remember when bart shut off cell phone service to downtown san francisco station? that upset a will the of people. today the bart board of directors may be changing course on their policy. i'll have the story coming up in a live report. and he wasn't wearing a gas mask, and he was not carrying a bomb. how a post office scare turned out to be a big misunderstanding. and take a look at this video. how a voter came within feet of the great white shark. we'll tell you about it coming up. is it windy or what at the

bay bridge? quite a difference from all the fog. it's thursday, december 1st. good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> we have sustained winds at 13 miles per hour. san jose sustained at 23 miles per hour. weak wind gus up to 90 miles an hour yesterday. how do we look on the roadways. how >> we have a tree that is down on 152 in watsonville. this is the only highway

affected by down trees. it does illustrate what you're talking about. be prepared for branchs to be closed along the roadway. also reports of wires down in the area. bart could become the first transportation agency in the entire country to ban cell phone blackouts. >> they came under fire for the handling of protests at several stations back in august. christie smith joins us with an update. >> good morning to you. when this happened bart was already on the radar of bay area protesters. then this upset people who felt like it was a violation of their free speech rights. that's when bart decided to shut off cell phone service to downtown san francisco stations. today it looks like they will severely limit these type of cell phone blackouts, except for

times of extraordinary threat. back in august bart cut off cell phone service to try to stop protesters who were out there against a shooting by bart police. bart says it has a train service to protect passengers. that act angered people even more and set off protesters. again, under this new policy, bart is saying that it would only do these type of things, limit service, when there is strong evidence of imminent threat of illegal activity that would threaten passengers or workers. dangerous or more dangerous things. using a cell phone to detonate explosives. the board meets at 9:00 here in oakland. that's when they're expected to make their decision. reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith. jon and laura, back to you. an update on a bomb scare.

apparently it was a big misunderstanding. the largest post office was evacuated after someone called police saying he saw a man wearing a gas mask and body armor run up to a mailbox, stuff a package in and run away. that man didn't mean to scare anyone. he's a dedicated jobb ed jogger. he's wearing a cardio mask that simulates high altitude training. the body armor was a weighted vest. his friends recognized his description on the news and then called him. >> part of me is like, is this really serious? and then when someone of my friends said, hello! post 9/11. all the razeness that comes with that. yeah. >> police told him don't do it again. he says he won't. a man is behind bars accused of running down a man with his

suv. he's been charged with attempted murder, mayhem and assault with a didly weapon. police say he argued with albert bartall at a restaurant and afterward deliberately ran him down at a gas station. bartal is still in critical condition at sf general with severe head drama. a memorial service will be held for a san jose soldier killed in afghanistan. the national guards man died in the line of duty back on november 16th. walsh was expected to finish his tour of duty shortly before christmas. a public memorial between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the oakland funeral home in san jose. the father of a 1-year-old boy shot in a parking lot spoke

out for the first time. he said he is not looking for revenge. >> no killing kids. i never want anybody to go through this. we need everybody to just pray and hope for my son to come out. that's the most important thing right now. ever right now. >> lawrence's son is still in critical condition. doctors are waiting on test results to determine the next step for treatment for the baby boy. police have no suspects in this case, but they did release surveillance video. there is $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and shooters in the case. that's the surveillance video we're talking about. another viral outbreak among senior citizens. officials say they're not sure what it is, but it's similar to

the nora virus. more than 300 residents got sick two weeks ago. six had to be hospitalized, but they'll be okay. the virus spreads when people don't wash their hands. a bonnie and clyde type duo might be targeting the stanford campus. police are looking for a man and woman responsible for a home invasion. take a look. police say the man and woman forced their way into a grad student housing complex on tuesday night. they tied up the man inside and stole a number of items, including cash and a laptop computer. the robbers were gone by the time police arrived. >> the 3012 america's yaugt race. today we learn how it will affect the city and the bay.

the planning commission still needs to certify the report before any development projects can swail stort. community members will have the opportunity to appeal to the board of supervisors if the report is certified. sfo's new terminal two gets a gold star for going green. it's the first in the country to earn a lead gold certification. it certifies energy-efficient buildings that conserve resources. terminal two reopened after extensive rin novations to the building, which was originally built in 1954. san francisco city leaders from the epa and u.s. green building counsel will be at terminal two to celebrate the certification. finally we can see clearly again with the fog out it have way. but meteorologist christina loren saying being aware of the wind.

is. >> you probably heard blustery winds all night long. 71 miles per hour. so we're talking hurricane forced wind gusts here in the bay area. hayward, livermore and san jose all have after gust as well. our sustained wind speeds are still strong. and the same for livermore. this morning my best advice to you is travel cautiously. watch out for loose debris on the highway. if you have loose objects that could become projectiles, tie those down. this is no wind to midwest with. now a lot of these trees have weakened. we could see more downed trees and power lines throughout the day today.

by 6:00 p.m. finally getting a little bit of a break. the winds will start to die down. temperatures today in the 70s because of the downward sloping trend. we'll take you through the forecast coming up. >> it's making the view a lot clearer. hold on tight. exclamation point on the map over the bay bridge. we can also see slowing there approaching the coliseum. you're losing at least one lane as you head over high street. a live look at the oakland coliseum camera shows you slowing northbound here. you'll have a lane or two blocked as well. no major slowing because of the lighter volume. well a boater in north carolina had what i'm sure he

hopes is a once in a lifetime experience. he got up close and personal with a great white shark. matt garrett saws what he looked like was a couple of dolphins. the fin and the tale was from a great white shark. the shark ran right up to his boat, circled it for 20 minute. it t-boned the boat and then decided to slap it with its tail. >> sent a little message there. this is my water. >> beat it. >> 4:41 right now. retailers looking forward to a happy holiday season. new sales numbers come out this morning. businesses are ready for a comeback. >> and brings christmas to foster kids. a local group trying to make wishes come true. they can't do it alone.

