the president there in beale air force base.nclear if he'll be able to talk face-to-face with some survivors. but he is getting accounts from many officials that are traveling with him. the numbers are really extraordinary. 148,000 acres have been burned there. that's equivalent to the size of, say, chicago. and that fire is only 50% contained. our kay lee hartung is nearby in chico, california. what they expressed what they would like the president to see or the sentiment they would like expressed to the president? >> fred, the sentiment that -- having conveyed to me by so many people i talk to here is just one of uncertainty in general. i haven't spoken to anyone here today who's even mentioned the president's pressance here because they're focused on survival. the question of what's next for so many of these families is the only one that matters. people have been camped out in this parking lot of a walmart for days and days. taking things literally one day at a time. a lot of the people in this campground, if you will, they k

this is northern california, the beale air force base. we're waibeling for the president to disembark, the president making his second trip to california since becoming president of the united states. he's meeting with those elected officials we have seen gathered there, that being governor jerry brown, who will be handing off to gavin newsom, both democrats. they'll take him about 60 miles away or so to paradise, california. 'we start the hour with breaking news, we have geoff bennett, as wet as nbc's scott cohn in chico, california, which is really ground zero of all the recoveries and rescue operations. geoff, let's talk about the president, what all this signals, as we see the president disembarking there, let's get to the latest from the white house here. >> reporter: right. the president is shaking hands with governor jerry brown and next to him is governor-election gavin newsom. and we understand the fema administrator brock long is along for the trip as well. . the president will try to offer some comfort to those affected, he's g

journalist my dear walt is that beale air force base near sacramento california which is where president trump touched down a short time ago mike for joining us what do you think people are hoping to hear from president trump on this visit. i think resident in this area really want to hear. at the from president trump and just that their story is being heard people in this area have gone through so much over the past number of weeks and. as you heard from some of the people care it doesn't do justice to see the clips on t.v. or to see photos to actually be on the ground and experience just what this devastation looks like i think more than anything else that politics aside people want to know that that their experience is being seen across the nation and that that help is on the way. well you are in the region that's worst hit by the fire ants how are people coping with such devastation. it's really difficult and it's especially now that most of the immediate fire danger is over it really begins the long process of what what's next for residents here some people returning to homes some p

we're going to see that that said if you want to rise higher going forward why do wild at beale air force base near sacramento california thanks so much for your reporting. for closure the u.s. state department says the government has yet to reach a final conclusion about who ordered the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi this after multiple u.s. media outlets reported that the cia believes that saudi crown prince mohammad is in the solomon personally gave the order the state department says it will continue to seek all the relevant facts as to what happened to khashoggi while maintaining what it called the important strategic relationship with saudi arabia. well for more on this i'm joined now by d.w. correspondent michael can a guy who's in washington so michael we seem to have two very different statements coming from the u.s. why is there no consensus between the cia and the one hand and the state department on the other. well what is interesting about this state department statement is that actually no one had claimed that the u.s. government had reached consensus or a final cons

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this is northern california, the beale air force base.aibeling for the president to disembark, the president making his second trip to california since becoming president of the united states. he's meeting with those elected officials we have seen gathered there, that being governor jerry brown, who will be handing off to gavin newsom, both democrats. they'll take him about 60 miles away or so to paradise, california. 'we start the hour with breaking news, we have geoff bennett, as wet as nbc's scott cohn in chico, california, which is really ground zero of all the recoveries and rescue operations. geoff, let's talk about the president, what all this signals, as we see

president trump expected to land at beale air force base sometime tomorrow. if you're not familiar, that's about 60 miles south of the camp fire base here at the fairgrounds in chico. he'll travel up here to butte county and he's expected to visit the town of paradise, which, as you mentioned, was destroyed just over a week ago, a week ago yesterday. president trump's visit comes a week after he sent out this tweet. look at your tv screen, basically blaming the state for the wildfire because of forest mismanagement, and threatening to withhold federal payments. in a turnaround, he's sinced praised the firefighters for their courage and promised central assistance. last night, during a town hall meeting, we spoke to residents of paradise to get their thoughts on the president's upcoming visit. >> i'm looking forward to it. we have a purpose in paradise, and that's to rebuild, and this is not a time for disliking and hating people. this is a time to bring us together. he has the power to get some bills passed for federal funding and to speed up fema. >> i think

he will come tomorrow and land at beale air force base and travel to paradise. >> number seven, two commuterrts to talk about right now. batter, bay fair is closed. major delays for bay fair riders. ac transit providing parallel service due to a train that had a lot of smoke coming to it. they shut it down as a precaution. smart train, unfortunately a pedestrian was struck in santa rosa. bus service between santa rosa and row nert park. >> it looks like the fog we are used to but it's not. >> if it was, that would be a sign that the cleaner air is coming in. we won't get that. we will get a southerly wind >>> good morning, america. the new warning, a historic deadly winter storm causing chaos across the country. snow, rain and ice blasting 24 states. the nor'easter sparking hundreds of crashes, shutting down major bridges and roads. frustrated drivers pushing cars, walking home instead, trees snapping. >> watch out! watch out! watch out! >> students stranded at school overnight. families sleeping in airports, packed into bus stations. now the new alert for your morning commute. more snow on

