anthony live in butte county. lau laura? >> reporter: we're in downtownl paed by this fire, leaving kids and their families wondering what's next for them. with the death toll rising, piece are looking through burned cars to make sure there are no huh man remains inside. >> priority one is trying to contain the fire because it's still not contained. the other is trying to find folks who have been reported missing and in some cases it's finding the remains and trying to identify the remains.

>> reporter: in the meantime those who survived the fire are coming to grips with what they lost. >> reporter: gracie just started kindergarten, now she knows she has no school to go back to. >> i'm hoping that it's still standing up so we can soon go back to school. i'm hoping all the fire's put out and we can all go back to what we were doing. >> reporter: in paradise and surrounding communities, many of the schools were damaged or completely destroyed in the camp fire. i've seen a couple of pictures. i'm sad because all of my friends are moving away. >> reporter: like so many families, the harmons know they lost their home and while they huddle at an oregon shelter, they know there's plenty to be thankful for. >> i'm glad to be alive. i thought i was going to die.

>> reporter: now, district administrators here in paradise and in the surrounding communities are obviously still trying to assess the damage. this school, a complete loss. the intermediate school across the way here is still intact but has some damage. they'll have a meeting in chico to discuss what to to next with the students from paradise. pair dierks laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> just amazing. we're getting a live look at aircraft battling flames from butte county. larm plumes limit the views while they try to pin point where the fire is burning and how best to attack the flames. >> we're learning more about the victims of the deadly camp fire. 42 people have died.

>> that's right. his daughter was with him when the fires hit. she made it out. sadly, gordon did not. >> reporter: wayne freedman talks to gordon's daughter the beautiful creep canon area she's still trying to make sense of it. when she sees these of her father, she expects them to be the last of her keepsakes. no one on her street where fire burned homes and belongings beyond recognition. anna and her dad had seen the smoke, heard the warnings shoo he was stubborn.

>> gordon had lived in the neighborhood for 40 years. there were other evacuations. he had never left those either. and then the fire was upon them very it was so fast. i didn't expect it to move that fast. >> reporter: by the tomb they decided to pack the car and leave, it was too late. yet gordon went back in the house one last time. >> i honged the horn and the kitchen collapsed. i knew. i tried to get in the car and drive out but the tires did not melt out. >> reporter: when gordon did not come out, she had to run with the dogs and kept wet in the neighbor's pond all night long. >> could hear the trees going up and propane tanks exploding. >> reporter: when the sun rose, so did anna. she has not been back inside the

house. >> reporter: when he ran back inside, he never came out. >> reporter: the house? >> yeah. >> reporter: this call off the wheel of a car here in the buchanan mobile home pack. that wheel melted as well. she said if, in fact, her father is dead, she doesn't know how she's going to cope with the loss of not one but two parents in a short period of time. >> that whole thing is just awe. wayne, thank you. one extended family lost seven homes in the camp fire and i was nerve-racking as family members got separated by the flames. this is video from this man. >> i sent a video to my wife of me stuck many the fire with flames on both sides, cars catching on fire. i said, hey, you know what? i might make it out of here. i promise you, i'll make a run

out. >> they're now staying with relatives in roseville and neighbors have been stepping up with food and clothing for the families. toyota is giving a nurse a new truck after his was burned while he was describing people to safety during the camp fire. >> we got all the patients out of the hospital and headed down the road. >> alan pierce shared photos of his truck on social media. toyota commented with an offer for a new truck. he lost his home and his job is in the air as where he worked was damaged in the fire. >> there are more than 8,000 firefighters battling the camp fire as well as the woolsey fire. hundreds have come from out of state. >> the fors are doing their best. i want to express gratitude for that. other states have provided resources. california is pretty much maxed out, and so we need that help we're getting, and we're very appreciative.

