a lot of the smoke on the traffic cameras this morning include on the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. a large emergency response to a two car crash that is blocking the two left lanes and hov lane, although it does look like the fire department may have left the scene, that's promising. we don't have any details as far as injuries or anything like that. a quick check of mass transit for the north bay, petaluma transit is offering non-school day service, smart train free limited service began at 5:00 this morning, and sonoma county bus service has been canceled once again today. >>> we have several crews on the ground monitoring the latest on the fires. >> we want to get to abc 7 news reporter amy who wihollyfield ln santa rosa. >> reporter: i talked to the assistant fire marshal, he said his crews are very tired. we're watching the hilton hotel burn right now. firefighters are aware of this, they're watching t but they're busy with other fires this morning and then here is what it looked like last night, more fires, it's just continuous for these crews. the mandatory evacuatio

just want to show you conditions pon the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. we are seeing quite a bit of smoke blowing over into that region as well. you may have to have those windows up and be prepared for poor air quality once again today. >>> we should note that the fire is still burning in and around santa rosa this morning, they are not allowing folks to come back to the evacuated areas. >> active fires popping up. we do want to check in with amy hollyfield, last we checked with her she was in santa rosa monitoring one, i think it's still behind you, amy. >> yeah, that's right, we're watching the hilton hotel continue to burn this morning. i just spoke with the assistant fire marshal in santa rosa he said he just got another report of another structure that just started burning nearby, so this is far from over. we have video of what the hilton looked like late last night as it burned. this is why there is a mandatory evacuation still in place, still a lot of fire, a lot of smoke, power lines are down. so they say it's just too dangerous to have people i

we'll show the richmond to san ra rafael bridge. no major activity. they are opening more lanes. here is traffic from richmond to san rafael. the bay bridge just the back up at the toll plaza and slowing through berkeley. the rest of the bay shows a pleasant ride. this is very good for 66:11 on a tuesday morning. >> we need the rest of the commute to cooperate with everything going on. thank you very much, mike. >>> we'll have continuing breaking news coverage of the wildfires burning in the north bay after the break. remember these scenes from yesterday when they had to evacuate kaiser hospital? we'll have an update on all the evacuations and closures on www.nbcbayarea.com. we'll be right back. north bay wildfires-- b >>> 6:14. continuing coverage of the north bay fires as you look down as those fires continue to burn this morning. this is something that firefighters will continue to battle as they try to keep people safe and finish out this job of putting out the fire. >> yeah, they are having a really tough go. as a result of the fires, we are seeing a lot of power lines down.

in sunny side right now. 57 richmond, san leandro and 57 richmond, san leandro and belmon american canyon. calm conditions just about for all of us. here is a look at san rafael south on 101, air quality it's the most unhealthy up in the north bay right now, the rest of us are moderate, believe it or not. here is a look at the richmond san rafael bridge, you can just see the smoke hanging in the lights right there. today spare the air day, this is not my forecast because if i was forecasting i would put us tomorrow in a spare the air also because those fires are not going away neither is the smoke. i think it's going to get worse tonight as the winds pick up and another push of dry breezes pushes through, i will have more on the timing for that coming up next. >>> i have the latest on our road closures this morning. of course, yesterday at this time we had a full closure of 101 in santa rosa, state route 37 was closed for basically the entire stretch between 101 and 80. those are both open this morning, but we do still have some ramps from 101 in santa rosa that are closed and we've been hearing live from amy hollyfield who is on the scene there very heavy po

about 0.19 of an inch of rain in richmond as you look at the richmond/san rafael bridge.hird in rodeo. danville, petaluma about a quarter of an inch. i've posted other neighborhoods on twitter. our steady rain well down to the south now moving into the southern parts of the central valley. it will move into the grapevine shortly. we have scattered showers moving through the north bay around lake, mendocino and northern sonoma counties and that will continue another three hours or so. so far no arrival delays being reported. i'll keep an eye on it. partly cloudy and breezy today. tonight clear, calmer and cooler. some of us may use the heat are for the first time. summer heat, we have some next week, several days of it. for today, no, it's a return to autumn. temperatures up to nine degrees cooler than average. 63 to 66 around the bay. 65 to 67 inland and about 59 to 61 along the coast into san francisco. no real micro climates there. places like petaluma in the upper 30s to santa rosa around 40. most of us in the 40s until you get around san francisco where we'll have low

now, the coast and central which is between the richmo richmond-san rafael bridge and san mateo bridge, unhealthy there. south central is unhealthy for those most susceptible, like people with asthma and the santa clara valley moderate. so what does it mean when you're very unhealthy? it means emergency conditions are possible and the entire population is more than likely to be affected. if you were outside yesterday for any amount of time, you definitely know that's the case. so what are those winds going to do? they're going to pick up a little bit this morning and then they're going to taper later on during the afternoon hours. so we're still under the wind advisory until 5:00. coinciding with that is the red flag warning. yesterday about 1:00 tweeted out that they added the santa cruz mountains. they are still in it this morning. also expiring at about 5:00. my big concern after today is 5:00 friday evening. watch the winds develop again as we head towards friday night and into saturday morning. we are going to have another burst of winds during the overnight hours and the fire dan

