hill. for the east bay, 85 for pleasant hill and for walnut creek.pper 60s for you in san francisco and mid 70s in oakland and low to mid-80s for the north bay. here's that extended forecast and what you can expect. as we are looking at temperatures just a little bit warmer for your friday warming up on saturday and there we go with the triple digit heat sunday for monday. the hottest days out of extended forecast. back to you. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. and we are keeping an eye on president trump. he's on move on the way to the supreme court building right now to pay his respects to the late justice ruth bader ginsburg. we'll go there live next. >> reporter: plus, fire weather watch in effect for this weekend. how pg&e is launching a new system to alert customers about public safety power shutoffs. and the reminder, kpix 5 has a new app. it gives you easy 24/7 access to cbsn bay area and kpix 5 newscasts. you need to delete the old app and download the new one. >>> and today on "the drew barrymore show," actresses rosario dawson an

>> reporter: yeah, len, so the east bay hills, north bay hills, inland valleys, that's where the fire danger is going to be the most critical this weekend. you heard mary lee talking about it. just a few minutes ago. temperatures are going up this weekend. those winds will pick up. and humidities are going down. that creates conditions ripe for fast-moving wildfires, especially at a time when the hills are already very dry. >> we're only just getting to the part of the season that typically is the most dangerous. it looks like it's -- mother nature is coming in right on time this weekend with what looks like will be fire weather. >> reporter: one of the biggest questions, will pg&e do any public safety power shutoffs. >> right now they say no. >> reporter: but a because of the impact to customers they have new alert system where people can sign up to get updates about possible power shutoffs. now firefighters say the biggest thing for this weekend, be careful when you are outside. you don't want to be the one that throws sparks into the dry grasses and if you do see any fires this wee

that is in effect for our northbay mountains, east bay hills and valleys. it will be in effect from saturday 9:00 p.m. until monday 8:00 p.m. until for all the areas highlighted in red. due to these easterly winds, looking at 15 to 25 sustained gusts up to 35 to 50 miles per hour, so especially looking into the higher elevations, we will see the strongest winds, low relative humidity values with those northern to northeasterly winds, critical fire conditions. we are watching very closely for you. now our air quality. looking good to moderate for today. we are going to see some hazy skies as we look to the weekend as well as early next week with that offshore wind flow. looking good for today, but watch as we will see hazy skies for saturday, but especially as we look to sunday and monday. we will talk about the weekend forecast war and those hot temperatures coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >>> i am an of at the live news desk. let's go to san francisco. we are waiting for a rally to begin and mayor london breed is expected to speak. this is a black

there is low relative humidity values for the north bay mountains and east bay hills and santa cruz mountains today into tomorrow morning and we have a wind advisory that will be in effect for the north bay mountains for today, at a possible chance of downed trees and power lines. it will be hot but not quite as hot as yesterday. we're looking at mid 80s in san francisco and low 90s in oakland and mid 90s in san jose and dealing with triple digit heat in concord. 103 for a high in concord and because of the extreme heat, still for inland locations, concord is opening up a cooling center at the concord senior center from 1:00 until 6:00, to give some relief to people, so go out there if you need some safety from these hot temperatures. it is from 1:00 until 6:00 in concord. we will talk more about temperatures slowly cooling down for the week. details are coming up in a few minutes. let's look at the traffic. >>> it is getting busy for that commute into the allatoona pass on southbound 580. there are brake lights out of tracy from mount house. beyond that, towards north flynn , the positive ne

for the east bay topping out at 93 concord and pleasant hill. upper 80s to 90s for the tri-valley. mid for sausalito and daly city. 77 in oakland and 75 for alameda and for the north ime highs in the mid 80s. here's the extended forecast and what you can expect. so temperatures we're going to cool it down a little bit more as we head through the next few days. but we will continue with those hazy and smoky skies. back to you. >>> all right, mary, thank you. new this morniny area schools have pulled spots in a recent study ranking the top community colleges in the country. csm ranked third in the country. alone yea college in fremont took seventh. the 14th and cupe was 19th. the study published by wallet hub looked at factors of cost, quality, student to retention and graduation rates. each of the colleges were in the top ten. >>> proof age is just a number. ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, how this 100- year-old man just dove into the world record books. >>> remember, kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the bay area. just go to kpix.com/together. b >

until 8:00 on wednesday for areas highlighted in red, so that is for the north bay mountains and east bay hills and we are watching the winds. they are gusting up to 60 to 61 miles an hour in higher elevations this morning. it is a big concern for bius an also low relative humidity values. a wind advisory for the north bay mountains until 11:00 tonight, with possible downed trees and power lines with these strong winds. let's talk about our temperatures. no longer looking at those incredibly hot temperatures. we're looking hot, just not as hot as yesterday. mid-80s in san francisco and low 90s in oakland and mid 90s in san jose and triple digit heat expected for concord at 103. i will continue to go down through the week. details on that with the future cast winds taking you through today into tomorrow coming up pick let's check in with gianna for the latest on the traffic alerts. >>> it is a busy ride on westbound 24 near the tunnel because of a crash involving several vehicles. there are two tangled up in one lane and another car stuck in number four and then a couple more cards are involved

