causing dangerous air quality. good evening i'm vicki liviakis. (grant) and i'm grant lodes. the air in the bay area is just about the worst in the world right now. but we now. but we could get some relief soon. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with details on when it's expected to get better. lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend.

(grant) (grant) we have team coverage of the hazardous air quality. if you've been outside today in the bay area you can really feel that bad

air entering your lungs.(vicki) cities across the bay area are encouraging people to stay inside. and top officials in san francisco held a news conference today to get the word out. kron 4's dan kerman was there .. he joins us live in san francisco. dan? at a news conference at a senior center friday san francisco mayor london breed was joined by other top city officials to encourage people to stay out of the bad air and to check on those most vulnerablesot mayor london breed/san francisco :12city officials say they have not seen any significant increase in 911 calls, or er visits since the red unhealthy air, turned to the purple very unhealthy air... but they are taking steps to keep se. sotst

were plenty of people out and about on friday... some had masks, but others were moving about like it was any other day.sotfor tourist, the bad air was definitely having an impact on their visitsot sot (grant) (grant) (grant)

developing news tonight... the last thing we need here in the bay area is more smoke but a new fire broke out this afternoon. this one in the santa cruz mountains. as kron for's rob fladeboe reports now, firefighters have gained the upper hand on a wildfire near boulder creek. rob fladeboe/boulder creek "...i'm here on redhawk canyon road outside boulder creek where firefighters are mopping up afre a fire that went to roughly 15 acres, it's birning in heavy timer up on that ridge behind me. there have been a number of choppers workng this fire as well as a coupleof the larger air tankers dropping retardant. what's really been helping firefighters is the lack of wind. some homes were threatened and there were some volunrary evacuations. i spoke with a couple of homeowners.adrienne gaughan/resident "...i was working in scotts valley when i got a call from my boyfriend who said you bette rget home, there's a fire..."will clair/resident "....yeah, we were a little concerned, wasn't really expecting something this close, especiallynow..."one structure

was lost. that occurred on mayfield road near where the fire started. the cause of the fire still under investigation. in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) now to the latest on the wildfire causing all the smoke in the bay area. tonight crews are desperately trying to get in touch with hundreds of people who are missing. 63 people have been killed. right now we know more than 600 people are unaccounted for. so far the fire has burned 142-thousand acres and it's 45-percent contained. 45-percent acres and it's thousand burned 142-fire has kron4newsfladeboe mountains rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) kron4news (vicki) now to the latest on the wildfire causing all the smoke in the bay area. tonight crews are

desperately trying to get in touch with hundreds of people who are missing. 63 people have been killed. right now we know more than 600 people are unaccounted for. so far the fire has burned 142-thousand acres and it's 45-percent contained. 9-hundred homes have been destroyed and 15-thousand are 15-thousand destroyed and been homes have 9-hundred homes have been destroyed and 15-thousand are threatened. kron 4's ashley zavala is live in chico tonight. she spoke to one woman who drove across the country to try to find her mom. ashley? ((ashley))the sheriff's office list of the unaccounted stretches through fourteen pages...family members from all over the country are hoping to find their loved ones living in butte county. ((pkg)) trt: 1:18((tammie konicki- mom is missing))"last we heard she was seen possibly seen getting in the car."

tammie konicki drove from ohio to chico to try to find her mom.. a resident of paradise. she's been looking for her for four days..."we're hoping she's not one of the bodies up there.if it is, we kind of just want to know right now. we're kind of in limbo and that's the worst, the not knowing."her name...sheila santos... is just one of hundreds posted on this bulletin board outside an evacuation center.photos and family member phone numbers are pasted in the hopes of finding the missing.((pamela harris-red cross)) "each evacuation center each shelter, has a board. everyday names might be added, new pictures might be added"crews have now spent more than a week searching for a long list of people...the sheriff's office has a chart with more than 600 names...((nats))as more resources open up, like this fema disaster center in chico, victims say these places serve as another area for family and friends to try to find them.((tommy higgins- paradise resident)) "a lot of my friends are missing. everybody's got a different agenda, because everyone is displaced."loved ones say they wont give up looking.. ((tammie)) "i'm hoping she's at someone's house, maybe she'll see the news broadcasts, something, we just need to hear from her." ((ashley))something that's been brought to our attention is that some people arent seeing their missing family members on the sheriff's office list. us it takes time for the list to update because th

