crowded bar in thousand oaks. last night when the suspect open fire inside that crowded bar in thousand oaks. >> several hundred people were inside the borderline bar & grill last night. witnesses saw gunshots and even saw smoke bombs go off. according to the instagram page much that venue, they were hosting college country night. there's a large emergency response outside that venue. the fbi and atf have arrived to the scene investigating. the gunman has not yet been identified. >> these are ongoing investigations and that information will come out as soon as we're able to determine exactly who the suspect was and what motive he might have had for this horrific event. >> if you're not aware of where thousand oaks is, this is a look at the location on the map.

thousand oaks recently ranked as one of the country's safest cities. new information coming in minute by minute. >> we want to check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez as she's been watching and monitoring all of the developments. >> good morning to you. as you mentioned, we now know the gunman not only fired a weapon but set off the smoke alarms, elevating the chaos inside that bar with hundreds of people inside. there was somebody who was outside and captured the gunfire. the ventura county sheriff's department says the scene was horrific, blood everywhere. the shooting was first reported around 11:20 last night. young people were running from the bar into the darkness as law enforcement was still working to get into the bar in thousand oaks there. some of the people inside the bar say it was just a regular wednesday night at the country bar when that gunman walked in and started shooting almost

immediately. pepperdine university put out a statement saying they know some of their students were there when the bullets were flying. >> our friends got the bar stools and they started slamming against the windows when we got out. >> they just tried to take cover. all we do is sit there and wait and kind of play dead, i guess, and just sat there and waiting until the sheriffs came out. >> hoping to get out and look for our friends. >> why would anyone do this to kids? >> he says kids because the range of age was anywhere from 18 to 21 in that crowd. you see the fbi working along with the sheriff there in ventura county. young people who survived, standing in shock outside the bar there, now trying to get in contact with their parents and their family members. as we have reported, a sheriff's deputy who was rushed -- who rushed into the bar rather than wait for s.w.a.t. was the person killed along with 11 young people. as far as the gunman, here's what we know at this point. the gunman is also dead this

morning. the nbc justice correspondent says it seems like the gunman may have turned the gun on himself. he is a white man. the ventura sheriff says they did not find an automatic weapon, just a handgun there. they have not yet found a link to terrorism. now, at this point the ventura sheriff says that the gunman had no identification on him, had no i.d., so they had to take prints from his dead body to try to match that with a database to figure out who he is. they're all looking at any tattoos to see if that helps to identify him as well. they're looking into that at this point. as this story develops, we'll bring you the details and be back with you here in 30 minutes. >> thank you very much for the latest there, kris. the president tweeting out his words this morning. it says, quote, i have fully been briefed on the terrible shooting in california. law enforcement and first responders together with the fbi are on the scene. 13 people at this time have been reported dead.

likewise, the shooter is dead along with the first police officer to enter that bar. great bravery shown by police, dal cal highway patrol was on the scene within three minutes with first officer to enter shot numerous times. the sheriff's sergeant died in the hospital. god bless all of the victims and the family of the victims. thank you to law enforcement, end quote. that's from president trump. >> we'll continue to cover and monitor the situation that is happening in thousand oaks overnight and into the more than. the investigation continues. we'll bring you the latest information as it comes to us. we'll also have multiple reports on the shooting throughout "today in the bay," obviously, so stay with us. 5:04 for you right now. taking a look at what we can expect right here in the bay area with the weather. meteorologist kari hall standing by with that. >> it starts out windy this morning. that's the reason we have a red flag warning in effect. that means a high fire danger and this is especially for our bay area hills and mountains and elevations above 1,000 feet. so, the area shaded in red,

