we speak. still tracking showers on the radar. we'll show you where they're headed and how much longer we're going to deal with this rain. and we're dealing with the aftereffects of that rain as well for your commute as it builds. i'll show you what you have to watch coming up. are you waking up from a late night of trick-or-treating, halloween fun? we'll help you get your thursday morning started with a live look outside san francisco. a lot ahead on this thursday, november 1st. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. this morning as you probably noticed out there we are waking up to some rain just as our meteorologist predicted. christina loren is in the weather center to fill us in. >> good morning to you. we have some showers on the radar. for the most part the bulk of the moisture has cleared the bay area but we still have slick conditions so give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely and travel

cautiously once you do hit the highway. we're expecting clearing to take place very quickly. by 9:00 a.m. just a little spotty activity south of san jose. by noon today almost completely clear over the greater bay area from the showers and we're also talking about sunshine at that point from santa rosa down to san mateo. still mostly cloudy until about 2:00 p.m. in san jose but we're going to see a nice, sunny finish to the day and highs will be in the upper 60s and low 70s everywhere across the bay area. traffic and weather go hand in hand. let's check on the morning commute with mike inouye. >> mostly cloudy and we're hearing mostly crowdy over at the toll plaza where we have the wet roads. look at that, the water kicks up some of the leftovers from last night's rain. there is the slow at the toll plaza. the map shows you it is moving smoothly but the yellow spots just below 60. i'm going to overlay some

weather data. the green here you may have slicker conditions like the bay bridge toll plaza. this is west 580 into livermore, the earlier accident and two accidents reported have both completely cleared from the roadway. a lot of folks headed toward the dublin interchange. the blue over there is where there may be some ponding so keep that in mind. we'll end with another live look outside at fremont as 880 moves smoothly. again, water kicking up coming down 880 down into the south bay. still some slick roadways. now to a developing story on the east coast. a live look at times square in new york city where it is slowly, ever owe soly getting back to normal. city streets picking up with activity. it is a city, however, where millions of people still waking up without power dealing with damage left behind by superstorm sandy. this morning the death toll is still rising. so far at least 70 people are confirmed dead. five million remain without power. but there is some good news.

this is new video shot this morning at la guardia airport which is back up and running with limited service. subway service in new york city is also reopening today as well. also with limited service. now, in new jersey, the city of hoboken is a virtual island after 500 million gallons of water flooded the square mile town. officials say it will take at least two days to pump out all that water. the city's mayor says that's not the only thing the city needs to deal with from this disaster. they're picking up the pieces there. in the meantime in greenwich, connecticut, firefighters just released this stunning video showing three mansions burning to the ground as sandy made landfall monday night. everyone that lived inside made it out safely, we're happy to say, but the homes, total loss. in the meantime after waiting out the storm, the candidates back on the campaign trail. we'll have a live report from capitol hill coming up at 6:30. also new this morning, a scary scene, the usc campus now a crime scene after an overnight shooting outside of a student

dance. the lapd says shots were fired after two men got into an argument outside of that dance. neither of those men are said to be tied to the school. the lapd says the intended target right now remains in critical condition. three others were injured, but they are expected to survive. two suspects right now remain in custody. officers say there is no current threat on that campus. about 100 people attended that party, which was hosted by a student organization. san francisco police trying to track down the gunman of a double shooting just blocks away from the giants victory parade. two men were shot on leavenworth and turk not far from the victory celebration at city hall. one is critically injured, the other treated at a hospital and released. police are still looking for suspects. investigators think the shooting is gang-related. and internet is being used as a crime-fighting tool in san francisco, trying to track down people who vandalized the city after the giants world series victory. police arresting this man pictured throwing a barricade at

a muni bus after a nightclub on polk street posted this picture on facebook and urged people to turn him in. now the police department turning to social media once again trying to track down suspects in other crimes. stephanie chuang is live in san francisco with a look at brand new video that police hope will lead them to those vandals. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. that's right, they do hope this new video will help. in that first act of vandalism, you had called it idiotic earlier and that's what countless other people thought too. they shared that picture, it went viral and police crediting that with the arrest of the man in the picture. it also helped in gathering evidence in the torching of the muni bus early monday morning. that was using a smartphone, a witness recording video of a guy throwing something on fire through the driver side of that same muni bus before another guy ran up and struck a pose for the

