wildfires in butte, ventura and los angeles co right now at 5:00, burning for days, wildfires in butte, ventura and los angeles continue to still wreak havoc. thousands are still not allowed to return to their homes, and those who are, are returning to find what was once their homes now only ash. "today in the bay" starts right now. and good monday morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're tracking all those fires that are burning across california. but first locally as well, we want to check weather and traffic. let's start out with the forecast. cold start. >> yeah, and the main thing that's been affecting our weather has been all of the smoke lingering over the bay area. here is a live look outside, and the air quality that remains an issue. it will be unhealthy to spend long periods of time outside today. make sure you are wearing a mask and if you have breathing

problems, children and the elderly should not be outside for quite a while now. as we step out the door, it is also very cold. look at pleasant hill, dipping down into the upper 30s. we have some freezing temperatures in parts of the north bay, so i'll have a look at that, and also for the rest of the week, the forecast, looking ahead. mike, you reported some problems in the east bay? >> yeah, kari, two reports, and i don't know if it's the same, i'll shout them both out, south bay, all the way along the peninsula and the east bay. the speed sensors are almost all green. southbound 880 through san leandro around lewelling and washington, two separate reports and crashes. they may be different crashes. one is blocking one of the middle lane, be careful toward hayward out of san leandro. farther north getting closer to downtown oakland south 880 at 23rd, we've gone from orange to all red. usually that indicates a traffic break, as they get ready to completely clear the construction crews, that would be right on time at 5:00 a.m., so we'll track that.

we have a build for the cash lanes at the bay bridge as well. no surprise, but look at the smoke in air. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike, it is 5:01. the massive wildfires that continue to rage across california and butte county, firefighters battling the camp fire as the fire sadly is claiming more lives. the number of confirmed dead now stands at 29. the fire's burned more than 111,000 acres, almost the size of the city of san jose. widespread evacuations are in place. bob redell has been following what is going on for us as well. he joins us live there. what is the mood like? it's so tough. all these people are evacuated. >> reporter: laura, cal fire has called in more than 4,000 men and women now to help fight the camp fire, which is burning several miles from our location. we're at the fairgrounds here in chico. this is a staging area for all the firefighters, where they eat and sleep before they head back

out to the front lines, and to help them in the fire fight, look at this video, you're looking at the world's largest air tanker, called the global super tanker, it's a converted 747 dropping fire retardant on the fire. so are ffar the camp fire is 20 contained, burned over 111,000 acres, destroyed more than 6,000 homes. lot of the homes in the town of paradise. authorities did find the remains of six more people yesterday raising the death toll to 29 people, making this the deadliest california wildfire in 85 years. sadly, the local sheriff's office says more than 200 people are still unaccounted for. law enforcement is so overwhelmed trying to track the missing people, they've set up a missing persons call center to handle all the inquiries. >> my office has located 107 people after receiving in excess of 550 calls from people looking for loved ones.

>> reporter: this is video from the town of berry creek, northeast of oroville. good samaritans are saving horses and other trapped animals because berry creek is unfortunately in the path of the camp fire. cal fire is forecasting strong northeasterly winds today along with low humidity, dry fuels, in other words, another extremely dangerous day for these men and women on the front lines. reporting live here in chico, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, bob, thank you, a lot going on out there. relatives are desperately searching shelters or missing loved ones as well. five search teams are trying to comb through the rubble. new this morning, we've learned a stepson of a former san francisco resident who was killed in the fire is among the missing. this is a photo of 36-year-old andrew bird. he acted as a caregiver for 63-year-old ernie foss jr. foss was found dead outside of his paradise home. he was a musician and moved to

paradise about eight years ago from san francisco. we expect an update on numbers to come out in about two hours. as soon as they do, we'll send out a push alert. download our app and get the latest on your smartphone. it is an unsettling situation in southern california. the worry is that those strong santa ana winds will make that fight against the woolsey fire much more difficult. it is burning in parts of los angeles and ventura counties. nearly 85,000 acres have burned so far, with just 15% of that fire contained. that fire destroyed nearly 180 structures. the hill fire has burned nearly 5,000 acres, and is 75% contained. at least two people are confirmed dead here, and three firefighters have been injured. right now, we want to take a live picture, this sf tof the woolsey fire. look at the intense flames, and this is what firefighters are dealing with as they try to get this under control. more than a quarter of a million have been ordered out of that fire zone. many feeling and fleeing for

