new this morning, a south bay city is unnerved after a senseless shooting leaves a young girl dead. san francisco mayor ed lee may get another four years in the city's top spot, but the new ranked choice voting system means the race is not over yet. and a new kind of occupy movement in the east bay. why protesters are launching occupy cal. a live look from the south bay this morning. it is another cold start on this wednesday, november 9th. this is "today in the bay."

good morning everyone. it's 4:30 right now. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot to get to this morning. first let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> a nice clear shot of the moon this morning. serio cirrus clouds obstructing your view. temperatures are chilly. near records anticipated. 36 in fairfield. 36 in santa rosa and novato. we'll continue to drop off for the next couple hours, but warmer this afternoon. i'll put the 70s back on the map. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> good morning. you won't be driving one portion of highway 101. this is from university embarcadero. in the northbound side, overnight construction has the closure. i've circled it on the map.

easy work-around, middlefield. i'll give you a look at the east bay with more construction coming up. thank you very much. a morgan hill family is look for justice in court after their 14-year-old daughter is killed in a drive-by shooting. five suspects accused in that killing will be arraigned in court today. a grieving community gathering to remember the girl that lost her live. marla tellez live in morgan hill with an update. good morning. >> reporter: jon and laura, good morning. this is really hitting this community hard here. that is why the city of morgan hill is hosting a community meeting. it's going to be happening right here where we are this morning, the morgan hill community and cultural center. now, according to the flier that went out about this event, this meeting is to address any questions or concerns people may have regarding the drive-by shooting that left a young girl dead. 14-year-old tara romero of

morgan hill was shot and killed in the senseless shooting that happened friday night near cosmo and del monte avenue. romero's father says the teens were simply waiting for a ride home. he says they were sitting innocently outside an apartment complex when gunfire rang out. police say the five suspects are gang members. one was on probation. they range in age from 17 to 23 years old. three are from morgan hill, one from san jose, the other from gilroy. today all five are scheduled to be arraigned in santa clara county superior court at 2:00 this afternoon. romero's father tells nbc bay area he hopes they save the court system some money and the family grief by pleading guilty. meanwhile community members who are shook up over the city's first homicide in more than two years, they are encouraged to attend that meeting, that community meeting. again that, is happening here at the cultural center and community center of morgan hill.

it is from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. this is -- the address is 17,000 monterey road. this flier also points out child care will be provided for those parents who need it. jon and laura? >> community trying to come together. thank you very much, marla. it's 4:34 right now. the polls are closed and the unofficial results are in for san francisco's mayoral race with 100% precincts reporting. ed lee is leading the group with more than 30%. avalos comes in second and herrera in third. last night ed lee told supporters he is optimistic about the outcome and he says he is ready to lead. >> they want the city to continue the way we've been running it and increasing jobs for everybody. i think san francisco wants us to do four more years. what do you think? >> since the city is using ranked choice voting this year, the race is far from decided. voters can support three candidates on the ballot.

if nobody wins 50% of the votes, the lowest candidate is eliminated and the votes are tallied again. get more election results from around the bay area at nbcbayarea.com. after a very scary night, all is quiet this morning at sky walker ranch in marin county. a chimney fire triggered an emergency response from three fire departments. sky walker ranch is tucked away in nick see i don't, where george lucas started building his dream business in 1978. today it's a retreat for some of the most tam lented film makers in the entire world. the fire started around 5:30 last night in the main house. the ranch's private fire department tried to get the flames under control but had to call in crews for backup. we should point out george lucas does not live at the ranch, but more than 200 of his staff members do work there. it is 4:35 right now. a san francisco woman convicted of trying to scam aid workers in the aftermath of the san bruno

