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 a while.

here is a look at your forecast. good idea today. it will help include air quality. low 80s for early afternoon. we'll take a look and talk more about the air quality in a few minutes. saying it has been slowing up in the east bay. >> it has been. i noticed a bit of a trend due to a couple of accidents. let's get right to the crash in the south bay. our drive times are starting to slow down out there. let's check along story road. there is a left lane blocked. you're looking at around 29 minutes. no issues there from highway 101 to highway 85.

back to you. >> it is around 6:02 now. cal fire leaders are saying it may be california's worst fire season in history and we still have months to go before it is over. the three big fires on the map are the three big ones. there are more than a dozen other ones burning. we crunched the numbers and it is five times the city of oakland. the number of homes is 75. because firefighters are stretched elsewhere resources are thin. the fire is prompting voluntary

evacuations. it burned more than 3,000 acres. it is 5% contained. back up north containment is mostly the same in the car wild fire. that fire is approaching 50% containment in the reading area. more than a thousand homes are destroyed. 172,000 acres are burned. to put it in per specifspective larger than san jose and fremont combined. our web site is updated minute by minute including evacuation orders which are so critically important. the pro test takes place one month from today. it is rise for clie plamate, jod

justice. it includes the wild fires burning across the state. and developing right now the search for a killer. police now believe the recent fire that killed two sisters and their mother is a homicide. pete is live where it all happened. >> reporter: this is turning into a homicide investigation. we showed you right before this report this memorial right here. it says rest in peace for the two twins that passed away adds a result of the fire. their mom passing away later at a local hospital. here is what we know, the 14-year-old twins were found dead inside of this burning home on sunday morning.

their mother died a short time later. their 11-year-old sister escaped this fire at about 2:00 a.m. sunday morning one of the twins that passed away sent this text asking if she was away and telling her she is really scared. here is what her friends are saying about this homicide investigation. >> it sickens me. >> a spokesman for police

accusing will not confirm whether it is true or if there's a suspect. we are taking you back out here live. you're seeing a few dozen flowers out here remembering the twins and the mother who passed away. police say it could be releasing more information on the investigation later this week. this is recent sentencing. faces life in prison. she sentenced next month. a jury convicted of of molesting a girl. prosecutors say he took that girl to a backyard shed and gave her marijuana and beer. that girl took the stand during his trial. lawmakers getting involved

in the controversy. parents and teachers divided over a power struggle last month a grand jury agreed in awarding contracting deals. he also tried to oust the superintendent. called for an audit to look for conflictsover interest. if you spent part of last night out and about with neighbors you were not alone. communities took place in national night out.

it is a handful of literally hundreds that took place across the bay area. >> it is not too late for older teenagers to get the hpv vaccination. it holds true when all three doses were completed. they say more research is needed in those ages 21 to 26. >> you were watching as this tragedy unfolded on live tv. do you remember? it is the first time that she was going to use to teach spacecraft. the challenger exploded 32 years ago. nasa scientists are going to teach those lessons, the first which was released yesterday. another one will be out in a few

weeks. >> it is another smokey start. we will see filtered sunshine today temperatures will be nice and cool we see hazy sunshine as temperatures head up into the upper 80s. we'll be from 59 in half-moon bay. san francisco high of 64 and 85 in san jose. we have a look at this through the east bay and south bay. >> yeah. it is getting rough out there in the same spot. i want to talk to you about a crash that was reported by chp.

>> just up ahead there was an earlier crash at story road that was blocking one of the lanes. we are expecting to see heavy slowi slowing. back to you. >> thank you. coming up next, a trip to mexico, why you may hit turbulence. and later, why a pregnant woman's poppy seed bagel get her in trouble almost to the point that her newborn daughter was taken away shortly after giving birth. more details at 6:25.