crowd. the police chief is hoping this new video will help lead to two more arrests, again following the success of the first picture of the barricade through the windshield. the owner of a local business was the first to post that picture that people shared nearly 20,000 times. >> with the police maxed out and people upset by going on, this is not how the city should be acting, everyone knows that, so let's catch the guys who did this. >> this kind of behavior in san francisco, we will identify you, we will arrest you, we will prosecute you, and you're going to pay for it. >> reporter: and one more time, here's the video of the bay shore express muni bus that was set on fire around 12:30 monday morning at market and third. the chief adding it's unclear what was used to start the fire. as for who's going to pay for all the damage, the city attorney has made very clear the people who are caught will not only face criminal charges but civil ones as well so taxpayers are not stuck with the bill. live in san francisco, stephanie

chuang, "today in the bay." one million people created that sea of black at the day yesterday. among them a number of young faces in the crowd. we're still waiting on the number of school absences across the bay area. we saw a lot of parents making the decision to take their kids to the once in a lifetime event. or what, once every three years? twice in a lifetime event. >> i thought he had to go to school but i was a bad mother. >> last year you were a bad mother? >> in 2010, not now. >> i don't know what she was thinking. she thinks school is more important than giants. she's wrong. >> a lot of smiles there. buzz of the day definitely sergio romo's t-shirt. did you see it? look at it there. with the words "i just look illegal." sales are booming because of that t-shirt. the company that makes the shirt said more than 100 people ordered that $12 shirt yesterday. the owner, jack chan, said he never heard of romo until yesterday. >> jack, you'll want to get to know romo.

he'll be bringing some sales for you. good stuff. 6:zeso 6:07. let's check in with christina loren. >> rain is starting to let up. we've got a great-looking day shaping up. temperatures are in the upper 50s, close to 60 just about everywhere. we are at straight-up 60 in san francisco. 57 in livermore and 58 degrees as you get up, make your way out that front door. day after halloween can be hard for some parents. give yourself plenty of extra time as we do have showers on the radar. it's slick out there just about everywhere. we're going to dry out as we head through the second half of your day. right now the showers are mostly concentrated in the east bay and quickly clearing out of the area. we still have residual moisture coming down in santa cruz as well. at 11 :00 or noon today the sun comes back out. up to 72 at 4:00 p.m., 67 bayside and 64 degrees today at the coast. now, your seven-day outlook reveals somexc

expect some slowing through sunol in the next few minutes as well. this blue on the map as well, the green means wet roads. the blue means there may be puddling so we'll watch for that on the maps but are seeing much less of that over the course of the morning.

we'll see how things are shaping up here. this is san jose, the burst an slowing throughout the south way, mostly for 101. i want to show you a peak coming over the bay over to the san mateo bridge and the peninsula where we show some water on 101 as well through palo alto, guys. back to you. it's 6:10. this morning relief for those struggling to survive the housing crisis. marla tellez is live in san jose where major lenders and counselors are offering on the spot solutions they say to homeowners who are under water on their mortgages. that's good to hear for a lot of folks, marla. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, laura, because you know what, we all live in california, we all know how hard it is to own a home here, to stay in that home. so many people facing foreclosures. this event is designed for you. it's called the american dream tour. it's put on by a nonprofit, a group called naca which stands for the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. already about a dozen people are here lined up for this event that doesn't start for just under two hours from now. you can see the folks here, all

of them needing help one way or another with their homes. now, naca is known to save homeowners 500 to $1,000 a month on their mortgage payment. it helps people fight foreclosure and helps potential buyers also qualify for a fixed rate mortgage with no down payment, no closing costs or fees and all this help is for free. counselors and bank reps on hand starting today down at the south hall. now, one of the people here is kelly hernandez. kelly, you came all the way from manteca this morning, arrived at 3:30. what brought you here today. >> save my home. what i would like to do is have the opportunity to meet directly with my lender and hopefully they can help us keep our home. >> reporter: and if not? >> well, our only only option is to walk away. >> reporter: and you feel pretty good about this? you've heard good things about this, that this can really help you stay there? >> i have heard excellent about naca. i've researched them online and

watched them over the last two years, so here we are today. >> reporter: we wish you the best. thanks for talking to us today. >> thank you. >> reporter: kelly is not alone. i covered this event last year. thousands of people turned out. we're at south hall san jose convention center. it runs four days, through monday night 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." it is 6:12 right now. coming up a shark attack survivor speaking out. what a surfer is saying this morning about the moment a shark sank its teeth right into the side of his surfboard and his body. we'll have that just ahead. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients

