floating fishing villages like this used to be found in nearly every sheltered cove or corner of ha long baystarting to disappear. the government has been relocating fishing families inland, hoping to minimize their ecological impact. [ dog barking ] >> ha: the people that are living on floating villages, they're just generally nice and willing to open their home to others and -- >> anthony: they basically farm oysters. >> ha: yeah, yeah. >> anthony: a lot of pearls for sale in ha long bay and in vietnam. they come from places like this. it takes over a year to grow each pearl, and there's no guarantee an oyster will even yield one. ♪ water spinach, i think that's called, right? >> ha: water spinach. that's the most common vegetable for vietnamese people in summertime. >> anthony: yes. mm-hmm. >> ha: yeah. >> anthony: what kind of fish are these? little fish. [ laughter ] >> ha: yeah, ha long fish. >> anthony: ha long fish. >> ha: yeah. >> anthony: it's delicious. good fish. this is a pretty prime piece of real estate. they've lived here how long? >> ha: for many generations. this old grandm

right now it has been slowly getting worse and worse all day long. the air quality bad in the north bay. bad in the east bay. this is the view from sky drone 5. you can see skies are just completely stacked up with smoke chief meteorologist paul is here, the east bay, look outside san francisco, i've never seen the smoke this thick. >> comparable to what we went through with the wine county wildfires. heading back toward the bay area. it's just -- bay area the second time in six years, if you don't have to be outside, don't. stay inside. north bay, east bay, all the rest dots, the air quality is not just unhealthy, it's very unhealthy. nap a oakland, san rean degree, pat palumau we are talking about a fire that is big, 200 miles away. how does it get here? ridge of high pressure sitting off the coastline is carrying the smoke sending it south and west. being shoved literally right toward the bay area. northeast winds carrying the e les, dealing with stuff that we are breathing from a fire that is nearly 3 hours away. the fire danger around here still elevated until tomorrow morning. loc

we're taking a live look outside to look at conditions as the first storm in a long time has arrived. ve out there.like.me bay area - and we are seeing that air quality improve this morning. that is nice for drivers, pedestrians, anyone who will be outside. >> it's not going to be too bad. we haven't seen rain in a long time. it is wednesday, november 21st. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. mike nicco is here. so many people happy to see the rainfall. >> i usually dread driving in the rain, not today. today a 2. a quick overview from the rain impact scale. isolated lightning and thunder. good enoughs 40 miles per hour up the coast and along the hills. the coast and the hills with scattered pockets of rain from the altamont pass all the way through thy. th imo northeast. so we will continue to pump the

. >> plus, more rain has arrived in the bay area. how long this latest system is expected to stick around. >> plus, it has been 55 days and a hotel workers strike is still going on. coming up in the next half hour, the boost of support strikers are getting as a conference is now getting under way in san francisco. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. >>> there are still many questions surrounding the disappearance of the long time radio broadcaster ray talufaro. of his last seen in ken. his wife told police he was forgetful at times but he may have been dealing with early onset dementia. >> i saw

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smoke from the fire up north has poured into the bay area. how longhe air... and tips on how to cope if you have be outside.(grant) and don't let your guard down. our chief meterologist lawrence karnow is tracking another dangerous red flag warning that's coming this weekend. (vicki) keep it here, kron 4 news at nine in primetime is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort. (grant) california now dealing with two destructive wildfires... at each end of the state. at least nine lives lost...thousands of homes and buildings s of homes and buildings destroyed. the fire north of us that's responsible for all the smoke in the bay area...is now the most destructive fire in state history.(grant) thanks for joing us im grant lodes...(vicki) and im vicki liviakis... the "camp fire" is burning in butte county...along pulga road and it has grown in size ... here is what we know at this hour... at least nine people are dead. and at least 35 people are missing... tonight 90- thousand acres have burned the fire is just five- percent contained.