which is how dry everything is. >> reporter: which is why crews are keeping a close watch on the east bay hills, keeping their equipment close by, and ready to roll. the red flag warning is expected to end 8:00 tomorrow morning. reporting live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thank you. >>> we have new video this evening near chico in the plumas national forest. this time-lapse video shows just how quickly those flames exploded. this is part of the north complex fire. flames are forcing evacuations in plumas, yuba, and butte counties. the concern with this fire is that it's headed toward oroville. so far about 40,000 acres have burned. >>> take a look at these photos. the photographer was in willetts in mendocino county. it is nightmarish. this is not incident or even the evening. these photos were taken at 3:00 in the afternoon. the fire has burned 900 acres. it's in mendocino county. it's 10% contained. >>> here in the bay area, crews continue to make progress on the fire lines. the lnu complex fire in the north bay 91% contained. the scu complex fi, along the coast

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for the east bay, and pleasant hill. pper 80s to low upper 60s in san francisco and mid 60s in sausyou in oaklan bay, mid 80s so here's the exatures cooling off just a bit more. with that haze and smoke in our atmosphere. back to you. >>> l ahead on kpix 5 and area -- >> yocorenot sea of flowers. mission of this strawberry farm trading berries rush to work, grab a drink hurry home. - [cell phe beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california. experience the ultimate sports hub. where you can find games news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. follow the teams you love. and, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. miss an upd with the xfinity sports zone everybody wins.that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store for details.?s o you buckle up, start the ca

it is still in effect for the entire north bay along with lake county, solano county, east bay hills,and east bay as well. we have gusty offshore winds already. they are frequently gusting over 35 miles per hour and that means fires that we currently have can spread pretty fast. we are keeping our eye on that very closely because look at those winds right now. this is in our hills above about a thousand feet. gusting to 34 in knoxville. and we do expect these winds really to continue in the early-morning hours tomorrow. so let's go hour by hour for you. 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, the focus is really in the north bay for those gusty, offshore winds. well over 20 to 30 miles per hour, at times. that continues at 6:00 a.m., as well. so this next seven watching very closely for those stronge strongest winds. after 6:00 a.m., the winds rapidly weaken and by lunch time, we do expect those winds to generally be less than 15 miles per hour. right now, it's 75 right now in the city. 76 in oakland. 91. 91 in cloverdale. when you have these offshore winds coming down the mountainside, they actu

exacerbated has enhanced and lengthen the wildfire risk season in oakland and many parts of the east bay hills and that's why with the pay more attention to what we do. >>there's a red flag warning in the east bay hills tonight and throughout the rest of the weekend due to high temperatures coupled with low humidity and dry vegetation and that has hundreds of people on high alert tonight, especially people who live in the oakland hills neighborhood with a storied history of deadly and destructive fires this weekend's extreme weather conditions now creating the threat of another big fire for folks who live there. >>kron four's flee to gaal has their concerns. >>that's where the fire that's that's that was almost the center of the 91 fire up there warmer for oakland city council member dan cole. >>it says this area cannot afford repeat the 1991. >>next month marks 29 years since the deadly oakland hills fire storm that killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes so that tragic tragic wake-up call we can not have anything like that here in eau claire, anywhere in the east bay ever again wit

for the east bay mid 80s for concord and pleasant hill and low to mid-80s for the tri- valley. and around the bay, upper 60s in san francisco and mid 70s in oakland. and for the north bay, in the upper 70s to low to mid-80s this afternoon. here's that extended forecast and what you can expect. temperatures warming up for tomorrow. really heating up with that triple digit heat inland sunday and monday and tuesday. and even around the bay, sunday and monday and tuesday we're talking 80s and 90s. and 70s and 80s along the coast. back to you. >>> it's 5:51 right now. they are the sons of oakland and now local artist daveed digs and rafael casal are helping save the ferry land at lake merritt. we spoke with them and the director of ferry land about a unique virtual fund raiser this weekend called celebrity story time. >> prominent east bay and bay area figures and some like beloved, you know, bay area affiliates and teachers from the town and athletes and stuff are coming in to give an artistic sort of a gift, offering to ferry land. >> could actually come together as a community and

afternoon, looking at 96 for santa clara, san jose, campbell, for the south bay, 97 four cupertino and morgan hill. for the eastiple digit heat, 102 for you in concord, pleasant hill. 100 for antioch and brentwood. upper 90s to triple digit heat for the tri-valley. around the bay, going to be hot as well. 93 in san francisco, topping out at 96 for oakland, alameda, san leandro and the north bay, upper 90s to triple digit heat. here is the extended forecast, what you can expect. hot for tomorrow, it will cost just a bit along the coast as the onshore flow begins to slowly kick in. we will see the sea-breeze as we head through the rest of the work week and especially into the weekend with daytime highs down to near normal for this time of year. let's check with gianna franco and out look at the road closures due to wildfires burning. >>> there are a laundry list of closures. unfortunately because of this is concentrated in the north bay and napa county area, santa rosa, calistoga, st. helena all affected this morning. 29, highway 12, 128, the major roads that are certainly close. because of this i will zoom in an