right now at the richmond san rafael bridge a minor wait westbound heading towards the toll plaza.at the drive time traffic maps, areas of red an orange, those are the usual slow spots, southbound 880 through hayward, 680 out of dublin through pleasanton and westbound 580 rides. albany to the maze is 7 minutes, southbound 880 fremont to snl 15 minutes, northbound 101 looking good, rather northbound 280 from highway 101 to cupertino an easy 11 minute ride. >>> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> amy robach is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning. >> good morning. coming up next on gma we are learning new details about that timeline of the deadly niger ambush, but serious questions remain unanswered. senator bob corker the chair of the senate foreign relations committee joins us this morning with more on that. in other words in florida are race to go find a possible serial killer terrorizing a tampa neighborhood. dan abrams and a former chief inspector with the u.s. marshals here live as we go inside that investigation. >>> af

richmond/san rafael bridge in the red now.ou're heading from marina bay parkway to sir francis drake, across the span, just under 20 minutes. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> the sun is coming up. right now our vaca camera showing mostly dark conditions out there. mostly high clouds also out there this morning along the coastline. but pretty much the rest of the bay area will just see a few clouds mostly sunny conditions later on today when the clouds burn off. temperatures below average for all of you trick or treaters. happy halloween. gusts up to 20 miles an hour especially in san francisco. so can keep that in mind. satellite-radar shows the cloud cover burning off at the coast. you will see the sunshine for most of the day today. high temperatures 58 for half moon bay in pacifica so pretty chilly at the coast. temperatures for sunnyvale in the upper 60s, palo alto low 70s. these are about five degrees below average over in the east bay upper 60s and low 70s for y

slowdowns at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza.ed westbound. 880 just south of 238, very slow as you are heading into hayward but no accidents or stalls. give yourself some extra time. and let's send it to the forecast. >>> sunrise this morning at 7:22. when that sun arrives, don't expect to see much sunshine because we are going to see high clouds. we are seeing them this morning. but it's not low causing that fog or that thick marine layer down to affect visibility. so it looks to be pretty high up there. and west winds they are here onshore flow up to 6 miles an hour. fairfield feeling the breeze at 28-mile-per-hour winds there. so the west winds have arrived. that's why our temperatures will be cool today. and once that cloud cover comes on in, you will also see this system coming down with a cold front associated with it. another reason were temperatures will stay cool. it will bring us some rain. 7 a.m. clouds coming east with winds. no rain this this morning. around noon rain will come through. then 4 p.m. the north bay, san

use richmond parkway, that's getting little sluggish as well, and your approach towards the richmond-san rafael that's getting to be a longer ride, 12 minutes from marina bay parkway to sir francis drake boulevard over the at the golden gate bridge, everything's operating in a civilized fashion. traffic flowing freely in both directions. your travel time's in the red for drivers along highway 4 and 101. 580 likely to jump into the red. we are getting first reports of a new accident. let's take a closer look at that, coming up. >>> investigators are still trying to figure out what led a gunman to open fire at the route 91 harvest music festival in las vegas. they say he may have considered other outdoor events with large crowds. investigators say he booked but never checked into a hotel room in chicago overlooking the lollapalooza music festival and rooms near boston's fenway park. >> until they can actually completely complete this investigation, we're not going to know what he was -- what was on his mind. >> police in australia are assisting their u.s. counter parts on the investigation into g

this is a live look over at the bay bridge toll plaza -- excuse me, the richmond/san rafael bridge tollit's about a 23-minute commute from marina bay parkway, 580 definitely stacking up as you head across over to sir francis drake. eastshore freeway not looking good. it's just under a 45-minute ride as you make your way from highway 4 on down towards the maze. then we continue to see about 40 minutes as you are heading into san francisco. that earlier accident that had a lane blocked right near the fremont street exit that's cleared. your approach to the maze is stacked up beyond highway 24. so major slowdowns trying to over to the bay bridge toll plaza. slow ride into hayward. we have a new crash on the san mateo bridge and that's keeping your ride heavy into foster city about 31 minutes. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> jaclyn, thank you. time now 6:52. after more than 50 years today a moment many have been waiting for! next, what we could learn from thousands of pages of documents that are expected to be released on jfk's assassination. >> reporter: you? security measu

yeah, that's the richmond san rafael bridge. see up there heading into the napa valley, sonoma. high fire danger through tomorrow. that's our big weather highlight. i'll give you more on that in a second. the breezes will relax. a warming trend wednesday. look at this. the weekend warmth reaches our beaches. all right. let's take a look at that fire weather. high fire danger, red flag warning. up in north bay, it was extended yesterday until 5:00 tomorrow evening. for the east bay hills and diablo range, high fire danger until 11:00 this evening. what does that mean? if you live above 1,000 feet, going to be there at any time today, the winds are going to be gusting up to 50 miles per hour. low humidity, 8%. the air is dry. the vegetation is dry. and it's easy to spark a fire and it's easy to spread it with these kind of winds. we need to be very diligent through tomorrow evening. temperatures, 69 san francisco, oakland, danville, san mateo. still 64 at half moon bay. 66 in los gatos. the rest 70 to 75 degrees outside. with the drier air, feels comfortable out there and will lat

