jodi hernandez is in paradise with this exclusive interview. jodi?> reporter: imagine fleeing down their street with houses burning all around you, not in a car, not on foot, but in a wh l wheelchair. one very brave woman and heroic firefighter have quite a survival tos survival story to tell. >> i thought i was going to die. i really did. >> reporter: helen thomas didn't think she'd ever make it out alive. the 62-year-old stroke victim was home alone. she threw her wheelchair down the front steps and on hands and knees got out of the house. >> then i crawled the rest of the way. >> reporter: she crawled and somehow got into her wheelchair, and with her poodle on her lap wheeled herself more than a block. >> she said houses were burning around her, power lines coming down. >> reporter: she made it to a main road where cal fire's scott mcclain spotted her. >> there's this elderly gal in a wheelchair. look closer, there's a puppy on her lap and her purse is hanging on the back. i do not know to this day how she got down to pence road alive. >> reporter

reporting live in napa county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of people are trying to get prepared tonight. thank you, jodi. you can stay on top of these red flag warnings by following jeff on twitter. in just the past hour he did tweet new information. you can find him@jeff ranieri. >> the google community is mourning the loss of a colleague after a shuttle bus driver ran over her. a small memorial has popped up near google'sherent emily hong . the crash happened monday night at the intersection offer charleston and huff. police say hong was walking the area when that shuttle bus hit her. today a google spokesperson said she worked in the finance organization and was beloved by her coworkers. >> up next, a woman trapped on the second floor. you can see it there. what she did to stay safe until firefighters arrived. >> and a wild chase in the east bay. the car ends up in the water and a chp helicopter caught it all. we're going to show you what happens next. >>> back to our election day coverage in the east bay, oakland voters have reelected libby schaaf for a second t

jodi hernandez is live with their story out in paradise. >> reporter: as you can see it is raining hard here in paradise. the search hasn't stopped. those who have survived the disaster say they are not focused on their losses tonight but on all they still have. >> she is amazing. she is such a good baby. >> reporter: you are looking at six-day old baby gab briela. when the fire hit paradise, they barely made it out. after dropping off their boys in chico, stacy and her husband got home just in time to get their pets and drive out. >> embers flying into our car. the wind whipping us around. it was terrifying. >> reporter: with contractions kicking in, givens managed to escaped. >> at the same time we left so many people behind them and wondering how many people of those made it behind us. >> reporter: searchers are braving the harshest of conditions to find the remains of those still missing. >> the weather makes the work more difficult and more grueling trying to get this done. slippery ground, rough terrain. >> reporter: though her house is gone, she is grateful her family is okay. in

his owner. >> he probably has an owner because he's so cuddly. >> reporter: in butte county, jodi hernandez. >> from campy the cat to maggie the dog. hugs, sloppy kisses for camp fire survivor in san francisco last night. that's michael frye. he thought his dog died because the flames leveled his house, but turns out she was just hiding in a cemetery. >> so many good hearts out there. it makes this whole disaster less complicated. >> frye left animal care and control with donated dog beds, toys, gas money and he says tremendous relief and gratitude. animal care and control has nine more dogs from the fire zone hoping they can reunite them with their owners. those dogs were brought to the bay area to be housed with foster families. so many families torn apart by the camp fire. we need your help. join telemundo and nbc7 for a fund-raiser. we'll be answering your calls next tuesday and all the money raised will help those affected by the fire find temporary and permanent housing. >>> in other news, oakland's catholic diocese says it will delay identifying priests who were accused of sexual abu

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> a deadly accident during lunch hour in san francisco's north beach. our nbc bay area chopper was overhead. a big rig hit a pedestrian. details are limited but it happened at the intersection of powell and vallejo. the truck driver is cooperating with police. the accident closed a few tre s streets in the area. >>> we have good news tonight about two missing children from the south bay. sheriff's deputies in colorado found alexander and priscilla penaloza. their mother allegedly kidnapped them. police issued an amber alert. the kids were not hurt. >>> a stretch of roadway in the santa cruz mountains remains closed because of the nea highw. mandatory evacuations are in effect for a part of paradise park. was hurt. right now the fire is 45% contained. no word yet on what sparked it. >>> there are new closures for one of the country's largest home improvement stores. lowe's is shutting down 50 locations. it will close the store in san jose and the store on dubuque avenue. 20 underperforming stores across the country are on the chopping block as wel

