all right. lisa. well, we're going to get started with a look at your overall map of the roads here in the bay area. >> a lot of green, but we are starting to see some more red pop up. that's of course, some of those slowdowns. and taking a closer look at some of those slowdowns, we're looking at highway four to the maze. 30 minutes antioch to hercules, 49 minutes. highway 85 to san jose airport. 28 minutes. and we do want to tell you about a multicar crash that we're monitoring. this is over in san jose on northbound 87 before 280. all lanes are blocked and one vehicle is overturned, and you could see that it is moving very slowly there. about 4 or 5mph. the backup is to capital expressway. and you could see a picture here showing that backup. it is pretty bad there

right now. so you can take highway 17 or highway 101 to avoid those major delays. reggie aqui amanda. >> thanks, gloria. we are here on election day. if you look at the bottom of your screen, you can see we're counting down to abc news coverage of nationwide election results. that starts at 4 p.m. >> abc news senior congressional correspondent rachel scott gives us a look at the abc news election headquarters. >> welcome to our 2024 abc news election headquarters. while all the reporting and analysis as vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump speed toward the finish line and polls begin to close as soon as those results become available, we'll break it all down right here in real time. over at the big board, we'll be tracking the seven key battleground states, the key counties, and cities that will ultimately decide this election. and as that data becomes available, we'll track the number of electoral college votes with the help of a 3d model like this. the magic number, of course, is 270. the first candidate to reach that electoral college number will

become our next president. we'll also track results on capitol hill and what it means for control of congress. when all the counting is done, republicans need to net two seats to take control of the senate. democrats need to net four seats to take control of the house. our whole team here, with all the key races and the race for the white house. >> and of course, that's a race that we will be monitoring closely as the presidential race is still extremely close. >> and it could be days before we have a final result. we'll see. abc news reporter christiane cordero live in d.c. for us this morning. with the way both candidates finished out the last day of their campaigns. good morning christiane. >> hey there reggie, good morning to you. so tonight, former president trump's campaign will be based out of mar-a-lago, while the harris hq will be right here where i am right now in washington, d.c, at her ama mater of howard university. her campaign was a sprint from the start, launching 107 days ago, courting voters on a trail that ended overnight on top of the rocky steps in philadelphia. >> and here at these famous

steps, a tribute to those who start as the underdog and climb to victory, vice president kamala harris was joined by star power throughout her final day on the campaign trail. >> we are voting for values and integrity. we are voting for the right to choose what happens to our own bodies. >> she spent months drawing a stark contrast between herself and former president donald trump, then spent the final two days avoiding trump by name. her campaign says to end on a positive note. >> our campaign has tapped into the ambitions, the aspirations and the dreams of the american people, and we know it is time for a new generation of leadership in america. >> trump's campaign has tried to steer focus towards issues related to the economy and immigration. >> are you better off now than you were four years ago? and

i've asked that question so many times i've never had one hand go up for the other. >> but in recent weeks, his message has grown darker. his latest target while rallying on the eve of election day in battleground michigan, former house speaker nancy pelosi. >> she's an evil, sick, crazy bear. oh no. but i won't say it. >> some republican leaders have warned trump's rhetoric could turn women voters away, while former fox news host megyn kelly, who trump viciously attacked during the 2016 campaign, shared her endorsement, echoing what trump has said that he will protect women, quote, whether they like it or not, he will be a protector of women and it's why i'm voting for him. fun fact the first results are already in dixville notch. new hampshire has a tradition of voting in person at midnight. all six of

their registered voters. the final tally was three votes for harris, three votes for trump. guys, that is basically consistent with the polls themselves. we do not know how to interpret that. reggie. amanda, back to you. >> i do know that i saw i stayed up late, christiane, to watch that, and i screamed, and that's when i knew i just had to go to bed. what does it mean? >> what does it mean? i mean, like, how could that have happened? >> and there we are. thank you. christiane. we'll find out. yeah. >> well, many people are asking, will we know the election results tonight? and, gloria, it's unlikely we'll have a final answer, but we should have an idea of where things are headed. >> yes. tonight we'll get a look at how well each candidate is doing in key battleground states. this is when we'll be able to see how well former president donald trump is performing in traditionally red districts in early win in some of those states could be pivotal for vice president kamala harris. so take a look at this. this is when polls will close in some of those key battleground states, both eastern kentucky and indiana close the polls at 3

