A lot of these questions whats going on with red flag warning john yeah, robin is something weve seen a lot so far this season, its a pairing of the already hot temperatures that weve had that are only getting hotter dry conditions and the noticeable increase in wind speeds today these offshore winds will be pushing into the bay area consistently starting today lasting through tomorrow into early friday, too. And red flag warnings are officially in effect as of just a few minutes ago looking outside at our sutro tower right here skies are crystal clear. No fog. No cloud cover it is dry at least it is a beautiful start to the morning as i mentioned red flag warnings really just took effect from 05 00am this morning until 11 00am on friday and really lighting up the vast majority of the bay area here upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains from the inland east bay all the way out to the hills right above oakland, san leandro down through fremont and then all across the north bay to from Solano County. All of napa and sonoma counties until you get to the coast and much more in county to winds gusting as high as 45 Miles Per Hour and with temperatures as hot as we are about to be seeing them that is that recipe for a potentially rap and growing wildfire as we know we have seen so much of so far this season. So we know you choose to extremes to use extreme fire caution. Fire with a preparedness as you are getting outside lighter winds right now we are starting to see wind speeds picking up across the north bay though winds picking up ever more so into the afternoon today by the time we work into the evening tonight. It will be the peak of this wind event this is around midnight tonight, vacaville out was p calistoga winds regularly gusting into that 20 to 30 mile per hour range. Highest gust into the 40 to 50 mile per hour range, picking up in the east bay too especially into tomorrow, this is thursday morning now right here still very windy in the north bay as well as the east bay winds consistent through thursday and on into friday morning to when those red flag warnings do eventually expire middle of the day on friday. Temperatures are still relatively cool at the moment, but we will start to see daytime highs into the afternoon noticeably warmer than they have been the past few days for livermore and dublin its the 50s right now well for nevada were starting off the morning in the 70s. Later today it will be upper 80s for san jose oakland and San Francisco very near the coastline with 90s for our inland spots all beginning to more details about exactly what to expect right where youre at still ahead in the show back to you guys all right thats not a good combination hot dry and windy. Thank you john. Well now im more on our top story this morning of course the high winds the dry hot weather will likely mean power shutoffs tonight all across the bay area thats going to be big worry napa county of course, one of those areas that could be hit hardest. By planned Power Outages. Thats why we have kron 4 Sarah Stinson ive in napa county this morning. With the latest from there sarah. And thats right live here in napa county just right near calistoga one of the areas that will have their power shut off tonight and take a look at flag is a cold brew flag but i notice it because the wind is blowing it. The wind is already intense out here take a look at this map you can see then the north bay appears going to be the hardest hit sonoma napa county specifically though it just. 9,000 customers to do about power tonight, he said sometime this evening that power would go out. And so its going to be a you know the tough time for these people because a lot of the calistoga and the north bay residents these cut their power back especially those in the fire zone, the fire is just almost. Fully contained in yet we are at a point where we have more wildfire danger unfortunately is its concerning for sure. Now the highest probability areas for this wildfire danger or the north bay mountains near not seeing holiness small pockets in the east bay near mount diablo the Oakland Hills east of piedmont portions of the santa cruz area and its definitely going to be a time where people have to prepare for but we caught up with pg need to ask more about this power shut off they said you know this is something that they use as a precaution to prepare for wildfire danger. Overall turning off power to our customers is not decision we made lightly its psta some answer to a last resort is only one other of us are so severe that People Safety was their homes and their businesses may be in danger. And now take a look at your screen to see how you can prepare we talked about this yesterday but its important to go over it again make sure you have gallons of water available with nonperishable foods flashlights extra batteries, portable phone chargers thats definitely key. If you have a generator hopefully by now youve practiced using it before the Power Outages because you want to make sure they are using it correctly before you really really need it now since were talking about wildfire danger make sure you have a first