find out from state leaders why this is allowed to happen in the first place and what they're going to do to fix it. that's tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. if you have a story for our investigative unit give us at a call at 888-996 tips or tend an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. right now at 6:00, gaining ground, firefighters across the bay area continue to press on this morning, we are live in the santa cruz mountains where the fight to contain the bear fire lingers on. the long journey ahead for thousands of victims in the north bay as crews finally gain the upper hand. plus rain on the way. when you will finally see some of those rain drops on your windshield. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. today we were talking about those rain drops on the windshield and hopefully it's

enough to crank those windshield wipers at some point stho it will be but most people won't be out on the roads it will be late tonight and into the start of the morning tomorrow. most of us will be sleeping at that point. look at how far north it is now as we get a look at the radar and some of the showers moving out of washington into oregon and you can see the trail of those clouds starting to approach far northwestern california. while it may not be until 4:30 when we see some of the rain in santa rosa. you are going to see some of the lighter showers about i this evening's commute with some of the heavier downpours by about 8:00 to 9:00 tonight. san francisco seeing some light rain and then it moves into the east bay and south bay around midnight and we will start to see that winding down very quickly for early tomorrow morning. we will talk about temperatures, how much rain we can see, a lot to talk about and the weekend forecast in just a few minutes, but mike is tracking the drive across the bay bridge. a little bit better now, kari, it's in what i call recovery mode after the earlier incident.

all around the bay we are just starting to see south bay, tri-valley and the east bay, hayward, for example, show a little slowing, traditional there. the bay bridge itself completely moving smoothly now through the treasure island tunnel, the earlier stall cleared 20 minute out of lanes over by the bay bridge toll plaza itself. the toll plaza doesn't show any major issues. metering lights look like they are back on again on regular speed and we are looking at 14 minutes, that's ten minutes better than the last time we checked, travel time across from oakland into san francisco, again, all lanes in the bay bridge clear from that disabled vehicle. now to the latest developments on several wildfires burning across the bay area from the santa cruz mountains to the north bay, firefighters continue making progress this morning. right now the so-called bear fire is 15% contained and stands at 300 acres. this is providing -- proving to be, rather, a tough battle for fire crews. seven firefighters have been injured so far, evacuation

orders there are still in effect but a few people are being allowed to go check their homes. "today in the bay's" tom jensen is live near the fire lines in the santa cruz mountains with what's next for the fight to contain those stubborn flames, tom. >> reporter: marcus and kris, they are breathing a sigh of relief here albeit in smoky weather, you can see the bay doors open here at the fire station across the street, they are ready to roll this morning but not the sense of urgency that we have had over9 zj+% pas several days. h- of new assets on this fire and that is good news for everybody across the bay area. firefighters from the north bay fires are filtering in to help out on the bear fire down south. now that they're getting things under control as you were just talking about. in fire management the more help you get on these before they grow the faster you can get everyone out of danger and for evacuees and those prepared to evacuate that will help end a nerve-racking waiting game. >> there's moments of not being

able to move, you know, where you just have to sit and be with all of this, you know, and wait and wait and wait. >> reporter: a hot shot crew from montana arrived just yesterday and there are now nearly 900 firefighters on the bear fire. so also from the air with all of those great retardant drops we've seen there are also now a dozen helicopters dropping water on the fire. crews now have, as you said, containment lines built around about 15% of the fire which is now burned 300 acres as of last night. we're hoping to get an update here in about the next hour. my sister and sister-in-law live just up the road on one of those winding roads. they, too, have been packed and waiting to go. so this is good news that they are starting to get the upper hand on the fire down here hoping for cooler temperatures and that rain you were talking about of course. live in boulder creek, tom jensen, "today in the bay." >> so many people waiting to hear those good news items. thank you, thom.