. >>> that is the sound of what could be trouble, high winds in the east bay hills, those winds are going so increase. all this as the bay area experiences unrelenting heat and horrible air quality as you can see in this live picture as we look back toward berkeley. >> thank you for joining us, let's get right to abc news drew tuma. >> another day of poor air quality. look at these numbers again this afternoon. we're at 107 in concord, 100 in rode wood city. what we're watching closely overnight tonight. is our wins. winds developing in the north bay. that's why a red flag warning will go into effect starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight. starting at 10:00 a.m. tuesday morning in the santa cruz mountains, these offshore winds. we've been through these events before. they drag in warm, very dry air, that means fires can start easily. >> a wind advisory will go into effect. this is where we expect the strongest winds. we look at those winds closely, we'll have an update on our air quality and find some relief from this extreme heat in a few minutes. >> drew, thank you so much. >> it was well into

live shot coming in from the bay bridge toll plaza with the sun just about to join us over the east bay hills temperature check right now we have those lower 60's lining up the east bay shoreline up to the north bay, a mixture of 50's and 60's for comparison's sake we little warmer up there in the north and a good chunk of the east bay around midday, we're just a touch cooler today not getting on to that red flag warning, here's the coverage area right over the east bay hills of those winds being offshore about 20 to 35 solano county will be hit particularly hard which will be showing you this all kicking in about 9 o'clock tonight being with us until monday morning and now sonoma county. now also marine and this tells not and this includes more than just the higher elevations, little bit of a change from before he gives you the all the geography in total peninsula, not have to be in that or the east bay shoreline either the breakdown for you today, 76 will do it by 11 by 2 we've got 87 got numbers for you all of that coming up at the heart okay james seen a couple minutes. thank you. we begi

hill as well 20-mile-per-hour winds. the red flag warning kicks in tonight and especially for the north bay mountains and east bay hills andnterior a veries, va elevations above 1,000 feet. the biggest impact will be gusty winds probably upwards of 50 mour miles per hour plus in some areas. there is an elevated fire danger. there is a fire watch in place yesterday that was upgraded to a red flag warning that kicks in tonight heading into monday. what can we expect? this high pressure that's keeping us hot is going to remain not just for today but also through tomorrow and into the start of the workweek as well, into monday. i do want to show you how this is going to impact your workweek because, remember, i had mentioned to kira we were in the 90s today, but by tomorrow we will see triple digits into the interior valleys. again, we are watching out of t. not going to be easy for the firefighters out there. any time that we see wind kicking up it is a big concern. 101 by monday and tuesday. triple digits remain. we start to cool off just a little bit heading into wednesday and thursday, but, i mean, even for areas like san

all throughout the sacramento valley and at times along the east bay hills. diablo hills will start to see the wind speeds pick up. the valleys may not see the same gusts we're expecting in the mountains. the entire north bay, the inland east bay hills where you'll see gusts above 2,000 feet, closer to 45 miles per hour. also notice the humidity numbers especially by tomorrow afternoon and evening. possibly in the single digits in the north bay. that is the reason why we have the red flag warning all the way through 11:00 on monday. so here's the big jump in temperatures tomorrow. low to mid-90s around san jose. upper 90s to near 100 degrees inland. in concord, a lot of that depends on the wind. as the winds lighten up later in the day that's when you're going to see these temperatures skyrocket. we do think san francisco has a chance of 90s tomorrow. in fact, the forecast for tomorrow has trended even hotter for some places there around san francisco and the north bay, and you're seeing it there. now, get ready for monday's high temperatures. 97 degrees, san

the east bay hills and east bay valleys. it begins nine p.m. on saturday until 8:00 a.m. on monday. over the hill talk tops and the peaks gusting 50 miles an hour. when you wake up sunday morning there will be a change as to how it feels out there because of dry wind. there will be change in the morning hours. we are showing you a lot. saturday 4:00 p.m.

a little bit of drizzle in the east bay hills. and temperatures are a little milder, mid-50s to low 60s. we'll be in the 60s and 70s at noon. we'll stay in the 60s at coast, but 75 to 83. and that is really comfortable thanks to the haze out there, it is blocking out the strong sunshine and keeping us from reaching our potential warmth during the day. but it is also bringing that unhealthy air. so we'll talk about how that will change over the weekend and switch for unhealthy temperatures. >>> and it is a question on so many parents' mind, when can kids go back to school. and san francisco's mayor breed is laying out a new time line for reopening schools for in-person learning. education of course one of the five key issues we're focusing on in our effort to build a better bay area. there is no firm date for high school reopening, but 1some younger students could be going back to the classroom soon. amy hollyfield is live with the details. >> reporter: this is one of those stories where the headline and the reality are pretty diff

