ever changing lighting combinations in celebration of golden gate park's 150th anniversary. oncludes my presentation. any questions? >> president buell: thank you very much. >> we are now in public comment for item 8, golden gate park temporary entwined meadow light art installation. please dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. you have two minutes. are there any commenters, paul? paul, you're on mute. do you have anyone in the queue? okay. looks like there might be somebody. there is a caller on the line, please state your name. >> hi, i'm bob hall. >> president buell: go ahead. >> thank you. i just wanted to make a comment that i hope that you're putting this really nice art project through the lens of science, too. there is a lot of lighting projects being added to the parks, the soccer fields and the ferris wheel and now the tennis courts. so i'm sure you all heard the science before about insect collapse and this lighting has really been a challenge to damage insects and causes them to swarm around the lights and they get tired and die. insects that are importan

after months of delays because of the coronavirus, the observation wheel in san francisco's golden gate park is finally open for riders looking for a great view, and this is a live look right now from golden gate park of that ferris wheel up and running. christien kafton joining us now live with more on to the opening of the star sky wheel. >> reporter: heather was talking about it a moment ago, people have been watching that wheel go in place and sit there for months, and now we can finally go on board. this is part of the city's 150th anniversary celebration, and they are hoping this is the latest thing to help the city cope with the pandemic. the observation wheel is now open. >> excited to the first to try something out like this. >> reporter: whisks passengers 15 stories into the air, and after their trip, what do riders think? >> oh, it's fantastic. you had so many great views up there. >> yeah, it was definitely worth the money. we weren't around multiple times. thought we were only going to go around once, but weren't around three or four times, which is definitely worth it. >> the o

highly anticipated 150 foot tall ferris wheel is ready to welcome people at san francisco's golden gate park starting next week it's going to be awesome the grand opening wednesday october 21st the ferris wheel is there to celebrate golden gate park's 100 50th birthday this guy scar sky star wheel. >>was originally plan to debut on april 4th, but course put on hold due to covid-19 and now it's ready to roll offering over 30 fully enclosed gondolas taking 6 riders per gondola on a private ride for 12 minutes. guests will be able to see views of downtown san francisco all the way to the ocean for information on how you can purchase tickets to make reservations just head to our website kron 4 dot com days like today, lots of sunshine but fire danger running high red flag warnings are up for good part of the bay area, not just the mountaintops now but in the valleys in the north and parts of the east bay expecting winds 3045 miles per hour maybe some gusts over 50 across some of the higher peaks and humidity 10 to 20%. i think some places in the single digits, so. >>dangerous fire weather over t

36 specially designed, temperature-controlled gondolas to the sky star observation wheel in golden gate park today. the 150-foot wheel was supposed to be ready in april for a one-year run for the park's 150th anniversary celebration but was halted by the pandemic. now it opens wednesday, october 21st. >> the view, while i can't wait to see it myself, is from san francisco, downtown and beyond, and then of course the bay and then the pacific ocean. >> reporter: many observers say they've already bought tickets. >> it's a beautiful machine. it's very exciting. >> you figure it will be worth the wait? >> oh, i'm so glad that it's happening. definitely i think it was worth the wait. >> reporter: just an opportunity for people to get together and share an experience. i mean that's been all too missing from our last several months here in san francisco. so i think this is something to celebrate. >> reporter: sky star says covid precautions will be in place. for example, the gondolas, which seat six, will not be filled to capacity to allow for spacing, and will be sanitized after each group gets of

then we will follow with the closure of the golden gate park, the j.f.k. and golden gate drive and park and that will be presented by sarah jones and public comment will be welcome as well there and following public comment related to the presentations, there will be even more public comments scheduled from 3:35 to 3:45. so those of you who are interested in participating, please make note of that and i will also announce public comment availability when the presentations have completed. all right, back to the agenda. are you going to do roll call? >> i'll do roll call. >> okay, thank you. >> thank you helen. so when i call your name, if you are here, please say present. >> helen pelzman, you're here. >> present. >> alex madrid -- okay, alex is present. denise senhaux. i believe denise is going to be on the phone. you may need to unmute yourself from the phone. it may take us all a while to get use to this. >> do we know her phone number at all? >> yeah -- >> i got it. >> sam, i don't think -- [inaudible] >> i can just share it with you. >> i need the numbe

