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humidity and cooler temperatures. we are going to be up to 65 in san francisco. north bay, upper 70s. also, low to mid-70s for parts of the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. getting a look at the seven day forecast, looking forward to rain late tomorrow evening into friday morning with the highest chance in the north bay. see that in san francisco as well. as we look at what's ahead for the inland areas, north bay showers mostly, but a few spotty showers making it to the rest of the bay area friday morning. we'll talk more about that. mike is talking about wet fires in sunol? >> exactly. a number of vehicles with flat tires and a truck that dropped paving stones. that driver has been apprised, there are a bunch of people that got flat tires that ran over by your debris. a majority of vehicles are

clearing. chp is making sure everything is moving along. out of the altamont pass, we are talking the north bay freeway. they have the road closures. 101, 37 and 80 on the perimeter of the fires we are watching in the north bay. they maintain open status. i know talking about the fires. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. people in the santa cruz mountains are hoping for the best and hoping to go home today. fire crews have been battling a wildfire that burned four structures. >> bob redell is one of the first reporters on the scene yesterday morning and joins us live in santa cruz mountains. bob, a lot of people are waiting for that press conference to find out more information. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, marcus and kris. what we do not see right now in the dark are the big flames we witnessed 24 hours ago. i spoke with the command set up behind me. they said the fire moved further

away from our vantage point. they have been in radio contact with colleagues who are at the fire right now. those colleagues, they are men and women, hand crews, they are digging lines, removing vegetation. they tell us that the air attack we saw yesterday, they expect that to resume this morning as well. cal fire tells us the bear fire has consumed 271 acres, just 5% contained. we expect the agency to update those numbers, report better containment. again, it is scheduled for 7:00. the bears fire started monday night and spread into the woods. four structures are destroyed, 150 more threatened and a number of people evacuated including a woman who raced inside her home to save the things that mattered most. >> i grabbed my daughter and my

wedding ring. we are thankful. it's hard. we lose everything. >> reporter: there are about 600 firefighters assigned to the bear fire here in the santa cruz mountains. five were hurt yesterday. one fell 50 feet. he broke his wrist. another treated and released for smoke inhilation, the others with minor injuries. by the way, we will be streaming that 7:00 a.m. news conference on our website at www.nbcbayarea.com. meantime, reporting live in the santa cruz mountains, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. 5:04. more breaking news. this is video into the news room of a house fire. you can see the front of that house right there, suffered the brunt of the damage. the home is on bellbrook way near the sharon heights country club. the overnight fire appeared to start in the garage and spread

to the rest of the house and trees. one person was home and they were taken to the hospital for smoke inhilation. the cause of the fire is under investigation. turning to the north bay fires as fors get a handle on the flames there. there are a lot of questions about what sparked those fires and one family lost it all during the fire is taking matters into their own hands to try to get some answers. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us with the late es on the legal action the family is taking. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and kris. before we get into the legal action, i want to make it clear, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. that could take months to determine the cause. one family in places the blame on pg&e. this is happening as crews are working to contain the fires. you are looking at the video from overnilgt. those flames popping up along

highway 12. you can see the flames behind the trees. we saw the orange not long ago. that glow is gone. the details of the lawsuit is filed by wayne and jennifer of santa rosa. they have lived in santa rosa more than 30 years in the coffey park neighborhood. their house burned to the ground. their attorney alleged pg&e broke federal and state regulations by having a high fire danger, yet they did nothing to prevent their equipment from igniting the dry grass. this is days after pge notified california regulators of eight separate equipment failures in eight days, but declining to say exactly what caused those equipment failures. downed lines are being investigated by cal fire as a potential fire of at least one

north bay wildfire. that's one of the elements they are investigating. we are hoping to get more details from the family and their attorney. they are going to hold a press conference in san francisco at 1:30 p.m. live in santa rosa, pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> a lot of people will be paying attention, that you think so. investigating fire evacuations at two assisted living nursing homes. so far, social services is giving little information about why those investigations are open. a spokesperson tells us because of information found during a routine review. they are both in santa rosa and run by the oakmont management group. evacuation orders have been lifted for much of the oakmont neighborhood in santa rosa, 200 people can't go home because there's still an active fire burning. new this morning from overnight,