(vicki) (vicki) now a somber follow up to a story we brought earlier this week. a pleasanton man has been searching for his 75-year-old mother, joanne caddy since the fire erupted. he tells kron-4 he was notified last night that a search and rescue team found remains inside of her magala

home. d-n-a tests are being conducted... but her son says he has no reason to doubt that those remains belong to anyone else other than her. he says the loss of his mom is very hard, but he takes comfort in the fact that he no longer has to wonder what happened to her. (grant) as of the last update... 631 people are missing in butte county. authorities are hopeful that some of those people may be in shelters - and are just not in contact with friends or family members. so they are asking people to take a look at the list... and tell them if someone on the list is accounted for.. we have that list on kron-4 dot com. (grant) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron you can donations. you can check kron details.. (vicki) the price of p-g-and-e stock rebounded today... after falling

sharply in the wake of the butte county fire.la and 40 cents a share.. that's up more than six dollars from yesterday... but still only about half of what it was a week. it comes after california regulators hinted they would not let the company go bankrupt if it is found liable for the camp fire. the utility is being sued by homeowners who claim a high voltage transmission line failed, sparking the fire. no official cause of the fire has yet been determined. (grant) still ahead... with all the smoke in the air, people are not the only ones who need to limit their time outside. what you need to do to protect your pets. (vicki) plus-- despite the unhealthy air in the bay area-- one bay area school district did not close today. details on the controversial decision. (grant) plus after the break... hear from a doctor on what you need to do to make sure you stay healthy despite the hazardous air quality.

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story tonight... the bad air is definitely having an impact on people's health here in the bay area. (vicki) kron four's terisa estacio was at an emergency room in the east bay today... she spoke with a doctor about what they are seeing, and has some advice for those suffering with this smoke. i am here in berkeley at sutter healths alta bates summitt medical center. - you can see behind me the long line of ambulances... (not all are here with patients experiencing respiratory problems due to the smoke... but a doctor did tell me that they are certainly seeing an

uptick in patients... dr. jeff chen, emergency room physican, sutter health's alta bates summitt. it is bad, we are seeing more patients... the patients most vulnerable children and older people. people should not be outside today... do not exercise outside, it is not good at all for you. hopefuly it will get better soon. here in berkeley, terisa estacio kron four news ### (vicki) ###kron four news###

(vicki) the smoke from the camp fire isn't just affecting people in the bay area... pets can also experience serious health problems from the smoke. we spoke to veterinarians who say animals are prone to secondary smoke inhalation and lung cancer. they recommended people with dogs to only take short walks during either the morning or the evening when there is more moisture in the air. they also recommend no extra exercise.. so no frisbee.. and no playing ball with your dog. there are specialty pet masks... but the vet says they are not easy to find don't often stay on right. (grant) it was a bit of mob scene inside the mastick

senior center in alameda... as masks were handed out, which have become hard to come by as the unhealthl air quality continues to linger over the bay area. kron4's maureen kelly reports that those masks were donated by a local businessman. several thousand and n95 respirator masks like this one here we're headed out on the island of l alameda including here at the senior center there was a big demand for them the receptionist had to tell people that'd they'd run out at about 12noon....but then their thrid shipment of the day came thru and there were many in line to grab them up for themselves and their family members.... i didn't expect this i stopped in oakland to get it couldn't get any and raced over here not expect you to see this, and i suffer from asthma i'm a nurse i understand it's crazy for people but oh my gosh it's very stressfulthe owner of ga a thousand masks to the city of alameda...after the municipality tried to procure their own and failed. it's very hard to get you can't just walk into a shop and purchase them because they're in such high demand so e are again incredibly fortunate to be not only be able to get donation then the same person was able to secure us a couple extra thousand as well so we just feel very fortunatethose residents who got their hands on the masks....felt relief

once they had them in their possession.i feel better now because alisa and go out, you hear my voice it's from the smoke it's not good at least i know i can go out and not get so affected by the smoke the city of alameda handed out roughly 4500 of these masks today. the fire department placed another order but they're hoping to arrive tomorrow maureen kelly krohn four news (anchor) taking a live look outside-- our sutro camera over san francisco. you can barely make out the city because of all the smoke. (anchor) the smoke. because of all out the city krohn four news look outside-- our sutro camera over san francisco. you can barely make out the city because of all the smoke.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend. (vicki) still ahead... president trump is defeated by trump is