aid kit a go bag. Emergency preparedness kit, especially up here in the north bay take a look now live. Here you can see it says fire danger is high. That is of great concern now im really close to calistoga out here look see its still windy. I was actually surprised to see just how windy it was out here, i know john said it was windy, but then once youre out here you really get to see for yourself just how windy it is and its only going to get more and more windy and that is really the reason behind these Power Outages making sure that we should off the power before that big wildfire danger heads into here in the north bay all across the bay area all send it back to you know you are going to continue to head. East into calistoga. All right sarah, thank you very much. Well these fay could also be hit with Power Outages because of the high fire danger weather. This will impact homes all throughout the Oakland Hills pg e says that people here can expect possible power shut off there tonight. And that will last through friday morning. First thought is im keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it doesnt happen. And second if it you know the way this year his gun is kind of got boy just one more thing i hope it doesnt it will be kind of a nuisance if it does. Well pge will be making a final decision later on this morning on which areas will have their power cut off so well definitely keep you posted. Lets continue our Team Coverage this morning, the red flag warning in the east bay is causing several east the clothes back to states through at least friday kron fours reyna harvey live at Kennedy Grove regional Recreation Area in el sobrante. Rana good morning. Good morning. You know a lot of these parks are surrounded by kids for street. Theres a lot of brush in this area. So officials are just being cautious by closing many of them down because of a fire were to start here it would spread quickly behind me they have signs posted up. Thats a a list in case you in the family had plans and you guys are going to go to any of these east bay, Regional Parks, these are the ones that are closed. So the Anthony ChabotRegional ParkClaremont Canyon Regional Preserve huckleberry regional preserve leona canyon open space regional perserve lionheart redwood, Regional Park roberts Regional Park sibley regional preserve tilden Regional Park kennedy grow regional recreation and Wildcat CanyonRegional Park. Now the east bay Regional ParkDistrict Fire Department will be staffing several part fire stations along with cal fire over the next few days just in case, we know that red flag warning is in place starts this morning and that last until friday so were going to have to keep an eye open to see if these parks are going to close especially over the weekend because hes a very popular over the past few months the families who just needed to get out of the hells again well bring you that update later on in the morning now reporting here in the east bay Reyna Harvey Kron 4 news reena thank you well check back with you throughout the morning. And a reminder to stay tuned to kron 4 for the very latest updates on this high fire danger day to day and for the next couple days kron on is our 24 7 news. App its free to download and thats our way of sending you live news streaming all day long so its always your fingertips. Well take quick break 5 09 still ahead on the kron 00 04am morning news, a covid19 vaccine trial is put on hold well explain why its not an unexpected issue. Plus brides and grooms protest at the capitol as wedding planners demand more guidelines for hosting events and after the break. Halloween will look a little different this year in california will talk about the new state guidelines that Health Officials are suggesting. And the differences from today compared to yesterday. Well its going to be a little bit hotter and a whole lot windier out there that means the high fire danger weve at oroweat organic. We know that when we take care of the earth, the earth also takes care of us. Youd be surprised by our environmentallyfriendly way of baking breads. Our ingredients are farmed per strict usda organic standards. Our bakeries are powered by renewable wind energy. And we support environmental causes through 1 for the planet. Oroweat organic bread. Great taste thats sustainably baked. And now, introducing our super delicious and nutritious organic kids bread featuring disneys mickey mouse and minnie mouse all right. We are back time now is 5. 