we'll talk about wild fires in a few minutes. first we want to say good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. you are talking about the heat. the air quality. >> yeah. not only that but we have another faster playing role in our air quality today. high pressure. it will keep a lot of this t smoke and also raise our ozone levels across the bay area. here is a live look outside as you get ready to head out the door. let's get a look at temperatures. upper 50s starting out and we'll reach into the upper 70s by early afternoon. here is a look. we'll be up to 85 in san jose. it is 92 in concord and 84 in napa and santa rosa. we'll talk about when it is expected to get a little better. we have a look at the morning commute. any issues as of now?

>> no. it is always great news especially for early risers. we are not seeing any major issues. i have seen slowing. it is a very typical morning commute to 680. you're looking at 24 minutes aside from that. no slowing throughout the bay area. back to you. >> all right. thank you. developing right now a search for a killer. police believe that the recent fire have killed the two sisters and a mother is a homicide. >> and now a memorial is growing. we are outside the home where it happened. it is a big development for it to call it a homicide investigation. >> yeah. a big development insedeed. the fire took place and a big development it is being turned into a homicide investigation. behind me you can see the m memorial that's been set up. you can see all of these things

here remembering these two twins that passed away as a result of this fire. here is what we know at this hour. here is what we can report. the 14-year-old twins were found dead inside of the burning home behind me here. their mother died a short time later at a hospital. their 11-year-old sister did escape. i want to show you guys another video. this is a video that a neighbor shot saying she heard a male voice screaming and yelling inside of a home. at about 2:00 on sunday morning one of the twins sent this text asking if he was awake and telling her she is really scared. here is what some of her friends are saying about that text message. >> i want to know why he was scared, like if it was the flames or someone was in the house.

they need to find whoever did this and may they rest in peace. >> now, a family friend says the girl's father left for vietnam a few days ago. they would fnot confirm whether it is true or if there's a suspect. they could be releasing more information later this week. today in the bay. >> all right. thank you very much, pete. making headlines in washington president trump's former campaign manager will be back in court today. manafort's defense team looks to pick things up where it left things off on tuesday where cross-examination. >> we are live covering the trial for us and a lot of folks have been watching this very closely. >> that's right. part of that is because of all of the drama involved. the testimony involved talk of

affairs, secrets and years of crime and deceit. a former partner turned states witness. >> he is talking to the jury. manafort is glaring at him. >> rick gates says he created crimes with and for manafort for years. >> this is potentially devastating testimony for manafort. >> a secret london apartment and for admittedly stealing from his own boss. confessions that may have already hatd d an impact ton ju. >> i think it's understandable. in light of the evidence i think it should be enough to survive and sustain addiction. >> already in trial for bank and tax fraud prosecutors have shown plenty of evidence that seems to back up what gates is saying. he testified that manafort tried

to get a cabinet level position far banker two helped him get a loan via e-mail. >> he is not the only one that said manafort had a crime. >> today the defense will continue to attack gates credibility. nbc news, washington. it is 5:05 now. >> yeah. 5:05 right now. another big political headline for you right now, the congressional special election could be headed for a recount with 100% of precincts reporting. the republican leads with 50% of the vote. democrat danny o' connon. they require a rekound if it is

within a half percent point. scott will analyze this and other political stories coming up at 5:45. it is what they call the largest web coast protest ever. it will happen exactly one month from today in san francisco. it is called ride for climate jobs for justice. they will talk about what they call recent impact for climate change including numerous wild fires burning across our state. wild fires are tearing across parts of our state. it may be the worst fire season in history. we still have months to go before it is over. here is the latest on three of the more serious fires. you can see them there on your scene. the fire is nearing 300,000 acres and is the largest in state history. we crunched the numbers

overnight. it is five times the city of oakland. it is the mendocino part of the fire. now new video showing the fire in orange county. because firefighters are stretched elsewhere resources are stretched thin. it is in areas outside the cleveland national forrest. it burned more than 3,000 acres and is about 5% contained. back up here containment is mostly the same for the car wild fire. it is approaching the 50% containment mark. more than a thousand homes are destroyed. 172,000 acres are burned. to give you a perspective it is larger than shan jose and fremot

