a second transbay tube 24-hour bart service. we can dream, can't we? what is happening that could make dreams a reality eventually. >> you're not dream building this. the air quality in the bay area is getting worse. smoke from the campfire is causing even more issues this morning. the time has gone on. the air quality when you compare it this time yesterday morning

it this time yesterday morning it's worse today. >> very unhealthy category yesterday. livermore is at it right now. places like the santa cruz mountains where it's moderate. a small pocket of cleaner air there along the sonoma county coast. it is poor to unhealthy. it means the effects, you have got to be feeling them now. not just spare the air. poor air quality. at times we can have spare the air. we don't quite make it. we don't quite make it. we're making it. the temperatures in my accuweather 12-hour planner. here's alexis. >> i am hearing about a new problem. we have a minor collision in

lanes three and four. that would be just those first cash lanes on the other side of the carpool lanes, which are open now. i believe right here is where we have an issue at the actual toll booths. we don't have any metering lights. overall, that is looking okay. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, in the red at 55 minutes. antioch to concord or southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco. alexis, thanks. another tragic update from the camp fire. crews found eight more victims in faparadise. that means 56 people have died. >> there is a townhall meeting at 7:00 tonight in chico at the laxon auditorium. the fire has burned 138,000 acres. the latest update is 35% contained. that hasn't moved very much in the past couple of days. here's more numbers officials

gave last night. 52,000 people remain evacuated. 8,700 homes are destroyed. 5,400 personnel continue to fight the fire. the neuer broken out at a shelter. evacuees at orville church on the nazarene showing symptoms. lab results aren't quite in yet. the list of those missing is 130. at one point it was more than 200 people. butte county sheriff's office is constantly updating it. >> in the face of tragedy comes stories of kindness and generosity as well. this photo behind us shows a couple who took in a 93-year-old world war ii veteran. >> lee left his home in paradise

and drove to oroville, who was handing out burgers to wildfire evacuees. she invited him to live with her and her boyfried. he refused and slept in his car the first night. then the sheriff evacuated the area where he was parked. grant gave him no choice but to come home with her and can stay as long as he likes. you can see smoke over the area. >> this is sutro cam. a thick layer of smoke over the city. san mateo bridge. a bit of haze over the streetligh streetlights. very similar situation at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is not fog. that is haze. that is making things a little blurry to see on your screen. >> on that note, an emergency shelter for the homeless to escape the smoke will stay open as long as it's needed. st. anthony's opened doors to people who suffer from respiratory problems. a total of 65 beds are available.

as of right now, the three campuses for cal state east bay are closed today. san jose state will not open today or tomorrow. san francisco stated is closed through saturday. it's all because of that unhealthy air we're talking about. if more schools close, we should hear about that within the next hour or so. another note, berkeley half marathon scheduled for this sunday is canceled because of the poor air quality. organizers say you can still go to the expo at sports basement they're putting on. a portion of the sale will be given to fire victims in the bay valley. and marin county and san francisco is canceled this weekend. the $30,000 prize will be given to the camp fire evacuation relief fund. >> that is a nice way to do it. an easy way to check the air quality is going to abc7news.com. we have this link on our front page. a map updates every five minutes and shows you the air where you

live. you can get this on our map. we will talk more about our conditions in a few moments. >> it looks like bart could be a step closer to creating a second transbay tube and possibly 24-hour service. >> abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live. before we get the too excited, this is still, if it happens, years away? >> reporter: yes. everybody, don't cheer just yet. bart officials are presenting an update on their plan at their 9:00 a.m. board meeting. right now it's a little too early to call it a tube. so they are calling it the transbay rail crossing. it's going to cover all of this area you see on the map here. and then some in the region. bart tweeted out this photo of a train running under the golden gate bridge. that piqued some interest. it has an opportunity to create a one-seat ride connecting the peninsula, silicon valley, san francisco with the east bay,

sacramento and central valley communities and double bart bay capacity and provide crowd relief for market street stations. this is the potential for 24-hour service. but sf gate reports that is not likely to happen. bart is planning to use a feasibility study to narrow down multiple options for the second crossing. the next is to award a contract for the study in 2019. again, if all goes as planned, they're hoping this will start, the construction, that is, ten years from now. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> still a long wail to go. jobina, thank you. in the south bay, new questions in the disappearance of the 49ers fan who vanished during monday night's football game in santa clara. officers searched the area of ian powers's last known location he yesterday. amanda del castillo has details. >> reporter: poor air quality prevented any possibility of air support in the search for ian

