alert system. >> reporter: san mateo county is in my -- expanding its emergency alert system. currently, residents have to sign up to get the emergency alert via phone, text, and email. but soon, they could automatically be enrolled by the county with the option to opt out. >> when people can now just opt out if they are automatically enrolled, that becomes a game >> reporter: san mateo county leaders say they are the first county to approve such a resolution, now allowed after governor brown signed a resolution, allowing counties to get contact information through agreements with utilities. >> potentially, we are looking at hundreds of thousands of phone numbers that we will be anquiring in the not too future. >> reporter: san mateo county's emergency services coordinator says currently, 10% are signed up, seen as dots on this map, which presents a challenge to reach the other 90%, including those with only a cell phone or internet-based phone service. >> we know it's hard for people to opt out once they are subscribed. now we are talking about 70%, maybe 85%. and in an emerge

alert system. >> reporter: san mateo county is expanding its emergency alert system. currently, residents have to sign up to get the emergency alert via phone, text, and email. but soon, they could automatically be enrolled by the county with the option to opt out. >> when people can now just opt out if they are automatically enrolled, that becomes a game changer. >> reporter: san mateo county leaders say they are the first county to approve such a resolution, now allowed after governor brown signed a resolution, allowing counties to get contact information through agreements with utilities. >> potentially, we are looking at hundreds of thousands of phone numbers that we will be acquiring in the future. >> reporter: san mateo county's emergency services coordinator says currently, 10% are signed up, seen as dots on this map, which presents a challenge to reach the other 90%, including those with only a cell phone or internet-based phone service. >> we know it's hard for people to opt out once they are subscribed. now we are talking about 70%, maybe 85%. and in an emerg

meantime, san mateo county is one of 35 counties nationwide that the department >>> san mateo county, one of 35 counties nationwide that the department of justice officials will be monitoring in person. san mateo county is testing out a new ballot system for the first time and the feds want to see how it goes. >>> along the east coast, polls already open with voters starting to cast their ballots. >>> new word from facebook about misinformation being spread on social media. facebook said last night it removed more than 100 accounts, 30 on facebook, 85 on instagram, after russia's hacking in 2016, one security expert explains how foreigners may still be trying to influence the vote. >> there's always the possibility of misinformation being pushed. so it's up to every to be skeptical about the things they read online, and they're not going to aatings that correspon their prior beliefs. >> if you want more election coverage, the "today" show has plenty in just a few minutes. you can see live reports from key spots across the country, and expert analysis. you can actually make nbc bay are

tueday san mateo county became the first in the state to do adopt the protocol.sot dave canepa/san mateo we have updated emails, cell phone and landlines so we make sure we can hit the masses and that's what we want to do in these events.the san mateo office of emergency services will collect the contact information over the next year, so when there is a real emergency they can contact as many people as possible.sot as you know whats happening in paridsise and malibu these are tragedies so at the end of the day if we can get the most information and in a timely manner we can save lives. 123/save lives (pam) the (pam) 123/save livessave lives. with more... mateo county officials wanted to warn residents quality last sent out a text that opted into the program.sot jeff norris/emergency services coordinator 09-16we have 760-thousand residents in san mateo county, we have 72- 123/save livessave lives. 123/save lives

tueday san mateo county became the first in the state to do adopt the protocol.sot dave canepa/san mateounty supervisor 47-57and so we have updated emails, cell phone and landlines so we make sure we can hit the masses and that's what we want to do in these events.the san mateo office of emergency services will collect the contact information over the next year, so when there is a real emergency they can contact as many people as possible.sot as you know whats happening in paridsise and malibu these are tragedies so at the end of the day if we can get the most information and in a timely manner we can save lives. standup dan kerman/redwood city 123-133and county officials say for those emergency messages will come via voice message to landline and cell phones. in redwood city , dan kerman kron 4 news. (grant)(grant) it's hard to even imagine what the people of paradise are going through right now ... but if anyone can understand -- it's the neighbors in coffey park in santa rosa who lost their homes in the tubbs fire last october. a few of them drove up to chico on monday -- and handed o