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welcome back, everyone. 6:14. a surfer attacked boy a great white off the coast of eureka recounting that brutal attack. 25-year-old scott stevens was surfing tuesday when he says the shark bit him and pulled him

under water. he says he never saw it coming. >> it pinned me under and kind of shook me. i opened my eyes under water and punched the shark on the side of the head a couple times until it released me. >> doctors say stevens is actually lucky because no vital organs were damaged. he's in fair condition this morning. get this, he says once he heals, he plans to surf again. >> all i can say is gnarly, dude. new york's l.a. la guardia -- new york's la guardia airport reopening this morning as the region recovers from hurricane sandy. we have new video of the airport here. the superstorm leaving five million people without power and killed at least 70 people. president obama promising federal aid to communities hit hardest by the storm. the usc campus back open this morning after a shooting there overnight. the shooting occurred during a crowded party at the center of

the campus where four people were injured. police arrested one suspect. a san jose police officer receiving a medal of honor tonight for saving a young kidnapping victim. marcio jimenez rescued an 11-year-old girl during a tense standoff with her mother's boyfriend. billionaire call icrl icahn he owns 10% of netflix. >> he calls himself a value investor. >> yeah, there are other names for him. the one i can say on tv is corporate raider. remember gordon gecko in the movie "wall street"? same idea. it's entirely possible that he simply thinks netflix is a good investment but these aren't the sort of guys who sit around waiting for their investment to pay pauf. rather corporate raiders -- rather value investors tend to try to flip these investments, perhaps pressuring the netflix board to sell the company to amazon.com.

so here's the problem with all of this. the idea that corporate raiders can come in and change a company so quickly and so vastly worries a lot of employees. netflix stock was up enormously on this. now, we have a history here in silicon valley of corporate raiders. one of them is yahoo! for instance. yahoo! deals with value investors, corporate raiders still to this day. remember daniel lowe. he's the fellow who publicized the fact that former yahoo! ceo scott thompson had falsified his resume. may have been the prime mover behind the hire of marissa mayer as well. but the most devastating value investor in recent south bay history was bruce sherman. he bought enough shares of the newspaper giant night ridder. he was able to break up the company and sell it at a profit. san jose, though, went from being the home of a newspaper giant to being the home of a building with a giant sign on it

for a company that no longer exists. it was devastating both to the newspaper and to the employees. now, what they're doing, jon and laura, is not illegal and not necessarily unethical. what it is is they're making a lot of money but they're bringing big changes to companies. carl icahn is no stranger to the south bay. he also tried to shake up yahoo! as well. we'll watch this one very carefully, but it would not surprise me if netflix ends up in amazon. >> it's interesting because people could say it's not personal, it's just business but you bring the human side of it as well. >> exactly. so i want to be cautious. bad guy, good guy, neither. >> just giving you the info. >> giving you the info, but it is going to affect south bay families. >> the motto greed is good, that's what they say on wall street. 6:18 right now. christina loren is here to talk about the weather. letting up a little bit with the rain, right? >> green is good right now on the radar. that's because we need that rain. we need it, as you know. it's the state of california.

we have three very dry months to get through over the course of the summer and, yeah, all that water is very much necessary for our supply. 6:19. taking a live look at the embarcadero, which you can actually see here. it's overcast. you'll see that once the sun starts to come up. and at this time next week, we are actually going to have some sun to show you as we get through that time change. right now showers are quickly clearing out of the area. we still have residual activity that's going to move onshore here in santa cruz in the next 15, 20 minutes. as we head through the morning, mid-morning most of the activity comes to a close. we get a nice, dry second half of the day and we're starting out mild so temperatures will easily climb to the 70s. we're at 55 in novato, 56 in sonoma and 58 right here in beautiful san jose. your futurecast tells the story. we stop the clock right at noon so showers coming down throughout the morning. by noon, nice, clear conditions over parts of the bay area. still mostly cloudy down here in

san jose. livermore, mostly cloudy at that point the sun comes out for you in the east and the south bay as we head through 1:00, 2:00. an area of low pressure is lifting to the north. high pressure will move back in and this will bring about some really comfortable weather in the upcoming weekend. for today a few showers early, clearing by this afternoon. tomorrow crisp sunshine and highs today, look at this, 66 in san francisco, 67 degrees in oakland and 72, that's room temperature, in livermore. i love this time of year when you don't have to use your ac or your heater. friday into saturday we start to climb. 77 degrees by saturday, we're up to 81 on sunday. 84 degrees on monday, staying nice and comfortable for your tuesday, in the mid-80s. then we drop like a rock tuesday into wednesday with some showers on the way wednesday night. so a little something for everybody here, including everybody on the morning show, which is an additional hour of sleep. you're looking forward to that, mike. >> i'm looking forward to any sleep we can get on this shift. looking over here these folks

