travel congestion the day before thanksgiving. coming up in a live report, what you can expect if you're heading to sfo. and san francisco figures out how it's going to elect its next mayor, today, november 24th, on "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. laura is off this morning. rob is here, but he's pulling double duty because mike is off. it's the thanksgiving season. so you've got new meaning to the word traffic and weather together this morning, rob. >> all in one this morning. i am thankful things are nice and quiet so far. let's show you the weather. we've got a freeze warning up in the north and east bay valleys. frost advisory even down to the water's edge around the inner way. you can see our hour-by-hour temperatures, 30s and 40s through 9:00. eventually highs only in the upper 40s to low 50s, so a very chilly afternoon around the bay

area. speaking of chilly, how about your highway 17 commute. this is a look at southbound highway 17 as you head over the summit. we're seeing some slowing as you approach the summit. good bet that could be caused by patchy ice this morning, so look out for that as you head from san jose down into santa cruz this morning. >> thanks, rob. the new tsa patdowns are the story of the early holiday season today. between planned protests, they are set to happen today and that could potentially clog one of the busiest travel days of the year. elise kirschner is live this morning at sfo with how things are going so far. >> reporter: right now things are moving smoothly but you never know the day before thanksgiving, when it is one of the busiest travel days of the year. i want to bring in mike, a spokesperson for sfo. mike, how is it going so far? >> so far it's going smoothly. we have good weather which is helping us out. we are tracking the weather in the midwest, which is very changeable, but overall things are moving well and we hope it

goes the same way the rest of the day. >> reporter: we've all been hearing about the nationwide protests against those full body scanners. have you seen anything like that at the airport yet? >> we have not. we don't know if it's going to materialize or not. we have some contingency plans in place working with the tsa. our goal to our customers is to make sure everybody that wants to get through security screening efficiently and effectively will do so. >> reporter: what are your plans that you have in place? >> we'll just keep those under our hat right now. we want to make sure that people who want to get through the system get through the system and make sure they catch their flight and get to their holiday destination. >> reporter: how much time should people give themselves coming to sfo? >> we recommend 90 minutes for a domestic flight and two hours for international. first of all, they should check their carrier before they leave the house. they will have the most current information regarding the flight. >> reporter: any tips to get through security faster? >> pack as little as you need.

there is a list of what you can and can't bring through security. >> reporter: give yourself plenty of time if you're coming to sfo airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. for now we're live at sfo, elise kirschner, "today in the bay." get ready for a rush on bart as well. it anticipates 64,000 people to take the direct train-to-plane connection. it will be the highest number of people riding the airport line since the sfo station opened in 2003. bart will run longer trains today as well as on sunday. new this morning, we are learning more about the deadly attacks by north korea on south korea on an island. south korea says two more civilians have died after yesterday's attacks. these are some of the newest images of the damage this morning, check it out. buildings in rubble. the late' casualties were discovered earlier today.

south korea says the men were construction workers in their 60s. north korea fired on a small south korean island killing two south korean marines and wounding a number of civilians. of course tensions continue to be high this morning. the attack has many concerned that this may turn into a major international conflict. president obama says the u.s. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with south korea. as today in the bay's jean elle tells us, they are nervous. >> reporter: people are busy checking on loved ones back home and euna lee is worried about people in the region who are already suffering. journalist euna lee said she believed north korean officials would execute her for crossing their border, but after five months in a labor camp, the united states secured they are release. >> i'm so thankful of being here. >> reporter: promoting a new book with her family by her

side, lee knows her story helped raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in north korea. she hoped her suffering would lead to political progress. now she's afraid north korea's military attack on south korea is shattering that opportunity. >> our ordeal, i was hoping that there would be more conversation between the u.s. and south korea and north korea, and this kind of action will close the door for future conversations so i was very sad. >> reporter: reporters at the korean daily in union city are writing with heavy hearts. relatives back home may be in danger. >> oh, i thought the war actually happened between south and north korea so i was really worried about it. >> they are relatively calm, but they are very angry about the attack because it happened.

