they had to run a lot of rose line just to get to it. on the way in, i had heard reports that possibly one person had to be evacuated. what the battalion chief told me was that he was actually more aided out, i guess those were his words, that he didn't have to be rescued. they kind of helped him out. i asked fw there were any

injuries and he said no. a couple of minutes ago, i did see paramedics push a stretcher down the street there. there are a number of people standing around in robes waiting for information. again, when i just walked down there, it did look like firefighters finally were getting a handle on this. that's the latest reporting live in alameda, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> today, the day before thanksgiving, one of the biggest travel days of the year, weather out on the east coast causing some major concern for millions of travelers. a strong winter storm pummeling a lot of areas there. the storm could also impact that macy's day parade. forecasters at this point think that storm will bring snow, rain, and sustained winds of 20 miles per hour with gusts of nearly 40 miles per hour right there in new york city.

rules say if sustained winds exceed 23 miles per hour and gusts exceed 34, more than a dozen of the biggest parade balloons will have to be grounded. right now, we want to check with our team. we have a team in place checking our weather. planning to hit the skies or the roads, you will want to know this. mike inouye tracking the roadways. christina loren, she has her eye on the sky tracking out the weather. what's happening, young lady? we have this nasty storm system pushing into the northeastern portion of the country. good morning, jornn, laura. we have delays out of washington, d.c., philadelphia and new york. as you travel, count on pretty hefty delays as we head throughout the afternoon. i want to show you the setup. as we head further into the day, the storm system will continue to push out to sea. the situation will improve. the sheer volume alone in our

local airports is going to lead to delays on its own. let's check the roads and find out about your california plans. this is the north bay. getting out of town out of san francisco, heading north, a little more crowded. north of the golden gate, a flood of traffic starting early this afternoon. right now, reare watching for activities southbound. a deer was hit earlier. getting north out of san francisco, yesterday was a nightmare starting at 3:00. i heard about big jams getting out of san francisco. maybe similar back over to the east bay. some folks are continuing over. eastbound toward the pass. we'll send it back to you. thanks so much, mike. for more on all this winter weather on the east coast and how it could impact you, visit

nbcbayarea.com, just search weather. at 4:34. the teenager whose skirt was set on fire aboard an a.c. transit bus will be home for thanksgiving. sasha fleischmann has been recovering from third-degree burns for the past several weeks, 16-year-old richard thomas set the young girl's skirt on fire. they filed a motion to have him prosecuted as a child, not as an adult. sasha's family agrees saying thomas should be tried as a juvenile. we have new details on a crash involving a san francisco fire truck and a motorcyclist. the district attorney investigating charges against the firefighter who appeared to be drunk behind the wheel. we have new video showing the crash. you can see the fire truck enter that intersection of fifth and hour before slamming right into jack frazer sending him sliding

across the street. his attorney says his client was seriously hurt and right now is still recovering from the injure ryes. you can see him here. the department determined he was, in fact, driving drunk when he hit frazer. frazer's attorneys say they hope the incident puts & to drinking in firehouses. >> we are confident this is a very, very small minority of the fire department but it all has to end, period. >> the department handed out suspension notices to five other firefighters involved in the crash holding them responsible for his conduct. the firefighters say they plan to appeal the suspensions. the family of an 18-year-old san jose man shot to death is holding a car wash to try to raise money for his funeral. he was gunned down in capital park sunday afternoon. the gang unit is beefing up patrols in and around the park.

cortez' family says he was not a gang member but his killing happened in an area that is gang territory. this morning, neighbors and church leaders are saying they need to get more involved to stop the violence and keep their community safe. >> senseless violence. people are hurting and my message would be, don't do something foolish that you are going to regret the rest of your life. >> the car wash fund-raiser will be held at 10:00 this morning at james lick high school. san francisco police on the lookout for a man that threw a woman's belongings into the bay is long with a pet carrier and two cats inside. they had to hold the woman back from jumping into the water. sadly, both cats died. animal control only has a vague description of the man, six foot tall, a white man wearing a black hoodie riding a skateboard. >> we need this suspect. that's who we need. we need him desperately. come and tell us anything, even

the slight test thing, like i saw a tattoo on his hand or i saw what color tennis shoes he was wearing. it is not clear if the suspect knew the woman truckers at the port of oakland are not on the job today. they are out protesting what they consider unsafe working conditions. this marks the third work stoppage this year. workers want shorter lines and more efficient terminals at the port. they say they have to sit around for hours in the terminal breathing in all those exhaust fumes with no bathrooms out there and with no pay. the truckers are independent contractors and cannot join or form a traditional union to try and bargain for better deals. food and retail workers at the oakland airport will be out picketed today. they say their employer is going back on contract negotiations. workers have been in contract negotiations with their employer, host international, for a year. a union spokesperson says they make between $9.75 and $12.64

