traffic has been a little slow on the carquinez bridge. if you are driving from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, it's taking 18 minutes. when you get to the bay bridge there is a slight delay in some lanes. >>> the city of calistoga remains under mandatory evacuation. so far flames are still outside the city limits. rob malcolm spoke with a couple of holdouts who have not left yet. >> reporter: since the 1800s, calistoga has been the most welcoming of places but as fires burn off highway 29, that has changed. >> this is a mandatory evacuation. your presence and calistoga is not welcome. >> reporter: the town is threatened by the tubbs fire burning northwest in the hills. the smoke could be seen for miles burning so close to town 5000 residents were evacuated leaving the community looking like a ghost town. >> it's very surreal. i took a photo about an hour ago of lincoln avenue. not one single car or person. >> reporter: wearing the hat, michael is confident with the firefighting effort. >> the strike cruiser up there in the hil

from the carquinez bridge to the maze, 18 minutes. at the bay bridge it is relatively light. >>> the fires continue to threatened several neighborhoods in sonoma county including the oakmont, glen ellyn and bennet valley areas. >> the tubbs fire is spreading in more than one direction. firefighters are doing what they can to keep those flames from advancing. >> yesterday the fire was working down a hillside and bennet valley, on the ground. a strike team was in place. crews worked to scrape away as much fuel as possible and the cal fire helicopter made several passes as well. firefighters say conditions were pretty good yesterday but those conditions can change. >> we are very aware we will have a 180 degree shift in wind. that's why it's good right now that this fire is doing what it's doing. taking out the fuel that would be pushed by higher wind, therefore, it eliminates the problem. that makes us available to go someplace else. >> despite the size of the fire, officials say many of the cruise on the scene are offering to stay afte

it looks good past the carquinez bridge. on the east shore freeway it looks good from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. their slow traffic on some of the outside lanes on the bay bridge toll. hopefully it will stay quiet. >>> and san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood people say they want something done about an airbnb rental they say attracts violence and gunfire. last night neighbors gathered for this meeting. they are upset about a shootout that occurred early this month at the bank street apartment. investigators say they believe several gang members at the party had guns and started shooting. two people were wounded. police say the's property was not listed with the city which makes it an illegal short-term rental. >> i'm hopeful this exchange of information will empower people that were the victims of the situation and also restore hope that this will never happen again in faith that when a complaint happens to city government that we will be swift and decisive and take action. >> airbnb and vrbo are bot

this is a look at the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. we've also been looking at the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. getting a little better. the san mateo bridge has improved out to the pence l all of the south bay freeways are slow this morning there. is a stretch in downtown san jose that looks good. as you can see on the map there. here it is. northbound 280 on the right. 8:39. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> in sonoma county, officials issued newman da -- new mandatory evacuations. people around river road and deer path drive. people along highway 12, near madrone road and agua caliente have been told to be ready to get out quickly if the flames turn direction. this shows how dangerous the conditions are for law enforcement and frights -- firefighters out there on the front lines. this was taken around 2:00 this morning. you see the embers flying over the patrol vehicle. as that deputy kind of made his or her way right through the area. >>> there are new mandatory evacuation orders in calistoga. north of grant street has t

we will start with 80 westbound where traffic is going to be busy driving from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. 23 minutes is not a bad time. later in the morning it could double easily. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is backed up for a 20 minute delay at this point. we had an earlier stalled vehicle on the upper deck that is now gone. traffic is moving along okay on the commute and san francisco along northbound and southbound 101. the commute on the san mateo bridge is going to be okay as you drive across. if you're on interstate 880, it's not bad. southbound 880 from hayward to fremont is well and so is the dumbarton bridge at this time. >>> a san francisco police officer is in the hospital, fighting for his life after being hit by a car driven by a fleeing suspect.>> allie rasmus has the latest on what happened in the officer's condition. >> reporter: the officer, who is not been named by the san francisco police department, went through surgery last night. we're told he is in intensive care and his injuries are very serious. yesterday around 1230 -

also slowing all the way up toward the carquinez bridge and pockets to the maccarthur maze. it still is definitely full strength this morning trying to get to work. this is a look at 101 in san francisco. it is getting pretty slow here at the 80 split with no major issues right now on interstate 880 in oak, the traffic is moderate, but slow from 238 town into fremont. let's bring steve in with today's forecast. >>> a forecast with a lot of sun, but breezy to windy. not for everybody, but for most. this is a northerly breeze. strongest gusts are out to the east. i've soon gusts almost to 40, about 50 at mount duablo. sunny, breezy, windy. up 70s, 8 0s, near average this time of year. red flag warning, as you might imagine. we get that north wind. we are on the drier side of this system by far. it will can't to dig in from the inner mountain region. the breeze is the big story. 22, gusting to, like, 26 at the napa airport. northwest, northwest, north, north. akito out toward vacaville. . that's going to keep temperatures held up there. high fire danger, north at fso. westerly

