rain. we have the smpare the air day with chilly temperatures as you get ready to head out the door, close to freezing in parts of the north bay. we'll talk more about the rain coming up, in a few minutes and mike, you have more detail on the crash in the tri valley. >> that's right, a crash involving a dump truck. it was over here southbound 680, reports of a dump truck and another vehicle on the shoulder and reports of a second vehicle with some sort of fuel leak. i think it's a second vehicle. they most be there at 0680 and andrade. stay over to your left, likely in the slow lane or the shoulder there. we have no problems coming off of the castro valley -- off the dublin interchange. the castro valley y got my attention, we see a little slowing. there may be a slow-moving vehicle. i scanned 238 and 580, there's no construction as far as caltrans notified, we'll let you know. if you hear anything, let me know, hit me up on twitter. no problem for contra costa

county toward the bay bridge and crash at harrison bottom of the off-ramp in san francisco. back to you. >> 5:00 with you right now, this morning, the air still dangerously unhealthy from san francisco to dublin. skies are clogged with smoke. >> nbc bay area issuing a microclimate weather alert. the bad air quality forcing school closures across the bay area, but not all colleges are canceling classes. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live at san jose state, where students are signing a petition urging the school officials to change their minds, kris, this is something i know a lot of people are worried about. >> reporter: yes, if the number of signatures on that petition, marcus and laura, are any indication, the students are unhappy to the fact that classes are in session. let's look at that petition that's been going for a couple of days now. they wanted 15,000 signatures on that petition. at this point they have 11,000 and counting, since trying to make their case to the administration to cancel classes because of air quality again

this week. you'll remember that san jose state canceled classes thursday and friday last week because the air quality was so bad. the university also handed out masks to students, and staff, and urged people to spend their time inside and to avoid strenuous activity outside. this week, the advice stands, but the classes are in session. san jose state statement reads in part "retruly respect the thoughtful perspectives that were shared by many sjsu students and other university community members. decisions to close a university campus are never made lightly. we made the decision to close the air quality index levels were approaching the very unhealthy above 200 range. since that time, the levels have dropped markedly." they have improved, at 3:00 the air quality was at 16 and the cancellation came at 200, so definitely below and as kari said improving just a bit. classes are canceled at uc

berkeley, santa clara university, san francisco state, and st. mary's in maraga. the list is posted online at nbcbayarea.com, so you can check your university there is. we also have some information about our local school districts as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. we mentioned, kari, we're bringing her in to talk about when all the smoke possibly could be moving out. >> yes, it's when the rain arrives basically, so that's going to be late tuesday night for farther to the north and parts of our viewing area. the rest of the bay area sees the rain basically throughout the day from wednesday morning into the rest of the week. so here's a look at how much rain we could see across the bay area, and across the region. so we look at these numbers, and most of the bay area we're looking at about an inch. it may be higher in some of our higher elevations and are we normally see higher rainfall

totals. we go up to our burn scar areas and where we currently have the camp fire going on and rainfall totals are going to be very high, potentially over five inches, as we go throughout the week. so that may cause some other concerns like runoff as well as a lot of people who are currently homeless dealing with the camp fire. we head toward the sierra, we're expecting high amounts of snow, especially into the weekend, where there could be potentially over two feet of snow in some of our higher elevations. so we'll continue to monitor that. we'll talk more about the timing coming up in a few minutes. >> sounds good. of course, kari, the smoke that's blowing into the bay area is from the camp fire in butte county. sadly, the death toll keeps rising. it is now at 77. at least 1,000 others are still unaccounted for. it's 150,000 acres, 65% contained this morning. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live from chico and pete, the tragedy that we're seeing in the butte county fire

taking a toll on firefighters, over a week up there. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. no question about it. when you think about it, you got more than 5,000 firefighters battling the camp fire here in butte county. they're seeing this tragedy firsthand, so it has to take a toll on them after a mile. our nbc affiliate in denver did a story on this issue, saying a lot of firefighters are battling ptsd and depression after battling these huge, deadly wildfires. in that report, it says in 2017, more than 100 firefighters in the u.s. took their own lives. now, it also went on to mention another study that said firefighters are five times more likely to suffer ptsd and depression than the average person. >> it gets to the point where you start reflecting upon yourself and you don't recognize the individual that you'ring looking at in the mirror, like, why did that trigger this situation? >> i was, had suicidal

