they probably did not change themathercules. traffic is moving along well across the bridges. across the venetia bridge as well and highway 4 out of antioch to concord. we are looking at the macarthur maze. the caldecott tunnel should remain open but some of the signs near the tunnel on those portable sign trailers say it may close at noon today. i guess they haven't change that info yet. have to get out there and change it because caltrans tells us the tunnels will remain open. this is a look at the bay bridge and you can see traffic is looking good. the latest information from caltrans is the tunnels will remain open. we will keep repeating that for you in case you get confused. taking a look at the wind. most of this will rrow morning. above 1000 feet could have guessed between 60-65. the red flag warning covers nearly everyone. for mendocino county down into the santa cruz mountains and

out to the delta. konocti at 19 out of the west. and early breeson santa rosa 12. atlas peak's west, southwest. 46% humidity. notice how this picks up by this evening. not so much at noon but by 4:00 at 5:00 that's when things start. picking up. 31 in napa. then they really crank up overnight wednesday into thursday. fairfield, 43 miles per hour . napa, 44. santa rosa, 44. combine that with humidity maybe in the single digits. that's why they're shutting off the power. anticipation of something of this sort if isand the forecast model say it will. it's not bad now. altimont pass at gusts right now. there will be a tremendous difference in the pressure gradient. high pressure does not like the low and this is a big low. as the low settles in the high will go to the north and that will create the difference. 40s and 50s and 60s on the temperatures. east bay temperatures in for so

60s for others. el cerrito, 51. a big snow producer for some. intermountain reason and the great basin but not for us. temperatures are not that hot. in the 70s to get your 80 but above the oakland zoo there is an easterly breeze. we will keep an eye on this component of the system will be part of the weather for the next 48 hours. 60s and 70s. upper 70s and if you and your 80 . san jose city officials will debriefing at 7 am to provide more information about the power shutoffs scheduled to begin at noon and some parts of the city. pg&e plan to shut off electricity primarily in the eastern foothills and south san jose. three community resource ceers , mayfair, camden and south side, will be open all day along with the stadium. pety is warn

is to try to make sure the travel is only vital. the four way stop, at large intersections, will be difficult and slow things down. >> city officials warm after the wind dies down that does not mean the power will come back on immediately. pg&e will need to inspect its equipment. the power could be out for several days. some schools in the south they have cancel classes because the show. all classes in the alum rock union district will be closed today. some schools in san jose could also lose power but will remain open for now. all classes and activities at west valley college in saratoga are canceled today. you can find a full list of the school closures on a website, ktr today there will be a news conference held by people who survived the 2017 tubbs fire

, alerting other fire victims about an urgent deadline to file a claim. the tubbs the group of survivors say more than half of all the fire victims still have not filed a claim. and the deadline is 5 pm, october 21. the people eligible to file include those who lost property, income or suffered emotional distress. the group says victims do not need to hire a lawyer or even know the monetary value of their claim for them to file a claiower outage is not lost on the survivors of the tubbs fire. it was two years ago that flames swept through the coffey park neighborhood. 44 people died in the tubbs fire . half lived in sonoma county. nine were in the city of santa rosa. the luther burbank center for the arts was partially burned during the firestorm. it is now the location of a permanent memorial.

>> there is hope and there is rebuild but there's still a lot of recovery to be done. we're not just recovering homes. we are recovering life. >> survivors say one positive thing came out of that fire. neighbors who were strangers before the tragedy are now close friends. they know one another. they pull for each other after going through a nightmare few others can understand . the white house is calling the impeachment inquiry against president trump illegitimate and is refusing to cooperate. as doug luzader reports, this may tip-off the legal battle. >> reporter: this is not a matter of slow walking at this point. the white house is refusing to cooperate with democrats who want to impeach the president. make no mistake. the white house is now on the or footing. >> the american people have a good sense of fairness and they know this is not. >> reporter: the administration firing back at democrats in

