reduced to 5%. tough go. >> absolutely. of course we'll keep covering this online for our special newscast at nbcbayarea.com but now we'll send you here to the "today" show. good morning, inside the raid, dramatic new details on the daring u.s. mission that killed the world's most wanted terrorist, isis leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi. >> the thug who tried so hard to intimidate others spent his last moments in utter fear. >> just ahead, what we're learning about the operation, his final moments and the surprising informant who helped american troops track him down. we're live inside syria. state of emergency, those raging wildfires in california go from bad to worse, hurricane force winds fanning the flames and destroying dozens of homes,

hundreds of thousands evacuated, power shut off to millions. manhunt, the desperate search for a gunman still on the loose after opening fire at an off campus college party in texas. two people killed, 12 others injured and just ahead, why police say they need witnesses to come forward. those stories, plus, stepping down, congresswoman katie hill resigns after explosive allegations of affairs with members of her staff. married priests? pope francis considering a dramatic change to the catholic church after bishops speak out. and on a roll, the houston astros make it three in a row to move within one win of another world series title, but this is the play everybody's still talking about. >> let it hit him right in the chest or gut. >> what he's saying about his big play and holding on to that beer, today monday, october

28th, 2019. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody, good morning, welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a monday morning. that play is worth an instant replay. he lets the ball hit him, and he doesn't drop his beer. >> the nats fan made some reference to the astros couldn't hit it hard enough to make him drop his beer. they didn't get that game. we'll see what happens in the next. >> with the nats losing three in a row, the beer was important. people talking about this u.s. raid that killed the most wanted man in the world,ed leader of isis, targeted in a covert operation saturday night. it started when eight helicopters carried a group of elite u.s. army delta forces and rangers into northwest syria from iraq. the mission went on for several hours with president trump and his top advisers monitoring that

raid from the white house situation room, and one of the key tips that helped the u.s. finally track down abu bakr al-baghdadi. reportedly came from one of his own wives. the president made the official announcement of his death in a dramatic sunday morning news conference at the white house. >> baghdadi was vicious and violent and died in a vicious and violent way as a coward running and crying. >> we have complete coverage this morning, let's start with nbc correspondent richard engel who is in syria this morning. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is not over. overnight, u.s. forces and kurdish fighters here in northern syria targeted the isis spokesman, they are trying to capitalize on intelligence they gained from that raid while it's still fresh. abu bakr al-baghdadi called himself the ruler of an islamic empire. but kurdish intelligence officials tell us a spy in his

inner circle helped lead u.s. commandos right to him and turn baghdadi's hideout into a hole in the ground. satellite images this morning show the compound before the raid and the rubble now in its place. after 100 u.s. special operations forces in eight helicopters backed by jets and drones flew in for over an hour, and descended on baghdadi. president trump watching on secure communications. >> he was screaming, crying and whimpering, he was scared out of his mind. >> reporter: as americans special ops and a dog chased baghdadi into a hidden tunnel. >> trying to escape, but it's a dead-end tunnel and it was brutal, but it was over. and as i said, when he blew himself up, the tunnel collapsed

on top of him. >> reporter: our cameras found a deep crater where the compound had been, a building with a gaping wall. >> a large crew of brilliant fighters ran out of those helicopters and blew holes into the side of the building, not wanting to go through the main door because that was booby-trapped. >> u.s. special forces were on the ground for hours here, hunting for intelligence. abu bakr al-baghdadi founded isis. at its peak, it controlled a large swath of land across a rock in syria. he called it the caliphate. it sent and inspired terrorists around the world. over the last five years, u.s. special operations forces and allies, syrian kurds destroyed the caliphate. baghdadi on the run. until this weekend when the isis leader was killed in a smuggling town on the turkish border. the hunt for baghdadi reportedly

kicked into high gear this summer with the arrest and interrogation of one of his wives and there were over the years quite a number of wives. the cia learned from her his general location in idlib province and from there, a kurdish informant, someone who was close to baghdadi, earned his trust, passed his information back to the kurds, they were relaying it on to the cia that put the pieces together. >> richard engel on the ground. retired admiral james stavridis, an nbc news analyst, good morning to you, your first reaction when you heard that abu baghdadi had been killed. >> overwhelming sense of approval for this action, particularly, savannah, the superb work of our special operations teams, the

conventional forces that backed them up, that moved them, that get them to the objective and indeed, the work of the intelligence community, the cia, the national security agency, our satellite, and also, savannah, a feeling of thanks to the kurds who were absolutely central to this moment. >> and i want to talk about that in a moment, but let's talk about isis now. you've said that isis still poses an extreme danger. what is likely to happen now? what is isis' next move? >> savannah, isis is not a single individual, unfortunately. if it were, this would be over. it's not. just like winter is coming, the islamic state is coming back. they're an ideology, they are also a very dangerous network. they're decentralized, so unfortunately, i would predict, just as we accelerated an operation that was in the pipeline to take baghdadi, they

will accelerate operations they have in the pipeline, particularly targeting europe, i would guess and i would be very concerned as the holiday season comes on here, the beautiful christmas markets, that's going to be a rich target of revenge for the killing of baghdadi. >> you were talking about how this is happening as the u.s. forces are leaving syria. we talked about the kurds and how involved they were in this operation. can you shed any light on that? >> i can. unfortunately our kurdish allies who have been with us every step of the way are feeling bruised and rejected because of our departure and the president's competents that were done with this region of the world. as a result, it is unlikely in my view that we're going to see the level of cooperation that enabled this baghdadi raid to occur again. that is why we ought to celebrate the death of baghdadi, isis will come back in some form, but the big strategic

picture here, savannah, is we need to work with our allies, partners and friends in the region if we're going to continue to construct a coherent strategy to go after the islamic state. >> admiral stavridis good to have your perspective. that operation was named after an american who was tortured by isis. we'll have exclusive reaction from her family in the next half hour. another major story this morning, the california wildfires spreading out of control. the governor has now declared a statewide emergency. hundreds of thousands have been ordered to flea from their homes and power has been shut off to millions to try to prevent even more fires. nbc's sam brock joins us with the latest on this story. hi, sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. right now, there are still more than 3,400 people on the front lines of this fire trying to prevent scenes like this from

happening again. there have been more evacuations and more homes burned in sonoma county. overnight, even more destruction, the kincade fire now the site of raging flames. >> to say that conditions are a tinderbox is probably an understatement. >> reporter: the blaze nearly doubling in size to 54,000 acres, bigger than the city of baltimore, containment moving in the wrong direction, now just 5%. all fuelled by hurricane force winds. and extremely dry air. the blaze destroying almost 100 structures, including the historic, soda rock winery. fire collapsing part of the building, turning its 150-year-old history to ash. california now under a state of emergency. the fire so erratic, the path of the flames caught many by surprise. >> have you ever seen the fire jump from that ridge line over to this side?

