can i try yours? i'm damien trujillo live at ucf headquarters. at least a couple of police officers are here for the board of regents meeting. details are coming up. plus a number of san francisco cops could find themes telling all to a grand jury. plus, it's cyber monday. we'll look at the deals coming up. and a live look outside. that's so pretty. the bay bridge. traffic making its way into san francisco on this monday, november 28th. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody. it is 6:00. monday morning. i'm marla tellez in for laura

garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. let's get your day started with christina loren. telling us about the forecast. a lot of the fog on the window. at least it's not rain. >> i'll take the rain over the fog any day. it's really, really thick out there. and we have good air quality because of the rain. this is one of the days where it doesn't matter where you're waking up. san jose, oakland, santa rosa or san francisco, you'll have to drive through thick patches, losing visibility at times all the way down to 100 feet. then we have big time changes on the way in your forecast. first, let's get you through the fog with our own mike inouye. >> folks are making their way through the fog. no major accidents reported now. we have a disabled vehicle reported at the bay bridge toll plaza on the left bottom of your screen. let's get a look out there to see the volume of traffic starting to pick up. definitely we have low

visibility across this band as well as most of your other bay area bridges. lower the speeds. it's tough out there this morning. >> it looks ominous out there. >> yeah, it does. emotions are expected to run high at uc campus. occupy protesters will be out in force demonstrating as the board of regents gathers for a meetin meeting. >> good morning. it should be a big meeting. we got here at 4:30 this morning and police officers were already getting ready. they have barricades set up. a couple of dozen police officers are inside the mission bay conference center getting ready for what they expect this morning at this 9:00 meeting. that meeting begins in three hours. this is a rescheduled meeting. you might recall they had to cancel the last meeting because of fears of violence by angry students. at 9:00 a.m. the regents will

hold their meeting via television screen at four campus including ucsf, ucla and uc davis. they are sure to get an earful about the pepper spraying incident. the regents are allocating one hour for public comment this time. tuition hikes, however, are not on the agenda. but askording to nbc bay area political analyst, the cost of higher education will spiral out of control unless californians swallow a bitter p ill. >> more than a general strike. more than protesting going to classes, people need to realize if you want to type them down, you have to find a way to get revenues. that means taxes. from where? from whom? and how much? >> reporter: the regents will meet in closed session at 8:30

this morning for half an hour. the meeting begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. if you have a first grader and plan on them attending uc berkeley, the cost will be $230,000 for four years of schoo school. >> thank you very much. very painful. >> an american airlines flight headed to san francisco was forced to make an emergency landing. the plane was leaving new york city late last night when the pilot noticed smoke inside the cockpit. he made an emergency landing in buffalo. all 173 people on the flight got off safely. the new plane is expected to take off in about an hour and arrive at 12:20 this afternoon. mechanics are still trying to figure out what caused the smoke. >> this morning rescue crews will be back out on the water zenching for paddle boater near half-moon bay.

hodrigo ruiz was supposed to return about 12:30 yesterday afternoon but never made it back. ruiz is in his 30s, 5'5" and weighs 130 pounds. he has short brown hair with brown eyes and last seen wearing a gray wet suit. we do have a crew on the scene. >> a tragic ent for a man trying to run across a freeway to avoid a traffic stop in berkeley. several cars hit and killed him as he attempted to run across the eastbound side of interstate 80 on saturday night. officers spotted him in his car weaving in and out of traffic.

the highway patrol says it's unknown if he was high or on drugs or drunk. several police officers will soon be called to testify about allegations of theft and misconduct according to san francisco chronicle. the public defender accused the officers of stealing thousands of dollars in cash and valuables from suspects. the u.s. attorney's office is not commenting on the case hat this point. the president of the police officer's association says he is confident that cops did not do anything wrong. black friday was a big hit for retailers. and they're hoping the buying spirit will continue with cyber monda monday. >> good morning to you. the dough pushed higher because of midnight sales. it's reasonable to expect the trend will continue online. all kind of retailers offering deal. amazon, best buy, apple offering free shipping.

last year retailers had a kbl dollars in sales online in just one day. in order to qualify you have to follow their tweets or like them on facebook. holiday shopping is good for the high-tech industry. roughly one-third of all things bought online are themselves things that will go online. >> good way to safe some money. far too business on cyber monday checking on the ads and sales is christina loren. >> i'll have at it later on today. you mark my word. good morning to you. we're looking good. if you need to get out the front door, it's still early. don't need a mad rush. bet on the slow moving drive.