safety here, as that firefighters continue to rush in. >> it was a wall of flames that came through. >> we can stay right along the side. >> the cause of both of to ez fires sti -- those fires still under investigation. there are several ways you can help the victims of the fire. to donate head to our home page nbcbayarea.com. there you can choose from several ways to donate or even some of your time you can volunteer. some scares for the city of san francisco. six suspicious fires were reported in the last several days in golden gate park. our team first showed you this video on friday night. eucalyptus trees, brush on fires. all six fires broke out within 24 hours. police said they would patrol that area in response. no word on any suspects so far but police are asking you to call if you have any information. >> 5:06 right now. no major fires right here in the bay area, but the fires are still really causing a lot of problems. here is a look at the smoky conditions, as you can see right

here, this is expected tonight across the bay area, and the timing isn't very good for football fans. kari has more on the forecast for the smoke right there at the moment. first, take a look at this shot from san francisco, that haze that is covering that area there, this is yesterday. roz slater is at the stadium in santa clara. this is a difficult situation for fans of the nfl. >> reporter: it is, and despite all the warnings though, we may see some of the 49er faithful out at the game tonight. they are, after all, playing the new york giants. that is what we have seen all through the weekend here. let's show you what it looked like as fans were heading out to the football game on saturday night, going to stanford, wearing breathing masks, as they went to that game. that hazy, dirty air is everywhere. the smoke even ash from the wildfires burning north in butte county, drifting down into the bay area.

experts say our air quality is in the unhealthy range, which is hardest on those who already have respiratory illnesses. >> the smoke from the fires is really bothering me. i have asthma, so it's making me cough and also it's making my eyes itch. >> reporter: that woman even brought a backup mask so she could make it through the became. around the bay area, folks have been buying up those n95 respirator masks. those are recommended if you have to be outdoors for a prolonged period of time. now, the n95 mask are those ones that built around 95% of the fine particles that can get down into your lungs and make you sick. you can pick those up at a hardware store or pharmacy, but again, people have been snapping them up, if you can get one online, that's recommended, but a lot of folks may make it out here tonight at levi stadium. the game begins around 5:00 tonight and there is still that

spare the air alert in effect. for now, we're live in santa clara, i'm roz plater for "today in the bay." >> they have the masks handy, no other option. >> you think you'd be concerned for the players, too, the athletes that are running and, you know, inhaling all the air. >> yesterday i was in oakland when they were getting ready for the raiders game, and the smoke was still really thick, lingering over oakland as well. so they continued on with the became. we are looking at still as we go throughout several days all across the bay area unhealthy air quality, with smoke blanketing, and then there may be some slight improvement, but still moderate air quality for friday and saturday, as we look ahead to the rest of the week. we talked about this a little bit, you should limit your time outside. turn the car or your house ac on recirculate. wear an n95 mask and stay hydrated and don't leave the pets outside. as we look at the forecast for the 49ers game this evening, it's going to be in the upper 60s. there are temperatures cooling

off quickly so dress appropriately. it's going to be cool by halfti halftime, and as we get a look at our forecast, we'll talk about our temperatures coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have some updates for the east bay? >> we sorted out i think the issues going on in the san leandro, san lorenzo area around 238. construction going on still but it's clearing south 880 off 23rd, that will change dramatically over the next few minutes. this sorted out, too, one remaining issue southbound 880 right around washington, one car remains after a fender bender, g blocking your fast lane past the merge off of 238. things are moving more smoothly, they may be moving everything to the shoulder. the other situation was a hit-and-run. someone dented a car. sounds like a separate incident, out of the roadway. that was a lot of activity. no other problems, and in the south bay, highway 17 the construction cleared at lark. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up, more recalls for

san francisco scooter company lime. we'll tell you about the latest problem with the scooters that could cause them to breek. if you're taking your car to work, you might want to gas up on your way in, because prices are going up. kari weather tease

mike traffic tease right now at 5:13, we start out with another chilly morning. live look at 101 in san jose, it is still smoky out there, and

willow glen will be at 43 degrees at 7:00. norm amelie we reach 65 but we're going a bit above that today. we'll talk about the smoke, the air quality and what's ahead for the rest of the week, coming up in less than five minutes. kari showed you the south bay. here is the north bay, san rafael south 101, you see the expected volume of traffic with the headlights headed south, a little glow, a lot of smoke in the air. traffic is moving nicely. well, good morning and happy monday to you. now the markets are open today. veterans day technically yesterday, but observed today, so the government's closed. s.a.p. is buying qualtrex for $8 million and cigarette stocks are lower on hearing the federal government may ban cigarettes. saudi will cut production in oil as next month, that's bad for gas prices, but generally