kicking up for our red flag warning tonight, higher he will vagteleh bay mountains and into the east bay hillswinds outheast bringw relative humidity. so in terms of highs today, with that hazy sunshine, 90 downtown, look for 93 at oakland, san mateo, 79. half moon bay. and 109 livermore, 100 in san jose. yeah, can you tell the difference in n difference? not really. just have a plan it stay cool and drink plenty of water. >>> and still ahead, we are hearing from the woman who suffered severe burns after she says a bottle of hand sanitizer exploded on her. >>> and as we fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that is why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved one, and of course for you propit provides property tax mostfairnessble. for disabled homeowners like cynde, stuck living with a broken elevator. nineteen helps wildfire victims, their homes to fire. who't and seniors like pam who need to move closer to family or medical care, without a tax penalty. prop 19 limits taxes on our most vulnerable. yes on 19. >>> at the golde

the north bay, all for the bay, solano county, lake county, the east bay hills and the inland east bay, tracking the wind gusts. the next window we're watching is about an eight-hour window. starting at 10:00 tonight. you can see it becoming active. overnight after that time period, after 6:00 a.m., it looks like the winds will rapidly weaken into the early afternoon where the winds are less than about ten-miles-per-hour. look at the temperatures. by 10:00 a.m., we're already into the 80s in a lot of 60s. we'll likely go to 90 degrees. so tomorrow is a very warm day. half moon bay, 96 in san jose. 100 in santa rosa, 102 in fairfield, 100 for concord and an i don't know. and 96 the high in fremont. the next seven days, a windy morning in the hills tomorrow. a hot afternoon with a spare the air day. tuesday we begin to get cooler weather around the cote coast and the bay shoreline. specially through thursday. the fog will return mid-week. that will help cool the coast down. and then relief area wide. it doesn't hit us until next weekend. >> a lot has been made about the niners' injuries.

this afternoon, for the south bay, triple digit heat around santa clara and morgan hill and for the eastl, 112 for brentwood and one of the hottest spots this afternoon, around the bay, 90 in san francisco, 94 for oakland, and for the north bay, triple digit heat, 105 in santa rosa. looking at 105 for windsor later today. here's the extended forecast. you can see another hot day tomorrow and then onshore flow begins to kick in and we will quote go down slowly as we go through the rest of the week. back to you. >>> still ahead, downward goat? the initial yoga tread goin we're living in uncertain times, but as californians we'll get through this together. if your income has been reduced or you've lost your job or your health insurance, covered california is here. we can help you find the health insurance you need to protect you and your loved ones. and, you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. so, if you or someone you know is without coverage, visit coveredca.com to learn more or enroll today. an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little su

. >>> weather conditions will be intense this weekend as we check out the east bay hills. extreme heat and now concerns about fire in the north bay. meteorologist sandhya patel will be here with that next. >>> and a reminder we have a live air quality tracker on our website so you can see at a glance what the conditions are like. you can fi >>> 59 days remain until the presidential election on november 3rd, and today california's secretary of state revealed the state just shattered a record by having 21 million registered voters. this year there are some changes in voting because of you can go to our website abc7news.com to find out more about what's going to be different this election day. >>> good evening, everyone. i hope you enjoy today's warmer weather. at least it was still comfortable because this weekend it's going to get uncomfortable. dangerous heat wave coming our way. heat advisories for the coast, inland areas under an excessive heat warning. starting tomorrow morning, running until monday unless you're in lakes, salono or mendocino counties. that's going until

there are the east bay hills lighting up. sunday night into monday morning, the second wave comes through, it streams light it streamlines even more offshore. that will even include the east bay hills. i will show you the exclusive detail in the complete forecasting a few minutes. there we will show you the picture of the problem, and that big warm up is coming. we will feel it in the city and anywhere near the coast. seventy-four in san francisco, you probably were not even thinking about the temperatures. tomorrow, that is going to be a big change. you are going to feel that. not only san francisco, i'm going to outline the entire bay area care tomorrow feels different, but san francisco is the poster child. you warm up 16 degrees from one day to the next. >> pg&e says 100,000 customers in 15 counties could have power off tomorrow and monday as a percussion. the utility is giving an online briefing even as we speak and at this point only a handful of area customers are expected to be impacted. 200 in napa county, 202 in sono

yeah, you can you get to see it there you see kind of a combination though now aswetoward the east bay hills you saw the golden gate bridge and now you look toward the east bay hills and then you've got orange glow outside and that's a combination of that smoke of filtering the sunlight through there now on some of that fog. >>now the hazy conditions expected again tomorrow but i think it will improve slightly that ridge of high pressure that brought the offshore winds though northeasterly winds that brought that smoke in the bay area. that's going to give way to another ridge to the south of the circulation around that one is going to bring us light westerly component of the wind that should slowly begin to improve air quality, although it's not a very strong winds so the air quality so that we poured spot to theye called expected to be in the north a very poor again the east bay for equality south bay along the coastline that are going to find the freshest air that marine air that nice push that marine air certainly helps out temperature those numbers going to come up just a little bit tod

