effort to hold back the spread of the fire went better than expected and here is where we stand. that fire now going into its seventh day, and it's still threatening a number of sonoma county towns, including healdsburg, windsor and geyserville. as of last night the amount of acres still stood at 76,000 burned, and that's where we were yesterday morning, but calfire first update won't come until dater this morning. also as of last night it was still 15% contained. close to 200 buildings have been destroyed, including 86 homes. some 90,000 others remain threatened. the other big story we're following this morning, pooeng's latest round of power outages which also went better than expected, at least for people outside of the north bay, because the utility never turned power off for some people in santa clara, alameda, contra costa and san mateo counties. the predicted overnight weather conditions never really materialized. this map shows the current outages, most in the north bay.

now let's check in with meteorologist kari hall, she's been tracking the wind and fire conditions. >> yes, with this round of high winds, we were expecting it to mostly be in the higher elevations and not come all the way down to the valleys like we had on sunday, and that is what happened. we did have those gusts in the healdsburg hills reaching 57 miles per hour. we're still seeing some breezy winds in those areas, near the kincade fire and then we're also dealing with some very cold temperatures this morning, as a lot of people are waking up without power. it's only 35 degrees near santa rosa and napa at 43 degrees, with some lower 50s elsewhere. looking at the outline of the kincade fire, we are seeing this, such a large area that continues to burn and move closer to highway 101 but we are unfortunately going to see this maybe still spreading, going into the rest of the day, as our red flag warning continues. it does end at 4:00 today, although the winds look to calm down a little bit before that in the north bay. we're still looking at the

potential of getting gusts up to 65 miles per hour, and then for the east bay, santa cruz mountains, the red flag warning will expire today at 4:00. so we'll have more of an update on what also we're expecting for wind speeds coming up. mike, you saw something just reported in san leandro. >> kari, just came in to our report, sorting things out. mostly green sensors all over the bay except for slowing out of the altamont, typical. 880 just off of 238 where we're hearing about a crash and possibly a brush fire that may have been triggered by one of the vehicles there, over at the interchange in san leandro, 238 and 880. we'll keep tracking this as chp arrives on scene to sort out what is a factor and what is not, but we don't have any slowing just yet. same thing for the contra costa county approach toward the bay bridge, and this portion of vallejo and novato, bordering either side of highway 37. the north bay the freeway status is the same as yesterday, 101 open in parts closed because of the kincade fire.

back to you. >> that's right, what we continue to talk about this morning, mike. firefighters overnight doubled their protection efforts for several areas including the 101 corridor and the town of healdsburg. >> "today in the bay's" jeanne elle talked with nervous residents poised to evacuate at a moment's notice. >> they're ready to go by the door. >> reporter: like so many people in sonoma county, tera crawford is ready to evacuate if the kincade fire takes off and the expected winds calfire says offshore winds have them staffing up. >> the first night the fire grew 10,000 acres in eight hours because of the offshore winds. those tend to push the fire downwind and the western perimeter south of windsor into the northern part of santa rosa. >> reporter: strike teams of firefighters are now staged in neighborhoods around windsor and santa rosa, ready to move quickly and protect homes if fires erupt. >> the winds northeast 10 to 20 miles an hour -- >> reporter: they got a weather

briefing earlier with the glow of fire appearing on ridges and winds picking up. crawford says she is paying attention. >> if it does pick up and get dangerous, i have my phone charged and i'll get an alert like i have been and have time to get out. >> reporter: calfire says winds will test their containment lines but they are ready to tackle flare-ups, reassuring news for people who are hoping for an uneventful night. >> they're so on it and doing an amazing job. we're all so grateful. >> reporter: jean elle, "today in the bay." about a half a million homes and businesses across northern california start rg ting the da without power. >> here is a look again, you can see most are in the north bay. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live for us in san jose to explain how some people may qualify for rebates, depending on how long they've been without power. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. in every one of the outages we've heard from business

customers and regular joes like you and me about how much losing their power has cost them. pg&e is offering some credit but it's not going to cover all losses and it's definitely not going into everybody's account. governor gavin newsom said his staff has been aggressive in negotiating credits with pg&e and vocal in his criticism of the utility accusing pg&e leaders creating disasters through mismanagement and greed. >> this is significant because utilities in the past have never credited customers for these disruptions. we're being extraordinarily aggressive and respectfully we didn't wait until this moment. >> reporter: if you lost power, here is what you can expect from pg&e, residential customers will see a $100 credit on their bill. business customer also get a $250 credit, but this is a one-time deal and it is only for the 738,000 customers who lost

