Bay valleys and the east bay valleys. That puts hundreds of thousands of other people in play for the high fire danger now through 11 00 friday morning. Lets look at the winds. Well start up in the hills. Thats where theyll begin, then theyll eventually spread down and accelerate through the valleys. 24 is not too bad in st. Helena. 38 in dabo. We know we could get winds up to 34, 35 Miles Per Hour. Humidity levels back in the 30s and 40s. What does all of this mean for the rest of us and those of us in the red flag warning . Near record high temperatures today from 80s around the bay, 90s inland. San rafael san rafawith the bes of a record high, 92 today. Thank you. Those critical fire conditions could force pg e to shut off power to tens of thousands of customers today. Heres a look at the impact on bay area counties. More than 22,000 customers could face preemptive electricity cuts because of the prevention of wildfires. Anser hassan is live with more on this. Good morning. The dry conditions and the forecasted winds means theres an increase threat of wildfires. So pg e says they will cut off power starting tonight. The town of danville says the paps event will begin between 6 00 and 8 00 p. M. This will affect residents along parts of diablo road in east pdanville. They want people to fuel up vehicles, charge mobile devices and have an emergency kit ready which includes batteries, flashlights, cash and a firstaid kit. Theyre also reminding people to plan for your pets and pg e advises to unplug all electronics. Now, this power outage wont just impact danville but many cities around the bay area. In oakland people have been through this before. Its just more frustration for businesses already struggling because of covid19. I dont know what to do because my flowers need cooler especially with such hot weather. Well in the longterm, if they are always like on and off, on and off, it kills our business. Now, back out here in danville. The power is scheduled to be out until 10 00 p. M. Thursday. Reporting live in danville, anser hassan, abc7 news. We have this tool to help you see if your house could be impacted by these possible power shutoffs. Go to abc7news. Com and put your address in to find out. More indoor businesses are reopening in Santa Clara County. Alameda county will follow in a few weeks. It comes after state Health Officials announced those counties are moving from the red to the orange tier. San francisco is the only other bay area also in the orange tear. This means Indoor Dining can begin for the First Time Since march and larger outdoor gatherings are okay. Its really important limitation that we put in place to help try to reduce the density, to help try to reduce risk and we will be out there with our Enforcement Teams ensuring that theres compliance. Alameda county Health Officials plan to loosen restrictions in less than two weeks from now on october 26 Contra Costa County is scheduled to move from the red to orange tier in about a month now. Its 4. 3 out of 100,000, which is moving in the right direction. Weve been consistently progressing. We need to be below 4 to move to orange. We believe were on track to meet that. The county Health Director added residents are doing a good job of adhering to the Health Guidelines which helped drive down the positivity rate. Hospitalizations flattened and testing is up to 3,200 a day. The goal is to test more than 4,500 people a day. The fight against coronavirus is facing a new setback this morning as another major drug trial is put on hold. This is the second trial postponed this week. Jobina is live at the live desk with more. Good morning. Good morning. So, pharmaceutical giant eli lilly is pitting pause on its phase three testing. The company is citing safety concerns about its antibody cocktail. That comes after Johnson Johnson paused its phase flee vaccine trial on monday because of an unexplained illness. Now a texas man is sharing his story admitting he thought the virus was an overblown media hoax until he battled covid19 himself. Having been very public about my opinions about what was going on, of course it humbled me more than it humiliated me, it humbled me. You can see that full interview on Good Morning America at 7 00 after abc7 mornings. In new york city hundreds are in quarantine after a sweet 16 party. In boston, Officials Say new outbreaks in offices could be linked to carpooling. Julian . Thank you. We have a full page dedicated to coronavirus coverage with a big focus on california. You can get the latest information on our website, abc7news. Com or on abc7 news apps. Judge Amy Coney Barrett faces a second round of questioning from the Senate Judiciary committee this morning. Yesterday barrett fielded questions for more than 11 hours as she attempted to differentiate her legal views from her personal beliefs on hot button issues like a womans right to have a abortion. Is roe a super precedent . Roe is not a super precedent because calls for its overruling have never progressed. It doesnt fall on the handful of cases like brown versus the board that no one questions anymore. In the past barrett has listed a number of cases she believes cannot be challenged. Roe v. Wade was not on that list. The Senate Judiciary committee is expected to approve barrett tomorrow which sets her up for a full senate vote before the election. Lets look live at capitol hill. Barretts confirmation hearing sarts at 6 00 this morning. The committees 22 senators will each have 20 minutes in this latest round of questioning. Abc7 news will monitor the hearings and well bring you updates throughout the morning. If you want to watch t well stream it on our app and on abc7news. Com. Its going to take a bit longer for the fastest winds and the driest air to make it from the Higher Elevations down to lower elevations. So we looked at the high elevations first, now lets