not that full 25. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena.bc7 news. >> let's take you to the south bay where santa clara county is it very clear, professional sports venues and theme parks will not reopen to guests. despite the state allowing that, amanda del castillo explains why. >> reporter: we've taken over the usual tailgating area. levi's stadium remaining empty and silence at great manager. santa clara county announcing it is going against guidelines that would allow theme parks to reopen at limited capacity. >> this is the worst thing to be doing at a time when california is beginning to see some light. >> reporter: the county receiving back lash from great america. in a statement saying, cedar fair is extremely disappointed and frustrated with the look of reasonable consideration given to the opening of california's most popular theme partial. state guidelines would allow levi stimd open doors to 49ers fans after 20% capacity with ticket sales restricted to a 120-mile radius. but the county isn't ready. >> the only method of treatmen

not that full 25. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena. let's take you to the south bay where santa clara county is it very clear, professional sports venues and theme parks will not reopen to guests. despite the state allowing that, amanda del castillo explains why. >> reporter: we've taken over the usual tailgating area. levi's stadium remaining empty and silence at great manager. santa clara county announcing it is going against guidelines that would allow theme parks to reopen at limited capacity. >> this is the worst thing to be doing at a time when california is beginning to see some light. >> reporter: the county receiving back lash from great america. in a statement saying, cedar fair is extremely disappointed and frustrated with the look of reasonable consideration given to the opening of california's most popular theme partial. state guidelines would allow levi stimd open doors to 49ers fans after 20% capacity with ticket sales restricted to a 120-mile radius. but the county isn't ready. >> the only method of treatment for covid

abc 7 news reporter, luz pena has the story. >> reporter: this is 14-year-old alisa aguillar, fighting for her dad. >> i hope they can see that, rather than just seeing him as a number, as an immigrant in this country. >> in the back of her head, this date, november 2nd when her dad hugo aguillar will automatically enter deportation proceedings. in these boxes, their last hope, 50,000 signatures from community members also pleading for the father of three to remain in the u.s. >> if you could just please see that my father is a human being. he is a regular person just like you. >> in his early 20s hugo aguillar completed a two-year sentence for a drug conviction. he was transferred to i.c.e. and deported back to mexico. he returned to support his daughter who at the time was 1 year old. >> one mistake and they'll take me away from my family. i came here when i was 16 years old. i went to school here, graduated from high school. and then i became a carpenter. >> hugo has no appeals left in his legal proceedings. for him time is running out. he's hoping for a miracle. >> he is here repre

abc 7 news reporter, luz pena explains it comes after city officials warned people to have a plan in place. >> reporter: that's right, and this is one of those highly concerning areas here in the berkeley hills. city officials are urging residents to preevacuate ahead of sunday's strong wind event and here this is the only way in and the only way out. i spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says that day ready to respond in case of fire. >> we have fire engines on stand by. mutual aid, we have police patrols, we have a crew that's ready to deal request downed trees or downed power lines to make sure that our roads are accessible. >> reporter: also, over 700 berkeley residents may be impacted by a potential pg&e public safety power shutoff, starting as early as 4:00 p.m. sunday. a good reminder is to also keep your phones charged and sign up for the ac alert emergency notification system for berkeley and alameda county. in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> don't forget, you can always use our free abc 7 news app to track the forecast and the latest in the psps events. we sent you in ale

abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke with the rancher, who knew exactly what to do. >> reporter: this istory of perseverance, where the hero is humble and his secret weapon is over 50 years old. >> this is my bulldozer. it's a john deere 550 and it's old. it's 1970s. >> reporter: seven days ago, vinny became one with his bulldozer. >> i knew it was going to go all the way down to gates road and there's like 40 houses down there. >> reporter: his strategy was to create a firebreak around his ranch but his goal also grew. he kept going, creating a longer defense line. the stretch, two miles long. he learned this when he was a teenager. >> i used to fight fires back when i was 17 years old, believe it or not. >> reporter: today, for the first time in a week, he drove up to see the homes he couldn't save. >> this was totally engulfed. i mean, the flames were just -- i -- i couldn't get any closer than this. it was too late for this house. tim and everything out of me watching this. >> if you ask his wife, that's precisely the attribute that r scares her the most. >> around the st. helena mou

