>> in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> well, we'll go from one heartwarming story to another. >>> in southern california going to incredible lengths to support a local couple. >> it's a very sweet gesture as customers rally behind the owners of a donut shop, john and celia chan have owned it. customers found out john is running the shop by himself while stella recovers from a brain aneurysm. one customer posted online suggesting people buy all of the donuts in the morning that i wouldway john could leave early, spend more time with his wife. the post went viral. people are flocking to the shop each day. they're enjoying the donuts. he is getting time off to be with his wife. >> it's a win all around. >> many wins. >> more than win-win, because all the people coming in are winners too from their heart and from their taste buds. >> that makes me really hungry at 11:18. for donuts by the way. let's turn it over to rob mayeda

>> reporter: in walnut creek, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> some bad news for firefighters in southern california. strong santa ana winds are expected to fuel the woolsey fire in l.a. and ventura counties. the winds picked up today causing flare-ups in malibu and western san fernando valley. they're expected to last through tuesday, perhaps. the city of calabasas is now under evacuation orders. that's about 25,000 people. nearly 85,000 acres have burned. just 15% of that fire is contained. 200 homes have burned. 57,000 more are still threatened. >> there was a wall of flames that came through. i just ran in the house and watched from the windows. >> the whole area be on fire in like minutes. >> at least two people are confirmed from dead. three firefighters have been injured. many of you are watching this unfold up in butte county down in l.a., and you're wondering how can i help. we've made it easy for you. we've added a link to our home page, nbcbayarea.com. there you can choose from several ways to donate, or even you can volunteer. we will continue to follow the

christie smith is live with the details. hi, christie. >> reporter: hi there. that ferry was towed out of here before noon today. this passenger gate was out of commission all dale while inspections and temporarily repairs were under way. that's what you see here with the red gate and the chain link fence there. but exactly why this crash happened, well that's still it under investigation. at gate b today, maintenance crews replaced the mangled railing with a temporary fence. structural engineers inspected the pier. as visitors took pictures of the damaged golden gate ferry. >> it's a pretty big hole on the side of the boat. >> reporter: sue and jeff garfield were across the street yesterday. >> there was a whole line of fire trucks. we thought that's strange. >> reporter: panic by the ferry building as people watched the ferry crews and the crowd on the promenade. he was on board. >> there was no indication by the captain we were in trouble. we kind of bounced off the first part of the dock and kept going. >> oh. >> reporter: 53 people were on board when it sl

christie smith, police just held a briefing. what did we learn? >> reporter: i tell you, nearly six hours later and investigators are still on scene here in he didn't take questions, but he gave a basic outline of what led to the shooting. whatpious person in the by cottage lane before noon today. they say they located the young man they were looking for but say he took off in a car. officers started a pursuit as they headed toward downtown. now, people who work in the area were startled in typically quiet danville and even took cover. the chief says officers got out to try and make an arrest. >> unfortunately, the driver drove his vehicle straight towards one of our officers. fearing for his life, our officer fired his weapon towards the vehicle in an attempt to get the driver to stop. the driver was struck. >> well, we saw the police fly down this road, and then moments later, we heard, likivhene duckn because we didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: now,rir did crash here where we are and police say they took life-saving measures but he w

christie smith continues our coverage for us live from berkeley. >> reporter: that's right. no big game. in fact, its rather quiet here. what you found outside of the stadium is a sign explaining that the big game has been postponed due to poor air quality. we see people staying indoors wearing masks and there are a number of places in the bay area today where people can't go. at berkeley ace hardware the line for n95 respiratory masks is long. >> its been crazy. we've sold out every dayce carp says yesterday they sold about 3,500 admasks to set limits on many people can buy. >> its one valve, one without and if they want more than that, they have to go back through line. >> reporter: at cal memorial stadium was quiet. the big game rescheduled. in the city, a minor improvement in air quality today but it was another hazy day of people seeking protection with masks and tourists took notice. >> when we crossed the bridge, i've never seen anything like this. we almost canceled our trip because of the smoke and the air quality was so bad and we were afraid we wouldn't be able to