congress questioning the legitimacy of their impeachment inquiry because there hasn't been a full vote in the house. the white house legal team send over an eight page letter saying there would be no cooperation. president trump and his administration cannot participate in your partisan and unconstitutional inquiry under the circumstances. >> it is an abuse of power for him to act in this way. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi said the house does not have to vote and fired back. the white house should be warned that continued efforts to hide the truth of the president's abuse of power from the american people will be regarded as further evidence of obstruction. that on a day with the administration pulled the plug on u.s. ambassador to the european union gordon sondland testimony on capitol hill. he was expected to talk about president trump's effort to get the president of ukraine to investigate former vice president joe biden and his son 's business dealings. so where does the pelosi-trump standoff go from here ? >> it goes to court.

this is definitely heading to course and the sondland no-show and the letter to parts of the same thing. >> reporter: and that is the constitutional question in the constitution itself is rather vague on how impeachment actually play out. in washington, doug luzader. fox news. new this morning the nba postponed today's scheduled media sessions in shanghai, china, for the la lakers in clear if those teams will play in china this week as scheduled. they were prngac earlier today in shanghai before the start of the china games. the events were called off as part of a continuing rift that began after the houston rockets general manager tweeted support for the antigovernment protesters in hong kong. the trump administration is imposing new visa restrictions on members of the chinese government linked to the abuse of muslim minority groups. these restrictions limit the ability to travel here to the u.s. these restrictions limit the ability to travel here to the u.s. the announcement comes on the same week the u.s.

imposed export restrictions against more than two dozen chinese companies for having a role in government policies towards minority groups. international relations experts say it's the latest feud between the united states and china going beyond the trade dispute . one week after undergoing emergency heart surgery democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders says he plans to slow down his pace on the campaign trail. he is also telling people don't ignore signs of a heart attack. >> if there is any message that i hope we can get out there is that i want people to pay attention. and when you are hurting and when you're fatigued and you have pain in your chest, listen to it. >> sanders says he did not pay attention to the symptoms he was having before he suffered a heart attack in las vegas and says he's eager to get back on the cam tran but will cut back the number of appearances to make sure he is the strength to do what he needs to do. he also said he's looking forward to the democratic presidential debate in ohio.

a manhattan businessman and his wife are heading to prison for their role in the college admission scandal. greg and marcy are avid sentenced to one month in prison. they paid $125,000 to get their daughters scores improved to get her into duke university. the money they used came from their family's charitable organization. they are among 52 people charged in that college admission scandal . teachers in pittsburg will be rallying at tonight's school board meeting demanding the district center contract negotiations . the teachers are looking for an agreement that will provide safe learning conditions, student resources and help the district recruit and retain quality teachers. the rally begins at 5 pm outside the pittsburg unified school district on railroad avenue . the san francisco board of supervisors making it easier now for people with electric cars to drive wi

parking lots and garages there vehicle charging stations. commercial lots and garages with more than 100 spaces must install charging stations for more than 10% of the spaces. the mayor first introduced to this idea in july as part of a goal to achieve 100% emissions free ground transportation within san francisco by the year 2040 . san frano supervisor gordon mar has introduced a bill that limits the power of the mayor to make appointments. it's a response to mayor breed's controversial appointment of suzy loftus as san francisco's next acting district attorney. he is about sponsoring a measure that would appear on next year's ballot and what bandimere from appointing declared candidates for a city office within 90 days of an election. mayor breed picked loftus to

replace george gascon last friday a month before the november 5 elections. loftus is one of four candidates running for di top issues in san francisco when mayor london breed joins us for a live interview later this morning that's at 8:40 am today on mornings on 2 . more protection for california renters. next, the housing bill that could help more than 8 million people across california . there has been a possible hepatitis a exposupassengers on francisco to charlotte flight may have been exposed. good morning. you can see traffic is moving along well if you are driving on interstate 80 westbound. so far heading down to the macarthur maze. the wind turned northerly. mendocino and lake county. for us locally is out of the west for most locations and not too bad unless you're at the altamont pass. more on all the advisories is coming up.