. >> and the rain has meant long days for technicians at east bay mud's sewage treatment plant in oakland. they have to keep rainwater from overflowing which could send untreated waste water into the bay. >> real problem if that happens. eric thomas is live along the bay themriville with the story tonight. eric? >> reporter: most cities have two systems, one for rain water, one for the stuff we flush out of our homes and they're never supposed to meet. if they do and under the wrong circumstances they can pump untreated or partially treated sewage into san francisco bay. heavy rains have been good for east bay mud reservoirs. >> our water supply went from 56% of average to 80% of average in the last week. when we have a storm like this the water from the storm ends up rather than going to the storm water system ends up infill traitding and going into the waste water system. >> these are large nine-foot diameter pipelines. >> reporter: eileen white runs east bay mud's main waste water treatment plant in oakland under the bay bridge. she says a good soaking like this can really challenge th

long wait... over the last week the bay area has finally gotten a good dose of rain. the question now is how much of that water is being captured by reservoirs for use next summer? kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal

bay area. it has been quite a sequence. long periods of smoky days and definitely today was one of the worst for air quality. in fact we are covered here. most areas are in the red. i am showing you this right now. these totals work collected at 3 pm. you can see the viewing area is all in the purple. that is an unhealthy range. most areas are in the red. these numbers are popping up all across the bay area. so we do have an air alert and air advisory extended. it was supposed to ask banned until tomorrow. here is the unhealthy for everyone. a little bit, curren temperatures are in the low 60s. not much has changed. we are locked into this weather pattern. the high-pressure is anchored over the region. tomorrow will be warm. no big changes as we head into the weekend. next week we will boost the rain chance is. -- chances. here is a look ahead. we are talking about more haze and smoke over the next few days. be on tuesday we will picking up the cloud cover and on thanksgiving, the rain chance is will also -- the rain chance is w

has been identified. details ahead. (jrstone) plus -- long time bay area journalist and radio host -- ray talia-ferro (tally-a-fare-oh) -- is missing. we'll hear from some of those who knew him best... when we come back. sometimes, the pressures of today's world can make it tough to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow's coming up fast. nature's bounty. because you're better off healthy. (jrstone) long time bay area journalist and radio host -- ray taliaferro (tally-a-fare- oh) -- is missing.the 79 year old was last seen in kentucky more than two weeks ago. kron4's michelle kingston spoke to some of his former co- workers. michelle kingston, mkingstonnewsi just spoke to the paducah kentucky sheriff -- who says taliferro and his new wife of just six months were out there looking at property she had inherited.. she told law enforcement when she was walking the property she turned around and ray had left in their rental car.pat thurston,

bay area has been asking more than a century. alexis smith has a closer look at the bay area roadways that could have been. >> reporter: as long asve been on our streets, california highway planners have seen the need for a networ of roads to move cars faster and more efficiently around the bay area. >> this is a plan that you know, really started to germinate in the 1950s. and then flower in the 1960s. and began withering in the 170 metropolitanoveres long-term highway plans he been possible. scenic highway 1 was once planned to be a major freeway. swathes of concrete could have been laided from san rafael to point reyes. a freeway would have aleve congestion in the south way and another linked brentwood to liver more. >> around the east bay in particular a lot of plans were not built. >> reporter: one would have started at 680 and fremon. to connect at 238 and 580 in hayward. the plan was on the books nearly half a century but in 2004, the idea officially died. >> if it were ever to be built, highway 238 would be the eighth bay area bridge and it would have connected with 380 right here near sfo and continued along this route a

has died. the long-time atherton resident first came to the bay area in san francisco in 1959 and immediately made an impact. the giants had just moved here from new york, and willie mac was a part of those magical early years. sweet smile and a powerful swing. >> let's give you a live look at at&t park from our exclusive center field cam. mccovey cove, named after mccovey. you can see the flags at half staff this evening. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney is at the ballpark as giants fans are just now really starting to hear the news of mccovey's passing, terry. >> reporter: yeah. and they are stunned. you talked about mccovey cove. we're always going to have that here at at&t park. we're also going to always have the willie mccovey statue behind me right here. kind of looking away from mccovey cove. what he could have done at this ballpark had he played here. how many balls he would have hit into mccovey cove. take a look at willie mccovey in his glory da

bay as well. why has the smoke stayed so long? we have had other fires that moved smoke in and it moved out. but with the way the pattern is setting up, we have seen a conveyor belt of smoke moving down from the north. that's the first thing, the second thing is high pressure as been with us the past couple of days. the area of high pressure, it has a compressionalfoe. , with it sitting across california, it is taking all of the smoke and pushing it right down to the surface and on top of that, we have light winds. so, there's stagnant air in the weather right now. so, there's nothing really to clear us out, so, with that said, i pushed up our forecast tomorrow, to very unhealthy for the entire bay area. and look, i think at some point or another tomorrow, we are going to go in and out throughout the bay area in the very unhealthy category. i want you to be prepared for it and make sure to say the proper precautions. the particles that we are breathing in are 30 times smaller than a human hair. so, when you take a breath, you are out for extended periods of time, that is caught in your lungs