. >>> you can get a free taco for lunch today and there is a new attraction at golden gate park. >> a wheel is spinning at san francisco's golden gate park. a long awaited opening delayed by the pandemic. it's here to separate their anniversary. it will provide a spectacular view of the city and bay from inside what they are calling temperature-controlled gondolas. riders need to book times to limit lines. >>> the dodgers really have the upper hand in the fall classic. the dodgers and rays will be back at it tonight in the world series. game one of the world series last night, not too much of a contest. the dodgers won the game 8-3. but the big story looking best delivering on the deal everyone can get behind. taco bell steal a base and steal a taco promotion. the night had some intrigue because one inning early, america thought chris taylor stole second until score keeper called it a wild pitch and kept america waiting until betts eventually stole second in the fifth inning. there he goes to win free taco for everyone. nice to see. about lunch time! back to you. >> we get our tacos a

this is part of the golden gate park 150th anniversary. on and parks department says the wheel is a tribute to the resilie rese of san franciscans. i'm so happy to hear this. we had plans to be on that ferris wheel. >> now the plans can be reborn, right? >> yes. is it like one person in the pod, your family in the pod? >> got to be, right? got to be. >>> i'll wave at you from my pod. butlet go. >> that's fine. we can be in adjacent pods. that's good. >>> next up, air pure fires are selling so fast because of the wildfires and president pandemic. now a bay area company makes them is hiring. >> reporter: governor newsom is expected an area today. if only he was here right n they do one of the most deven in normal times.s, our frontline health care workers. and when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. to invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone- rich, poor, and in-between. whether it's this pandemic o

$18 takes you way up in the sky. >> the sky star observation wheel located in san francisco's golden gate park the park's 158th anniversary. the line's long on the first day. if you want to buy a ticket, make a reservation and follow covid safety protocols. the ride lasts 12 minutes. what a view, quite the experience. >> lester holt is next, see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, barack obama hitting the 2020 campaign trail for the first time 13 days until the election the former president making the case for joe biden. let's geto pete williams with more. >> the threatening emails sent to voters in at least four states and said to be from a far right group called the proud boys were the work of iran. the emails started showing up this week and the inboxes of registered democrats in florida and alaska. th

. >>> this week an attraction put up the celebrate the 150th anniversary of golden gate park will finallyopen to the public, a giant observation wheel. >> the wheel's first spin is a story of rebirth and even rejuvenation for one of the most famous parks in the country. it sits shrouded in the morning fog, like a performer waiting for the curtain to lift and the show to begin. and when this giant observation wheel begins to whisk visitors into the air, they'll be looking down at golden gate park that has literally been transformed during the covid crisis. >> you know, this wasn't the 150th anniversary we had hoped or planned for, but very quietly while the park has been open to san francisco over the last seven months, we've gone about the business of 150 park improvement projects throughout the park. >> some happened in plain view, like the new multimillion-dollar tennis center and clubhouse which crews are working to finish. others were like waving a wand inside a castle wall. at the japanese tea garden, typically open 365 days a year, gardeners used the temporary shutdown to work magic

drive to have access to golden gate park. it would be disastrous for me, i wouldn't be able to go to the park unless i could have access to a nearby parking space. so i really object to j.f.k. being closed. i think that golden gate park should be welcomed to all of our residents, not just the able-bodied on bikes or walking. that's what i have to say. thank you. >> thank you. i really appreciate your comments. i will point out that our agenda -- oops, apologies. that we have a presentation specifically regarding that issue and if there are other participants who are calling for transit-related issues and the closure of j.f.k. and golden gate park, i would ask that you wait until we had those presentations, if that's okay. so, is there anybody else who would like to make a public comment? >> we have two more queued up. i'll unmute them one at a time. hello caller. you have been unmuted. >> yes, hi. my name is zack. i'm a disability advocate in san francisco. i publish on youtube videos a.d.a. violations that you can find. i don

it will start at golden gate park. ong-awaited attraction, of course delayed like most things by the pandemic. it's here to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary. the 15-story wheel will provide a spectacular view of the city and the bay from inside temperature-controlled gondolas. they will clean them out and riders will need to book their times to limit lines. i don't know who will be the first one of us to get on that thing? i bet it's marcus. >> you know, it probably is me. >> i just took a picture in front of that wheel. >> oh, in front of the wheel. >> the other day. i wondered when it would start working. >> there you go. >> of course it wasn't open then. i'll be in line to do that. >> kari might beat us all. >>> we continue to watch what's going on with our wind speeds. i want to show you some of the top wind gusts that we've had over the past 24 hours across parts of the bay area. now some of our highest wind gusts are in the upper elevations. you check out santa rosa and we've been up to 17 miles per hour. co

