when will the trains start rolling and what triggered the trouble? we'll find out in a live report next. >> and more breaking news from wine country as high winds continue fueling a massive wild fire. we have new detail this is morning about evacuation orders in effect. >> and that fierce wind will continue to be a factor for this morning. you can see our san francisco camera shaking quite a bit. highs are going to end up in the 60s for today. you need your coat but we've got a great looking weekend. i'll have the forecast in a few moments. >> the santa ana wind an issue for drivers, there are more drivers because of the b.a.r.t. problem weeflt have updates how it affects your drive this friday. >> a live look at the eternal flame at arlington national cemetery as we remember 50 years since the assassination of president john f. kennedy. it's friday, november 22nd, this is "today in the bay."

a good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning everybody. let's start with that breaking news affecting hundreds of thousands of b.a.r.t. riders. at this point no train service now because of a computer glitch. modern times. christie smith is live at the walnut creek station. at this point any word on when the service will be restarted? >> reporter: we do have word and it's not very good. the word is that we just don't know. we heard 5:00, we heard 6:00 and still no service. i want to show what you folks are doing here. this woman here, alice, a lot of people on the phones this morning. either making phone calls or texting trying to find a ride to get to work. a lot of these riders running out of patience and leaving. i want to show you video of the parking garage where b.a.r.t. riders who waited 30 minutes, maybe an hour are getting back in their cars and driving out,

carpooling, jumping in cabs, calling people to pick them up. no b.a.r.t. service this morning because of a computer problem that started after midnight and that's normally when service is supposed to be wrapping up for the night. at one point about 19 trains with 500-plus riders had to sit and wait on the trains, some saying they waited about 2 1/2 hours while train operators had to get out and crank these track switches and get them moving again. riders saying look, they can't believe it's 6:00 a.m. and they still got no service. >> the guy says looking real bad like it never crashed like this. so find an alternate route some how. >> cab, bus. >> most likely. i'm waiting for the next. >> so here we are. gates are closed. no options. >> reporter: she tried to call her boss to see if her boss could pick her up. i wanted to show you the parking

lot at the walnut creek station. normally you see people showing up, parking cars, but it looks like a lot of people got the word there is no service. we did earlier see one train roll by. i saw one go by a minute ago. it's not carrying passengers so maybe working on the system. at this point no estimated time on where we might have service running. reporting live in walnut creek, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. i think it's safe to say b.a.r.t. has had a rough couple of months, also dealing with fallout from its signed contracts with employee unions. more about that dispute and the new concerns it could affect riders. this is coming up in about 10 minutes. first let's check in with mike inouye with a look at how the system outage is affecting the traffic. >> this friday is not what you expect. we say friday light. that's not the case. the bay bridge, we had an early backup for all of these cash lanes and cash usually indicates folks who are infrequent

commuters. folks traveling over across the bay bridge and the cars, look at the lanes closest to the camera, big advantage, no backup there and fast track, you still have no problems. it's the cash payers. look at the maps. off westbound 580 and highway 24. that's the first to show the backup and the build of the maze. the east shore freeway and 880 out of oakland moving pretty fluidly. these routds have marked with the arrows here. 24 and the east shore going to see more traffic. we're starting to see the volume build and we showed you the toll plaza with the backups. again it's different than your typical friday. expect more traffic across the san mateo bridge and some head south and then back up in san francisco. back to you. >> we have more breaking news. this time in napa county where firefighters are gaining ground on the wind whipped veg station fire. it's about 50% contained so. far 300 acres burned.