>> reporter: euna lee's family is also in south korea. she plans to return to the region to finish the story she set out to tell. >> there are many defectors who settled in south korea who still need help. >> reporter: intensified political tension adds to the urgency. korean american groups in the bay area plan to start a fund-raising effort. they're hoping to get money to victims who had to evacuate because of the military action. reporting in san francisco, jean elle, "today in the bay." police are investigating a threat against a ucla researcher. a package containing razor blades and a threatening message was sent earlier this month to a researcher who uses rodents and primates in his study. the animal liberation front said the blades were covered in aids-infected blood. police were not sure if the blades were actually contaminated. the researchers has been the target of several recent attacks. last year his car was set on fire. the california tea party wants to make illegal immigration a top priority for

the election in 2012. tea party activist michael erickson is pushing for an arizona-style immigration law. if approved by voters, it would require police to investigate if they have reasonable suspicion that a person could be an illegal immigrant. erickson says his proposed law will crack down on drug cartels, but one democrat sees major problems with the proposal. >> with arizona having done what it's decided to do with sb-1070, we don't want california to be seen as a safe haven for drug cartels and human smugglers and other criminal elements. >> you're going to separate families, there is no due process. this is a gestapo-like approach. >> supporters need more than 443,000 signatures by april 21st to qualify for a ballot. we now know how san francisco will choose its next mayor, we just don't know when it will happen. the board of supervisors gets to choose the interim mayor to

serve when gavin newsom goes on to sacramento to become lieutenant governor. as many as 11 people will be nominated. the board will then vote in order of submission. the first nominee to get six or more votes becomes the next mayor regardless if there are more nominees who have not been voted on. board members cannot vote for themselves and we don't know when the board will start that voting. the new mayor will serve until the november election. one down, several more to go. the giants are working to sign off season this year several of their top free agents that helped them win the world series. aubrey huff signed a new three-year, $30 million deal. two years at $10 million each and those are guaranteed. the giants can choose to keep him for a third year or let him walk but they have to pay $2 million. the giants still have a lot of big-name players still unsigned. juan uribe is still unsigned.

no word yet on pat burrell, just to name a few. it's 5:09, time to check your traffic and weather. rob pulling double duty filling in for mike and keeping tabs on those very cold temperatures out there this morning. >> it is really cold. cold enough that it is impacting your morning commute in a few spots with patchy ice. 27 degrees in napa, 32 in livermore. look at san jose and oakland, those are airport temperatures in the mid-30s this morning. so we could see some deicing operations at our local airports due to cold temperatures. frost advisory for the rest of the bay area through 9:00 this morning. we'll be dry but chilly the next few days. we'll see high temperatures at best approaching the low 50s. this cold start with the morning will take time to warm up. most of the day spent in the 40s. when you have a high near 50, that means most of your afternoon will be in the 40s. the seven-day forecast looks dry until friday night and saturday.

that's our next chance of seeing raindroping back into the bay area. highway 101 heading up to san jose looks just fine, 70 miles per hour. but everything in the green, you can see 280 looking pretty good and guadalupe parkway as well, 64 miles per hour. but slow down this morning. some patchy ice possible through 9:00 this morning. brent, back to you. the time now 5:10. off the radar and out of sight. we catch up with unmonitored sex offenders to see where they're hiding in the bay area. plus why police officers are pushing for changes to jessica's law. a today in the bay investigation is coming up. and a live look outside this morning. it looks like your normal shot, but when you really know the temperatures, it looks kind of cold out there. we'll keep tabs on your chilly forecast coming up in a few minutes. reporting what matters to you, you're watching "today in the bay" with laura garcia-cannon, brent cannon, business and technology with

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good morning, everybody. welcome back. a live look outside at the south bay. look at those temperatures. these are expected highs today.

in ukiah, they're not even getting into the 50s. rob will take a look at your forecast coming up in just a little bit. untold numbers of sex offenders are on the run living in secret tent cities all over the bay area. they often hide in homeless camps, often impossible for police to track. a statewide sting last week revealed how a law designed to protect children is actually part of the children. as vicky nguyen tells us, the solution may be a controversial change to jessica's law. >> reporter: just steps away from the daily sights and sounds of life in the bay area, another world emerges. >> this is their house. this is where they live. >> reporter: deep in the brush, hidden, tent cities teaming with a different type of life. >> it's early to be drinking, huh? >> we're looking for parolees at lar large. >> reporter: andrea is a state

