nancy pelosi get back her power in washington? the key decision this morning. and all new for you this for anyone who drives across the bridge every day. so that's a lot of people. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you on this wednesday. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. another cool start to our morning, kari. will it warm up by day's end? >> it will warm up throughout the day but the next several mornings we start out with 30s and 40s and see our highs into the upper 60s and we have a lot of smoke across the bay area. live look outside i moderate and that smoke alert peninsula. e of the south bay will be continues through friday night. here is a look at our highs for today. once again upper 60s for most of our 'l talk about thise lookingt

u.p.s. of the truck, this is truck and all the packages spilled out and burst through that's one part of the cleanup on its side. the two trailers there attached to that tractor trailer, they're blocking the slow lane as well as on the shoulder. there's some fluid that's also on the roadway, and that may extend the closure. i hope there were no holiday gifts or supplies getting to the north bay. we'll check on that. bob redell should be on the scene shortly. we will show you the slowdown boast direction 101. northbound the crash, from rail january road up to the brake check area. southbound side distracted as the cqatadi and san rafael. across the golden gate bridge it's pleasant. we have a crash in cocoa county on 242 over on the shoulder and is a concern over at the teo high-rise, because look at that slow drive. use the dumbarton bridge right now. back to you. >> all right, mike. concern developing the camp fire burning out of control in butte county. it is now the deadliest fire in

the state's 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 the local and federal levels will be in town to assess some of the wildfire damage. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, laura and marcus. we're going to see california governor jr.ry brown and u.s. secretary of interior ryan zinken butte county at some point thi by this delyamp fire. you mentioned the statistics we have so far on it, we're an far. maybe this was a business in the area, but it is simply rubble you see the damage left behind. following the camp fire. zinke actually a u.s. secretary of interior, ryan zinke canceled an asian trip, a trip to asia,

excuse me, to come here to northern california to survey this damage, and this comes on the heels of california securing a presidential major disaster declaration to help with recovery efforts throughout all of california, which is dealing with these wildfires. as top officials come to town in butte county, you have search and rescue teams fo more than 200 people that are still missing. >> i want you to understand we'll do everything we possibly can to diligently search for the remains, but this is a very difficult task. >> reporter: unfortunately, during these fires, we do see looting taking place and that's taking place once again near the fire area here in butte county. the people that you're seeing on your television screen are ac area, and they could face weapons, drugs and possible stolen property charges, but back here to paradise, the first responders are doing great work

here on the front lines. we'll have more on their stories in the next half hour. live in paradise, pete suratos for "today in the bay." meanwhile in southern california there, three fires burning right now. overnight, a new brush fire broke out in san bernardino county. it's being called the sierra fire and it's currently at 20 acres. 80 miles west, the woolsey fire is burning more than 97,000 acres and is 40% contained. two people, sadly, have died in that fire. the hill fire is also burning nearby. it is 4,500 acres right now and 92% contained. happening today, in washington, some key lawmakers both veteran and freshmen will vote today on party leadehiros. all eyes are on san francisco congressman nancy joi us live washington with what is happening today. good morning, tracie. >> hey, laura. pelosi is

we understand here in the house, the voting to get under way in less than 30 minutes. >> congratulations! >> reporter: more than 100 new members of congress are in washington this week. >> very exciting obviously. >> reporter: some, like mitt romney, not quite ready to take on hot button issues like the new acting attorney general. >> that's really a very important question, and i'm sure i'll get a chance to talk to you about that, but not yet. >> reporter: others hopping right in the middle of it. new york's alexandria asclimate demonstration at minority leader g ncy pelosi as house speaker. >> americans votedre unambiguous message, they wanted change. >> reporter: tonight, e su we wy back. >> reporter: but first, congress faces a december 7th deadline to

pass a budget and avoid a partial government shutdown. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> 6:06 for you right now. this next story you'll know a lot about. we've all been stuck at the toll plaza on the bay bridge area there, and it can really be frustrating. well, today the bay area toll authority will talk about getting rid of cash lanes or maybe the toll booth all together. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from newark, and kris, we're not actually talking about a free , >> reporter: no, you're still going to have to pay your toll, no free ride but ride freer, this kind of a traffic jamumbar bridge. kn t designated for folks who can pay with cash, and those lanes electronic with fast track, but today the bayix that. one is to eliminate the stopping