yeah, taking a live look outside at our richmond/san rafael bridge camera. puddles on the roadway. wet pavement for the first time in a long time and quite a few crashes to go along with that as well. i'll have details in a few minutes. >>> it is 4:45. the controversy continues over president trump's alleged comments to the widow of a fallen soldier. president trump's chief of staff is opening up about the loss of his own son in afghanistan and how he advised the president to handle these emotional calls to a fallen service member's loved ones. >> reporter: good morning. it was a surprise visit. general john kelly hoping to end the controversy that has consumed the white house all week. not from chief of staff john kelly but gold star father and retired general john kelly. >> there's no perfect way to make that phone call. >> reporter: kelly lost his own son when he stepped on a land mine in afghanistan in 2010, something he doesn't talk about often. >> my son's case in afghanistan, when he died he was surrounded by the best men on this earth. his friends. that's what the president

just want to show you conditions pon the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge.seeing quite a bit of smoke blowing over into that region as well. you may have to have those windows up and be prepared for poor air quality once again today. >>> we should note that the fire is still burning in and around santa rosa this morning, they are not allowing folks to come back to the evacuated areas. >> active fires popping up. we do want to check in with amy hollyfield, last we checked with her she was in santa rosa monitoring one, i think it's still behind you, amy. >> yeah, that's right, we're watching the hilton hotel continue to burn this morning. i just spoke with the assistant fire marshal in santa rosa he said he just got another report of another structure that just started burning nearby, so this is far from over. we have video of what the hilton looked like late last night as it burned. this is why there is a mandatory evacuation still in place, still a lot of fire, a lot of smoke,

more traffic heading toward the richmond and san rafael bridge. e lighter traffic flow holding up for anywhere south of the richmond bridge and highway 4. traffic throughout the rest of the bay is moving well. smoke will be a factor. we can smell it here in san jose. you can see it. san mateo was reported smoke being seen. locals, many streets are closed because of evacuations. check twitter and your street names. back to you. >> don't hesitate should you need to evacuate. look at this, evacuating kaiser hospital in santa rosa, taking people out on gurneys. new video where we have seen ambulances, personal cars of some of the nurses loading the people in to take them to the veterans memorial center, which is being set up as a makeshift hospital. >> because of this, we want to pass along, napa valley schools have all been closed for the day. again, napa valley schools closed as well as santa rosa schools. we'll be back after the break. ♪ because everyone likes easy. sure do. because everyone is on the go. because we all like to save energy, but some

traffic here at the richmond bridge is funneling down to two right lanes and that will be a bad start for people trying to get to san rafael. >> which direction? >> this is westbound from richmond over to the richmond- san rafael toll plaza. there is a crash below our camera frame. those cars on the left are heading west toward san rafael. >> thank you for the update. >>> our coverage on the wildfires burning in the bay area continues in a few minutes. we also have new information about a bill in sacramento that is aimed to keep prescription drug costs under control. ah, dinner. throughout history, the one meal when we come together, break bread, share our day and connect as a family. [ bloop, clicking ] and connect, as a family. just, uh one second voice guy. [ bloop ] huh? hey? i paused it. bam, family time. so how is everyone? find your awesome with xfinity xfi and change the way you wifi. grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a better way to eat. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back

we are tracking a smooth ride for drivers heading across the richmond/san rafael bridge. no major delays to tell you about heading westbound. but we are getting first reports of an accident and this could slow you down once you get off the bridge there. it's northbound 101 just past the central san rafael exit there. and it's blocking two lanes. now, our speeds are still moving in the green just below the limit there. we'll keep an eye on that and let you know if that's slowing down the friday morning commute. foggy out there if you are heading towards the golden gate bridge. be careful refrain from using high beams and out of antioch into hercules, your ride is in the green. it looks fantastic. we can say "friday light" for highway 4 drivers. eastshore freeway, a few slowdowns. that's all due to caltrans and that's in the opposite commute direction. so no delays as you make your way towards the bay bridge toll plaza. but weaver seeing a bit of a backup -- but we are seeing a bit of a backup in the cash lanes. fastrak lanes are cruising by, 10 minutes into san francisco.

in fact, if you're heading to any bay area bridges no delays across the richmond san rafael as well asalso things look green all around the bay area. right now so far so good. a little slowing as you make your way through highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains with road work. >>> and from our live desk this morning chilling new video coming in of a man accused of killing two people and injuring two others in lake county. surveillance video shows the 61-year-old alan ashmore going into a chevron convenience store yesterday in clear lake oaks. he was carrying a rifle, he steals a bottle of soda then walks out of the store. as he walks out he opened fire on the clerk and missed. the clerk who was licensed to carry a concealed firearm grabbed his gun, shot at ashmore, hitting his car and ashmore was on the run after officials found two homicide victims and two others including a chp injury injured. ashmore recently surrendered. his motive is still unclear. >>> happening today, kate steinle's father expected back on the stand in day two of the trial for the man accuse of killing her. s

the east shore freeway and the san rafael bridge, things are heavy along richmond parkway with speedsd into san francisco, dropping below 5 miles per hour with travel times across the bridge, 26 minutes. as i mentioned, give yourself extra time. use bart, no delays. that is your monday morning commute. let's check the forecast. >>> we are 30 minutes from the official sunrise and we are seeing this orange glow as the sun gets ready. a couple of views to show you, with this sun rising behind us with another view of the date -- the bay bridge. it's a nice morning and a chance to get outside with temperatures in the mid-50s. santa rosa, 49 degrees but it will get hot today with the weather watcher, paul smith in brentwood, 66 degrees and keep in mind humidity levels are not expected to drop a lot. sunrise avenue, 7:26 and the story is high pressure this week with the jetstream pushing off because of this high pressure ridge with all these clouds staying up north in canada and we will see a lot of sunshine with hot temperatures across northern california. eureka, 69 and 88 for sacramento,

