Morning shows you just how Crystal Clear those conditions are we do have an marine layer, but hasnt resulted in the fog blocking out the view so were thankful for that winds definitely come again and i would say were probably most thankful for that actually because after windy start to the week in the high fire danger that brought us. Todays calmer conditions much like yesterday will bring favorable weather for stepping outside now air quality isnt quite as Crystal Clear as its been we do have good areas towards the coast. But also some moderate spots returning for the north bay and portions of napa moran and even sonoma counties to so do watch that air quality is definitely not as bad as we had seen in previous days. But it is an ideal today either 40s and 50s for your current temperatures not quite as chilly as yesterday for most areas, were in the low 40s right now for petaluma and napa each at 41 degrees while saint helene and nevado each sitting at 45 degrees to kick off the morning. Now as we work our way into the afternoon today, youll notice a lot of similarities to yesterday, lots of sunshine. Calm conditions and seasonably warm daytime highs, mostly in the 70s for the bay area, although a few low 80s return inland. Ive got more about that all still to come out been all right thank you for the update john. Well there are now new safety concerns in San Francisco over the better Market Street project so back in january the project close the streets to private cars of course making it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. But now project leaders have to scale back due to the pandemic kron 4 s Taylor Bisacky reports. By now youve probably noticed parts of Market Street shut off to personal parks as part of the better Market Street project however, other changes in its 2019 plans to make it more walkable and bike friendly are now lost 2020 plans. Its all in an effort to cut costs during the pandemic. Addressing fees and bicyclist now. Just in the last couple weeks theyve presented a redesign which changes the entire thing and people who buy people who people who take transit now or an supportive of a plan that had so much excitement and so much celebrations supervisor matt haney says theres been notable changes it changed waited the transit lanes or design it taken away the protected bike lane and theyve taken away some of the pedestrian improvements and all we want for this street is for it to meet its potential for it to be safe and accessible some of those changes compared here instead of a sidewalk level dedicated bikeway seeing green on the left the 2020 plans on the right foot bicyclists back in a larger roadway shared with other vehicles separated plan is caught. And my back where they are today. Sharing states faced with taxis and delivery so thats a its easy this brian weeden meyer has the executive director of the San Francisco bicycle coalition, a group that says a dedicated bikeway is necessary to keep bicyclists safe. By dropping that component project leaders say theyre saving 63 Million Dollars. However, the 2020 plans for this first phase of the project will still cost roughly 121 million plus an additional 7 Million Dollars to the redesign every recognize the need. To attain cost savings and this provides design but for over a 120 million many of the were in the original proposal are gone i have trouble. Were having trouble seeing the value of that remains in San FranciscoTaylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Well also in San Francisco down near geary boulevard in golf streets. The city is reducing the speed limit from 35 Miles Per Hour to 25 Miles Per Hour this happened along portions of gary from laguna to golf steiner to scott and baker to Saint Josephs the changes come after a deadly crash that happened between a car and a pedestrian back in august. Well the fbi is now involved in a possible hate Crime Investigation in the east bay, a lafayette family discovered a swastika and the word trump spray painted on their home. The family reported the graffiti to the Police Tuesday morning and the mayor of lafayette Mike Anderson wrote a statement saying that there is no place for hate in lafayette. Well neighbors and the victims themselves believe that the vandalism was politically motivated. Biden harris flags and black lives matters posters are visible at their home. These are some dark times. And were going through you know its manifesting behavior in our community were. Above that it obviously its not case. Well so far police have not shared any information on who may be behind that graffiti. To the north and now Fairfield Police are offering a 10,000 reward to find the driver involved in a hit and run that killed an elderly woman so this crash happened sometime before 11 last thursday night on summit hill road near Laurel Creek Park officers say 81 yearold namie storage she was hit and just left right there on the side of the road and she died at the hospital, anyone with information to call the Fairfield Police department. Well were now 5 days away from election day and both president ial candidates made multiple stops on their campaign trail the president was in arizona and democratic challenge joe biden was in delaware. Both address covid19 on their campaign the in riddles