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and took the paid 10150 foot tall ferris wheel is ready to welcome guests at san francisco's golden gate park next week look at that pretty cool right. the grand opening is next wednesday october 21st and the first will is there to of course celebrate. golden gate park's, 100 and 50th birthday, the sky star will was originally planned to debut back on april 4th but was put on hold due to covid-19 in the pandemic of course well now it is ready to roll offering 30 fully enclosed gondolas taking 6 riders per gondola on this really nice private ride for 12 minutes. when you're on that ride will be able to see views of downtown san francisco all the way out to the ocean sounds pretty cool right we're going to do it. we are we've already talked about if you want to purchase tickets and make reservations just head over to our website head over to kron 4 dot com we're definitely going to check that out all right coming up in the next hours, thousands are without power right now in the north bay we'll have the latest coming up in a live report from napa county. >>plus the heat advisory goes into effec

the goal is to get locals to visit golden gate parks museum, and san francisco restaurants, and to visit with covid protocols in mind. >>> let's bring in jeff ranieri once again as we inch towards the weekend. how are we looking, jeff? >> we're going to get a little bit of wind, as we've been talking about. but also some cooler temperatures on the way. so let's go ahead and start off with that fire danger. it's very isolated up towards the mountains. so you really got to go up high in elevation in order to get some of this wind around 2,000, 3,000 feet up for the winds 10 to 40 miles per hour. we'll see this on and off wind into about friday morning and for the lower elevations much, much calmer, only 5 to 15. let's give you a closer look at the wind in my forecast. look at the bright colors here. you see the key on the beft as well. around 40 miles per hour. that will build into the north bay mountains tomorrow morning and a little here for mount diablo. i think we'll hold on to the burst of wind 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night. and friday we see the wind in the mountains really starting to c

if you want to ride this ferris wheel, it will be here in golden gate park for the next 12 months. in san francisco, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> i want to go. >> i do, too. what a great assignment. let's go. we can all -- >> yes. >> we're not in the same household. we'd have to have separate gondolas. lucy can go in one with jeff and we'll each have ours with our same families. >> we're going in the same pod, us four right here. >> hi, lucy. >> oh, man. hey, yeah, lucy wanted to say hi today on her lucy wednesday. janelle, she hears your voice and she just gets so excited. i brought her chair over here, yes, i did. for her to sit down. she couldn't wait to hop up and say hi to everybody today. i know like a lot of you, she has been sick of the hot weather and the wind lately. at this this weekend we get some cooler weather moving on in. we're going to go ahead and start off with our fire danger. i do want to focus in on that. we'll give lucy one of these small rabbit tweets with sweet potato wheel we get into the weather graphics. the wind in the south bay not that gusty.

decreased to 6%. >>> an attraction built to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the san francisco's golden gate parkopen to the public this week. look at it. the giant observation wheel that opens tomorrow and the entire park has been transformed during the pandemic. the rec and parks department says in the last seven months they worked on 150 improvement projects and that includes a new multimillion tennis center and a clubhouse as well as upgrades to the japanese tea garden and conservatory of flowers. >> we're seeing things bloom that wouldn't have before and we're seeing our banana tree produce tons of fruit. >> workers have accomplished all of these projects even with a 600% increase in pedestrians and bike riders. i feel a group field trip coming on. >> that sounds like fun. i went to the de young museum a couple weeks ago when it first opened and saw the wheel and it was still closed. now it is open. looks like a lot of fun. >> are they going to let us pick those bananas? >> that's the first thing mike was thinking. >> i was thinking with my stomach, i really was. i'm kind of hungry. they hav

[cheers and >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has g

we have seen pedestrian traffic corpse 600% and we have seen bike traffic go up to 20%. >> golden gate park is part of the equation here. >> people being able to enjoy life outdoors where things are safer i believe has helped us get to where we are because that is fewer people going inside. they're going inside to see other people. >>> tickets are booked through the week and you have to go online to reserve a spot for next week. as far as the other changes, they like the changes like the car free zones and would like to make them permanent they said if that is what the people want they have to go through a formal process these were just emergency measures due to the pandemic we're >>> we are looking at the forecast right now we can see that tonight around four decks 00, let me go back in this is when this is the strongest, this is the red flag warning area. thursday night into friday morning, there is friday morning, you can see that is the next the next couple a nights none of this is shattering it doesn't appear to be based on the models, we get into wind, some potentially dangerous wind