are wide awake and bustling here 101 at 680. i'm also looking at this live shot with the road conditions and things are starting to dry out in many spots as christina told you about. so the maps are changing as well for me. the green is changing to yellow and orange as the slowdown continues. but the green highlightinges starting to disappear in many spots as the road and the ground starts to clear. my road index is also showing those are the conditions for you on the roadways. 101 slow. 87 slow as well. and 280 just kicking in over the last two minutes. 85, although it looks very clear, we do have slowing right around the 87 interchange and coming up toward los gatos right around camden avenue. santa moss at winchester, there's a accident there. i know these are surface streets so we call that ought just off of highway 17. now over to the east bay where 580 continues to improve coming out of the altamont pass because the accident cleared in north livermore. that mean things are getting worse coming into pleasanton and toward the dublin interchange.

a smoother drive for 680 through concord, although there may be wet on and off-ramps here as well as lafayette and orinda. danville, better news for your commute. the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on here. still slick conditions down the east shore freeway. also in the north bay, it hasn't been that bad this morning but thing are starting to build coming through san rafael, so expect slowing over the next 30 shall guys. back to you. 6:22. coming up, football fans trading their seat belts for helmets. >> i like this idea. >> the new way that the niners are encouraging fans to ditch the drive to the stick just ahead. alright let's break it down.

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good morning, everybody. woe take you live to new york city. look at this, just bananas out there. a crazy scene. people lining up to try to get on mass transit, the bus system, et cetera. that is because the subway system out there with hurricane sandy coming in and all that water, the subway system has been wrecked. they're slowly getting that back in service. about six million people per day travel on the subways so they have been pushed trying to get on buses. massive lines out there trying to find ways to work. it has been a rough, rough scene. so new york, tough time recovering all the way around. those lines will be going all day long. >> much smaller storm passing through our area this morning. we want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. how long should we keep the

umbrellas handy. >> i'd say the next few hours and then ditch it for at least the next six to seven days. we have more rain on the way. for today, what you need to know. by noon 68 degrees. partial sunshine at that point inland. you'll be at 72 in the heat of the day. 67 bayside and 64 at the coast. we have got a great-looking weekend shaping up. 6:26. we want to check your drive. good morning, mike. >> folks, look at this. this is our view from our emeryville camera. here is the berkeley curve. heading over toward the bay bridge toll plaza, also coming off of the 580 and 24 merges. slow on the overcrossing. and we're crossing the bay on the san mateo bridge as well. here westbound with those taillights it shows a good, steady, smooth drive over to the peninsula but getting a little crowded over at 101, not a lot of slowing but it's starting, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 6:26. 49er fans may have another way to to get to candle stick park. >> the team is going to provide

bike racks starting at the next home game against the st. louis rams. the racks haven't been installed yet, but team officials are trying to figure out exactly where to put them. the 49ers are also considering bike parking at their stadium in santa clara. 6:27. still ahead, getting that campaign trail back on track in the wake of the devastating storm. we'll tell you about today's political strategy to sway swing voters and if sandy is giving the president a little extra bump in the polls. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy.

picking up political points after superstorm sandy. why the president may be hitting the campaign trail with a bump in the polls. and things still tough in new york city as we take you to the new york stock exchange. they're getting back in business but actually running on generator power right now after the storm. we ring in the bell today on the very first day of november, can you believe it? november is here. so is the bell.

this is "today in the bay." 6:30 on the nose. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. and we begin with decision 2012. this morning the campaign trail is crossing paths with the trail of destruction from superstorm sandy. a live look at the lines for public transit in new york city. take a look to the right of your screen there. the subway is just reopening, but with limited service. people are lining up to try to get going anywhere. for more on the campaign impact of the storm, we want to turn to tracie potts live in washington, d.c., where presidential nominees are back in campaign mode after taking time out for that massive storm. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the president iback on the trail today in wisconsin, nevada and colorado. aides tell us he will be in

