To just the ongoing violence that weve seen in our Community Even last night. 3 blocks away from this location. 60 rounds fired in a residential neighborhood. Ive heard from those Community Members about how frightening work. About the traumatic experience they had last night of listening to bullets flying through their homes and into their cars. The violence in this Community Must stop. Now this marks the 77th and 78th homicides of 2020 in oakland, this is a breaking news story. Were still gathering more information as soon as it comes into our newsroom. We will bring it to you and the other big story were watching now is that red flag warning thats now in effect for parts of the bay area, wildfire conditions are right there are hot temperatures and high wind gusts and they have fire officials on alert today. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman the dangerous weather conditions. Also has pg and e ready to show off the power in order to prevent a major wildfire. Utility company is saying that the potential power shutoffs could happen as soon as this evening, lets take a look now at pg es outage map. This is the latest information and the areas that are highlighted in yellow or the affected areas. This includes Calistoga Napa eastern parts of walnut creek and eastern parts of milpitas this information is just being updated in our producers move around the map right now so you can see where these possible power shops could be happening and we do have Team Coverage of this issue right now and we will start with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez she has the latest now on this red flag warning and what we can expect in the coming hours with the weather could afternoon marissa hi justine yeah, the red flag warning currently in effect through friday morning in addition to that. The National Weather service just issued a heat advisory for most of the bay area hot dry and windy conditions in this heat advisory is going to go into effect thursday morning through friday, never we could see record breaking or near record breaking heat and wind gusts upwards of 50 Miles Per Hour or less of the highest peaks in the north bay mountains and east bay hills pretty calm and breezy conditions out there right now, but during the overnight hours winds will peak shortly after midnight tonight through early thursday morning right around 6 oclock in the morning. Thats when going to notice the gusty east winds calmer conditions by thursday afternoon but a very hot and dry air mass will remain in place drying out conditions even more and then another round of gusty winds set to impact the north bay mountains and east bay hills starting thursday night through early friday morning sustained winds 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. But the highest peaks could see gusts upwards of 50 Miles Per Hour or less and we are noticing later today, we will notice relative humidity dropping into the teens little relieved during the overnight hours. With the relative humidity in the Single Digits by around your thursday afternoon because we are tracking hotter temperatures tomorrow compared to the day so today were about 10 to 20 degrees above average this heat wave is going to peak on friday where we could be 1215 to 25 degrees above normal widespread 80s and 90s along the coast and east bay shoreline with low triple digit heat as you make your way inland for hottest valleys taking a look ahead at the next 3 day outlook the hottest temperatures will arrive in the bay area on friday. So were getting another round of summer like temperatures returning to us. In addition to our peak of fire season justine back to you thank you so much. Moving on now with our Team Coverage on this potential for power shut off for thousands of people in the bay area. We go live now to kron fours Charles Clifford hes in danville for us this afternoon and chuck youve been talking to people there. How are they feeling about this next round of pge possible shut offs. Well people are anxious, you know here in danville right now probably the lower 90s midnineties pretty warm. Its very dry. We do have a light breeze blowing and of course were expecting stronger winds later this evening which is the reason that pg and he wants to implement this p s p s here in the customers will be impacted probably have their power shut off or mainly along blow road. Pacific gas and electric says that up to 1800 customers could have their power shut off between 6 8 oclock on wednesday evening thursday, red flag warning for this entire area. Theyre expecting high winds overnight tonight and theyre trying to be proactive about preventing a wildfire. Now i talked to several people this afternoon in the area, including one gentleman who said hes very concerned about what pg and e is doing this because apd any infrastructure make them fed locally here to be affected. Anyone in the danville area who has their power shut off on wednesday evening can expect that it wont be turned on until at least 10 oclock on thursday afternoon and that is because pg e will have to go through and inspect all of their lives to make sure its safe in order to re energize those power lines. All right back live now again we are expecting that pg e could start turning off power between 6 8 oclock this afternoon. But for now in the east bay Charles Clifford kron 4 news. Thank you and we just found out that pg is going to be holding a news briefing at 6 oclock tonight for the latest information on this potential power shot off. We plan to carry that live for you right here on kron 4 news and also on our streaming app kron ons well get the latest information, ben, our Team Coverage continues right now with kron fours Maureen Kelly. She is live for us in the east bay in the Berkeley Hills for the Fire Department is now stepping up patrols in that area they are worried about fires in the neighborhood marine. Thats right justine weve got a red flag warning here in effect ill tell you it is very hot here at the wind it well though it has been super windy today. So far i am feeling a little bit of a breeze now picking up i can tell you that right now to Fire Engine Companies are on patrol in the Berkeley Hills and tonight at 6 oclock bill at a 3rd Engine Company as the winds pick up. Firefighters from station 7 jump into a fire engine to patrol the streets around tilden park looking for signs of smoke and to safeguard against anything that can cause a wildfire. There are 2 engines on patrol during the day today is part of the protocol when fire danger is high theyre red fire weather flag is flying with the warning in effect until 11 00am friday. Berkeley fire will add a 3rd engine to begin patrolling starting at 06 00pm the weather pattern looks like that were going to have an increase in win tonight. Through the neck through the morning and so trying to maximize our units on the ground and at night time people are sleeping may be less attentive for people to call 911 in addition to keeping an eye out in order to get ahead of any blazes that may break out berkeley fire is reminding residents to sign up for a c alert alameda countys Emergency Notification system. Theyre also asking people to review their household evacuation routes for getting out both by car and by foot pack or refresh a go bag for everybody in the family. And because of covid19 be sure to add masks and Hand Sanitizer and park offstreet assistant fire chief keith may cause the narrow twisty roadways in the hills spaghetti streets and says they could be tough for firefighters to get where they need to when a fire starts. On both sides, the streets its hard