12 got to talk about the weather thats going to be big news today her on the map so lonely hot windy dry equals danger, john in the Weather Center explain good morning. John thats the math of guys that really does weve seen these dangerous conditions this high fire danger so much this season and i know none of us wanted to talk about it anymore. But here we go again we all know those factors. The increased especially dry winds out of the north and northeast which but all that heat our direction and the increasing temperatures that weve already been seeing gradually this week and are now going to really see kicking up a notch even more so for the rest of the week now aside from berkeley skies are crystal clear. Theres really little coastal influence this morning. At least air quality is good this morning. So id say if you do want to get outside for a jog do so little bit earlier in the day than maybe you typically would enjoy the cool morning conditions while we have them winds will only be picking up more and more later in the day today too so even though were already breezy. Its not as windy as it is about to be with this highpressure ridge setting up shop to our west it is going to draw this hot dry air our direction, funneling hot dry inland air right into the daytime highs right along the bay are also going to be seeing numbers rising consistently on into today tomorrow, especially now winds right now as i mentioned have picked up, but its not the windiest time just yet into the afternoon today even windier conditions in by early tomorrow morning look at this consistently windy for calistoga glen ellen in sonoma as well as down through Sonoma County you are Solano County these deeper shades of red indicating those areas that are going to be consistently. Windy not just into tonight and tomorrow morning but through the day tomorrow and then picking back up again into friday morning. Thats why red flag warnings are just for a couple of days here, but all the way from 05 00am this morning just a few minutes ago all the way through friday at 11 00am so much of the rest of your work week will be affected by this heightened fire risk this includes upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains on the peninsula where was a gust as high as 35 Miles Per Hour. All of the inland east bay once you had right up into the hills above Oakland Fremont all the way to our inland valleys, affected by those same wind speeds gusting anywhere from 20 to 35 Miles Per Hour all of Solano County affected as well wind gusts here up to 35 Miles Per Hour. And those peak wind gust as high as 45 to 50 Miles Per Hour for upper elevation are in sonoma and napa counties where fire danger will also be at its highest for much of the rest of the week ahead of us now as far as temperatures go noticeably, warmer for many spots, San Franciscos mission in financial districts, well up into the mid to upper 80s, returning to the 80s and Half Moon Bay was 70s elsewhere at the coast. Well temperatures in the 80s to 90s for bayshore cities today, youll notice even more 90s right along the bayshore come tomorrow as offshore winds draw that heat right along the bay itself that means daytime highs today or even at their warmest we still have hotter days ahead of us in your thursday and friday midnineties for walnut creek in danville at 95 conquered, youre right there too open to 86 today, snow but at 96 while pittsburgh in antioch at 94 low 90s from santa rosa down through mill valley. As i mentioned tomorrow and friday are still going to be our hottest days with mid inland highs into the mid to upper 90s and low 90s right along the bay, shore saturday and sunday you start to notice temperatures plummeting along the bay. Thats because those winds relax after midday friday, wind speeds really tend to come down. That means fire danger coming down along with it and even though still warm into the weekend some relief from the highest fire risk. Robin all right, thank you for the update john now lets update that morning commute your ride to work is looking good. Driving into San Francisco, no problems at all its picking up a little bit we have more folks heading in but no major issues. Its clear right on across the upper deck through downtown San Francisco over to the skyway james let the central to 18 looking good too over to 92 the trip across the bay between the east bay in the peninsula. Look at that lots of brake lights and youll see traffic continue to fill in as we roll through the 5 oclock hour more and more folks will be packing up heading to the peninsula. But no big problems right now so a little crowded, but not bad under 30 minutes for your drive time. Were checking one oh one across the golden gate, im just scanning the north bay on one oh one i dont see any problems through nevado mill valley sausalito on into San Francisco. So south 1 one will be a good trip or northbound if youre leaving San Francisco thats out the limit as well and we have the richmond sandra fell that drive between the north bay and the east bay and its still right on time no problems here under 10 minutes to make it off to one on one jakes. Thank you very much robin at 5. 