we'll see those winds picking up. we're already getting pretty strong sustained winds. napa, wind speeds at 24 miles an hour. that will be picking up as we go throughout the day, even for other parts of the bay area as we see those winds coming in from the northeast, it is going to be very dry throughout the day and any flames could spread rapidly. be careful with those cigarettes. if you have to pull off to the side of the road, we're advising that you do not pull over towards dry brush. our temperatures start out chilly. walnut creek, upper 40s this morning. a quick warm-up under way once again as we've seen in the past several days. heading over to mike now, you have a new crash heading into livermore. >> that's right. overall our commute is a light drive. as we look closer to the bay. green sensors all over the bay. as you expect, 5:05 right now. we're looking towards westbound 580. your commute direction coming into livermore out of tracy. west 580 has a traditional

slowing over towards about north flynn. that's just shy of where that crash is reported in the center divide. no lanes blocked. this distraction may be better flowing. west 24 out of contra costa, toward the bay bridge where the backup is starting to form for cash payers. 5:06. back to the red flag warning kari was mentioning. it affects part of the bay area. >> bob redell joins us from contra costa county where extra firefighters are about to be called up. >> reporter: correct. in a few hours contra costa county will be calling up task force 2025. this is a group of 15 firefighters and five engines who will be deploying to five different fire stations throughout the county. this starting at 8:00. from that time on, they will be on standby in case a wildfire

ignites. a dozer crew is already on standby. you think, how is this possible, wildfires in november? you heard kari. we haven't had rain in a long time, brush is dry, humidity levels are low and gusty forecasts for the next 24 hours. that's why the national weather service has issued red flag warning for coco county, and nine more counties in the north bay, including napa and sonoma, where pg&e is warning that about 63,000 customers could see their power shut off some time this morning for safety reasons. take a look at this video. this is from last night. pg&e held a town hall in calistoga to try to alleviate residents' concerns. last month pg&e powered down that town for 36 hours over concern winds could bring down power lines and create wildfires. calistoga communities lost money during the pow.

er outage. pg&e said they would try to keep the outages down to 12 hours instead of 36. reporting live in san ramone, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> people need to be mindful of what's going on there. >> you're exactly right. you can always stay connected to nbc bay area where we have a weather app. you can find out the weather and radar wherever you live. it's free for apple and android devices. 5:08. following months of speculation, attorney general jeff sessions is out after being forced to resign. president trump made it clear he thought sessions never should have stepped down from overseeing the russian investigation, replacing sessions for now is his chief of staff, matt woodiker, who's been critical of robert mueller's investigation. president trump says he won't shut down the investigation but threatens democrats who may reopen their own investigation after taking control of the house of representatives. >> you can be sure of one thing. when we go down any of these paths, we'll know what we're doing and we'll do it right.

>> if they do that, then all of this is a war-like posture. they can play that game but with he can play it better. >> whitaker can fire mueller but only for cause, misconduct. a group of activists called for the removal of president trump and vice president pence last night in san francisco. citing a long list of concerns including the replacement of sessions. a move they also see as an attempt to halt the russian investigation. >> i think crushing the mueller investigation, which is clearly what trump wants to do, he's been railing about it. >> activists are calling for nationwide mobilization at 5:00 this afternoon. in san francisco organizers say they plan to meet at civic center plaza. 5:09. to decision 2018 coverage. this morning the race for superintendent of public construction still too close to call. >> political newcomer marshal tuck is in the lead over east

bay assemblyman tony thurmond. the race very tight. 51% for tuck and thurmond, 49%. even though 100% of precincts are reporting, the candidates have to wait for the counts of the provisional ballots as well as those dropped in the mail on tuesday. nbc bay area is also a great resource for election results and races in the bay area and across the state and country. our team is still updating those results. coming up, we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california. a mass shooting in thousand oaks. 13 people have been killed, including the gunman and a sheriff's deputy called to the scene. our team sifting through new video and interviews, getting new information. coming up, what a southern california university is now saying about the developing situation. we'll continue to monitor that. plus, a new boss at tesla, the rest of your day's news when "today in the bay" continues.

