>> even though some don't have work, many still do. thank you for joining us this morning. we'll see who's joining you on the roadways, places like the bay bridge toll plaza. >> mike, we are happy to be celebrating with our family this week. a live look outside now, bay bridge, those brave venturing out are crossing in the early 5:00 hour. it's wednesday, november 26th. you're watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. breaking news out of sfrans san francisco, police investigating a shooting that injured six, four victims taken to the hospital, two others showing up in hosts later. two victims considered seriously hurt. their lives may be in danger. all of this happened before 1:00

near mission and 13th streets. police say it happened at a music hall but didn't know what event was going on or what led to the shooting. developing story. dozens of arrests overnight as hundred in oakland and ferguson protest the grand jury decision not to charge an officer for killing a teen. most were peaceful there was some looting and fires in both locations. >> a team monitoring both situations here and across the country. kris sanchez, development out of ferguson, missouri. >> but starting off with bob redell in oakland, crews are scrambling to clean up the damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. by the kelly-moore paint store on telegraph and 42nd, one of several stores that had a window smashed, graffitied and with the paint inside, people took some of the gallons and threw it on the intersection and used on other places as well.

because of what's happened, what's noteworthy, how efficient the businesses and the city of oakland have become in covering up the broken windows, cleaning up, and, of course, covering up the graffiti. early morning, this is one area that was graffitied overnight. paint is still very much fresh. we've seen graffiti crews with the city of oakland out there doing their busy work, same thing we saw yesterday morning. a lot of damage on telegraph -- yesterday, excuse me, on broadway. this morning a lot on telegraph. view of chopper. also not far from where we're at now. this is accouple of blocks down from us. you can see where protesters broke into import motors on telegraph, several people kicking in windows, shattering glass, running inside. we did drive by, two vehicles inside, vehicles did not appear to have any damage.

it's hard to tell if there had been other vehicles. not suggesting those vehicles were stolen, wondering if owners moved them. we saw two vehicles in there this morning throughout the night there were dozens of small fires. we saw this driving up, not fires burning but the dumpsters where the fires had been. no reported damage to homes or businesses but plenty of dumpsters, couches and other items set fire. the one on telegraph and 34th near the 580/24 interchange. around 9:00 last night, protesters went up on another freeway. instead of 580 the night before, they jumped on 580 near 880, 980 in oakland, blocking traffic for more than an hour. there was a stand-off with police and protesters. they were able to fet them off of the freeway and traffic moving a couple hours later. now we don't know the numbers from last night, as far as the arrests but night before opd arrested 43 people. there were arrests last night.

hard to tell if there were just as many as the night before. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> understand anger and frustration, hard to make sense of some of the violence. >> last night the second straight night of protests in ferguson but a different picture. national guard apeers to have prevented a repeat monday when protesters burned out buildings and fired hundreds of shots across town. the recent protests were less destructive but officers used some tear gas and pepper spray. >> fewer arrests overnight, one of the developments in ferguson. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez with the latest from ferguson. at least that's a bit of positive news. >> still amid the chaos and voices of protests, still a number of people saying protest, yes, but violence, no. nbc news on the ground said, as things got ugly, some protesters worked with police to identify

those troublemakers. as police and national guardsmen in full riot gear met crowds and tried to disperse with tear gas, a protester picked up a can, threw it back into the line of officers. windows were smashed, stores were looted and a police squad car was set on fire. meantime, michael brown's parents are speaking out on the "today" show. his father denying accusations that some folks from the government in missouri he insighted the protesters as he appeared outside the courthouse as the decision made. protesters don't represent the wishes of his familiar when they act violently. >> i won't say i'm mad at the people doing what they're doing but it's not what i asked for. that doesn't have nothing to do with us. but, yeah, everyone with the

protest, we appreciate them, we love them for that. >> there were also more photos of the evidence that the grand jury saw as they made their decision in regard to those photos, the family says they don't believe darren wilson's life was in danger. michael brown's father saying, who in their right mind would rush a police officer who has a weapon? the family responding to that this morning as well. also overnight, the officer himself spoke on his own behalf. we'll try to bring that to you in the next half hour. >> puzzling parts of the testimony from officer wilson. thank you. stay with us for continued coverage on these protests. anytime we are not on air, go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest information. if you're planning to head out of the bay area today, you're not alone. today marks one of, if not, the busiest travel days of the year. from the bay bridge to golden gate to san jose, palo alto.