17 this morning Pharmaceutical Company eli lilly has hit pause on their Coronavirus Vaccine trial due to what it describes as potential safety concerns now this comes after johnson and johnson was forced to stop their Covid Vaccine trial after reporting a patients unexpected illness. The company says that illnesses and accidents are an expected part of any clinical trial. President trump is continue to promise a vaccine before election day on the campaign trail. There is concern in the general population animal medical professionals that there might be some political influence to cut corners and will lease a vaccine for general use. Thats because so much has been heard that vaccines from the political side during the campaign. A number of people at the food and Drug Administration and the nih made very strong statements that we are going to see it here to the highest scientific standards. Well Johnson Johnson has declined to reveal any more details about the illness sighting. The participants privacy. The wedding industry is struggling during the pandemic and now theyre demanding more guidance from the state now dozens of people who work in the Events Industry war wedding attire as they marched at the State Capitol we have doug johnson now with the story. But as im sure many can imagine the past year has been a turbulent time for those who work in the wedding industry. This group has come from all over california to ask the legislature and the governor for some sort of guidance so they can at least attempt to save their fiscal year. Brides are not running away. But instead marching with purpose to walk her wedding and essentially what were doing is were trying to tell a state legislator that they need to stop ignoring the Events Industry president the California Association for private events or cape in kunta kinte explains under the color coded reopening tears system the state has given 0 guidance for what the dog walkers have guidance but events do not because of that commercial wedding receptions can not happen within the state of california. The right now you can have a ceremony only you cannot have a reception. Wants to do that. No one wants to have a wedding ceremony and then just go home so thats where were seeing an uptick in the bootleg can tech and others say many couples are instead throwing underground weddings. But the covid19 virus can easily spread i see. People doing that with you know 80 people in their backyard and unmasked people and thats exactly what were trying to avoid ive had to postpone tend to 1000 worth of events events planner michelle came all the way from temecula to march today had. She says in her area many other wedding businesses have failed businesses are closing down left and right and 71 of event businesses said that they will be out of business if they cant resume in by january the army in cape agree with some guidance from the state to the recklessness in the underground weddings will be prevented by professionals in the wedding industry. Im able to direct and severe that ship to make sure catering is following guidelines and we are being saved pretty much every state aside from california has guidance on event were the doug johnson fox 40 in us. A halloween and dia de los what those could look a lot different this year in California State Health leaders released new guidelines for trick or treating and other holiday gatherings. Health officials pointed out that door to door trick or treating will make Contact Tracing very challenging. The state says that the safest way to celebrate is just spend time with people in the same household or to you know celebrate virtually thats an option. The states latest set of recommendations comes as california continues to see stability and its case positivity and hospitalization rates for covid19. While traditional door to door trick or treating is considered high risk activity. One Contra Costa County a parent is refusing to let the Pandemic Take the joy out of the holidays, so Danielle Miller of martinez. Shes smart she created a safe way to distribute candy using a pvc pipe. Yeah, she and her neighbors are coming up with creative hands free ways to you know experience halloween in and for trick or treating. Were using a large pvc pipe and were going to shoot the candy down were working were gluttons make sure that were not spending any germs. So when the kids come actually going to be standing 6 feet away from each other on the glow necklaces that will have on the ground. And so they able to stand apart and wait for their turn to get there can be and then when its their turn in mind were going to shoot some candy down so they can put it in their their halloween. Bags. And thats a great idea he shoot me a snickers and a kit kat thanks. Miller says are also creating a map of homes that are following Health Guidelines and taking precautions to keep the kids safe. Its all about safety james absolutely. All right well take a quick break or 5. 22 still ahead on fox prom for morning news, a closer look at the voting process in Santa Clara County for people who vote in person or the drop off their ballots. Plus another day of questioning on capitol hill as senators grylls Supreme Court nominee judge amy coney and were back time now is 5. 