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a sheriff )s deputy and the gunman. 5:13. that breaking news out of southern california. 13 people are dead, including a sheriff's deputy and the gunman. up to 12 other people were injured. >> it happened about 11:20 last night inside a crowded bar in thousand oaks. about 40 miles west of los angeles. several hundred people were inside that venue at the time. many believe to be students from pepperdine. witnesses say they heard gunshots, saw smoke bombs go off. there's been no positive identification on that gunman, but the fbi is there. >> you just said, pepperdine university near malibu saying they believe some of their students were inside that bar. administrators say they're working to identify and provide support to those students. that bar was actually hosting a college night. >> it's really just a bunch of ki kids. i mean, the main age group inside is between 18 and 21. and there's older crowds in

there, yeah, but it's like, why would anyone do this to kids? >> just a horrific time for those involved and also for the loved ones, wondering where their family members are. the red cross is working to set up a reunification center for all the friends and family and loved ones of those victims. they can also call an emergency hot line. it is 800-465-6650. you can find that information on our website at nbcbayarea.com. very good thursday. happy diwali. i saw the lights coming in. the markets roared ahead yesterday after the results of the midterm came in. in fact, their biggest gains after a midterm since i was in junior high school. the president, on the other hand, predicted tough days ahead. >> i think inc. you're all going to lose a lot of money. i hate to say that. i think you're going to lose a lot of money. people are waiting on your

401(k)s. they're waiting to see what happens with the midterms. >> that was on october 31st right before the midterms. wall street may have been pleased with tuesday's election. keep in mind, democrats don't hold the house yet. they'll seat their new members in january. wells fargo says it made a mistake that led to florida -- florida closures. wells fargo has something to worry about when it comes to democrats. maxine waters will likely be the next chairwoman of the house financial services committee. here she is on bloomberg saying she's eager to talk to wells fargo. >> so, we're going to talk about that. we're going to meet with them. we're going to understand what's going on. >> keep in mind, when the presumptive chairwoman of the house financial services committee says she wants to talk to you, she likely means in a congressional hearing and under oath. other news, meet elon musk's new boss. she's robin delhomme, the new

chairwoman of the board at tesla. musk was forced to step down from that role as part of a settlement with the securities and exchange commission. delhomme has been on the board for a while. musk still wields considerable power. he's not the founder. he's not the ceo anymore. he dropped that title as well. that said, nobody is immune to getting fired in silicon valley. i will give you case in point. steve jobs who, remember, hired the guy who ended up firing him about a year after this video about a year after the release of macintosh. >> interesting. >> thanks, scott. happening today, a new device from facebook hits shelves and the company says it has customers' privacy in mind. it's called portal, similar to the amazon echo. this actually includes a video screen for video calls. facebook re-emphasized it will not listen to or store video

calls made through the device. the release comes a little more than a month after a data breach that affected 50 million users there. >> remember they used to have land lines? i remember having to bring a chair for my mom because, you know, the phone was attached to the wall. she's like, bring me a chair. >> the long extension. >> those were the good old days. >> you could have a phone in your room. >> didn't matter what you looked like. you didn't have to get ready for a phone call. >> now you get facetime, wait, i'm not ready. >> yeah, i got to slap on some makeup this morning. as we take a live look outside in san francisco. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. now, we do have the concern much a high fire danger. so far things have been quiet. let's keep it that way. we don't want any fires. we don't want any sparks or

anything that could spread rapidly. red flag warning is for elevations above 1,000 feet and areas shaded in red. we start out with temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s. this is a little warmer compared to yesterday. in some spots it's a lot warmer, especially where the winds are gusting, like napa. the temperature change, 19 degrees warmer now than it was yesterday at this time and for parts of the peninsula and the tri-valley, about 10 to 15 degrees warmer. we're walking out the door in brentwood to mostly mid-50s. all clear skies and gusty winds. our winds will stay gusty as we go throughout the day and continue to warm up. as we reach 78 in antioch. many of these temperatures are pretty much like yesterday. as you start out this morning heading out the door, you do need something that will keep you warm. maybe a light sweater, pants or