parole agent and a lead on the california parole apprehension team. she's heading a sweep through 12 of the biggest encampments in san jose. this one where convicted sex predators live among the outcasts. mostly felons out of work, out of homes and out of luck when they meet the agents they have been evading, ironically the law designed to flush out these predators and protect children is in part the reason for these hideouts. jessica's law bans sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, park or day care center. in 2007 just after the law was passed, 88 paroled sex offenders were listed as homeless. today more than 2100 sex offenders are on the streets off the grid. >> not knowing the terrain and the setup, we can look at it on a map all we want, but you don't see until you actually get in here. >> reporter: agents think there were 20 or 30 more people living in encampments like this but when they saw the activity, they

took off. right now 145 convicted sex offenders are on the run from parole agents. >> one of the biggest challenges in supervising sex offenders is the homeless rate. >> reporter: robert heads the parole twidivision of the state department of corrections. he said the way parolees are monitored is not as efficient as it could be and they have issued nine recommendations to improve tracking. among them a major change to jessica's law to remove the 2,000-foot rule and allow individual agents to decide where their parolees can or can't live. >> i think it goes back to empowering the person who's actually supervising the offender, knows and understands the offender better than anybody else and makes the daily decision about how we supervise people and he or she is the one that knows specifically i know you shouldn't be allowed to live near a school while somebody

else can. >> so the agents would have sole discretion on where the sex offenders live? >> i think that's what the spirit of the recommendation is. >> reporter: he expects pushback but believes recommendations will allow agents to do their jobs more effectively and reduce the number of sex offenders who are unaccounted for. >> you're going into custody no not reporting, okay. >> reporter: it's a change that can't come soon enough for this agent and her team. they said the first step in tracking paroled sex offenders is getting them out of the dark and back on the grid. vicky nguyen, "today in the bay." it's now up to state lawmakers to consider the recommendations and to introduce a bill that would change jessica's law and that's a process that could take several months. vicky nguyen joins me this morning to talk more about that. it could take a long time for this to change. >> definitely, brent. not a change that would happen overnight. the stay legislature has to draw up the bill to change jessica's law. the task force really wants agents to decide where the

parolees can live. in theory, that could put sex offenders right next to a school or day care center. >> that could be a big issue because one of the main parts of jessica's law is they want to keep sex offenders away from the kids so it could be a big issue. >> exactly. you have a lot of folks who were perfectly happy with jessica's law so we do expect some outraged people saying i don't want a sex offender anywhere near my family. the task force is saying would you rather have them homeless and untrackable. they say that 2,000-foot rule is providing a false sense of security. based on data from the last four years, it is making a lot hard tore track sex offenders. >> so if you're upset and want to say something about this, what can you do? >> lobby your state lawmaker. we're trying to make it a little easier for you to understand all of these recommendations. go to our website, we have a link to all nine recommendations. see for yourself whether you think these things will make you and your family safer. just search task force. >> thanks for coming by and thanks for the report. >> you're welcome.

now business and technology with scott mcgrew. good morning, everyone. the ultra competitive larry ellison has won another one. oracle won its lawsuit against german saft wear giant sap. sap admitting it stole software from oracle. oracle wanted billions in damage. in an oakland courtroom the decision came down, a record $1.3 billion for oracle. well, we've taken a look at the minutes from the latest fed meeting and the mood is not pretty. the fed now says it could be a full five years until the economy gets back to normal, and even then the unemployment rate could be around 7%. the fed also discussed trying to be more open in communicative to the public. recently the fed, which is not a political body, in fact it's not technically part of the government at all, has come under fire from the far right for its policy of putting more money into the economy to spark

hiring. brent, they have only heard the one side of that and that is the politicians' side. the fed saying maybe it's time we got out and talked to the public more. >> thanks, scott. here's a great way to get out of the cold. you might want to see a movie. we'll take a look at several new films that are out in theaters today, including this one from disney.n tthodayn thehe t bay" in less than three minutes.

welcome back on this chilly morning. 5:22. look at this video along interstate 80 looking like an ice rink at times. yesterday you could see cars spinning out from tough conditions there. icy roadways, up to 4 or 5 feet of snow fell in the last couple of days there. this morning it is certainly icy. most of the snow has moved on. thankfully enough snow on the side of the rose to keep those cars not from going over the roadway. we have no moisture this morning, clear, dry air. these temperatures really bottoming out. 40 in san francisco, which looks to me like a new record low for this date at 40 degrees. 35 right now in oakland. a little north wind at 3 miles per hour. some of our weather headlines, the obvious one as you step outside, it is cold. we've got frost and ice through 9:00 this morning, some 20s and 30s. even with non-stop sunshine today we'll see highs only in the 40s and 50s this afternoon.