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handy including at least one gallon of water per person per day. nonperishable food like canned goods. prescription medication. if first aid kit. and a flashlight with extra batteries . a new state law will prevent law enforcement from using facial recognition technology on body cameras. the governor signed the bill yesterday and it prohibits police departments from equipping officer body cameras with software that can identify people through facial features. state lawmakers pass the bill after the software which was designed by amazon incorrectly identified 26 legislators as criminals . california the second state in the nation to put a cap on annual rent increases. governor newsom signed a bill that limits rent increases at 5% plus of the rate of the ceremony was held yesterday in west oakland. it will also become illegal for

no reason three sharp rent increases. still, supporters of the law say it's one of several steps lawmakers have to take to deal with california's affordability crisis. >> we supported it from day one. what it does is it helps protect renters from the effect of the housing shortage but does not solve the shortage of self. >> signing a bill doesn't always solve all your problems. that has been stated a lot. more work needs to be done. >> the new law to pass a similar bill. this law takes effect january 1. the state of california and redirect flooding from highway projects to mass transit. the governor ordered caltrans to reduce congestion by encouraging people to shift from driving to other forms of transportation. as a result document show more gas tax revenue is being redirected from road repairs to rail projects. two projects in jeopardy

include widening highway 99 through fresno and safety repairs to an interchange and san luis obispo. caltrans said the two projects other means so a timeline has not been determined. president trump is attacking california's car and gas regulations. the president reaffirmed his commitment on twitter yesterday to revoke a waiver that allows california to set higher fuel emissions standards for cars. he also criticized california's higher cost of gas. governor newsom accused the president of trying to wreck the environment. california is more than a dozen states that have filed a federal lawsuit against the trump administration's plans to rollback emission standards . passengers on the recent flight at sfo may have been exposed to hepatitis a. the cdc was notified that on september 21 a flight attendant on an american airlines flight from sfo to charlotte, north carolina, had a confirmed case of hepatitis a. 18 passengers

in the charlotte area were contacted and have since been vaccinated. hepatitis a is a liver disease caused by contaminated food or water. sexually transmitted diseases reached epidemic levels in california last year. according to state officials, in 2018, three stds had their highest levels in 30 years. more than 336,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported last year. health experts say the report serves as a reminder to sexually active people to use condoms and also get regular medical checkups.affic related problems, especialals baby out in many areas. >> i'm looking around to see if there's anything unusual and i don't see anything right now. remember, even if you see the signs at the caldecott that say

the tunnel may close, the latest word is it will not close. those tunnels will not close because caltrain made an arrangement with pg&e to keep the power on. slow traffic on the altamont pass. traffic here will be slow on 580 and 205 which is not unusual for this time of morning. traffic will continue to be slow to the livermore area. it is better to get dublin and hayward. no problems to san leandro according to the road sensors and you can see that interstate 880 traffic looks pretty nice in front of the oakland coliseum. there is a slight slowdown at looking good. 4:50 am. i think you know today's weather. it will be clear and windy with wind advisory starting in about an hour from now. the first one is for the nathan east bay hills above 1000 feet.

50-60 miles per hour starting at 6 am through 3 pm tomorrow. the red flag warning is not just the north and east bay hills. mendocino county, lee county, down to the santa cruz mountains and off to the delta and for just about everyone else. the wind will not be that bad until later this afternoon into tonight. watched santa rosa, napa in fairfield through the evening. this could be off by an hour or so but the trend is about their. 9:00 tonightthen watch how you airport is getting 41 miles per hour , you know in the hills it will be over 50-55. that's why the anticipation is there will be strong north, northeast wind kicking in. then you see 44 out to fairfield. concord, 38. livermore, 44. sfo, 30. half moon bay, 34 along with redwood city. in the hills there will be some

