it is - - - - - here is a live look outside -- good sunday morning to you. it is november 11 at 7:00 a.m. here is a live look outside, a beautiful shot, a bit eerie of san francisco from treasure island, covered in smoke. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. we grew up in l.a. are we bringing smog to the bay? >> it would seem that way but it's a lot of the smoke, which is kind of the same thing. lot of the particles in the smoke, we have to be mindful as we out the door this morning. san francisco, you can see the orange hues in the back, but we're expecting to see a bit of

a slihift in the winds but not good shift. we're seeing the winds pick up in the hills above a thousand feet and right now, the current temperatures in the 40s and the 50s through the south bay, 44 degrees. i want to remind everybody the smoke advisory is still in effect and it will remain in effect until tomorrow, because we're expecting northeasterly winds to continue to drift a lot of that smoke from the camp fire near the chico area, and i also want to go over the red flag warnings of course and your daytime highs. i have a lock range outlook of what's keeping it so dry in california and the bay area coming up in 15 minutes. >> so sad to see all that unhealthy, unhealthy, hundrunhe. the camp fire is not only the most destructive fire in the state's history but the third deadliest fire. the death toll climbed to 23.

firefighters yesterday discovered 14 more bodies. the camp fire is the most destructive in the state's history with 105,000 acres scorched and nearly 6500 homes gone. crews have the fire contained at 20%, but now dealing with another round of dangerous winds that vianey just mentioned. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd is near paradise and brings us this overnight report. >> reporter: the butte county sheriff says a dna lab team is on the way to join another team already on the ground. they say that is the only way they'll be able to identify the dead. meanwhile, 120 people are still missing. the camp fire churning through dense, dry vegetation along highway 70, headed toward barry creek. >> a majority of the fire was under heavy dense smoke and limbed air use.

>> as firefighters battle the wildfire, friends and strangers are desperate to find the missing. >> trying to find a lady at one point sheltered in a truck with my husband, and she got put into another car, but he has her cat, and we found her medicine and her cat carrier. >> reporter: in fact, the sheriff is telling people not to open up makeshift evacuation centers, because it's making it harder for law enforcement trying to find missing people. >> anybody know barb allen, seen her? >> reporter: robert edwards came from saturday toll look for his mother. >> i don't know where she's at. >> where does she live? >> off of skyway, across from holiday market. it's gone. >> reporter: the destruction is real, as we saw in paradise. >> -- be back there again. >> reporter: it'stched in the minds of people who lost everything. >> i feel for the other veterans that have gone through what i've

gone through, because of the war, and this is just like war. >> reporter: there have been 53 reports of looting, but so far, no one has been arrested. near paradise, i'm cheryl hurd, "nbc bay area news." >> governor-elect gavin newsom toured the devastated town of paradise yesterday and tweeted these photos writing "today i stood in awe of the strength and resilience of the people of paradise, folks who lost everything, bending down on a knee to help another up, forever grateful for our firefighters and first responders." there is outrage for another tweet this morning, president trump tweeted yesterday about california's wildfires, instead of offering sympathy to the vim victims. the president threatened to take away the state's funding "billions of dollars are given each year with so many lives lost because of growth mismanagement of the forest. remedy now for no more fed

payments." governor newsom fired back, lives lost and entire towns burned to the ground. this is not a time for par sanship. san francisco firefighters wrote the president a letter criticizing his comments, 15 hours after his original tweet, the president tweeted messages of condolences for the fire victims and urged anyone in the path of a wildfire to be safe and evacuate. an update to cheryl's story, two men have been arrested on charges of trying to loot homes evacuated because of the camp fire. the pair were wearing jackets similar to the ones u.s. forest service personnel use, but authorities were not convinced. the two men were taken into custody in the town of paradise. law enforcement leaders warn all loopter e looters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. to the woolsey fire, terrorizing southern california communities. two people have been killed. the flames have burned more than 83,000 acres with more than