nbc bay area's christie smith as more. >> reporter: the fire was at a construction site according to a federal complaint. a broken window where investigators found a reddish brown smudge turned up a dna hit for dustin bellinger. >> grateful on this thanksgiving that the suspect in at least one of the arsons in oakland has been arrested. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf's office shared a video of her response. there have been several fires at east bay residential construction sites. bellinger is charged in one. he has previous convictions including kidnapping. >> we have to let this trial run its course. we have to allow due process to be had by this individual. the motivation is not as important as the fact that this type of dangerous activity will not be tolerated. >> reporter: at the site, an atf special agent rowwrote that a hammer was found with a gas can and a rag. instagram posts suggest he urged people to hire him for construction over others. >> you don't have to hire the asians, the mexicans. i do mexican work too and i do asian work. >> reporter: according to the atf, he ide

reporting live in pacifica, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, christy. as you might imagine, tree trimmers in the bay area busy today's as homeowners gear up to protect their houses from this upcoming storm and what could be a wet winter. nbc bay area anoushah rasta is with us. everyone waits until the last second then it's go time. >> reporter: it absolutely is go time and it's a lot of work, jessica. we called nearly a dozen bay area tree trimming businesses today and they all told us they've been quite busy preparing people's homes and businesses for the storm. >> allison rosarmando has clear dead limbs over the house. >> reporter: armando and other workers from h.c. tree service cut trees on mary's property on the peninsula. >> we removed branches, closest to the roof or to the house. and trees that are leaning. >> reporter: it's what a number of bay area tree trimming service companies are doing today ahead of a storm that's supposed to hit the area tonight. important work to protect homes and businesses. the possibility of getting hit with that hea

nbc bay area's christi smith has been on the scene all afternoon for us and she joins us now live with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: yeah, and right now it looks like the last cars that were in the intersection pretty much all day bou ide pice chief just a short time ago. he didn't take questions but he laid out what led up to th shooting. they say it took a turn here as an officer tried to approach the suspect who was in a car. >> it's with a great deal of sadness i'm speaking with you today. >> danville's police chief says it began around 11:00 a.m. as police responded to a call about a suspicious person near laurel drive who then fled in a car. police followed him toward the intersection of diablo and front. officers say they tried to make an arrest. >> unfortunately, the driver drove his vehicle straight toward one of our officers. fearing for his life, our officer fired his weapon towards the vehicle. in an attempt to get the driver to stop. the driver was struck. >> we were so like shocked. >> reporter: two clerks at danville chocolates were startled by the commot

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. it looks beautiful under tt impacted and touched by willie mccovey through the decades. bruce bochy tweeted, always a pleasure and honor having you around, stretch. at&t park won't be the same without you. #forever44. we have compiled reaction from across the bay area and the sports world on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> this next story is a totally head scratcher. an 11-year-old east bay boy booted because he was 40 cents short. now b.a.r.t. is apologizing. the sixth grader was heading home from his middle school and about to get on the train tuesday afternoon when a b.a.r.t. employees asked him for his clipper card and then told him he was 40 cents short. sebastian says he was ordered to leave the station without any way of getting home. the boy ended up calling his mom who had to leave work to pick him up. his mom says b.a.r.t. should instead of leaving him stranded. why did you feel unsafe? >> t a there. i didn't have nothing to do. they could have hurt me or killed me. >> we 1

here's christie smith. >> there was a smokestack that they shimmied down the rooftop. >> reporter: john cantwell knows the a to z of the escape by three men in 1962. the decoy heads in their cells prompt questions from visitors. >> we did have a tv problem in the cells. i'm hopeful maybe we can have these in the cells. >> to do 3d scanning they took a lot of photographs. >> reporter: they've recreate the decoy heads that were used. the originals are too fragile. >> they are really the industrial light and magic of the fbi. what you see today is a result of their hard work. >> it will come back to the archives until we can work with the interpretive staff of the island on how best to present them. >> reporter: basically everything t cells right now is a replica of what was here at the time. but what is real is the hole they escaped through. from the other side of men's cells, holes leading the way out. >> there are still valid warrants in the system. >> reporter: if allieive, morri would be 92. >> the rock has its own fan club. >> reporter: in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area

christie smith with this big impact. >> reporter: that's right. you u cable car turnaround but not today. that's because they are not running. what you do see is people walking by very quickly, many with a respirator mask on. the air here very unhealthy. at alcatraz landing workers wore masks under hazy smoke-filled skies exchangie the change of plans to tourists. >> there was no line or anything. so i just kind of walked over to the ticket office and i said, i have tickets for today. do i get in line over there? they are like, today has been canceled. >> reporter: ticket holders were notified by email or text and offered a refund. and a big cruise as an alternative. >> it's about 3,500 people. it's unfortunate because this is the start of a busy week for tourism in san francisco and the rest of the bay area and all of the businesses are impacted. >> reporter: some hotels are reporting cancellations. on the street, a tourist favorite, the cable cars, didn't run. there were shuttles and muni offered free rides and masks for workers. non-essential e

