. >> kpix 5's katie nielsen joins us live from another problem spot this morning. the 7th street on-ramp to 880 in oakland. katie. >> reporter: michelle, this area looks flooded overnight. still closed this morning to drivers. you can see oakland police cars here as they are making sure that no one goes through this underpass right now except for a couple of vehicles right now including this truck. but in san jose, just a few hours ago, firefighters helped rescue the driver of this car that got stuck in a flooded intersection on alameda near the stockton under crossing for the rail lines. firefighters were able to walk the driver out of that car and get them to safety. they said the driver was not hurt. also, overnight, a couple of lanes on 580 eastbound near macarthur flooded. drivers had to use the left shoulder to get around all that standing water on the freeway there. but chp saying lanes are now open. and on 101 south, near the 92 interchange, some localized flooding there last night. this is one of the biggest storms to hit the bay area this season which is w

kpix 5's katie nielsen is in oakland this morning with one problem. er: now, michelle, we're at the 7th street on- ramp to southbound 880 and you can see, it is still closed. that's because of some localized flooding underneath the underpass earlier this morning. so a car was stuck in standing water. it's been towed and now they are waiting for crews to clear the drains and get it reopened. san jose a few hours ago, firefighters rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in a flooded intersection on alameda near stockton crossing. the drive was unhurt. a couple of lanes on eastbound 580 near macarthur flooded last night. drivers had to use the left shoulder to get around the standing water on the freeway. chp says all lanes are now open. and on 101 south, near 92 interchange, localized flooding there last night, as well. chp advising drivers do not drive your car into standing water. if you can't see the bottom of it, that's because it can be deceptively deep as that driver in san jose found out. we have heard from oakland police this morning and there

kpix 5's katie nielsen is live at the pacifica pier with a lot more. >> reporter: we are under a high surf advisory until friday morning. that's because the national weather service is expecting swells up to 25 feet high today. that's as tall as a two-story building. we are seeing waves crashing over the seawall. there's a chance we'll get wet this morning. in santa cruz there are extra lifeguards on duty already. they are expecting to be extra staffing for additional rescues. they are also expecting sneaker waves which can be very dangerous and are saying people need to be careful at the beach beach. >> you have to respect the waves. you have to respect the power that is out there. >> reporter: so we're already seeing swells here as high as the base of the pacifica pier. we'll keep an eye on in. be very careful at the local beaches. live in pacifica, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> rain is posing another threat for california fire victims. devastated communities are now bracing for mudslides and flooding in this week steamers. in the wools -- storms. in the woolsey fire in southern califo

live in san francisco, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> it is the airline's dirty little secret!lawed design in almost all airplanes can cause poisonous fumes to enter the cabin. hundreds of flight attendant and pilots have been sickened but passengers are left in the dark! >> i was shocked! i was -- i couldn't believe it, that, um, there wasn't anything to prevent that. >> we'll have the inside story on toxic cabin air tonight at 11:00 on kpix 5. >>> and taking a look at the roads right now, 71 minutes. that's your drive time westbound san mateo bridge from 880 over to 101. problem is at the end of the span, it connects to 101 northbound there's an accident blocking one lane. that's caused a big backup through there. use dumbarton bridge as an alternate. that's your best bet until they clear this completely out of the road. so very slow across the san mateo bridge this morning. bay bridge you're sluggish. you have some slow drive times. the metering lights are on busy out of the maze but not too bad. 32 minutes from the maze to the central freeway. we do have a few accidents sti

but kpix 5's katie nielsen reporting that some schools in the south bay will still be open today. >>> reporter: in just a couple of hours, this campus here at santa clara high school will be packed with students, no doubt wearing masks like this one because the school district decided all classes should continue as scheduled. >> schools in santa clara county, k through 12, will remain open. >> reporter: a spokesman with the santa clara county office of education says the staff talked about air quality with the county health department and also school superintendent. they all collectively decided school should serve as a safe shelter from the smoky air so classes will go on as scheduled but many outdoor activities and practices are canceled. some parents question the decision. >> why not allow kids to stay at home and not be exposed to the air given the quality is so bad? especially san jose state is closed. valley christian high school. notre dame high school. a variety of schools in the area are closing down. >> reporter: the office of education will have district employees double-ch

katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> big news out of oakland this morning.e getting a first look at the a's sketches of the new baseball stadium proposed near the port. phil matier is up early this morning. joining us now with all the sketches. >> reporter: it's been a year in planning. they already have one site near laney college shot down and now the a's are saying they want to build their ballpark on the waterfront at jack london square at the howard terminal. it's a mega deal that involves not only the new ballpark near the downtown, but a complete remake of their current home in east oakland at the coliseum site. all right. let's take a look at the new ballpark idea first. it's being billed as a jewel box, 32,000 seats one of the smallest in professional baseball. and it's going to be sitting right on the waterfront even with cranes in the background. the idea is to track people from the downtown. and as you can see, it's going to be surrounded as usual by these deals, real estate. in this case office buildings and housing up to 20 stories tall all up

of course someone has to fulfill all those orders, katie nielsen takes us inside amazon's operationscounty. >> this amazon fulfillment center in tracey is more than 1.2 million square feet, 28 football fields in this warehouse. now one of the hardest jobs in the warehouse is actually being a picker what that means is grabbing the items from the one of the pickers working today. so tell us a little bit about what it is you're doing. right now i am picking so i'm going to look at the screen, get the items and put it inside the bin. that's what we're doing. how big of a day is this for you guys. >> it is like super bowl all over, exciting day, a big day for us, pretty good. >> i'm going to let you do your thing and show us how fast you can actually pick. >> okay. i got to put it out here. some quick facts about cyber monday, $8 billion expected to be spent, amazon says they'll get a thousand items ordered each second monday. now a fun fact about cyber monday, the way that it started most people didn't have internet back in the day at their houses so when they went into work on the mo to

in paradise, katie nielsen, kpix5.ted this side by side comparison. >>> the national weather service believes the air quality will get worse tomorrow. they even tweeted this side by side comparison. the left was from today and you can see the right side is worse. that's what they expect for tomorrow. you know, they were handing out masks, brian, at the raider game today because of the air quality. >> there's the sun. >> absolutely. you can see some of the people with the masks on there. there was some question whether to have the game in the bay area or at the away team, texas. >> the game did manage to go on, but the smoke conditions were pretty bad and the wind conditions are as well. camp fire has winds that were strong at 6:00 tonight. in the futurecast the winds expand a little bit overnight tonight, bad news, but they do begin to ease as we head into tomorrow morning. air quality continues to be bad. most of the plume was north of the bay area earlier today, but the high pressure moves closer to the shoreline. th

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 recommending that you wear masks if you are outside for more than a few minutes. >> just going from your house to your car, you may not have to wear it. but if you are going to be in the outdoors for more than a few minutes, i would recommend the mask. >> the smoke filled air combined with the flu season could cause problems for people in the bay area. many people could be at risk of lung infection. doctors say that if you start to feel a tickle in your throat, get inside. >>> now the latest numbers regarding the "camp fire" in butte county. the deadliest and most destructive wildfire ever in california: 56 deaths and at least 130 people still un

live in santa clara, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> in san francisco, cable cars will stay parked for the second day today. the mayor announced service will be provided by bus shuttles instead. this morning, muni, samtrans and vta are offering free rides to keep people from walking. and this morning, everyone is encouraged to hunker down as much as possible until the smoke clears. we sat down with dr. michelle johnson, a pulmonologist at ucsf and said the n-95 masks that are a familiar sight on bay area streets should only be used sparingly. there is only one safe option, to stay indoors. she says at this point, there is no safe number of minutes to be outdoors until all the smoke clears. alameda officials will distribute n-95 masks at the mastic senior center on santa clara avenue today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00. >>> the stunning numbers from butte county about the "camp fire" keep getting worse. the defendants 63 people now linked to the fire confirmed. the -- the deaths of 63 people now linked to the fire confirmed. unaccounted for people skyrocketed to 631. the huge spike came after auth

live in barrie creek, katie nielsen, kpix5 . >> i understand they have evacuated regalia as well. and very creek has 500 people who lived there. is it a ghost town tonight? >> it is absolutely deserted, brian, mandatory evacuation orders were put in place earlier today, and, thankfully, everyone seems to have heated those warnings. we haven't seen anyone out here , the only ones ing up and down highway 162 where we are right now are some of the fire crews. hopefully everyone who gets any notices tonight will take heed of those evacuation notices because, again, with these highly unpredictable wind, 50 mile-per-hour wind, if you can imagine how quickly that can not just push the flames but also send the embers out ahead of the fire, you can have fire starting -- fires starting more than half a mile from the actual fire lines, which is some of the reason we saw so much destruction in paradise on thursday. >> if they have evacuation orders for everyone, and the wind blowing up, at midnight tonight supposed to be picking up all through the early morning hours, i hope the evacuation or

