i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.th toll is climbing amid the grim search for victims of the camp fire. >> six more victims were found in paradise today bringing the death toll to 48. more than 88 huck steuers have been destroyed. >> tomorrow governor. >> brian: and interior secretary ryan zinke will survey the damage firsthand. a lawsuit was filed against pg&e on behalf of the catch fire victims alleging pg&e failed to maintain equipment resulting in this deadly fire. >> here's a look where the fire is still burning. it's grown to 130,000 acres and 35% contained. cal fire says record levels of fuel dryness are feeding the flames. >> live team coverage for you tonight. we'll begin with wayne freedman. >> he's live in chico where victims got a chance to hear from first respond others. wayne? >> reporter: well, for someone who lives in this region, who lost a loved one or lost property and who wants answers, they didn't get answers tonight but something almost as important. they got to touch base with the people working

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. >> and i'm ama daetz.started as a call of an armed man in vallejo, and quickly turned into ooh high speed police crash and ended with a crash on international boulevard in oakland. vallejo police fired shots at the driver. >> unsderstan answerer story. >> multiple shots at the suspect after he crashes his suv. he was taken to the hospital, but still a f details about what led up to the chase and the crash. oakland police taking the lead tonight in a chase that began 30 miles away in vallejo. >> the caller knew the person and is a very credible witness, has known the person for a long time. >> reporter: that witness police say tipped them off. reporting that the suspect was armed and parked in front of their house. when police arrived, the suspect took off, leading police on a high-speed chase from vallejo to oakland. speeds of over 100 miles per hour. >> vehicles, a toyota 4 runner that they're chasing. he is known to carry an uzi and handguns, has full body arm. >> once on oakland streets, the driver cras

. >> and i'm ama daetz.efighters are on high alert. >> earlier a grass fire that spread into trees turned tonight's rush hour into san jose. >> it burned along 880 near mineta international airport. the highway patrol closed southbound lanes. officers allowed stranded drivers to make u-turns to get off the freeway. >>> firefighters are battling a building fire that spread in western sonoma county. the flames have burned about one-half acre of grass after the fire started about 8:45 this evening. this is a ram camino ra set up to spot wildfires. crews credit extra staffing this weekend with helping them make, quote, good progress against the flames. >>> the calendar might tell us it's early november, our fire conditions feel more like late summer. a red flag warning is in effect. hills around the bay area are warm and dry. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sandhya? >> ama, fire danger is elevated with good reason. take a look at the wins right now. mount diablo gusting out of the north

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. >> ama daetz. flood warnings and watches just expired but evacuation>> respon to get people to safety, even some horses needed help out. >> impacted people and area already devastated by the camp fire. carlos saucedo shows why some spots are unsafe. >> reporter: first responders were busy in afternoon with flooding and water rescue emergencies. flood waters from saturated hillsides overflowed on to roadways, creating another mess trying to do damage control. >> reporter: heavy debris flows knock down fences and caused evacua chico. tried to rescue as many as possible. >> some rescues, they've been successful. got people out of houses and in >> reporter: trying to get out any way possible, including on horseback. rode out on horses after not able to drive out truck. went door-to-door, urging residents to leave. some chose not to. >> if we do, going to lose it, if we don't, can fight it, rechannelling water away from the house. >> reporter: communityss us neighbors from paradise. >> reporter: most of

. >> i'm ama daetz. get to sandhya patel, tracking the storm. >> yeah.'s look at live doppler 7, and you will notice that parts of the bay area still dealing with the wet weather. get you closer to street level, coming d coming down at good clip. street level, san leandro, grass valley road, fairmont drive, an inch an our. moving quickly. san ramon by 11:37777777777 and moderate rain, spotty and lighter. storm impact is level one. scattered showers, briefly heavy. slow travel and keeping in isolated thunderstorm. but upside, getting greens across the entire area, air quality is good. next storm is queueing up here on live doppler 7. it's going to work its way towards the bay area as we head into thanksgiving. this is bringing us beneficial air quality locally. be back with closer look at thanksgiving forecast coming up. ama. >>> from the airport to the roads. rain madeor tough getaway across the area. >> nearly half of all flights have been delayed. unser. >> reporter: what a difference a few hours can make. departure board showing all flights on time bu

