peninsula gets reviewed by traffic engineers, and the results not what residents want to hear. i'm marla tellez. i'll have the story live from east palo alto coming up. >> reporter: it's a busy day here at sfo for thanksgiving travelers, but not the busiest day. some things have changed. i'm christie smith. i'll give you a live look at the crowds coming up in a live report. a camera rolls as this helicopter crashes to the ground. we'll find out how the pilot is doing this morning. it is the calm before the holiday excitement. the jubilation, the jock larity, tomorrow is thanksgiving. today is wednesday, november 23rd, to day in the bay. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it's 6:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning everyone. i'm jon kelley vrks let's check in with meteorologist christina

loren to find out about the pre holiday forecast. >> looking pretty good. if you're traveling by vehicle into southern california, looks like a nice drive. flying another story. we have two weather systems, one on both coasts that could slow you down. from seattle to san francisco, moderate travel delays expected, none to report right now. new york and philadelphia, major delays as a potent weather system makes its way along the eastern seaboard. right now for us, 6:01, let's find out how your drive is looking. the accident i've been reporting, northbound 101 at tul lee road has been declared a sig alert. major impact to the roadway because three of the four lanes are blocked. we have a few other interesting facts that have cropped up after this report came in. ill ooh e share those with you coming up. a dangerous intersection on the peninsula where a young girl was hit and killed earlier this

year has been the center of attention for months now. this morning there is growing concern after a new study finds what residents don't want to hear. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is live at the intersection in east palo alto with the new information for us. good morning, marla. >> reporter: good morning. this is where 6-year-old sioreli torres was crossing the street, in the crosswalk at bay and gloria when she was hit and killed. this happened in september. you can see for yourself there are crosswalk markings on the street, even this yield to pedestrians sign here. here is the thing, there's no stop sign. that is what residents are demanding the happen here. a new study just released says a stop sign is not needed here. after the accidents the city hired a san francisco transportation planning firm to analyze the intersection. state guidelines require five dligss at an intersection in order to install a stop sign or

stop light. there have been five within the past year here, but the firm's report says two of those don't count because they were caused by a right-of-way violation on behalf of the driver. and the traffic engineers say a stop sign will not prevent that from happening. the firm recommends the following. number one, post school crosswalk signs at bay and gloria. two, paint the rode with slow school crossing markings and prohibit street parking on the west side of bay row. sioreli torres was on her way to school when she was hit by a local school teacher who said she was blinded by the sun and didn't see the little girl. the study did find about 8:00 a.m. every day there is significant windshield glare for southbound drivers. the driver in the accident was never charged in the little girl's death, though the district attorney is currently reviewing the case and could, in fact, file criminal charges against her.

this morning i have reached out to the mayor of east palo alto to get his reaction and see what is next for the city. i'm waiting to hear back. reporting live from east palo alto, marla tellez. new this morning, occupy campers are back at frank ogawa plaz plaza. overnight police forcing 20 protesters to leave foreclosed property. they left without argument. some protesters did gather at the plaza outside of city hall for a vigil. others settled down in some sleeping bags. as for the earlier occupation, protesters were camped out on private property. they said they had the owner's permission. police say it was the owner who signed off on the eviction. san francisco leaders offering an olive branch to occupy protesters giving them a new place to set up camp. mayor ed lee wants protesters to

relocate to a former high school site on mission street. the site essentially with arc paing lot adjacent to portable classrooms all secured by a fence. the city's board of education would have to approve this move. no word yet if occupiers will agree. some protesters say the city is just trying to keep them out of sight. 6:05 right now. thousands of egyptians continue to occupy cairo's tahrir square. they want the mill tory that hand over control of to the people. the election is scheduled to happen in july of next year. protesters want it to happen sooner. they went to the head -- they want the head of the military to step down. it's been a violent four days of protests. clashes continue today. at least 30 people have died since saturday. the time is 6:05 right now. a bicyclist accusesed of hitting and killing a pedestrian will be in court.