>> no.anta rosa, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> well, maybe, a bit more than that. he did such a great job. >>> in the north bay, 16 firefighters were evacuated for possible exposure to carbon monoxide, today. cal fire says the exposure happened while they were on a rest break and not actually while they were fighting the glass fire. the crew members were brought back to the base camp at the sonoma county fairgrounds to get checked out. medical staff were there furthe evaluation. while the others were released back to continue their work on the fire line. >> there are new details in the blackouts that hit california in the middle of august. a joint report from three agencies says bad planning and the extremely hot weather triggered the outages. there was no single cause that was blamed for leaving hundreds of thousands of people without their electricity. another issue that was cited is the state's ongoing transition to more renewable eper junergy s t. says poor planning has made california's power grid vulnerable. >>> state health officials are now implementing a n

luz pena explains how many bay area voters are choosing to vote early. >> reporter: we are 16 days from election day and many residents are not waiting until the last minute to vote. >> i wanted to drop my ballot. at leaf i would know that it had arrived. >> not taking any chances at casting the volert. she made national news after her dad died of covid-19. >> i drove here in my dad's pickup truck. i listened to his favorite songs on the way here. >> statewide, over 2.7 million ballots have been returned. throughout the bay area, will seeing a decrease of early voter turnout come fired 2016. >> we have about a 23% turnout in san francisco which is really good. >> we received over 70,000 ballots in santa clara county. >> we're 950,000 registered voters. >> tomorrow, an important dead mine caught the attention of a bystander as i promoted the newscast. >>> if you haven't registered to vote, heads up. the deadline is tomorrow. >> reporter: this will be the first time. >> i knew it was coming but i didn't know when. i never voted in my life. >> reporter: if you're like him, keep in mind oct

also parking that some of the other businesses rely on and need. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz penaabc7 news. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, take a look at this big cat. a little too close for comfort for one peninsula family. and the mountain lion is no stranger to this neighborhood. >>> plus a lemur who was allegedly stolen from the san francisco zoo is resting safely today. zoo visitors react to this trending story from this week. >>> plus the special tribute in oakland tonight for the ♪ if i could, baby i'd ♪ how can i, when you won't take it from me ♪ ♪ you can go your own way ♪ ♪ go your own way your wireless. your rules. only with xfinity mobile. but i can't say i expected this. because it was easy. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help,

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc7 news. >> it is so complicated. luz, many thanks to you. >>> now as updates about the president's recovery come in, be among the first to know with the abc7 news app. tonight we sent a push alert that the president completed a second dose of remdesivir, but he is, quote, not out of the woods yet, according to his doctor. you can enable the push alerts for notifications instantly sent to your mobile device. >>> happening right now, california is 20,000 acres away from having four million acres burn across the state during our current fire season. the glass fire has destroyed 600 building, and the flames threaten another 29,000 in the north bay homes. now it's burned more than 97 square miles and is only 15% contained. abc7 news news reporter lauren martinez tells us more. >> reporter: the cop or thes that are working this fire are doing a really good job at trying to keep this in check. >> reporter: cal fire public information officer jason shanley explained air drops like this take precision. what they're fighting he

