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Seeing there in that fire zone . Yeah, the winds are still blowing in that area. 25 to 35 Miles Per Hour or so, with gusts perhaps reaching even a little stronger than that, and that northeast wind is creating very dry conditions. Were talking about single digit relative humidity. Giving you a look at Storm Tracker two, where we have, over the course of the last 24 hours or so, watch that northeast wind ramp up, come through the bay area, and its still out there. The wind advisory allowed to expire earlier today, but if we get into years of the north bay, you know see relative humidity is down to 5 in many areas, including sassoon and the vacaville area. Taking a look at the big rock area, we have 7 relative humidity here, and into the Oakland Hills, relative humidity here between 5 and 10 as well. So while the winds have eased up, still very breezy in some areas, and we continue with the red flag warning because of those very dry conditions. I want to point you over towards santa cruz. We did lose the reading over areas of boulder creek, but take a look at what is going on here. We have 24 relative humidity. So a little closer to the coast. We are seeing an emprovement, and with that, the red flag warning is going to expire, at least set to expire at 5 00 this afternoon. Meanwhile, for our north bay hills, east bay hills, that is going to be extend until tomorrow. That doesnt expire until 5 00 in the afternoon. So definitely those elevated fire conditions going on right now, and very dry conditions. We will continue to watch that. Of course the new fire that has just broken out, and what you can expect into the days ahead coming up in just a little bit. Those high winds caused major problems in the east bay. This is in oakland where the winds were so strong, it caused a tree to split in half in a residential neighborhood. In lafayette, the psp outages are affecting parts of the downtown area. This is on mount diablo boulevard. You know see the cvs drugstore along with several other businesses are closed due to the outage. We sawdown banks and businesses in the dark this afternoon. Pg e turned down power in a large swath of the east bay hills in contra costa and alameda counties today. These photos were tweeted out by cal fire earlier this morning, showing a down tree in Half Moon Bay. A number of trees fell down and blocked roadways in that area. Luckily, no one was hurt. There are about 355,000 customers during pg es largest Public Safety power shutoff this year, and only now is the utility considering beginning the restoration process. Tom vacar joins us now with a look at what happened overnight, and where were headed. Reporter this just in, alameda, san mateo, santa clara, sonoma, and just in, marin, have all been cleared prerestoration inspections so they can get their power back on. Here is that story. Last night the bay area dodged not a bullet, but a highspeed meteorological freight train. Cal fire said 27 new fires sprang up statewide. Fires the firefighters beat back. A truly amazing outcome. So our increased staffing, the local prepossessions, and even more importantly the publics help. Reporter more than 90,000 pg e customers in 8 counties were without power. The overwhelming number of them in the north and east bay counties. Pg es Public Safety power shutoffs seem to do a good job new n preventing blow torch fires. Another amazing outcome. But goldengate weather, in such weather conditions, nothing is patently obvious. Hard to prove a fire that didnt start, what the evidence of that was, unless a tree branch hit a power line. But even then, you dont know in that would have caused the fire. To pg es credit, they were turning off smaller circuit areas. Reporter red flag warnings for the higher altitudes of the north and east bay are set to last until tuesday at 5 00 p. M. Others sooner. Some areas will be getting the all clear, so to speak, before other areas, meaning its safe to start patrols, start inspecting the lines and any wind driven damage. Reporter that mean that pg e crews will not be able to inspect lines and equipment until they get the all clear, to do so, and then restore power. So even when these winds dissipate, were still going to be left with incredibly dry conditions, so until we get a good amount of rain, fire conditions are still going to remain elevated. Reporter without soaking rains what lies aheadwindwise is sobering. All the way through november into december, and even later on in the year, but once we start get, you know, of course had some rain, then they arent as much of an issue. Really, there is no in the end sight. If fact, its very likely that this fire season will really be a fire year, and it will roll right into 2021. And get this, compared to the 1970s, california fire season is now two and a half months longer and lengthening sense back then. All right, tom, thank you. Well, a witness said a small fire overnight was sparked by a downed power line. This started around 2 00 this morning on blitzer valley road. A witness said he tried to put out those flames before firefighters could get there. Many bay area students who learning from home could not log on today because of those planned power outages. Students in the Oakland Unified School district were told before the shutdowns to charge their computers, cellphones, and wifi hot spots, and administrators say if they cant log on to their online classes today, they should do their school work on their own and then check in with a telephoner as soon as possible. A number of Sonoma County schools were also affected as well, with some of them canceling classes for the day. The city of berkeley and other east bay communities issued an unprecedented recommendation to residents to preevacuate before those dangerous winds picked up yesterday. Rob roth joining us now with more on the people who heeded that advice. Rob . Alex, the collective sigh of relief in the east bay hills may be as strong as those overnight wind gusts, but people say they have no regrets about having evacuated. This berk lip marina hotel served as an unofficial evacuation point for many residents of the berkeley hills. We decided to err on the caution side. Reporter debbie kendall, and her golden retriever sammy, and her husband, decided to leave their home on grizzly speak and spend their night in the relative safe of a hotel. Its such high anxiety up there when everything is so dry. Reporter with the conditions ripe for a wind driven wild, berkeley urged people to leave the area sunday rather than risk a Mass Evacuation in a disaster struck. We were afraid, so we came down here to stay. It was the smart thing to evacuate. Didnt get much sleep last night, because of the wind and also the concern over what could happen. Havent that concern and with the endorsements of the Fire Department and other emergency agencies, the city issued the peremptory advisory for the first time before a fire even started. It was not a mandatory evacuation. This is unprecedented, and we would not have advised residents to leave their homes before sunday afternoon if we did not think that there was significant risk to their safety. Thankfully, you