. >>> president trump is heading to the fire zone tomorrow air force one landing at beale air force base in yuba city between nine a.m. and northern. governor brown and gavin brown will join them for the tour. ktvu reporters will be there tomorrow. find coverage online throughout the day. >>> public schools in butte county will re-open next month. an estimated 5,000 schools have missed class since the "camp fire" devastated the region. the butte county office of education announced today it hopes to have all those students back in the classroom on monday, december 3rd. butte county superintendent of schools taylor says there's an urgent need for the schools. >> a lot of people are telling me, what can i do? i have had so many people give me thoughts and prayers. you know what i need first? what we all need? this is what we all need. we need 100 portables in this area right now to get kids back to class. >> eight of the nine paradise schools were destroyed. staff will arrive a week earlier to get things ready for the students. >>> in the santa cruz mountains fire crews got a handle on a m

. >> reporter: the president arrived at beale air force base early this morning. he struck a conciliatory tone. he did not threaten to cut off federal funding today. instead he said that everybody agrees that force management is an issue in california. >> i think that everybody is on the right side. the big issue, it is a big issue. >> reporter: the current governor and the governor elect joined the president on their way to chico. then they drove to paradise. there they toward the remains of an rv park. >> know what if -- nobody would have thought that this was going to happen. we are all behind each other. >> reporter: and then a final stop at central command to meet with first responders. >> i am looking forward to the next month to really understand this threat of fire and the trial and all of the rest of it. >> reporter: president trump nearly beat hillary clinton in butte county in 2016. several people said that they were happy to see him. >> we are very excited to see him. >> i respect the job that he is doing. he is trying hard. i am happy that he is comin

air force one will be landing at beale air force base in yuba city between 9 and noon. governor brown and and gavin newsom will join president trump with the tour of paradise and surrounding areas. ktvu has a crew covering the event starting with "mornings on 2" in the morning. follow us on air and online for the full coverage of the presidential visit. >> up next the fire breaks out in the santa cruz mountains destroying a home. how did it start and how far will it spread? an update after the break. >> neighbors heard it all what they say happened in the moment leading up to a deadly officer- involved shooting. >> all this smoke is causing poe postponement of athletics. >> another red flag fire warning for the fire zone. more on th [ phone rings ] what?! ready for christmas? no, it's way too early to be annoyed by christmas. you just need some holiday spirit! that's it! this feud just went mobile. with xfinity xfi you get the best wifi experience at home. and with xfinity mobile, you get the best wireless coverage for your phone. ...you're about to find out! you don't

he is deplaning from air force one, he's at beale air foce base in california.survey fire damage from the raging wildfires. so far they've killed 75 people, leland. leland: who he's with there, you can see andrew mccarthy now, the incoming house minority leader, currently the house majority leader there. the governor of california and governor-elect of california. here he's going to be visiting the town of paradise, california, which in the words of kevin corke, our white house correspondent, who is there, it is basically a moon scape, in his words, that is there is quite simply nothing left. it's been burned fully to the ground. that's what they call the camp fire there, which has now been contained by about 50% or so. that is the northern fire just north of sacramento, we saw on the tarmac there as air force one pulled up, the helicopters, both blackhawk helicopters and the osprey that will take the president and the press pool on a tour. so you understand what's happening here is the president has walked off the plane. there is a press pool travelling with hi

we are at beale air force base in yuma county on the phone with a preview of the president visit.rning, i am waiting. in about 30 to 40 minutes we will be over to the platform set up where the president will land. we are not able to get any live pictures right now because cameras are going through a security clearance before the president lands. >> he is expected to land around 9:45 am and headed to the area devastated by the camp fire. he wants to talk to victims of the fire alongside governor jerry brown and governor elect gavin newsom. >> they don't always see eye to eye, but they are rallying to bring help to butte county. this is a big difference from the tone last week. the president tweeted last week billions of dollars are given each year with so many lives lost because of gross mismanagement of the forests. >> he said remedy now, are no more fed payments. this morning he spoke to reporters and said while he is here he wants to talk about forest management. >> this could have been done many years ago. i think everybody is on the right side. it is a big issue, a very expens

we know the president will fly into beale air force base near the city of marsville meeting with firsts and people directly impacted by the wildfires. earlier this week president trump approved california's request for a major disaster declaration. that opens the door to federal aid. >>> our time is 7:35 the air quality around the bay area you know it's bad. the worse we have seen since the camp fire started. many complaining about burning eyes and sore throats and people wearing masks is the new normal in the bay area. oakland sold about 5,000 masks in one day. they had stock up on masks yesterday three times alone. the director says there's been a surge of patients complaining of breathing problems. >> so i think it would be fair to say that you could say being exposed like this is the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes. >> it's really irritating. hard to breathe. you wake up with a runny nose all the time. >> that bad air quality expected to be a problem here in the bay area through this weekend. >>> time now is 7:36. no school today for thousands of bay area students becaus