speaking, wall street likes higher oil prices. apple says it's discovered some problems with its original iphone 10, trouble with the touch screen. we'll talk more about that as well. there's other news as well. take a look at this rocket launch, this is cool, out of new zealand. small california rocket company has launched another rocket from its launch pad out there. this one is called "it's business time." the rocket lab rockets are much smaller than anything you'd see from spacex. but they do get small satellites into orbit, they call themselves the fedex of rocket launches. the cubesats are the new hot thing because you can send them up temporarily, very quickly for whatever it is you need to do, as opposed to the giant schoolbus things that cost, you know, millions or billions of dollars. so these rockets could be very useful. >> and who named it "it's business time"? >> you know, i don't know who, but elon musk started that with remember the pad, and so i guess rockets with silly names are now

a thing. >> well, it stood out. thanks a lot. we stand out all the time, you've probably seen the scooters on the street, more lime scooters recalled though, and this time for faulty baseboards. few weeks ago, the company removed scooters at risk of battery fires. now the verge reported a new recall was issued, this time after reports show the board could crack or break. there is no word yet on exactly how many scooters are affected. i'd be insulted if it broke when i was on it. >> hey! >> time for me to diet. samsung unveiling a foldable phone, not a flip phone but foldable phone. it showed up the infinity flex display, during the developer's conference last week in san francisco. if you're interested in buying one of these you might want to save up. according to the verge, the phone is expected to cost more than $1,700. >> what? >> for a phone, but it's a foldable one. it will be called the galaxy f,

and it should arrive in march. >> i want to say i had a foldable phone, with a keyboard. >> you folded your phone. >> don't you arer that? what's old is new. >> like a blackberry almost. >> the sidekicks that flip around. >> sidekick, that's it. >> what's old is new now. >> it looked cool, but ooh. >> $1,700? unh-uh. >> as you're checking your nbc bay area app on your phone this morning, it is chilly where you are, as you get ready to head out. here is a live look outside in fremont. we're talking about the air quality. it's the thing that's been really what's on everyone's minds, and you hear people talking about, as you are headed out and about, the smoke that is blanketing the bay area, making it unhealthy to be out there, and then as we start out this morning, still the high fire danger continues from southern california all the way up to northern california, and then you can see the red flag warnings all these areas shaded

in red, for our area it's lake and mendocino county that continues to see the high fire danger and it's going to continue until about 7:00. our winds are starting to calm down but it's been gusty out there. the humidity remains low. we look at our humidity and winds today, it's still going to be at times still those drifts of smoke and we're going to see some shifts in the wind. the red shows where humidity levels are below 15%. we are still going to see much lower humidity farther off towards the north, and then we'll see it moving in once again for tonight with some very low humidity, and at times, the wind shifting directions, so that may change how much smoke you see at any point throughout the day. we're feeling some very cold air right now, and it's all because the humidity is so low. it's in the mid to upper 30s, as you head out the door in parts of the north bay. so as we step out in concord, we're also looking at some upper 30s, as you leave around 7:00, and then warming up into the

mid-60s by noon. our high temperatures stay in the 60s today for much of the bay area. san jose will reach about 71 and 73 in morgan hill. going throughout the forecast, still some warm temperatures for this time of year, and offshore wind flow, but then as we go toward the weekend, we can see the winds will be coming up from the south, so that may help improve our air quality, as we go into the weekend, and then next week it looks like there could be a chance of rain, as we see a change in that pattern getting closer to thanksgiving, and it looks like finally we could see some changes here, but it still will be hazy, and warm, over the next few days, with some breezy winds, upper 60s to low 70s inland, and san francisco staying in the mid-60s. heading over to mike, you're hearing about a traffic break. >> i might have heard it a little too late. it may be completed but i've been tracking in san leandro into hiayward. the south bay no problems, an easy drive along the peninsula. speed sensors are green.

