it is november 18th. here is a live look outside -- good sunday morning to you. it is november 18th. here is a live look outside. smoke covering the bay bridge toll plaza, yet another day covered in smoke. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast, and you say there is some hope on the way. >> yes, it's going to come in the form of rain, but now, we're starting to see that ridge kind of ease off. that's keeping us dry and unfortunately smoggy, because it traps the air quality and traps all of those ugly and gross particles that we don't want to breathe in right at the surface level. now a trough is rolling in and you're going to notice this morning a marine layer.

the marine layer doesn't help in this situation in terms of clearing out the air quality. however, we are waking up to cooler temperatures this morning, and we've been seeing those colder temperatures really the past couple of days. 45 degrees right now. wind speeds nice and light, about 5 miles per hour. look at the temperatures in santa rosa, 28 degrees. napa 32 in through concord 38. livermore 35 and our air quality again still unhealthy, but if you notice in through san francisco and half moon bay, we have seen a little bit better in terms of the conditions, still seeing some moderate spare the air alert conditions, but i will break town our chance of rain, the time line for that, coming up in about 15 minutes. >> good, we need it. vianey, see you then, thanks. as vianey just mentioned, today will be yet another day of dangerous air quality across the bay. several weekend events have either been postponed or canceled all together. in brk erkeley in, people waiten long line waited for the coveted

n-95 masks. it was the same in san francisco where the masks are hard to come by. cable cars remain shut down. the golden gate national recreation area announced several closure this is weekend. tourists we spoke with say they understood but were still disappointed. >> figured, everything seems to be closed. >> we crossed the bridge, i've never seen anything like this. we almost canceled our trip because the smoke and the air quality was so bad and we were afraid we wouldn't be able to see any of the sights. >> cal's memorial stadium game was rescheduled, now played on december 1st. we are tracking the air quality and the camp fire, which officials now say they expect to have fully contained by the end of next month. keep up to the minute on our home page nbcbayarea.com. you can also download our free nbc bay area app. now to that other top story,

a firsthand look at the devastation in and around paradise. president trump stepped off marine one right in a a disaster zone. the fire has burned 149,000 acres. it is 55% contained. flames have destroyed more than 9800 homes, almost 10,000 homes. sadly, the death toll is once again rising. it now stands at 76. more than 1,200 other people remain unaccounted for. we begin with nbc bay area's tense reaction from protesters and supporters as the president visited butte county. >> reporter: they've thrown verbal jabs at one another but president trump, governor jerry brown and his successor gavin newsom put the politics aside and showed a united front for the fire victims in butte county. >> he looked out the window and just waved to all of us and i think it's really cool, because

paradise is going through a tough time. >> reporter: red hats and face masks lined the veets streets io on friday, all in anticipation of president trump's motorcade. >> i was surprised, there were so many people with the red hats on. i figured there would not be as many. >> reporter: it shouldn't come as a shock. after all, most voters in butte county voted for then candidate trump in 2016. >> it just means a lot that the president is coming here and supporting us. >> reporter: around 12:30, the president and his security detail arrived, sparking a yelling match between president trump's supporters and protesters, who refuse to forgive the president for last week's controversial tweet, blaming california's forest management for the fires. >> this is a tragedy and he's making it worse. >> he's helping. >> god bless trump! god bless trump! >> reporter: president trump walked through paradise, frankd by govern jerry brown, his

successor gavin newsom and fema administrator brock long. then he got an update on the camp fire and what's being done to maintain it. >> we've never seen anything like this in california. we've never seen anything like this here. it's like atotal devastation. >> reporter: in chico, melissa colorado, "nbc bay area news." >> after that visit, the president also got a look at the devastation in southern california. he toured part of the woolsey fire zone in malibu yesterday afternoon. governor brown and governor-elect gavin newson also joined him there as well. the president briefly met with families and first responders of the thousand oaks shooting. we take you back to butte county where the smoke cleared in parts of paradise to give us a look at the widespread damage. firefighters from menlo park captured this picture with their drone. buildings and homes reduced to just memories because of the camp fire.