23-year-old randolph ang allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of mission street and embarcadero in july. police say he hit a woman and she ended up dieing from the injuries a month later. ang being charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. the case against former b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle and four other officers continues today. they're expected to take the stand sometime today. accused of using excessive force on kenneth caruthers in 2008. caruthers say the officers, tackled him, hogtied him and kicked him and punched him. b.a.r.t. says the officers used reasonable force after caruthers appeared to be threatening violence. a north bay robber picked the wrong girl in marin. police say a man attacked a teenage girl when she was walking home on a popular bike path on monday. the teen who had martial arts experience says she fought off

the attacker by punching him in the groin. the girl reported the attacker punched her in the face. anyone with information about the attempted robbery can call twin cities police. the busiest travel holiday period is expected in full swing later today. more californians planning the get out of town this weekend compared to last weekend. today in the bay's christie smith live at san francisco international airport where they expects to see a 2% rise in passengers this year compared to last year. >> reporter: good morning. right now is when the morning rush begins at sfo, all things considered, it's not looking too bad. now and then we see people pull up to the curb, get out with their bags. i think most of the congestion is actually people in cars. the busiest day now is the friday before thanksgiving because more schools are giving

kids the week off. so families are taking off earlier and sfo has terminal two in operation now. a spokesperson is telling us even though they're expecting a 4.5% increase in thanksgiving trav, it's really more spread out. so hopefully, fingers crossed, you won't see the big snaking security lines. i just spoke with a couple heading to see family in the midwest. and for the new boyfriend, well, it's his big debut. >> you just get in the mindset that you have to go and do this. you keep a good attitude and do what you need to do. for us it's the best day to travel. >> i've never traveled on thanksgiving weekend. not only do i have to meet the family, my first time traveling on thanksgiving weekend. wish me luck. >> no pressure. >> no pressure. >> reporter: 140,000 passengers expected here today alone.

oakland international also expecting a bump in passengers. san jose expecting about the same as last year. parking lots they're telling us are looking pretty good. i just spoke with my colleague, reporter traci grant who tells me she's actually down there trying to park right now and there is a long, solid line and the attendant told her it might fill up. if long-term fills up, they'll give folks a coupon so they can park for the same price in short term. i took a look at the arrivals and departures, right now everything looking good. the signs say "on time." live at sfo, christie smith, jon and laura, back to you. >> all right, christie. thank you very much. they'll take that for now. on time is always a good time. a lot of people heading out of town hoping for great weather. some people staying here as well. we want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. no fog to report in san francisco right now which is probably the reason why all those flights are on time.

we had low ceilings yesterday. we had flight delays yesterday and the fog wasn't even that bad. this morning we're watching for that. right now starting to creep into fairfield. less than a quarter mile visibility. if you're headed into the central valley, also going to encounter pretty thick fog. take it easy through there. as you can see right now, the clouds ahead of the front are starting to really move in, kind of dividing the bay area in half. still a little clear sky over san jose, right now mostly cloudy from san francisco rosa through san francisco. as we head into tonight, the front arrives bringing about significant rainfall, especially in the north bay and north of the golden gate bridge, probably through about tomorrow morning. i don't think the south bay is going to see all that much. we'll time it out for you. stop the clock at 10:00 p.m. tonight. you can see moderate, even heavy rain embedded within the front. not a lot of that is going to make its way onshore. light rain showers coming down at 5:00 a.m. thanksgiving morning. a nice dry break by 11:00 a.m. today, we'll get a mix of sun

and clouds inland for the first part of the day, mostly cloudy start by the water. clouds will continue to increase ahead of the front. 58 degrees is what you can expect as you make your way home from work. in san francisco, 61 degrees at 5:00 p.m. in san jose. i've got that seven day outlook ready to go in my next report. we have a warmup on the way. i'll show you those numbers. first let's check with mike inouye. the sig alert northbound 101 at tulley road. when the fire crews got there, they said no driver, no one here, no injuries as a result of that. there's big slowing from capital expressway past tulley. we had a word that three of the four lanes are now open. but you can use monterey highway or center or king as your alternate on surface streets if you need or want. we'll take you on a drive through antioch, slow drive with the l street sensor at 21. also slowing through bay point.