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> this is the house. it's completely burned. >> reporter: 19 years of memories now turned into ashes. describing it as her biggest nightmare. last sunday at 4:00 a.m. the memory of sirens and firefighters asking this deer park neighborhood to evacuate are still fresh. this orange glow over the mountain lighting up the dark night was her last memory. catalina evacuated with her kids, antonio stayed back with their 18-year-old son to protect their home. >> i felt like i needed to oversee the house. >> reporter: feeling helpless they evacuated with their home burning in the distance. how close were the flames when you decided to evacuate? >> we left from about when the fire department told me, we left about an hour and a half before the flames hit our house. >> reporter: holding back tears catalina and antonio saying they're staying strong for their four kids. first they lost their jobs through the pandemic and now they lost their home. and aside from the family photos they wish they could go back for a medi

abc 7 news reporter luz pena tells us what the city is planning. ♪ >> we had to have covid to happeno make an experience like this in the city. it's wonderful, it's awesome. >> yeah, we've been saying to each other, it feels like we're in europe. >> reporter: they're talking about the shared spaces platforms, the technical term for this dine-in cubicle with parking spaces. come december 31st, it will have to disappear. this map shows over 2,000 businesses will be impacted once the city program ends. >> hanging on 'til the end of the year. that's what i've been hearing. if we just make it to 2021. >> reporter: she and her business partner invested over $5,000 to build outdoor dining. this is what they say is keeping their doors open during this pandemic. even though now they can technically open for indoor dining with 25% capacity. >> we need a little bit more uptick in the business to pay for that because we still have to pay for staff and all our food. it's definitely an investment. >> reporter: the president of the san francisco small business commission says 80% of business owners

abc 7 news report luz pena tells us what the city is planning. ♪ >> we had to have covid to happen toake an experience like this in the city so it's wonderful. it's awesome. >> yes, we've been saying to each other, it feels like we're in europe. >> reporter: david and katherine are talking about the shared spaces platforms, the technical term for these dine-in cubicles. december. 1 31st they have to disappear. over 2,000 businesses will be impacted once the city program ends. >> hanging on until the end of the year. if we make it to 2021. >> reporter: kat anderson and her business partner invested over $5,000 to build outdoor dining. this is what they say is keeping their doors open during this pandemic, even though now they can technically open for indoor dining with 25% capacity. >> we need a little bit more uptick in the business to pay for that because we have to pay for staff and all of our food and it's definitely investment. >> reporter: the precedent of the san francisco small business commission says 80% of business owners want to make this outdoor option permanent even after

abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke with the rancher, who knew exactly what to do. >> reporter: this is of perseverance, where the hero is humble and his secret weapon is over 50 years old. >> this is my bulldozer. it's a john deere 550 and it's old. it's 1970s. >> reporter: seven days ago, vinny became one with his bulldozer. >> i knew it was going to go all the way down to gates road and there's like 40 houses down there. >> reporter: his strategy was to create a fiea

abc7 news reporter luz pena reports some are calling the arrests politically motivated. >> he's getting ready to go in. >> reporter: this is one of 125 statewide apprehensions i.c.e. reported this week, all undocumented immigrants with prior convictions. >> this is totally inappropriate, especially during a pandemic. >> san mateo county supervisor david canapa denounced these arrests and called them a political tactic 25 days from the election. >> this is purely about politics and purely about the administration appealing to their base of voters. >> i.c.e. categorized their operation as one free of politics and responded in part. i.c.e. takes many factors into account when targeting and arresting individuals including their criminal and immigration history. the latest arrests reported here in the bay area by i.c.e. took place in this apartment complex in daly city. the person arrested was a 29-year-old from guatemala with several duis. another arrest took place in san jose. yolanda chavez described the agonizing moments when i.c.e. agents tried to enter her daughter's workplace in the s

abc7 news reporter luz peÑa spoke to the mexican native who's also phasing way for more minorities to>> the moon is over 238,000 miles away. but when she was 7 years old, it seemed even farther. >> my mother used to buy books and encyclopedias. they had a picture of a space shuttle and i was so intrigued about it. >> fast forward to 2020 and meet -- >> i work at nasa ames. we focus on technology for missions to the moon and mars. >> and getting there wasn't easy. at 14 years old she migrated to the u.s. from mexico with her family. at times she felt like a satellite orbiting earth, viewing from afar how everyone else succeeded but her. >> i was the oldest one of four. so when i was in high school, my mother told me you need to help me. within three months, going to school, my mother got laid off from her job. so i became the sole supporter of the family. >> years later, motherhood changed her when she became a single mom of four kids. two with special needs. she made an unexpected life decision. >> i made a plan. i saved some money and then i went back to college. i was working full t

