patel. we'll offer a voter's guide how to watch the presidential debate between president trump and former vice president joe biden. what's different, what to look for, what are the hot topics, how to measure who won. politico reporter karla marinucci and chairman of the san francisco republican party, john dennis. tonight at 6:00, the final presidential debate in nashville. it should have been the third, but it will be the second. how important is tonight to the candidates and the voters? john, we'll start with you. >> it's a tight election, so any appearance is important. so i think we need to see if the president can actually give joe biden enough space so he'll actually answer a question and give fodder to his opponents. >> i think we're 12 days out from the election. millions of voters have already cast their ballots. the president is behind the eye-ball in the polls. every single national poll, just about. he needs to turn this around. he is running out of time to do that. i think the

patel you're part of a team that help put this together. it's on our website, abc7news.com, so you can check it out. we have 12 different scenarios. each one, you get to rate the transmission risk. i purposely didn't look at them because i want to test myself along with you. dr. patel, take it away. explain how this works. >> this is exciting. usually you're really good at these, so i'm hoping we'll get a real organic reaction from you. there are a lot of traditions and outings and gatherings people like to have. you're going to tell me do you think it's low, medium or high or extreme risk or no risk at all. first of all, a tree farm or a pumpkin patch. you're letting your keds run around to pick out their favorite tree or pumpkin. you're all wearing masks. you're outside, exempt you only get close when you're posing for a family picture. what's the risk? >> oh, gosh. i'm somewhere between up in to low. i'm going to put low. because i think it's never up in. if you've got a mask on, you're outdoors, pretty much with your family, low. >> spo

the times says allies of home secretary, priti patel, are accusing the foreign office of leaking "bizarrelum policies in an attempt to discredit her. in the mirror— george floyd's sister appeals for americans to vote donald trump out of office — saying don't let my brother george die in vain. the ft leads with the announcement by the european commission that it is suing the uk over its plans to breach international law by violating the brexit withdrawal agreement. and finally in the guardian — a tribute tojenni murray — who, after 33 years as the presenter of radio 4's woman's hour, has recorded her last show got to say, i'm absolutely gutted that she is going. right, let's start with the papers. as always, sienna, olivia, lovely to have you back. a lot of the papers that we saw in that round are really looking at what is happening with margaret ferrier a, the snp leader. we had a couple stories today under various figures not abiding to the rules strictly, but sienna, what this snp mp did, just talk us through its, because it's quite, it was happening over a few days. as you two said ear

patel, quickly back to the white house. is it possible that the president can distribute regi regeneron to the hospitals? is it realistic or just talk? >> i think it's talk. i don't see how it's realistic. region ron said if they get fda approval, they might be able to distribute 50,000 doses. eli lilly said made 100,000. call it 200,000. we have 50,000 new cases every day on average. so to get the doses tout all americans is a tall order. we don't even know which americans would benefit from the antibody. the trump is one data point. we don't know if the antibody is the magical drug that helped him. and we have 30 million to 40 million uninsured americans. are they going to be act to access the medication, and presumably requires an iv, a hospitalization stay and it's really expensive. i don't see a a a a distribute it. and right now i don't see it. >> loet's talk about president trump. 74 years old. he is overweight to some degree, there are risk factors and he has seemingly done extremely well. it's still unclear how ser

patel. >> good morning chairman, ranking member and the rest of the committee. it is an honor to speak before you today. and thank you for the opportunity to share my story with you. my name is pete patel i'm a proud first-generation american. my family and i immigrated to the united states from india in 1979 in search of the american dream. we found it in tosa, oklahoma and small business owners. which represents 20000 member owned to the path of all the hotels of the united states. my wife and i founded promise hotels in 2008. we own and operate franchise hotels in eastern oklahoma. in the past several years our businesses have done well. we have grown our operations and created -- adapted to favorable economic conditions.c before the economic practice caused by covid 19 in thein lodging industry was enjoying record occupancy and profitability, unfortunately the coronavirus pandemic halted travel almost overnight. during the busy season and had occupancy by 80% instead we have been lucky t