power in the first outage, which happened back on october 9th. pg&e's ceo says that's because the utility improved the process after that first public safety power shutoff. back then, customers were frustrated by the pg&e website, couldn't get into the call center either, both inaccessible at times. the ceo says the funds for this credit will come from shareholders and there will be no cost recovery for customers. you don't have to do anything to get this credit, even if you are eligible, it will automatically appear on your bill. i'll post more information because i bet you have questions about this one, find me on facebook and twitter as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i'm sure a lot of people will have questions about that one, kris, thank you. >> want to get any funding they can back, thank you. 4:36. happening today, some relief for north bay commuters who rely on smarttrain services. it's finally back up and running but on a limited basis, due to

fire conditions in sonoma and marin counties. trains stopped returning over the weekend due to power outages. for that reason some stations remain closed, sonoma county airport and santa rosa north but the good news here is rides will be free through next wednesday due to the ongoing crisis. >> we've been getting a lot of questions about the length of time food will stay safe in a fridge or freezer during the power outages. we put together a video explaining how long to keep it and when you should throw it out. watch it on the nbc bay area facebook page, we pinned it at the top so you can find that easily. >> really important. you don't want your family getting sick. 4:37. coming up next on "today in the bay" another streaming service set to take flight. the latest details on hbo max, the future home of "friends" and how it stacks up against other news services. samsung showing off its new foldable phone. the reason it will be good for

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selfie, it works because it would have a built in stand because it's foldable. now we clearly don't have enough selfies in america, we need to have more and this will help do that. >> i needed that this weekend. i was all dressed up in the whole family in their halloween costumes. we have no one to take our pictu picture. i literally flagged down a guy walking his dog. >> really? >> yes. >> i'll post it. >> leave out the family member you like the least, that's my strategy. >> i love them all equally, that's what my mom used to say. thanks a lot. coming up next on "today in the bay," the wind we've been watching overnight is moving out of the bay area. this could be good news for us, kari. >> yes, we'll see our winds calming down throughout the day. breezy in oakland and san francisco over the next couple of hours. we'll talk about our top wind gust and what we are expecting into the next couple of days, that's coming up next. >> and you're looking at oakland, 880 southbound, with the headlights, that's my concern.

folks headed out of oakland not a problem. headed through san leandro, we have an update on the crash going on there. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back to you this morning. 4:45 for you right now. taking a live look in walnut creek, where we will continue to follow all the conditions in the bay area, surrounding the fire that's burning in the north bay. >> new this morning for you, the massive kincade fire in sonoma county is so large, it can be

seen from lake tahoe. check out these photos tweeted by "press democrat" reporter cam porter. you can see the flames glowing over the mountains. sugar bowl tells us it's been without power and isn't expecting to get it back until tomorrow. tu to that, the resort has been forced to stop its snow making operations. we're hopeful, are there any signs a little bit of precipitation? >> no, not for the next couple of weeks. the models some of the ones that go out a little bit farther, so about two to three weeks out, so that looks iffy. >> long range. >> so unfortunately we're going to have a lot more dry weather, and we've seen some of our top wind gusts in the past 24 hours reaching 57 miles per hour in st. helena and the healdsburg

hills a wind gust of 54 miles per hour. at atlas peak to 25. mt. diablo 50, gusty there and the altamont pass a wind gust of 16 so it drops off significantly to the south of mt. diablo. air quality is another issue, if you have breathing problems it's going to be tough today especially in areas where we see the orange dots that shows higher amounts of particulate matter in the air from wildfire smoke and the yellow dots is moderate air quality. it looks pretty good for the south bay today due to the wind direction and so our temperatures start out very cold this morning, in fact for tomorrow morning, in parts of the north bay there will be some frost advisories in effect and we're seeing frosty conditions this morning. we're also seeing a much more of a breezy wind coming through concord, oakland, as well as san francisco, keeping those temperatures now in the low 50s. as we go throughout the rest of the day, let's go through our

hour by hour outlook showing our temperatures and what to expect. we're in the low 60s at noon today for many of our microclimates and climbing into the upper 60s today with a few spots in the low 70s. we'll make it up to about 73 degrees in san jose at 4:00, and in napa we're up to 72 degrees, so feeling comfortable, after a very chilly start this morning, and cooling down again today. as you look out the window and getting dressed, make sure you're wearing the heavier layers so having to break out some of the heavier coats especially in the north bay this morning, and then some light long sleeves will be comfortable for the rest of the day, as our temperatures warm up into the upper 60s. we are not going to need the shorts and short sleeves unless maybe you're dressing up for halloween. our hour by hour forecast shows that our winds coming in miles per hour with some of the higher gusts will stay up for oakland, san francisco, even into the next several hours, but we are seeing some calming winds in parts of the north bay, as well

as the south bay, into the tri-valley. much lighter winds here, so some good news, as we go into the next couple of days, our winds will be calming down. we're getting ready for halloween. our inland forecast looks pretty good. some of us will have drifts of smoke but doesn't look like it will be that hazardous to go out trick-or-treating. our forecast looks pretty good as our temperatures go from the upper 50s as we go into the evening. looking at our forecast for the next couple of days, we were just talking about this, so this area of low pressure moves away. high pressure remains and our weather calms down in terms of the winds, and we warm up just slightly going into the weekend, and then as we look farther out, there are some storm systems out in the pacific, but it doesn't look to make it into the bay area any time soon. so we're going to see our highs reaching into the 70s and as we go into early next week, we have some mid-70s in the forecast. mike, you're taking us back to that crash in san leandro.