at toll booths, you'd zip on through. the other option would remove the toll plazas all together here at the dumbarton bridge where we are this morning and also at the bay bridge along with the antioch, benicia, carquinez bridge, dumbarton bridge, richmond-san rafael and san mateo brimming. it works like the going going which is operated separately and went all electronic five years ago. if you crossed ithe recen pictu that way. we asked commuters this morning, your license plate and paid it and so far, they seem to like the idea. >> ielieve that i to eliminate having to pay cash and being able to buy another system, it could reduce some congestion going over the bridge. >> reporter: today's discussion is just the beginning. formal proposal could come next year, so until then, mike inouye is your best friend. in newark. >> reporter: yes. >> and even >> 6:08 right now. new this morning, a student group at san jose state working

to shine light on a growing issue, homelessness among students. over 13% of students have been forced to live on the streets in the last year. according to the sjsu homeless alliance, out of 33,000 students, this means 4,300 are impacted by the issue. the group is now calling on the university's president to take action. they're requesting the college add more beds to dorms for students to stay at no cost and add more safe parking lots. next two decades or so, but a boom in stanford's population consider stanford's expansion and asking for four acres for the elementary school. this is construction area and annual payments to an education fund. right now at 6:09 on your wednesday morning, your microclimate weather alert continues because of the poor air quality. here is a live look outside as you get ready to headut toward

willow glen. it's another chilly start at 41 degrees at 8:00 and still some hazy sunshine, and reaching into the upper 60s, which is slightly above normal. as you get out the door and head to school, we look at our martinez forecast, going to be even colderrees b look at how f those temperatures go up, about ten degrees every couple of hours. it's going to be a nice and mild day. we'll talk about all of our happening the north bay as well as some of the slower spots bridge. >> that's right. we are tracking the traffic alert in qatadi but not as much of an issue for the bulk of the commute. san mateo bridge eastbound moves smoothly but westbound is jammed along the flat section. on the high-rise reports of a crash and folks involved in the crash, no major injuries but out of their cars taking pictures. hopefully a crew can help them move the car from the roadway.

west 92 jammed cross to the high-rise and things are clear on the peninsula. that will keep san mateo clearer longer and send more traffic south 808 toward kris sanchez at the dumbarton bridge toll plaza. that willeeoking at a good dri north bay except for farther north in qatadi, i'll talk about that traffic alert coming up. 6:11 right "today in the bay," some new relief before your next trip to the dmv. the big addition to a south bay library aimed at streamlining your wait. the markets continue to trend lower, and the golden statue in space, ahead in business and tech. for you at 6:25 this morning, a warning before you hop into your car today. o said his headrest sent him to the hospital. dozens of other cases our consumer unit found. you're watching "today in the bay."

the time is the day. here is a live look in palo alto. chilly temperatures, as you get ready to head ouhe 52 degrees a, and some upper 60s by early afternoon. we will talk about improvements in our air quality and our rain chances, coming up in less than five minutes. >> when you have your choice of bridges, choose the dumbarton

bridge over the san mateo bridge. that crash is causing a problem across the bay. getting to the bay bridge, we're also slowing, we'll show you what's going on, on the east shore freeway. and a happy wednesday. glad you're with us. stocks continuecrash. some a nd another wells fargo executive stepping away from the belguered bank derunressure from regulators. ar we've heard about in quite some time. t layoff of a big corporation markets watching brexit. the prime minister meeting with her government as we speak, going over a draft agreement to leave the eu. one key factor will be ireland. ireland, of course, is its own country, and it's going to stay in the eu. northern ireland is part of the united kingdom, and will leave the eu, which means there's going to be some kind of border between these two irelands. the fear is the violence we saw in the '80s could return. look at this, this is an

artist's rendering of a statue launched by a satellite. we hear this will happen early next week. art will load a statue onto the spacex rocket scheduled to be launched on monday, and then a of astronaut robert lawrence, jr. space. he was killed in a jet training accident back in 1967, but we expect this to happen monday. we were talking the other day about small satellites. when i say small, i mean about my size or smaller, and this is what that is. when you see that picture t looks enormous. >> right. >> relatively small but still so cool. it's a great tribute. >> it is. very much so. >> and someone sending art into space. >> amazing. >> it's pretty cool. >> very good. nice tribute. >> thanks, scott.