reporting live in oakland, i'm jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. we have all the information you need to vote. as we mention, if you haven't registered or reregistered because of a name change or change of address, you can visit your county elections office where anoushah was to conditionally register and vote with a provisional ballot. that is also the case if you have registered, but your name isn't on the list at your polling place. so you can still vote. if you're still in line when the polls close like jodi mentioned, no problem. that polling station has to wait until you cast your ballot. and if you have a vote by mail ballot, you can drop it off at any polling location until 8:00 tonight. >> the most high i going to be r both candidates cast their ballots today. newsome in marin county, cox in san diego county. they are now headed to their respective watch parties, both in southern california. >> we are live at cox and newsome headquarters. we're going to begin with nbc bay area sam brock. he's live in downtown l.a. where newsome will soon b

nbc bay area's jody hernandez is live in concord with this story. jody. >> reporter: janelle, that woman says every person who pays to ride bart deserves to have a clean, safe and pleasant experience. but she says that's not the kind of commute she had last week. >> i felt violated. i was scared. i was really rattled. i was frightened. i really didn't know what to do. >> reporter: that's how diane wagner described how she felt when she got on a bart train in san francisco last week, only to see this. >> i walked on the train and every single seat was turned over. the bart train was ransacked. >> reporter: wideener said when she got the attention of the conductor and later an attendant, they acted like it was no big deal. they told her it was a common practice called flipping. but wagner says it's unacceptable. >> she says the drug people come on the bart train. they flip over the seats lt behind. >> at the end of the inconvenient, definitely inconsiderate. not a safety concern so much. >> reporter: bart says it's working hard to make the system clean

jodi hernandez joins us live in paradise team. search tea looking, but they're just going to keep working. >> reporter: they definitely are, jessica, but they expect things to get muddy and messy tomorrow. still, they plan to meet at 7:00 a.m. and tackle these areas once again despite the rain. search and rescue teams are trying to get some rest tonight before they head back out to the burn zone in the rain. >> i think everybody is ready for it. they'll be geared up. they'll have the rain gear >> reporter: crews spent the day shoring up burned hillsides, hoping to prevent mud and rock slides. the soil has taken so much heat, experts say it's unable to absorb water. >> kind of be another challenge for us, but it's not going to stop us from continuing our efforts. >> reporter: so many people are still relying on the search teams to bring them answers, hundreds remain missing. >> we need them to keep going. >> reporter: diana of concord has been looking for her uncle. she found out late today he checked into a shelter. the davis fami

jodi hernandez joins us at that mobile home park. >> reporter: search crews have moved out. but earlier today there maust have been 50 searchers out here. they are conducting what they call focussed searches. but the coordinator of the effort told me they plan to search every home in the burn zone. as families wait for word about their missing loved ones, the search effort is ramping up. crews from across northern california have joined, conducting focussed searches on the homes of the missing. >> this is a really severe incident. i don't know another incident that has the scope and scale of the number of missing persons in a fire event. it's really difficult. >> reporter: the national guard is also pitching in. using their satellite tracking technology, to keep tabs on the across the burn zone. >> it's a very difficultow, we' closure. >> obviously, the more time that goes by that you don't hear, the more you worry. >> reporter: chad knows the anguish families are feeling. he flew in from arizona to search for his missing dad. fortunately, he found him at a shelter. >> i jus

jodi hernandez joins us live from paradise. at this point, containment is at 35%, which is good. but there's still so much work to be done on the fire lines. >> reporter: there certainly is, jessica. and there's so much work to be done in the community that this fire burned through. we are standing in front of 1 of the 7,600 homes that this fire destroyed. and tonight, there are many, many families that don't know the fate of their loved ones. >> i want you to understand, we're going to do everything we possibly can to diligently search for those remains. but this is a very difficult task. >> reptesherf says search and r teams are determined to find the more than 200 people missing in the camp fire. crews discovered the remains of six more victims, bringing the death toll to 48. >> all six of those remains were located in pair daradisparadise. they were located within homes. >> reporter: dash cam video shows the terrifying scene people faced as they tried to escape. a woman clutching her dog tried wheeling away in her wheelchair through the smoke, until a firefighter spotted her