look at the lower elevations. Humidity levels anywhere from about 50 , 60 , 70 . Thats good. Winds are 10 Miles Per Hour or less but starting to blow offshore. Look at these temperatures, up to 18 degrees warmer in the north bay with the fastest winds. The rest of us seeing double digits around fairfield, 4 degrees warmer in hayward. Look at the microclimates in the north bay. 70s around novato and san rafael, american canyon, petaluma and mill valley, 57 degrees. We have microclimates from newark at 58, red i wouwood cit san jose, 62. Heres a look from sutro tower, activity planner is about staying safe whether its from the heat or the fire danger today. Heres a look at our winds picking up this morning. Notice they get fastest in the north bay as we head to bay. This looks like it will be an evening and overnight event. By 9 00 tomorrw morning were winding down the morning commute but the winds are still cranking up. Theyll wind down a bit during the midday. Then look at them crank up again thursday evening into friday morning. 11 00 is when the raed flag warning ends. Well look at the fire danger index coming up in the next weather hit. Lets get over to jobina and look at the morning commute. Hi, mike. Thank you so much. Good morning. We will start off with a live look in emmyville showing our or camera there. All those headlights making their way towards the maze this morning. No slowdowns in the area. I want to bring in our 880 camera at the coliseum in oakland. 880 is our problem spot if youre traveling northbound. Just when you pass the coliseum here, ill bring in the maps so you can see the impacted area because of roadwork between 25th and 29th avenues. Sometimes down to one lane, sometimes two. Speeds are kurcurrently 29 mile per hour. 101 is busy making your way towards the golden gate bridge, of course we know the bridge is very quiet around this time of the morning. Its clear once you get there. Thank you. The census count will end early friday morning. This follows a Supreme Court ruling yesterday. The Trump Administration argued it had to stop counting in order to make a december 31st deadline that is set by law. Ending the count early helps the Trump Administration retain control of the process that decides how many house seats each state is given. The Santa Clara Countys registrar of voters is pledging the november election will be safe. The county gave an inside look at its operations. There will be 100 centers for people who want to vote in person. Stations are spaced six feet apart and the county says theyre cleaned after each and every use. Changing this election include a new epoll book and speed ballot counters, too. If you have questions this year, we are getting answers for you. Join us from 6 00 to 7 00 tonight on the abc7 News Facebook pain. We will have experts who can answer any and all voting related questions. Submit your questions in advance by going to our abc7 News Facebook paining. Coming up, Distance Learning update. Its not just students struggling to adjust. Were speaking directly with educators to hear how the school year has been going for them. The challenges, the bright spots and the feelings about the future. And celebrating halloween safely. We know those kids want that candy. We have the official guidance from the state what . Never. Are you kidding me . For years, the residential burden has gone up. While the corporate burden has gone down. Prop 15 reverses that. It closes corporate loopholes and invests in schools, small business, and firefighters. And when the big corporations pay more, your tax bill goes down. Thats right. A savings of a hundred twentyone dollars a year for the average home. Give homeowners a break. Vote yes on 15. Lets look at the east bay hills camera. Already 73 degrees. Look how clear it is outside. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s, some 70s out there this morning. Look at that, nearly 70s and 80s everywhere by noon. 80s and 90s by 4 00. Red flag warning just started. As we head throughout the day, the east bay hills and the north bay have the best chance. Watch tonight, by the time we wake up tomorrow morning, everybody is pegged in the extreme, especially the Higher Elevations. Well get a little bit of a break as the north bay takes the brunt of it tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night it spreads into the same areas. Once again, if you have not been with us all week or if you have, ill repeat this, the worst danger is while were sleeping. Lots to be prepared for. Thank you. All this week were focused on education as an integral part of building a better bay area. This morning were hearing about some of the growing pains with Distance Learning. Most Bay Area Schools started the school year virtually because of the pandemic. Heres what educators told news. I would give distance a grade of a solid solid b. At this point, i would give it a c minus. I think i would give it a b or a b plus. I would say that the biggest challenge is for our teachers to find a balance between work and life. They are spending 12 or more hours every day teaching, planning, collaborating, connecting with families. Every day im working with a teacher who is crying, because theyre getting all they have and its just really, really hard. Theres some challenges with technology. Theres some challenges with connectivity. Building that teacher student relationship is very hard. You cant see that ahha moment right away, or you cant see, you know, where some students may be suffering. Every day its different. Every day there are challenges and there are struggles, but there are also bright spots and moments of inspiration. I think its going remarkably well for the children. Theyre excited tosee their peers and teacher. Teachers have been very adaptive and flexible with the use of technology. Some that might have been steering away from it now