changes will be necessary and it already has made temporary repairs to the docks so passengers should not expect to be inconvenienced this morning or today. >>> long time bay area radio host ray taliaferro has been reported missing in kentucky. according to a missing persons flyer, he was last seen in the city of pedukea. the san francisco native may be disoriented and showing signs of dementia. he became the country's first african american talk show host for a major market radio station. >>> people who live near b.a.r.t. tracks are getting some relief from the loud trains because they're getting quieter. the san francisco chronicle says b.a.r.t. has been shaving done some of the metal on the wheels of its trains for the past two years. that's helped to lower the squealing sound the trains make on the tracks. most of the wheels in b.a.r.t.'s fleet have been shaved down and noise complaints have also gone down. >>> san francisco has 68 high rise buildings that can be especially vulnerable in the next big earthquake according to a new report. 11 hotels, 44 office buildings, three residential buildings, and 10 mixed use high rises according to the san franci

bay... where people are preparing for a downpour. (philippe) it's been so long since rain hasea... there's concern about the build-up of pollutants and toxins on our streets that has accumulated over the past few months, running off into our water streams.sejal choksi/chugh/sf baykeeper- "the oil from our cars, the trash that collects on our streets, the fertilizers and pesticides that we've applied on our lawns over the summer -- that stuff will wash off and get into the storm drains." sejal choksi-chugh (say-juhl choke-see chew) with the san francisco baykeeper... an organization dedicated to protecting the bay from pollution says the rain, combined with smoke likely will have a minimal impact on our drinking water.sejal choksi/chugh/sf baykeeper- "the drinking water systems, uh, do filter out these kinds of pollutants and toxins. so, it really is about the water quality of the bay and the surface water that we do have." meanwhile... homeowners in walnut creek are getting clearing their homes of loose debris.. while it's not as smokey out and before it gets wet.joel smith/ho

. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," kari has a look at your forecast. we can't wait too long for this one, though. >> yes, it's going to be still what we've seen the past few days. smoky and cool to start. warming up during the afternoon. here is a live look in palo alto. we start out at microclimates we'll talk about the air quality coming up next. >>> here's san rafael, the quality of your drive is just fine. you're at the limit. i have an issue for the sheth i closure that's still going on. sharks fans are waking up happy >>> good wednesday in san mateo brimming, cars already on the road. mike will look at the commute coming up in a bit. >>> shark fans waking up happy this morning and for good reason. joe thornton scored his 400th career goal last night, and to top it off, it was a game-winning goal. how cool is that? sharks come from behind to beat the predators 5-4. jumbo joe the 11th player in nhl history to hit 400 goals and 1,000 that is. congratulations. >> a lot of games. >> he has the right to sleep in this morning. >> thinking about the ice, temperatures this morn

. >> reporter: here in the bay area the air has been so bad for so long it's no surprise that some people are looking to detoxify from the effects of breathing in the smoke. we wanted to know if that's even possible. so we asked a doctor. >> when people have smoke inhalation, really the only solution is to leave the area that's smoky. >> reporter: but according to some websites and social media, there are ways to detoxify after smoke exposure. for example, by using a netti pot. >> there's no good data to suggest using a netti pot will help you get better more quickly, nor will it have significant effects in terms of improving your long term health. >> reporter: he says there's no evidence to support any of the following, eating or drinking certain foods, iv fluid treatments, going to the sauna, crystals or hot water. drinking water in some form this doctor says is helpful. >> staying hydrated is very important whether your you do that with tea or water. >> reporter: this tourist from sweden's plan for dealing with the smoke does kind of include water. >> i'd rather have a beer and t >> re

bay and santa clara valley. the smoke alert has been extended through friday night, so that means pretty much all week long we are going to have to deal with the lingering smoke just blanketing the bay area, and having to limit our time outside. here is a look at our temperatures as you get ready to head out, down to 34 in santa rosa, and it's 43 in oakland, also 43 in san jose. san francisco you're walking out the door to 47 degrees, and then as we look at our highs for the south bay, los gatos will reach 67, and 68 degrees in milpitas. all of these temperatures basically where we were yesterday, and still slightly above normal for this time of year, with oakland reaching 68, also 68 in vallejo and for the peninsula, 68 in half moon bay. 70 in san mateo. pretty uniform temperatures from the coast to the inland areas. mostly reaching the upper 60s and low 70s. ukiah today up to 72. so as you're getting started this morning, once again, it is chilly to start out on this tuesday morning. grab a coat. you'll be comfortable with some jeans or maybe some slacks throughout the day, and then as we go throughout the rest

