time from fremont out there, waiting for the sun's arrival for everyone to get up and get going. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right now, we want to get a look at your traffic and weather before you head out. kari, another cool start to the day. >> it's so cool out there and it's still smoky. no changes this morning. i put up our air quality map so you can see all the dots and look at where you are. we have the unhealthy air quality for most sensitive, means unhealthy for the children, the elderly or people with breathing problems. still dealing with the same issues ase a headed into the upper 60s today. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates coming up. mike's been tracking the drive on the ri, those are

the only ones we have incidents, south 880 an earlier crash with a truck and small sedan. i drove by and saw the sedan out of the lanes so no problems there. we'll zoom up toward hesperian, the off-ramp reported closed because of a small fire, may be a brush fire or structure fire. there have been no big alerts or problems over the last few minutes, but thistil other 15 m. the cocoaou freeway, r now, the fire fight is far from over in butte des toll from t death toll from the camp fire is at 48, dozens are missing. 130,000 acres charred, turning homes and buildings into rubble. in total nearly 9,000 structures

have been destroyed. the fire is just 35% contained. today the governor and white house officials will visit the burn zones. across the fire zone, the devastation is unreal, and there's still no end in sight for fire ifighters and victims. >> jodi hernandez is in a paradise and has more. >> i want you to understand, we're going to do everything we possibly can to diligently search for those remains but this is a difficult task. >> reporter: butte county sheriff says search and rescue teams are determined to find the more than toll to 48. >> all six of those remains were located in paradise, and they were located within homes. >> reporter: newly the fighter. >> everybody pulling together to do what they needed to do to try to save lives and get people out of town. >> reporter: cal fire's dave hocks came across an ambulance that caught fire while

paramedics tried evacuating patients. he evacuated them to a nearby house. >> i said we'll ride it out here. >> reporter: the town's mayor says the courage and heroism people showed as they faced such a terrifying situation is what paradise is all about. >> it shows you the community spirit of paradise. it's a very friendly, little town. very, very proud of my town and my "nbc bay area news." >> at the other end of the state, fast-moving97,000 acres . over 400 structures have been destroyed. there is good news for residents wh to move back. >> the fire was over there. we could see the flames, i mean, i don't know, i was a little doubtful. >> the hill fire is also burning nearby. it is 4,500 acres and 92,000

contained. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. in the wake of those wildfires, a new emergency alert system is out. san mateo county just releasing this, take a listen. >> this is an important message from the san mateo county alert system. >> now it's called scm alert and it's the first to statewide law for emergency alerts. that system allows emergency officials to send texts and social media alerts when disasters strike. turning to other news, police are searching for acers cowers was last seen during the game at levi stadium. his girlfriend said they were visiting the bay area with their two children. he went to the bathroom in the fourth quarter and never came back. she tried texting and calling him and waited for car, but he never showed up. >> he never got a chance to talk to us, like after we made it back to the hotel, didn't know where me and the kids were, he wouldn't have disappeared and

not called. >> levi's staff is helping police giving them surveillance video. coming up on bay," many shoppers opting to shop online, but a new report finds it is creating a danger not to your identity, but to your life. and year after year, we'shg procrastinate, but now there's an advantage waiting until the last minute to buy. the gift that keeps on giving, when waiting to buy christmas decorations.

good morning. i'm kate rogers with today's top business headlines. wall street looking like it will have a mixed open this morning,

after stocks drifted lower yesterday. the dow falling for a third straight day, closing down 100 points. apple in the tech sector down again. energy sharesices fell to their level on concerns about weaker global demand. many people will likely shop for gifts online this holiday season, but a new multitasking. survey finds a third of americans admitheas incentive t distracted driving, it will reward peo road with a discount on their policy. if you want a christmas tree that won't break your budget it may pay to wait. study shows christmas eve is the cheapest time to buy a tree with an average price of $47. the most expensive time is on cyber monday, when prices average about $81 and black friday isn't far behind at $77. the results are based on sales data from christmas tree farmers

and sellers, and while it may not suit to you procrastinate, you can save roughly until the week before >> if you wait until easter, it's cheaper. >> wait until nevernd money. >> thanks, kate. coming up here on "today in the bay," kari has a look at your forecast. we can't wait too long for this one, though. >> yes, it's going to be still what we've seen the past few days. smoky and cool to start. warming up during the afternoon. here is a live look in palo alto. we start out at microclimates we'll talk about the air quality coming up next. here's san rafael, the quality of your drive is just fine. you're at the limit. i have an issue for the sheth i closure that's still going on.