nbc bay area's christie smith reports. >> reporter: they gathered on fillmore street honoring those whoied in jones town. while events are held in oakland, where many are buried, they say recognition and the history in san francisco is important. >> happens in oakland where people's temple was around the corner from here, just down the street. >> reporter: community groups mashing the 40th anniversary of the tragedy and resilience. >> i'm a survivor from jonestown. >> reporter: yolanda williams, now police lieutenant, said her family had to negotiate for their freedom. today many said this day is also about atonement in the city. >> say that we recognize that you went through a traumatic, horrific incident and perhaps there were mistakes made on all different levels. >> jims jones had ingratiated himself with the political elite. >> reporter: today congresswoman jackie speier shared her story of survival, recalling that day in 1978 when she and congressman ryan tried to leave. >> i turned around and congressman ryan had been hit. and he was hit again and he fell. and i ran, and the whee

reporting live in berkeley, christie smith bay area news. >> a good tip, thank you. >> we will track the latest on that air quality for you as well as on our web page. follow us on all of our digital platforms to find updates. >> still to come, we continue to track the destruction called by the woolsy fire. >>> and securing a superintendent job, a candidate in a contentious race declaring victory tonight. closed captioning provided by -- >>> you're looking at a live picture from chico. fire and emergency officialing talking about the latest information, the latest update on the camp fire up there in butte county. we'll have a recap later in this newscast. we have 55% containment. 149,000 acres burned. the death toll at 71. more than 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. flames have destroyed 9800 homes, we'll bring you another update later. >> 11 days after the election, and we finally know who will be california's new superintendent. tony pulled ahead in the razor thin count. on twitter he is saying he was elected to serve the six million students of california. he is an advocate for

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. people saw this today, a fire at a homeless camp. it broke out near 880 and ripped through a dozen homeless shelter. it's unclear if anyone was hurt. >>> a wild night at levi stadium. in the stands, many of the fans got out of hand. we're getting hard numbers from the santa clara police department. we first showed you some of the fight fights last night. police did arrest 32 people in all. plenty of families watching it unfold in the stands. among the suspects. this man, steve parardo. the others classified as drunk in public. a lot of people commenting about this, the 49ers cheerleader kneeling during the national anthem. damian trujillo broke the news on twitter by posting this photo on twitter. today she is getting a lot of support and a lot of criticism. damian joins us from levi stadium. >> reporter: we know this is not the first time this has happened at levi stadium. our reporting has gotten thousands of responses. as you mentioned, both in support of and critical of the cheerl

nbc bay area's christie smith explains how they now have an unbreakable bond. >> reporter: at the finish line, hands up for a sweet victory and a new personal bond. >> i ran wit the woman who was yesterday a stranger and today a part of my family because she gave a kidney to my husband about 13 months ago. >> reporter: this is lisa emmett with her family, including husband neil. today she ran the golden gate half marathon with her brother and kidney donor shannon bowfield. >> she donated to help a friend of hers and through what's called a kidney friend, organized by the national kidney reg registry, she kicked off a chain which ultimately saved four people, one of which was her friend she donated for and my husband. to have this incredible bond with somebody you have never even met, but you share something so incredible. >> reporter: the emmetts live in florida where family and then their daughter's teacher tried to help, offering to donate, but they could not find a perfect match until fate would provide one by way of the kidney chain. today recipients wives say they why chose san fran

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live from pacifica.not really safe to stand too close to those edges like that when the strong surf is in effect. >> yeah, that's right. i certainly have been keeping an eye on it. you can hear the waves crashing. and i've seen them in the distance come under the pier closer to where we are. we saw of this she's waves crashing over the seawall. of course big waves are expected and the coast guard has sent out notice urging people to be very careful and the heavy rain hasn't even started yet. at pacifica pier waves pounded the shore. >> pretty high today. >> reporter: aaron lotto tried to catch crab but it wasn't easy. the churning waves kept moving his line as he kept an eye on the water. >> if they're wrecking midway in the pier that's a pretty big wave. >> reporter: by afternoon the gates were closed. the pier empty. the crowd grew on the sidewalk at mie tide to watch the waves crash past the wall. >> it's just really nice to come over here and be next to the fresh air and the waves. >> reporter: a hig