it's happening not far from silverado trail. right now mandatory evacuations for people on loma vista, shady observation and ridge drive. the fire started last night. the flames spread quickly. no word on injuries or if homes have been destroyed. the cause is under investigation. >> time to check the weather. the high winds have been blowing throughout the bay area. this is a live look at the bay bridge. you can see our camera bouncing around. all because of those gusty winds. >> the winds turning dangerous, even deadly. toppling trees, slowing down traffic and causing massive power outages. this morning we have a team in place covering all of this weather. we'll check in with christina but let's get going with marla tellez. showing us some of the damage with a tree that busted up in the street. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i want to say we got here in

this berkeley neighborhood about 4:30 this morning. at that point the winds were howling out here. right now, though, it's fairly quiet. very calm conditions. so that's better news but if you want to see the power of the wind come out to oregon street between addleine and telegraph. this tree now chopped up. we have some of its branches across the street, a pile here. you can't see off camera. the base of the tree and i'm going to show you that the 3 trunk. i'm 5'1". this i would say is about 7 feet tall so a big tree but the worst of the damage it clipped the front end of this dodge truck. i haven't seen people come out of their homes yet. this could have been much worse. the worst of the winds in oakland two deaths were

reported. this is one death on skyline boulevard, police say one man was killed when a tree fell on his car. another man was electrocuted on or near his motorcycle when a fallen branch brought down an active power line onto him. >> reporter: apparently the guy was either getting on or off his motorcycle and tree branch fell over and killed him. when i got here he had -- everything was knocked off. >> reporter: at the height of it 39,000 people in the east bay and 19,000 in the north bay were in the dark. that was as of 11:00 last night. this is according to pg&e. i got an update. she tells us it's much better twags now 13,000 in the east bay and 6800 in the north bay are powerless so. crews have some time.

but crews respond to separate outage incidents. i can tell you a slice of good news is that the power is on here. live in berkeley, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. it's rough going out there. >> exactly. luckily i think the winds are letting up. >> they are. good morning to you. calm conditions in berkeley. you'll notice from our cameras across the bay area microclimates, differentens. windy conditions out in san francisco this morning, here is san jose we're cheer, camera's not shaking. 65 degrees in the heat of the day. >> you will notice, we're still in the double digits.

17 miles per hour right now in napa and 19 in san francisco. as you can see calmer conditions south of the golden gate bridge. we'll see the winds die down as we head throughout the next few hours. that's weather story of the day. i want to show you what we're expecting on future cast. you're going to start to see calm conditions across the bay area especially in the north bay where it's been blusteryll night. that's a better submission that's -- you have reached the weekend, you can catch your seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. every portion of the bay area, we've got your back, we've got you covered. back to you, jon and laura. >> today, the somber remembrance of a day that would abbreaking point in our history. the assassination of president john f. kennedy. the entire nation will pause in

remembrance. the hardest in dallas where president kennedy was shot and killed. leanne gregg is live with a look at how the city will pause and reflect. fw morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. i'm at daly plaza not far from where the president was shot in 1963. it's also the site of where the program will take place later this morning, you can see last minute preparations not long ago. the poster of john f. kennedy was unveiled, they are wiping off the seats because it's a rainy day here with temperature drops of more than 40 degrees from yesterday. the mayor says it doesn't matter, nothing will get in the way of this program. the joint public rift endeavor. there will abmilitary fly over. a moment of silence and tolling of bells at 12:30 central time. the exact time the president was shot all of those years ago.

thousands of people are expected to join in this commemoration to honor the president's legacy. back to you. >> thanks, leanne. i was saying how ironic it is it was raining on that morning and there was a cover on that far. but the sun came came out and decided to take it off. >> so many strange circumstances. we'll have more on nbcbayarea.com, there is a special page on our website to president kennedy's legacy, to see this search jfk 50 on our home page. >> 6:11. still ahead, are we in store for part three of the b.a.r.t. strike? the decisions the board is making about a contract out into unions and what it means for commuters moving forward.

let's get you updated on today's stories. firefighters gaining ground on a wind whipped fire in napa county. it's about 50% contained. evacuation orders still in place for people neared soa canyon road and loma vista drive. so far 300 acres have burned. >> b.a.r.t. service shut down because of a computer problem. riders expecting to catch a train were greeted by locked gates and hundreds were stuck on trains overnight. b.a.r.t. is not sure when it will have the trains up and running. >> this a day after b.a.r.t.'s board approves a tentative labor contract without a controversial provision inside. b.a.r.t. taking out the family medical leave provision. the unions are talking with

lawyers and when asked if another strike could be in the future a union negotiator said no comment. >> senate democrats did something thursday so epic the nickname was the nuclear option. >> scott points out good news for one person. >> one person, janet yellen. the tracks last night, jon, made a major change to the way that body deals with presidential nominations to federal positions. the change means janet yellen is now a shoo-in. at least two republican senators had hinted they might filibuster to stop her confirmation to head the federal reserve. last night's rule change means yellen will no doubt be confirmed. obviously the change in senate rules has nothing to do with actual nuclear weapons about but they gave it that nickname because it's such an extreme change to the way the senate does business. some call it the biggest change since thomas jefferson was president.