(vicki) still ahead... president trump is defeated by the free press. how a c-n-n reporter got his white house press pass returned-- after a controversial confrontation with the president. (grant) plus... a controversial decision by a local school district has parents upset. why kids still had to go to school.. despite the hazardous air

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entertain in style all season long. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. (grant) the extremely unhealthy air quality in the bay area has caused dozens of school districts... and colleges... to cancel classes. kron 4's sara stinson was in the south bay today where some schools were still in session. "i'm here at hayes elementary school one of several schools that remain open in san jose even though the entire area is under a code red with the unhealthy air quality we are seeing here. i spoke with several parents who are concerned with the county school districts decision."> the santa clara

county office of education says their schools are remaining open under the recommendation of the counties public health department even during a code red. however - school district officials say students will be kept indoors with air conditioning units recycling internal air.which has some parents minds at ease.

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quality in san francisco. the photo on the left was taken today--- and the one on the right was taken a few months ago. (grant) certainly not the clear certainly not the clear skies we are used to around here. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with details on just how bad it is... and when it's going to get better. lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend. (grant) the bad air is affecting a lot of people locally(vicki) kron4's ken

wayne spoke to kristine roseles from the bay area air quality management district about just how bad our air quality is right now.our air quality just how bad weekend.through next on and off through next weekend. (grant) the bad air is kron4's ken wayne spoke to kristine roseles from the bay area air quality management

district about just how bad our air quality is right now. (vicki)

is right now.

happening tomorrow... president trump will be in california to meet with people impacted by the wildfires. we know very little about his

visit at this point. what we do know-- he will be in butte county as well as southern california, touring the damage. state lawmakers say they are surprised-- but pleasantly surprised to hear of his visit. especially after his tweet last week saying there was no reason for the massive and deadly wildfires in the state. bay area congresswoman jackie speier spoke about the president's visit. "knowledge is power. and the president has been tweeting out really outrageous and false statements about the issues in california. i think its very important he be on the ground and see the devastation, the loss of life." (vicki) governor brown and governor-elect gavin newsom will also join the president during his visit. senator kamala harris will tour the area on sunday. (vicki) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is

accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. (vicki) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) in the east bay... a woman accused of dui in a crash that killed a walnut creek man and his 8-month-old child pleaded not guilty to murder charges. the crash happned in walnut creek last month on south broadway. 35-year-old jessica martin, from tennessee, was arrested at the scene. 45-year-old hector garza died at the scene and his baby girl camilla died at the hospital. a fundraiser set up to help garza's family has raised more than 100-thousand dollars. we have a link to the go-fund-me on our website at kron-4 dot com. (grant) police in hayward are investigating an officer involved shooting. it happened last night on o-neil avenue-- close to several car dealerships on mission boulevard. police say a man was reportedly armed with

an edged weapon. but it's not clear yet why officers opened fire. the man was injured and is being treated at a local hospital. police have not released any other details. (vicki) in the north bay.. a man is hit and killed by a smart train in santa rosa this morning. it happened south of the hearn avenue crossing. offcials say a man was walking down the middle of the tracks when he was hit. this is the 3rd time a person has been killed by a smart train since service begain in 20-17. two of them were determined to be suicides. (grant) in national news tonight... a federal judge has ordered the white house to reinstate press credentials for a c-n-n reporter.(vicki) the trump administration revoked jim acosta's press pass after a heated news conference at the white house last wednesday. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with more on what both, the president and acosta have to say. here's the testy exchange... many of you have seen it. free speech

advocates are cheering... saying today's ruling... is a win for journalism. this went to a judge when c-n-n filed a lawsuit after the white house refused to reinstate jim acosta's press credentials because of this exchange during a press conference on november 7th. the federal judge ruled the trump administration had most likely violated acosta's due process rights when it revoked his press badge. the judge, who was appointed by president trump, declined to elaborate on the first amendment issues cited by c-n-n in the lawsuit. but both acosta and the president had something to say about it. jim acosta / cnn reporter: i want to thank all of my colleagues who supported us this week and i want to thank the judge for the decision he made today and let's go back to work. 0:10president trump: people have to behave. we're writing up rules and regulations to make a position. i think you were treated very unfairly, both of you, if someone was interrupting you. if they don't listen to the rules and regulations, then we'll end up back in court and we'll win, but more you'll leave and then you won't be very happy." 0:36 there were other legal

issues that were raised in c-n-n's lawsuit that we're told will be addressed in later court sessions. the white house has the option to appeal this judge's decision. (vicki) coming up... just in time for the thanksgiving holiday... ski season is underway in tahoe... and it could give you some relief from the smoke here. our friend kevin "coop" cooper joins us live to take a look at the conditions on the slopes. (grant) plus-- a major nationwide recall to tell you about. make you sick. the details you need to know.