abc 7 news reporter luz pena shows us some neighbors who are ready to make a run for it. >> a walkinglashlight. >> reporter: it's the trail that only panoramic hill residents know about it. >> watch your step here. >> reporter: it's not open to the public, in fact, this is tom miller's backyard, but to his neighbors, it's also doctrine -- >> here is the escape route. >> reporter: built 47 years ago. >> this is a ravine on the other side of is university of california land, where there was married student housing until it was torn down a few years ago. so there are roads on the other side of this ravine that we can get to on foot. >> reporter: with the strongest wind event of the year projected to hit the bay area sunday, berkeley hills residents were urged to pre-evacuate. many, like marching tappia, i staying put for now as he plans on exit plan on the hill. >> we get traffic jams there all the time. there's no getting around it. >> reporter: in panoramic hill this is the only way in and out. i spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says they are ready to respond in case of a fire. >> fi

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has more from dr. wachter. >> i came here, wasn't feeling so well, i'm feeling better now. >> reporter: dr. robert wachter, chair of the department of medicine at ucsf, says the president's health remains uncertain. >> we certainly see people that do this, they come up a little bit, and the next day they crash. >> reporter: dr. wachter's biggest concern was that president trump was allegedly given oxygen at the white house, indicating the virus may have affected his lungs. >> now that his oxygen level has fallen, we know he is at risk of a bad case of covid pneumonia. the key is his oxygen level is low, because people in the emergency systems slap on a little oxygen, it's not a big deal. but knowing he did get it because he actually needed it is very important. >> reporter: a diagnosis that according to a uc hatine in esenal .yi ride on a wave of he sympat sympathy. >> reporter: it's a question that lingers. if the 25th amendment is invoked, who would be on the ballot? >> pence would take over the pres

abc 7 news report luz pena tells us what the city is planning. ♪ >> we had to have covid to happen toake an experience like this in the city so it's wonderful. it's awesome. >> yes, we've been saying to each other, it feels like we're in europe. >> reporter: david and katherine are talking about the shared spaces platforms, the technical term for these dine-in cubicles. on parking spaces. come december 31st, they will have to disappear. this map shows that over 2,000 businesses will be impacted once the city program ends. >> hanging on until the end of the year. if we make it to 2021. >> reporter: kat anderson and her business partner invested over $5,000 to build outdoor dining. this is what they say is keeping their doors open during this pandemic, even though now they can technically open for indoor dining with 25% capacity. >> we need a little bit more uptick in the business to pay for that because we have to pay for staff and all of our food and it's definitely investment. >> reporter: the precedent of the san francisco small business commission says 80% of business owners want t

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> this is the house. it's completely burned. >> reporter: 19 years of memories now turned into ashes. catalina describing it as her biggest nightmare. last sunday at 4:00 a.m. the memory of sirens and firefighters asking this deer park neighborhood to evacuate are still fresh. this orange glow over the mountain lighting up the dark night was her last memory. catalina evacuated with her kids, antonio stayed back with their 18-year-old son to protect their home. >> i felt like i needed to oversee the house. >> reporter: feeling helpless they evacuated with their home burning in the distance. how close were the flames when you decided to evacuate? >> we left from about when the fire department told me, we left about an hour and a half before the flames hit our house. >> reporter: holding back tears catalina and antonio saying they're staying strong for their four kids. first they lost their jobs through the pandemic and now they lost their home. and aside from the family photos they wish they could go back f

abc 7 news reporter luz pena shows us some neighbors who are ready to make a run for it. >> a walking stick and a flashlight. >> reporter: it's the trail that only panoramic hill residents know about it. >> watch your step here. >> reporter: it's not open to the public, in fact, this is tom miller's backyard, but to his neighbors, it's also doctrine -- >> here is the escape route. >> reporter: built 47 years ago. >> this is a ravine on the other side of is university of california land, where there was married student housing until it was torn down a few years ago. so there are roads on the other side of this ravine that we can get to on foot. >> reporter: with the strongest wind event of the year projected to hit the bay area sunday, berkeley hills residents were urged to pre-evacuate. many, like marching tappia, i staying put for now as he plans on exit plan on the hill. >> we get traffic jams there all the time. there's no getting around it. >> reporter: in panoramic hill this is the only way in and out. i spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says they are ready to respond in case of