150,000 people still under evacuation orders. now malibu is the latest city to feel the wrath. "today in the bay's" damian trujillo has this overnight report. >> reporter: firefighters in southern california are outnumbered. this morning, malibu does not look the way it used to. the woolsey fire rages on in southern california. flames have reached the town of malibu. it's usually a pice touresque spot, home to leonardo dicaprio and others. overnight the locals found out nature doesn't discriminate. malibu is not the same. >> it didn't look like malibu. it was something out of a movie or something. >> reporter: garrett smith spent the day putting out hot spots at friends and strangers' homes. >> i've been to a lot of fires and floods went on here in malibu, and it's the worst. it's the worst. i've had to help save people and

animals. >> pretty devastating fire. >> reporter: the battalion chief said it will be a few days before people are allowed to return. >> all the downed power poles. no water no, power, the gas lines have been broken. >> reporter: the woolsey fire swallowed 70,000 acres in ventura and l.a. counties. it remains at 5% containment. the ferocious santa ana winds forcing people to brace for what else might lie ahead. firefighters are spread so thin with all the wildfires throughout california. we're in ventura county, i'm damian trujillo. >> firefighters are using any resources they can to battle the flames. look at video from an l.a. county firefighter's twitter page. his helicopter flying up to a mansion to grab water from a backyard pool. we will continue to follow the destruction caused by these fires across our state. download our news app and tune in to "nbc bay area news"

tonight following sunday night football to get all the latest information from the fire lines. it is 7:07. we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, it has been five days since election day but all the votes aren't counted. tensions are flaring over the final numbers in there are, where now there is a historic recount under way. and things could be changing at one west coast airport. why they're not only allowing people inside the terminals, even without a ticket, to fly, but encouraging people to come.

welcome back. taking a live look outside, it's a gorgeous morning. looking at the golden gate bridge, pink skies but sadly, that layer of smoke. we are still under an air quality advisory through tomorrow. if you can limit your outdoor exposure because of the fires burning to our north and south, vianey arana will be along with your forecast in a bit. emotions are running high in

florida, which is dealing with its first ever statewide recount. >> we will count every vote! we will count every vote! >> the margins in florida senate and governor races are razor thin and protesters squared offoutside of election offices. republicans claim fraud. democrats say they want every vote counted. >> regardless of the overcome, we want to make sure that people's votes are respected in this and any election. >> you folks have sat in here and heard repeatedly how people voted twice, people voted in chicago and they voted here. you heard that. >> liar! >> florida is not the only state in this position. key races are too close to call in ten states all together. new details now in the case of slain journalist jamal khashoggi. turkey says it has given audio recordings of the journalist's killing to the united states and other western countries.

turkey's leader is audio evidence khashoggi's murder was premeditated. saudi leaders admitted operatives killed khashoggi in an interrogation gone wrong. he was openly critical of the saudi government attempting to get documents for a marriage license at the consulate wednesday he was killed. there is much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, why one west coast airport is allowing people inside the terminals, despite not having a ticket to fly. >> i'm still tracking that unhealthy air quality, along with the red flag warning that is currently in effect. we're starting to see gusty conditions, especially for the hillside areas above a thousand feet. i'll brauk down the extreme fire dangers coming up in a bit. i am a family man.

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low humidity and gusty conditions, and there is still an air quality advisory through tomorrow. you can see the smoke there. in the days of heightened airport security since september 11st, it may come as a surprise that people are now being allowed through tsa security without a ticket at one west coast airport. the special visitors pass is a new pilot program at seattle tacoma airport. it gives people access to greet friends and family as they land, and enjoy amenities beyond the security gates. officials say sea-tac has great restaurants and shops inside their airport and people should be able to enjoy, even if they aren't traveling. the pilot program runs through mid-december. to our wildfire coverage, there are many stories of survival. one involves a cup well bay area eye ties. marn and bob own three care homes for quadriplegic patients in the community of paradise.

everyone is together in a warehouse safely in chico and feeling extremely lucky no one was hurt. >> one facility did not have a van to escape so the staff had, with the firemen's help, to throw them into cars and get down the hill, and we beat some of the terrible traffic. we were just very fortunate. >> they found out yesterday two of their care homes are still standing. the third was destroyed, but the carlys don't know the fate of their own home in paradise. in the hait district of san francisco they are collecting items for the fire victims. so far, people have brought in bottled water, clothes, respirators and other items. the store is looking for volunteers to take the items to butte county to help fire victims.