(vicki) for your health tonight... jennie-o is recalling more than 91- thousand pounds of ground turkey that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak. the recall involves four types of the company's raw turkey products. federal food safety officials say the products were shipped to retailers nationwide. the outbreak involves more than 160-patients in 35-states. so far, one death has been linked to the jennie-o turkey. for more information on the recall head to our website at kron-4-dot-com. (grant) still ahead... a big snow storm hits the east coast. we'll show

you the latest we'll show you the latest conditions as many people are heading out of town for thanksgiving. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(vicki) a big story tonight... skiers and snowboarders can officially hit the slopes in tahoe. heavenly ski resort is now open. (grant) joining us now is kevin "coop" cooper.. director of marketing & communications for outside t-v and lake tahoe television.

(grant) happening now-- happening now-- a snow storm is hitting the east coast. it's the first major snow storm of the season. this is video from lehigh county pennsylvania. the snowy weather is something to keep in mind as a lot of people are traveling for the thanksgiving holiday. a lot different experiencing here right (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality

over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend. (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... as kids are coping with losing everything in the butte county wildfire... their peers who went through a similar tragedy during the carr fire in redding are offering support. we'll show you how. you how. weekend.through next on and off with showers on and off through next weekend.

(vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... as kids are coping with losing everything in the butte county wildfire... their peers who went through a similar tragedy during the carr fire in redding are offering support. we'll show you how.

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county wildfire. and with that caravan are heartwarming messages of encouragement from kids who have survived a similar situation.(vicki) the children survived the deadly carr fire in redding during the summer are now sharing what they've learned following the devastation. dylan brown reports. nats: "my sister was scared. don't worry, you will be safe. do not cry. here's a coat, c-o- t-e."sweet words from students at grant elementary school are being sent to victims of the camp fire.nats: "like

seriously, i love this jacket." put into coats supplied by the staff and many others but written by kids who lost everything in the carr fire. mike freeman/grant elementary school superintendent: "when you read the kids notes and you know that kids back story, where that kid lost everything a couple months ago. and he's saying you'll be okay, right? happy face. like wow." stephanie rebelo and sheena zearly say the idea came about a couple days ago.that's when they reached out to grant elementary superintendent mike freeman.mike freeman/grant elementary school superintendent: "some of us were out of our homes for weeks. some of us lost homes, okay. they've lost businesses. they've lost places of employment. they've lost schools. we have this school to come back to. what does the elementary school look like in paradise?"the idea to help stephanie rebelo/grant elementary school: "so burrito bandito..."then took off... stephanie rebelo/grant elementary school: "holiday

market, starbucks over here said we're going to give you ten gallons of coffee."and multiple redding businesses started pitching in... stephanie rebelo/grant school: "the jamba juice over here said, hey we'll call our jamba juice in chico."but for those affected by the carr fire... it's more than being sent. nats: "i got evacuated. it was the worst thing in my life but now its really sad. i gave you this coat to make you get a house soon, i hope you like this jacket."it's about the sending.mike elementary school superintendent: "if we could send a message to people, you know what, you're think. we all are. there is a resiliency in community."sheena zearly/grant school: "you can need to reach out and ask for help. lot more people than i think you realize when they're going through it." (vicki) that was dylan brown reporting. several local businesses are sending donations to the victims. the school staff plans on driving down to chico to deliver the food, clothes and notes tomorrow. (vicki)(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up next on kron4 news at six. we are just minutes away from a cal briefing on the butte county wildfire. 63 people are confirmed dead - at least 630

people are missing -- those numbers could climb...(pam) then - a health crisis here in the bay area -- wildfire smoke forces schools to close .... and people to stay inside. we'll have what you need to know about weekend air quality. kron4 news at six is next.