powers. however, smoke didn't stop a ground crew of 40 officers. police still need to gather exterior surveillance and search waterways from the sky. >> we have done an in-depth investigation thus far as to his whereabouts, his last known location, any activity, including financial, as well as social media since the last time he was last in contact with his family. >> reporter: powers was last seen at monday night's football game, which he attended with his girlfriend and her kids. he went to the bathroom, sent a few texts and video chatted with his girlfriend before vanishing. his uncle shawn powers was on site wednesday. >> deep in my heart, i know it's not looking good. >> reporter: the search for powers continues thursday. all right. i have one area that does not have unhealthy air this morning. it's the reporting station in santa rosa. you can see the yellow dot to the north, northeast of town. let me broaden it out.

livermore is back in the purple just like you were yesterday afternoon. so very unhealthy air. you will feel the effects much faster and it will be much worse. more purple yuma city, grass valley sacramento, elk grove. all the green is down to the south right now. there is an air quality alert for l.a. later this afternoon when the air pollution builds up once again. it's hard to get away from it right now. 49 in ocean beach. 41 in sunny side. noe valley, 48. the rest of us around 50 to 52 degrees. around you can see 30s and 40s with frost forming very lightly because there's hardly any moisture in the inland valleys. look at all the smoke over san jose. beaches out and about, exercisi exercising. if you can, avoid it at all costs. wood burning obviously banned also. 49 at 8:00 on the peninsula. mid to upper 60s noon to 4:00. 51, need a coat, at 8:00. a lot of sunshine, albeit murky.

42 this morning. 66 at noon. mid to upper 60s through 4:00. also 51 at 8:00. and along the east bay shore, 48. mid to upper 60s, back down to 55 degrees, a little milder, at 8:00 for you. all right. track that changes of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. how's it going, alexis? we don't have any major issues. our biggest problem was overnight road work that had the nimitz shut down between 23rd and 29th. all clear from chp. caltrans said they were able to wrap that up. time, 5:01. that thinned out very quickly. no residual delays. definitely looking good. bay bridge toll plaza, very smoky again today. we are hearing about a crash in lanes three and four. that would be the left-hand side just on the other side of the carpool lanes. no significant delays yet. keep an eye on that. >> sa l alexis, thank you. a man in one of the most

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mother nature putting the white in the white house. look at that. big, fat flakes falling, moisture-laden snow you get this time of the year. expect a couple issues, some ice, and rain on top of that. it's going to be a mess. we paid our taxes. we're doing our share. give us some. we need it. look at this. 2% to 30% of average for the rain season that began october 1st. we will try to make a dent in this. it starts on thanksgiving. i'll tell you all about it coming up. reggie. thanks, mike. the lawyer from stormy daniels is denying allegations of domestic violence. >> i have never struck a woman. i never will strike a woman. i have been an advocate for women's rights my entire career.

>> los angeles police arrested michael avenatti on domestic violence charges yesterday. he's out of jail on $50,000 bond. police have not released the details surrounding his arrest. >> in today's gma first look, an investigation in texas after claims that a white professor called police on a black student for having her feet on a seat. stkpwhraor in first look, this is biology 2053 at the university of texas in san antonio on monday. for reasons students say they didn't understand, anita moss called on school police to remove this young black woman from class, all of this allegedly because of something that happened during class last week. the student that was removed had her feet up on a chair, which upset the faculty member. that's when the teacher asked the student to remove her feet. by all accounts, she did. dr. moss then attempted to send this e-mail to the student

saying she wasn't allowed back into class until the two had talked. but the school says the teacher sent the note to the wrong person. so on monday, when the student showed up, the teacher called security. we'll have more into the school's investigation into this matter at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, abc news, atlanta. >> a student at robbed him on campus. the two men walked up, punched him, and stole his cell phone around 12:30 tuesday afternoon. it happened in parking lot c. the victim says the two men did not have weapons, and he could not provide a detailed description. now some really good news. in the east bay, a mother and her day-old infant are in good condition thanks to the quick actions of an oakland police officer on tuesday. the woman is homeless. she was living in her car. she gave birth by the side of the road. i want to warn you the body cam shows the baby covered in dirt.

