At 6 customers could soon be left without power. This as we have yet another preemptive power shut off expected to begin just after midnight tonight. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and im pam moore, this is happening as a red flag warning has been issued for parts of the bay area starting at 10 oclock tonight and lasting through 8 oclock friday morning take a look at the pga any outage map this hour the areas highlighted in yellow are the areas affected residents in alameda contra costa Napa Santa Clara and sonoma counties are among those bracing for no power we have Team Coverage this evening kron fours gayle ong live for us in napa county where residents are obviously on edge there. But first chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow tracking the dangerous conditions there prompting these fire concerns torrance, you guys it seems like the fire season, the wooden and it just continues and continues and until we get any rain were going to see more fire danger this when we get those offshore winds weve been talking about. And red flag warnings going up again tonight extended all the way to friday. I think theyre going to go through the weekend and probably at least the middle of next week before fire danger comes to an end expecting now between now and friday 30 miles a 40 mile an hour gusts over the Santa Cruz Mountains humidity, 12 to about 20 into the east bay and not just the mountains but also down the valley floor down Livermore Pleasanton dublin, sam ramon youre going to see some 2030 mile an hour gusts, higher gusts over the mountain tops of 4050 Miles Per Hour slow county, 25 to 40 mile an hour gusts, humidity way down there 18 to 23 . And in the north bay over the mountain tops above a 1000 feet right now, but that maybe change expecting some gusty winds of 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour humidity down to 1020 so very dry out there right now and going to get drier as were going to see some air cold air move in from parts of the north that will bring humidity down into the Single Digits in some places them come back up as we have a front moving this weekend but watch what happens as we get into late on sunday into monday you can see the humidity drop all the way down in the Single Digits that is desert dry around the bay area guys and certainly not what we wanted to see as the fire danger continues at least for the next few days all right lawrence, thank you for that customers at least 5 bay area counties are expected to be affected by the power shut off thats right among the the with the largest number of potential outages thats a napa county and thats what we find kron fours gayle ong tonight with the very latest scale and kenya nearly 3300 pg e customers alone in napa calif county are expected to be in the we were here last week and the week before and the week before that these power of a safety power shutoff that 76 gas station have been seeing people. Fill up for their generators, they are no strangers to this lifestyle. So a lot of where the glass fire has burned through up in the valley hills and that is the area where likely mostly be in the dark here in the downtown saint usually they do have power in this area, but its still impacts tourism when they have these shut off so the underside they understand why it happens. But its also an inconvenience so i had got a chance to talk to a few folks as soon as i got here a few minutes ago and. All they could say as what can you do so they say they are preparing. They got their generators or everything they need to live in the dark reporting live in saint helene gayle ong kron 4 news yet tough times again thank you very much, gayle make sure to download the kron 4 app for the latest power shut off developments. And to download the kron on app to watch the latest news briefings. You can find both apps on your phones app store well as we get closer now to november, 3rd kron 4 is your local election headquarters today a judge rejected the California Attorney general and secretary of states demand for information on the Republican Partys ballot boxes our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains the latest in this battle over those ballot boxes. A Sacramento Superior Court judge wednesday sided with the California Republican party ruling it does not have to hand over the names and addresses of voters who use gop sponsored ballot boxes it will be in home help for the Republican Party voluntarily handed over to secretary of state, the names of voters trusted theres out to us we believe theyre entitled to privacy we do intend to respond formally in writing to discovery requests that. Propounded on us, but they may. They may not be able to get all the information they want but for now its route one that went to us wednesdays decision comes a day after the states democratic attorney general and secretary of state sued the california gop through the lawsuit the 2 are attempting to get the party to comply with an investigation into unauthorized ballot drop boxes, a spokesperson for the attorney general said wednesday it continues to review the matter and will continue to take steps including in court where necessary to ensure every voter who cast their ballot will have their voices heard the battle over the ballot box is now into its second week after members of the Republican Party set up some drop boxes in gop offices and near gun shops and churches see Democratic Leaders claim the boxes are illegal. Well republicans remain confident they are in line with state ballot collection laws. How many boxes and their exact location the gop wont say in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. Russia and iran have been caught trying to interfere with our election. According to the fbi both countries of tainted Voter Registration data in iran use that information to send spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters. So far theres no evidence that russia has sent similar emails bought the fbi says it is doing everything it can to make sure your votes not compromised and to try to stop the spread of misinformation. You should be confident that your vote counts. Early unverified claims to the contrary should be viewed with a healthy. Dose of skepticism. We encourage everyone to seek election and voting information from reliable sources namely your state election officials. And to be thoughtful careful and discerning consumers of information online. If you receive an election related email that you think is a scam youre encouraged to contact. The fbi. Here at kron 4 we are committed to helping make sure that your vote counts if you experience a problem casting your ballot. Let us know will investigate you can email us at voting problems at kron 4 dot