vianey arana has a look at our smokey forecast but seems to look a little bit better than yesterday. >> transport winds are the winds that determine the direction in which the winds are coming from, so they help clear out the san francisco area a bit. we have a change going into tonight that will change the transport winds coming from interest the east and unfortunately that will blow the smoke back in our direction. right now in san francisco, it is about 50 degrees and wind speeds are 8 miles per hour. right now over san jose 44 degrees. even though we saw a shift in the winds last night, the winds are kicking up, and we're seeing gusts up to 40 plus miles per hour in the mt. diablo range area. the smoke will be blown over the area again, so the reason the smoke advisory will be in effect until monday is because of the

constant change of the wind and that really determines how we see the air quality. so for that reason, north bay down to the south bay still unhealthy. so even though it might look a little clear out there, please refrain from opening windows. take all of the extra precautions we've been informing you about for the last couple of days. lot of people are wondering the differences between g5 and surgical masks. the red flag warning will be in place through 11:00 p.m. tonight. this is the entire state of california and everything that you see in red is under a red flag warning. so that just kind of gives you an idea, through southern california, we are dealing with strong gusty santa ana winds not making the fight against the fires any easier. the low relative humidity brings a big area of concern as the

conditions dry out significantly. let's look for the changes up ahead. if you look at this time line right now, again, those winds shifted last night but we're starting to see them easterly or blowing smoke in our direction as we head toward the next couple of hours. look at the relatively low humidity. anywhere in red is below 15%. anything in orange below 30%. we'll see a nice recovery through the santa rosa area. the rest of the bay fairly dry, up through chico area the camp fire is actively burning, so this is still a developing situation that we're going to be keeping a close eye on. as far as your daytime highs, we're not getting as warm because of the smoke in the air but the overnight low also remain cool into the overnight hours and early morning hours. san jose 72, as we get in towards the east bay, also into the 70s. the peninsula in the upper 60s for san francisco, and also through the north bay.

over the next seven days the high pressure in the forecast will keep us nice and dry. no rain in sight right now, but as of the long range models, as we head in towards the week of thanksgiving, we do have an approaching system that could change the weather pattern for us potentially bringing us some moisture in the bay area, but for now, the next seven days, very dry in the bay area. kira? >> we'll keep our fingers crossed, thanks. still ahead on "today in the bay," today marks 100 years since the end of world war i. here is the story of some who are giving their service to continue the legacy of their brave ancestors. anniversary of

war one. today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i. on november 11th, 1918, world leaders signed the armistice ending world war i and its four years of bloody conflict. millions of americans joined the war effort, many giving their lives for their country.

today, some of their ancestors continue that legacy of service. harry smith reports from the united states military academy. ♪ >> reporter: on a bluff above the hudson river stands west point. from these halls and from these grounds come the men and women who serve as officers in the u.s. army. their motto? duty, honor, country. west point has been providing leaders of character in the nation in the cruiseble ground combat goes back to the war of 1812. as americans when the nation needs us, we'll be there. >> reporter: corn ty schedule is the head of the history department. in a matter of months, an army of more than 4 million men was mustered in world war i, and they didn't have equipment. >> they ran out of everything. they needed west point officers and our leadership skills to help man that army and lead that army. >> reporter: 2 million u.s. troops were sent to fight in france.

more than 100,000 were killed in what was called the war to end all wars. ♪ perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that descendants of those who served a century ago are at west point now. they have army in their dna. >> attention! >> reporter: we spoke with cadets sidney dawson, her little brother, joe, benjamin bullock, and judson booker. >> i know my dad's side, his grandpa, and he was there from 1918 through armistice, and he actually got wounded and gassed in the battle of argon forest. >> my great, great grandfather ended up as major general, was a west point grad, class of 1898 i believe. >> my ancestors general like they fought in all of the nation's wars. i know that i have one on my paternal side, captain joseph bullock, and on my maternal side, i have several ancestors who served on the enlisted side.