ideations. i don't think i would have lived much longer. >> reporter: take you guys back out here live in chico and this walmart parking lot. you see some tents up of some of the displaced residents as a result of the camp fire. lot of uncertainty for those residents, and in the next half hour, we're going to hear from a resident who also had to escape those deadly north bay wildfires. we'll hear her story in the next half hour. we're live here in chico, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> amazing all the stories that keep coming out. thanks so much, pete. at 5:06 this morning, happening today, a federal judge in san francisco is scheduled to hear arguments to block president trump's recent order banning asigh lum for undocumented immigrants. he signed that order ten days ago. it blocks immigrants from applying for asylum if they enter the u.s. illegally, and immigrant supporters believe he signed it specifically in response to the migrant caravan. the aclu is leading that legal challenge.

new for you this morning, a suspect is behind bars following a deadly crash in san jose. it happened just after 7:00 last night on interstate 280 near meridian avenue interchange. one person was killed when that car and motorcycle crashed, when waiting to learn who the victim was, chp says that another person was arrested, but it's not yet clear what charges they're facing. 5:07 right now. happening today or maybe in this case not happening today, a trip to the oakland zoo, due to the continued fire-related poor air quality. the zoo has been closed the past few days as workers are keeping an eye on the animals. happy holizoo will be closed although san francisco is scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m. >> that's coming in a week where parents are looking for something to do with the kids now that they're out for the thanksgiving break. as we walk out the door this morning, you still need a mask. it is still unhealthy, even though the smoke is not as bad

as it was last week. we've had some long-term exposure here and you want to make sure you're still protecting yourself. here is a look at san jose's temperature trend, starting out cool, by 9:00 at 50 degrees and a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day that may keep that smoke lower in the atmosphere as we head into the upper 60s there. it will be at about 64 degrees in downtown san jose, and antioch reaching 62 degrees. 63 in concord, and in oakland, and it's going to be a cool day, santa rosa reaching 65 degrees. as we head through the week it gets cooler, as the rain moves in. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, do you have any new crashes? you were saying around san francisco? >> we have the if, one at the fifth and harrison off-ramp. that one just cleared and as that cleared, we got another one. so we're looking at your speed sensors at slowing at the castro valley y. no problems or construction reported, north 238/west 580. in san francisco we talk about the new crash, the one at fifth

is cleared from west 80 and one at ninth now it might affect your slow lane, might be why we're seeing a slower drive on the tail end of the sky way getting off the bay bridge. hopefully they'll clear that quickly. north 280 at king street, a crash there, different freeways and different reports. the one at 280 might involve a car fire, or it might be a steaming vehicle, that doesn't sound good either. no backups at the bay bridge toll plaza. coming up, americans are on the move, so expect those packed planes, trains and buses. up next, how this year's thanksgiving travel stacks up against previous years. plus, the head of a car company probably steaming as well. there are reports he'll be arrested. plus, former 49er alex smith suffers a season-ending injury. coming up at 5:25, why the

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right now at 5:12, we are still in a microclimate weather alert due to our unhealthy air quality. we start out very chilly in walnut creek with our temperatures in the upper 30s, as you head out the door. we're going from 38 to 59 at 11:00 and some mid-60s today.

we will have some cooler air this week, as our air quality improves, and rain moves in. more on that coming up in less than five minutes. look at this, folks, the taillights, the trail of slowly moving tail lights now reaches over toward the east bay side of the span. that crash at ninth in san francisco may present much more of an issue than would be indicated by the details. i'll let you know what's going on in san francisco. good morning to you. happy monday. hope you have a short work week. wall street does. now numbers here may be in the green, but both the dow and the nasdaq lost 2% last week. president trump says it was because of democrats but in fact it was in a big part because of apple. reports say apple has told suppliers to slow down because demand for iphones are not as strong as hoped. apple is measured on both the dow 30 and it trades on the nasdaq, so it pulled both indices lower. reports say japanese police prime to arrest the head of nissan. carlos ghosn is accused of

mishandling his income. cnbc says nissan plans to fire him. he's also the head of renault in france. facebook on the attack, after last week's devastating publication from the "new york times." ceo mark zuckerberg met with employees on friday and reportedly told them the accusations that facebook knew about russian interference far earlier than first reported was, in his words, "b.s. "facebook's former head of security confirmed some of the details in an op-ed in "the washington post." black friday is coming. we'll talk more about whether this friday is the best time to buy a little later in the week. in the meantime, data from adoeb shows more people are ordering online instead of going to the store. online sales are expected to rise 15% from last year. overall, holiday sales expected to rise somewhere around 5%. now we've done this in the past and we'll do it again this