jodi hernandez is live in contra costa county with how they're coping. jodi. >> i'll tell you, it has not been easy here. looking at the smoky conditions here in contra costa county, it has been in the very unhealthy range for most of the day, and when you have to be out in it, it's not fun. >> lily gonzalez is serving up tacos and burritos like she does every day. but she's dealing with more than the smoke from her grill. >> just really bad. i mean, it's getting to a point where it's really bad. we have to wear a mask. >> as the smoke from the camp fire has reached the very unhealthy level in contra costa county. people who work outdoors are really feeling it. >> our aqi here has a particulate level that is probably an equivalent of smoking a pack or two of cigarettes a day. >> the doctor says it's best to stay indoors. but if you must work outside, he says wearing a mask could help. if you choose not to, you might feel throat and eye irritation, but he said you likely won't experience long-term impact. >> for one or two week exposure, that's not the end

jodi hernandez is at ben and jerry's in berkeley with the big role a local artist is playing in this kpcampaign. jodi? >> reporter: raj, it might not be a flavor everybody is going to like, particularly republicans, but a bay area artist is hoping her design and the flavor will be pleasant on the palate and politically persuasive. >> my art is about empowerment, it's about joy and it's also about human dignity. >> reporter: oakland artist rodriguez's work is now pecan resist, a multi-textured chocolatey mix has rodriguez's heart on the pint-sized container. but there's nothing pint-sized about its message. >> it's in these times where silence equals complicity. and so we need everyone to really lead with their values, and that's what this new pint is about. >> reporter: ben and jerry's launched the new flavor this week to take a stand against president trump's policies, hoping to inspire ice cream lovers to get out and vote. for rodriguez, an activist and a daughter of immigrants, the collaboration was a perfect fit. >> we are seeing just the very fabric that held us together become v

nbc bay area's jody hernandez joins us at the howard terminal, the proposed site for the new ballpark. jody. >> reporter: raj, here at the howard terminal at the waterfront, it's bustling with trucking and shipping activity tonight. but if all goes as planned in 2023, it will be bustling with baseball. >> we are rooted in oakland. we're committed to the city. we're celebrating our 50th year here. >> reporter: a's president unveiled the team's vision for a new waterfront stadium that will keep the team in oakland for generations to come. the a's plan to build a privately-financed urban ballpark at oakland's howard terminal. they say, unlike anything major ever seen. >> when you add this green loop on top, you have something that really has never been built. this is as visionary and as bold an idea for baseball stadium that's ever existed. >> reporter: the 34,000-seat stadium includes an elevated game park that will be open on game days and non-game days alike. while the team will be playing downtown, the a's aren't abandoning the coliseum. they plan to revitalize it into a community pa

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez continues our coverage in chico. jodi? >> reporter: raj, we witnessed a heartwarming reunion right here in the walmart parking lot where fire evacuees have been camping out and getting some much needed help. tonight a man whose family feared the worst is back in his loved ones' arms. >> i love you, sweetie. >> i love you too, dad. >> reporter: after four agonizing days, amanda melbin's search for her father is over. well found melvin on facebook, posting about her missing dad and her desperate search to find him. >> i went to 11 different shelters looking for him, trying to just find him. >> reporter: dozens of families have been doing the same. a facebook page dedicated to those missing in the camp fire shows the faces of people who haven't yet been found. >> first and foremost thing is we want to make sure that the families, that we can get them some closure. >> reporter: search and rescue teams are working hard to help families get answers. forensic anthropologist have been brought in to help locate and identify remains