holding steady in the 50s heading towards concord. the bay bridge toll plaza, no major issues approaching. light volume at the toll plaza itself. back to you. it's 6:11 right now. the largest lawsuit connected with a stage collapse is filed. find out who survivors hold responsible. a very dangerous turn in this helicopter cras

welcome back everyone. a live look outside from the south bay this morning. hp pavilion where the sharks are taking on the black hawks. tonight is the night to hit the ice. it's 6:14 right now. we have stunning video from

new zealand, stunning because nobody was seriously hurt in this helicopter crash. look at this. wow. it happened yesterday. accidentally earlier today. crews are trying to install a christmas tree on auckland's waterfront blades appear to hit some cables. the helicopter crashes to the ground. workers on the ground actually helped the pilot get out of the wreckage. he had to go to the hospital. but get this, doctors didn't find anything wrong with him. he was okay. helicopter on the other hand, not so great. the country band sugarland named the biggest claim yet connected to a stage collapse that killed seven people. high winds took down this indiana state fair minutes before the band was set to perform back in august. the new lawsuit against sugar land is filed by 48 victims alleging breach of reasonable care for the victims. the suit seeking unspecified damages from the band and 12 other defendants, including producers and stage riggers.

a new front-runner emerges in the gop race for the presidential race. newt gingrich delivering a new dynamic to last night's debate. gingrich is surging to lead in the polls, now 24%. mitt romney coming at 20%. herman cain now down to 17. the candidate sparred on foreign policy in washington, d.c. they also talked immigration. gingrich really broke from the pack saying long-time undocumented immigrants should stay. >> if you've been here 25 years and you have three kids and two grandkids, paying taxes and obeying the law, belong to aek lol church, i don't think we're going to separate you from your family, kick you out. the debate comes six weeks before the iowa caucuses begins. a veritable smorgasbord to talk about on that thanksgiving menu. it's also going to include a sprinkle of rain? >> yeah, a little spritsel.

a lot of the rain will come down while you're sleeping tonight into tomorrow morning. a lot of us have the day off tomorrow including myself, thank goodness. thankful for that. >> boo! >> that means you'll be able to sleep in by the time you wake up 8:00 a.m., the showers will have mostly subsided. a little lingering activity through the south bay. a nice dry break starting mid morning tomorrow. less than a quarter mile visibility in fairfield. that's it. otherwise, good visibility, ten miles or better. still no delays out of seattle, san francisco or new york. 45-minute delays out of philadelphia. we're expecting weather delays out of all four of these major airports. i put a really handy tool on my facebook page. you can track any flight. it's right there, just like the page. it's easy to access. thursday, a.m. showers, p.m. clearing for your thanksgiving. black friday, a.m. fog, sun and clouds. it will be cold. if you're hitting the stores at

midnight, bring a jacket. you probably want to bundle up the little ones, too. pretty cold out there with temperatures in the mid 40s. clouds are coming in ahead of the front. no real rain just yet. not even at the northern most portion of the state. the california coastline staying nice and dry. the front will start to drop as we head through the next five hours. as we head through the next 12 hours through the bay area. rain developing between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. tomorrow, a few showers early, gradual clearing. i promised you the warmup. it is on the way. 60 degrees in san mateo. 58 in muraga and 60 in stenson beach. 62 in oakland. the north bay, santa rosa, 57 today, showers starting earliest up there. seven day outlook shows the warmup i promised you. up to 68 on monday. let's check your drive with mike. still tracking the effects of the sig alert northbound 101.

we have now three out of four lanes open, but a big slowdown as you're approaching the scene. chopper is heading down there. i'm not sure if they have a shot of the traffic or not. do we have a chopper shot? we don't have the chopper shot. obviously the slowing is of concern for folks there. we have northbound 85 at camden near 67. a new accident reporting there clearing from the lane, minor slowing at the scene right now, northbound 101 and southbound 101, slowing indicating a higher volume traveling through the south bay. i'll look over towards the east bay. an easy drive at the dublin interchange. still have slowing out of the altamont pass. mike, thank you very much. yes, the holiday is upon us. before you let the stress of creating that perfect thanksgiving dinner get to you, do remember the thousands of families struggling just to get

dinner on the table. with that in mind, let's go live to "today in the bay's" bob redell live at the second harvest food bank in san jose. the clock is ticking and the need is large. >> reporter: unfortunately at this late hour, jon. we're at the second harvest food bank in san jose, a large food bank that feeds families in san mateo and santa clara counties. they say they need 11,500 turkeys, right now they're about 1,000 short. they're a much better situation from the last time when we checked with them last week when they only had about 7,000 birds. right now they're at just over 10,500. still shy of the food bank's goal of 11,500. second harvest serves about a quarter million people in both santa clara and san mateo counties. that's almost 7,000 more people.