>> governor brown and governor gavin newsom appeared alongside each other for the first time since the election. let's head right to spencer christian right now. >> spencer is tracking the latest conditions. ho is it looking? >> the air quality is looking very bad. i'm up on the roof at abc 7 and checking out the air quality first hand. let me give you a look at it firsthand. they're experiencing unhealthy air quality right now. it expends through friday. so this kind of air quality affects everyone else. it's especially challenging for people with respiratory elements like asthma or co p.d. what

happen to get rid of the smoke. we need winds and a rainstorm. at the moment, we don't expect any of those right around the corner, but looking ahead the next week, there is something shaping up that looks like it could be a pretty good rainmaker or us.be a pretty good rainmaker as i mentioned earlier, air quality will be poor across the entire region. it will improve moderately. >> if you want to check up on a structure to see if it survived, cal fire has released an interactive map as a tool. >> here's the cal fire interactive map if you want to check on particular building. you see the town of paradise. most of the buildings are in red. red means the structure is more than 50% destroyed. orange meaned more than 55% damaged. yellow means 25% damaged. green means barely damage, and

black means the home has zero visible damage. now, you can search by address. let's put in 148 pierson. you can see right there, it is in red. i'm going to tap on the attachment and look at than you see the picture of the sierra gem company completely burned to the ground. by the way, there's no icon. that means the information is not yet available. it does not mean the building survived. we know one marked building is this one, an antique shop that burned down after we featured it in before and after pictures. by the way, this data is incomplete and we'll be changing as inspectors get to more neighborhoods. kristen sze, abc7 news. you can see the rugged terrain adding to the complication of firefighters. flames have charred about 150

miles. that's about three times larger than the city of san francisco. just look as you look live at the amount of smoke coming off this fire. you see more helicopters. fixed wings are also involved. at this point, the fires are 35% contained. officials are blaming it for two deaths so far. 435 buildings have been destroyed, and that number is expected to grow significantly. it's very bad down south. it does not compare to destruction in beautte county. you can stay on top of it up. 's free to download and enable push alerts to receive breaking news updates. more news to cover. a fiery crash created gridlock for most of the day. >> the chp says the cause may have been faulty brakes. david louis is live on the

highway with dramatic photos. >> reporter: it happened right here. people were on their way to work. some were schoolchildren out on a field trip. they were waiting at a light when a big rig crashed into three of them, injuring three of them critically. the truck company has a spotty record on safety. this is what happen and can happen. vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds headed for the wrecking yard. a tractor trailer lost its brakes. it smashed into a small sedan setting both on fire. the driver of the passenger car was one of three crash victims who suffered critical injuries. the driver of the big rig rig rg received minor injuries. it happened so quickly. >> it happened so quickly, i couldn't tell you, to tell you the truth.

i was in shock. somebody had to come to the car to tell me to get out because it was smoking. >> reporter: the big rig was carrying clay. its trucks have been pulled out of service 16 times after 21 inspections, a rate of 76% versus the national average of about 21%. drivers reported seeing the rig spewing smoke and fire just before the crash. >> just minutes prior, witnesses called in to say they observed the big rig with its wheels smoking and fire, so that's presume will be i the brakes going out. >> reporter: chp estimates the big rig was going about 40 miles an hour when it hit the guardrail and then caused a series of pinball collisions.co. the highway was closed for nearly six hours as a result of

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take a look at the difference a few weeks makes for air quality. we sent a drone near city hall. today's video is on your left.

i'm sure you can tell just by looking. the same shot on the right was taken just a couple of weeks ago before that camp fire broke out. such a difference. today is one of those days you want to be careful. we want to know exactly what that means. we're joined today. thank you so much for coming in. you were just telling me today is one of those days you want to have a mask on. tell us about the concerns when the air isn't healthy. know a lot of people are thinking, i'm not smelling the smoke today, it must not be that bad. >> it's a very serious matter. they've tried to make this a little bit easier for people to understand. they've created a color system so if you were to go online and look up the air quality and look up color, you'd be able to fi stem that tells you whether it's a green day, orange, or red. as we start to approach red, that is when air quality is