year, we'll find a product, some sort of universal product people like to buy as a gift, start tracking that price, maybe say wednesday of this week, all the way through christmas and see whether black friday really would have been the best time to buy it. >> that will be interesting. thank you very much. sorry, my mike is making noise here. a live look at sfo this morning. if flying somewhere is part of your thanksgiving menu, you won't be alone. some 6 million americans supposed to take to the skies for the holiday. aaa says the roads will also be busy. in fact, the busiest for thanksgiving since at least 2005. 48 million people plan to drive at least 50 miles for that turkey dinner. new video to show you of a happy reunion in new jersey. firefighters had to pull this little dachshund out of a hole after it got stuck saturday. the jaws of life had to be brought out to get her out. she went into that hole while

chasing a rabbit. hopefully she's learned her lesson now, but wait, we're not done just yet. there's another animal rescue to tell you about. >> all right, remember, i'm a friend. there you go, baby. go to mama. >> "remember, i'm a friend." could you make that out there? this is in truckee, where police help reunite a mother bear with a cub after it got stuck in the dumpster. the mama bear and her cub you were rummaging through the dumpster when the lid fell, trapping the baby inside. police friday came to the rescue. those are usually bear-proof containers. the key is close the lid. yeah. just saying. >> something to remember. >> that's different than the bear we saw before. this is a brown dumpster. the other one was green. >> there's a lot of bears up there. i've seen plenty. >> yes. >> i think a lot of people are going to be headed to tahoe and

we have to give them the heads up that there is going to be some snow toward the end of the week, and it's a busy travel week, and we start out this morning with still some unhealthy air quality, but it's not in the 250 to 300 range like we were seeing last week, but it's still really bad to be out there, and we are looking at still some purple numbers here, levels over 200 for parts of the east bay as well as san francisco, and over toward san rafael. the rest of the bay area seeing some unhealthy air quality. these numbers are a measure of how much particulate matter is in the air. all of the things that are floating in the air because of the wildfire smoke that's unhealthy to breathe in, and we are in this range where it's unhealthy levels from 151 to 200. very unhealthy are the purple numbers that are over 200. only thing that will help improve our air quality will be a shift in the wind, which will most likely be caused by some incoming rain. we're going to see that. we have storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar powered up and

ready to go to track the rain that will be here, most of the bay area on wednesday. as we look at where it is now, we have a weak disturbance moving into southern california, that's going to push some clouds our way. no rain as of yet, but you will notice more clouds today, and then our round of rain gets here on wednesday. we can see that on the satellite imagery, as that system approaches, and once again partly to mostly cloudy skies as you get ready to head out this morning, but looking at the timing of the rain, here we are on wednesday, early in the morning, we start to see the first rounds of rain moving in, mostly some light showers. it will be off and on throughout the day on wednesday, and then tapering off on thursday, on thanksgiving, we'll have a dry afternoon, but then another round moving in for the north bay, working its way to the south throughout the day on friday, and there still may be lingering showers on saturday. how much rain are we going to get? the computer models are still trying to hammer down the details, but we're looking at for the next seven days, the

potential of getting an inch of rain or close to an inch in san jose, much higher amounts for parts of the north bay. ukiah could get over 3 1/2 inches of rain with several rounds moving in, and the rest of the inland forecast is going to be cooler, breezy, off and on rain once again starting on wednesday through friday, ending on saturday. san francisco still smoky the next couple of days, until that rain moves in on wednesday. mike, you're tracking the backup on the bay bridge. >> on the bay bridge. we have that issue on the san francisco side and just before our commercial, we showed you folks were stacking up on the incline getting toward that tower, and the treasure island tunnel. now, looks like they're moving a little bit better, but no, the last couple of seconds i've seen that backup form once again. what may be going on, as we show you the map, the crash i'm tracking is over on the san francisco side, and you see the slower drive. the camera was picking up the traffic about here and i see some backup forming at the bay bridge. i think the metering lights are turned on early because of the