it means president obama's future pick for federal appointments will slide through. republicans have no chance of stopping them. but that's good for the democrats only so long as they hold the white house and the senate. if and when the republicans hold those positions it's as easy for republicans to do the same. the only nomination exempt from this rule by the way are supreme court appointments. today the dow industrials will open above 16,000 for the first time. remarkable even more so when you consider it was a month ago we did the same thing with 15,000. nothing magic happened. it is just a number and considering it only tracks 30 companies it's not even the most important. but still it's a big number. finally you may recall the faa said it would be okay to use electronic devices from gate to gate. they did not say it was okay to talk on your cell phone because that's the job of the fcc. the fcc this morning says maybe, just maybe, it will allow phone

calls in flight. did it say if it says yes it's going to allow the airlines to decide whether they are going to allow it. i will fly your airline if you don't allow it. >> exactly. >> boo on that. nothing like hearing people talking on their phones next to me in a restaurant let alone on a flight for a couple hours. >> let's switch gears, talk about the forecast. it's a busy week. >> i know what you're talking about, jon. it has been a busy week. good morning to you. right now skies are mostly clear. we have low clouds but not much to talk about. you can see our camera shaking because it's pretty windy. i want to show you the south bay, starting to get a little sunlight. the sun doesn't come up for a half hour or so. but you can see a break in between that thick deck of clouds. that's good news for us. wind will continue to play a factor for the first part of the

day. low pressure moves out, high pressure moves in. this is going to leave us with a comfortable weekend. what that means for us is i want to give you the idea of what we expect in redwood city. 62 degrees for friday, by saturday 67 up to 68 on sunday, then monday sitting about 70 ges so. looking pretty good. you made it to the weekend and you know what, you can meet your favorite anchors. temperatures are going to be comfortable. fremont, san jose, morgan hill come out to our safe way. there are a lot of people you may not be aware of that are hungry this time of year. if you want to head to fremont you find mike inouye, stephanie and i'll be out in san jose with marla tellez and scott mcgrew. 68 degrees at the river mart plaza. love to meet you out there. and our own laura garcia-cannon,

she will be at morgan hill. 68 degrees, come out and shake hands, get a picture. i have one and it's on my desk. back to you. actually down to mike. >> that's fine. i have a picture of laura. we're looking to the bay bridge toll plaza. look at these folks. the fast track lanes are filling because the metering lights are turned on. the cash lanes, because of that part going on. let's look at the bay area. we'll see if the map doesn't show you problems. typical for a friday. here the bay bridge toll plaza, jammed up from highway 24 and approaching oakland and orinda. a backup because of folks taking these routes.

the b.a.r.t. station through the caldecott and jam up here. the east zor, you can't take those lines. on the peninsula side, stops by the stations. they are going to stop in millbrae to try to pick up some of part folks that should help. you travel through the area, oakland as well. mor stars hitting the roadway. but the wind advisory for them. we show you the slower drive starting to build and the alta mont pass. nothing unexpected for 680 into the south bay. 4 most found routes. the winds are much calmer as well. >> 6:20. coming up an today, giving

thanks and giving back. how you can make sure families in need have enough to eat for thanksgiving.