alok patel. good morning, dr. patel. we have new figures showing another big increase in covid cases nationwide with deaths on the rise. what are you seeing right now and what is your biggest concern? >> what i'm seeing is, over 50,000 cases per day seven months into this pandemic. i'm seeing a lot of people who are not only frustrated but some people out there who just don't trust what's happening. people are still wondering why there's no national guidance. my biggest concern is that we're not getting our acts together heading into winter. i think the most important thing for people to understand is regardless of politics, we all have it in our own hands to mitigate the spread this winter, this holiday season. that's the most important thing. we don't need to listen to what politicians are saying because we all know what the right thing to do is. >> there's new research on the safety of schools and how kids spread the virus. what do parents need to know? >> first off, the news is great, like it showed a very small rate

patel. mr. patel, five minutes. >> good morning, chairman kim, ranking member hern, and members of the committee. it is an honor to speak before you today and thank you for the opportunity to share my story with you. my name is pete patel, a proud first generation american. my family and i immigrated to the united states from india in 1979 in search of the american dream. we found in tulsa, oklahoma, as hotel years and small business owners. i'm also a member of the asian-american hotel owners association which represents 20,000 members who own nearly 50% of all hotel hotel properties in united states. we own and operate franchised hotels in eastern oklahoma. during the past several years are businesses have done well. we have grown our operations and created -- and reacted to favorable economic conditions. before the economic crisis caused by covid-19, the lodging industry was enjoying record occupancies and profitability. unfortunately, the current pandemic halted travel almost overnight.

alok patel. he mentioned it, the president his press secretary said is the most-tested man in america, yet he was not exempt from this. >> when we come back, more on our breaking news of the night. >>> we're staying on top of breaking news that president trump has tested positive for the coronavirus. we are monitoring this developing story. but first right now, while we get to that, we're going to go to new evacuations that are under way in northern california's wine country, and more orders are possible. exhausted fire crews are battling the glass fire, which has scorched more than 92 square miles and destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings. now they're bracing for a staggering flame surge fueled by the weather. >> forecasters say gusting winds will combine with triple-digit heat up and down the state, but those conditions will ease going through the weekend. >>> a new pandemic relief bill passed by the house has little, if any, chance of becoming law. house democrats approved the $2.2 t

amok patel. dr. patel, let's begin with two big headlines in the race for a vaccine. to half the 215,000 covid deaths here in the u.s. could have been prevented there had been an appropriate response to the pandemic. now, what do you think researchers mean by an appropriate response? >> researchers mean by appropriate response is a centralized universal protocol and us not only having a good short-term response but long-term as well. we've seen so much mismanagement of the pandemic. this specific study looked at our mortality rates in summer compared to other countries' really high mortality rates such as spain, the u.k. and italy. our mortality rates in may and june were higher than those. if they were at the same lower rate, we could have saved 50-100,000 lives. >>> coming up, the view that will take your breath away. >> it is the highest sky deck in the western hemisphere. ♪ away. >> it is the highest sky deck in the western hemisphere. . ♪ i'm on the edge of glory >>> all right, step aside, lady gaga. you're not the only one taking a trip to the edge this morning.

patel.tonishing that chris christie came forward and said we should have been wearing masks. it took him a week in the icu, getting that antibody cocktail, getting that remdesivir, seeing his life flash before him in order to say something like that. the president who also had a positive covid test, who also went into the hospital still saying there's a study out there by the cdc saying 85% of folks who wear masks still get covid. that is completely false. can you actually tell us what that study says? >> yeah, yasmin, you're spot-on, it's absolutely false. the study was -- the cdc actually was looking at comparisons between two groups of people. people approximately 160 people who did get the coronavirus. and about 160 people who did not. and the study was intended to show the differences between the two groups, not about the math. but what were the differences. a key difference that the studies found and commented on that twice as many people who got covid were likely to have been in a bar

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patel joining us right now. hi there, my friend. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> let's start with how the bay area is doing when it comes to transmission rates. >> we're still doing ok. if you look at the mass right now of case rates, they're usually delineated with orange and red, centered toward the middle of the country. coastal areas, especially california, still great news there. we saw positivity rates below 5%. hospital percentages are being kept low as well. we're hoping to maintain that coming into the holiday season. >> what about statewide? when we look at california statewide and you see different counties and different positivity rate people need to understand that means the civic center situation, the prison outbreak, a nursing home outbreak, things of that nature. so it's difficult to look at your specific county. in the bay area, seven of nine counties will have different hospitality rates than the other two. >> it's challenging when we look at the national numbers to keep in it perspective with what's goi