a few heavier cells west the san mateo county. scattered showers, mainly in the south bay, santa cruz mountains overnight tonight . most of the bay area stays dry tomorrow morning even into the afternoon. setting the stage for the stronger storm, the second storm which arrives late wednesday night and into thursday . the impact is going to be pretty significant. we are expecting strong winds . it is the commute, thursday mornings commute is going to be a complete mess with heavy rain and gusty winds. winter storm warning begins tomorrow night and last through friday morning. the snow level drops to 4008 -- 4000 feet. 4 feet of new snow. high surf advisory's is already in effect and it will hit its peak on thursday. breakers higher than 18 feet. there is also a high wind watch not tomorrow but there is a is a front moser. the immediate coastline and mountains could see wind gusts. tomorrow we state mainly dry then it gets stormy and it will be wet and windy even isolated thunderstorms possible beginning around midnight tomorrow nig

alert system. >> reporter: san mateo county is expanding its emergency alert system. currently, residents have to sign up to get emergency alerts via phone, text, or email. but soon, they could automatically be enrolled by the county with the option to opt out. >> when people can opt out if they are automatically enrolled, that becomes a game changer. >> san mateo county reporter:is expanding its emergency alert system. currently, residents have to sign up to get the emergency alert via phone, text, and email. this allows them to get contact information with agreements through utilities. , potentially, hundreds of thousands of phone numbers of what we will be requiring in the not too distant future. >> reporter: currently, 10% of residents are signed up, seen as dots on this map, which presents a challenge to reach the other 90%, including those with only a cell phone or an internet based phone service. >> we know it's hard for people to opt out once they are subscribed. and so now we can be talking about maybe 70%, 85%. and in an emergency, the more people that are no

the goal was to increase voter turnout and access for everyone. >> am in san mateo county we welcome open and transparent elections process. for us it is absolutely no problem. >> officials there si the new model is working. they say for the first time ever san mateo county has 500,000 eligible voters, and 400,000 people registered to vote. now, if you have any problems at all at the polls, with he want to hear about it. nbc bay area is teaming up with pro publica to track any issues in this election. if you spot a problem, call us toll free at 833-nbc-kntv or send us a message at nbcbayarea.com/decision 2018. we'll have live coverage as the results come in. you can join lester holt, savannah guthrie, chuck todd at 7:00 p.m. our team here at nbc bay area will be cutting in with local results throughout the evening. >> we're following a developing story in mountain view. a deadly crash near google headquarters, this happened just before 7:00 p.m. at charleston and huff. that intersection remains closed at this hour. police say the victim is a woman who was walking in the area. our nbc

everyone votes by mail in san mateo county. voters centers are set up for residents to cast their ballots in person or drop them off which is what you're watching here. the lines stretching out the door. >>> millions of californians have already voted. more than 4.4 million californians have mailed in their ballots, far higher than in 2014 which was the last midterm election. >> what's so fascinating in this midterm, the election is bringing out voters in record numbers. in san francisco, election's chief john arnts says the city hasn't seen turnout figures this high since 1974 at least. it's a similar story in contra costa and alameda counties where registrars there reported significant increase in turnout compared to previous midterm elections. >> we have team coverage with reporters all over the bay area and in southern california. >> we'll be ginn with our david louie with what's expected to be very high turnout. >> reporter: if you want an example of what the turnout will be today, look at this line outside the registrar's

is due to their efforts. >> reporter: this is the first time federal monitors are coming to san mateo county is one of five counties in the state where there are no precinct polling places on election day. the more than 400,000 registered voters must vote by mail or they can cast ballots at early voting centers or drop off their ballots at the elections offices. still, officials are always vigilant for the potential of fraud. >> when two ballots are received by the elections official, we count the first ballot that was received and voted upon. we then invalidate any other ballot that comes in the mail after that. >> reporter: the justice department says it is going to increase just slightly the number of counties across the country that will be monitored tomorrow. in 2014 it was 28. tomorrow it will be 35. we're live in san mateo. david louie, "abc 7 news". >> okay. david, thanks. >>> now, this is the first general election where you can legally take and post a ballot selfie. governor brown signed a bill making it legal to post a picture as you cast your ballot, but it did not take effect un

speier: his district was mostly san mateo county. it was the suburbs of san francisco. whites whoa lot of had children who were from comfortable homes. it was also at a time when there was this interest in wanting to embrace the opportunity for african-americans and whites to live together. that's the pitch jim jones made. here we will create our utopia. you are there,e you found it was really less of a utopia and more of a plantation where the whites were in leadership in the african-americans were not. brian: how much of your districts today, the 14th district, is the same that leo ryan had? rep. speier: it is fundamentally the same. district have gotten larger in terms of the population. i have part of san francisco now and virtually all of san mateo county. brian: did leo ryan die the moment he was shot? and ipeier: he was shot was running towards him and then he was shot again. he fell. i raced under one of the wheels of the plane. then they came at point-blank range. they had targeted people they wanted to shoot. they then shot a number of us. brian: here is leo r