p.m. pacific standard time. north carolina and georgia close at four. then ohio shuts down polling places at 430, and that's followed by pennsylvania at five by 6 p.m, polls close in michigan and wisconsin, and there are some timing factors that vary state by state. that could play into how we see those results. some states, like pennsylvania and wisconsin, are prohibited from counting absentee ballots until election day. michigan started allowing election officials to start counting absentee ballots last week. now, while we might see early winds in some states may take days before we see any large indicator about who will win the presidential election. but of course, we will be tracking it all for you. reggie. >> yes, we will. gloria. thank you. if you haven't voted yet, there is still plenty of time. but of course you have to do it today. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in san mateo to break down what you need to know to make sure your vote is counted. hi, lena. reporter. >> hey, reggie. good morning to

you. and happy election day. as you mentioned, today is the final day to vote in person. drop off your ballot, and even still register to vote at vote centers like this one here at the san mateo library. now, yesterday, the push to get more voters to the polls was more intense than ever. supervisor david canepa says there are still around 70,000 unregistered potential voters across san mateo county. republicans, too, are trying to turn out their voting base. the chair of the san francisco republican party says since 2020, republicans have registered millions of people across the country and thousands here in california. he believes those voters could be crucial in several important statewide ballot measures, as well as important seats in the house of representatives that the polls are not capturing those new those new registered voters. >> and they will you know, those kinds of folks tend to vote. >> this is one of those few times that i feel like we can actually make a change. it's really easy to think that it

doesn't matter, but in reality, it really does. >> remember, you can still register to vote all day until polls close and get a provisional ballot. just make sure you have a california id or the last four digits of your social security number available. also, make sure to bring proof of residency, like a recent utility bill or any other document sent by a government agency. if you are mailing your ballot in, remember it must be postmarked by today in order for it to count. polls close today at 8:00, and here in san mateo county, we are expecting our first batch of results by 810. live in san mateo lena howland, abc seven news. >> thanks, lena. and speaking of results, we'll have them for you live today starting at 4 p.m. you can watch abc news live coverage of all the national races. and you can watch the local results starting at 8 p.m. when the polls close. that will be on our abc seven bay area streaming channels. >> families in the south bay are confronting the harsh reality

that some of their schools could be shutting down. san jose's alum rock union school district says it must close campuses to deal with a $20 million budget deficit, and you can see which schools are being considered here. the district announced ten schools that may close or consolidate at the end of the school year. the district has seen a steady decline in their enrollment, which is part of the reason for the closures. parents and students are wondering what will happen to their schools next year. >> it's sad because either my siblings or i won't be able to see our friends because it's going to be like different schools. >> the superintendent says each school that closes saves the district $1 million in operating costs. the closure recommendations will be presented to the board of trustees on november 14th. the board will make the final decision on december 2nd. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, a san francisco election day tradition. former mayor willie brown will have his election day luncheon at john's

grill. the tradition dates back to the 1980s, but brown has been hosting the event since 2015. the lunch runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, with free food, drinks and music. >> and there are deals to be had this election day if you need a ride. uber and lyft both offering discounted rides to polling places. if you need a snack, krispy kreme is giving away donuts in honor of democracy. get it? restaurants like johnny rockets and round table pizza are offering discounts on their meals, and ikea is offering frozen yogurt today. >> all right. san francisco's embarcadero plaza could be getting a major update. today, mayor london breed is expected to introduce legislation to get funding to renovate the plaza. possible renovations include a new children's playground, entertainment spaces and a marketplace. the city would partner with real estate investment company bxp on the project. bxp would invest $2.5 million. the city would provide another $15 million to complete the upgrades. >> get out the vote. we're going to hear from bay area voters who