dense fog, less than a quarter mile visibility in oakland. then a quarter of a mile. every city that is reporting really thick fog this morning. even when you walk out your front door, it makes your surroundings almost unfamiliar. leave yourself plenty of time between you and the car in front of you. we stop the future cast right at 9:00 a.m. also the peninsula will see some sunshine. that will make for the warmest conditions in the south bay. by 6:00 p.m. a nice clear sky will prevail over the bay area. we'll have to wait for the clear sky 64 in san jose. 64 in los gatos versus 58 in concord where we'll be foggy throughout the day. go got the seven-day outlook ready to go. got winds of change coming in. taking you through the next six days, a little bit of a change. but you'll like the forecast.

first let's get you out the front door with mike. >> highway 4, speeds are very slow past "l" street. likely to lower the speeds down to the 50s because of the fog. the low visibility right here, for example, they still have fog advisories from chp. very tough in the north bay as well. a live look from the oakland side. this is the upper deck approaching treasure island. a little clearer here. >> thank you very much, my man. this one sounds like it's out of a fairy tale, rescued by a prince, and we're not talking about harry. prince william helping to save the crew of a cargo ship that broke apart and sank in the irish sea. he was the copilot on the

mission that rescued two people from a life raft. they received a distress call saying they were experiencing extreme weather. the coast guard still looking for five missing people. george lucas is ready to create a new fi m making fortress in the north bay. he wants to turn it to a three-story studio complete with film stages and screening rooms along with a cafe, a general store and a day care center. the plans even call for a caved age kask of whine from the vineyards. the building is expected to be as big as two football fields to house 340 employees. >> napa valley can add another star wine maker to the list. we'll show you who is debuting new wine. >> plus the bay area city trying

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welcome back. we have a live shot of police on tactical work. the mayor given a midnight deadline asking protesters to leave quietly. they have not left. there have not been any arrests. another possible victim is

stepping forward in the jerry sandusky sexual abuse investigation. penn state received a letter from a man who may have been assaulted by sandusky. the letter was sent to the state attorney general's office by an inmate in oklahoma. they are not saying what the letter alleges so far. he's accused of assaulting eight boys over the weekend. and assistant men's basketball coach bernie fine was fired after a third accuser came forward with a child molestation allegations. fine was first accused by two ball boys, one who was abused at his home at syracuse. fine has denied the allegations. good news from the nba as basketball fans will get their season back. the owners and players have come

up with a tentative labor agreement. the nba would hold a 66-game regular season. that will start on december 25th. the playoffs would run through june 26th. the deal unofficially ending a 149-day lockout. former nba superstar yrk yao ming is now a wine maker. the wine is made by his company yao family wines. it's expected to be on the market for $600 a bottle. come on. bring that price down. he ended his basketball career in july. >> he's a hero. he can set pel rocks and get

rich. she can't afford the wine. she already pointed that out. just kidding. >> yeah, hey, maybe for christmas this year. we're looking good this morning where you can see the visibility is coming up in some spots. there are dense patches of fog kind of swirling around the bay area. especially the areas that add the moisture. we picked up the rain on friday. high pressure moves in, compresses the moisture and then you lose visibility. we are seeing the numbers come up and down. still working with less than a quarter mile in oakland. and basically wherever you're headed it will slow you down. so you want to give yourself time and stay alert. that is your best bet through the fog.

dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. i have a funny feeling they'll have to extend for places like the tri valley. the fog will settle in until # 1:00 a.m. ch 56 degrees at 5:00 p.m. in san francisco. we'll see the sunshine. we just have to wait for it. high pressure in control to set up over the bay area. then on wednesday it sets up on top of us. we are concerned about windy conditions. howling winds in the east bay hills and nor bay hills wednesday morning through thursday night. let's take you through the seven-day forecast. turning o the breezy side wednesday through thursday. chilly start on friday. but the good news is we are done with the rain chances at least for this week. now the sun will burn off top layer and we start to see a little bit better visibility. we'll keep watching that for you. how is that impacting the drive? >> the fog is always an issue

with the speeds. allow more space between you and the car in front of you. you have to increase the reaction time because it's tough to see. here we're increasing the travel time. the earlier disabled vehicle has cleared from the roadway. we still see a patch of slowing here. over to 680, 21-minute drive for the commute. over here, san jose looks really good though. but i want to call out the slowing at northbound 101 around 880 up to the airport. low visibility called out earlier and 280 around edge wood. we get a live look outside at the the bay bridge. there's the toll plaza camera barely making out the lights. so visibility is a problem hon the oakland side approaching the