it is intense. >> a little baby boy. when i showed up, he was blue, not breathing. i cleared his airway. patted his back and cleared it all out. yeah, he's crying pretty good right now. thank goodness. officer gregory paloma had been flagged down by a passerby who told them a woman had just given birth in a car. >> all i can think is i'm a father of two myself. and i could just think that i just really need to get that baby breathing. >> the baby appeared to be premature. the infant and mom are reportedly doing well. the city of oakland has found both mom and baby a place to stay while they are recovering. >> that's haterwarming story. governor jerry brown is leaving office with a budget in tip-top shape. >> the sacramento bee reports the a budget surplus of $14.8 billion. the governor has been saving money in case a recession hits.

salesforce plans to occupy more space in the tower which will be built near the transit center. these renderings show what an empty lot could look like in five years. according to the chronicle, the skyscraper will have offices, condos and hotel rooms. salesforce has already signed a lease for 325,000 square feet of space. in the north bay, sonoma state university plans to buy a petaluma apart complex to house employees. according to the press democrat, the california state university board of trustees has approved the university's $42 million acquisition of the marina crossing apartments. the two acre property includes 90 units. it is under construction adjacent to the arena. public heating officials are under way to name the turkey

brands linked to a essential nell la outbreak. it made 164 people sick across the country. one person in california died. "consumer reports" says usda should let the public know which brands are affected. the cdc does not advise you to stop eating turkey. just make sure the meat is thoroughly cooked and wash hands after handling raw meat. speaking of thanksgiving, google wants to help you beat the traffic if you're heading out of town for thanksgiving for all of you drivers. researchers analyze data from google map searches. they found the best time to leave san francisco is thanksgiving day around 6:00 a.m. you have to wake up early. the worst time to leave is the day before thanksgiving, around 4:00 p.m. and the best times to return to san francisco is sunday, november 25th, 6:00 a.m. again, very early. the worst time is the day after thanksgiving, around 4:00 p.m. you're going to be in the way of all the shoppers.

>> yes, that's true. that's right. yeah. you have to wake up early. that's the moral of the story. earlier the better. >> i'll be here. if you are up at 6:00 a.m., i will keep you company. i'm let you know it's time to leave the house. >> and i will be blackitracking rain. just the nastiness in the air, the wow factor of how much worse can it get? don't want to ask that. wow. we're in purple in livermore. we have been in purple several hours the last 12 to 15 hours in livermore. that's very unhealthy air. the rest of us are just unhealthy, which is bad enough. emeryville, south into the maze. seventh consecutive day of unhealthy air. shifting winds with temperatures cooling back to average. and eventually that pattern change will bring us a chance of rain. today, just like yesterday, just about every sense of it. hazy sunshine.

smoky sunshine. temperatures will reach the 70s in our inland neighborhoods. the rest of us, 66 to 69. pattern locked in at night too. the same type of temperatures. a little bit of frost. the air is so dry. not much frost. we will have freezing temperatures in our deepest inland valleys. upper 30s in the bay. 51 in san francisco. we know it's going to rain. both models say it's going to rain. the timing, not so much. thursday, thanksgiving morning, into the afternoon and evening hours. that's one of our better chances of rain. this is going to change. it turns over to showers mainly friday into saturday. saturday night into sunday, another storm possible coming in and bringing us more rain. so we have 70s for one more day tomorrow. and then we'll be in the mid to upper 60s through sunday. and low to mid-60s starting monday. alexis. all right. good morning, mike. i want to update you on the bay bridge toll plaza.

the minor closure before the toll booth has cleared to the parking lot. that is good news. we are still of course very smoky. you can see it under the streetlights. no official word that the metering lights are on. it sure looks like they are on. out to the central valley. all the smoke on our visibility layer. 9 miles per hour on 205. 14 on 580. eastbound 580, heavy towards tracy due to road work that should last through 9:00 a.m. today. richmond-san rafael, in the green, 6 minutes. 13 minutes across the san mateo. 8, dumbarton wide open at 9 minutes. happening today, a job fair set to get francisco at the grand hyatt on stockton street from 9:00 to 12:30. hiring managers thereby there including at&t, t-mobile, new york life, bloomingdale's.