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>> it will be in the upper 50s and heating up throughout the day. we'll talk about the air quality and if it will improve and when coming up in the forecast in less than five minutes. and the south bay is still pretty slow near northbound 101 due to two crashes. 29 minute drive from 101 to highway 85. i'll have a closer look coming up. and a very good morning. happy wednesday. s&p will open near a new record. nasdaq ton long winning streak. take a look at shares in tesla. that stock jumped 11% after he tweeted he might take company private. the way he did it raises a lot

of questions this morning. first of all he speculated on the idea. second, he named the price he offered $420 a share. tell tg realtor hey, a million dollars, heck, i would pay twice that. the third is he did it in a tweet and assured one investor it was not a joke. it's not how you're supposed to communicate. you're supposed to do it all at once so everybody has a chance to make a financial decision at the same time. china is responding to president

trump's latest rounds of tariffs against that country. mr. trump says china does not treat america fairly. he hopes by adding he will convince the chinese to come to the table. the chinese are adding prices to our products. the downside is it hurts everybody. when we put tariffs on chinese goods we pay the tariff on that stuff. when we put -- they put tariffs on our stuff it hurts our manufacturing and our american farmers as well. the hope is or mr. trump's hope is we can go head to head long enough that the chinese will back down. >> thank you. more and more americans choosing not to travel to mexico. airlines may be cutting back as

well. now, there are also stories of tourists being drugged and robbed. several airlines including united, american and delta are pointing to quarterly earning reports showing a major decrease in travel to mexico. put your toothbrush down. you to watch this. this is starting as a police chase involving a stolen suv for infrared video. it is bay florida sheriffs helicopter. the herd of cows pick up and trying to corral that suspect who faces multiple felony charges. kari was wondering if that person was wearing red. >> his blood was flowing.

>> yeah. all right. we should honor those cows with some type of crime fighting. >> yeah. >> look, i'm hungry. all right. so yeah. you get your breakfast in this morning we are going to start out with very cool temperatures but look at all of this smoke. it is hovering over the south bay. this is not clouds. this is what we could see throughout much of the morning. here is a look at the seven day forecast. it is coming up. spare the air alert has been issued. . we not only have the drifts of smoke but we have high levels of ozone. it happens when the air kind of gets trapped. it is compressed. it causes the air to sink. not only trapping the smoke but also the ozone levels.

if you breathing problems today wear your mask. children should take it easy today. here is a look at the smoky conditions. the charred hillsides there. this is part of the problem that we do have many wild fires burning near by. as we take a look at the low clouds it is also going to trap some of that smoke as well. if you can catch public transit. it will be at 59 degrees. you may need a light jacket starting out. we are going to make it up to about 73 degrees with hazy sunshine throughout the day. highs reaching into the mid-80s. it is 84 in napa and santa rosa. i have been getting pictures from all of you of what it looks like where you live. this one came from the smokey sky. you see that. i expect the sunrise looks like

this. share your pictures with me. we are looking at more of this high heat for the inland valleys. getting worse tomorrow. we could see improvement into early next week as our temperatures come down the winds pick up and we'll see more of the same in san francisco. less fog on friday. we have been tracking the morning commute. south bay commuters listen up. we have several issues we'll encounter this morning. let's get to our troubled spot this morning. we have not one but two crashes along northbound 101. two lanes remain blocked near that area. up ahead we have this one. there was also a lane blocked there. it never really recovered since the initial crash. we have delays. it is showing up as a bit of a

road hazard. an accident popped up. i'll have that coming up in just a bit. >> thank you. this morning before you eat your breakfast be careful before you take a bite out of a certain bagel. >> it doesn't take much to test positive after eating a poppy seed bagel. property taxes are high all around the bay area. we learned one homeowner's four figure payment had gone missing we took action. nbc bay area responds next. all right. follow us on our social media platforms. i tweeted this morning we'll be having an early christmas dinner before 8:00 p.m.

the warriors and lakers are taking the court on christmas day. chris is tweeting he is pretty excited about it too. >> yeah.

