the morning commute. check farther north as well as we monitor that track as well. >> and you made it to friday. a beautiful start to the day. and we're going to get some showers, right here in the the first she a ra snow. >> take a look at this, caught in the act! an alert burglar helps police in san jose. >> sparkling notice distance, skies clear today. we'll get an update with christina there a moment. this is friday, september 26, and you are pooch.

3 two of the country's biggest airport have been grounded. officials say they got word of a fire and even telling pilots to turn off their engines. when crews got, there they fonda han who tried to take his own by life. no word be a fshlgs. we have team coverage of that ferry strike. let's begin with dana and stephanie, who is right in the thinking of we've own seen a han prngs and g dark and closed. we're talking about anle.

again, no ferry service until tomorrow morning. the ferry captains say this is about overpay. >> i've been traveling the last week and a half. so when i was coming into to go to work, i didn't rye and there's no incentive for them to get moving. >> hair boat captain had decided to going on strike. and this. >> now, the ferry captain's

union is just one of 13 ma make up the -- make up the ferry service. one other thing, the ferry service does take people to the giants game as well and that service will be affected tonight. we'll take a look at the live shot right now. this is the iconic bridge showing very light traffic. it will build throughout the day

and continue on into the evening. coming home for the regular season. [ cheers and applause ] . behinder. >> that continues until the 4th of october so highway 101 is a smith drive despite those ferries being cancelled. no delays through san jose. and the bay bridge, we do have those metering lights on. and it does show the metering lights on. so we have people at the start

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. coming up, your forecast is just moments away. >> over here, just a little traffic going on. it's friday so a lighter flow of traffic. we'll talk about an issue as far as the transit issues that could cause an issue coming across on your bridges. >> let's take a quick look at today's top stories. workers with the ferry service are officially on strike saying that district leaders are not bargaining in good faith. at least 100 workers from machinists to deck hands are supposed to honor the ferry as well. >> and the rain battling the massive wildfire put crews in

better position. crews say 3,000 homes are still in trouble but that was up to 12,000. >> and a driver hit this bridge and it fell. >> we give you a live look over chicago's o'hare international airport this morning. flights out of two of the country's busiest airports have been completely grounded. for the time being, flights

waiting in standstill at mid way and o'hare airports. >> the flights could be diverted, could be changed. make sure you check with your provider. >> airplane officials are under pressure to increase security after two very high profile breaches that made national headlines. >> when youing that one stowaway. >> kris sanchez joins us with details. >> they're talking about the sneaky sam program. before you get offended, sam brock, here is how it works. they authorize someone to work without a badge and then they walk around and see what happens. employees who fail the strike could get a security check on

their record and enough of those could cause them their badge to work in the airfield. in april a stowaway managed to get in the wheel well on a flight going to hawaii and this woman became a stowaway. and she was answering questions with what information she could. she reminded folks she couldn't share all of it because station was specifically at bad airport. she has never experienced in her

previous 19 years there. >> in that history there have not been any other major security events than the ones that have hit the press recently. >> they are also walking and and looking for vulnerabilities, looking at fencing and seeing whether they can do more and whether signage might keep people out of restricted areas. they are reminding all employees that security is everybody's business and also reminding the folks who run the concessions there if you the perimeter at the airport. >> so they're not being sneaky, not vigilant. >> they came up with the name, not us.

>> i'll can i have you guys. >> apple is fixing some problems. check the settings app on your iphone so all is well. >> on your friday morning, we get a quick check of the forecast. laura, one of your favorite shots for sure. >> i love the bay bridge. >> it is going to be nice. i want to bring that picture back up if we can. >> let's go crazy. >> thank you, thank you. i am the weather person. >> you call the shots around here. >> i don't call the shots. i wish i did.

look at the clouds, look at the formation. that's what could bring on some thunderstorms today. so it's really unstable out there. those are not the usual clouds we see over the bay bridge. so some really cool stuff and thanks to our wonderful director for doing that, he calls the shots, stan portwood. so it's unstable out there, i'm excited because i'm kind of a geek but bu you're probably excited as well. this does indicate we're headed toward a pattern change. this is a mix of rain and snow right over the sierra nevada. we're getting straight snowfall this morning, albeit very light.