meteorologist sandhya patel checking that and our weather here.andhya. >> yeah, dan and ama, louisiana just doesn't seem to get a break, at least five storms have hit the area in the last several months. take a look at now tropical storm zeta. it has weakened with category -- tropical storm -- from a category 1, excuse me, winds right now 70-miles-per-hour. it is racing quickly northeast to 31-miles-an-hour, already spreading rain into alabama. and you will see that the heavy rain continues across that region. in addition there's a tornado watch box from the florida panhandle into alabama and even part of georgia. so, there have been numerous reports of flooding and storm damage due to the storm surge along with tornados being reported and that's still a possibility. they are going to continue to deal with that as it moves quickly across into the southeast and the mid-atlantic states. temperature rights now here locally anywhere from the mid-40s to the low 50s. a few with the mid-50s around brentwood. it is chilly out there without a doubt. one of

meteorologist sandhya patel checking that and our weather here.andhya. >> yeah, dan and ama, louisiana just doesn't seem to get a break, at least five storms have hit the area in the last several months. take a look at now tropical storm zeta. it has weakened with category -- tropical storm -- from a category 1, excuse me, winds right now 70-miles-per-hour. it is racing quickly northeast to 31-miles-an-hour, already spreading rain into alabama. and you will see that the heavy rain continues across that region. in addition there's a tornado watch box from the florida panhandle into alabama and even part of georgia. so, there have been numerous reports of flooding and storm damage due to the storm surge along with tornados being reported and that's still a possibility. they are going to continue to deal with that as it moves quickly across into the southeast and the mid-atlantic states. temperature rights now here locally anywhere from the mid-40s to the low 50s. a few with the mid-50s around brentwood. it is chilly out there without a doubt. one of

let's check in with sandhya patel.andhya. >> yeah ama and dan, we are looking at winds wrapping up, the humidity dropping. and the concern is the fire danger is heightened. we have a red flag warning in effect until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow for the north bay, the east bay hills, the east bay valleys. it goes into affect in the valleys and the coast at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. wind gusts could reach as high as 35 to 50-miles-per-hour. low humidity and dry fuels means wild fire risks, definitely high up there and spread is going to be high. winds right now not too bad at this hour out of the northeast. take a look at the hour by hour wind forecast. 3:00 a.m. tomorrow seeing 17 to 25-mile-an-hour winds. they get even stronger. 8:00 a.m. you're seeing winds up to 32-miles-an-hour at the higher elevations in the north bay and eventually the winds start to spread down into the east bay and the peninsula. i let you know how long the fire danger will last and a closer look at the winds for the sbur bay area. >> thank you very much. will

patel, thank you so much for coming on. we appreciate it. continue your journey safely. >> thank you, dan. talk to you soon. >> all right. bye. >>> continuing on this subject, the number of passengers on delta airlines no-fly list for not wearing a mask, that has grown to 460. that is according to an internal memo sent to employees by delta's ceo. delta began requiring non-vented fabric face coverings during flights in may. delta is not alone because united airlines has banned 335 customers and jetblue 64. american and southwest won't say, though, how many passengers they have banned. >>> let's turn back to the weather forecast. de dion, this serious wind event, i'm anxious to hear about and you are and your viewers are. >> affects a lot of sand ya sa sandhya patel joining us to talk about this historic event. >> it could be, dion and dan. we're talking about a similar setup from 2017. definitely worth watching carefully as we take a look at a live picture now, we'll talk about the winds and fire danger in a moment. you'll notice how beautif

let's check in with sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah ama and dan, we are looking at winds wrapping up, the humidity dropping. and the concern is the fire danger is heightened. we have a red flag warning in effect until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow for the north bay, the east bay hills, the east bay valleys. it goes into affect in the valleys and the coast at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. wind gusts could reach as high as 35 to 50-miles-per-hour. low humidity and dry fuels means wild fire risks, definitely high up there and spread is going to be high. winds right now not too bad at this hour out of the northeast. take a look at the hour by hour wind forecast. 3:00 a.m. tomorrow seeing 17 to 25-mile-an-hour winds. they get even stronger. 8:00 a.m. you're seeing winds up to 32-miles-an-hour at the higher elevations in the north bay and eventually the winds start to spread down into the east bay and the peninsula. i let you know how long the fire danger will last and a closer look at the winds for the sbur bay area. >> thank you very much. wil