some of the camp fire evacuees are about to be evacuated again. fire victims who set up an emergency tent village in chico have been told to leave by noon today. evacuees camping near a walmart parking lot have been there for days. local charities and good samaritans have been helping them and walmart management has asked them to leave. the area red cross went to the tent city earlier this week to warn items like portable lights and restrooms brought in on a temporary basis will be removed. people are being told to go to local shelters instead, but most of the shelters are full. >> i'm living day by day right now. i don't know, hopefully tomorrow is a better day and we find something somewhere to stay. >> many of the evacuees at this camp are concerned about going to local shelters because they're crowded. few had norovirus outbreaks. fema shelter is being set up but won't be ready for a few more

days. later today, senator kamala harris will visit the burn zone in butte county. we have video from august when she met with victims of the mendocino complex fire. senator harris will meet with firefighters, local leaders and evac weicue evacuees. there are ongoing concerns as crews continue to search through the rubble. back here in the bay area, rescue divers pulled the body of a man out of the water near the albiso marina in san jose yesterday afternoon. police say around 3:00, some boaters called 911 to report the body. it's not clear what led to the man's death but investigators say they do not suspect foul play at this point. the body was found about a mile away from the albiso marina's boat launch and people are wondering if it could by chance be the man missing from the 49ers game a few days ago. a north bay community is coming together to celebrate the life of a young woman killed in the thousand oaks shooting massacre.

the family of alaina housely held a private funeral thursday but today inviting the public to celebrate her life. people are asked to wear bright colors in anor of alaina. this celebration of life is happening at noon at her alma mater. she graduated last year from vintage high school in june, before starting class this is fall at pepperdine university. it is 7:08. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, parts of the migrant pa cara van arrived at the u.s. border. we'll show you what's happening in tijuana. plus not just a bride and groom getle their happy on, on their wedding on. new trend in the industry, never seen before, how pot and weddings are coming together. it's time for sleep number's veterans day sale

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mixture of smoke and fog this morning. vianey arana will be along to talk about a hopeful bright light on the horizon, possible rain for thanksgiving. more than 2,700 central american migrants who crossed mexico in a caravan are on the border of tijuana right now. the vast majority camped at a sports complex, sleeping on the baseball fields and under bleachers. the mayor of tijuana says the city is preparing for the influx that will last at least six months. mexico's government estimates there could be 10,000 migrants from the caravan headed to tijuana and they face a long wait. u.s. border inspections are only processing 100 asylum seekers a day at tijuana's main crossing intoizati into san diego. we are learning new details in the killing of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi council in

turkey. the president is saying a full report on the matter could come as soon as today. the cia concluded the saudi crowned prince did order the journalist's kig blling but president trump says he has yet to concur with that. laths month trump warned severe punishment if saudi leaders were have found to have played a roll in cha so longiekhashoggi's dea. coming up, our chance to give back and feed the need. some familiar faces at nbc bay area were giving back this weekend and we'll tell you how you can pitch in this holiday season. >> i know some of those folks on there. and you know what? it's cold out there right now. we've got that marine layer. it's going to be a combination of fog and smoke this morning, but it's still cold. i'll talk about the incoming rain, coming up in a bit. stay with us. take a live look o

welcome back on your sunday morning. no sun here. fog and smoke covering sfo. another day, another smoke advisory. that smoke advisory actually runs through tuesday. vianey arana says the marine layer is there, could that be helping? she'll let us know in a few minutes. a hot wedding trend has couples adding pots to their parties in states where recreational marijuana is legal, newlyweds are choosing to have weed weddings. it's a whole new business model for some wedding planners. >> so it's not just that people smoke marijuana at a wedding like this. you're talking about decorating the wedding >> absolutely. there's cannabis in the flowers and at the altar and flou wither in the bouquet and the groom's boutonniere. >> the budding business may put a dent in wedding services that focus on alcohol but many people see marijuana as a replacement

for the baeeverages. more people in the bay area are relying on food banks to feed their families. fortunately giving back is easy. nbc bay area is making it easier, partnering with safeway for our annual food drive called feed the need. >> what we're doing this morning is our annual feed the need food drive. >> reporter: one by one, volunteers and friendly faces from nbc and telemundo reach out to others in hopes that they, too, will reach out to those in need. justin schatts from santa clara has been there. >> when i didn't have anything, people donated and helped me out and now i'm a little bit more fortunate, so i'd like to return the favor. >> reporter: so now he's paying it forward, through feed the need, our station's annual holiday food drive. >> try and help everybody i can, but around the holidays, i like to donate a little more so i donated $50. >> reporter: second harvest food bank says the need this year is