>>. >> tell us what's going on here first. jumping into stories. the south bay. >> it's a beautiful look this

morning. >> nice. >> it is nice. >> good time. 6:23 now. hey, a great opportunity this week when you go out and do your grocery shopping help the less fortunate and our team is part of. we teamed up with safeway. >> it's good to come out. bob redell is live at a pleasanton store with more on how you can help out. look at that. >> i'm the leader of our band. >> reporter: every time i go shopping i have a band that follows me. this gets me in the mood. what we're asking people to do, do this today, our push tomorrow, $10 bag of groceries at your participating safeway, which is basically all of them, over 160. you take the $10 bag, put it in one of these bins and it's going to one of the six food banks that support the area. so here you probably wonder where are the piedmont

highlanders doing here. what a better way to recognize them and give you a sense of the type of support here. this could help agencies like the well food pantry in livermore. how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> good. tell me how important is this food for your clients? >> it's very important. we are a food bank in livermore, and we have seen an increase in the number of people that we serve. and also the seniors have increased a great deal since 2009. >> it's not getting better. i was talking to one food bank. why do you think it's not getting better? >> it's the economy. it's the economy but you know, also we also need to be more out there, more visual and that's part of it as well. they need to know we are in

need. >> how far does the $10 bag of food go? >> i would think it would go at least for two weeks. >> really. that long. >> because we give a lot. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. guys, thank you very much, the piedmont highlanders. they are big supporters of the food drive. i'm going to be at the livermore safeway near 580 tomorrow. you're going to be out and about. it's a $10 bag. super easy. it's not going to break the bank. laura, jon. >> it makes a big difference. they can make the money go so much further. we're also at stores throughout the area to encourage people to donate to the second harvest food bank. >> marla tellez, scott on rivermark plaza going from 11 till 1 tomorrow. >> and bob mentioned that he's going to be there, mike inouye, christie smith, all at stores from morgan hill to antioch.

i'll be at the morgan hill dunne avenue store tomorrow. >> great head shots. >> for a complete list head over to our website nbcbayarea.com and search holiday food drive. >> 6:27. still ahead, a computer glitch shutting down the b.a.r.t. system. we've been telling bu it. we'll tell you what you can expect if you plan on taking the train into the city. >> a raging wild fire through wine country. why firefighters say the flames spread so quickly.

breaking news. a computer glitch jamming things up causing a system wide shutdown on b.a.r.t. we can tell what you you can expect for the morning commute. >> plus, wild winds toppling trees and knocking out power throughout the bay area. meteorologist christina loren takes an in-depth look at your forecast ahead. >> right now ringing things in on the new york stock exchange.

starting the day on the dow at over 16,000, a bit of a record there as we flip it over to the nasdaq. we're here i said weekend, friday, november 22nd, this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning everybody. we're tracking that breaking news now, b.a.r.t. service shut down this morning following a widespread computer glitch. overnight people were trapped on the trains and this morning those trains still not running. christie smith at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station where people, they have been out there sitting for since about 4:00 this morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. i spoke with one man, i said how long have you been here? two hours and i'm giving up. i'm going to try to find another

way to get to work. a rough start to the friday morning. no b.a.r.t. service and no time when it might open. we heard 5, 6, now we hear we're going to have to wait. a lot of commuters hopeful they might get the green light. one agent said the glitch doesn't even show trains on the system yet. it started around midnight leaving hundreds stuck for a time. they are home now but i heard from b.a.r.t. and they tell me no bus bridge this is morning so they are urging people to use alternate forms of transportation. a hot of people got the message no b.a.r.t. service, the parking lots are empty so really rough start to the day. reporting live in walnut creek, christie smith, "today in the bay." today is a day of reflection as we honor the memory of president john f. kennedy 50 years after his assassination in dallas, texas.

this morning flags fly half staff and the nation will pause in remembrance. tracie potts joins us with more on a special ceremony at arlington national cemetery. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we actually saw the wreath laying this morning, the second so far this week in honor of president kennedy. right now we're looking live at the eternal flame, that's at the gravesite at arlington national cemetery. and it's where a lot of people are expected to gather not just today but the next week, they expect thousands of visitors normally tourists in this area but more so commemorating the 50th anniversary. at the wreath laying this morning former ambassador jean kennedy smith the sister of president kennedy, president barack obama and the first lady and the clintons were there earlier this week. also as you know, in a proclamation the president wanted flags at half-staff. not just in washington but on

