my name is al rad. i'm a senior research fellow at the national iranian american council just based in washington dc. all right, so let's start marcia with a quick cheat. a quick look at who 7 candidates are who are going to be vying for the title of president here on my laptop, i have all 7 of them, one line for each candidate. let's start here at the top. sure i was samples of the hard for me as a lawmakers used to be deputy parliament speaker up until a couple of weeks ago. but he's now a member of parliament. every racy is the front runner, and he is the head of the judiciary at the moment and more center as i used to be. the commander in chief of the i, r g, c, d, 's, along revolutionary car corps. and the secretary of the expediency council. and more than the reformist he used to be vice president under president called tammy and governor of 2 provinces. i do not see him. i used to be the governor of the central banker on until a few weeks ago when he was dismissed for running for president iris.

over there you can avoid al va rad do, so take 680 and mission. it's been a few days since we've had that at this time of the morning. looking at the south bay no problems. peninsula may be a disabled vehicle at the freemont funnel right over here. looks like closer to 880 off mission boulevard. your longer drives which are at speed. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. it's 4:38. coming up, a fast-moving wildfire has crews working around the clock near the oregon border. an update on the desperate situation that has forced tens of thousands from their home. >> it could be a helping hand to millions of homeowners behind on their mortgage payments. the set of federal rules that could help them from avoiding foreclosure. much more ahead here on "today in the bay." 4:39. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. your favorite characters from illumination■s t