>> reporter: the ka bcadets aree to get a great education to be among the best of the best. they also know that could come at some cost. >> to get something as great as this place, you have to take a risk, like to get this place, you have to give something, and giving that risk is part of it. >> i. >> reporter: feel like a square deal to you? >> yes, sir. >> it's a real possibility and there's no better evidence than in this room where you can see all of the graduates who gave their lives in the line of duty, from all the way back to the war of 1812 to today. >> what's going to happen is going to happen. if you let fear take over, you're never going to do anything. >> possibility of getting injured or killed in the line of duty. it's a possibility. i'll accept it, because it needs to be done. somebody needs to do it. >> reporter: to be at west point is to walk in the footsteps of giants, and to believe that one day, you may be among them.

are you proud to be here? >> of course, i'm proud to be here. i worked my butt off to get here. i actually leave my mark on this place, that's what makes me proud to be here. >> i think so, yes. you hear about all these big names that came here, eisenhower, macarthur, and it's a little bit overwhelming. you're like, how can i ever live up to that? and you look at a picture of one of your close ancestors, and they look like you, they look your age, they look like they might be feeling what you're feeling and feel like it be more possible to do what's expected of you. >> that was harry smith reporting. we we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." we'll head back to butte county for the latest on the fire. cheryl hurd reports from the fire zone. plus a north bay community will gather to honor a young woman killed in the thousand oaks shooting massacre.

thanks for joining us. good sunday morning to you. it is veteran's day, 7:28, a live look at the bay bridge from treasure island. smoky skies and camera is shaking just a little bit, because it is breezy out there this morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. you have been busy this weekend. we have a red flag warning, air quality advisory, a lot still happening. >> definitely a lot, still dealing with the critical fire weather, especially because of the wind. the winds have started to really gust in the hills and elevations above a thousand feet will bring a huge impact into our afternoon conditions, especially if you're outside today, this is a picture of what it looks like in san francisco. you can see the smoke there. it cleared up a little bit overnight because of the shift in the wind. as far as morning temperatures, you probably noticed the overnight low temperatures were cold. >> it was cold this morning.

>> the overnight lows are a little bit cooler but daytime highs are also going to be slightly cooler. the reason for that is because of the smoky skies. we're not really going to be heating up by much. our temperatures topping out in the low 70s for the most part, but that air quality will remain unhealthy. we'll keep it at unhealthy because we have another shift in the wind coming tonight that could blow more smoke once again into our direction. >> oh, no. just when we thought we were getting a little break. we'll see you in about 15 for the rest of your forecast, thanks. the camp fire in butte county is the third deadliest fire in state history. the death toll climbed to 23. firefighters yesterday discovered 14 more bodies. the camp fire also is the most destructive fire in california history with 105,000 acres scorched and nearly 6500 homes gone. crews now have the fire contained at 25%, but they're now dealing with another round of dangerous winds that vianey

just said. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd is in paradise and brings us this overnight report. >> reporter: the butte county sheriff says that a dna lab team is on the way to join another team already on the ground. they say that's the only way they'll be able to identify the dead. meanwhile, 120 people are still missing. the camp fire churning through dense, dry vegetation along highway 70, headed toward barry creek. >> a majority of the fire was under heavy dense smoke and limited our air use. >> reporter: as firefighters battle this destructive and deadly wildfire -- >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: friends and family and even strangers are desperate to find the missing. >> trying to find a lady at one point sheltered in a truck with my husband, and she got put into another car, but he has her cat, and we found her medicine and her cat carrier. >> reporter: in fact, the

sheriff is telling people not to open up makeshift evacuation centers, because it's making it harder for law enforcement trying to find missing people. >> anybody know barb allen, seen her? >> reporter: robert edwards came from saturday toll look for his mother. >> i don't know where she's at. >> where does she live? >> off of skyway, across from holiday market. it's gone. >> reporter: the destruction is real, as we saw in paradise. >> -- be back there again. >> reporter: it's etched in the minds of people who lost everything. like vietnam vaet ran mike phelan. >> i feel for the other veterans that have gone through what i've gone through, because of the war, and this is just like war. >> reporter: there have been 53 reports of looting, but so far, no one has been arrested. near paradise, i'm cheryl hurd, "nbc bay area news." >> governor-elect gavin newsom toured the devastated town of paradise yesterday and tweeted

these photos writing "today i stood in awe of the strength and resilience of the people of paradise, folks who lost everything, bending down on a knee to help another up, forever grateful for our firefighters and first responders." there is outrage for another tweet this morning, president trump tweeted yesterday about california's wildfires. instead of offering sympathy to the victims, the president threatened to take away the state's funding "billions of dollars are given each year with so many lives lost because of growth mismanagement of the forest. remedy now or no more fed payments." governor-elect newsom fired back, lives lost and entire towns burned to the ground. this is not a time for partisanship." san francisco firefighters wrote the president a letter criticizing his comments, 15 hours after his original tweet, the president tweeted messages of condolences for the fire victims and urged anyone in the