>> not in my 30 years that i have been living here. >> reporter: nearly 200,000 people have been forced to flea their homes, but even those attempting a safe escape, coming very close to danger while others not given enough time. with nearby evacuation centers at capacity, the herman family is forced to sleep in their van. >> megaphones, evacuation, mandatory evacuation, get out now. >> reporter: but that proved difficult for some when a major highway was forced to shut down, smoke and flames choking off an exit for evacuees. this morning, displaced families waking up to a harsh reality, nearly 2 1/2 million people across the state still without power, and many fearing the worst is yet to come. and one of the main concerns for firefighters this morning,

making sure that the flames didn't jump over highway 151. winds staying down will help. but the getty fire erupting near the 405 freeway spurring mass valuations. >> sam brock, thank you. and now to new twists in the impeachment investigation, a key witness called to testify this morning is set to be a no show on capitol hill, and meantime, we're hearing from another key figure in the political race, former vice president joe biden speaking out. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the details on all of it. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. in an interview overnight, joe biden is taking aim at president trump, reacting to the president's repeated attacks on the russian investigation. >> president trump says the russian interference is a hoax. >> he's an idiot.

everybody knows this. everybody knows it. nobody doubts it. >> reporter: biden also saying he's confident in his frontrunner status despite the tightening democratic primary. it comes against that backdrop of a busy week in the impeachment inquiry and today a congressional cliffhanger, will charles kupperman show up on capitol hill a former adviser of john bolton, the white house is trying to block kupperman's testimony, and democrats are threatening to hold him in contempt if he doesn't appear he filed a lawsuit asking a judge to make the decision tim morrison is set to appear. house investigators say they are eager to hear from john bolton overnight president trump attended game five of the world series here in washington, and he didn't get the warmest welcome. take a look. mixed reaction there you can hear some in the crowd booing him, and chants of lock

him up the white house declined to comment overnight. mr. trump heads to chicago for an event honoring police chief later today. >> kristen welker, thank you. craig joins us with another big story. >> california congresswoman g s resign amid explosive allegations she had affairs with members of her staff. nbc's geoff bennett joins us from capitol hill with more on this. >> reporter: a dramatic downfall for freshman lawmaker katie hill, the california democrat had leadership positions in house leadership and the powerful house oversight committee but weeks of reports about her personal life and an allegation of an improper relationship with a staffer in the end all proved to be too much. >> we have done everything that we can to pass bills. >> once seen as a rising star in the democratic party,

congresswoman katie hill set to step down. the freshman lawmaker making the announcement in a letter that reads in part, it is with a broken heart that today i announce my resignation from congress. this is the hardest thing i have ever had to do. but i believe it is the best thing for my constituents, my community and our country. it comes after the house ethics committee said it would look into allegations hill had a sexual relationship with one of her congressional staffers. hill denies the claim, but admits she did have a relationship with a female member of her campaign. hill who openly identifies as bisexual, called it consensual but inappropriate. that relationship provided fodder for the tabloid, when nude pictures of hill and the campaign staffer were published online. hill is going through a bitter divorce, and in the emotional letter to her constituents, hill blamed who she called her abusive husband and hateful political operatives for the leak.

having private moments weaponized against me has been an appalling invasion of my privacy. hill apologized to those she has hurt writing i am not a perfect person and never pretended to be. katie hill was elected to congress as part of the 2018 blue wave, flipping a district held by republicans and making a name as vice chair of the powerful house oversight committee. she has the distinction of being the first female member of congress to resign in the me too era. house speaker nancy pelosi in a statement said hill has made a great contribution as a leader of the freshman class but added she has acknowledged errors in judgment that made her continued service as a member untenable. it will be up to california's governor to call for a special election to ultimately fill katie hill's seat. >> geoff from the hill there. thank you.

the houston astros, just one win away from winning their second world series in two years. >> that is hammered into left. it is gone. a pair of two-run homers tonight for the astros. >> giving houston a 4-0 lead. they would go on to win it, 7-1. the astros now have a 3-2 series lead game six tomorrow back in houston, but here's the moment that everyone is still talking about this morning. we told you about it at the top of the hour, came in the 2nd inning, alvarez hits this home run over the wall in center. the ball hits a nationals fan, right in the chest. there he is, right there. boom. the guy's name is jeff adams, he chooses to keep a tight grip on the two bud lights, rather than try and catch the home run. afterwards he was asked whether it hurt, he said no, the astros

don't hit that hard. he got to have his cake and eat it too. that is not easy. >> that was probably like 12 bucks each. i'm not dropping them. ball park beers are expensive. they don't have to hit them hard. they just have to hit them a lot. which they seem to do. anyway, we're talking about high fire danger. northern california, gusty winds early this morning, diminishing by the afternoon, and in southern california, the strongest winds will be late in the afternoon, diminishing later today. however, we've got another wind event unfortunately. a rough week. another strong high built southward, a pressure gradient increasing wind speeds. if there's any saving grace, this is not going to be a hot santa ana, a cool one. very gusty winds, northern central areas of california, the peaks will be tuesday afternoon into wednesday morning. not quite as strong, but as we move into southern california, unfortunately, this could be a strong event. new fire weather watchers are in effect. peak winds wednesday night into

thursday morning. it will be a dangerous situation all the way into the weekend. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm carrie hall. as we look at our high temperatures, we're going to reach into the low 70s for the inland areas. in antioch, reaching 72. 73 in livermore and oakland as well as san francisco in the upper 60s today. our winds will calm down, but it will also bring in more smoke.

our northwesterly winds will transport more of the smoke into the area from the kincade fire in the north bayment so that's going to be the concern. very unhealthy air quality as the winds came down. then by tomorrow, the winds will pick up. we'll see those winds first increasing in the north bay, picking up to about 20 to 30 miles per hour. even higher in some of the hills. but it doesn't look like this upcoming wind event will be as strong as the one we just had. still, we already have these fires burning, and this could also fan the flames and make things spread in different directions than we've seen previously. going into the rest of the forecast, we'll see these couple of low-pressure systems that's given us the gusty winds start to move away as we go through the rest of the week. and then as we go into the weekend, some much nicer weather will be headed our way. so we'll be watching all of this, and we'll come back to the "today" show and also continue to stream on nbcbayarea.com.

