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to see changes ahead of the next storm. so as you'll see here, a lot of cloud cover. the next storm is developing out in the pacific. and here it is. it has all the right dynamics. cold air, moisture associated with it. let's look at the air quality right now, it's unhealthy to poor across the bay area. livermore is poor for sensitive groups. the rest in red, which is unhealthy. in the north bay, air quality advisory and a spare the air alert. so poor to unhealthy again tomorrow. wednesday, we see an improvement with moderate air quality. level two storm arrives, this is a storm impact scale. rain and cleaner air, wind gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour. here's a preview. a few sprinkles tomorrow night, rain arrinin could be heavy at times. the biggest concern with this is the flooding potential. flash flood watch for the camp fire. debris flows are possible in the recent burn areas. back with a closer look coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. people are urged to prepare for the approaching rain. the police department will have sand and sandbags available tomorrow night. people do need to bring their own shovels. >> the bad air continues to put a crimp into tourism in san francisco. >> leeann melendez is live in the embarcadero. >> reporter: we were told late today that alcatraz will once again be closed tomorrow, tuesday. let me give you some numbers. on a weekend like this past one, you'll see 7200, 7,200 on alcatraz. >> due to poor air quality, the national park service has canceled all tours today. >> reporter: four days of delivering disappointing news to people all over the world visiting alcatraz. >> it's one of the premiere attractions for san francisco. we booked two days ago, they canceled, refund. we bought again today and now they're canceling again and we leave friday. >> reporter: about 7200 people were not able to get on the island. instead, they were offered a toush of the bay. while impressive, this miniature model was the only way to see what the island looks like. >> see the sites, yeah. there's a nice model, but i would rather see it in person. >> disappointed? >> a little, but i understand why they did it. >> the concern for their staff and visitors ahike, you know, their concern is their safety and health. until they begin to see signs of it improving, it will continue to be the case. >> the cable cars were not running either due to pad air quality. it was this couple's first trip from vancouver to san francisco. >> you probably don't want to ride the cable car, but it is what it is. >> reporter: and this just in, the cable cars will be operating tomorrow we're told. they too see a lot of tourists and regulars on any given weekend, they see about 20,000 people. so they too are losing a lot of money. live in san francisco, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> everyone will be glad to see things get back to normal. a list of missing people from the camp fire still has almost a thousand names on it. >> kate larson has the story of one map's search for his brother. kate? >> reporter: well, dan, the char clark family lost their home in paradise. but more painful than losing all of their belongings was the possibility of losing a family member. >> have you guys seen a guy here, about 6'7", african-american. somebody by the name of maurice clark out here. >> reporter: jonathan clark has been looking for his big brother since they evacuated from paradise. >> we got separated somewhere along the way and we just haven't heard from him since. >> reporter: jonathan has been driving and walking from shelter to shelter, following up on leads as to where mo might be camping. >> whether or not i find him alive or not, it hurts. but i want to find him. >> reporter: today, jonathan heard his brother might be at the fair ground shelter. he wasn't inside, so he started checking every tent and camper. >> get your butt over here. >> reporter: at the edge of a line, jonathan found mo, safe and sound with his young son. jonathan immediately called their mom and put her on facetime. >> hi, what's up? >> so, i'm just giving you some good news here. >> what? you found maurice? >> i found that lunatic. >> i'm so glad you're okay. thanks, johnny. >> i love you too, mom. >> reporter: you know, like so many people in this fire, mo lost his phone. he got a replacement recently, but he didn't have numbers memorized, and a lot of his family members didn't have their phones. so when he spoke to his mom, he was relieved to get back in touch. at 6:00, more of mo's reaction. i'm kate larson, "abc7 news." >> kate, thank you. with a need for assistance so great, many are pitching in to help those displaced. >> one church is stepping up not only to provide shelter, but as our reporter explains, to find people still unaccounted for. >> reporter: the east avenue church in chico has opened its doors as an emergency shelter to hundreds displaced by the camp fire. >> one month shy