constant contact not only with fema but also with some of the local leaders, the mayors and governors where towns were destroyed in this storm. yesterday he took a tour of coastal new jersey with new jersey governor chris christie. the republican who has often criticized the president in support of mitt romney, but yesterday was in solidarity saying that the president is doing an absolutely fantastic job helping them with this recovery, and that may be helping the president too. >> the message that christie is sending voters is that obama is dog a good job. he's not a squacary socialist person. he's somebody who can be trusted. >> reporter: meantime today, governor romney also on the campaign trail focusing on virginia, a state where the polls are telling us this is a very tight race with the president having such a slim lead at the can't call it a lead, they call it a tie. meantime in new jersey, new york and other states, they're trying to figure out how they're going

to get people to the polls and whether the polls will even be available in some cases considering putting up tents to make sure people get a chance to vote. laura. >> and all that damage left by the storm still a developing story this morning. it has been rough. we've seen flooding, we've seen fires and now an oil spill out there in woodbridge, new jersey, some 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaking from an oil tank facility. it is now out in the water separating new jersey from staten island, new york. about 200 workers there working very hard just trying to contain that spill. we'll have much more on all that devastation left behind by the storm coming up in a live report. that will be from new jersey at six:45. right now it's 6:32 and the east bay is taking a stance to help immigrants who have done minor crimes from being deported. alameda county's d.a. issued a new policy yesterday for legal immigrants who have been convicted of low-level crimes.

they could be given jail sentences or other penalties instead of mandatory deportation. the guidelines affect only legal immigrants who have not yet gained u.s. citizenship. santa clara county has been following a similar policy since last year. pleasanton police finally know the name of a woman whose remains were stuffed inside of a trash can back in may. she is being identified as 25-year-old anna flores pi netta of stockton. investigators have arrested javier sandoval in connection with her death. they served a search warrant at the woman's home, which she reportedly shared with sandoval. closing arguments expected today in the case of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her friend along the richmond/san mateo bridge toll. nathan burress defending himself against charges that he called deborah ross and ersey everett in august of 2009. during testimony last week he appeared to incriminate himself

when he asked a witness how she could have seen him fire the shot if his back was to her. if convicted, he is eligible for the death penalty. a marin county teenager accused of attempted murder and stealing a lamborghini is expected back in court to reenter his plea. max wade accused of stealing a lamborghini from a san francisco dealership. he's also accused of trying to kill a teenage couple. a judge ordering the 18-year-old to stand trial earlier this month. wade expected to be formally arraigned and enter his plea today. bay area nurses will be on strike once again this morning protesting their contract with sutter health. the california nurses association has already gone on strike five times since september of 2011 in an attempt to negotiate a new contract. the one-day strike affects seven hospitals affiliated with sutter health in the east bay. the hospital has already hired replacement nurses. it is 6:34. we go back to meteorologist christina loren to check on your

thursday forecast. what's it looking like out there? >> well, it's looking pretty dark at this time, jon and laura, but the good news is now 6:35. as we meet back here on monday, this is your official sunrise, 6:35. we have to wait until 7:35 this morning but as you know we fall back as we get into this upcoming sunday. the sun right now, it sets at 6:10 p.m. so now we'll get 7:10 sunset. temperatures are nice and comfortable. we're getting rid of these showers. still have some pretty active weather from santa cruz into san jose but all this is starting to clear out. showers are lifting to the north and will be out of our area by noon today leaving us with a spectacular sunny finish. 69 in gilroy, about 65 on the east shore, comfortable conditions. today in fremont, even oakland at 67 degrees. meanwhile 70s in napa, concord an fairfield today looking really good. we've got a good-looking weekend shaping up but more showers on the way at the end of your

seven-day forecast. right now we want to check your drive. pretty slick out there, mike. >> it can be slick in many spots. we've had spenoinouts reported during the course of the morning. right here 101 looks a little drier now but definitely more crowded. the map, i'll show you we're circling where the camera was but it's very slow 101 from capital expressway up past the airport. 87 also jamming up from its stretch from 85. and 85 now speeds down into the 40s coming off the split with 87 and all the way up towards saratoga. now, i'm going to overlay this map with just the road data, with our weather data. that's where we've colored in the green and you may have slicker roadways as well. especially on and off-ramps before the traffic comes in and the sun comes up. live look outside, we'll show you the pain as well. here's 101 passing university. you can see the sheen on the roadway and water kicking up behind the cars. as we hit more traffic, that might be the issue.

it is 6:36. still ahead, shots fired on a college campus. we'll tell you how a crowded dance became a crime scene just ahead and what police are saying about the suspects. also an online fantasy league revolving around sex instead of sports. why students at that school involved say the scandal may be exaggerated.