dry weather here and for most of the west coast. we've got cold air spilling down out of canada. some travel delays around atlanta due to low clouds and probably see a few more around st. louis. you can see that sleet heading towards indianapolis and chicago, so we could see delays in the midsection of the country later on. for us, it's canadian air conditioning around the bay area today and for your thanksgiving day, no rain, but it's going to be cold with patchy frost the next couple of mornings. the next chance of rain will probably hold off until saturday. here's where things may get a little interesting. to get enough cold air trapped in those north bay valleys and if the rain comes in friday into saturday, we could see briefly some low snow up north around sacramento and maybe around ukiah and lakeport. that's not coming up until saturday as we move into the weekend. as you head to southern california, it is not going to be warm. palm springs 63 degrees. 48 in bakersfield. temperatures around yosemite in the 30s. 55 degrees for san luis obispo.

overnight temperatures in truckee tomorrow morning, minus 5 without a windchill. just incredibly cold across the high country. around the bay area, cold start to the morning. low 50s for high temperatures today. another chilly, frosty morning tomorrow. the next chance of rain will arrive saturday and clearing by sunday. now checking your morning commute, here's a look at the altamont pass, one of your gateway getaways. we're looking pretty good both west and eastbound. look out for patchy ice this morning out around mechpleasant and livermore. travel times look just fine as you approach sfo, same story approaching oakland airport. travel times looking right on schedule on 880. if those airport temperatures in the mid-30s this morning, may get that rare sight of deicing on some planes. we'll watch that for you. brent, back to you. thanksgiving weekend means several new movies are coming out early. ♪ been holding back for quite

some time, and finally the moment's right ♪ in theaters today, the new movie "burlesque." christina aguilera is a small-time girl trying to make it big in los angeles. that also stars cher and is rated pg-13. "love and other drugs" opens this morning. anne hathaway is a woman with parkinson's. this is rated r. "faster" is the newest movie from duane "the rock" johnson. this one is also rated r. for the kids, walt disney's new adventure comes out today and it looks at what happens when rapunzel gets out of the tower. it is rated pg. a true story comes to the big screen. "127 hours" opens in wide release today. it's the story of a guy named james franko. he was a hiker who got trapped

and had to cut off his own arm to survive. this is called "127 hours" rated r and out in theaters as well. the time now 5:26. a chill is spreading all over the bay area and that might be putting it mildly. we have some tips to make sure you travel safe and stay warm. how one bay area county is trying to spread the joy of reading to kids with an interesting new program. plus turkey day. we'll tell you what today's presidential turkey pardon has to do with california. and a live look outside. one of the many chilly places, i believe this is the oakland international airport, one of the places that could see a lot of travelers today. today is thus tvel day of the season. we'll have live reports on that as well. ve

new this morning, it is cold outside. we have freezing temperatures all over the bay area. we'll have a look at your forecast coming up next. >> reporter: the possibility of black ice on some upper elevations. i'm bob redell. i'll tell you what that's all about coming up in a live report. and yet another live look outside this morning. the airports are going to be very busy. it is your busiest travel day of the year today, november 24th, on "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. the time now is 5:30, i'm brent cannon. laura is off today. we wanted to get you started with rob who is checking traffic and weather because mike is also off today. so it's you and me, rob.

>> i wish the cold had the morning off this morning but we don't have it. 35 degrees right now in san jose. look at your hour-by-hour numbers. 30s and 40s through breakfast time. lunchtime upper 40s. highs only low 50s in the warmest places and we could see another frosty morning for tomorrow morning as well. checking your morning commute now, taking you to highway 4, travel times not looking all that bad. pretty light volumes this morning. as we head over to the altamont pass, we're at normal speeds there, 64 miles an hour, but it is downright cold not too far away from the altamont pass. bob, we've got temperatures cold enough for some roadway ice in some spots. >> reporter: yes. good morning to you, rob. as you were mentioning upper elevations, that would include the altamont pass which is over my shoulder on eastbound 580. a lot of people will be hitting