over here, just a little bit of slowing at 580 and 205 blend together. no problem when you get to north flynn. southbound 880 i heard about a traffic break to clear the remaining vehicle from the roadway. i've been watching for the last ten minutes and haven't seen any slowing and i think it's completely cleared at this point. we'll track that, but so far, no other problems getting out of oakland down in toward hayward but getting through oakland, we have that construction crew south 880 at 23rd. you may be rerouted off for another few minutes as they move the last of the equipment. i've heard about no problems for that overnight construction going on, off and on the freeway and onto the bridge over here at the oakland side, the cash lanes clearing up on the left approach. on the right approach the backup for the cash lanes, one left to open for this morning and the build is starting coming in toward the area where we typically see metering lights any second but maybe not for later today, being a day off for some businesses. back to you. >> that's right, veterans day. thanks so much. coming up, getting closer to the u.s./mexico border.

where a group of migrants we've been tracking for weeks are this morning. and i'm reflecting about my weekend on twitter. check out the photo. you only can see my elbow there but i'm telling you, it's a cool picture. that's my elbow there. >> that is a cool picture. >> paulina edmonds was skating in walnut creek for the opening of the ice skating rink there. it was a wonderful event. see the whole picture there on twitter @marcusnbc. >> that's a really attractive elbow. >> thank you!

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way through mexico toward the u.s. border. a massive caravan of migrants still making their way through mexico towards the u.s. border. the caravan continues to push north any way it can, sometimes that means jumping onto trucks or riding on flatbed trailers. one group of migrants went ahead of the caravan and arrived at the tijuana border yesterday. 76 people who happened to be from the lgbtq community say they left their caravan after being discriminated against. mexico has offered refuge to asylum seekers or work visas to the kara vcaravan of my grants. most are vowing to continue omove on to the united states despite warnings about what they could face at the border. now to decision 2018. coverage of the race of superintendent of public

instruction, which is really still too close to call. political newcomer marshall tuck's lead over east bay assemblyman tony thurmond is actually narrowing dramatically there. tuck with 50.2% of the vote, just ahead of thurmond, who has 49.8%. still, over 4.5 million ballots need to be counted, and we're expecting to get an update on those numbers tomorrow. and happening today, it's a make or break moment for the 24 final is on "the voice. >> request f >> for the first time they'll perform live and america gets to decide who should stay and who should go. >> it's relying on america and the coaches together, and if i got like voted and keep going, it means that america believed in me as much as kelly clarkson did, so that's really exciting. >> you can watch it here on nbc bay area starting at 8:00 tonight, and "manifest" airs at 10:00. stay tuned for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00.

happening today for the first time, a wax figure of president trump will be unveiled at madame tussauds's fisherman's wharf. this is the first time it will be here in san francisco. the president will be housed inside the attraction's oval office. madame tussauds will also provide a bull horn so guests can shout at him or sipping him praises. each wax figure takes six months to make and valued it's $300,000. 5:27 right now. fire crews standing by for sunrise to come up, as air water drops will start in the wildfires burning in northern and southern california. the latest on the fire fight and the search for the missing, coming up next. plus, remembering the victims of america's latest mass shooting. the events planned in the north bay for those killed in the bar shooting at thousand oaks. new details still ahead. a live look at the san mateo bridge this early morning hour. check of your morning commute and weather all coming up. you're watching "today in the

bay." 5:26. wildfires in northern and

southern california right now at 5:30, still raging wildfires in northern and southern california, burning with very little containment this morning. in the meantime, friends and family here in the bay area waiting to hear about loved ones, who are still missing. "today in the bay" starts right now. it's been a tough weekend for the firefighters. all the evacuees, thoughts and prayers go out to them.

thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get you ready to get out of the door right here in the bay area. we'll have traffic and weather. kari, what are we expecting on a cold start to the morning. >> a very cold start because we have low humidity, and we're also seeing the drifts of smoke coming in to the bay area. here's a live look outside in fremont. not much of a breeze now, and unhealthy air quality will be one thing that may help you guide you throughout the day. you want to make sure that you are planning accordingly, and not staying outside for long periods of time. we do still have the high fire danger, from all the way up near the camp fire, down to parts of southern california, for lake and mendocino counties. we do have the red flag warning in this area that continues through 7:00, and we'll be monitoring that as we go through the next several hours. now, we'll talk about our temperatures coming up in a few minutes, and mike, you have an unusual look at oakland. >> folks, look at this. kari, we're talking about the bay bridge toll plaza, where at