san mateo county for one opened nearly 40 of them this weekend alone. every city in san mateo county has at least one voting center open from now until election day tuesday. with two days to go the final. ush is on. candidates are in a nonstop sprint to deliver voters to the polls tuesday. "today in the bay's" marianne favro tells us how the president is spending his weekend on the campaign trail. >> reporter: president trump campaigned hard for republican candidates crisscrossing the country, from montana to florida, the president played up the economy. >> you can only say so many times that we just created 250,000 jobs last month, right? >> reporter: he also addressed a problem he says needs to be fixed. >> unvetted, illegal ail ylieni trying to flood into our country. >> reporter: whale the president was in montana, vice president mike pence was in wisconsin and former president barack obama hit the trail in georgia and florida friday, leveling harsh criticism against the trump administration. >> they promised to take on corruption. instead, they have

san mateo county just releasing this, take a listen. >> this is an important message from the san mateo county alert system. >> now it's called scm alert and it's the first to statewide law for emergency alerts. that system allows emergency officials to send texts and social media alerts when disasters strike. >>> turning to other news, police are searching for acers cowers was last seen during the game at levi stadium. his girlfriend said they were visiting the bay area with their two children. he went to the bathroom in the fourth quarter and never came back. she tried texting and calling him and waited for car, but he never showed up. >> he never got a chance to talk to us, like after we made it back to the hotel, didn't know where me and the kids were, he wouldn't have disappeared and not called. >> levi's staff is helping police giving them surveillance video. >>> coming up on bay," many shoppers opting to shop online, but a new report finds it is creating a danger not to your identity, but to your life. >>> and year after year, we'shg procrastinate, but now there's an advantage wa

today san mateo county develop add program to enroll residents in a 911 system. >> this is a message -- >> reporter: san mateo county is expanding their emergency alert system. currently residents have to sign up. soon they could automatically be enrolled by the county with the option to be opt out. >> that become as game changer. >> reporter: county leaders say they're the first county in california to approve a lution. to get the resident's contact information. >> potentially we're looking at hundreds of thousands of phone numbers that we'll be acquiring. >> reporter: the emergency services coordinator says [ inaudible ] of the residents are signed up. it's a challenge to reach the other 90% including those with a cell phone or internet service. >> we know it's hard to of the out once they're subscribe sod now we're talking 75 or 80%. in an emergency smore notifyed the safer we become >> reporter: the 127 counties all have alert systems and the majority use the same wildfire. the wildfire in paradise shows the need for such alerts to keep the residents safe. >> after you've seen the

abc 7 was in san mateo county yesterday as boaters were loaded up. they will have 12 days to catch what they can before the commercial season starts. there are some limits. people are allowed to bring back only 10 crabs. >>> in the years past we have been talki about the aci it is cool we are going to be on time and we will have some crabs. >> the water has been clean. if you get that fresh crab and bread, it's all good. invite us over, please. hopefully you're just getting up with us and seeing this. quiet in san jose. clear and 56 degrees. it's not going to be quite as warm as yesterday. still warmer than average. we have really persistent clouds along the coast where we are seeing clouds right now. high fire danger develops tonight. that will extend into sunday. highs will pull back as we head into next week. all right. we're still seeing a lot of 80s out there. san jose, morgan hill, tkpeul roy. everyone else in the mid to upper 70s, including santa cruz. low to mid-70s for most of the peninsu peninsula. mid-60s today. still a great day to be out

san mateo county opened nearly 40 of them today. every city in san mateo county has at least one voting center open from now until election day. the final push is on from coast to coast. candidates are in a nonstop sprint to deliver votes by tuesday. nbc bay area's marianne favro takes a look at how president trump spent his day on the campaignail. >> reporter: well, the stakes are high because president trump faces a potentially serious fallout if republicans lose control one or even both chambers in congress, which is why both mr. trump and former president barack obama are now on the campaign trail. with less than threeth midterm parties are sending out their heavy hitters to rally voters to the polls. today president trump campaigned hard for republican candidates crisscrossing the country from montana to florida, the president played up the economy. >> you can only say so many times that we just created 250,000 jobs last month, right? >> reporter: he also addressed a problem he says needs to be fixed. >> unvetted illegal aliens