that as they get out of town for a thanksgiving holiday. the area of more concern is highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains, especially between bear creek road and the summit itself. there's an icy roads advisory there. as a matter of fact, there was so much concern that the chp had issued a sig alert last night to let people know ice was a real possibility, but the highway patrol has since called that off. as you've been mentioning all morning long, rob, there is a frost advisory in effect until 9:00 this morning for the entire bay area. that's why nurseries and hardware stores like this one we visited yesterday at walnut creek have been doing some business at least as far as selling covers for plants and wrapping for tubing for people who have been coming in concerned about the overnight t temperatures dropping to the freezing point and trying to protect those plants and water pipes. on the flip side, the weather is the perfect opportunity to go ice skating. if you think this is the end of

it, not the case. forecasters calling for a repeat tonight into tomorrow morning. reporting live here in pleasanton, bob re tedellredell in the bay." new this morning, funeral services are under way in cambodia after hundreds of people died in a human stampede. we showed you this tragedy yesterday. investigators think that a swaying bridge caused people to panic. as they ran for safety, hundreds were crushed by the massive crowd. as many as 400 people died. the crowd was crossing the bridge as part of an annual event to celebrate the end of the rainy season. american amanda knox was briefly back in court in italy this morning for the start of her appeals hearing. she is convicted of sexually assaulting and then murdering her roommate last year. she is appealing her sentence and still maintains she is innocent. the hearing lasted just 15 minutes and was adjourned until december 11th.

her defense hopes a new witness will prove she is innocent. jurors will resume their deliberations in the trial of tom delay. the former house majority leader is accused of illegally funneling corporate campaign donations into texas political races. he says he's not guilty. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. also new this morning, eight fire stations in contra costa county could close if voters do not approve a new parcel tax next year. that's the prediction. the cocoa times reports the board of supervisors needs to agree to put that tax measure on the june ballot. the fire budget faces an $11.5 million deficit. the city of concord will spend half a million dollars to rewrite zoning laws. that means changes for what people can do with their

property. many rules have not changed since 1953. back then the city had a population of about 36,000 people. it now has more than 150,000. the contra costa county times reports the city hopes to have that project finished by the end of the year. oakland police want your help finding two men who sexually assaulted three roommates. it started saturday night as a woman walked home from the west bart -- the west oakland bart station. the victim says two men approached her at gunpoint near 11th and market streets. she says they sexually assaulted her, then forced her to take them to her apartment. once the men were inside, they reportedly sexually assaulted and raped the other roommates. police say they want tips in order to help them catch the two men who are responsible snnch a tracy man will learn his punishment for torturing a teen. a jury found him guilty of torture, kidnap and false imprisonment of 16-year-old kyle

ramirez. ramirez was held captive in more than a year in wader's next door neighbor's home in tracy. the emaciated teen eventually escaped in december of 2008 wearing only boxer shorts and a shackle on his ankle. the two neighbors and the teen's guardian have reached a plea deal on more than a dozen felonies. waders will be sentenced to prison next month. an east bay community is worried that a mountain lion may have moved into their area. pleasanton police say a dead deer was discovered on bush road at the eastern edge of the city. police determined that a mountain lion had killed the deer. previous mountain lion sightings have been reported in that general area between moore avenue and the open space which is behind the city. a new study out today finds debt is not causing as much stress in american households these days. the associated press says many people are more comfortable with their spending and they do not plan to max out their credit cards any time soon. the study found more people than

last year are now paying off their balances right away, and fewer are making credit card purchases if they don't have the money to pay for them outright. 59% say they feel little to no stress from family debt, and that's about a 10% improvement from a year ago. a new program in the east bay is trying to get kids more interested in reading. when children are bored at a coffee shop or a laundromat, west conthere costa teachers hope they might decide to read a book. several local businesses in richmond now have shelves stocked with books. kids can read them on site, take the books home, keep them or trade them for other books. the idea is to promote reading, especially in the iron triangle neighborhood. get ready for a rumble in oakland. the world boxing association super middle weight champion andre ward and his contender will hold their final news conference this morning before their final fight on saturday. ward will defend his title, it's happening at the oracle arena. the news conference will be at