unprecedented. >> we're in a predicament this year. we're serving more families than we ever have, serving 260,000 individuals every month and also right now, we're seeing some extra need because of the fires up north. >> reporter: a thought seconded by ally with the junior league. >> there's a lot of need especially with the fires. >> reporter: it's as easy as tearing off a flyer at safeway registers for a $1, $5 or $10 donation and paying for it along with your food. $10 buys a bag for people who otherwise might go hungry >> this brings in 30% to 40% of the food for this entire campaign and we're just so grateful for everyone's outpouring of support. >> that was laura sambol reporting for us. after just one day, shoppers donated more than 15,000 bags of food. don't worry if you weren't able to make it out to one of our locations and you want to participate. you have time. the food drive runs through christmas day at 170 safeway

locations. it is 7:17. let's check in with vianey arana with a look at our sunday forecast. it seems to be getting worse out there, but this is actually a marine layer now. >> it is. that doesn't make it better. it still continues to trap the air quality right at the surface, so we've got a combination right now of low clouds and still smoke. so it's going to be hazy out there, but the temperatures are cold, which is why there's a winter spare the air alert in effect and remember the smoke advisory said to be in place through 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. until tuesday. look at the shot right now of san jose. it's a little bit cloudy out there, temperatures waking up into the 40s only. 45 degrees, we've got the wind speeds nice and light. winds not really playing a factor in these weather conditions. as far as the daytime temperatures go, very similar to what we saw yesterday, the temperatures were nice and cool. if you're headed out the door, anywhere near the north bay or into the interior valleys, bundle up. it's biting cold out there. napa 32 degrees.

santa rosa falling below the 30 degree mark at 28 degrees, down through mountain view 45. let's talk about the air quality index. we saw a little bit of changes in terms of the day. we had a slight improvement, but it's still bad out there. you could see the orange still under the spare the air alert and all the reds mean the air quality in those areas are still unhealthy. you could see down through san jose 155. we have that ridge of high pressure hanging on tight, keeping us dry, but we have some changes on the way. let's talk about your daytime temperatures. we'll keep the hazy, smokey skies in today's folks and 60s remain on the board. high of 63 degrees. we'll be nice and cool with our warmest spot ukiah at 67 degrees. san francisco only into the low 60s. it will feel cool into the overnight hours with the early morning cold temperatures. let's look at the next seven days. as we look ahead at the models,

the precipitation is looking like a much better chance, as we head in toward wednesday. the storm system coming from the pacific looking for a good amount of rain from the north bay, even down through the south bay, toward wednesday night into thursday, and even into portions of the north bay on friday. now, as we take a closer look at thetotals, the highest rainfall amounts through the north bay at just over two inches, in through ukiah, santa rosa upwards of two inches and through oakland, just over an inch and a half, as we take the time line through saturday. over the next seven days, this is a look at what you can expect, keeping the 60s and the cloud cover. as we get toward monday and tuesday, tuesday will be when we see a bit of a sea breeze, that will be our best chance of seeing the air quality clear out. the system moves in and we get the rain by the evening on wednesday. thanksgiving rainy start, thanksgiving day. if you have plans for an outdoor party, take that into

consideration, maybe bring out a tent, if necessary. as we head toward the inland temperatures, also 60s. notice the cooldown and the shift in the wind patterns. on thursday we get a breezier air out there in the bay area. kira? >> hopefully it helps. vianey, thanks. 7:21. still ahead on "today in the bay," an iconic bridge north of san francisco is deteriorating. experts say it's leaking arsenic and chromium and needs to be rebuilt, but the people who live near it want to save it, saying it's the identity of their town. the fight over the albion bridge, next. ny on us... i can't feel my legs. ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, ribeye burgers are back, america.

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the bridge but residents say the original bridge is priceless. >> reporter: the small postal hamlet of albion, just a three-hour drive north from san francisco, yet it might as well be another world. >> there's no local city council. there's no local police force, no parking meters. >> reporter: this quiet stretch along highway 1 is where peter wells and others moved to escape concrete cities. >> here in the woods and the me toe meadows, you find yourself. >> reporter: a bridge as eclectic as the area's residents. the bridge was built during world war ii but because of a shortage of concrete and steel, it was made of wood. >> it's the only remaining tressel bridge on highway 1. >> reporter: nearly 40 years ago, wells built the albion river end to take in the picturesque views. >> the windows are here so we can see that. >> reporter: even though albion bridge is on the national historic register, its future is up in the air. caltrans says the wooden beams