(music throughout) >>> federal elections officials are monitoring voting and 35 counties across the nation. san mateo is one of those counties. the u.s. justice department has not refilled exactly why san mateo county was selected for monitoring this year but is believed it was picked because san mateo is one of five counties in california operating under a new election model. ballots are mailed to all registered voters and people can drop them off or -- at voting centers.eye of federal officials to make sure everything is going proper. >> voters in san mateo county no longer have to vote at specific polling places. santa clara county reports a number of registered voters for this election. ktvu's maureen naylor spoke with some of them and joins us live tonight from one polling location in san jose with more on their motivation. maureen? >> reporter: we spoke with voters at the cambria library polling location and elsewhere, including one new citizen voting for the first time, and also a young woman who is literally hoping to cash in from her "i voted" sticker. on election day 2018, voters had to wai

about a 70% increase from 2014. >> wow. >>> watch out for a mountain lion on the peninsula. >> san mateo county officials say a mountain lion was spotted in san mateo about 9:00 yesterday morning. the animal wandered through a neighborhood on parrot drive in bel air. they say it was not aggressive and left the area. >>> 50 million electric vehicles, that's the promise from volkswagen ceo. there's no reference to an actual timeline of when vw expects to complete its goal but the first golf sized i.d. electric cars are expected to be delivered in 2020. volkswagen promises they'll be less expensive than tesla. >>> daniel mangden is making headlines after he helped two stuck puppy. the dogs were eight feet down a drain for nearly a week and now recovering. >>> happening today. amazon is expected to officially announce the two cityings that will sve as its new headquarters. >> if you've been following along since last week, then you won't be surprised. "the wall street journal" first reported late last night that amazon has picked new york's long island city, which is in queens and crystal city virg

in san mateo county, 39 voting centers open today from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through monday and on tuesday, they'll be open from 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening. every city in san mateo county has at least one voting center. >> if you run into a problem at the polls, we want to hear about it. nbc bay area is teaming up with propublica. if you spot any numbers, call this number. 833-nbc-kn tv or head to our website, nbcbayarea.com/decision2018. our election night coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. on tuesday. we'll be bringing you the results and the analysis all night long. >>> an unusual and destructive crash shut intersecti interstate 880 today. several steel beams lying across several lanes of traffic. sergio quintana is live at california highway patrol headquarters where investigators are piecing together what happened. >> reporter: those beams came down across all northbound lanes of 880. now, the good news here is that all those lanes have since reopened just before noon and also the two bridges that were being reconstructed over the freeway wer

san mateo county is one of 35 counties nationwide that the department of justice will be monitoring in person. san mateo h no history of voter fraud, rather, it is testing out a new ballot system for the first time and the feds want to see how it goes. the county has switched from a traditional polling place election model to an all mail ballot model, which means every registered voter in san mateo county now receives a ballot by mail. they can choose to mail it back in, drop it off at a voting center, or vote in person at the ball box. >> it has basically increased voter participation across all voting blocks, and we're seeing an increase in voting as of today. we're over 100% in terms of ballots that have an cast at vote centers, compared to the june election, and we're 40% higher in terms of the ballots that have been returned day-to-day. >> reporter: for its first time ever, san mateo tells us that they have 500,000 eligible voters, of whom 400,000 registered to vote. that's an 80% registration rate. the county believes this indicates that that new voting model might be working. re

. >>> san mateo county is expanding the emergency alert system. they everybody in the system. 10% leching in the county are signed up to get alerts. under this change, the office of emergency service also enroll everybody and you have the option to opt out. >> people can now, just opt out when they're automatically enrolled. that becomes a game changer. >> san mateo county is the first county in california to approve this kind of resolution after governor brown signed new lappingslation, other jurisdictions are looking no it as well. >>> hillary clinton and helen keller are back on a lesson plan after they will continue teaching lessons about helen keller and hillary clinton. that surpasses a voted to remove women and other historical figures, they voted to streamlined the curriculum. they added them again, water shed moment. >> the time is 35:55, 90 people in 27 states have come down with acute flacid mealitis, known as afm, it's like polio, they are costed to lose parts of they're -- the use of part of their body. >>> they're investigating an ter