now to the north bay wildfires, here is where we are this morning in terms of containment. all of those fires ignited more than a week ago. the latest numbers are these, the tubbs, the atlas, the nuns fire are more than 80% contained at this point. the pocket fire is at 63% containment. we added the acreage from all of the fires together, it amounts -- it amounts to a little under 160,000 acres burned. at this point cal fire puts the number of confirmed deaths at 42, including 23 in sonoma county alone. authorities in sonoma county say there are still 50 active missing persons reports open. 6:05. a follow-up now, kaiser permanente will reopen tomorrow. it's been about a week and a half since that frightening scene we brought you as you see right there, this is during "today in the bay" live. the nurses were rushing patients from the hospital as those flames erupted behind them. in all kaiser evacuated 120

patients, luckily the flames never reached the building. hospital officials say they are looking forward to reopening and continuing to serve the community. our coverage on all the wildfires burning across the bay area continues online. we will post the latest containment numbers as soon as we get that information, that will be on our home page at nbcbayarea.com. happening today, we will learn the punishment for a pleasanton woman who pleaded guilty to killing a three-year-old little boy in a crash. she faced vehicular manslaughter charges. police say she was driving drunk when she crashed into another vehicle along 680 in san ramone last year. three-year-old elijah dunn was killed, his mom and sibling were hurt. the family wanted mall hand to face murder charges because this was not her first dui offense. she is married to an alameda county deputy sheriff and the victim's family says they think that played a role in her charges. >> in my heart this is my

opinion, i feel it got brushed under the rug, that's why i feel she didn't get convicted of it. >> the fact that she's married to a police officer i don't think swayed the da's office to give her any preferential treatment because she is looking at a significant prison sentence. >> our legal analyst says it would have been difficult for the da to bring those murder charges the family wanted because the first dui case was still pending. the trial for the man accused in the deadly shooting of kate steinle will officially begin next week now that the jury has been selected. josé garcia zurate faces murder charges. it sparked a nationwide debate on immigration an sanctuary cities. the judge yesterday swo err in 12 jurors and five alternates. new details on the driving habits of sanness. the examiner reports this morning that a transportation survey shows nearly half of city residents drive alone. the good news, though, private

auto trips are dropping, a little more than 40% of all trips taken last year were with nearly 60% of trips were made on public transportation through ride share apps, biking and walking. the last thing anyone wants is a repeat of last winter's flooding but in part to prepare to prepare for that possibility. tonight the city of san jose and santa clara water district is holding the second of three resource fairs. residents have the chance to learn about tools being used to monitor water and flooding levels. there is even a sandbag workshop. tonight's event is at the fring franklin mckinley school district offices in san jose. it's 6:08. it's just a reminder that the rainy season is coming and starting out with that chance of showers by late tonight and early tomorrow, but as you head out the door now it's all dry, most of the day will be dry unless you are in the north bay. and we are seeing those temperatures now in the low 50s

in the north bay, much warmer now than it was just 24 hours ago. all thanks to the cloud cover that kind of acts as a blanket and keeps some of the warmer temperatures near the surface. napa now 15 degrees milder than it was yesterday. so with our high temperatures cooler, we won't see them warming up much from where we are now and some times of sunshine, but it ent two be an all clear day. morgan hill will be up to 71 degrees and 60 in san francisco, looking forward to a couple of days of cooler temperatures, higher humidity to help out with the fire fight. we will talk more about that in just a few minutes. mike has another problem on highway 4. we had that mystery problem early in the commute, there was some sort of spill, that just cleared so we're grateful for that, no major slowing but we are looking at the big shot of your bay, nothing major on this map until we move north toward the concord area once again. west boy highway 4 past willow pass road a big rig with a box

trailer in your middle lane. we're watching this, though, it just got reported a few minutes ago. a smoother drive possible if you get off the freeway, there's all that congestion on 680 where it wheats mack up towards the walnut creek interchange. coming up next on "today in the bay", a las vegas shooting victim waking up for the first time since the massacre. amazon a is looking for a prime location for its new locations. ago. prime location for its new

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zarate. right now at 6:13 let's check out that school day forecast for oakland as you're packing the backpack make sure they have a nice warm jacket to wear, it's also going to be cloudy, now, you don't have to worry about giving the kids the umbrella, that rain holds off until later this evening and temperatures today staying on the cool side walking home to about 60 degrees. we will talk about when that rain arrives, that's coming up at about 6:19. and over here your travel times look great right now, coming through hayward and the castro valley area, focusing on the concord area, the approach is a really tough one because of a big rig in the lane. 6:13 now. uc berkeley campus police are investigating a reported sexual assault that happened in a dorm room.

