. >>> coming up at 6:30, abc 7 contributor phil matier is here with us. he's sharing a big announcement on where the a's will be playing in oakland. >> we'll look at our winds this evening. at 7:00 p.m. they become more active, gusting over 30 miles per hour. those winds even continue over night into the early morning hours on thursday. a red flag warning will go how you watch it does too. tv just keeps getting better. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access to the most 4k content. and your movies and shows to go. the best tv experience is the best tv value. xfinity x1. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> we'll be monitoring our winds closely this afternoon. surface winds right now at the ground very calm to light across the entire region. watch what happens when we jump into our hills. about 1,000 feet up, the winds are more active. they're out of the north now. diablo gusting to 34. east foothil

. >>> abc 7 news contributor, phil matier joins us with a lot of thoughts. you can say pg&e is in a situation, dams med if you do, dammed if you don't. >> right, they're dammed if teyt do, because they are responsible for anything that happens in the lines, whether it's their fault. they're dam for what they did in the past or didn't do. we're dammed too because we're in the middle of it. >> we're stuck! we're stuck. so where do we go going well pg&e is in bankruptcy. there's $30 billion in counting of liability still out there. here's what governor newsom had to say, he's taking aim at several targets today when he talked about who's to blame for the wildfires in our state, but criticized the government and pg&e as well. let's listen to what he had to say. >> the biggest and most stubborn reality is these utilities and they have to modernize their equipment and we have to get this through bankruptcy, and come out the other side as a reimagined operation that's resilient and safety focused. we have the protocols in place. >> it's going to take time, between

. >>> we're excited to announce phil matier will be joining the abc news team.l contribute to building a better bay area with his scoops, insights and investigative reporting on our issues. will enhance building a better bay area as we search for solutions to high cost of living, environment, transportation. phil also will be the abc7 political analyst. can read him wednesdays and sundays. we want to give a warm welcome to phil. >> you guys will talk on midday? >> he will be on midday live today. his first appearance, i believe. >> nice. >>> coming up at 6:00, construction suspended. why one of san francisco's largest projects is on hold for now. >>> first spend the night at >>> all right. it is thursday. good morning to you. waking up to mild conditions. a little damp in the south bay. 57 in campbell. 56 in sunnyvale. up in the north bay, cooler. looking at clear conditions, 55 in novato. so the second half, the eastern half and the south bay still holding on to the clouds, maybe some mist and drizzle, then the winds will pick up. looking at a sunny and breezy

. >>> we're excited to announce phil matier will be joining the abc news team.uilding a better bay area with his scoops, insights and investigative reporting on our issues. will enhance building a better bay area as we search for solutions to high cost of living, environment, transportation. phil also will be the abc7 political analyst. you can read his columns in the chronicle on wednesdays and sundays. and you can see him today on midday live. >> love it. >>> coming up next, 7 things to know before you go. >> a live look outside at 6:55 as people it's been reported that there's a cyberattack on business every 39 seconds. ouch. i don't even want to think about it. comcast business has a solution. we go beyond fast with a cloud-based security system that automatically updates, so you always have the latest protection. phishing. malware. risky sites. it can help block all of that. get fast internet and add comcast business securityedge for just $29.95 a month. it's one less thing for us to worry about. comcast business. beyond fast. >>> welcome back. if you're ju

. >>> and later today, phil matier will be sharing a big announcement.hat's at 6:30 on abc 7 mornings. >>> right now it's 5:38. we have a live look outside. a gorgeous start to the mornings. there's some things coming up. >> we will watch winds closely throughout the day and in the overnight hours. surface winds now, winds at the ground, across the bay area, it's calm or very light. watch what happens when we jump about 1,000 feet into our hills. the winds are more active. they are gusting to 23 miles per hour at knoxville creek. diablo is gusting to 40 miles per hour. the eaooeeast foothills gusting 24. this is the area of highest concern. it's not the area where you live and work. it's in the hills where the winds will be fastest. that's why the red flag warning is in effect. let's watch those winds as you go hour-by-hour. later this evening, as the sun goes down, 7:00 p.m., winds become more active in the north bay, gusting over 30 miles per hour. early tomorrow morning they remain active out of the north. it's a dry wind this te of year. we have a re

and on abc7 news news at 4:00, "san francisco chronicle" columnist and now abc7 news contributor phil matier joined us in studio to share his perspective. >> is it offensive? yes. it is meant to be? you bet. because it might be mean. it might be disrespectful, but the point was to get attention. and that's what this accomplished. what we have is a candidate in a six-way race. mayor london breed is the incumbent. she's facing virtually no name opposition. the race hasn't been covered as a matter of fact, there hasn't been a single mayoral debate. ellen zhou, who ran last time against mayor london breed got about 4% of the vote. she isn't happen with that equation. she has been talking about it on the internet. she has been talking about it with reporters, and now she took to it the billboard to get the attention. >> you could tell in the piece in "the san francisco chronicle." he is contributing to our building a better bay area coverage and initiative. >> certainly thought provoking. >>> speaking of building a better by area, that means we make an effort to find and showcase the improvements