nbc bay area responds to a los gatos homeowner who paid his property taxes on time --

it is 6:24 for you right now. we respond to to a homeowner that paid his property taxes and got hit with a late penalty. >> we turn to chris and the unknown question is how does this happen? >> when he got his property tax bill he paid it by check on time. a few weeks later he received this from the santa clara tax department. a delinquent tax due notice including an extra $195 in fines and late fees.

the county dropped his fees all together. if you're facing the same predicament we encourage you to speak up. call the santa clara county tax department or call us 888-996-tips all right. a little something to consider as you make your breakfast choice this morning. you might want to think twice if you a drug test in your future. >> we say that because a maryland woman blaming her poppy seed bagel. she ate it the morning she gave birth to her daughter and the hospital thought she was on drugs. >> i was in labor sitting in the bed having contractions and the doctor said you have tested positive for opiates. i said well can you test me again? i ate a poppy seed bagel for breakfast. she said no.

you have been reported to the state. >> can you imagine that? >> not while you're in labor and you're thinking about trying to get a human out. >> right. her daughter had to stay at the hospital for five days and her daughter was assigned a state caseworker. eventually everything was cleared up. that mother is doing fine with her baby back home. the caseworker closed that file. coming up here air quality in the bay area. smoke filled the bay area, what you can do to protect yourself and others. hundreds and thousands overstayed their visas. we have something to do about it next. -welcome back

-live look at )holy fire ) in - cal -from our sister station fire -wildfire still bur welcome back. we have breaking news out of southern california. this is a live look at the holy fire. it is raging right now. this is from our sister station down south. voluntary evacuations are underway. right now we know 3,000 acres are burned and it is barely contained at 5%. more on the smoke here in the bay area coming up. >> it's rough in the south bay. you want to pay attention to

this quick thing that just popped up. unfortunately the south bay already had a couple of issues. chp reporting what appears to be a small fire near highway 87 at taylor street. it could be a tree that's on fire. we have also still got that crash recovery along story road and that's slowing down our south bay drive times. that one is not really effected. northbound 85 you can expect slowing until they clear out some of the smaller crashes. let's get a check of the weather. >> yeah. it's all about the smoke in the bay area. we have wild fires burning and some of the ones effecting southern california. it is down around l.a. here closer to home we have the ferguson fire and also the car fire farther to the north.

winds should improve air quality. it will be very unhealthy. inland east bay and santa clara will have the most unhealthy air quality for today. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up in the full forecast. >> all right. you're talk about the air quality there. >> reporter: yes. they have issued a spare the air

day today because of heat, smog and smoke. this is the fifth one for the year, by the way. to help make the air cleaner the district is urging that you ditch your car like the ones that are buzzing behind me here at 580 there. children and senior citizens are most at risk especially if they already have underlying respiratory issues. >> how has it effected you? >> i'm not riding quite as far.

>> on your bike? >> yeah. >> if you're going to exercise today you're encouraged to do it right now in the early morning before smog levels increase. it encourages you not to -- keep your car window on recirculate. today in the bay. >> good tips there, bob. thank you. wild fire survivors are outraged as lawmakers are trying to hammer out a new agreement which will limit the liability when it comes to wild fire damages. they fear they may lose the legal right to recover their losses. happening at 10:00 today a group is holding a rally a new report published says more than 700,000

foreigners didn't go home. they say it may actually be misplaced. we are live with what the new numbers could mean for shifting immigration policy. hi there. according to a new report the people who are here who overstayed their visa may make up one of the largest groups here illegally. this is the second published in the past 20 years. according to the report it looks like data between october 2016 through september 2017. the biggest take away more than

700,000 overstayed their visa. the biggest violator by country is canada. they followed by mexico, venezuela and united kingdom. the biggest group of violators begroup is students. i checked this morning and they say president donald trump focused on border security. critics point out visa violators may be a bigger issue when it comes to immigration. homeland security admits the number may be bigger. >> zbr thank you very up.