this answer for you all? what about skipping the long line at the dmv. are you up for that one? you can go to the library now, the central park library in santa clara now has dmv kiosks. people can use them to renew their car registration. some safeways have this service as well. you can find them in san jose, cupertino, fremont and menlo park.self-checkout, people can' get that. >> beep, beep. >> you got to put in the code. come on, guys. >> all right. >> take it away,i that. let's get a look at our forecast that starts out chilly this morning. we're still talking about this air quality. here is a live look outside in dublin this morning, and if you've been outside, you know that the smoke is really thick, and i'm hoping that you're still taking those extra precautions, like limiting your outdoor exposure to the smoke, turning

the car ac on nd wearing a mask, especially if you work outside. this is one of the n95 mks you . drink plenty of water and don't leave the pets outside. here is a look at the view as we get a look at our sutro tower camera towards the golden gate bridge. air quality remains unhealthy for the north bay, as well as the peninsula, and in san francisco, inland parts of the east bay and the south bay the rolling ome more clouds moving n but it's not as widespread. at 29 degrees, and i then it's 48 in half moon bay. ouit's start out on this wednesday morning. walnut creek will be in the lows at 11:00 and upper 60s later today. all of the bay area will be in the upper 60s to low 70s, pretty uniform temperatures, and overall, it's looking like a good hair day, because it is so crisp and cold outside. humidity will stay low. as we go into next week, we're going to see a change in our

weather pattern. high pressure has been here since early october, but a dip in the jet stream, this is the flow of those upper level winds that carry storm systems into the bay area. it's going to be right over us by the middle of the week, so we are going to see some improvement in our weather. finally a chance of rain late tuesday into wednesday, into thanksgiving, but in the near term it's still going to be in the upper 60s, and l mike, you're going to give us another look at that crash scene? >> that's right, ofhe overturn double trailer up in the north bay. cotati, we areol traffic a all the packages spilled out of the trailers for tu.p.s. truck. there's fluid on the road. i'm not sure if that's a hazmat situation. the soil, it may have leaked over there. we're waiting for more updates on the scene. all of that has to be cleaned up as they right the rig. we show you traffic is flowing northbound. we see slowing around the brake

check area north of railroad avenue, that's counter commute but the southbound side is distracted as well. it's not the biggest impact to your commute. the bay bridge has a big impact right there coming out of the maze. the upper east shore freeway did see someam road. it's clearing now. there may be one piece of equipment that had to move from overnight roadwork. contra costa slows through highway 4, the crash 242 should. the san mateo bridge slow drive toward the high-rise westbound the commute crash continues to block one lane. the spe ed now. the bridge crew may have been able to start moving that. we'll give you updates. ridge is the more traffic towaro biggest issue on the map here. back to you. >> thank you, mike. still ahead for you at 6:30, a 49er fan missing. he went to the restroom during

the fourth quarter of the game monday and no one has seen him since. what his girlfriend, who was with him at the time, is telling us this morning. but first -- >> a safety concern in the front seat of perhaps millions of cars.estitor chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds" next. and on my facebook page, check this out here, we are always talking about t christmas coming. thanksgiving is still first, but you have 40 days to get that gift for that special someone if you want to. that counter is on my facebook page. >> i'm an extra small. >> i've got you covered. we looks

welcome back, everyone. 6:24 on your wednesday morning. we're looking into dangerous

