a korean crisis. the north opens fire on the south. we will have the latest on the death toll and the u.s. response to the attack. it's tuesday, november 23rd, today in the east bay. >> good morning. we are lucky enough to have jennifer in. >> lucky is right. really this morning we are looking at rain and snow with a higher elevation. really interfering if you are

planning to go across 80. things will clear up and it won't get warmer at all. we have freeze watches in effect. you might want to cover your plants. let's take a look at the temperatures in the 50s. 50 in fairfield and 50 in livermore and we have 47 degrees in gilroy and it gets colder in the upper elevations women have seen snow falling. crossing through hayward and livermore along 680. watch out for wet roads across the entire area. ponding on the roads as well. the heaviest stuff moved out and we'll see more showers through the area throughout the morning and then we will see the showers coming to an end by the afternoon. then it turns to snow at the upper elevations. snow falling at 2500 feet. not a warm day. topping out in the 50s. you will need the jacket, but not the umbrella.

by this evening, skies will clear and temperatures in the 50s. we are looking at rain coming to an end in time for turkey day, but a little cool. >> we will talk more about snow and water on the roadway. >> the water is keeping the closures we have for construction. those are not there, but in the same spot, we had a disabled vehicle. that person sounds like it might be so long, but the car is being moveed from the roadway. it was a hazard and a little further north, another issue eastbound into the caldecott tunnel. the slow down we see here on highway 13 likely due to the rain on the roadway that causes our senses to skew on the slow side. no major flooding report said, but yesterday 580 saw a lot of flooding. of course the rain is still going.

new this morning, two south korean marines are dead after north korea fired on south korea near the disputed border. they included civilians and 1200 civilians live on the island. south korean responded back with artillery fire and scrambled several f-16 fighters. no u.s. were involved. the white house condems north korea's actions. last march, south korean war ship was sunk. north korea denied responsibility. they are still at war since the 1950 to '53 war ended not with a peace treaty, but a ceasefire. the holiday rush begins today. you can expect a lost company. travel is up 2% over the same time last year. that means you want to plan

ahead. leave earlier if you are planning to catch a flight. some 277,000 passengers will travel throughout airport today through wednesday. the busiest days will be today, tomorrow, and sunday. >> i saw the tsa agent reach into the private area of several people while he was doing the pat down. it's going too far. >> you can also expect new screening to slow you down. complaints about pat downs are taking off. the government attempt damage control and trying to convince the public that screenings are not an invasion of privacy, but internet postings are igniting a firestorm from groups calling on passengers to opt out of tsa body scans. the goal is to slow down the security lines even more on one of the busiest travel days of the year. other travelers say the extra security is worth the frisking. >> i'm not used to it, but it

has to be done. >> if that's what it takes to keep everyone safe, i am for it. >> airports are coming up with strategies to come up with solutions for long lines of people opting for pat downs instead of body scanners. >> university leaders say three months after the program rolled up, emergency calls in areas south of the campus dropped by nearly 2/3. the joint patrol is made up of two berkeley police officer and they pair up to patrol the streets before and after home football games. the city of fremont will be closed from december 20th through the 31st. the police and fire department will ob duty during the furlough and the animal shelter will be open, but maintenance and most community centers will be

closed. hundreds of east bay families have food for thanksgiving dinner all because of a famous bay area humanitarian. the mother wright foundation passed out food near san pablo and market streets in oakland. they gave 700 chickens and trimmings. marian wright passed away a year and a half ago, but her daughter said keeping the foundation running has been hard, but it's needed now more than ever. >> because people don't have their jobs and people lost their homes. it's not just regular people. we have new people that come from different states. they have heard of mother wright. >> they need food and cash not only during the holidays, but all year around. new this morning, a tradition to help neighbors in need kicks off in about an hour and a half. berkeley police will team up

with the boosters. way, the food bank and others to assemble and deliver food baskets. they will assemble boxes in front of the hall of justices on martin luther king,jr. way at 6:00 this morning. officers raised money for the baskets through their annual turkey ride in september. the city of oakland will serve up dinner with all the trimmings. people in need and the homeless are invited to the marriott and oakland city center from 11:00 to 2:00. they will serve 2500 people. donations are being accepted there to the city oakland hunger program. >> a story about a regular joe who has done himself well and giving back to the community. contractor ken houston brought 500 turkeys. trucks with the donation will arrive at the emeryville pack and save and distribute them all over oakland.