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has a look at today's scaled down celebration. >> reporter: it's known as a welcoming district and the place to be on halloween but this year the message is different. >> stay away. if you're coming to the castro to have a meal or do shopping during the day, that's okay. >> reporter: that's not to say they're not celebrating. this year the hope is that it will be small. here's the map of several businesses that will safely give out candy to kids and those who dress up. one of those businesses is ready with a hundred goodie bags. >> halloween on a saturday with the time change the next day was supposed to be the biggest halloween ever. but i would rather forgo the biggest halloween ever than forgo the rest of the halloweens completely. >> reporter: in the castro, at least, 20 businesses closed because of covid. so asking people to not come is not the easiest announcement to make. but a necessary one according to supervisor mandolin. the goal is for san francisco to remain in the yellow tier. >> gathering in a large group right now is not a good idea. >> repo

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has a look at today's celebration. >> reporter: it's known as a welcoming district and the place to be on halloween but this year the message is different. >> stay away. if you're coming to have a meal or do shopping during the day, that's okay. >> reporter: that's not to say they're not celebrating. this year the hope is that it will be small. here's the map of several businesses that will safely give out candy to kids and those who dress up. one of those businesses is ready with a hundred goodie bags. >> halloween on a saturday with the time change the next day was supposed to be the biggest halloween ever. i would rather forgo the biggest halloween ever than forgo the rest of the halloweens completely. >> in the castro, at least, 20 businesses closed because of covid. so asking people to not come is not the easiest announcement to make. but a necessary one according to supervisor mandolin. the goal is for san francisco to remain in the yellow tier. >> gathering in a large group right now is not a good idea. >> reporter: the precedent of the castro mercha

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> this is the house. it's completely burned. >> reporter: 19 years of memories now turned into ashes. catalina describing it as her biggest nightmare. last sunday at 4:00 a.m. the memory of sirens and firefighters asking this deer park neighborhood to evacuate are still fresh. this orange glow over the mountain lighting up the dark night was her last memory. catalina evacuated with her kids, antonio stayed back with their 18-year-old son to protect their home. >> i felt like i needed to oversee the house. >> reporter: feeling helpless they evacuated with their home burning in the distance. how close were the flames when you decided to evacuate? >> we left from about when the fire department told me, we left about an hour and a half before the flames hit our house. >> reporter: holding back tears catalina and antonio saying they're staying strong for their four kids. first they lost their jobs through the pandemic and now they lost their home. and aside from the family photos they wish they could go back f

abc 7 news reporter luz pena has a look at today's scaled down celebration. >> reporter: it's known as a welcoming district and the place to be on halloween but this year the message is different. >> stay away. if you're coming to have a meal or do shopping during the day, that's okay. >> reporter: that's not to say they're not celebrating. this year the hope is that it will be small. here's the map of several businesses that will safely give out candy to kids and those who dress up. one of those businesses is ready with a hundred goodie bags. >> halloween on a saturday with the time change the next day was supposed to be the biggest halloween ever. i would rather forgo the biggest halloween ever than forgo the rest of the halloweens completely. >> reporter: in the castro, at least, 20 businesses closed because of covid. so asking people to not come is not the easiest announcement to make. but a necessary one according to supervisor mandolin. the goal is for san francisco to remain in the yellow tier. >> gathering in a large group right now is not a good idea. >> reporter: the preceden