all government buildings on what he called this day of remembrance. back to you. >> thank you so much, tracie. >> for decades an x marked that spot where president kennedy was assassinated on elm street at daly plaza. now the x is gone. city hall says crews laid asphalt on elm street to remove any trip hazards. it's unclear if the x will be repainted at that spot. after today's commemoration ceremonies are finished. >> and the pink suit that jackie kennedy wore the day her husband was shot certainly preserved into our memories, but the suit has not been seen publicly since the day president kennedy died. and it will not be seen again until the year 2103, that's according to caroline kennedy's wishes. the suit is now preserved at the national archives s in a clima controlled vault.

>> the family handed it over, they said in 100 years to wait. we'll have continuing coverage on air and on line on nbcbayarea.com, there is a special page on our website to president kennedy's legacy. to see it search jfk 50 that is on our home page. >> 6:34. time to check the weather, give you a live look outside this morning. look at that flag billowing in the wind. traffic picking up. >> billowing. >> it's a windy one. strong winds throughout the bay area. check in now with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, that picture tells the story. sun starting to make an appearance. the winds are dropping off. our camera in san francisco was getting a violent shake earlier at this time. it's starting to calm down substantially. we want to show you live pictures across the bay area. you can see a mix of sun and clouds to kick off the day. it's cool enough for a coat. that likely will be the case throughout the morning. 58 degrees in san francisco,

what a lovely sunrise here. and our camera shakes a little bit but not nearly as much as it was about a half hour, hour ago. so that's the good news. winds continue to drop off as we head throughout the day. let's talk about what we are expecting from the wind speeds. we're going to slice them in half between now and 10:00 a.m. then as we head through the overnight hours winds dropping off even more. so looking good for that to happen. i want to show you futurecast. wind is the weather story of the day. that fierce wind will continue to drop off through the next few hours, we're getting the warmer colors, the pinks, the reds, that's the fiercest wind. 11:00 a.m. most of that will be north of sonoma county so a little on the blustery side north of the golden gate bridge with calm conditions expected by 11:00 a.m. south of the ggb. so we're looking good there. if you want your weekend forecast we've got it scrolling here at the bottom of your screen. every single portion across the bay area is covered with all of your regions. 66 degrees morgan hill, 64 degrees along the peninsula, san

francisco, chilly conditions as we head throughout the north bay, temperatures around 68 degrees, in sausalito, 65, fremont on the east bay good for today, mid-60s headed your way. tri-valley, 66 degrees, pleasanton and livermore. let's check your drive. it is stacking up out there, mike. >> it is. unusually, unexpectedly heavy toward the bay bridge toll plaza. we have lanes backed up. the maps, on the approach through that area where we see the fast track lanes, a backup on west 580 out of the caldecott off highway 13 all the way over to the bay bridge. the east shore freeway showing heavier volume. this is largely because the b.a.r.t. trains are out of service so more folks hitting the roadway. drivers had about an hour to get there and that's what's building as you approach into san francisco out of the east bay across the bay bridge. the metering lights a bit of relief. into san francisco, very slow from the east bay. you might want to consider the

san mateo bridge to the south. 880 to 92 and over the water that is the case. also the foster city side, no major issues, a lot of company, 101 and 280 are clear, if you head up on caltrains stop for 215 or 225, folks taking b.a.r.t. you can wait and hope to get on that train into san francisco, hope, because it will probably be crowded. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 6:37. coming up on "today in the bay," a hate crime investigation shocked a campus in the south bay. we'll tell you about the new reaction this morning from the victim's family.