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♪ good morning. 7:26. i'm marcus washington. here's the latest from the fire burning in kincade. as you can see right now, the smoke still billowing from that fire. 66,000 acres have burned so far. 112 structures damaged or destroyed. of those, 50 are homes. three are commercial buildings, 80,000 structures are still talented right now. containment still only 5%. firefighters believe it will take until november 7th to contain this fire. there are dozens of schools shutting down today because of smoke and power outages. let's get the latest conditions on the weather from meteorologist kari hall. >> the smoke spreading into the bay area. our air quality will be

unhealthy today. a spare the air alert. you'll want to make sure you limit your time outside. temperaturewise, we're heading into the upper 60s and low 70s as our winds calm down. the shift in the wind will carry in more smoke into the bay area today, and then we're going to see a shift in the wind going into the next couple of days. by tomorrow evening, our winds are coming out of the northeast at about 25 to 35 miles per hour which, of course, could spread that fire even more. going into the rest of our forecast, it will be breezy, and at times really gusty going into tuesday evening into wednesday. and then it does calm down with some better weather for the end of the week. let's get an update on the commute from mike. at the bottom of the screen, we are looking at 101 northbound at blossom hill. a crash blocking two lanes. highway 1, traffic control between pacifica and half moon bay. there's a power issue with the signals. so they're doing traffic control there. 101 southbound, we have a crash getting out of san francisco and a trash at the bay bridge, actually before the bay bridge

so you're okay. the carkanus bridge reopened. 128 closed as we bring coverage of the kincade fire.

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back now, 7:30 on this monday morning, october 28th, back now, 7:30 on this monday morning, october 28th, 2019, this is a live look at that wild fire crisis in california these flames being fanned near the getty museum we're going to have more on these fires in just a minute they are spreading quick. >> hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated. >> some colleagues too >> maria shriver she got a phone alert, pack your stuff and get out. natalie morales. >> a lot of folks are feeling it we'll continue to watch that situation. the top story, the death of isis leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi,

the president announced yesterday that a strike on his hideout had killed him, the mission pulled off by a hundred special operations forces in eight helicopters. those who study extremism say the jihadist method is likely to live on and his followers remain a threat in iraq, afghanistan and beyond. former democratic u.s. representative john conyers, one of the longest serving members of congress has died at the age of 90. conyers who represented michigan, passed away in his detroit home on sunday of what appears to be natural causes he was first elected to the house in 1964, a civil rights icon who cofounded the congressional black caucus his 53 year run came to an end after allegations by employees of sexual misconduct and verbal abuse. he denied those allegations but eventually stepped down citing health reasons he is survived by his wife and two sons. back to the raid that killed

the leader of isis reaction from american families who lost loved ones, including the father of a humanitarian worker who the operation was named after. senior international correspondent keir simmons has that part of the story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, moments like these with the focus on the bravely of american special forces and the political back and forth, we too often forget to listen to the families of those whose loved ones died today, they are praising the military and thanking the president, while saying that this story is not over >> the raid that left al-baghdadi dead was named after a young woman murdered by isis. >> after kayla mueller, after what she suffered. >> our innocent daughter, held her for 18 months, she was tortured, she was held in solitary confinement. >> aide worker kayla mueller was 26 from prescott, arizona, she went to syria to help the suffering.

she never came out. >> ultimately she was taken as al-baghdadi's bribe, not by her own will, raped and ultimately killed by either baghdadi or someone in his organization. that's the question that we're trying to get answered >> her parents know little of what happened in her final months, how she died, or even where her body is. questions they put to president trump when he called yesterday >> he didn't cut us off. he let us speak. he's bringing it up tomorrow in a meeting. because he didn't -- hadn't heard what we told him. >> in 2015, kayla's mother talked to savannah about her feelings surrounding her daughter's decision to go to the region and help. >> a long time ago, i accepted that i can't control my kids i just got to put her in god's hands and let him take care of

her. >> reporter: another victim of baghdadi's bloodthirsty jihadist was journalist james foley killed on camera by an isis gang. >> al-baghdadi ordered their brutality and torture. >> his mom has fought to see alleged members of the gang brought to trial. >> what do you think james would say today? >> jim did not like violence, and i think he would want our country to show how justice is best served through our court of law. and i think that's what he would most want to see. >> and then there are the families of at least 12 american hostages still missing in syria. like austin tice from texas, his parents speaking to savannah in 2018. >> what's your next step what keeps you hopeful >> yeah, well, we know he's alive. and we're sure he wants to come home >> keir, all of these families have been through so much. they all have different desires in this situation. is there anything they agree on and what they want to happen next

>> reporter: that's right, savannah, they don't inevitably all have exactly the same opinion. kayla mueller's family very much want her body to be found. they are very much in praise of president trump. and honestly feel as if they were let down by the obama administration when kayla was kidnapped. james foley's mom on the other hand says that she wants america to keep working to find the hostages and not let this success take away the focus from fighting islamic extremism you know, savannah, and i know you'll agree with this, when you have spoken to the families, you are struck by their strength and faith and by their belief in american values and particularly that means what they will say is that they want to see these people accused of being members of isis brought to a court values isis held because they believe that is the way to display american values in opposition to the kind of values isis held savannah. >> and they're vigilant, so

