People. But some question whether allowing a limited number of customers indoors will be enough to save many struggling businesses. 25 for restaurants is not enough to make a living. Reporter now all businesses in the county must update their social distancing protocols within the next two weeks in order to operate indoors. Reporting live in san jose, net net bay area news. Well, Alameda County also moving to the orange tier but that doesnt mean anything will change just yet. Starting october 26th, Indoor Dining will reopen at 25 capacity or 100 people. Whichever is fewer. The same for movie theaters and places of worship. Indoor malls will be able to open at 50 capacity. Youre looking at a walnut creek cam. It is one of several areas under a red flag warning as of tomorrow. Chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri is here. Were going to see the uptick in the temperature as well. We really are. And the main focus of the chance for these gusty winds will be in the mountains. 1,000 feet and above. And we have seen our fire warning, now upgraded to our red flag fire warning. Everything is on track with what weve been telling you about this wind event. With these on and off mountain gusts. 30 to 50 Miles Per Hour with that dry, northeasterly direction. A sustained wind of 10 to 20. And humidity down as low as 10 . Now, right now the current sustained steady wind not that gusty. Four to 11 Miles Per Hour. So, were okay tonight. You can see through 11 00, its not very windy. Watch as i advance this through tomorrow morning. Youre going to bring in the red zone. The red to magenta color here, those will be gustier winds of close to 50 Miles Per Hour by 9 30 in the morning tomorrow. Were going to talk more about this warm area of High Pressure. What makes the winds so dry. Ill have that for you in 15 minutes. Well see you then. Pg e is planning to turn off the power to obviously try and prevent sparking a wildfire as weve seen in the past. This map shows the areas that may go dark. And the power shut off could include nearly 23,000 customers in the bay area. Every bay area county, except marin and San Francisco. Lets give you a breakdown. Napa county, what you see up here, this has the most potential. More than 9,000 customers could be impacted. Then we go down to contra costra county. Almost 3200 being impacted. Near dan vill, walnut creek and deablow. They could potentially have their power turned off by pg e. Alameda county, upwards 4,000 could lose power, including those in the oakland hills. Some businesses in the east bay say these potential Power Outages will be another financial blow for them. We in with an Auto Repair Shop and a flower shop. No electricity or my computer order cannot come to my shop and i run out of business. We cannot sell anything inside. Basically, we are cannot do anything until power comes back. Just another struggle for them. They plan to turn the lights back on 12 hours after the winds have calmed down. In order to do that, they have to go inspect the lines first. So, the timeline is fuzzy. The hearing continues at this hour. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is still answering questions on capitol hill. Shes been in a Senate Conformation hearing all day. Before the full senate will eventually vote to put her on the Supreme Court. When asked if shed seen the george floyd video. My 17yearold daughter, vivian, whos adopted from haiti, all of this was erupting. It was difficult for her. We wept together in my room and it was also difficult for my daughter, julia. Whos 10. I had to explain some of this to them. I mean, my children, to this point in their lives, have had the benefit of growing up in a cocoon where they have not yet experienced hatred or violence. Reporter a mother of seven children is hoping to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Raj. Reporter long days turning into a long night. This is day two of four of the Senate Hearings of questioning. Its tense, revealing and often times evasive, meaning the judge. You may be wondering this is important because a republican majority is likely to approve her. We do know that. So, is this a waste of time . Its a way for the public to know where she stands on several key issues and a way to send her a message as to what the public is looking for. We mentioned it continues. It started this morning and continuing right now. The republican from tennessee is now asking the judge several questions. Among the questions now. Is this untouchable . Is roe v wade an untouchable law . Im answering a lot of questions about roe, which nulkts roe doesnt fall in that category. Scholars say that doesnt mean that roe should be overruled but descriptively, it does mean its a case that not everyone has accepted and doesnt call for its overruling. Reporter judge barrett, a devout catholic and pro life. But on the High Court Says she would review both sides of the issue. 