new this morning, the usc campus now a crime scene down in

los angeles this morning after an overnight shooting outside of a student dance. the lapd there says shots were fired after two men got into an argument outside of a dance. neither of those men are being tied to the school. lapd says the intended target right now remains in critical condition. three others were injured but they are expected to survive. two suspects right now remain in custody. officers say at this point there is no current threat on that campus. about 100 people did attend that party, which was likely a halloween party. it was hosted by a student organization. also this morning, jon, police in hollywood looking for a gunman who shot interest a crowd of halloween revelers injuring three people. it happened about 10:00 last night along hollywood boulevard. this morning a 17-year-old boy is in critical condition and a 14-year-old boy and 25-year-old man suffered minor injuries. dozens of police swarmed the scene, some in riot gear, to try to control the crowd and close down the streets for more than an hour. a former mobster on the run

for more than a decade may be facing another delay, this time in court. lawyers for james whitey bulger will ask a judge to push that case back an entire year. they argue they need more time to prepare. prosecutors say bulger was the former leader of boston's winter hill gang. the 83-year-old is accused of playing a role in 19 murders. bulger made national headlines for being on the run for a total of 16 years. the fbi finally arrested him last year in santa monica. it is 6:41. coming up, a 4-month-old found dead at a day care. what police are saying about where and how that baby died and the investigation into the nursery just ahead. plus it's only thursday. it's the second day of trading as wall street dries out, gets back under way. we'll take a look in business news. and an online sex scandal on campus, why some students there say a so-called fantasy league has been just blown out of proportion.

well, this story is very sad and remains a mystery. the death of a 4-month-old infant at a day care center under investigation. this happened october 23rd at the magic place children's center near lucas valley road. the center's owner says the boy had been asleep for several hours and he simply never woke up. the center is a licensed day care facility that has been operation for about eight years. 6:44. students at piedmont high school say reports about a so-called fantasy sex league were exaggerated. student reporters for the school newspaper interviewed male

athletes and girls who said they were involved in that league. varsity athletes reportedly scored points for hooking up with girls on the list. but the students say they defined hooking up as making out and not necessarily sexual activity. the students also refute the principal's claim that alcohol was used to get girls to engage in sexual activity. the trial of an elementary school principal now under way in santa clara county. she is accused of failing to report child sex abuse allegations against a second grade teacher at the elementary school in san jose. prosecutors say she ignored parents concerns about the teacher and did not report him to police. the teacher was arrested four month later after a second parent reported inappropriate behavior to police. the principal's attorney arguing she had no way of knowing the contact was sexual in nature. an 81 date to a developing

story on the east coast. this morning what is left of superstorm sandy fading away over the appalachian mountains. the damage and destruction still remains. danielle leigh is live in toms river, new jersey, with a look at the destruction and around-the-clock recuss efforts still going on. >> reporter: many of those popular communities during the summer, during vacation time along the jersey shore are still cut off today from the rest of society, officials saying they are not safe to enter. the main focus at that is the cleanup. there has been a boat sitting in the middle of the road for a couple days now. crews are finally finding time to try to get that boat out of the roadway. we'll begin to see a lot more of that. the debris that has littered the streets, parts of home, furniture, personal effects, they are going to begin picking that up. these are just constant reminders for people of all of the devastation that has left this community really in a state of crisis. on the other end of that bridge along the shore they are trying

to clear impassable roads and address the homes that have been ripped from their foundations, hoping to get people back onto the shore as soon as possible but it probably will be through the weekend before people can go back tt shore and see their homes, see what is left of their homes. that is something that people here who have been evacuated are very anxious to do. they're holding on to the president's comments yesterday that they will expedite this recovery. it's something that cannot happen soon enough. these people have been without power for four days and they are getting tired. i'm danielle leigh, back to you. our storm coverage will continue on the "today" show with a long road to recovery in the ravaged city of seaside heights, new jersey. that's coming up at 7:00, right after "today in the bay." >> all of those scenes seem so unreal. it's real tough. christina loren here and it looks like a pretty decent day. >> reminder, we're seeing what everybody is going through over on the east coast.

