We get topher meteorologist lisa argen with a look at the fire conditions were seeing as well. Good morning to you. We have plenty of fog out there, if theres any good news, the low clouds, the fog, the marine layer is with us this morning but that will abruptly change throughout the afternoon, as we get into i awind advisory, 4 00 through 11 00 on monday. Northeasterly winds 20 to 35 miles an hour, will be at the surface, with gusts near 50 miles an hour, could even be higher. Were looking at the possibility of downed trees and power lines and 8 00 tonight, were looking at our red flag warning going into effect for all the lower elevations in the valley floors. Now t will be 11 00 in the north bay mountains and east bay hills and here winds gusting to 70 miles an hour with relative humidity below 5 . Were certainly gearing up for that right now. It is 58 degrees in walnut creek as well as pleasant hill, relative humidity not a problem. 63 in oakland. 53 in santa rosa. It is warmer. We have south winds blowing, allowing for about a 3 to 7 degrees warm up from the peninsula to the east bay. Here is a look at 10 00, the north winds start in the napa hills and this is our fire danger index, the colors indicate the chances of fires igniting, and spreading, and as we go through the afternoon, into the evening hours, you can see it doesnt discriminate, looking at the high fire danger across the entire bay area. Well talk in detail about the extent and the look ahead for this week coming up. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. Pg e says as of this morning that hundreds of thousands of customers across Northern California could be hit by todays power shutoffs with the fire danger so high. We have high confidence that this will be the strongest diablo and fire weather event of the season so far. We have a little bit of exposure in n monterey. We get into the Santa Cruz Mountains and into the east bay, alameda county, cloud covontra d into the north bay, napa, sonoma, lake and mendocino. Its a large scope. Theres no doubt about it. Pg e says its ready to cut power for 386,000 customers if necessary. Its not immediately clear how many in the bay area will be affected. Outages will begin at 10 00 a. M. This morning anden in waves depending on the winds. The north bay would be targeted first, followed by the east bay, then the Santa Cruz Mountains. Restorations would begin tomorrow might and finish tuesday morning. Many communities in the north bay havent waited and are already prepared for a power shutoff to happen. They are gearing up, but as abc 7 News ReporterLauren Martinez tells us, its because theyre counting on a Warning System thats been going through upgrades since the 2017 firestorm. Thats like a backup backup. Reporter two generate roars are ready to turn on between cal mart Grocery Store in calistoga. According to the map i seen they were shutting off half of california. Thats crazy to me. Reporter Denise Schulte said they had to restock bags of ice five times. Customers are buying batteries, flashlights and candles. Like many other Sonoma County residents expecting the shutoff but hope it doesnt happen. Ive thrown a refrigerator full of food three times within the last two months. Reporter they added up to 20 engines from around the county gearing up for high winds. These will be equivalent if not stronger than the tubbs fire of 2017 and the kincade of 2019. Reporter two red flag warnings in effect sunday for the upper elevations at 11 00 a. M. And then a second warning go l go into effect at 8 00 p. M. For the valley floors. The last couple events we have, have stayed up high, and not transitioned down low. This one we are fully expecting the winds to transition down to the valley floors. Reporter lowwenthal said the emergency system is better than three years ago. The alerts and warning sirens have come a long way. Our alert system is better. As soon as you hear the siren going off you know there is something up. Reporter for now its a wait and see game for responders and residents. We are having huge fires. Im not sure if shutting off the power is the answer. Reporter in calistoga, Lauren Martinez, abc 7 news. Abc 7 was at a separate battery store . Mat county where business was booming, people are stocking up on batteries and generators ahead of time. The store supervisor told us two generators that sell the most, 2,200 which can power a onestory house and sometimes its more than just a home. When pg e turns the power off, they want to turn their wells on, a lot of farmers on the coast here. Most people want to have their television, refrigeratorefriger definitely refrigerators, as well as the lights and stuff like that. Generators begin at around 1,000 and they can run on several different kinds of fuels. In the east bay the city of berkeley is taking the unprecedented action of telling some residents they should think about evacuating now before the winds pick up. 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 its the trail that only Panoramic Hill residents know about it. Watch your step here. Reporter its not open to the public, in fact, this is tom millers backyard, but to his neighbors, its 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 preevacuate. 