know, we did not have a fire in berkeley. Reporter residents in the Oakland Hills and in parts of Contra Costa County also received recommendations to evacuating, publicly those who may have trouble leaving no, maam a hurry, but those notices were less it. To urge them all in unison to evacuate without a direct point to photo or multiple points to go to, could cause, frankly, even more concern or fear, and confusion. Ful but many in berkeley who did leave say they have no regrets. Some people might say was excessive to take a step like this, but, you know, better safe than sorry. With the extreme winds now having calmed the berkeley area, its okay for people to remain home, but they should remain cautious throughout the red flag warning. Alex . Rob roth, good advice, thank you. Well, all parks in the east bay original parks district were closed today because of the extreme fire danger and the possibility that those powerful winds could bring down some tree branches. If you headed out to one of those east bay regional parks, you will be turned away. Were also told that trespassers could be arrested or fined. Among the east bay parks that will be closed today are clairmont canyon, lake chicago, and till don park. The oakland zoo closed its doors today because of the outages. They were holding their boo at the zoo event. They said people can use their existing tickets on wednesday or thursday of this week. We contacted the zoo and they are Still Deciding on whether to remain closed tomorrow. Voter turnout already breaking records. Coming up here on the 4, the milestone voters across the country have already passed a week ahead of election day. And the new concern for People Living near wildfire burn scars. How crews are working to prevent landslides during the winter rain season. [ whispering ] whats this . Oh, are we kicking karly out . We live with at t. It was a lapse in judgment. At t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gigspeed internet, but we cant sign up for that here. Yeah, but im just like warming up to those speeds. Youve lived here two years. The personal attacks arent helping, karly. Dont you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something . [ muffled scream ] stop living with at t. Xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. A man has been arrested after Walnut Creek Police broke up a group of protesters that surround an suv. Those protest else were were marching friday night when they stopped the suv. Police say some protests attempted to get inside the car while others kick ted car. Some in the group started going after police. Police say they are working to identify the other protesters involved. We have new information now on a gruesome death in San Franciscos south of market neighborhood. Thats where officers found a man on fire near russ alley and ministry near 6th and megatron, about 4 15 yesterday morning. Officers called the Fire Department while trying to put out the flames themselves. The man ultimately was pronounced dead at that scene. He has been identified as 28 yearold eric moran. Right now police are investigating the death as suspicious, and anyone who has any information should put in a call to San Francisco police. And in the south bay, the red cross is assisting 7 people who lost their home to a fire. That fire broke out around 11 00 this morning. At the house in san jose. Sky fox flew over the home as firefighters were putting out hot spots. One firefighter and one civilian were injured in the with alarm fire. We tonight know the extent of their injuries. Santa clara county task force was prepositioned in the area due to the high fire danger. They were able to arrive quickly and keep flames from spreading to neighboring homes. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Top story. And these are live pictures from sky fox here over a three alarm brush fire in suisun city, that is putting off a lot of black smoke in that area. We understand that crews from travis are helping the suisun city Fire Department try to get control of the fire. Strong winds are pushing some of that smoke into Contra Costa County. Right now no word on any possible evacuations or whether any buildings have burned. S were working to get more information. As soon as we find out any new details on this firefight in solano county, well bring them to you. Well head south now and tell you that crews in Orange County are battling a fast moving wildfire that has for 60,000 people to evacuate their homes. This is near irvine. The silverado fire has burned at least 2,000 acres and is zero percent contained at this point. Its burning in some dry, steep, and rugged terrain. The fire first started just before 7 00 this morning, and Officials Say its expected to grow rap i wouldly because of strong winds in that area. Well, california has been hit hard by wildfires this year, and so far we understand work crews are doing what they can to prepare burn areas to reduce the chance of a landslide once those fires do come. Even during a normal rainfall, the runoff in a steep area can amplify and turn into a mudslide. Today on mornings on 2, we spoke to a researcher about when the drainager is greatest. A lot of stuff falls into the valley bottoms and gets pecked off by that runoff, and that is what was driving a lot of these debris flows. Sediment availability was the highest at the beginning of the season, so that was the most critical time. He added that even though the first rain of the year has the most potential to cause damage, the reflow still repeats throughout the season. He urged people who live near burn zones or flood zones to be aware of the dangers and always listen to warnings from first responders. Unfortunately dry weather in the forecast not only for the next few days but through the end of the month. Giving you a look at that new fire there burning in the fairfield area, where you can see the winds are just blowing. You can tell by just the movement of the smoke. Im seeing winds anywhere from 25 to 35 Miles Per Hour, and it is so incredibly dry out there right now, not only are we, of course, as we know, right there at the driest time of year, but at this moment, relative humidity in those areas, anywhere from 5 to 10 . So when you disappear any moisture from that fuel there, it just burns that much faster, that much hotter. Here is a look at some of the current wind speeds reported in and around fairfield. 