Is off of 4 communities in the mountain regions of san mateo and santa cruz counties in the south bay, the power is out for People Living along east foot hill of san jose outage then runs up to the hills in alameda and contra costa counties. And finally large portions of the north bay are without power this afternoon as well. So lets check in on the bay area forecast right now the weather thats driving these shut offs with kron 4 meteorologist dave spahr today. Good afternoon sanaas everybody were still with our red flag warning thats been extended a little bit weve got some areas of the north bay this will expire by 5 oclock in some selected areas, but in other pieces of real estate were still going to see it world linger on until tomorrow. Afternoon live shot coming in from walnut creek air plenty of sunshine to dish out of course in the current check and winds while the direction is very clear its offshore whether it from the north of the northeast you can see numbers well double digits up there in the north and looks like thats going continue over the next 48 hours or so live shot of temperatures right now weve got 80 up to napa and santa rosa, more 70s off to the far east bay. And yes, its not your imagination, its actually the warmer today than it was from yesterday, lets give you an idea in future cast winds in terms of what it will look like Going Forward. Those winds will linger a little bit up in the north bay will get a minor break happening. So perhaps late tonight, but by tomorrow morning. They start firing back up again as youll notice up there to napa and solano counties and then as we go further out to the time periods to tomorrow afternoon. Finally we can say goodbye to the winds but not entirely theyll be a little bit of an onshore wind but the heavy stuff will be over by tomorrow afternoon and evening. Well take a closer inspection your forecast and its nuts. Thank you for that dave. Now take a look at this this is a look at the winds fanning a fire that broke out overnight at a u haul business in concord fire crews managed to put out the fire and stop it from spreading to a nearby building on monument boulevard. This particular fire. It is an example of how dangerous the winds can spread fires across the bay. Also conquered this was the scene at a familys and their garage driveway, you could see is just scary stuff. And this was the scene off east 14th street and san leandro early this morning. The strong winds there had the trees all over the road. 60,000 people have been evacuated in Orange County due to a fast moving wildfire. The silverado fire broke out shortly after dawn just outside of irvine, california, the fires erupted to 4,000 acres and is currently 0 contained. At one point the water dropping helicopters were grounded because the strong winds made it unsafe to fly. The fires has closed freeways and schools in that area Orange CountyFire Authority says that approximately 20,000 homes have been evacuated and erratic winds in the area can reach 60 to 70 miles per hour. We still dont know the cause of that fire. Make sure to download the kron 4 mobile app and our streaming news service kronon for the latest weather developments in your neighborhood and for all the updates from pg knee on restoring your power you can find both the apps in your app store and both are free. To our corona a coronavirus coverage now were tracking of the cases across california and here in the bay area so far the state has recorded more than 901,000 cases with more than 17,000 deaths across the bay area there are now more than 111,000 reported cases and more than 1700 deaths. And coronavirus cases are on the rise across the United States and some countries in europe are imposing stricter restrictions. Kron fours noelle bellow spoke with doctor, Peter Chinhong on the surging cases. Im longtime on service right now in the hospital you know, and the old days we seeing all these mean just a few months ago you saying everybody lying on billion intensive care unit thats the way that provide what better auction nation. The folks know its actually a minority of patients who have covid in the intensive care unit, but again were not. Its really important not to rest on our laurels and again things going 10 south very quickly because as soon as a few cases, you know cases get positive in that community. Its like setting fire to you know dried leaves it can just go out very quickly. So again its really up on us incumbent upon us to really you know try to. Buckle down and practice all restrictions. That interview first ran on our streaming news service kronon its available for free in your app store live local news streaming 24 7 right at the tip your fingers. And now back to our top story you want to check in on power shutoffs in the north and how residents and businesses are keeping up with all this kron fours dan kerman is live in marin county. Dan what are the conditions like there this afternoon and how are people doing. Well people are making do here. Its not too hot here in this part of marine where in santa and weve been to fairfax earlier and all about 13,000 customers in marine county are. Impacted by this Public Safety power shutoff this is the first time weve psps in Warren County this year. But folks weve talked to know what its all many of them talked about being out for 4 or 5 days. Last year here in santa and overlooking about 800 residents who are out as well as businesses 3,000 customers in fairfax or out they say its inconvenience but they know what theyve been saying throughout other parts of this region in terms of the fires and for many its a tradeoff that they are willing to take. Well have more on that story coming up tonight on kron 4 news at 5 for now live in santa and Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. Dan thank you for that. Kron 4 is your local election headquarters this season just a friendly reminder that were just 8 days away from the november, 3rd election. More people have already cast their ballots in this years presidenial election then voted early or absentee in the 2016 race. This as the start of in person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. A nationwide early voting totals for this election have already exceeded those in 2016 and our local Registrars Office are feeling the influx kron fours noelle bellow joins us now with what Santa Clara County is doing to keep your ballot safe and well hey sanaas yeah, those voting totals so impressive not only across the country. But across the state in california and here in the bay area as well as of yesterday the state. Has recorded 6. 