Heavily affected by all of this as well as parts of the south bay. Lets take a look from our San Bruno Mountain camera. You can see it is shaking. Wind speeds have picked up throughout the night. Theyre expected to get even gus gustier. Rob maeda a covering the story for us. These are the conditions we were worried about. Strong winds on the increase and humidity levels starting to drop down. Walnut creek 16 humidity sustained winds at 20 Miles Per Hour. Livermore humidity 10 winds down to 15. Were starting to see some of the wind spilling into oakland. 31 Miles Per Hour, sustained winds there. You can see the winds picking up in San Francisco. But at the top of the list, 84 mile per hour gusts up at Mount Saint Helena. It is the north bay seeing the worst of it now. The transition over the last six hours, some of the dryer air sweeping offshore at the golden gate bridge. You can see it there. The reason we have the wind advisory up through 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow, gusts of 45 to 60 Miles Per Hour, possible in the hill tops all this on top of a red flag warning extended to 5 00 p. M. Tuesday for the north bay, east bay hills coming up in 8 minutes. Well look at wind speeds hour by hour and the fire danger and the rest of our sevenday forecast in a few minutes. See you soon, rob. Thank you. This is exactly what firefighters are trying to avoid. The contra costa fire County District at a uhaul business in concord. They say they were able to get the winddriven flames under control in about 15 minutes. Embers, though, from any fire could be especially dangerous during these conditions. People in Contra Costa County are being warned to have go bags and charged cell phones ready. They are even being encouraged to leave now if they can. Nbc bay areas tom jensen is live for us in lafayette. Tom. I am staying home. Reporter youre going to ride out the red flag warning . I am. Reporter victoria glrabbing some batteries and flashlight before heading back home to one of the areas fire officials warn it may be best to get out now before fire starts. Winding narrow road that dead ends and im at the end. Reporter the assistant manager at the Lafayette EastHardware Store says the store has been extremely busy as people stocked up on supplies. Mainly just emergency stuff for their to keep light going. Reporter more than a thousand customers through the doors saturday, and he expects similar numbers when everything is tallied up tonight. I am virtually out of flashlights, those type of things. So just huge numbers moving out the door on that. Reporter the store sold out of propane, kerosene, lanterns and gas heaters. Power generators have been sold out for days. A lucky few have been able to pick them up in neighboring counties. We got an emergency generator and spent the whole morning getting it to run. But it runs now. Reporter while these customers prepare for the power shutoffs, they know the real threat is fire, and the winds that can push the flames over their neighborhoods in seconds. Were in an oak forest, and fires are very, very possible. Thats the biggest thing really that worries us. Hoping its not as bad as they expect it to be. Preparing for it, but hoping for the best. Okay, that was tom jensen reporting for us. We mentioned the Power Outages to you. Pg e says statewide its cutting power to about 360,000 customers. Here are the numbers of customers affected here in the bay area. This map breaks it down county by county. The north and the east bay hit the hardest. Pg e expects the weather to be safe enough to start restoring power monday night, and then possibly into tuesday. Now, if you live in marin county and need the latest information on the power being shut off, a call center has been set up to help you. That number right there on your screen, 4154737191, then you push the number 3. Call center reopens at 9 30 tomorrow morning. Officials also want to remind everyone, unless its an emergency, please dont call 911. If its a power outage, thats not what 911 is about. If you see a fire or electrical wire is down, thats the 911. Customers in Sonoma County were first to get their power shutoff this afternoon. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana is in eldridge where the winds are starting to pickup tonight. And the streets are dark. Sergio. Reporter yeah, the power was turned out here around 3 00 this afternoon. The wind started kicking up here around 7 00 this evening, just a little bit further north of us in santa rosa. There are reports that tents are actually being blown down. Theyre asking people to tie down their furniture because of the wind gusts. The rancho market and deli is usually open well past sundown, but the owner had to lock up early tonight because the customers couldnt shop in the dark. That was the order, the generator. Ill receive it next month. Theyre behind. Reporter he said customers have been coming in since 3 00 p. M. This afternoon when the electricity was turned off in this community because of the Public Safety power shutoff. His last customer of the day came in for some candle. They had to conduct the transaction by the light of her cell phone. Hopefully a relaxing evening with no fires. Reporter hassan says he did try renting a generator, but there are no more available that would work for his store, so he had to improvise. I try my best, you know, to keep everything as cool. From yesterday i tried to save, took too much food and i moved some stuff to my cousins on highway 12. He has a store over there. They have power over there. But its not easy. Reporter the biggest concern throughout the