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm >>> good evening, it's 8:00 in the east.ls have closed in half the country. this is the 2018 midterm election. >> live from new york city and across the country, this is abc news election night 2018. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >> good evening. and welcome to election night 2018. just two years after donald trump shocked the world by winning the white house, americans are back at the polls. already voting in record numbers for what could be the most consequential midterm election of mod tern times. control of congress, the course of the trump presidency, our country's future all at stake. we're here in new york, our political team in the studio. reporters across the country in key battleground states to track th

here is ama daetz. >> reporter: the sign says it all, a 57-year-old person walking died after getting hit here.llis and jones street, similar signs have been going up all around san francisco. >> we're putting up signs around the city to honor people who have been killed in traffic cashes in 2018. >> reporter: these people were killed or seriously injured while walking across the street or riding a bicycle. kathy from walk s.f. put up this sign in memory of russell franklin killed in september as he crossed howard street. >> we call them accidents. we act like they are a normal part of getting around the city but they are not. >> it was a predictable crash. >> reporter: predictable because this is a high energy corridor. the city installed a yield sign and painted the crosswalk. san francisco has initiated similar projects under vision zero. it's a ten-year plan to eliminate traffic deaths in the city by 2024. other traffic safety projects under taken are the instillation of speed humps, protected bike lanes and extending crosswalks with white plastic paddles. the goal is to slow moto

. >> i'm ama daetz. tomorrow, as you know, is election day.ocrat gavin newsom may be ahead of john cox in the race for california's governor but history is against him. >> since the year 1888, california has only elected five democrats to lead the state. newsom has an 11 point lead according to the public policy institute. >> over the last seven months the lead has been shrinking. today most candidates made a last-ditch effort to gain fort. >> jobina fortson is live with a look at strategy in the 11th hour. >> reporter: some may have found it odd for john cox to stop in berkley, but he said much of what he is running on would impact the city positively. newsom was down south in the bay area but the bay area will see him tonight. john cox and gavin newsom are making a last-ditch effort to reach voters. >> people in california have a good way of, first of all, rejecting the conventional wisdom and deciding for themselves that they want change. >> reporter: that's john cox's response to being behind in the polls. he says you can't count him out,

. >> and i'm ama daetz. we have team coverage of the man who was feared on the field but so loved off of it. >> boy, was he ever. sports director larry beil is here. what a loss for the community and the team, larry. >> it is hard to describe, a huge loss for the giants family. willie mays, willie mccovey defined the san francisco giants when the team moved from new york to sanasbelodhipresenc smiles when we saw him at the ballpark. a legend, gone at the age of 80. i like that. i like that. that's why he is so great. >> loved and admired for his genuine demeanor off the field, on it willie mccovey could be frightening. hall of fame pitcher bob gibson once called him the scariest hitter in baseball. born in 1938 in mobile, alabama, he made his major league debut with the san francisco giants at the age of 21. he was an instant sensation, going four for four in that game. despite playing in 52 games in 1959. he garnered rookie of the year honors thanks in large part to a .354 batting average. for the man known

abc 7 news anchor ama daetz has her story. >> this is especiallily hard in the days before thifgt.ed dead. they lived in paradise for decade. melona visited them as a child. >> my grandmother would make thanksgiving din we are a ton of butter, paula dean style. like obscene amounts of butter like a grandmother should and would. >> melona said when she heard of the camp fire it was tough to find out what happened. several aunts and uncles also live there and got out safely but no one could tell her about her grandparents. >> there were days of being hopeful, thinking maybe they got out with people in the church. or maybe somebody picked them up and we don't know >> melona posted on facebook asking for help finding her grandparents and called several agencies. a network of friends and neighbors helped her piece together that her grandparents likely hadn't made it. >> friend of a friend knew somebody that could check on the house. and they had told me that there was nothing there. and that was devastating. i also had heard that their was there. and it was too much to handle. >> melona