20 Miles Per Hour sustained, and gusting to 25. Now, this is actually an improvement, if you can believe it, since earlier. The winds have eased up in some areas, but as you can see there, the fire danger is not gone. Lets look at some of the relative humidity in that area. Travis air force base relative humid 5 with 25 mile per hour winds. Vacaville, the same, 5 . Notice the temperatures. Theyre not hot. Temperatures are mild. Its just the direction of the wind, the relative humidity, and how fast those winds are moving. Outside of that, temperatures a little warmer today . Some areas by a few degrees. Up by 5 degrees in oakland, 7 in novato, and Half Moon Bay, 13 degrees warmer for you. Temperaturewise, low 70s at Half Moon Bay, as well as San Francisco. A lot of mid70s to about 80 press around the bay, and our inland cities enjoying 70s, as well. So, again, temperaturewise, not a hot day. Want to take you to the next 24 hours or so. As we get into tuesday afternoon, closer to the coast, you can see relative humidity comes up considerably. We even have 51 , the projection at the Santa Cruz Mountains, and we go inland and were finally seeing a bit of relief here as well. But, again, the timestamp reads tuesday, late afternoon, early evening. So the red flag warning will go into tuesday, 5 00, for the rest of us, it is expected to expire at 5 00 today. Better details on what to expect for tomorrow and the rest of the week coming up. The Mount Diablo Unified School do not have is considering a plan which could have students returning to school for what is being called limited hybrid in person classroom learning. Later tonight, the school board is going to discuss a proposal for this partial return to classrooms, beginning as soon as the middle of january. The plan would have to meet guidelines set by state and Contra Costa County health officials. The plan would also have to reach an agreement with the Teachers Union before it can happen. Or i should say the District Needs to reach an agreement with the union before this can move forward. The district has schools in concord, pleasant hill, warm nut creek, martinez, and pittsburgh. Just 8 days return until election day. Im ray bogan with how the candidates are spending their final days on the campaign trail coming up. And here is a look at tonights prime time lineup on ktvu. At 8 00, its l. A. s finest, and at 9 00, filthy rich, and then stay tuned for the 10 00 and 11 00 news right here on ktvu. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. The Senior Citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on Public Safety. Because the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. The landmark cocacola sign in San Francisco is coming down. The huge red and white sign has been on top of a building at 5th and bryant for more than 308 years. Its had some occasional upgrades during that time. Its a familiar sight to anyone driving to or from the city on interstate 80. The landlord of that building, to the, said that coke no longer wants to pay rent for the rooftop spot. We could see crews today getting ready to take the sign down at a cost of 100,000. Well, more people have now cast early ballots in the 2020 election than voted early or absentee in 2016, with just 8 days to go. Look at this number. 58. 6 million ballots have come in so far. Democrats have a higher percentage so far with 51 , compared to 25 for republicans and the roast for other parties or those who declined to state their preference. A large number of voters are turning out for early in person voting. Im not negative on the mail in, but i just think that the in person is safer. I think i would rather divert it done, get in it, feel good about it, you know, do my civic duty, and be ready for when it happens. Observers are also seeing a strong turnout among people who are new or infrequent voters. Well, it is the final full week before the 2020 election, and the candidates are focusing on those battleground states. Ray bogan has more now on the race for the white house. Reporter Miles Per Hour<\/a> or so, with gusts perhaps reaching even a little stronger than that, and that northeast wind is creating very dry conditions. Were talking about single digit relative humidity. Giving you a look at Storm Tracker<\/a> two, where we have, over the course of the last 24 hours or so, watch that northeast wind ramp up, come through the bay area, and its still out there. The wind advisory allowed to expire earlier today, but if we get into years of the north bay, you know see relative humidity is down to 5 in many areas, including sassoon and the vacaville area. Taking a look at the big rock area, we have 7 relative humidity here, and into the Oakland Hills<\/a>, relative humidity here between 5 and 10 as well. So while the winds have eased up, still very breezy in some areas, and we continue with the red flag warning because of those very dry conditions. I want to point you over towards santa cruz. We did lose the reading over areas of boulder creek, but take a look at what is going on here. We have 24 relative humidity. So a little closer to the coast. We are seeing an emprovement, and with that, the red flag warning is going to expire, at least set to expire at 5 00 this afternoon. Meanwhile, for our north bay hills, east bay hills, that is going to be extend until tomorrow. That doesnt expire until 5 00 in the afternoon. So definitely those elevated fire conditions going on right now, and very dry conditions. We will continue to watch that. Of course the new fire that has just broken out, and what you can expect into the days ahead coming up in just a little bit. Those high winds caused major problems in the east bay. This is in oakland where the winds were so strong, it caused a tree to split in half in a residential neighborhood. In lafayette, the psp outages are affecting parts of the downtown area. This is on mount diablo boulevard. You know see the cvs drugstore along with several other businesses are closed due to the outage. We sawdown banks and businesses in the dark this afternoon. Pg e turned down power in a large swath of the east bay hills in contra costa and alameda counties today. These photos were tweeted out by cal fire earlier this morning, showing a down tree in Half Moon Bay<\/a>. A number of trees fell down and blocked roadways in that area. Luckily, no one was hurt. There are about 355,000 customers during pg es largest Public Safety<\/a> power shutoff this year, and only now is the utility considering beginning the restoration process. Tom vacar joins us now with a look at what happened overnight, and where were headed. Reporter this just in, alameda, san mateo, santa clara, sonoma, and just in, marin, have all been cleared prerestoration inspections so they can get their power back on. Here is that story. Last night the bay area dodged not a bullet, but a highspeed meteorological freight train. Cal fire said 27 new fires sprang up statewide. Fires the firefighters beat back. A truly amazing outcome. So our increased staffing, the local prepossessions, and even more importantly the publics help. Reporter more than 90,000 pg e customers in 8 counties were without power. The overwhelming number of them in the north and east bay counties. Pg es Public Safety<\/a> power shutoffs seem to do a good job new n preventing blow torch fires. Another amazing outcome. But goldengate weather, in such weather conditions, nothing is patently obvious. Hard to prove a fire that didnt start, what the evidence of that was, unless a tree branch hit a power line. But even then, you dont know in that would have caused the fire. To pg es credit, they were turning off smaller circuit areas. Reporter red flag warnings for the higher altitudes of the north and east bay are set to last until tuesday at 5 00 p. M. Others sooner. Some areas will be getting the all clear, so to speak, before other areas, meaning its safe to start patrols, start inspecting the lines and any wind driven damage. Reporter