you're right across the richmond/san rafael bridge. golden gate bridge no reports of any problems.with neda on the forecast. >>> if you are going out, grab your sunglasses. we have clear skies. temperatures though cool. don't let the sunshine fool you. it's a bit brisk out there. concord 53. 49 degrees in livermore. santa rosa 43. wind gusts picking up especially at sfo, 13-mile-per- hour sustained winds. downtown 7. calm elsewhere. but we are under a red flag warning in the north bay hills. so gusts could be up to 50 miles per hour later on today. still dry conditions out on the mountaintops. those ridgetops. it's a dry air mass, a cooler air mass. that's why today temperatures are a couple of degrees below average. 80 will be the high in concord and fairfield. 76 for vallejo and san francisco. 71 degrees. we do start a warming trend though starting tomorrow. look at this. from wednesday through sunday, temperatures will be on the rise. we'll be in the mid-90s inland. >>> this is the line of people that are here to donate blood. look at this. >> wow, people in las vegas showed sol

. >> and a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge, the bay bridge toll plaza and san mateo bridgesome damp roads. >> a little bit soggy. not a washout but enough to mess up your commute. >> there have been some crashes for sure. be careful. it is friday, october 20th. natasha is off today. the rest of us are here to guide you through your friday. >> the rest of the morning hours as we look outside. here is a look at what it was, just a few hours ago in los gatos at highway 9 and tate avenue. down in the lower elevations 0.12. about a quarter of an inch of rain. you can see it's coming down light to moderately there. you can see it blowing sideways from time to time as breezy conditions came in with that rain. here's a look. i put it in motion. the steady rain in the lower right-hand part moving away. scattered showers. they're up there in the north bay. let's take a look at your 12-hour day planner and we're in the low to mid-50s at 7:00. 57 to 62 with the most amount of sunshine and the calmest conditions at noon. more clouds and more breezes at 4:00. 57 to 63 and 54 to 57. grab

there is a bigger backup than normal approaching the richmond bridge out to san rafael. the bay bridge is backed up for a 15-20 minute delay. next we will look at the south bay commute. >>> we know more about two people who died and one of the big fires in napa county. this was an elderly couple living on atlas peak road who could not escape the flames. their granddaughter say they victims were charles rippey, also known as peach, and his wife, sara. they just celebrated their 75th anniversary. the atlas peak fire is still burning out of control in the hills above the silverado country club, south of lake berryessa in napa county and has burned a 25,000 acres, destroyed 125 homes and buildings and is threatening 5000 more. >> we have firefighters working across the perimeter and in central areas of the fire where there are hot spots. there are hundreds of firefighters on the line. >> while the wind has died down , firefighters are dealing with rugged terrain that many are not familiar with. also the brush is burning very fast. there are about 500 firefighters out there r

another crash just past the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza has traffic backed up along 580 fromunder 30 minutes. your ride along the eastshore freeway, an hour from highway 4 to the maze. the bay bridge toll plaza an additional 23 minutes from the maze into san francisco. and san mateo bridge slow ride out of hayward into foster city. very smoky out there, as well. "cbs this morning" continues. see you back here in 30 minutes. ♪[ music ] harassment. ♪ harassment. >> strike three is called. game over. american league division series over. yankees win. the yankees win. >> a remarkable come back for the new york yankees. heading back to the american league championship series for the first time in five years. the yanks beat the indians last night 5-2. they had lost the first two games of the division series. but they came back to win the final three. they will play the houston astros next. that series starts friday. the winner heading to the world series. >>> and the cleveland -- great game, i hear. the indians are a great team. i never thought they could come back three games in a

and now a roll over crash on 580 as you make your way to the richmond, san rafael bridge. y traffic on westbound 80 through san pablo and richmond areas. that is due to not one but two problems. a crash involving a motorcycle and we also have a disabled vehicle near central avenue. all that being said this should be in the yellow. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze. right around 30 minutes, not a huge delay but stop and go in some areas. the metering lights are on. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo you still look good in the green at nine minutes. >>> alexis, thank you. take a look here at your screen. sky map 7 on sky 7 gives us a look at where exactly the nuns fire was burning around 6:00 last night. it's a feature, a geo location feature that has streets, highways, and local landmarks. you can see there cougar lane. this is a remote area near hood mountain regional park at the sonoma and napa county lines. our camera spotted flames shooting high into the sky and certainly a lot of smoke. >>> a lot more news ahead including the way free agent quarterback colin kaepernic

richmond, 580, fully reopened at the toll plaza following an earlier crash. >>> look ow dangerously thick the smoke is in napa, vallejo, american canyon, venetia, fairfield and vaca this morning. just disgusting looking in san rafaele. unhealthy in the coast and central bay, which is the coast and the bay from the richmond san rafael bridge down to about p the san mateo bridge. tomorrow morning, back up to 30-mile-per-hour gusts in the north bay, calming down to 18 to 20 tomorrow afternoon but the 30-mile-per-hour gusts return again tomorrow night so the fire conditions are going to get much tougher. >> we'll have we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our free abc7 news app. oh, you yeah!ht butch. (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. (laughs) (vo) you can never have too many faithful companions. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek. we used to resort to some pretty creative hacks to take care... ...of our jeans. it got weird. ahhh! i'm just airing them out! luckily we discovered tide pods plus downy. so our jeans stay in great shape. an