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has more on how people are reacting after losing so much. >> very thankful right now, super thankful that my family is safe and alive. that's a true blessing from god. >> reporter: but two weeks ago, cindy and her family didn't know if they would ever be together again. three generations of family members were among those fleeing the camp fire. >> every corner was burning. every burning that you looked at, there was fire behind it, explosions going off like a war zone. it was pretty horrific and pretty hard to keep the strength to keep on going, seeing people run from their cars that were catching on fire and grabbing their kids out of their cars and running for their life. it's pretty traumatic. >> reporter: while all of her family made it out, every one of them lost their homes. today they joined other fire victims to enjoy a warm thanksgiving meal. the sierra nevada brewery is one of a half dozen places here in butte county that have opened their doors today. volunteers, including first responders, are here serving survivors. >> it's been very wonderful,

jodi hernandez joins us in paradise where it's a race against time. jodi? >> reporter: raj, there's definitely a sense of urgency, but that doesn't mean searchers aren't being methodical. you can see the orange spray paint here. that signals both of these vehicles have been thoroughly searched. but soon searchers will face another obstacle. >> and this one right here, i've got the surface winds. >> reporter:eologists assigned to the camp fire are keeping a close eye on what could be a challenging and dangerous situation. tap, their role in keeping firefighters and searchers safe is about to kick in meteorologists staring at the radar, making sure if any warning is needed we're on top of it. >> reporter: they it might not take much to see rock slides and ash debris flows in the fire zone with so much land scorched. >> there's a lot of trees and brush and plants that are burned and need a little bit of pressure to come down. >> reporter: cold, wet weather is causing concern for those who still don't have shelter. fema is working hard to get fire victims set u

jodi hernandez is live in paradise again tonight. there's not a lot of time, jodi. >> reporter: that's right. searchers have been trying to get through as many properties as possible of about the rain hits. you're looking at what's left of a mobile home behind it. a house that is destroyed. searchers have been desperately trying to locate the remains of missing people and also rescue missing pets. >> it was likeunrom a volcano. it was probably just, i could imagine, if there was a volcano going off, that's what it was like. >> it was evil and moaning and groaning. you could not outrun it. >> they sdrie what it was like escaping from the camp fire. it came so fast, they didn't have time to get all of their animals out. >> we were in a panic to get out of there. our home was consumed. >> their pets survived. animal rescuers found their dog and kitty suffering from burned >> i just love these guys. they're so sweet. tha they're b with us. >> with raiuersnre working as q as possible to get to more injured pets. >> we'd like to get them so

jodi hernandez is at temple israel in alameda with this stuchg sh touching show of support. jodi? >> reporter: that's right. it's called show up for shabbat. it begins in an hour from now. synagogues across the bay area, folks here asking everyone to join them in a show of unity. >> you look at the people who were killed and to think that anybody would see them as a threat. >> this is what people who attend the weekly prayer service at the sem am sinai will see as they arrive. they remember those killed in pittsburgh last weekend. >> you can't react in the same way. anger even though we're angry and frustrated. we have to work to build a world that we want. >> they're joining other synagogues across the bay area and across the country encouraging them to join for the service. annette koch of temple israel says it's time to show solidarity. >> by speaking with love and hope for one another, that's how we make it safe. welcoming one another into each other's home. that's how we make it safe. >> both temple sinai and temple israel have been hit by acts of hate themselves. someone pai

jodi her nan d jodi hernandez joins us. we're here at the skyway mobile home park where searchers go through this once bustling neighborhood. cadafr dogs alerted several times, but we do not have confirmation if they located any more victims. >> this has been classified as the most destructive fire in the history of california and regrettably, it's probably going to result in the most deadly fire. >> reporter: cadaver dogs are scouring what's left of people's homes and neighborhoods, looking for victims of the destructive camp fire. >> we are going wherever we have a lead or suspect there might be human remains. >> reporter: one of those areas, the skyway mobile home park in paradise. firefighters are doing the heavy lifting. clearing the debris so forensic teams can get in. three teams of highly-specialized anthropologists have joined ten search and rescue teams to find victims. >> by some of the work the firefighters are doing allows the search and rescue teams to come in and make sure we don't have any remains here of pe

reporting live in marin county, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> also in the north bay, an inmate is being blamed for starting two small fires today at a jail in sonoma county. deputies say the fires broke out at the main detention facility in santa rosa around 10:00 a.m. they say the man spread soap around the floor and used it to ignite the fire. the jail sprinklers did knock down the flames but five inmates needed treatment for smoke inhalation. >>> an alert went out friday when two children disappeared. it happened during a supervised visit with a social worker and the kids' mom at a san jose park. police say the mother kidnapped the kids. today sheriff's deputies found the trio near colorado springs. the kids by the way, were not hurt. >>> much nicer than your old college dorms but it is communal living. they believe this could be the answer to help solve the housing crisis in the south bay. marianne favro joins us with what's described as the largest co-living complex in the world. you have our attention. what are the details? >> reporter: well, raj, next year this building