the report was called in early monday about an incident that happened sometime saturday. the female victim says she met her alleged attacker at a fraternity party. police have not provided a suspect description. authorities in florida are bracing for possible violent confrontations when a prominent white supremacist appears today at the university of florida. the speaker is white nationalist leader richard spencer. hundreds of people are being deployed. a state of emergency has been declared. the speech is scheduled to take place at a student center on edge of campus. school leaders are not certain what to expect. >> i think in terms of law enforcement we're prepared. what we just don't know is what is actually going to happen. >> the school leaders say that they've spent weeks preparing and even went to the cal campus to talk with authorities about how they handled recent altercations. new this morning las vegas shooting victim from san diego who just woke up from a coma a few days ago continues to make

progress. 27-year-old tina frost's family says she has taken her first steps with a little bit of help. frost was shot in the face, her boyfriend with the help of a stranger carried her to a truck which rushed her to the hospital. she remains in that las vegas hospital as her long road to recovery continues. there is a go fund me page to help frost get back on her feet. also new this morning, did facebook and google work closely with radical right wing groups to promote anti-muslim and anti-refugee ads? bloomberg reports both companies worked with secure america now to help target voters in swing states. this morning mercury news is reporting facebook claims it did not directly work with the right wing group but rather a third party. google which later blocked ads did not deny allegations. social media companies, especially facebook, are under intense scrutiny for helping push fake news during the last presidential election. today is the last day for cities to turn in their proposal

to amazon. >> no pressure, right?qv they're trying to lure the tech giant into building a massive second headquarters in their hometo hometown. scott mcgrew, some cities offering sweetheart deals. >> the biggest tax breaks and other incentives are coming from places that probably are least likely to inn with the bid. live pictures this morning from the sunnyvale office of amazon. amazon announcing a few months ago it president wanted to build a second headquarters somewhere other than seattle. they are calling it h q2 and all kinds of cities have turned in proposals. one city in georgia offering to rename itself amazon, georgia. here in the bay area concord and vallejo said they would give it a try, san jose okay with getting the headquarters. 3.8% unemployment in san jose it doesn't need the jobs. the truth is amazon probably will not pick some small town like that one in georgia. it needs jobs that are things like engineers and mbas, something a big city is more

likely to supply. the dow closed at another record high on wednesday, went above 23,000, i think we will see money come off the table as it opens again in about 13 minutes. today is the 30th anniversary of black monday, the day in 1987 the dow fell 22%. now, guys, were that to happen today this would be the equivalent of a 5,000 point drop on the dow, a 22% loss on the nasdaq would be 1336. what you're seeing on your screen here obviously is just an example of what it would look like, it's not reality, though, if you're watching at the gym and not listening to the sound you're like what happened to my stocks? a 5,000 single day post is impossible because of circuit breakers that put in place that would halt trading. >> let's not do that again. >> fair enough. >> i don't want to work until i'm 113. thank you, scott. open for business, that is what napa leaders are working

hard to get out. that's the message they want all of us to get, that they need your money. the fires brought business to a crawl and october is traditionally the bus wrist time of the year in wine country but hotels and restaurants are experiencing massive cancellations. napa launching now a spend it, don't send it campaign calling for customers to come and spend some money and not spend donations. >> there's concern that the entire valley has burned up and it's just not true. >> there is a lot of people who work at the wineries and work at the hotels and restaurants and many have suffered great losses, the last thing we want now is for them to lose their jobs. >> among the big events coming up is the napa valley film festival in three weeks and organizers want everyone to know that event is going on as planned with hopes for a large turnout. good to see that back open. this is a quick reminder for you a programming note we want to

get out. this little girl from santa rosa a appears on "ellen" today. lily and had her family lost everything in that fire including her prosthetic legs. thanks to generosity of strangers lily got a new pair of legs. you can watch that right here on nbc bay area at 4:00. you don't want to miss that. today we are watching lily. >> she's done such a good job of highlighting people who are doing the right thing and just rising to the occasion, lily is certainly one of those people. >> always with a smile, too, and something to smile about the weather today. >> yes, and the rain that's on the way that we've been waiting for now. this couldn't have come sooner, but we are looking at some showers in the forecast for tonight. we are still seeing those clouds as you walk out the door right now in san francisco and at times some very unhealthy air quality. it will be improving in parts of the bay area because of the shift in the wind, the south bay still moderate, peninsula moderate, east bay better and