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recommended to pope francis that married men be ordained as priests. nbc's anne thompson is here with details. sounds like a big one. >> that will catch your attention. it's been more than a thousand years since the catholic church had married priests. there are a few priests in eastern right churches and converts from the anglican faith, but some think what happened at the vatican could many more. an ancient rite, and open the door to many more an ancient rite, and an ancient people, this morning at the center of a modern debate in the catholic church, bishops from south america's amazon recommended the church ordain married men to serve as priests to deal with the shortage in that part of the world. >> there are villages who are lucky if they get a priest once a year to celebrate the eucharist, anoint the sick. >> the bishop suggests the

priest be suitable and recognize men who have a legally stable family the decision will be up to pope francis who on sunday said the church must open new roads for the proclamation of the gospel for critics, married priests could be a step too far. for a pontiff they fear is too progressive, for his outreach to guys and lesbians, francis will take a look at whether women should become deacons, who can preach, baptize and lead funeral services. >> you're hearing from people in the amazon, by shops are recognizing women are exercising these leadership roles so why not ordain them. >> no one expects this will lead the pope to reconsider women priests. francis has said that door is

closed now, the pope will take all these suggestions and consider them and he hopes to respond in the form of a letter that he plans to write by the end of the year. >> this is a pope that has got this progressive image on a variety of fronts including now married priests, what about celibacy where does he stand on celibacy? >> what francis said this past january is he believes celibacy is a gift from god he is opposed to optional celibacy priests can choose whether they would be married or not. what he said on this narrow issue of a priest shortage in the amazon, he is open to considering it but he had not at that point studied and prayed over it. now he has that opportunity. >> but there's a global shortage, right? >> there is. there are shortages in different parts of the world and that's the question, will this open the door, will this be the solution to that shortage >> anne thompson, thank you. let us get another check of the weather, al is over at the map. >> a big snowstorm in the rockies.

this is i-7 at a dead standstill parts of denver shut down. it's going to be a mess today and more is on the way let's show you what we're looking at we've got right now, winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories for 6 million people from montana down to new mexico, and we could see upwards of 12 inches of snow in parts of the rockies. denver could pick up about 8 inches and we've got a winter blast coming in, jet stream dipping way to the south look at these temperatures tomorrow, bismarck 5, and over the next several days, we will see temperatures start to moderate but it's going to be chilly from reno, salt lake, denver, dodge city and the jet stream dips to the south here. look at this, it's way up to the north in alaska, strong ridge, warm highs, temperatures will set some records as we move through all the way through the middle of the week that's what's going on around the country. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing some cool temperatures starting out.

and it's still been pretty windy across parts of the higher elevations, but winds are calming in the valley. we're also seeing much cooler temperatures. right now it's 21 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time in santa rosa. our highs this afternoon reach into the upper 60s and low 70s. we're going to reach into the low 70s in livermore today. and our winds coming from the north that will shift as we go throughout the day. that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you so much carson is here to talk about something he loves with somebody he loves. >> golf, tiger woods, recent pga tour event, the first in japan, he won >> yeah. >> spoiler alert, but it really was special. he literally made history. i'll tell you why it was so historic, right after this break. essed to crush her job interview. alex got dressed to present a big idea he's been working on for months. and our stylists helped millions of other americans

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snead with 82 pga tour wins, the most of all time >> it's just crazy, it's a lot, you know, i'm been able to be consistent most of my career, and today was one of those days where i was able to pull it out. >> woods kicking off his season in style at the inaugural zozo championship in japan, polishing off a three stroke victory over japanese star hideki matsuyama the facebook account posting this photo of a young tiger getting an autograph from snead. the accompanying message, if he only knew, the only two with 82. >> in recent years, many including woods himself doubted whether reaching 82 was a as a possibility as he dealt with possibility as he dealt with injuries and personal issues off the course. >> i can't do any of the things i used to do that's just the way it is. i have had four back surgeries and my body can't do what it used to do but i can certainly think my way around a golf course. >> after clinching last year's tour championship for his fist win in five years, and donning

another green jacket at the masters in april one of the game's best players rising to the occasion again, adding another win to his already storied career. >> there was a point, i didn't know if i would ever play again. i was hoping to be able to walk normal again to be able to go through that to get to where i'm at now, i'm very appreciative. >> he's back his third win in 13 months, next up for tiger, he's the captain of the united states president's cup team that event is in december. he's not one of the 8 that qualified but as captain, he gets to pick for the captain's pick he jokingly said at the press conference, i think i as the player just got the captain's attention. >> can he pick himself >> he can and most likely will now. >> why not. straight ahead another sports icon. >> magic.

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also children and the elderly definitely need to limit time outside. a spare the air alert day, and that health advisory for the wildfires smoke, even seeing it in the south bay as you get ready to head out. cool temperatures that will lead us into the upper 60s and low 70s today. and some light winds for the afternoon. then as we go into the day tomorrow, we'll see our winds starting to pick up, especially in the north bay and the east bay. starting out in the afternoon into the evening hours, and this could also cause our high fire danger to return. so more on that. as we head over to mike, you've been watching the roads. how's it looking out there? >> that's right. the south bay is operating to a typical pattern here. lighter volume, but 87 still slowing in the northbound direction. the rest, a typical pattern, maybe lighter than your typical monday. folks disrupted by the fire. the outages. we'll take you to the north bay where we have not a major issue on the freeways. people are sheltering or finding another place.

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to gather intelligence because right now is their opportunity to strike while the isis leadership has been decapitated. they want to see who other leaders might be rising, who's on the run. how are they trying to reorganize in this moment of panic. another big question that people are digging into that we're learning more about, how was baghdadi found. and reportedly, a big tip happened this summer when one of baghdadi's wives, he had many wives, was detained, interrogated, passed on information that went to the cia, that revealed baghdadi's general location. after that, the kurds here in northern syria were able to plant a mole, a spy in baghdadi's inner circle and were tracking him and tracking him right until the very end. savannah. >> richard engel, thank you very much. now to california, where the governor has declared a state of emergency. wildfires there have forced

nearly 200,000 people out of their homes. nbc's sam brock is covering those fires. hey, sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, the getty fire erupting at about 1:30 this morning near the 405 freeway. so people as they are driving to work this morning, all of a sudden he seeing flames and clouds of smoke billowing as they are looking through their windshield. you can see the flames ravaging ridge lines, tearing in to communities. there are so many hillside communities right there. opportunities for the flames to get into what we know at this point is that 400 acres is the latest update on the total acreage, but the flames are moving west and south, so the mandatory evacuations have been expanding. initially they started near the freeway, now you are out toward the coast, malibu, folks there are under a warning to get out. the mayor of los angeles saying to be calm right now, but no