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good morning to you. live look outside in san francisco. we're noticing this with a lot of cameras. they're shaking out there. the winds are very high once again. how long will they last?

we'll check in with christina loren. rent in the south bay is skyrocketing. experts say brace yourself. they will climb higher next year. according to realfax.com the average rent in santa clara county is up 13% compared to last year. in cupertino, rent has jumped 18%. the arch price for a one-bedroom apartment there is a little more than $1800. some people say that's not necessarily a bad thing. >> the facts that represents are rising is really a good thing. more jobs come into the area. more people come into the area. those peep spend money. in santa clara county the rate is a mere 4%. congress is dealing with a big time tax issue of its own.

this year payroll taxes dropped 2%. president obama says that is allowed to expire it would be a huge blow to the economy. congress is scheduled to vote this week. ready to rally? for more on that and news before the bell, let's turn to that with jackie live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> good morning to you. the futures are hovering around the flat line after being lowered after the monster rally that saw the dough post the best day since 2009. it was triggered by the fed and other central banks to lower the cost of short-term loans that

banks that could have been hit hard by the debt crisis. they were also impacted by positive u.s. economic data on jobs and manufacturing. we'll see more of that data come out as well. the dough jumped 490 points on wednesday to close at 12,545. the nasdaq higher by 104 to 2620. retailers will report november sales today, which include the black friday weekend. total sales are forecast to rise 3.3%. it's a tough comparison with what we saw last year. sales rose 5.5%. many stores offered huge discounts to boost the sales. wal-mart is launching the first social networking app. it uses facebook day to recommend gifts on a consumer's interest. it's available on wal-mart's face book page. >> plus i like the name, shoppy

cat. >> needless to say, the winds of change are blowing our way. the first day of december. >> first day of december. can you believe it? >> we'll see the winds throughout the day today. the winds have been gusty for the past 15 hours. i think we'll see even more downed trees, downed branches and possiblily downed power lines throughout the day today. 1,000 feet and above. sustained wind speeds at 30 miles per hour in some spots. we're close to that in fairfield at 24 miles an hour. and 8 miles an hour in sunnyvale. you're driving at 24 miles per hour. that's pretty fast. that's how fast the winds are moving out there. we talk about gusts to 92 miles per hour. you think about how fast you're driving then. that's a powerful, strong, damaging wind gusts. we saw that atop mount hamilton.

we clock a 92 miles per hour wind gusts. today we see the winds relax, but not until the evening. they'll be strong this morning through mid-morning and late afternoon. then late afternoon we'll get a little bit of a break. we're going to jump up to the mid-60s by 11:00 a.m. that means the 70s are on your temperature map in concord, napa, santa rosa and san jose. livermore you'll get close to 70 degrees. 69 for you. we don't have rain in the forecast. the winds will relax as we head through tonight. by saturday and sunday staying dry. few clouds on monday. maybe storms on tuesday. we'll talk more about that. jon, don't bother doing your hair today, sir. don't bother. >> i put on extra hair spray, and apparently it's not working. >> i noticed that.

the holidays are supposed to be the happiest time of the year. for foster children it's a reminder of what they don't b have. >> alternative family services in san francisco helped 500 foster kids every year. >> everybody has their new toy or shirt or sweater, pants, shoes. # some of our foster children are embarrassed to say they're in foster care. >> directors say they're trying to make sure every child has a christmas gift this year. the goal, 3,000 gifts and $10 thourk just to meet the minimum holiday needs of local foster families. if you would like to help, you can visit our website,

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flames are ripping through an apartment complex in san francisco. parts of the roof of the building have collapsed at 24th and bartlett. firefighters have been battling the blaze since 4 clrn 30. no reports and no word on injuries or the cause of the fire. it's been 30 years since the if first reported case of aids. 20 years ago they opened the national memorial grove in golden gate park. at noon today medical pioneers will be honored in the grove. ea vigil is set for 6:30

tonight. free hiv testing will be offered from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> it is 4:54 right now. christina loren talked about the winds. >> even though we get a clearer view of the roadways, we have to hold on tight. hold on tight, folks. right now we're looking at high street. a live look at oakland. we'll show you the traffic break going on northbound. they're clearing construction. the top of the screen is the red lights starting to break up as the crews are clearing the right two lanes if for overnight construction there. we'll get you a look at the south bay as well. overall san jose is showing speed sensors. not a major problem. highway 152 over towards watsonville. wires are down there. it's out of the area for most of our viewers.

back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. all kinds of goods and glamour goes on in hollywood. one thing you don't expect to see on the market, how about a kitchen aid blender? >> a woman in washington state is changing that with an air brush and very creative designs. then she started giving them to family and friends as well. makes it taste better. now she's making them for celebrities. that design right there is for beyonce. >> beyonce's is going to be 22 karat gold versus this one that's painted to look like gold. >> her designs have become so popular she's been asked to paint custom mixers for swag bags at the oscars. if you're thinking of getting

one for the pastry chef in your family, be prepared to pay. a custom design will cost you as much as $1,400. >> it's a tough thing for a guy. it's like handing her a vacuum cleaner. >> it's like, hey, honey. go to work. still ahead on "today in the bay." windy weather continues. christina will have yourest forecast. bthwa aiorsrrre back in action.

strong winds continue to hammer the bay area. good morning. i'm marla tellez. the latest on power outages and what to expect for the windy morning commute coming