jobina fortson is live. what can you tell us? >> repr: alexis, we will take you right back to where everything is going on right now. we can see several officers surrounding a vehicle that does appear to be involved here. the big rig tipped on its side. lots of smoke was pouring out. of you c out and obviously caught fire. we watched an ambulance roll through here just a few moments before you came to us. we can tell at least one person was injured here. we cannot tell the extent of the injuries at the moment. we have not been updated on that. cal fire did just arrive here as well. crews are still arriving here as first responders continue to pull up. all lanes are blocked on 101 northbound near the railroad avenue on-ramp. you can see the guardrail is bend in several directions. at some point the crash did appear to start there. pieces of debris drag all along the highway out to the bigger portion of the scene here. no point when this will reopen. traffic is being diverted at this moment. light traffic at the moment that we can

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> thank you.ping news this morning, the death toll is climbing amid the grim search for victims of the camp fire in butte county. found in paradise yesterday. that brings the death toll to 48. 8800 structures have been destroyed. governor brown and ryan zinke will meet in chico at noon to survey the devastation left biff the inferno. here's a look at where that fire is still burning. it has grown to 130,000 acres and is 35% contained. cal fire says record levels of fuel dryness are feeding the flames. >> and families waiting to hear the fate of missing relatives. they are going through burned out vehicles in paradise looking for any signs of human remains. neighbors realized some of their family and friends had almost no chance to escape the flames. >> a lot of my friends died in their cars, in their homes because they couldn't get out. >> the wind coming across her was 50 miles per hour. flames were straight across. it was incredible. like a monster coming down off the hill. it came to destroy. >

. >> abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live for us this morning. jobina? >> reporter: good morning. hearings the latest. behind me they are trying to get the semi out of here. this is the semi that has turned over on its side. it caught on fire. smoke was billowing out. was ff u.p.s. packages. they are sprawled out, burned and on the ground, ruined. they tell me they have the most skilled towing companies out here to try and get this moving as quickly as possible. if we swing around the camera here, you're able to see t open northbound on 101 near the railroad avenue exit. highway patrol tells me that this all happened within about one minute. to bring people up to speed, earlier this morning a sedan crashed into a guardrail, spun out, was sitting in the middle of the highway. they did not get a call about a disabled vehicle. they tell me within about a minute, this is coming from authorities here, that the semi came over the hill, the headlights shined on the vehicle, and then immediately crashed, spun out, turned off onto the side of the road here, and t

live from san francisco international airport, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> thank you, jobina. all the smoke is from the camp fire in butte county. there are devastating updates from officials to tell you about from officials to tell you about this morning. the number of those killed is 63. the number unaccounted for has risen dramatically, up to 631. many people on the list may not know their names are on it. we have learned 9,700 homes have been destroyed, 1,000 more than officials reported yesterday. >> if you would like to help the fire victims, we have a full hreuls list of resources on abc7news.com. make a $10 donation by texting red cross to 90999. >>> if you want to get out this weekend, there are clear skies within a few hours's drive. >>> plus, a san mateo man is suing lime. what he is demanding for fellow juicers. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. working on temperatures around the bay right now. they are pretty chilly. we will talk about you've worked so hard to (huachieve so much. perhaps it's time to partner with someone who k

jobina. >> reporter: two big warnings from officials this morning. the first is wood burning is banned right now. the other, if you are planning to spend time outside you should be wearing one of these masks. they have been difficult to find. we were traveling the around trying to find stores that had them. cole hardware had a few in stock. they have stores in san francisco and oakland. six stores across the bay area. 95% of the mold and dust in the air if worn. they should be new and clean. they are not suitable for men with beards or young children. still, they are selling out all over. >> i think people halfway gave up and they are surprise thad we actually have them. we have plenty in. >> reporter: because of the current weather conditions, smoke coming from butte county is supposed to be sticking around here through tomorrow. for now, reporting live, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> the smoky air from the time camp fire didn't stop raiders fans from tailgating against the chargers yesterday. fans and security personnel wore masks, which the team

abc 7 jobina fortson has a message from officials. jobina? >> reporter: yeah. good morning.seems like no matter where you are in the bay area, you see people walking around with these n-95 masks on. when you go to the store and try and get one, youen can't find them. that's because a lot of plates are out of stock right now. we did manage to find some at cole hardware. they have six stores, some in oakland and san francisco. officials recommend these if you spend time outdoors. but they don't work for men with beards or young children. they have information on their website about best practices with this poor air quality and a map showing facilities with areas that filter air like libraries and museums. much of the region's air quality is still considered unhealthy to breathe right now. >> as soon as the smoke started collecting in the air, as soon as visibility went down and you see the haze in the sky. >> reporter: like we have been saying this morning, the poor air quality is looking like it's going to be sticking around for the remainder of the week. reporting live in vi