jeans. if you're going to the memorial at at&t for willie mccovey, it will be about 64 degrees and it will be a really nice event. looking at comfortable weather. going into the next several days, our winds will continue to blow offshore. going into the weekend. but it won't be as windy. next we'll we'll see the storms rolling across the pacific northwest. this could bring us slightly cooler temperatures but not a drop of rain. we're looking at upper 70s, low 80s, gusty winds. also for the inland valleys, staying well above normal. san francisco, some upper 60s over the next seven days. mike, you've been tracking a new crash. that's highway 4? >> highway 4 starts the buildup right about now. the south bay peninsula, all clear. even the east bay and tri-valley, not bad. we're going to zoom in up here

through coco county, skipping all the issues -- well, there are no other issues. highway 4, a little slowing out of antioch. approaching pittsburg, we see a slowdown and reports of a crash. maybe blocking one lane. i've seen a little build over the last ten minutes. this isn't as bad as you're coming in down towards the area in ant yoke towards concord. walnut creek interchange, easy drive towards the bay bridge with cash lanes. fast track starting to show the slowdown. 580 at west shore, disabled vehicle. transit systems are a great option. no delays for the rails. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up, we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california where another mass shooting, this time in thousand oaks. 13 people killed, including the gunman. the very latest coming up.

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california. -13 people are dead...including 5:24. we're staying on top of that breaking news story out of southern california. we came on early to tell you 13 people shot and killed. in includes the gunman and sheriff's deputy inside a crowded bar in thousand oaks. >> it happened about 11:20 last night. we've been covering it extensively. we learned a processional will be held for the sheriff's deputy that was killed. you see him there.

his name is ron helus. he's a 29-year veteran of the ventura county sheriff's department. he was planning to retire as early as next year. we want to take you live to southern california right now, checking in with our sister station knbc, who has reporters at the scene. >> the folks are also checking in with that -- into that emergency hot line number. that's where the list of injured people is coming out of. as people are calling in, they're also checking to -- checking in and seeing if their loved ones are at a nearby hospital. they're running that list with folks inside and they're hopefully trying to get the news. we'll go ahead and try to get a parent over here. sir, can we talk to you quickly? thank you so much. again, it's a very tough time for all of them parents holding up their cell phones, trying to

make sure that if their child is at a nearby hospital, they know they're searching for them, showing photos of them. again, we've seen people coming in and out here from the team center in thousand oaks. we have chaplains, we have sheriff's deputies, representatives from the fbi out here trying to offer words of comfort and support to these 20 to 25 people who are inside right now. again, trying to get word from their loved ones. we are hoping to speak to a father here next to us trying to track his son down. we heard earlier from him that he heard pounding in the middle of the night. people coming to his house and telling him that his son was inside borderline bar & grill.

and that they had not found him. again, we are just hoping to get on a few words with him. excuse me, sir, would we be -- you know what, he's checking his phone right now. he's trying to get some information. >> you can imagine the anguish of parents just trying to wait and find out how their children are. it sounds like she's attempting to talk to one of the parents there right now. >> my name is jason kaufman. my son's name is cody kaufman. >> jay sorngs any word right now? what have you heard? i know you've been in touch with the sheriff's department, with officials here. talk to us about what you've been able to learn so far. >> you know, i'm in the dark right now of where -- of what to do. i was told to come here. they don't have any information here. i'm waiting for a list. i'm waiting for somebody to call me with next of kin.

i don't have -- i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: take us back a few hours ago. how did you find out? >> i was woken up at my house by knocking on my door. some girls that were there said there was a mass shooting at borderline where my son was at. and he didn't come out. >> can we see a picture of your son? >> sure. >> we'll continue to follow this from southern california. you can imagine the anguish in these parents' hearts as they are waiting to find out. borderline is a bar and grill in thousand oaks, ventura county. 13 people were killed, including a gunman, a sheriff's deputy as well. pepperdine university has confirmed they had students at that bar and grill that night. they're trying to provide support as well. a story we'll continue to follow. it's hard to wake up to, any