let's turn to mike. we have a wet day and a wet commute. >> that are really is the story. thanksgiving week typically the morning commute is very light. a lost folks try to get away. we will see a lot more folks on the roadways, but they hopefully will dry out. the rooster tail going on. wet roads and slick pavement and puddles. no major reports, but they come in as more folks hit the road. we will look at the travel times. 580 and 880 close to the limit, but slowing out of the tunnel on the westbound direction. that may be a sensor issue. i will let you know if there is anything to report. further out throughout the east bay, highway 4 out of antioch and pittsburgh. we will see the slowing about 5:30, but shorter lived as well as 580 and 680 and out of the pass. a smooth and wet commute. make sure the wipers necessary good condition and keep the

headlights on even in daylight hours. >> jennifer is in for rob. >> we're have all that rain going up into the mountains and we see snow. you will need the jacket and hats because it's chilly. starting in the 50s and some cases the 40s. then tonight, talking about the cooler air coming in and freeze watch in effect. for tonight, possibly tomorrow night as well, thanks to colder air settling in behind all of this rain. here is the rain. looking at the radar, we have seen the rain on 680 coming through hayward and livermore and fremont and san jose. more to come through right now. about to come into fremont and oakland getting a break for a few minutes, but more rain through richmond right now. be ready for rain this morning. as we go up higher, you start to see the snow falling and creating a lot of headaches and

hazards on 80. give yourself a lot of time and make sure you have the chains. they have seen closures and heavy snowfalling and some are saying this is the snowiest november in a decade. great for the skiers and snowboarders. look at the forecast highs. not a warm day at all. you will definitely need the jacket as temperatures falloff rapidly. we stay cool throughing this and even this weekend, no rain, but it will be cool. >> let's talk snow. tahoe for the holidays got a lot cheaper. how to snag the deals and for sale, an evening with the 42nd president of the united states. how to land an encounter with bill clinton and do good at the same time. you are looking at a picture of oakland.

a live look at the bay bridge. cooler temperatures and we will have jennifer in a minute talking about rain. in the meantime, let's go to mike inouye for slow downs all over the bay area. >> exactly. if you are not finding a slow down, i'm advising you to slow

down. look past the coliseum and the water kicking up off the roadway. the glow kicking up off the backwash of the cars. that will be an issue for you and the windshields. keep that in mind. a lighter volume showing no major delay for 880. we will look at 580 through livermore. a little slowing later on in the commute. 6:30 it should kick in for central livermore. a smooth drive eastbound out of the pass into tracey and stockton. watch for the conditions to change dramatically as well as 880. car quinn as is moving well as well as the benicia. >> snows looking at to four inches of snow today. a winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada. locally we are looking at rain and chill weather this morning.

this afternoon things will clear out and remain cool. we have a freeze watch in effect for tonight and possibly tomorrow night as well. current temperatures, we have 50 in fairfield and 51 n concord and 50 in livermore and 47 in gilroy. we are not looking at a warm up any time soon. a look at the radar shows the rain passing through and all of this ahead of a cold front that the swing through and cool things down. the rain this morning not really heavy. we saw heavier stuff in the early morning hours. we do see it beginning to taper back. not so in the mountains. a lot of snow falling in the siary nevada and that created problems along 80. forecast highs, only in the 50s. not a big change at all thanks to the colder air out of canada and with this, watch out for cold weather tonight and

tomorrow night as well. it will stay drier, but definitely cool as we head into the holiday season. >> all this talk of snow has people itching. hold on to extra cash. >> snow is piling up and hundreds of miles away in the bay area. skiers can almost hear it falling. >> it's cold and snowing. >> i'm so excited. >> the ski shop is picking up and excitement about the snow can melt when you price a ski trip to tahoe. regulars say you can save. start with buying last year's gear. >> the models don't seem to change. they do a little bit, but not significant enough to pay the $100 for newer equipment. >> pass the old stuff on and rent. >> i get the happened me downs

from my sister and i have been renting skis because i'm definitely going to be growing a lot and i don't think buying equipment. >> there freebies on line and don't hit the road without chains. >> you will pay about twice as much on the mountain. >> when you are geared up, look for a group or club like snow pals.org. they split the cost of gas by carpooling and shared lodging options. enjoy the snow buzz on a budget. today in the east bay. >> and pack a lunch to avoid the cost of eating out. having food for the car trip in case you get stranded in the heavy traffic. new this morning, analysts are predicting a small bump in the economic growth in the 3rd quarter. the official report will come out later and while investors are chewing on that, they will be looking over the minutes from

a fed meeting that could reveal the thought process behind the decision to buy government bonds. for more on that and other news, let's go to courtney reagan at cnbc world headquarters. >> good morning to you. despite the hopeful news that we are pging we are going to get when we get the report futures are under tremendous pressure and lower on continued worries about europe's crisis and the reports today of the squirmishes between north and south korea. asia markets all dropped on tensions in that region. ireland's government may not be able to pass the measures with the bailout into doubt. they dropped on new that is the fbi rated off the hedge funds and insider trading. we will get data on home sales and a look at 3rd quarter gdp. we are thinking it's going to show the economy grew more than

originally thought. that is due out in less than an hour from now. trading begins at 11,178. the nasdaq edged up 13 points to 2532. more on the fbi raids. wall street is bracing for more after three hedge funds were traded as an investigation yesterday. they were suspended as level global investors and diamond management and the fbi is staying mum about the investigation. just that it's ongoing. the justice department is taking an approach. i'm sure there is more to the story as the day moves forward. >> we will watch it. blockbuster trying to convince you to stay away from netflix and red box. they launched an ad campaign that promotes the 28-day head start over competitors from renting certain releases.