what's frightening is this food is used just -- what's frightening is that this food used to be used just to supplement, now it's all they've got. it's the primary source. you can still help out by dropping off frozen birds to the second harvest. we're at san jose. there's another one in san carlos. they're always willing to accept money, cash. cash goes a long way with them. you can google them, second harvest food bank or go to their website, shfb.org. jon and laura. >> thank you very much. no one should go hungry. 6:21. you could soon have a chance to different the controversial smart meter from pg&e. we'll tell you how. it could cost you. computer problems forn america airlines and netflix under a lot of pressure this morning.

controversial smart meter technology has stirred up debate for months now. now the utility commission considering letting people opt out, but it comes with a price tag. the california public utilities commission will vote on the pg&e proposal in january. those who no longer want smart meters on their homes can opt out with a $90 fee with a $15

monthly charge there after. some residents say the smart meter caused them to pay more on their bills anyway. >> i thought it was to be more accurate, that at least they would drop a little bit knowing they would be more accurate, but it's not accurate. it's gone up and it's increase $. >> pg&e release add statement that says while the customer who choose to opt out will lose the benefits of smart meter technology, we recognize some of our customers will have a preference on available alternatives and we'll work with them once a final decision is reached. shares in los gatos-based netflix falling to the lowest level in two years. scott mcgrew joining us now. scott, clearly things getting tougher and tougher for netflix. netflix ceo reid hastings under a lot of pressure from disbelieving investors who watched the stock crater. the stock fell again tuesday, a day after the company raced

millions by selling stock to a private firm. it's rare for this to happen and ironically it comes right after netflix tried buying back its own stock, but at a much higher price. here is the tale of the tape: netflix spent $2 million earlier this year buying back its own shares at $222 a share and then sold shares at $70 to $85 a share to raise money it needed. google must have looked itself up on google and figured out it's a search engine. it's cutting all kinds of programs that aren't core to its strengths including programs to invent clean energy. the company says it will still be active in buying and supporting clean energy, but it's not going to be the company that invents it. san francisco-based virgin america continues to have trouble with its online reservation system after it switched services. some people say they were over charged. others say they can't change

their flights. david kush says things should be hurt by the first of next month. this hurts virgin because it's been seen as the hip center, internet friendly company, problems like this are for run-of-the-mill airlines. it's 6:27 right now. still to come on today in the bay, leaders at uc davis say they will do more to make up for pepper spraying students. details are coming up. outrage in a peninsula community. people say officials aren't doing enough to make a dangerous intersection safer. whether you're hitting the airport or hiting the road, weather will likely come into play for your plans today. we've got the forecast in just moments. i'm following details just coming in about an accident right near sfo. san francisco international dre airport may be a little tougher now. we'll have details coming up. ai

>> reporter: new this morning, even though a 6-year-old girl was hit and killed at this intersection right here, a study says a stop sign is not needed. good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'll explain the study results from east palo alto coming up. >> reporter: it's a busy travel day here at sfo before thanksgiving day. but right now the crowds aren't looking too bad. i'm christie smith. i'll give you a live look coming up in a report next. uc davis says it's stepping up to help students sprayed with pepper spray by campus police. it's wednesday, november 23rd, as we take a live look outside golden gate bridge, traffic picking up there. this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us. 6:30 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. good morning. i'm jon kelley. time to check in with

meteorologist christina loren to find out what kind of weather we're having into the holidays. looks like we'll have wet weather. i'm tracking that storm for you. it looks like the light rain showers start to arrive in places like novato and napa. 2:00 p.m. the steady rain moves in at about 5:00 p.m. for the greater bay area, pretty wet conditions overnight tonight. doesn't look like we'll start to get wet in the city of san francisco until 10:00 p.m. we'll tell you which cities on the east coast already have flight delays. first mike has a report of a delay just getting to san francisco this morning. >> that's right. if you're heading to sfo, southbound 101, a new accident there blocks three lanes. this sounds like a very serious accident. someone traveling northbound flipped over the center divide onto the southbound side. three lanes are blocked as you're heading to sfo. looks like they're slowing heading um to 380. certainly allow yourself extra time if you're heading into the area or through the area.