. >> and i'm ama daetz. luckily none of the drivers were injured.r driver lost control. abc news reporter unser has has the details. >> he wouldn't talk on camera, but he seemed to be in good spirits. warriors fans happy number 30 is doing okay. warriors star steph curry waited along the side of highway 24 after his porsche was hit by two cars during this morning's commute. >> it was like a major accident. it was like a movie or something. >> reporter: denisha allen and her friend were the first on scene. they rushed to help. >> the guy spun off and hit steph curry. >> reporter: chp says the driver of what was a silver lexus lost control coming out of the caldecott tunnel, his car spinning several times before crashing into curry. the wet roads the likely cause. >> the car through coming through the tunnel. the next thing you know we seen the two cars spun out. it was crazy. >> after being hit, curr curry's porsche was rear-ended by another car. steph curry's father arrived shortly after to pick up his son. tonight warriors fans are happy their star

in a town where people all know each other, that's a hard pill to swallow. >> ama daetz, abc 7 news.ia, firefighters continue to battle the woolsey fire. the new concern for residtsposs this coming week. more than 98,000 acres burned in los angeles and ventura counties. the fire is the fire to be fully contained by monday. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, a new show under the big top. we'll jump through hoops with the cirque du soleil volta show. but first a low back outside from the golden gate camera. from the golden gate camera. lisa argen has the for a nasty cold, take new dayquil severe with vicks vapocool. whoa! and vaporize it with an intense rush of vicks vapors. ahhhhhhh! new dayquil severe with vicks vapocool. the daytime coughing, stuffy head, vaporize your cold, medicine. here at snowfest... for your worst sore throat pain try new vicks vapocool drops. it's not candy, it's powerful relief. ahhhhhh! vaporize sore throat pain with new vicks vapocool drops. it's "gaming with america's best internet provider" internet. just any internet. it's "all your teenagers streaming at on

. >> i'm ama daetz. 7 news" has a new commitment called building a better bay area highlighting issues and finding solutions to make it a better place to live. >> we all know about the high cost of living here and the month-long marriott hotel workers' strike is sending a message hard to ignore. >> the strike started october 4th. workers say they want fair wages, safe workloads and job security. >> within the past few hours we learned that oakland marriott employees have reached a tentative agreement. the 200 workers still have to vote and ratify that agreement, which would happen tonight. >> marriott is the largest hotel operator running the brands you see on your screen. marriott owns about a dozen hotels in the bay area. >> now, in san francisco we are told workers are still very far away from an agreement. we do have live team coverage in the city tonight. "abc 7 news" anchor dion lim gives you the personal stories of the impact the strike is having on both workers and hotel guests. >> let's begin wi

. >> i'm ama daetz. the rain should bring some smoke relief tomorrow.ee skies were clearing up a bit today. sandhya patel has when the much needed is arriving. >> as early as tomorrow morning. that is welcome news. let me show you the air quality right now. we're heading in the right direction. most of you in the moderate to sensitive category. the yellow and orange. fairfield, livermore and san jose still unhealthful at this hour in the red. air quality advisory and spare the air alert remain in effect through tomorrow as poor air quality will still linger in the east bay but moderate for all parts of the bay area. winds gusting to 23 miles an hour in the hills helping to blow some of the smoke away. we're tracking two storms with live doppler 7. first one is a level 2. a moderate strength storm. expect rain briefly heavy at times. thunder is possible in isolated spots. wind gusts 20 to 40 miles an hour, strongest along the coast and in the hills. i'll be back with the forecast of when you can expect cleaner air and much needed rain. dan and ama. >> th