9 million ballots already such day will likely pass that 7 million mark here in california. Santa clara county has so far received 388,000 ballots officials spoke today, reminding voters their ballots are safe in Santa Clara County hasnt seen any fake ballot boxes or examples of Voter Suppression or intimidation within the county. Officials say theyre doing what they can to make sure everyone can vote without fear. And while they dont expect problems to arise officials want to remind voters of their rights. No one is allowed to intimidate you while youre voting. Either at dropoff box or at a vote center. No one is allowed to assemble uniformed or armed people in the vicinity of the vote center. In california. Its a crime to do these things and they will not be tolerated. Similarly people who show up and vote centers are not allowed to ask you about your qualifications to vote. If you see people trying to do these things are other things to intimidate you or others at a vote center. Please tell an elections worker immediately or call 911. Now Officials Say they dont expect such problems to arise but Law Enforcement is available and ready to respond if they do. The county is going to be opening a total of 100 votes Center Locations on saturday and those will be open through election day november, 3rd live the newsroom. Noelle bellow kron 4 news back to you. All right, no noel thank you for that. New this year for voters in contra costa electronic poll pads officials at the voter Registrars Office tells kron fours Haaziq Madyun how the new technology will speed things up on election day. Now well go ahead and go through an example of checking a voter in so were going to enter the last name election poll workers no longer need a paper list to confirm boulder information in Contra Costa County. That information is now accessed electronically on full pads, the poll pad is actually an ipad that contains all registered voters info. Coco county assistant registrar scott caan up asik explains how works in voter walks in the door and they go the person with the i got. And then they give their name their looked up their addresses confirmed. The verifies that the voter has not already voted. If they have not already voted then doesnt want about to get them and then theyre issued the ballot the voter votes. He says the pope had will also expedite the in person voting experience which is good because he says this president ial elections voter enthusiasm is off the charts i think its going to be the biggest turnout ever. Has made you kron 4 news. And here kron 4 we are committed to helping make sure your vote counts if you experience a problem casting a ballot. Sky to let us know and we will investigate you can email us at voting problems. Kron 4 dot com. And coming up here on kron 4 news at 3 police in the south bay looking for a suspect accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the victims bank account before it happened and who you need to be on the lookout for. And thanksgiving is look getting a little different this year because the pandemic but not everyone is happy with the guidelines put in place here in the states well explain why. And after the break new fires break out over the weekend across california and this is we are keeping an eye on a move fast moving wildfire in southern california. Well have the and now to our wildfire coverage of 4 new fires broke out yesterday and today in california these are pictures from linda fire in the city of anderson and shasta county. The jurors fire and point fires were also burning in shasta and tehama counties and theyre close to where the zogg fire was extinguished just 2 weeks ago both of those fires burn hundreds of acres are now 90 contained. The silverado fire is burning down in Orange County and is currently at 4,000 acres and 0 containment. Another fire named the point fire has sparked in placer county. Over in the east bay, the oakland zoo will be closed today and possibly tuesday did a pg and es planned a Public Safety power shutoffs affecting the area amid dry and windy weather visitors are asked to check the zoos website. 07 00am tuesday to see if it will be closed that day as well. Zoo Officials Say that anyone who purchased tickets for the annual boo at the zoo, halloween event taking place over the several over the next several days at the park can use their existing tickets on wednesday or thursday between 10 00am and 04 00pm backup generators are in place at the zoo to supply power for any animal related habitats or facilities that need it. And switching gears now to talk about the weather as we take a live look along highway, 24 in walnut creek without kron 4 meteorologist dave spahr hes standing by dave, i know the weather is its fast is coming in hard, but it it varies depending on what part of the bay area youre in right. Yeah and thats going to be the case Going Forward to it looks like a little bit soon as were all going to get a little bit of a break Going Forward, but it looks to regenerate again. Into tomorrow afternoon current little snapshot of where we stand its pretty much concentrated in the north bay Solano County napa elsewhere not as intense, but the air is were all clear out of the northeast so its an offshore wind still locked in here as we go forward with this by the futurecast wind gusts we do get a little bit of a break happening overnight except up in the north bay just doesnt let up the direction still stays the same. This is Tuesday Morning can see 5. 