bay area foothills. kari has been talking about the red flag warning all morning long. "today in the bay's" rob redell joins us from contra costa county with a heads up and warning from pg&e. >> reporter: good morning to you. also we're getting a sense of how contra costa county is dealing with this potential wildfire danger. they've already got regular staffing at their fire stations. they've already put a dozer crew on standby and in two hours they'll be deploying, calling up task force 2025. this is a task force that involves five engines and 15 firefighters who will be deploying to five different fire stations at 8:00 this morning throughout the county. now, they will be on standby in case a wildfire ignites. you might be thinking, how is that possible? it's november. it's obviously well into the fall here. we haven't had rain in a long time. the brush is dry. humidity levels are low. we've had these gusty winds that are forecast for the next 24 hours. we've got -- we're starting to see some right now. that's why the national weather service has issued red flag warni

bay area is missing tonight. nobody has seen or heard from long-time kgo radio host ray taliaferro in more than a week. the 79-year-old was last seen in a pizzeria in paducah, kentucky. it's aabout a half hour from where he lives. he hosted a late-night talk show on kgo from 1977 until 2011. he's a member of the national association black journalists hall of fame. >>> still ahead, are the black friday lines a thing of the past? we'll tell you where people were actually shopping during the biggest shopping day of the year. >>> you talk about lucky. the million-dollar discovery a california couple found in a storage unit. it's time for ultimate sleep number week on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends cyber monday. >>> if you were out shopping on black friday, i might have noticed the lines maybe not as long as in years past. but people still spending tens of billions of dollars. black friday is considered to be the busies

has to say. >> thanks joe. >>> long time bay area radio host reported missing. the 79 year old last seen a week ago in western kentucky. he reportedly lives in illinois. he was last seen at a mellow mushroom restaurant in the city of paduka. he may be disoriented and showing signs of dementia. he became the first black talk show host in a major market radio station. >>> a man is dead after a crash at the sonoma raceway. he was drive ng a one day northern california kart event. it spun and flipped during a turn. he was taken to the hospital where he died from injuries. >>> new this morning, santa clara county sheriff deputies searching for whoever fired shots at a duplex before 10:00 last night on patton avenue in san jose. may have been a party or a gathering at the home. deputies say after the shots were fired a number of people ran into backyards in the neighborhood. investigators found evidence of a shooting including bullet casings and some fragments but they do not appear to have any victims. several people were detained but no arrests have been made. deput

bay area. >> mike inouye has been tracking the highways all morning long for us. >> had the roadway and flooding on surface streets. that was a big problem, but even mass transit had delays. had one of the instances at the oakland 19th street station and had systemwide delays over the last hour. they have been ordered creeping around because of the wet weather. they have to slow the trains and make sure the brakes work really well. no problems reported for the ferry system and high winds will sometimes cause those delays. i put the radar back on to the traffic map and you can see all the active radar,on, and yellow where there's still more active rain. you peel that away and still have our traffic data. the green and blue, wet and pud lipping and ponding. the roadways are slick all over the play. getting to the bay bridge, it's drive. check out the waves as well. reports in morgan hill of flooding on the roadway near cochran and 101. we'll get you back out to some live looks. the bay bridge still has a backup and look at the flags blowing. wind advisories across the bridge as well. be careful, g

the family members who have been seeking answers for a very long time. >> the sheriff says getrow has a previous conviction in the south bay from 1975 and a murder conviction in germany. >>> up next here at 6:00, going against the flow. the south bay city looking to ban recreational marijuana shops. >>> plus let's take you outside, give you a live look at 80. that's emeryville there. we're keeping our eye on the roads. you can see they are packed. we're also keeping an eye on the sky as people head out of town for thanksgiving. >>> storm ranger, doppler radar shows this wet weather from san jose right down to morgan hill. i'm tracking this. hour by hour look at a second storm set to arrive thanksgiving night. stick around. that's in seven minutes. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ >>> a significant development in butte county. nbc bay area's learned that state regulators never performed a safety audit of the division where pg&e's high voltage li