looking at those daytime highs for the south bay, 830 for santa clara and 80 for san jose and 82 for campbell and 83 for morgan hill. for the east bay, looking at 86 for concord and for pleasant hill. low to mid-80s for the tri- valley. and around the bay, upper 60s in san francisco and mid 70s for oakland and for the north bay, in the upper 70s to low to mid-80s this afternoon. here's that extended forecast and what you can expect. temperatures warming up as we look to saturday and especially for sunday, monday and tuesday. triple digit heat inland and still looking on the warm to hot side for the middle part of next week. that's your look at weather. let's check in with gianna for a look at traffic on this friday morning. >>> hey, good morning. well, better news, things are looking at little better as you head into the altamont pass this morning. we had an early morning trouble spot. they had a traffic alert. all clear now and all lanes are open and drive times, still in the red. but you are looking more like at about 51 miles per hour dry time as oppose today 84 minutes just about 20 minutes ago. so it's been a slow ride ther

those offshore winds that could gust as high as 50 miles per hour in the north bay mountains, east bay hills ands inland east bay as well. and we also have a fire weather watch for solano county and lake county, that will begin tomorrow morning as well for those offshore winds. let's go hour by hour. tomorrow we're forecasting early on the onshore breeze still with us, but watch what happens as you go late into tomorrow night and into early sunday morning, thoseya.,there you can see the wind that is strengthening especially around napa, calistoga, where frequent gusts over 30 miles per hour is forecasted. and that continues for much of sunday morning as well. and you can see the area of highest concern on the map is really in the north bay where we think the wibtsnds will be strongest early sunday morning. temperatures also on the rise next three days, enjoy today, it is really comfortable. and then warmer weather is over the weekend. by sunday, back into the triple digit inland, and bay shoreline, 80s and 90s. now a check of the roads with jobina. >> thank you, hi, everyone. happy friday to

for the east bay hills and the north bay mountains starting tomorrow evening through wednesday because of the foods for gusty conditions. 30-plus miles an hour. gusty winds brings extreme elevated fire danger. i would not be surprised if that turned into a danger starting tomorrow. >> vianey, thank you for that breakdown. it is 7:22. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up some good news. paying back a promise made decades ago. how one act of kindness led to a global campaign to help the homeless next. >>> coronavirus has brought job loss and a lot of uncertainty which includes donations to charities that we lie on it. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas shares one man's journey that has the rest of the world sending help here to the bay area. >> i'll just show you what the finished classroom looks like. >> reporter: from a seat at his kitchen table in livermore robert freeman leads an organization that has improved the lives of thousands around the world. >> that's what the old classroom looks like. that's the new one. >> reporter: it's the legacy, he says, of someone who deca

red flag warning that goes into place tonight, lasting through wednesday morning, for our north bay hills, easthe santa cruz mountains, it starts tomorrow morning and will go to wednesday morning. out the gate, looking at 78 in antioch tomorrow, 72 in concord. 61 san francisco. a low loft mid-60s for our bayside counties, and then inseasonally hot inland, but not quite as bad as where we've been. 83 expected for san franair qua expect it bay, east bay, south bay, along the coastline, and along the peninsula. your extended forecast, temperatures dropping off a little bit more on wednesday. definitely more comfortable as we get into the second part of the business week, and then into the weekend, pleasant weather. 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay. upper 80s to low 90s expected inland. over the next 48 hours or so, it will be bringing down those temperatures and then watching the concern for heightened fire danger. back to you. >> yeah, we've got a wait a while for the temperatures to come down a bit. rosemary, thank you. >>> major league baseball remembering an iconic player. lou brock redefi

east bay we go. concord high of 86 degrees and 85 for pleasant hill. for the tri-valley low to mid- 80s and around the bay, upper 60s in san francisco and oakland you will see a high of 74 degrees. also for san leandro. 70 for alameda and for the north bay daytime highs in the low to mid-80s. 84 degrees for a high in santa rosa this afternoon. 83 in napa and here's the extended forecast. as we're looking at temperatures on the rise, so warming up friday and into saturday. but triple digit heat inland for sunday and monday. the hottest days of our extended forecast. again we have that fire weather watch for the weekend into monday morning. for elevations above 1,000 feet. and looking at those hazy skies returning for us as well. that's your look at weather. let's check in where gianna for a look at traffic on this thursday morning. >>> it's off to a rough start, mary. unfortunately for the supercommuters heading into the altamont pass this morning, you can kind of see all the red on the sensors, that's due to broken down vehicle westbound 580 right at gr

east bay. good evening. >> let's get right to abc 7 news meteorologist. >> yeah. let's take a look at the red flag warning in effect for the north and east bay hills. along with the santa cruz mountains. it's in effect until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. the winds out of the north-northeast, 25 to 45. in the north bay hills, 65 miles per hour can't be ruled out. low humidity, dry conditions. any fires that develop will spread rapidly. we have a wind advisory until 11:00 p.m. tonight. downed power lines and definitely power outages are a possibility. check out the winds right now at the higher elevations. gusting to 29 on st. helena. 21 mt. diablo. take a look at the lower elevations. some wind is translating down to the surface. gusts to 25 in vacaville. the air quality is horrible across the bay area. it is obvious from the east bay hills camera, wildfires to our north are coming into our region. i'll be back with a further look at the air quality now and spare the air coming up. >> all right. thank you. we'll check back. pg & e turned off power for thousands of people in the north bay in an effort to prevent lines from sparking wildfires and high winds. ou