disaster is set to be sentenced today. nisha marie taylor posed as a san bruno resident displaced by last year's deadly gas explosion. prosecutors say she and her boyfriend showed up at the disaster relief center and claimed their possessions had burned in the fire. taylor faces up to two years in prison. we've seen it in several cities. now a prom meant east bai yun versity is getting occupied. students, teachers and community members from across the bay area will meet in berkeley today to establish occupy cal. they're upset over potential fee increases for students and continued cuts in state funding for public education . organizers say they'll set up an encampment on the berkeley campus. it begins with a rally at noon today on sprawl plaza. opd released this video late today. officers used their own cameras

to capture police being pelted with rocks and bottles. >> the public needs to know that police officers in oakland didn't overreact. they were provoked, assaulted, had paint thrown on them. i think the message needs to come out now, the balanced message of what happened. oakland mayor jean quan saying the occupy campment is hurting downtown businesses. protesters say city leaders are playing politics and sending mixed messages. babbling has been put on the back burner at gav lon college while one player is on life support. andrew gains is on a ventilator after he and two other players were injured in two car crashes on highway 101 in millbrae early sunday morning. devontae johnson fractured his lower leg and the driver billy hurd has several broken bones.

gav lon was supposed to open its season in livermore on thursday but decided to pull out to try to give the team time to cope. >> guys are still trying to come to grips with everything. right now basketball is not important, you know. life is important and relationships are important. the gav lon women's volleyball team has dedicated their game tonight to the plea basketball players. for a quick check on your wednesday weather, let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> make sure you give yourself ample time to bundle up the little ones. 36 in novato and santa rosa. 38 in napa. a few degrees away from freezing in gilroy right now. as we head throughout the morning hours, high pressure will continue to keep our skies mostly clear. we will see patchy fog especially in those areas. half moon bay, pacifica.

you can see vividly these clouds arcing up and around. a big ridge of high pressure which will be at its maximum strength today and tomorrow. actually we'll see the temperatures in the 70s. 70 for los gatos today. 70 in gilroy and fairfield. tomorrow we've got this very interesting area of low pressure wanting to make its way onshore. this thing is packing a lot of moisture. take a look at this. you see the bands of red, orange, yellow. heavy rain could come down right at the coastline. we'll talk about why this is such a tricky forecast. the best chances to see the rain, that's all coming up. things will get dicy around here. active weather on the way for tomorrow. your forecast on the way as well. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> dicy weather means dicy commute potential. right now at 680 just some construction going on through walnut creek, actually both directions between rugier road and stone valley. that's potentially until 5:30 or

6:00 a.m. no major issues as far as the speeds go. in oakland we have the yellow chiclets showing up southbound torts fruitvale towards 66. that's a construction zone. a couple lanes blocked there heading towards the coliseum. you see the headlights backing up, past high street there's a traffic break going on. the northbound side had one over the last few minutes. on the left, flashing lights for high street itself. no major issues once you get through this. be patient and be aware, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much. now to follow up on a story we brought you yesterday at this time. san jose city leaders throwing their best pitch of the oakland a's in hopes of attracting the team to the south bay. in a 10-1 vote they agreed to give the a's exclusive rights to buy almost five acres of downtown land for roughly $7 million, but only if the team agrees to build a stadium on the site. annual amendment will put the

sale of the land for the ball park for a public vote. the a's want to move forward but still waiting for approval from baseball commissioner bud selig. christmas going to the dogs this year, literally. find out how much people plan to spend on their pets for the holidays coming up. hundreds of lay-offs coming for a bay area tech giant even though the company predicts it will rake in record earnings. taking a live look outside, embarcadero in san francisco this morning. it is a cold start to the day once again. certainly grab a warm jacket before you head out the door.