the oracle arena this morning at 11:00 11:30. a san francisco hotel will unveil one of the country's largest holiday sugar castles today. the executive pastry chef at the westin st. francis will set up his signature 12-foot rotating holiday sugar castle in the main lobby of the hotel. that's set for 10:00 this morning. it resembles a french chateau. i don't know how many calories. the sugar castle will be on display through january 3rd. president obama will pardon a couple of turkeys today and this time they both have california ties. the two very lucky turkeys will be spared from the dinner table. they will make an appearance at the white house today after they travel all the way from modesto. the turkeys were raised by foster farms. once they're pardoned, they're going to sent to george washington's mt. vernon estate

where they'll live out the rest of their lives in peace. good morning once again. 5:38 on this very chilly morning. we're now down to 27 degrees in napa, 31 in fairfield. look at livermore now, down to freezing. 32 degrees. 35 in san jose. look at oakland, right at the airport, 35 degrees this morning. so these upper 20s and low 30s around our north and east bay valleys. a freeze warning through 9:00. frost advisory even down to the water due to the cool temperatures down into oakland and berkeley. same story even around san francisco this morning. as you can see we've got this cold pool of air dropping into california. we call it canadian air conditioning after that front went by yesterday. cold, dry air settling in. the next few mornings we'll have to deal with patchy frost. dry conditions this afternoon. next chance of rain will arrive friday, should clear out by saturday but there's a chance briefly saturday morning may see

a little low snow across some of the portions of the far north bay. highs in the 50s. 53 san jose. across the north bay, look at these chilly temperatures. look at the highs for truckee. 25 today, 26 in reno. dry from now until about the start of the weekend. then on saturday a chance of more raindroping on in. so your morning commute. highway 85 northbound, a large object in the number two lane. not seeing any backups, probably due to the fact we don't have a lot of traffic out there. but again, an object in the number two lane this morning. brent, back to you. >> thanks, rob sfwln. gearing up for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we'll have a preview what you can expect to see tomorrow. coming up, how to keep your home and family safe in this cold weather while trying to keep warm. we'll have a live interview just ahead. and a live look at sfo this morning. busy travel day, could be the

busiest of the year. we'll have a live report on what you need to fly and a new app you could get to help you get around a little easier. another look outside this morning. we're seeing cold temperatures all over the place. we'll keep you updated all morning long. reporting what matters to you, you're watching "today in the bay" with laura garcia-cannon, brent cannon, business and technology with scott mcgrew and traffic with mike inouye. 3q

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good morning, everybody. welcome back. we are taking a live look outside this morning where a lot of those temperatures are barely going to be into the 50s. it is a cold one to start the day. millions of americans who are making a last-minute trip to the grocery store might suffer a little sticker shock. the average price for turkey is up 30% over last year. an average turkey is about $1.05

per pound but also expect to pay a lot more for cranberries, sweet potatoes, fresh vegetables and the fixings for pumpkin pie. >> feed corn prices are up over 50% from last year. >> the farm bureau says the average price for an entire thanksgiving spread is about $4.35 per person, which is up about 1.3% over last year. sticker shock may cause some shoppers to rethink their menus, but a lot of people say they're not going to really sacrifice too much. another option is to let somebody else do the cooking or eat out. new this morning, rescue efforts are now recovery efforts in the search for the new zealand miners trapped underground. there was a second blast in the mine shaft today and experts now say no one could have survived that. rescue crews were trying to

drill a shaft to get to where the 29 miners were believed to have been working but that's when the second explosion happened. nobody is sure exactly what caused it. the 29 miners have been trapped since friday and nobody has heard from them since. indonesia is keeping an eye on two active volcanos this morning. the newest one is on mt. bromo. people are being told to stay away from the slopes of that volcano. mt. bromo erupts once a year but unlike the nearby mt. merapi it rarely spits out dangerous debris and hot gas also shooting a lot of ash into the air and that's a problem for flights. officials say a bigger blast from the volcano could be on the way. the time now is 5:45. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. laura is off. we're going to take a look at traffic and weather coming up in less than five minutes. but first, over the river and through the woods, millions of americans are on their way to grandma' house or taking off for the holiday weekend trip. kristen dahlgren is live from

chicago's o'hare international airport. kris, our friends over at the weather channel call o'hare one of the worst airports in the nation for weather delays which of course has a ripple effect everywhere. how are things going so far today. >> reporter: so far so good. it's estimated about 1.8 million americans will be passing through chicago o'hare this week, so as you said if there are delays here, it could cause a ripple throughout the system, even if chicago isn't your final destination, chances are you'll be passing through here if you're traveling. take a look behind me and you can see things moving really smoothly in security. we also haven't seen anybody making a real visible protest to the body scanning machines. of course there's been a loosely organized opt-out day. organizers pushing people to opt out of going through the body scan machines, instead forcing the tsa to do the more invasive patdowns, which does take more