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if you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the 7 things to know before you go. number one, the death toll from the camp fire has increased again to 56 after eight more victims were found yesterday in paradise. the fire has scorched 138,000 acres and remains 35% contained. >> waking up to unhealthy air everywhere this morning. even the east bay valleys, it's been very unhealthy, which is the first time we have seen that. it started yesterday and continues. this is the bay area quality management districts.

i believe there will be more red tomorrow, but i think the red will be out by saturday and back to green by next week. number three, livermore school district considering closing some schools today because of the bad area. district officials say they will be making the announcement by 7:30 this morning. >> number four, investors will watch pg&e stock closely today. it fell 22% yesterday after the company suggested it could be in financial trouble if it is found responsible for the camp fire. >> number five, bart's board planning for a second transbay tube. the next step is to award a contract for the study in 2019. if all goes as planned, bart wouldn't start construction for another 10 years. so don't hold your breath. >> number six, incredible heist at san francisco's u.p.s. facility. someone posing as a louis vuitton employee was able to pick up hundreds of thousands of dollars of packages meant for the store in union square. more on this at 5:45. >> number seven, overall, off to

a fairly quiet start on the roads. no major incidents to talk about. even though we are still dark out there, you can see how smoky it is. volume wise, looking okay. air quality wise, looking terrible. >> another full 90 minutes of news, including more coverage on the camp fire. parents back a school board meeting. the battle they face to keep several schools from closing. several schools from closing. we have weather

folks, this is day 7 of the unhealthy air in the bay area. in some spots, it got even worse last night. mike will break down what he is seeing this morning. >> but good news. this is the greatest update you will hear all day. the five-year anniversary of

batkid. he is now in remission. we are getting a new photo of the leukemia survivor. we're so happy he is doing well. good morning. it is thursday, november 15th. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away from our accuweather forecast. spoeurl ale spoiler alert, it will be bad again today. >> stay inside if you can. all of us are suffering. i can imagine everybody else has to be suffering also. especially those of you working outside. our hearts go out to you. we have one lone area of clean air in santa rosa, the oasis in the desert of dry, unhealthy air, which is all that red you see. and look at the purple from livermore, elk grove, sacramento, yuba city, down in socal. they will become polluted this afternoon also. look at that. you can barely see market street. temperatures today, just like yesterday, waking up in the 30s

and 40s. mid to upper 60s from noon to 4:00. back in the 50s by 7:00. see if the roads are any different than yesterday. alexis. no significa-alertsig-alert. the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on as of 5:26. if you are using cash or fast track, you'll have a bit of a wait. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 19 minutes. toll plaza into san francisco. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, in the green at 9 minutes. >> that you can, alexis. today in oroville, dna specialists will try to help families accelerate the process of identifying loved ones that are missing. >> recovery crews have found the remains of eight more victims in paradise. that brings the the confirmed death toll to 56. the sheriff's office has released a list of 130 people who are still unaccounted for as well. the camp fire has burned 138,000 acres and remains only 35%

contained. more than 10,000 buildings are destroyed. 8,600 of those are homes. tonight, a townhall meeting will be held for paradise community members. fire victims will get an update on debris removal, safety of the area, and recovery information. the meeting will be held at laxson auditorium in chico, 7:00 p.m. there is a new crisis brewing in the surrounding communities. where will they stay and for how long? >> hundreds of people are living at this makeshift relief center at a walmart parking lot in chico. organizers say they can't stay there for long. >> we really have no answers. it's going to rain soon. the norovirus is going around several places. it's said to have been ow here. >> butte county has the capacity to hold 1,000 in permanent housing. of course they will need much more than that. >> closer to home, the bad area

still lingering across the bay area. one of the worst places to breathe in that air is livermore. >> that's right. and drivers, you need to be cautious too because the smoke is basically having the same effect as the heavy fog. abc 7 reporter matt keller live in livermore. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. it's cold out here, so my mouth a little bit frozen. but the smoke also a big issue. visibility an issue all across the bay area. when you hit the roads this morning, you'll want to slow down. >> i look out the patio door and it looks foggy. and i know it's not fog. it's smoke. it's just terrible. >> reporter: yeah. people notice the change in the air quality yesterday. definitely got worse in many places across the bay area. yesterday's calm conditions meant the smoke settled into the valley, which made for increased air pollution. at 4:00 p.m., it read 272. at 4:00 p.m., it read 272. at 300,