traffic is busy from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. between the maze and the metering lights there is some slow traffic. there was a minor accident and one of the lanes west of the toll plaza. northbound 101 and southbound 101, the commute is moderately heavy. it's not terrible but there is some congestion. if you are on the san mateo bridge, that is also getting congested. >>> 285 people are reported missing in sonoma county since the wildfires began. >> the good news is 300 others have been located were thought to be missing. here is a phone number to call if you are searching for someone or if you found someone who had been reported missing. the sonoma county missing person hotline is 707-565-3856. if you are having financial problems or need financial help, the redwood credit union set up a north bay fire relief fund. you can call the redwood credit union at 707-545-4000. if you want to donate to that fund, go to any redwood credit union or also donate on the redwood credit union website. >>> the smoke from the fires is creating pr

a 25 minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. that's better than what we had a couple days ago. we had almost an hour and a half for this drive a couple days ago. i think the volume will be lower at the bay bridge. a 10 minute delay before you make it onto the span. we still have smoke in the air and you can see that on all my traffic cameras. 880 northbound is getting slower passed the coliseum. we've had a lot of slow traffic this morning in the east bay. fortunately, because of the lighter volume, the 680 commute has become better. it's slow out of pleasanton. we had an earlier problem on the sunol grade that has cleared up. 880 is slow from hayward as you drive into union city. all in all, on the optimistic side of things, it's a little better today than it has been the last few. >>> it's a quiet forecast this morning. it's also pretty cool. temperatures in the 30s and not much of a breeze. in the alexander valley it is picking up a little bit.maybe 10-15 miles per hour. air quality depends on wind direction and speed. most l

more than an hour delay from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. once you get to the bay bridge, it is about a 20-minute delay at the toll plaza. passing the coliseum, traffic will be busy as you pass the coliseum and into downtown oakland. traffic is heavy heading out to the highrise. 8:01. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> we continue our coverage on the shooting in las vegas. police are now questioning the gunman's girlfriend who returned to the united states last night. >> lauren blanchard has more on the girlfriend and police video as they were trying to track down the gunman. lauren. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, mike and gasia. you're right, the girlfriend definitely a person of interest for police. she is not under arrest at this time. they do want to talk to her to try to figure out what might have prompted this guy to shoot all of these people. we have new police video that shows exactly what the officers were seeing during this and the gunman we know had just about two dozen weapons in his possession. las vegas metropolitan pol

let me go back and look, it is almost one hour from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. when you get to the bay bridge you'll see traffic backed up for 15 to 20 minutes before making it onto the span. 101 traffic as a commute that looks okay approaching the 80 split. we are also looking at interstate we are also looking at interstate 880 in oakland. southbound 680 at 242 there is a crash and traffic will be slow and it is low on highway 4 as well. let's go back to the desk. >>> facebook is headed back to capitol hill. executives will turn over information on 3000 ads that ran during the 2016 election. all are believed to be linked to russian companies. this is the latest to possible russian tempering. >>> today the supreme court starts a new term with many controversial cases. yesterday five justices attended a red mass most of them wearing red ties celebrating the legal profession. today the high court will begin to hear some of the nation's most controversial debates. >> there is only one prediction that is safe about the upcoming term and that is it will be momentous.

taking almost an hour to drive from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. you add 20 minutes waiting around here before you make it on to the bridge. so an hour and 20 minutes before you make it into the city. this is san francisco, 101 northbound slows from the candlestick exit to cesar chavez. being see that traffic is moderately heavy southbound. if you're driving on 880 northbound, it is slow from 238. southbound slows also at 238 down into fremont. 8:18. let's bring in steve. >> thank you, sal. another warm day on tap. not as warm as yesterday but way above average, which is about 68 to 74 this time of year around here. and we won't be close to that. we will be more closer to 76 to 90. san jose going 89 for the forecast high. and the low 60. both above, way above on the high. the record is also 89 back in 2003. san jose will be right there. mountain view will be close. san francisco will not. 91 is the record. way above average by 15 degrees and 12 on the low. we should be 53 coming in at 65. 70s and 80s closer to the coast. probably not the 90s. excep

traffic is slow on 80 westbound toward the carquinez bridge. highway 37 is open with some slowing out of vallejo heading west toward marin county. 80 westbound from the carquinez bridge to the maccarthur mage taking about -- macarthur maze taking about 18 minutes. >>> it's been 24 hours since the fires started and flames are still spreading. >> the atlas peak fire has burned 25,000 acres. it started in napa county and is moving toward solano county. allie rasmus is there now. you have the latest on evacuations. >> reporter: good morning. we were on sustained valley road. part of unincorporated fairfield. you can see solano county sheriff's have a checkpoint set up because beyond this road, this is a mandatory evacuation area. this is because of the atlas peak fire that started in napa county. the concern is the fire could come over the ridge and this neighborhood would be downhill from the fire if the flames started coming down the ridge. around midnight, sheriffs went door to door, letting people know it was time to pack up their belongings an

mike, a truck is having trouble near the carquinez bridge. >> yeah. we'll look at the speed sensors. tuesday, a late start out of the altamont pass and slowing in eastern livermore. across the carquinez bridge, blocking the connecter at highway 29 through vallejo. sounds like a flat tire on one of the many tires for the tractor trailer. we'll track this. hopefully they can move it quickly. traffic to the bay bridge, we give you the live look. we have a cash lane starting to back up now. all cash lanes just opened for business. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> another scare in the sky and the ground at san francisco international. >> yeah, this morning, laura, the audio recordings of the communications between air traffic controllers and pilots of the same airline that almost cause a disaster on the runway months ago. "today in the bay's" bob redell has recordings as well as the last ditch efforts on everyone on the runway. bob, these are recordings we have obtained overnight. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. in those r