. >>> expect delays on the richmond san rafael bridge.dent has one lane blocked and the travel time is about 15 minutes from richmond parkway. the backup is on 580 with 25 minutes from the parkway to the bay bridge toll plaza and 30 minutes into san francisco. an additional 40 from this area to the maze. >>> it will be hot. this afternoon, temperatures will be really hot. there might be a nice place to go, at the beach, the water is cool. the sun is rising in the east and the temperatures will be 20 degrees above average. the offshore breeze is happening with the wind coming from the east at about 7-8 miles-an-hour, 9 miles per hour. the winds will continue -- the wind will continue and temperatures should be in the 70s and 80s but it will be 80s and 90s. >>> that will do it for kpix news. your next local update is 7:26. >>> cbs this morning is coming up next. >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is tuesday, october 24th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." a series of reported tornadoes leave a path of destruction in the sout

but i want to quickly check the drive times and see what that is doing to your commute. 580 richmond/san rafaelminutes. 1:09 if you try to sit through this, i would say it would be worth your while to take the dumbarton bridge instead that is wide open at just about nine minutes. air quality is better this morning than yesterday. that being said it is a good day to car-pool. it is a spare the air day today. yes, the metering lights are on and, yes, we have our typical delays. that's about it as we make the rest of the way into san francisco. the north bay mass transit due to the fires, petaluma transit, full weekday nonschool service. smart train is offering free service on a modified schedule. sonoma county transit bus service is limited today and golden gate transit. they are offering service as well but it will be limited to and from the santa rosa transit mall. >> alexis, thank you. how smoke from the fire is impacting our bay area children. >> plus, stunning new video in sonoma county. (dog panting) another 2am stroll, huh? i'm worried. i have this medical bill. dave, you have anthem, and

we are tracking and accident along the richmond san rafael bridge right now. that is creating a backup onto richmond parkway.>>> right now in amber alert in effect after a little girl was abducted in the east bay. here is her picture. six-year-old malia davis booker was last seen wearing a navy blue and red dress. authority say the girl was abducted at around 6 o'clock last night in san leandro, and they believe she is with 34- year-old laquita davis.>>> the fast-moving wildfires are moving across the north bay. we will take you to one of the hardest says -- hit neighborhoods in sonoma county. coming up. >>> continues with a live look at one of 15 fires burning throughout california. at least 11 people have been killed is in sa live team coverage continues with a live look now at one of 15 fires burning throughout california. at least 11 people have been killed because of the fire. this picture is from santa rosa. you can see the flames shooting through the trees. there is actually a curfew in effect for parts of santa rosa until sunrise this morning. >>> mari

a lot of folks are using the richmond san rafael bridge. 80s to racine and all of this spillage fromhose drivers, getting off to this area. 121, it is closed. the breaking news coverage continues. stay with us and we will be right back. and sonoma counties. there's also another wildfire burning right now in butte county. chp officials are asking everyone to >>> breaking news continues as several wildfires continued. firefighters have grown overnight from 200 acres when they were originally reported to more than 20,000 acres. this is a live look at the fire burning. all hands on deck with crews all over northern california. the lion's share of the problem appears to be near santa rosa. >> we've heard there are as many as five different fires burning in that area. evacuation centers, jessica flores is live in one of those locations in napa. jessica, people are basically late at night, middle of night, they were woken by the fire and had to get out immediately? >> reporter: folks from about 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., getting anything they could. they went to crosswalk community church.

pass look at the richmond san rafael bridge approach, and you'll see traffic already beginning to get slow. >> it's been a warm, windy pattern. looks like it's changing slowly. it will still be warm today. maybe some rain on the way. take a look at chat  >>> time now is 6:30. >>> pg&e power hops to restore power to every home and business that lost electricity during the fire. >> and there are a lot. 300,000 people lost fire power when the fires raced across the counties. crews have been working around the clock since than to get the lights back on. more than 22,000 still have no gas or electricity in those two counties this morning. the goal is to get the power back on to everyone before the end of this day. >>> in the past week we've seen amazing videos that show the devastation of the fires up close. there's now footage recorded by a berkeley firefighter that went with his team to santa rosa last weekend to offer support. >> are. >> look at all this. there's all kinds of stuff burning here. >> are you're use? . >> oh, no. no. >> there must be -- you can hear the firefighters, sti

the east shore freeway is in the green with no delays across the richmond san rafael bridge.r your monday morning commute. bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights just yet. they will probably turn those on any minute and we expect them as you get ready for that direction. 880 is moving right at the limit and in the green. let's go for the forecast. >>> okay. it may be a snow cone kind of monday. as you start your work week and school week, it will be hot with near record-breaking temperatures today and tomorrow, up to 20 degrees above average for some areas with a dry heat and offshore wind returning. wednesday, temperatures will cool off slightly but remain above average. the bay is looking beautiful with no patchy fog to speak of and feeling good with oakland 54 and 55 in livermore, san francisco is 60 and santa rosa is at 51 degrees. we are watching the direction of the wind, north wind coming through oakland. it's not strong winds, but they will start to pick up later on this afternoon and as we get more continued north wind coming through, humidity levels are about to