unhealthy in the north bay which may continue for at least the next three days despite the rain moving in. as far as our temperatures today our highs reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s, much cooler than the past couple of days thanks to some peeks of sunshine every now and then and the winds coming in from the southwest at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. in the east bay with highs reaching into the upper 60s, low 70s, forrel tri-valley and redwood city expect a high of 66 degrees today, san francisco mid 50s for the outer sunset, the mission district 62 degrees and some mid to upper 60s for the north bay. also tracking this rain now moving out of washington into oregon approaching northwestern california later on this evening. and we could start to see light spotty showers in the north bay by 6:00 this evening, some of the heavier downpours making it into san francisco at 11:00 tonight, moving into the south and east bays after midnight tonight and clearing out early tomorrow morning with the

possibility of getting about a quarter of an inch of rain, really good news here, hopefully this plays out, we will have also the possibility of up to a tenth of an inch of rain in san jose. san francisco will have some cooler temperatures, at least for the next four days but look at early next week, warming up significantly. we go from the upper 60s today to the upper 80s by next week we are not done with summer. as we head over to mike, more slowing for the east bay. we've been seeing over the last few weeks about 6:15 is when the commute really starting to kick in. it's a little later than we've seen last year, so we're looking over here, there is your drive over toward the san mateo and dumbarton bridges, toward the bay bridge smooth recovery. we do have slowing also because of highway 4, that disabled big rig around willow pass road stacking up as you come out of pittsburg and pay point. that big rig is still reported in lanes, the background will be there. it sounds like we have an issue with our waze system. it talks about the backup here and instead of going all the way

through that stretch over toward 242 if you have to head to 680 most people no he this anyway, use kerr kerr pass because that will save you 15 minutes instead of going through that backup. that big rig stuck in lanes with the box truck behind. coming up next on "today in the bay," locked into their tv screens, new this morning, we investigate the reason why children in lower income households spend more time using devices. lots of questions after the firestorm for consumers like you, i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds with answers next. expertise to taking questions in

the wake of the firestorm. our consumer team is using its expertise to take questions in the wake of the firestorm. >> here is consumer investigator chris chmura with one of those questions, can i push back my tax bills? >> you might be able to apply for a reprieve or deferment from paying property and income taxes for property tax you should contact your county assessor or tax collector to see how they're handling requests from fire victims. this is especially important if you have been paying installments to cover your tax liability. for income tax the state board of equal zags says relief might be available, you can call them, the number is 1-800-852-5711. please don't assume you automatically qualify for help. if you just stop paying your tax

bills without contacting the appropriate offices, you could face late fees and liens that could cost you dearly. a new report out overnight sheds light on how much time children spend watching tv or using electronic devices. we are learning who their parents are. we went through research by the nonprofit common sense media which finds that less affluent youngsters under the age of eight spend nearly three and a half hours watching tv or using devices, children of affluent parents spend 1.5 hours and children of higher educated parents spend each less time. coming up next on "today in the bay" an emotional night for san francisco police. an officer is in critical condition after a hit and run crash. where the investigation stands this morning. we're seeing plenty of neighborhoods like the one you see on your screen designacimat residents begin the rebuilding process in sonoma county.

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downtown san jose. right now it's 6:30. taking a live look outside from our window over downtown san jose. still dark because we have not yet fallen back, but we can tell you that there is a little rain in the forecast and, boy, isn't that welcome news. >> absolutely. thanks for joining us on this thursday, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. taung about that expected rain

let's head over to meteorologist kari hall. looking forward to this rain but it's still well to the north of us and across the pacific northwest making its way into far northwestern california later on this afternoon and then it reaches the north bay by this evening. so we do still have several hours before it makes it in and some cooler temperatures today, light winds and mostly cloudy skies. san francisco also keeps those cooler temperatures once the rain moves out and throughout the weekend before it warms up we are going to go back to summer early next he can would. enjoy in milder weather and fall-like feel like it lasts. we will talk more about the weekend coming up. i enjoy the fall-like forecast but i'm also enjoying pretty much this map. we are looking at smoother sensors in the south bay and build for the tri-valley and east bay. this is the big problem coming in through concord that big rig still in the middle lanes, your right three lanes are blocked,