>> that's right, kari f, there a component i'm focused, it's one of the few incidents on the blotter. south bay and tri-valley move slowly and so does the east bay for the san leandro area. the concern is north 238, folks familiar with the transition on to 880 there's the overcrossing and the lane changes and there's a crash there involving a big rig so there's one crash there and possibly a vehicle fire as a result of that crash. there's also a report of a roadside fire which seems like it's unrelated but very close to that interchange as well, and it's on the off the 880 detector and the brush below the freeway. not a lot of slowing and no lanes reported closed. you'll see flashing lights that will be slowing despite the light traffic flow through that portion of the bay. contra costa county moves at speed to the bay bridge toll plaza, taking a quick look at the toll plaza itself, starting with a typical pattern here, but it's 4:50, the volume should

start increasing this wednesday morning but no major problems there. the note as you brought to the folks, smarttrain is running with limited service korean santa rosa and san rafael, free through next wednesday but north of santa rosa still no access because of the fire activity. back to you. >> it affects so many different things, thanks, mike. developing in southern california this is tragic, three people dead, nine others injured after a shooting at a home in long beach. it happened a little before 11:00 last night and the reports the shooting broke out during a halloween party. firefighters described it as a chaotic scene. you see all the response they had there. victims were being treated outside a nail salon next door. the shooter this morning still on the loose. happening today, a federal judge in san francisco hears arguments in an effort to overturn a white house rule allowing health care workers to refuse treatment to patients based on religious or moral beliefs. it's called the denial of care rule and critics say it opens a window allowing refusal of care

to people with hiv or needing treatment such as hormone therapy. 23 cities and states are suing to block it, along with the aclu and national family planning organizations. potential candidates including former trump campaign manager george papadopoulos are filling out paperwork to replace katie hill. papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. a date has not been set for the special election to replace hill. >> 4:52. cycling fans in california and across the u.s. may be waking up a little gloomy this morning. the amgen tour of california is going on hiatus. organizers say right now that only means there won't be a race next year. some fear it will be worse than that, because they're also trying to formulate a workable business model going forward.

the amgen tour began with the spirit race in san francisco for its first event in 2006. it's been credited with bringing in billions of dollars to california's economy. dub nation turning rainbow at chase center. the warrior also celebrate its annual lgbtq night. the game includes special in-game performances. the warriors won monday in new orleans, so far their only win of the season. tonight they'll try to get their home win against the phoenix suns. world series game seven tonight in houston. >> last night the nationals responded when they had to with the trophy on the line. game six packed a lot of drama, a controversial call in the seventh inning that got former giant and current nationals manager dave martinez ejected but next batter up, washington's anthony rindon hit a two-run bomb to give the nationals the

lead they won 7-2, setting up tonight's winner-take-all game, game seven. >> uh-oh. >> he was out. >> had to hold him back. 4:53 right now. coming up for you here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> if smoky air is making it tough to breathe, you might want to consider a mask but don't just use the first thing you find. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. but first, happening now, massive protests under way in chile. clashes broke out in santiago. police fired tear gas and deployed a water cannon towards thousands of protesters. anti-government protests started earlier this month over transportation fare hikes. demonstrators calling for better pay, schools, housing and medical care among many other demands. a lot more ahead, stick around. my parents never taught me anything about managing money. the amount of student loan debt i have,

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having the same fears all over again. >> you have approximately a thousand birds and animals, yes, and so fires do make us very, very nervous. >> just like the tubbs fire, peter lang says he plans to stick it out, vowing to leave none of the animals behind. we are also following breaking news in southern california this morning.

>> that's where some of the strongest winds in years are fanning the getty fire in los angeles, as of last night that fire burned some 650 acres, destroying at least a dozen homes. it's 15% contained. overnight there were fears wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour. those winds could extend into tomorrow, which many fear could reenergize the fire. firefighters say the fire started after a tree branch fell onto a live power line. the los angeles department of water and power actually owns the line that hit the wranch, not the so.cal edison company. coming up, live reports from marin.

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what was that? judy? d-con. mice love it to death. right now at 5:00, a lucky break overnight for who is battling the kincade fire and pg&e customers planning to lose electricity overnight are unexpectedly waking up with power. good news for you this start the morning here. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. want to get back to that breaking news, we thought it was really going to be a busy night for firefighters on the front lines. >> here is a live look at mt. st. helena. wind speeds picked up overnight but we've been hearing from firefighters on the ground the effort to hold back the fire went better than expected. the fire is going in its seventh day and it's actually grown, it's actually still threatening a numr