of 22 years. >> reporter: that's how long blair main has called paradise home before flames overtook his house. he would not be sitting here if not for his partner. >> this time she got me out, just barely got our tail feathers burned. we barely outrun those flames. >> reporter: with all their belongings destroyed, this sanctuary is now home, thanks to the sheer amount of volunteers. >> people have walked in here and done an amazing job, not because i've done any of the organizing, but because we gave them permission to do what they do best. >> reporter: as part of the church's massive operations to provide food and medical aid, organizers are working around the chok lock to track down thon the missing list. >> we are cross referencing every person with people on that list. last night, our medical team was seeing people one by one and were successful identifying 12 people on the list. >> eliminating names has been confusing since there has been duplicates and misspellings. >> the list is going about people not knowing how to reach each other. >> reporter: right now, survivors get assistance. >> and the sheriff's office is asking people to call one of these three numbers if somebody has been found, so detectives can remove their name from that list. you can also find these numbers on our website, abc7news.com. when you see the images coming out of butte county, just heartbreaking. it's obviously natural to want to help, but how? >> in santa rosa, wayne freedman found a small company using social media for that purpose and reaching around the world to do so. >> reporter: here is the difference that roughly 13 months can make after disaster. fire it doesn't take much to remember the pain. in this warehouse on the spring of coffee park, they know all about that. >> it's important that we show the communities in butte county that we are with them. >> reporter: which smexplains w they spent extra time repairing computer screens today. for every like, they'll give $1 to butte county fire relief. >> we went through that last year, and we basically feel like the same. >> reporter: the product they distribute has nothing to do with fires, but from this building, they send out thousands every week. >> it is an oil plug replacement. you put it in your crank case, leave it there. and when you change your oil, just flip the switch. and $1 per like and more than 1200 likes by noon, this may cost them and the company some money. no worries. >> we didn't suffer a lot through it, but we can relate to what happened in butte county recently. >> reporter: a small crew more than 100 miles from the camp fire, but right next door as if it were yesterday in their hearts. >> it's a community. it's a community. i'm proud to work here. >> reporter: in santa rosa, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." now, if you would like to help the victims, we have a full list of resources on our website. and make a $10 donation to the red crosby nexting the words red cross to 90999. a facebook executive wants justice. she says new video contradicts what police are saying about the night her brother died. >> when you see the video, there is no -- literally he's talking down the street and gets stopped. plus, the scare of their hives. trapped in an elevator as it plugs more than 80 floors down. a reunion 16 years in the making. a young girl and young this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ new questions and outrain from the family of a gnatter fao died after he was tased by deputies. the family believes the video they have seen contradicts law enforcement's account of what happened. >> of course, the overarching emotion is sadness, because i know i'm watching a video of my brother being killed. >> reporter: when he spoke to her after her brother was tased by deputies in mill bray and died, all they wanted was to figure out how this could have happened. >> we're begging for that opportunity for closure. >> reporter: that you wibut tha to wait. >> when you see the video, there is no -- literally he's walking down the vote and gets stopped. >> reporter: the family believes what they saw in the video contradicts a statement from the sheriff's office and the d.a. that he was acting erratically, with aggression and attacked a deputy. >> we made no such statement. that was an original statement from the sheriff's department. >> reporter: a facebook post about the footage has been shared nearly 32,000 times. the one thing the two parties can grow agree on, this case han a catalyst, hopefully for change. >> maybe people will say we need a different standard for law enforcement. >> it's important to recognize that it is in many ways america's specific epidemic, and if people who don't feel like this is something that can happen to them, continue gdon't involved and it won't change. >> reporter: he's the third person to be tased and killed in the last year in the county. the family has started a website ca so this doesn't happen again. and agreement could be coming on a plan to fix san