are deteriorating, leaking arsenic and chromium into the ground, and the platform is rotting. the agency says maintenance is half a million dollars a year. >> this bridge does not meet current seismic standards in the design seismic event, although the bridge may not collapse, it may be so damaged, it would have to be closed. these are patched up over here. >> reporter: caltrans engineers estimate the bridge has about ten years left. project manager frank demlin says it would cost $24 million to rehabilitate the current bridge or $60 million to build a new one, which would include dedicated bike and pedestrian lanes. >> we don't believe that this bridge is currently meeting the multimodal needs of the community. >> reporter: but as caltrans begins removing trees to conduct tests on the feasibility of building a new bridge, residents formed albion bridge stewards,

waging a battle to save the structure. >> this bridge is an icon for albion like the golden gate bridge is for san francisco. >> reporter: the battle over the bridge has in a sense become a fight for the soul of albion. >> this is a gorgeous bridge and fits into the environment. we're trying to protect this environment. >> reporter: the upcoming geotechnical tests and the potential building of a new bridge wells says will damage his business and the area's character. >> it's ridiculous. it's sacreligious to destroy that bridge. >> reporter: as the process moves from highway 1 and into rooms, residents hunker down for a long battle they say isn't just a bridge but a way of life. joe rosato, jr., nbc bay area. it is 7:26. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, evacuees of the camp fire are now being told to evacuate again. why their tent city is being

taken down. what happens next for the homeless wildfire victims in butte county? plus today marks 40 years since one of the biggest massacres in american history. bay area congresswoman jackie speier tells her story of surviving the joanstown massacre. good morning it is sun-

take a live look outside -- from twin peaks - sf thanks for joining us. good, it is november 18th. we're used to the smoke-filled air and now a marine layer joined us, fog out there. thanks so much for joining us. lots going on. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. >> the reason for the weather alert is because we are dealing with the unhealthy air quality and we don't want folks to let their guard down. you have to be on high alert, and realize that that air quality can really, really

affect you, but i want to showcase these really cool temperatures, because if you're headed out the door right now, and you don't have a coat, you're going to need one, especially considering our daytime highs will warm up into the 70s. they'll warm up into the low to mid-60s potentially for inland areas. santa rosa 28 degrees. san francisco is one of our warmer spots at 50 degrees. pa llo alto 46. san jose 45. and i also want to show you our current air quality index, because you could see that we've still got plenty of reds on there, which means it's unhealthy and still some purples in through concord at 212 in terms of the air quality index. as far as san francisco and half moon bay go, they got better but with the spare the air alert, i do have a look at the time line inching closer to that rain coming up in about 15 minutes. stick around. >> fingers crossed for that, thanksgiving rain. see n you in 15, thanks. several events have been

postponed or canceled. in berkeley waited in long lines at hardware stores for coveted n95 masks, same in san francisco, where the masks are hard to come by. coyte tower was closed, cable cars remain shut down. the golden gate national recreation area announced several weekend closures. tourists say they understand but they're disappointed. >> figured, everything seems to be closed. we were planning to go to alcatraz and that closed. >> we crossed the bridge, i've never seen anything like that. we almost canceled our trip because the smoke and the air quality was so bad, and we were afraid we wouldn't be able to see any of the sights. >> reporter: cal's memorial staid uhm is quiet after the big game was rescheduled for the second time in its 120-year history. it will now be played december 1st. we are tracking the air quality and the progress of the camp fire. be sure to keep up to the minute on our home page, nbcbayarea.com. you can also download our free nbc bay area app.

now to our other top story, a firsthand look at the devastation in and around paradise. president trump stepped off marine one right into the disaster zone. the fire has burned 149,000 acres. it is now 55% contained, but crews say they need two more weeks to have it fully contained. flames have destroyed more than 9800 homes and sadly, the death toll continues to rise, now stands at 76. more than 1200 people remain unaccounted for. "today in the bay's" melissa colorado has tense reaction from protesters and supporters. >> reporter: they've thrown verbal jabs at one another. president trump, governor jerry brown and his successor gavin newsom put the politics aside and showed a united front for the fire victims here in butte county. >> he looked out the window and just waved to all of us, and i