hazardous levels. >> we can't go out because of the smoke and it's bad for you. >> surprised schools haven't been shut down. especially with kids with asthma. it's hard breathing. >> we're waiting on where to find out if the livermore school district is going to cancel classes today. yesterday they were planning on opening them up. they said they would have an update at 7:30. live in livermore, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. we should know san jose state and all three cal state east bay campuses will be closed today because of the poor air quality. >> and san francisco state university also closed today and tomorrow. and we just got some new closures. kenyatta, college of san mateo and skyline college will be closed through saturday. we have a full list abc7news.com. if any more schools make changes to their plans, we'll be sure to update that list asap. a week after the camp fire

started, firefighters are still battling those flames. >> don't get crazy. you only got what you got. >> after officially working the fire in paradise, crews moved to the community of magalia where they cut off and flanked flames, saving several neighborhoods. they are putting out spot-fires and helping save animals. >> this is a different perspective. it's from a former firefighter. his name is brian andrews. he titled this leaving my house as the last man in paradise. >> going southbound on clark. everything is burned. oh, my god. i mean, everything. i've been in the fire service almost 25 years. and now i get what it's like for your own town to burn.

it's not a good feeling. >> at some point he says he feels so bad for these people and then he says i am one of these people. and he is. he lost his home to the camp fire like thousands of others have. >> so tough to see that. and the lengths some people went to escape the flames. look at this. a cal fire deputy chief came across a woman in a wheelchair. she doesn't have anything with her except her tiny little dog tucked in her arm. there we go. we dropped that graphic for you. you can see the puppy in her lap. it's not clear where she was headed. she was taken to the hospital where she appeared to be okay. meanwhile, this morning investors will be watch to go see if pg&e stock continues to slide. yesterday shares dropped 22% after pg&e indicated it could be in financial distress if investigators say it's to blame for the camp fire. with back-to-back years of catastrophic fire events, former

commissioner catherine sandoval says action needs to be taken to provide reliable power and protect the public safety. >> these broad sweeps of wires and all of this vegetation isn't mixing well. and so as we're looking at how do we have to change, there's going to be real questions about how do we figure out the financing so that we can keep the golden state's economy viable. >> among the possible safety improvements, removing all vegetation near power lines. and new systems to turn off smaller sections of the power grid during high winds. go fund me is donating $150,000 of its own money to provide relief to fire victims. the company based in redwood city and fund raiders have already brought in $15 million for fire survivors. airbnb hosts are helping displaced camp fire survivors. the ceo and co-founder tweeted 1,300 hosts have offered their homes to evacuees at no charge.

300 have been housed. the offers are coming from santa rosa, vacaville. yountville. >> and if you would like to help fire victims, we have resources you can turn to on abc7news.com or text red cross to 90999. you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. it is always a good thing to change your filters between every single. look for a merv rating of 13 or greater. that will filter out more of the fine par particular hratd matter floating in the air from the fires up to the north. you have to run the heater when it's freezing cool. everybody in the mid to upper 30s outside of danville at 32 in our east bay valleys. temperatures in the 40s along the bay shore down to san jose. 50 in san francisco. up in the hills, 58, los gatos.

napa, 36. thickest smoke right now in livermore, consequently, you have the worst air quality. in fact, it's very unhealthy for you. which means the negative side effects come on even faster. san rafael, southbound 101. windows up if you're on the roads today. mass transit, wear the mask, stay inside the ferry if you can traveling across the water. san francisco, 49 this morning. 61 by noon. mid-60s. i mean, it's great to be outside. it is very comfortable other than the smoke. make sure you take appropriate actions. as far as the north bay, 45 this morning. 20 degrees warmer at noon. 70 at 2:00. 47 by 8:00. we start with a heavy coat and end with a heavy coat. i'll answer the question on when the rain is coming and when possible you can get rid of some of this unhealthy air. but first alexis. let's talk about the morning