embrace it. Our teachers are already falling in love with their classrooms, even though theyre not physically with them. I had a teacher tell me that one of her kindergartners was carrying his ipad around with him on labor day. She said i just miss my class and i want them to be with me. We dont know what is to come, but we know each day is a gift. Were hitting our stride. Were fighting our way through it. And with a lot of flexibility and a whole lot of grace, our kids are going to learn. This is not forever. We will see students back at school at some point, and that will be a very happy day for everybody involved. For more stories on building a better bay area download the abc7 news app on your connected tv device, its on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv. Go to building a better bay area section. We have newscasts streaming live and on demand. Californias halloween guidelines are out and bad news for families. Trick or treating is strongly discouraged. Instead Health Officials moving things online with costume parties or pumpkin carving or a halloween themed meal outside with a small group of friends. For Furry Friends in humboldt county are melting hearts. These four rescues were dressed look at them. I cant. My goodness. Look at the costumes theyre like waiting at her doorst doorstep. I cant read. I want to look at the babies. Look at their faces. They somehow seem unamused by this. She calls them the rescue boys. She posted a message saying when you find the house giving out the best candy and you go back in different costumes hoping they wont be suspicious. The dogs dressed as teenage mutant ninja turtles, winnie the pooh, lion king, super mario. This is the cutest thing. Getting them all to stay in those costumes long enough to do this video, thats job well done. But these faces. Why do they look like people . Theyre like what are you doing to us . Thats what theyre thinking. The discipline. Adorable to almost annoyed at some point. Fan tast imim glad we showed that. Well, we go from that to the kind of the opposite extremes. Things you may not want to see but i need to tell you. San jose, its clear right now. Becoming breezy with near record warmth today, tomorrow and friday. Critical fire conditions increase tonight and tomorrow night. All of that subsides heading into the weekend. Heres the area of High Pressure thats dominant right now. That will build eastward. As it does it will increase the offshore winds. Today is just the beginning of near record levels as it will be hotter tomorrow and friday. 89 to 97 is your spread through the south bay. 93 in san jose. 91 on the peninsula. 76 to 79 along the coast. And mid 80s for Downtown SouthSan Francisco, sausalito. Low to mid 90s through the north bay valleys with san rafael at 92, tying a record high. 84 to 89 along the east bayshore. And mid 90s to upper 90s in our east bay valleys. Tonight were all over the place. 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s up in the hills and mountains. Look at those temperatures thursday and friday. 80 at the coast. The rest of us in the 90s. Some of the hottest temperatures nearing 100. Its still hot saturday just not record territory. Finally back to where we should be monday and tuesday about 10 to 20 degrees cooler. All right. Have to sink into this heat wave. Next up, 7 things to know this morning. And an exclusive look a its 5 22. If youre just joining us, heres the 7 things to know. Bracing for potential blackouts. Critical fire conditions could force pg e to shut off power to tens of thousands of customers as early as today. We just stepped into the red flag warning at 5 00 this morning and that goes through friday, 11 00 in the morning. Notice more neighborhoods in the north bay valleys, east bay valleys also included. Not just elevations above 1,000 feet like normal. Number three, Santa Clara County moves into the orange tier for reopening today. That means expanded Indoor Dining and larger outdoor gatherings. Alameda county will follow in about two weeks. Number four, eli lilly is pausing testing on its covid19 antibody cocktail citing safety concerns. And number five, in less than an hour, judge Amy Coney Barrett will begin a second day of questioning on capitol hill. The Senate Judiciary committee is expected to approve barrett tomorrow setting up her likely confirmation before the full senate before election day. Number six, we will check out a live look showing you the san mateo bridge. So far things are moving, getting busier there heading westbound. Number seven, state Health Officials are recommending that you avoid trick or treating this halloween because of covid19. Instead theyre encouraging online fun like costume parties or pumpkin carvincarving. In todays gma first look, becky worley is in oakland with an exclusive look at the new iphone 12. Reporter in this mornings gma first look, a closer look at the new iphone. This is a day weve all been looking forward to. Reporter new models with better cameras, a magnet ek back for accessories or charging and new colors. This is the iphone 12 and the 12 pro. The first thing i noticed is the squared off edges. Then the new colors. This is blue and pacific blue. The big headline is apples first 5g iphone. Today were bringing 5g to iphone. Hardly anybody can get it. Is it worth upgrading the phone for that . I dont think you need to get a 5g phone yet but this is a way to future proof yourself. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. , on Good Morning America has exclusive access to the new iphone. Well show you all the new features and details that has the phone world buzzing. Stay tuned. Im becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. Those iphone 12s will come with fewer accessories in the box. You will not get the wired headphones and you wont get a wall charger. Come on. Look. Instead the phones come wi