welcome back everyone. taking a live look outside, cold morning out there, but pretty light commute so far. it is early at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. 4:44 right now. a silicon valley giant is about to get a little smaller. really the timing here is ironic. software maker adobe systems will layoff 8% of its workforce. the latest round of lay-offs will eliminate 750 full-time positions primarily right here in the united states and throughout europe. in a statement add to be bee says it's restructuring the service to better align around digital media and marketing. the lay-off seemed so unexpec d unexpected, announcing it expects to report record revenue in the fourth quarter, more than

a billion dollars. the leading republican presidential candidates meet each other for a debate tonight. this one on cnbc. eight candidates will participate in the debate on economic issue at michigan's oakland university. herman cain still fighting off those allegations of sexual harassment that could come up during tonight's debate. italy may be heading down the same financial path as greece now. that could hurt all the world's markets even more. for more on that and other news before the bell, let's turn it to brian shactman live at cnbc world headquarters. a lot of 401(k)s look to be impacted by these moves, right? >> absolutely. listen, the stock market, people have closed their eyes on this. today it looks like a pretty ugly open. futures have turned sharply negative this morning after yesterday's rally. europe once again front and center. investors are worried about italy and its mounting debt.

italy is the world's third largest debtor nation and has a much, much bigger economy than greece. if italy can't get its fiscal house in order, it could drag down the world's global economy. it's the highest since italy joined the european union. stocks were up yesterday as italian prime minister sylvia berlusconi didn't get the majority needed to hold on to the government. he says he's going to step down some time next year. up 101 points in the dow. we'll give all that back and then some. here is maybe a silver lining story, job openings at their highest levels in more than three years which could suggest companies may increase hiring in the coming months. competition is absolutely fierce. the labor department says 4.2 people are vying for each available job. in a healthy economy that ratio is more like 2 to 1. some companies are being cautious about adding workers.

christmas literally going to the dogs. a new survey finds more than half of americans plan to buy a gift for their pets this year. they expect to spend an average of $46 for toys and treats. what else is there? petco and pet smart pulling out all the stops. petco planning a 72-hour black friday blowout. i can't imagine standing in line on black friday for my dog. i love my dog, but i'd rather get the next "modern warfare" game or something. >> say no more. i'm with you on that one. >> hey, who is there for you thick or thin, unconditional love? >> i don't have a dog. >> that's the problem right there. >> we'll be buying you a dog for christmas. bundle up, maybe put the cute sweaters on the dogs. >> it's cold out there. let's get right to your forecast for today. temperatures are on the cool side.

we might actually break some temperature records this morning, meaning it hasn't been this cold on this date possibly since the early 1400s in places like santa rose sachlt we broke records yesterday, expecting to do more of the same today. after all, really early in the season. 38 degrees in napa. 36 degrees, four degrees above freezing in novato this morning. high pressure is the reason why. you can see the clouds arcing up and around. that big ridge of high pressure will keep our skies clear yet again today. a comfortable afternoon. tomorrow we'll skate by with another nice day. we've got a lot of rain on the way, especially right at the coast as we head through thursday and friday. let's talk about the good stuff for today. lots of sunshine, 68 in redwood city, 67 in san francisco and 67 degrees today in oakland. as we head throughout the afternoon, this area of low pressure will start to get closer to the coast. it's a cut-off low, meaning it's cut off from the actual jet stream, the river of air that carries our systems from west to east across the united states.

today we'll see sunny and warm conditions. clouds increasing just a touch ahead of the system. on thursday, take a look at what's headed our way. over the course of 11:00 p.m. thursday into 9:00 a.m. friday, we have heavy rainfall. we could see coastal flooding, could pick up rain in excess of one inch out of this system between the course of 11:00 p.m. thursday into friday. looking towards a really wet, sloppy commute on friday morning. still getting a lot of rainfall in the south bay at 12:00 noon on friday. get the umbrella handy and make sure you're ready for wet conditions in your back yard yet again. this one kind of a super soaker. by 4:00 p.m. still showery. the steady rain will have passed late friday. your seven-day outlook looks like this, 70 degrees, rain late tomorrow. we'll hit the 70s before the rain arrives and cools us down. on-and-off showers continue through saturday. we'll get a little more of a break before more rain moves in on sunday. this will bring more snow to the