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. identify been a cop for 4 is years and i never thought i would see these things around the country, but i learned it doesn't matter what community you're in, it doesn't matter how safe your community is, it can happen anywhere. >> it has happened again. breaking news at 5:30. a deadly mass shooting unfolding

inside a southern california bar. packed with college students overnight. 13 people are dead, including a sheriff's deputy and the gunman. it is a story we're getting information on minute by minute, following it all for you on "today in the bay." we want to welcome you. we came on air early this morning at 4:00 a.m. to bring you the very latest. good morning, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get a track of what's happeni happening. you've been watching the high fire danger. >> we have red flag warning for elevations above 1,000 feet. all these areas shaded in red will have a high fire danger through 7:00 tomorrow morning. and this is where humidity will be critically low today and only dropping down to about 7% in parts of the north bay. very dry air and rushing winds could cause any flames or sparks to spread quickly, especially for those bay area hills.

we are going to see the winds picking up, rushing in from the north and east and sustained winds at 25 to 30 miles per hour. some of those gusts may reach 60 miles per hour today. we'll continue to monitor that. then early tomorrow morning our winds will start to calm down. as you get out the door this morning, it's going to be cool once again and breezy. san jose, low 50s but a very warm afternoon. we'll talk more about this coming up. mike, you're taking us to the bay bridge? >> yeah, and you know why. we have the lights behind me. the metering lights in front of these folks. that's why we have the backup at oakland. no problems out of oakland or through the maze off the berkeley curve. here's coco county where we have a build for highway 4. it's going to move to the east out of antioch. we have a slower drive approaching loveridge. a motorcycle crash. the rider hit their head but no major injuries. i don't think they've called the ambulance. this will be a distraction and i see a lot more slowing getting

through pittsburg and bay point. we'll double check to make sure there isn't another crash or lanes blocked. dublin interchange, great, so is the east bay through hayward. across the brinl we're seeing the build. the peninsula, very light. we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california. 13 people dead including a sheriff's deputy and the gunman. up to 12 other people are injured. we know they've been taken to local area hospitals this morning. >> this all unfolded around 11:20 last night when that suspect open fire inside that crowded club this thousand oaks. police say several hundred people were inside. this is the borderline bar & grill. that bar was hosting a college country night when that shooting happened. new information coming in minute by minute. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has been monitoring any information from the news room. you have more information about the suspected gunman? >> we know the gunman's identity

has not been determined at this point. the ventura county sheriff's department says they had to take fingerprints off the body of that gunman after he died. they're also looking at some of the tattoos on his body to see if those might indicate who he might be. outside the bar one person captured the sounds of the chaos and the gunfire. venture ka county sheriff says inside the bar is a horrific scene. those are his words. he says it's just blood everywhere inside. the shooting was first reported around 11:20 last night. people were running from the bar into the darkness as law enforcement was still working to get inside that bar in thousand oaks. some people inside the bar say it was just a regular wednesday night. it was college night as the country bar when that gunman walked in and started shooting almost as soon as he set foot inside the building. pepperdine university put out a statement saying some of their

students were there as the bullets were flying. >> i'm pretty sure i saw him. i'll never get that picture out of my head. we dropped and we heard the gunshots, a lot of gunshots. >> our friends got the bar stools and started slamming against the windows so we could get out. >> we just tried to take cover. all we do is sit and wait and just kind of -- just sat there waiting until the sheriff came out. >> hoping we could get out, looking for all of our friends. >> in this video of the response, you see the fbi working alongside ventura county sheriffs, and ear agencies there as well. a sheriff's deputy rushed into the bar, he was killed along with 11 young people and the gunman. that's the protocol, to rush in and not wait for s.w.a.t. team and reinforcement to arrive. as far as that gunman goes, we'll say what we know at this point. we know the gunman is dead. he is a white man in his late