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. don't wander far from your umbrella. the storm is on its way. >> big waves and rain and snow in the sierra when can we expect the next system to move in? >> sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> let's look at live doppler 7. that next batch of moisture with the next system is going to focus on the south bay tomorrow morning. another one it. that one looks like the stronger one. i'll take you into street level radar. showers around the santa cruz mountains, saratoga, light and spotty. street level radar near john daily boulevard. level 1 through tomorrow afternoon scattered showers. .2 inch of rain. rough surf and large breakers. as we head into 4:00 a.m., light showers from san francisco to the south bay. 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., the focus mainly south bay. in the afternoon, a hit or miss shower. 12:00 to about 6:00 p.m. before the next wave moves in. high surf advisory till 4:00 a.m. friday. breakers 18 to 24 feet. could bring a risk of rip currents. next storm is a potent one. i'll be back with all the details coming

. >>> i'm ama daetz. coming up, the new effort that could make it easier to prosecute car break-in suspects. and the act of kindness that made the victim feel there are good people around. and before and after sky map 7 gives us a tour of the devastation of paradise, the deadliest wildfire in state history. and the attack on a san francisco security guard, and who police are asking to come forward. all that plus much more coming up in half an hour. dan, kristen? >> thanks, ama. >>> nasa calls landing on mars seven minutes of terror. but today, it was worth it. >> touch down confirmed! [ applause ] >> yeah, that's the team at jpl in pasadena erupting in cheers after the spacecraft gently touched down on a soft plain near the martian equator. >> seven minutes is how long it took it to plunge to the surface at speeds of more than 12 miles per hour. during that time, nasa had no control of the spacecraft. >> in the coming months and years even, this will be -- the history books will be rewritten about the int

. >> and i'm ama daetz. take a look at the iconic golden gate bridge today.ft to right, this is how smoky it was until 8:00 this morning until 10:00 tonight. >> as the sun went down, smoky skies gave us some stung sun sets. let's check with sandhya patel. beautiful but dangerous. >> it's bad outside right now. but i have encouraging news. it's going get better. let's take a look at the air quality index. it's particulate matter that is fine pollution, is in the unhealthy to very unhealthy levels right now. as you take a look at the forecast, it was starting tonight. heavy smoke over the area at this hour, but that smoke is going to get pushed northward by a shift in the wind. a sea breeze is coming tomorrow afternoon/evening. you will notice an improvement. it will continue on sunday. we're going to go from what we had this past week, which was unhealthy to hazardous to orange, which is poor for sensitive groups. a spare the air alert is up right on through tuesday and an air quality advisory. as you'll notice, we'll keep on with the trend for monday and tues

. >>> i'm ama daetz. coming up at 6:00, team coverage on tomorrow's election, including the massive turnouts expected in one bay area county. we'll also show you how ranked choice voting works. and need a ride to the polls? there are several ways to get there free of charge. also -- >> tell me that it was not an emergency that this was not life or death and hung up on me. >> 911 nightmares. residents outraged over their treatment when they called for help. all that coming up at 6:00. kristen, dan? >>> finally tonight, a pod of humpback whales put on quite a show in norway. >> you can see fish jumping from the water and then watch what happens. >> the whales just come out of nowhere. here it is slowed down for you. a pod of six whales explode from below, gobbling up as many fish as they can. >> the practice is called bubble net feeding. it's a complex and coordinated tactic for catching many fish at once, and this slow motion video once, and this slow motion video i'm dianne feinstein and how it i approve

. >>> i'm ama daetz. the devastation is overwhelming. you can just see the devastation.estimated 2,000 homes are gone, wiped out. at least five people are dead and authorities fear the number will grow. >>> this afternoon, more than 27,000 butte county residents remain out of their homes. they were ordered out yesterday at dawn. flames so ferocious, they create their own weather systems. it's known as a fire whirl captured on video by laura anthony. 50-plus mile an hour winds fanning the flames, destroying 70,000 acres and everything that stood on them. >> those winds have pushed the smoke into the bay area taking our air quality to unhealthy levels. it is a scene of devastation. >> this is the video out of one road in the community of paradise where you can see house after house after house has been destroyed. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony live in butte county for us. laura? >> reporter: hi, larry. now that the flames moved through this area, we are in paradise. it is devastating here. let's show you these cars. this gives you an idea of what . we've seen the scene

