breaking right now at 5:00, firefighters spring into action to stop a fire in the east bay. we are live at the scene. and let's look live outside. without the fire, air quality is expected to be poor today. meteorologist kari hall is monitoring the spare the air

alert and potential impact where you live. this is "today in the bay." good to have you with us on friday morning. i'm chris sanchez. >> i'm marcus washington. we start with the overnight fire that threatened homes for a short time. >> bob ridell is live. bob, the lights are on, but is the fire still burning? >> reporter: the fire is out. that is the benefit according to the com fire where you don't have the fires like the summertime with the drier fuel. you see we're on bailey road south of highway 4 in bay point. you see the vehicle which caught fire. from there, it spread up the hills. they are investigating what caused the vehicle fire. the issue was a lot of wind last night. it is still gusty out. there was a lot of wind. when this car caught fire, the

wildfire went up the hills and burned 50 acres. cal fire showed up and they called for a three alarm. one for structure protection because on the other side of the hills is a subdivision that has a number of homes. con fire says it did get close to the homes, probably within 30 feet, but the one thing that saved the homes is the defensible space. >> the community is in the area which completed the weed abatement. it assisted firefighters by tying into the existing abated areas adjacent to homes. it really did help us save the structures. >> reporter: so if you want to come back out here live, you can see up the hill here and it is dark and hard to tell how steep this is.

this is one of the challenges firefighters have is the steep terrain. the grass is three-to-five feet tall before it got into the zone of defensible space. the firefighters are pulling hoses off the hill. you see that truck up there is backing down the hill and they will be leaving here soon. right now, bailey road as you come south from highway 4, once you get into the hills, is shutdown. these crews will be leaving soon and they will reopen this road. one thing the captain was telling us, if this was summertime, they would not be leaving yet. here we are in december and a week and a half away from christmas and you have these cooler temperatures and fuels are not as dry. there is some dryness, because the fire, but not as dry as summertime. they feel confident they can

leave the scene and not have flare ups. reporting live in bay point, bob ridell, for "today in the bay." we know the air quality is the issue here, kari. >> you should not burn your fireplace or no woodburning. if you can, catch public transit or do something to reduce carbon emissions for today. we will have whatever we put out there trapped and basically pushed back down. that is what we have to breathe in. some of the worst is in the northing bay and coastal bay with the readings over 100, which means for people with health conditions and breathing problems, need to limit time outside. we are seeing that in the south bay in santa clara valley. on the aloft days,

it creates the problems. this causes that to sink down and traps the smoke we have there. as we go into the afternoon an, we warm up nicely for the sought county. we'll talk more about that and the incoming rain. mike, you are tracking a crash on the bay bridge? out of san francisco. we see the traffic with the lights moving in san francisco. right at treasure island, there was slowing for a few minutes. that cleared up over the last 20 minutes where things moved smoothly. i believe they moved vehicles, but there is debris and there may be a lane impacted eastbound into the city. both are light right now. it's early. the bay bridge doesn't have a lot of issues. over here is where bob is talking about with the fire. bailey road is closed. highway 4 is fine. use railway road.

we will watch for that progress. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. south 101 crash cleared. the rain slanes are reopened. back to you. thank you, mike. a live look from israel toward the gaza border. israel recovered the body of another hostage abducted on october 7th. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is showing no signs of scaling back despite the latest request by the white house to do that. it comes in the wake of the widespread international pressure. the u.s. now working with the international community to send much-needed food, water and medicine and fuel into gaza. there is also a growing divide with israel over gaza's future. israel is insisting a two-state post war solution is not an option. the white house is joining many other countries and pushing for some sort of palestinian state.

>> it is not easy to destroy them. it will take and require a long period of time. it will last more than seven months. >> new funding for israel is in limbo. lawmakers are demanding changes to the policies here before the packages for israel and ukraine. and here at home, hom burglaries in evergreen and when officers tried to stop their car, they ran into the creek area. police showed where the two were apprehended. they were linked to ten home burglaries and the loss of property up to $10,000. a san francisco woman running for office is faulting the city for new rules tied to candidate names appearing on the