>> all clear right now. as for air travel, bay area airports could be quite busy. mother nature might have a say in when you arrive at your descontinue nation. >> stephanie chuang live at san francisco international to explain how a major storm might put a damper on some local holiday plans as well. >> good morning. i spoke with the on duty airport manager here at sfo. it looks like philadelphia's a problem area with some delays. flights to and from that area, you may experience something. check out the board with the arrivals and departure information, everything is on time, including philadelphia. so that's the good news. according to tracker flight aware, airlines canceled 226 flights today across the country. most of the impacted areas are on the east coast, including philadelphia as well as boston and new york city. it's expected thousands of delays as impact of the storms bill up.

some major carriers are waiving ticket change fees for passengers trying to avoid the storm. >> we wanted to avoid wednesday as much as we could. yeah, tuesday night, better than wednesday for sure. >> experts say changing to earlier flight for tomorrow may be a good idea. prices are slightly up from this time last year, but some good news for the estimated 46 million people who will travel this holiday weekend. gas prices down 84 cents since april. that could mean more traffic on the road for those hitting the road. plus the weather impacting flights. message, give yourself plenty of time. coming up, how the military's helping some people fet to where they want to go this holiday weekend. >> so slick conditions could be a problem if you're one of the many millions of people planning to go on to the roadways this week. not to fear in the bay bridge. we might have to wait a couple

of days to see something like that. >> that could impact people trying to get home. there's good news when it comes to the storm system. we're not dealing with it throughout tomorrow. so flights might be delayed and the sheer volume alone could add to that. i can tell you, the storm system is heading out. not expecting widespread cancellations. into the future, as we head throughout midnight tomorrow, the storm system heads out. as you're trying to get home for holiday travel, heading to the northeast this could delay you trying to get back. a series of storms lining up in the pacific. storm window slated to swing wide open, starting friday, continue nothing tuesday next week. and this could be the heaviest amount of rainfall that we've seen yet this season. we've had pretty good rain come through. as we head through today, staying lovely. family coming in, maybe you

having the day off temperatures nice. 76, 76 in the south bay. 68 degrees in san francisco. that's a lovely day shaping up for you. and 71 degrees on the peninsula. we'll talk about that rain in my next forecast. anybody trying to get out of town, hold up. mike knows what might slow you down. i know we have a problem at bay bridge toll plaza. all lanes clear right here. we did have a backup for cash lanes. the angle from emeryville. looking at that at the toll plaza. the reason why we have that backup early on. see green lights here? two red, two cash lanes closed until a couple of minutes ago. all lanes are open for business, flashing lights, the fas-trak lanes. to the maps, smooth drive around the bay. no problems, 24 had slowing here, traveling just outside the caldecott tunnel. oakland, that has cleared up. get over here, as we're looking at the rest of the bay. not slowing through antioch, westbound highway 4, easy drive

expected for the bay. south bay, no slowing in general. we have that slowing as you're coming into livermore for 84 and 580. a tiny bit there a live look at fremont, traffic flows nicely past the truck scales. lighter volume overall today as we had yesterday. so we'll watch out for the morning. commute. so far looking good. back to you. >> mike, we have a thanksgiving conundrum next. how something triple pay could be reality. do you find twitter confusing? so does twitter.

how does triple pay on thanksgiving sound? one lawmaker pushing that idea in his home state. cleveland, ohio state representative mike folly says retail companies are asking too much of employees spend their time working on thanksgiving, especially in the rush to start black friday earlier each year. he's introducing a bill for state of ohio, not only require triple wages but allow employees to decline thanksgiving shifts without any fear of job sanctions. >> one estimate says, a quarter of all american adults have to work one holiday this holiday season. scott mcgrew, many expected to. >> sure, firefighters, police

officers, doctors, nurses, some people who can't stop for a holiday. but to that you can add lots of retail workers, as you mentioned. a survey says 25% of workforce will be required to work one holiday, thanksgiving or christmas or new year's, and of course some will have to work more than one. you know who's not working tomorrow? landen downey. washington bureau, good morning. >> that's right. that is the positive effect of doing business news. good morning to you. futures higher after stocks ended slightly lower tuesday with the dow and s&p 500 snapping their three-day winning streak. investors reacting to mixed data, economy grew more than expected but americans are weary. a lot of reports on unemployment, durable goods, income and spending, manufacturing and new and pending home sales. dow slipping three points to