paradise... everything is gone> everything is gone> (pam) the numbers out of paradise ... are staggering ... and could get even worse. at last check... more than 600 people are now missing as a result of the camp fire in butte county. that, as the death toll climbs.. at least 63 people have perished. 142-thousand

acres have been burned. containment on the fire also continues to climb, but slowly -- up to 45- percent.. and we are expecting an update from cal- fire momentarily -- on containment and acreage ... and also on all of the people still missing. we'll get to that as soon as it begins. (pam) thank you for joining us, i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. for the rest of the bay area... the smoke from the camp fire... has gone from a health concern to a full-on health crisis. (ken) the air in the bay area today... some of the worst in the world. schools were closed today due to choking conditions.cable cars in san francisco shut down.tour busses sat empty. everyone wondering when relief might be on the way...chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now...lawrence... when might the bay area see a respite from all the smoke? lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is

engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend. (ken)that was a live update from cal- fire in chico.(pam) let's go live now to ashley za-val-a.now to ashley let's go live (pam)chico.cal- fire in update from that was a live (ken) destroyed>

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(ken) (ken)that was a live update from cal- fire in chico.(pam) let's go live now to ashley

za-val-a... she's been in the fire zone all day.. ((ashley))the sheriff's office list of the unaccounted stretches through fourteen pages...family meers from all over the country are hoping to find their loved ones living in butte county. ((pkg)) trt: 1:18((tammie konicki- mom is missing))"last we heard she was seen possibly seen getting in the car." tammie konicki drove from ohio to chico to try to find her mom.. a resident of paradise. she'e'been looking for her for four days..."we're hoping she's not one of the bodies up there.if it is, we kind of just want to know right now. we're kind of in limbo and that's the worst, the e t knowing."her name...sheila santos... is just one of hundreds posted on this bulletin board outside an evacuation center.photos and family member phone numbers e pasted in the hopes of

finding the missing.((pamela harris-red cross)) "each evacuation center each shelter,r,r,as a board. everyda names might be added, new pictures might be added"crews have now spent more than a week searching for a long list of people...the sheriff's office has a chart with more than 600 names...((nats))as more resources open up, like this fema disaster center i chico, victims say these places serve as another area for family and friends to try to find them.((tommy higgins- paradise resident)) "a lot of my friends are missing. everybody's got a different agenda, because everyone is displaced."loved ones say they wont give up looking.. ((tammie)) "i'm hoping she's at someone's house, maybe she'll see the news broadcasts, something, wjust need to hear from her." ((ashley))something that's been brought to our attention is that some people arent seeing their missing family members on the sheriff's office list. officials tell us it takes time for the list to update because they are receiving so many calls.

(ken)california's outgoing and incoming governors say they'll join president donald trump when he visits wildfire devastation in the state tomorrow.gov. jerry brown and governor-elect gavin newsom said today that they welcome the president's visit and that "now is a time to pull together for the people of california."the two democrats have been vocal trump critics. the president has come under fire for blaming the fires on mismanagement of forests.... and threatening to withhold federal funding for relief efforts. (ken) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is

accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. (pam) poor air quality affecting just about everyone today. cities across the bay area are encouraging area are encouraging people to stay inside. and top officials in san francisco held a news conference today to get the word out. kron 4's dan kerman was there .. he joins us live in san francisco. dan? (ken)

still ahead.. hospital emergency rooms are filling with people suffering from breathing in the unhealthy air... we talk with doctors about who is most at risk and what everyone can do.. also ahead.. she faced death twice within weeks and survived .. the remarkable stories from one california

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and reports now ... one structure was destroyed in the fire... firefighters were working a steep hillside here on redhawk canyon road late this afternoon in a fire that destroyed one structure and threatened others along the narrow mountain road outside boulder creek. the fire started just after 11 a.m. near a log cabin on mayfield road. the fire would grow to roughly 10 acres before it was brought under control with plenty of air support from helicopters and air tankers dropping retardant. it was a close call says resident will clair..will claire/residentthe fire was burning in heavy timber but there was little or no wind to fan the flames. hand crews like this one were brought in to hunt down hot spots that could might flare up. there was no immediate word as to what caused the fire and no injuries were reported. in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron4news all of this bad air is

having an effect on people's health.. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, emergency room phyisicans tell us what they are seeing, and how you can best protect yourself in these conditions. (take pkg) i am here in berkeley at sutter healths alta bates summitt medical center. - you can see behind me the long line of ambulances... (not all are here with patients experiencing respiratory problems due to the smoke... but a doctor did tell me that they are certainly seeing an uptick in patients... dr. jeff chen, emergency room physican, sutter health's alta bates summitt. it is bad, we are seeing more patients... the patients most vulnerable children and older people. people should not be outside today... do not exercise outside, it is not good at all for you. hopefuly it will get better soon. here in berkeley, terisa estacio kron four news ###