bridge, across the span it's a little better. watch all the bay area bridges. back to you. >> thank you very much. it looked like an orange shot from mars. santa clara county is bracing for the cold season to open three homeless shelters starting tonight. the shelters in gilroy, sunnyvale and san jose will open at 6:00 a.m. they'll provide 365 emergency beds from now through the end of march. now these beds are in a first come, first serve basis. the county is making an effort to help the long-term chronically homeless. they will try to find permanent housing for those in bad health and have been on the streets the longest. >> oakland is putting a freeze on new pawnshops to curb crime. many secondhand dealers are prime destinations for criminals to get cash for stolen gold. so they're putting a moratorium on pawnshops to give themselves enough time to tighten rules and

regulatio regulations. the most affected area is the fruitvale district. sad but true. but the grinch could get in the way of a northbay holiday tradition. every year they spread know on the streets of downtown but the city will not have the money to pay for the event next year. the city says it can only come up with $20,000, but it needs $20,000 more in donations to ensure the parade of lights and winter wonder land will go off as planned. a massive apartment fire leafs a number of people homeless. the latest details coming up. plus the bay area arrested shoplifting may have a history of theft. >>

60 people are homeless this morning after a fire tore through their apartment building. the fire broke out at the village green apartments in cupertino on homestead road just before 6:00 saturday night. it happened right next to homestead high school. 16 apartments were damaged including 6, which were completely destroyed.

the fire department says the fire began when a woman was cooking french fries and forgot about them. no one was hurt, but the fire caused $2 million in damage. an east bay assemblywoman arrested for shoplifting was already on the store's radar. a neiman marcus sales clerk thought she was shoplifting a week before she was arrested. then on october 25th she was back in the tore. so security started to track her. she was arrested outside the san francisco store for allegedly shoplifting more than $2,400 worth of merchandise. well, it's a strong day ahead on wall street. scott mcgrew joins us to tell us all. >> technically the markets were open on friday. but trading was very light. the dow could jump more than 200 points on really strong retail sales. new records were set over the black friday and black friday weekend. and of course, cyber monday

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good morning, everybody. it's closing in on 6:30. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren to tell us about the fog forecast. >> cyber monday. a lot of people probably want to take their smart phone and start working away. it's against the law. but this morning we have dangerous fog out there. if you're not alert, it could catch you off guard. really thick pockets. less than a quarter mile visibility in oakland. so just hold off on the smart phone. remember, we have all day at the office to handle that business. how we doing on the roads, mike? >> well, i'm not going to touch the shopping. the low visibility is an issue. if you're looking for the roadway, that's great. watch out for this southbound 880 at industrial parkway. reports of wood in the middle two lanes. it's tough to see.

tougher to see anything there. so lower the speeds and give yourself more reaction time. >> okay, mike. thank you very much. 6:29. it's going to be noisy at several uc campuses as protesters gather for a day of action with a meeting between members of the board of uc regents. damien trujillo is live at ucsf with a look at the demonstrations taking place. i know security is high right now, huh? >> it is. the meeting begins in two and a half hours. security is really tight. you can probably see the barricades in the background and still a couple of dozen police officers inside the mission bay conference center here at ucsf. we're in the industrial area around the corner from at&t park. this is a rescheduled meeting buy the board of regents. they canceled the last meeting for security concerns. fears of angry students storming the event. now we have big screens from four campuses, including here at

ucsf, ucla and uc davis. the regents are sure to get an earful about the pepper spray incident by police at uc davis. tuition hikes is not on the agenda. but the cost of higher education is a big point of contention for the students. in fact, nbc bay area political analyst says taxes might be the only answer. >> more than a general strike. more than protegsing going to class or protesting the trustees. people need to real you want to keep those things down you have to find revenues. that means taxes and the question is, from where, from whom? and how much? >> and the regents will meet in closed session at 8:30 followed by this long anticipated meeting at 9:00. you can see several police officers, more of them arriving at the conference center.