slowing on the span itself. there is a crash approaching ninth getting into san francisco, taken does sound like that slowing is blocked and that will affect folks coming down onto the skyway. we're tracking that slow drive already developing there. this other crash north 280 that car fire reported, nothing more out of that. we'll track that incident but no slowing getting into san francisco toward at&t. south bay we still have one crash 880 at 237 on the southbound side of the nimitz, but overall, things are looking pretty good. we have a little slowing right there 580 at 238. if you want to avoid the bay bridge and you're headed north, take richmond to san rafael bridge over to the north bay and that's an easy drive. coming up, reuniting pets in the fire zone with their owners and for one dog who is still waiting for his family, there's a special person standing by him to take him home, if no one claims him. we'll tell you who it is, next. plus former 49er alex smith recovering this morning after breaking his leg during yesterday's game.

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guilty to murdering his 5:23, happening today, a colorado father who pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two kids learns his fate. christopher watts will be sentenced to nine felony counts today in colorado. the 33-year-old is facing three life term sentences there, without the possibility of parole. watts pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing his family. his wife's family will be in court today and will be able to have their say. here is a legal analyst from our affiliate in denver. >> it will be extraordinarily difficult for anyone listening to what they have to say f they speak. >> last week, chris watts' worth said it's possible that her son was coerced into taking that plea deal and she thinks that he should withdraw it. >> it is 5:24 right now. this morning, loved ones are mourning a new jersey couple who died in a chain reaction crash while on their way to a wedding. katherine schertz and her fiance

joseph kearney were driving when traffic was heavier due to be aearlier crash. family says the visitation will be held later today, followed by a mass tomorrow. if you purchased beef within the last month, new this morning, beef shipped to california of a recall tied to e. coli concerns. the department of agriculture says it involves nearly 100,000 pounds of ground beef produced by swift beef company. all of it was produced october 24th. the products were shipped to stores and markets in five western states. none of it was sold individually in stores. so far, there are no reports of illness tied to the beef. lots of nfl talk this morning. unfortunately a serious injury suffered by a star quarterback. if you didn't see the washington quarterback alex smith yesterday, we'll show it to you here, blurred. he broke his tibia and fibula when he was sacked, ouch. could you tell immediately it was bad.

smith had emergency surgery last night. he is out for the season. ugh. ing about freak injury and washington quarterback joe theismann who never played again when he broke two bones on a gruesome sack by lawrence taylor, that injury happened 33 years ago, get this, to the day. theismann happened to be at the stadium as well yesterday. let's hope alex smith is okay. a sad note to a sad story unfolding to the camp fire. there are so many of them really, but this one is about pets separated from their loved ones. >> some have arrived in the way area. the san francisco spca is trying to reunite about 30 cats and dogs with their owners in butte county. in eight cases, they've been successful here. some of the pets did have to be treated for burns. one dog who is yet to be reunited is bernie. he's now been cleaned up after

the firefighter found him covered in dirt and soot, and if his family does not come forward, that firefighter plans to adopt him. >> looks like a completely different dog. >> yes. >> wow, that's great. coming up here, we are under a microclimate weather alert, as all that smoke from butte county fire continues to linger here in the bay area, up next, when we'll get some relief. kari hall is tracking some of the changes in the forecast. she joins us next. plus injured while on duty, how this bay area search and rescue dog got hurt in the butte county fire zone, and how it's doing this morning. and a live look at the san mateo bridge on the hayward side. mike inouye has your morning commute update coming up in a bit. it is 5:27. you're watching "today in the bay."

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the wind coming down, and then swooping right across parts of our east bay, north bay, and also in san francisco. so that's why we do have the unhealthy air quality, but as we go through the forecast, going into tomorrow, the winds will start to shift, and pick up a bit. we'll have more of a southerly wind, and it's still going to be very light, so there may be that smoke that settles down into the valleys. look at what happens on wednesday, as we go through the forecast. brisk southerly wind, pushing the smoke away from the bay area, and we are looking at increased winds, because there will be a storm system moving in. so i'll talk more about the storm system, how much rain we're going to see finally around the bay area, that's coming up in just a few minutes, and mike, you're tracking a delay across the bay bridge. >> there we go, you know, mike, we're having trouble hearing you this morning but obviously we're looking athe the bay bridge toll plaza. >> exactly. >> there we go!