path of a wildfire to be safe and evacuate. now to the other major fire we're tracking, the woolsey fire terrorizing southern california, where two people have been killed. the flames have burned more than 83,000 acres with more than 150,000 people still under evacuation orders. now malibu is the latest city to feel the wrath. "today in the bay's" damian trujillo has this overnight report. from ventura county. >> reporter: firefighters in southern california are outnumbered. this morning, malibu does not look the way it used to. the woolsey fire rages on in southern california. flames have reached the town of malibu. it's usually a picturesque spot, home to leonardo dicaprio and others. malibu is a place to stargaze, but overnight, the locals found out nature doesn't discriminate. malibu is not the same. >> it didn't look like malibu.

it was something out of a movie or something. >> reporter: garrett smith spent the day putting out hot spots at friends and strangers' homes. >> i've been to a lot of fires and floods went on here in malibu, and it's the worst. it's the worst. i've had to help save people and animals. >> pretty devastating fire. >> reporter: the battalion chief said it will be a few days before people are allowed to return. >> all the downed power poles. no water, no power, the gas lines have been broken. >> reporter: the woolsey fire swallowed 70,000 acres in ventura and l.a. counties. it remains at 5% containment. the ferocious santa ana winds forcing people to brace for what else might lie ahead. firefighters are spread so thin with all the wildfires throughout california. we're in ventura county, i'm damian trujillo. >> firefighters are using any resources they can to battle the flames.

look at video from an l.a. county firefighter's twitter page. his helicopter flying up to a mansion to grab water from a backyard pool. we will continue to follow the destruction caused by these fires across our state. download our news app and tune in to "nbc bay area news" tonight following sunday night football to get all the latest information from the fire lines. happening today, the north bay community is invited to honor a life, a young life lost in the thousand oaks shooting massacre. napa native alaina housely's body will return to napa today. people are invited to line a path along avenue and silverado trail to honor the 18-year-old as her body is taken to a funeral home. the pepperdine freshman was killed wednesday night when a gunman opened fire inside the borderline bar & grill in thousand oaks. her body will be escorted through downtown napa today at 4:00. to southern california, where the 48th condwregsal

district in orange county held by a republican for 30 years has officially been turned over to a democrat. the final votes were counted yesterday. republican representative dana rohrabacher who had been reelected for 15 terms was beaten by real estate rohrabacher, a one-time speechwriter for president reagan later became russia's leading defender on capitol hill. ruda won with 52% of the vote with 8,500 more votes than rohrabacher. we are getting our first inside look at the military buildup along the southern border. the trump administration made it harder for undocumented immigrants to seek ally sum in the u.s., earlier in the week, but that doesn't seemed to have deterred the caravan of migrants headed north from mexico. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: it only took a few days, but on nearly 40 acres in

donna, texas, a military base is up and running. any idea how long you'll be here? >> no. >> reporter: some soldiers installed barbed wire, others prepare a medical tent. there are now more than 5,600 new active duty troops spread across the southern border, most in texas, the others in arizona and california. these troops won't be able to apprehend any undocumented immigrants, but the military says the mission is logistic support for customs an border protection. the pentagon aunnoed it was no longer calling the mission operation faithful patriot, rebranding it as border support, no reason given. >> barbed wire used properly can be a beautiful sight. >> reporter: that's provided fuel to skeptics who say the extra troops were a political employ to stoke fears about illegal immigration. what is the most unique part of this mission? >> i will say that one of the most unique things in my experience has been the short notice of this.

most folks didn't know this mission was going to exist. >> reporter: command sergeant major matt howard, like all the troops we spoke with here, says he's focused on the mission, not the politics. >> we follow orders. we were given lawful orders by the people above us. let the folks up higher handle that. >> reporter: citing two defense officials, cnbc reports the troop deployments could cost at least $220 million by the end of the year. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, donna, texas. >> fire crews are investigating a mysterious fire in a vacant building in palo alto. it ignited around 5:00 last night at the building that used to house compadres bar and grill on el camino reale. the restaurant closed ten years ago. one person had to be pulled from the building and was taken to the hospital for injuries. firefighters say there were squatters inside the building. it took crews nearly three hours to fully gain control of the flames. and we're learning new del

details about pires in golden gate park all in the area of the polo field and casting ponds. investigators say all the fires are suspicious. it is 7:40. still ahead on "today in the bay," mass shootings continue to be an epidemic in this country. political analyst larry gerston joins us live in a few minutes to tell us why there could soon be some movement regarding gun control. also the poor air quality from the fire in butte county could move monday night's 49ers game from levi stadium to a different state. grant listman with nbc sports bay area is next. e blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, ribeye burgers are back, america.