. >> abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live. jobina, there are many steps before we get to this as a reality. >> reporter: yes. very many which will be shared at this board meeting today. a companion to the current transbay tube could bring to the area. we are talking 10 years. that's when construction could start if things go as planned. at the moment bart is referring to this as the transbay rail crossing. it would include standard with rail tracks, standard gauge, and the wider bart tracks. what does that mean exactly? bart says the standard gauge tracks would tie together the mega region, san francisco to the east bay, peninsula, silicon valley, sacramento and central valley. they believe it will better connect the bay area with projected housing growth in sacramento. bart believes despite the current plan to increase capacity throughout the existing transbay tube and some high-demand scenarios, it would outpace capacity by 2024. now, they are hoping that they will have some sort of feasibility contract done by mid 2019. job

jobina live in petaluma. >> reporter: good morning.al district websites have this warning sign on their home pages explaining that schools are closed today. this one from santa rosa city schools explaining the decision was made last night out of concerns for their students and their facility. at this point it's unclear when santa rosa city schools will reopen but petaluma predicts their kids will be back in class tomorrow. smokey skies are spotted in the bay area. in sonoma county we noted the haze as well as the smell of smoke. a winter "spare the air" was extended. air quality officials recommend people stay inside if they can, especially vulnerable people, like seniors and children. if you have to be outside today, make sure you're wearing one of these n-95 masks. we've done several stories on where you can find these because in many places they are out of stock. stick with abc news on our free mobile app and online for the latest on the school closures. reporting live in petaluma, abc7 news. >> thank you. the masks look crazy but i

that's where we find jobina fortson right now. jobina? >> reporter: good morning. a quarter of all flights were delayed here yesterday because of the poor air quality. ihave a little bit of good news. i just checked the board. so far things are running smoothly this morning. behind me the security line is starting to stack up here. around this same time yesterday, smoke was blanketing the airport. the national service tweeted out visibility was around three miles. this is expected to be a busy travel day for people who take all thanksgiving week off. others are just trying to get out of town for the weekend to breathe in clean air. vacationers from north carolina, texas, and washington. many of them had their trips skpwab impacted by smoke? some form and seemed excited to get back home >> i tried to be careful while i was here. i usually go hiking. it was disappointing to be in all weekend. >> it's different definitely. it looked like flying into los angeles. >> i'm excited to be getting my flight, to be back in seattle and be like in the rainy city with fresh air.

reporting live from sports basement, jobina fortson. abc 7 news. >>> i say tubular still, but i'm old. you can get the latest forecast by tapping the weather button on the abc 7 news app. you can see live doppler 7 and live webcams from across the bay area. >> you are not old, kristen. >>> time is running out for an encampment populated by women. a judge is supposed to rule whether to allow them to stay or allow the city of oakland to evict them. the encampment is on edes avenue and clara street. carlos saucedo is taking us inside. >> reporter: they say the space is a haven for women who would otherwise be living on the streets. >> me and my daughters live in our camper. every night that we were actually parked on the streets, we weren't getting pushed around by the police -- were getting pushed around by the police. men were trying to break into our camper. >> nita b has had her camper parked inside for a month. she says it's a clean and sober alternative for women like her. >> we have a unique set of circumstances when we're homeless.