nbc's jodi hernandez is at the mobile home park. one of the sites that tackled that issue today of finding people unaccounted for. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. the devastation is massive. and now so is the size of the search. searches focused on this area here, the what's left of the paradise acres mobile home park. with so many people stillo many now 7,600 homes destroyed, they are doing a coordinated and careful search. as families wait for wng loved search effort is ramping up. crews from across northern california have joined. conducting focused searches on the homes of the missing. >> this is a really severe incident. i don't know another incident that has the scope and scale of the number of missing persons in a fire event. yeah, so it's really difficult. but just gives real-time tracking. >> reporter: the national guard is also pitching in, utilizing their tracking satellite technology. 300 searchers have fanned out across the burn zone. >> it's a difficult situation, and, you know, we're going to do the best we can to

nbc bay area's jody hernandez has been in paradise for us for nearly two weeks. jody, you've covered some difficult stories there but this one with a beautiful ending. >> reporter: that's right, raj. it's hard to imagine what people went through trying to escape from this fire. but one woman did it while having labor pains. tonight her family no longer has a house but they have a new blessing. >> we're alive. we're safe. we do have a roof overhead. >> reporter: you're looking at six-day-old baby gabriellela. one of the survivors of the camp fire. inside her mother's womb when the fire hit paradise, they barely made it out. >> going through that fire. i was absolutely positive. >> reporter: after dropping off their boys at school in chico, stacy givens and her husband got home just in time to grab their pet and drive out. >> embers flying into our cars. the wind whipping us around. it was terrifying. terrifying. >> reporter: with contractions kicking in givens managed to escape. but the thoft those who didn't haunts per. >> at the same time we left so many people b

jodi hernandez joins us from napa county, the planned black out led to problems, people didn't have power restored for days, jodi. >> reporter: that's right. people here in the small town of anguen, say some people lost entire freezers of food the last time pg&e turned the power on. they have been flocking to the town's only hardware store as they prepare for a possible round two. >> they all sold out very quickly. people bought two or three at a time. >> reporter: flashlights are flying off the shelves at this napa county hardware store as people stock up for a possible pg and e power shut down. >> they're coming in, they bought a bunch of batteries knowing what was going to happen. >> reporter: they say they notified 75,000 customers in nine northern california companies that they may need to proactively turn off the power starting tomorrow morning. >> pg&e could turn off power fr the safety of our customers. >> reporter: a red flag power warning hits in tonight, dry conditions have firefighters gearing up. pg&e says turning off the power may be the safest option. >> this is not a decis

jodi hernandez can attest to that. she's at cisco grove with a look at what you can expect if you're planning to head east. >> reporter: traffic is finally moving again along i-80 here at cisco grove. fruit has been a the first storm of the season , cal trans had to halt in traffic because of all the spin outs. this is what i-80 in the sierra has looked like most of the day. a virtual parking lot. as the first storm of the season caused big backups. >> expected. we kind of knew it was to be expected. >> crazy. we're going for the whole weekend, supposedly. who knows. >> reporter: a lot of people from the bay area are heading to the mountains, hoping to enjoy all the new snow. a fresh blanket of powder has fallen, but reaching it has been a challenge. >> nobody knows how to drive in the storms yet. it will take time. that's all right, we have patience. >> reporter: those who didn't pack a lot of patience pulled out of at the first sign of snow. enough for a little sledding an. again, this is what it looks like right now

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is at the lot of people are grateful but also very nervous. >> reporter: that's right, raj, what people have gone through is really hard to fathom. we're here at the red cross shelter in chico where people are able to pick up clothing and get their basic needs met. but this shelter is now at capacity, and a lot of folks are wondering where to go now. >> just red, fiery, evil red skies. >> reporter: that's how janice clark describes the scene she escaped from yesterday. she packed up and fled from her butte county home. her familiar any sacramento had no idea if she'd survived. >> yesterday, november 8th is my birthday. and she's never in all my 35 years, she's never missed a call. and yesterday just going an hour, just hour after hour, not knowing. >> reporter: but late this crk searched. she got there late last night. >> i'm emotional right now. she lost everything. made it out, thank god. all that matters. >> reporter: tonight hundreds of families are reuniting after a harrowing 24 hours. the mcalisters met up at a walmart parking lot. >> we have no hom