178147 nasdaq edging up three. back to you. hopefully you'll get to enjoy some turkey. >> sam and laura, i get a private messaging on twitter, i send people my e-mail if they want a direct message and ask them to switch. somebody's going to see what i'm saying. twitter executive can mess this up. it appear twitter's chief financial officer tweeted out this when he meant to direct message, i think we should buy them, says the cfo, he's on your schedule for december 15th or 16th. we'll need to sell him, and i have a plan. pretty sure he didn't mean to tweet that out. this is bigger than ha, ha, you made a mistake. this is if you work at twitter and you are getting confused as to how to use twitter, you need to adjust. >> exactly. internal memo? thanks a lot. >> there's one person happy that the holiday news cycle is about

to take over, 5:16 on holiday wednesday. white house may be poised to take action to improve air quality. associated press reporting environmental protection agency proposing a new stricter smog standard, reducing emissions by less than 10%. the bush administration adopted the current standard six years ago. cuts designed to reduce smog forming pollution. white house not commenting on the a.p. report. 5:17. turning to our microclimate forecast on this now wednesday morning. taking a live look outside. nice, clear shots there, san jose, bay bridge on your right. a lot of people heading out of town. weather could make getting back to the bay area, at least if you're coming back, tricky. >> definitely. a lot of rain coming our way. i'm going to show you the timing in a moment. you know what the deal is, though? people like to get out there and get a christmas tree the day after thanksgiving.

shopping, yeah, people headed out and about. we have rain starting up on friday. also hanging christmas lights. you might want to do so early. wait until i show you what happens headed towards the bay area. it's a forecast to be thankful for. we need the rain. this time it's coming in heavily. it's going to make its way down into southern california. starting live, in beautiful downtown san jose, you can see christmas in the park down there, as we head throughout the next couple of days, comfortable conditions, beautiful weather for those who have family coming into town. you might want to get them out of town by friday because we do have a lot of wet weather coming our way. we need it though the timing is going to be tricky for travelers. here's what we are working with. temperatures mostly in 40s. on our way to 70s later today. close to 80 degrees in some spots. hit 76 degrees in the south bay. tomorrow looks good as well. turkey day taking your temperatures down a few degrees.

and starts to get active as of friday evening. but we're going to hole off on that rain for most of the bay area until we get into saturday. saturday afternoon at that. i show you your futurecast. we stop the clock at 7:30. that's when it starts to get active on saturday in the bay area. and once we get going with the atmospheric river we keep that tap going throughout the one with a heavier round sunday into monday. so when we meet back here monday, we're going to have a lot of wet weather, tracking that on radar for you. an idea, it not just the north bay getting heavy stuff. all the way down here through the south bay, more on the way for monday and tuesday. so we're going to talk about travel concerns you might face later today especially heading into southern california, wind down there. more on that in moments. yeah, you know this sight, you know it well. >> travel concerns, highway conditions, we check them all. more details on what your

conditions 4 be. as far as roadway, no closures to the sierra or southland. here in the south bay, northbound 101, nice easy drive now. let's look at your map of the silicon valley. san jose for this incident here, northbound 87 at 280, transition in downtown san jose, there's a crash. but no injuries and everything's off to the shoulder. i'll let you know about the connector. the megaphone, sharks play against the flames, that's a nice way to kick off thanksgiving for folks heading to downtown san jose, moving smoothly now. easy drive here, tiny bit of slowing toward the dublin interchange for 580 west and a tiny build out of the altamont. everything sorting itself out nicely. slowdown for 84 smoothed itself out. we expect it to happen for that spot as most of the bay commute, typical pattern but lighter than normal volume. we'll see an easy drive through