i'll bring you more details in my next report. >> sounds like a rough within. thank you, mike. a brand new traffic study down for one dangerous peninsula intersection has details which the people there do not want to hear. "today in the bay's" marla tellez live in east palo alto with a look at some of the new details. good morning, marla. >> reporter: good morning. here is the dangerous intersection right behind me. this is bay and glor gentlemaia. in the past year there have been a handful of accidents including the death of a 6-year-old girl who was in the crosswalk when she was hit and killed in september. residents say it's because there's not a stop sign here and they may not get one now because of a new study. sioreli torres was on her way to school when she was struck and killed at bay and gloria. after that tragedy, the city hired a consulting group out of san francisco to review the intersection. state guidelines require five collisions at an intersection in order to install something like a stop sign or a stop light.

there have been five within the past year here, but the firm's report says two of those don't count because they were caused by a right-of-way violation on behalf of the driver. and those are not correctable by a stop sign. i spoke to a guy who lives in this neighborhood and he can't believe what he's hearing. >> the two they're not counting -- they were probably caused by the fact that people were driving, trying to make the turn to go to work or something. >> reporter: here are the firm's recommendations. number one is to post school crosswalk signs at the intersection. two, paint the pavement of bay rode with "slow school crossing" markings. three, for bid street parking on the west side of bay road in order to open the view between drivers and pedestrians. the east palo alto city council

is going to be discussing these findings at its next meeting next tuesday. reporting live from east palo alto this morning. i'm marla tellez. jon? >> marla tellez, thank you very much. the university of california says it will pay medical bills for students pepper strayed by police. the school also decided to drop all charges against the ten people arrested during the friday protest on uc davis's campus. it was all caught on video. the school also plans to review the incident. two students went to the hospital after school police pepper sprayed them right into their faces as they sat down locking arms. 6:34 right now. san jose city leaders predicting people living in the bay area's biggest city will have to deal with longer response times in emergencies, shutdown libraries and community centers and deteriorating roads if the city can't tackle the pension problem. the city will vote in two weeks on whether to declare a fiscal

emergency. if it does, it will set a march special election to put pension reform on that ballot. city leaders said yesterday if cities' pension systems are not reformed, services will be cut to unacceptable levels. union officials say it's a way for the city to weasel out of promises to workers. no shocker, today expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the entire year. more than 5.3 million californians alone plan to travel this thanksgiving holiday. that's more than 4% higher than last year. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live at san francisco international airport where airport officials expect to see a lot of holiday traffic. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. i know it's going to get much busier as the day moves on. right now is really not a bad time to travel. if i was flying, i'd go in the morning. i just heard from my colleague, traci grant, who is heading out this morning. she said she sailed right

through security this morning. out here the biggest crunch seems to be people trying to pull up to the curb and let people out. sfo is expecting about 1.2 million passengers this holiday week. that's a jump of about 4.5% over last year. i say the word week because the wednesday before thanksgiving used to be the busiest. now it's actually the friday before thanksgiving because more schools are letting kids out for the week. families are starting to travel earlier. also at sfo, terminal two is open. so they're telling us it really will appear like the crowds are more spread out. so far most flights are on time this morning. that could change. >> there are problems in boston i saw on the weather radar this morning. hopefully that's going to be blowing through later today and won't cause too much problem. i know the midwest is look at iffy weather. right now everything is on track. that's very changeable. that's why you need to keep in touch with your carrier.