patel. this is like, why are you moving a patient who may well be shedding this virus to another environment, whatever the environment is, even recognizing that they have a very sophisticated medical unit in the white house. that's not the entire point. we have at the white house in the residence and in the white house itself an enormous number of people who may or may not be safe to put around somebody who's shedding virus, especially since we know that. i don't understand what the harm would have been to have kept him in the hospital longer. secondly, he apparently was on dexamethasone as again dr. patel was pointing out. that is a medicine that's usually reserved for people who are quite sick in the hospital, frequently intubated and so on. he's either sick and in a dangerous state still or he's not. we're getting inconsistent messaging that doesn't clarify either of those realities. finally, dr. connolly called him a, quote, phenomenal patient who was apparently, according to him, really

alok patel about the growing concern in washington. dr.ting on how much president trump was tested for covid-19. "the new york times" reports it was not every day, only, quote, regularly. how significant is that difference, and how important is it to find out when the president last tested negative for covid-19? >> president trump for a long time was saying he was tested every single day, and that's what was keeping them safe and protected, and it was part of their argument for not wearing a mask even though, number one, he may not have been tested that often and, number two, getting tested a lot doesn't exactly protect you from the virus. now, with regards to knowing when he last tested negative, we know that symptoms are likely to pop up about five to seven days after you're positive. so he may have been positive for a longer period of time, which kind of changes how many people may have been infected, who else needs to quarantine, and it all comes down to contact tracing. >> and, doctor, facebook and twitter had to censure comments made

patel.r. patel, good morning. thank you so much for joining us. let's begin with the flu shot which we've been told is so important this year. what are you hearing about shortages of flu shots and the challenges of getting kids vaccinated. well, thus far, mona, we are not really hearing anything about shortages, but we are hearing some discrepancies about whether or not families can get children as young as 3 vaccinated at certain pharmacies. then there's some misperceptions out there that it's not safe to actually go into a doctor's office to get your flu shot. it's important to get all kids ages 6 months and above vaccinated against flu and yourself because we have to make sure we're protected against the flu this upcoming winter season. we do not want to see the twindemic of covid-19 and influenza at the same time. >> even though death rates are dropping we're seeing some of the worst case numbers since the pandemic began in parts of the midwest, the mountain west and the northeast. where

let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel with more on that. hi, sandhya. >> hi, there.the concern is a combination of gusty winds and dry conditions. take a look at the winds right now. they are out of the south. that is going to change direction and we're going to see drier conditions develop because of this. right now it is pretty dry in places like vacaville, 19% humidity. livermore, 24%. the numbers will be coming down as the dry offshore winds develop. red flag warning tonight at 11:00 p.m. in the north bay hills. it runs until wednesday morning. so it's the combination of the gusts up to 40, low humidity, and dry fuels that leads to any fires that develop will rapidly spread. it expands to the east bay hills wednesday night until friday morning as wind gusts up to 40 will increase the fire risk. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> new developments. effective immediately oakland police have a new use-of-force policy to follow. the police commission announced it today including a ban on using carotid restraints also kn

patel, we're learning more about the first confirmed case in the u.s.h the coronavirus. with these new details, what do we need to know? >> the important thing about this specific study that showed the reinfection is that reinfection can happen. just because you get infected once does not mean you're immune. this specific individual tested positive in april then tested negative twice and then tested positive again in june with a genetically different virus, so it wasn't that he got infected and then the virus deactivated and then reactivated. it was two separate viruses. so the take home is that anyone who had it is not immune and still need to follow the same precaution. >> our thanks to dr. patel. >>> now, here's a first for the baseball season, a game with fans in the stands. game one of the national league championship series had nearly 11,000 fans to see the braves beat the dodgers, 5-1. >>> meanwhile, check out the play by manuel margot of the fd then tumbles over the wall. that's a great catch, and tampa beat houston, 4-2 and lead two games to no

for sandhya patel, all of us here, we appreciate your time.hey do one of the most difficult jobs there is, even in normal times. 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 or the next health crisis, vote yes on prop fifteen. for all of us. >>> tonight, the white house answering questions, pressed on the president's claims on voting. tonight, the images coming in, the long lines of early voting already under way in this country. president trump and his claims about voting by mail. the white house is grilled today. where is this river where ballots were supposedly found? how they answer. governors in several states pushing back on voter intimidation, saying early voting and mail-in voting is safe. and breaking late this afternoon, the governor of texas and his controve