there are already a couple of dozen of them inside at this point. they're expecting a lot of protesters. we haven't seen one protester yet, but we will be waiting. we're live in san francisco for today in the bay. >> the officers are filing in one at a type. >> it is 6:32. police looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman as she was walking on the del delta de anza trail. a man grabbed her from behind. he reached up under her skirt and fondled her before running away. the man is described as hispanic in his 20s, about 6'0" with a thick build and curly black hair that covered his forehead. he's reported to have pimples on his cheeks. call the east bay regional park district if you have information about the attacks. funeral plans under way for a community college basketball player killed in a car crash. the funeral for 19-year-old

gaines will be held at 11:00 saturday morning in the gym in gilroy. gaines died november 18 thd. he had been on life support since november 6th when he and two teammates and two other passengers were involved in a car accident. the other passengers were not hurt and will recovery. rather they were hurt but they will recover. the police are looking into what caused the crash but say it appears the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. an unsolved murder left a grieving mother searching for my kind of answers. christine evans came from san francisco to san diego to find out who killed her son. brandon evans was shot and killed on november 29th in golden gate park. police say he was at a party near the horseshoes pit when he left to get a cell phone from his car. that is when police say he was

shot. three years later the case is still open. >> all we can do is beg the community. come forward with this information and please give us closure. my son didn't deserve what he got. this is why i come out here. because i can't go on in life without knowing that the person that took my son's life is paying for it. >> brandon moved to the city just three weeks before his death. a $100,000 reward is being offered in this case. parishioners on patrol. members of the antioch church are standing guard to keep thieves from targeting their place of worship. burglars hit the church four time this is year, usually stealing copper wire.

the church says several members of the congregation have started taking turns keeping an eye out for thieves overnight and during the early morning hours. time to check in with christina loren. we want to know what time to turn off the fog machine. >> if only she set an alarm clock. it looks like some cities will get a break from the fog. other cities it looks like severe fog out there all day long. you can see a quarter mile in livermore. less than a quarter of a mile in oakland, and we have a quarter mile now in napa and fairfield. half that in santa rosa. wherever you're headed you're likely going to be driving through rough visibilities. and temperatures are on the mild

side. forget about the umbrella. we don't have rain in the forecast all the way through sunday. dense fog today. not as much tomorrow. another significant amount of rain tomorrow. 62 in santa cruz. 64 degrees down in the south bay. now we have winds of change on the way. and we'll talk about what's to come for the weekend? you'll want to this weekend. that seven day is coming up. first let's check your drive at 6:36 and see how the fog impacts the roads. >> christina, it's tougher to see everything. now there's slowing approaching the clearing going on. should be clear in the next few minutes south of hayward. we're looking at highway 4 here

with slowing through antioch. pittsburgh shows slowdowns as well. suddenly speeds into the 50s all the way to concord and 242. meanwhile, we're looking at brentwood and byron highway at highway 4. also very fog by if throughout this portion of the bay area. watch for slower speeds through that interchange and a live look show you what it's like. this is approaching treasure island. back to you. >> when the sun comes up you can really see the fog. >> can't even see the bridge. it is 6:37. a new endorsement giving one gop presidential candidate a big time boost this morning. >> and the city says the time is up for the occupy los angeles camp. police moving in. the latest coming up. a man accused of shooting and killing a hecer cadtollourt officer heads to court.ay isg e indgska juwhe. ♪...my true love gave to me...

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presidential candidate newt gingrich is on a roll this morning after getting a key newspaper endorsement. brian mooar is live in washington, d.c. with the latest twist on the republican race for president. brian, good morning. hi, marla. newt gingrich, former house speaker, has gotten a pat on the back from the new hampshire leader. that's a coveted newspaper endorsement. but it's almost a little bit of a slap in the face. it says that gingrich is not a perfect candidate, but says that he is a lot better than mitt romney. it says that mitt romney is a sort of play it safe kind of guy, and it almost frames newt gingrich as the lesser of two evils. but make no mistake about it, with iowa just 36 days away now, it's an important boost for the gingrich campaign, which is really starting to pick up a lot of momentum. with the momentum comes a lot more campaign cash, and at the same time a lot more scrutiny. it's been a bit of a

merry-go-round. almost everybody has had a chance at it. not john huntsman. he says he's getting whiplashed watching everybody else's numbers go up and down. and he's hoping soon it will be his turn at the right time. >> okay, brian, thank you. the time is 6:42. coming up a bay area firefighter brutally attacked. we'll tell you who police are looking for this morning. and a flight bound for san francisco is forced the to make an emergency land wa street takes off this morning, and it's cyber monday. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation,