are campaigning for their childhood friend, vice president harris. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 56 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. but first here's lisa. all right. >> 639 sunrise. so it just happened. we have some pretty pictures out there and area of low pressure setting up in arizona. and the position of that will determine how windy we get. but we're pretty sure we're going to get pretty windy tonight into tomorrow. so as a result, the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for 11:00 today through 7:00 on thursday. north northeast winds at least at 25 to 35 miles an hour with higher gusts. so some clouds around right now some fog. this is the view from our east bay hills. camera. now the diablo range, the east bay hills getting particularly windy tonight, as well as the santa cruz mountains. 50 in hayward, 46, in redwood city. san francisco could see gusts upwards of 45 miles an hour tonight into early wednesday. right now things are calm. 44 santa rosa, 47, in livermore. it's going to take

till the afternoon. this is 4:00 and we've got 20 to 25 mile an hour winds for most higher at the coast. and then by the overnight hours, that's when we get into our wind advisory, actually 4:00 this afternoon in the interior mountains where winds will be gusting upwards of 50 miles an hour. so this is going to stay with us until 3:00 tomorrow. and as a result, the relative humidity dropping off today into tomorrow, allowing for critical fire weather. so this is something that of course we've seen before. be very careful out there. we've got highs today a little bit

glover is there speaking with the bay area friends at the heart of the harris campaign. >> this is from 2019 when she came out and ran for president. and this is vintage. this is vintage. and she came out as kamala harris for the people. and that truly is who she is. >> stacey johnson and carole porter have known the vice president since grade school. they've been in harris's corner for every election of her life, including the biggest one, doing everything they can to get out the vote. >> we've all been so supportive, you know, i've been door knocking. i've been phone banking. i was door knocking in atlanta just a couple of weeks

ago, and it's such a testament to who she is that so many people, her friends, family and colleagues and just so many people have just galvanized around her and this movement. >> they've been traveling to swing states nevada, pennsylvania and georgia to convince voters that their lifelong friend should be the next president of the united states. >> this country that feels so torn apart right now and feels so challenged is the same country that's giving her the opportunity to break this glass ceiling in a way that's never been done before. so that has to say something about where we're from and the fabric of america in 2020. >> carole gave us a tour of the block that vice president harris grew up on, browning and bancroft in berkeley, a place that very well could be the birthplace of our 47th president of the united states. from browning and bancroft to the white house, potentially straight out of west berkeley in

oakland. >> that's right, wsb. there you go. >> and that was julian glover reporting. polls will be open this morning starting at 7:00. so in just 12 minutes they stay open until eight tonight. first time voters can register at any vote center and get a provisional ballot. mail in ballots can be dropped off at any polling center or drop box by 8 p.m. go do that. i mean, you can still mail it in, but you have to make sure that it has today's postmark on it, and they give you one week for it to arrive in order for it to count again. go turn it in. you can track your ballot online at where's my ballot? s o s dot ca.gov. >> uber's former headquarters is getting a new tenant. i startup notion is taking over the lease. according to the san francisco chronicle. the company will be in 600 at 685 market street. it is a 105,000 square foot office. notions mission is to create a single workspace, optimizing

productivity. they have had financial troubles in the past, almost failing in 2015, but they moved their headquarters to japan to save costs. this move is a return to san francisco. >> your morning money report. now, boeing machinists have ended their strike after nearly two months. the new contract includes a 38% wage increase, improved 401 k contributions, and a $12,000 bonus. that announcement got a mixed reaction from union members. >> our membership voted to accept this contract by 59%. ye. yes. >> food workers are now required to return to work by november 12th. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we're up about 124 points. >> now, this is a scary prank for any parent.