5:30, we usually see those metering lights on, and backup all filling in the toll plaza today, though. this is another indicator that there are fewer folks going in for the morning commute. expect midday and the afternoon will be really crowded as folks do perhaps have the day off. remembering our veterans today, we're looking also over at the smoke in the air, and that is the other oddity about this look. remember, the air quality is a concern outdoors. kari is talking about that today. i'm going to talk about the speed sensors which are looking great. here 880 shows the last of the slowing starting to clear now going from red to orange to yellow. the closure cleared south 880 at 23rd from the overnight roadwork. everything else around the bay and to the south bay and south county you're at speed. back to you. >> thank you, mike. we're staying on top of the breaking news of the fires burning. three major wildfires, in fact, burning across our state and this morning, the challenge is to get them contained as quickly as possible. in butte county, firefighters are battling the camp fire, dealing with dangerous weather

conditions there, as the fire sadly claims more lives. the number of confirmed dead now stands at 29. the fire has burned more than 111,000 acres, that's almost the size of the city of san jose. widespread evacuations are in place in parts of butte county. meantime, the world's largest tool and the air attack is now deployed to fight those flames. the global supertanker, a converted 747 is joining the aerial fight. the fire fight there by dropping retardant. we did some checking overnight, that plane made four trips out of mccullen air force base yesterday. you can see that flight route and the number of circles made over parts of the camp fire, each flight is about 45 minutes. the fire fight continues, thousands of people waiting to see if their homes are standing. >> "today in the bay" bob redell is live at the cal fire staging center in chico. bob, those teams have a lot to do, as they try to battle these

flames. >> reporter: marcus and laura, as far fighters here are at base camp at the chico state fairgrounds prepare their fir fifth day of trying to contain the camp fire, as you mentioned, six more people have been found dead, raising that death toll to 29, making this the deadliest wildfire in california in 85 years. among those 29 killed include a man who used to live in san francisco. his name was ernie foss jr., 63 years. his family tells us foss and his dog were found dead outside his home in paradise. foss, moved to paradise about eight years ago, his stepson, who was his caretaker, remains missing. now this morning, we're hearing from a woman who almost did not make it out alive, nicole jolly. she was a nurse at the federal river hospital in paradise. she was helping patients evacuate last thursday. she ran into a major problem when she, herself, tried to escape. >> and i called my husband, and

i never get reception in this area, that was a miracle, i was able to call my husband, and i'm crying hysterically and i said "nick, i'm gonna die. i can't get out of my car. it's on fire. i'm going to die." he says "don't die. run. get out of your car and run." >> reporter: the local sheriff's office says that over 200 people still remain unaccounted for. cal fire has called in more than 4,000 firefighters to butte county, along with the world's largest air tanker you both were mentioning earlier, called the global super tanker. in spite of these intense efforts, the camp fire right now is only 25% contained. reporting live here in chico, bob redell "today in the bay." >> so much work ahead of them there bob, thank you. 5:34, southern california two massive wildfires burning in los angeles and ventura

counties. the woolsey fire is 15% contained. firefighters are trying to get hold of the nearby hill fire, it charred nearly 5,000 acres and it is 75% contained. let's go to nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: marcus and laura, good morning. the fires in southern california not as devastating or deadly as you see there in northern california. the death toll at two, but the number of structures that are threatened today remains incredibly high, nearly 50,000. meantime, about 149,000 people all across los angeles and ventura counties are still forced out of their homes, as you saw in northern california, here in southern california the firestorm blew through communities like this one, block after block is charred out. today they are bracing for the powerful santa ana winds in southern california, so the fire threat remains incredibly high.

as a matter of fact, we'll see those winds through tuesday. we are nowhere out of danger yet. guys, back to you. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. we'll continue to follow the wildfires burning across the state. download our free nbc bay area app, a great tool to have. we'll send out the push alerts with the latest information. >> so much tragedy lately. later this morning, you'll have a chance to remember a local woman killed in last week's shooting rampage in southern california. alaina housely went to high school in napa. she was one of the 12 people killed when a gunman stormed a bar in thousand oaks. in just a few hours, a march takes place in housely's memory. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live in napa to tell us what is planned. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. the march for 18-year-old alaina housely from napa will take place behind me at memorial stadium at 10:00 a.m. last night her body was returned

to the area. we have video of the procession when it took place, people lined up in the area, carrying signs honoring alaina, who is a napa native and there were signs speaking out against gun violence. of course, that march is going to take place later this morning. housely did graduate from vintage high in napa. she was a freshman at pepperdine, when she was shot and killed by that gunman in that mass shooting last week at the border line grill in thousand oaks. there are plenty of people here at the procession last night. here's what folks had to say about alaina's life. >> i played soccer with alaina and went to school with her, my whole life, and so it was just important to be a part of the family that's here, and to show our respect and love. >> a year ago, because she's the all-american girl in every way, friendly, lovely, good grades, overachieving in every way, and the family means so much to our community.