we don't get any warning when it comes to an earthquake so it's a good idea to always be prepared. if you lose power for three to five days make sure you have canned goods and a lot of water for you, your pets and grandpa and grandma. taking a live look outside. looking good out there in san francisco. no thick fog but we do have flight delays due to low ceilings out of sfo so check ahead with your carrier throughout the day today. 55 in novato, 55 in petaluma and 58 in stinson beach. by noon today we'll be done with low ceilings and done with the rain as well. 58 in san jose to start. close to 60 just about everywhere across the board. it's mild enough where you won't need that thick, heavy coat. however, bring that umbrella with you because you might need it. i am watching a batch of rain that is getting ready to move over highway 17 so watch out for slick conditions from scots valley all the way up 17 as you make your way into the san jose area. now, as we head throughout the afternoon, your futurecast tells

the story. we stop the clock at 11:00. look at this, the sun is out in full force from santa rosa down to san francisco. still mostly cloudy here in san jose at noon all the way to livermore but we'll continue to clear you out as we get through the second half of your day. 72 in livermore, 71 in fairfield, 65 in fremont and 66 in san francisco. the next three days work out like this. we are going to hold on to the beautiful 70s, up to the 80s as we get into sunday. yes, good news. good news, everybody. you get to sleep in an extra hour on sunday morning as we fall backward at 2:00 a.m. don't forget, you want to go ahead and change that clock or you might show up to work early and nobody wants to do that. 84 on monday, 86 on tuesday. the best news, mike, happy hour still happens at the same time. we'll get a little more sunshine for it. let's check on your drive. >> it's always 5:00 somewhere, so there you go. 5:00 in the morning is what we often talk about. here's the traffic data. all the colors changing to yellow an orange and red as your heading out. 280, 87, 101 and 85, all really

ticking in over the last 20 minutes. now, we overlay the weather data on our system and this is where you might still have those wet conditions as well. christina is talking about rain for highway 17, but just after the last report i also got word here in the area where we're still talking about wet roads and transitions, north 280 to 85, a single car accident. again we talked as you make that turn, spinouts occur so be careful. there is activity at the interchange. 85 itself slows heading up into mountain view. we'll look at another slow stretch of roadway, west 580 in through livermore made worse by one of the lanes at the off-ramp at hacienda closed. very slow heading to the dublin interchange, but also slow at sunol. we'll show you the east shore freeway as things are getting jammed up right around the racetrack but smoother through berkeley an emeryville. speeds in the 40s at their worst but getting a little heavy down through this area. oakland 880 both directions

slowing south heading down through hayward and the san mateo bridge. on the peninsula side, getting busy for 92 toward 101. no real slowing, but slick here as well. be careful, guys. back to you. 6:51. the world's largest social networking site could soon get even larger. bob redell joins us in the newsroom with facebook's expansion plans and why that's putting it at odds with the city of menlo park. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. when facebook moved to their new damp us on bay front expressway in menlo park the city was worried about the traffic. facebook paid menlo park $15 million roughly to help mitigate those concerns. now the media giant wants to expand to a new campus down the street. the city is again concerned about the impact it would have. this time around facebook is telling menlo park don't push it when it comes to asking for money. last night at a city council meeting, facebook's cfo told councilmembers the company feels it doesn't need to pay a whole lot more, considering the

millions it has already forked over. according to the "mercury news" council staff is recommending facebook pay something on an annual basis, considering that the new campus wouldn't be generating sales tax revenue, even though it would be adding more traffic and could impact city serves. nothing has been finalized. the city and facebook are still in the negotiation phase. jon, laura. >> thank you very much. well, facebook shares continue to sink as employees get their cash. >> that's right. scott mcgrew watching all bay area companies for us. >> good morning. yeah, facebook had a really tough time, particularly yesterday, down better than 4% after the company released the lockup on employee shares. just in the last few seconds, we watched facebook move to the positive, maybe about three cents there. i'll point out on the nyse this morning, it's movember, where men are supposed to grow mustaches in support of cures for testicular cancer. big news coming out of los gatos this morning. billionaire carl icahn says he

now owns about 10% of netflix. carl icahn is a corporate raider. that's the nice word for people who buy up shares in companies, hoping to quickly spin their investment into something bigger. in this case the suspicion is he will try to convince netflix board to sell the company to amazon.com or microsoft in order to cash out and make him more money. icahn says he simply thinks netflix shares were low enough to be worth buying. banks and mortgage companies and credit counselors are in san jose this morning promising on the spot solutions for homeowners under water on their mortgages and for people hoping to buy a home as well. ma la dayes is live at the san jose convention center. this event gets under way in about an hour and the lines are already long, i would imagine? >> reporter: yeah, scott, you're right absolutely. about two dozen people already lined up here outside the san jose convention center right on south market. you know, it's a really sad reality, the housing crisis very real still in california.