this is, my friend, the first snowfall of the new season. so we got to experience that together. pretty school stuff. now let's bring it home to the bay area. we've got a lightning strike just offshore. >> bringing in more rain at that point. and then all that moisture races right back off to tahoe and we're talking about maybe two to three hours of straight snowfall above 7,000 feet. we could measure snow as we head throughout tomorrow morning. we might even get a dusting that is visible from tahoe. so this is exciting stuff. another system on the way for next week slated to bring us some rain. here's mike on your drive.

>> scientific terminology there. >> we have a cumu loe otus drive hp but about 8:00 is when it starts. so about 7:00 we'll see some additional traffic. >> and you can't take the ferry because of the strike going on. you may see more folks on the golden gate bridge. the rest of your north bay moves very smoothly as we keep our

strike. >> looked like an 880 dry here. that south bers the. >> mike getting a little bit creative with those cloud names. >> still ahead, stopping the spread of cancer. this really is the best season yet. >> i got some good news for you, man. we all turned around. >> oh!

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years for fda approval. >> something to watch. still ahead, a new terror threat from ice is targeting our air opini opinion. >> and near chicago o'hare airport, bizarre news, a fire about 40 miles west in aurora. no flights are going in and out right now. we'll is updates for you right after this break.

good friday morning to you. if you've never seen what a thunderstorm cloud looks like, here you go. they look like little hats. and we're going to show you the

first snowfall of the season in tahoe in moments. >> and it looks standard across the golden gate bridge but why it may be different. >> and the market is looking to recover after getting pummelled yesterday over and the nasdaq. the qatar head of commerce there to get things started this friday. >> today is friday, september 26th. it is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> and a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. breaking news as we give you a live look over chicago's

international o'hare airport. flights grounded due to a fire. call your airline ahead of time to get the latest information. >> it is 6:31 right now. new york subways are open this morning but riders are boarding with new claims of terror threats from isis. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this morning. the fbi is saying they have nothing credible just yet. how concerned should people be? >> reporter: well, it's a good question. the fbi says they shouldn't be concerned because they have nothing specific or credible and frankly were taken by surprise when iraq's new prime minister suddenly announced to reporters yesterday at the u.n. that they had information that this terrorist group isis was planning to attack subways, trains, either in the u.s. or in paris and that they had informed those governments. the mayor, the government all

riding the subways, reassuring people they were safe. but also they put extra eyes on the subway this morning. and we know now that denmark has decided to send in seven fighter jets. that's new, germany is pledging its support. the pentagon as said there have been new air strikes that continue to hit those oil refineries that have brought in millions of dollars for isis. a lot to follow as we continue to follow this u.s.-led campaign. >> thank you very much. >> police in nigeria say they may have found one of the school girls kidnapped by terrorists back in april. police say the 20-year-old was found wandering ins bush on wednesday. police say she is heavily

traumatized and being treated at a local hospital. nearly 300 girls were kidnapped by bockko haram. witnesses say tom jackson was marching with protesters when a scuffle broke out behind him. at least four people were arrested. the protesters have pledged civil unrest until the officers who shot michael brown is charged with his death. >> the nfl under new scrutiny this morning. a law official says the video of ray rice punching his fiancee in an elevator was sent to league

officials but reports are that no one has seen it until earlier this month. >> a nasa astronaut and two russian cosmonauts will spend five and a half months in our bit. it also brought supplies to the space station. >> it did take us a little while to get here but it's friday, the eve of the weekend. traffic looking pretty smooth out there. but for now we're going to start with weather and a look with meteorologist christina loren. what do we have to look forward to? >> well, sleeping in tomorrow morning is one thing we can all

take a moment and embrace. now week got some cool stuff happening right here, right now. i want to show you this lightning fire in you can actuay see this a pretty significant area of low pressure. it's driving in these towering clouds. this is something we don't usually see here in the bay area. if you've never seen a thunderstorm cloud, let me show you what it looks like. up see these little pointed hats, the more defined, the stronger potentially the storm. over san jose, these are all flattened out, not poising those

druntson of. we're in the 50s and 60s to start. what a fantastic day, we're going to ends up in the 70s. and as promised, a very special morning here on "today in the bay." we're welcoming in the first snow of the season. the flash of flew blue is straight up snowfall. >> we learned a lot about that. like the pharrell hat shape means more reports of thunder. the metering lights are on.