com. Well the celtic spurts of made clear that housing. In that area. Its completely save us housing in a crowded door. I mean the states failure to stem a deadly covid outbreak at san quentin, a state Appeals Court has ordered the prison to immediately transfer or release 1700 prisoners, according to Court Records 75 of the inmates at san quentin have covid19 and so far. 28 inmates have died from the virus. Well for says money on has more on the courts ruling. The warden at San Quentin State Prison used deliberate indifference towards prisoners during an outbreak of the covid19 virus that is according to a ruling by the California Court of appeals and now the prison has to release a significant amount of prisoners the courts ruling states that San Quentin State Prison less released or transferred 50 of the prison population this comes in the wake of the prison suffering a devastating outbreak of the covid19 virus that killed over 2 dozen prisoners infected approximately 75 of the inmate population including dozens of prison staff. James keene of the Ella Baker Center for justice cause that kind of treatment during the pandemic inhumane. Any incarceration that does not allow for people to physically distance acts to a persons punishment. The judges ruling also cause for the release or transfer of elderly president mates who have served at least 25 years of their sentences. Sort of committed a Violent Crime and their 1718 2122. It is now 5560 65. Have this great record in prison. This is not a person whos dangerous for Public Safety in fact speaking as a former san quentin inmate james king says many of the older prison population were overcharged to begin with and should have been released along yeah, lets just be clear like the majority of people there. Have served becuase they Morgan Service any society. Now we reached out to the California AttorneyGenerals Office for response to this ruling we received no reply. However, the judge gave the a g 15 days to reply to this ruling or else the decision is final. Has it made you kron 4 news. Coming up as the covid19 crisis continues. Doctors are now learning more about the longterm affects the damage. The virus can do thats ahead and were less than 24 hours away from tomorrow nights final president ial debate. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are hoping hear on the big night and pope francis declare support for same civil unions saying homosexuals have a right to be in a family. We have more details on this story when we come back and you might have noticed our new look here at kron 4 today is our first day on our brandon said we want to give you a look at all the hard work that went behind the scenes over the past 2 and a half months to make this happen. This is a wonderful. Step forward a leap forward for the public to articulate this. Pope francis making history as the first pontiff ever to endorse same civil unions in a new documentary about him. The pope says quote homosexual people have the right to be in a family, they are children of god from fours Maureen Kelly got reaction from people who have been on the front lines and fight for Marriage Equality in the church. With a few words, pope francis has likely made a major impact in a new documentary about him the pontiff said quote homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They are children of god. You cant kick someone out of a family nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a Civil Union Law he had previously endorsed same civil unions back when he was archbishop. But his most recent words make him the first pope to ever do so its really huge, we cant underscore the important for lgbtq people particularly for lgbt 2 it sends an incredibly powerful message being catholic doesnt mean that you embrace and lgbtq identity this specific a couple who are also practicing catholics got married in 2014. They hope the popes words will help more conservative members of the Catholic Church be accepted being more accepting and open their eyes that this something back. Has to be accepted now that down were not doing anything wrong john lewis and his husband Stuart Gaffney have been fighting for Marriage Equality since they tied the knot, the first time in 2004 they hope the popes historic comments will have a Ripple Effect in front of the United StatesSupreme Court this term. Is a case where Catholic Charities. Is arguing that they can violate philadelphia civil rights law. And openly discriminate against loving committed. Same couples and not providing them the opportunity to have foster tents. Opened discrimination. So today. The pope has said. Its a principle not thats wrong. We need to restore respect and support lgbt couples because they have loving families too. So what we would like to see is Catholic Charities right now saying no were going to stop this discrimination we are going to listen to the pope. But the popes words do not mean that couples should start planning for a Big Church Wedding anytime soon. In a statement, the San Francisco archbishop says back in january. The pope clarified that civil unions could in no way be equated to marriage. You can read his full statement on our website kron 4 dot com. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. Time now for our 4 zone forecast for chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us with a look at what to expect for the rest of this week lauren boy its all about those winds whipping around the bay area well see a lot of that in the coming days in fact expecting high fire danger all week in fact likely going to see that continue into this next week as well maybe all the way in the following week these gusts are going to be amazing 30 to 50 mile an hour gusts expected the mountaintops here in the bay area blustery conditions and heres the latest forecast model showing you some of those winds begin to pick up overnight tonight you can see in the north bay all the colors moving in you got the red youve got the purple those are winds gusting upwards of 40 Miles Per Hour then it gets interesting weve got a little cold front thats going to sweep through and the winds come out of the west as we head into friday evening, but that all begins to change as we get into latter part of the weekend were going to see those winds really getting cranked up in fact some of those gusts all around the bay area see the purple out there those winds blowing over 40 miles an hour probably some 50 mile an hour gusts. But this is where it gets a maze now this a computer model so got to take this with a grain of salt but as we get into monday, were looking at some of those gusts even in the San Francisco as high as 50 Miles Per Hour that works out that way of course fire danger running extremely high. Theyre