county are closed. the san francisco unified school district are closed. all schools in marin and solano county are closed. most schools in napa and san mateo county are closed as well. in santa clara county things are a little better and the majority of public schools will be opened today. back up in sonoma county, each school district is deciding whether or not to close. several have announced they have canceled class for the day. >>> and many colleges and universities have also canceled class. that includes san francisco state, san jose state, the university of cisco, home of the don. uc berkeley and stanford and cal state east bay will be closed through november 18th. >> it's just really irritating. it's hard to breathe. you wake up with a runny nose every time. >>> and we're still waiting to see if the university games are canceled for tomorrow. >>> pet -- pets can also be affected by bad air quality. you should limit the time your pet spends outdoors and limit their walks. pets should take short walks in the morning or evening when there's more isture in to get a handle on the campfire. the campfire has now burned through an area 222

. >> san mateo county had registration. as for the department of justice, monitors who will be out in the county, we are told they will be behind the scenes and out of view of the people casting their ballot and dropping off their ballot in san mateo county. >> the oakland mayor voted soon after the polls open. if the candidate wants, she will be the first two oakland mayor since jerry brown. san jose voted today at city hall. he was reelected to a four year term. his name is not on the ballot this time around but there are people that may not be signed up to vote but they can still register today. >> we are in for a long night tonight. let's start on the national stage. rob begins publicans and democrats are nervous. >> absolutely. a lot of people ar i don't know if i be what will probably occur this evening very late, they could have a piece of this and that is that the house of representatives will probably move unless republicans surge at the last moment and take it back. one of the reasons is it's historical. in the la

in berkeley ella sogomonian kron 4 news." ( marty ) supervisors in san mateo county passed a resolutioneach more people with their emergency alerts. county officials wanted to warn residents about bad air quality last week, so they sent out a text alert to those who opted into the program. governor brown signed a bill in september... allowing local governments to access residential contact information from public utilities such as cable, water and energy providers so more residents could be notified during an emergency. <"and so we have updated emails, cell phone and landlines so we make sure we can hit the masses and that's what we want to do in these events.">( marty ) on saturday -- san mateo county became the first in the state to adopt the protocol. the san mateo office of emergency services will collect the contact information over the next year, so they can contact as many people as possible during an emergency. ( marty )coming up... schools across northern california were closed due to the deadly camp fire. when we come back -- we hear some teachers who are going above and beyon

. >>> federal authorities are keeping a close eye on voting in san mateo county today. specifically the material in spanish and chinese. san mateo county was singled out. >> well we are the first county in the california voter's choice act to conduct elections under a new election model with valid drop off locations. >> four other counties are using only mail-in ballots this year. which the doj will also monitor today. >>> with the balance of powering congress at steak democrats and republicans are campaigning up to the very last second. president trump made stops in three states yesterday where gop candidates are locked in tight races. >> we're bringing back the american dream. >> president trump is not on the ticket today but according to a cbs news ugovtracker saying he is a factor in their vote. critics have been painting the midterms as a referendum on the president. >> what this election is really about whether we feel comfortable having a president who is a pathological liar. >> all 435 house seats and 305 u.s. senate seats are up for grabs today and voters in 36

. >>> federal officials are monitoring the election in san mateo county. voters received only mail-in ballots. we will have detailed coming up. >>> will also get updates on how election day is progressing. we will be right back. guess who's beefing up a steak & egg breakfast burrito? this guy. loaded with prime rib steak, scrambled eggs, crispy hash browns, and melted cheese. because at jack in the box, whoops, we're all about beefing up breakfast. beefy, baby! try my new steak & egg breakfast burrito. steak & eggr breakfast burrito. loaded with prime rib steak, scrambled eggs, crispy hash browns, and melted cheese. because at jack in the box, we're all about beefing up breakfast. ...think i pulled something. try my steak & egg breakfast burrito. part of the breakfast burrito family. >>> today's election will bring out voters in massive numbers. sarah reports from san francisco city hall with a closer look at what the counties are expecting until the polls close this evening. >> people word lined up at city hall before the polls open this morning. there is