combined. new this morning prosecutors are praising a young girl for coming forward and facing her attacker in court. the east bay times reports john gomez faces life in prison when he is sentenced next month. a jury convicted him of molesting a girl under the age of ten who slept over at his home. he took that girl to a backyard shed and gave her marijuana and beer. the girl took the stand during his trial. happening today at 5:08 state lawmakers expecting to get involved in the exploding controversy surrounding one school district. a power struggle involving the school district. last month a grand jury agreed board members may have played

favorites in awarding contract deals. they tried to oust the superintendent. they plan to call for an audit to look into interests. in you this morning, it is not too late for older teenagers to get an hpv vaccine. they found between 14 and 20 years old helps protect against cervical cancer. there was no significant protection in women who got their first dose in their early 20s. experts say that more research is needed in ages 24 to 26 years old. you were probably watching as this unfolded live on tv. she was going to use to teach a board the spacecraft. she is a teacher who died when the challenger exploded. they will teach those lessons.

the first video just dropped yesterday and another one will come out within a few weeks. and right now we are starting out this morning with a live look outside. it is already starting out busy. if you can try to catch public transit or car pool. maybe if you have breathing problems limit your time outside. it will be even more unhealthy. moderate elsewhere in spots where we haven't seen moderate air quality. try to take it easy. if you're on your way out to the bart station we will see temperatures in the upper 60s as we go through later this morning. low 70s for early afternoon. it is going to be a cool day at the beach. which can out half-moon bay and temperatures for the rest of the day. starting out and reaching about

59 degrees. our micro climate still spread out. we have a look at your drive as you try to get out the door this morning. >> get out the door now. if you do you won't experience any traffic what so ever. just that typical morning slow spot. the speed sensor picking up a pretty smooth commute. i want to show you a quick look at your east bay drive times. we are seeing that typical 580 slowing. you're only looking at about ten minutes. it is from 238 to highway 84 only about ten minutes. not too bad out there. book you. >> thank you very much. 5:11 now. are you planning your winter vacation somewhere warm? and he makes himself a half billion dlarollars richer.

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be a hazy sunshine. temperatures coming down because of the smoke. i'll explain that and air quality coming up in less than five minutes. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights remain off. this is your chance to get a head start. we'll have a look at that coming up in just a bit. and a very good morning to you. happy wednesday. the s & p 500 will open near a new record this morning. nasdaq is on a long winning streak. take a look at shares of tes la up big. he might take the company private. it is not a crazy idea. it would take a lot of pressure off of tesla to keep the stock price up. the way he did it raises a lot of questions this morning. he speculated ton idea.

secondly he named the price he offered $420 a share letting people know the price you pay for shares is like walking into an open house and telling the realtor selling the house a million dollars? i would pay price that. the third problem is he did it in a tweet and reassured one it wasn't a joke. that's not how you're supposed to communicate financial information. you're supposed to do it all at once so everybody has a chance to make a financial decision not just people who use twitter or even worse one investor. the latest bay area company to kick alex jones off its service. he said we don't normally discuss individual users but we'll make an exception. we don't allow people to use our platform for hateful contend. the one service that has not ended its relationship is twitter. jones is using twitter's feature to broadcast his show.

in a series of tweets he said we didn't suspend alex jones yesterday. we know that's hard for many but the reason is simple. he hasn't violated our rules. he says accounts can often spread substantiated rumors if journalists do that so people can form their own opinions. he does more than just sort of spread rumor. he attacks the families -- you know, the shooting -- >> sandy hook. >> yes. obviously the shooting was real but the people that don't believe it is real aren't listening to us. >> somebody said it was a hoax even after alex jones a admitted that it was real. >> it is disturbing what some believe and won't believe from what i think are honest

journalists. jack is saying that's how it's got to be. >> for now. >> yeah. >> all right. thank you. more and more americans choosing not to travel to mexico. so airlines may be cutting back as well. the drop in bookings is likely because of violence in some parts of the country including skyrocketing rates. there are also stories of tourists being drugged and robbed. united, delta and american are pointing to quarterly reports in a decrease in travel to mexico. it is what come call the increasingly ugly split between brad pitt and angelina jolie. they claim pitt has not paid

meaningful child support in a year and a half. they say the claims aren't accurate and pitt is fulfilling his legal commitment. >> this starts from a video taken bay florida sheriffs helicopter. you can see one of the suspects goes into a pasture. >> you better run. >> yeah. >> turns out that police have unexpected help there. that's when that herd of cows in that pastor pick up the chase. you can see them really start to hook them. >> yeah. >> it is to help track down and corral that suspect. he is expected a theft who is facing multiple felony charges. >> look at that. >> yeah. >> is that red? >> maybe. >> probably just tired. >> yeah.