video from the oakmont fire. this fire was burning east of highway 12. some of those flames you are looking at were set by cal fire as a way to be defensive with fighting the fire. >> the fire you see on the hill is fire that we have set to burn out the remaining areas of fuel. >> as we mentioned, 200 people still can't return home. they are staying at the sonoma county fairgrounds. as always, the coverage of the fire, their impact an the aftermath continues at www.nbcbayarea.com. if you want to help, we have a list of ways to do that. it's on our website at www.nbcbayarea.com. >> ak 08 now. another top story, continuing coverage of president trump's travel ban. a district judge in hawaii blocked the thirds version that was said to take effect at midnight. it restricts visitors in iran, north korea anden venezuela. the white house is ruling that

the dangerously flawed and vows to continue fighting it. president trump is throwing his support behind a bipartisan short term plan to stabilize health care markets under the affordable care act. leading senators on bothsides of the aisle drafted subsidy payments. that would keep premiums from going higher, en though the resident is opening to overhaul obamacare. senators say right now, bigger issues must be resolved. >> this is a limited bipartisan step that only affects -- it is important to show we can resolve our differences on something. >> we were able to find common ground on a number of steps to stabilize the market and to help protect families from premium spikes. >> while the president supports the plan, it may not get very far. senator republicans are giving mixed signals about supporting

it. some house republicans are calling it dead on arrival. happening today, possible relief for anyone who dreads going to the dmv. officials are debuting self-service terminals. maybe you can do it faster yourself. there's one at the safeway store on capitol expressway in san jose. the other is 16th street in san francisco. dmv officials say they are available at 40 grocery stores statewide and some at 60 dmv field office locations. all right. right now, it's 5:10. as we take a live look outside in san jose, it's still going to be smokey today and another spare the air alert day. unhealthy air quality means the kids z shouldn't be outside for long periods of time, maybe have those outdoor activities inside and in the gym today. we'll have drifts of smoke for the afternoon.

santa clara, moderate. we will, at times, have the smoke moving by because of light, variable winds. we'll talk about this and what's ahead as the rain moves in. mike talks about bricks and signs. >> and bears. a lot of green sensors are up. over here toward 680 southbound, we had bricks in the roadway. three vehicles on the shoulder because of bricks around highway 84. they fell off the back of a truck. traffic traveling through the area getting through. i want to look for a possible traffic break to clear it from the roadway. again, we have been seeing this for the last half hour. signs have been cleared on southbound 680. crews had a traffic break. toward the bay bridge, still clear. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up, a big step forward to upgrade the infrastructure. the response from the governor. apple's response to congress

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it's 5:14. starting with drifts of smoke around the bay area. the school day forecast starts cool with light winds and higher humidity this morning. it will be a cooler day with

highs in the low 70s. we'll talk about what's ahead as rain approaches. that's coming up in five minutes. >> the travel times for the tri-valley look great. 680, bricks in the roadway. i'll talk about why that great travel time might not be a great route. 5:15. new this morning, chp says one person is hurt after a shooting on 580. it happened after 9:00 on redwood road and storebridge in castro valley. a black sedan pulled up and opened fire. he went to the hospital and has been released. police have not located the suspect or suspects. the cause is still under investigation. now, developing news out of southern california. a massive fire at a chevron refinery overnight. this is near l.a. it broke out around 10:30 p.m.

background here, the state fined chevron $1 million after a 2012 refinery fire here in the bay area. it is 5:15. even though the plan may have already been dead in the water, governor brown is praising a decision by south bay water leaders supporting the overhaul of california's water delivery system. the plan is called water fix. it would create twin water tunnels from the delta to provide water to southern california. agencies shot that plan down. the water district voted unanimously yesterday to support the plan, but only if it involves one tunnel instead of two. in a statement, the district wrote, the board vote is a major step forward for california water fix and ensures santa clara will have the water they need. they may get the smaller scale project on tract. >> we'll get a look at this

morning's business headlines including big news concerning apple. >> we start with the stock market record. kate rogers is live at cnbc world headquarters, good morning to you. >> good morning to you both. wall street could continue the upward trend following a mixed session yesterday. the dow broke above 23,000 for the first time. but it failed to close above that level. it did take 53 trading sessions for the dow to go from 22 to 23,000. you can look for data today on housing starts. the dow closing 40 points, close to that 23,000 mark yesterday, to 22,997. the nasdaq flipped to 6623. apple has responded to concerns from senator al franken about the security of the safe id feature on the iphone x. apple says the chance of a random person unlocking your phone with safe id is 1 in a million. after five unsuccessful scans,