>>> i'm ama daetz. coming up at 6:00, you've seen and smelled the smoke.ht, you'll see what's happening across the bay area, including sporting events also. >> fortunately, what you're about to embark on is going to be a marathon. >> fire assistance from 7 on your side, advice for first-time fire victims from experts and people who have been through this before. sports director, larry beil updates from the injury that forced steph curry out of the game. is this something that will linger? all of this at 6:00. kristen, dan >> let's hope not. thanks. >>> a moment of tenderness during a harrowing escape from the campfire burning in butte county. >> a father took the cell phone video as he evacuated with his 3-year-old daughter. embers can be seen falling from the sky on to the road surrounded by flames. >> his daughter describes the flames wondering if they are going to burn up. he calms her down with comforting words and a song. >> we're going to get fire. >> we're not going to catch on fire, okay? >> okay. >> we're going to stay away from it. we'll be just

. >>> i'm ama daetz.alifornia millionaire heads to the fire zone with two suitcases full of checks. see how much he's giving away and who is getting it. >>> the romaine lettuce scare is over. but changes are coming. what you could soon see at your neighborhood grocery store. >> what do you give the person who has everything? michael finney knows. that's coming up at 6:00. kristen, dan? >> sounds great. ama, see you then. >>> this is the story from which nightmares are made. >> an american tourist hang-gliding for the very first time was force today hang on for dear life following an unbelievable mixup. >> gio benitez has heart stopping video. >> how did a first day of a switzerland vacation end up like this? let's show you how it started on the ground. that's chris on the left. look closer. his harness is not attached to the glider. the moment they take off, they realize there's a major problem. >> i was trying to stay calm and hold on for dear life. >> he's speaking with us overnight from his home in flo

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. president has declared an emergency in the state of california which means federal help is on the way as we face several massive wildfires in southern california and of course here in northern california. >> we are expecting an update from cal fire any moment now on the camp fire burning in butte county. we it bring you to you live as we look at the live podium here. the death toll just increased to six lives. >> an estimated 2,000 structures burned down, many of them homes, other structures as well. the fire has charred 70,000 acres at least. >> yes. a pg&e line could actually be connected to the cause of the fire. about an hour ago we got word pg&e reported problems on a transmission line near the camp fire minutes before the fire started yesterday morning. >> this is a cope y of the e-ma that was sent. they say a transmission pole was damaged resulting in a power outage at 6:15. cal fire says the camp fire started near that area at 6:about 3:00 a.m. >> pg&e e made a statement to "a

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm cheryl jennings.o dry out after rain all day long and the weekend weather looks beautiful. >> "abc 7 news" weather anchor spencer christian joins us with a look at the forecast. spencer. >> ama and cheryl, the beautiful weather can't come soon enough. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have pockets of showers around the bay area, you see moving through the central part of the area, through the golden gate, across san francisco, across the bay, over to oakland and berkley. some rain in the south bay and the santa cruz mountains as well. it ranks one on the storm impact scale, or what is left of it. more light to moderate showers tonight into early tomorrow morning, maybe a couple of isolated downpours. breezy with wind out of the southwest 15 to 20 miles per hour. here is our forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice as we get into the overnight hours we will see the showers easing up and tapering off and becoming widely scattered and lighter as well. we will start with the i with a li

. >> and i'm ama daetz.ettling in for butte county residents as the camp fire still ramgz out of control. >> this is a grim scene for authorities. they are searching the towns of paradise and magalia for those who could not escape the inferno. the camp fire is poised to become the deadliest fire in state history. >> if that wasn't enough this fire is still growing. it's now bured more than 113,000 acres and is only 25% contained. it jumped across a portion of lake oroville three times last night fanned by 40-mile-per-hour winds. >> the cause of the fire that has destroyed nearly 6500 structures remains unknown but speculation once again is pointing to a pg&e high voltage power line in the area. wref team coverage. unsar hassan is live with the evacuees. we begin in a neighborhood def state by the fire. laura? >> well, hi, larry. i'm actually in magalia. this is a small town close to paradise. it's also closer to where believe the fire started. the scene is tragically close to what we've seen in paradise. in