matter what you do, you do have to leave. keeping a very close eye on this as again another threatening situation. >> yeah, sam and our colleague maria schriver just sent a picture of her driving in a car, taking pictures of the flames outside. we wish everybody there well. sam, thank you. also breaking overnight, a desperate manhunt near dallas, texas, police are still searching for the gunman who opened fire at an offcampus college party over the weekend, killing two people and leaving another 12 hurt. morgan chesky has that story. morgan, good morning. >>an, good morning. >> reporter: a bit of a frustrating turn in the investigation because authorities say of the more than 700 people that were at this college home coming party, very few have come forward to cooperate with investigators and act as witnesses, which is making it tough to shed any light on who the potential gunman might have been who walked into the rear of that building around midnight sunday morning and opened fire, killing two people, and injuring nearly a dozen others and some of those injured were a result of the pandemonium that ensued when the gunshots rang

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surprising side effects offline. the official report releases tomorrow but "today" got an exclusive first look gone are the days of families gathering together to watch tv now, when it comes to entertainment, things aren't so black and white. especially for kids. growing up with the world at their finger tips, according to a new report by common sense media, eight to 12-year-olds now spend an average of nearly five hours a day in front of a screen for teens, it's almost 7 1/2 hours a day. and those startling numbers don't even include the use of screens at school or for homework. >> screen time really matters in a child's development, because it's time spent in front of a screen not outside, not with your friends, and we've seen major issues around addiction, attention, and distraction >> and forget tv and video games, it's now online videos that have become the most

popular distraction. the study finding more than twice as many young people watch online videos every day than did 2015, and this year, the average spent time watching doubled to roughly an hour. >> the biggest concern about the major uptick in online video usage is there is essentially nobody monitoring online videos. these platforms are not like tv. they are not monitored. >> and despite you tube saying it's only for those age 13 order older, the dominated online viewing with 78% of 8 to 12-year-olds 17-year-old steven and his 15-year-old sister julia say that sounds about right. >> i started watching youtube pretty much when i first got my iphone which was when i was 11. >> for me, i also started watching you tube when i was around 10. >> and that trend will likely continue as younger kids gain access to these videos, thanks

to smartphones this year, 19% of 8-year-olds had smartphones, a new reality, calling on kids to grow up too fast, some parents say. >> you're having fast, some parents say. >> you're having a different type of relationship with your family and friends and certainly a much more intense relationship potentially with your phone. >> for parents worried about this, what can they do it's always about striking that healthy balance. >> it is there's a couple of things the first thing is keeping in mind, you set the example, if your kids see you on the phone, you're on the phone at the dinner table, they see that and think it's a norm. coming up with a plan together so it doesn't feel like they're being punished if they're on their phone a lot, finding that healthy balance so your kids feel like they're in on that with them, it's going to help their reaction a lot and really evaluate, what is the right age for your family, your kids to have a smartphone, if you can find them after school, they do still make flip phones and not smartphones that have the gateway to the internet and

all that comes with. >> you've got a unique method at night. >> nick's got his phone during the day, and all of his devices but at night, after 9:00, they go in a safe >> lock them up. >> i want to lock up my children after 9:00, they go in the safe. >> child welfare, line one >> thank you >> how about a little pop start. >> a lot to get to today, hollywood went halloween over the weekend, there was a bunch of parties we did a nice little round up for you. we'll start with gabrielle union, she broke out the old cheer leaders uniform, got her 11-month-old daughter in it. union captioned this, brought itd too. another celebrity daughter that got all dressed up for halloween, kylie j she did too. another celebrity daughter that got all dressed up for halloween, kylie jenner dressed up her daughter stormy in a purple dress and wig, if you're wondering what she's supposed to be, what else, she's mom at the met gala. >> she dressed her daughter as herself. >> jessica biel, justin

timberlake, jessica dressing up as 90s justin timberlake, the jump suit, curls rocking timberlake opted to dress up as a giant microphone, not jessica. >> i saw another one online. >> siri, ketchup and mustard, look at you cuties. >> jackson as a hot dog. >> oh, i didn't even realize that. >> i was wondering what that hand was coming out of the hot dog. >> that's my son. next up, chrissy teigen and john legend, they're going to be on the cover of "vanity fair" in december, their kids looking more like their parents every day. john revealed that the early days of dating chrissy, were saying her funny candid tweets started as texts with him. he didn't know he wanted to be with someone funny until he was with someone funny we get a behind the scenes video getting a look at john with miles at the piano, who probably plays better than all of us, and the whole family outside for a

photo shoot. and keith urban celebrated his 52nd birthday this weekend, thank you to everyone for all the birthday love. his wife, nicole kidman hides behind the giant bouquet kidman posting her own photo on instagram, happy birthday keith, you are so loved. and finally, very hot queen elizabeth gossip for you ready for this have you ever looked at the monarch and wondered, gosh, she's on her feet a lot. i hope her shoes are comfy well, if you are one of those people, don't worry, hello exclusively revealing that the queen has a special aid to help break in her shoes in a new book, the staff member says they wear the exact same size so it makes sense you may think this is uncommon practice but it's actually very common in fact, i break in all of savannah's shoes that she wears for the "today" show and these ones savannah, i'm done these were really tight when i

weekend long, and they're good now for you. >> ca got them, but i wore them all weekend long, and they're good now for you. >> carson, thank you he's my human shoe tree. >> did somebody just open upse. >> you got a click. lovely. these are not my shoe size. some chinese >> you got a click lovely these are not my shoe size. >> i was just going to ask, by the way. >> largest woman shoes i have ever seen. >> it is large. >> some people love autumn, leaves changing colors, others like this guy, they have had it. in an effort to move autumn along, he hopped up and started blowing leaves off this tree let's make this happen he has no time to waste for those leaves to fall on their own. >> all right let's go to mr. roker and get a check of the weather >> okay. today's weather is brought

to you by a2 milk, with the natural a2 protein love milk again. let's check your weather, a. we are looking at a winter storm getting itself t see what we've got a quiet day right now. we are looking at a winter storm getting itself together in the rockies. temperatures are really warm down through florida on into the texas gulf but very chilly as you get up into the central plains and the rockies, where we've got a record cold and snowstorm going. unfortunately that high fire risk continues out for california, and it's going to last right into the end of the week pleasantly mild in the northeast, mid atlantic states into the gulf and northeast and good morning, i'm kari hall, smoke is drifting in from the north way wild fires creating some unhealthy air quality throughout the day. especially in the north bay it will be unhealthy if you have breathing problems or you're younger or older you may need to limit your time outside today.