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them to california memorial stadium onheas they will be honored on the rescheduled date. coming up at 6:45... thousands of new jobs keeping california's unemployment rate at a record low.. the latest numbers ahead. coming up.... the unhealthy air is making air filter masks a hot item ... we'll show you where thousands were handed out today... and when the next shipment is coming in..

moments ago we brought you the

cal-fire update live on the "camp fire" in butte county... the latest.... 71 people have died..1011 people are unaccounted for.. that is up from 631 yesterday.146- thousand acres burned...the wildfire is now 50 percent contained.and it has destroyed over 12- thousand-263 buildings the fire has the fire has touched many lives -- both directly -- in the form of devastating flames -- and more indirectly --- in the form of poor air quality around the state. grant lodes joins us now with a look at how things have changed in the week since the fire first began. (grant)check this out... it's a timelapse of smoke in the bay area since november 7th.of course the camp fire broke out on the 8th... just over a week ago.smoke has filled northern california skies ever since.

and the bay area has been inundated with it.you can see some days -- visually -- look worse than others --- but what matters to us here on the ground is just how much of that harmful smoke is making it into our lungs.want to show you something else now -- this is a tool that measures air pollution in real time. these numbers represent the air quality index....fly around as the air gets worse... the harmful particulates are

becoming increasingly hard to find. (grant) hard to find.increasingly are becoming particulates the harmful help filter out masks that worse... the as the air gets fly aroundindex....fly

around as the air gets worse... the masks that help filter out the harmful particulates are becoming increasingly hard to find. (grant) kron4's maureen kelly reports that two bay area cities handed out masks today to help their citizens breathe easier. by noon the receptionist at the mastick senior center in alameda in had to tell people that'd they'd run out ....but then their thrid shipment of the day came thru and there were many in line to grab them up for themselves and their family members.... i didn't expect this i stopped in oakland to get it couldn't get any and raced over here not expect you to see this, and i

suffer from asthma i'm a nurse i understand it's crazy for people but oh my gosh it's very stressfulthe owner of western gravel and roofing supply first gave a thousand masks to the city of alameda...after the municipality tried to procure their own and failed. it's very hard to get you can't just walk into a shop and purchase them because they're in such high demand so e are again incredibly fortunate to be not only be able to get donation then the same person was able to secure us a couple extra thousand as well so we just feel very fortunateat hayward's city hall officials stood in front of a delivery of 4-thousand masks that their fire chief orderd to hand out to residents. we are prioritizing those in the most need, children older adults

homeless, these are folks to get priority but we'regiving them out one per family member it was a government handout that was a relief for many to receive. our tax dollars are at work and so were able to come in an able to get mass for the whole family and maybe now i cannot be too afraid to leave (ken)(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories.. looking at air quality..

lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is

possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend. threatening close calls .. back to back .. we'll hear from a california family that is counting their blessings after beating death.. twice

(ken) a family in malibu is counting their blessings tonight. they are alive despite losing their home in a wildfire, just days after their daughter made it safely out of the borderline bar during a deadly shooting. tom wait reports. :19-:23carmen edmanlost home :35-:39deseriee edmandaughter 1:18-1:24destiny malibudaughter carmen edman: "the fire was everywhere."carmen edman describes her family's harrowing escape from malibu last thursday night as the fire raged around them the frantic moments came barely 24 hours after her daughter deseriee survived the shooting inside the borderline nightclub.carmen edman: "i was in panic mode since wednesday night since that phone call." the edman family got to safety - but their malibu home burned to the ground 48 hours of

horror for one family but all of them kept their perspective - they all survived.deseriee edman: "two near death experiences you don't expect." deseriee spoke to us from out of state tonight she's still processing what happened at borderline and the fire. deseriee edman: "i'm trying to stay strong as possible for my family and my friends. and i'm trying to look at everything as positive as i can even though it's hard to do in these types of situations."for deseriee's family they know their situation could be worse. carmen edman: "12 aren't going home, didn't go home. ron didn't go home, neither did justin, neither did christina, all these people that were there, good people."destiny malibu: "the fact is we made it out alive and my sister survived and we're here."the family credits sgt. the family credits sgt. ron helus for keeping the family whole. carmen edman: it's really tragic this happened in our

city and borderline and that ron had to pass. it's just tragic." (ken)that was tom wait reporting.a procession was held for sgt. ron helus yesterday. the edman family was in attendance. ahead... p-g-and-e was the source of some of last years north bay wildfires and may have a role in the deadly "camp fire" as well.. should california taxpayers bail out the utility to keep it from bankruptcy? some regulators say yes.. more details.. next.