25 happening today, its day 3 of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee judge Amy Coney Barrett. And this morning judge barrett will take another day of questions from members of the Senate Judiciary committee, our washington dc correspondent jessi to nor has more. I apply lie follow the law you make the policy u. S. Supreme Court Nominee judge Amy Coney Barrett shutdown senators questions over hotbutton legal issues she would likely face if confirmed to the bench. If i if off the cuff answers and i would be basically legal pundit. And i dont think we want judges to be legal pundits despite democrats concerned about their its potential vote in the courts upcoming obamacare case. Barrett told republican chuck grassley, the timing had nothing to do with her nomination if you committed to the president or anyone else. That you will vote to repeal the Affordable Care act if confirmed to the cork absolutely not i was never asked if i hadnt been that would have in a short conversation on abortion democrat Dianne Feinstein press barrett on whether she believes roe v wade should be overturned. Its distressing not to get a straight answer. So let me try again do you agree with Justice Scalias you that roe was wrongly decided i have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come republican Lindsey Graham asked barrett about Second Amendment decisions do you think you could fairly decide the case even though you on a gun. Yes. Barrett said she can also set aside her catholic beliefs in her role as a judge and has done so. In washington, im jessi turnure. Great news if you live in Santa Clara County. If you want to go to your favorite restaurant and dine inside. You can start doi oh. Whats going on . Oh, darn let me help. Lift and push and push there. Its up there. Hey joshie. Wrinkles send the wrong message. Help prevent them before they start with downy wrinkleguard. When you have nausea, upset stomach, diarrheaon, pepto bismol coats and soothes your stomach for fast relief and now, get the same fast relief in a delightful chew with new pepto bismol chews. All right we are back it is 5. 30. Lets start the half hour with a check of the weather would owner of the ads going to be pretty hot today for some folks but that means an increase in fire danger so josh able is tracking that for us hey there guys yeah thats exactly right increase in fire danger today along with those warmer temperatures. Those increased winds and humidity staying very dry because those winds are pushing any chance of some cool and moist ocean air well offshore so thats why its so fog free this morning. Crystal Clear Conditions from suture tower looking at San Francisco all the way out to the east bay. Now red flag warnings are already in effect that happened this morning at 05 00am the last through the day today all day tomorrow and through 11 00am on friday. This is because its not just a few hours of wind here but a prolonged wind event ahead of us. The breezy este of conditions actually expected tonight all of the north bay aside the immediate coastline affected by red flag warnings all the inland east bay and then the upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains most susceptible to a rapidly growing fire should a spark occur, so we know that this increase fire danger has resulted in devastation so far this season as you are venturing outside please practice, extreme caution and extreme fire safety. Now futurecast of wind gust is showing us that already this morning it is breezy winds having already picked up why red flag warnings are now in effect and only picking up even more so towards the afternoon today with atlas peak in vacaville seeing winds by 03 00pm into to a 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour range, picking up even more so during overnight hours tonight, vacaville now into a 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour range by the time we work our way into early tomorrow morning. These deep red shades here on the the map show you those areas where we are most susceptible to winds and thats the highest a fire danger too. Its not just the north bay, but the east bay. And yes, those upper elevations on the peninsula come tomorrow now friday midday we do still see the big issue here but starting to calm down into friday afternoon after that point which means the weekend ahead. Fire danger begins to fall. Daytime highs today will be quite warm. But right now were still comfortable, so if you need to get outside maybe go on a jog i would wait until sunrise and then do it as soon as you can 50s 60s and a few 70s on the map right now later on today as i mentioned its not going to stay so mild as we currently are were back into the mid to upper 90s for inland areas and upper 80s to even low 90s right along the bay. Back to you. Thank you john. A big story that were following for you this morning alameda and santa clara counties are the latest to enter the orange tier of reopening, yeah that means Indoor Dining is now allowed and more people can shop indoors as well but Health Officials stress it doesnt mean the threat of coronavirus is gone kron fours will tran is live this morning in the south bay, san jose with those details good morning will. Good morning robin what it does mean is we are a little bit closer to normalcy or at least the new norm you can see all those seats right behind me santana row is and what they are talking about there are plenty of bars restaurants. Shops and you can clearly see they are ready to go. They did have people already dying outside, but with the weather getting colder with every passing week. Now you could be inside. During the winter months, let me pull up a