hazardous for anyone, whether you have a lung condition or heart condition or whether you're perfectly healthy. once we get into the red category, that's the time to start thinking about wearing a mask. >> the particles are so tiny they get into your lung. what are the warping signs that you've had too much exposure? >> your typical dust mask that you get in a typical hardware store, that's not going to block the fine particles floating in the air that you can't feel or see. it would be great to have an example. >> thank you. this is one of the dust masks you can get at your hardware store. there's no filter on the front. >> that's right. the one thing about the mask sit has the nose fitting. but an n-95 mask, you can buy at the hardware store or ore the

pharmacy. they typically have a yellow filter scare over the front of it. it should say n-95 on it. that's when you know they will remove the air particles and allow you to breathe safely outside. >> they make smaller ones, be up buh then inner er p it says for a younger age, that i may not be as effective. >> that's very true. it's tough to custom fit for small or newborns. the best thing to do is keep your child inside. if you have a question, ask your medical professional or doctor and especially if you have any type of condition with your lungs. if your an asthmatic or heart disease, there are really chronic conditions that increase the danger. >> stay inside if you can. >> stay inside. close your doors and windows. if you have a ventilation ventin

that brings air from the outside, turn it off and use air recycling. >> you are doing video visits. if they can't get in the office, they can do it that way. >> we've seen more calls with smoke inhalation and eye and skin irritation, tall things that spencer walked through. we did want to help people in this crisis, so if you enter the app, register, and then put in california, 18 ca. a a -- doctor on demand will cover that for you. >> great information. ac -- abc 7 is teaming up for a blood drive from 11:30 in1

the morning until 6:00 p.m. michael finney will be there. he'll focus on preparedness, disaster leaf, and helping the survivors of the wildfires. somebody who looks at things firsthand is spencer. he's up on the roof. you can see it in the sky and smell it and taste it. >> reporter: you sure can. we expect the smoke to be with us for several more days. here's a look at doppler 7. you see how the radar is picking up smoke in the atmosphere along with a few high clouds. the air quality is quite poor all across the region. 61 degrees in san francisco, 61 at oakland and mtd view, morgan hills, 64. 68 degrees here. the highest temperature readings are on our coastal locations. this is a view from the east bay hills camera. temperatures are in the low 60s

at santa rosa, concord, and livermore. these are our forecast features. we'll have poor air quality for the next few day. this alert has been extended through friday. those red dots indicate the poorest air quality in and around the meade yatds bay area. you have go as far as the sierra where there are green dots. on we go. we have good air quality except for these regions. tomorrow we expect poor air quality in all locations in the bay area. overnight, hazy skies. low temperatures in the mid to upper where it will be quite chilly. tomorrow's highs, another spare the air day will range from mid 50th at the coast up to around

70 this the warmest in land areas. it's not news to you it's been a dry month so far. we expect it to remain dry through next tuesday. next wednesday, we expect our next chance of rain to develop. here's the odd look right now. rain is coming in wednesday evening of next week and continuing through the day on thursday, which is thanksgiving day. snow is expected to fall in the sierra, and then on friday t rain continues to push in. so if the structure of this storm holds up, we might get some much needed significant rainfall. no rain in sooitd for the next seven days. you can see monday and tuesday of next week, a little bit of a cooldown, increase in clouds indicating that that rainfall system is approaching. let's hope it reaches us. we certainly need it. >> spencer, thanks so much. from fires to flood, the warning system that could make a

difference. >> and a san francisco restaurant gets a

whether it's fires or other somethings, we have alerts. >> this is a program just approved the morning. >> reporter: you've probably received an alert on your phone most likely because you signed up to receive them. people in san mateo county will have to opt out. >> we're not prepared for it, but if we use the right phone, cellphones or email notification, that gives people a better jump on how to deal with things. >> reporter: david cannapa is behind a new emergency services location system. it was started in 2008.