seats in cars. could one part of your car or one of the seat parts fly apart and hurt you? >> we spoke to one driver who wants answers. consumer investigator chris chmura takes a look at that problem. with the seat. him in the back of the head. i was freaked out,so in the car? there's nobody back there, no cars behind me. >> the same thing has happened led pe.'s gng on. we asked the manufacturer and its supplier, and we'll show you why some headrests can and do burst open with explosive force. if you have a car complaint, you can't seem to solve yourself, go to nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us, the number is 888-996-tips. i'll see you again tonight at 11:00. >> looking forward to it, chris. 6:25 right now. new york city is decking the halls. the much anticipated new star for the rockefeller center

christmas tree will be revealed today. the star is over nine feet tall, weighing 900 pounds, it includes 3li caloot norway spruce will be officially lit november 28th. >> think of how much work that is. 6:26 right now. here are some of the stories we're working on, on "today in the bay." breaking news, a fiery u.p.s. truck crash along highway 101. the impact on your drive. plus -- >> he never got a chance to talk to us. >> a plea for answers, after a football fan goes missing at levi stadium. hear from the woman who says that he got up in the fourth quarter, and she doesn't know what happened next. at 6:45, the first group of the so-called migrant caravan is at the u.s. border. so what happens now? >> we were able to access the garage and move the patients to

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and i )m marcus washin a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> ai'm marcus washington. mike inouye has breaking news dealing with traffic. >> we'll show you the video that came into our newsroom, u.p.s. trailers plus the rig on its side. the whole stretch had been engulfed by flames, there was a vegetation fire. we have a red flag wag. with all of the cleanup. let me show you we're talking about the continued effort as

bob redell is getting to the scene getting more information, we see the slowing northbound 101, counter commute but slowing up toward railroad avenue, southbound side slow of ropeert parop rohnert park. the san mateo bridge west 92 in the middle of your map i'm showing you live pictures a disabled vehicle at the high-rise, perhaps a fender bender. the traffic is moving a bidgef caarea, that is not a pleasant view. >> not at all. our air quality is the worst in san francisco, as we are seeing the smoke getting caught up in the marine layer and it's low in the atmosphere, so san francisco seeing those air quality numbers at about 181, and it's also very unhealthy all across the bay area. so still smoky, and cold. pleasant hill down to 37 degrees as you walk out the door. the warmup happens . area headio

the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll talk about this and also our weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. 6:31 right now. developing now, the fire fight is far from over in butte county. the death toll from the camp fire is now at 48. dozens are still missing. flamesnd 0 v ings into rubble structures have been destroyed. the fire is 35% contained. today the governor and white house officials will visit the burn zone. the stories of the heroes and showing the power of really the human spirit, the beautiful stories. >> they truly are. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live. we see people stepping up to help in times of tragedy. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, marcus and laura. of course, we're talkingut firefighters helping get folks out of harm's way when it comes to the camp fire, especially right here in paradise.

as you can see, we've repositioned the camera. you see the fire crews getting sh cam video coming from cal s fire. you can see a woman trying to escape with her cat and she's trying to wheel off in a wheelchair and thankfully a firefighter is there to help her out, getting out of that car and helps drive her to safety. later on the "today" show, not too long from now, you're going to hear an interview about firefighters helping to evacuate patients from a hospital, another story of another heroic act by these firefighters, and this was after an ambulance caught fire at an exit route in the paradise area. we want to show you a clip from that interview that will air on the "today" show. >> we refuged them in the house, we told them protect this home, this is our ft. knox basically.

was valuable. >> california governor brown and u.s. secretary ryan zinke will be surveying the damage and get to speak with residents impacted by all this. we take you back out here live. fire crews and pg&e crews making their way out here. when it comes to the two men, governor brown and ryan zinke, they'll hold a news conference in chico at 12:00 p.m. we're live in paradise, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> the crews are still busy there, pete, thank you. on the other end of the state, the same thing, a this is being called the sierra fire and it currently is burning 20 acres right now, after woolsey fire has burned more than 97,000 acres. it is 40% contained. two people sadly have died in that fire. more than 400 structures have been destroyed there, and there is good news for some

residents whose homes were spared, now being allowed to move back. >> the fire was over there.ould. it was doubtful. >> there's also the hill fire burning nearby, 4,500 acre there is, 92% contained. the cause of the fires remain under investigation. >> 6:35. turning to other news this wednesday morning, police police are searching for a missing 49ers fan. officers say 33-year-old ian cowers was last seen during the game at levi stadium. his girlfriend said they were visiting the bay area with their two children. she says powers went to the bathroom in the fourth quarter and never came back. she tried texting and calling >> 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 just disappeared and not called. >> levi's staff is helping police by giving them surveillance video.