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good morning, everybody. welcome back. meteorologist christina loren is in the house with a look at the forecast. >> yeah, it's pretty foggy out

there. one of the mornings where i'm not going to sugar coat it for you at all. really, really thick patches, basically wherever you head. take a look at this live picture from high atop san bruno. and this is really cool observational science lesson. what happens is the sun comes out. it warms up the top layer, so it actually clears for the top down. that's what's starting to happen. you can see the fog swirling around. so just because you walk out your front door and you don't get socked in immediately doesn't mean your not going to encounter thick patches on the highway. take it easy out there. give yourself ample time. and we don't see a lot of day where is the fog is this widespread. really no relief from this from san jose through the north bay. let's take you live to sunol. you can notice the fog is creeping up from the highway. that's good news. our highway man mike inouye is watching the roads. let's get to the maps. as we stop the clock on the

future cast at 9:00 a.m. we'll see a break. some sunshine over the south bay on the peninsula. that will warm you up to the 60s. it looks like the warmest in the south bay, and then we'll clear out through the evening hours. it's going to take time for places like livermore to see the sun. quiet start to the week courtesy of high pressure. that's why we have the dense fog. all the way across here. you'll find reduced visibility. so take it easy out there. as we head throughout the week we'll see changes on the way. windy conditions develop. those will last all the way through thursday. good news is no rain in the forecast. let's check the drive with mike. >> the traffic note of the day is the same as your weather. dense fog around the bay area. now we are seeing commute traffic kicking in northbound 101 starting right here.

capital expressway all the way up to the airport. no other freeways showing major slowing yet. but that will have a ripple effect as it builds. 680 through sunol. we have the fog just above the highway. it's causing an issue as you head up and the roadwayizes. slow also into the area down through pleasanton and in towards sunol as well. we'll get a live look out there and see how things are shaping up at the toll plaza. we have a nice layer of fog. so lower the speeds so you have more stopping distance. guys, back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. 6:47. in los angeles wall street protepr protesters are holding firm despite a midnight deadline to leave their encampment. police still haven't taken much action against protesters at a

park by city hall. earlier police said arrests were likely. and so far just four arrests have been made. officers say the crowd has been pretty cooperative so far. new plans in the work for protesters to occupy frank ogawa plaza. protesters plan to retake the plaza with a 24 hour a day, seven day a week vigil. they have not cleared it with the police department. they were forced out of the plaza earlier the month when they raided the city and tore down the encampment. right now a bay area firefighter who served in iraq is fighting for his life this morning. after suffering traumatic brain injuries. he got into a fight with a man

shown in this video. he got into his car and intentionally ran into him before taking off. >> as you can imagine, it would be tough for anybody. you know, what the family is going through. >> police say the suspect a mixed race or latino man between 18 and 24 years old. he was seen driving a black suv. possiblily a mazda cx. the police officer is expected in court for today. 37-year-old henry smith should enter a plea this afternoon. smith is charged with killing veteran officer james capoot who was shot almost two weeks ago after a bank robbery. smith is being held in that

salano county jail without bail. today his lawyer will ask a judge to exclude cameras from the courtroom. a funeral procession will be held for a marine killed in action. his family will receive his remains at travis air force base this morning. they will make their way southbound 680. his body will be sent to a funeral home on hearts way. this morning police are looking at half-moon bay for a missing bother. rodrigo ruiz did not return yesterday afternoon. the u.s. coast guard along with state and local agencies have been searching for him since then. now ruiz is in his 30s, about

5'5" and weighs 130 pounds. he has short brown hair with brown eyes. he was last seen wearing a gray wet suit. now we do have a crew on scene. we'll bring you any breaking developments throughout the morning. anyone with information is asked to contact the coast guard or police. it is 6:51 right now. an american airlines flight headed to san francisco was forced to make an emergency landing. the plane was leaving new york city late last night when a pilot noticed some smoke in the cockpit. he then decided to make an emergency landing in buffalo. fortunately all 173 people on flight were able to get off safely. they spent the night in buffalo. their new plane is expected to take off in a few minutes at 7:00 a.m. mechanics right now still trying to figure out exactly what caused all the smoke. well, students are preparing for mass protests across the state as the uc regents hold their scheduled meeting via teleconference at four campuses.