looking good as well across the san mateo bridge westbound, 12 minutes and westbound across the richmond, san rafael bridge, delay free right now. a live shot of the bay bridge, so bay area bridges looking good at this point. and i'll give you an update on the southbound slowdown. matt, jessica? >>> i think for them this is the time they get to be kids again. >> children who lost their homes to wildfire are facing hardship at a young age. find out how one community got together to help the kids. >>> and the medal of honor is the highest military decoration. we will tell you who is we will tell you who is receiving ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life keep going. that's why i got a subaru, too. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow! nice outfit. when i grow up, i'm going to mars. we're working on that. some people know how far they want to go. a personalized financial strategy can help you get them there. see how access to j.p. morgan inves

richmond, san rafael bridge is open. >> good to know. >> thanks, mike. last look at the weather. >> a cool evening for those trick or treaters. the temperatures cooling off into the 50s right around sunset. we are getting ready for rain in time for the weekend. >> there we go. fall arrived. play it safe. watch for the little ghosts and goblins tonight. that's whoo's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 11:00 a.m. >> we'll be back with a local update. it's halloween. enjoy the night. . >>> good morning. tip of the iceberg. are the indictments against two of president trump's former top aides just the beginning? and one former campaign advisor pleads guilty, so what exactly has he been telling the fbi? >>> undue influence? officials from facebook, twitter, and google set to face top questions starting today on capitol hill where as many as 126 million americans exposed to russian linked posts on facebook alone during the presidential race? we're live in washington. >>> something fishy. new questions raised about the rescue of those two women who

over at the richmond/san rafael bridge, we are starting to see a little bit of a backup.hose headlights making their way westbound eight minutes from marina bay parkway over towards sir francis drake. so a big backup is over at the bay bridge toll plaza. this shouldn't be too surprising. this is what we typically see around this time of the morning. 15 minutes from the maze into san francisco. neda has the forecast. >>> it is going to be chilly. here's a look at downtown and there are some high clouds out there. no problem with visibility. there is a chance for some marine layer to come on through. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. 59 in san jose. 50 degrees in santa rosa. temperatures today our afternoon highs pretty cool. cooler than average upper 60s, low 70s across the east bay. south bay also temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s. san francisco today expected to reach 59 degrees. that's it. 69 for kentfield. petaluma 68. santa rosa 72. over to the north we go. temperatures in the low to mid- 70s for places like lakeport and clearlake. now, our sunrise happening th

we are tracking this anywhere south of the richmond san rafael bridge. back to you. >> something to watch out for there. thank you, mike. >>> we will continue the breaking news coverage of the wildfires burning in the north bay after the break. head over to www.nbcbayarea.com. there, you can find evacuations and closures posted. we'll be right back. house after house up in >>> house after house, up in flames. it's been an emotional 24 hours for communities in the north bay as families watch their belongings turn to ash. >> i have lived here for 26 years, raised my kids here. all our pictures are gone. everything. everything is gone. >> so far, there's no end in sight. wildfires in sonoma, napa and now solano counties continue to spread. we are live in the front lines of these destructive flames. nbc bay area's coverage on the north bay wildfires continue right now. some of the images are so hard to continue to see. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we go to monitor the devastation that is happening in

accidents on that stretch and we are dealing with some wet slick roads. 13 minutes across the richmond/san rafael bridge. we'll continue to track some more slowdowns coming up in the next traffic report. back to you. >> thank you. >>> oakland's new fire chief is set to be sworn in this afternoon at the office of mayor libby schaaf. darrin white had been serving as interim chief. the oakland native has been with the city's fire department for two decades. he began doing the job line from months ago after then chief theresa de la roach reed went on leave. she later retired. she was under a lot of pressure after the ghost ship warehouse fire following reports about insufficient building inspections. >>> this afternoon a court hearing is scheduled for the man accused in the hit-and-run that left a san francisco police officer critically injured. 50-year-old maurice johnson faces attempted murder charges for hitting officer elia lewin- tankel who was riding a bicycle near turk street and van ness avenue on wednesday. the 32-year-old victim plays drums and is married four-year veteran of sfpd. accordin

see san francisco, san jose, richmond, san rafael. tracking the heat up. it's going to be pretty hot. >> i think we will. and we are going to closely watch some of those records in the north bay today. but most of us stay under those record highs. as we take a live look outside over at san francisco all clear here. do not expect any fog. or any of that marine layer that will help cool us off. so as we look at where we are headed and our high temperature forecast as well as the record, i think in santa rosa and napa we may be setting some records here. then for the rest of the bay area, we should stay just below our record high temperature, but we'll be really close. look at livermore today. the forecast is 90 and the record is 91. san jose may be just three degrees below a record high and we should be for the most part in the low 70s, but look at our high temperatures today for all of the bay area. oakland up to 85, palo alto, 83 degrees and it is quickly warming up out there. we'll talk about how hot it gets and when we reach the peak of the heat. that's