>> reporter: family definitely had an impact on community. the housley family i'm referring to. it is called the heroes march by the heroes foundation, taking place behind me at memorial stadium here in napa, starting roughly at 10:00 a.m., and that march is of course to onor alaina and all those affected by gun violence. an emotional time for those here in the napa community. live in napa, pete suratos forred it. >> thank you there, pete. 5:38 right now. happening today across the country, and the bay area, people are honoring veterans. >> several events are planned this morning, including a flag raising ceremony in martinez. this afternoon, a vigil will be held in front of the crosses of lafayette on deer hill road, in lafayette, and this weekend, in san jose, the annual veterans day parade weaved its way through downtown and the grand marshal there of the parade was army major general garrett yee, a san jose native who served

three tours of duty in the middle east. >> it's events like this, like today, that help us remember and say thank you for all for those that have served and sacrificed. >> and in san francisco, veterans were celebrated at the presidio during a ceremony yesterday and just in, antioch is canceling its veterans day celebrations because of the air quality concerns. still remember our veterans parade or not, we always have this day and officially yesterday, but we have schools off today, so that will be a lighter flow of traffic for many of our routes, a lot of parents taking the day off perhaps as well, and that results in a lighter flow of traffic, all around the bay. out of the altamont, west 580 no problems, just a little bit of slowing until you get to about north flynn road. the south bay shows a nice smooth drive as well. the earlier closure at lark for southbound 17 that has cleared without incident and here is a live look showing you the light traffic flow right now for 101. the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights were not on as

of last check a few minutes ago, we'll check again. coming off of a great weekend, a lot of people think about next weekend. >> hopefully by the weekend the smoke will be much lower, and then we'll also see some weather that continues on, staying comfortable, as we go into saturday and sunday. here is a look at our numbers throughout the week for the inland valleys, it will only make it up to the low 70s by wednesday and thursday. as we go closer to the weekend, san francisco will stay in the mid-60s, and still cool during those early morning hours. if you have plans to head out of town, or maybe headed up toward russian river valley, it's going to be in the upper 60s on friday, mid-60s for the rest of the weekend, and we will see some more clouds moving in, and heavenly, we're looking at highs each day to reach into the mid to upper 50s. so we'll continue to watch that forecast, and also our air quality, to see if there will be some improvement as we go throughout the week. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend for fremont, that's coming up in about three

minutes. >> sounds good, thank you, kari. 5:40 right now. coming up, up in flames. video catching the moment an rv catches fire. look at the damage it caused. plus, nearly a week after votes were cast, there's still some house races undecided. look at where they stand now.

good monday morning. the time now is 5:43. still smoky outside with a light wind as you step out the door.

it is chilly, a live look outside in fremont and 880, it's going to be at about 43 degrees through 8:00 and 53 degrees at 10:00. we see the temperatures going up again today, but still at times will be hard to see the sun, we'll talk about that and our air quality for the rest of the week coming up in less than five minutes. >> this live look at the san mateo bridge shows you that haze under the street lights across the bridge there, the headlights and tail lights are moving smoothly and speaking of lights, we'll show you what's going on at the bay bridge coming up. >> thanks so, kari and mike. it's 5:44 right now. in berkeley an rv goes up in flames. take a look at the video that was posted to twitter, shows it fully engulfed. the fire started just before 10:30 outside of uc berkeley fraternities and sororities on piedmont avenue. firefighters worked to put it quickly out. no one was hurt. the tree in front of the house, however, was badly burned. according to "the daily cow" students rented the rv to drive down to the football game

against university of southern california. balance the los are still being counted for several california house races that are too close to call. >> the three districts in question are currently held by republicans. as of saturday, orange county's republican representative mimi waters has a one-point lead over democrat katie porter in the 45th district. in the nearby 39th district, republican young kim is in a close contest with democrat gill cisneros. in the tenth district, josh carter holds a small edge over republican representative jeff denham. thousands of votes still need to be count the before the results are announced. at 5:45, the president isn't shy about he doesn't like the close races at all. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. he's called legitimacy of some of them into question. >> most specifically florida, claiming fraud there and suggests we hold new elections in arizona as well. that's not going to happen. few minutes ago he claimed the florida vote was "massively