they are looking into an incident from over the weekend involving an off duty police officer. >> i was wondering if you started planning your wedding before you killed stephon clark or after. >> one of those officers involved in that shooting is sitting there with friends. this is hours before his wedding on sunday. it is 6:37. we have issues popping up in the east bay. time to start heading out the door. we have an issue that popped up along 880.

we have some slowing and working to recover along northbound 101. two lanes remain blocked and we have residual delays from an earlier crash. that lane is now open but the traffic is slow through that area. southbound 680 you're looking at about 16 minutes to highway 84 about 19 minutes. we managed to stay fairly quiet. >> can't win them all. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> some times we do. it will be a winning weekend weather. >> it will be very warm. we'll have to watch out for air quality. reaching into the low 90s. the coast a cool 68 degrees. you make plans and you may want to factor in the wild fires and

the smoke. you'll have more of the same fechb you're going down to lchl a. temperatures reaching into the upper 70s all weekend long. as we keep it closer to home it will be cooling off. friday will be the warmest day reaching 76 degrees and more clouds and fog will be slow to clear on sunday. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend coming up in about three minutes. >> coming up the search for the

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right now we have poor air quality. we take a look across the south bay. let's get our temperatures in the low 60s. we'll have smoke mixing in with the clouds. as we go through the day hazy sunshine. temperatures in the low 80s. all of our micro climates with a wide range in temperatures. we'll talk about that coming up in less than five minutes. i have good news. we have a much better commute. two earlier crashes caused slowing along 101. we have slowing in the tri-valley. i'll have details on that coming up. it is 6:43 now. we are seeing more about an oakland girl whose disappearance. this is her giving a speech. her church put it up yesterday and called her a leader and fun and sassy kid.

she vanished three weeks ago. this morning a new plea from her parents. her dad says she thinks his daughter may be with somebody that she knows. here is his message. >> if you're with molly now you obviously don't need to hurt her. this has gone far enough. you need to stop now and you need to face the consequences. >> volunteers are working around the clock hoping their efforts will turn sinto a promising lea. >> police say taylor is okay. she was at fairfield. they say that she just ran away from home. the 14-year-old's family reported her missing last tuesday. an unusual housing complex is reportedly in the works for an area surrounding the google village.

it is supposed to be built in downtown san jose. one element involved the housing complex. the mercury reports that marriott has a deal in place for a combined with more than 300 rooms. the top level would hold about 20 penthouse condos. there is a new push to help fell ks. the big name no is behind the effort. >> we can ensure a bright future for the lgbtq in america. >> it is the as you are campaign. it is 6:45 right now. the president is praising voters in ohio for electing their

republican candy at. >> good. >> i will do everything i can to keep america great again so when we come back here in november, get, ready, we have to come back here in november. i have earned your votes for a second time. >> that's a good point. no matter who wins they have to run in november. why does anybody outside of ohio care about a special election that's only good for three months. candidates themselves not particularly interesting once a car dealer turned state senator. the other is frankly county

recorder. the district in question is super red. donald trump won it by double digits. the gop spent millions of dollars in this election. president trump even made a special trip to ohio to campaign for the republican candidate. if the numbers are right the gop. it will talk about the space force for the u.s. military today. america doesn't have technology to take people to space. we get a ride with russians. just sba our news room new york congressman just but that is breaking news in the last couple of minutes. >> all right. so this is not the same kind

of breaking nauz but there is an opportunity for grill masters. >> if you consider yourself terrific with the tongs you might want to marinate on this. reynolds wrap is looking for people to eat for two weeks around the u.s. it pays $10,000 plus prepaid travel and lodging pm. >> you get to eat bar sea. let's get a lack at what es

is -- look at that smoke. it comes from the mendocino complex to the north. it will continue to decrease our air quality today. as we get ready for the morning commute can you call somebody all and say can you give me a ride? it is best to car pool with someone. we are trying to improve our air quality today. it will be blocked by smoke and haze i ha hazy conditions. it is keeping temperatures down slightly across the bay area. it will be hot reaching 93 degrees and 85 in san jose.