it comes as our crown jewel, golden gate park, celebrates 150 glorious years.ign up for a spot in the pod. $12 for seniors and kids, $18 for adults. finally, i am wearing pink today because it's the last week of breast cancer awareness month. do your bit in support. as i hand it back to you, a lot of restaurants are opening. many 25 or 50% indoors. i have to ask, would you be comfortable dining in a restaurant. >> go ahead. >> i am okay with it. i am comfortable. i feel they're doing a great job of keeping everybody distant and following safety protocols. i feel like i am supporting them especially during this tough time. i am okay. >> you want to support the local restaurants. me however, i will wait a little bit. i will be outside watching you eat indoors. i will be outside eating. you definitely want to support all the local restaurants. i am ready for a ferris wheel though, liam. >> let's order some food to go, jump on the ferris wheel and go round and round while eating, supporting ferris wheel, park, and the restaurants. why not? have a good weekend. >> a

golden gate park running from the middle of the city to the ocean, mclaren park being the biggest parkthe city over here not too far from the district. what i think we need to do is maintain them. there's been calls to open up some of the nonused areas for development, and i am completely against that. what i want to say is the twablt to actually access them and for people to feel safe. i think it's one of the biggest issues for mclaren. you can look at it statistically as the biggest park in the city. there are safety concerns in the city that we really don't need to anymore. we need to use those parks and fund them. thank you. >> thank you, kenneth. next, we'll hear from stephen. >> i'm a huge proponent of open space. as a kid, i grew up within walking distance of mount davidson. glen canyon park, one of the few creeks left running through the city. whatever we can do to preserve those treasures, i'm all about it. one of the things that i want to say is some of our open spaces are looking a little bit rough. mount davidson in particular, it's overgrown with eucalyptus, thornberrys, i

. >> next, get ready to take a spin in golden gate park. how long you can stay 150 feet up in the air. that's coming up. >> all right. we are tracking off shore winds for a high fire danger. in fact extreme fire danger. as we look to the next several days. we will talk about the red flag warnings coming up. >> and it's already busy ride for those folks making the trek into the pass. ly have a look at your travel times. >> and let's give you a live look outside. this is looking over the bay bridge there. a beautiful shot as we start the day together. 5:10 is the time. we will be right back. why o-cedar? because when i get home, we like to play crocodile on the floor. promist max's pad removes over 99% of bacteria, with just water. better cleaning with less waste. o-cedar. it feels great to feel at home. . >>> a brush fire that shut down multiple lanes of northbound highway 880 at stevens creek boulevard is now contained. it broke out last night. no word on the cause. >>> a live look at sfo now where a full scale emergency exercise will be ca

in the final portion we will talk about golden gate park's 150th anniversary celebrations and how parksn really important during in pandemic. welcome back. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. >> talk about golden gate park there is a newell come center as part of the 150th celebrations. can you talk about the new center and how th the pandemic changed the plans. >> let me start with 150th and dive into the welcome center and i will talk about the bison. april 4th was to the day golden gate park's 150th birthday, april 4, 1870, the state legislature created the park. it took decades for it to look what it looks like now. the park will nerv never be fin. i am biased but perhaps the greatest park in america for the last century and a half. it is the centennial of the park and around the san francisco modern history for the last 150 years the keeper of san francisco collective stories. it is here and i it is not the only pandemic. it was around for 1918, the aids crisis and throughout the history. it is supporting us. we had big plans. on april 4th we intended to welcome 150,000 peop

. >>> the giant observation wheel at golden gate park is getting ready for visitors. e rec and parks department says the wheel will open october 21st. tickets will be $10 for the first few days and must be purchased in advance. it was installed to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary. the 150-foot-tall wheel is equipped with 36 gondolas that can hold up to six people each. the gondolas also have both heating and air conditioning, and riders must wear masks. >>> also in golden gate park, the california academy of sciences reopens this week. october 13th to the 22nd is reserved for members and donors, and then the public can visit starting the 23rd. advance reservations are required, and everyone ages 3 and up must wear a mask. some hands-on exhibits will also be modified or disabled for safety purposes. >>> okay, still ahead, how one san jose movie theater owner is changing things up because of the times, and it's not just about the coronavirus. >>> and here's a live look from our roof camera looking out over the embarcadero and the bay bridge right now. pretty as we

that's including the richmond neighborhood and golden gate park. i was a a first generation immigrant. i was horn in honeg kong and - born in hong kong and i came here when i was 13 years old. san francisco has been a great home for me and my family. today, my partner, a firefighter, we are able to afford our home in the richmond, raising our child, a second greater, avenue lafayette elementary. i've spent the last five years in my life working in city government the, starting out at a legislative aide on the san francisco board of supervisors. also advocating for more than $500 million grants and funding to improve our park system at rec and park. last, but not least, but also at the city college of san francisco, champion free city college that is a higher education program froee for al san franciscans. i'm proud of the things that i have accomplished, but also, at the same time i have seen the income divide significantly increase in san francisco, especially during this pandemic, it has disproportionately hurt something the working people in our