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> still a long wail to go. jobina, thank you. in the south bay, new questions in the disappearance of the 49ers fan who vanished during monday night's football game in santa clara. officers searched the area of ian powers's last known location he yesterday. amanda del castillo has details. >> reporter: poor air quality prevented any possibility of air support in the search for ian powers. however, smoke didn't stop a ground crew of 40 officers. police still need to gather exterior surveillance and search waterways from the sky. >> we have done an in-depth investigation thus far as to his whereabouts, his last known location, any activity, including financial, as well as social media since the last time he was last in contact with his family. >> reporter: powers was last seen at monday night's football game, which he attended with his girlfriend and her kids. he went to the bathroom, sent a few texts and video chatted with his girlfriend before vanishing. his uncle shawn powers was on site wednesday. >> deep in my heart, i know it

jobina is live to explain. >> at one point, it appeared they may have found something. the problem is whether they found dna or not, officials tell us that they don't have enough samples from families to run it against and provide id. here is where it starts, in a taxing process recently complicated more by the rain. this crew from the sbb area is looking for remains. placing flags in questionable areas. if they find something, it ends up processed on a swab and inside a tube like this. >> the only way that we can identify those people is to have family members submit reference samples. >> that's why jim davis met us at the family assistance center. he should be busy taking mouth swabs. but when we talked to him, no one had shown up yet. yesterday they had 68 family donors and they need more for comparison. maria shaheed wishes she could do it for her friend from church. >> nobody has heard of him, but we have no names of relatives. >> davis is with the company rapid dna to identify camp fire victims. they gave thus video to show how it works. once the dna chip is in th

jobina is live. >> reporter: at fairgrounds in chico where dozens of first responders are getting dryer spending time in wet conditions. caused issues but moving forward. not the night before thanksgiving that jessica williams had planned. >> cold. soaked. >> drenched tents caving in, food floating in gravy colored water. rain has had challenges for camp fire voik looking up but not for first responders. >> rain is concern, potential for mud flows. >> reporter: day one of the search for victims in the rain-soaked burn zone. >> out with searchers and anthropologists and they have a high degree of certainty, if it's out there, going to find it. >> reporter: 563 people unaccounted for. >> looking for very small bone fragments. >> reporter: hard to find a saty otheir responders. >> e mak ty' a ofit. >> reporter: alt nkivinghe field working on the recovery efrt. io, a tnk you. >> outouy reunited with family tonight. >> escaped burning home using wits and her own four paws. owner came to san francisco to get her. >> eric thomas, touching reunion. >> reporter: fire survivor, owner and roomma

reporting live, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> jobina, thank you.ing stories are emerging as people desperately try to escape the flames of the camp fire. >> shelters have filled up with evacuees who don't know what's next. many left their homes without minutes to spare. >> scary trying to go through the fire when it's all around you. so is it's very scary. you have fire on the left, fire on the right, ash falling on you. >> just sitting there, we thought we were going to die. if we would have waited five more minutes, we wouldn't be here today. >> according to cal fire, when the camp fire broke out, it tore across 5,000 acres of land in just three hours. that is one football field every three seconds. >>> sadly, or some people had to leave pets behind as they evacuated. redwood city fire department posted these photos on twitter after one of their crews found seven dogs and a litter of cats at a home in the fire zone. they gathered them together and made sure they are fed. they are doing okay. governor brown is still waiting for word on whether pre

jobina the fortson abc 7. >>> the time is 8:08. the u.s. coast guard is searching for a 28-year-old man who disappeared swimming with his brother off the coast of dal city. the police and firefighters responded to a call of a man stuck in the surf around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. he was not visible in the water by the time they arrived. his brother is okay. >>> new details now about the roam main lettuce blame for ee come i outbreak. the monterey county commissioner says it's likely the tainted produce came from that the county. the cdc is telling people not to eat it. at least 32 people have gotten sick and here in california. the fda says lettuce from arizona and florida should enter the supply chain soon. >>> lisa argen has been tracking the accuweather forecast for us. clear skies hopefully later this afternoon. >> we're g going to wait a little longer in the south bay and central coast. otherwise here in san francisco low clouds, sunshine, mid-50s right now. i want 58 in oakland. we have some airport delays, about 54 minutes. certainly