that's a look at smoky conditions we are waking up to. getting dressed and trying to stay comfortable and cool. here is an update on hurricane he hector out there in the pacific. it is south of the big island of hawaii and churning up some big waves. we are looking at temperatures here at home reaching into the 90s for some of our hottest areas. it will cool down a bit more. hopefully we'll get rid of stagnant air and early next week. san francisco a lot of 60s in the forecast. a little bit less fog and drizzle. we have an update mostly in the south bay. >> giving me a bit of a hit this morning. we had several fender benders. it recovered along northbound 101. i want to get to something that is causing delays in the tri-valley.

it is a bit of a traffic hazard. it looks like the right hand shoulder blocked and left hand shoulder is blocked. there might be debris. oh rn as i speak it is clearing up. southbound 680 from 580 looking at about 14 minutesme. the bay bridge toll plaza, yes, we have delays. back to you. >> thank you very much. coming up a quick look at top stories here including the latest on the wild fires that continue to break records where the fire fight stands this morning. we are live where this memorial for a mother and her daughter killed in a house fire continues to grow. they say they are searching for a killer. the latest on this case coming

up. they will honor dwight clark with a helmet decal of number 87. there will be a statue many his honor as well. in a few hours they will do. six people died. we'll be right back. in the bay--

now to those treacherous fires tearing across parts of our state: welcome back. before you head out the door here are the top stories. >> they have saying it may be the worst fire season in history. we still have months to go before it is supposed to be over. the latest now, the mendocino complex fire is the largest in state history. overnight we looked at the numbers. it is five times the size of oakland. it is 34% contained and the number of homes destroyed is 75. showing the holy fire in orange county which is raging right now as the sun has come up. firefighte firefighte firefighters are stretched elsewhere it is prompting vl tear evacuations.

the fire burned more than 3,000 acres and is about 5% contained. in shasta county it is mostly the same for the carr wild fire. it is approaching 50% containment in the reading area. more than a thousand homes destroyed. to put it in perspective. >> our web site is updated minute by minute. head to nbc bay area.com. it's always on. ? a r pro test happens one months from today. it is called rise for climate cause for justice. they will talk about the recent impact of climate change

including the number of wild fires burning across the state right now. a memorial is growing outside of a home where two sisters and their mother died. now their deaths are being investigated as a homicide. 14-year-old twins died with their mother after an early morning fire on sunday. their 11-year-old sister escaped. police only say this is being looked at as a crime. so far nothing about poe sensual. police are not confirm that or where they consider him a suspect. also happening today in san francisco a hearing on a lawsuit. they claim the school discriminates and creates a hostile environment.

they will add 25% on cars and energy. it is the second round of tariffs on american goods. and now a spot that we are watching for you this morning close they asked how could private serve long-term interests and address funding. >> a live look where all of that smoke it is issuing a spare the air it is also from the result of the hot weather. no real breeze and lot of smog.

this is a lot that we are dealing with. >> yeah. it is a good day. here is a look at hot temperatures today. reaching into the mid-90s. it will continue until wild fires are put out. san francisco mid-60s today. the layer of fog trapping in smoke. we have smog over san francisco right now. we have a final look at the forecast. hopefully you're seeing fewer cars on the road. >> south bay is getting rough. you're look at heavy delays coming up. >> all right. thank you very much. >> all right.

that does it for us for today in the bay. we are back at 7:25 far live look at your local news. >> you can join us at 11:00. we'll be here for the midday newscast. we'll see you here at noon. good morning. breaking overnight. too close to call. ohio's critical house race comes down to the wire. >> can you believe how close this is. >> this morning the candidates less than 1% apart. the democrat within striking distance in a district the president won big last time around, and it's gone republican for the last four decades. we're live in ohio where the very last votes are being counted. on the attack, at the trial of trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort's attorney rips the star witness. he admits years of lying, stealing, even cheating on his wife. is the prosecution's case in trouble?