sharks fans are waking up happy good wednesday in san mateo brimming, cars already on the road. mike will look at the commute coming up in a bit. shark fans waking up happy this morning and for good reason. joe thornton scored his 400th career goal last night, and to top it off, it was a game-winning goal. how cool is that? sharks come from behind to beat the predators 5-4. jumbo joe the 11th player in nhl history to hit 400 goals and 1,000 that is. congratulations. >> a lot of games. >> he has the right to sleep in this morning. >> thinking about the ice,

temperatures this morning make way for all of that. >> it's freezing in parts of the bay area this morning. it is cold for some of us headed out the door and so as we take a live look in dublin, a lot of people already out the door and you can tell from this shot it's smoky. our air quality will be unhealthy for the north bay as well as the peninsula and san francisco. the inland east bay as well as the south bay will be moderate and santa clara valley still unhealthy today. that smoke alert continues through friday night. now yesterday, we saw the clouds that kind of trapped some of the smoke. gonto the afternoon, therewe and look at these numbers now. in santa rosa, we are at 32 degrees and it's 42 in oakland and 42 in san jose and san francisco, now at 46here throug and see the temperatures start to head up toward the low 50s by late this morning. here is a look at our south bay high temperatures for today.

los gatos 68 degrees and 70 in morgan hill. upper 60s and low 70s for much of the inland east bay. oakland today 67 degrees, and 67 also in palo alto. daly city reaching 64 and 66 in the mission district. the north bay reaching 71 degrees. ukiah with mill valley only about 61 degrees, and then as we look at our forecast, this shows the wind direction that will still be coming in from the north, so it's bringing in the wildfire smoke and our unhealthy air quality. by saturday the winds come up from are the south as a weak disturbance approaches the coast. we are going to see a change and a shift in our wind direction, and then going into next lookid with our rain anoue of rounds o ing in between thursday and friday, so our rain chances are still looking really good, so some great news as we head toward the end of the forecast. but we're still going to be dry

over the next few days, and that offshore wind keeps it warm with highs in the low 70s inland. morning temperatures very chilly, with some upper 30s and low 40s, and san francisco looking at mostly some 60s throughoutg a second overnight closure. >> that's right, kari. the first closure i reported over here hesperian 880 northbound opened the off-ramp, a little fire, whatever was going on, the off-ramp has been cleared from the chp report, so full access through san lorenzo. the bottom of the screen we'll zoom into it, southbound 17 at crews scheduled to clear by about 5:00. so another 15 to 20 minutes, we'll give smoothly. the off-ramp there, what we're the speed indicator is affecting tracking. no problem over the summit to or from the south county. overhere, the east shore freeway great drive, 13 minutes from highway 4 to the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. just a few folks waiting in cash

lanes. you can see the steady stream of red lights moving across nicely. this morning, we can see the lights in san francisco, so there's a little less smoke in b still, it is a factor as kari's been tracking the drive. that will be more of a factor later on. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 4:47. investigators trying to make sense of an unusually large crash. >> 21 cars piled up in santa cruz. you can see one of those cars on fire there. the multicar pile-up happened at highway 1 and river street. 11 people were hurt, three of them badly. the chp is saying it appears the brakes went out on a big rig before it slammed into 20 cars care was hit andlight.he driven into my car, which drove me off the road. >> that big rig was loaded with clay. investigators are now weighing it to see if that big rig was carrying too much. >> frightening. 4:48 right now. a big change for a pros un.