new details on the hate crime investigation going on in san jose state. in the last 30 minutes we received a statement from the victim's family saying they are all deeply disturbed by this situation, the statement goes on to say we are hopeful the district attorney's office will take the necessary measures to assure justice will prevail for our son. prosecutors now charging three white students with a misdemeanor hate crime and battery for a list of pretty disgusting things including calling the black roommate three fifths and writing racial slurs on a dry erase boor board. >> a 9-member medical team heads to the philippines to help the

victims of typhoon haiyan. a major relief operation continues. volunteers to the evacuees. elsewhere people are trying to start to rebuild. residents collected drift wood and iron sheets to try to construct shelters. a couple hours ago the death count reached 5,000 but officials do expect it to climb even higher. >> negotiations continuing to try to get a palo alto man released from custody in north korea. 85-year-old merrill newman is a korean war vaet reteran with a condition. he was on a tour when he was detained. his friend says this happened about a month ago. neither the u.s. state department nor the north korean government confirmed the detainment. the u.s. has not had diplomats in north korea. sweden's ambassador has been trying to deliver his heart medication but so far has not yet seen him. >> 6:41.

coming up breaksing news, slow recovery for b.a.r.t. we'll tell you why service is just completely shut down system wide overnight. what it means for you and what triggered the glitch. >> more breaking news going on in wine country. high winds there fueling a massive wild fire. we have new details about evacuation orders in effect.

right now i want to get you updated on breaking news we've been telling you about. b.a.r.t. at this hour still experiencing a systemwide shutdown because of a computer glitch. overnight that delayed trains for hours and this morning the trains still not running.

christie smith is live at the walnut creek station. she'll have a full report coming up on this b.a.r.t. situation. >> more breaking news now. this in napa county where firefighters gain ground on a wind-whipped vegetation fire. it's 50% contained so. far 300 acres burn withed. this isnear soda canyon road. evags wagss for loma vista, shady oaks and ridge drive. the fire started last night. firefighters say the flames spread quickly. no word on injuries or if homes have been destroyed. the cause is under investigation. an update on the weather outside. the high winds continue blowing throughout the bay area. take a live look at fremont. you can see the flag right now is pretty calm so they are slowing down the gusts coming and going >> overnight the wind turned dangerous even deadly toppling trees and causing massive power

outages. this morning we have a team in place covering the weather. we're going to check in with meteorologist christina loren and traffic anchor mike inouye in a few moments. >> we'll start with marla tellez out and about joining us in berkeley to show us some of the damage caused by the wind. we see the limbs behind you. >> reporter: yes. good morning to you. this quiet little neighborhood in berkeley got hit pretty hard when this tree came crashing down, pretty big tree, came crashing down sometime last night. crews obviously this morning have done a great job, they cleared the street. this is oregon street. the tree is now chopped up in three pieces. worst of the damage is when the tree fell on at least two vehicles, including this dodge truck. we just spoke to the owner of the truck. he came out to survey the damage. all things considered he is in pretty good spirits. here's what he had the say. >> ironically i just got the back end of my car fixed. i was coming back from getting

the tail fixed. so it's been a bad month for my truck. >> reporter: the winds turned deadly in oakland where two people died. the first police say that a man was killed when he was in his car, a tree fell on the car, that was on skyline boulevard. another man was electrocuted on or near his motorcycle, the exact details not known this morning but we can tell that you he was near his motorcycle when a tree branch brought down active power lines onto him as for the power outage numbers, 12,000 people in the east bay right now without power and about 6800 in the north bay. live in berkeley, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> big one to fall down there. >> 6:47. an update on the other part of the weather, the wind and what else is happening. >> that saturated ground throughout jon and laura, then the wind. so yeah, we were expecting a few

downed trees. very unfortunate to have that serious accident out in oakland. san francisco is looking good. i want to show you right now the sky is mostly clear. our camera is not shaking nearly as much as it was an hour ago. that's an indication that the winds are dropping off. which is good news for you. if you live in one of the wind prone areas across the bay. i want to show you we're getting strong sustained speeds, double-digits north of the golden gate bridge. we have fallen into the single digits in san jose at about 4 miles per hour right now. so, wind, not very strong south of the ggb but throughout the day today we're going to continue to see all of these numbers drop off. we've got a good looking second half of the day headed our way. as that fierce wind continues to die down. take to the future cast, what we expect. this is the weather story of the day. winds dropping off by about 11:30. when we expect calm condition, palo alto to half moon bay. starting to get a break from the strong wind gusts. rather blustery at 11:30.