your left two are open. so 305 lanes are blocked coming out of pittsburg and bay point. that is a problem, but most folks traveling through that area know you can see kirker pass to get back over to 680 and 242, i go nash shoe valley road cloud really crowd this had time of day. developing this morning fire officials say they expect full containment on the wine country wildfires by tomorrow. these are the latest containment numbers, the atlas fire is at 83%, the tubbs fire 91% contained, the nuns fire is sit ago the 80% containment, the red wood fire at 75% and the pocket fire is 63% contained. >> now begins the long road to recovery for thousands of fire victims who are asking themselves where do we go from here? "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live in santa rosa with the advice that the county is giving to its residents. >> reporter: good morning to

you, kris and marcus. the advice they're giving, they will have two community meetings slated for later today to help folks as they reenter these neighborhoods, devastated by these wildfires. as you mentioned, their containment -- they are close to full containment of these fires but folks will be returning to these neighborhoods with plenty of questions and the first thing they want to make sure folks take seriously is to put their safety first. >> dealing with toxics first, dealing with recycle -- recyclables second and then excavating out the ash to a certain depth. >> reporter: that's definitely going to be one of the many topics discussed at these community meetings in santa rosa, specifically the safety hazards when it comes to handling the ash and debris. there is a pretty strong smell in these neighborhoods. residents will get a chance to talk about their housing

options. a lot of them losing their homes as a result of these wildfires. this was an issue before the fire with the city already dealing with the housing short a.m. now, the city is presented with an unit to build new homes for folks as well as possibly improve the cable and broadband infrastructure among other things. we will show you the most important information when those meetings will be taking place, you can see that on your tep vision screen, the first one will be at 1:00 p.m. today that will take place at the sonoma veterans memorial building from 1:00 to 3:00 and a second meeting in the evening from 6:00 to 8:00 that will be at the santa rosa high school south gym. you can expect a lot of information to be covered at these meetings with plenty of time for residents to ask those important questions but it's clear by looking at the scene here it's going to be a long road ahead for them. live in santa rosa, pete suratos for "today in the bay." both of california senators sent scathing letters to the feds following our reports asking why sonoma county didn't activate the mass cellphone

alert system during the wildfires. vicki nguyen is taking a closer look into this story, you can watch her full report online at nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigative tab. san francisco police bicycle officer is in critical condition this morning after being struck by a hit and run driver. happened a little after noon yesterday in the tenderloin on turk near van ness. police officers say they were closing in in on a suspect's car, believing that he was armed when that suspect took off and struck the officer. police later found the vehicle empty near buena vista park and arrested the suspect on ellis near around 3:30. that's where a neighbor took video of the arrest. >> it's sad, you know, because, you know, they are out here to save us, you know, to help us and keep the people and people are just reckless. sources tell our investigative unit that the suspect is named maurquise johnson. the officer remains in intensive can a i remember this morning.

his family is traveling from out of state to be by his side. east bay parents are concerned this morning, some say that they are frightened and police say the reason is because a slasher has been targeting students as they walk home from school. this is happening in san ramone. a student walking home from dougherty valley high school, a man asked if he could take a picture of her and ex po he issed himself. he also started gail's at gal ranch high school. there was a violent laptop robbery at the crossroads student dining hall. police say two robbers took a laptop from a young woman and punched her in the face when she tried to fight back. the robbers ran toward the park and police could not find them. discussions to ease congestions in communities near the dumbarton bridge is already happening. the business journal is reporting this morning that the focus is also turning to highway 92 and the san mateo bridge. city officials and large

companies like visa and with offices in the area are teaming up to figure out ways to connect drivers with transit services. their immediate goal is to work with the existing infrastructure rather than building in you ones. new this morning google's plan to expand into san jose appears to be taking another step forward. google is working to develop a google village in the area around sap center and diridon station which you see on your screen. about a year ago the company started snapping up properties in the area and now the mercury news reports that google struck a new deal to buy another property in the same area. it is a lot located on west julian street which is currently vacant. maybe they should have kept the old station. looking over in our brand-new -- well, in our new station compared to the other one. looking in the south bay a smooth drive, no delays for the peninsula and the east bay shows a typical pattern, lighter than typical build. a pretty easy commute through

those areas. a tough drive westbound highway 4, speeds improving a tad bit approaches a disabled big rig in the middle lane now, folks are getting by on either side, still that big rig and box taylor a tough drive out of pittsburg and bay point. the bay bridge is moving smoothly now about 40 minutes getting down from highway 4 to the bay bridge, 38, yeah, i said 40, you will be proo he paired with the extra two minutes to spare. a look ahead to the weekend a lot of people thinking about [ inaudible ] -- >> it's going to be much better now, maybe last weekend we were all consumed with the wildfires going on and then the poor air quality, this weekend it's going to be better and cooler. look at the inland forecast, 75 degrees, heads up, though, if you're going to the beach, the coast will only be in the mid 60s, a little bit better on sunday, our temperatures coming up a couple of more degrees, the bay at 78 degrees and for the inland valleys into the mid 80s.