they in the bay's damien trio is live with more on what to expect for this one. good morning, damien. >> good morning, jon. the only people here are the police officers. they've been here since 4:30 this morning. they were right there in front of the barricades. in front of the entrance to the mission bay conference center. this meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. this morning. now you may recall they had to cancel their last meeting. fearing students protests. now they hold this meeting on a big screen from four campuses. here at ucsf and uc davis. the pepper spray incident at uc campus by davis police was at the top of the agenda for protesters. fee hikes are not on the agenda. nbc bay area political analyst dr. larry gurstein says there

might only be one way to curb the rising costs of higher education. >> more than a general strike more than protesting going to classes or protesting the regent's trustees, people need to realize to keep those down you have to find way to get revenues. that means taxes. from where? from whom? and how much? >> and normally these meetings, the students have about 20 minutes of open forum to address the regents. for this meeting they've been given one hour. again, more than a couple of dozen police officers here at the ucsf conference center. we have yet to see one protester. i'm sure they will be here. >> damien, thank you very much for the update. >> 6:53 now. an all new today show is coming up in a few minutes. here's matt lauer with a preview. >> good morning, syracuse university fires the long time

assistant basketball coach, bernie fine as a third man comes forward claiming he was sexually abused. and recorded phone call has surfaced between one of the alleged victims and the coach's wife. did she know what was going on. we'll have the latest on the developing story. also ahead the prime suspect in the disappearance of a maryland woman in raruba set to be free tomorrow before an appeal is heard. plus the holiday shopping season is off to a record breaking start with millions more expected to shop online today. we'll tell you where to look to find the best cyber monday deals. and a live holiday performance from grammy winner michael bouble. >> well, it's a very good day on wall street. scott mcgrew joins us with a look at that. >> very good morning to you. the strong black friday sales really pushing the dow up.

the consumer accounts for 70% of the american economy. the dow industrial is up better than 300 points this morning. s&p 500 up 35. local stocks, electronics rocking up 5%. netflix is up almost 6% this morning. as far as cyber monday goes, you can see lots of deals. a couple of different companies requiring you to follow their tweets or follow facebook, like them on facebook to get some really good deals. a billion dollars is the number to beat as far as last year's record goes. cyber monday invented by the national retail federation back in 2005. these days we don't need to go to work to get the high speed internet. we have our smart phones. >> it's scary. >> the time is 6:55. time for one final foggy check

with meteorologist christina loren. >> yeah, it's really, really thick out there. this morning give yourself plenty of time, take it easy on the highway. we should see clearing by 9:00 a.m. this morning in places like san jose. take a look at the live picture. we have a lot of fog out there. your highs today once we lose the low cloud cover will end up in the 60s. we're talking about 65 in places like san jose and then turning windy towards the middle of the week. so windy conditions later this week. but we'll be back here to talk about that. let's talk about what's happening on the roads. >> you're looking at 101 on the earlier slowing. and we're seeing the commute for 87 and 85. speeds dipping down to the 50s and 40s. live look shows you what to see past the oakland coliseum. you can see the roadway but also the fog throughout the bay area. and lower the speeds. we're seeing a lot of minor

fender benders off to the shoulder. you can't really make out the karrs in b front of you. >> we'll go hand in hand with cyber monday, tickets for the much anticipated festival go on sale today. nine months ahead of the actual event. organizers doing two lottery runds before releasing tickets for opening sells in march. the first lottery round begins today at noon with tickets going out for $420 each. gather around for a look at the best video of the morning. caught on tape going blows with a formal rival.

>> they are not acting. now the crowd first thought the fight was a joke, but clearly it's not. former cal coach and his former cfl rival angelo moska were being honored at a luncheon. both men are 73 years old. it looks like the fight started when he offered maska a flower. he said something we cannot say on morning tv. then the fight broke out. apparently there was an incident more than 30 years ago on the football field between the two. you think? well, stanford is number four according to the latest bcs poll, and that means the cardinals should get to play in a bowl game. the top five teams in the rankings are guaranteed a bowl bid. the question is which one will the cardinals get. two of the four teams ranked above stanford still have a game to play as both are upset. there's a slim chance stanford could work itself way to the bcs

title game. the raiders hold a lead in the afc west. they beat the bears yesterday. thanks in large part to jen jenekowski. and we have great news for shoppers looking for the unique gift. the tost of partridges, pear trees and turtle doves are spiking this year. it will cost you more than $100 grand because they keep repeating the chorus over and over. the cost of maids a milking and lords a leaping hasn't risen. drummers drumming rose 3%. the cheapest item on the list, the partridge. $15. most expensive, how about seven swans a swimming. >> so seven swans cost $6,300 or one swan costs