for a look at the conditions, let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel and a record we do not want to have, sandhya. >> no, that's not something we're proud of, that's for sure. and unfortunately that may get extended, dion. let's take a look at a live picture. golden gate bridge surrounded by smoke. air quality is being impacted around the bay area. everyone except for the santa cruz mountains here locally anywhere from unhealthy to very unhealthy indicated in the red and the purple. so best to stay inside, avoid the smoke. keep your windows and doors closed and put your a.c. on recirculate if you have it. here's what's going on. gusty winds picking up out of the north west. mount tam, 26. mount diablo, 20 miles an hour. glass fire conditions, it is hot and dry. winds up to nine miles an hour. the concern is with these conditions, red flag warning until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. we also have a heat advisory for all of the bay area except the coast until 8:00 p.m. tonight because the heat risk is high. i'll be back to let you know how much cooler it's going to get this weekend and how long

alok patel for the latest on these and other headlines.have new figures showing another big increase in covid cases nationwide. with deaths on the rise, what are you seeing right now, and what is your biggest concern? >> what i'm seeing is over 50,000 cases per day 7 months into this pandemic, and i'm seeing a lot of people right now who are not only frustrated but some people who don't trust what's happening, and people still wondering why there's no national guidance. my biggest concern is that we're not getting our acts together heading into winter. >> there's some new research on the safety of schools and how kids spread the virus. what do parents need to know? >> what parents need to know is first off the news is great. like it showed a very small rate, tiny rate of positive cases from random testing in new york city, but what parents need to understand is that this headline is also underscoring all the mitigation factors that the new york public schools took into place including physical distancing, staggered classes, smaller classes

meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest. sandhya. >> yeah, it's not going to be for the better for us, that's for sure. or for the firefighters, dan and ama. it's going to be a combination of hot gusty conditions and very dry vegetation that will fuel potential fires that are already there and existing ones but also possibly new ones. let's take a look at our time lapse from our emeryville camera. you can see the smoke and the haze from the glass fire tonight. that's what gave us that reddish hue as the sun was setting this evening. definitely changing conditions. the air quality has been impacted. and you can see from the visible satellite picture here that there was the smoke that was just spreading from the glass fire into many parts of the north bay and even farther down. but one thing you may notice is earlier today we saw that fog just get blown away. it's a result of the north wind that pushed those temperatures up today. we got up into the low 100s. 100 degrees in livermore. it was a record for today. 101, excuse me,

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the home secretary priti patel.crease in the number of coronavirus cases. spain has the highest infection rate of any country in europe — but the re—imposition of the controls is proving controversial. damian grammaticas reports. in spain‘s capital, what every government, what every scientist has feared — covid—19 surging again. 10,000 new infections every day, a second wave breaking over an already battered country. so what‘s the reason for this resurgence? it seems spain may have been too hasty to lift the original lockdown that brought the first wave of the virus under control, too quick to let people back into bars and restaurants, and too slow to build an effective system to test, identify and isolate new cases. intensive care units are overflowing, extra icu beds again being used. the warning signals are everywhere. psychologically, it‘s the worst thing. because all the people are afraid the tsunami will come again. spain, like many countries, has been trying to target infection hotspots with local controls. b

kavita patel, former health policy director for the obama white house.ould you fact check the president on the arrival of a vaccine? >> yeah, the president does clearly need to be fact checked, andrea. yesterday the food and drug administration actually held a public advisory meeting where they reviewed the process. simply put, data needs to be evaluated and monitored, private companies need to apply to the fda. the fda is under a lot of pressure to make sure the bar is high for safety, which all means, andrea, that even if there were a vaccine approved, it would likely be a very narrow approval for a very limited population. health care workers, maybe nursing home residents and other vulnerable people. and that the united states and most americans will not see a vaccine at least until late spring, early summer. and the military, by the way, found yesterday's announcement, quote unquote, of the military being ready to distribute in seconds, a surprise. and many were kind of concerned that this is setting up the military to somehow take the fall for being