election ballots. to list, the character-based chinese name, you have to show evidence showing established use of the name within the last two years. according to the department memo dated november 29th. jade is running for the central committee. she is u.s. born, but she wants to list her chinese name since birth. her documents and including the letter from her mother is not enough. >> my chinese name was given to me when i was born and it should not take all of the steps for me to prove it. >> the department memo indicates candidates with no history of the chinese name can only use the phonetic equal of the name. tu faces the deadline to submit the documents which she does not have. we contacted the department

after hours, but did not get a response. happening today, strike up the band. the music icon will be honored today with a street renamed in in his honor. michael tilson-thomas of the san francisco symphony had already been a guest conductor there the prior two decades. he arrived in 1995 from the london orchestra. many fans know him as mtt. today, representative nancy pelosi and mayor reed will be on hand to dedicate mtt way for one block between franklin and van ness which runs alongside the opera house. that's cool. taking a life look at san jose and christma in the park. nice and clear and not as chilly. kari, that's the good news.

>> is that what you felt this morning? >> i was running late. i ran to the car fast. >> it is still in the 30s and 40s out there. it is 37 in dublin. we are seeing upper 30s in much of the north bay. 48 in oakland. we're in the upper 30s in palo alto. it is another cool start, but a milder day. temperatures in the south bay in the upper 60s and low 70s. where we are going to see more fog and cooler temperatures will be in the low 60s for the east bay. mike, how are the gas prices? trending lower today. we will lead with the low. $3.87 at diamond gas and mart. santa clara county, prices are similar. we will call 3.93 in milpitas. and crossing to the north bay,

we cross over $4 mark in larkspur. on the roadway, smooth traffic. the bay bridge crash cleared from the lower deck. i circled the bailey road fire. it is clear past the landfill. use railroad instead of bailey. back to you. thanks, mike. 5:11 this morning. using a.i. to book the next vacation. coming up on "today in the bay," a.i. may be ready to help you out. we will show you the program creators say can save you time and money. speaking of money, wall street stock markets and another all-time record. all-time record. you are look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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good morning. right now it's 5:14. as you head out in the south bay, we will see temperatures in the mid-40s to start. partly cloudy in mountain view throughout the day. it will be a nice one, but we are also getting ready for big changes ahead. we'll talk about rain by the end of the weekend coming up in a few minutes. over here in fremont, smooth drive. headlights heading south past tesla. that is the range of the view here. we will show you the bigger view of the bay and any slowing

coming up. good morning. happy friday to you. general motors cutting a huge portion of the san francisco based autonomous car company cruise after the accident in the city when a person was killed. you have to compare to tesla which is pushing the autonomous software which has led to death. and meta is giving up space in the menlo park. the dow hit another record on wednesday above 37,000. retail sales were up year over year in november according to the latest data. it makes sense to show amazon compared to the mall. americans are worried about the economy, but as we documented over and over, they are not acting that way. the rush of money into the stock market is pulling mortgage rates lower. 30-year fixed is below 7%. 6.95%. that is still high, set by the

standards during the pandemic, but historical standards, that is normal. a judge in san francisco will order elon musk to talk to the securities and exchange commission. this is video of musk earlier this year. the s.e.c. wants to talk about his takeover the twitter. musk defying the s.e.c. calling it a name i cannot say on television. google is changing the way it stores your data on the maps. the data, if it saved at all, will be saved on the phone and not on google computers. google will no longer store that data and only do it if you want and you will be able to delete locations you stop by regularly. google uses the example of the bakery you want to hide from your spouse so you don't ruin a birthday party.

i want to talk about "sand hill road." mark makes electronics which runs products in your home. he was also the ceo of tesla for a short time. >> i was only -- >> tesla is a side hustle? >> what i agreed to do is hold down the fort until he brought reinforcements. >> you can find it on the podcast app. he is a fascinating man who has been involved in all kinds of interesting business deals. he owns the things where it is indoor sky diving? >> yeah. >> he owns that company. i know, right? all these interesting things. he is a board member on crocs. your favorite shoe. >> my guy. >> i can set you up. we talk about all kinds of

fascinating topics. >> i've put money toward those fortunes. >> do it. new this morning, a.i. to the rescue with the process of booking the next vacation. one recent survey finds the average traveler spends five hours clicking through 150 pages of content. some travel companies started using artificial intelligence to simplify that planning process. founder of one online travel company, matador network rolled out a chatbot to find deals and restaurants and destinations. he says he thinks it can save you time and money. >> you don't have to do that. you don't have to go picking through the internet looking for bits and pieces. it will deliver it to you in three seconds. >> he points out the more specific you are with the