from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, a 24 minute drive. at the bay bridge, the metering lights have been on. that is a 15 minute wait. this is 880 in oakland, north- and southbound look good. sotos 580 if you're driving from the castro valley y to the lakeshore area. if you're driving southbound on 880, we had an earlier accident in union city. the traffic is slow from hayward into union city. >>> today, international travelers flying into the u.s. could face new delays in the name of stricter security. >> the government is requiring new security inspections for all passengers. alex savidge is at sfo. tell us what airline passengers can expect. >> reporter: good morning. international travel could get a lot more inconvenient with these new rules putting in place. passengers could face security interviews before they board an international flight. they may also face additional screenings for their electronics. these rules will impact about 2100 flights per day bound for airports in the u.s. including sfo. starting today, all travelers inclu

better than the last few days but still slow from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. at the bay bridge toll plaza we have about a 20-minute delay. 7:18. let's bring in rosemary with today's forecast. >> thank you, sal. we are looking at a cooldown looking at the bay area tuesday. the on shore breeze is coming back and the fog expected to make a come back tonight and tomorrow morning. remember what that looks like? giving you a view across the oakland estuary. 50 degrees right now. meanwhile, san francisco, the downtown area is 64. you get into the chilly valley locations and we're in the 40s this morning. santa rosa at 45. our south bay, san jose, 59 for you. we have clouds coming our way. mid and high level clouds in store as a wave moves through today. the on shore breeze will be turning on in the second half the day. beginning to see it in some areas already. that will improve the air quality just some. taking baby steps. the forecast right now is for moderate in the santa clara valley. that could change as we get into the afternoon. keeping in mind the new fire bu

off the carquinez bridge, the build out of vallejo for highway 29 as well as highway 37. this area here, posted more traffic through this area, traveling to the navato area and out of vallejo and across the carquinez bridge. still, moving smoothly across the richmond bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> coming up, senator dianne feinstein has a new challenger for her seat. the opponent entering the ring. >>> a tweet from president trump actually help nfl players in their case for a first amendment right to kneel? we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues. give your bo a wake up call. jack's two dollar breakfast pockets get a grilled pocket filled with your choice of ham or sausage, freshly cracked eggs and two melty cheeses. but if you snooze, you'll lose out on this deal. jack's $2 breakfast pockets. new from jack in the box. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 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. m

here, i-80 getting more traffic across the carquinez bridge. if you don't have to drive, don't drive through the area. all of the emergency vehicles, anywhere throughout the north bay. the east bay shows a light traffic flow. those commutes are fine. in the north bay, napa, sonoma county and the smart train along 101, avoid those areas and don't travel if you don't have to. stick with us. we are on twit ore and facebook. back to you. >> we are trying to pour out all the information as soon as it comes to us. that includes the breaking news this morning all schools in napa and santa rosa will closed today. >> here is a look at the fires and where they are burning. the biggest fire is the atlas fire. another fire burning near santa rosa in the area of hopper avenue. it actually jumped highway 101. we know kaiser medical center on bicentennial way has been evacuated. sutter medical center has been evacuated. another fire outside calistoga near highway 128 and tubbs lane. 20,000 acres burning in that area. we are hearing of another fire near highwa

traffic is good across the carquinez bridge. from that bridge to the macarthur maze, i-17 minute drive. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little bit of it slowing in the cash lanes. in oakland you may want to avoid the corner of eighth and harrison because of a vehicle accident. >>> we're learning about another air canada jets having a problem while trying to land at sfo. this happened sunday night when the flight was setting up to land just before 9:30 pm. air traffic controllers told the captain to go around because they were not sure if another plane had left the runway. the faa said the canadian crew did not respond so the tower flashed a red light at the cockpits warning the pilot not to land. but the jet landed anyway. the air canada crew later told officials the jet's radio was not working properly. >>> last summer there was a near disaster when another air canada flight tried to land on the taxiway at sfo where several other planes filled with passengers were waiting to take off. that jets came within 60 fee

the tax will also help pay for pavement preservation on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and highway four. the state says more projects are still being planned. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... see where the bay area stacks up when it comes to the worst commutes in the country. ( james ) and later... they had an amazing story of survival... but it may not be true! why the coast guard has doubts about their lost at sea story. ( darya ) and after the break...it's clear the mueller investigation is just getting started. we'll head to washington where the white house is trying to distance itself from the scandal. hot spot on the bay bridge motorcycle acciden tint he tunnel, jammed frmom the maze . hot spot on the bay bridge motorcycle acciden tint he tunnel, jammed frmom the maze. san mateo . hot spot on the bay bridge motorcycle accident in the tunn