>> reporter: 140,000 travelers are expected through here today. that's about 25% more than your average day here at sfo. they're telling us the parking lots are lookth pretty good overall. oakland also expecting a jump in travelers at that airport. san jose expected to be about the same. what they're telling is, in the long-term parking lot fills up, they'll give folks a voucher so they can park in the short-term lot for the same price. so far, not seeing the big crowds. looking good out here. live at sfo, i'm christie smith. >> don't jump on a plane just yet. we want to hear more from you. 6:37 right now. a lot of folks interested in the forecast. we'll check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> here is something to be thankful for. take a look at this gorgeous sunrise. we have such beautiful conditions all the way from san jose to san francisco. a few high wispy clouds making for a beautiful view on your way to work. as you can see, the clouds are

increasing ahead of the front. that's slated to bring us some rain. as we head throughout the second half of your day, nothing like what they're experiencing on the eastern seaboard. you just heard that representative say that boston, they were expecting delays likely today. same for new york, same for philadelphia where we already have 45-minute delays. this is what it shapes up like as we head throughout your wednesday. san francisco, although we don't have much in terms of low cloud cover and fog right now with that weather system pushing onshore, that will likely be a problem as we head throughout the second half of your day. we're expecting moderate delays out of sfo. seattle, new york and philly, you saw the major area of low pressure. you can expect major delays as a result, possibly up to two hours and rippling throughout the day. we'll be watching that for you. if you want to check any flight, i put a link on my facebook page that makes it easy for you to do so. black friday, no rain as you wait outside the stores.

today, clouds increasing ahead of the front. main rain event doesn't arrive until 10:00 p.m. tonight. showers will continue through about 5:00 a.m. on thursday,turning light. by 11:00 a.m., a nice dry grid. we have a warmup on the way. first let's check your drive with mike. we have that major accident on 101, really causing slowing from southbound 101 right around 380 all the way down to just before you get to the sfo exit. you're heading the the airport like a lot of folks are, we're focusing on that big slowing. your alternate is to take 280 over to eastbound 380. i know 380 will take you right into the slowdown in that direction. however, there is an exit for sfo. you can either split to 101 or sfo. that's what you take to get you around the backup. the chopper has arrived on scene. i'm catching glimpse of pictures. a vehicle over on his roof, just one lane is squeaking by. >> that can make it tough around the airport as well. thank you, mike.

6:39 right now. a late night controversy. taking heat for the song choice when it introduced michele bachmann. a lot of us could be spending more money than we have during the holidays. a live rephe frasne including starbucks. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew!

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according to the latest estimates, we'll spend an average $700 on holiday gifts, even if we can't afford it. tracie potts live in washington with all the details. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning. lots of people pulling out the plastic this holiday season. not a good idea. as americans, we already owe on average $470 on credit cards. according to one recent poll from td bank, almost four of ten plan to finance our holiday shopping on credit. a number of people saying they'll spend less. 8% saying they actually plan to spend more. that goes with the research that we've seen when you've got plastic instead of cash, people generally tend to spend more. the stores still expecting to make a lot of money, $465 billion, up a bit last year, despite the fact that individuals say they'll spend a little less. keep this in mind, there are 14 million americans out there who

are still paying off last year's gifts. a couple of tips when you go shopping for parties and holiday gifts, set a budget, plan to pay that off within 60 days. we're talking about the end of february, your second bill. perhaps most importantly, know your credit limit and know the interest rate on that credit card before you use it to buy. jon? >> thank you very much. if all else fails, big pair of scissors. >> there you go, 6:44. a bay area food bank says it's way behind in turkey donations just a day before thanksgiving. see how you can help your neighbors in need. a massive lay-off in europe could affect usin hus t bhe ay area. we'll take a look coming up. [ screaming ]

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welcome back. it's 6:46 right now. a lot of people interested in the forecast because we're going to see some rain. >> a lot of us have friends and family coming into town. we'll get nice weather, especially when you consider the fact that the entire eastern seaboard is getting slammed right now with severe weather. for us, nice and mild. we might pick up upwards of .5 inch. enjoy the first half of your pre thag. weather headlines show you, we'll see a nice day. let's get right to your weather headlines. cool and cloudy. rain tonight. by thursday, a few a.m. showers for your thanksgiving feast. black friday looking good. a.m. fog and a mix of sun and clouds. thanks for waking up with us this morning. if you're ready to head out the front door for travel, you should be okay by vehicle if you're heading into southern california, the showers have not yet arrived. if you're heading into oregon or washington, make sure you're ready to drive through the very