bay area is missing. long time kgo radio host ray tailal fer row has been reported missing. nobody has seen or heard from him in more than a week. he was last seen at a pizzeria in paducah, kentucky. at the lives about a half hour away in illinois. he hosted an overnight talk show at kgo from the 1977 till 2011. he's a member of the black journalists hall of fame. >> a major turning point for the camp fire in butte county. tonight some fire crews are headed home after spending more than two weeks battling that deadliest fire in california's history. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live in butte county. where are efforts focused now? >> reporter: well, the fire is now 95% contained. and now that the rain has stopped, certainly and rescue crews can can get back to the job of searching for victims. in fact, just an hour ago, a team of 24 people combed through this mobile home park searching for human remains. from the destructive flame descending on paradise november 8th, a much different picture on day 16 in butte county. the fire is nearing full containment. >> some of these

bay. i'll take a look at that. overall it's been a minor fender-bender all morning long. the bay bridge toll plaza haszing. no metering lights. as we head into the evening, drive safe as we track that incoming rain. >> indeed. >>> we'll have another local news update coming in a half an hour. of course, you can always check nbcbayarea.com. have a great thanksgiving. ♪ >>> back now at 7:30 on this thanksgiving morning. you're looking at rehearsals from the prom. >> 20 degrees. >> my goodness. >> let's start with a check of today's headlines on this thanksgiving. we start with an unprecedented war of words between president trump and chief justice john roberts. it started when the president criticized a federal judge in san francisco saying, quote, this was an obama judge. when asked to comment, roberts said, we do not have obama judges or trump judges, bush judges or clinton judges. what we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those before them. trump fired back, but you do have obama judges. >>> now dramatic video out of dallas. an apartment bu

bay, concord, walnut creek, scattered showers. a bit of a lull for you. also san francisco and parts of hayward. through mount hamilton, it has been raining all night longe are seeing more downpours there. the wind advisory for the entire bay area, gusts up to 45 miles per hour. and a current check right now, 33-mile-per-hour wind gusts at san francisco. count on some delays there with winds over 22 miles per hour in hayward. so in the upper elevations, up to 40 miles per hour. for mount st. hell lena. here's a look at the next several hours. by 9:00, we are still looking at those colors, indicating the wind gusts from 20 to 30 miles per hour. it is a soggy and slippery morning commute with wind to boot. this is 10:00. we still have the yellows and the greens on the screen. so that represents the the rain. snow in the sierra. upper 50s. it's chilly out there. we still have looking at a bit of a break tomorrow. then more rain in the next seven days. so far so good. because we have had these a little bit of breaks. the timing is not great this morning. >> it sure isn't. just in time for the peak morning commute here. definitely busy on the roads, as you i

long wait... over the last week.. the bay area has finally been getting a good dose of moisture .(ken) the question now is how much of that water is being captured for use next summer. kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility

bay, has been on school boards. and neither candidate at this point is willing to concede the race. they are going to wait all night long tomorrow. live in oakland, andria borba, kpix 5. >> all right. let's talk a little bit about san francisco's prop c, the city's tech titans have been at war over this one. they say they're friends but the money they were throwing around was interesting. the measure 2 taxed big businesses to help the homeless. that is winning handily by about 20%. about a third of the vote has been counted. juliette goodrich literally grabbed the chief proponent, sales force ceo mark ben yof, in a hallway tonight. take a look. >> well, what i'm so passionate about is that our homeless get the services and the homes that they need. i mean that's what every homeless person, family, child in our city needs is a home. >> interesting. phil and melissa here to talk about the vote. phil, benioff alienated a lot of people supporting his campaign. >> that's right. well, he alienated other member of the business community. initially the business community was saying this is a nice idea to raise some $300 million

bay view. she's a long time city staff and has been involved in multiple activities. i couldn't think of a better person. i understand the desire. but it's not a requirement to have a law degree. i would say respectfully supervisor peskin if you no longer served on this body, i would feel confident someone that does not have a law degree you will be able to perform those duties well. >> supervisor peskin: i think you would. we are charge in this body to put more women in these positions and having a body that has only one female on it and woman of color, this is an important decision. i feel like there might be other stuff going on. i hope that some folks would consider make the right decision and appoint ms. tanner to this body. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. i wanted to echo that having msc requirements. one of the areas we struggled is having age diversity to the young woman. gender, diversity as well as ethnic diversity. i hope that that would factor into your considerations, in your vote. -- let's call the roll. [roll call] >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next i