you need to enter a pass code. your face id data is encrypted and won't be sent to apple or backed up on icloud. as part of a contract extension with the nfl, ticket mas master plans to launch digital ticketing at a sport. they will validate tickets sold on other retail websites. that deal will start next season. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, kate. if you are looking for an apartment or a home, make sure that you check for potential rat infestation. it turns out in san francisco and oakland, it is a very big problem. according to data from orkin, the pest control company, both cities climb to the top 50 ratiest cities in america. i have to stop looking at this. i'm going to read the paper. chicago, new york, l.a., they are in the top three.

sacramento, san diego, made the list. san jose was on that list as well. >> not many things make me squirm -- rats. >> i'm reading this -- >> video in new york of the rat tearing away the pizza. that's typical, huh? >> watch from afar. >> yeah. this morning, as you are getting ready head out, hopefully no rats this morning. we are going to start out with mostly clear skies. now, we will see sunshine today, although it will be filtered by smoke. it's a good idea to limit your time outside. we have cooler temperatures. a lot of the smoke from the nearby wildfire settled into the valleys. 48 degrees in the tri-valley. grab something warm to wear. san francisco, upper 40s. the north bay starts with a cold, 42 degrees. as we go into this afternoon, it is going to be a little cooler than we have seen recently. about normal for this time of

year, reaching the mid-70s. los gatos, 77 degrees. hayward, 74. 81 in danville. for the peninsula, 74 degrees in palo alto. daly city, 64. 65 in the outer sunset. embarcadero, 66 degrees and 76 degrees in navato. we are looking forward to the next chance of rain. right now, it's still up around oregon and will make its way farther to the south heading into the bay area tomorrow evening. looking at the timing. as we go through the day, high clouds drifting by. as we start to see light rain moving through by tomorrow afternoon, it will be spotty, getting heavier by tomorrow evening for the north bay. we are still expecting a lot of rain to fizzle out. but, the models are back on with showing we will have at least good, measurable rain across the area, which is great news. as we start out early on friday morning, light showers starting

to taper off, then a dry weekend. looking at how much rain we could see, the possibility of up to at least a quarter inch of rain. about a tenth inch for most of the bay area, including the south bay. rain chances moving in for san francisco for tomorrow afternoon and friday. the weekend ahead looks nice and cool. it starts to warm up early next week. the inland areas, the warm up comes more quickly, starting on sunday into early next week. mike is still cracking those bricks. >> the bricks aren't moving, unfortunately. a look at the traffic, which is moving on the speed sensors. the bay shows a nice green. that means speeds close to the limit for most of the bay. we are looking here, southbound 680, a number of flat tires as a result of paving stone that is fell off the back of a truck. the number of vehicles on the shoulder, three of them have flat tires. we haven't heard of traffic problems. let me show you what waze can do for you.

we see the sensors slowing there through the area i showed you. it plotted this course from the dublin to the dumbarton bridge. the purple route is 32 minutes, slowing at interchanges. the green route past the slowing is one minute longer, but showing there's a couple things bogging down just before and right there. that's what we have as far as a comparison. we'll track that and you can track waze by joining here. watch this change, nbc bay area wazers. that's the team i would love you to join. back to you. >> that's the team i like. coming up, continued coverage of the north bay wildfires. those who can't, may have questions about what they have to pay. consumer investigator, chris chmura is answering common questions. a look at an exclusive interview you will only see on nbc bay area. ellen talking with the two men on the 32nd floor of the

mandalay bay resort the night of the las vegas shooting. questions in the wake of the

firestorm. our response team is taking questions in the wake of the fire storm. >> here is chris chmura answering a common question, which is, may i stop paying my mortgage if my home was damaged or destroyed?