a big issue ten years later. only 9% are enrolled, meaning more than 609,000 residents are not signed up. they say disasters like the san bruno pipeline explosion show the importance of getting an emergency to residents quickly. >> think about it. there would be a certain amount of people that would get that information. others wouldn't. >> now because of the state law, they have the ability to use records to get your contact information and enroll you in the new program without asking your permission. >> so rather than having 10%, we hope what we'd be able to do is reach everyone. and if people don't want that information, they can opt out. >> this resolution passed but it could take months or wh the city. matteller a si officials cut th ribbon on a new escalator canopy at the powell street station

today. the canopy's slated keep riders and the escalator dry. they believe it will keep people from passing through or doing drugs in the stairwell. coming up, more on the deadly wildfires. >> that's right. we'll take yo live to southern california for a live report on the woolsey fire that keeps growing. >> and people

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about tresiba®. following. more than 6,500 buildings have been destroyed. meanwhile firefighters are meticulously searching burned out cars to make sure there are no remains inside. one paradise man stayed with his 90-year-old mother who is blind. he fought the fire until powerful winds pushed the fires away from his home. he believes that was the work of angels. firefighters are worried

about strong santa ana winds fueling the flames. >> reporter: the mandatory evacuation order was lifted for this community and some homeowner coming back to devastating scenes like this one. meanwhile the santa ana winds keep raging, sparking new fires. residents who had just been told it was safe to return on edge again. >> we evacuated. came back, thought everything was good to go. looks like it was potentially resurrected. >> reporter: this woman's cal a ba sa home was saved by a neighborhood standing on the roof. >> it felt like fireballs coming right at us. you could see it, hear it, feel it. it was awful. >> reporter: people stayed here helping strangers. that our community is not going

to lose sight of what happened in that strategy. it hit home. we're devastated with it. now we're dealing with this. we'll get through this. we're all staying really strong and positive. >> reporter: officials warning the danger is far from over. >> there are still amber embers there. it's not quite safe yet. >> reporter: in northern california the death toll of the camp fire continues to rise. teams using ka dafber dogs to painstakingly search through charred ruins looking for bodies. more than 200 remain missing. know two of power outages in the airy. but the causes of both fires remain under investigation. dan, ama? >> natalie, we're looking at the destruction behind you. i understand you spoke with the homeowner of the house that burned there?

>> reporter: yeah. after the order evacuation lifted, the couple came back walking around in shock. the homeowner is a chemist at ucla and lost some of his notebooks but found a wasser book from his young dauter. at least he was able to get that one memory. thank you so much, natalie. let's take a live look at the woolsey fire. you see all that smoke. it's now at 150 square miles and it's just 35% contained, so fire crews are doing all they can to protect the people and the homes in that area. jackie speier is calling on president trump to visit california. she tweeted, you've been to florida and you've been to texas. will you come to california to console the fires.

president trump has not said he will visit, but he said morning they're in his thoughts. >> we mourn their lives more than anyone would think possible. >> over the weekend the president threatened to withhold federal funding. yesterday he signed a major declaration to assign more funds to first responders and to victims as well. volunteers in the new york bay are pitching in, rallying support and donations for animals displaced by the camp fire. >> cornell bernard has that story. >> reporter: we're in chica, that's right. >> reporter: she just arrived at the butte county fairground with a trailer full of supplies for animals big and small. so many animals are in distress, running loose, and being rescued from the camp fire. they're helping the north valley animal disaster group the same

way she and her horses were helped after the north bay fires. >> like so many respoernlds, we're helping. >> she started camp fire rescue reunification. her volunteer group located 700 cats after the tubbs fire. >> all new faces to look after and greet for and hope you're going to find them. >> on sunday abc7 news was at the feed store where barbara was spearheading a donation. they collected more than $4,000 in supplies so far. >> because of your generosity, we were able to get a load of feed up to boouutte today to het all of the animals nchl the newsroom. the san francis

a. a san francisco bay company third love has 300 members at its chico office. one worker lost her father. ten lost their homes. >> people need everything. they need to rebuild their lives. these people have not only lost their homes but lost their belongings, their everyday essential items. >> and if you would like to help third love, they've set up a gofundme page. they have a link on their website. third love's leadership team plans to drive a rented truck to butte county with all the toys and clothes they've collected. many organizations say really the best way to help through a monetary donation. some evacuation centers are accepting donations like blankets and socks. you can make a $10 donation by text red cross to 90999.