we do see the fast track lines are good. we might see a few cars extra. the golden gate transit buses are running but they have not been able to add addition an buses. it may be more crowded on this friday. make some friends. over to the flat section, you see no incidents reported so far. this sts high rise coming over to the peninsula side. a lot of folks tend to head.

>> we can try to do that, too, we get up extra early. no, we don't. >> you know who gets up extra early, the traders. the dow jones industrial average up about 73 right now. >> 6:39 right now on your friday. still ahead, the giants are -- hope we're not ruining any surprises here -- we'll show you their postgame fnbc bay area. we investigate.

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>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> have some fun with this. you've earned this now. >> so have you, bruce. the giants celebrating their return to the postseason. this was the celebration in the locker room after a 9-8 over the padres last night. they will be in the wild card game to be played on wednesday. their opponent will either be the cardinals or the pirates. there's a slight chance the giants could host the wild card game but it is looking like they'll be heading to st. louis or pittsburgh. congratulations. >> the a's hope for a bay bridge world series.

despite losing last night to texas, they still have a tight hold off. >> an update to breaking news. flights grounded at two of the country's largest airports. the problem isn't even close to a runway and it's affecting all flights around the country this morning. >> more on that. plus golden gate ferries on strike today. >> and we're back with 15 minutes of nonstop news after this break.

welcome back. breaking news out of chicago's o'hare airport. >> kris sanchez joins us now with the very latest. >> reporter: we've called our three major area bay airports and they say the cans laegs of grounding flights at o'hare and mid way are not impacting travelers here but that would be yet and that would be directly impacting. this is video we just got from chicago inside chicago o'hare airports. all flights into and out of the chicago o'hare airport and mid way airmt. weep just got a row. >> 10 flights are cancelled out of chicago and they have 21 flights diverdicted to tampa.

as we've already reported this morning, flights out of o'hare are grounded after reports of a fire in the faa building had to evacuate. no the crews managed put it out before it spread. that man is now at the hospital, undergoing treatment. nowhere go thwe've been told the are no delays out of sfo, oakland and noon reflected on the fa's own flight tracker now.

o'hare is a major hub for several airports and that airport plus mid way are two of the biggest in the country. >> thanks so much. also now golden gate ferry workers on strike this morning. workers began their strike at 4:30 this morning saying the bridge pap the. >> i'll get the gear now as you c can. >> so the impack, 8,500 people on an average work way take a golden gate ferry. plus 700 other people who will

also as itspecific -- be stranded. >> we hope everyone gets to work today. >> i'm hopeful both sides can come to a resolution and we can all get back to work again. >> today's ferry service was interrupted by opposing strikes. back to you live, as for today, seems that word got under way about this strike.

we've only see a handful come out to the terminal, a surprise there are not more boats. up to 15% lighter, traffic on the busses. we'll have to see as the day goes on. live, steph knee chong. let's look at san rafael southbound. we do have a problem because we had a crash clearing at san pedro road. we do see traffic flowing flooter again. the rest of that, the volume looking pretty standard. i want to give folks the reminder that the ferries are closed but the parking lots are still open, if you want to meet colleagues there and con saturday down to fit in the ap

and as we look at the towers, efrm those folks as well, it will had your. >> oh, yes. e. a light volume for the trival that starts early in the afternoon, 2:00, 3:00 i hear. if you're heading to the sierra, a false surprise that we're already getting this morning, mike. we have a mix of rain and snow in tahoe as we speak. i want to start with your current conditions. i have to start by sag happy