so we will have some warmer air, but staying cool out there if you're going to the j.d. rf one walk in san francisco at fort mason on saturday, we will see those walkers starting that three mile track at about 11:00, it will be 57 degrees and not much of a warm up, at sometimes some sunshine starting to come through. so great weather for that event. you might want to dress warm, though. looking at napa valley this weekend, we are encouraging people to go back, visit those vineyards and the restaurants. it is going to be warm on friday, a little cooler on saturday and sunday, upper 70s to low 80s and as we take a live look outside at squaw valley getting ready for some snow there, the snow tapering off early tomorrow morning but then look at the high temperature, pack warm clothes but it does warm up as we go through the weekend, mid 60s on sunday, most likely as you're getting ready to leave. if you are going to santa cruz this weekend it's going to be in the slow 60s tomorrow, low 70s

by sunday. i think sunday is the best bay as far as the more comfortable weather. l.a. will be heating up as well, upper 80s by the end of the weekend. you may see what you're doing featured at 6:48 tomorrow morning. i will have a look at today's temperature trend coming up in four minutes. coming up next on today in the bay slowly gaining fion the fire. the challenges that they are facing. also preparing for the next big one, the great shakeout emergency drill just about to get started this morning, marcus, this is your first one, i think you are going to like what you see. people in the bay area participating as well. plus who would have ever guessed condolence calls could turn into controversy, but, marcus, this he did. and you called this one, we are looking at the stock market right now, the dow is down 80 points and the dow fell 65

points as the stocks pull back from record highs, the time now 6:39. you're watching "today in the bay."

6:42 with a cloudy start and as we check out the temperature trend for the tri-valley as you're packing up the backpack for the kids, you don't have to send them out with the umbrella, we are tracking a chance of rain but that doesn't come until later. it will be cool, though, a nice warm jacket as our temperatures start out in the low 50s and

only reach into the mid 60s as you're walking home from school. we will talk about the timeline on that rain and how much you can see that's coming up in about five minutes. looking at the golden gate bridge i saw a little bit of slowing, looks like things are moving better now, reports of debris in lanes, i will follow up and let you know if there is a problem coming out of the north bay. it's 6:43. we continue to monitor the wildfires burning in the santa cruz mountains this morning. the good news firefighters are making progress on the bear fire, it's 15% contained with 300 acres burned, however, evacuation orders are still in effect. seven firefighters have been injured, the fire continues to it your honor in steep terrain making it difficult to fight but tier say more help is coming from crews battling fires in the north bay. >> what's convenient about having this fire right now is its proximity to the north bay fires and the prg fwres it's being made up there a allows the

assets to be able to fight the fires in the santa cruz mountains. >> they are hoping that the changing weather will help get a handle on the fire. a 3.8 quake struck near san benito county 14 miles northwest of soledad. so far no reports of any injuries or damage, but happening today the annual nationwide effort to prepare for the next big one with the great shake out. google is doing its part with this very believable simulation room, this is a video shot a short time ago, workers at the google campus in mountain view rolling through that simulated quake and that's what you're supposed to do, cover your head along with drop, cover and hold drills. experts are on hand talking about earthquake safety. >> i think a lot of people when they think of earthquakes they think these are big scary events they don't have control over. the truth is we do have control over how well we can be estimated.

>> an estimated 18 million people are taking part in shake out drills across the country. new details this morning on a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning right here on "today in the bay." we're learning more information about an overnight fire in atherton. it turns out that the person that lives there their dog jumped into action to save the owner's life. that dog woke up the homeowner to alert him about that fire. both of them made it out okay but the resident was hospitalized with smoke inhalation. keeping roadways safe, oakland police department is receiving a special grant to prevent car accidents. the money will go towards special enforcement operations and public awareness efforts. we found since 2010 the number of people killed on california roadways has gone up 17%. most of those were drivers hitting pedestrians or bicyclists. new this morning results for a new type of crash test are out which weigh passenger side safety for midsized cars. the test looked at the results