just a beautiful sunset youve got mostly clear skies you see a couple of patches of fog along the coastline, otherwise. We are looking good temperature wise the numbers running generally in the 70s and the 80s around the bay area so pretty comfortable out there today and tomorrow going to be a little bit cooler but should be very nice these temperatures the 80s inland, well see a lot of 70s a few ways inside the bay. Then as we get into the next few days the temperatures beginning to drop as High Pressure weakens weve got a couple weeks system sliding through so the valleys go see those temperatures really coming down in the 60s cool windy. As we get in toward the weekend and then as we look at the bay you can see some nice temperatures tomorrow to but that also dropping off along the coastline, those temperatures cooling down but the big story, the next few days of course well be all about those gusty winds and i think those winds not only in the last over the next few days. I think well into next week were going to talk about fire danger all right laura has more from you later thank you. Well intense moments caught on camera in San Franciscos presidio this morning. This is video of firefighters rescuing a man in his 30s he had been hanging on to the cliffs near Marshall Beach for hours is just north of baker beach, the San FranciscoFire Department says the number of 911 calls came in as early as one 30 this morning saying they heard someone screaming for help in the dark. A rescue crew located the missing man by 5 oclock in the morning and the conditions were so rough as you can see that crew members had to swim out to meet the man at the Clifton Kerry him back to the rescue boat. This involved paddling this individual on the board for an estimated 200 yards 2 football fields out to our rescue boats to get the individual on board. The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries and hypothermia. We dont have an update on his condition at this hour, its still unclear what he was doing out there on the cliffs and exactly how long he was stock. On the peninsula, San Mateo County sheriffs announced human remains have been found along the san bruno mountains Officials Say the bones appear to have been there for quite some time. An investigation is now underway to determine who the person was and the exact cause of death no other details were immediately available but anyone with information is asked to Contact Police iris coverage medical experts are learning more each day about covid19 including possible longterm organ damage caused as a result of the virus. Shannon obrien talked with experts and has the latest on this warning from doctors. University of Kansas Health system Infectious Disease doctor dana hockenson says organ damage from covid19 isnt necessarily from the virus alone rather from inflammation as a result of the immune systems fight against it, causing blood clots fluid and scarring in the lungs brain fog and inflammation of the covering of the heart even mild people can have changes in their heart. Now the big question is how long do all of these changes last my heart race i would get up into like one 20s and low one 30s lynn florida is recovering from a very serious case of covid19 in the hospital for 79 days on a ventilator for 45. She says her heart brain and lungs have been affected not to mention she had to learn to walk again its just your whole body has to go through. We have almost you know its still so many Unanswered Questions about the longterm affects doctors say one of the biggest risk factors of the virus and the damage it can cost a vital organs is covid fatigue whether you would like to ignore the actual data and the reality of what is going on. We continue to have to do the things that will help decrease the spread of the disease i have 4 grandchildren and theyre so happy to have me back. Im so happy to be back. So yes, im a living miracle. Again now Shannon Obrien reporting for us tonight to avoid catching covid Health Experts suggest not gathering in large groups wear a mask wash your hands and social distance. Doctors say this could not only prevent you from catching the virus but have other medical complications in the future. Coming up tonight at 6. 45 california voters will soon decide on a ballot measure on affirmative action. We take you inside the battle over proposition, 16 ahead. Plus after decades of planning the bay area finally has a new shoreline destination to enjoy were going to take you there. A new place to play a Bay Area Park that has been decades in the making opened up today is located along the bay bridge. It was unveiled during a virtual dedication this morning and as kron forcefully to go reports the park is now available to visitors. The judge john sutter, regional shoreline is the latest addition to the east Bay Regional Park District senator is a retired member of the Park District board who envision the creation of this project decades ago judge slugger. Started talking about access to the waterfront. The year i was born 1965. Now that is some oakland grit and oakland persisted center was able to watch the dedication virtually on wednesday. Caltrans and other transportation agencies teamed up to make the park a reality it is located at the eastern touchdown of the bay bridge where we are preserving protecting him. And repurposing a piece of history. And the story of transportation revolution ages of 600 foot long public observation already still on top of 6 remaining piles from the old bay bridge. It connects to the bay trail which now extends to the richmond sandra fell bridge. Plans are also in place to expand the park with land the u. S. Army has offered to the Park District during the covid crisis. The parks have provided a phenomenal resource for our families and our residents to be able to get out doors, it is safe. A comfortable way you now have another option to take in the breathtaking views the San Francisco bay has to offer and you can walk run drive or ride a bike to get here. The park will open daily from 5 oclock in the morning until 10 oclock at night in Oakland Police to coming up next white house Officials Say they are confident that a stimulus bill will make it to the president s desk by the end of this week. The final details lawmakers are working out. Thats ahead. Plus the first confirmation vote for judge Amy Coney Barrett set for tomorrow while a new report is shedding light on her connection. The private school with antigay policy we will have less what 2 weeks now from election day this as the president and the democratic nominee joe biden get ready to face off in tomorrow nights final president ial debate. A hundredyear comet. Did i miss it . 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