there have been no major problems heading west on the east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza, we see a nice drive with no major problems getting onto the bridge so far. >>> house republicans are expected to introduce a tax cut bill tomorrow but there are a lot of details to work out. the national association of home builders opposes the bill because a tax credit for home owners would be eliminated. republicans say the bill will retain itemized deductions for property taxes, mortgage interest and charitable contributions. >> the way the language was originally discussed as far as taking away the property tax deduction, the state income tax deduction, that would end up raising taxes on people in my district. >> in the senate, republican susan collins says she opposes two of propose tax cuts that would favor the wealthy. lifting the estate tax and lowering the top income tax rate. every vote matters in the senate since republicans hold a two digit vote advantage. >>> today is your last chance to fill up your gas tank

no problems on the carquinez bridge and no problem down to the macarthur maze. this is a look at 80 westbound at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is going to be a little crowded in some of the cash lanes. this happens when they do a shift change. it won't last for too long. once you make it onto the bridge and get into san francisco, 101 at the split looks good. >>> we're learning there may be a new development involving the wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains. the santa cruz sentinel reports the sheriff's department will announce an arrest related to the start of that fire. the paper said the announcement will come late this morning. officials tell the paper they cannot reveal details until then. the fire started 11 days ago as a house fire in boulder creek apron 391 acres and cal fire declared it fully contained. >>> pg&e reportedly wants its customers to pay the bills in cases where the utility company is responsible for disasters like the north california wildfires. east bay times reports pg&e executives have been pushing state regulators for perm

good from vacaville, fairfield in vallejo and moves along well to highway 37 and beyond if you on the carquinez bridge. on the east shore freeway, 17 minutes, that's as good as it gets. sometimes we have commutes that last an hour on the same drive. a very favorable drive to the bay bridge. maybe a couple of minute delay at the toll plaza and then you go into san francisco. conditions are good driving into the city right now. >>> the family of a 13-year-old boy from oakland is looking for answers after he was shot and killed. police say eighth grader, anibal andres ramirez , received a text message last tuesday at 9:51 pm to meet a friend on seminary avenue in east oakland. his body was found on a bench in that same area. he had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. last night a vigil was held in his memory. what have's former teachers said no one can understand why this happened. >> i think everybody is in shock. he was young and very quiet. he was a good kid. i don't think anybody expected this to happen. it's unreal. even if he was out here drinking a coffee, it woul

we look at the cayman vacaville, fairfield and vallejo -- it is okay heading out to the carquinez bridge. highway 37 is open in both directions. we are looking at the east shore freeway out to the macarthur maze the metering lights are on -- not on, pardon me, at the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a small delay at some of the pay gates. >>> here is the latest of a northern california wildfires. there are now 11 confirmed deaths. there could be more. seven were in sonoma county with two and napa. the other two were in mendocino and yuba county. 1500 buildings have burned including homes. two schools. most schools and napa and sonoma county are closed again today including sonoma state university. fire officials say they are trying to gain control over the fires. there is little containment on any of the 14 fires burning this morning. >>> a bit of good news this morning. evacuations have been lifted and rohnert park. there were several evacuation orders throughout the day yesterday. many were downgraded to voluntary last night. as of this morning all evacuation orders have been canceled.

a lot of people are on 80 this morning between the carquinez bridge and the maze. people are using the richmond bridge to get into maren. they cannot use 37. we have a big crowd of people on 80 trying to get to the bridgeton bridge, because 37 is out of commission. at the bay bridge toll plaza, 20, 25-minute delay. looks like a normal monday because of the smoke. that's not fog. that's smoke pouring into the area from the north bay fires. 6:36, let's go back to dave. >> all right, sal. thank you. >>> well, the wildfires forced mad evacuations in santa rosa, as we've been telling you. >> that includes two hospitals. earlier this hour, we learned about this fire that has burned more than 20,000 acres in that santa rosa area. near the kaiser hospital there. there was also the southern hospital nearby and a mobile home park, completely lost. that's right behind ktvu's alex savage, who has been out there this morning, watching. were you able to get word? were they able to get everybody out of that kaiser hospital? >> reporter: you know what? i don't have the official wo

we've had slow traffic on 80 westbound coming from up the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. a couple of minor things have happened. for the most part, just a lot of volume here. we had an accident at san pablo avenue. that is why traffic has been slow. and the traffic is going to be slow. in fact, the accident at san pablo avenue is now a sig alert. as much as i wanted it to go away, it is now actually going to be there for a while. this number, 65 minutes, might actually start creeping up higher and higher. we're going to watch it for you. the accident west 80 at san pablo avenue off-ramp. this is a look at the bay bridge. you can see this traffic is backed up for 25 to 30-minute delay. san mateo bridge traffic is okay. and this is a look at 880 in oakland northbound. i also want to mention 4 continues to have its problems. just in general. we can't mention all of them. we would be here too long. highway 4 and 680 are very slow. 8:02, back to the desk. >> thank you sal. >>> they still don't know why the gunman opened fire on a crowd at a music festival, killing 59 people an