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. here is where the campfire stands now. have died. the butte county sheriff's department has listed more than 100 people still missing. the car of the fire still under investigation. pg&e admits it had a problem with the line before the blaze began seven days ago. >> the fire is now 35% contained. it's burned 135,000 acres and more than 7,500 homes. the fire has torn through towns including paradise and meg gail yeah. the smaller cities of sterling city and paradise pines are still threatened. >>> president trump got an update over the phone from federal officials on the ground in california. in a tweet he said he's with the people of california, quote, all the way. >> we have team coverage on the devastation. abc 7's wayne freedman talks with an elderly couple who lost their home to the flames. >> we'll begin with laura anthony who was with the governor today. >> reporter: we were with the governor for a portion of his tour, where he saw images like these behind me close up. this is what's left of an apartment building. li

. >> and i'm ama daetz.ers a slight reprieve today, though the death toll is expected to rise as crews begin searching the rubble for remains. >>> any minute we are expecting cal fire officialss the latest information about both containment and recovery efforts. this is a live look now from the silver dollar fair grounds in chico where flames. at least 48 people have died. the butte county sheriff's department listed more than 100 people as missing. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> now, the fire is at 35% containment at this moment. it has burned 135,000 acres and more than 7500 homes. keep in mind we are about to get updated figures so those are likely to change. the fire has torn through towns including paradise and magalia. several areas are still under evacuation orders tonight. those are the latest numbers we have, but literally any moment we will get new numbers from officials there in butte county. every time they update us, the numbers get

i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm cheryl jennings.istian and all of us here, and larry beil, thanks for inviting us into your homes. >> the next newscast is at 6:00. connect 24/7 at abc7news.com. >>> tonight, black friday frenzy. an estimated 116 million americans shopping for deals today, but the chaos at times, spinning out of control. customers tearing clothes off shelves, fighting over items in the isles. and in one mall, tragedy. shoppers ducking. deadly gunfire. >>> treacherous travel. the bus flipping on icy roads. the marching band scrambling to escape. nearly 50 students taken to the hospital. and the new storm we're watching, as millions of americans get ready to venture home on the busiest travel day of the year. >>> climate change alarm. the stunning new government report from 13 federal agencies warning that climate change will soon take a catastrophic toll on the united states, crippling the economy and endangering lives,

i'm ama daetz. >> more than 15,000 structures are threatened with more than 5,500 destroyed.s is the most destructive in californ california's history. >> this latest map shows where you see the fire burning. it is just 30% contained. >> 42 people have opinion confirmed dead, but keep in mind with hundreds of people still missing. the death toll is likely to rise. we're excelling to learn more when fire officials hold their daily briefing at 6:00 tonight. >> we have team kochlk on the camp fire. abc 7's wayne freedman has more. >> but we begin with laura anthony live in butte county. lau laura? >> reporter: we're in downtownl paed by this fire, leaving kids and their families wondering what's next for them. with the death toll rising, piece are looking through burned cars to make sure there are no huh man remains inside. >> priority one is trying to contain the fire because it's still not contained. the other is trying to find folks who have been reported missing and in some cases it's finding the remains and trying to identify the remains.

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. we have two big stories today.utte county forcing people to leave their homes in butte county. just to give you perspective, it's about a four-hour drive from san francisco. we're talking almost 200 miles away. you can see on the map what's being called the campfire is burning east of chico. >> flames have charred more than 18,000 acres since the fire broke out around 6:30 this morning. and that's triggered mandatory evacuations in place likes the town of paradise. people escaping the flames faced bumper-to-bumper traffic along highways in butte county. while they drove away from the flames, firefighters from across the state raced toward the danger. bay area crews have joined firefighters across california battling the flames. evacuation areas keep expanding because of this fast-moving fire. >> for the evacuees, it has been absolutely terrifying as the pictures would illustrate. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony live in butte county right now. it's four income the afternoon. it looks like it's dark where you are,