commute. >> doing okay all things considered. it will be another uncomfortable commute as far as the unhealthy air is concerned. we don't have many blocking issues. one new issue in the east bay. this is el ser rhee toe area. according to chp, near central avenue, two-vehicle collision. that is blocking the left center lane. i am seeing a little bit of a backup forming behind that. we should have more details as soon as chp arrives. i will fill you in as soon as they pass that along to us. i'm not seeing a ton of smoke and haze. maybe a tiny break through the stretch at the moment. you can see it a little bit better once the sun comes up as well. in the green at 4 minutes once you get past the new collision. 880, fremont to san jose, 14. northbound 280 looking great. in the green at 10 minutes. thanks, alexis. some parents are trying to

protect their kids by giving them dumb phones. three days of louis vuitton shipments stolen. it's how they pulled it off that is even more impressive. even to former fbi agents. even to former fbi agents. >> we're leaving you

this is a look at the san

joaquin valley. you can see anywhere from sacramento all the way down to the grapevine. that's where we have poor air quality. i think that will be extended. 67 to 70 through the central valley. monterey, 68. los angeles, 55. a little clean air in yosemite a lot 66. tahoe, 59. check it out. jump all the way to wednesday. a chance of showers at 46. that will turn over to snow thanksgiving. so you may want to head up tuesday if you can. >> mike, thanks. only on 7, even seasoned investigators are calling it in genius. a recent heist that happened in san francisco that ended up with the theft of high-end luxury items. >> a source with knowledge of the theft tells abc 7 news the u.p.s. center received a call

from someone who said that he was from the louis vuitton school. the caller asked u.p.s. to stop deliveries temporarily because its basement storage area was flooded and someone would come by and pick up its shipments. for three days a driver purportedly from louis vuitton made the pickups here at u.p.s. and then disappeared with hundreds of thousands of dollars of expensive louis vuitton products. by the end of the week they asked why deliveries had stopped. >> there has to be some protocol for u.p.s. establish confirm that the caller is legitimate. >> how did this happen? both u.p.s. and louis vuitton declined comment. sfpd said their investigation is continuing. i have a feeling someone is about to get fired. zuckerberg ordered his management team to only use

android phones. >> that order came down after cook criticized facebook back in march. >> he said in an interview saying it is a right while others traffic in people's lives. >> ouch. contract negotiations between teachers and the oakland unified school district are at a stand still. the oakland education association plan to protest after school. they melt with the school district for six mediation sessions and still have not settled on aing contract. teaches are demanding smaller class sizes. >> parents, teachers and students are outraged at a roefl to close and consolidate several schools in redwood city school district.

they packed the fox theater where the school board held a meeting. it is facing a $10 million deficit the next three years. financial analysts suggest they close school with fewer than 400 students. >> the school district in the last six years has lost 2,000 students to three charter schools that operate within the school district as well as families who are moving outside the bay area because of the high coast of living. >> charter schools are everywhere recruiting. they are offering transportation. they're offering after-school tutoring. >> some parents will consider switching to charter schools if their public schools close. many worry how they will get their kids to public schools that are now farther away from home. school leaders will discuss the issue in two weeks. you can help make a wish by sharing your ears. from now until november 17th, in two days. take a picture showing your mickey mouse ears and post on social media with hashtag share your ears. it's quick. it's easy. we have already done it here in our station. disney will donate $5 to make a

wish for every single photo. up to $2 million. we are telling you because we want to share our photos but also because today marks five years since one of the biggest days in the bay area history. >> that's right. november 15th, 2013 was the day that san francisco became gotham city so 5-year-old leukemia survivor miles scott could become batkid and save san francisco. the event started as a simple make a wish request. by the time the big day came, more than 16,000 volunteers were involved. who can forget how huge the crowds of people were cheering miles on. this picture shows he's now a happy 10-year-old in fifth grade who helps out on the family farm we're happy to tell you that miles's cancer is in remission. >> he has a big smile. who could forget that day. >> i was working in seattle at the time. we of course ran the story.

