. we are looking at unhealthy, even hazardous air quality across the bay area. blue diamond is unhealthy area. near richmond, the valley above 300. that is hazardous, dangerously unhealthy air quality there. we're talking about the ninth day of unhealthy air for the bay area with the spare the air advisory with spare the air alert and air quality advisory. check out the visibility. this is because of smoke. low visibility down to three quarters of a mile in livermother, a mile and a half flight delays because of thrth and a quarter for napa. here's the smoke 'ltalk about a

through next week when we could see change this is and the chance for rain coming up. michelle? >> mary, thank you. the smokey air forced schools and colleges around the bay area to cancel classes today. that includes santa clara university, cal state east bay, uc berkeley, san jose state. most school districts will be closed including san francisco unified, all public schools in alameda, marine counties. >> people are looking for ways to get away from these conditions. >> many stores are sold out of away was a major relief. >> our neigs eldey. them.

>> the best advise is avoid exposure to thick, dirty air after a week of conditions. live goes on. >> i won't feel quite as bad if we go outside. we'll keep them inside as much as we can. >> many museums are offering ee if you mention air quality. >> make sure art works are protected in terms of climate control. >> a relief compared to conditions outside. in this video from our tower cam, you can barely make out the bay bridge. the poor, sometimes hazardous air quality is expected to stretch into next week. >> it's very bad leaving people to prioritize outings. >> it's very bad. i'm only going couple blocks. >> people realize what they once took for granted. >> really horrible outside. it's really sad. as for the long term health effects of exposure, doctors say it's not clear.

kpix 5. >> east a look at locations providing masks. 1155 santa clara avenue, the alameda county police department at 155 oak street. the police department is distributing masks at 777b street at the station. for a full list of all places, head to our website kpix.com. a live look at sfo. flights are taking off despite the thick smoke draping the bay area. that's a relief to travelers flying on one of the busiest days of the year. still a good idea to check your flight before you head out. airports nationwide are expecting a record breaking 25 million passengers over the next few days. some passengers we spoke to are anxious to leave the bay d get air. >> it's pretty bad air.

from singapore and use to asia-based pollution. this is insane. >> i'm from oregon. we've got smoke up there too. we've got rain to put it out. >> the busiest travel days are next wednesday, the day before thanksgiving. new at noon, pets separated from owners left behind finding temporary home. many have been transferred to oakland. some of them are having a hard time breathing and barking after being exposed to toxic air in butte county. >> some of the shelter dogs we have do have an upper respiratory infection or like a cold. if they're exposed to the air quality then it's really just basic therapeutic supportive care. emoysowa remind people here in the bay area to limit their pet's time outdoors.

if you notice them wheezing, take them to the vet as soon as possible. we have a full list of latest bay area school closures on our website. check the air quality index in your area and find information on how to safe stay in these conditions. president trump is expected to visit the burned areas in butte county tomorrow. he signed an emergency declaration at the request of the state. we mentioned the number of medium missing has jumped to 6 -- number of people missing has jumped to 631. the authorities did a review of calls and missing persons reports. search and rescue teams are still looking for remains j. our hope is if there are missing people we can find them and bring closure to people that need that. >> a number of officials are on hand to determine whether remains belong to humans rather than animals. human remains are taken elsewhere for further analysis. we'll continue to bring you updates on this fight from the

campfire aionlinek ound 6:00 th morning at the bay fair station causing major delays in every direction. it took firefighters a couple hours to make repairs and get trains back up and running. bart officials say no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. new at noon, seven people were awarded the nation's highest civilian honor a couple hours ago. president trumpawarded the medal of free -- trump awarded the medal of freedom to seven people. awards were granted to elvis >>i'veveealym su they'ked

liketocawas the weather sunny or rainy? you have to be careful when you answer questions with people that probably have bad intentions. >> mr. trump did not say when he'd turn over the answers. he continues to insist there was no collusion. cnn reporter jim acosta is allowed back in the white house. he was banned after things got heatedded in a press conference. an intern repeatedly tried to take the microphone from him. d it with both hands. the federal judge ordered the white house to immediately return his press credentials. >> i want to thanks my colleagues in the press that suppjudge for the decision he made today and let's go back to work. >> tradministoner th

we the incident. while acosta's press pass is reinstated, the lawsuit is moving forward. florida's senate race is so close, a recount is underway at this hour. we're looking live inside the recount room. see volunteers there wearing gloves as they process these ballots. out of 8 million cast votes, nelson was behind by fewer than 13,000. state law requires a hand review when the victory margin is a fourth of a percentage reare due sunday by noon. a wild end to a police chase in southern california. ahead, how the suspect's luck finally ran out. traffic jams and head acheses in the northeast as a powerful snowstorm surprises millions.