45 or so then in the afternoon we a little bit of a surge of wind happening it looks like a variable wind direction but our humidity levels really dont change much and even though later in the forecast period going out even further than this we do see kind of a variable winds shifting around a little bit of an onshore drift ashore. But humidity levels just never recover not to the levels they typically are out so were going to be in this bone dry area. Our sector if you will until things change into the weekend it looks like were fun to get some moisture bubbling up lets go and check out that humidity their courses bone dry right now minor relief by tomorrow morning but typically we would see green around the perimeter of the bay forget about it the green ink is completely retired for this week ahead, its taking a vacation or something look at how low these numbers are teens again. This is wednesday morning, lets go further see if anything happens. No still this tan color all the way out the friday afternoon. No break at all maybe by saturday well get again some of that moisture bubbling up from the south at least to help alleviate the situation a bit as far as the statements are concerned theyve all been extended now up in the north bay will probably start to see some breaks happening here theyll be some expirations going on but then some others will remain as you can see tuesday afternoon. Forecast for tonight is interesting actually because we have clear skies we still have winds that are supporting temperatures. So we dont have much variety. But notice out san jose at 47 we talk about san jose being cooler at night in San Francisco at 52, 54 open this is a little bit more of a recipe we tennessee sometimes during the winter months and this is a little flavor a little bit of that because the dry air is in place. So what youre going to be hearing about a little bit later on this week in the forecast is for folks in the outlying areas. Cold nights coming up ahead with the dry air and we could see some subfreezing temperatures later this week sanaas back to you. Thank you for that. Now to the south bay where Mountain View police need your help finding a suspect accused of stealing nearly 2000 from a bank account take a look at the Surveillance Footage of the suspect on your screen. Police say the suspect withdrew money at the u. S. Bank in Mountain View on june 6th at the san antonio road location. Months later police still have not been able to identify this woman police said the suspect allegedly used the victims, personal ientifying information to confirm the withdrawal. Also in the south bay, the man you see on your screen is accused of sexually assaulting several victims while he was a house manager and hopes sober living in san jose. According to police at least 4 victims have reported assaults allegedly committed by 32 yearold suspect Justin Abraham lopez Police Arrested lopez in sherman oaks california and hes awaiting extradition to Santa Clara County. Anyone with information involving lopez is asked to contact san jose police. A man has died after police found him on fire in an alley in San Franciscos south of market neighborhood the citys medical Examiners Office has identified the victim as eric moore and but did not have a city of residence listed for him. Officers were patrolling the area when they were flagged down for assistance regarding a fire in determined that morning was on fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The case is being considered a suspicious death. Still ahead on kron 4 news at 3 p jenny has begun restoring power to some areas affected by the power shut offs. Well have a live interview with 3. 45 on where bay area counties stand this and after the break why celebrities are criticizing governor newsome over his pandemic thanksgiving guidelines weve got some breaking news. We want to tell you about a fire sparked over in the east bay Contra Costa CountyFire Protection district tweeted this out saying theres a vegetation fire burning in Solano County and the strong winds are pushing smoke into Contra Costa County. Please please remain rather vigilant for fires please only call 911 if you see flames. This is a developing story and will bring you details and updates as we receive them. And now another news governor Gavin Newsome is being criticized over his strict covid19 guidelines for thanksgiving newsome and the department of Public Health released safety guidelines for all private gatherings on the state that gatherings must be held outside a maximum of 3 households can participate in one celebration. Guests may only go inside to use the bathroom if its sanitize and they Must Wear Masks when not eating while also remaining 6 feet apart, while eating as well singing shouting is strongly discouraged and people should spend no more than 2 hours together several celebrities, including former nbc news and fox news host megyn kelly are among critics calling this restrictions quote insanity. In california restaurants want state and county officials to refund more than a 100 Million Dollars in fees for liquor and health permits and tourism assessments that they say they were charged while their busines