. >> i'm ama daetz. we'll get to the a's in a moment but first the weather as more rain moves in.stian is here with the timing. >> okay, here's a look at live doppler 7. our next storm is on the way. you see the spotty areas of moisture to our south, this sorm is coming from the southwest and will hit monterey first, then the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. the storm breaks 2 on the storm impact scale, moderate intensity. it will move through the bay area tonight and tomorrow morning bringing periods of heavy rain, damaging wind, a chance of thunderstorms, and dangerous surf. here's our forecast animation starting at 5:00 this afternoon. by that time, which is only ahour away, we expect rain to have developed in parts of the sut bay and perhaps the peninsula as well. by 8:00 tonight we expect to see areas of widespread rainfall, mainly moderate, but there could be heavy downpours. another wave of stronger or stormier weather around midnight. that pattern will continue overnight and into the early morning commute. it's going to be a wet and windy commute and looks like it's

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.been waiting for rain for week goes to help clear our smoky air and put out the fire in butte county. on the bottom of your screen you see a list of the air quality ratings in the bay area. >> this rain could be too much of a good thing. first let's hear from "abc 7 news" weather anchor spencer christian on what to expect from tomorrow's storm. >> let's look at live doppler seven. you can see the storm approaching right now. it is offshore, ranks two on the storm impact scale, a storm of moderate intensity. light rain is hitting the coast right now but moving into the bay area in the early hours of the morning. it will bring with it rain with moderate to heavy at times. there's a chance of thunder with the stornl. here is animation taking us to 3:30 in the morning. we will have scattered in showers in parts of mendocino. by the time we get to the middle of the morning commute, rain will be more widespread and intense. going into the midday hours it will be wet and windy. you will notic

. >> i'm ama daetz.the screen you will see the names of people who are listed as missing after the camp fire by the butte county sheriff's office. >> there's also a phone number. call the number if you recognize any of the names and have information about that person so they can check them off the list. >> cal fire is about to update us on the fire fight that's underway in butte county. let's take a live look at the site of the news conference in chico. you can see they're getting ready to start there. >> now, we're going to stream this live online at abc7news.com, and we will bring you the updates here on abc 7. we will monitor very closely what is being said. >>> at last count, 63 people have died, making the camp fire the deadliest on record in california history. there are fears the number could go much higher because 631 people remain unaccounted for in butte county. >> the camp fire is also the most destructive fire on record, destroying 9,700 homes. thousands of people remain evacuated because of

. >>> i'm ama daetz.tell us what's in store for us. >> a slippery and slow going afternoon commute. let's look at live doppler 7. roads are wet in the north bay where it's been raining. street level radar, alameda, oakland, emeryville and rain falling. light to moderate rain around stony valley road. san francisco, bay shore along the sunset district, you will notice slippery roads as it is light green, light rain to el grenada. marin county to mill valley, a level 1 system. a light system. expect height to moderate rain through tonight. .1 inches. watch out for large surf and breakers. the showers begin to shift south into the south bay and as we head towards 10:00 to breakers 18 to 24 feet. look at the wave heights now. 8 to 14 feet. rip current and beach erosion are possible. use precaution at the coast. a stronger storm is coming. it will be here pretty quickly. i'll be back with a closer look at that. >> thank you, sandhya. as the storm moves in, one area is the santa cruz mountain flooding, downed t

. >>> i'm ama daetz.at sick, we're going the take you back live to butte county. we're expecting important new information about the camp fire. plus, we're going let you know if there are any local school closures because of the smoke. >>> and the bay bridge double whammy. the toll plaza and the metering lights. did you know the ride into san francisco is controlled by 1980s technology? wait until you see how the antiquated system works. it's part of our commitment to build a better bay area. all that plus much more coming up in just a half an hour on abc news at 6:00. dan, kristen? >> thanks a lot. see you then. >>> visitors to alcatraz will soon get a better picture of how three convicts pulled off what some considered the most famous prison escape ever. >> today the fbi unveiled replicas of fake heads that frank morris and brothers made. the bank robbers placed them on their beds each night to fool guards while they were building a tunnel out of alcatraz. that was in 1962. >> fbi agent says the origina