sierra. we'll talk about that throughout the morning. back to you. while most people are just right now starting to get therapy thanksgiving menus together, it sounds like a lot of other people are already thinking about christmas. >> stores are already rolling out their holiday deals and displays earlier this year hoping they'll be able to extend the shopping season. surveys show more people are out doing their christmas shopping earlier this year. they're often the shoppers looking for the best deals, giving themselves plenty of time to think before they buy. some people are embracing the early shopping season while others are reluctantly accepting it. >> you have more time to look around and look at everything and compare. >> i think it's too early. >> consumer confidence for october meanwhile dropped to its lowest point in more than 2 1/2 years. that means a lot of retailers may have to work even harder to try to lure those shoppers into stores. one thing sure to be on a few wish lists this season is the new iphone 4s.

>> we have some good news. the phone just received the official stamp of approval from consumer reports. the iphone 4s on the list of recommended products for consumers. consumer reports says the new phone does not experience as many significant drops in signal reception like the older one did in the beginning. last year consumer reports did not recommend the iphone 4 to consumers because of those signal losses. nothing more annoying than that. >> you might hear something unusual on your tv or radio this morning. we'll tell you all about it coming up next. washington is getting ready to deck the halls, and a very important declaration comes from northern california. the bay area connection coming up. a moving monument making its way to the south bay. where you can see the vietnam war memorial next. we see a nice easy drive for 580 out of the altamont pass and through the tri-valley. i'm show you what's going on as work is getting done in the south bay and on the peninsula coming up. i was told that i was at@risk

for sudden cardiac death. i was 23 years old. i wasn't overweight. i never dreamed this would happen to me. when the doctor told me i had three blocked arteries,

i felt like i was punche in the gut. i found out that one in three women die from heart disease. how did i not know that ? good morning. we're happy you're starting your day with us. a live look outside at san jose. the cool, calm weather out there. a moving tribute to the americans who gave their lives during the vietnam war is in the bay area this week. the traveling vietnam memorial wall is headed to cupertino's memorial park. its last stop was in gilroy.

a dedication ceremony is planned for thursday afternoon. a vet vance day ceremony is planned for friday. the traveling wall will be open to the public all day on saturday before it leaves on sunday morning. a coach for the san francisco giants will hold a benefit concert for injured fan brian stow. the lunatic fringe will pay a special concert at i don't she's jazz club. the irish bluegrass band will release an album tonight. they'll donate all the money from sales to brian stow and his family. very generous. stow spent nine months recovering from the traumatic brain injury after he was beaten outside dodger stadium back in march. an emergency alert test is set for 11:00 this morning. it's going to last only about 30 seconds. you'll hear the sound of a tone and then, of course, that

familiar phrase "this is a test." this is an unprecedented test of the nation's emergency alert system as it will run on every tv station and every radio station across the entire country. >> but if you're not around a tv or radio at 11:00 a.m., you may be in traffic. let's check it right now with mike. >> i just want to know that they should use jon kelley's voice for that because it's very pleasant and calming. in the south bay we have things calming down. at the bottom of the screen, highway 17, they just cleared that crew. 880 has construction southbound from old bayshore highway towards 280. watch yourself as you're heading in the southbound direction potentially in spots until after 6:30 this morning. northbound 101, things will slow both directions heading towards e embarcadero road. you can get on the freeway north of the construction zone or middlefield will keep you clear completely of that construction. a very light volume. you can use that detour as well,

guys. back to you. washington, d.c. preparing to set up this year's national christmas trees. guess what? one of them is from right here in california. >> the sierra white fir is four tons, 63 feet tall and it's 118 years old. it's loaded and being delivered by a san jose man. washington has three official christmas trees, one in front of the capital building, outside the white house fence and another one inside the white house. more coming up on today in the bay. a true sign of the holidays is is about to open up in san francisco. bobble redell takes us ice skating, coming up. california colleges joining that occupy movement where protesters have planned for uc berkeley. that's still ahead. for all your news, weather, traffic updates, check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area morning news.