new details about the mexican drug lord el chapo. attorneys for both the prosecution and defense delivered their opening statements. government attorneys told jurors they'll accept text messages for joaquin el chap powe showing how he ran a ruthless drug trafficking organization chlg they say he couldn't have been a drug kingpin since he was in jail or hideling. he could face life in prison if convicted on all charges. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg did not return to work after she broke three rips. a supreme court spokeswoman said the 85 yp justice continues to improve and is working from home. the court is not hearing arguments today but will take the bench briefly for other routine business. she was released from the hospital on friday. changing climate. the protest today in washington.

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we'll start with what is obvious. this is our spare the air alert for the next several days. we expect poor air quality in all regions of the bay area tomorrow with some minor improvement on saturday. everything will be updated according to current observations to moderate. overnight it will be hazy conditions with low temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s. and then tomorrow under hazy skies once again with a spare the air alert we'll have high temperatures ranging from the mid-60s at the coast and upper 60s to low enland. here's the seven-day forecast. over the weekend it will cool down a little bit early next week as we get a few extra clouds in and it looks like there's a potential for rainfall next wednesday and thursday, thanksgiving eve and thanksgiving day.

we'll keel following that for you as the storm gets closer. dan and ama sth. >> now to a revealing new interview with alex trebek. he spoke with the news website vulture about one of the things that bothers him the most. the 78-year-old says he hates it when contestants jump around on the board. he says it just disrupts the flow of the game when they don't stay with one category. you can watch "jeopardy" week nooitds right here at 7:00 on abc 7. it's official. after intense competition amazon announces not one, but two new headquarters.

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j a sign of the times. a makeover for a popular chinatown lounge. the new look now and how the city of san francisco played a part. >> and kristen is live. new video of a harrowing escape. >> go, go, go. go this way, baby. >> surrounded by flames and just trying to get to safety. new at 5:00, a couple evacuate in paradise with their four children. plus google's new campus and the public's right to know. a lawsuit and secret backroom negotiations and a new plan to help those stranded on the fringe. those stories and more on abc7 news at 5:00.

tonight on abc 7, "the connors" followed by "the kids are all right," "blackish," and "the rookie."

and then abc7 news at 11:00. this is a famous lantern sign outside of an iconic bar and it's gotten a facelift from the city. >> the most happen yes, sir thing is to see the local customer to tell me how happy they are to see the >> she thanks the city's science program that gave her a matching grant, part of a new project to restore old signs in historic neighborhoods. the sign's been up since the louchlk opened its doors in 1937. you can see it in this still from the 1947 movie, "the lady from shanghai. "anthony bourdain loved the bar for its asian mai tais but it's taken a toll.

>> most of the tubes were broken. there were a lot of different steps s ts t s ts to redo this. >> she say this wuftd the most unique neon she'd seen. >> most cry niece lanterns are see fear cal shaped. this is a hexagon. it has six sides. >> she said it's beautiful. all it needed was love. it was a challenge. the restoration had to be done on the risk. it was too risky to move the sign. >> everything was done on sight. that includes parking permits and scaffolding permits. >> now this new neon sign is ready to lure people back. that city program that helps fund the sign is planning to help restore other signs.

the li po sign was the first of many to come. >> thank you for joining us. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. there are explosions everywhere. >> one family's ride through an infer inferno, holding the steering wheel tight with the kids in back. >> he ran inside and never came out. >> a young woman's ordeal came out, hoping she would make it out of the fire zone alive. >> we need help. my friends, my help. >> a community hit hard but the camp fire makes a plea for help. 747 doing battle in butte

county. nearly 5,000 are rushing to help. the fire is 37% contained. 100,000 acres have burned. >> at least 42 people are dead and more than 4,200 are missing. those who survived are left scrambling to find a place to stay. good evening. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. laura anthony has more. >> reporter: this is all that's left of paradise elementary school which looks like it basically imploded during the fire. now, this may be the largest town affected, but it's certainly not the only one. another town with just 700 residents was almost comet wiped t. con cow