map for you just to show you everything is color coded. Santa clara has done a wonderful job reducing the room that cases of remember being youre back in march and april when it was one of the fastest hardest hit counties. In california and now look at that it is orange meaning minimal risk moderate risk minimal is the yellow color which we dont have yet and then you can see the purple which is widespread, you dont want to be in the purple but right now Santa Clara County their cases are actually a lot lower. Then what the state is willing to accept and that is great news right now its less than 4 cases for every 100,000 people and the state was willing to accept at around 6 or 7 . Thats now at 4 cases and then the Positivity Rate they were going to accept 5 as far as every 100,000 people. Its one 0. 7 so santa clara has done a wonderful job curtailing covid19 cases and because of that it is moving towards a new norm eating now museums can allow people to go inside with limited capacity, so can restaurants up to 25 . Moderate means 50 but Santa Clara County theyve set another standard for themselves 25 capacity. So if you want to be inside call ahead. Im sure those reservations will quickly fill up. We got a chance to track down the Santa Clara CountyHealth Department here is one of the leading officials with the Health Department talking about covid19 cases. I think its really important to remember that any indoor activity where you have to remove the face covering. Is going to increase your risk. And so. Anyone who is in a Higher Risk Group or who is in a household with someone in a Higher Risk Group. We strongly discourage highrisk activities like Indoor Dining. So theyre not letting their guard down there just reminding people its a little bit better than what it was say a couple of days ago with being in the orange tier, but they will still practice social distance they will require you to wear your face mask and they are still very strict on concerts are a lot of concert venues in Santa Clara County for now concerts are not allowed and places were like i can go to get a massage or sinus thats not available. But santana row there are plenty shops you can go in so long its about 25 capacity, 25 james robin, better than 0 back to you. Absolutely thank were tracking the coronavirus numbers all across california and of course right here in the bay area. So far the state has recorded more than 862,000 cases with more than 16,000 deaths and then here in the bay area there are now more than a 107,000 reported cases in more than 1600 deaths. Well we are now just 20 days away until the november election and in the south bay we are getting a look at how voting is turning out this year in Santa Clara CountyElection Officials are adressing new voting procedures ballot box security and pandemic safety protocols. The county registrar of voters demonstrated theyre voting booths as you can see here in this video most people will or have already voted by mail but there will also be 100 vote centers for people to cast their ballots in person if they choose to do so. The law allows people to observe the polls and were ok with that but there are rules that come with that you cant interfere with the voting process you cant walk back here behind the processing table and if they interfere we will ask them to leave. Now there are also sanitation and covid safety protocols such as social distancing between voting booths and machines oneway routes in and out news and posted Health Guidelines as well. And we here kron 4 course are committed to helping make sure that your vote counts if you experience any problem or if theres some confusion at your bowling a polling location let us know with up to take a closer look at investigate that for you you can send those issues into us at info ting problems at kron 4 dot com again thats where voting problems at kron 4 dot com. All right still ahead on the kron 4 morning news we continue to monitor dangerous fire weather today here in the bay area well go to the north bay where residents are bracing for high heat and gusty winds. Plus some schools in the east bay have students back in their classes will hear from parents and teachers who are about to switch back to in person learning. And also after the break a crash a major crash into a group of outdoor diners turns deadly in san jose now Restaurant Owners are reevaluating their safety protocols. And we are back time now 5. 