between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. just listing people -- sometimes people just listen and not watch the tv. this is a look at the bay bridge. backed up to the maze. no major problems driving through. traffic will be okay. there was an earlier accident at powell street on the east slower freeway. i went back to see it. we're going to look at it in a moment. now we move forward to 880 north and southbound. traffic will be okay if you're driving northbound. but southbound traffic slows at 238 and has become one long line. look at the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. those commutes have filled in all the way out to the peninsula. 7:32. back to the desk. >> right now crews fighting the bear fire in the santa cruz mountains are getting ready for their assignments for the day. a helicopter was sent up a short time ago to assess the fire situation. it will be checking what happened overnight when crews could not move to the fire scene. the latest numbers that we have show more than 270 acres have burned and four homes have be

the bay bridge, the maze is moving slowly across the carquinez and benicia bridges at the top. you are at speed for all of those routes and on the rails and rest of the buses for the transit agencies which is a great start for your thursday. back to you. >>> take a look at this, pretty wild new video into our newsroom showing the moment an out of control driver smashes through the wall of a maryland restaurant. it all happened during the lunch rush hour, can you imagine being in there. the car just barrelled through that crowded area, people got up, tried to walk out. ten people were actually hurt. two seriously when the car came barreling through a brick wall into the babes and boys tavern. the tavern's owner who used to work in law enforcement says he's relieved that accident wasn't worse. >> all the events i've been at, it's amazing people aren't dead. i just can't believe it. >> police are still investigating why that car even crashed into the building in the first place. >>> there are new questions this morning about how the orange county fire authority handled the so-call

it has an effect on all of the freeways, including this one, carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. 80 minutes to get to that point. so we are really very, very slow traffic here. once you get to the actual bridge, the counter starts again. 80 minute from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and then from the ma i see to getting on the bridge, another 40 minutes or so. and it's going to be a very, very slow commute. some people have been using the san mateo bridge. that's not bad looking right now. it is congested but i would use it instead. dumbarton bridge also congested to the other side. let's talk about the south bay that does not have much to do with the bay bridge. traffic up to the valley. a crash on 280, a crash on 101. so these commutes are very busy. and this evening's commute is going to be slow. a lot of people trying to get early on halloween. that means the traffic jams will start early this afternoon. 8:04. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> a safeway employee that tried to stop a shoplifter is in the hospital in san francisco. the attack happened around 12:30 at

auxiliary lane on highway 87 in the south bay.it will fund pavement preservation on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and highway four, and it will pay for various traffic operating systems that help traffic flow more smoothly.(standup)"one of the major projects here in the bay area that will be using some of that gas tax money will be right here at the macarthur maze, where they'll actually be raising the heights of some of the overpasses." "that's just one of the things you want to be able to do in changing times - ya know, the trucks are a lot taller than they used to be." there's no official start date for that one yet, but the one that's widening ramps along i-880 started in june - caltrans was able to start working earlier than scheduled. "it's a few dollars every time you fill up, especially this thing."there will also be many more projects going on in the next decade that haven't even been planned yet. (robin) happening today jurors will continue to hear testimony in the trial for the man accused of killing kate steinle in san francisco. a veteran police inspector testified yesterday t

it is taking one hour to get from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze and then you start the stopwatch for another 30 minutes of waiting before getting to the span. highway 24 i wanted to show you this next but let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. there it is and highway 24 was also slow. you might want to think about using the san mateo bridge on southbound 880 looking slow. the dumbarton bridge is not bad yet. 680 is slow coming out of pleasanton. to the south some of the freeways went from not a lot of traffic to a lot. 85 northbound and here is a look at 280 out of san jose. all of a sudden we have a lot of slowing. let's get back to the desk. >>> anyone taking commercial flights into the united states will be subject to strict security measures. >> homeland security has ordered the changes. alex savidge has been out at sfo for a while.>> reporter: good morning. this could cause delays for international travelers. starting today they will be facing security interviews and enhanced screenings. these rules will impact 2100 flights every single day from around the world bound for us

this is a look at the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze currently at 44 minutes. at the bay bridge we have a backup of 25 minutes northbound. i also want to mention the other east bay commutes have been slow. 680 has been slow from concord to walnut creek. highway 4 has cleared out but before we go there are possible airport delays for your flight. there have been delays up to two hours at sfo because of smoke and runway construction. check with your airline to see how your flight is doing. let's bring in steve paulson. >>> we have a bit of a better pattern with higher humidity and colder temperatures. temperatures will be a little cooler until the weekend and then they warm up. it is all about the smoke and the fires with the breeze this morning. the sun rising through the smoke over the sonoma mountain and rohnert park. one viewer says my kids have a smoke day, they are off from school in brentwood. the air quality is awful. the smoke advisory has the smoke moving north to south from mendocino into sonoma county right into marin county and san francisco. it is u

height of overpasses in the macarthur maze.there will also be road preservation on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and highway four."to me, it just seems like they put in more carpool lanes to make money and it's not really helping anyone get to work any faster."but that's not the case with these projects.haus says it's not ájust roads that will be getting more funds from your fill-ups."that funding is going to go to what we call active transportation, which is pedestrians, bicycling, other non-motorized forms of traffic. so all forms of transportation are going to be benefitting from this."and here's another way to look at it: the average californian already pays about 700 bucks a year repairing car damage caused by bumpy roads. hopefully the improvements will make for a smoother ridefrom point a to point b. not everyone's jazzed about the tax hike, and there are already efforts to put a measure to árepeal the gas tax on the ballot.assemblyman travis allen and john cox - who are both republicans vying for a nomination in the gubernatorial race - have thrown their support behind a getting