search, the more precise. trending this morning, an epic purchase of athletic gear won by soccer's legends. >> this is the set of six jerseys worn by messi during the run last year. it includes the jersey in the final, kris. the set sold for under $8 million. just your budget. this is the third highest paid for sports gear. last year, someone spent $10 million on michael jordan's 1998finals jersey. that is in front of the other bid when the goal was scored against england. >> named after him. if you do something special, it

should have a good name. >> that's true. >> those are all used clothes. wow. >> investment. it is like art. >> as you say. >> i don't have one of those either. >> i got kids. we have that forecast and it's free. >> it is. it looks good for parts of the bay area and weekend. we are dealing with some slightly more unhealthy air quality. spare the air alert day due to smoke pollution. we had fires burning around. there is not enough wind to mix things out. as w go into the weekend, rain is coming on sunday and it will be heavier on monday and tuesday. looking at temperatures, we are headed for 66 in san jose. in oakland, high of 66. upper 60s for the south bay. low 70s for morgan hill. tomorrow is warmer. we don't get days like this in

december to head out shopping in short sleeves. it will be cooler in the east bay with upper 60s. we have changes coming our way. we have seen a lot of storms hitting the pacific northwest. that will start to move in as we go into the late part of the weekend. we're dry for today and also for tomorrow where it is mostly sunny. by sunday and morning and afternoon, we will see scattered showers coming in and more widespread rain on monday. the rain continues into tuesday as well. then it looks like by the middle of the week it is starting to push into southern california and heads up if you are traveling there for christmas. you may have a little bit of wet weather to deal with. we're not talking about just a little bit of rain here. it looks like we could see in the possibility of 3 to 4 inches of rainfall for the north bay and then the peninsula with 1 to 2 inches of rainfall. that's going to be a pretty good soaking. it does come over the course of

a few days. we are looking at dry conditions and a chance to get the shopping done and clean up around the house and make sure the outdoor decorations and things are ready for high winds and rain. we will see the cooler temperatures and rain from late sunday through the middle of next week. mike, you already had a busy friday. it was busy before the show started. we had a major crash in the south bay. that cleared from 101. there may be a roadside warming fire. i'll check the camera and let you know. we had a crash on the bay bridge. that cleared from the lower deck without further incident. those took an hour to clear. now clear from the roadway. we take the middle ground. the san mateo bridge and green on the sensors. earlier in the week, we had a lot of fog and low clouds. we see the high-rise and we see traffic flowing from hayward. no major problems on the contra

costa county. watch bailey with the closure due to the brush fire. railroad is a good option there. no delays. back to you. thanks, mike. >> 5:22 this morning. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> two folks who could be neighbors contacted us because they are miles away from the refunds they

happy friday. we just delivered happy news to two folks in san jose. first, let's talk about margarita. she was tumbling with the $2,000 washing machine. one soap dispenser failed and the clothes did not wash right. after eight months and washing clothes at the laundromat, margarita asked us for help and the team got her a full $1,992 refund. next, we have michael near downtown san jose. he waited a few months for a windshield repair business to refund his $250 insurance deductible. why? tech

techs needed repeated trips to fix the problems. the money never arrived. he contacted us. we contacted the company and it then mailed michael his $250. if you need help with a consumer case, ask us for help. scan the qr code on the screen to fill out the consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. next, top stories we are following for you including the curve ball for the softball league. >> thieves steal thousands in equipment and some hard to replace. the big challenges leaders say are now leaving their league in limbo. a much anticipated progress report on governor newsom's mental health court. mental health court. ngw is the court fari