>>now at 5 rising fire danger in the north bay and the east bay hills again as another heat wave moved into the bay area this weekend. thank you for joining us tonight at 5 i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne extreme heat coupled with low humidity and dry brush as fire fighters on alert this weekend, a red flag warning goes into effect saturday evening. tomorrow night at 9 o'clock for various regions of the bay area and across california. kron four's dan kerman live for us in orinda with more dan. >>well this is literally the calm before the storm right now there is absolutely no wind at this point but they're expecting gusts up to 50 miles per hour in this region and other regions throughout the bay area beginning tomorrow night that coupled with possibly triple digit heat has firefighters on alert. as the sun bear down on contra costa county friday winds remain calm with temperatures in the 70's. >>but come this weekend a recipe for disaster high temps low humidity and winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. >>looking at very high fire danger and as you point out. we got an awful lot of dry

there is a fire weather watch that will go into effect on monday for the north bay mountains and east bay hills. i'll talk about that and this high pressure, how long this heat wave is going to last coming up in my full forecast. back to you. >>> this weekend we are tracking the chance of rolling blackouts because of strain on the state power grid. that all has to do with the heat. but next week, pg&e is warning people they might lose power as the company tries to prevent its equipment from starting a wildfire. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is in emeryville tonight for us with the details. >> reporter: this is time lapse from the national weather service of the creek fire plume as it explodes near shaver lake in the sierra national forest. >> the weather conditions are promoting the condition for big plume development. >> reporter: san jose state university professor craig clements is closely monitoring the conditions there. the creek fire may be burning several counties away near fresno, but there is real concern about forecasted windy conditions starting monday here in the bay area. >> i thi

east bay hills camera still showing some signs of that smoke looking over mount diablo area. low 80s from napa to santa rosa. 92 in fairfield. 87 in concord. the air quality across the region especially in places like santa cruz where it was so bad for so many days now good, in the green. san jose still moderate. fremont, oakland, san francisco, concord all reporting good air quality. santa rosa, napa as well. we are still seeing some signs of the smoke from the wildfires that are burning. what brought about all the change? there is an area of low pressure off the pacific northwest coast that set the onshore breeze, wind out of the west-southwest going and that brought us cleaner, fresher air from the ocean. right now the winds are out of the west at 24 miles an hour in san francisco so that'll keep the air quality good for this evening. live doppler 7 showing patchy fog out there and certainly still some haze as seen from our emeryville camera. fog and patchy drizzle l overnight tonight. cooler, cleaner air the next two days. we are looking at smokier and warmer conditions f

also, down the santa cruz mountains when you see the orange area, and the east bay hills for the focus tonight will be in the northbay, the wind, look how quickly they die down. i wish tomorrow, not much. and frankly if you're not at thousand feet even in the northbay you will not notice much wind, it is a higher elevation. >> they have cup out to that area, probably in the same effort they are doing, talking about the north bay. when we come back we have a look at the forecast has, air- quality and beyond. we will see you back here. >>> they confirms the ps ps a public safety power shutdowns are already underway. total of 172,000 customers in 22 northern california counties are affected. that includes the east side of santa rosa and sonoma county, and the calistoga area in napa county. power is expected to be restored no later than wednesday evening. deborah is here now with reaction from those in the shut off area. >> reporter: there is frustration, people will be waking up with no power tomorrow and have to manage that for at least two days. >> i abruptly backs of 20 pounds ice. >>

since then a giant swath of land has been created with dozers and brush clearing through east bay hills from martinez and pleasant hill, lafayette and san pablo road and el so brande. >> it creates a fuel break and a first break for any fires that may begin to the north and be driven by the diablo winds as early as this evening. the winds out of the north, pushing south. it protects lafayette and the communities to the west. >> reporter: for the danger that lies ahead tom, a 12-person hand crew is on stand by. they've also stepped up two extra engine companies. and the state has given the okay to reposition them. >> a water truck is standing by further east. >> our area that we're most concerned about is the marsh creek area. it is running alongside. >> technology is helping with the alert wildfire camera network that allows fire crews to assess situations remotely and direct will have resources in and out of a growing fire zone. >> here we go again. once we get through tomorrow, it looks like the temperatures should be going back down. the wind should be dying back down. >> reporter: i

we're talking north, east bay hills, valleys of north and east bay hills, and a heat advisory that's been expanded from san francisco to the entire bay area through 7:00 on monday. air quality is already deteriorating in the east bay, in the south bay. and you saw in the north bay. the golden gate, looking at blue sky right there. it is 71. oakland, mountain view, gilroy 64 at the coast. hot temperatures today, we're talking 20 degrees above average. and we're going to see those dry winds continue throughout the day today. numbers will be well into the 90s. this is your 4:00 temperature. we could hit 100 by about 3:00, mid-80s around the bay. the good news is, liz, we'll get a sea breeze tomorrow, but not in time to help us with this excessive heat. >> all right, lisa, thank you. >>> with fire dangers threatening all day today, pg&e was warning of power safety shutoffs. they were forced to because of the glass fire this morning. power is out for a little more than 2,000 customers right now. estimated restoration is around 9:45 this morning. pg&e has been warning of other public safety