>> maybe, but not forever. contact your lender now. before, ideally, before your next payment is due. you can request a pause. it is possible to hear the tearm, fore barens agreement. it mean nos payment until the disaster is over. housing and urban development may be able to help you find a counselor. the number is 800-469-4287. don't assume this is an automatic process. if you stop making payments, you risk late fees, a stain on your credit or possibility of foreclosure. please call the lender, as soon as you can. today, we get to hear for the first time from the security guard who first approached the las vegas shooter's hotel room. he arrived thinking the gunshots he was hearing were the sounds of a drill. then he was struck by a bullet

shortly after. that is when a building engineer down the floor, he made him take cover, saving his life. >> came out and i told her to go inside, it wasn't safe. shortly after, that's when he was approaching. i told him to stay back and get cover. that's when more rounds were dispursed. >> you can catch more of this emotional interview on "today" on the ellen degeneres show at 4:00 here on nbc bay area. >> here is a look at what's ahead at 5:30. california's two senators criticizing the emergency alert system. the improvements they want to see in the wake of the wildfire. a house fire turns deadly. the rescue from overnight in oakland. >> reporter: we are live on the scene of a murder investigation in south san jose. we'll show you what police are focusing their attention on, coming up on "today in the bay." well well well, what have we here?

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santa cruz mountains are out of th >> 5:30 now. breaking news this morning. hundreds of people in the santa cruz mountains are out of their homes. a wildfire forcing a mandatory evacuation as fire crews on the ground are halted by steep terrain. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. as we get the day started, a lot of people have been talking about the weather as we get to

the north bay wildfires. kari, what is the weather looking like today? >> tracking the bear fire and cooler air this morning. in the upper 40s to start. we'll see those temperatures slowly starting to climb as we go through the day. it will be a cooler day, also with higher humidity as we are in some spots, near 100% relative humidity this morning and a very light wind. we'll talk about what's ahead as the rain approaches. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike starts out with bart delays. >> we got word from bart there's delays between union city and south hayward. keep that in mind, it's in both directions. the rest of agencies are reporting no delays. we are tracking to see if bart is clearing. meanwhile, the roadways will be seeing more traffic. it's moving smoothly right now, including highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains where we covered the mountains all

yesterday. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. back to breaking news. people living in the santa cruz mountains are eagerly awaiting news on the wildfire burning near their homes. 150 homes under mandatory evacuations this morning. we brought this as breaking news here on "today in the bay." >> at this time yesterday, they were out of their home for hours. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in the santa cruz mountains. bob, they are not going home anytime soon. >> reporter: we hope to get a better idea of when the evacuees will return, kris and marcus. cal fire is holding a news conference at 7:00 this morning. we hope to hear that firefighters have established more of a perimeter around the fire in the santa cruz mountains not far from boulder creek. we spoke to the command behind me. they stay fire is still 5% contained at 271 acres. so far, it's burned four structures.

not clear if they are homes, outbuildings or something else and threatening 150 structures. it forced the evacuation of 150 homes. the challenge in this fire fight is the steep terrain up the mountainside, which is why cal fire relies on hand crews who hiked their way in and are out there now at this hour and relying on a number of aircraft dropping water and retardant from above. we expect that to resume once the sun comes up. the weather cooperated. the air is cool. oddly enough, firefighters wouldn't mind a touch more wind. >> obviously, you don't want that big wind. we don't want big wind. a nice little breeze to blow a little of the smoke out makes it easier for those guys to fly in there. >> reporter: cal fire called up 600 firefighters to put out the bear fire here in the mountains. five firefighters were hurt

yesterday. one fell 50 feet, he broke his wrist. another treated for smoke inhilation. the other three were minor injuries. there's a news conference at 7:00. we'll stream that live at www.nbcbayarea.com. reporting live in the santa cruz mountains, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you for that update. we are turning to the north bay wildfires. happening today, a couple is filing lawsuit against pg&e. the couple lost their home in the tubbs fire and in their lawsuit, they allege that the utility company was negligent. it claims pg&e broke federal and state legislation by not preventing their equipment from igniting dry grass. in the response, pg&e says they will not speculate about the cause at this point. our investigative unit has been looking into that. pg&e acknowledges they had eight equipment instances in eight days. they say that is significant

because cal fire is investigating whether downed power lines were responsible for the wildfire. >> the latest numbers in the wildfires, the death toll stands at at least 41. flames burned 213,000 acres statewide. 5700 homes and businesses are destroyed. pg&e says they have restored power to 97% of customers. cal fire granted crews access to 6,000 homes yesterday. they expect gas service to be restored to all by today. senator dianne feinstein and harris are -- the fwo sent a letter to the fcc arguing that the current wireless emergency alert system is inadequate. when it comes to targeting specific locations, there's no way to do it. sonoma county leaders suggested they did not send an alert blast in the early moments of the tubbs fire because the coverage