infected" and the recount there should stop, and the republican candidate he said should be declared winners. the republican governor there is also claiming fraud, in his race for the senate, though florida election officials say they've seen no evidence of any wrongdoing. his race is close, so, too, is the race to replace him, the florida governor's race, with less than half a percentage point separating the two candidates. because those races are so close, the law says there must be a recount. the president this morning says there should not be one. close race for governor in georgia as well. they're not at a recount. they're still counting the first time. arizona senate race still too close to call. president trump raised california's ire over the weekend with his first tweet about the fires, blaming california, threatening to withhold funds and ignore the human tragedy. the tweet said "there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in

california, except that forest management is so poor. billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forest. remedy now or no more fed payments!" now, the head of the state's fire union called that tweet a shameful attack. it's worth pointing out the president's tweet was not just maybe in poor taste, it was factually inaccurate. the fed, not the state, manage most of california's forests. much of the fire also not in forest. i'll leave with you a happy thought. on saturday's "saturday night live," a cast member made an apology to a congressman-elect. take a look. >> you think? [ cheers and applause ] >> lieutenant commander dan crenshaw, everyone, thanks for coming. >> thanks for making a republican look good. >> all right. >> cast member pete davidson had

made fun of congressman-elect dan crenshaw's eye patch. he los it in combat. davidson apologized. crenshaw accepted, in other words, everyone was looking pretty good at each other. there was a funny interaction, i can't show u i haven't got the time but it's on twitter and facebook, so worth watching. the congressman-elect will be on the "today" show later today. you could follow all that on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. new video to show you this morning in the usual police chase unfolding in texas. video posted by the carrollton police department showing an officer pursuing a goat before sunrise. >> oh, you are so cute. >> don't run. >> stop running. [ bla . >> after the short chase, officers were able to safely secure and capture that goat, now being cared for while officers search for his owner. did you say baah?

that's a lamb. i'm taking to you a farm, you big city girl. >> what would a goat say? >> they would just eat your dress. >> they eat everything. >> i was like oh my gosh! watch out. >> all right, so we're starting out with light-hearted feel to the air, because we know that it's been really tough lately, and we can see that even as we look out the window, with all of the smoke drifting in from the camp fire, from butte county. it's going to be unhealthy to spend long periods of time outside today. another spare the air alert, all across the bay area, as at times we will see those drifts of thick smoke moving by. and then as we go through the rest of the forecast for our air quality, it's still going to be unhealthy over the next few days. by the weekend, there may be some slight improvement, as we will see a shift in the wind, and we're stepping out the door to temperatures in the 30s. this is because our humidity is

so low and the air is really dry, those temperatures can plummet, so now we are looking at some temperatures just above freezing for parts of the north bay, and then in palo alto, it's 42 degrees. it's 43 now in san jose. and then we are feeling temperatures much cooler in the north bay, at about 23 to 25 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time, because the winds have also calmed down. we're looking at our forecast for san jose, as you head out maybe going to diridon station, we'll be at 41 degrees at 6:00. at 9:00, we're at 52 degrees and some upper 60s by noon today, heading up to 71 degrees. concord reaching 68, and then for the north bay, also some upper 60s. so as you're stepping out, getting dressed for the start of the day, you do need a warm coat, and maybe a scarf as well, as we are throwing on the layers, and then i have some really promising news for our forecast, heading into next week, still dry all this week, but there will be a shift in the

wind. more of a southerly wind coming in by saturday and sunday, and then for the middle of next week, possibly some rain chances as that high pressure moves away. i'll be tracking that and keeping you updated over the next several days. and in the meantime, we're still dry, breezy, hazy conditions and smoky, upper 60s for our inland valleys. and mike, you have an unusual traffic flow in the east bay. >> it is, kari, we're talking about businesses and schools getting the day off today, in observance of veterans day. we are looking at a light he flow. that makes things unusual as far as that flow, an easy drive, look at the tri valley south bay peninsula. over here in the east bay, cocoa county looks really light no, problems here. over here for oakland we have that unusual slowing southbound 880, right around the construction area. i'm going to say that it's just a little few pieces of equipment sticking around, because c caltrans reopened the roadway a half hour ago. the metering lights are turned on, right here at the bay bridge