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. Theres 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. Fire engines on standby. We were calling in mutual aid, we have police patrols. We have a crew thats ready to deal with downed trees or downed power lines to make sure that our roads are accessible. Reporter with the wind event also comes a potential pg e psps. Were facing a 20year wind event with gusts as fast as 60 to 70 miles an hour in the highest peaks of the east bay hills, and extraordinarily low humidity of zero to 5 . Reporter over 700 berkeley residents may lose power as early as 4 00 p. M. Sunday. Our house got a notice saying that we might lose power but i think were, you know, preparing for that. We have some candles. Reporter some have gone through an emergency fire drill. We offered to show the route several times and groups of people have come. Reporter sunday will be the telling day. In berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. And there are new closures to be aware of because of the fire potential. Several regional east bay parks are closed today and month, they include the anthony chabot, lake chabot and claremont regional parks. Weve complete list up on our website. Local schools are keeping an eye on pg es forecast. Here are the names could be impacted by the hue tilts shutoffs, 11 in total for now. The district says it will know more about the possible impact later today and the district says if the power goes out at the homes of students, they can do their work offline and report it back to their teacher the first chance they get. Reminder, we will be with you for an Early Edition of abc 7 mornings, our full team will be filling you in on the latest fire potential and power shut offs will be on the air to have you covered tomorrow starting at 4 30 a. M. And in the meantime, our website has a complete guide to make it through these power outages, we put together an interactive map to see if your home will be going dark and simple tips you should know to prepare ahead of time. Its up on the front page, abc7news. Com. Now in the north bay, crews are getting a handle on the newly formed pope fire burning up 61 acres in napa county. Containment is up to 80 this morning and this sparked around 4 00 p. M. Friday. All road closures have been lifted and no homes have been threatened by the flames. Lisa, this is critical in the next 48 hours, are going to be the most critical it seems. Yes, that is definitely right, but were starting out with a lot of fog. It is gray out there and the winds are going to wait until the afternoon, the Late Afternoon to the evening hours, until they start going and when all of our advisories do as well. Right now 60s over in oakland. Mild there. 50s elsewhere. Its going to take a while for the clouds to clear but once they do, its going to be a dramatic change throughout the late day. Well talk about it and pinpoint the winds weve been talking about, coming up. Thanks, lisa. A new special squad from sfpd to target hate crimes. Hear how the unit will be going on the attack while helping others. Plus moms are kind of deciding together that hey, were not going to have our kids tested for covid. The unwritten agreement between some parents in utah. Hear why they argue against covid19 tests for their kids. And the 2020 campaign now in crunch time. Hear what message President Trump is pushing to win votes and how joe biden is responding. We make it a mission to understand how you live. Then, we make choices. Choices to make Beautiful Homes smart, which is beautiful. We also make beautiful things more affordable. We try to make choices to put back what we take out. Oh and we can also make kitchen fronts out of plastic bottles now. 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California saw nearly 6,000 diagnosed cases yesterday, but the state says the jump is due to a backlog in l. A. County. The states daily average over the past two weeks has been a little more than 3,500 cases. The recent spike is setting the 14day Positivity Rate up once again at 2. 9 . That number is indicative of the transmission rate of the virus. And the u. S. Set an unfortunate pandemic record yesterday. A daily high of more than 83,000 confirmed covid cases, beating the previous record set during the summer surge. Abc News Reporter alex bruchette tells us in many parts of the country, hospitals are getting inundated with patients. Reporter coronavirus and deaths are rising by double digits. 39 states are reporting rising hospitalizations with 14 hitting record high. This week missouri reported a Third Straight day of a Record Number of covid hospitalizations and highest sevenday average. Medical he officials are warning a fall surge is blanketing the united states. A total of 36433 confirm cases since the start of this pandemic. Excuse me, please. Sorry. Its okay. Ohio set record highs three days in a row. This cincinnati doctor trying to put the 25 weekly deaths in perspecti perspective. Imagine if we had a fatal bus crash every week. Would we act . Yes, we would act. Reporter the university of dayton announced one of their students died from covid19 on thursday, just 18 years old. Emergencys governor says todays covid19 case count marks its highest daily figure since may. Some doctors stating that pandemic fatigue has led to decreased mask wearing and social distancing and subsequent growth in new cases. Dr. Anthony fauci on msnbc saying President Trump is choosing to listen to science adviser scott atlas who recently