that mean that pg e crews will not be able to inspect lines and equipment until they get the all clear, to do so, and then restore power. So even when these winds dissipate, were still going to be left with incredibly dry conditions, so until we get a good amount of rain, fire conditions are still going to remain elevated. Reporter without soaking rains what lies aheadwindwise is sobering. All the way through november into december, and even later on in the year, but once we start get, you know, of course had some rain, then they arent as much of an issue. Really, there is no in the end sight. If fact, its very likely that this fire season will really be a fire year, and it will roll right into 2021. And get this, compared to the 1970s, california fire season is now two and a half months longer and lengthening sense back then. All right, tom, thank you. Well, a witness said a small fire overnight was sparked by a downed power line. This started around 2 00 this morning on blitzer valley road. A witness said he tried to put out those flames before firefighters could get there. Many bay area students who learning from home could not log on today because of those planned power outages. Students in the Oakland Unified School<\/a> district were told before the shutdowns to charge their computers, cellphones, and wifi hot spots, and administrators say if they cant log on to their online classes today, they should do their school work on their own and then check in with a telephoner as soon as possible. A number of Sonoma County<\/a> schools were also affected as well, with some of them canceling classes for the day. The city of berkeley and other east bay communities issued an unprecedented recommendation to residents to preevacuate before those dangerous winds picked up yesterday. Rob roth joining us now with more on the people who heeded that advice. Rob . Alex, the collective sigh of relief in the east bay hills may be as strong as those overnight wind gusts, but people say they have no regrets about having evacuated. This berk lip marina hotel served as an unofficial evacuation point for many residents of the berkeley hills. We decided to err on the caution side. Reporter debbie kendall, and her golden retriever sammy, and her husband, decided to leave their home on grizzly speak and spend their night in the relative safe of a hotel. Its such high anxiety up there when everything is so dry. Reporter with the conditions ripe for a wind driven wild, berkeley urged people to leave the area sunday rather than risk a Mass Evacuation<\/a> in a disaster struck. We were afraid, so we came down here to stay. It was the smart thing to evacuate. Didnt get much sleep last night, because of the wind and also the concern over what could happen. Havent that concern and with the endorsements of the Fire Department<\/a> and other emergency agencies, the city issued the peremptory advisory for the first time before a fire even started. It was not a mandatory evacuation. This is unprecedented, and we would not have advised residents to leave their homes before sunday afternoon if we did not think that there was significant risk to their safety. Thankfully, you know, we did not have a fire in berkeley. Reporter residents in the Oakland Hills<\/a> and in parts of Contra Costa County<\/a> also received recommendations to evacuating, publicly those who may have trouble leaving no, maam a hurry, but those notices were less it. To urge them all in unison to evacuate without a direct point to photo or multiple points to go to, could cause, frankly, even more concern or fear, and confusion. Ful but many in berkeley who did leave say they have no regrets. Some people might say was excessive to take a step like this, but, you know, better safe than sorry. With the extreme winds now having calmed the berkeley area, its okay for people to remain home, but they should remain cautious throughout the red flag warning. Alex . Rob roth, good advice, thank you. Well, all parks in the east bay original parks district were closed today because of the extreme fire danger and the possibility that those powerful winds could bring down some tree branches. If you headed out to one of those east bay regional parks, you will be turned away. Were also told that trespassers could be arrested or fined. Among the east bay parks that will be closed today are clairmont canyon, lake chicago, and till don park. The oakland zoo closed its doors today because of the outages. They were holding their boo at the zoo event. They said people can use their existing tickets on wednesday or thursday of this week. We contacted the zoo and they are Still Deciding<\/a> on whether to remain closed tomorrow. Voter turnout already breaking records. Coming up here on the 4, the milestone voters across the country have already passed a week ahead of election day. And the new concern for People Living<\/a> near wildfire burn scars. How crews are working to prevent landslides during the winter rain season. [ whispering ] whats this . Oh, are we kicking karly out . We live with at t. It was a lapse in judgment. At t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gigspeed internet, but we cant sign up for that here. Yeah, but im just like warming up to those speeds. Youve lived here two years. The personal attacks arent helping, karly. Dont you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something . [ muffled scream ] stop living with at t. Xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. A man has been arrested after Walnut Creek Police<\/a> broke up a group of protesters that surround an suv. Those protest else were were marching friday night when they stopped the suv. Police say some protests attempted to get inside the car while others kick ted car. Some in the group started going after police. Police say they are working to identify the other protesters involved. We have new information now on a gruesome death in San Francisco<\/a>s south of market neighborhood. Thats where officers found a man on fire near russ alley and ministry near 6th and megatron, about 4 15 yesterday morning. Officers called the Fire Department<\/a> while trying to put out the flames themselves. The man ultimately was pronounced dead at that scene. He has been identified as 28 yearold eric moran. Right now police are investigating the death as suspicious, and anyone who has any information should put in a call to San Francisco<\/a> police. And in the south bay, the red cross is assisting 7 people who lost their home to a fire. That fire broke out around 11 00 this morning. At the house in san jose. Sky fox flew over the home as firefighters were putting out hot spots. One firefighter and one civilian were injured in the with alarm fire. We tonight know the extent of their injuries. Santa clara county task force was prepositioned in the area due to the high fire danger. They were able to arrive quickly and keep flames from spreading to neighboring homes. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Top story. And these are live pictures from sky fox here over a three alarm brush fire in suisun city, that is putting off a lot of black smoke in that area. We understand that crews from travis are helping the suisun city Fire Department<\/a> try to get control of the fire. Strong winds are pushing some of that smoke into Contra Costa County<\/a>. Right now no word on any possible evacuations or whether any buildings have burned. S were working to get more information. As soon as we find out any new details on this firefight in solano county, well bring them to you. Well head south now and tell you that crews in Orange County<\/a> are battling a fast moving wildfire that has for 60,000 people to evacuate their homes. This is near irvine. The silverado fire has burned at least 2,000 acres and is zero percent contained at this point. Its burning in some dry, steep, and rugged terrain. The fire first started just before 7 00 this morning, and Officials Say<\/a> its expected to grow rap i wouldly because of strong winds in that area. Well, california has been hit hard by wildfires this year, and so far we understand work crews are doing what they can to prepare burn areas to reduce the chance of a landslide once those fires do come. Even during a normal rainfall, the runoff in a steep area can amplify and turn into a mudslide. Today on mornings on 2, we spoke to a researcher about when the drainager is greatest. A lot of stuff falls into the valley bottoms and gets pecked off by that runoff, and that is what was driving a lot of these debris flows. Sediment availability was the highest at the beginning of the season, so that was the most critical time. He added that even though the first rain of the year has the most potential to cause damage, the reflow still repeats throughout the season. He urged people who live near burn zones or flood zones to be aware of the dangers and always listen to warnings from first responders. Unfortunately dry weather in the forecast not only for the next few days but through the end of the month. Giving you a look at that new fire there burning in the fairfield area, where you can see the winds are just blowing. You can tell by just the movement of the smoke. Im seeing winds anywhere from 25 to 35 Miles Per Hour<\/a>, and it is so incredibly dry out there right now, not only are we, of course, as we know, right there at the driest time of year, but at this moment, relative humidity in those areas, anywhere from 5 to 10 . So when you disappear any moisture from that fuel there, it just burns that much faster, that much hotter. Here is a look at some of the current wind speeds reported in and around fairfield. 20 Miles Per Hour<\/a> sustained, and gusting to 25. Now, this is actually an improvement, if you can believe it, since earlier. The winds have eased up in some areas, but as you can see there, the fire danger is not gone. Lets look at some of the relative humidity in that area. Travis air force base relative humid 5 with 25 mile per hour winds. Vacaville, the same, 5 . Notice the temperatures. Theyre not hot. Temperatures are mild. Its just the direction of the wind, the relative humidity, and how fast those winds are moving. Outside of that, temperatures a little warmer today . Some areas by a few degrees. Up by 5 degrees in oakland, 7 in novato, and Half Moon Bay<\/a>, 13 degrees warmer for you. Temperaturewise, low 70s at Half Moon Bay<\/a>, as well as San Francisco<\/a>. A lot of mid70s to about 80 press around the bay, and our inland cities enjoying 70s, as well. So, again, temperaturewise, not a hot day. Want to take you to the next 24 hours or so. As we get into tuesday afternoon, closer to the coast, you can see relative humidity comes up considerably. We even have 51 , the projection at the Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a>, and we go inland and were finally seeing a bit of relief here as well. But, again, the timestamp reads tuesday, late afternoon, early evening. So the red flag warning will go into tuesday, 5 00, for the rest of us, it is expected to expire at 5 00 today. Better details on what to expect for tomorrow and the rest of the week coming up. The Mount Diablo Unified School<\/a> do not have is considering a plan which could have students returning to school for what is being called limited hybrid in person classroom learning. Later tonight, the school board is going to discuss a proposal for this partial return to classrooms, beginning as soon as the middle of january. The plan would have to meet guidelines set by state and Contra Costa County<\/a> health officials. The plan would also have to reach an agreement with the Teachers Union<\/a> before it can happen. Or i should say the District Needs<\/a> to reach an agreement with the union before this can move forward. The district has schools in concord, pleasant hill, warm nut creek, martinez, and pittsburgh. Just 8 days return until election day. Im ray bogan with how the candidates are spending their final days on the campaign trail coming up. And here is a look at tonights prime time lineup on ktvu. At 8 00, its l. A. s finest, and at 9 00, filthy rich, and then stay tuned for the 10 00 and 11 00 news right here on ktvu. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. The Senior Citizen<\/a> could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on Public Safety<\/a>. Because the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. The landmark cocacola sign in San Francisco<\/a> is coming down. The huge red and white sign has been on top of a building at 5th and bryant for more than 308 years. Its had some occasional upgrades during that time. Its a familiar sight to anyone driving to or from the city on interstate 80. The landlord of that building, to the, said that coke no longer wants to pay rent for the rooftop spot. We could see crews today getting ready to take the sign down at a cost of 100,000. Well, more people have now cast early ballots in the 2020 election than voted early or absentee in 2016, with just 8 days to go. Look at this number. 58. 6 million ballots have come in so far. Democrats have a higher percentage so far with 51 , compared to 25 for republicans and the roast for other parties or those who declined to state their preference. A large number of voters are turning out for early in person voting. Im not negative on the mail in, but i just think that the in person is safer. I think i would rather divert it done, get in it, feel good about it, you know, do my civic duty, and be ready for when it happens. Observers are also seeing a strong turnout among people who are new or infrequent voters. Well, it is the final full week before the 2020 election, and the candidates are focusing on those battleground states. Ray bogan has more now on the race for the white house. Reporter President Trump<\/a> starting the week with three rallies in pennsylvania. Polls show he is down 5 points in the battleground states. He focused on the keystone States Energy<\/a> industry and attacked joe biden. Hes going to ban fracking and deliver an economic death sentence for pennsylvania and many other places opinion Vice President<\/a> mike pence is in another battleground, minnesota, where we real clear politics average shows that biden is up by 6 points. Here in the iron range, you said yes to President Donald Trump<\/a> in 2016, and i know that minnesota is going to say yes to four more years of