bay area are the winds that are sweeping through here over the next couple days. Here in sonoma, they kicked up about 7 00 p. M. Days off have been canceled for some cal fire for the north bay to make sure there are plenty firefighters on stand by in case something sparks. Local firefighters are also at the ready. We have local Government Agencies that put together task forces and had extra personnel to come in and their reserve engines also. Reporter now, that cal fire Spokesman Says that people should have an escape plan in case there is a fire that is sparked in this region. But he also says given the complexity of the fire season, people should also have a backup plan just in case. Reporting live in Sonoma County, im Sergio Quintana, nbc bay area news. Sergio, thanks so much. In napa county several School District closures due to the psps event. Fires are happening. The only School District open for hybrid instruction is napa valley unified School District. Four School Districts in Sonoma County are closing because of the dangerous weather. Kenwood School Districts is closed tomorrow, no inperson classes. The monday tte rio is closed. They are asked to study at home. We are tracking winds closely. Our team will be keeping a close eye overnight. He can join today in the bay which is a half hour early, starting at 4 00 instead of 4 30. You can also get up to the minute weather alerts sent straight to your phone with our nbc bay area app. Remember, it is free to download. Now to decision 2020. The president today campaigning in states he lost in 2016. The Biden Campaign making a new push for a state democrats havent won in decades. Americans are already voting in record numbers. Nbcs garrett hawk has more. Reporter with just nine days to go, President Trump on offense in maine and new hampshire, a state he narrowly lost in 2016. Thank you. Nine days from now we are going to win this. Can you believe, nine days . Reporter joe biden attending church this morning and holding a Virtual Event tonight. Its good to be almost home. Reporter while plotting a campaign offensive of his own starting with a visit to georgia on tuesday, a state no democrat has won since 1992. And dispatching his most highpowered supporter, former president obama for a second day of campaigning in florida where a biden win could make trumps path to 270 electoral votes much more difficult. It is born out of love of country that we march, that we fight, that we vote. Reporter the vicepresident ial candidate each in battle grounds urging supporters to vote early. As did obama in this Biden Campaign video. This call begins in 25 minutes. Reporter but voters may not need much of a push. More than 58 million americans have already cast their ballot. Far exceeding all early votes in 2016, with nine days still to go. In texas, the 7. 1 million early votes cast so far represent 80 of the states 2016 total and in several states, including battle grounds like florida, georgia, and north carolina, the early votes already add up to 60 or more of the states total votes in 2016. Some waiting up to five hours this weekend. With long lines forming from new york city to outside the Staples Center in los angeles, to the texas suburbs. Given the current political environment and the state of the country, if we dont get out and vote, its not going to change. If its with the same president or a new president , we just need to get the country together to move forward. Reporter our website has a complete voter guide on the state propositions and ballot issues in every bay area county. You can also find information about voting by mail and official ballot dropoff locations. All you have to do is go to nbcbayarea. Com election guide. The u. S. Senate voted to move Amy Coney Barrett to vote tomorrow. After the decision, Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell told his republican colleagues that they had made an important contribution to the future. But minority leader Chuck Schumer had harsh words for those across the aisle. We made an important contribution to the future of this country. The Republican Senate majority, america, is breaking faith with you, doing the exact opposite of what it promised just four years ago, to cement a majority on the Supreme Court that threatens your fundamental rights. Barretts official confirmation is expected to come in a vote tomorrow. That vote is expected to be even more divided by party, with just one republican senator breaking from the gop with a no vote. Experts say the move will cement the Supreme Courts conservative majority for years, if not decades to come. Up next at 11 00, several of the first advisers tested positive for covid19. Vice president mike pence is staying on the campaign trail. Well tell you the reason the white house says its okay. And they were warned to leave and head to safety even before the winds moved in. Were live in the Berkeley Hills where firefighters are bracing for the worst. And were watching those fire conditions very closely, increasing wind with the wind advisory up tonight and a red flag warning now extended till 5 00 on tuesday. A closer look hour by hour at the stronge four aides of Vice President mike pence tested positive for the coronavirus. But thats not keeping the vp off the campaign trail. With just more than a week until election day, mr. Pence campaigned in north carolina. Those aides including his chief of staff are experiencing mild symptoms from the virus. So far, pence and his wife have tested negative. White house officials defend pences time on the campaign trail because they say hes an essential worker. White house