temperatures in the upper of 60s and the lower 70s. they will start to taper off on wednesday morning. and that's your latest savannah. >> all right, al, thank you. to read more today, fall is in full swing, and of course with it a new crop of great books here when their top picks of the season isaac fitzgerald, and jasmine guillory, and jason reynolds let's get right to it. it's always a marathon action and adventure, what's your pick. >> more of a mystery but you know i have to change it up all the time "your house will pay" by steph cha, it is a kaleidoscopic novel, the way these two time lines interweave throughout the novel, it's a mastery of form, cha nails it, tells the story of two families, a black family and korean family, and how they had

to wrestle with racism and the actions of the past and a new way forward. >> "dear haiti, love alaine" by maika moulite about a girl named alaine who is the daughter of two haitian immigrants, lives in miami. she gets in trouble in school. her parents send her back to haiti to get herself together and it is so much fun but she learns so much about herself you go on this journey where she learns about her family, family secrets, her background, and it is just really a lot of fun but also really fascinating, too >> jason, what do you like >> "tristan strong punches a hole in the sky. >> that's a good title. >> exactly by a newcomer, kwame mbalia, a brilliant book, first of all, like i said, the title screams action adventure, a young man named tristan loses friend and

takes on the guilt of the loss and in his frustration opens a portal called the mid path and therein lies the adventure it's a middle grade story with action adventure, and rooted in african-american lore instead of european lore, which we almost never see. >> don't change this category on me, i need love and romance. love and romance, this is "ordinary girls," by jaquira diaz about a difficult life growing up in puerto rico and florida, and the difficulty she has with her mothers, her friends, her enemies, really with the ordinary girls of the title, but what i love about this book is the forgiveness that's found in it, the love that's found in it, the joy that's found in it, and on a sentence level, the way jaquira writes is incredible, but the thing at its core is how she forgives the ordinary girls, her friends, enemies, mother, and the ordinary girls that she herself was, it's beautiful. >> jasmine what caught your eye. >> "the right swipe" they are in

competition, and get together. it is fun, hilarious, anyone who has done online dating will relate to a lot of it, but it's also really touching they go through a lot. it takes a while for them to learn how to trust one another with difficult things in their past, and it is just a wonderful love story. >> jason, what do you love in the love department? >> i bent this one a little bity for good reason. "infinite hope" by ashley bryan who i believe might be one of the greatest living americans, he is i believe 96 years old, a story about his life in world war ii, you might be saying where does the love come in. the thing that saves his life and has continued to save his life was 50, 60, 70 years later is his love for art which he at thing that kept him afloat. there's nothing more rom always attributes to being the thing that kept him afloat there's nothing more romantic

than that. >> you sold me our last category is ultimate fall favorite, isaac. >> i want jason's voice reading every single book. can we take a moment to recognize that >> i know. agreed >> i'm sorry, favorite book of the fall, of the year, and full disclosure here, this is my best friend's book, the book is "how we fight for our lives," even id i had never met saeed in my life, this would be one of my favorite books very focused looking at his life, growing up black, and growing up gay here in america, what it meant, to be growing up in the 90s, recognizing aids maybe wouldn't be the thing, just because aids won't, doesn't mean america won't he was watching matthew shepherd, being taught the way he is is not a way society would accept him, about the closeness of his relationship with his mother, and becomes one of thefl most powerful and humane, and universal novels i have read

about grief and loss >> i got to stop you there because i have to get these guys in >> jasmine. >> mine is "the yellow house" by sarah broom. it is a memoir but, you know, it's a memoir of a woman but also about her family, and the city of new orleans, and the yellow house her family grew up in and what happens to all of that during and after hurricane katrina, it is just a wonderful book, poetic, funny and really touching. >> jason, 20 seconds, bring it home my friend. >> tiffany d. jackson's, "let me hear a rhyme" you love brooklyn, hip hop, this is for you >> go to today.com/shop. they've got all the books. thank you so much. get in my sweats, going to read books now. coming up, magic monday in studio 1a. >> that's right. we're excited. >> i get to dish the ball. >> it's a two-fer. >> we're talking with the great irvin magic johnson after the break.

first, your local news. >> who has a signed magic johnson jersey. >> three very good morning to you, i'm laura garcia. a short time ago we got a update on the kincade fire if burned 66,000 acres. it burninged 112 structures, 50 were homes. 80,000 are still threatens, containment at 5%. dozens of schools are closed today because of smoke and power outages. let's get the latest conditions from kari hall. >> we're seeing the conditions calming down this morning. it will look hazy and the smoke will get thicker as we go through the day with unhealthy

air quality across the bay area. we're also going to see mostly clear skies, calm winds, this is a little break before our next wind event comes in as our temperatures today reach the upper 60s and the lower 70s. and we could see some of those gusts reaching 30 to 40 miles per hour especially in the higher elevations. not as strong as the wind event we just had, but it is still going to raise a high fire threat as quo into the next 48 hours. let's go to mike now for a update. >> all right, thank you very much. we'll have another local news update in half an hour. my parents never taught me anything about managing money.

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what's your name. >> rachel. >> what's your name. >> linda. >> your name. >> lauren. >> you are thinking about christmas, why are you wearing those shirts. >> trying to get your christmas car pick taken early. >> like today? >> like now? >> i can do better we have a professional photographer here at the "today" show, and i think we need to ge everybody in it. >> let's do this. >> wait, it's our christmas picture. >> okay, ready, here we go >> one, two, three >> merry christmas >> we got it >> thanks for coming >> we'll give you the pic and happy wedding to the folks behind them. >> jess and mandy. >> just outside of seattle. >> congratulations.