the headlights trying to make their way towards the richmond/san rafael bridge.inutes that's about is it minutes from marina bay parkway to the west end of the bridge. so if you are heading over to marin, expect slowdowns. eastshore freeway doing its usual thing. bay bridge toll plaza no signs of red. but we are in the yellow. it's about 27 minutes from the maze into san francisco. and there is our other spider over at the toll plaza, bridget. >> there's a difference between spiders. [ laughter ] >>> the vaca cam showing sunrise. you have an hour for it to appear officially but yes, we are starting to see some of the brighter lights. 58 degrees in concord right now. 58 in oakland. san francisco 66 degrees. we didn't get much relief or cooling overnight again. and we are going to continue to see our temperatures staying hot. look at this high pressure, this ridge, it is continuing to hover across california slowly work its way up past the state but it's going to take a while and, in fact, it's going to take until the end of the week so until then we are going to g

to the north bay with the richmond/san rafael bridge at the toll plaza.ver to marin county a nice eight-minute drive. not a problem getting across the span. and a look at our brand-new fancy 3d which is usually heavy as you start your morning commute. let's look at your drive times if you are heading out. highway 4 to walnut creek. not a bad job at all. 24 walnut creek to highway 13. a little bit sluggish but not too terrible 580 up and over the al altamont pass. we'll come back and take a look at your south bay commute. >> sue, thank you. a bay area sculptor wants to place a message of women's empowerment right where the white house can see it. marco cochran and his team are preparing sections of a 45-foot-tall nude woman known as revolution at their studio on treasure island. they plan to reassemble the steel sculpture on the national mall within sight of the white house. >> nothing was done, and i thought there's something wrong with this world this could happen and nothing gets done and i've spent my life trying to fix that. >> his collaborator is wor

over at the richmond/san rafael bridge, everyone on their best driving behavior this morning, speedsgreen over to 101. golden gate bridge, you're going to be dealing with fog. so please take it easy. reduce your speed. hat's a check of you r traffic; over to you. >>> all right. let's have a look at the weather this morning. starting out just gorgeous from the transamerica pyramid looking out towards the bay, a nice start to friday morning. numbers a little bit chilly. concord 59. san francisco 57. san jose 60. santa rosa 49. we are going to be getting warm again. numbers inland upper 80s today around the bay near 80 degrees. around the shoreline, not a bad beach day in some respects, low 70s. high pressure still over the west coast but it's finally beginning to ebb a bit this morning and as it does, the numbers will follow suit. so while we remain warm through the weekend, not as warm as we have been. the one caveat about heading to the beaches, northwesterly swells are up and so is the rip current and sneaker wave threat for ocean beach and montara through marin. we have a high pres

richmond/san rafael bridge, definitely starting to see the backup build from marina bay parkway to sir francis drake, across the span about 10 minutes from that stretch. eastshore freeway about 30 minutes to the maze and into san francisco, another 28 minutes. >>> as the wildfires rage out of control in northern california, things are looking a little less bleak to our south. next the damage left behind in orange county. oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. (laughs) (vo) you can never have too many faithful companions. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek. jackbreak up your breakfast routine with your choice of two grilled pockets filled with either ham or sausage. both made with freshly cracked eggs and two melty cheeses. all jam packed into a warm, grilled flour tortilla. so give your tired old breakfast a wake-up call. try jack's breakfast pockets for just two bucks. but you'd better hurry, because if you sn

. >>> about eight minutes is how long it takes to get from navato to the richmond san rafael bridge. 101, 37 is a smooth bit of traffic. wet roads may be a concern. >>> police are questioning two men in connection with a deadly carjacking. 46-year-old james figueroa was killed yesterday morning in fron front of his own home. he was hit by his own pick-up truck by a carjacker. they found a car found during his killing. that led to a pursuit. officers were able to arrest two men in that car. right now, the suspects are in pursuit. >>> 5:13. happening today, steve bannon will be in california. the controversial breitbart editor and white house chief strategist it was keynote speaker at a falcon investigation in anaheim. this morning, two arrests and reports of some violence during protests outside a white nationalist speech at the university of florida. florida declared a state of emergency to brace for his visit on thursday. at times, his speech was drown out by boos from the crowd. >>> parents, new this morning, smart watches for kids can be putting nem in danger. seven consumer group

if you're headed over to the richmond-san rafael bridge, no delays in that st diction, about 8 minuteseast shore freeway still in the green, looking fantastic. we do have those metering lights on and the backup is stretching towards the foot of the maze there. likely to get slow on your approaches towards the bay bridge on 580 and 80. but still showing green, 18 minute ride into san francisco. that is a check of your traffic. let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> yesterday was the official harvest moon. it is still bright and bold out there, and just beautiful. you can actually see the markings on the moon from that camera shot, impressive. also bouncing around a little bit, may be windy up there. across most of san francisco, we're going to see calm winds, the carrier out here along the embarcadero, ready for fleet week. you're going to see the parade of ships today and then the blue angels performing. it's a big day. temperatures are working out just right. clear skies in the forecast, 49 degrees oakland and livermore. a little chilly this morning, things will warm up later on

we are backing up at the richmond/san rafael bridge. a 20-minute delay from the back of the line all the way into marin county. so give yourself extra time. slow traffic up over the altamont pass. slowing on the east shore freeway. we had two separate incidences now, one near willow and one near central. your drive from highway 4 into the mcarthur maze has increased significantly for your friday morning and an accident reported westbound 580 near isabel with at least two cars involved. right now the sensors are green so we're not seeing a lot of slow traffic yet. apparently two lanes are blocked and we'll check back on this. >>> sue, thank you. new details about the whole foods hack is now impacting customers here in the bay area. >>> a clerical error cause this had man to be released from prison eight years early. but that wasn't actually the biggest mistake made. >>> amazon forcing big-time companies to change how they operate. the newest retailer that's about to deliver right to your doorstep. >>> but first, don't miss live with kell