think it's really cool because paradise is going through a tough time. >> reporter: red hats and face masks line the street leaded into this cal fire incident command post in chico saturday, all in anticipation for president trump's motorcade. >> i was surprised there were so many people with the red hats on. i figured there would not be as many. >> reporter: it shouldn't come as a shock. most voters in butte county voted for then candidate trump in 2016. >> it means a lot the president is coming here and supporting us. >> reporter: around 12:30, the president and his security detail arrived, sparking a yelling match between president trump's supporters and protesters who refuse to forgive the president for last week's controversial tweet blaming california's forest management for the fires. >> this is a tragedy and he's making it worse. >> he's helping. >> he's helping? how is he helping? >> god bless trump! god bless trump! >> reporter: president trump walks through paradise, flanked

by governor jerry brown, his successor gavin newsom and fema administrator brock long. then in chico, the. the got an update on the path of the camp fire and what's being done to contain it. president trump thanked firefighters and law enforcement for their work. >> we've never seen anything like this in california. it's like total devastation. >> reporter: in chico, melissa colorado, "nbc bay area news." the smoke has cleared in some parts of paradise, now giving us a look at the widespread damage. firefighters from menlo park captured this picture with their drone. buildings and homes there reduced to just memories, all because of the camp fire. hundreds of camp fire evacuees will soon be evacuated once again. where will they go? "today in the bay's" sergio quintana is in chico and brings us this overnight report. >> reporter: authorities have opened a larger indoor facility down at the butte county

fairgrounds in gridley, a half hour away, and that raises some concern for some of the people who are still camped out here at this tent village in chico. on the night of the fire, arturo managed to get out of his home safely but this lot has been home ever since, but by noon sunday, everyone here has been told to leave. what do you plan on doing after tomorrow? >> i don't know. i don't know . i'm living day by day. >> reporter: do you have family anywhere else, anywhere? >> southern california and ohio, but that's too far. i got my job right here in chico, and i still have it and am grateful for that. >> reporter: moving to the new shelter in gridley would be an extra half hour commute to work. over the last several days the tent vittage has become an improvised distribution spot to help evacuees, free food and free wifi made this the go-to spot for people who didn't want to go to shelters. >> trying to keep everybody happy and busy and quick, get on

a bus and go to some center even farther away. >> reporter: at the nearby chico mall, a massive fema center is the spot for people to apply for help and file insurance claims. many people at the tent village are reluctant to go to shelters in part because of a norovirus outbreak at one of the red cross facilities. people like arturo are unsure where to go. sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." later senator kamala harris will visit a center in butte county. we have video from august when she visited victims of the mendocino fire. harris will be briefed on response efforts as well as jong going concerns as crews continue to search through the rubble. back here in the bay area, rescue divers pulled the body of a man out of the water yesterday afternoon. around 3:00 p.m. boaters called 911 to report the body. it's not clear what led to the

man's death but investigators say they do not suspect foul play at this point. the body was found about a mile away from the albiso marina's boat launch also near levi stadium. people are wondering if it is the missing 49ers fan who vanished during the game monday night. at 7:37, a north bay community is coming together to celebrate the life of the youngest victim killed in the thousand oaks shooting massacre. the victim of north bay native alaina housely held a private funeral thursday. today they're inviting the public to celebrate her life. people are being asked to wear bright colors in honor of alaina. her celebration of life is happening at noon at her alma mater. alaina graduated earlier this year from vicinitiage high school, before she started classes at pepperdine university just a few months ago. now to a powerful survivor story, and a woman who lived to tell the world what she saw at the scene of an american tragedy. today is the 40th anniversary of

the jonestown massacre, for so many people just the word jonestown is enough to send a chill up your spine, but few know the horrors like congressman jackie speier, then a congressional aide, shot five times and left for dead. nbc's andrea mitchell with how she made it out alive. >> reporter: it was a mass murder that transfixed the world. the victims almost a thousand men, women and children, who had followed jim jones, a charismatic church leader, promising peace and love in the jungles of south america, but california congressman leo ryan and his 28-year-old staff attorney jackie speier were hearing something much darker. >> there were defectors who came out and were talking about physical abuse, sexual abuse. there was mind control involved. >> reporter: at first, they saw smiling faces and cheering crowds, but then a man passed nbc correspondent don harris a