breaks it all down for us. Youre so lucky. Im your president. Arizona is a state the president won by just under 4 points in 2016. But were coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been trending upward this month, a safe vaccine is coming very quickly going to have it momentarily. Advocates the virus and were rounding the turn regardless you know that weve got the vaccine. I say regardless theyll say well maybe you dont we have a Great Companies and quickly ends the pandemic a release from the White House Office of science and Technology Say that its already been done. Listing ending the pandemic has one of the accomplishments from the first term. The white house later said the release was poorly worded but former Vice President biden was not mollified when he spoke in delaware top. Accomplishment of trumps first term. At the very moment. When infection rates are going up almost every state in our union. Refusal the Trump Administration to recognize the Reality Realty through at a time in almost a 1000 americans a day are dying every single day. Its an insult to every Single Person suffering covid19 mister biden and his wife jill voted many was briefed on the pandemic this is not political. Its patriotic. Wary a mask where one period that both men were talking about the virus 6 days before the election was a measure of how thoroughly has dominated the campaign if i were president of us sleepy joe as you president it would taking it for years to have a vaccine you would have never had a vaccine. The president made the comments at another of his large shoulder to shoulder rallies which he said are far more impressive than his opponents Barack Hussein obama yesterday they made the mistake. The camera slipped and they showed his crowd he had about 20 people that brought this. Which is about 10 people more than sleepy joe had guests, Vice President pence campaigned in wisconsin where the democratic governor has urged people to stay home. As the virus spikes we see cases rising as the winter approaches i want to make your promise were going to keep moving heaven and earth to make sure. Hospitals have all the supplies they need to get the level of care to anyone struggling with the coronavirus that we want a Family Member to have democratic Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris was also in arizona in tucson she said she is not some out of the mainstream radical i love my country. A values reflect the values of america, our values tell us we have witnessed the biggest disaster of any president ial administration in the history of this country, our values tell us back. Well that was dean reynolds, reporting for us senator harris will be in texas on friday. And its an unusual spot for a Democratic Campaign because texas hasnt backed a democrat for president since 1976 or even elected one to statewide office since 1994. Well many businesses around the bay area are being boarded up ahead of the election we found these men right here at work hard at work in downtown San Francisco yesterday morning. This is owners say they are preparing for potential riots in response to election results. I wish that we didnt have to do that but with everything going on high realize again its i wish we did and i wish we lived in a place where we could just and feel good about our decision and the process and and realize that. Whether the outcome is one thing or the other were all in this together. San Francisco Police tell us that the department will be fully staffed on Election Night to respond to you know what if any or if if they have any calls about you know suspicious or spontaneous events well to the east bay, there are several options for voting in person in Alameda County. Now starting this saturday, the coliseum will open to Alameda County voters through election day people who go there will be able to register drop off ballots vote in person and also do curbside voting right from your car. The oakland as will be covering the 30,000 price tag the dollar cost for the use of the coliseum the coliseum will follow all Public Health guidelines regarding you know social distancing and masks so dont forget that and voters will be provided mask if they dont have one. Well coming up next on the kron 00 04am morning news. And electronic icu its helping Sutter Health cut coronavirus treatment times in half. Plus a former Government Official is admitting. He criticized president trumps leadership under the cover up and a new body. And then fire crews in Southern California working around the clock to contain all the wildfires that burning well have the latest coming up after the break. Welcome back everyone and thanks for staying with us now to our wildfire coverage in Southern California, the blue ridge fire continues to burn in yorba linda. And is only 23 contained this morning after scorching more than 14,000 acres. The fire damaged at least 10 homes so far all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. Then theres the silverado fire thats the one thats burning in irvine, its now 32 contain a fire charred more than 13,000 acres since it started just on monday. Well Fire Fighters have been injured as skews me 5 firefighters have been injured 2 of them remain in critical condition, Southern California edison is being criticized