President Donald Trump<\/a> in 2020 reporter neither biden for his running mate, senator kamala harris, are holding rally today, though biden visited a pennsylvania voter activation center. Just want to make sure we can earn every vote possible. Thats why were here. Reporter tomorrow, biden will be in georgia and harris will be in nevada. Theres not been a day that hasnt been a 12hour day yet. Reporter harris made multiple stops in michigan sunday where she promised voters better healthcare. We need to protect people with preexisting conditions we need to bring down the age of eligibility for medicare to age 60 reporter voters around the country are coming out in record numbers. More than 61 Million People<\/a> have already cast their ballots. Ray bogan, fox news. And well have complete coverage leading up to the election. If youre looking for more coverage on state and local races, head to ktvu. Com election. Developing news in washington. The senate is poised to vote on the controversial confirmation of judge Amy Coney Barrett<\/a> to the Supreme Court<\/a>. Well have details next. And well tell you why one doctor said that the country should followed San Francisco<\/a>s lead in managing the coronavirus pandemic. Great day on the lake it is. Lunch is cookin and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. Fellas, can it get any better than this . Whoa my old hairstyle grew back. So did mine. [80s music] what . I was an 80s kid. It only gets better when you switch and save with geico. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. The Senior Citizen<\/a> could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on Public Safety<\/a>. Because the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. In just minutes, judge Amy Coney Barrett<\/a> is expected to be confirmed to sit on the u. S. Supreme court. The full senate set to vote on her confirmation tonight. It comes 38 days after the late Justice Ruth Bader<\/a> ginsburgs seat was left vacant. All democrats are expected to vote no, while only one republican, Susan Collins<\/a> of maine, is expected to vote against barrett. Judge barrett will become justice barrett, and this is an historic victory. Barrett will be President Trump<\/a>s third justice put on the Supreme Court<\/a>. And joining us now for more on the confirmation of judge Amy Coney Barrett<\/a> to the Supreme Court<\/a> is our political reporter greg lee. Greg, it seems all but official that they will have enough votes to be confirmed. Like alex said, we are watching this closely right now on the senate floor. Mitch mcconnell is giving his final statements before they take that vote, and to that point, we are expecting a likely 52 to 48 vote in favor of her confirmation, in the republican controlled senate. Against Susan Collins<\/a> likely the only one to defect from her party and vote no. Senator lisa murr cow ski from alaska said she would vote now on the procedure which she did, but she is likely to vote yes on the confirmation. Going back about a month to the death of justice ginsburg, democrats decrieds the process saying it should be up to whoever wins the president ial election to choose the next nominee to fill that seat, and that this goes against precedent. Republicans have argued that there is no press dent, because they say they control the that and they control the white house, so they can do what they want. The bottom line is, when and in this confirmation does go through shortly, it will make history, because previously the closest to an election a Supreme Court<\/a> justice was confirmed was in july. Again, are just 8 days out from election day, cristina. Yeah, a week away. And then we have the control of white house and congress at stake here, is what does her confirmation mean for the court . Sure, and this is huge. This is a lifetime appointment. She is only 48 years old. This is President Trump<\/a>s third Supreme Court<\/a> appointee and confirmation. This is a big win for conservatives, because it will give them an outright 63 majority on the nations highest court. Democrats throughout this hearing have used the Affordable Care<\/a> act at the center of their arguments, arguing that a conservative court could strip millions of their healthcare. They pressed her on the issues of aca, of gay marriage, abortion rights, because she is pro life. She was careful not to response respond or answer anyone of those questions or hypotheticals, but the bottom line is we could see a empack on issues for years to come. The Affordable Care<\/a> act is set to go before the Supreme Court<\/a> the week after the election. And speaking of the election, there are a number of cases related to mailin voting that are before the Supreme Court<\/a> that she may be able to chime in on, and the idea of a contested election. Barrett has not said if she would recuse herself on an issue like that if it were to come to a contested election before the Supreme Court<\/a>, cristina. All right. Well, we know youll be watching it closely. Well check in with you at 5 00. Greg plea reporting live for us. Thank you. The u. S. Is seeing a sharp increase in covid19 cases. More than 85,000 new cases just on friday, and hospitalizations across the country starting to tech up, as well. Jonathan has the latest from atlanta. Reporter the numbers are staggering. The u. S. Averaging about 70,000 new coronavirus cases every day with new end in sight to this new surge. We saw a small decline on sunday to just under 60,000, but there are still about two dozen states hitting record highs, with intensive care units now getting overwhelmed again. Despite the surge, some states are considering the process of reopening, including hard hit new york city where movie theaters are now open again for the first time month ins, but most new yorkers say theyre taking a wait and see attitude. Theres nothing like going to the movies, and you cant do the same experience on television, but at the same time, dont know if i feel safe. Reporter meanwhile, the white house is scrambling to explain what chief of staff mark meadows meant when he said were not going to control the pandemic. The president s soninlaw said he was talking broadly about mitigation efforts and theyre still banking on a vaccine to help end the outbreak. We have a lot of vaccines that are very close to getting to the end of their trials and hopefully proven safe, and will bring an end to the pandemic. Reporter there is still hope for a new coronavirus aid package before the election. Speaker pelosi seemed to strike a note of optimism over the weekend. Weve heard that before. Hopefully she will follow through. Reporter the main Sticking Point<\/a> on the stimulus negotiations aid to state and local governments which President Trump<\/a> wants removed from the final package. Well, unlike the rest of the country, San Francisco<\/a> is seeing a very low infection rate for covid19, and the hest death rate of any big city in the country. Experts are crediting those army shut downs, a cautious reopening, and even the influence of the tech sector, as well. I had a chance today to talk to dr. Robert, the share of the ucsf department of medicine, who believes if the rest of the current