10 hours of questioning so far and among the last speaker, senator kamala harris, pressing the judge about ending obamacare. In fact, this is something that President Trump said the Supreme Court will do with the addition of a conservative Supreme Court justice. Would you consider those who gained protections under the Affordable Care act, when deciding a case that challenges the law . I would consider all the protections congress put in place. And as i said earlier during this hearing, the question would be figuring out whether congress, assuming that the mandate is unconstitutional now, whether that consistent with your intent, this is congresss law, would permit this act to stand or whether the flawed portion could be kpiezed out. And that is a question not of what judges want, not a question of the Supreme Court its a question of what congress wanted in the statute. Senator paris pressing her about replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a womens right to choose. Almost an eves drop in watching any part of this testimony. So, what comes next . Heres whats going to happen and heres whats expected to happen. Theyll begin the process as early as this thursday. Theyre likely to wrap this whole process up by the november 3rd election. Back to you. Okay. Now to tricks on making halloween a treat this year. The state of california served up guidelines on how to make it less scary and not spread covid19. Here with how local businesses and neighborhoods are responding. I guess we have to do what we have to do. Reporter yeah, exactly. This is usually where a ghost tour ends. But this year they are not doing that. Reportedly Haunted Hotel in Pacific Heights. Theyre going virtual but that doesnt make them any less spooky. At San Franciscos hotel majestic, christian checks to see if lisa is home. Legend has it shes the daughter of the original owners and her spirit haunts the hotel guests more than 100 years later. This halloween, in light of the pandemic, the cofounder of San Franciscos ghost hunt walking tour is encouraging people to turn to their devices. And now we welcome you to the virtual fire side stories. Reporter the tour is moving from the spooky streets of Pacific Heights to the deep, dark internet. I tell the same stories i would tell on the tour but now i get to tell you other stories from all parts of San Francisco. Reporter he laid out the guidelines for a socially distanced halloween. Ringing door bells, digging into buck tets of delicious can create a risk at spreading covid19. Reporter cities like San Francisco banning public haunlted houses and festivals and gatherings of 12 or more. Instead recommending grab and go goody bags and virtual events. I dont want my little tour to become another news story and a vector for a virus. Reporter now back live, youre looking at the fourth floor where lisas room supposedly was. A woman staying there told us she woke up to see a woman with pale skin, wearing a white dress and climbing up the curtain. That said the virtual ghost stories are said to be family friendly. A little ghost stor sure. Weve also posted a list of safer ways to celebrate halloween on our website. Head to bay area. Com. Click the link at the top of the page and our trending bar. Still ahead a man is in a hospital after an explosion in a south bay home. Plus. Im going to tell him how hard it was. A change of heart after visiting her father in prison. Were introducing you to a young woman who is drawing on her personal experience to help other children across the state. Fire danger on the increase. Ill show you the focus of the gusty winds and. A gilroy man has traumatic injuries from an explosion that happened yesterday. Santa clara county sheriff bomb squad spent a day at the house trying to figure out what happened. They dont believe the explosion was related to a meth lab. Neighbors are still being told to shelter in place. The area around the house is expected to be closed for several days, while investigators figure out what led to that explosion. Plus the surge in early voters is already unprecedented for this president ial election. More than 9 million americans have already voted. The contra costra register of voters says 100,000 ballots have been returned. And san mateo county, 37,000. And San Francisco county, 60,000. Do you need help with your ballot . We have you covered. Decision 2020, california votes. Tune in for all you need to know from how to vote,to the safety of your mailin ballot, to what the propositions mean. You can watch that show tonight at 7 00 p. M. We have all seen stories of people unable to visit grandparents in the nursing home because of the pandemic. But what about children kept from seeing parents in prison. Garvin thomas shows us how. Reporter it was 2012 and as she headed north from san jose to san quentin, alyssa had it all planned out. She hadnt spoken to her dad since he was sent to prison ten years ago but on that day, she knew just what she was going to say. Im going to tell him how his incarceration ruined my life. Im going to tell him how hard it was. Im going to lay into him. Reporter she was just nine years old, when her father was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Like so many children of incarcerated parents, she said her life spiralled out of control. My child hood was pretty rough because of it. Reporter and thats what she was going to tell her dad in the san quentin visiting room, except she didnt. And before i can say anything, he said im really sorry i left you and i love you and i take full responsability for being gone. I should have been there for you. Reporter it was a moments that changed not just their relationship but the direction of her life and explains, in a round about why, why, on a recent friday, hundreds of books were scattered across her backyard with thousands more still in her garage. You see, alyssa, a 27yearold senior at u. C. Santa