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this is friday morning. good morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. we get to the breaking news in of the east bay. crews were working at the grass fire that roared to life overnight in the east bay. starting as a car fire before 2:00 a.m. on bailey road in had pitsburg. it spreads to the neighboring hillside. firefighters say no structures were under direct threat. the flames did get within 30 feats of homes which is way too close for comfort. one neighbor called it unusual for this time of year. >> i was surprised to see a big fire. it is a lot of dry grass behind us. they used to have cows that would eat the grass and it wasn't a big hazard. now it has become. fires do spread even in the winter time. >> our bob redell is there and

he will have a live report at the top of the hour. we are dealing with poor air quality. kari hall is tracking that for us. >> we are starting out with smoke that has been lingering in the air and we don't have the weather conditions to help mix things up. we have high pressure that's going to act as a lid and push everything back down. it is a spare the air alert day. we don't want additional pollutants that won't mix out today. looking at the air quality, the worst in the north bay and coast and east bay. as we take a look at temperatures, we are in the 40s this morning. we have seen upper 30s in parts of the interior valley. not many issues with fog and it will be a beautiful day and warmer than we typically see for this time of year. even low 70s for the south

county. we will talk about that coming up. mike, you hear about a traffic problem? the highway 29 at 37 out of vallejo. we see over to the left which is a little slowing at westbound 37. we will track that. the opposite of the track is bailey road where you talked about the fire and we look at the chp and concord pd updates. concord pd is getting ready to open bailey road. bob redell is following that. railroad is an option. back to you. thanks, mike. happening later this morning, governor newsom will give a press conference on the progress report on the state of the mental health court. this is the care court. did is now in effect for a couple months. >> we are live in san francisco

with ginger conejero saab. you said the question today is about care court and whether it's working. >> reporter: that's right. he did talk about that with his late-night tv appearance the other day. before care court, the pilot program was rolled out, marcus and kris, there was speculation if this would work and what it would mean for the people involved and families and for the broader system if it would be able to support it. today, we anticipate the answers to be given by governor newsom as he updates us on care court. community, assistance and recovery and empowerment. san francisco is one of the first seven counties where c.a.r.e. court was rolled out in october. it has been seen by families of people diagnosed with severe mental health illness. it would allow them to petition the court for treatment for loved ones.

critics blasted the home as ineffective with the specific requirements and coercion of treatment. under the initiative, individuals with schizophrenia can be recommended or petitioned for c.a.r.e. court proceedings. it will be evaluated along with a public defender. the different parties involved with put forward with a care plan to track treatment and supportive services for the individual. c.a.r.e. court builds on the $14 the billion multi-year investment for his houing units and well as a 10 billion dollars investment in community behavior health services. seven counties are part of the

initiative. "the l.a. times" reports this is becoming more obvious. we will look for the statewide update after 9:00 a.m. this morning and bring you updates in the midday newscast. marcus and kris. >> i'm curious. thank you, ginger. happening today, new calls for action in oakland following the recent shooting death of the convenience store security guard. 59-year-old james johnson died one week ago today. this is when police say he confronted a shoplifter at a 7/eleven store. johnson had two children. police have yet to make any arrests. activists demanding justice are planning to gather outside the store at 11:00 this morning. developments over flight in the middle east. a live look at the gaza border. it is recovered three bodies by the israel forces.

one was a hostage taken on okay 7th. the idf says they believe hamas is holding 132 people. meanwhile, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is showing no signs of scaling back the gaza offensive despite the latest request by the white house do that with widespread international pressure with the international community working to send food, water and medicine and fuel into gaza. here at home, oakland school board is the latest to call for a cease-fire. they approved the resolution last night as activists held a silent protest during the meeting which was originally scheduled wednesday night. the meeting was moved for safety concerns. >> we are demanding an apology for the comments that are racist. when we cancel meetings in the

middle of the grief is viewed as a threat and concern for our safety. >> oakland teachers disagreed with the decision to cancel that board meeting. new covid variant is here this winter season. cold weather has left people more susceptible to the virus and other viruses. the variant is called j.n.1. now doctors are pushing people to get vaccinated. the cdc says everyone six months and older should get the flu and covid vaccins. getting both at the same time is safe. i did it a week ago. no issues. south bay softball league is a victim of crime. thieves stole thousands of dollars of the equipment. burglars targeted three sheds that hold equipment and

supplies. a pitching machine and barbecue pit and printing machine were taken. >> it hurts me because i have been here so long and all these girls are like family to me. i know it is hard times right now. they are looking for easy money. you know, why pick on the girls? they did nothing to you. >> he has upgraded the locks on the shed doors. pitching machine is something that is hard to replace. by the way, we had this conversation last night. if you want your package to arrive on time for families living far, listen up. >> tomorrow is the first deadline. the postal service says all ground advantage and first-class mail should be sent tomorrow. priority mail is december 20th. priority express, december 21st.