>> thank you very much, guys. good morning, the bay bridge toll plaza backup is right there. it started early because of the issue over in san francisco, and that is the slower drive that we're seeing right here across the span. i am starting to see the tail lights move a little bit better but there was a second crash as you got over toward fremont street, that was the issue. the first one at ninth, the second at fremont, after an initial crash at harrison on the surface streets. those are all starting to clear now and you see how quickly we recover, but the metering lights are now on. the backup forms at the toll plaza. no problems coming through contra costa county. hopefully it will remain just there at the toll plaza itself, for the early commute. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. right over to you, marcus. >> thanks, mike. 5:32 for you right now. all of the smoke is coming from the camp fire, burning north of the bay area in butte county. that death toll is now 77. at least 1,000 others are still unaccounted for. search teams are taking on that grim task of looking through the charred landscape for the remains. the mission is taking on a new

urgency, as rain is in the forecast for the area and it could complicate the search efforts but bring relief for firefighters. the camp fire is now 65% contained, up 10%. 150,000 acres have burned. flames have destroyed more than 10,500 homes there. many who lost their homes under the evacuations are staying in tents, like this, in a walmart parking lot but now being forced out. "today in the bay""'s" pete suratos is live there, and they're uncertain where they should go next. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. lot of uncertainty for these folks who had to evacuate the camp fire. as you mentioned there, they were supposed to clear out this tent village you see behind hme in this walmart in chico. clearly it's still in place as a lot of residents face an uncertain future moving forward.

the "today" show talked with a resident in paradise who had to evacuate and all too familiar with the situation. her name is susan mattos, she lost her home in santa rosa last october in the deadly north bay wildfires. she told the "today" show she can still recall those flames in the sky as she was escaping her santa rosa home that's no longer there. she says her family and her decided to relocate to paradise, only to experience the same thing, possibly even worse, more than a year later. >> we knew we were moving to a fire area, but we didn't think so soon. kind of like getting struck by lightning twice. >> reporter: now back out here live at this walmart parking lot in chico, with folks displaced as a result of the camp fire, and in the next half hour, we'll talk about the long-term impact the tragic fires are having on first responders. live in chico pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> taking a toll on so many.

>> no doubt, a big impact. search and rescue dog from the menlo park fire district is recovering this morning after being hurt in the fire zone. k9 george cut his leg. it happened yesterday when they were looking through rubble in the town of megalia, just outside of paradise. george is part of a 45-member team from the bay area, they arrived in the camp fire zone on saturday. right now, san jose police are investigating a double homicide on the city south side. officers found a man and a woman shot inside their home on pineland avenue early ned morning. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. the man was taken to the hospital where he later died. police say that there are no outstanding suspects. they're also not releasing a motive. >> it is 4:35. an employee accused of murdering the ceo will be in court today. last wednesday, police found bart klystra dead

inside his market street office. his company, real mobility, makes electric wheelchair equipment. police say the suspect, kim cook, worked for the victim, who had accused him of embezzling $100,000. investigators reportedly say cook tased the ceo, and then beat him to death. a small community in the east bay is in shock after a 16-year-old girl was killed in a house fire this weekend. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live outside miramonte high school in orinda. i understand the school is planning to do something today? >> reporter: correct, laura and marcus, even though school is out this week for thanksgiving, miramonte high school will have grief counselors on campus to help students cope with the news one of their classmates was killed this weekend in a house fire in orinda, located just a few blocks actually from the school. the coroner's office has yet to release the student's name, but friends tell us that she was

lucia garros, 16 years old. the fire started yesterday at 4:00 in the morning. there were two people in the home and a firefighter who were hurt. the firefighter suffered burns, taken to the hospital, was going to be okay. not clear'other two people were lucia's siblings, friends or someone else staying in the house. the parents were reportedly out of town when the house burned. lutzia was active in latin club, ran for cross-country and thought of highly by her classmates. >> a really nice girl. i saw her through the hallways and she'd always say hi to everybody, and you know, i wasn't personally super close with her, but she was involved i believe a couple sports and clubs and seemed like a great all-around girl. >> she was just a really friendly person to be around, never really had any problems with anyone. she was, you know, always outgoing. >> reporter: the fire department

is still trying to figure out the cause of yesterday morning's fire. firefighters say they are delayed getting into the house because of what's known as a flashover, a sudden ignition of hot gases inside the fire, which as you can imagine is dangerous. someone has set up a go fund me page for lutza's family, which in less than 24 hours already raised over $57,000. the school districts say that a vigil is planned for her sometime this week. reporting live here in orinda, bob redell "today in the bay." >> so sad there, bob, thank you. 5:38 for you right now. if you're hitting the road for thanksgiving, you might be able to save a little money there. prices at the pump are falling. the latest data showing the average price of regular unleaded dropped 12 cents over the past two weeks to $2.72 gallon. the bay area is a little bit higher, the average in san francisco is $3.82. in oakland it's $3.69 and in san jose, just a little bit cheaper,