was too wide and they didn't want to create mass panic amongst those who did not need to evacuate. the senators argue a timely alert could be the difference between life and death. we are following breaking news in oakland. that's where one person died and two others are critically injured after a house fire. it happened before midnight not far from lakeshore avenue north of 580. they have not indicated the names or ages of the victims. they say four adults and two children live at the home. the two children got out unharmed. the cause is under investigation this morning. 5:36 right now. also breaking right now, a crime scene right next to a south bay school. police are investigating a deadly stabbing which happened just after midnight near the intersection of brandon lane and lyric lane across the street from davis middle school. >> thom jensen is live at the scene. that is still very active right now. thom, what have you been able to learn new?

>> reporter: we have not been able to talk to a san hoe apd information officer on the scene. however, we have made a request for that interview with the lieutenant. however, we did have a "today in the bay" photographer on the scene, even as fire crews arrived here this morning in south san jose. he told me, pd did confirm this is a murder investigation. we have seen police detectives focusing on three cars parked across from the school on lyric lane here. warning, this investigation could be going on as your kids arrive at the school this morning. we hope to learn more about that timing when we are able to talk to pd later on this morning. we know that they administered cpr on the scene here. we do not know if it wauz fire crew or police. the victim was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital a short time later. we looked at the murder rate and discovered this is the 28th homicide so far this year in san

jose. that compares to 37 this time last year. marcus and kris? >> thank you very much, thom. good to tell parents they might have to make plans this morning. 5:38. happening now, the search is on for a man wanted for murder in san jose. this happened nearly a year ago last fall. tuesday, police identified 31-year-old joseph miller. police say they think miller killed alfred perez. it happened near 1st street. police said they didn't know what led up to the killing. now, police say they think it may have been a fight turned deadly. 5:38 now. attorneys in the kate steinle case my hint their jury selection. selection continued for a second day yesterday. attorneys asked potential jurors about their stances on issues including gun control and politics. the suspect, jose garcia is an undocumented immigrant who

authorities say fired a gun stolen from a federal agents car. he's not accused of stealing it. steinle was shot and killed on pier 14 two years ago. trial is set to begin next week. after eight decades, pacific steel casting in berkeley is closing. the times reports about 70 people will lose their jobs. the company says the closure will be final as of december 17th. 2011 pacific steel was forced to lay off 200 people because i.c.e. found them to be undocumented immigrants. the company never really recovered after that. right now at 5:39, we will have cooler temperatures today. at times some sunshine. we are looking forward to this rain that is right now well to the north of us. it will start to move into the north baby late tomorrow evening. looking at today, a breezy wind and clouds moving by. looking at the time line of the rain, by 11:30 tomorrow night,

the rain moves into the north bay. mostly, with light showers and then moving to the south by friday morning, which may be wet as we go through that friday morning commute and drying out in time for the weekend. we will have a cool start to the weekend, but then it does warm up. we'll talk more about all of that in a few minutes. mike is tracking bart and bricks. >> not in the same report. we have a major bart delay, major, that is the classification bart gives when it is 20 minutes or more. we have suddenly seen a big delay for union city and south bay. it's likely to affect dublin because they are from the same area. the roadways from the tri-valley and 880 for the east bay, they are moving smoothly. that is an option for you. 680 did clear from bricks in the

roadway. flat tire addressed on the shoulder. south 680 then slowing for the sensors through pleasanton. the bay bridge should see the metering lights on and backed up. no problems through the maze there. the north bay across the carquinez and venetian bridge is good. >> thank you. higher education break ins. the problems plaguing people on the stanford campus. a pair of 49ers players and the tactic they used to escape would be robbers.