. >>> extra eyes will be on the election in san mateo county. >> voter observers will be supervising. san mateo is one of five counties in the state that has no polling place for today's election. voters are instead required to mail ballots or drop them off at the election office.% the focus is on making sure the ballots are handled properly and it's available in english, chinese and spanish. >>> high school students across the country will march from the classrooms to the polls today. the future coalition is organizing the walk out to vote. this is video of other walkouts, students who are part of the coalition have organized recently. this movement follows the deadly parkland school shooting. plan to participate in s in the the walkout at 10:00 this morning. >>> the salesforce tower in san francisco displayed a unique message. the video board at the top of the skyscraper showed looping video of a blue wave with the words "vote for tomorrow." it was scheduled -- rather, it was created by local artist jim campbell whose work has been featured on the tower in the past. >>> several comp

.>>> getting people to safety as soon as an emergency happens is what san mateo county is trying to do. jackie ward tells us that they are the first county in the state to embrace a new statewide law for emergency alerts. >> reporter: only 75 that goes 70,000 people of the 760,000 who lived here have opted in for emergency notifications. that will soon change. the supervisor introduced a resolution this morning to help improve emergency notification systems. >> it would put the county on record and say that the county wants to establish these protocols and we will move forward. >> reporter: this is possible because of senate bill 821. counties have access to utility bills to get personal information. >> it gives the power and authority to the counties. >> the emergency service coordinator says this is a major step forward. >> we want to be able to contact our providers. we want to fill in holes where we don't have phone numbers.>> an evacuation is an event that would trigger this kind of alert. >> we can find out where the evacuation centers would be located. >> this fact is -- resolut

. >>> some extra eyes will be on the election in san mateo county. election observers from the department of justice's civil rights division will be supervising there. san mateo county is one of five counties in the state that has no polling places for today's election. instead, voters are required to mail ballots or drop them off at an election office. the monitors focus on making sure those ballots are handled properly and that election material is available in english, chinese and spanish. >>> the polls open at 7:00 this morning and close at 8:00 tonight. if you have a vote-by-mail ballot, you can drop it off at any polling place by the 8:00 p.m. deadline. you can also mail it. it has to be postmarked by today and received by friday. most mail-in ballots require extra postage. don't forget to sign the back of the envelope. it depends on where you live in the bay area. some counties pay for the postage automatically. >>> some companies make it easy for you to get to the polls. ford go bike will let you check out a bike for free. their bikes are dock

san mateo county launched smc alert ten years ago. right now you have to opt in. county passes the resolution, you get to be automatically enrolled and then you have the option to be out of the system if you choose to opt out. >>> new at 6:00 -- feeling lonely? limiting your time on social media could help. researchers at the university of pennsylvania media use to 30 minutes a day while others had no limit. the study found the students who limited their use were not as lonely or depressed. researchers only tracked facebook, instagram and snapchat use on phones, not computers. the study will appear in next month's journal of social and clinical psychology. >> it's because they're not always looking down and actually speaking to people. >> or comparing their lives to a standard that is completely unrealistic. >> just our opinion. >>> next at 6:30, the investigation into what started those huge fires on both ends of california. they're all still raging this morning. where officials are focused on their efforts. >>> neighbor helping neighbor. the major effort >>> rig

(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving and with drunk details. county with weekend.expected next weekend. is launching a new effort to stop people from drowsy driving. for the next week, c-h-p and caltrans will be focusing on reminding people to pull over and rest if they feel tired.(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long or lack of sleep.hoping to wake people up to the problem, the chp is teaming up with caltrans and the

here in the bay area, san mateo county causes the bisque risk with annual flooding by the year 2050. 4% of homes morin county. alameda county is just under 1%. >>> we'll start with what is obvious. this is our spare the air alert for the next several days. we expect poor air quality in all regions of the bay area tomorrow with some minor improvement on saturday. everything will be updated according to current observations to moderate. overnight it will be hazy conditions with low temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s. and then tomorrow under hazy skies once again with a spare the air alert we'll have high temperatures ranging from the mid-60s at the coast and upper 60s to low enland. here's the seven-day forecast. over the weekend it will cool down a little bit early next week as we get a few extra clouds in and it looks like there's a potential for rainfall next wednesday and thursday, thanksgiving eve and thanksgiving day. we'll keel following that for you as the storm gets closer. dan and ama sth. >> now to a revealing new interview with alex trebek. he spoke with the new

will. ( darya ) ( darya ) ( darya ) the department of justice will be monitoring the polls in san mateo countyia counties where the d-o-j will be on hand. the other is sacramento county. attorney general jeff sessions says the goal of the d-o-j is to make sure that americans can vote without facing different qualifications based on race... or membership in a minority group. ( darya ) a handful of counties in the state are using a new election model to try to make voting easier and more convenient. sacramento along with san mateo, madera, nevada and napa counties participate in the voters choice act. ahead of today's election, each registered voter in those counties got a ballot in the mail and had access to dozens of drop boxes and early voting centers sprinkled throughout the area. with sacramento being the model's most populous participant..poll inspectors say all eyes in the state are on the capitol city.. <"in the june election i had an observor with the secretary of state's office to see how we're doing with it. we're piloting this systm for the state, and as goes sacramento, eventually,