. that looks good. police in orange county checked after the driver of this pickup truck. the two police cruisers catching up to the suspect when one clips the back of his car. things gets even more dramatic from there. the pick up fl an the driver took off running but arrested two minutes later. no one was hurt. it's not clear why police were chasing the suspect. traffic is moving again in new york city after a strong

and deadly snowstorm slammed the northeast. this is time lapse video. reporter hillary lane reports on the weather system that caught a lot of people off guard. the storm brought america's busiest city to a messy stand still as rush hour began. >> i'm bored. i've been stuck in traffic the past two hours. >> four hours. >> six hours. >> an accident over here, multiple cars. oh my god. >> authorities say the crash on the george washington bridge between new york and new jersey created a chain reaction of delays. some commuters never made it home waking up in their cars after a night stuck on expressway in the bronx. impassable roads forced 100 roads 100 to sleep on school buses or in schools. here at new york city bus

terminal, officials tell passengers pe delays and cancellations. many drivers worked past their shifts. federal law requires they have rest periods. >> city and state officials are facing heat for how they handle the weather. the storm arrived earlier and dropped more snow than what was expected. 6.5 inches fell in new york city. further north in worcester, massachusetts streets turned to ice skating rinks. >> didn't realize it was this bad. i can't move forward. there's people in front of me. when i take my foot off the brake, i slide backwards. >> the storm gave everyone an early taste of winter. hillary lane, cbs news, new york. a storm delay, 20,000 flights and 2,000 were canceled. the lighting ceremony in san francisco's system will go on tonight despite the air quality. >> organizers are scaling back on festivities. this is video from last year's

activity. that was last year. this time around the fireworks show is canceled. the winter carnival is as scheduled 4:00 to 6:00. the lighting ceremony is 6:15. michelle and i will be there. the number of lake tahoe ski resorts are opening up including heavenly mountain, alpine meadows. there are celebrations planned throughout the day. doesn't that look great? >> oh my goodness. that looks amazing. not just skiing but clearer air. we definitely need it here in the bay area. we are talking about unhealthy, very unhealthy, hazardous air quality. unhealthy or very unhealthy santa rosa 161, livermore 176. 207 in san jose, san francisco

246aqi value. near richmond, aqi value above 300. that is hazardous air quality there. talking about serious health effects, especially when you get in that hazardous category. it's dangerous across the bay area with thick smoke that continues for us. the tower camera looking north hard to make out the tower due to all of this smoke. temperatures right now concord 64. oakland 59. liver mother 65. san jose 62. santa rosa 67. the ninth day in a row with unhealthy air in effect. we stay smokey through the weekend with rain chances next week. y itstill so smokey? that smoke stuck over the bay area. these are the exit routes for smoke. the smoke is coming from the butte county campfire with north easterly winds bringing that smoke into the bay area.

that smoke as it moves through the valley gets trapped by the mountains. across the 680 corridor, gets trapped in the trivalley. as it moves across the golden gate gap, it's blocked by a light sea breeze. that acts as a wall preventing the smoke from exiting into the pacific. because of that, that smoke is trapped in the bay area. that smokey pattern sticks around for us over the next few days. we thought this low pressure system would bring onshore winds and clearer skies for the weekend. that's not going to be the case. it's far enough away from us. the next chance where we could see better air quality next tuesday and then looking at wednesday, thanksgiving, next friday. rain chances there really hoping for that. sunset at 4:57. sunrise at 6:22 tomorrow. daytime highs for today on the cool side with smokey conditions there.

we're looking at smokey skies saturday, sunday, monday, better air quality tuesday with rain chances beginning next wednesday. >> hopefully. >> we're hoping. >> fingers crossed. >> thanks mary. it's not just law and order. on blue bloods, love is blooming. >> you okay? >> i talked to his partner. he says you made the right call. >> officer janko joins them at their home. i talked about the dynamics at the dinner table. >> they're always picking on eddie. >> we've got to give eddie the code blue which is where we try to put her in an extremely stressful social situation to see how she reacts. >> i try to get them back. it's a non stop antic. >> it's initiation. >> definitely.

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give. then enjoy. always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. tonight at 5:00, we catch up with bay area wn to eape the smoke and the tourists heading to our area to be disappointed by the haze. we'll have that story and much more coming up at 5:00. hard to believe it's been ten straight days and the count continues. >> likely into next week. all right. have a great day out there. be careful. >> our next newscast is at 5:00. have a great weekend.

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