of direct impact when it comes from the front passenger's side. the testers looked at 13 new midsize cars and out of those 13 ten got good ratings, one was acceptable, two earned marginal ratings. researchers say the biggest problem is that the air bag protection is inconsistent which puts your passenger's head at risk. >> the restraint system didn't do a good job of protecting the dummies' heads from contacting the dash. the two cars that scored the lowest these two on your screen volkswagen passat and chevy malibu. we did not get a response back from those car makers. the congressional probe into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, google has privately briefed the white house and senate intelligence committees briefing them comes ahead of the hearings set for november 1st. google has declared to publicly confirm reports that it has discovered russia-linked ads on

platforms like youtube and google. the controversy continues this morning over the condolence call the president made to the family of an american soldier killed in action. more people are coming forward claiming the president was disrespectful. >> the mother of the soldier, she joins a u.s. congresswoman who were on the call in saying the president said that soldier knew what he signed up for and they considered that disrespectful. we didn't expect condolence calls to become the latest controversy but they have. four soldiers killed in niger back on october 4th during an impromptu press conference monday, 12 days after the attack the president was asked why he had not called or written letters to the family. when the president was asked why he had not made those calls or asked why no calls were made, even a week and a half later, he claimed that presidents generally don't make calls and that's not true. he then made those calls. the white house says letters will go out as well.

he says he has proof he was not disrespectful. in other news the president asking the same question the morning, workers of a firm involved with discredited and fake dossier take the fifth. who paid for it? russia? the fbi? the dems or all? the president is talking about a report that includes alleged details of when he was in russia for a miss universe contest. now, to answer the president's question honestly it was a republican who first paid for the dossier, "the new york times" and others have reported repeatedly the dossier was first requested by a gop donor who wanted trump to lose. now, the contents of that dossier were pub lshd by buzzfeed. the allegations in it have never been completely proven. let's take another look at that tweet because there is another blockbuster in here. among the list of organizations he is accusing is the fbi. the president of the united states is speculating the american fbi tried to investigate a candidate for president in order to discredit

him. do watch twitter today, lots happening. former president obama will be on the campaign trail with democrats, john mccain will introduce a bill to better regulate ads on twitter and facebook and google. i will update you throughout the day on twitter. happening today former vice president joe biden will be in the bay area, he is speaking at dee anza college in cupertino. the forum is part of the celebrity speaker's series. his speech starts at 8:00. happening today a dig divisional matchup for the oakland raiders. you are looking right now live at the oakland coliseum. tonight the raiders host the kansas city chiefs. the chiefs are one of the hottest teams in the league so far in city, kansas city has only lost one game, the raiders lost to you are in a row. tonight's game kicks off at 5:25 p.m. tonight. we're hoping for a big win.

>> it's always interesting when they play at home. you see people getting in their full garb before we get that the stations. >> you wonder what chp thinks. >> they already know. it looks like the rain will hold off for most of that game. we are anticipating showers to move into the bay area later this evening. it will be cool out there at the coliseum so wear something nice and warm. we will start out this morning with temperatures in the mid 50s, look at the tri-valley on the right side of the screen, looking live in pleasanton, a beautiful sunrise once again but you know why, we still have a lot of wildfire smoke lingering in the air, it's 50 degrees in the north bay, 54 degrees as you head out the door in san francisco with our high temperatures today staying on the cool side compared to where we should be for this time of year and where we've been throughout this week. we will see the high in morgan hill up to 71 degrees, los gatos

69 degrees, for the east bay 66 in oakland and 69 today in concord. the peninsula in redwood city 66 degrees, san francisco mostly mid 50s today with breezy winds and some lower 60s for the mission district. north bay looking at some higher humidity, more clouds and winds starting out from the southwest with highs today around 64 degrees in santa rosa so getting dress this had morning you need a nice warm jacket as we were talking about those temperatures in the mid 50s but also it's time to dust off the umbrella, if you're going to be gone all day long, well, you will need to make sure you grab it. throw it in the back seat of the car and keep it somewhere close by. we won't see that rain until later on this evening. still looking at the rain well to the north of us and the timeline shows that rain arriving in the north bay by this afternoon into the evening with some light showers, the heavier rain arriving not until 10:00 or 11:00 tonight, moving into the east bay as well.