20s. the ventura county sheriff says they did not find an automatic weapon. they found a handgun. he threw in smoke bombs and created more chaos there. at this point the ventura county sheriff says he has no indication that there is any link to terrorism. the ventura county sheriff is working with multiple agencies to try to find the identity of the person. from there they'll try to figure out the motive. likely, it won't make any sense. >> it never does. it's horrible. another mass shooting. 5:37. our sister station knbc has a team of reporters on the scene outside a nearby hospital where some victims were taken. robert spoke to a person whose son is missing following that shooting. >> what one man's story is going to be the story of so many other fathers and mothers and relatives here. this is jason kaufman. let's start by showing us a

picture of your son cody that is missing. you have not heard from him. as you pull this up. as we take a look, tell me what happened this morning. you were asleeping with your family? >> i was at home sleeping like normal and got a pound on the door about 1:00 in the morning from his friends that were is in there. and were wondering if he had made it out. and he hadn't made it out. >> reporter: you have not heard from him. you've been calling him. that's unlike him. tell me about cody. >> cody is a very honest kid. i'm very surprised i haven't heard from him yet. he's been raised to know that you don't have a phone, you find a phone, you make the phone call. >> let's hope he is recovered. there's fear that a lot of kids just tried to get out of there. maybe they dropped their phones in the process. of course, we're continuing to monitor this situation in

thousand oaks. we'll bring you the very latest as soon as we get new information as well. we've been getting it throughout the morning. we went on early at 4:00 a.m. we have multiple reports on the shooting throughout our show, of course. stay with nbc bay area. nbcbayarea.com as well. we're tweeting out updates as soon as we get them. a popular mall in contra costa county forced to shut down a portion of the building due to flooding. the big question, will they open for business? >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos with what we know so far. sounds like a mess out there. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. must have been quite a scene if you were a customer shopping at the sun valley mall in concord last night when that flooding took place. obviously, it's closed as we speak. i want to show our viewers a snapchat video. someone was filming from the second level. you can see the flooding on the lower level concourse near the

gnc in that area. what we're learning from a mall spokesperson is this may have -- or was caused by a break in a water line. you see a pool of dirty water in that area. they had to clean it up overnight. the mall did remain open last night, but that affected area was shut down. a small spokesperson says they hope to reopen and get back to normal. we're live in concord, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest. mike, what are things looking like on the roads? >> not like that. there's no flooding on the roadway. we're looking at mostly green. 5:40 in the morning, we're seeing more traffic. the altamont pass looks okay. highway 4, more update. the traffic was not back here, t

but it was up here at railroad avenue. i think they got everything over to the right shoulder. a little easier there. an easy drive. look at the travel times getting over towards the bay bridge where the metering lights are on and the backup is waiting for you. >> you know what we can't wait for? >> the weekend. it's thursday so we're very close. >> we're very close. we have a nice weekend ahead. a lot of sunshine and comfortable weather. here's a look at our saturday forecast. the coast will be in the upper 60s and even near 70 degrees. we'll see 70s across the bay area. and then on sunday, still very nice. and up to 76 degrees inland. now, on saturday we've got the turkey trot and resource fairs. this is a new event happening at the seven trees community center. and it's going to be beautiful weather for that. starting out cool with low 60s and then reaching the low 70s. and then you may be celebrating diwali. fireworks start at 7:00 p.m. on

saturday. we'll be at 57 degrees. and on veterans' day you may start out with sunrise salute to veterans. there will be a flag memorial and going on as you head out there, starting out with a very chilly start with low 40s. be prepared for that cool sunrise. if you plan on going hiking in muir woods, the weather will be perfect. near 70 degrees all day long. we'll get a look at our temperature trends in three minutes. coming up. following that breaking news out of southern california. sadly, 13 dead after a mass shooting inside a bar. of course, the big news out of washington. the president has fired america's top cop. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