. >> jobina fortson is live with a look at strategy in the 11th hour. >> reporter: some may have foundodd for john cox to stop in berkley, but he said much of what he is running on would impact the city positively. newsom was down south in the bay area but the bay area will see him tonight. john cox and gavin newsom are making a last-ditch effort to reach voters. >> people in california have a good way of, first of all, rejecting the conventional wisdom and deciding for themselves that they want change. >> reporter: that's john cox's response to being behind in the polls. he says you can't count him out, which is partially why he visited liberal berkley monday morning, spending time in a small auto shop. >> berkley has a special place in my heart. my mom went to berkley. >> reporter: also affordability is a primary point of his platform, which berkley and the rest of the bay area struggle with. >> very refreshing what he's trying to say about our -- you know, our housing situation. >> reporter: eugene young owns this shop and was happy to host cox. >> i noticed a bunch of body shops on

reporting in chico, jobina fortson, abc 7 netphunews. >> if you're looking foray way to give to fire victims, butte it with mope. they posted this showing all the donations they have received. look at that. supplies and personal goods that have come in. they are grateful for that. they say at this point monetary dounations can help them provid more specific help the victims need. >>> hel people from this mobile home. nc tgot tthe at 8:30, incident was already engulfed in flames. no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. >>> say collapsed roof at a joanne fabric and cavity store in dublin. this happened yesterday morning. alameda fire department tweeted the photos. the store was supposed to open at 6:00 this morning. it's unclear what they are going to do now. they haven't said if the opping. was weather >e dg fri >> a suspect is dead and two injureed after a shooting at a mall. a fight between two people led to a shooting in hoover. officers confronted him and shot and killed him. a 12-year-old girl was also injured. she was taken to the hospital. her condition unknown. >>>

. >> let's begin with "abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson. what is the latest in san francisco?eporter: well, it is hard to tell when all of this will end, but the san francisco union is going back to the table with marriott on november 12th. the union president told me today was not about the board making some sort of action but about them hearing the stories of people that are often left in the shadows. >> so to marriott, it is time to get this thing done. >> reporter: celebratory cheers coming from the steps of san francisco's city hall. >> and this is a fight not just for these workers and their families, it is a fight for working people in the city. >> reporter: 2500 marriott workers are now entering the fifth week of their strike. they want higher wages, health care, basic tools they say are necessary for survival in the bay area, and now they feel like the city is in their corner. >> i see how you're on strike, fighting. >> reporter: this rare, special hearing of the board of supervisors was called by hillary ronan. she invited the union and marriott. she looked for someo

for now reporting live in paradise, jobina fortson, "abc 7 news." >> thank you so much. >>> we have a el rooey nice upda -- a really nice update to a story we brought you first on abc 7 last night. a man donating an rv to a survivor of the camp fire has rid chico give it away. he lived in the bay area more than a decade ago. he went to the chico craig's list site and saw how much people needed so srted raising money to buy an rv to house a family that lost their home. he bought a pre-owned six-passenger motor home and drove it to chico with his six-year-old daughter. he decided to give it to jeff wood. the two met today. wood said he doesn't know how to adequately say thank you. >> the only way to do it is come and give him a hug and try try tell him how much it means. >> other people have donated at least four rvs after seeing what james is doing. if you have a motor home you would like to donate, they could use it. visit our website, abc7news.com for more information. >>> all right. for now we want to get another update on our forecast. >> spencer christian joins us. >> we have had

. >>> abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson has more on the promise of the approaching ski is season. >> reporter: richard is just the guy you're looking for when doing a story on snow excitement. >> skiing is like everything else is waiting. i'm going to norway and go helicopter skiing in sweden. >> reporter: he is keeping it semi local too. he will enjoy powder on the way to the sierra. >> you are beelining for the snow department. they are looking for everything. skis, jackets, rentals, everything. >> reporter: they had their stores stocked and eyes glued to the forecast. >> we watch it every day, twice a day. >> reporter: last season was a bit of a bummer. >> last year was brutal. it wasn't until march before we actually got snow. so we're excited to see it this early. >> it was challenging. resorts were opening up 200, 300, 400 acres, two or three runs per resort. >> reporter: we could still make out the snow dance. >> it is the snow dances. see? >> reporter: the season looks to be opening early too. maria can't wait. >> skiing the trees. peaceful. nice. i love skiing when it's snow