>> and thank you just ahead, so we have been teasing him all morning, the great magic johnson. we're going to talk to him in just three minutes, four minutes maybe, about recent headlines and folks talking about the nba. his life after basketball and a whole lot more people don't fully appreciate all that magic johnson is doing right now. >> no one has the reaction like magic in our studio. everyone wants a picture wildly popular skinnytaste.com is here with an easy to follow weekly meal plan for your busy fami for your busy family. coming up in our 3rd hour, the abandon series, taking you down the yellow brick road to the deserted land of oz theme park in north carolina we also have jane seymour on talking about a possible reboot of dr. quinn medicine woman. >> everything is getting rebooted officially it's halloween week now, we are three days away from the extravaganza >> last week we found out that craig is sitting on the throne we don't need any details there.

carson will be rocking a sweater. this morning, mr. roker, you're up to bat. what do you got, what's your clue >> trying to confuse everybody let me be frank, you can take my costume right to the bank. >> let me be frank, you can take my costume right to the bank. >> you did a riddle. >> you know it >> i know it >> that clue is misleading >> no, it's not. it is absolutely not. >> we're going to have more clues tomorrow, and every day leading up to the big halloween reveal we're looking forward to it. >> are you really confused >> a little bit. carson is going to be joining me on the fourth hour to get the party started today. let's get this weather, sunny and mild in the east, high fire danger in the west, record chill and snow in the rockies as we get to the midweek period, going to be strong storms through the gulf and mississippi river valley, record chills continue in the rockies, winds finally diminish out west. much below average temperatures in the central plains. drenching rain in the northeast, rain for halloween

we'll have to wait and see that's what's going on around the country, here's what's good morning, i'm kari hall, a northwesterly wind will bring in more smoke to the bay area today, but tomorrow we will see those gusts picking up once again especially in the north bay and the east bay early in the evening. this will create another high fire danger and erratic fire conditions around the kincade fire, going into tomorrow night and early wednesday, we'll see the high winds and we'll see calmer winds and keep the cooler temperatures going into the weekend. and that is your latest birthday happy 10th birthday to these ladies guys. one last magic piece, we're back after this with the hall of famer. talking about everything from basketball to his milestone birthday and why al roker missed it, but first, this is "today" on nbc ♪

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who needs no introduction, irvin magic johnson, he just turned 60 he's still every ounce of the icon that he used to be on and off the basketball court we're going to talk to him in a moment, but first, in case you forgot for 12 nba seasons, two words personified style, competition, and athletic excellence, magic johnson. winner of five championships with the los angeles lakers, three time mvp, and 12 time all star, he stunned the world with his announcement in 1991 that he was hiv positive >> i plan on going on, living for a long time. >> and he has. becoming a member of the legendary olympic dream team in addition to an nba comeback, but since then there's been so much more than basketball his company, magic johnson

enterprises has become an economic superstar as well, starting in the movie theater business and now involved in massive infrastructure projects like airports denver and new york city, and media and technology ventures. >> it's really important that we make a positive impact on the community. >> but he still has a hand in the world of sports. he was president of basketball operations for the lakers until this spring, and is a co-owner of the l.a. dodgers, the wn a's l.a. sparks and major league soccer's los angeles football club this summer, johnson and his wife cookie celebrated his 60th birthday in the south of france with j. lo, angela bassett and spike lee. magic johnson, 60 and still going strong magic johnson, so good to see you. >> you too craig. >> let's talk. you live out in california as you know, they just passed this law out there that would allow college athletes to get paid for endorsements, make money off their likeness, they

can hire agents, you played in what's still the most watched college basketball game in history if i'm not mistaken, michigan state, indiana state, you and larry bird did you think when that law passed, i could have cashed in. >> larry and i could have cashed in after that game, of course, but the law is good, i think, for the players, the athletes, the student athletes, because listen, you don't make any money, you can't get a job while you're playing at your university, so this allows them to at least have a little money in their pocket to enjoy college and enjoy just going out to dinner and lunch or taking their girlfriend to a movie. >> so you think all college athletes should be able to be paid. >> i think so. and listen, we're not talking about thousands and thousands of dollars, but just enough for them to have a great life while they're on campus. >> i want to clear up some confusion why you're here, recently i talked to your boy, michael jordan, and i asked him a question, first of all, i asked him like on his best five

all time, who's on his team, he picked you of course, you're one of his five and then he said something else that made some news, take a listen. >> when i'm going in the trenches, i played against and with all of these guys, i'm going with who i know. every single night, that responsibility to go out there and represent greatness every single night >> steph curry shouldn't be offended when he watches. >> i hope not. he's still a great player. not a hall of famer yet, though. >> not a hall of famer and then so you tweeted like two days later, i want to put the tweet up for our viewers at home everyone relax, we know steph curry is a future hall of famer, michael jordan couldn't say it because he would get fined by the league what did you mean by that, the league that sensitive. >> michael jordan is the owner charlotte, he owns the team, and so if he had said great comments about steph curry, the other

owners would think that he's recruiting him to come play for michael so michael couldn't say it but we know steph curry is a future hall of famer the greatest shooter we have ever seen in the history of the nba. >> in the history of the league, steph curry. >> steph curry, klay thompson, the two guys playing on the same team with reggie miller, ray allen and larry bird. up. >> i think steph is the best. >> let's talk >> glad you cleaned that up. >> i think steph is the best. >> let's talk about something else that's been in the headlines a lot lately, the league's relationship with china. as you know, the general manager. >> right >> of the houston rockets a few weeks ago he tweets out china then punishes the league, and now you've got a relationship, a basically supporting the protesters in hong kong, china then punishes the league, and now you've got a relationship, a potentially multibillion dollar relationship that's hanging in the balance. how do you balance the issue of global freedom with the business interests of the nba >> well, i think that, you know, first, every individual has a right to, you know, freedom of speech and i'm for freedom for all people, you know, we're fighting

enough of that right here in america for minorities that's what i have been about my whole life now i think that we've got the greatest commissioner, and adam will figure out, you know, a solution to this and i think that all the players are putting their trust and the owners are putting their trust in adam silver, and i think he'll deliver a solution it's all about a solution. we know there's a problem, but there's going to be a solution. >> how do you think the league handled it so far? >> it's a tough situation. there's billions of dollars, you know, at stake here, so i think everybody who was caught off guard, and it's nothing that, listen, you're putting the players in a tough position,