has not confirmed its choice or choices for hq 2. but investors are honing in on th stock that could benefit. so apartment reits are inlay. for long island city. alvin bay is a clear wner with direct exposure there. the tok jumped high are after reports that crystal city was in island and then long city could share the project. alvin has been in long island over a decade witshefrl high rises from manhattan overalldg across the b others are udr and equity residential. they have about 10% of the portfolio exposure in manhattan and brooklyn. >> picking lon island city is huge for manhattan. let's face it.re there's andous amount of supply that's been built in manhattan along with the boroughs and rent growth has not en great this cycle in part because of the glut of high-end apartments. and the same isrue in the d.c. area around crystality. reits that could benefit there alvin bay and cden property trust. aflt based in houston, the overall d.c. expure is close to 20% and northern virginia is 6% alone. h> instead of getting for example rent gro of let's say for the sake of argument 1% or you know 0.5%. the rent growth could be in the 2 to 3% for reits ownin

bay area has been asking for more than a century. >> and traffic reporter alexis smith from abc 7 mornings has a closer look at the bay area roadways that ul♪ >> reporter: as longs cars have been on our streets, california highway planners have seen the need for a network of roads to move cars faster and more efficiently around the bay area. decades later, a not of the network is in place, but many of the roads envisioned by planners years ago never got built. with traffic congestion growing at record levels, is it time to revisit some old ideas? as far back as the 1920s, state routes in our region have been eyed as potential fry ways and that would have meant roads like this one, el camino real, on the peninsula, could have eventually have become larger highways. plans for a bigger network of freeways only grew in the decades that followed. >> this is a plan that, you know, really started to germinate in the 1950s and flower in the 1960s and began withering in the 1970s. this goes back a long ways. >> reporter: john goodwin is with the metropolitan transportation commission, the agency that today oversees the bay area's long-term highway plans. he says anythin

long. the smoke of course has brought unhealthy conditions to the bay area. i've been showing this map a lot, because it is exactly what we are dealing with and experiencing. it's a great way to look at how this smoke is filtering through northern california. here's the camp fire near chico. there's the key at the top of the screen. >> the magenta is the thicker smoke and the reddish orange color is plain old smoke. can you see it moving all across the bay area from the north bay to the south bay. we are stuck with this picture tomorrow. this is the forecast data for tomorrow. so do not expect a big change because of that. unhealthy levels of smoke for the north bay, east bay, peninsula and south bay. smoke advisory until monday. what can you do about this smoke? we've been going over this. i think it's very useful information. you walk outside and it's just unbearable for a lot of us. limit your outdoorxpn recirculate. i had a lot of questions yesterday about what is that button? i've never used it before. i took a picture. here's what it looks like. it's go

is british overseas territorial the southern tip of the bay area and peninsula which spain saying it's a british three hundred years ago has long sorts to reclaim. so that's got to take a look at what's at stake for people who live or work in the british overseas territory. the spanish town of la linea on the border which a printer unemployment here is high many work across the border nearly ten thousand people in southern spain make the daily commute to gibraltar suno this could become an external border it's not yet clear how this will affect their jobs the tourism industry or the port in casinos. is concerned about the future he's worried his job and a tobacco shop and could be under threat. that oh yeah i'm fifty three years old there's no oil of work here and i could suddenly find myself out of a job unemployed and about the bottom of that bottom what. many here share his sense of uncertainty. we still be able to cross the border like we do now no one knows. many people here are taking no chances and preparing for every eventuality. you know the police stations he all swamped because so many people are applying for passpor

bay area is missing. nobody has seen nor heard from long time kgo host ray talisiero in more than a week. the 79-year-old was last seen at a pizzeria in paducah, kentucky, about a half hour from where he lives. he hosted an overnight talk show on kgo from 1977 until 2011. he's a member of the national association of black journalists' hall of fame. it is 7:07. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. the battle at the u.s. border continues. potential major change from migrants seeking asylum. is mexico now on board with president trump's plan? >>> plus, are the black friday lines a thing of the past? we'll tell you where people were actually shopping during the biggest shopping day of the year. sunrise over palo alto a back and forth at the border. the trump administration says its reached a deal to keep asylum-seeking migrants in mexico while their applications are considered in the u-s. it )s a potentially major chang. but mexican officials are now casting doubt. today in the bay )s sergio quintana has the details. there is much more ahead on a group of southern californ