. >>> the giant objectsvation wheel, talking about fun, at san francisco's golden gate park, is getting visitors. the rec and parks department says the wheel will open october 21st. tickets will be $10 for the first few days and must be purchased in advance. it was installed to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary. the 150-foot-tall wheel is equipped with 36 gondolas that can hold up to six people each. the gondolas also have both heating and air conditioning, and riders must wear masks. exciting to check out. >>> also in golden gate park, the california academy of sciences reopens this week. october 13th to the 22nd is reserved for members and donors, and then the public can visit starting the 23rd. advance reservations are required, and everyone ages 3 and up must wear a mask. some hands-on exhibits will also be modified or disabled for safety purposes. >>> okay, still ahead, how owne changing things up because of the times, and it's not just about the coronavirus. >>> and here's a live look from our roof camera looking out over the embarcadero and the bay bridge right now. very nic

as we continue, this wasn't the trick or treater that a south bay >> san francisco's golden gate parks set to transform into a winter wonderland for the 150th anniversary. the display full of light trees and illuminated meadows was designed by a san francisco-based artist and will run from the 1st through the 28th. >> mountain lions are active right now in the bay area. this was take then morgan hill and this curious cat seems to be interested in the halloween decorations checking out the pumpkin and skeleton decorations before glancing at the survei surveillance camera and moving along. >> there is no meat left on the skeleton. >> good. >> yeah. ...less is more. so, here's humira with a thinner needle. it's the same humira, with the same effectiveness you know and trust. ...but a thinner needle-... ...for a better injection experience. ask your doctor about transitioning to humira with a thinner needle- 3 out of 4 humira patients have already transitioned to humira with a thinner needle and you can pay as little as $5 a month with your co-pay card. humira can lower your ability to fi

[cheers and >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no idea, how much work and planning has g

. >>> taking a live look at san francisco's golden gate park where, look at that, the sky star observation wheel is finally open. it was supposed to open in april to mark the 150th anniversary of the park but then the pandemic hit and its been off limits. it has 36gandolas. each with six passengers for a 12 minute ride. 150 feet in the air for views of the ocean. you can see people on it. they will not be filled to capacity to allow for spacing and you will need a reservation. looks like fun. >> it does. >>> a new park is open at the eastern touchdown of the bay bridge. the park is named judge john sutter. judge sutter now retired served as a judge as oakland's vice mayor and a member of the regional park district board. >> people need to get out in nature for physical and mental well being. >> anyone regardless of their mode of travel, can enjoy some of the most stunning views in the bay area. >> cal trans has given land to the mark and the bay area toll authority provided the majority of the funding. the park's pier will be open from five to ten every day. >>> a new cdc report said about

. >> there is acres and acres of parkland throughout golden gate park, but not necessarily through golden community garden. we have it right in the middle of >> roughly five years, i was working as a high school teacher, and i decided to take my students on a surfing field trip. the light bulb went off in my head, and i realized i could do much more for my students taking them surfing than i could as their classroom teacher, and that is when the idea for the city surf project was born. >> working with kids in the ocean that aren't familiar with this space is really special because you're dealing with a lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot of excitement. >> when i first did it, i was, like, really scared, but then, i did it again, and i liked it. >> we'll get a group of kids who have just never been to the beach, are terrified of the idea, who don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the city

>>> that there is still at golden gate park is finally going to turn next week. i have been looking forward to this. >> that 150 foot tall will was initially to honor the 150th anniversary but the pandemic can't and it has been off- limits. the will is equipped with 36 gondolas and it can carry people nearly 16 stories. it will not be filled to capacity to allow for spacing. the sky will will what the people aboard starting the 21st. >>> mourning the loss of joe morgan and ken the braves take the dodgers in the national floors for stories. floors for screams. floors for feasting and foraging. floors for finding out how flexible you are. there's floors for all and now they are at lowe's. so come on, let us floor you with new on-trend styles, lighting and décor. choose your style. get it installed. joe morgan who grew up in oakland lived in danville and passed away on sunday at the age of 77. he hit one of the greatest homeruns in giants history. >> announcer: the 1, 2 pitch. high and deep right field! way back! it is gone !!! home run, joe morgan!! >> the final da

golden gate park, a lot to do in san francisco right now. that will do it for us. thanks so much for joining us. have a good night. bye.