getting the oranges on the key. 20 miles per hour sustained feed through fairfield. winds relaxing as we continue on through the second half of the day. you know what, you made to the friday, good news. a good looking weekend shaping up. check your forecast. here at the bottom of the screen, low pressure high tails it out. high pressure moves in and this is going to kep us nice and sunny and mild as we head throughout the weekend. so we're done with the rain for the time being. temperatures in the mid-60s in the south bay. mid-60s for the peninsula today. san francisco, looking like a nice warm day for you. 67 degrees in the inner richmond district. north bay looking good. temperatures in the 70s. the tri-valley, comfortable day, 6 sx in livermore. and clean air quality. let's check the drive. good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. high winds they clear out the skies but they brought trees down. might see more debris. things are starting to ease a bit. the bay bridge itself, the backup is here not because of

the wind or advisory but because of the b.a.r.t. system is off line now. we'll look at the map. christie smith in walnut creek station talking about how all of the systems are out because of a computer problem overnight. so we have more folks hitting the roadway from the caldecott to west 24, west 580 gumming up heading to the maze. this pattern typical from the b.a.r.t. strike. a little lighter then. the east shore freeway, down through the area, that's picking up the volume as well. the metering lights through the area. out of oakland all right for the northbound route and 580 westbound is clear through oakland now. expect more folks to continue to build as they get frustrated at the stations. we have no time they expect to reopen. on the peninsula side, if you take millbrae, you can get on a train there at 215, 225 from the b.a.r.t. transfer over to san francisco. more folks head to the san mateo bridge to get out of gumming up

the toll plaza. that's westbound across the bay no. problems and a clear view, calmer winds across the high rise. there may be gusts. back to the maps, farther south looking at a smooth drive along the peninsula, through san mateo south to palo alto. no issues across the dumbarton bridge. a typical build, watch for gusty conditions. and no problems for the south bay. back to you. >> today the somber remembrance of a date that would become a breaking point in our history. the assassination of president john f. kennedy. the entire nation will pause in remembrance. >> of course the heart of today's memorials will be down in dallas where president kennedy was tragically shot and killed. leanne gregg live in dallas this morning with a look at how the city will be pausing and reflecting. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon and laura. i'm not far from where the

president was shot back in 1963. this is also the location of one of the major ceremonies, you can see the v.i.p. seating, the stage t banner has been unfolded of jfk. taking a look around in this area in daly plaza will be people you see the big screens, they are lining up waiting to get in despite the weather, temperature drops of more than 40 degrees since yesterday. 5,000 people are expected to show up, in fact, the mayor put out a release saying texans are tough, there is nothing that will get in the way of this event even though it's all outside. there will be a fly-over, there will be speeches, music, and during the -- there will be a moment of silence. and tolling of bells at exactly 12:30 p.m. the moment that the president was shot all those years ago. laura, jon. >> thank you very much, leanne gregg. >> honoring and remembering. we'll continue our coverage of

today's commemoration on air and also on line on nbcbayarea.com. we have a special page set up on the website to show president kennedy's legacy. to see this search jfk 50 on our home page. >> 6:53. a record set this morning. scott mcgrew the dow started over 16,000. >> yes. good morning. ended yesterday in the same spot. first close above 16,000 in a few minutes ago the first open over 16,000. the markets have peaked over 16,000 before, but never have they finished there not until last night. nothing magical happens but it's actually pretty amazing when you consider the first record we set for 15,000 happened just a month ago. it is friday, we'll not forget about gadget friday. this is the air ram create bid a british engineer. it's cordless, runs on a

rechargeable battery. very light weight. no bags, it compacts the dirt into here. and then also this, it has a data port so you plug your vacuum cleaner into your computer, it tells you how far the vacuum has gone, how much energy it used, how many calories you burned. great technology. this is a guy vacuum. works really well. >> burn calories doing the vacuum. whoa. all right. >> wow. and you say about 300 bucks. >> and you know what i like best you use it. i mean it's light weight, it can stick in the closet. >> that's what i like best that you use it. great. thanks. >> 6:54. time to check out the day's top stories. breaking news, christie smith now live at walnut creek's b.a.r.t. station on a glitch that shut b.a.r.t. down. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