$3.67. analysts say falling oil prices are the main reason for that decline. mike, cheaper gas means more people are probably able to drive, meaning more people on the road. >> and also thanksgiving week, a lot of folks travel around cross town, evenings, people doing errands. it will be a lot heavier traffic flow in the evenings, and the morning commute will likely be a lot later, kicking in as we saw starting last week. over here, we're looking at contra costa county, a smooth drive getting toward the bay bridge, and the backup at the toll plaza. slowing across the span but recovering, slow at the incline now that the crashes are cleared in san francisco. call your attention over here to concord southbound 242 jams up toward the merge with 680, where there is a crash reportedly on the shoulder, but that will be a big distraction as the build happens right there, right now. that's where you see the slowing. the rest of the bay shows a smooth, easy drive, south bay and peninsula are clear. >> good, nice smooth drive off the peninsula and down. let's hope it stays smooth. probably a lot of people are off later. >> probably so, but you're trying to get out of town and

then here we go with rain. it kind of comes at a bad time. >> it's a good time. >> it's a good time. any time is a good time, and here is the way it pans out as we go toward wednesday. we're pretty much all seeing at least some light rain across the bay area and this is going to have a huge travel impact off and on throughout the day on wednesday. if you can travel on than thanksgiving morning, you'll probably find some clearer conditions before the next round of rain moves in late thursday night, and then we'll see that linger into friday morning, off and on showers that round between thursday and friday, maybe a little bit heavier if you're planning to go to the sierra. the snow gets going on thursday and it will continue off and on throughout much of the weekend. some snowfall totals reaching over two feet. as we talk about the timing for heavenly, we will start to see that changeover happening late thursday night into friday, as our high temperature there reaches 40 degrees, and snow continuing on saturday. keeping it a little bit closer

to home in the tri valley, we'll see those showers on thursday and on friday. we'll talk about today's temperature trend and the unhealthy air quality coming up in about three minutes. >> we'll check back with you. thank you, kari. 5:41. coming up, breaking news, the reason why police and fire crews are along the waterfront with redwood city. we have new video coming in. plus giving to those in need. it's a season of charity the way people are helping those across the board. the white house calling for dough c decorum but is the president listening? we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

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from covergirl. right now at 5:44, we have drifts of wildfire, smoke and unhealthy air quality across the bay area. live look outside in san jose, it's still a cool day at willow glen with our temperatures starting out in the low 40s. normally we're at 63. we're going to be right at about there for our high temperature today. we'll talk about temperatures, rain and air quality coming up in less than five minutes. >> this is the san mateo bridge, we're picking up the volume, the tail lights headed west, commute toward the peninsula and the glow underneath the bridge lights shows the haze in the air kari is talking about. the crash over in concord, we'll show you the update. 5:44 for you. we have breaking news to tell you about on the peninsula. we want to show you video this morning after a boat burned off of the waters along redwood city. there are reports of injuries

here. that scene is along the waterfront near maple street. we spoke with investigators. two people were on that boat and are hurt. they were taken to the hospital. our photographer is there at the scene and will continue to ask those questions. we'll bring more to you as soon as we get it. at quarter to 6:00 right now, an outpouring of support for the migrant caravan now massing at the u.s./mexico border in tijuana. volunteers in san diego this weekend packed cars with donations to take to families now camped out south of the border. among the donated supplies, toilet paper, blankets, a lot of essentials. the caravan sparked political tension on both sides of the border, but for manyimmigrants, is a way for them to pay it forward. >> i saw a big connection and i saw the empathy, and when i came to the united states, when i came to tijuana, i had people who welcomed me, and i want to do the same thing for them. >> authorities estimate since last monday, about 6,000 central american migrants have arrived

near the border. quarter to 6:00 right now. we're just days until the thanksgiving holiday. sacred heart in santa clara county working to help those in need. >> volunteers are putting together thanksgiving food boxes which will start being distributed today. each contains 50 pounds of food, including a turkey. the group plans to help more than 4,000 families with the boxes. >> our holiday food box is valued at approximately $100, and for a lot of members of our community, this actually helps them save money this holiday season, and that money can go toward other costs like the high cost of rent. >> the agency has more than 2,000 turkeys, but is shy of its goal of more than 4,000 turkeys. you can still donate by dropping off a turkey any time between today and wednesday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. the agency's donation station is located at first and alma street in san jose. you can also donate online.