the damage is done along the east shore freeway up to one hour for your drivetime from the carquinez bridge working toward the macarthur maze. stop and go conditions westbound on the east shore freeway around ashby avenue. also on the bay bridge traffic is backed up 35 minutes across the span headed into san francisco and elsewhere on 680 we have an accident blocking the carpool lane so traffic is sluggish. on 680 we are busy near walnut creek. >>> to help in the fire relief effort you can donate to the red cross by calling the number on your screen or by going to redcross.org. find other ways to help by going to cbssf.com. thank you for watching "kpix 5 news". your next local update is at 7:26. >> don't forget cbs this morning coming up next. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, october 16th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." congress and the drug industry accused of fueling the opioid epidemic by crippling the drug enforcement administration. this morning we go to capitol hill and the department of justice for the reaction to the ex

carquinez bridge to the mac maze, we have a lot of slow traffic. the bay bridge toll plaza is going to be slow. highway 24 is slow through laugh yet. here is the toll plaza picture. it is backed up. interstate 808 hasn't quite filled in yet, but it's already getting crowded. >>> at 6:34, let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> we are still following a developing story at this hour in napa county regarding one of the fires. >> yeah. the flames are moving towards one of the best known winery names in the region: mondhabi waynery in oakville. it's along highway 12 near na pa river. what do you know about the danger that exists around that winery? >> reporter: well, there's several wineries in this area, but we're going to show you where they are in relation to where this fire is burning. where we are exactly is bella oaks drive, off of highway 29. . this is in the communities of oakville and rutherford. the vineyard you're looking at, i don't believe this is part of the modabhi winery. very close to these foothill that you see burning here i

after that it's about 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. when you get to the toll plaza, the metering lights have been turned on and there is a 10 minute delay before you make it onto the span. there is the span. traffic is moving well. >>> both sonoma county and the city of santa rosa want to make it easier for fire victims to find a place to live. thousands of homes were destroyed in an area that had a housing shortage. leigh martinez is live in santa rosa where there will be some important meetings. >> reporter: that's right. more than 6000 homes were lost in this wildfire. local leaders want to prevent people who lost everything from leaving the area. there are some state laws, protections in place, such as stopping price gouging on the boxed. they want local leaders to take this a step further. these fires wiped out entire neighborhoods and the estimated rebuilding process could take several years. sonoma county in santa rosa government leaders consider relaxing housing rules that would allow people to live in rvs and guesthouses while

westbound toward -- from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze , 25 minutes. i like that time. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a 10-15 minute delay before you make it onto the span. san francisco is crowded but it's not too bad. a little wet from the rain and windy in some areas. chp has warned us of gusty wind on the altimont past and the benicia bridge. >>> and napa county more evacuation orders are being lifted after the wildfires two weeks ago. the atlas fire is now 87% contained. the tubbs fire, 92% contained after burning 36,000 acres in the calistoga area. the nuns fire has burned more than 54,000 acres and is 84% contained. >>> u.s. senators from oregon, washington state and idaho are responding to the fire emergency with new legislation. they introduced a bipartisan bill to help western states try to prevent catastrophic wildfires. the bill would speed up environmental reviews and also spend more than $100 million to thin out forests in fire prone areas. a disaster aid bill passed by the house includes almost $577 million to fight wildfires. >>> la

auxiliary lane on highway 87 in the south bay.it will fund pavement preservation on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and highway four, and it will pay for various traffic operating systems that help traffic flow more smoothly.(standup)"one of the major projects here in the bay area that will be using some of that gas tax money will be right here at the macarthur maze, where they'll actually be raising the heights of some of the overpasses." "that's just one of the things you want to be able to do in changing times - ya know, the trucks are a lot taller than they used to be." there's no official start date for that one yet, but the one that's widening ramps along i-880 started in june - caltrans was able to start working earlier than scheduled. "it's a few dollars every time you fill up, especially this thing."there will also be many more projects going on in the next decade that haven't even been planned yet. caltrans also points out it didn't go into debt on those gas tax projects that are already happening.they just moved around money they already hadnow that they can bank on more money com

this is 80 westbound between carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. people are taking to interstate 80 using the richmond bridge with some come into the bay bridge. highway 24 through lafayette is slow which is looking like a normal commute at the bay bridge. in the south bay we are looking pretty good on the freeways. we have been checking in and nothing major on the south they freeways. 7:38 this smoke is getting bad. >> we have reports down into the summit at highway 17 with ash flying. close up the house. also, in the oakland hills we have strong wind causing some tree limbs to come down. people might be coming down from the oak area might encounter that. >> i thought that was fog but there is no fog. >> there is zero fog it is all smoke. smoke is even making it to the mendocino coast. also probably from clearlake oaks. orange and gray haze in martinez with the smell of smoke heavy. keep those windows closed. i am getting reports in daly city down into santa clara and in the santa cruz mountains. probably a good idea to close the windows and this