richmond/san rafael bridge 15- minute ride across the span. d we are tracking the usual slowdowns along the eastshore freeway. 30 minutes to the maze, another 26 into san francisco. whoo! hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> thank you. >>> with reports of car break- ins and bike thefts on the rise in san francisco, police have a new strategy to crack down on these property crimes. anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: yeah. this is so common here in san francisco. i got a text from a friend just yesterday saying his car was broken into in broad daylight in japantown not far from where i am now near one of many piles of broken glass that you will find all over the streets of san francisco. so common, we call them street diamonds around here. police say the number of break- ins has gone up about 28% in just the last year. nearly 85 are reported each day. the police department announced last month it is now devoting at least one officer at each station to property crimes and today, supervisors are introducing an ordinance to create a new

north bay see southbound 101 no problems through san rafael and it's an easy drive from novato down toward the richmond san rafael bridge. >> we like when you say easy drive. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," tracking down on distracted driving why some of the deck nolg designed to help the problem could be adding to the issue. >>> her en rental car is towed because of something the rental car did. nbc bay area responds next. beautiful shot from downtown san jose - lit up with sharks >>> on twitter kris sanchez posted a beautiful shot from downtown san jose. lit up in shark colors. >> mike just shared a post from megyn kelly, aisha curry will be on the show today. >>> 6:23 right now. nbc bay area responds to a san jose woman who lost a pricey personal item because she left it inside a rental car that was towed. >> that tow wasn't her fault. chris chmura is here to explain what happened. >> laura lynn tran rented a car from hertz. it took 11 days for her and hertz to find it, they discovered the car was impounded because the tags had expired. when laura lynn collected her belongings her $500 sun

if you are planning to use the richmond/san rafael bridge, we are starting to see a backup develop overtoll plaza there. 13 minutes over to sir francis drake boulevard and that fog advisory in place still for drivers heading across the golden gate but it looks like conditions are starting to improve a bit. and we are tracking a new accident northbound 101 at oakland road. one lane blocked, traffic backing up towards highway 85. that is a check of your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the oakland city council is set to review litigation brought by families of the ghost ship fire victims at an upcoming closed session meeting. 36 people were killed in the warehouse fire last december during an electronic dance party. oakland, alameda county and pg&e have been named as defendants in the wrongful death and injury lawsuits. october 17th council meeting could determine monetary settlements in 15 different lawsuits. >>> since milo yiannopoulos's first visit to uc-berkeley in february, free speech has been a hot topic of conversation at uc-berkeley. and now today, the university is hostin

at our maps here first, we have some slow traffic headed in the -- there we go, there's the richmond san rafael bridge, that's moving nicely, no problems here as you make your way from richmond over towards -- we're having some computer issues -- over towards the marin county side of things. still no metering lights yet but we will check back in just a few. we can't get enough of that bay bridge toll plaza. >> some gremlins for halloween. >>> coming up next the seven thins things you need to know as you start your day. >> trick your friends with some of these treats and it's for a good cause. >>> halloween came early to so cal where people have seen forest gump running around town. hi, i'm mindy kearns. it's great nice to meet you too. your parents have been talking about you for years. sorry about that. they're all about me saving for a house, or starting a college fund for my son. actually, i want to know what you're thinking. have a seat. knowing that the most important goals are yours. multiplied by 14,000 financial advisors, it's a big deal. and it's how edward jone makes sense of investin

some folks may have headed north to the richmond san rafael bridge. bart still reports no delays.ant to show you waze because also we are talking about alternates that have been mapped up via waze, the bay bridge is moving smoothly. we had a crash reported southbound 880 right around whipple and look at this little icon, that's the nbc bay area wazers, brian 95123, we will say, thank you, brine, for helping us out. you have to join our team to get that kind of connection. so nbc bay area wazers, guys, back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> i might have picked a cooler name if i had known it would have been on tv. >>> coming up, a multi-million dollar house goes up in flames. a quick reaction by a four-legged friend that saved its owner's life. >>> first happening now japan reeling this morning from a magnitude 6.1 earthquake which struck about 400 miles off the country's southern coast. so far no reports of damages or injuries. >>> plus, india's prime minister is celebrating diwali, the festival of lights with indian troops. many people here in the bay area of course and hundreds of mil

starting with the richmond san rafael bridge you can see the traffic is a little bit quiet and the skies are mostly clear when it comes to haze and visibility. there are some clouds but it is nice and clear after the rain. you will see westbound 80 traffic is moving along pretty well. 31 minutes to drive from vallejo to oakland and that is not a bad commute. currently 15 to 20 minutes at the toll plaza and you will notice i am not talking about major problems. ordinary commutes. this is a live look at northbound 101 looking good. so does the 280 extension and 880 northbound is beginning to get crowded near high street headed into oakland and 880 south is slowing down into dakota road. >>> today is a very important day for evacuees in sonoma and napa counties. many will be back in their neighborhoods for the first time in santa rosa. coffey park neighborhood along with the journey's end mobile home park will have controlled entry beginning at 10:00 this morning. as we told you cal fire said this morning containment of the atlas fire south of the lake went up to 87%. the north bay fires co