we've posted a link to the website on nbcbayarea.com. switching gears, 5:46 right now. the president says he's not ready to place blame for the murder of a "washington post" writer. >> even though the cia is. >> the cia puts the blame for the murder of jamal khashoggi square on crowned prince mohammad bin salman. it's not clear if president trump has been briefed on that report. the crowned prince on suspicion of ordering the murder long before the cia report came out. president called saudi arabia an important ally over the weekend. this tension between trump and his intelligence agency is not new. america's intelligence community has said publicly that putin interfered with our elections. president trump says putin denies it. our intelligence agencies have said kim jong-un is still working on weapons. mr. trump has tweeted the nuclear threat from north korea is over. speaking of tweets, the

president misspelled congressman adam schiff's name over the weekend. i'm not going to pronounce that. if that were an accident, some sort of typo, it's not been withdrawn. this comes as the white house calls for decorum. the president also called into question the skills of retired admiral william pc craven, a former navy s.e.a.l. who commanded u.s. forces in iraq and was in command of the team that killed osama bin laden. fox's chris wallace hit the president hard with questions on his claims the press is the enemy of the people. we'll show you the clips coming up at 6:45. i'll link to that interview. fox did a very good job. find me on twitter @scottmcgrew. >> thank you very much, scott. 5:48 right now. coming off kind of a tough weekend here in the bay area. >> hopefully the rain is in the

air. >> we're getting ready for the rain to arrive wednesday. tomorrow our winds will pick up as the storm system approaches but we're dealing with unhealthy air quality. here is a look at numbers and readings we're seeing very unhealthy in parts of the east bay and san francisco and san rafael. we talk about the numbers. this is the measure of particulate matter in the air. so if we see levels over 100, it's a spare the air day. it's unhealthy when it's 151 to 200, and this is what most of the bay area is seeing this morning, and we're coming down from those very unhealthy widespread numbers over 200 that we had last weekend and even over the weekend, and so this is very unhealthy to breathe in, as that wildfire smoke still drifts into the bay area. here is a live look outside, as you get dressed, and you're starting out your day. you want to make sure you're wearing something nice and warm. it's still chilly out there with temperatures in the 30s and 40s and long sleeves throughout the day. we're getting ready for the rain, excited to track it.

we have storm ranger powered up, the red scan that you're seeing there and as i widen out the view, you can see what's coming our way. there is a weak disturbance moving through parts of southern california. that will not bring us rain, but clouds, and then we're looking at the rain that will be here on wednesday, starting out light and some scattered showers moving in. we will see the clouds throughout the day. here is a look at the timing with the rain moving in early on wednesday morning, becoming pretty widespread with some pockets of some heavier downpours. another round of some rain moving in between late thursday into friday, and then still some lingering showers possible for the weekend but it's going to stay very active, even into next week, which of course is great news, going into next week. there could be some rounds of rain. we're looking at our temperatures today reaching into the mid-60s. still smoky and partly to mostly cloudy skies. rain pretty widespread on wednesday. thanksgiving, there will be some times of rain, and then on friday, another round of some widespread heavy downpours.

i will have more details coming up. mike, you are starting with the slowing in the south bay. >> i'll show folks 101 northbound at 680 or north of 680/280 on the far side of the screen. looking at the typical slowdown pattern right here, just for the one section up toward oakland road. the only other issue for the south bay is we have a southbound 880 at 237, still waiting for a tow truck. car went off the road after a flat tire. they blocked the slow lane until a crew can arrive. still not there, so we're watching as the build happens now, some light build out of the tri valley and also out of the east bay. hayward, castro valley showing a mild build. the big problem for contra costa county, looks like it may be relieved now, because the big slowing we had from concord avenue toward 680 on south 242, gone from red to orange for our speed sensors. you may be better off if you take 680 off of highway 4, take the 4 instead of cutting the

corner and highway 4 slowing out of pittsburg and bay point. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on, no surprises there and slowing toward golden gate field. there's oakland, northbound with the tail lights and southbound with the headlights. at speeds, back to you. >> thanks, mike. up next all new a potential game changer for families dealing with peanut allergies. the new treatment possibly poised for fda approval. we'll tell you about it and how it works. but first, happening now, who likes to sing? just in, moulin rouge will officially open in july on broadway. the show will feature new arrangements of popular music from across the decades including songs seen in the movie. more news right after this break. 5:52 right now. this is not a bed.