40 in the south bay, a woman has died after an suv plowed into a group of outdoor diners in san jose over the weekend may remember the story we told you about that earlier in the week 7 people were hurt in that crash. But this wasnt the only fatal crash on sunday fact hours later woman hit and killed a man with her truck at a food trailer. And now there are growing calls for Restaurant Owners who want more to be done to protect customers or dining outside. Dont is on the driver to maintain awareness of their surroundings and of whos around them into to remember always that that is a shared space. Its not just. The space for car Traffic Safety is a Public Health crisis in tennessee and in other cities. And i you know were were experiencing a Public Health crisis unparalleled right now you know were learning about how we need to respond. Yes, some Restaurant Owners say they will be reevaluating their own safety protocols and plan to install their own protection. Well to the north and now the Police Seized 1 Million Dollars worth her hair and a major drug bust. We actually have photos, heres some pictures of the drugs that they confiscated check that out officers responded to calls of a suspicious car in the parking lot of a Shopping Center on admiral callaghan lane officers say the driver was on parole from nevada. A police dog alerted officers that there may be drugs in that car. After conducting a search they found nearly 49 pounds of heroin. Well before we have to break were checking in on conditions outside the door beautiful shot here. From the embarcadero in San Francisco temperatures already mild outside your door 64 in San Francisco, 60 livermore 62 in san jose and hot temperatures on tap this afternoon which increases our fire danger will have a did you know that your clothes can actually attract pet hair . 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Department will be staffing to additional wildland fire engines of those 2 fire engines will join a number of other Fire Departments from across noma county that will form a ploy for to a strike teams and task forces right now were looking at a least upwards of 12 Additional Fire engines that will be staffed across the county and likely many more to come. And firefighters are keeping a very close eye on the area where the 2017 tubbs fire burned through that area has had several seasons now to regrow grasses and brush want to make sure it doesnt catch fire again. Goodness gracious, i feel like weve been on such an emotional roller coaster with the fire in the hot temperatures around the bay area and check in with john and get an update morning. John yeah i think were all little exhausted with it by this time of year for sure especially after this season guys but here we go again yet another round of high fire danger in the days to come in hey we all know adds up to that by this point the hot weather weve been seeing increasingly warm temperatures already dry humidity and that is ushered in by those dry winds that push in from our inland areas, keeping me that cool and nice moist ocean air well off the shore you can see just how dry conditions are looking out from berkeley this morning at least we do have a good air quality to kick things off that had been an issue for us hasnt been as much so this week. So there is one positive to in addition to sunshine which has been enjoyable and a lot of ways to now that High Pressure ridge thats Building Back up keeping the cooler and cloudier whether of the weekend out of the region is also resulting in the hot dry winds that are going to be pushing back in today already seeing those winds. Picking up for portions of the north bay, although not as breezy as were about to be as we move into the evening tonight and eventually into early tomorrow morning. This is when winds will really pick up and fire danger will danger will be at its highest Sonoma Glen Ellen calistoga among those areas with 2030 even 40 Miles Per Hour peak, wind gusts as we make our way into tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be a consistently breezy day these areas of red and yellow on the map showing you where those winds will be at breezy este all the way into friday morning to out to the east bay. So it will be an event that shapes the day today tomorrow and into the middle of the day on friday before we do see calming conditions into the weekend that is going to relieve the highest a fire danger. Red flag warnings from a lot of the bay area in fact most of the bay area upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains seeing winds gusting as high as 35 Miles Per Hour one she had into the east bay hills and outdoor east bay valleys thats where youre looking at also red flag warnings for all of our inland areas of the east bay also winds gusting as high as 35 Miles Per Hour. All of Solano County most ovens napa and sonoma counties and a shimmer in county too also affected by these red flag warnings and upper elevations here could see winds gusting as high as 45 to 50 Miles Per Hour. All these in effect again until 11 00am on friday. So thats really the rest of your work week practice extreme caution as you venture outside make sure to be very fire where these next couple of days. 70s 80s for your highs in San Francisco today, a warmer than average day for sure at the coast with near 80 degree highs in areas on terror al granada while low 80s and Half Moon BayBurlingame Millbrae san bruno up to brisbane all in the 80s and a few 90s mixed in along the bay shore and saying carlos redwood city down to Mountain View and sunnyvale which will be at 95 today, san jose 87 campbell 92 while in the east bay, a similar range of 80s to 90s for your highs ures not changing much for inland areas, but with hot dry winds dragging he towards the day. Bayside areas are going to see a boost in temperatures taking us to the low 90s by