you doing? >> what are you doing? oh! >> oh my goodness. a mom thought up this halloween prank for her family, giving her ten month old daughter a fake knife to swing around as a toy. that first response from the baby's dad was not as dramatic as the one from grandma, who threw the plastic knife right at the prankster lost his grandpa, who was not in a hurry to grab oh, who was not in a hurry to grab the knife from the baby. okay, you know that is scary. >> my grandpa could have had a heart attack. he's like, what? what is that? >> it's a knife. >> is this what parenting is in 2024? you know, i don't. >> i like to record my kid trying to walk uh- that i think is cute. >> yeah, this would freak me out if i don't like it. >> i really don't like it. >> well, and then, you know, the baby thinks that objects that look like that are okay to hold.

i'm sure a real knife. >> i know i was thinking about that, too. what happens? you could just play around with tha. >> you know what she got on tv and she got on tiktok. >> so i was amazed at how young grandma looks. that was grandma. she looks so young. >> oh, that was grandma. >> yeah, the last one. >> oh, i thought that was her mom. let's talk more about that. yeah, i mean, that's the tiktok video. how did grandma do it? >> yeah. grandma secret being scared and. >> and did that involve a knife? yeah, i don't know. i don't know. yeah, i'm not sure. >> all right, well, we're getting into a pretty nice morning out there. the weather is going to change throughout the afternoon as we get into our red flag warning. and the setup is classic for critical fire weather that we get this time of year. high pressure and low pressure will be battling it out. with offshore winds headed our way drying out the atmosphere. high pressure here. low pressure there for several days. the entire state is

encompassed with this critical fire weather. the santa ana winds to the south, the diablo range here that will allow for those offshore winds to compress and get drier, move quicker through tonight and tomorrow. so everyone involved except right along the coast there winds anywhere from 25 to 35 miles an hour at the surface, 50 to 60 upper elevations. 52 san francisco. some clouds. now they'll thin out and we'll get partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions. you can see the city there upper 60s to near 70 today. low 40s. it's a cool start out there. and the winds the next few hours. not bad, but they ramp up by the afternoon 20 miles an hour, then 30, and then late tonight into tomorrow. so when we get into the windiest conditions, our wind advisory for the north bay interior mountains from 4:00 today to 3:00 tomorrow. and so that relative humidity at about 10% and you can see from the east bay hills, the santa cruz mountains and the oranges here how dry it is going to be. this is 8:00 tonight, and it just increases as the winds continue

to blow out of the north northeast. look at that noon tomorrow. so hopefully we don't see any fires. if we do, it would spread rapidly. this is the good news. the flip side sunday into monday. one model, pretty aggressive with the rainfall, headed our way. right now we have it as a level one. as for today, high clouds, low 70s, palo alto, mid 70s in vallejo and breezy to gusty winds, upper elevations and at the surface late in the day. so the accuweather seven day forecast fire danger increases. windy, gusty today, tomorrow and then the winds will ease later on thursday. still mild. the end of the week. we'll get back to average the weekend and hopefully that rain comes our way next monday. >> all right lisa thank you. this saturday, san francisco's legion of honor will be celebrating its 100th anniversary cake. cutting a marching band and dance performances will kick off the public celebration. it will also start the first of 12 months of their free saturdays program, offering music and dance performances, lectures and movies in honor of their opening

in 1924. the legion will also launch many new art collections and showcase local artists. >> a new art installation will be unveiled this week in san francisco. this is the solar arch in golden gate park on jfk drive. it's near conservatory drive east. the nonprofit illuminate is behind the display, the same group who put the lasers on the ferry building earlier this year. this new instalons in partnership with street artist artist finch. you may have seen finch's honeybears painted on buildings around the city, especially during the pandemic. on friday, from 4 to 8 p.m, there will be a celebration for the solar arches unveiling. >> we love lights, we love lasers. >> we love installations. we love activations. >> so do it. solar arch. i could see social media posts from there. i could see it and it gets darker earlier. a lot of people light it up, light it up. >> but mostly we love voting. so make sure that you do that because the polls open in less

than five minutes. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break. >> this live look outside at 655 and 27 seconds.

>> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. the polls are open. millions are ready to cast their final votes on election day. overnight vice president harris going all out in critical pennsylvania looking to chart a new course. >> and we have an opportunity in this election to finally turn