rather support and help people out and give away to the community. >> reporter: in sonoma county, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> our coverage continues in the east bay where large parts of alameda and contra costa counties will be impacted as we mentioned and as abc 7 news reporter matt boone reports it means many east bay parks will also be closed. >> reporter: beth black and her dog osa walk around the oakland hills several times a week. she says she's not looking forward to the closure. >> i think it's especially right now with covid, getting outside is important. >> reporter: starting sunday sibley park along with ten other popular east bay parks will be shut dn. >> it's hard to live anxious, all the time and i think sometimes you're like when's the power going to go out. >> reporter: the dry hills and overgrown vegetation on everybody's minds. >> it's cool so it's kind of deceptive now. but it's -- you know, we're on alert. >> reporter: in alameda county pg&e says 39,000 customers could lose power starting sunday. bracing for the shutoffs, this home in oakland had a solar system with a bat

. >> reporter: in oakland luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> new details crews made significant progress on the fire in fairfield. they say at this point the grass fire is nearly contained. flames sent off a lot of smoke that headed into contra costa county with reports of smoky conditions in walnut creek. the fire started near highway 12 east of susoon city, closed down a stretch of the highway for a time. firefighters say they expect to have full containment any minute now. >>> and happening right now the u.s. senate vote is in. lawmakers just moments ago confirmed judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. let's take a live look from washington, d.c. as expected the vote 52-48 fell mostly along party lines with the republican majority pushing barrett's nomination through. only one republican, susan collins of maine voted with democrats who steadfastly held the vote shouldn't take place so close to a presidential election. justice clarence thomas is expected to swear in barrett at an outdoor ceremony at the white house. >>> now it's reaching nearly a million women across the country. that

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc7 news. >> luz, much appreciated. >>> now, new covid-19 spikes are causing reopening rollbacks in the u.s. and overseas. johns hopkins university reported more than 54,000 positive cases friday. that is america's highest single-day total since mid-august. new york city's mayor wants businesses to shut down in nine zip codes across brooklyn and queens amid outbreaks there and in paris, all bars will shut down tuesday as the city's coronavirus alert is raised to maximum. and in san francisco, officials are discouraging trick-or-treating this halloween, suggesting virtual costume parties instead. >>> in the north bay, some students are getting ready to go back to class. for the first time since march, four public school districts in marin are reopening for in-person learning. schools in larkspur, corte made madera, and kentfield will all reopen tomorrow. teachers say they are excited to welcome back students and are decorating hallways with balloons. they say they want to make it comfortable and fun and to show the kids how much they've missed them. >>> develop

abc7 news reporter luz pena is following this developing story for us. and, luz, you've spoken to some witnesses. what can you tell us? >> reporter: dion, a devastating scene here in san jose. i've spoken to several witnesses who say this was exactly what they feared the most with outdoor dining. let me show you what happened behind us. they described the driver lost control of the vehicle and accelerated. he was going over the speed bump and instead of driving into the light, he turned right, drove over the divider and tn to cpl nd ttenta turned an afternoon of outdoor dining into tragedy. >> i looked out, and i saw the van was, you know, driving toward us. i said, come on, let's -- i say, oh, my god. the car's running to us. >> reporter: kim ran out of the way as the driver of this toyota 4runner struck multiple people next to her under this tent. >> he lost control. i don't know. he looked sick, not normal. >> reporter: according to san jose police, the driver may have been in medical distress prior to striking eight victims. >> he stepped on the gas,

in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> there are new closures to be aware of because of the fire potentiall east bay regional parks are closed today and monday and they include the anthony, and clairemont regional parks. we have a complete list on our website as well. schools are also keeping an eye on pg&e's forecast. here are the names of the schools that could be impacted, 11 in total for now. the district says it will know more about the possible impact later today. the district says if the power does go out at the homes of these students, they can do their work offline and report it back to their teacher the first chance that they get. we will be with you for a special early edition of "abc 7 mornings." our full team will be filling you in on the latest fire potential and power shutoffs starting at 4:30 tomorrow morning. we'll be on the air having you covered, and everything you need to know about this at 4:30 tomorrow. meantime our website has a complete guide to make it through these power outages. we've put together an interactive map to see if your home will be going dark and simp