thursday and friday right along the bay saturday still will be a warm one, but we arent going to be seeing near as windy of conditions thats why red flag warnings will expire on friday and why this weekend will offer a break from the highest a fire danger. Robin and well definitely need a break. Thank you john lets check in on the traffic youre getting a break in traffic right now we dont have any hot spots. Its just getting a little crowded at the bay bridge toll plaza were just now starting to see a little bit of a backup. Here the pay gates, which means more folks are rolling in now that were approaching the 6 oclock hour but its still a great trip across the upper deck in hot spot free right on through downtown San Francisco so come on and before it gets too bad. We have another bridge 92 the san mateo bridge. Its been slow for the last 2 hours and it remains a busy leaving hayward heading over to the peninsula. But i dont have any problems or bad news to report to get on out there under 30 minutes for your drive and one oh one across the golden gate. Theres that big yellow zipper truck switching around your lane configuration that routine Maintenance Work is over that was under way northbound heading out of San Francisco. And nowund traffic looks good too but theyre switching around the configuration to give you more southbound lanes for the commute and traffic is nice and smooth. So far jenks. Thank you robin well at 5. 51, lets go to the east bay, some students in Alameda County are now taking in person classes with kron fours phillipe djegal with reaction from parents and teachers. Our Savior Lutheran School in livermore is one of 21 private Elementary Schools that has submitted a reopening plan to the Alameda County office of education and been approved by the public Health Department to resume in Person Instruction class resuming tuesday, the first day allowed by the county, its huge its so important for kids to be with their teachers over computer screen is not normal for them, its very frustrating. For them to try and learn that way and stay focused 7 private Elementary Schools were slated to open tuesday the remaining schools approved to welcome students back to campus are scheduled to reopen through next month, a new that youre going to do very best to make sure that our kids safe for him to go lee knight says her school has been preparing for this since the end of the last school year right now the county is in the red tier on the states blueprint for reopening a safe economy. The county says schools that are open can stay open even if the county falls back into the purple tier but schools could be forced to close if at any 0. 5 of students and teachers test positive for covid19 of theyre challenging time and we recognize that safety needs to come first. Education also is paramount. And this time last night says the classrooms have been set up to accommodate social distancing and students will split the week at home and on campus. The teachers wear face coverings desks and other equipment will be sanitized frequently as for the countys public schools, none have announced the reopening date for in Person Instruction in livermore afflicted all kron 4 news. Well the state of hawaii has certified the Oakland Airport has its first trusted testing and travel partner ally requires passengers to take a covid test with a negative result 72 hours before arriving and thats in order to avoid the states 14 day mandatory. Quarantine you want to go through that the Oakland Airport currently has one covid testing site. But another one is planned to open up tomorrow keep in mind that testing is available to the public. There is no out of pocket cost to those being tested, but you have to make an appointment so thats very important dont forget to do that. Well appointments are available at the northfield testing site thats from 09 00am to 05 00pm daily. And well also be available from 06 30am until 02 00pm at the new main Passenger Terminal testing site when it opens up tomorrow. Vacation, sure sounds nice. Heres a quick live look outside speaking of occasions, somebody here at sfo is heading somewhere fun. Were yes, we well be right back. Coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news, thousands could be left in the dark tonight as pg e plans to shut off power because of the high fire danger weather there were expecting. 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Our big story that were following for you this morning high fire danger right here in the bay area that were facing today and we have Team Coverage for you this morning, Sarah Stinson. As of the north bay covering the possible Power Outages reyna harvey is in the east bay were parts are actually closed because of red flag warnings but first lets start with meteorologist John Schreiber who staying on top of all the warnings for us this morning, john. Yeah guys didnt want to talk about this again i dont think anybody wanted to hear about it again high fire danger after such a historic fire season already and this is the way were going to be closing out the week were already under red flag warnings as you can see there is no