these people here really expressing the same story. they're here to either lower their interest rate, lower their house payments or just be able to fight foreclosure. that's the story here. one of the people who actually got help last year who's here to tell us his success story today, he brought his son along this year. this is david goodson. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: tell us, naca really helped you? >> i didn't believe it could happen because i had a loan with bank of america. i went through twice over a year's period trying to work directly with the bank and i was turned down both times. so i came down here, figured what do i have to lose. and when they say anyone coming through the doors will get a modification, they were right. i didn't believe it but it happened. >> reporter: and they dropped your house payment by about $1,000 a month? >> exactly. dropped my interest rate from 6.5% to 2%. over the life of the loan you're talking about saving one-third of a million dollars and it cost me nothing except to show up. >> reporter: so your son is here today hoping to get the same

help? >> no, i was saving the house i grew up in castro valley, it's been in the family since 1950. he's been in his house since 1980. that's a 30-year and he just went through a divorce and he needs to get some refinance help from the bank to keep the house. >> reporter: okay. >> it worked for me. i'm sure it's going to work for him and everyone else here. >> reporter: okay, david. thanks so much for your time. i mentioned naca. that stands for neighborhood association corporation of america. that's the nonprofit putting on this event. it's a five-day event. come on down. it's on south market street in san jose. it runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. through monday night. now, to save yourself some time, you can register online. that is naca.com. scott. >> marla, good news. thank you very much. big jobs numbers coming out tomorrow. dow industrials up about 100 points this morning. of course we'll have more coverage about the jobs coming up tomorrow at 5:30.

>> the last jobs numbers before the election, scott. thank you very much. 6:55 right now. we can tell you that the internet is now being used as a crime-fighting tool in san francisco. police arresting this jerk throwing a barricade at a muni bus after a nightclub on polk street posted the picture on facebook, urging people to turn this guy in. now the police department is turning to social media again trying to track down suspects in other crimes. stephanie chuang is live in san francisco. she has a look at new video that we have that police are hoping will lead them to those vandals. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning to you. one arrest an san francisco police are hoping two more to go. with the new released video that shows this guy throwing what looks like something on fire into the driver's side of a muni bus and then another guy running up and kind of striking a pose for a camera. a driver an eight passengers on board were able to escape before the vandalism began. but with all the damage, police hope both video and still aim knowledges from it will spread

fast and lead to arrests. >> all of our friends out there in social medialand took huge exception to the guy that took the barricade to the bus. they were instrumental to his arrest and we believe those same people will come forward and help us get these two characters. >> reporter: and one more time, this video of the muni bus torched around 12:30 monday morning at market and 3rd. the police chief saying it's unclear what was used to start the fire. now, if you were there or you think you recognize the faces in that video, you are urged to call and contact sfpd and you can remain anonymous. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." time to check that forecast once again. a rainy start. keeping umbrellas handy? >> maybe the next couple hours. looks like you can ditch them by 9:00 a.m. we do have our last batch of showers right now between cupertino and my hometown of campbell. yeah, slick conditions along 280, so take your time there. also as i widen out for you, you

can see we had a lot of moisture come through the bay area overnight, so slick conditions basically everywhere you go. we also have some fog starting to develop. so it's one of those mornings you want to give yourself plenty of time and travel extra cautiously. as of noon, though, the sun comes out partially. we'll be at 68 inland, 72 at 4:00 p.m., 67 bayside. at the coast today 64 degrees. let's check that drive with mike. >> you warned folks about the slick south bay roadways and we showed how slow the northbound routes are becoming but still very slow west 580 approaching hacienda where one of the lanes for the off-ramp is blocked. that's a problem getting to the dublin interchange. also the castro valley y similar conditions. a reminder the gren we've highlighted on our maps, that's where the roads are likely wet. there's 238 to south 880 and north 880 coming up we do have an accident on the shoulder that slows it down through fremont. live look shows the peninsula, still wet here for 101, guys.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is 6:58 right now. time for one last look at the day's top stories. new york's la guardia airport reopening this morning as the region still works to recover from hurricane sandy. we have new video from that airport. the superstorm leaving five million people without power, killing at least 70 people. president obama promising federal aid to those communities hit hardest by the storm. the usc campus back open after a shooting early this morning. it happened during a crowded party at the center of campus. four people were injured. police arrested one suspect. and to the victors go the spoils. barry zito and sergio romo will appear on "the tonight show with jay leno." their appearance follows hunter pence's on tuesday with conan. you can feel the magic. you can watch leno right after our 11:00 p.m. newscast. >> soaking up all the glory out there. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll be back with a local news update at 7:25 and every half