expect to shell out extra money. in 2022, the post office processed 12 billion packages during the holiday season. it took 12 days to deliver in 2022. postal service will add any additional surcharge for customers. >> if you are mailing from snowflake to garland to santa claus, we are getting it there within two-to-five days. if you celebrate hanukkah or kwanzaa, you have the two extra business days to get the packages on time. >> they will not ad additional surcharges. usps will offer two holiday programs, including holiday santa and letters to santa. that is now in the 111th year.

if you have free time, you can help the big guy and answer letters as well. fun. happening tonight, holiday spirit in the heart of san francisco's tenderloin. the mayor will be on hand for the tree lighting ceremony. this is video from two years ago. the event is in its sixth year. it includes performances and a chance to meet santa claus and mrs. claus. we are guessing things are busy at the north pole. kari, should you bundle up? it will be cool and partly cloudy. maybe you are heading out to grab something to eat or shop in the area. it will be in the low 60s. as we get ready for the tree lighting, it will be in the upper 50s and cooling off. across the bay, you have tickets for the lantern festival

glowfari at the zoo, keep a jacket with the temperatures in the 50s. in san ramon, cooler there and by 6:00 p.m., we are at 50 degrees and coming into the 40s later this evening. tomorrow in san francisco, the warriors game starts out in the low 60s and mostly clear. we have nice weather for tomorrow evening. by sunday, we could see rain coming in. for the mill valley winter fest, make sure you are going in with an umbrella and look out for the indoor events. we will have wet weather coming in. if it you are heading out of town to yosemite this weekend, it looks nice. sunday is when you see the rain coming in. mike, you are tracking one route in the east bay? i'm tracking the normal routes which show a light friday build here at highway 37 and highway 4. zoom over here.

highway 4 is moving slower to concord from pittsburgh. on bailey road, we have the closure with the stretch of the car fire which turned into the brush fire near the landfill. that is south of highway 4 and down to myrtle. concord pd may open up bailey here at the south end. that may mean progress on thing north end. bob is checking in with the crew. you can go to railroad. that is a popular cut through. that is moving fine. use that as you normally would. contra costa county is fine. everything south is looking good. a tap of the brakes on north 101 is typical for this time on friday. tonight, watch chase center. stevi nicks concert. history made on thursday

night football. coming up on "today in the bay," the raiders set a franchise record in the win against the los angeles chargers. a look at the big finish. in washington, senate democrats will stay at work and not go on holiday break to work on money for ukraine. will it do any good? we are moving forward with the school shoutout series. here is the fifth grade class from the lockwood senior academy. [ speaking in a global language ] >> hello. this is the dual language class in northern california. >> we would like to say good good morning. . >> my kids are part of the program. great friday for you. we love to see your students.

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♪ ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ good morning. it is 5:47. look at the high temperatures reaching in the low 60s with the mix of sun and clouds. a nice afternoon. we'll talk about rain coming in for the weekend in a few

minutes. the bay bridge taillights moving across san francisco. look how clear that view is and clear drive. no back ups at the toll plazas yet. it's a standard friday commute. maybe lighter as we approach the end of the year. senate democrats will stay instead of leaving for the holiday break. >> scott mcgrew is here as they say they will deliver more he weapons to ukraine. >> they want changes at the border in the u.s. in exchange for money for ukraine. democrats have resisted. both sides have legitimate arguments and it's unlikely the democrats staying at work will accomplish anything before christmas. this is about optics. one side working while the other vacations. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has warned the west

his country is running low on weapons and ammunition. he met with the u.n. and imf this week. there is money in the defense bill passed by the house and senate and that is a good example of bipartisanship to fund our military and give our fighting men and women a raise. that bill goes to the president's desk for his signature. the bill ignores culture war issues like abortion and transgender issues that far-right republicans wanted inserted. what they can't agree on is money for ukraine and when we say money for ukraine, honestly, it is misleading. the washington99 dash -- 90% of money spend on ukraine is made in the u.s. we make the shells in american factories. here is an example of the