>> just take me. >> all right. let's start out this morning as we get ready to head out the door. i want you to be prepared. we have a lot of things that may change your plans. high ozone levels. here is a live look outside. it starts out foggy again. we won't see the fog lingering as long. as we get a look at the forecast it's coming up at the bottom of the screen. it will be a nice and cool start and still really smokey as the sunrise as we have had the orange and gray hues to the sky. we'll head up to 90 by early afternoon. it will be hot. so we are advising everyone if you can to catch public transit. it will help reduce the ozone emissions from all of the millions of cars across the bay area. if we can cut down on the numbers of cars it would improve

our air quality just a bit. we'll be in the mid-50s. a cool start but it will be heating up to 80 degrees by noon. let's check out micro climates by today. it is 92 in morgan hill. for the east bay tri-valley upper 80s to low 90s. it's not as hot as we are expecting because of all of the thick layers of smoke. in oakland today look for a high of 70. we'll be up to 77 in redwood city. san francisco staying in the low to mid-60s. if you do plan on heading out there to the a's game we have the game tonight at 7:05. it will be at about 62 degrees. wear something nice and warm. temperatures dropping back into the upper 50s. are you following me on twitter yet? you may gaet a personalized

forecast. anything going on? it looks like a lot of green sensors. >> it always puts a smile on my face. >> we are not seeing any major slow spots out here. chp not reporting any accidents right now. let's take a look at your drive times this morning. westbound bay bridge looking at 9 minutes. westbound 84 about ten minutes. a live look outside right now at that bay bridge toll plaza. i want to warn you around 5:30 is when we see the metering lights go on. i'll send it back to you. >> all right. thank you. coming up, be careful before you take a bite out of bagel. >> it doesn't take much to test positive after eating a poppy seed bagel. >> the reason one mother was reported to child protective services after having breakfast.

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.. where the 7-point-oh quake was centered. there are now 131 confirmed deaths. emergency responders expect the number to go a 7 pntd 0 earthquake. there are 31 confirmed deaths. more than 150,000 people lost their homes there. warriors star takes to the court in a different role. >> he served as chief reporter facing an emotional loss. this was the showcase game in san francisco. he urged fans to help the family who was stabbed to death last month. her dad said it makes a huge difference. proceeds will go. here is something to consider before you have your breakfast this morning. you might want to think twice if you're take ago drug test any time soon. >> one maryland mother is blaming her poppy seed bagel far

big mess. she ate it the day she gave bert birth. >> i was in labor sitting in the bed having contractions and the doctor came in and said you tested positive for opiates. i said can you test me again? i aid a poppy seed bagel. she said no. you have been reported to the state. >> so her daughter had to stay in the hospital on hold for five days and mom was assigned a state caseworker for her check up eventually realizing a mix up the caseworker closed the trial. it will be tough if you're headed outside. we have concerns about the air quality. plus hundreds of thousands of visitors overstaying their visas, what the government is doing to crack down. ad lib live

-emeryville and good wednesday morning to you. we take a live look outside. a beautiful site to start out the morning here. that's what we do here on today in the bay. thank you for starting your morning with us. >> she is enjoying time with the kids. we want to start with a check of the roadways. >> it is 5:30. we start getting very busy around this time. i do want to start with an overall look at the bay area. no major crashes or minor fender

benders. you might encounter construction spots. i spoke too soon. this one just popped up. i will find out what that's about. remember i said the metering lights turn on at about 5:31. metering lights are officially on. i have been checking for your traffic all weekend long. i have a good grip on the timing. i know you're all wondering what your weather will be like for the rest of the week. >> yeah. today will be the air quality. we have wild fires burning across the whole state. the largest one in southern california. we also have the ferguson fire. what's effecting us the most would be the car fire farther to the north and mendocino complex fire. it burned a lot of acreage. still going to see lots of smoke.