friday, bay area. today a much calmer situation but that could change as we head throughout your morning hours. want to show you this live picture of san francisco. this is typical. it's a good looking, mid-level cloud. that's what we typically see here in the bay area. what we don't see are these little pointy buildings in this tower. those are thunderstorms towers just offshore and we're seeing lightning tlit lfr and this is also what's creating that mix of rain and snow right over tahoe, first of the season, right here cliff on today today. there's more in the way. after that, all of that sfwrch

sfrchl that's why it going to happen and that's before 7,000 feet but that's not all. we stopped that clock for you given between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., the activity intensifies. so when we meet that kid on monday morning, we'll probably have some no-fly zone pictures to take you from tahoe. 72 on the peninsula, 69 for san francisco. you made it to the weekend, it's looking fantastic. not a lot of temperature separation between san jose and san francisco. we're all enjoying the 70s. back to you, sam and laura. >> really nice temperatures. new this morning, the danish government just joined the fight against isis. it is sending

the "today" show continues our coverage next with a new terror threat against u.s. subway systems. is this tleg nethree men in custody this morning caught in the act while breaking into a home in san they want to know if police say the trio was busted by a given, try to see if they might be connected to a strong the prchb -- investigators think

it possible because the three men are sophisticated, they seemed to know what they were doing considering they used a lookout and communication devices. those techniques did fail them yesterday afternoon. a mother and her son noticed the men and realized they looked out of place. one suspect was picked up, a second was tracked down by the police canine and the third was found in a neighbor's yard. >> it's burglars are very brazen. >> reporter: that area is hard hit. yesterday five burglaries at all. last year there were 27,000

property crimes in san jose from burglaries to car theft. the net financial lost to victims, more than $76 million. that's according to police record. that's up about 30% from 2010. when you do the math, that money has to come from somewhere and a lot of times it's going to come from an insurance company if they have insurance. san jose state professor tom means warns this could result in an increase in premiums forpeople who live in that area, even if their place was not burglarized. >> 6:55, two california district attorneys are cracking down on the popular ride share service, uber and lyft. they're ordering the services to

remove all shared ride features. regular users say safety is important and agree those companies should do everything possible to keep passengers safe. >> the fact that there are sometimes regular women getting in a car with complete trang lyft. sign cars are asking users to support in an era before smartphone. side car will continue to operate and expand shared rides. >> it's like the hot stove of politics. eric holder announced his resignation yesterday. he's one of just three remaining members of president obama's original cabinet.

the president called him "the people's lawyer" and congratulated him for championing civil rights. several names are being tossed around as possible successor, including that as attorney general harris. harris may run for governor or for a seat in the senate. >> workers at the golden gate ferry service are officially on strike. at 4:30 this morning, boat captains walked off the job saying bridge district leaders are bargaining in bad faith. >> mountain view police continue to investigate the mysterious death of two people found inside of their apartment wednesday. the complex was evacuated and they found.

>> after reports of a fire at an faa facility, the fire forced air traffic controller to evacuate employees and the facility and caused them to ground all outgoing flights to o'hare airport. into major delays in san jose, san francisco and oakland but it likely will so keep in contact with your carrier. >> people getting amped up for the weekend. good weather. >> you don't want to leave found after all. anybody who was going to go to chicago, am, you and we're

watching for thunderstorms. stick with us and we'll show you an update every 15 minutes. >> all right, traffic. >> a little bit of a build-in. you'll see yellow and oranges and on a typical day we'll see reds and oranges. the ferries have been cancelled for the morning. that is not showing any real net effect on my road right now but we'll attract that. >> now let's talk some turkey. folks have a new feathered friend at home who made his. >> they stroll krs the nint

there as been a letter to the president being and gue >> morning. breaking news. all flights in and out of chicago halted right now after a fire inside an air traffic control facility. investigators believe it may have been intentionally set. we're live with a travel nightmare facing millions of americans. cause for concern, federal officials downplay claims that isis is targeting subway systems in the u.s. why have they beefed up security in cities across the country? captain clutch. yankee legend derek jeter rises to the occasion again during his final appearance at yankee stadium.