patel, what do we even do with that? >> craig, i realize the irony since i'm on television trying to talk about covid. i wouldn't feel like i could do a proper medical evaluation. we don't have basic information, not just the president's last negative test, but it would help to know if his pcr, the genetic test negative today. many patients with covid will still shed the virus potentially for weeks after getting the diagnosis. just a finer point, we know already from dr. conley's statements that the president at some point friday, a week ago, had fevers. technically according to the cdc guidance, you need at least ten days out from those symptoms including a fever in order to be in the safe zone. i would argue the president would want to set an even higher example than just the bare minimum. so to your point, there's still a lot of questions, and i would not feel comfortable attending a rally or being around any of the personnel near the president based on a television doctor's evaluation on tv without that objective dat

start with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. strong wind storm. >> could be the storongest of te season. winds are not strong near the pope fire. gusting to ten miles an hour, if stronger, would be harder to contain. problem is the vegetation is so dry. hopefully get it under control quickly. winds in surrounding area may be gusting to 16 miles per hour, not that windy, but that's going to change. red flag warning 11:00 a.m. sunday to 11:00 a.m. tuesday. wind gusts over the ridges. 5% to 15% humidity, extreme fire danger. high wind watch sunday 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. monday. entire bay area. power outages, possible trees falling. winds picking up 2:00 in the north bay, begins in hills and translates to the surface. midnight monday over 40-mile-an-hour winds at lower elevations. i'll be back with closer look at fire danger and winds coming up. >>> firefighters in east bay hills using a powerful new tool in dangerous weather. conair one, air bus that can drop water and fire retardant. can transport medical patients, will be st

patel. he's part of our coronavirus team of experts. today he's talking about the importance of preventing a different virus. >> hey, it's dr. patel. covid hospitalizations are rising in almost 40 states. the flu virus would like nothing more than the team up with coronavirus and ruin our winter. we're not going to let that happen. if you vice president gotten your flu vaccine, this message is for you. pay attention. a quick offender view, think of it like a wanted poster. you get the shot, you build up antibodies and in about two weeks, you have protection against the flu. the data is crystal clear. the vaccine saves lives. during the 3500 dead. the virus mutates every year. before i get an angry message, with the vaccine, you can still get the flu. but it will prevent you from getting a serious illness, keep you out of the icu or worse. let's debunk some myths. i hear the i'm healthy. i don't need the vaccine. i'm like hold on, tiger. healthy people can be really sick or pass it on to someone who's high risk, like elderly or babies or

and sandhya patel, not to be confused with dr. patel, joining us. the a's beat the white sox just a few minutes ago, winning the first winner take all series since 1973. look there at the great catch. they move on to the playoff bubble. they'll take on the dreaded astros at dodger stadium in landfall. the national league will play in texas. and yesterday, major league baseball noumingsed the championship series and world series, both taking place in arlington, texas, will allow some fans, limited capacity, around level,500. you saw liam hendricks as they were able to advance. i know you're a huge baseball fan, cystkristen. would you feel comfortable going to a game, 11,000 fans in the stadium if it were spread out? >> is that a quarter of the stadium capacity? >> pretty much. >> i'm sure you'll find once you're seated, it is more the transitions. getting to your seat. if you're trying to get food. the turnstile. i'm not sure. i feel like that's still a little high. quings dense, the a's won and i'm wearing green? i don't know, i don't know. ama? >>

patel, thank you.hen all else fails, the president leans on his secretary of state and his attorney general. always pliant to help with his re-election campaign. but would he actually pardon himself? our next guest used that phrase on the air this afternoon. i'll ask andrew weissman about it. >>> and later, all the news have you shaking your head? wondering why it seems vaguely out of control? two keen. >> reporter: orders what it feels like the witness what's going on in our country right now and what all the political fallout may be. as "the 11th hour" is getting underway this friday night. s ge underway this friday night >>> the president's financial dealings and they are dense, deep and troubled, are even under more scrutiny tonight following two new reports from the "washington post" and "the new york times." concerning the president's past cash flow, tax deductions, these are topics my next guest says he wishes he had pursued during his time with the special counsel's russia investigation. in his