the north bay hills east bay hills that's where people need to be on alert this weekend. yeah because that's going to be where the gusty winds will take place we're going to see winds out of the north-northeast. >>coming down from the mountain so it is going to be a very warm and dry wind and we are going to notice gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour less starting saturday morning through monday morning in addition to that very hot and dry conditions this weekend. i know that it's technically fall but summer like temperatures returning to the bay area or we could see widespread 90's to triple digit heat for most of our inland valleys along the bay 80's 90's and along the coast mid 70's to mid 80's. so it is going to be a very hot weekend on tap and from now until then we did notice a little bit of warming today but overall very pleasant temperatures in fact temperatures along the coast of the san francisco peninsula, 60 degrees for half moon bay low 70's for downtown san francisco starting to get that cool sea breeze so mother nature's ac kicking into high gear right now w

afternoon live look outside right now looks really nice to start the spay camera on top of the east bay hillsrkeley and we're seeing mostly clear conditions around the bay area current temperatures some mostly in the 70's and 80's but we're still at 90 degrees though if you are in the livermore valley right now 84 in dublin right now 82 for the current high are the current temperature in oakland 77 in nevada nap but you're currently at 79. and yes, a hot and dry conditions as we get through the next couple of weeks or the next couple not not weeks just a couple of days, i'm just making sure you're paying inland temperatures tomorrow, we're going to max out and about a 115 degrees that's possible for tomorrow for our hot as inland spots around the bay mid to upper 90's even possible and then at the coast 70's to mid 80's that we're going to be seeing and again an excessive heat warning for much of the bay area and a heat advisory if you're going to be for summer coastal spots but try to stay indoors if you can in fact we're going to see a this list only continue to grow that's we're expecting

the sorry state camera on top of our east bay hills overlooking berkeley right now mostly clear conditions we're going to see hot dry conditions around the bay area over the next few days and record temperatures. there were expecting as we get into tomorrow napa actually was one of our record breaking temperatures today at one '02 that was a hot spot, but it might get be tomorrow because we're expecting about one of 7 in napa and because of the heat wave we are under another spare the air alert for tomorrow and of with the wildfires burning throughout the bay area. definitely not helping matters were also under high fire danger as we get into monday through wednesday. a fire weather watch this offshore dry when that we're going to be. wind about the were possibly going to be seeing especially on tuesday night, i'll talk more about that a bit temperatures right now though out the we're seeing a lot of 80's on the board 81 us still in downtown san jose 83 in morgan hill right now 85 if you're in the livermore valley area 79 in downtown oakland, 77 right here and san francisco and definitely

the east bay hills and east bay valleys. it begins nine p.m. on saturday until 8:00 a.m. on monday. over the hill talk tops and the peaks gusting 50 miles an hour. when you wake up sunday morning there will be a change as to how it feels out there because of dry wind. there will be change in the morning hours. we are showing you a lot. saturday 4:00 p.m. take this into saturday night and into sunday morning. look at the humidity values. the brighter colors represent the strong wind speeds. avery in napa county and celano county. as you can see into the afternoon hours, wind is still a factor but so is the heat and is still very dry. could have relative humidity right around 15 to 16%. later in the day sunday the winds will back off. the wind is one factor. of the heat is another. we will talk about a few neighborhoods right around 100 degrees as we head into your sunday's forecast. we will talk more about the hot weekend, fire danger coming up in a little bit. >>> pg&e is warming warning about the power shut off this weekend. and outage would affect 97,000 customers in northern count

seeing some blue skies from our east bay hills. low 90s from santa rosa, concord, livermore, as we take a look at one other live picture from our golden gate bridge kral. we do have a spare the air for tomorrow and gusty winds and high fire danger next week. so tomorrow morning, fog is right around the bay and coast. temperatures from the low 50s to the low 60s as we head into tomorrow afternoon. those temperatures soar in the south bay. 95 in san jose, 103 in gilroy, 70 in half moon bay. down san francisco, 77 degrees. a little fog there. just a touch in daly city, keeg you in the 60s. north bay temperatures, 95, san rafael. 100 in calistoga heading into the east bay. 92, 93 fremont, hazy skies and hot conditions inland. 104 in antioch andler more, 103 degrees in concord. temperatures well above average and records are definitely a possibility. not just tomorrow but sunday and monday as well. let's take a look at the fire danger. 10:00 p.m. monday until 8:00 p.m. wednesday. we have offshore winds developing. fire danger will be el

the warning has been issued for the north north bay mountains east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. as temperatures reached record numbers, many folks are packing beaches throughout california despite public health orders kareen wynter talked with folks in redondo beach who are upset the public health guidelines were not being followed. >>in the sun, this festive labor day weekend and not making me happy out of control for 2 months also fears crowds gathered along california's coast could trigger a repeat of the surge as we've seen of covid cases i had in mind this be like but i think is this i mean that any of >>like side to side like for you. >>and also when people are out with this whole covid beachgoers flocked to the shores of redondo beach this sunday. >>the sand filled with family celebrating under tents, some wearing masks but many without facial coverings. >>the busy location didn't allow for much social distancing either and i'm scared that were like. >>everything we've done in last few months is awash now maybe because who knows what's going to happen the everybody but i