one pocket of slowing as you come through vallejo toward the carquinez bridge. in san francisco here's a live look at highway 101 into the downtown area. that is a good commute. no issues on 101 from the peninsula into the city. highway 24, it's starting to get slow. traffic is building westbound through lafayette out of walnut creek. we are not showing any crashes on this stretch of roadway. >>> this morning two children are in the hospital in critical condition after a hit-and-run crash in vallejo. the mother of the children was pushing them in a stroller across turner parkway last night. police say a car on turner parkway hit them. the two-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister were thrown from the stroller. the mother was not hurt. witnesses say the car did not stop and say it looked like a white acura tl. anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact vallejo police. >>> three people are in custody, accused in a deadly shooting at a hotel in fremont. this happened saturday night at the extended stay america on farwell drive. a 911 call s

commutes. 80 westbound, vacaville, fairfield and vallejo, slow traffic and vallejo heading toward the carquinez bridge. on the east shore freeway, 18 minutes from that point to the macarthur maze. metering lights have been switched on at the bay bridge. this is about a 10 minute delay. >>> the fires continue to threatened several neighborhoods in sonoma county including the oakmont, glenn allen and bennet valley areas. >> the tubbs fire spreading in more than one direction. firefighters doing what they can to keep it from advancing. >> and a continues to threatened several neighborhoods. the fire was working its way down a hillside in bennet valley on the ground. strike team was in place. fire crews worked to scrape away as much fuel as possible and from above, a cal fire helicopter made several passes. firefighters say conditions were pretty good yesterday but those conditions can quickly change. >> we are very aware that we will have a 180 degree shift in the wind. that's why it's so good right now but this fire is doing what it's doing. taking out the fuel that would be pushed by higher wind

height of overpasses in the macarthur maze.there will also be road preservation on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and highway four."to me, it just seems like they put in more carpool lanes to make money and it's not really helping anyone get to work any faster."but that's not the case with these projects.haus says it's not ájust roads that will be getting more funds from your fill-ups."that funding is going to go to what we call active transportation, which is pedestrians, bicycling, other non-motorized forms of traffic. so all forms of transportation are going to be benefitting from this."and here's another way to look at it: the average californian already pays about 700 bucks a year repairing car damage caused by bumpy roads. hopefully the improvements will make for a smoother ridefrom point a to point b. not everyone's jazzed about the tax hike, and there are already efforts to put a measure to árepeal the gas tax on the ballot.assemblyman travis allen and john cox - who are both republicans vying for a nomination in the gubernatorial race - have thrown their support behind a getting

a nice drive off the carquinez bridge. south 680 recovering, all lanes clear from the overnight paving work. that's great stuff for 680. on the peninsula, a quick check to show you the volume. palo alto, very light. easily managed for the bay free ware. >> thanks, mike. >>> new details we are learning about a data breach at a popular grocery chain and the impact it's having here in the bay area. >>> video released the footage just discovered of the late singer, salina. >>> another chilly morning right now at 5:14. all clear skies across the bay area as we take a live look outside in san jose. let's go to the neighborhood of evergreen with temperatures in the low 60s. at 9:00 this morning, looking at the highs rising to the mid-80s. it is going to be warmer today and for the weekend. we'll talk about that weekend forecast coming up at about 5:19. >>> look at the drive times. they are great getting to the east shore freeway. no problems. the paving work cleared all delay out of walnut creek. >> mike, thank you. details about

we're in 45-minute territory between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. a lot of that traffic comes after richmond for the drive to the macarthur maze. when you get to the bay bridge, another 25 minutes before you make it on to the span. san francisco traffic is better than it was yesterday. we haven't had any problems on 101. but it is already slow on 101 from about the 280 interchange to the 80 split. 880 is also filled in. we had an accident at decoto road. traffic is stacked up from 238 all the way down to the scene. 7:03. back to the desk. >> a san francisco police officer is in the hospital in grave condition this morning after being strung by a car yesterday by a suspect who wanted to get away from police. >> allie rasmus is at zuckerberg general hospital in san francisco. what do you know now? >> reporter: the officer's name has not officially been released by the police department. but we know he went through surgery last night and came out of it and is in intensive care this morning and his injuries are very serious. this happened around 12:20 i

still about a 35-minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. when you get to the bay bridge, there is a small -- well, a small to middle sized backup, 15 to 20 minutes. the nimitz freeway, slow traffic heading down to fremont. in the silicon valley, we are filling in on all of the commutes getting up to cupertino. 8:31, back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> thousands of students have returning back to school after the wildfires three weeks ago. >> alex savidge is live outside of a school. >> reporter: a lot of help for the students. these students are trying to return to something that feels normal after an incredibly difficult time. pinier high school where we are this morning is back in class. this is one of 13 schools here in santa rosa that reopened today. let me show you the scene from an hour ago. an emotional return to class for students this morning. lots of hugs and tears as well. there are counselors on the campus today to help students who are coping with the trauma of this disaster. the principal tells me at least 80 students at

carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze is about the normal. you will see slow traffic on the bay bridge as well. slowing in the carpool lanes trying to get off of 880. getting down to the toll plaza, which eventually it clears up. you see the carpool lanes are moving well there. no major issues. 880 northbound, hit and miss there. slowing here and there between san leandro and downtown. highway 4 is slow as it normal is. today we had a better day at 242 and highway 4 here. and getting down to 680. although it is slow once you get from 680 to 24, you see slow traffic in. south bay, all the freeways are filled up. 85, 101 and even 87 northbound you can see it is slow. and this is becoming the new slow traffic normal through the area. 7:37. back to the desk. >> thank you, sad. >>> today is a key deadline day for some of the young immigrants who were brought to the u.s. illegally as children. >> it is their last day to apply for an extension of daca. ktvu's alex savidge is here now to bring us more on what daca recipients are being urged to do tod

more traffic comes down, to the bay bridge, definitely across the carquinez bridge. i say don't do that. your bosses will understand. this entire area here, here, over in santa rosa are all expected major closures for highway 12 and 101. glen ellen, larger closures, avoid the area unless you are evacuated. off 101 at bicentennial is where tom jensen is at the hospital. you saw the flames. pet luna, navato and the area. >> santa rosa schools are closed. take a look at this video just into the news room. this is the fire burning northeast of calistoga near highway 128. this is the tubbs fire, in the jenn-a general area of tubbs lane. structures are on fire. people are being treated for burns, smoke inhilation. look at how the fire is raging. this is one of several burning in sonoma and napa county. fire personnel rush to the scene. you can stee the embers burning. the high winds pick up, making it difficult for firefighters to fight. >> we want to keep you going. this is continuing coverage, continued online. we have a list of updated evacuations. head to www.nbcbayare

it's east of i-80, we have no problem as far as the traffic flow on this interstate heading to or from carquinez bridge. the commute south of the bay bridge, we have a bart problem. big delay. five to ten minute delays, but maybe growing heading north from the sfo area to the east bay. the east bay builds as well because of a back up at the toll plaza. it shows a standard back up from the maze. no problems south of here. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:41. coming up, stories of survival. >> in the last hour, hour and a half. come down the canyon. >> as we continue our breaking news wildfire coverage, we are learning about the great lengths people are going to to try to save their homes. >> as far as it has homes that have been damaged or destroyed, can we even estimate how much that is going to cost? we are certainly going to try when "today in the bay" continues. >>> right now, 5:44, critical fire danger kicking in as a red fire flag goes into effect. areas in the north bay are on high alert. coming up in five minutes, who should be on alert and what to expect as we go into the next

it's 1:20 off the carquinez bridge. a small jog over, major city steets you can save yourself almost an hour there. that's what waze will do for you. join our team there, nbc bay area waze zers. that will help you save time wherever you are going. you can plan ahead. back to you. >> thanks. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," we investigate. >> reporter: chillers in the sea. what's killing them? thousands of sharks wash up dead in the san francisco bay. we investigate what's attacking them and other sea life, next. >>> happening now, the san jose sharks are live and well. they are getting ready for the first game of the new season. the team is taking on philadelphia flyers tonight. the puck drops at 7:30. the last preseason game was in las vegas hours before the shooting massacre. >>> three chemists, including one from the united states was awarded the nobel prize. all three contributed to freezing electrons and improving pharmaceutical developments. the american chemist who won is based in new york. we'll be back with

the north bay across the carquinez and venetian bridge is good. >> thank you. >>> higher education break ins. the problems plaguing people on the stanford campus. >>> a pair of 49ers players and the tactic they used to escape would be robbers. ♪ that one. this. that one. ♪ ♪ >>> it's 5:44. we start with a mostly clear sky in san jose with at times drifts of smoke. through the day, that continues. it's a good idea to limit your time outside. temperatures start out nice and cool. we'll be in the low 50s at 9:00 this morning and maybe into the mid-70s, which is about normal for this time of year. we'll have cooler air moving in along with the rain. details on that coming up in five minutes. >>> right now, 20 minutes or more for this major delay on the bart system in the east bay, traveling union city to south hayward. we'll talk about that as well as a crash i'm looking for in san jose. >> thanks, mike. we'll check in with you in a bit. palo alto police believe a recent spike in car break ins could be linked. they are investigating 20 car break ins on stanford campus alone this month.

it's about 20 minutes to get here from the carquinez bridge. then you start the timer all over again to wait another 20 minutes to get onto the bridge at the toll plaza. once you're on the bridge, it's okay. the san mateo bridge is getting easy crossing to the peninsula. this is a look at interstate 880 at oracle. traffic is moving along pretty well. the dumbarton bridge, it looks pretty good from newark over to east palo alto. >>> mostly clear to the north. mostly cloudy to the south. temperatures are good 10 degrees difference. with clear skies upper 30s and some 40s. clear tonight and cooling quickly. warmer this afternoon but temperatures drop fast after 8:00. san francisco, 60 m-53. the averages 67 and 52. 83 with a record high from 1966. the record low was 43 in 1935. kenwood, 36. sonoma, 38. for some if you have clear skies it's rather chilly or cold. partly sunny this week. chilly nights. cloudy late thursday with rain on the way friday with another system coming in on sunday. these could change. there will be a lot on friday. mainly la