at the golden gate park. in response, the catholic archbishop wrote that it was mob rule. a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself. this past summer, city officials removed a statue when they heard protesters threatened to take it down. >> there has to be a conversation. everybody has to be heard. >> the defendant the importance of the statue. they made heroic sacrifices to protect the indigenous people of california. especially the soldiers. they say sarah is responsible for the destruction of native american culture. >> know my assistant did not have discussions. they do not have choices. >> police tell me they arrested five women that were cited and released. they face vandalism charges. i spoke with several church members who were here upset by the vandalism. they said they did not want to speak out for fear of retaliation. >>> thank you.>>> today the fire department released the first official account of events that led to the death of the firefighter. cortez was knocked off of a fire escape when watered shot out of the valve. the report also says safe

as we continue, this wasn't the trick or treater that a south bay >> san francisco's golden gate park is set to transform into a winter wonderland for the 150th anniversary. the display full of light trees and illuminated meadows was designed by a san francisco-based artist and will run from the 1st through the 28th. >> mountain lions are active right now in the bay area. this was take then morgan hill and this curious cat seems to be interested in the halloween decorations checking out the pumpkin and skeleton decorations before glancing at the survei surveillance camera and moving along. >> there is no meat left on the skeleton. >> good. >> yeah. it's made for this guy a veteran who honorably served and it's made for her she's serving now we made it for all branches and all ranks whether they served one tour or made a career of it. we also made usaa for military spouses and their kids usaa is easy to work with and can save you money on auto, home and renters insurance. become a member today. get an insurance quote at usaa.com/quote usaa. what you're made of we're made for it provide

speaking population it hits home. >> people get hungry why not eat and give >> san francisco parks, golden gate park one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to this, our 6th year doing the outside lands and our relationship with san francisco, rec and park. and we work very closely with them in the planning and working very closely with the neighborhood organizations and with the city supervisors and with the city organizations and with the local police department, and i think that the outside lands is one of the unique festivals in the world and we have san francisco and we have golden gate park and we have the greatest oasis, in the world. and it has the people hiking up hills and down hills and a lot of people between stages. >> i love that it is all outside, the fresh air is great. >> they have the providers out here that are 72 local restaurants out here. >> celebrating, and that is really hot. >> 36 local winerries in northern california and 16 brewers out here. >> and you have seen a lot of people out here having a good time and we have no id

no big surprise there because at the coast we're going to be even hotter than yesterday was golden gate park and sunset district each up to 84 degrees. 90's for mission in financial districts while only one 70 on the peninsula. that's where you tara, half moon bay in daly city each 87 while beside areas up to a similar range of 90's as yesterday palo alto at 90 degrees, san carlos at 95, south bay temperatures mostly mid 90's with san jose holding steady at that 94 today. temperatures in the east bay in the low 90's right along the bay shore in union city to hayward in san leandro which are in the low 90's mid to upper 90's and both of these bayshore cities. oakland at 94 while conquered in walnut creek at 99 antioch in 97 and sonoma at a 100 degrees today. so you do see a difference and a difference for the warmer for a few of our inland cities. petaluma at 98 in santa rosa 97. tomorrow's temperature will be a little less not going to be as close to the triple digits. inland and then cooler come monday and tuesday, especially as we return closer to seasonal averages highs will be back in th

those inland areas, we're all in the same boat here dealing with some unseasonably hot weather golden gate parkset district in the mid 80's. well, coastal bayside spots in the 90's today, daly city in half moon bay right up the coast in the upper 80's today while staying in the 90's for bayside areas like millbrae and burlingame down south are saying carlos in mountain view which will be at 97 today, sonny bill at 98 san jose at 94 for your high today, east bay temperatures also just as hot if not hotter than yesterday was pleasanton at 98 walnut creek and concord 99. even san leandro right there along the bay at 97 and so no about 100 degrees the high fire danger in those red flag warnings. no big surprise when you've got temperatures as hot as they will be at historically hot considering what time of year we're in now as for tomorrow, not as hot as today, we it's a little further away from the triple digits sunday we get even cooler yet and by next week we do see a return to our seasonal averages with low 80's inland monday and tuesday 70's by the bay and some much needed 60's at the coast. r

up to the coastline and one look at temperatures will tell you why 80's and sunset district golden gate park near 90's admission and financial districts. well looking at 80's as well and half moon granada daly city and brisbane south san francisco through burlingame mostly 90's 90's replacing yesterday's 80's along the bay side for the south bay. it will be mid 90's today with san jose at 94. and close if not to the triple digits for many of our inland east bay areas, oakland and richmond you work your way back up into the low 90's after yesterday's 80's antioch at a 100 sonoma close to that market 98. well santa rosa down through mill valley all in the mid 90's today. tomorrow's temperatures will be fairly similar to today's maybe one to 2 degrees cooler but not by much friday afternoon things start to calm down and after that point through the weekend less than fire danger as calmer winds and slightly cooler temperatures can be expected. robin. >>all right, thank you john we have some new problems to talk about just getting word of an overturned crash in san francisco. this is northbound 1