had followed San Francisco<\/a>s model, there would have been far fewer deaths nationwide. When you take the deaths per population of San Francisco<\/a>, and you if you extrapolated that to the entire united states, we would be around 45,000 deaths in the united states, as opposed to about 225,000. So more than 150,000, maybe 160,000 lives would be people would be alive in the country had mirrored our experience in San Francisco<\/a>. Of the 20 largest cities, we had by far the Lowest Per Capita<\/a> death rate. So what did San Francisco<\/a> do right in your eyes . I think we did a lot of things right. The political leadership, i think, has been spectacular. I think the mayor, the city Health Director<\/a>, the other leaders of the city, have done a wonderful job in communicating clearly, giving us good news, giving us bad news, making it clear what we need to do in order to stay safe. I think the Corporate Leaders<\/a> have also been terrific. If you think about it, it was the googles and the twitters and the facebooks that told people to stay home two or three weeks before the city did, in late february, early march. Rib when i heard google tell people to stay home, that was the moment i said wow, this must be serious stuff, theyre smarter than i am. There has been a longstanding very fruitful collaboration between the department of hub Election Health<\/a> and ucsf. It has always been good. This it was remented during the early years of the aids epidemic, where they came together to figure out how to come up with guidelines, how to engage the community, how to do Public Health<\/a>, and also do Research Statement<\/a> attempt, so we could learn from our experience and get better and better. And that relationship from the early years of hiv in the mid 1980s, to today, i think has led to an unmatched collaboration between a university and a Public Health<\/a> department, and so when the city said we need some help with laguna honda, ucsf came in and helped. When she the city said we need to extend testing beyond what we can do, our faculty and trainees did allnighters for a couple of weeks to develop testing capacity, which they then made available not only to the city, but to other hospitals and Health Systems<\/a> throughout the bay area. So its been a wonderful collaboration, and i think this has been weve seen the benefits of that play out over the last six months. Finally here, doctor, and then ill let you go, but looking forward here, obviously San Francisco<\/a> is well positioned right now, especially compared to the rest of the country, where, as you know, were seeing cases surging in so many states. How do you avoid getting complacent and back sliding . Thats the biggest risk. I mean, that the biggest risk is success, that people feel like weve done so well, were okay. We dont have to worry about it. Dont think thats going to happen here. We could have seen it in june. June we started to see a pretty big surge in california. The mayor came out, and said folks this is serious stuff. We could lose all of the gains weve had, and people turned it around. It was interesting, because in San Francisco<\/a>, during that period, we had a few dozen deaths. In los angeles, they had several thousands. So not all of california turned around, but in San Francisco<\/a>, they did. So i think were going to be unfortunately weve seen this movie before. Theres going to be a surge all over the place. California is beginning to bump up a little bit. Im worried about it. I will not be surprised if you see the mayor and Health Director<\/a> come out in the next couple of days and say folks, if were not careful, we could be like all the rest of the current in the fact weve done well in the past is zero guarantee that well do well in the future. Yeah. And as it stands right now San Francisco<\/a> is the only large urban area here in california to move into the least restrictive orange tier on the statements reopening system with the risk of infection in the city considered to be minimal. Coming up, Santa Clara County<\/a> is launching a new program to help wildfire victims. The new assistance aimed at helping families keep food on the table of fire victims. And well check in on your current conditions, the winds, relative humidity, and what you can expect for the rest of the week, coming up. Back now to our breaking news here, highway 12s a reopennened in solano county, and these are live images coming to us from sky fox. The crew is on the ground appearing to be putting out hot spots. We mentioned that the highway had been shut down as they battled a threealarm fire in sassoon city just outside of the Travis Air Force<\/a> base. Fire crews from travis are helping the suisun city Fire Department<\/a>. Well have an update coming up at 5 00, but, again, highway 5 as reopened in solano county. People or families who lived worked in Santa Clara County<\/a> while the scu lightning complex fire was burning back in august and september may be eligible for assistance. Disaster calfresh provides food benefits in the form of an ebt card that can be used at Grocery Stores<\/a> and other locations. A family of four with a monthly income of up to 2900, could receive up to 646 in food benefits through the program. Still avery breezy dry day, but nothing like we saw early on in the overnight powers and this morning, when some areas clocked wind gusts to 50, 60, 70 Miles Per Hour<\/a> or so. Giving you a look here at some of those numbers. Mount st. Helena wins the prize in this category, coming in at 89 meals per hour. At least one gust reported there by. Napa airport 53. 72 Miles Per Hour<\/a> near pleasanton, reporting 66. So the winds have come down considerably, but still blowing. 30 Miles Per Hour<\/a> report at mount st. Paul. And of course the big concern is how dry we are. Relative humidity is 5 around Travis Air Force<\/a> base. And vacaville also reporting relative humidity at 5 . So the red flag warning will remain in place. I want to head over towards the areas over santa rosa where we have a nearly wind with with wind gusts to 24. We are beginning to see a northwest flow in some spots. Novato reports a light breeze at five Miles Per Hour<\/a>. As we shift farther south, you can see Half Moon Bay<\/a> reporting a breeze at 14 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. The coast is expected to see that relative humidity come up way before our inland, east bay, and north bay, and with that, the red flag warning over the Santa Cruz Mountains<\/a> will expire at 5 00 this afternoon, or at least is scheduled to. Here is a look at tomorrow afternoon where we finally again to see a little bit of relief inland. The diablo range will call for 29 . Its going to take another 24 hours or so. The red flag warning is extended until tuesday at 5 00 in the afternoon. The winds are expected to ease up in the evening hours, bit perhaps pick up once again by early tomorrow morning. Temperatures right now, 72 in San Francisco<\/a>. Low 70s for the inner east bay, and for the north bay. For tomorrow morning, well go with mostly clear skies, breezy in some areas, and in the north bay of santa rosa, 36 degrees expected for you there. A lot of mid40s to about 50 degrees around the bay. Well go 55 for san mateo, but its definitely feeling a little bit more like fall out there these days with the temperatures cooling off into the 30s for some. For tomorrow afternoon, temperatures will be just slightly warmer in some areas. Low 70s for San Francisco<\/a>. 