very strong gusts and at the surface it will pick up. once we get to thursday afternoon it should let up but tonight and tomorrow i will be the main focus. cotton ridge has a northeast win. atlas peak's west and konocti is west. it has not completely turned yet. it is showing signs of doing that as that vigorous system digs in. 40s-60s. back a bill at tracy, 63. there is a lot of cool air spilling and so it will not be hot today. upper 40s on the peninsula. woodside, 51. send carlos, 52. that's a big snow producer for some but not us. the wind is starting to turn. not too bad yet at the surface but that's something to watch. napa airport has an east wind at five. westerly breeze for most except

for the oakland and east bay hills. of of the oakland zoo is an east wind at four miles per hour . otherwise we are setting the stage waiting for the low to dig and more to the south and then the high will build in. that will cause a difference in the pressure. low humidity. high fire danger taking us into today and tomorrow. you see the temps are not that warm. 60s and 70s but it's the low humidity and the bone, dry soil and the gusts 60s, 70s. near 80 today. the wind will pick up later today into tomorrow. coming up. we are following the major power shutoffs and northern california affecting homes and businesses and possibly your morning commute . we have a running list of which schools are closed for the day because of the power shutoffs across the bay area . first, what ellen degeneres is saying about former president bush after that photo of the two of them went viral. n

beginning at 10 am, ships will and 35. you can see what it's like to live, work and serve on several naval ships. if you are an adult you will need a photo id along with the ability to climb some stairs. the tours will end by 4 pm. the veterans art exhibit at the academy of art university

on new montgomery street continues today. two navy bands along with the performance by the first marine division band at the sf jazz cental . today two teams will be eliminated from the major- league baseball playoffs while the other two move on to play in the national league championship series. first, the atlanta louis cardinm . the cardinals avoided elimination with a big extra inning when earlier this week. both coaches say they will use a starter out of the bullpen if they need it. the l.a. chargers host the ington nationals tonight. it's a do or die game at five. the nationals are a wild card team and want to knock off the team with the best record in the national league, the dodgers. and the dodgers 80s clayton kershaw will not start but could be available for a key ending out of the bullpen. that game starts just after

5:30 pm . despite having the best record in baseball the houston astros are on the brink of being eliminated. they lost to the tampa bay rays last night oratis-1. the starter justin verlander was pulled early. he was struggling on just three days rest. that series will now go five games. the winner of tamara's game will play a well rested yankees team in the american league championship series . the san jose sharuggling. they lost their r kane is back serving his three-game suspension and redirected a shot to logan couture for the shark's first goal but that was not enough. nashville went on to win 5-2. the first time san jose has scored more than one goal in the game so far this season . there is good news for the sharks. san jose's all-time leader in games, goals and points is coming back to the sharks, talking about patrick marleau.

he signed a one-year, $700,000 deal after spending the last two years in toronto. ellen degeneres speaking out about her friendship with former president george w. bush after getting a lot of negative feedback about this photo of the two of them laughing together at the dallas cowboys- green bay packers game last sunday. here is how ellen responded to all of this on her show. >> here's the thing. i'm friends with george bush. infected friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs i have. we are all different and i think we have forgotten that that's okay that were all different but just because i don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that i'm not going to be friends with him. when i say be kind to one another i don't mean only the people that inked the way that you do. i mean be kind to everyone. it doesn't matter. >> in a statement to usa today. a spokesman for the bush family

said the former president and first lady appreciated ellen's comments about respecting one another. >> this is all about public safety and reducing fire risk and property loss, lives lost. none of us are happy about it. the power is out in some north bay communities and more power shutoffs are on the way. stronger wind in the forecast raising the wild fire danger and thousands of homes, businesses and schools are affected by pg&e power shutoffs. >> it's a terrible inconvenience but on the other side of it i don't want my house to burn down . what you need to know about shutoffs in your neighborhood plus some good news for the commute this morning. good morning and thank you for joining us on mornings on 2. wednesday, october 9. i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. thousands in northern california are starting this wednesday morning without power. just after midnight, pg&e started shutting off power to

customers in parts of northern california as part of the public safety power shuttle program. the first outages took place near the oregon border and in the north bay counties. more power shutoffs are expected later today. and then caltrans took action that will affect your morning commute.