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we posted photos on all our social media p we've spent our weekend feeding the need across the bay area. we actually posted those photos on all of our social media pages. so far, more than 21,000 bags have been donated, but we can get more, just go to our safeway and donate as little as $1 or up to as much as you want. >> it was fun. we're appreciative of all the people that came out to say hello. lot of you. 5:55 right now. you have already bought your thanksgiving groceries? if you waited, you may be the smart one. >> we told you last week the average cost of this year's

feast for ten is $48.90. now if you're buying this week, it will cost you less, and you may want to stock up. >> turkey supplies remain more than adequateconsumers. >> if you have the freezer room. you can store them for later and 39 cents a pound or whatever, that's a really good deal. >> okay, so you need to be careful. experts say that non-thanksgiving food which i'm not sure what that means, can be more expensive at that tiis tim year. a new study on peanut allergies saying giving people small amounts of peanut powder every day can desensitize them to nuts over time. over two-thirds of patients who underwent this treematment were able to tolerate two peanuts per day after a year, protected from severe reaction if they accidentally ate or were exposed to something with peanuts. the fda is expected to approve that treatment late next year.

right now, i wouldn't try it. 5:56 right now. another new research today shows nearly 8% of children in the u.s. have food allergies. the study also found one in five of those kids needed emergency treatment within the past year for life-threatening reaction. less than half of allergic children had a current prescription for an epipen. >> 5:57 right now. happening today, a colorado father who pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two kids learns his fate. christopher watts will be sentenced to nine felony counts today in colorado. the 33-year-old is facing three life term sentences there, without the possibility of parole. watts pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing his family. his wife's family will be in court today and will be able to have their say. here is a legal analyst talking about what it will be like in court. >> it will be extraordinarily difficult for anybody listening to what they have to say if they speak.

>> last week, chris watts' mother said it's possible her son was coerced into taking that plea deal and she thinks that he should withdraw it. >> tragic story. this morning, an nbc bay area investigation. >> here is vicky nguyen talking about making drivers safer behind the wheel. >> the next time you board an ac transit bus, you might notice something different, surveillance monitors that show you're being recorded and plexiglass shields on some buses now being tested to protect drivers. the district is making major changes after our investigative reports revealed a spike in the number of assaults reported by drivers. ac transit previously said it believes attacks were declining. during a recent board meeting the safety director acknowledged our findings. drivers say they've been asking for these changes for years. >> i honestly believe they're making an honest effort after knowing. sometimes the hardest thing to know. >> reporter: tonight, how ac is working with law enforcement to protect drivers and riders. hope to see you tonight at 11:00.

>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit give them a call at 888-996-tips or logon to our website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. still hard to breathe in the bay area. another day of canceled classes, and keeping the kids indoors. but this morning, thousands are protesting one college decision to keep school in session. little stresses would set me off. i had a lot of anger. >> a firefighter's fight. new for you this morning, a firsthand account of the emotional toll devastating wildfires have for the people on the front lines of the camp fire. plus, secondhand high. brand new research out this morning with alarming numbers about kids being exposed to marijuana in states like california, where it's legal to smoke. "today in the bay" continues right now.

good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall has a look at our forecast. >> that's been really important over the past few days, we deal with unhealthy air quality and there will be some improvement on the way as we go throughout the week but it's still smoky this morning as you get ready to step out the door. here is a live look outside in san francisco, and our air quality continues to remain unhealthy due to the drifts of smoke, the spare the air alert still in effect until tomorrow, and then as we look at what's coming our way, satellite imagery showing that there will be a couple of systems in the works over the next couple of days, bringing us some rain as well as some improved air quality. i'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, you have an update to two crashes on the nimitz. >> i do. as you look at the speed sensors around the bay, a standard flow. we see a good deal of slowing through hayward and also at the bay bridge. earlier crashes into san francisco on the span, those ca