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it's 5:44. we start with a mostly clear sky in san jose with at times drifts of smoke. through the day, that continues. it's a good idea to limit your time outside. temperatures start out nice and cool. we'll be in the low 50s at 9:00 this morning and maybe into the mid-70s, which is about normal for this time of year. we'll have cooler air moving in along with the rain. details on that coming up in five minutes. right now, 20 minutes or more for this major delay on the bart system in the east bay, traveling union city to south hayward. we'll talk about that as well as a crash i'm looking for in san jose. >> thanks, mike. we'll check in with you in a bit. palo alto police believe a recent spike in car break ins could be linked.

they are investigating 20 car break ins on stanford campus alone this month. that is up from the two or three reported most months. similar suspect and vehicle descriptions for a half dozen break ins thursday and friday. in one case, witnesses say the get away car was a black honda with a dent in the trunk. >> ak 45. a flip. new rules requiring gun owners to lock up firearms when they leave their home. the final vote was 6-5. it must be in a lock box. other cities, including san francisco have similar rules. new this morning, san francisco leaders approved a new ban on the sale of furniture and children's products treated with fire retardant. for 40 years, ending in 2013, california required fire retardant in furniture and some children's products. they say it is still added to

30% of the items. the ban applied to sales in store and online. it makes san francisco the first city in the nation to have a ban. the reason is the fire retardant is considered carcinogenic. quick thinking kept two san francisco 49ers from being robbed monday. this is after their game, ray-rey and ruben were at a nightclub. they got bad vibes from a car. they handed off their jewelry to friends and has a security guard escort them out. the two men ran out of and got away unharmed. >> the 49ers are saying, we are aware of the reports regarding the robbery and very thankful that no one was harmed. ruben and ray-ray have been and

continue to be cooperative with any other investigation. >> maybe they should be runningbacks instead. the morning, the golden state warriors are 0-1 on the new season. the team thought kevin durant made this last second shot winning the game. then are ea play showed his hand still on the ball as time expired. final score, rockets 122-warriors, 121. the warriors next game is friday in new orleans. the defending champs got their kings last night, steph curry approved, i think so and they unveiled the new championship banner. let's make room for another, shall we? >> love it. gotta love it there. to be able to come together in celebration of something you have accomplished. >> i know.

[ inaudible ] >> a new era for the warriors. kari, it doesn't feel like basketball weather just yet. >> more like baseball weather. it's pretty warm. it will be cooling off the next couple days. looking forward to rain. that moves in by tomorrow evening. today, cooler temperatures and as you head out the door, you are already feeling cooler temperatures in some spots it's been 10-12 degrees lower than this time. 52 degrees for the peninsula and the south bay as we get a look at the two pictures here, the san mateo bridge and the east bay with a live look outside in dublin. we are going to have those temperatures that will be slow to warm for the afternoon, reaching the upper 70s for concord and 76 degrees in napa. looking at wildfire containment in the north bay. the weather conditions are looking good. also for the santa cruz mountains, with temperatures in the mid-70s.

as you get started today and standing in front of the closet, a good day to start with a jacket because it has been chilly. especially in the north bay where the temperatures are running 30s and 40s. you'll be comfortable wearing long sleeves and light long sleeves. you don't want to wear something too heavy. the rain moving in tomorrow night and friday morning, we will have the possibility of getting up to close to a quarter inch of rain in the north bay and maybe toward oakland as well. some of the models have been showing that we will have measurable rain across the bay area and up to about a tenth of an inch of rain in the south bay while we get rain, there will be snow in the sierra. if you are heading there for the weekend, heads up we may have slippery travel conditions and possibility of up to two inches of snow around twin bridges in kirkwood. that's not bad at all. we are going to have cooler temperatures over the next few

days. breezy winds starting to pick up by later this afternoon in san francisco. then, for the weekend, it will stay in the low 60s while the inland areas start a warming trend after that rain moves out, look at next week. it's going to heat up again. it's going to feel a lot more like summer. heading to mike, looking for a crash? >> i'm also looking at that forecast, possible snow in the sierra this weekend. okay. i have adjusted the lighting. looking for the southbound direction to show slowing approaching story road. northbound, yes, this is typical volume and typical slowing time for 101 at 680. let's show you on the map from the south bay. overall, green sensors. southbound. southbound is where i'm watching. northbound is where we saw the headlights. southbound past the interchange, the two west lanes blocked by an overturned vehicle. major damage to the vehicle. so far, i'm puzzled why we don't see slowing in the area.

we'll try to get more updates as chp scans the area. bart reporting a major delay, 20 minutes or more for trains traveling union city and south hayward. that's either northbound or southbound direction. equipment problems on the track, that's all we know aside from the fact you will be delayed. the rest of the agencies, including ac transit are on time. back to you. coming up, why is los angeles considering laying off firefighters? we'll tell you where that city is and why they are deciding to do this, coming up. happening now, well known olympic gold medalist adds her name to the me too movement using social media to show sexual harassment. mckayla maroney says a team doctor assaulted her for years. los angeles police are taking to the skies to fight crime.

l.a. is the first largest city in the u.s. to test police use of drones. a civilian panel approved the plan last night despite angry protests from civil rights groups. we'll be right back.