more details for you in the recent antio head pleaded guilty itin a cour. the shooting happened last week, neighbors called police sawas m with a gun. when police arrived at that suspect's home, the man opened the door and immediately fired with a high-powered bb gun. police say that one officer was struck in the head and suffered minor injuries. that man barricaded himself insided the suspect peacefully surrendered after several hours. he is now being held on a $245,000 bail, and will return to court in two weeks. i want to show you live pictures here san mateo westbound. there is the service lane, and that was added years ago, specifically so what i just saw were flashing lights can get through the area. another tow truck headed toward

the high-rise so hope for these folks, and the traffic is starting to move a bit, but that crash registered at the high-rise from an earlier crash there. you do see some recovery for the speed but there may be a second issue getting toward chess drive in foster city. we'll track that westbound commute. right now expecting as we see more traffic south 880 headed toward the drt we're still traejocknd the carq bridge. i'm going to check on that portion coming up. ay to the weekend.t busy on this >> almost there, and it's going to look nice. >> it will be nicer. we'll be able to get outside for a little while, and we will still have the cool weather across the bay area. the coast will reach into the low 60s. the bay up to about 67 degrees and 69 degrees for the inland valleys. still 60s across the map on sunday. i think we'll see some more clouds in the mix, so as you make plans, maybe you head out to the meet in the street the castro valley light parade, this saturday it was rescheduled from last weekend because of the air quality. so this rolling.

nice event, i went to that last year. if you want to go ice skating, that's happening at any point, but on sunday, as you wrap up the in union square in san francisco, it will be in the upper 50s during the middle of the day, and then cooling down into the low 50s at night. want some clear air? how about heading to the sierra? that's a live look at squaw valley this morning. it will be in the mid to upper 50s throughout thehilly weekendo alto temperature trend coming up in about three minutes. >> looking foord to that. >> right now. as you watch distracted drivers on your commute this morning, apparently a lot of them are shopping while driving. brand new numbers overnight on how many people are doing this. plus -- >> we just feel that it's a sham and they're trying to cover it up. >> california parents grieving their son. the popular mexico tourist spot

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right now at 6:42, led's head to palo alto. where we start out with smoke-filled skies and chilly temperatures again this morning. we will see the temperatures going up pretty fast. we'll be at 52 at 10:00 and 65 degrees at 2:00 this afternoon. all of us will be in the 60s today. we'll talk about that and our improved air quality for the weekend, coming up in less than five minutes. >> and overall, the bay is looking good. recovery for the san mateo bridge, but we still have the traffic alert going on northbound 101 is jammed ascota.

truck in the area. bob redell is on the scene. what is the latest? >> reporter: well, mike, they're trying to get this u.p.s. double big rig upright so they cane tr. right now on northbound 101 between railroad and sierra here in cotati, two of the lanes are shut down because the rig rig overturned around 4:00 this morning. the cab and part of the front rig caught fire. there was a vegetation fire and with the fire season going on, there was a tremendous response from the fire department, not only to rescue the driver, but also to make sure this brush fire, smalln io something greater, which it did not. the driver was able to get out on his own, suffered a broken arm. according to chp, what happened is this driver wasn car that was stalled. he didn't see distracted, hit that and this accident happened behind us. the driver of the car that was stalled they haven't found the

person. they don't believe the person was in the car, maybe they stalled and took off, whatever the case s they're trying to investigate. you have this double big rig full of packages for u.p.s. some of the packages for damaged and/or destroyed in the fire but looks like the second part of the rig, that didn't catch fire, from what we can see in this vantage appoint, assuming the packages weren't super fragile, are okay. it's at least another hour or two before chp will be able to open all three lanes here of northbound 101, again, between railroad and sierra in cotati. the commute direction is on the on site side with the brake lights h aprlem obob. live pictures for you there at the dumbarton bridge there. today booths all they're currently considering two options here, one to eliminate the stopping at the together. toll booths. you zip on through. the other option there would be to remove the all together, just like the golden gate bridge. new for you this morning, a southern california family