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with the invga a major ecigarette company says it is its products to keep them away from kids. san francisco-based juul, which has been heavily criticized and accused of marketing to kids says it will temporarily stop selling most flavored products like mango, fruit and cucumber will only be available online and only tots instagram and twitter pages. tesla putting an end to a popular perk. if you buy a model s or model x, you'll no longer get free charging at the super charger stations. that move comes as tesla kite surfer finds himself in a tough spot. video shows a coast guarder he stranded in san pablo bay yesterday morning. bystander saw him and called 911 after spotting the surfer struggling offshore.

the coast guard launched a helicopter from san francisco for the rescue. the good news to report this morning, that man is okay. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> a safety concern in the front seat of perhaps million, "ns of next. but first,n the recount in palm beach county, florida. this morning, supervisor of elections says the old machines are overheating, this is because they are having to run 24 hours a day to meet that thursday deadline. that increase the tallies, workers realize this only after early vote talliesit previousaf recounted, they have to do it all over again. we'll have more news for you right after the break. richmond.

welcome back to "today in the bay" and welcome to wednesday morning. where is everyone out there, as we take a live look could one part of your car fly apart and hurt you? >> we talked to one driver who

wants answers. consumer investigator chris chmura takes a look at the problem. >> good morning. the drivers we're talking about say there's an unusual problem with the seat. meet sean alger, he had to go to the hospital after his suv's headrest burst open and smacked him in the back of the head. >> all of a sudden i felt a hit in the back of the head. i was freaked out, is somebody in the car? ck there, no cars behind me. >> the same thing has happened to dozens of other startled people. some were injured, others almost crashed. tonight at 11:00, we explain what's going on. we asked the manufacturer and its supplier, and we'll show you why some headrests can force. if you have a car complaint, you can't seem to solve yourself, go to nbcbayarea.comes number is 888-996-tips. i'll see y >> thanks, chris. 4:55 right now. traveling back in time, maybe in the stone age is pretty

cool for some people, but a sheriff in florida says yabba-dabba-don't to one man. >> they pulled him over for this. he turned his smart car into the famous flintstone's footmobile. he was speeding through a neighborhood called bedrock. it was meadow bedrock, until the sheriff pulled him over. >> police seized his car and then took these pictures. okay, look. so you give the man a ticket, and then you say oh, can i take a picture in your car. >> i'm hoping it was a fix-it ticket. t car. >> at least you don't have to use your feet to move it. >> there you go.yabba-dabba-do atkahall, still a lot of smoke in the area. >> was that halloween? why do people do that? >> people are interesting. >> they are, very.

live look 101 and san jose, we hopefully won't see any cars like that on the road. it's in the low 40s as you head out and low 60s by noon. nice day but still smoky. we'll talk about that, coming up next. looking for that in palo alto. don't see it but 280 past that flintstone house farther north on the peninsula. nice drive. an issue, a traffic alert for highway 101. plus the democrats won the house and the mid terms. today they pick their leaders. the fight over who will hold the gavel,pe rsi not giving up powe easily. much more coming up in a live report from capitol hill. you're watching "today in the bay." a live look outside at sfo

and good wednesday morning to you. take a live look outside sfo right there. getting ready to go, but before you head out the door, make sure you have a coat with you. kari will talk about the forecast in a bit. thanks for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's get straight to that forecast. i'm already putting layers on. >> it's been so cold the past few mornings. i was like, i don't want to turn on the heat in the house, but i had t do i did it. it's fairly cool out there, and then here is a look at the poor visibility that we're seeing from our emeryville camera, looking at the bay bridge. air quality will still be unhealthy today. slight impro east the south bay and still trapped in santa clara valley, so unhealthy air quality there, with a lot of smoke coming through. concord starts out in the upper 30s, then it does warm up fast.

we'll be up to 57 by 10:00. we'll look at our microclimates coming up. you told me there was a traffic alert in the north bay. >> the good news is it's not the commute direction, novato down to san francisco. that part of the north bay can be critical as things get st hanging north up toward santa rosa out of rohnert park. chp closed the freeway because of a fire. there's an overturned double big rig truck there, a u.p.s. truck is on fire in the north bay. concerned about any fires in the area so we're tracking this. we have a reporter heading up there as well. north 101 remains closed at railroad avenue. take railroad toward old redwood highway north, heading upnt out. the rest of your commute shows an easy drive, no problems, just that roadwork at lark off of southbound 17. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:00 right now.

developing this morning, the camp fire burning out of control in butte county. it is now the deadliest fire in state history, claiming 48 lives. dozens are still missing. flames have charred 130,000 acres. the fire itself is the size of san jose and nearly all of palo alto combined. it is just 35% contained. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live from paradise, and pete, some high-profile officials on