the bay area air quality management district says everyone stay indoors in possible and avoid being outside for long periods of time. this is the 7th day the district has issued the type of warning a record for the bay area. people say they are feeling the impact. >> i have a sore throat and feel uncomes. cal state east bay through today and could do the same tomorrow. the biofreeze berkeley half marathon is canceled for the weekend and so has the north face endurance challenge championships canceled. some parents in marin are up set that the school district hasn't canceled classes there. they have actually started a petition to ask the district to cancel classes but so far, everything looks like it is on schedule there today. live in san francisco, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> taking another live look outside. this time, down in san jose, smoky conditions there, as well. hazy conditions even though that is farther south from san francisco which is 200 miles away from the burning fires in paradise. meanwhile, the air quality in livermore was 285. despite the bad air, some people stayed outdoors even having a meal on the outdoor patio but doctors are reco

has been closed 44 days. that's as long as it was open before crews discovered the cracks. >>> in the south bay, a expansion toay competitive. is the shoppers this holiday season will start to enjoy it. valley fair has already renovated the existing mall with its 200 stores. the center sports mosaic tiles and newly designed seating. it is all happening at a time when some malls are dying. shoppers save they're glad valley fair is folk used on staying relevant. >> i was thinking that when i heard about the money they were spending. i figured they must have done some research to know people like to conjugate and come somewhere particularly at the holidays and feel good about spending money and having a sense of community as opposed to staying home and ordering online. >>> the expansion should be complete by spring. soon you will be able to hail a driverless mercedes to run errands in san jose. daimler and bosh will announce it the second half of next year. select users in the san carlos stevens creek corridor between downtown and west san jose will have access to this. service will run villa app from daimler mob

long as usual if you're driving on local freeways. the bay area big three airports, expect big crowds from now until early monday. sfo already haselays because of storms back east as well as the smoky skies. >>> if you have romaine lettuce, throw it out. it's linked to an outbreak of e. coli. more than 30 people became sick after eating the lettuce in several states. the cdc is also asking restaurants and stores to not serve it or sell it. a lettuce growers says the problem often happens on the bigger farms. so far no deaths are blamed and the investigation continues. >>> president trump will not push for more penalties on saudi arabia over the killing of jamal khashoggi. the president released a statement entitled america first saying the u.s. does not condone what happened but says it's in the national interest to continue a steadfast partnership with saudi arabia. president trump pointed to the $450 billion that saudi leaders agreed to spend and invest in the united states. >>> that's a look at some of the top stories. >>> a master illusionist who took his last show to more than 30 states, 50 cities and two countries. >> now

. >> good morning to you, the long and the short of it is we won't see much change in the bay area on tuesday. we have clouds out there and it has to do with the systems riding through if the pacific northwest. clouds in addition to the smoke and haze today. we're looking at temperatures very similar to yesterday, and my graphics won't load up for you. based on the color coating, we can seat darker blues is indicating a chilly start, near freezing, santa rosa 34 degrees, upper 30s in novato, low 40s for the east bay, and 47 in sfo and 52 degrees right now in san francisco, these numbers are similar to yesterday, even a tad warmer in some areas because of the cloud cover out there, as we got into the afternoon for today, temperatures will remain mild, we have 70 degrees in san raphael and afternoon high in san francisco, 70 degrees in antioch and another mild one as 71 in san jose, 70 degrees in los gatos, air quality will remain about the same. it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, and unhealthy for everyone, a good idea to avoid the outdoors if you can. it fluctuates for the time of day and whether we get any breeze, to he

now, the bay area air quality management district is suggesting everyone stay indoors if possible and avoid being outside for long periods of time. this is the 8th day the district has issued this type of warning, which is is a record for the bay area. people say they are feeling the impact. >> i get headaches and shortness of breath. >> i feel okay as soon as i cough. >> i have a sore throat and it's uncomfortable. >> reporter: that's why san francisco state university along with san jose state and san mateo colleges have all canceled classes through saturday. cal state east bay canceled for today and may tomorrow. the berkeley marathon and north face endurance challenge championships in the marin headlands, both canceled. in marin some parents are signing a petition because marin schools are still in session and they say they don't want their kids in school. the air quality is just too bad so they started a petition online. they are trying to get the school district to change their minds. but classes are still on for the day. live in san francisco, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> the death toll from the encampment continues to rise this morning. 56 people are now dead