note, someone is out. >> my heart just sunk, because i knew everything we were afraid of was true. >> reporter: speier started taking statements from people who wanted to leave. >> what is your wish today? >> to get out of here. we have no problem getting out of here. >> reporter: but when they tried to go, taking people with them, tensions exploded. >> you bring our kids back here! >> there were couples in children, one was pulling the child one way, the other the other way because one wanted to stay, one wanted to leave. >> reporter: suddenly jones' men tried to knife the congressman. they got as far as the landing strip and were ambushed. >> the congressman had been hit and as i was running towards him, he got hit again and fell. >> reporter: the congressman and four others were killed, including nbc correspondent don harris and cameraman bob brown. when did you realize you were shot? >> i was lying on the airstrip with my head down, pretending i

was dead. all of a sudden the right side of my body was blown up. i mean, it was -- i had a bone coming out of my right arm. there was a hole in my thigh the size of a football. >> reporter: back in jonestown, jim jones gave a fateful order. >> i shudder when people say it was a suicide, that they weren't willingly taking that are livei. that was a mass murder. >> reporter: they died from kool-aid laced with cyanide. those who refused were injected with poison. >> we failed 900 americans. >> reporter: did they die in vain? >> of course they died in vain. their lives were shattered in part because they had been attracted to this charismatic media. they should have been able to get out of there. our country owed that to them. >> reporter: they saved her arm and leg, but she was forever changed, and ten years ago, she won congressman ryan's old seat, inspired in part by jonestown.

andrea mitchell, nbc news. still ahead on "today in the bay," the results of many midterm election races are still slowly coming in, some, including president trump, are claiming voter fraud. political analyst larry gerston joins us live to explain why it's taken so long to count the votes. and in other news, the warriors looking to rebound in the lone star state. dave feldman has your sports next.

dave feldman here. it's been a rough week for the warriors on and off the court. there was the k.d./draymond spat on monday, led to draymond getting suspended for tuesday's game, and thursday against houston, the warriors set season lows in a number of categories, including points, assists, steals and three-point field goals. golden state trying to right the ship. you have the warriors and mavericks. draymond green not in this one

because of an injuries. warriors up one. the next possession, mavericks regain the lead. 12 seconds left, the inbounds, misses the jumper, rebound goes dallas' ball. warriors lose 112-109. dubs have lost three of their last four. harrison barnes happy, steph not so much. sharks at the tank, carlsson with the slapper, first goal as a san jose shark. three minutes later, sharks with a two on one. first shot save but joe pavelski gets the rebound. his 12th. 2-0 san jose. minute later, sharks aren't done. this team evander kane his seventh. san jose victorious over st. louis, three wins now on the season-long six-game home stand. more news right after the break. s

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welcome back. it has been 12 days since the november 6th midterm elections, and we still don't know the results of many races. some people, president trump included, are alleging voter fraud by the democrats to win races they otherwise would have lost. could this be true? nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us with some answers. let's start with the obvious, what is taking so long to count all the votes? >> it's a simple question but there are three answers to that question, if will yoyou will. we had massive voter turnout this year. percentage wise, it was the largest national midterm turnout since 1914. second, many states throughout the nation have antiquated voting machines, which really have slowed down the counts considerably, and they continue to slow down the counts, even now, and third, and most important, kira, early voting occurred at record rates, and california an estimated 70%

voted early. those balance the lots are couny because they come in envelopes that require individual handling. put it together, and in california, we still have, still 2.7 million ballots to count. that's out of a record 12.8 million ballots cost by t s cas voters, 21% left to be counted, probably over the next week or so. >> wow. the question i still have is that it seems in most of the drawn-out races, many more democrats have come from behind to win than republicans have come from behind to win. why are there such uneven outcomes there? >> that's a good observation and very important question. there is an old rule in american politics and elections. republicans tend to vote early. democrats tend to vote late. that means that the early returns favored republicans, but as the late votes have been counted, they have

disproportionately democratic. remember, in most cases, votes are counted in the order they come in, so on election night, for example, it appeared that in california, democrats would pick up maybe two republican congressional seats. by last friday night, ten days later, the democrats had picked up six and are now knocking on the door of republican david baledejo, who is hanging by a thread now but won by 13 points a year ago. the day before yesterday a barrage of late votes turned a victory into defeat, so all of these examples, kira, show the extent to which democrats a round of them on november 6th, we didn't know it that night but we know it now. >> that was a lot. there has been a lot of bad news lately, so much going on. i want to shake it off for a minute, turn the page, so to

speak, and focus on your latest accomplishment before we go, a children's book, "wendell the working worm," which i happen to have right here, and i'm very excited to read to my son. what is it about? >> self-esteem. self-esteem. the fact of the matter is, wendell is a worm. what could be more lowly than a worm with apologies to worm watchers and lovers. the fact is he's a worm and doesn't feel important. all he does is burrow under the ground and meets all the people -- creatures, i should say, seem to be important. butterfly with beautiful wings, a bee that makes honey, a spider that traps mosquitos so people aren't harmed. all wendell does is burrow under the ground every day and night but the wise old owl, oliver, says wendell, get a life here. because you break up the ground every day, you're the one who allows the rain to come down, the plants to grow and everyone else to thrive.