christie smith has reaction to the team's swift decision. >> reporter: 24-year-old reuben foster appearedurtroom early sunday morning, hours before the 49ers were supposed to take the field in tampa. >> i request that he be released on his own recognizance with no contact. >> reporter: foster posted bond but did not comment on the domestic violence charges as he walked out of jail. police were called to a tampa hotel where the 49ers were staying. they say a 28-year-old woman said foster slipped the phone out of her hand, pushed her and slapped her with an open hand on the face. >> john lynch did not comment on what occurred but said the team set clear expectations for foster who has had trouble in the past. the 49ers released the linebacker? one of our tenets is protect the team. he did nt protect the team and, like i said, nobody is as big as the team. as many positive steps as he was making we felt like it was the best decision to make. >> reporter: in february the same woman said foster struck her in loss loss dagatos and r. now nbc bay area has learned of an incident involving the two

nbc bay area's christie smith explains how they have an unbreakable bond. >> reporter: at the finishe, hands up for a sweet victory and a new personal bond. >> as i ran it with the woman who was yesterday a stranger and today is a part of my family because she gave a kidney to my husband about 13 months ago. >> reporter: this is lisa emmet with her family, including husband neil. today she ran the golden gate half marathon with her brother and kidney donor, shannon bousfield. >> she donated to help a friend of hers and through what is called a kidney chain, organized by the national kidney registry, she kicked off a chain which ultimately saved four people, one of which was her friend she donated for and also my husband. >> to have this incredible bond with somebody you have never even met but you share something so incredible. >> reporter: the emmets live in florida where family and their daughter's teacher tried to help, offering to donate, but they could not find a perfect match until fate would provide one by way of the kidney chain. today the recipient's wife spoke about why the

nbc bay area's christie smith reports. >> so you're going to need different sizes of the leashes and the harnesses. >> reporter: wendy taylor is looking over donations that came in today for the butte humane society. >> we're taking some supplies up from our clinics, and they're also needing a donation of just normal everyday items for pets, leash, collars. >> reporter: as the devastation from the camp fire grows, there are also animals needing support. >> people that have been evacuated from their homes that are needing to leave their animals, their pets a at shelter. some are animals that have been found that they're trying to find and connect with the owners. >> reporter: tony's animal rescue foundation posted on social media they were accepting donations for six hours today that will be taken to butte county tomorrow, and supplies showed up. students from college park high school's animal rescue club didn't see the post, but dropped off donations they collected in time. >> honestly, it just makes me feel really good. it's heartwarming. >> reporter: as people looked for new pets t

nbc bay area's christie smith has reaction now to the team's decision. >> reporter: 24-year-old reuben foster appeared in a florida courtroom early sunday morning, hours before the 49ers were supposed to take the field in tampa. >> i'm requesting he be released on his own recognizance. >> any response to the charges? >> no, get out of the way. >> reporter: foster posted bond but did not comment as he walked out of jail. police were called to a tampa hotel where the 49ers were staying. they say a 28-year-old woman said foster slapped the phone out of her hand, pushed her and slapped her with an open hand on the face. 49ers gm john lynch did not comment on what occurred, but says the team set clear expectations for foster, who has had trouble in the past. today the 49ers released the linebacker. >> one of tenets is protect the team. nobody is bigger than the team. and as talented a player as he was, as many positive steps he was making, we felt like this was the best decision to make. >> reporter: in february, the same woman said foster struck her in los gatos and then recanted, claiming

nbc bay area's christie smith reports. >> so you're going to need different sizes of the leashes and the harnesses. >> reporter: wendy taylor is looking over donations that came in today for the butte humane society. >> we're taking supplies up from our clinic and needing donations of normal everyday items for pets, leashes, collars. >> reporter: as the devastation from the camp fire grows, there are also animals needing support. >> people who have, evacuated from their homes that are needing to leave their animals, their pets at a shelter, some are animals that have, found that they're trying to find and connect with the owners. >> reporter: this animal rescue foundation posted on social media they were accepting donations for six hours today that will be taken to butte county tomorrow. and supplies showed up. >> let me take -- >> reporter: students from college park high school's animal rescue club didn't see the post but dropped off donations they collected in time. >> honestly, it just makes you feel really good. it's heart warming. >> reporter: as people look for new pets today,

nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco with those details. >> reporter: that's right. repairs to the railing were under way pretty much most of the day. those were temporary repairs while passengers who were used to go right down there and getting on this gate found they had to go to the other side of the building to get onto that quick trip to vallejo. the cause of this crash is still under investigation. near gate "b," repair work under way this afternoon. temporary fencing going up. structural engineers inspected the pier. >> that was a big hole. >> reporter: the damage attracted a crowd before the ferry was towed away. the garfield family was across the street when they saw a commotion yesterday. >> a whole line

nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco with those details. >> reporter: that's right. repairs to the railing were under way pretty much most of the day. those were temporary repairs while passengers who were used to go right down there and getting on this gate found they had to go to the other side of the building to get onto that quick trip to vallejo. the cause of this crash is still under investigation. near gate "b," repair work under way this afternoon. temporary fencing going up. structural engineers inspected the pier. >> that was a big hole. >> reporter: the damage attracted a crowd before the ferry was towed away. the garfield family was across the street when they saw a commotion yesterday. >> a whole line of fire trucks. >> oh my god! >> reporter: panic as the boat collided with an outer berth, then the dock, by the promenade at the ferry building. >> there was no indication by the captain we were in trouble. we noticed we bounced off the first part of the dock and kept going. >> reporter: anders was on board. he thought it sounded like engine trouble. 53 pe

christie smith joins us live. you saw a lot of flooding on some of the roads today? >> reporter: that's right, and we're finally getting a break from the heavy rain. it's been raining all day here in san francisco. you have debris in the storm we're here at beal and bryant streets. you can see across covered in standing water. and this is one of the routes right onto the bay bridge. and it's an area like this that city crews have been chasing pretty much all day. in the marina district, drivers took the slow through standing water while neighbors cleared leaves to help the water drain. across town, city workers took on backed-up storm drains. >> a lot of water. >> reporter: there wasn't standing water in the mission where the city installs flood barriers where needed. still, he bought a pallet of sandbags but says that doesn't always work. >> the water right here and up. >> reporter: oth flooding. cal trans worked to clear it as the chp responded to in>> if it's possible to stay o of the fast lane and the slow lane, those flood first. stay out of those lanes. we want

with more on that unhealthy air, we have christie smith live in san francisco. i was in san francisco today, it only took 15 to 20 minutes and i really started to feel it in my chest. what's it like for you? >> reporter: we are standing at twin peaks. this is normally where we would come to see a beautiful sunset. but tonight we saw an eerie brown glow. i'm going to step aside and you can see the lights down market street. it looks like some of the high rises are shrouded in smoke. air district managers are telling us this won't clear out right away. the massive camp fire burned far from san francisco but the smoke bothers me, my eyes and, you know, the smoke is bad for my lungs. >> reporter: jan wore a mask and so did others near market street. sfmpa says they gave them to cable car operators as an option. the jones family saw it as they heit we flew in. >> smoke was filling in the city. >> it moved quickly moo tinto ty area yesterday. it will likely continue into next week at the very least. >> reporter: they have more than 30 monitoring stations. many showing

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a lot of folks have been sending video and pictures of what you did and saw on the storm in your neighborhood. savannah shot this video which is pretty of waves crashing over the promenade in pacifica. and ashley took this picture of a rainbow into the golden gate bridge. and at the bottom of that screen, you could see the rainbow right there. and angela sent in a photograph during her commute on muni, a shot of the bay bridge from san francisco. if you have a victim -- if you picture or video, tag us at nbc bay area. >>> a woman in hayward said she's the victim of police brutality and has the video to back it up. she was complying with the police after getting pulled over when a officer slammed her to the ground. tonight though she's facing criminal charges but insists it is the officer who should be facing charges. nbc bay area jodi hernandez is in hayward with this exclusive story. >> this is where the incident happened. in a parking lot of this 7-eleven. the teenager and her friends had stopped here to get some snacks when they suddenly found