san francisco into the south bay, may not see that rain until very late this evening with the potential of getting up to a quarter of an inch of rain farther to the north and then some cool temperatures to follow for the next couple of days but a quick warm up early next week. mike is tracking reports of metal in the roadway. >> not a good combination, metal and cars driving through the area. that's why the earlier shot i showed you just after the commercial we had slowing here, things moving smoothly, metal debris as you approach that bay bridge toll plaza. south of the golden gate bridge on the peninsula moves well, northbound the push in through silicon valley. slowing for hayward and the tri-valley but the slig slowing is highway 4 out of pittsburg, bay point and willow pass road. the big rig and trailer stilled in middle lane, one lane blocked. a big problem. you see the jack up out of antioch. we will give you the option on

our waze system it points out the times involved. kirker pass road, the purple line on the kirker pass saves you over half an hour. back to you. coming up next on "today in the bay," a quick look at the top stories that you see here in the morning, including moving forward after the devastating north bay wildfires. a new start for thousands of families left homeless this morning and the progress firefighters are making on the relentless flames. first happening now, japan reeling this morning from a magnitude 6.1 earthquake, it struck about 400 miles off the country's southern coast, good news, no reports of damage or injuries at this point. plus india's prime minister is celebrating diwali, the festival of lights along with indian troops but we know a lot of our trends and family in the bay area and hundreds of millions of people around the globe are also

celebrating. the festival honors the goddess of health and wealth.

here are the top stories on today in the bay-- welcome back. before you head out the door here are the top stories on "today in the bay." live pictures from sonoma county this morning where the recovery process is only beginning for thousands and thousands of people impacted by

the recent wildfires. this morning good news on containment of the fires which started more than a week ago. right now we can tell you that the tubbs, the atlas, the nuns fires are all more than 85% contained. that's an improvement over the last few minutes. now, the pocket fire is at 63% containment and we added the acreage from all of the fires together it amounts to a little under 160,000 acres burned. at this point cal fire puts the number of confirmed deaths at 42 including 23 in sonoma county, but authorities in sonoma county also say they still have 50 active missing persons reports open, 50 people unaccounted for. this updated map from cal fire shows the burn areas and more importantly the status of many people's homes. you can zoom into the addresses and see if a home is damaged or destroyed. we have used this live on "today in the bay." you can find out more information about this, just go to our website nbcbayarea.com

for a quick link. also this morning we may learn the punishment for this woman who is from pleasanton, she pleaded guilty to killing a three-year-old in a drunk driving crash. she faces manslaughter charges, police say she was driving drunk when she crashed along 680 in san ramone last year. three-year-old elijah dunn died, his mom and sibling were hurt. the family wanted malahan to face murder charges because this was not her first dui offense. she is married to an alameda county sheriff's deputy and the victim's family say they think that played a role in the charges, though our legal analyst says that is likely not the case. a san francisco bicycle officer is in critical condition after being struck by a hit and run driver. this happened after noon yesterday on turk near van ness. police say officers were closing in on the suspect's car, believing he was armed, they say that he took off and struck the officer in the process. police later found the vehicle

empty near buena vista park and arrested the suspect on ellis street. sources tell our investigative unit that the suspect's name is maurquise johnson. today marks one month since the massive 7.1 earthquake shook mexico, devastating mexico city, more than 200 people were killed and this morning the efforts to rebuild are only beginning. right now crews are still working to demolish any remaining damaged buildings and clear debris. it's expected to cost more than a billion dollars to rebuild mexico city. right now we've been paying attention to the weather, it's going to be nice today, rain coming later in the day for a lot of people. >> most of the rain later on tonight. so it's in and out of here before the weekend and cooler temperatures on the way as well. and we are talking about a big rig situation. >> the only problem, highway 4, we will zoom over toward this area, that big rig blocking the middle of the freeway at willow pass road for highway 4.

>> thank you very much. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we are back with you at 7:20 with more live local news. good morning. good good morning, broken promise? the father of a fallen soldier claims president trump vowed to send him $25,000 but never did. the white house saying the check was just centre cently. what took so long and what really happened here? breaking overnight, the man accused of killing three co-workers and wounding three others in a two-state shooting spree captured in delaware. the dramatic end to a day-long manhunt. powder keg. the white nationalist behind the torch literally in charlottesville set to speak at the university of florida today. police on high alert, the national guard activated and a