slick conditions. for the most part, the front spushing onshore. we set the futurecast in motion for you. stopping it at 10:00 p.m. that's when the main event arrives in places like san francisco. front continues to push onshore. at 5:00 a.m. thursday, that's when the conditions will turn light and spotty. by 11:00 a.m., the whole thing blowing out of here. you'll be able to get outside and throw that football around during half-time if you so enjoy that sort of thing. wednesday, 8:00 p.m., to 10:00 p.m., the rain develops and starts to become more steady. thanksgiving morning, period of rain and showers, gradual clearing. thanksgiving afternoon is fantastic. today, 61 in fremont, 58 in places plik san francisco. oakland looking warm today, about 62 degrees there. 59 in pittsburg and 60 in san ramon n. the north bay we'll start to see our first showers, 58 degrees in san rafael. temperatures right about on par

with our seasonal averages. seven-day outlook shows you we've got a warmup on the way, 68 by monday. let's check your drive with mike. >> christina we have this big major accident for 101 right by sfo affecting both directions. we'll take the chopper if we can and see how things are shaping up. there's the overturned vehicle on the southbound side of 101. four lanes, as you see, are blocked. only one lane gets by. a big backup from 380 past the airport. the northbound side, they just closed the three lanes, you see that at the top of your screen. they have to take measurements because the car travel from the northbound side over the center divide and onto the southbound side. just one car luckily involved in this accident. major injuries to that driver. we have the backup approaching the airport. to get around it, if you're heading to sfo, take 280 towards 380. that will get you to the sfo exit off 380. you should be able to get off of there just before the backup

starts. don't merge on to 101. that takes you right back into the slowing. if you know the city streets well, take the surface streets to sfo. that's going to cause a jam around the area. b.a.r.t. another great option for you, b.a.r.t. to sfo. the sig alert cleared, but a good amount of slowing from 101 past tulley road. growing concern from an east palo alto neighborhood after details of a traffic study are released for a specific dangerous intersection. "today in the bay's" marla tellez live in east palo alto with an update on this story. >> reporter: good morning. for quite some time now people who live and drive through this intersection, they have been demanding a stop sign be put here. this is because there have been several accidents here. this is bay and gloria. it has been deemed one of the city's most dangerous intersections. now, a new study says a stop sign is not needed here. in september, 6-year-old sioreli

torres ramora was walking in the crosswalk when she was struck and killed at bay and gloria. after that the city hired a transportation planning firm to review if intersection. the firm's report finds, though there have been five accidents at this intersection in the past year, a stop sign is not warranted, essentially because two of the incidents were caused by a right-of-way violation on behalf of the driver, and traffic engineers say a stop sign won't prevent such a violation from happening. now, instead the firm recommends the following, posting school crosswalk signs at the intersection, painting the pavement approaching bay rode with slow school crossing markings and prohibiting street parking on the west side of bay road. the city council here in east palo alto is going to be talking about the results of this study at its next meeting that is scheduled for next tuesday. reporting from east palo alto this morning.

i'm marla tellez. jon? >> thank you for the update on that. police say they know who vandalized a number of banks in the east bay, but haven't arrested him. this man, 23-year-old jared brkseticari. he spoke to police yesterday and confessed to writing on the windows of banks. police say he's an active occupy protester and told them he did not intend to damage the banks. but he was not arrested. the case was turned over to the district attorney's office who will then decide whether to file charges. 6:52 right now. a nursing home in marin county no longer under quarantine this morning. the county novato health care center had an outbreak of the gastrointestinal illness known as norovirus. family and friends were told to stay away from the center while their loved ones remained in their rooms for the thanksgiving holiday. but that quarantine has been

lifted. so good news for thanksgiving. 6:52 right now. in vallejo people gathered to honor james capoot was killed last week. a youth quik performed at last night's vigil where friends and family members gathered to give condolences to capoot's widow and three daughters. he will be laid to rest on november 30th. after more than 40 years on the run, a fugitive admitting to shooting at two south san francisco police officers. ronald bridgeforth admitting to the shootings yesterday. none of the officers were injured in that. bridgeforth who turned himself in two weeks ago said he wanted to correct a past mistakes and set a positive example for his sons. he's free on bail. the 67-year-old will be sentenced in february. if you don't have the grades or the money to get into stanford, hey, don't worry about