time. there was this fear that because it would slow town the system, perhaps it would cause some people to miss their flights and jam up the system but so far we're not seeing much of that at all. of course the tsa say you're just punishing passengers if you do go ahead and opt out and cause a slowdown in the system. the pbigger story may be weathe coming in. the huge storm coming from the west through the upper midwest. we're expecting some rain later on at that and that could cause sort of this trickledown ripple through the system, so we're continuing to watch for that. so far looking at the board, it doesn't look like there are any delays. the first flights out to the bay area do leave in the next hour or so, so those are so far running on time. now let's go out to sfo where elise kirschner is standing by. how are things there? >> reporter: things are pretty good. there may be a nationwide protest to slow down security lines but if you take a look behind me, the lines are moving

pretty smoothly here. officials predict waits of no longer than 15 minutes during most times of the day but with the recent uproar over the full body scans and patdowns, there is no telling how it will shape out here today. it's expected that 70,000 travelers are headed to bay area airports, so officials are bracing for a backlash. but again, so far so good. here's what sfo spokesperson mike mccarran said just a few minutes ago about holiday travel. >> we have some contingency plans in place working with the tsa. they have some plans in place. our goal is to make sure everyone who wants to get through security efficiently and effectively will do so. >> reporter: tsa is hoping an iphone app will help ease travel congestion. the free program called my tsa lets users fill in the blank to ask if they can bring various objects through airport security checkpoints. it also lists wait times for security lines for airports throughout the u.s.

it's available for download through app store for itunes. back here live you can see again the lines are moving pretty smoothly. but like every holiday time, give yourself plenty of time. make sure you get here pretty early, because things could change any time today. for now we're live at sfo airport, elise kirschner, "today in the bay." you had to see this one coming, all the new touching by the tsa is sparking a new ipad touch giveaway. mountain view-based mobile app maker looped will give away ten ipod touches to travelers who get touched by the tsa agents on the busiest travel day of the year. to qualify you have to check into the airport using looped with a smartphone or an ipod touch. then you push it to twitter using the hash tag touched by tsa. today is the coldest day of the year so far and a lot of places are seeing overnight temperatures in the 20s. keeping warm can sometimes turn dangerous and deadly.

just a little bit ago, we told you about a monterey couple who died and so far they think that maybe a gas heater might be to blame there. alameda county fire chief sheldon gilbert is joining me this morning with a few safety tips. good morning and thanks for coming by. >> thanks for having me. >> let's start with the monterey thing. unfortunately this is the kind of thing we see happen, it gets cold and people try to stay warm. they use a fas heater and you guys see tragedy strike. >> well, i don't know the specifics of the monterey incident. whenever you have a stationary heating instrument in a home, it needs to be serviced to make sure it's properly ventilated and the firebox for the heat is intact and the flame is burning efficiently so it doesn't produce carbon monoxide. >> unfortunately as a reporter i've seen lots of times when people use charcoal in their living room, they're trying to keep warm. even if you contain the fire, there are those gasses that come off of that and that can be deadly. >> that's correct. carbon monoxide can be proud by any oil burning or gas burning

appliance or heating source. we need to make sure that we use the appropriate type of heating source and that it's serviced and maintained appropriately. carbon monoxide is invisible, you can't smell it, you can't see it and it can come upon you very quickly. >> what about things like ovens. you've seen times when people open the oven and try to heat their room using the kitchen oven. >> the type of heat that's produced in a gas oven is not intended to heat a home, it's intended to cook a meal within an enclosed space. the when you open that door and allow that heat out, it does have high levels of carbon monoxide potentially and it can be a hazard to you and your family so you should not do that. >> let's talk about some of the things that are designed to heat your house, your standard furnace, for example. there are things you need to do to maintain and keep it. a lot of people haven't run it since last winter and things can happen during that time. >> it is a good idea to have your furnace checked every year to make sure the burners are burning cleaning, all the ventilation is intact, the appropriate ventilation ducts go

