Education without breaking the bank. Bay Area Community colleges now offering bachelors degrees. Were breaking down the new program and how it compares with traditional fouryear schools. This is today in the bay. Thanks so much for joining us on this friday morning. Im kris sanchez. Laura garcia is off. Im marcus washington. Its time to get a look at what we can expect this morning. Developing right now, that situation still nowhere near settled in the island of maui, this from those wildfires. They have erupted this week causing massive destruction and theyre not fully contained. A new drone video shows how extensive the devastation is in the Historic Town of lahaina. The number of confirmed deaths now is at 55 people. Authorities are telling lahaina residents to stay away from the fire zone where they believe more bodies are likely to be recovered. Hospitals are now stretched to their limits, treating the injured, and thousands of people have no power at home. Many people, like this
Are heartbroken after that devastating firestorm in maui. Right here its pretty tough, but well be okay. Well make it. The latest developments overnight in hawaii and the mobilization effort now under way here in the bay area. This is today in the bay. Good friday morning to you. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning. Im marcus washington. Im kris sanchez in for laura this morning. The situation is still nowhere near settled in maui from the catastrophic wildfires that erupted this week. Drone video shows how extensive the devastation is in the Historic Town of lahaina. It looks like san jose during the fire storms a few years ago. The number of confirmed deaths stands at 55 and authorities are telling people to stay away from the fire zone where they believe more bodies are likely to be recovered. Hospitals are stretched to their limits treating the injured, and thousands of homes still lack power. Many people like this surf instructor, have nothing left but the clothin
Supplies are finally making their way into war torn gaza through egypts rafah crossing. Youre taking a live look at the border which just opened within the last hour for the rafah Border Crossing is the only route for aid to enter gaza directly from outside israel. And its also gazas only gateway to the rest of the world. That is not directly controlled by gaza or israel. That is more than 2 million palestinians are facing shortages of food, water and medicine, which prompted President Biden to strike a deal with israel and egypt to open the rafah Border Crossing. But after the white house announced the deal to allow 20 trucks of aid into gaza, there have been negotiations. Israel voiced concerns about the aid getting into the hands of hamas. Thats the gaza based Militant Group whose deadly Surprise Attack on israel earlier this month killed more than 1400 people, some 200 people are also held hostage at this hour. Two of them an American Mother and her teenage daughter. You see right
Off on tax reform until newly elected alabama senator doug jones is seated. Once that happens, the gop majority in the senate be tighter with a 5149 split. It would be wrong for Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator from alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. Reporter republicans are scheduling votes for next week trying to meet the president s deadline by christmas. So even without doug jones in washington, dc, how much confidence is there that this bill will pass because there is still a couple of republicans senators who had some issues. Reporter youre right. A senator on the republican side came up with a question, they have met it negotiated, given them something. The wild card might be marco rubio. He wanted that 21 rate. He thought it should bump up to 20 or 21 for Corporate Taxes. But whats he getting in return . He wanted to help people on the lower income scale with that money. Instead its going to folks who make a Million
Gilroy at 40 degrees. There are 50s, including saratoga at 55. Los gatos at 57. San jose is at 53. There is enough of an off shore breeze and northerly breeze to keep this pattern going, which means probably another sixth day of record highs for many. There is a lot of fog in Southern California. Coastal variety. Not june bloom. Heading towards Santa Barbara and san luis obispo. Then it will run into resistance. Napa airport says 60. Fairfield is 59. Livermore is 57. One observation in oakland is 60. Berkeley lab is 63. City now 61 officially. I mean, the record is 77. They may get close to that if that continues. I dont see any reason why it wont. High pressure is here and not doing anything except getting us near record highs. 70s for just about everybody. 7 01. Sal, do you have good news, bad news, or what . I would say it is about the same. Traffic is beginning to normalize a little bit. I want to show you the traffic at the toll plaza will be backed up all the way to the maze whic