it. stanford opening its virtual doors for free. stanford has experimented with free education in the past. last fall it put its computer science courses online. after an overwhelming global response, stanford will again offer seven computer courses and two entrepreneurship classes online. registration is free. for more information go to nbcbayarea.com and search stanford. most of us know how tight times are right now. imagine the struggle local charities face. this morning we're learning a major food bank in the south bay is still short on turkeys for the holidays. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live outside the second harvest food bank in san jose. they help so many people, too. good morning, bob. >> reporter: they need a lot of help this morning. good morning, laura. the goal for the second harvest food bank for the number of frozen turkeys they wanted to collect is 11,500. doesn't sound like a lot. apparently it is because they're still short of that goal by a

thousand. now, the situation is much better than last week when the second harvest food bank had less than 8,000 turkeys donated, now they're just over 10,500, but still shy of the goal of 11,500. second harvest serves about a quarter million people in both santa clara county and san mateo county. that's almost 50% more people than it did four years ago before the economy tanked. and what's frightening is that this food used to just supplement the meals of those in need. it used to be something in addition to. now it's all they've got. it's their primary source. you can still help out by dropping off frozen birds to the second harvest collection centers. they have this one here in san jose. they've got another one up the peninsula in san carlos. of course, cash is king. that also goes a long way with them. they can turn the money into a lot of food. you can see some of the food they already have warehoused here in their collection center in san jose.

you get more information online, google second harvest food bank. you can find them there in cyberspace. jon and laura? >> makes a big difference to people. thank you very much. no one should go hungry. 6:55 right now. the "today" show coming up in a few minutes. here is ann kur ri with a look at what they're working on this morning. coming up on wednesday morning, powerful storms disrupting travel plans across the country as the thanksgiving rush gets under way. we're live at the roads, heir ports. al will have the all-important holiday forecast. did a costly delay in the search fortunately wood lead to her death? new allegations from the man who helped pull her body out of the water nearly 30 years ago. plus on a much lighter note, it has been seen by nearly 2 million people on youtube. is this video of two boys trashing their living room with flour the real thing or staged?

we'll talk to the boys and hear from the parents this morning. also our plaza is absolutely overflowing for a concert from teen sensation justin bieber. we think it's one of our biggest concerts ever. what makes it remarkable is they were standing out, many of them in the rain overnight just to grab a spot. it's going to be great morning when we get started on a wednesday morning here on "today." back to you two. >> yes, bieber fever. laura says she'd give up jonas brothers and hanson brothers cd to see that. jimmy fallon's house band the roots chose to introduce michele bachmann with a song. the title of the song has three words, the first one is lying. we'll let you look up the other. they say it was all tongue in cheek and spur of the moment

decision. jimmy fallon tweeted quest love is grounded. huge lay-offs in europe could affect workers in mountain view. scott mcgrew joins us for the latest business news. >> nokia siemens says it will layoff 17,000 workers worldwide. the company does have offices in mountain view. i've been talking to nokia seem menls all morning, trying to get a handle on how we've been affected. i have not been able to get an actual number on mountain view. it's possible this early in the announcement they simply don't know. the company makes infrastructure that connects to your cell phone calls. that's not nokia itself. they make hand sets. the dow industrials are down more than 100 points again as we watch the characters from macy's thanksgiving day pair read open the new york stock exchange. netflix down as well this morning to a new 20-month low.

back to you. thank you very much. looks dark ominous. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> we have a storm coming in. i've been telling you about the showers. they're on the way. we'll wait before our first significant rainfall sharts. delays out of newark and philadelphia. moderate delays in seattle and san francisco. major delays expected in philadelphia. our rain event moves onshore about 10:00 p.m. tonight. the showers will continue for the first part of the thanksgiving. a nice dry break for the second half of turkey day. a huge accident scene 101 at the sfo exit. your alternate is to take 280 to eastbound 380 and get off at the sfo exit. both directions have multiple lanes blocked. this overturned vehicle flipped over from the northbound side to the southbound side. we don't see any injuries. so whoever was injured in this ci