everyone was just like how cool is that? i mean, so glad to hear he's doing well. >> the energy and the atmosphere of that time and the positivity. >> especially here in the bay area. >> it was neat. one of the neat things i will remember. >> we need batkid to save us. >> please, please. >> come back from tuly lake and help us, please. seventh consecutive day of unhealthy air. where is all the clean air? i thought i would show you something else. the gate waive to the west. but we are looking east. not anymore, we aren't. they're like, well, lights are off. we're closed. all right. typical st. louis. let's move on. somebody grew up there. >> is that your hometown? >> yeah. fourth grade to freshman year in college. my sister still lives there. i wonder if she's driving carpool this morning fp. good luck. walnut creek, southbound right into smack dab that unhealthy

air. more of the same tonight we are dealing with this morning. three days in a row if that. the rain nearly a week away. 70s, fremont, south bay, livermore, napa, santa rosa, ukiah. the rest of us 66 to 69. tonight look at the temperatures, mirroring the last two days. low to mid-30s. san francisco, 51. let's jump ahead. the models are coming in to agreement that, yes, we're going to get some rain. no, we're not exactly sherwin hour by hour. but we are close to saying thursday night into friday morning. and then scattered showers for friday into saturday. and then here comes another one. it could be a one-two punch more much needed rain. one more day tomorrow. the winds will start to bring in healthier air. completely healthy starting next week with the rain thursday. alexis >> thank you, mike.

no major incidents. we have the metering lights on for the bay bridge toll plaza. 5:26 this morning. we briefly had a crash just before the toll booth. so you are definitely heavy into the maze whether you're using fast track or cash. door poll lanes looking good. one lane blocked due to a two-car crash in el cerrito. that is starting to stack up into the richmond area. hopeful live i'll have a few more details on that coming up. ace 1 and 3 on time. normal service, no delays for ac transit. new at 6:00, the surprising thing many americans are asking for this holiday season. and, no, it's not a gift. >> i can't believe this survey. you can see it for yourself coming up. but first, return of the crab. commercial crab season under way. it's kicking off with a lawsuit.

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tell you out in livermore, they have been bouncing back and forth between unhealthy and very unhealthy. you're back into the very unhealthy category, which means you may experience more serious health effects from the smoke. right now we have a little pocket of cleaner air in the santa cruz mountains. otherwise, all of us unhealthy. expect that to continue all day today. good morning america looking at the come back of the flip phone. apparently some families are trading in kids's smartphones for the retro models. they call it a simple

communication tool without all the distractions and obsessions of the smartphone. abc's consumer correspondent becky wuerly has the story. >> why not give them your old smartphone. >> that is one more thing to deal with. access to so much information they don't need. >> what do you think? >> this is so great. kids learning how to use old technology. i love this! >> the girls seem happy with it. becky says the girls ended up enjoying it. another added bonus, they start at 25 bucks. watch the full report coming up on gma at 7:00. text using the single digit and all the letters. >> i wish i still had my flip phone. >> you can do it. happening now, crabbing season has officially begun. fisherman are hoping for a good season after three bad years. a trade group is suing more than

a dozen oil companies. they claim oil companies are responsible for global warming which delays the start of crabbing season and hammers the industry. this year crabbing season in a section north of bodega head state marine reserve has been delayed to at least december. oil companies have not yet responded to the suit. new technology and sfo could mean shorter security lines for you. they unveiled automated screening lanes. you put everything into a bin, even larger carry-ons. they push them through the x-ray machine. if the machine notices something in one bag, it then gets moved to the side so the rest can keep on going. this is a pilot test in terminal 3. it could be eventually expanded to other terminals. >> i used the same system in houston, and it seemed to work faster. >> whatever it takes. speed that up and keep it safe as well. i have a problem on 80 at

central avenue. still have reports of a two-car crash in the middle lane. chp has not arrived hot scene. we possibly have a new crash within backup 80, san pablo road. that is turning into a tough stretch. down to 13 miles per hour approaching that. a crash on the peninsula. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much. back to thursday, we watched the canopy of smoke in the upper parts blow over us. we knew our pattern wasn't going to change for a while. we could be stuck in it for a while. and here we are seven days later, unhealthy air. we will probably add another day tomorrow. then wii saturday and sunday, we will pull back into orange category, which is poor. hopefully we will get to green monday and tuesday of next week. rain comes in thursday. >> thank you, mike. next at 6:00, a 93-year-old world war ii veteran with

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now at 6:00, a look at the haze from our sutro tower camera. bad air quality hanging over the bay area. >> that's right. this has been seven days. we are not done with it yet. i'm sorry to say. good morning on this thursday, november 15th. you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco, it will be the same again today. >> exactly. one lone area, santa rosa, that has moderate air quality, which is as clean as it gets. ful like we have had the last couple days, the poor air quality or unhealthy air will spread across our neighborhoods. it's