chief of staff concede trump is focused on treatment, not preventing covid. Were not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and why arent we going to get control of the pandemic . Because it is a contagious virus just like the flu. Yeah, but why not under cdc guidance, essential workers should wear a mask and keep distance, but are not required to stay home for 14 days. Marin county looking to move into a less restricted covid monitoring tier this week, right now its still in the red. It hopes to move into the orange tier to increase capacity for certain businesses. They are set to make those announcements on tuesday. San francisco remains the only county in thea area to be n the yellow tier. Nonessential offices are allowed to open at 25 capacity on tuesday. Also gyms will be able to increase capacity to 25 . Guidelines must be followed at all times and that includes everyone has to wear a mask. I think that the Public Health officials, governor newsome has done a good job about making sure organizations like gyms and other facilities comply with regulations like that. In terms of more people in the gym, right now it feels safe. If it gets too much more crowded, then i might consider, you know, thinking about at least trying. Theres more good news on the horizon for San Francisco. On november 3rd, restaurants can expand Indoor Dining to 50 capacity. Also places of worship, movie theaters, museums, zoos and aquariums can also welcome back people at 50 capacity. Lets get back to our micro climate weather alert. The winds are picking up in the Berkeley Hills. Firefighters and homeowners are bracing for the worst. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro joins us live with that story. Marianne. Reporter terry, the city of berkeley encouraged people who live in the hills here to find somewhere else to spend the night tonight because of the extreme fire danger. But many people tell me theyre staying put and going to wait and see what happens overnight. Right now firefighters have beefed up staffing and are focused on the Berkeley Hills near tilden park and grizzly peak where wind could topple fire lines and cause fires. We have evacuated our Operation Center and basically the eeoc helped support all the departments or divisions working this incident. We have also up staffed our fire riggs, fire engines. Reporter special forestry cruiser patrolling the hills to make sure downed trees dont block the only roads in and out of the area. While some have opted to leave the area as a precaution, tonight others like jim sweeney have decided to remain at home. I decided, again, i didnt think the odds were really much that scary. Reporter because of the high fire danger, pg e shutoff power to dozens of homes in the Berkeley Hills. Around 8 00 tonight. And could potentially shutoff power to potentially 800 customers in the area overnight. Firefighters are also working with ham radio operators who are out there in the Berkeley Hills. They are looking for hot spots. They are looking for trees that may have come down and blocking roads or looking for downed power lines as well. Its all hands on deck tonight. Reporting live in berkeley, Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. Sure is, marianne. Thank you. Statewide, the record fire season drags on. More than 5,000 firefighters across the state are working to contain more than 20 fires. You can see where those fires are burning right here on this map of california. Yesterday alone, consolida cal crews attacked fires but they were able to contain them before they got out of hand. The pope fire in napa county is now 100 contained, but crews are staying on the scene for the next couple of days to make sure that these strong winds weve been telling you about dont cause flareups. 61 acres burned. No structures damaged or destroyed. You can add the oakland zoo to the list of places that may be shutdown over the next couple of days because of planned Power Outages. The zoo says it was told by pg e it will likely have to close tomorrow and tuesday. A final determination will be made early tomorrow morning. All right. Lets check in with rob maeda talk about the source of the winds and the propensity to push fires should they start. Rob . The rate equation changes on a night like this. You have humidity levels daytime dry and hills in the north bay and east bay 40 Miles Per Hour. Now some of the wind has got into San Francisco. You notice the humidity is 27 . Theres no fog out around the golden gate bridge. Winds now are heading offshore out to the west at 63 degrees in San Francisco. And obviously even dryer, a bit farther inland. You can see livermore only 10 is the relative humidity and theres that dry north wind at 15 Miles Per Hour. A little bit of an island in the mix of all of this, not seeing a lot of wind. Humidity levels still pretty good. San jose and the scleanta clara valley. Down to the valley, you may not get a lot of wind out of this. It will be the north bay and east bay hills in the Santa Cruz Mountains where well see the gusts. Tonight the red flag warning, thats going to be active for post of the bay area through 11 00 a. M. Except in north bay and east bay hills where that is extended to 5 00 p. M. On tuesday. Gusty winds at times, were seeing more signs of that now mixing down through the central bay. With the recent fires that weve seen, especially around the Santa Cruz Mountains, increased risk of tree damage as those wind speeds start to pick up tonight. For the morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s, should be the gustier half of your day. Less so for the afternoon. Te