. >>> now let's get to our weather with abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. all-important halloween is coming up, sandhya. >> it is indeed, ama and dan. we have a fabulous forecast for halloween. i want to show you a live picture from the east bay hills camera. creek fire in the central valley sending smoke in the upper layers of the atmosphere. we are starting to see impacts at the lower levels. sensitive groups in the north bay starting to see poor air quality, moderate air quality across the rest of the region. definitely close your windows so you don't breathe the unhealthy air. live doppler 7 showing a few patches of fog. that will be changing overnight tonight. from our sutro tower camera looking at san francisco, sunny, 64 degrees. low to mid 70s from san jose to oakland. 83 in gilroy. half moon bay is a cool 59 degrees. look at this, bright skies over san jose right now. nice looking day. 79 in santa rosa. barmest spots in the low 80s like fairfield. 77 in livermore. a hazy view from our roof camera, the breeze is beginning to blow along the embarcade

good evening, i'm meteorologist, sandhya patel. let's take a look at the halloween forecast happening on a saturday this year with a full blue moon. looking at sunset at 6:11. it is going to be beautiful outside. temperatures will be low 60s to mid-70s. all treats through the evening and looking spooky cool by 9:00 p.m. so if you are going out with your kids trick or treating, safely, dress in layers and don't forget those masks. here is a live look from our santa cruz cam era. but this weekend, sunday and monday, anywhere from 10 to 12 feet for the northwest facing beaches. and if you are getting out of town, and you are traveling, here is a look at the bay-area airports. mild sunshine. mid-70s to low 80s. light breeze. hawaii is looking at, in honolulu, scattered showers and 85 degrees. sunshine. but chilly, new york city. and a warm 85 in los angeles. live, doppler 7 showing you a couple patches of fog but pretty much cleared out. good day to be out sailing. 59 degrees in the city. it's upper 60s, oakland, mountainview. cooler,

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel.rop in the temperatures will be followed by the possibility of showers. a i'll explain coming up right up. >> first, a look what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, dan and ama. tonight is dedicated to you. where did you get this some. >> well, how far are we right now? >> i think we're like eight feet apart. >> okay. i know where i've been. >> uh-huh. >> i don't know where you've been. dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. wow, i hear you. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99! all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo ♪ 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. is it the juicy 100% all-white meat? or because you can spice them up or cool them down? or because a little birdie told me you wanted them back real

. >> let's go to sandhya patel tracking weather and fire conditions. >> near the fire that broke out, it is 65 degrees. the winds are light as you notice west, southwest gusting to 7 miles an hour. humidity is up there 56%. that should help the firefighters. gus gusts mt. hood 19 miles an hour that will change, 11:00 a.m. sunday to 11:00 am tuesday. it covers valleys and hills. gusts up to 50 at the lower elevation, 60 and 70 over the ridges and humidity 5 to 15%. critical to extreme fire conditions are expected. damaging winds are possible. a high wind watch until 10:00 am monday. there is a possibility of downed trees and power lines as you look at the hour by hour wind forecast, the winds pick up first in the north bay and then spread late sunday night into monday. we're going to toss to cornell bernard with more on how people are preparing for the upcoming fires. >> reporter: hey, sandhya, we're in santa rosa where this air attack for cal fire is very busy. check it out. this tanker just returning from fighting that wildfire in rural napa county. planes have have been coming and g

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a drop in the temperatures will be followed by the possibility of showers. a i'll explain coming up right up. >> first, a look what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, dan and ama. tonight is dedicated to you. where did you get this some. >> well, how far are we right now? >> i think we're like eig i know where i've been. >> uh-huh. >> i don't know where you've been. the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. >>> there is a big problem in the south bay. this afternoon, san jose city leaders voted, unanimously, to look at ways to take out wild pigs. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo found tha

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meteorologist sandhya patel is keeping close track of it for us. sandhya? >> yeah, dan and ama. and the concern are the winds and the dry conditions that are in place. want to show you a live picture from our santa cruz camera. winds are pretty light. beautiful day. lots of blue sky out there as you take a look from our golden gate bridge camera. the flag barely swaying there. san francisco 71 degrees. 76 in oakland. san jose, mountain view in the low to mid 80s along with gilroy. a live rook look from our emeryville camera and it is absolutely gorgeous as we look back toward san francisco. mid 80s from napa to santa rosa. got up into the mid 90s for the hot spots like fairfield. 88 degrees right now in livermore. a live look from our east bay hills camera and you can see just how good the air quality is right now. winds increasing late tonight. elevated fire danger through friday. and we're looking at a cooler pattern going into the weekend. i do want to show you live doppler 7. there's one little sliver of fog and that's it. fire danger unfortunately will be increasing. so as

. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >>> good evening, everyone. it is a lovely day today. the temperatures have dropped, as expected, and i want to show you a beautiful view from our golden gate bridge camera. we are seeing blue skies, as you will notice, and a nice breeze blowing through our region right now. temperatures are down 14 degrees cooler in novato. 16 degree drop in fairfield and 9 degrees cooler in san jose. unfortunately, the air quality is not great. it is poor for sensitive groups in santa rosa, san francisco, oakland, moderate around fairfield, livermore, concord, fremont, san jose in yellow and we do have? good to moderate air quality right around the santa cruz mountains. so the spare the air alert continues tomorrow. the worst of the air quality expected in the north bay, closer to the glass fire. friday, saturday, sunday looks like we will see some improvement across the region. live doppler 7 right now showing you some fog near the coast. that is going to be changing as that marine layer expands overnight tonight. from our ea

patel, i take your point about the availability of masks and other resources. and at the same time, some of this comes down to information as you well know. just this morning, twitter removed a tweet from trump health adviser dr. scott atlas that said "masks don't work." are you surprised, should any of us be surprised that this kind of rhetoric is still coming from the administration? >> i'm not surprised. it's misinformation and it's the most egregious when it comes from our president and from the scientific adviser s around the president. so we have to do what we can to combat that misinformation by giving data. this is not political, it's not emotional. when people have masks on, you can cut the spread of the virus by half. do you cut it completely? no. but you can make a difference with this. and again, it's about protecting everyone else, including you. and i think those are important points. but i also think that, you know, i see my own children getting better about washing hands. like, we are able to do this by acknowledging how our individual actions c

patel about the headlines. let's begin with the flu shot.e been told it's so important this year. what are you hearing about shortages of flu shots and the challenges of getting kids vaccinated? >> we're not hearing anything about shortages. we're hearing as discrepancies about whether or not children as young as 3 can get vaccinated. there's misconceptions that it's not safe to go into doctor's offices to get flu shots. it's absolutely important to get kids ages 6 months above vaccinated against in ffluenzai. not only kids, but yourself as well. >> even though deaths are dropping, we're seeing some of the worst case numbers since the pandemic began. where do you see this going? >> as of right now what we saw with 85,000 cases on friday, it's not going in a good direction. we're seeing cases sky rocket. the death rate is dropping. that's because we're better at our therapies. it doesn't necessarily mean if you don't die you walk out of the clinic without any symptoms. there's long-term issues. we really hope we get it together this winter. w

let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. hi, sandhya. >> hi there. ceo, ama, it is definitely going to be hanging around. beautiful weather is ahead. but right now we're starting t see some changes. i want to show you a view from our mount tam cam. a little bit of haze showing up just over sausalito and san francisco. air quality is being impacted for parts of the bay area. it is moderate as we are seeing smoke from wildfires up to our north and in the sierra nevada. so just keep that in mind. a lovely view from our golden gate bridge camera. we have blue skies there. and temperatures 70 degrees in san francisco. mid 70s oakland, san jose. currently 63 in half moon bay. another view from our emeryville camera, just bright sunshine out there. mid to upper 70s from santa rosa to napa currently 76 in concord. our highs so far upper 60s to low 80s. so our autumn warmth is with us and you can see just a nice bright view from our sutro tower camera. chilly again tomorrow morning. mild to warm through the weekend. and it is going to be spook-tacular for ha

sa sandhya patel is live here with the forecast. the wind died down. >> absabsolutely.re is no argument we should celebrate with chocolate. let's look at a live picture. it a beautiful post sunset view. skies are clear. with the winds easing in the hills more, it's not as gusty. we'll see chilly next couple days, mornings ahead. sunny and mild through the weekend as we look at another live picture. haze there. 70 right now in santa rosa and notary public napa to concord. the highs from the low 70s to the upper 80s at the santa rosa airport today. so definitely warm there. kgo roof camera showing you the tower and here is a look at the temperatures, 67 in the city, 73 oakland and gilroy at 72. half moon bay 61. live doppler 7 right now showing you nothing but clear skies as we take a look at the wider perspective. high pressure is pretty much going to be calling the shots through the weekend. so it is going to be a dry pattern even for trick-or-treating on halloween in case you're going out with the kids. it is definitely going to be dry obviously play it safe. tomorrow

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