a few minutes ago. we have no backup. the fast track lanes a few minutes of backup but cleared. mass transit is for the most part on a regular schedule and caltrain reopened for service from san francisco. remember, there's that levi's stadium event tonight that will impact vta later on today. back to you. next and all new, after the break, battling a heartbreaking diagnosis. the brand new technology aimed at catching and stopping cancer in newborn babies. plus continued coverage, devastating wildfires, including the celebrities also having to evacuate. some sharing those images of what's left of their homes. 5:52. first half now, steph curry won't be playing tonight. the warriors taking on the clippers. curry hurt his groin last week. he's been on the bench since then. the warriors will play tomorrow against the hawks, but it seems unlikely curry will be back on the court until at least thursday. more news after this break. it's 5:52. news out of southern

califor and we continue to follow the news out of southern california, where two massive wildfires are burning right now, forcing evacuations and destroying a lot of homes. several celebrities here, you see this photo in the background, this was on instagram, and camille grammar

"real housewives" star posted photos of the entire thing going up in flames, as you see. she was thanking the firefighters also. 5:55. robin thicke posting pictures, kim kardashian, lady gaga and will smith have been forced to evacuate. catholic bishops across the country are meeting in baltimore to initiate reforms against misbehaving priests. >> this comes during a firestorm of sex abuse allegations against catholic clergy members. the church is currently under pressure to investigate thousands of those claims, even here in the bay area. 212 clergy alleged ly child abuse. bishops will find a way to respond to these claims in the next three days. honoring those who served this veteran's day. for ogden, utah, it is a day to

honor brent taylor who died in an attack. his services were held yesterday. hundreds of people there gathered in the cold to pay their respects. he leaves behind a wife and seven children. no child should have to battle cancer, let alone before their first birthday. one philadelphia hospital says new technology is offering hope to infants with cancer. children's hospital of philadelphia, saving lives through early detection. the hospital says they can do this by monitoring children with a genetic likelihood of developing cancer. >> if we can identify these individuals, we can institute surveillance protocols, which pick up tumors early, when they're small, like a grape, rather than clinically when they're the size of a fwrgrape t grapefruit. 5:57. our diseased streets investigation made national headlines, after we exposed those dangers mixed with feces

and needles across san francisco. did the new mayor follow through with making changes? bigad shaban has that part of the story. >> reporter: good morning. walking the streets of san francisco isn't just disgusting, it's also potentially dangerous. so what's changed since mayor london breed took office? tonight at 11:00, we investigate to find out just how much filth there really is. we canvassed parts of the city, looking for trash, feces and needles. the mayor promised a cleaner san francisco within three months of her taking office. so we're here walking the streets to find out if she made good on that pledge. we will show you what we found, and you'll hear directly from the mayor, what does she think about the result? plus we go walking downtown with an expert on infectious diseases. what goes through your head walking the streets of san francisco? >> what goes through my head is

that there's contamination under my feet. >> reporter: we'll tell you why she thinks san francisco is in danger of an outbreak. that's all tonight at 11:00, when we revisit san francisco's diseased streets. >> if you have a story for our investigative unit, give them a call, your number on the screen 888-996-tips or go to the website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. right now at 6:00, that fire fight continues. the fire burning up north is now matched with the deadliest and most devastating in state history. breaking news, we're still following today, the updated death toll and the desperate search for survivors. >> plus -- >> the flames still near the side. you could sit out there and see the sunset through the canyon and setting down there. >> surveying the damage. we're also living later this hour in southern california, as firefighters continue their fight, and people start to return to what remains of their homes. scratchy throats, burning eyes, hard to breathe. smoke filling the skies across

the bay area this week, and as of this morning, the problems persist. the big event tonight that could have people grabbing their face masks. "today in the bay" continues right now. you want to play it safe as you head out the door this morning. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to the breaking news in i abit. first we want to get you caught on with what's going on in the bay area. mike has traffic in a bit but kari, you've been talking not only about the cold temperatures but also the smoke. >> the smoke has been really bad and as we step out temperatures are in the 30s this morning in parts of the bay. we are looking at our temperature trend really spread out as we start out and here is a look at that smoke still blanketing san francisco, and the air quality will be unhealthy for all of the bay area. spare the air alert, that means that you should limit your time outside as well. here is a live look outside in palo alto. we start out with some low 50s at 10:00, heading into the upper 60s today, and a look at all of our microclimates coming up. mike, there is asi