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details on what people can do to avoid having their items stolen. charles. . . well its estimated that about 1 in 3 people have had packages stolen. we here at kron have definetly done many stories about package thiefs. now, law enforcement and elected officials are hoping people will take some basic precautions to protect their purchases. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o. kron-4's meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the forecast still ahead at 8 chants against amazon... this cyber monday the online giant is the target of protests. the forecasthere now with rodriguez is mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the forecast the forecasthere now with rodriguez is mabrisa meteorologist kron-4's at s-f-o.kron-4's meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the forecast still ahead at 8 chants against amazon... this cyber monday the online giant is the target of protests. and next. growing calls to boycott the giants. why people are turning on the bay area team. and the

"> today -- san mateo county became the first in the state to adopt the protocol. the san mateo office of emergency services will collect the contact information over the next year, so when there is a real emergency they can contact as many people as possible. (pam) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar t-v... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire' ... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. lawrence karnow: hazy skies and a few clouds moved across the bay area. highs were in the 60s and 70s. high pressure continues to weaken allowing for a few high clouds. it will be hazy and chilly tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow we will see more sunshine but hazy with highs in the 60s to low 70s. the air quality will continue to improve slowly over the next few days. there is a chance of rain in the middle of next week. (pam) (pam) police in belmont are investigating a mysterious death.(ken) early this morning a woman was found suffering fro

. >>> some extra eyes will be on the election in san mateo county. tion observers from the department of justice's civil rights division will be supervising there. san mateo county is one of five counties in the state that has no polling places for today's election. instead, voters are required to mail ballots or drop them off at an election office. the monitor's focus is making sure those ballots are handled properly and election material is available in english, chinese and spanish. >>> the polls open at 7:00 this morning and close at 8:00 tonight. if you have a vote by mail ballot, you can drop it off at any polling place by 8:00 p.m. you can still mail it as long as it's postmarked by today and received by friday. most mail-in ballots need extra postage. don't forget to sign the back of the envelope. some counties in the bay area pay for your postage. >>> several companies are making it easy for you to get to the polls. ford go bike will let you check out a bike for free today. their bikes are docked in san francisco, san jose. lyft is giving 50%

. >>> in the wake of deadly wildfires, san mateo county the first county to brace a new state law for emergency alerts. san mateo county supervisor etc. introduce a resolution that would allow the office of emergency services to expand existing alert notification system. emergency alerts will be sent out for major fires, earthquakes, tsunamis and other threats governor jerry brown signed the -- it into law on september which allows local jurisdictions to improve communication with citizens in the disaster. people will have the ability to opt out of the warning system, if they wanted to. >>> memorial scheduled in napa to honor alaina housley who was killed last week at the nightclub shooting in thousand oaks. at 10, the heroes march is scheduled at napa memorial stadium. organizers say the march will also honor all been affected by gun violence. alyssa harrington reports, hundreds of people lined the streets yesterday to pay respects to alaina housley. spot there was complete silence as police escorted the body of alaina housley to from her hometown through the cemetery. 18-year-old wa

meantime, the department of justice is looking over san mateo's county. likely singled out because it is the first county under the california voter's choice act to conduct elections using all mail ballots. authorities were there yesterday. >>> and you can find a complete guide to the state and local elections. >> and we'll have all angles covered tonight. we'll bring you live results and analysis all evening long starting at 8:00. that's on kpix.com. >>> other developing news a woman was killed after she was hit by a car in mountain view. it happened just before 7:00 last night on charleston road not far from google's headquarters. crews shut down the roads as they worked to clear that scene. and so far the victim has not been identified. a reporter saw a stopped google bus on the scene. it is unclear this morning if it was involved. >>> we're learning more about the man accused of shooting three people. the suspect shot his girlfriend who had taken him topenedire on employees in san rafael. one was shot in the head and the other was killed. the suspect 3