downtown san francisco about the sunset you're looking at 72 right there near the beach 70 degrees golden gate park 74 in daly city. some downslope winds about 78 degrees out not of 79. in half moon bay inside the bay you're up in the 80's in the millbrae to 2 in brisbane 81 in san bruno 87 degrees tomorrow in san mateo 90 in mount view a lot of 90's into the south bay tomorrow afternoon 19 gamble, sunny and 90 degrees in saratoga 19 santa clara, a mid 90's into pleasanton about 96 in livermore heat advisories going up, especially the places inside the bay people are just aren't used to those real hot temperatures of course you get the hot weather. many of the interior valleys but well this time of year expect to start seeing things cool down but not just yet we're going to keep those temperatures up in fact, the next couple days. yeah, even maybe a little bit warmer into friday. then we start slowly cool down over the weekend but no rain in the next 7 days. still to come remembering george floyd how his brother is honoring what would have been his 47th birthday. >>and coming up new details in the

. >>> we know when the new ferris wheel in san francisco's golden gate park will be available to right, the opening has been delayed for months, due to the pandemic. that 150 foot high ferris wheel was billed for the parks 150th anniversary celebration in april, now the sky star wheel is set to open on october 21, tickets are $10 and reservations are required. >>> warmer day around the bay area, with lots of blue sky out there, air quality not bad either. as we get into the days ahead, temperatures will continue to climb and eventually heightened fire danger as well. giving you a beautiful view, golden gate bridge, that is a nice one. we had a little bit of patchy fog out there this morning, partly cloudy skies, we are going to continue with this trend, with the morning clouds, afternoon sun, and we have got some nice weather out there. even a warm day over santa rosa. 89 for you right now. san francisco, reporting 80 degrees in downtown. 84 over open, upper 80s in livermore in san jose at 84. the inland cities expected to get into the low 90s by tomorrow. here's a look at the 24 hour

it's in san francisco's golden gate park. he massive attraction was supposed to open in april to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary. that opening was delayed because of the pandemic. the gondola which can seat six will not be filled to capacity in order to allow for spacing. it'll also be sanitized for each group as they get off. $18 for adults and $12 for kids and seniors. >>> the bandits are a bit furry as you can see. bank surveillance cameras captured these raccoons inside the chase bank in redwood city. it bank was closed at the time. the evidence shows the raccoons likely climbed into a vent and fell through the ceiling. they weren't looking for money, probably just food. they did end up roughing up the bank a bit by knocking some things around. we've had raccoons and lemurs here. we're seeing it all nowadays. that's going to do it for us at 11:00. have a great day tomorrow. ♪

fact around the bay area tomorrow we're going to gorgeous day. 70's in the san francisco 70's, golden gate park nice day to get out there and go for a walk along the coastline. look at those numbers easily in the 60's maybe some places pop 70 will be close there overnight a little down slope when there may warming up nicely 67 degrees in half moon bay, then inside the bay, you're looking at 70's send gorgeous weather 76 in millbrae 78 tomorrow, the winds not going to be as much a factor, but as we get toward the latter part of this week certainly going to crank up those winds over the mountain tops that will get things going as far as the higher fire danger but about 91 getting hot unpleasant and tomorrow 90 in dublin, 79 in hayward about 70 degrees san leandro 80 in oakland about 84 degrees in hercules 90 in nation about 91 degrees and fairfield as you get a little closer the coastline still some beautiful weather even along the beach for some temperatures up in the 60's and the 70's, 86 degrees in petaluma and about 80 degrees in san anselmo so look at over the next few days highpressure take

the 15-story observation wheel will start spinning today at golden gate park. of course, coming up for you. "today in the bay" continues.