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 themselves surrounded by police. the young woman said what happened next is unacceptable. >> i was angry. i'm hurt. walking around with a black eye. >> reporter: 19-year-old catalina said she's trauma titi by an encounter with police left her battered and bruised. >> now i look at a cop and i get terrified, so scared. >> reporter: two weeks ago she got pulled over by hayward police. police say they had a warrant for a passenger for armed carjacking. but she didn't know that. she said she got out with her hands up as directed. but was scared. >> i said what is going on and i did say what is the f is going on. i'm shaking my hands. >> she said an officer slammed her head against the patrol car, cutting her lip. when she spit out blood, she said the officer grabbed her again. >> he grabbed me from the hair and see him slam me against the cement floor. >> reporter:

. >> jodi hernandez is in a paradise and has more. >> i want you to understand, we're going to do everything we possibly can to diligently search for those remains but this is a difficult task. >> reporter: butte county sheriff says search and rescue teams are determined to find the more than toll to 48. >> all six of those remains were located in paradise, and they were located within homes. >> reporter: newly the fighter. >> everybody pulling together to do what they needed to do to try to save lives and get people out of town. >> reporter: cal fire's dave hocks came across an ambulance that caught fire while paramedics tried evacuating patients. he evacuated them to a nearby house. >> i said we'll ride it out here. >> reporter: the town's mayor says the courage and heroism people showed as they faced such a terrifying situation is what paradise is all about. >> it shows you the community spirit of paradise. it's a very friendly, little town. very, very proud of my town and my "nbc bay area news." >> at the other end of the state, fast-moving97,000 acres . over 400 structures have been des

. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> from campy the cat to maggie the dog, tears, hugs and sloppy kisses for this fire survivor. this man thought his dog was killed of flames leveled his home. he was in a cemetery. >> so many good hearts out there. it makes this whole disaste e l care and yoel donated dog beds, toys, gas money and says he has tremendous relief and gratd tude. there are more dogs hoping to reunite with their families. they're being hooked up with foster families. you can help. join nbc bay fair, telemundo 48 for a special fundraiser. we'll answer your calls tuesday from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the rainy raised will help all those people impacted by the pier to find temporary and permanent housing, among other things. >> san francisco police arrested this man for setting a fire inside mid surveillance video. it shows the man walking to the back of the store where he lights rolls of toilet paper on fire. yesterday someone recognized him from the video that was aired and now the man faces two felony charges. >> investigators got a break in a cold case that's

nbc bay area )s jodi hernandez s live in contra costa county where one family says deadly pursuits are happening far too often. speech painted across downtown antioch. tonight, police believe they )ve caught the tagger. here he is. 24-year-old "lawrence phipps". police got a tip, so detectives searched phipps ) home. those clothes you see there match those worn by the suspect in surveillance pictures. and here )s the vandalism. phipps is accused of defacing more than 20 buildings, including a church, where he painted swastikas. an "early out" day for kids at mill valley middle school today, but the reason was an alarming one: a bomb threat. someone called it in this morning. the school sent an email out to parents, telling them to pick their kids up at the community center. homeowners within half-a- mile of the school were told to shelter in place. in the end, there was no bomb. the all-clear was given, and the shelter-in place was lifted just after one. police are working right now to find out who made the call. concerning new research tonight on "high school football" and brain injur

as jodi hernandez tells us, the woman said it is the office here should be facing charges. >> i'm angry, i'm hurt. walking around with a black eye. >> the 19-year-old said she is traumatized by an unexpected encounter with police that has left her battered and bruised. >> i get so scared. >> two weeks ago, olvera and her friends got pulled over by police. they said they had a warrant for armed carjacking but she didn't know that. she said she got out with her hands up as directed but was scared. >> i said what's going on? i did say what the f is going on? >> she said an officer slamtd her head against the patrol car cutting her lip. when she spit out blood, she said the officer grabbed her again. >> he grabbed me from my hair. just against cement floor. >> a witness caught it all on camera. once on the ground injured, she said she instinctively began to struggle. >> i was in shock. i was already in pain. i have their knees in my back. >> we don't go out looking to hurt anyone. >> force isn't necessary, she says. >> the conclusion of the investigation, any impropriety, wrongdoing, the of