really demanding answers. this is after their son was found dead in the popular resort city of playa del carmen in mexico, south of cancun. >> 27-year-old taylor meyer of hermosa beach was killed last week during a robbery. according to reports, the suspects took off with his iphone, wallet and shoes. meyer was in mexico with friends for a birthday party. he separated from the group and ended up in a park away from the tourist area. they believe the mexican government is hiding the truth because of the impact it could have to tourism. >> we really want the fbi involved in the investigation of >> a candlelight vigil was held monday night. according to reports, axicorave advisory, urging tourists to exercise increased caution when visiting right now, a group of migrants traveling in a caravan steps away from the

california/mexico border. another group of gay and lesbian transgender people broke after theood and water, they say it'smany sa rampant poverty, gang violence and political instability, primarily in the central american countries of honduras, guatemala and nicaragua. the u.s. says it is working entry by closing some lanes of traffic. scott mcgrew joins us, kcnn is suing the trump administration after it banned jim acosta from the white house. >> the white house has a few hours to respond to that suit. you know the story by now. the white house claims acosta laid hands on a white house admiraere's going to be a heari

this afternoon as jim acosta tries to get his press pass back. president trump has named a former general as the next ambassador to saudi arabia. you've heard his name before, ne charge of one of our wars. he'll have to be confirmed by the senate. he's from our redwood citady t saudi arabia has been a problem. we don't have an ambassador to south korea as we deal with problems on that peninsula, egypt, honduras, iceland, just to name a few. we were talking on monday the appearance of republican congressman-elect dan crenshaw on "saturday night live" accepting an apology from a cast member for making fun of his eye patch. crenshaw lost his eye in battle and his gracious acceptance of the apology and what he said next to the audience is really worth watching, if you haven't seen it. i bring it up because the congressman-elect has written an op-ed in this morning's

"washington post" where he continues to call for maturity and understanding in politics by both parties. he writes "many of our ultimate goals, ecorac are the same. we just don't share the same vision on how to achieve them." he calls for people to be less outraged autwriting about the m i have literally been shot at before and i wasn't outraged, so he said, was i outraged? why start now? i've added a link to his very interesting op-ed and welcome message in these times onther@s. what do you do behind the wheel, drive? yeah, that's what you should be doing but there's a shocking fact about drivers behind the wheel. one-third of americans who have shopped on their mobile device admit they've done it while driving. according to a new survey from root insurance among those who shopped on their mobile device the vast majority have done so during the holiday multitask. browsing is the top activity

while driving. i can't imagine. >> people shouldn't text, but shopping? >> you see putting onng can cha. you see that especially with all the accidents. focus on one thing at a time. right now, focus on the weather. >> we're ready for the day that starts out chilly and you don't want y several days, the smoke and the unhealthy air quality aless kro the b -- across the bay area. the smoke and the fog trapped at low levels so the air quality is most unhealthy for the peninsula and in san francisco as well as the north bay. the inla the east bay and the south bay moderate, and then the smoke is settling into santa clara valley. the smoke alert continues through friday. now look at these temperatures, as you get ready to head out the door. make sure you're ready for this. santa rosa we're now down to 29 degrees. it is cold! and just a couple of degrees

poff freeheading out the door il another cool start as you get the kids ready for school in san jose. thowus, and we'll see it up to 51 degrees at 9:00. kids may be kept inside again today, but will be in the upper 60s around noon to 1:00 and our high temperatures headed into the upper 60s and low 70s today, with those drifts of smoke, so as you're getting out the door getting dressed this morning, make sure you have on something nice and warm like a jacket, and make some short sleeves for the rest of the day. we still do have the northerly winds bringing in the smoke from the camp fire up in butte county and i don't see any improvement until about saturday and we are still looking pretty good for those rain chances, and wesy chance of rain for next week. as well as through friday, so some good news there as we can hopefully put an end to all of this dry weather that's caused area. we're looking at temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s over