lebron has been put in a tough position adam silver has been put in a tough position now i think they have to come together, players, owners and adam need to come up with a solution that's going to be league, for people in hong kong and china. >> hard to believe it's 28 years ago roughly around this time that you told the world that you were living with hiv if someone had told you then that not only would you be alive today but you would be thriving in every sense of the word, would you have believed them >> no. 28 years ago, one drug, a.c.t., it was a death sentence at that time, and here i am, 28 years later, as you're saying, having a great life i work out every day i make sure that i'm eating the right foods and also, too, my attitude and mindset really helped out as well. >> what's the attitude and mindset. >> i think just accepting your new status and being comfortable with it. and i accepted that and then i had to talk to my doctors and say how can i be here a long time and they told me, take my meds, be comfortable with your status

but also you got to work out so i've been doing those things. >> and you've also di mystified hiv and aids for a lot of folks. in the 90s folks weren't talking about it do you have folks coming up on the street, and tell you their story. >> they were crying when i announced but i got to give elizabeth glaser a lot of credit she helped me. she died a year later or two of aids but she's the one who made myself comfortable and my wife cookie comfortable and she just wanted me to be the face of the disease and here i am. 28 years later. >> speaking of cookie, you guys as i understand it just threw an epic birthday bash you just turned 60 a-list celebs, spike lee, angela bassett, earth, wind and fire. and al roker. >> he didn't show up i'm still looking for al >> because al had a bum hip. and al was covering hurricane dory otherwise i would have been

there. >> he didn't show up. >> the wife showed up. >> mrs. roker was there, and i got a collection, not just one, not two, but three signed. >> he skips your party and gets jerseys. >> i had a ticket, i was going it's called work try it be quiet >> thank you >> that was a great interview with michael jordan. >> thank you thank you very much. >> this is my brother right here >> al roker. >> we go back a long way. >> yes, we do, and you can't miss the next one. i'm inviting craig next time >> you heard him >> when i show up, don't kick me out. >> you're on a smuckers jar. you, me, sitting there, hi, how are you. >> magic, just throwing out invitations, i'll take one too why not. this is gina, the creator of skinnytaste.com, she has a plan that's going to make your weeknight dinner routine a whole lot easier we'll have it for you, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today" food, we've got just what you need to start the week off right, your very own weekly meal plan, gina homolka, today she has over 5,000 facebook followers, out with her fourth cook book, "skinny taste, one and done." for people who don't know, skinny taste is a web site i have coo books and i make healthy recipes, lighter, everything in moderation, nothing off limits. >> we're going to do meal plan, why is it important to plan out your meals for the week? >> yeah, i love meal planning, it's a great way to get organized for the week you also save a lot of time and money in the supermarket and it helps you stick to your health goals. >> you have a week planned out, the guys are here eating monday you're going to start

with a soup. >> monday we have a creamy broccoli and cheese soup i like to start mondays meatless, a great way to get plant food in your diet. there's no cream in the soup what i do is pour some of the soup after it's cooked into the blender and i just blend some of it and pour it back into the soup super easy, everything here is under 500 calories. >> wow so tuesday comes, you haven't had meat yet, here's the meat. >> tuesday, it's a busy week, i love using my slow cooker on those days, schedules are hectic, so we have my daughter madison's favorite beef taco, if you want to make them leaner, you can use ground turkey as well to use on wednesday, leftovers, we're going to use on wednesday, taco empanadas, healthy because they're baked, i

use frozen dough >> how do you make it? >> use refrigerated pie crust if you don't have dough, cut the rounds, put meat in the center, fold them, put a little fork, egg white. >> egg wash and bake it. >> about 25 minutes, super easy. >> and you get that crisp, fried taste. >> looks good. >> you can freeze them, and i also put them in my daughter's lunchbox for school. >> so shocked. wow, that was a good question. >> you have never asked a question, ever. >> in a cooking segment. >> it's true >> you can make it into a meal with rice and beans, salad, guacamole. >> meal planning seems like a good idea if you have kids, on the weekend you can shop. >> i do. >> you don't see like a meal planner. >> thursday, this is a leftover from tuesday. >> exactly >> are we going leaner. >> we're going asian, brussel sprouts, stir fry, a little spicy, you can leave the spice out. this takes about 15 minutes once

your ingredients are prepped we're going to use brussel sprouts that are shredded, you can just cut them yourself i'll show you how easy i get this question all the time basically i cut them in half and use a knife. i really just cut them thin, and i absolutely find cutting therapeutic, so this is a great way to unwind. >> those are fun too if you get then crunchy, cook those up we're going to end the week with potato and french fries. >> we have carne asada fries, healthy, because they're baked basically like irish nachos, with a latin twist pico de gallo, really delicious, made all in one pan if you're afraid of cutting fries into fries, a lot of people like to do rounds instead, same thing, cut them real thin, lay them on the sheet pan. >> bake those too? >> doesn't require oil >> a little bit of olive oil, season and right in the oven. >> could you use sweet potatoes.

>> you can >> what you eat on saturday, monday through friday, do you order pizza. >> i go out. i mean, you know, it's everything in moderation, i love going out to eat it's where i get most of my inspiration. >> all totally different meals, under 500 calories, and you have covered the globe it seems like. >> absolutely. exactly. >> gina, thank you so much check out these recipes and more, today.com/food, that and more this is "today" on nbc. >> well done >> thankou y ...6, 7, 8 y ♪ ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®.

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good morning to you, i'm marcus washington. a short time ago we got a update on the kincade wild fire burning more than 6,000 acres. 112 structures, damaged or destroyed, of those 50 are homes. three are commercial buildings. 80,000 structures are still

threatened and containment is still at 5%. dozens of schools are closed because of the smoke and power outages. let's get the latest from kari hall. >> smoke is drifting across the bay area and it looks really hazy with this view if will get worse as we go throughout the day. unhealthy air quality. we are limiting your time outside. we're shifting for the winds coming in from the northwest bringing down smoke from the kincade fire. we are expecting our winds to pick up again tomorrow as we have another high fire danger. more updates throughout the day, marcus. >> okay. another update coming up for you here on and on nbc bay area dotcom.

the fire danger is remaining all too real in the east bay. >> and you may have power now, but that might not be the case in the days to come. the latest updates all day long. >> tomorrow, 4:30 to 7:00 a.m.

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