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shooting. in fact, we just heard from a man inside the bar where the shots went off. >> i saw him walk in. it was just out of the corner of my eye. i wasn't focused on him. i saw him extend his arm. and the first shot went off. i thought it was just somebody with an m-80, playing a prank, but then i focused on him and he was holding a handgun and was pointing it at the woman behind the front desk and continued to pull the trigger. >> this happened in thousand oaks. police say at last 12 are also hurt. the gunman has not been identified just yet but he has died. now, there are protests planned today in cities across america. we're switching gears here. president trump fired the attorney general. we brought this as breaking news on our midday forecast. >> the white house will take issue, by the way, with the word firing. when you look at the resignation letter from jeff sessions, the very first line, it says, at

your question, i am submitting my resignation. trump has been angry at sessions almost since the start of his presidency. you'll remember sessions recused himself from investigation into the trump campaign's connection with russia because sessions himself was part of that campaign. he was required by law to rekuz himself. now, with sessions gone, the next person in line for the job is rod rosenstein but notably he wasn't appointed. instead it's a man named matthew whitaker, sessions' chief of staff. we have to ask, will he himself recuse himself. he can't keep the job, due to the law, but he can fire rosenstein and severely restrict mueller's investigation. we'll know if he does that, there are restrictions that have to be reported to congress. much in the news in washington, of course, is over this incident between the president and cnn's jim acosta. the white house pulled acosta's press credentials claiming

acosta accosted a white house aide. you can watch the tape yourself. there is contact there, but it's caused by an aide trying to take the microphone and acosta subbornly hanging on. this tape is all over the internet. i mention this but we got to say, the main story out of washington has to be the president firing the top law enforcement officer in the united states and replacing him with a man who is critical of the russian investigation. these stories actually take us away from a nice narrative that was developing midday yesterday. the det ante. the president talking about nancy pelosi. >> there was nothing sarcastic. it was meant with very good intepgss. i think she deserves. >> trump and pelosi and schumer

have gotten close before, last time over the daca issue. as laura points out, there is news coming out of washington at every hour. we're following it on twitter. you can follow me ther there @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. now, a look at what we will see on the roads as well as what we can experience with this weather today. >> today is just so dry and we do want have any rain in the forecast. it's unfortunate because we're going into november with a high fire danger that continues this morning. red flag warning through 7:00 as winds pick up. we may have some gusts up to 50 to 60 miles per hour. we've already had some pretty high wind gusts this morning. we can see skies are clear. live look outside in dublin. it's going to be a chilly start. if you're on your way to the b.a.r.t. station and just heading out the door, its going to be in the low 50s. then another day where we see those temperatures going up really fast. on your way out the door to the

fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. starting out at 60 degrees and reaching up to 70 degrees by 1:00. antioch we'll be at 54 degrees. looking at upper sikt eper 60s. we'll be up to 78 degrees for the high there. livermore, 80. 80 will be the high in napa. san francisco, upper 60s. as you're getting dressed, you do need something to keep you warm to start out this morning. maybe a light sweater or something like that and pants will be comfortable today or jeans. then we'll continue on with some dry weather. no chance of rain even as we widen out the view and go through our seven-day forecast. it's going to still be well above normal. highs reaching into the upper 70s. in san francisco, more of the same. through the next seven days. over to mike, do you have any

new issues in the south bay? >> a couple for the south bay, which is also showing the build. everything else is looking pretty predictable. we have slowing at highway 4 through pittsburg and pbaypoint because of the crash on railroad avenue. we're just building for the tri-valley and east bay. in the south bay we have two concerns. north 101 at tully, a crash there may be blocking part of the slow lane. we see the build and the traffic flow. i wanted to mention 87 coming into downtown around taylor. another fender-bender reported. there's more slowing. we've seen this ever since that time frame earlier this weekend . san jose moving nicely. northbound 101. our sensor shows orange. it will continue slowing. the crash just before you get here at tully is kind of metering this traffic just a bit. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:51. coming up, we continue to follow

breaking news out of thousand oaks in southern california, ventura county where there's been a mass shooting. 12 people killed, including the gunman, making it 13. plus, first happening now, lion air aborts a flight when one of its planes damaged a wing tip when it struck a lamp pole. this is before takeoff in indonesia. last week a lion air crashed off the coast of indonesia with 189 people on board. that plane dropped from the sky minutes after takeoff. an investigation into that crash is still ongoing. more news for you right after the break.