you can see in the east bay 70's up to the north bay 76 meanwhile for san jose just to reiterate again that red flag warning is with us until tomorrow night east of the east bay hillscounty sonoma napa and also to are in counties with all of this going on here there's a breakdown for we expect temperatures for highs well in the middle 90's and beyond well. >>today about to wrap up the newscast here but our coverage does continue all day long on our free streaming service kronon we're continuing to track that fast-moving wildfire burning in saint it is now at 800 acres, the glass fire mandatory evacuations, continuing to grow this morning we have been speaking with evacuees will have more of their stories. later today, plus there is a red flag warning in effect until monday night have the latest on those possible shut offs. thanks for joining us here on the kron 4 morning news. we'll see you tonight. > anncr: the following is a paid program from joel osteen ministries.

so it's in effect in the north bay, the inland east bay and the east bay hills. look at the winds right now in our hills. already gusting to 40 atop mt. diablo. we do expect these winds to strengthen in the early morning hours tomorrow. future weather show you these wind gusts early tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. we do expect winds to strengthen especially in the north bay with frequent gusts over 30 miles per hour. and we do expect these winds to continue even into monday as well. as these winds blow they're going to drag in some hot air. we're tracking record heat. and we'll have those numbers in a few minutes. >> all right, drew, thank you. pg&e plans to begin public safety power shutoffs around midnight mainly in the sierra foothills and some north bay residents could lose their electricity tomorrow. the shutoffs will begin tomorrow around 4:00 in the utility will have ground crews and helicopters waiting for the all clear to be issued. >> once we get that all clear we immediately begin to patrol and to restore our electric system. >> pg&e will open 28 communi

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that's going to bring is a fire weather watch for the east bay hills and north bay mountain starting on monday because of the national weather service. the three things we don't want to see is red flag warnings of low humidity and hot temperatures and also those winds. when do we get relief from the heat? by wednesday we'll start to climb down from the triple digits. friday, no, it is not 12 degrees, guys. it is supposed to be 92. but that is a typo there. my weather graphic is doing their own thing. let me tell you. must be the heat, it is making them spas out. >> it is going to be really, really hot. >> we thought maybe it is today. >> vianey, thank you. >> can you imagine? >> a legendary treat made by a local legend but she's not just baking those tasty crunch cake. we catch up with the first black mayor talking about desserts. we made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. when their growing family meant growing expenses, our agents helped make saving on insurance easy usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa i've been involved in. communications in the media for 4

should be on tuesday night and again that is going to affect the north bay mountains and the east bay hills we could see a gusts of up to 50 miles per hour at some of our highest peaks so definitely going to be watching out for that temperatures going to continue to climb as we get into tomorrow afternoon even hotter than what we saw today as a matter of fact more triple digits on the board upwards of a 114 degrees expected in livermore tomorrow a 104 if you're going to be in hayward tomorrow, one of 3 in fremont one of 7 for the afternoon high in morgan hill and so we're definitely looking at some low 90's even in downtown san francisco. and up the coast we're looking at 84 for half monday. how long is this heat wave got a last will have all those details comi i wanted my hepatitis c gone. i put off treating mine. epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. i just found out about mine. i knew for years. epclusa has a 98% overall cure rate. i had no symptoms of hepatitis c mine caused liver damage. epclusa is only one pill, once a

we have this red flag warning in effect for the east bay valleys and hills and now all of the north bay is included in this high fire danger and for your sunday morning starting at 11 o'clock heat advisory in effect for most of the bay area because of 90's and near triple digit heat expected away from the immediate coastline. so let's take a look at relative humidity out there right now already drying out in your bill 46% relative humidity. fairfield even drier than that right now at 38% 72 in livermore so a little bit more moisture there but then take a look sunday out around your new lunch time hour. >>after the northerly winds have gusted upwards of 50 miles per hour or less throughout the overnight hours we're already going to be in the teens and single digits for those of you in youngsville and sonoma by around sunday evening at 5 o'clock so could wind speeds out there right now already starting to see that northerly flow over most of the north bay specifically santa rosa and avato seeing winds in the teens and we are expecting tonight to be the peak of those winds anywhere from 20

only in the north bay but east bay and santa cruz mountains and that goes through at least 8:00 wednesday morning. so, another 24 hours of high fire danger. 82 in the east bay hills and you notice you don't see the marine layer there. right along the coast and keep you in the 70s while it has minimal effect for the rest of us. 80s and 90s around the bay already at noon and then 80s and 90s around the bay and 100s inland by 4:00 and still in the 80s to near 90 at 7:00. couple more days and then we're out of this. i think you'll be happy to see the seven-day forecast. here's kumasi with more news. >> thanks, mike. >>> happening right now pg&e says dangerous fire conditions are prompting and the utility issued that power lines could fall and start fires. outages started around 3:00 . >>> cal fire said they rescued 13 people so far who were trapped on china peak just after 3:00 this morning. officials say the smoke cleared up overnight for a helicopter to safely land. the fire has burned over 135,000 acres with no containment. >> it's been tough work for our pilots, but those aviation crews and our inner agency partners on the ground in fresno county have been the re