cruz is the founder and director of walls to bridges. A nonprofit dedicated to supporting families of the incarcerated, particularly the children. I wouldnt have this passion and this drive for making a difference in their lives if i didnt go through what i went through. Reporter and in 2020 with covid shutting down inperson visitations, that meant she was going to have to get creative to keep families connected. I thought wow, what would happen if we send books to children on behalf of their incarcerated families because theyre not connecting as much right now . Theres no cost to participate reporter her small idea is growing into a big one very quickly. A Pilot Program at san quentin, where an incarcerated parent can request a book sent to their child, has become so popular, shes expanding it to every prison in the state. Ive heard from so many people that donated to us. I never thought about the kids. Reporter she knows first hand that children of the incarcerated can often feel invisible. She just wants them to know that there are always those who see them and love them. N nbc bay area news. What an amazing idea. What a connection. Okay, jeff. Lets check in with you because we have a red flag warning come nothing coming into effect this week. Yes, everything is on track for the gusty winds, especially in the mountains of the bay area. Its something weve dealt with so much this year. This is another hit to us to have to go through this. I want to give you the information to get through the next few days. I want to show you why we are going to be getting the gusty winds and its all about High Pressure setting up in the west. The way its positioned is well get dryer winds out of the north and east and it pushes this wind off shore. Thats why we call it an off shore wind. Winds sustained 10 to 20, gusts 20 to 50 and its about the direction of the wind that makes it so dangerous. The wind continually passes over the land, instead of the ocean and thats why it will be dry. That air passing over the land. Theres Something Else that happens, it eventually descends. It adds additional heating and thats what makes the trees and grass very dry. And it also brings our humidities down to 10 sometimes. This is why we have a red flag fire warning in effect when we get these dry northeasterly winds. This remains from 5 00 a. M. Esday to 11 00 a. M. Friday with these 30 to 50mileperhour gusts possible and sustained winds of 10 to 20. The wind forecast tonight. Its not that gusty. I think the north bay overall will be the focus of the biggest wind. 30 to 50mileperhour winds starting to develop over the north bay mountains near mount st. Helena. By wednesday evening and then well see this pattern of those gusty winds, primarily over the north bay mountains, into thursday morning and right as we head through thursday evening. Then as we hit friday, well begin to see the winds starting to relax. So, wednesday and thursday, the brunt of these gusty winds. Temperatures to start tomorrow will be warmer. 60s, south bay, trivalley. Mostly sunny skies. San francisco at 60s. Daytime highs getting bumped up. So, more 90s tomorrow. 91 in morgan hill. Plenty of 90s for inland east bay and we have, near the coast and the bay, 80s return at 85 in hayward. Lets move you to the peninsula. 89 in palo alto and extending to San Francisco. I have the mission at 83 degrees. Right up to the north bay, were going to the nientsz. 90s. 95 in napa. I do think well begin to see things cool down in San Francisco by sunday, monday, and tuesday. 60s next week and for the inland valleys, well step out of the heat and fire danger, then down to low 80s next monday and tuesdays forecast. Well take more looks at the wind and fire danger. Ill be back at 6 00. Well see you then. Coming up, apples finally come out with its new iphones. 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. 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Ann ravels no reformer, shes backed by big corporations whove poured hundreds of thousands into her campaign. And she opposes ballot measures to make the economy more fair for working people. Only dave cortese is endorsed by the California Democratic party. Hes helping us battle the pandemic with a sciencebased approach. And expanding Health Services and child care to those in need. For state senate, Democrat Dave cortese. Tonight at 6 00, clashes in the streets of contra costra county. The reecent planned parenthood says this is especially alarming. No michelin stars for the restaurant. The michelin will not be handing out awards this year. Instead, the reviewers will host a virtual family meal october 27th to show case 20 new discoveries and raise money for californias food banks. Good way to adapt and change with the times. Thats going to do it for us. Lester holt is next. Tonight, the trial for a leading coronavirus antibody treatment abruptly halted eli lilly pausing a latestage trial over safety concerns. The treatment similar to the one President Trump received from regeneron that he has touted as a cure just hours after the setback for Johnson Johnsons vaccine. Also, 36 states see a fall surge, and tw superstar athletes test positive. The president s Supreme Court pick, Amy Coney Barrett, facing her first day of questions senators come out swinging her answers on hotbutton issues from the fate of obamacare to abortion to potential election disputes the new twist in