to the exterior of the home and carbon monoxide can escape. it's also important to change your filters to make sure that the air is filtered and dirt and dust is caught so it doesn't go into the burn box. that's sometimes when you smell when you get that first heater activation of the year is you've got some dust and debris burning o off. >> what about fireplaces, you've got to maintain that as well. >> they should be swept annually by a certified chimney sweep who can inspect not only what's in the fireplace itself and the chimney but that the chimney pipe is intact and you don't have cracks where heat or sparks can go. also when you burn wood, burn good, clean wood like oily wood like eucalyptus or you'll end up with a chimney fire. >> real quickly, what do you think of like the artificial logs. >> duraflames are approved to burn in the proper fireplace. those are acceptable to do as long as you do them in accordance with the instructions. >> chief gilbert, thanks for coming by.

we'll talk to you later on this morning too. good tips, thanks. >> thank you. let's take a look at the weather right now. you can see the reason a lot of folks cranking up their heer. chilly temperatures, down into the 20s and 30s this morning. clearing skies. this is the radar view from the bay area to the sierra. you don't have to worry about rain or snow but look out for patchy ice as this cold, canadian air drops on in. a frosty start to the morning. around lunchtime you'll see temperatures around the 40s. highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. dry weather today, tomorrow, but chilly again tomorrow morning. the next chance of rain will probably hold off until friday night into saturday. a quick check of your morning commute. travel times approaching sfo actually don't look that bad. around highway 4 a little slowing as you head west on highway 4. one more stop, the altamont pass, travel times both directions still looking pretty

good this morning. brent. >> thanks, rob. we're keeping an eye on developing news out of britain this morning. live pictures from london. a student protest seems to be getting out of hand. a crowd continues to grow. you can see hundreds of people marching in the streets here. in one picture we saw a police van and it was surrounded. the students seem to be angry over plans for tuition hikes, something we know a lot about locally here. the british government says they pay triple tuition from 3,000 pounds a year to 9,000. obviously a lot of people upset there and a protest under way. in new york city, they're putting the final touches on the thanksgiving tradition, the macy's thanksgiving day parade. laura sat down with al roker and has a preview. >> millions will watch a holiday tradition that kicks off the start of the holiday for many families. al roker will be in the center of the festivities. good to see you, al. happy holidays already.

>> and to you too, laura. yeah, hard to believe. >> i can't believe it. it's always great to see you a part of the parade. do you have a favorite thing about it? >> you know, when santa hits herald square in that sleigh, it's now the holidays and let the fun begin. and, you know, i still love watching -- i start off uptown where the parade kicks off. i still love watching those balloons go by. you really -- every time i see them, i just get kind of a chill. >> yeah, it is a lot of fun. you're always such a busy guy, i know you're not only doing the weather but you're a great chef. tell me about that book that's in front of you. >> ah, the midnight show murders. it's -- i wrote it with a great murder mystery novelist, dick latke. this is the second in a series. chef billy blessing, who happens to be a bald, african-american, stocky chef who owns a restaurant in new york city and co-hosts a morning show.

i don't have a restaurant, but everything else is kind of familiar. in any event he is sent out to the west coast by his network to help launch a late-night talk show, a la cona o'brien. on the premiere episode the host gets murdered and police think chef billy may be next in line so he's trying to find out who's trying to do him in and why. >> when do you have time to even do this? it's amazing! >> well, you know, look, you find time, you make the time. for anything you enjoy doing, you fit it in. i literally wrote this thing on planes, trains and automobiles. so, you know, you find those dead spots and you fill them up. >> as if there are any in your life too. it's great to see how you contribute. so the thanksgiving parade kicks everything off. we'll have the lighting of the rockefeller tree there. it really gets us all into the holiday spirit. >> that's right. we light the rockefeller center

christmas tree at 8:00 tuesday, november 30th. it's really exciting. cannot wait. for those of you who want to get some inspiration about how to decorate your homes, saturday, december 4th, i've got -- i'm producing a special on hgtv, celebrity holiday homes. we decorate the homes of trisha yearwood, sherri shepard from "the view" and brook burke from "dancing with the stars." so check that out, 8:00 west coast and east coast time on hgtv. >> yet another thing that you do. fabulous, al. >> well, as my grandmother used to say, idle hands are the devil's workshop. >> thanks so much and have a great holiday yourself. >> you too. give brent my best. >> sure will. >> thank you, al. always nice to enthusiastthink . 5:57. more news coming up.

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