(ken) the price of p-g-and-e stock rebounded today... after falling sharply in the wake of the butte county fire. it closed at 24 dollars and 40 cents a share.. that's up more than six dollars from yesterday... but still only about half of what it was just weeks ago. it comes after california regulators hinted they would not let the company go bankrupt if it is found liable for the camp fire.

the utility is being sued by homeowners who claim a high voltage transmission line failed, sparking the fire. no official cause of the fire has yet been determined. today... kron4's grant lodes spoke with a utility watchdog group ... about what the fire could mean to ratepayers, if p-g-and-e is found liable again.. (ken) p-g-and-e released a p-g-and-e (ken) (ken) p-g-and-e released a

statement saying in part: access to affordable capital is critical to carrying out safety measures.. recently passed legislation recognized the importance of financially healthy utilities to california electric customers and implementing it quickly is important to achieve that goal. (pam) california's unemployment rate held a record low of 4-point-1 percent in october.

the state employment development department says, employers added more than 36- thousand jobs last month. last year, california's unemployment rate was 4-point-5 percent.the rate hit the record low in september... after spending months at 4.2 percent.the new record dates to 1976 .... when the current method of collecting data was established. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area

now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still be hazy. tonight will be cold with lows in the 30s and 40s. high pressure will send storms well to the north this weekend. but there looks to be a impressive change in the weather pattern toward the middle of next week. highs tomorrow will be cooler and in the 50s and 60s. rain is possible as early as next wednesday with showers on and off through next weekend.

coming up in sports, the big game isn't the only event postponed due to the poor air quality, we'll tell you what other games had to be called off. also, draymond green and kevin durant were all smiles last night, but more details have surfaced on what exactly led to draymond's suspension. mark carpenter has that and more after the break. more after the break. at at&t, we believe in access. more after the break. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee.

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in the sports world tonight... (ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio. in the middle of golden state's blowout loss against houston, draymond green and kevin durant were seen laughing together on the bench. but then, when asked about his relationship with draymond, kd fired back with a sharp-- 'don't ask me about that again.' then, shortly after, some details surfaced on why exactly green was suspended in the first place. since green was forced to miss a game without pay, many have been wondering what exactly was said in their argument. according to a report from chris haynes of

yahoo sports, sources told him it got ugly... in addition to green calling kd an explitive multiple times, he reportedly said something to the effect of-- 'we don't need you. we won without you. leave.' green has since said that he and durant have talked and are moving forward. but steve kerr..knows all the emotions had an effect on their 21-point loss to the rockets last night. "we're banged up a little bit physically and right now we're banged up spiritually. i mean, that's there's no getting around that. so we've gotta fill up our cup and get our spirit back, get our energy back and we are going to. it's a long, long season." "we didn't play our best game. it happens. if those emotions are what caused us to lose, then it's my bad. but we are not panicking or think that we are not a great team. we are still the best team in the league. we gonna win more games, a bunch of games and go win another championship and we'll be fine." the warriors now head to dallas for a meeting with the

mavericks tomorrow night. back in the bay area-- as mentioned earlier in the newscast, the big game between cal and stanford has been rescheduled due to poor air quality. the 121st- edition of the classic matchup will now take place saturday december 1st in berkeley. if you have tickets for the game, they will be honored on that later date. this is one of many schedule changes... cal basketball's game was cancelled game, no stanford basketball games through this weekend, and, tonight's usf men's game against arizona state was cancelled as well. and the conditions forced the re-location of raiders practice once again. this is a look at the team earlier this week...as cameras weren't allowed at their alternate indoor facility. raiders...heading to arizona this weekend facing the 2- and-7 cardinals. draft positioning in play...as the silver and black currently hold the number one pick. derek carr...will be running an has some new names at receiver since jordy nelson bryant are both out due we'll hear what expects from the cards defense, but first gruden on the team's change in preparation.

that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.

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