it applies to blindside and "avatar" and inception. blockbuster is in the middle of bankruptcy. they are using facebook and twitter to see who is behind on payments. if you brag about monofacebook, you may want to think twice. there is a gray area to debt collecting, but there things they can't do like harassing someone to collect debt. dream of dining with the president. check out ebay. bill clinton offering to have dipper with the highest bidder and three friends at his presidential center in little rock. the proceeds benefit the clinton foundation. the opening bid is $25,000. the bidding continues through december 2nd. the proceeds benefit clinton's work and providing hiv drugs to

africa. president obama touts success. tracie potts has more on the trip and whether what happened in indiana is an anomaly or example of more to come. when gm and chrysler went bankrupt, kokomo, indiana almost went under. unemployment topped 20%. today they are rebuilding. this plant president obama will visit has recalled 400 laid off workers. >> we are surviving ahead of the curve. >> kokomo is a good example of a town that is very dependent upon those types of jobs for economic livelihood. >> the president will say kokomo is proof that billions in bailouts worked. across the nation there signs of economic recovery. gdp is stronger than expected.

home sales are up a bit and retail sales are improving into the holidays. >> how much is it trickling down? i don't know. >> some say it's too little too late. >> it will not ensure his reelection. >> a new consumer spending survey finds unemployment and debt restricts holiday spending and taxpayers cautiously pull out wallets to celebrate the end of a tough economic deal. in washington, tracie potts today in the bay. >> we want to look at what's coming up later and say good morning to brent cannon working on the stories that matter to you. >> good morning. we are continuing to follow the overnight developments out of korea. the north fired into a populated area of south korea and killing at least one and 0ing dozens more. we will have reaction in a live report. what's the one thing you will not find when you fly out of sfo?

the tsa. how to protect your family and privacy at the bay area's biggest and busiest airport. how to avoid family feuds that can ruin festivities and what does snoop dogg have in common with the queen of england. scott? >> i like riddles. a reminder to lock doors and windows. berkeley police are searching for a man who they think is headed towards the mexican border after raping a girl in her own bedroom. live in berkeley where the girlfriend of the suspect is speaking out. good morning, chris. >> reporter: we have been talking about the story since the weekend because it's a horrifying violation. this young girl was in her own home sleeping when omar sosa, a 27-year-old man entered through an unlocked window and sexually assaulted her for quite sometime. she has been super helpful to police and gave them enough of a description that they were able

to identify him and show figure out who he was. they retrieved pictures and we know that we have talked to his girlfriend who said he has his own daughter and that make this is crime particularly shocking and sad that he as a father could take advantage of a young girl like this. police believe he left the bay area and he is headed down to mexico. we believe he is driving a 1997 ford ranger, gray double cab pick up with a white camper shell. we know that law enforcement works together when they have a suspect description to go on. they can really try to extend the long arm of the law, so to speak and not long ago there was a bay area suspect apprehended. hopefully that will be the case today. 27-year-old omar sosa not believed to be in the bay area anymore, but headed down to mexico.

hopefully law enforcement can collaborate and get this guy behind bars before he hurts anyone else. today in the bay. >> we look up to the north, a lot of snow falling in washington state. that's the case here creating headaches for drivers. they want to try to arrive for the first snow of the year. if you will travel up to truckee, i-80 is closed at donner pass. hope we won't see anything that messy, but a lot of snow falling well above 2,000 feet. temperatures in the 50s and rain crossing an area. not an easy commute. tonight it will be cold. no more rain or snow tonight, but cold air comes in. freeze watch in effect. some areas will drop into the 20s tonight. a look at the radar showing the rain. heavy rain and much earlier this morning.

it is lessening during the commute, but more rain about to hit hayward and fremont and livermore. not much happening. the roads are wet. higher we can see the snow falling along 80. they are closing parts of the pass this morning. if you are travelogue 80, give yourself a lot of time thanks to all that snow. all this winding down this afternoon, but also colder air coming in. the forecast highs are only going to be in the 50s. 53 in napa. in fairfield and 54 n pittsburgh. that's about it and it stays cool all the way through thanksgiving weekend with the forecast highs only in the 50s. >> thank you much. just ahead, strict new tobacco laws that could take effect in one county. how far they will go if supervisors give the okay today. the best wine to pair with your thanksgiving turkey. expeleshare theirsensct selecti.

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shots fired and all eyes on asia. north korea fires shots on south korea and they brace for the worst. >> a possible delay you may face around the country and we will tell you what you can do to avoid the pat downs.