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc news. >>> overnight the white house released photos of president trump appearing to work in the makeshift office at walter national military center. the one taken at the conference table here and also one from the presidential suite. the president's team says he's still carrying out his duties in between treatment. critics of the president are questioning the authenticity of the photos, pointing to the blank piece of paper he appears to be signing with a sharpie. as these updates come in in on the president's condition and those within the president's circle you can be sent the latest as soon as it happens. last night we sent a paush lert saying the president is "not out of the woods yet" according to his doctor. enable push alerts for your phone and we're posting this on the front page of our website for you, abc7news.com. >>> moving on now, happening today, another spare the air alert day across the bay area and lasting through at least tuesday this week. you're seeing our network of cameras around the bay area and no matter where you are, east bay, sa

>> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena. >>> a major twitter issue appears to have just been resolved. new tweets have started showing up as users had previously been getting error messages. san francisco based twitter says there is no evidence that this outage was caused by a security breach or a hack. >>> survival story, a mom struggling with her son that were living in a car. we'll tell you how abc 7 viewers stepped in to help. >>> turning point, why the youth vote could decide the upcoming election and tourist it's rising. the pain is coming. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in business you have to be then do it all over again. comcast business gives you fast, reliable internet on the nation's largest gig-speed network. and now for a limited time, you can also get fast shipping- with amazon business prime essentials. so no matter what comes next, you'll always be ready to bounce forward. get started with powerful internet and voice for $64.90 a month, and ask how you can get one free year of amazon busines prime essentials on us. call or go online today. comcast business. >>> the california supreme court

. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena. abc7 news. >>> santa clara county is making it clear professional sports venues and theme parks will not reopen now. the state's newly released guidelines mean the 49ers could open up levi stadium at 20% capacity and restrict ticket sales to people who live within 120 miles but the county is not ready. >> no question this is dangerous. this is the worst thing in the world to be doing at a time period when california's beginning to see some light. this amounts to another step backwards. >> the county's decision came shortly after the 49ers issued a statement praising the guidance by the state adding that they were ready to work with health officials to create a plan forward to bring fans back but that will not be happening now. >>> we made it easy for you to keep tabs on the rules and what's open where you live. this interactive reopening tracker is on our website, abc7news.com. >>> got some developing news on the next coronavirus stimulus package. today the gop-led senate will vote on

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc news. >> a lot of questions the next few weeks. >>> overnight the white house released photos of president trump appearing to work in the makeshift office at walter reed national military medical center. the one taken at the conference table here and also one from the presidential suite. where he filmed last night's update. the president's team says he's still carrying out his duties in between treatment. critics of the president are questioning the authenticity of the photos, pointing to the blank piece of paper he appears to be signing with a sharpie. as these updates come in on the president's condition and those within the president's circle you can be sent the latest as soon as it happens. last night we sent a push alert saying the president is "not out of the woods yet" according to his doctor. you can download the free abc 7 news app, enable push alerts for your phone. we're posting this on the front page of our website for you, abc7news.com. >>> happening today, another spare the air alert day across the bay area and lasting through at least tuesd

. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena abc7 news. >> if you or someone you know is having an immigration issue you can take action and find an ally at abc7news.com/takeaction. click on the human rights section. >>> developing news now, president trump plans to give a speech from a white house balcony today at an event with 2,000 people invited. in an interview with fox news, the president says he's no longer taking medication to fight the coronavirus this comes as abc news confirms that two more members of the white house residence tested positive. we will have more on today's event coming up in our next half hour. >>> new this morning, we do want to tell you that former new jersey governor chris christie says he is out of the hospital following treatment for the coronavirus. he made the announcement on twitter writing i want to thank the extraordinary doctors and nurses who cared for me for the last week. christie who is overweight and asthmatic checked himself into the hospital as a precautionary measure. he was treated with the antiviral drug remdesivir. christie was part of a string