. >> jobina fort on the has the details. >> reporter: it's on its way.ng steps of making a second rail crossing a priority. >> bart's board got a presentation on a long talked about plan thursday. they're calling the second transbay crossing and tweeted out this photo, sparking some excitement. >> i think that's exciting and esy and good for the commuters. >> the plan would add additional track to streamline the rail system so you can take one train to your destination, doubling bart's bay crossing capacity, and provide major relief to stations along market street. it also tie toss sacramento, the valley communities, silicon valley, san francisco with the east bay. the catch is it would be somewhere around ten years before construction would start. >> that opens up the door to so many possibilities and funding partners. that's what is key here. how do we get enough stakeholders to make sure this is something that actually happens. >> even if it's ten years down the line, i think it will be used. >> it's better than never. >> in the short-term, bart hopes

jobina fortson just arrived. we will check in and get a lot more information here shortly.y bridge camera. you can see all the smoke but no significant delays there. >> thank you, alexis. developing news this morning, the death toll is climbing amid the grim search of victims of the scamp fire in butte county. >> the remains of six more victims were found in paradise yesterday. that brings the death toll to 48. more than 8,800 structures have been destroyed. governor brown and ryan zinke will meet to survey the deceive station left biff the inferno. it has grown to 130,000 achers and is 35% contained. record levels of fuel dryness are feeding those flames. >> 78 many families are waiting to hear the fate of missing relatives. police and forensics experts are going through burned-out vehicles in paradise looking for any signs of human remains. neighbors realize family and friends had almost no chance to escape the flames. >> lots of my friends died in their homes, in their cars because they couldn't get out. >> one came across at 50 miles per hour. flames were straight acros

abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson has a look at how rain is causing problems in the wildfire zone. >> reporter: this wasn't the night before thanksgiving jessica williams had planned. >> cold. soaked. . >> reporter: food floating in gravy-colored water. the rain has posed its challenges for evacuees. relief showed up just as we did. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: this group dropped off thanksgiving dinners. at least for the moment, things seemed to be looking up. things can't be said for first respond issers. >> rain is a concern for us. there is certainly the potential for mud flows. >> reporter: day one of the search for victims in the rain-soaked burn zone. >> i was out there with the searchers and the an throw pologists. >> there are still 563 people unaccounted for. >> what we are learning for here are very small bone find as the rain continues to fall. it could threaten the safety of first responders. >> we move staff from there or make sure they are aware of it. >>> what a thanksgiving for them in that area. now to the half moon bay brewing company helping people impacted

reporting in chico, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> if you're looking for a way to give to fire victimstte county officials suggest you do it with mope. they posted this showing all the donations they have received. supplies and personal goods. they are grateful. they say at this point monetary donations can help them provide more specific help the victims need. >>> the red cross is helping out residents of this mobile home after flames tore through it. contra costa posted this video. they said when they got to the home at 8:30, it was already engulfed in flames. no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. >>> a collapsed roof at a joanne fabric and cavity store in fabric and cavity store in dublin. this happened yesterday morning. alameda fire department tweeted the photos. the store was supposed to open at 6:00 this morning. it's unclear what they are going to do now. they haven't said if the collapse was weather related. >>> violence during black friday shopping. >> a suspect is dead and two injured after a shooting at a mall. a fight between two people led to a shooting in ho

jobina fortson. >> always interested to hear what you are seeing and experiencing on bart. #dearbart. >>> your never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. temperatures supposed to be in the 30s and 40s this time of the year in the north bay. look at this. most of us in the 50s. low to mid-50s. ukiah, 48. 50 in tiburon. 60 in san francisco. daily stickers 65 degrees s. cupertino, 63. 62, brentwood. why is the salesforce tower red? we will talk about that in a minute. on the bay, slow breezes. warmest day moving forward. exercising will be warm this afternoon. 56 this morning. 71 the at noon. mid to upper 70s from 1:00 through 6:00. sunsets down to 66 degrees. notice the con standpoint cloud cover. a veil of high clouds in the east bay valleys. 54. 37 at noon. low 80s this afternoon. the last stop on the east bay shore o. we'll start at 58. mid-70s at noon. we'll flirt with 80 this afternoon. 70 by 6:00. by 8:00 rb, down to 65 degrees. here's alexis >> good morning, mike. a look the a our traffic alert. no change in the last few minutes. eastbound 80, east si