for not turning off power in that area before the santa ana winds picked up when sun is investigating whether its equipment actually sparked the fire. Well dozens of horses rescued during the silverado fire staying safe at the anaheim Equestrian Center. The facility has long been a home for horse lovers and also a place of refuge for horses during fire evacuations. But now the days are numbered, you know for the center as it will be torn down to make room for a Major Construction project Kacey Montoya reports. Wendy fury has been a trainer at Equestrian Center for 26 years, but thats all about to change its heartbreaking this is my home away from home the 7 acre Equestrian Center sits next to the Santa Ana River along the 57 freeway but the property will be demolished next year turned into an overflow parking lot for a Mega Development projects surrounding the honda center. Part of a project called oc vive 115 acre Entertainment Office and Residential Development is the work of Anaheim Ducks owners henry and susan samuel l e Developers Say the project would create 3300 jobs but longtime tenants of the stables dont see why they cant be part of it this. Stable can really help the community. You see the kids writing taking lessons horses do Amazing Things for people they want to make c 5 is the Sports Entertainment center. Equestrian is a sport we do just size weve had competitions judy right frank says in addition to the history of the Equestrian Center. Its also become an Emergency Evacuation Center during fires ive been here 5 years and this is about the 3rd time that weve had to. Take on more says the manager tells me they taken in 70 horses this week from the Orange County fires and says theyve seen an increase in fires over the past few years. Many in the Equestrian Community wonder where these horses will go in an emergency once this place shuts down theres not a lot of places for people to go anymore in Orange County. A lot of places of closed down i know that theres an Evacuation Center in chino hills mccoy park but thats not close. Judy started an online petition to ask anaheim city officials and project developers to open the door for communication we have almost 2500 signatures for it. Just just asking for alternative plans what can be done if we can keep this were going to fight to keep it open. And it be a shame to lose this the manager of the Equestrian Center says she will miss it after 20 years, but its just not a lucrative industry anymore and shes ready to go. Thats not stopping wendy and judy and others from continuing their fight to find a way to keep it open. And anaheim im Kacey Montoya. Well its time to get a check of our forecast me to see how thursday is shaping up and we have an expert who handles all of that for us its john triple its around the country are going to be looking at some nice conditions out there today for sure some conditions that will be favorable for stepping outside like i hope you did yesterday enjoying some of that sunshine in the really comfortable afternoon highs that we are in the midst of right now my favorite time of year in so many ways to love the changing colors and of course. The not so hot of whether anymore you can see outside berkeley here skies, nice and clear overhead little bit of moonlight shining above the bay over here in the far edge of the screen. So yeah pretty inviting looking morning across the region, especially nice thing about today yet again as we are seeing those calm winds staying with us all the way through the day today so from the start into the afternoon today, no worries about winds fire danger does still remain of concern because of with fact we havent seen rain in months and months now and with a High Pressure ridge built up we are looking at maybe some mild conditions and some calm conditions still plenty of dry grasses and dry brush so just keep that in mind. Were sitting well behind of normal as far as precipitation goes under updated Drought Monitor this morning does show extreme drought for portions of napa solano for this northern reaches of sonoma counties, most of the bay area sits in the severe category but we need to start seeing some rainfall in these next couple of months here in order to help to get us closer to normal in this regard because we are definitely falling behind as far as that rain goes 60s 70s for your highs and San Francisco as well as another coastal areas. We may not be seeing any rain but well take that sunshine in the comfortable temperatures. Well weve got it will be another beautiful afternoon to step out there a few low 80s right along the bay. Campbell youll 80 degrees today saratoga in cupertino as well as san jose each peaking at 79 degrees 70s 80s for the east bay really very minimal changes from where we were at yesterday. We also shared the same range of numbers so if you like the feel of yesterday today is going to be another one that you want to venture outside and enjoy that sonoma youngsville fairfield all in the low 80s. Well vacaville and pittsburgh as well santa rosa, each at 79 degrees for todays daytime highs, lets get a look ahead at your next 7 days. So we do have halloween this weekend as well as that time change thats going to give us that extra hours sleep. Skies will remain pretty clear through all o