to get apparatus through let alone operate when they if they do get a fire. So we asked people they can at all costs back in their driveway because then youre ready to go if you have evacuate and leave the roadways clear for the emergency vehicles. More advice with this red flag warning in Effect People should use extreme caution when barbecuing using powered equipment and even i dalene your vehicles and of course fireworks are completely off limits. Reporting from the Berkeley Hills i Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. Thank you maureen and here is how we can prepare make sure to have gallons of water available with nonperishable foods flashlights extra batteries, portable phone chargers and if you have a generator practice using it before the power outage just to make sure it works and that youre using it correctly and since were also talking about wildfire danger you should also have a first aid kit and a go bag ready. To go at a moments notice and that red flag warning takes in much of the Santa Cruz Mountains people theyre also bracing for a power shut off if the winds get too strong kron fours rob fladeboe reports now from the summit right above los gatos. The winds have been picking up this afternoon here in the Santa Cruz Mountains this area is under a red flag warning along with several other parts of the bay area as a result of a high fire danger in the possibility of high winds coming in later on tonight, im here outside the summit store on summit road above los gatos where ive been talking with residents many of whom are also expecting to lose their power possibly a later tonight, they tell me theyve been stocking up on some ice and other many have a generator business as you might imagine fairly brisk inside the summit store i spoke with the owner been able and who tells me that while they have lost power here several times in the past as a result of these power shut down just not going to happen this time abel and took me out behind the store to show me that he has since installed 125 kilowatt generator and a lot of his rely on the story here for groceries and other supplies in the event of a power shut down neighbor says he is expecting some high winds later tonight, so hes taking some extra precautions by tying down umbrellas in his patio and some other measures more now the summer store owner of enabling. At this point. Im for it because its a safety issue were almost hopefully in the rainy season. And i and i understand both sides of pg knee and doing what they have to do but its been a dry long. Hot summer appear able and some of his customers tell me that the power went out for about 10 seconds or so last night. Theyre speculating that this could possibly have been a test in advance of more widespread power safety shut down, although theyre not sure theyre just crossing their fingers that there wont be a power safety shut down and there wont be a fire. In the Santa Cruz Mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news. And we have continuing coverage on the fire threats in the high temperatures all on our website kron 4 dot com also on our kron 4 mobile app and the kron on app you can sign up for weather alerts in your neighborhood and also got details on the power shut offs. Weve just learned the First Lady Melania Trump has confirmed that the first son barron trump tested positive for coronavirus first lady released a letter on the white houses website where she said that while barron had initially tested negative. Subsequent tests revealed he had a positive diagnosis. The first lady said bear and did not have any symptoms. She also said that both she and barren have since tested negative. The first lady closed her letter by thinking medical professionals and by sending her thoughts and prayers to those affected by the coronavirus now the president the first lady and their son have all tested positive at some point for coronavirus. We do have some good news now for parents and caregivers also kids in San Francisco as covid restrictions continue easing in the city. The new section to now open back up our playgrounds kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia joins us now live from the newsroom with more on mayor london breeds announcement, im sure parents are doing a little happy dance about this mass, i know if i had kids i would be to just see now that San Francisco has been in the orange here for about 2 weeks. Mayor london breed announced that starting today more than a 180 public playgrounds, well be opening back up again early signs throughout the parks reminding families of capacity, limits and other Health Guidelines to prevent the spread of covid19 recreation and Park Department officials will also be stationed at the citys busiest playgrounds for the first 2 weekends to help educate people about the new rules and to make sure those rules are followed the mayor says shes excited but her excitement goes beyond the fact that the parks are reopening. Today is so amazing and its so exciting. Because its not just that were opening all of these playgrounds. 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After a marathon 11 hour day of questions yesterday judge Amy Coney Barrett is now back in the hot seat right now as senators are continuing to probe the nominee to the Supreme Court. Our washington correspondent alexandra le mon joins us now live with some of the highlights from todays hearing which includes our senator Kamala Harris got to question president trumps pick today. Yeah and Democratic Senators today have focused again on health care and whether judge barrett will play a role on striking down the Affordable Care act. But judge barrett has remained measured saying that she will keep an open mind about any cases that come before the Supreme Court. Senator Lindsey Graham says judge amy barrett is leading the way for conservative women in this is history being made folks. This is the first time in american history. That weve nominated a woman whos on a shame we pro life but utah senator mike lee says her personal prolife views dont predict judge parents judicial rulings here record on the 7th circuit. Actually shows that youre able to set aside your personal convictions still adjusts to spare it could be the final vote needed to overturn abortion rights and Health Care Laws those who support republican platform are going to keep their promise to in the Affordable Care act. They need that night Justice Barrett told senators that while she has spoken against rulings upholding the a in the past academic writings are different the judicial rulings did you ever. White her speak out in defense of the ac a no ive never had occasion to say the policy question democrats also question there about Voter Suppression when asked whether or not the president has any authority to unilaterally deny that right to vote for a person based on race or even gender. Are you saying you cant answer that question. Senator i just referenced the 14th and 15th amendments that do prohibit discrimination on the basis of race in voting. Now todays of final day for senators to question judge barrett tomorrow they will hear from panels of witnesses who will testify for or against judge parents nomination to the Supreme Court live in washington alexandra limon. Thank you so much and bay area republicans have been watching judge barrett is hearing very closely and say that shes been handling herself pretty well. Catherine heenan host of inside bay area politics talk to one of them. She joins us now live from the newsroom, good afternoon. Catherine i just staying well democrats they know the confirmation of judge Amy