abc7 reporter luz pena reports that some are calling these arrests politically motivated. >> he's getting ready to go in. >> reporter: this is one of 125 statewide apprehensions i.c.e. reported this week. all undocumented immigrants with prior convictions. >> it is totally inappropriate, especially during a pandemic. >> reporter: san mateo county supervisor denounced these arrests and called them a political tactic 25 days from the election. >> and this is purely about politics, and it's purely about the administration appealing to their base of voters. >> reporter: i.c.e. categorized their operation as one free of politics and responded in part, i.c.e. takes many factors into accounts when targeting and arresting individuals including their criminal and immigration history. now the latest arrests reported here in the bay area by ice took place in this apartment complex in daly city. the person arrested was a 29 year old from guatemala with several duis. another arrest took place in san jose. yolanda chavez described the agonizing moments when i.c.e. agents tried to enter her daughter's w

. >> reporter: in sonoma county, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> our coverage continues in the east bay where large parts of alameda and contra costa counties will be impacted as we mentioned and as abc 7 news reporter matt boone reports it means many east bay parks will also be closed. >> reporter: beth black and her dog osa walk around the oakland hills several times a week. she says she's not working forward to the closure. >> i think it's especially right now with covid, getting outside is important. >> reporter: starting sunday sibley park along with ten other popular east bay parks will be shut down. >> it's hard to live anxious, all the time and i think sometimes you're like when's the power going to go out. >> reporter: the dry hills and overgrown vegetation on everybody's minds. >> it's cool so it's kind of deceptive now. but it's -- you know, we're on alert. >> reporter: in alameda county pg&e says 39,000 customers could lose power starting sunday. bracing for the shutoffs, this home in oakland had a solar system with a battery installed in august. >> this version of it is a tesla p

. >> reporter: in oakland, luz inz pena, abc 7 news. >> pg&e is giving a live update on shutoffs. we are monitoring. if you want to listen, we are streaming it on abc7news.com. you'll find instant updates on the potential shutoffs and fire conditions. see the latest outage maps, forecasts and information about how to stay safe. >>> breaking news now out of washington, d.c. the honorable amy coney barrett is expected to be sworn in tonight as an associate justice of the supreme court. this is a live look at the white house where the ceremony will take place. you see president trump there. the senate confirmed barrett just hours ago along party lines, 52-48. barrett will fill the seat vacated by justice ruth bader ginsburg who died on september 18th. >>> all right. election day is next tuesday. it's just over a week away now, but millions of people aren't waiting. they've already voted early either by mail or in person, setting records. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz joins us live with a look at who's behind all these ballots. liz? >> hi, ama, yes, we are seeing record early turnout v

luz al final del tÚnel, precisamente, dentro de tanta incertidumbre. juan: sÍ. llegaron mÁs personas. gracias a dios pude apoyarlos con muchos cursos gratuitos. >> esta es una de las actividades que creo que vale muchÍsimo la pena logramos al presionar la frente? juan: que el cerebro cuando piensas en algo activa este estrÉs que estÁ aquÍ. cuando tocas aquÍ se calma. entonces, se empieza a desligar la emociÓn de las imÁgenes. >> Él plantea que habla de los traumas en lugar de sanarlo lo reafirma. juan: el cerebro se crea todo lo que piensas. si estÁs recordando algo cree que estÁ pasando ahora. por eso sientes malestar al recordar algo doloroso. >> otra de sus enseÑanzas la gratitud. tÚ recomiendas agradecer antemano por lo que queremos tener en un futuro en lugar de pedir. por quÉ? juan: el que pide no tiene. estoy sintiendo carencia. enviar esa seÑal de carencia. estoy agradeciendo. el que agradece sesiÓn del pleno. se siente que sÍ tiene. visualizamos con gratitud anticipada. esa es la antigua forma de orar. al que no le funciona es porque no practica lo suficiente. >> vivir en el desapego, en un contante agradecimiento, son sus objetivos. juan: la idea llegar a la mÁxima cantidad de personas para que despie