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quinn cook up top to damian jones for the one-handed alley-oop, what a play by jones with the one-handed hammer. cook had a big first half, starting for steph curry buries the three. that one is in, makes the score 53-46. later in the quarter, another bomb for cook, 19 points in the first half for quinn cook and for good measure here's cook hitting aifi fade-away jumper. warriors win 116-100. before the bucks/clippers game both teams paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the thousand oaks shooting. harris said "action has to be taken from this because there can only be so many prayers and so many condolences." the giants/49ers game at hee veigh stadium monday night may be postponed or relocated. air quality in santa clara is

poor due to the effects of the camp fire. the game could be moved to the university of phoenix stadium in arizona or pushed back to tuesday night. the raiders/chargers game in l.a. is still scheduled to take place sunday afternoon. more news after the break. wedne

gun burst into a southern as we all know, by now on wednesday night, a man with a gun burst into a southern california nightclub and murdered 12 people, before killing himself. that horrific event happened just days after a gunman murdered 11 jews worshipping at a pittsburgh synagogue. n nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to help explain these two events. are they coincidental or are they part of a trend? larry, where do we even begin? >> well, we begin with really a troubling overview of mass shootings in america. mass shootings, kira, are defined as a firearms event that kills or wounds four or more people. now, there's been widespread coverage of the pittsburgh

tragedy, and widespread coverage of the mass shootings at thousand oaks. however, most people don't know that, in the 11 days, 11 days between those two horrible events, 11 other mass shootings occurred in the united states, 11. here is another way of understanding this problem. through last wednesday the night of the thousand oaks carnage, 311 days passed since the beginning of the year. during those 311 days, there were 307 mass shootings in the united states. that's just about one per day. mass shootings, in fact, kira, have become an epidemic in america. >> and how do we even account for these atrocities? is this typical? i don't know if that word is appropriate to be used in advanced societies? >> the second question is a bit easier to answer than the first. mass shootings are a unique product of the united states. no other industrialized society comes even close to the violence we experience here. as to your first question, well, the cause, that's tougher to

answer. we know that guns are commonplace in the united states. an estimated 288 million of them in about 30% of american households. we also know that the federal government, congress and the president have done little to understand who owns guns, and whether guns or gun owners are trained or mentally equipped to possess firearms. you might remember the outrage over the bump stocks, the gun accessory that turns a semiautomatic weapon into a machine gun, after the las vegas tragedy that killed 58 people, and left more than 800 injured. that was more than a year ago. nothing has been done since. >> and i mean, i assume the country is divided on this issue, but do you know where the public opinion is on these tragedies? >> you know, ironically, public opinion and opinion of the gun owners, for that matter, are alike. they want change. take a look at recent data

compiled by the pew research center on gun issues. public on universal background checks, 96% for the public, 93% or gun owners. how about banning the mentally ill from owning guns, both say 89% each, the public and gun owners. banning the no fly list people who are commonly associated with terrorism, 85% of the public. 88% of gun owners. these numbers show near universal agreement among the public and gun owners alike. >> which is sort of surprising, because it doesn't seem that way. why hasn't congress been able to move forward on this? >> it gets dicey now. two answers to that question. first, the public doesn't stay angry for very long. people get upset, they get angry about gun slaughters for the moment and then go on with their lives. second rthe power and there is

great power of the national rifle association and more important, the power of gun makers, which provide the lion's share of financial support for the nra, which then spends millions of dollars almost exclusively on republican candidates. fact, in 2016, the nra gave $54 million to republican candidates, the ninth largest amount of interest group spending in the election. lot of money from these powerful organizations. >> a lot of money. well, speaking of the election, are there any signs of any change in gun policies from last week's election? >> you know, there's a sign of hope here. possibly in the last week's election, 17 gun control candidates, all democrats, won election in congress, while two dozen nra-backed candidates, all republicans, and many of them incumbents, lost. you know, we talk about american politics and how things work here. change works very slowly in american government. that's the way the framers intended it, but among the many interest tidbits from the 2018