francisco's millennium tower. >> the 5-story high rise has sunk a foot and a half since 2009. a new plan involves drilling piles into bedrock from the sidewalk on one corner. >> this is expected to be cheaper and faster than another plan that involves stabilizing one side and letting the other side sink until it was even again. this is a live look at san francisco international airport where the smoke is causing flights to be delayed up to an hour. >> that's not a good start for those travel thing week for thanksgiving. but michael finney is here. >> brutal. remember that word. but thanksgiving just days away, the holiday travel crush is set to be the busiest in more than a dozen years. aaa predicts upwards of 54 million americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this thanksgiving. that's nearly 5% jump from last year thand the highest number since 2005. if you're one of the more than 48 million americans traveling by cars, you could be in for a long journey. a company predicts travel times in the nation's most congested cities could be up to four times longer than normal. those travel times started, by the way, today. volkswagen is making a big bet on new technology. the automaker says it plans to spend $50 billion over the next five years on what it calls an electric offensive. development will focus on electric cars, self-driving vokes and other technical innovations. under the plan, partnerships will play a huge role. vw says talks with ford are progressing. the recent turbulence in the stock market is spooking some older workers and retires, a group that was hit hard during the most recent financial crisis. nonethele nonetheless, there is no indication those fears are translating into actual large scale overhauls of retirement planning. following a 2008 crash, many workers opted to slow retirement savings and pay down debt. so far no signs of major moves along those lines. so wait and see still, i guess. >> thank you, michael. tonight, the metropolitan transportation commission will be talking act extending the bay bridge bike path. no fundin source has been identified yet. authorities are hoping for some feedback and tonightt tonight's san francisco. the rolling stones are going on tour and the bay area is one of their stops. they're scheduled to play levi stadium may 18th of next year. this will be the band's first visit to the bay area since 2013. fans can expect a mix of classics along with some songs that might not be too that are to fans. tickets for the tour go on sale november 30th. 13 cities for now, often they tend to expand the tour a little bit. as it gets going. i guess what this means is i have to put in for another leave of absence. >> putting it in on your calendar, november 30th. now for the weather. >> now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> and you'll be smiling about this. we have a storm coming in that is going to swope out so ing ti the smoke. live doppler 7 hd showing you high clouds, air quality still in the orange to red, which is orange is poor for sensitive groups. if you're looking for better air quality, greens in the sierra, and parts of southern california, there's better air quality across other parting of the state. i want to show you the temperatures right now, they're in the 50s and 60s. as we look at a live picture, beautiful sky and coming with a price. it's all that smoke that's creating that reddish hue. smoky and hazy tomorrow. first storm arrives on wednesday and air quality will improve beginning on wednesday. here's another live picture from our tower camera. a look at the air quality for tomorrow. poor to unhealthy tomorrow for tuesday. by wednesday, continuing through friday, we're looking at moderate air quality in the bay area. on our storm impact scale, a level two, a moderate strength storm on wednesday. rain and cleaner will will arrive. there is a slight chance of thunder that day. the winds are going to switch direction as we head into wednesday coming out of the south. that is going to push that smoke out of here. you will notice that winds increase, 25 even over 30 miles an hour, especially along the coast and over the higher terrain. so if you have any loose holiday decorations, you might want to secure them. 9:30 tomorrow night, a few sprinkles not out of the question. wednesday morning, commute time, 5:00 a.m. the rain moves in. it's light initially, picking up in intensity. the yellows and oranges indicating the rain. by 9:00 a.m., it is moving into san francisco, the pernls, the east bay. as it will be moderate to heavy at times. 11:30 wednesday morning, continuing into scattered shower activities wednesday afternoon, evening. in terms of rainfall totals, look at this here. anywhere from a third of an inch in fremont to over an inch of rain. another storm follows, and that will give more beneficial rain. winter storm watch, about 6500 feet. noon wednesday until 4:00 a.m. thursday, a foot at the haguest peaks. expect difficulty traveling because of the heavy, wet, snow as the wind gusts kick up to 50 miles per hour or higher. tomorrow morning, hazy and smoky. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. hang in there, i know it's hard to both out there, but the good news is, it's going to improve on wednesday. temperatures low to mid 60s, a few upper 60s around morgan hill. temperatures in the 60s. level two storm brings us wet, windy conditions on wednesday. early morning showers on thursday. next storm coming in on friday. so late thursday night into friday. that's going to bring us much-needed rain for the bay area. as you will notice there, level one system, thanksgiving and friday. and we'll go with a drying trend for the upcoming weekend. the biggest thing is that storm that does come in with that strong southerly wind will blow that smoke out of here. >> such great news. >> and we need the rain sims we're so parched. >> this is one time people are going to be happy to be driving to grandma's. what do we eat on thanksgiving? it depends on where you live. that story is next. coming up tonight, breaking news. the shooting inside a hospital, doctors, nurses, patients seen leaving with their hands in the air. and the father who killed his pregnant wife and two young daughters. and the holiday storm, it's all coming up. new at 6:00, a bay area auto group closes eight dealerships without any warning. michael finney shows you how customers and employe what does help for heart fait looks like this. entresto is a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪ the beat goes on. yeah! six people in chicago are still getting over what happened to them friday night. they were trapped in an elevator that dropped 84 floors. one of those was a pregnant woman. it happened in one of chicago's tallest skyscrapers. riders felt the ride speed up and bump around, and those aboard reportedly screamed, prayed, cried. of course they did. it turned out a cable holding the elevator broke, sending the car from the 95th floor toso s e somewhere near the 11th. >> wed had to breech wall to open up the doors. >> the elevator will stay closed until officials figure out what hppened. san francisco's mayor got a jump on the thanksgiving holiday by helping people in need. london breed helped hand out turkeys today. this is the 12th annual turkey give away. turkey is going to be a big part of the thanksgiving meal. a majority told pollster 538 that's what they'll be eating on thanksgiving. chicken, pork, and roast boef alternatives. but it's when you get to the side dishes that differences stand out. salad is the main side dish here in california and the west. but look at this, green beans and rolls in the midwest. squash in the mid-atlantic states. mac and cheese and corn bread in the southern states. >> can't we have all of those things? >> yes, because we are very inclusive that way here in california. >> stay with us. a teenager is giving thanks to the east coming up tonight at 6:00, folks doing good to help the less fortunate to deal with the smoky skying. >> and from our i-team, what one former cake decorator claimed she saw behind the scenes that prompted her to file a lawsuit t against a grocery store chain. >> and the best time to travel. all of that and more at 6:00. you know, gratitude is indeed a gift. and one shared recently with a chp officer in contra costa county. >> the moment was posted on social media. tom maguire responded to an accident and saved the life of an 18-month-old girl. >> now 16 years later, the girl tracked down the officer to thank him. both were emotional as they shared the story of that fateful day. >> laying on the ground, face up, just staring. and nobody was paying any attention. so i -- you know, i came over and got you breathing again. obviously the fire department and everybody got there. and you're here today. so that's a good thing. >> i always said there has to be a reason why i'm still here. >> yeah, of course. ory in "world news can't tooths next. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. for sandhya patel, michael finney, all of us here, we appreciate your time. see you again in hatch an hour. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the shooting inside a hospital in chicago, the urgent search for the gunman that followed. evacuations tonight. you can see the doctors, nurses and patients leaving with their hands in the air. an officer critically wounded and we'll take you to the scene. also tonight, the horror revealed today inside a courtroom. the father who killed his pregnant wife and two young daughters, and what we learned just today we never knew. and what his own parents said in court. the thanksgiving rush already under way tonight. record-setting travel expected. and so is another storm. the clipper bringing snow, ice and rain and the freezing temperatures. we have the new track. president trump, will he sit down with robert mueller? what he's now saying. the wildfires in california. the number of missing now nearly

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