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california. 12 people are dead. now the orlando police continuing coverage of the deadly shooting in southern california. 12 people dead. now the orlando police department responding as well, saying, quote, we know how this kind of tragedy can devastate an entire community. orlando stands wit with #thousandoaks in grief and support. orlando, you'll recall, is the site of the deadly pulse shooting. news for you this morning. a candlelight vigil in front of a fallen hero's home. you probably heard about the utah mayor who is also a national guardsman. he died while serving in afghanistan. a dozen people from brent taylor's community came together to remember him. he leaves behind a wife and

seven kids, ranging in ages of 11 months to 13 years old. those who attended that vigil were saddened but brought together by so much support. mrs. taylor says she has no regrets about the way her husband served the country. the man who admits he destroyed president trump's hollywood star is getting probation. >> we told you about the act of vandalism back in july when it happened. police and prosecutors say austin clay used a pickaxe to destroy that star on the walk of fame. he pleaded no contest. yesterday he was sentenced to three years probation. he'll also have to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,000 to the hollywood chamber of commerce and pay for that damage. new this morning, the so-called mindfulness practices are growing in popularity across the country. >> brand-new cdc report released overnight shows meditation rates more than tripled in recent

years from 4% in 2012 to 14% in 2017. more than 14% of americans do yoga. that's up from less than 10% in 2012. but it's not just adults or students. more kids are joining in as well. >> om. >> i was stressed out, not in a good mood, tired, frustrated. >> he forgot cute. you know, he's 10 years old. he's been meditating for a couple years now. he says he's actually able to better focus in school. at least one guru says some kids can meditate by age 3. i'd like to learn that. >> om. 5:57 right now. tonight a whistle-blower speaks out about a bay area towing company that caused the death of

a young mother. >> vicky nguyen talking about tonight's new report. >> we spoke with a former employee who says the company cheats its workers out of wages and ignores the law when it comes to safety. tim hudson says he had to speak out after seeing our reports on irvine auto towing. the company had a long history of safety violations but continued to operate, even a a suspended permit. he says he witnessed unsafe truck maintenance and was forced to work 14-hour days without pay. state records show the company was fined nearly $5 million last year for failing to pay workers and provide proper rest breaks. >> they're not safe. and this company should not be in business. >> no one from irvine returned our request for comment. tonight at 11:00, we investigate why the state has not shut down this company and what experts say about winning back wages. we hope to see you tonight at 11:00. >> if you have a story for our investigative unit to look into,

give them a call at 888-996-tips or logon to our website at nbcbayarea.com/investigates. breaking news -- a mass shooting at a bar in southern california. >> i heard the bang, bang, gunshots. our friends got the bar stools and started slamming against the windows so we could get out. >> 12 people killed when a gunman open fire during a college bar night in thousand oaks. people took cover. they were trying to flee. among those killed a sheriff's deputy about to retire. we'll get you up to speed on what unfolded overnight and how you can get in touch with victims if you happen to know someone down there. here at home, potential power outages in the bay area. we got off the phone with pg&e 20 minutes ago. y where the company may flip the switch during high fire danger. a major shakeup in the trump

administration. the reaction this morning to jeff sessions ousted as attorney general. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll have more on the breaking news. we want to get you ready for your commute as well as the weather this morning. kari, it will be a nice one today? >> yeah. it's still going to be cool and also will be windy throughout the day, but a really warm afternoon once again. we start out with microclimate weather alert and the high fire danger for all the areas shaded in red. that's our east bay hills as well as the santa cruz mountains and the north bay as we're going to see those winds increasing today. the wind forecast shows that we'll see a dry northeasterly wind coming in and increasing as we go into the afternoon. here's a look at those wind speeds. they may gust up to about 50 to 60 miles per hour. i'll have more on this and that red flag warning coming up. mike