this was in the golden gate park just a few hours ago. haven't seen it, sure felt good. some drizzle today to another warmup on the way, though. rob myeda keeping an eye all of it for us. good it was a really refreshing change. if you didn't get the drizzle we've had some air quality we haven't seen in quite some time. and the city cameras got a bit of windshield wiper motion. you can see the view there from downtown san francisco, and that's how it loo from mid-afternoon there at 2:00. and the current view in san francisco, still low cloud, some mist at times. that's going to go away during the day tomorrow. notice how skies start to clear. that's one of the signs of north winds picking up. so while air quality right now is outstanding from north to south, the north wind which is helping to warm us up unfortunately may try to push more smoke to the south and that high pressure will bring our temperatures back to the 90s inland. what it means for the rest of your sunday and how long this high could be sticking in our forecast coming up in about 10 minutes from now. >>> f

it will be a cooler day but still very nice 84 degrees, san francisco 70's in golden gate park the sunset they christie can some 70's before the fog comes in along the coastline out there toward the beaches of you headed there. 80's inside the bay in most spots and then we'll warm things up down the peninsula about 90 degrees. redwood city 89 in mount view lot of 90's again by tomorrow afternoon hot in the south bay you see these numbers run-up in the mid 90's. i think tomorrow up to the size 96 a little more looking about 94 dublin 88 degrees san leandro also in the oakland about 90 in richmond 19 hercules 97 and hot in concord 95 in benicia 92 degrees and blair you get the idea hot temperatures inland little bit cooler but still warm up toward the coastline next couple days. those temperatures start to cool down a bit especially on sunday with more fog we may he things back up briefly next wednesday and thursday with those offshore winds again. thank you lawrence. well overall the bay area is doing better vicki with the pandemic right but that's not the case in oakland's fruitvale fish

forecast these numbers as we'll see that sea breeze kicking right now we're looking about 74 golden gate park 74 degrees in the sunset about 84 degrees in san francisco that sea breeze kicks in earlier the temperatures going to be a little bit lower but on 70's up toward the beaches of being get out there should be another nice day, although we may begin to pick up a little more sea breeze in the afternoon and some cooler temperatures of fog moving in especially on sunday 80's and 90's as you work your way down the peninsula lot of 90's in the south again by tomorrow afternoon going to be on the hot side east bay also expecting those temperatures of mid 90's by tomorrow afternoon and those numbers staying pretty toasty everywhere away from the coastline, but that sea breeze likely return the fire danger coming to an end later this weekend all right lawrence. >>coming up new details and pfizer's quest for a covid vaccine white. it cannot request emergency authorization, the for the 3rd week of november. >>and they tell you to get one, but they're running short on supplies, why you might not be

. >>> at san francisco's golden gate park, the observation wheel made its debut today. chopper 5 was over the wheel as it hoisted riders 150 feet up. dozens bought tickets to be one of the first people to get on the sky star wheel. for months, it was sitting empty because of the pandemic until now. our photographer even got to go for a little spin. check out those views. >> good day for that. >> you couldn't ask for a prettier day. super clear and gorgeous. >> no fog to obstruct visibility as they are going up for a little ride there. looks like the fog won't be much of a factor as we head through tonight. of course, we have to talk fire danger as well. let's get into the details of what we can expect over the next few days. a cooling trend starts to kick in tomorrow. still going to be above average. still warm. only eight to 10 degrees above normal inland. dry, gusty winds are going to return late tonight. those are going to continue through friday morning. that's why we have the red flag warning for a large chunk of inland portion of the bay area. fire danger is going

drive in golden gate park. welcome. >> hello. i think -- i'll start out. my name's -- is that all right, lucas? >> yeah, that sounds [indiscernible]. >> okay, great. i'll start out. i'll start out. >> most parts of sfmta are really focused on one kind of transportation mode. it's transit or it's bikes or it's the traffic engineering people. in contrast to that, it's really about holding it all together and working across that big picture and really thinking about it from focus of how well are we as a transportation agency doing, fulfilling our purpose of serving, supporting people in san francisco. that's why i'm here today, talking about this topic because this issue and this question of j.f.k. drive and access to the park is really something that holdings together, not just one piece or one type of travel, primarily it's really about how well our transportation system, park overall is serving the community. that's why i'm here today. that's why i've been involved in this work and kind of creating an umbrella with m.t.a. to make sure when we're thinking a

everywhere else it's a ferris wheel, but at golden gate park it will finally begin to turn next week. true. the 150-foot tall wheel was initially installed to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary, but then the pandemic hit and it's been off limits. well, the wheel is equipped with 36 gondolas. they carry people nearly 15 stories over the park for views of the ocean. gondolas will not be filled to capacity to allow for proper spacing and you will need a reservation. the sky star wheel will we >>> late show with stephen colbert is next. >> the following is an important paid program about humana medicare advantage prescription drug plans, sponsored by humana. life keeps changing, and so do you. but as your lifestyle evolves, is your medicare plan keeping up? does your healthcare company treat you as an individual, or a number? a humana medicare advantage plan