manuel has new de-- wilson walker has new details on the origin of the fire, but we are live with katie nielsen. katie? >> reporter: brian, more than 100 people are still missing here in paradise and the surrounding communities. that's why five teams from the coroner's office spread out today to try to find those still unaccounted for. it's a daunting task, searching through the ashes. >> we are just going door to door, house to house, looking for families, loved ones that are missing. >> reporter: trying to find signs of where the bedroom used to be or a bathtub or a fireplace. anywhere someone is trapped might have tried to find shelter as the flames of the campfire closed in. the recovery task made more difficult by the intensity and the heat of this fire. >> in some cases, the only remains that we are able to recover are bones or bone fragments. >> reporter: but today off gregory lane in paradise, the recovery effort turned into a rescue. when vicky vincent with the coroner's office found an exhausted soot covered black and white cat. >> i usually don't get to recover anything that's alive.

manuel has new de-- wilson walker has new details on the origin of the fire, but we are live with katie nielsen >> reporter: brian, more than 100 people are still missing here in paradise and the surrounding communities. that's why five teams from the coroner's office spread out today to try to find those still unaccounted for. it's a daunting task, searching through the ashes. >> we are just going door to door, house to house, looking for families, loved on

. >> katie nielsen reports he is one of more than 80 firefighters who lost their own homes to the camping to protect other properties. >> reporter: steve morris is an engineer for cal fire and works out of this station in my speech. but, the morning the camp fire started, he was in paradise. >> when i first woke up it's when i noticed that there was a fire, it was a pretty decent ominous red glow with smoke drifting over the town. >> a place steve has called home since he was in the third grade. sparta didn't expect to have a fire front moving through the town just as wide as the town. >> reporter: steve and jennifer grabbed what i could and evacuated. less than an hour later their home would be gone. >> you get to a point where you realize it is what it is and we have to figure it out. >> reporter: is a firefighter steve has spent his entire career helping others, but now, he is the one who needs help. >> is a great person, great guy. he'd give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. >> reporter: that's why firefighter from across san mateo county pitched in to help, starting a g

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in francisco, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> skiers took to the slopes to enjoy a fresh layer of snow. kirkwood mountain resort kicking off its season. the area has received 6 inches of snow since yesterday for a total of 0 inches since wednesday. kirkwood now has 2 chair lifts open with access to several runs for skiers from beginning to advanced. >>> well, it's all snow up there, which began on wednesday afternoon, but it was rain down here to begin with. winter storm warnings out there for ums. the totals looked mighty impressive, actually, with more than 7 inches of rain at ben loman over the past 3 days. san jose had only 2/3rds of an inch. in san francisco, we had 2 and a half inches of rain. air quality is completely improved. last weekend, you remember how terrible it was. that's how it was how it is today. good air quality all the way around. changes coming. low pressure will be developing off the gulf of mexico, sweeping through california. the next storm system is likely to begin on tuesday, and become even heavier on wednesday, before beginning to exit on thursday. we'll te

. >> well, david stone was my guest and nielsen holdings is continued stuff about -- >> remember katie> great producer. >> she's booker with heather. >> we have to save time for stop trading. we have a good one >>> welcome back to "squawk on the street." michael cohen walking out of federal court after pleading guilty to lying to congress ant what is said to be a real estate project in russia. but it's the lying to congress part that you don't want to do there is mr. cohen, former personal attorney for the trump organization to president trump and potentially an important person in terms of cooperating are we going to get comments from mr. cohen or his attorney no. >> why not take the fifth? >> again, this morning michael cohen pleading guilty to lying to congress. >> that's a very high crime. i hope people understand that who watch this show. >> any impact from all this on the broader markets? >> i don't know. you were talking about what could happen with mueller, whether he's circling. they can't get to mueller. can't be bought. >> no. no mueller can't be bought. >> mueller can't be

. >> katie: first of all i want to get your reaction to dhs secretary kristen kirstjen nielsen talkingrom being able to grant asylum to those who truly deserve it, so how much of this rule is saying if you want to come in you've got to come in through a port of entry so we can process you in a rapid fashion? >> that's exactly the point of both the presidential proclamation and the interim final rule that was introduced by ms. nielsen and by the attorney general yesterday. the whole point of it is that we want to have people enter the united states in an orderly and safe fashion for ports of entry. we don't want them coming across-the-boarder illegally because that pulls border patrol agents off the line and makes it more difficult for us to one, process them in an orderly fashion and two, keep them safe as they enter because of course they have to pay the cartels to cross that border. >> katie: andrew i want to be clear about what's happening here so they're trying to funnel asylum claims but what if you're a central american family or an unaccompanied minor who does enter the country