and host international's latest proposal would freeze their pay for five years, eliminate pensions, paid meal breaks and overtime pay. the union and airports have agreed not to strike tomorrow during thanksgiving. that would be a big help to all. busy times out there. a lot of people hitting the roads. we want to check the forecast with meteorologist, christina loren. >> you are one of the people i tip my hat to you. it can be a tough, tough go on the day before thanksgiving. here in the bay area, your local travel is looking really good, even if you are heading up to the north bay from the south bay. looking pretty good for today and tomorrow wechlt have light showers on the way. i'm going to talk about that coming up in a little bit. this morning, nice and clear. temperatures are mostly in the 40s. as we head throughout the afternoon, we are going to climb into the mid-60s yet again. it is going to be just about as warm as where we ended up

yesterday. upper 60s. 69 along the peninsula and in the south bay. 67 comfortable degrees. let's check your drive and say good morning to mike inouye. we're looking at palo alto, 101, light volume of traffic. we'll look at the map and see around the bay. the peninsula is on the left side of your screen. 280, not a problem. as you cross over, the dumbarton bridge, 84. san mateo, 92. those will be heavily traveled. folks travel all around for their families and friends around the bay wech. we have slowing developing west 580. we have reports of a crash. that may have changed the status. no injuries are reported. to see the slowdown already building, that's a bigger deal for folks coming in out of the

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welcome back. a very good wednesday morning. taking a beautiful live look outside. is what a gorgeous bay bridge. you know president obama has a tough decision to make in the hours ahead. caramel or popcorn. this afternoon, the president will pick the national thanksgiving turkey in the rose garden. he will have to choose between the two brothers, caramel and popcorn. those turkeys, only one can get the title of national thanksgiving turkey.

head to whitehouse.gov and find out favorite food and favorite song and type of walk. >> it is like a heavyweight showdown. >> vote for the bird you think should be this year's national thanksgiving turkey. a proud walk on one. later, the president will take part in the national hanukkah menorah lighting. it simulates the lighting of the first night of the festival of lights. this is the first time hanukkah has overlapped with thanksgiving. it won't happen again for thousands of years. the ceremony will take place at the national mall. while you are out hitting the stores on black friday, you may want to pick out a couple of extra toys for a very good cause. that's because walmart is teaming up with the salvation army to launch the fill the truck toy drive. the goal here is to deliver toys to hundreds of thousands of children all across the country. the drive kicks off on friday and runs through december 5th.

great cause if you can, please get involved. there will be bins in 3500 walmart stores and or donation trucks will be out collecting new unwrapped toys as well. a new recall for a popular suv. for that, and the rest of your news before the bell, let's turn things over to our man, hanson pearson. he is live at cnbc's world headquarters. he is in washington, d.c. hampton, good morning. >> reporter: how are you doing, guys? we have futures higher after the markets faded late in the day on tuesday. the dow did manage a tiny gain which helped us close in record territory. the nasdaq closed above 4,000 for the first time in 13 years. investors will get several economic reports before they head out for the holiday. we get data on unemployment, durable goods, nmanufacturing ad consumer sentiments. the dow rising a fraction. the nasdaq closing at 4017

yesterday. meanwhile, ford is recalling 161,000 of those 2013 model es skate suvs worldwide to fix problems that could lead to fires. ford has reported 13 fires in the u.s. and canada that were caused when cylinder heads cracked because of overheating allowing oil to leak on to the hot engine. the recall ford escape equipped with a 1.6 litre ecoboost engine. on the car front, car dealers want in on the black friday action. they are saving some of their best deals to try to lure shoppers out of the malls and into their showrooms. gm is offering black friday cash discounts on all cadillac models and $5,000 off a gmc sierra 1500 crew cab pickup. ford's website is offering 1,000 on a pre-paid master card on use on a new car or holiday shopping. hyundai is offering zero percent financing on several alantra

models all week. dealers are trying to close out their remaining 2013 inventory. a quick look at business. happy thanksgiving to all my friends on the west coast. i love that turkey smackdown you guys were doing. i want to see how it all comes out here in washington. >> popcorn or caramel? >> i am going to go popcorn. >> hampton pierce, he has decided. >> hampton, always a pleasure. happy thanksgiving to you too, my man we want to check in with meteorologist, christina loren, on the west coast. >> we are seeing pretty nice temperatures in comparison to the rest of the country. i am going to have to go with hampton. it is chilly but not as cold as it has been. the mildest start we have had