ha. >>> meantime, the long lines are also seen outside target. that's my store. that's across the bay area. this was the crowd trying to get in, in san francisco last night. some have been waiting since the early afternoon. >> get some headphones. they have good deals. >> target released its doorbuster deals online at midnight thursday. the sales continue until saturday. >>> san francisco marriott workers have been on strike for nearly two months now. and they stayed on the picket line even on thanksgiving. [ yelling and drumming ] >> workers have spent 50 days marching in front of the marriott marquis on 4th street. they had thanksgiving dinner brought to them. it's accompanied by a side of green bean casserole and turkey. >> it's really frustrating for us to be out here on thanksgiving when we should be spending time with our families. i'm spending time with my union family. i fight for them as much as i fight for my own family. >> what all 2500 of them are fight, for is more money, job security and less work. earlier this week marriott didn't settle in negotiations. the workers say

. >> let's go live to "today in the bay's" thom jensen who has been at the scene all morning long.a heart-sinking moment for those folks. >> reporter: it really was, after that shooting in thousand oaks where a gunman killed 12 people, including a sergeant's officer. last night shots rang out at the saddle rack country western bar was evacuated just after midnight when a gunshot rang out in the parking lot. security guards started yelling, get out and people swarmed out the door here. this is a popular club. what has become a pre-thanksgiving gathering place for many families, friends and former classmates, according to numerous people who are commenting on twitter this morning. this is not the way, i'm sure, they wanted to start their thanksgiving. on facebook one woman said she was just about to sit down near the dance floor when a security guard started yeshlgs get out. another customer told "the east bay times" they were scared to leave because they thought the gunman was outside. one person was found dead in the parking lot and police said that there are no suspects being soug

has not been closed for a long, long time. >> schools that will include san francisco state and mills college and schools in the contra costa county community college district. >>> the national park service has closed many bay area attractions including address and the golden gate bridge. at the visitor center and point bonita lighthouse they are also shut down today. they had suspended the outdoor education programs and all organized outdoor walks because of the smoke. the presidio visitors center is open. >> a slight improvement in the air quality. rosemary orozco said we are looking for rain soon. >> yes, another day or so until we get some relief. at the moment air quality is still unhealthy. ey. one strip along visibility is a little better and the air unhe sensitive groups. moving forward we aren't expecting a lot of change. here is a look at the visibility around the bay. a 2-mile visibility in and around most areas. 2-4 miles visibility will remain with us today. the wind is generally light. 13 miles an hour fairfield and napa 13. variable wind with the upper level flow continuing and we remain downwind of the fire. today we will go with hazy, smoky conditions with air quality just as bad, unhealthy

bay area. kpix 5's katie nielsen has been in pacifica all morning long and she has much more on this new stormg in. >> reporter: forecasters say we could see 25-foot waves later today and also this morning. that's because there is a high surf advisory in effect through friday ahead of this storm. now, here in pacifica, the swells are almost to the base of the pier. yesterday morning we saw people walking out on the pier. this morning, those gates are locked. in santa cruz, extra lifeguards will be on duty to help with additional rescues. they say even for experienced surfers, these types of conditions can be dangerous. that's because if a surfer miscalculates a wave they can tumble and only have a few seconds to catch their breath before another wave crashes again. >> swells this large, we get surfers that get injured that know what to do or we get beginners that aren't familiar with the area or the conditions and get in over their heads. >> i got washed in, in about 10 waves and i was almost banging into the cliff and that wouldn't have been good at all. >> reporter: so low tide is at about 8

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bay bridge toll plaza has metering lights on. >>> we have five crews in the field right now covering the storm. continued team coverage all morning long. next, a live report from santa cruz mountains. >>> when nbc bay area detects dangerous weather towards your area. >> we're seeing it on storm ranger. >> we declare a microclimate weather alert and that means you'll get updates every 30 minutes on tv, and online. when storms hit, an nbc bay area microclimate weather alert keeps you prepared. >>> right now at 6:13, we're tracking spotty, heavy rain in parts of the south bay. in downtown san jose, some heavy rain. not raining in santa clara. we'll see more activity throughout the morning, causing some wet roads. we'll have a chance of thunderstorms at so:00 in willow glen and still some off and on rain throughout the afternoon. we'll take a closer look at storm ranger, what you can expect before you step out the door in five minutes. >>> even if it's not raining, it did rain leaving water on with slick roadways. we're seeing more folks hit the roads. i'll give you a check of transit as well. >>> a very happy thursday to you. look at som