and mike, you have some more of those pictures from the truck fire and crash. >> that's right, up in the north bay, cotati live pictures, bob redell, you see the foam on the ground as the daylight comes up. the tow truck is here and the rig is still on its side, that's the reason why we only have one lane open north 101 sat railroad avenue or just past that. this foam after an earlier fire, it's absorbent, they are clearing that up. they'll continue to work on this is what our map shows you. north 101 jammed up through the area. folks slowing to see the cruise and you should slow for the safety of thewsour commute, a slower drive toward the carquinez bridge, a crash there on westbound 80 does block one lane and it's a distraction, making the carquinez bridge and the upper east shore freeway look lighter there. contra costa county moves smoother but still slow for highway 4 but the crashes at 242 cleared, walnut creek interchange now seeing that commute right on the rest of the bay shows an

easy drive, a typical wednesday. the san mateo bridge and hayward a little extra slow, that crash the bridger from the span, andg over peninsula, easier now. there's palo alto, a great but smoky view. back to you guys. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:53. happening now, more problems and delays for the recount in palm beach county, the supervisor of elections says the sold machines are overheating because they're having to run 24 hours a day just to causing the tallies to be off. so after 175,000 ballots were recounted, they're going to need to do itll again. >> just get the votes right, laura. next on "today in the bay," a quick look at the top stories, including surveying the damage there, asy some high-profile le headed to the fire zone, as police target looters and continue to comb through the rubble for the bodies. we're back in two minutes with more news. in t

welcome back. before you head out the door, it is 6:56. here ahe it is 35% contained. arriving to continue to fight that fire. this is the deadliest fire in history claiming 48 lives. later this morning, governor jerry brown will be joined by u.s. secretary of interior ryan zinke, fema officials and others to try to assess some of the damage on the ground. they're also meeting with residents affected. as top officials survey the

area, search and rescue teams work tirelessly searching for the more than 200 people still missing in that camp fire. >> i want you to understand we'll do everything we possibly can to diligently search for the remains, but this is a very difficult task. >> 48 people, sadly, have died. california has secured a presidential major disaster declaration to help with fire recovery. these people you see right here are accused of looting somet o damage is done, that is what's happening there, looting becoming a big issue. so far half a dozen people have been arrested in butte county. some of them face additional charges like w cerage from the fi broke out late last night. more than 100 new members of congress in ts week. they'll be voting on leadership, including nancy pelosi possibly

as house speaker. tonight, republicans will hear from candidates, house majority leader kevin mccarthy is running to take over next year's shru shrunken caucus. sharks fans are waking up happy this morning and for good reason. >> joe thornton scored his 4 u.n.th career goal last night and it was a game winning goal there. the sharks come from behind to beat the predators 5-4. jumbo joe is now the 11th player 400 goals and 1,000 assists. >> get them in theetgoal becaus headed into late morning and early afternoon, eventually hitting ext couple of days and course we'll be looking at some better air quality for the weekend. mike? >> we still have that traffic alert up in the north bay, so we want to show you the live pictures. bob redell is on scene, he gave

us the update. it will be hours until they can clear this, the rig on its side, two trailers for a u.p.s. truck. one of the trailers is up. i hope these were not carrying supplies for relief to the north bay. cotati to santa rosa. we have the cleanup from the fire and spill and the traffic. we'll show you what's going out there on the san mateo bridge that had an earlier crash as well. this is in good recovery mode, still slow there and also jammed up on the east bay, as folks try to get to the dumbarton bridge as an alternate. >> reminder slow down. hope you make it toappeng >> don't tea fbreaking overnigh life. california's crisis grows. a new wildfire breaks out overnight near los angeles. entire neighborhoods being evacuated. the death toll across the state rising, at least 50 people killed and so much loss.

>> all your memories are gone. your backyard's gone. >> straight ahead, what firefighters face today. here comes winter. a set of powerful storms set to deliver snow, ice and freezing rain to tens of millions. a half a foot of snow expected in parts of the midwest and south today.