tweeted masks dont work. I dont have as much as scott atlas. Reporter in the race for a vaccine, astrazeneca and Johnson Johnson announced late stage trials resumed in u. S. In the south bay studenoffi are urging hundreds of students to get tested. A party on october 16th involving 200 students from Christopher High School and gilroy high school. The district says its students are still all online. And its an undercover deal kept by some parents in utah. They are committed to avoid testing their children for covid19 so that they can keep their schools and afterschool sports open. This morning, abc News ReporterStephanie Ramos explains whats behind the socalled mom code. Its called the mom code, an unwritten agreement among some moms to avoid testing their kids for covid19 in an effort to keep schools open and sports teams running. I heard about mom code probably over a month ago. Reporter Heather Bremner is a parent. Violence rates are skyrocketing in utah, the state setting a record this week with more than 1,500 new cases and a 15 Positivity Rate. Still, some parents reportedly want schools to remain open, despite the risk. Moms are kind of deciding together that hey, were not going to hour kids tested for covid. Reporter she says the concept is spreading in local parent groups on facebook. Some of the online posts reading stay home, dont get tested. If your child shows covid symptoms, keep them home but do not test. So if there is a quarantine with a sports team or with any of the other classrooms, theyre encouraging each other not to have their children tested. Reporter the Utah Department of health tells abc news we are aware of discussions among parents discouraging testing for their children in an effort to suppress detection of positive cases. Its difficult to determine if this talk is actually turning into action. Testing is a critical element of our response. Identifying cases is a key strategy to limiting the spread of disease in our communities. Stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. Interesting strategy. Let answer get back to the weather and the fire danger that were tracking, lisa. Pretty calm right now, though. I hate to be cliche but i guess its the calm before youre right. It is calm out there. The winds arent going to pick up until later on today. May get a little breezy in spots. The red flag warning goes into effect in 8 00 for the valleys and breezy by the Late Afternoon, 4 00 is when our wind advisory starts or earlier than that in the hills. Well call it breezy in spots today but starting out with a lot of cloud cover, high relative humidity and things change as this dry frontal boundary pushes on through the bay area. Live doppler 7 with the low clouds, mainly in the 50s, except for our friends there in oakland at 63 degrees. 59 in hayward. Good morning san jose, 58 for you. Temperatures are warmer this morning. We have a south wind out there, and that is allowing anywhere from two to nine degrees of milder air headed our way to start out. Awe look up in the upper elevations its the south wind right now, and really not too much going on, but as we look outside, you can see the clouds here in our highlights cover the clouds to start out. Sunny and breezy late in the day, windy tonight with high fire danger and looking at the colder mornings and warmer days throughout the week ahead. So here is the cloud cover, look how quickly as we go through the early afternoon how the clouds get swept away from the north bay. This is in the morning, 10 00, and after that, it is a sunny day, and the winds are going to stay rather light until we get to oh about 3 00, 4 00, but this is the upper elevation gusts here already starting. At 10 00 in the napa hills, and then well see the winds push down through the delta. As they do, theyll fan out and they get into the diablo range and pushing across San Francisco and the coastline. So 9 00 tonight winds are pretty fierce, anywhere from 20 to 50 miles an hour here and they will continue as we get into the Early Morning hours, this is 1 00 on monday, and youll hear them out there, well see the winds from the upper elevations to the surface this time and thats what makes it different. All the colors indicate the winds will be blowing strongly right on through monday morning. Current check relative humidity upper elevations 100 , pretty good for most areas. By 3 00 this afternoon were down to 12 in napa. 22 in concord and we go through the afternoon with the dry winds, 9 napa. Relative humidity not bad in the city and down in the south bay but look what happens through the overnight hours, everyone continues to dry out, even more from below 10 to the teens and this is 10 00 monday morning, still windy, winds will ease up after this and you can see how the relative humidity down to 11 there in san jose and the driest conditions that we have seen in some time here with really no recovery at all. It will be bone dry, any moisture we have in the atmosphere this morning getting swept out throughout the afternoon. Then the overnight lows will be kind of chilly in the next several days, and the north bay valleys dropping off into the 30s with that dry air in place. So the red flag warning going into effect at 11 00. The hills of the north bay. 8 00 the rest of us for the valley floors, 4 00 for the wind advisory. Getting breezy late in the day. Upper 60s San Francisc