nbc bay area's jody hernandez is at the howard terminal at the busy port of oakland at this proposed new site. jody. >> reporter: raj, after striking out on a previous ballpark plan the a's now say that the howard terminal here at the oakland waterfront is the best location for their new ballpark. they say what they have planned here is bigger than baseball. >> obviously, it's something that's not only going to be great for the a's, our ability to win more world championships, but also the city. the community benefits. >> reporter: a's president dave carville unveiled the team's vision for a new waterfront stadium that they call a win for everyone. the a's plan to build a privately financed urban ballpark at oakland's howard terminal. they say unlike anything major league baseball has ever seen. >> when you add this green loop on top, you have something that's really never been built. this is as visionary and bold an idea for a baseball stadium as has ever existed. >> reporter: the 34,000-seat stadium includes an elevated park that will be open on game days and non-game days alike. an

"today in the bay's" jodi hernandez is in paradise., it will be a difficult thanksgiving for so many but who are simply grateful to be alive. >> reporter: with the first of two rain storms barrelling down, searchers are now braving the harshest of conditions to find those missing in the camp fire. >> inevitably, the weather makes the work a little more difficult, a little more gruelling, trying to get this done, slippery ground, rough terrain. just the weather compounds things but the work continues. >> reporter: as many hope and wait for news of missing loved ones, volunteers are working to try to bring comfort to survivors. chefs from across the bay area and the state are here, cooking up holiday meals. >> we've been cooking all night and morning and receiving deliveries getting ready to feed as many people as possible. >> reporter: local animal hospitals have been swamped, too, caring for furriry fire victims, including this guy. >> this kitty is cinged, hungry. >> reporter: he came to us during our live shot. we nicknamed him campy

jodi hernandez, abc bay area news. >> it's more than a 1 d displaced in that area. pg&e is tipping off what may have caused the second fire in butte county. a formal state utility commission summarizes. the pow oroutage on that line occurred around 15 minutes after the first fire started. >>> a sea of blue lights there as an enormous procession made its way through the streets after a police force was shot and killed at mercy hospital. authorities say a man and woman who worked at the hospital were outside arguing when the man suddenly pulled the gun out from under his shirt and shot the woman. the man then exchanged gunfire in the parking lot before running into the hospital and shot and killed another and a police officer. >> our hearts go out to the life of the lost. >> the suspect also died although it's not clear if she was shot by police or killed himself. investigators do believe, however, he was involved in a relationship with one of those two women he shot. >>> new at 11:00 a new investigation at the white house. this one, though, not about president trump.

reporting live in paradise, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> unfortunately more bad news. today butte county started listing everything destroyed in the camp fire. the first list contained 600 addresses where they know homes, buildings and businesses are either confirmed gone or partially destroyed. we've plotted them out on this map. this is a sliver of the 6700 residential structures that have burned. butte county authorities say think will continue to update the list as they comb through the burn zone. can you see this map for yourself. we've posted it at our website, nbcbayarea.com. we want to show you how much the camp fire grew over the weekend. this first map shows there it started on thursday and exploded to this size by friday overrunning the town of paradise. all the newer parts right here are in the red. th aseir you can see, has crept closer to the eastern side of chico and is now moving slowly toward the town of oroville. >> the weather in all of this is vital during these firefights. any slight change can help or hinder the crews. let's bring in our chief met