the 5th, assistant deputy chief ali and assistant chief gonzales and i had a tone call with san mateo county. he -- phone call with san mateo county. they will get together with chief ali with regard to the assistance they provide to us at the airport. there's a new hotel that's coming on-line later this summer -- or in the summertime, so they will talk about operations and strategies and tactics. two events, one which supports the san francisco firefighters toy program. it's a program called project glimmer, and they provide funding to our toy program and many other worthy causes. attended that program on the 7th, and then, a number of us, chief zanoff, rivera, zano, and others attended a phoenix society dinner of what's called the old timers. there were five former members of our department acknowledged and received awards at that dinner. so wanted to thank the staff for attending that and recognizing some of our highly regarded retired members. i know i saw him on t.v. commissioner hardeman and i both had the privilege of attending the celebration of live for willie mccoffee -- life for w

kron 4's charles kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. charles. well, daylight savings has ended and the highway patrol is concerned that the change may have disrupted people's sleep habits and that they could be behind the wheel when they shouldn't be. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long or lack of sleep.hoping to wake people up to the problem, the chp is teaming up with caltrans and the office of traffic safety (ots) to get the word out.sotthe chp says that in and of it's self driving while tired isn't illegal, but it could lead other violations.sotwhether its unsafe or making unsafe lange changes toward another vehicle. or failing to realize yo

san francisco county had nearly 45% turnout. nearly 38% voted in contra costa county. you see san mateo county was the local county with the lowest turnout at 23%. on average, the average turnout for the entire bay area was about 32%. >>> our election coverage continues in just a few minutes. that includes how the propositions did, and what outgoing governor jerry brown has to say after the gas tax repeal did not pass. >> a brush fire broke outthe east bay. it started around 3:00 p.m. at crown quartz in castro valley. that's right by canyon middle school. it burned about three acres. this video was post today twitter by alameda county fire. no evacuations ordered, but flames did come within a few feet of a few homes. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> it is november, but there is still great potential for wildfires tonight. in just hours parts of the bay area will be under a red-flag warning. >> nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is standing by with the potential power shut off. we'll start with meteorologist jeff ranieri. when and where will the fire be the highest? >> it will be in the hills

no surprise, atherton's 94027 in san mateo county. the median sales price of a home is $6.7 million up a whopping 35% in just one year. >>> a san francisco landmark is back in business tonight. >> three, two, one, we're open! >> mayor london breed helping cut the ribbon on lefty o' doole's is open celebrating lefty's ballpark buffet and cafe on jefferson street. the old lefty's in union square closed lasts year. the new place, 20,000 square -- last year. the new place 20,000 square feet which includes a restaurant, a megastore and a starbucks. >>> we're finally heading in the right direction, clear skies. this was the view at sfo thursday and with the magic of video here we are today. you can actually see the air traffic control tower, a few jets on the runway there, a big, big improvement. >> blue skies, our view today in milpitas, smoke from the camp fire moving out and now we are ready for rain. that's where paul comes in to tell us about the rain. >> we can be thankful for rain and just clean air a couple days before thanksgiving,

. >>> some extra eyes will be on the election in san mateo county. it is one of five counties in the state that has no polling places for today's election. voters required to mail ballots of drop them off at an election office. >> most mail in ballots need extra postage and don't forget to sign the back of the envelope. stay with us for live election coverage. we'll have results of the biggest races all around the nation beginning at 567b8:00. we'll have more and then at 11:00 on abc 7. get updates at any time. >>> it's an underwater hunt for treasure. >> biggest find of the day. >> at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> the race f

samack was given a field sobriety test, booked into the san mateo county jail, they were trying to determine if it was on auto pilot, mr. samack was bodui but could face other charges such as unsafe driving for the conditions. reporting live in redwood has b sited for vandalism in roanoke park accused of trashing the gr desks and walls torn down, that the vandals caused several thousands of dollars in damage, sited and released to his parents. investigators are looking at possible additional suspects. >>> new york's attorney general opened an investigation into a mass data breach at marriott hotels. half a billion guests may be affected the hotel revealed the guest reservation system hacked potentially exposing those guest's personal information including passport numbers, phone numbers and credit card information. marriott will begin sending e- mails to those affected the unauthorized access apparently started in 2014. holdingh g meetinn with world leaders at the g20 summit in argentina. mola lenghi reports he just signed a trade deal with mexico and canada to replace nafta. >>> president t