it is a spare the air alert day. the drifts of smoke and high levels of ozone will make it unhealthy for young people and the elderly. limit your time outside today. the north bay as well as the bay and the coast and the south bay will have moderate air quality today. it will unfortunately get worse. we also have an extreme fire danger for today in these areas shaded in orange over the mendocino complex. we will watch out for these light northerly winds and hot temperatures in those areas. wind speeds coming in from the north. that's also what caused that smoke to move in. as we go into the evening those winds will shift more west areally and help improve our air quality. very hot for inland areas but not as hot as it has been. the smoke acting as a layer of clouds across the bay area and

keeping our temperatures from getting extremely hot. so as we monitor air quality today looking really bad still hazy and smokey. we talk about how they are coping with all of that smoke. some times you can smell it even though it is so far away, bob. >> reporter: yes. good morn to go yoing to you. the smoke from the wild fires further out east. the air quality district has issue add spare the air day. it is the fifth one this year. because of those high temperatures, the smog and smoke from the wild fires. the district is encouraging you to ditch the cars like the ones buzzing behind me on 580 and

work at home if you can or at least car pool or take mass transit. according to the epa office the smoke from the wild fires do carry a mixture of gases and particles that can spread to your lungs and bloodstream. they are most at risk especially if they have underlying issues. >> how is it effecting you? >> the district has encouraged you not to burn any wood today,

keep your windows closed to avoid bringing in outside air. today in the bay. >> really good information there. it makes you worry about it. >> you can take the day off and not feel guilty about it. some wild fire survivors are outraged because lawmakers are trying to hammer out which would limit the liability for utilities. they fear they may lose the right to recover their losses legally. happening today a group of opponents is holding a rally on the steps of the state capitol to argue tillties be held accountable. they hope to wihile they are in sacramento. a new report published. the department of homeland security says more than 700,000 foreigners who legally entered the u.s. did not go home. >> the new numbers have lawmakers saying that the trump

administration focused on the mexican border may be misplaced. we are live with what the new numbers could mean for shifting immigration policy, good morning. >> yeah. good morning. 52 million people came in legally according to the report. those are mostly students, business travelers there on vacation. they now make up one of the largest groups in the united states. the new report looks between october 2016 through september 2017. it calculates more than 700,000 people overstayed their visa which is actually lower than the previous year. the largest numbers issued were for china, brazil and argentina.

the biggest group are at 4% mostly from african countries. i checked with the aclu. many immigration advocates are using this to attack president trump's immigration policies which have been focused on building the wall. this report shows visa violators may be a bigger problem. the department of homeland security says new numbers will help them improve enforcement policies if you overstay your visa you can stay without any penalty. you could be barred from entering the united states for three years. today in the bay. >> all right. thank you for that. >> thank you. a proposed sales tax

increase will not be on the november ballot. last night they voted down the proposal to increase existing sales tax. city leaders had been coming up with a way to stabilize their budget. >> south bay drivers aimed at making your a little less stressful is moving forward faster than your commute. a 2 1 $.2 million loan. the money will be used to examine the gridlock. money for that study was originally approved by voters in 2016 but the funding is tied up in a lawsuit. >> speaking of the south bay i did check up on that crash. let's get right to it.

there is a lane blokd. i don't think it should cause any major back ups. you never know with the south bay. the bridge has managed to move along quite smoothly. chp did issue a bit of a fog advisory. >> our wait for the weekend. yes. we are looking forward to it. we will have a wide range in temperatures. hopefully the air quality will be a little bit better. it is 81 for the bay and inland areas. sunday looking at some 60s for the coast low 90s for the

valley. what are you doing if you're heading to l.a. there may be smoke in that area. it will be in the upper 70s for much of the weekend. keeping it closer to home it will be so nice. reaching into the low 90s. also leading into the weekend. if you plan ongoing hiking this weekend heads up it is 68 on sunday. you may get a personalized forecast. we'll talk about what's going on for today coming up in about three minutes. >> all right. thank you. next and new this morning a push for acceptance. >> joe biden is helping people rejected at home. and it's a tiny little