. >> reporter: in butte county, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> if you want to help, please down us. along with telemundo 48 and united way we're going to be answering phone calls next tuesday from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. hoping to raise a lot of money here to go to the fire victims to help them find housing and to cover other costs. go to our website nbcbayarea.com for more information. s. >> investors are trying to find out what caused a deadly housefire. several people were able to get out sbafl one man died. firefighters tried to save him but they say the flames were too intense. firefighters say the fire wasn't related to cooking but the exact cause is still unknown. the red cross is helping the family with temporary housing. >> up next, a lot of tough questions after the fire in butte county. we've learned that the road project done 10 years ago may have slowed down the evacuation process the day the fire broke out. >> plus giving dhanks by giving back. we look at the many ways the bay area celebrated thanksgiving this year. >> it's been a busy night. doppler radar showing r

in the sierra, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> you either think these people are crazy or right now you're wondering just how cheap are those tvs. the folks at this -- in this video you're seeing were at a walmart in south carolina. here in the bay area we had our own crowds. milpitas.hat it looked like at definitely a lot of people but believe it or not people say the crowds seemed smaller than usual and there weren't as many of those big door buster deals that often bring out the masses. >> i think those days of having the $99 tvs, it's not -- it's a thing of the past. >> and many shoppers decided to skip the malls altogether and shop at home or from their phone. according to a report by adobe analytics, online sales totalled $3.7 billion on thanksgiving. that's up 28% from a year ago. if you missed your chance at thy just around the corner. >>> how did they forget quincy? sheriff's deputies in ohio found this toddler sleeping by himself in a store just after midnight. investigators say he went to jcpenney with his family last night for black friday shopping. the family says t

jodi hernandez is at temple israel in alameda with this stuchg sh touching show of support. jodi?habbat. it begins in an hour from now. synagogues across the bay area, folks here asking everyone to join them in a show of unity. >> you look at the people who were killed and to think that anybody would see them as a threat. >> this is what people who attend the weekly prayer service at the sem am sinai will see as they arrive. they remember those killed in pittsburgh last weekend. >> you can't react in the same way. anger even though we're angry and frustrated. we have to work to build a world

jodi hernandez is live with the exclusive interview. jodi? >> reporter: raj, this story is truly incredible. that woman fleed the flames on this road, not in a car, not on foot, but in a wheelchair, surrounded by homes on fire. she was convinced she was going to die. >> it is the most awful thing i have ever experienced in my life. i thought i was going to die. i really did. >> reporter: helen thomas says she didn't think she'd ever make it out of the camp fire alive. the 62-year-old stroke victim was home alone when the fire broke out. she says she threw her wheelchair down her front steps and on hands and knees got out of the house. >> and then i crawled the rest of the way. >> reporter: she crawled and somehow got into her wheelchair. and with her poodle on her lap, wheeled herself more than a block. >> she was coming down the streit. she said houses was burning around her, power lines was coming down. >> reporter: she made it to a main road where cal fire's scott mcclain spotted her. >> there's this elderly gal in a wheelchair. look close

jodi hernandez is in contra costa county for us. what kind of options do people have outside? >> reporter: people are wearing masks and trying to limit their time outside. i tell you, the air in contra costa county has been in the very unhealthy range all day. everybody is feeling it, especially those who have to work in it. >> i have a business, so we have to be here. >> reporter: lily gonzalez is serving up tacos and burritos like she does every day. but she is dealing with more than the smoke from her grill. >> it's really bad. >> reporter: as the smoke from the camp fire has reached the very unhealthy level in contra costa county, people who work outdoors are really feeling it. >> higher aqi here. it has a particulate level that is the equivalent of smoke ago pack or two of cigarettes a day. >> reporter: the doctor says it's best to stay indoors. but if you must work outside, he says wearing a mask could help. if you choose not to, you might feel throat and eye irritation, but he says you likely won't experience long-term impacts. >> for a one or two week exposure, that's

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez working to gather more information right now. she'll have an update on nbc bay area news at 5:00. >>> turning to your microclimate weather forecast, the bay area is getting the chance to dry off after this week's storm. meteorologist kari hall has been telling us, don't put the umbrellas away just yet. >> that's right. another storm on the way and it's going to affect our weekend. a live look at our doppler radar powered by stormranger. along with san rafael and the golden gate bridge. a nice day out there right now. meteorologist kari hall tracking this latest storm to tell us when it arrives. >> it will be arriving for the north bay overnight and then starting to move into the rest of the bay area before sunrise. this will be an early saturday morning storm for most as we enjoy once again our chance to dry out. a live look outside in san jose. willow glen only reaches into the upper 50s for the afternoon and partly cloudy skies. we're seeing just a little bit cooler than normal. as we look at stormranger right now, not showing