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firefighters continue to battle the bear fire still have mandatory evacuations in effect this morning. our team coverage will continue in a few minutes. >> 5:55. continuing coverage on the deepening and dangerous water crisis in puerto rico. all this happening in the aftermath of hurricane maria. people are without running water after another round of heavy rains and floods. e.p.a. says people are desperate and breaking into water wells that may be contaminated. >> make sure that public health is protected. >> to make matters worse, only 17% of the island has power, making it hard to pump and treat water. blocked once again. the white house, this morning, is blasting a federal judge's decision to block the trump administration from enforcing the latest decision of the travel band. they say it violates immigration law. it bans most citizens from

syria, iran, yemen, chad and north korea from coming into the united states. the white house press secretary says the decision undercuts the president's efforts to keep the american people safe. in the hot seat today, attorney general jeff sessions will testify before the senate judiciary committee for an oversight hearing on the department of justice. they are expected to discuss robert mueller's probe of russian meddling in the 2016 election. he denied he communicated when he appeared before the senate for his confirmation hearing in january. then it was later revealed sessions met twice with a top russian diplomat leaving some to question his testimony. 5:56. on placard patrol. the east bay times reports dmv

investigators cited more than 500 drivers across california in the month of september. 11 of those were in concord. this isn't the first crackdown they have done. in june, investigators caught motorists in contra costa. state officials are debuting new self-serve terminals for the dmv. there's one at the safe way on capitol expressway in san jose. the other is 16th street in san francisco. dmv officials say the terminals are available at nearly 40 grocery stores statewide and 50 dmv field office locations. there haven't been significant progress made in reducing the number of people with hypertension in decades. high blood pressure was 29% last year. that hasn't changed in more than 16 years. medication and lifestyle changes can help lower high blood pressure. a new study finds less than half

of u.s. adults with hypertension are able to control it. a recall alert to tell you about. fire and burn hazards are prompting stores to pull 1600 recreational off highway vehicles. recall involves all model year 2014 through 2016 polaris 325 rovs. they have a single seat and were sold in white, green and red. they have received six reports of cracked exhaust pipes, including two reports of seat damage due to melting. >> don't have to worry about that one. i'm no daredevil. gook l is going to start experimenting with stores are users can test products before buying online. google will start selling pixel phones at pop-up locations this year, starting tomorrow with two stores in new york city and los angeles. what about us? they are going to be open through the holiday shopping season. google, we live here.

>> yeah. the center for auto safety is calling on ford to recall 1 million explorer suvs. the groups have concerns over carbon monoxide complaints. police departments across the country parked many explorers after similar complaints. now, the center for auto safety, a consumer advocacy group is calling for a recall of 1.3 million vehicles. one woman we talked with described the terrifying experience behind the wheel. >> i could have either hit the tree or i could have hit the oncoming traffic. it was by the grace of god my son and i did not die. >> ford maintains their suvs have safe and there is no need for a recall. the company is offering free inspections and repairs to reduce potential exhaust. 5:59. new this morning, palo alto fire department is cutting positions court palo alto online. the cuts are in response to the

decrease in revenue. the city council decided to eliminate 11 positions. the decision is expected to save the city $1.5 million annually. right now at 6:00, a race against the flames. >> lived here 30 years. i have seen at least two or three fires on that same ridge. i have never seen one this big. >> the fire fight continues in the santa cruz mountains with evacuations still under way and mandatory. the progress crews are making on the fire lines coming up in a live report. from santa cruz mountains to the north bay, relentless wildfires ravrage california. the damage awaiting residents returning to their homes in sonoma county. pointing fingers. the lawsuit about to be fired against pacific gas and electric in the aftermath of the wildfires. "today in the bay" continues right now. thanks for joining us onhi