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upper 80s this afternoon. i have some sun icons on here. it will be hazy. we'll talk more about the air quality and what to expect as we go into the weekend coming up in about five minutes. here is what you can expect along 101. we are starting to see slowing out there. i'll see what that's about. i'll have a look at your drive times coming up. a follow up now and the search for a missing teenager is over. police say she is okay. she was found in fairfield and they say she just ran away from home. the 14-year-old family reported her missing last tuesday. housing complex in the works for an area surrounding future google village. it is supposed to be built in downtown san jose.

marriott has a deal in place far combined courtyard residence inn. the top level would hold about 20 penthouse condos. the plan has several hurdles to clear. a new push to help young folks who might be rejected at home. >> a very big name is behind that effort. take a look here. >> we can work together to change the culture and ensure a bright future for the young people. >> that's joe biden. his foundation just launched the as you are campaign. it is aimed at raising awareness in the role of accepting young people. the president is praising voters for a republican candidate in congress. >> as of this morning there's no winner. >> no. we think the republican

candidate won. the president certainly thinks that. he is ahead by 1,700 votes. the win hasn't been certified. he thinks he won too. >> it is time to get to work. over the next three months i will do everything i can to keep america great again so that when we welcome -- we come back here in november, get ready, we have to come back here in november i have earned your vote for a second time. >> no matter who runs they have to run again for the full term. why does anyone outside of ohio care about a special election that's only for three months. candidates are not that particularly interesting. one is a car dealer. the others beat frankly county. lots of people see this as the previe of the midterm elections. donald trump won it by double

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morning with food on the mind. here is a live look outside in san jose this morning. it is a spare the air alert day. this is the first time we have had it in quite a while. we know we have seen the drifts of smoke. not only do we have the smoke but today we have the high levels of ozone. what's happening here is because we have the stagnant air and high pressure pushing that poor air quality down in the valley. it is not mixing up that well. now even the bay and the coast have air quality. as you make your way out the door hopefully you can call somebody up and car pool with someone. it can help reduce ozone levels. we'll start out with upper 50s and reaching into the mid-80s. also if you can catch public transit on your way out it will be in the mid-50s. a cool start to the morning.

we will go from cool temperatures this morning and heating up by early afternoon. a look at all of that and the high temperatures for today. mostly mid-80s for north bay. oakland 70 degrees and 75 in san jose. 93 will be the high today in antioch. as you're about to make your way out it will be another day. it is trying to stay comfortable and cool. i want to show you what's happening here. look at this hurricane. a major hurricane. it is a category 3. wind speeds at 125 miles per hour kicking up high waves for hawaii right now. it is a good thing it is not getting a direct hit. as we get a look it will be smokey and hazy and hot and high temperatures in some of our inland valleys reaching into the mid-90s. we'll stay the same over the

next couple of days. we are hoping for improvement as far as more breezy winds that will help clear things up. in san francisco mostly 60s through the forecast. you were telling me 680 is starting to back up. >> we are starting with some slowing. we do have an issue in the south bay. i'll get to that in a second. i want to take you to the accident that is just reported along 680. there is a left hand shoulder that is blocked. i am starting to notice that on the speed sensors as well. so if you can try take extra time out this morning. it has been reported. hopefully they will get it out in time for your morning commute. let's get down to the south bay. that crash is at 101. a lane remains blocked. i can tell it is still blocked. our speed sensors are starting to change colors. it is starting to become bumper

to bumper traffic. that's what i'm noticing in our south bay cameras. i'm noticing some real slowing. it definitely has something to do with it there. metering lights have been on since about 5:30. take that time and head out now. >> thank you. coming up in new technology just what the doctor ordered. the video visit that could help some of your medical concerns. happening now a northern california couple is planning another wedding and looking for a new home. they were planning to marry last sunday but the car fire destroyed their home and wedding plans. she says the fire destroyed everything except the wedding dress. plus there is a push for oversite on construction contractors. jerry hill will into deuce a new bill in connection to the balcony collapse when six people were killed. we'll be right back. san francis

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ever seen. a memorial grows far mother and her two daughters killed in a home fire. thanks for joining us. we'll get a look at your traffic in just a moment. >> you probably noticed it was really bad yesterday. we have drifts of smoke but higher ozone levels which is something we haven't had to deal with much this summer. here is a look outside. it is going to be hazy like this for quite