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live along highway 29. at least they have one winter and one rainy season under their belts now. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. sxif to tell you that the chp, one of the first people we spoke with today, and they tell us the accident started as soon as the rain did. in sonoma county the message there is staying prepared, especially in the burn zone. by midday in nap sonoma counties rounds of steady rainfall. that didn't stop construction in the fountain grove neighborhood, hit hard by the tubbs fire just over a year ago. >> it was raining hard and we lost power. >> reporter: david scott is with a crew building forms for foundations. he's worked on seven homes that burned in sonoma and lake county. >> we're just trying to get people back in homes. it's raining. we're working. doesn't matter. >> it's great news of course. >> reporter: christopher gottlieb is emergency manager for sonoma county. he welcomes the rain but says it does put focus back on concerns around the burn area. >> now we've had a whole ye

smith and democrat mike sb. live coverage here on c-span. radio and talk show dr. drew pinski joined former new jersey governor chris christieand kentucky secretary of state alison lundergan grimes to talk about the growing "epidemic. this was part of the politicon convention in los angeles last month. gentlemen, before we get started, talking about the open epidemic, let's do some quick introductions because i think it will be prudent given the status and stature of people on stage today. this is just in alphabetical order by first name, not any preference. on the far end secretary alison , lundergan grimes, the youngest in the nation serving kentucky. she is also one of the only

. >> hyde smith was appointed in april to temporarily fill the seat of senator cochran's term. >>> christyed a gofundme page. she said that the donations of have allowed her family to take steps to protect themselves against, quote, frightening threats and to pay for a home security system for their home. the gofundme donations colt totaled $647,000. she said any fund not used for security for her family will go to trauma survivors. >>> prosecutors with special counsel robert muller's legal team told a judge last night that paul manafort breached his cooperation agreement and lied to investigators. that could add time to his sentence on financial fraud. he is still in solitary confinement, facing at least ten years in prison. >>> sheriff in the democratic party is on leave this morning as he faces an internal investigation of sexual misconduct. he is accused of sexually harassing or assaulting several staffers. he won by just 62 votes last year. the governor-elect is calling for a full and thorough investigation. >>> we have to bring sal back. your hands have been full. have you fixed thin

christie, he will be fantastics. so will our next guest. that's the angle. first, breaks moment ago, gop u.s. senate -- gop for the u.s. senate, senator cindy hyde-smith wins that runoff in mississippi. keeping the seat in republican hands and giving the gop senate a 53-47 advantage. we're all going to have a live report right before hyde-smith's remarks later in the hour after little marvel removal from my mouth. here to react is andrew mccarthy. a former chief assistant and u.s. attorney and fox news contributor. the fox news alert, very important of course, it got in the way that great intro to you. i have two picks, christy and you. >> i thought the alert was that you nominated me. >> laura: this is how we roll. andy, what do you make of -- you know, what i think about you. you will be phenomenal. setting you aside for a moment, what about this need to have an attorney general in place given all of these critical issues that i outlined facing this administration. >> laura, when you were giving that synopsis, which was terrific and really hit exactly what we need to have right now which is very strong hand at the justice department and it's been la

christie, as a possible ag pick. he would be fantastic. so would our next guest. and that's the angle. all right. first breaking moments ago, the gop for the u.s. senate and senator cindy hyde-smith wins the run-off in mississippi keeping the seat and giving the gop senate a 53-47 advantage. we're going to have a live report right before hyde-smith's remarks later in the hour after a little marble removal from my mouth. now to react to my angle is andrew mccarthy, a former assistant u.s. attorney and fox news contributor. fox news alert, very important alert. it got in the way of the great intro to you. i have two picks. christie and you. come on. >> i thought the alert. you nominated me. >> laura: i was like wait a second. the alert coming out of that. this is how we roll. it is live news. andy, what do you make -- look, you know what i think about you. you would be phenomenal. i don't know if you would do it or not. setting you aside for a moment, what about the need to have an attorney general in place given all of the critical issues that i outlined facing this administration? >> you know, laura, when you were giving that synopsis, which i think was terrific and really hit ex

smith won, that was a safe district. and we see macarthur with a lead there. >> chris christie, of the incumbent republicans in danger iny, macarthur the one who has the best shot? >> macarthur will be the strongest. it's the strongest district of the ones in play. cd-2, that one will probably be lost tonight to jeff andrew, a democrat state senator. the one to watch tonight, i think, if democrats are going to get a majority or not is the seventh district. that's leonard lance against tom malinowski. a ton of money spent there. lance's father was a legislator, his father wrote the new jersey constitution. whoever wins that one may tell us a lot about who is going to win the house. >> let's go back to nate silver. what are you seeing in the foreca forecast? >> we are waiting for calls. we're in a bit of the holding pattern. there are a few races, mike kaufman is a likely democratic pickup. we haven't called yet. democrats are up by a percentage point or so, but 90%-plus of the vote is in. i don't know if you can pull up the graphic. we show a graphic that shows the range of uncertainty in the outlook. so, you've gone fro