american weapons and drones used made in the bay area. the switch drone made in petaluma. the post found nine assembly lines in california making weapons and devices for ukraine. it's a little like the billionaires with rocket projects who get criticized for spending money in space when there are so many needs in america. the rockets are made in america by american workers. as we said at the time, you can't spend money in space. very similar to the m-1 battle tank made in ohio. in other news, president biden announced rules on crackdowns on prescription drugs above the rate of inflation. >> in the year before we passed the legislation, drugmakers increased prices four times

higher than the prices. it is a rip off. >> we checked the president's calendar. he has lunch with the vice president and nothing else scheduled officially. we may see a decision in the rudy giuliani case today. a federal jury in washington deliberating how much giuliani must pay to two former georgia election workers he falsely accused of election fraud. back to you. thank you, scott. time to look at the forecast on friday morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the beautiful start to the morning, but air quality is something we have been talking about. >> there is a haze this morning as we look live in san francisco. we will see the hazy sky continue. little more of the smoke pollution. we had a fire burning last night and parts of the east bay. that will be pushed back down. we will see that continue. also a spare the air alert day. rain is moving in for the weekend and we will see more

clouds by monday and into tuesday. what is happening here is the reason why smoke is a problem is high pressure overhead. it causes the air to sink down and that cool air also sinks down to the surface. we see the smoke and pollutants out there get pushed down into the valley. we are breathing that in today. we do have something that will help us out with the air quality and the dry conditions we have seen. it is mainly holding off until sunday and early in the morning where we see rain coming in. going into the day is scattered showers in the forecast which become more widespread on monday. we see the rain continuing into tuesday with the possibility of the pretty good soaker here. the rain heads to southern california and we will see a bit of drier weather for the end of next week. looking at the rainfall totals which are possible here shows pretty good amounts of rainfall for the coastline and we could

see about 1 to 2 inches of rainfall. then for some of our valleys that get rain shadowed like san jose and tri-valley, the north bay could see more rainfall with potential of 3 to 4 inches of rain. that is coming over the course of three or four days. a good soaker to help us catch up to the deficit. we have a couple of more days to prepare for that and get things done before the rain arrives. we will track that with more details as we get closer. mike, you are starting with the roads that reopened? kari, you mentioned the fire earlier up along bailey. that area has been handled. bob will give us an update. he confirmed bailey road reopened at highway 4 and myrtle. that is great news. a mild slowing for highway 4 and 37. the metering lights are on at

the bay bridge. light volume right now. it will continue to build. the early commute is light. we are looking at more traffic kicking in at 7:30 or 8:00. right now, we have the two crashes in fremont. back to you. thanks, mike. happening now, the oakland a's are playing ball. the owner john fisher still owes $45 million for the stake in the coliseum property. they also argued the timeline should be moved up with the a's move to vegas. the county received confirmation of the payment to be made by the middle of next may. and next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds.

>> two folks who could be neighbors contact us because they are miles away from the refunds they deserve. i'm chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. then at 6:00, prince harry winning a case of the phone hacking by the british newspapers. the damages he was awarded overnight. keep it right here. you are much watching

welcome back. okay, nbc bay area responds to people all around the bay area. >> all year long and today, chris chmura has two new cases from the south bay. >> happy friday. we just delivered happy news to two folks in san jose. first, let's talk about margarita. she was tumbling with the new nearly $2,000 washing machine. one of the soap dispenser failed and the clothes did not wash right. after eight months of dealing with technicians and washing clothes at the laundromat, she asked for help. our team got margarita a full

$1,992 refund. we have michael in downtown san jose. he waited months for the windshield repair business to refund his $250 insurance deductible. why in techs needed repeated visits tocaibrate the wind shield. that money never arrived. we contacted the company and they refunded his $250. you can ask for help. scan the qr code on the screen to fill out our consumer complaint form. thank you, chris. you can watch us when you want on roku or the other streaming platforms. typically we don't see fires in this time of year. especially when it is so cold and it's moist.

>> breaking news at 6:00,s firefighters break into action to stop a grass fire in the east bay. we are live at the scene with the scare for residents and details on how it started. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for allowing us to be part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. the overnight fire homes for a short time. bob redell is near the scene in pittsburg. >> reporter: good morning. you see bailey is open here. we are on the border at bay point. it has reopened in the past 30 minutes. it was shutdown for a few miles up the hill from us in concord due to the grass fire that started overnight. it started at 1:50 this morning. you see the video from the vehicle, it looks like a