70s around the bay. Upper 70s to low 80s for our inland cities. Well cool it done as we get into the days ahead. Wednesday and thursday, not much has changed, but into your weekend, which happens to be the final weekend of october, looking at temperatures ranging from lowtomid 60s at the coast, 70s around the bear. Pleasant weather when it comes to the temperatures. Unfortunately no rain in that forecast. Back to you. My pain is so deep, its like im cut in half. A grieving family makes an emotional plea. Their search for justice after an oakland father is gunned down at a summer block party. Uber and lyft are like every big guy ive ever brought down. Prop 22 doesnt help their drivers it denies them benefits. 22 doesnt help women. It actually weakens Sexual Harassment<\/a> laws, which are meant to protect them. Uber and lyft arent even required to investigate Sexual Harassment<\/a> claims. I agree with the la times no on 22. Uber and lyft want all the power. So, show them the real power is you. Vote no on prop 22. Palo alto police are searching for the burglar or burglars who have been breaking into homes at night while people are sleeping inside. The latest happened early on sunday morning on fulton street near addison avenue. Police say a woman woke up when she heard someone rattling her back door. She went to investigate and saw someone running through her yard. This is the fourth home break in or attempted breakin, during overnight hours in palo alto in the past two weeks. Investigators say its unclear if all four of those cases are connected. A family is still searching for answers after an oakland father lost his life to gun violence at a block party of the summer. Crime reporter henry lee smoke to his grieving family. Reporter questionell harris jr. Was a loving father of three. He worked at come cast. Two months guy, he was shot and killed in east oakland. My pain is so deep, its like im cut in half. Reporter harris was at a Friends Party<\/a> a little after midnight on august 23rd when the sounds of gunfire interrupted the celebration. A friend of his was shot in the leg. Harris helped him to the car and was driving him to the hospital, but then more gunshot harris was found in his car near 99th avenue and mcarthur. He we spoke with his grandmother. For someone to take his life where he was so loved by his family. He loved his kids. Reporter harris was a toting father and talented rapper. He was considered an upand coming art this the bay area, in oakland, rap artist. Well known. Reporter he had dreams. Im work on black lion, which is going to be my debut album. Everything before that has just been mixed tapes. We just wanted his legacy to be that of someone that was a caring, loving individual, family man, hard working man. A legacy cut short. I dont want them to portray him as one of them, you know, hood lum thugs in the streets, because that he wasnt. He was funny. He definite took occur of his kids, and a hardworking man. There was nothing i could ask him and he would do not it. His family still feeling the hurt months later. They have a plea for anyone involved in the shooting. Whoever did it, we just need them we need help. We need them to come out and turn themselves in. We just need help. Because he was just take son early from us. Oakland police say they need help finding his killer, and say any tip, no matter how small, could lead to a big break in the case. Henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. New concerns for International Student<\/a>s. Coming up here, how a new proposal from the Trump Administration<\/a> could force students to leave before their studies are finished. They all endorse yes on prop 25. To end unfair, unjust, discriminatory money bail. Governor gavin newsom and van jones. Theyre voting yes on 25. The western center on law and poverty. The Dolores Huerta<\/a> foundation. Californians for safety and justice. And the California Democratic<\/a> party. They all agree that the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. So, vote yes on prop 25. There are new concerns for International Student<\/a>s. A proposed rule by the Trump Administration<\/a> could mean they have to leave the country before they finish their academic programs. Reporter the Trump Administration<\/a> is proposing another major change to the world mourning International Student<\/a>s. Potentially requiring a fixed term, which would cap most International Student<\/a> visas at four is, some at only two, and requirements for extensions would be title. Current policy allows scholars to stay in the u. S. For a longer duration as they pursue an education, for many students, potential changes are discouraging. You are told everything you did to come to another country was for nothing, because at any point, that can change. It is just not a fair game. Reporter Homeland Security<\/a> argues the new rules would help address National Security<\/a> concerns, d yang of china is studying strategic, she is graduating soon figures for those who may come in the future, facing fixed limits. At some point, a mind to change or a very good opportunity, but then you realize, your visa is expiring, and what can you do, you have to go back home, and you miss a great opportunity. Reporter there are more than 1 million International Student<\/a>s, advocates argue they contribute roughly 41 billion to the national economy. Brad farnsworth warns this is one of the great export stories of the united states, we dont often think of when people come into our country as an expert, we are selling services to international customers, and it is contributing to our export total, and the possibility of losing that is not just a concern to our institutions, our colleges and universities, but it should be of concern to any community that has a lot of International Student<\/a>s. Reporter a Public Comment<\/a> period on the rules were made open until october 26th. Ktvu fox 2 news at 5 00 starts now. Tens of thousands of californians will spend another night in the dark is of concern that strong winds could start a wildfire. So far, the bay area hasnt seen a major fire because of the wind, but we have seen plenty of trees downed in yards all over the region. There has not been a major fire event in the past 24 hours, but if you are in Contra Costa County<\/a>, you may have smelled smoke, that is because firefighters are battling this three alarm fire in suisun city, it broke out before 2 00 this afternoon on peterson road near Travis Air Force<\/a> base, the shut down all lanes of nearby highway 12 for about an hour and a half, but the road is now reopen, fire Officials Say<\/a> when the fire broke out, it spread quickly with winds of more than 30 miles an hour, they say the winds have died down now and crews have managed to get the upper hand, the fire consumed 300 acres, no structures were threatened. 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