i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley.rd was critically injured yesterday. >> and police are searching for whoever was responsible. our reporter is laive with the latest. >> reporter: officers say they need witnesses to come forward. at this point, there are reports of skateboarders in the area, but it's too early in the investigation to say who was responsible for this. this is the aftermath of a man being attacked on the job. >> when san francisco police responded, they found him unconscious. he was taken to an area hospital with life threatening injuries. >> reporter: sunday afternoon, a security guard was assaulted while working on california street. there was word that skate borders were somehow tied to the incident. >> there was a large group of skateboarders leavi t

. >> i'm ama daetz. bay area voters approved two measures in yesterday's election that could help build a better bay area. >> the measures deal with two different issues in the same way, by taxing big businesses. in mountain view, voters approved measure p, per employee head tax to fund transit projects. the majority of its $6 million of its revenue would come from google. >> meanwhile, in san francisco prop c will tax big businesses to fund homeless projects. some of the biggest ceos came out against the plan. >>> the question is now will the strategy work and how will big business respond? we want to know what you think. should big businesses pay more or will it drive them away? >> our live poll is open at "abc 7 news".com/vote. you can see the results that have come in on the bottom of your screen. they update live as new votes come in. you see 65% say they should pay more. 35% say it will drive them away. >> we appreciate your participating. go to abc7news.com/vote to take part. we will keep voting u

. >> i'm ama daetz.ll have their stories coming up. >>> first though, in about a minute, you see here we are expecting cal fire to give us the latest information about the camp fire. authorities will update any details on containment as well as the death toll. >> you will see that live. so far the fire has burned 125,000 acres of butte county and is 30% contained. these numbers are likely to change when we hear from authorities in a moment. you can see here just how much that is. we have overlayed the fire area on to the bay area. it covers north of elth of elthl down to hayward. >> more than 6,500 homes have been destroyed and the del toll stands at 42, making the camp fire already the deadliest fire in california history. >>> keep in mind, a lot of people, maybe as many as 200 are still reported as missing and unaccounted for so the death toll is expected to rise. as we said here, in about 30 seconds we expect to get an update from cal fire. they do a 6:00 news briefing for us. we expect some of the nu

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.inutes remain to cast your ballot in today's midterm election. >> the polls close at 8:00 p.m. if you have a vote-by-mail ballot you can drop it off at my polling place by 8:00 and it will count if it is postmarked by 8:00 today. >>> one of the 11 propositions is proposition 6. if it passed it will repeal the gas tax which one year ago was passed. amanda castillo is live in walnut creek with more. >> reporter: doon and ama, voters on both sides tell "abc 7 news" more needs to be done to fix our roadways but that's the only point of agreement. if prop 6 passes, it no only repeals the gas tax increase of about $0.12 a gallon but would eliminate road repair and transportation funding throughout the state. supporters of the gas tax say that money is needed to fix our roads. however, supporters of prop 6 say those funds are being wasted, misused and not spent appropriately. >> the money that's been collected thus far has not gone to the proper place, and, you know, quite frankly i work very

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i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. that shooting happened before 1:30 this morning at the helen vine recovery center on smooth branch road. wayne freedman has been outside that center all day long. joining us now live with the latest. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, larry. it is till an active crime scene. look over my shoulder, you see the cars parked? that is outside the helen vine recovery center. the suspect is unidentified at this moment. the sheriff's department won't say much about that suspect himself. they do say he fled the scene after the shootings. let's begin with sergeant michael ravelli, just about one hour ago. >> we do have a suspect in custody, a male adult. >> reporter: so many questions remain about the violence this morning inside this nonprofit institution treating addictions and mental issues. >> this is just a tragedy. >> reporter: the shootings took mace at 1:30 a.m. as patients slept. >> the initial report that they were staff members that had been shot, our investigation division, we're t