midterms we've learned, it may be that we may be seeing some movement on gun control policy, because of the changes that have accrued from this most recent election. time will tell. >> time will tell. as always, we'll see, right? i feel like we end every segment with you with a stay tuned. >> ye. >> as always, larry gerston, thanks for joining us. still ahead on "today in the bay," as the whole day season approaches, one bay area city broke out the ice. we'll tell you where you can get your outdoor skate on. air quality concerns remain. this is a live look right now over san jose, but we're also talking about that red flag w n warning that is in effect right now. i'll have a complete breakdown of what you can expect for your sunday, plus looking ahead to your monday as well coming up.

thanks vianey. good morning. it's 7:54. we had a rough weekend in terms of air quality. in san francisco, it appears to be a little bit better. let me break down why. the change in the winds are called transport winds, overnight changed from northeasterly to northerly. transport winds are basically the winds that determine the change in direction and speed in which the source, which is the smoke, is transported through. so that changed overnight, and that's kind of what helped clear us out in terms of the san francisco area. however, those winds are going to shift tonight, and that once again is going to begin to possibly blow more of that smoke

in our direction. 44 degrees in san jose. you can see the sunrise a little smoky still, and we're expecting to keep that unhealthy air quality not just for today, but possibly even into tomorrow. this is all going to depend again on those transport winds, as we head into tonight. they could be shifting easterly again. we'll keep the unhealthy air quality through the north bay down to the south bay again. the smoke advisory is in place until monday, so don't put your guard down just yet, no matter how good the skies might be looking within the next couple of hours. we have noticed the winds already begin to start gusting, which is why they issued a new red warning overnight into today. i want to give you a good perspective. you've probably seen the footage of the fires burning down in southern california, and they're dealing with some very gusty, strong santa ana winds, currently under a red flag warning as well, and this extends all the way up through the chico area, where the camp fire is actively burning. again, already seeing locally gusty conditions, dry relative

humidity falling below 10%. as we head in toward the afternoon, we're going to notice that it's going to dry out even more. you could see the wind speeds, kind of the direction shifting here, and look at the impact. this gives you a good color-coded combination of what you're looking at right now on your screen. the green is moist air which we're lacking. the orange is humidity below 30% and the red is humidity below 15%. watch as i fast forward the time line to give you a better idea of how the conditions change as the winds begin to increase and the dry air mass dries us out. we fall below the 15% mark in the north bay and remember, all of this area is where the camp fire is burning, which is why we cannot put our guard down, no matter how good the conditions might be looking outside. as far as your daytime temperatures for today, we will be in the 70s. no big changes there. it's actually a little bit cooler. the reason for that is because the smoky skies aren't going to allow to us warm up as much. the ridge of high pressure

dominate and keep us dry for the next several days. as of now, the only chance that we have potentially seeing rain is a system and extended outlook, looking out to november 20th. >> my gosh. vianey, thanks. quick correction, earlier in the newscast our sports reporter said the raiders game is in l.a., the game is here at the oakland coliseum. finally, one of our colleagues traileded the anchor desk for the ice rink. >> hello, hello, how is everyone doing this morning? >> trading the anchor desk for the ice rink, anchor marcus washington emceed the opening of walnut creek on ice and paulina edmunds christened the ice with an opening skate. it runs through january 21st. >> we have to keep a close eye on the air quality index for the raiders game. >> definitely. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. news tonight, instead it is sunday

night football night in america and xfinity sports sunday prime time airs at 8:30, followed by a special edition of "nbc bay area news" at 9:00. we'll be on again at 11:00 tonight.

this sunday, political realignment. democrats take back the house. >> taking our voice to washington. >> republicans hold the senate. >> tonight is a victory for the people of texas. >> and president trump gloats about republicans who shunned his support and lost. >> mia love gave me no love, and she lost. too bad. sorry about that, mia. >> democrats grabbed the suburbs, republicans tightened their hold on rural counties. what this realignment could mean for 2020. plus, president trump feeling emboldened and rattled lashes out, claiming with no evidence election fraud. >> all of a sudden they're finding votes out of nowhere. >>