>> i love that. that's a message for children and adults alike. you are a professor emeritus of political science. you've written a dozen university level books. what brought to you write a children's book? >> children pick up ideas, values early in life. my business in politics by the fourth grade, one has a political party, for example. we don't think about that. if they learn early on their value and everybody n my opinion, has a value, no matter what, no matter who, that helps them deal with challenges later in life. the idea is to use wendell, our little worm friend, as a foil in a sense to help kids understand that gosh, if a worm is important, i'm important and special just like he is. >> you can buy the book on amazon. if people happen to be in los gatos, you're doing a reading today at the wooden -- >> horse. >> -- horse. that is what it's called, and what time is that at? >> 1:00. not only am i doing the reading

but our friends at the youth science institute are bringing all the critters who go along with wendell, an owl, spider, butterflies, and of course, wendell himself will be there to make an appearance. >> the star. congratulations to you. if anyone wants to escape politics or unhealthy air for an hour, go to the wooden horse in los gatos today. as always, larry, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> we'll have a final look at the weather, right after the break. it's time for sleep number's veterans day sale

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sunday fun day. maybe the air quality has spoiled your plans but we'll try to have a wonderful day. outside in san jose, you can see it's rather cloudy. in fact, we have a combination of some clouds and still some smoke. it will be hazy out there to kick off our morning. right now 45 degrees, the temperature is chilly and even cool. look at the marine layer in san francisco. this is a live picture, although it doesn't look like it. it looks like a white screen. 51 degrees right now. throughout the bay area we're expecting to keep that unhealthy air quality for really bigger cities like oakland, even in through concord. look at the unhealthy purple color. if you notice san francisco, half moon bay, we're a little bit orange. we had a slight improvement, but it pretty much just went from very bad to still very much bad. so if you're going to be outside, be mindful, limit that outdoor exposure and continue to wear the n-95 masks to protect yourself from the gunk in the air. microclimate highs for the day

we have the ridge of high pressure holding on tight, hanging over california, so it's going to keep us dry over the next couple days before we see a change in the forecast. today's high crow climate highs, temperatures in the low 60s for san francisco. low 60s through oakland at 63 and down through san jose at 64 degrees, in through antioch at about 62. today will be a rather cool afternoon. hazy, cool afternoon, kind of summarizes what you're expecting for today. i want to look ahead toward our incoming system, off of the pacific. this is what we're expecting in terms of the rainfall. your hour-by-hour outlook, you notice the time line it gives you a good timing idea, by 4:30 a.m., we see the system moving in, really heavy through the northern bay and then of course down through san francisco, portions of palo alto and san jose expecting to get a slight drizzle early on, on wednesday, and if i fast forward that wednesday time line, unfortunately wednesday we get widespread rain and if you of

course know thanksgiving is one of the impacted areas in terms of travel, that impact is going to be definitely affecting a lot of commuters out there. we're expecting rain at times and if you're planning on headed up to lake tahoe, even sierra snow but this will help clear out our air quality. it will be a bit of a give and take. we'll have wet roads but it will help clear out the stagnant air that's been keeping us trapped in the bay area. as far as estimated rain totals, higher totals of just over two inches up through the north bay, and over the next seven days, we're going to notice a breezy late afternoon into monday. that sea breeze really starts to help us out into tuesday, and notice those inland temperature, only topping out in the 50s for thanksgiving, so thanksgiving very much going to feel like a fall thanksgiving, with a combination of cooler temperatures, much better air quality. >> thank goodness and thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 news tonight. it's sunday night football in america and xfinity center

sports prime time at 8:30, followed by a special edition of bay area news at 9:00 and we'll be on again at 11:00 tonight. until then, stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you have a great morning and a happy thanksgiving. we'll see you next weekend.

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