all week. san francisco is going to wake up with a much clearer sky. we have had all that haze situated over the bay. we have fallen out of the bad air quality range. temperatures are going to be pretty comfortable today. we are going to end up in the mid to upper 60s because of the milder start. we do have low clouds kind of offshore, high and mid-level clouds streaming in at this point. we are going to see another mostly cloudy day similar to what we had yesterday. we are holding up on the showers until we hit thanksgiving day. south bay, we will see the upper 60s. same for the peninsula. nice, comfortable day for you. we will hit about 66. in napa, east bay open, looking at 65. out in pleasanton, really nice the day before thanks giving at 69, almost 70 degrees out there. let's talk about your thanksgiving forecast. these showers are not looking that promising anywhere to the north of the golden gate bridge. i can tell you i think the best chance is going to be in the

south bay later on, between 4:00 and 7:00. we're expecting the showers to move onshore. count on a slick thanksgiving. make sure the pie is ready to go. we're hungry. back to you, jon and laura. >> don't forget the whipped cream. 4:50 right now. they will honor harvey milk tonight at 7:00 on the steps of san francisco city hall, mayor lee and others will pay tribute to milk and misconi. the theme will be skyrocketing rent. they were no strangers to fighting for the rights of sfrasan franciscoans thousands are getting their hands dirty to help clean up san francisco. they are working to tackle 300

tasks on the accreditation commission list of the things that must be fixed to keep the school open. this includes pulling weeds, recycling, composting and washing of the windows. earlier this years, the commission ruled the college would lose its accreditation in july of next year if certain requirements are not met. >> it is 4:51. a new jersey police officer being called a hero for pulling a man from a burning truck. the terrifying ordeal was caught on the officer's dash cam. he opens the door and manages to pull the driver out to safety. he runs back to the truck to make sure there are no other passengers inside. thisic have tim is expected to survive. what caused the truck to catch fire is now under investigation. a true hero. >> instinct takes over. you jump to action for yourself in harm's way and save lives. 4:51. still ahead.

a very serious question here. how much fun is too much for an infant. >> the viral video that's raising a lot of eyebrows among parents this morning. this is a nice drive over the high-rise to the peninsula. folks are changing up their traffic plans as they have all week. we will talk about this morning's commute and what to expect a little later on as well coming up.

this was a compelling question and was it simply rough housing gone too far? >> it is called how to fight a baby. it has racked up nearly 3 million views in over a day. >> under the arm, up like this and then, slam. >> the video showing a new york father of three demonstrating wrestling moves on his ten-month-old son. reactions have been missed about the fake body slams and the chokeholds. it is clear the dad is playing around. the video has people concerned that the father has gone just too far. >> babies are so delicate. tossing them like that. i have done it up in the air but slamming down, i don't know. it is worth being very, very careful. those are our gems. >> always, always. >> want to check the morning commute. >> you have to watch the low ceilings too. my sister-in-law was at her

uncles way back in the 70s. the bay bridge toll plaza, light volume of traffic. we will see a lighter commute as we have earlier this week. we will not see the metering lights until closer to 6:30. an easy flow of traffic away from the area east 80 at panol valley road. getting more popular early afternoon as folks make their getaways to the central valley. this crash, a lot of red just showing up in the last few minutes. crash was in the lanes. it has just cleared lanes west 580 at greenville. a distraction should clear up in time to recover for the morning commute. we'll send it back to you. it is 4:56 right now. still ahead on "today in the bay." we continue following breaking news right now on the east bay. firefighters are still battling a very large apartment fire in the alameda.

we'll have an update in a live report coming up. taking a live look outside this morning, we'll keep looking at the forecast of meteorologist, christina loren, having trouble with the weather back east. to that affect your flights in and out of the bay area. mike will have a continuous look at the morning commute as well, get you where you need to go, wherever you are headed on this wednesday morning, day before thanksgiving. a lot more news ahead as well. it's 4:57.

we continue to follow breaking news this morning. firefighters on the scene of a large fire. they were forced to jump into action and pull someone away from the flames. christie smith talking to crews on the scene. she will have a live update next. a drunk driver slams into a series of cars in the south bay leafing leaving a trail of damage in his wake. we will learn more a busy travel day across

california and the nation. we are tracking the weather. a severe storm pushing east. a few showers move in. you might be surprised where we are expecting them to fall. while we are expecting a lighter commute, we have a big slowdown for the tri valley. a new issue blocking one of your lanes for the nimitz. >> san francisco, city by the bay. a lot of news ahead on this wednesday, november 27th. this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> good morning, everyone. we want to update you to breaking news. crews still working cleaning up after serious flames rip right through an apartment complex. this happened near the corner of briggs avenue and high street. that is where "today in the bay's" christie smith is now live outside of the complex. christie, you are there seeing it