you. we did get an update and what they are saying you may see some of the trains moving around, not moving passengers yet but what they are doing is when the system gets up and running they will try to have trains in position so people won't have to wait as long. at this point it may be moot. we're talking to a lot of people out here for two hours, a lot of frustration. some of the riders hopeful to get the green light but the gate has been locked since we got here before 4:30. good morning. how long you been waiting? >> more than an hour. >> reporter: what do you think? >> i'm going to wait it out. it's friday. trying to be positive. some of the people trying to get to the airport. but we'll get there. >> reporter: good luck to you. she's trying to get to san francisco. i wanted to show you some video of what other people decided to do. they decided to get back in their cars early this morning here at the walnut creek station and drive into work or catch a carpool. a lot of this had to do with a

computer glitch that started around midnight when the trains were supposed to be wrapping up. there were a couple hundred that had to wait it out. got off those trains. they are back home but again, service we were told 5:00, 6:00, still no e.t. a. on when it will reopen but a lot of folks here very hopeful. that's the latest from here. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> appreciate that. thank you. >> when you do your grocery shopping you have a great opportunity to help the less fortunate this holiday season. nbc bay area is teaming up with safeway for our annual holiday food drive. it's happening this weekend. tomorrow, team "today in the bay" will be out at stores across the bay area. all you have to do is buy a prepackaged bag of groceries for $10. it's filled with good food for families in need. >> the good vibrations starting today. bob is live at safeway in pleasanton stick toing up the band with more on how you can

help get in the groove. ♪ >> reporter: yes, jon and laura, hoping you'll do what piedmont high school students have done t band, where they have done, this way actually. it's been donating food around the years. you can do this tomorrow by showing up at your local safeway. it's pretty easy. susan's got one of the bags. how big is the need now? >> the need is tremendous. and the more people can buy these the better it will be for our community. >> the food pantry, you're going to receive food for clients. how far does a $10 bag go? >> about two weeks. >> what are your clients saying what they are experiencing now? >> my clients are saying that they are very much in need of food. their families are large, and there are extended families that are together and in need of food. >> making it easy.

$10 bag, show up at any safeway, our push tomorrow. i'll be at the safeway in livermore by 580 and first street. unfortunately i won't have the band though. hey, 10 bucks, put it in the bin and it helps. the sixth year. raising a lot of food for these people in need. thanks, guys. close this out, matt. all right. see you. >> they have given it their all. that's right. we're all going to pitch in at safeway stores. to encourage people to donate to the second harvest food bank. >> join us at the safeway on river mart plaza, that will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1 lock p.m. tomorrow. >> that's right. bob mentioned he's going to be in livermore, and mike is going to be in fremont, christie smith out in antioch, i'll be at morgan hill dunn store. all to collect your donations for a complete list head to nbcbayarea.com.

search holiday food drive. >> the time 6:58. a final check of the top stories. three students are suspended this morning for allegedly harassing their roommate because of the color of his skin. prosecutors they say the students hung a confederate flag in the dorm and wrote racial slurs on a dry erase board. the three are charged with a hate crime. >> serial killer joseph nasois set to be sentenced today. the 79-year-old was convicted of killing four women in the 1970s and 1990s. >> today lawmakers along with community leaders planning to announce new legislation to regulate replica guns in response to the shooting of andy lopez, the deputy who shot the teen says he thought lopez's replica gun was a real ak-47. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're following the latest on the b.a.r.t. service disruption. we'll be back at 7:25 with a

live local news i think. we leave you there striking up the band this morning. as we support the bay area's food drive. good morning. remembering jfk. ceremony set to begin in dallas as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of a tragic event that changed america forever. breaking overnight, a sudden and severe storm triggers dangerous flooding out west and al has his eye on a thanksgiving week storm that could make travel a nightmare. out of prison, michael skakel, a free man this morning. after 11 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit. will he face a new trial? this morning, his attorney joins us exclusively. can you hear me now? the major new push to let you make cell phone calls from planes mid flight. we want to know if you think that