oakland, bay bridge toll plaza. live look past the coliseum shows traffic past high street, downtown. no problems at bay bridge toll plaza, a couple of cars waiting for a couple of seconds for cash lanes. golden gate bridge, live look, light volume of traffic. i didn't show it 20 minutes ago, it was hard to tell if it was open but a car travel across time to time. cones ready for the morning commute but won't be much of one. midday, things get busy coming into the city. back to you. >> 5:21. new this morning, united nations needs more than $400 million to help people if afghanistan. almost 8,000 people killed in the war with taliban-led noeso j insurgents. 1. 2 /* 2 children mallished. >> homicide on a trail in

oakland hills at regional preserve yesterday. a woman who reported hearing b gunshots found the man's body on a trail. he had been shot twice, and they think he was shot inside of the preser preserve. he was in his 60s. this marks the second homicide inside that park in less than a month. >> the city of cleveland expected to release surveillance video of the moment a police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old boy. shooting happened at a playground over the weekend, police say the officer fired after the boy allegedly reach for what turned out to be a pellet gun. the boy's family demanded that video be released. police initially refused but reversed that decision at a meeting last night. >> you can see that creating frustration and anger, too. 5:22. day at the park underground. new project that could be making history. live look outside on this

beautiful wednesday morning. yeah, clear view. light on the bay bridge. not a lot of traffic to speak of. folks getting a jump on the holiday weekend, perhaps. more news ahead. silent night not so silent? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. this week only, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. know better sleep with sleep number.

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116-year-old abandoned trolley terminal below the east side. it's been used for storage since 1948. street level filters for the sun. >> could be like a hideout. san francisco continuing a holiday tradition. >> the restaurant kicking off its 14th annual toy drive. the restaurant collects thousands of toys. you can drop off donations beginning at 11:00. a lot of little elves out there. >> one of the best part of the holiday season, of course, people giving back. a great opportunity to show generosity. >> 5:26. we have an update to breaking news. shots fired at a san francisco nightclub overnight. six people rushed to the hospital. details next. >> shockwaves from

fallout continue in the bay area. freeways blocked, businesses vandalized again, live updates next. travel troubles. what's grounded hundreds of flights on the busy travel day. >> a gorgeous thanksgiving eve here in the bay area. warm and sunny today as we get into tomorrow, staying nice and mild for turkey day. then we bring on the rain. quite a bit of it. we'll tell you how much we're expecting where you live in just moments. >> because it's holiday week for some doesn't mean you don't have a commute. you do. slowdown for the tri-valley and farther, coming up. >> a live look outside right now, downtown san jose in the early morning hours. 5:30 on your wednesday. it's november 26th. you're watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good wednesday morning

to you. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> breaking news out of san francisco right now. police are investigating a shooting that injured six people in the city this morning. four victims taken to the hospital in ambulances, two others showed up at hospitals later. two of the victims are said to be seriously hurt. investigators say their lives are in danger. it happened before 1:00 this morning near mission and 13th streets. it happened at a music hall but didn't know what event was going on or what led up to the shooting. developing story, dozens of arrests overnight as hundreds in oakland and in ferguson protest the grand jury decision not to charge an officer for killing a teen. most were peaceful, there was some looting and fires that took place in both locations. kris sanchez following developments in ferguson. more peaceful than the night previously, but still lots s

ankhst. >> people are saying violence is not the answer. nbc news crew on the ground said that, as some things got ugly, some of the protesters worked with police to identify some of those troublemakers. as police and national guardsmen in full riot gear met crowds and tried to disperse them with tear gas, one point a protester picked up a tear gas can, threw it back at officers. windows smashed, stores looted, a squad car set on fire for the second night in a row. michael brown's parents are speaking out on the "today" show. his father says he did not insight the protesters when the decision was handed down help said protesters do not represent the wishes of the brown family. >> some people have their own agenda. i won't say that i'm mad at the people that are doing what they're doing but their agenda, that's not what i asked for.

it doesn't have nothing to do with us. but, yeah, everyone that protests, we appreciate them, we love them for that. >> when the browns asked about officer darren wilson's contention that he was protecting his own life that he was in fear of his life, the family said that, no one in their right mind would rush an officer with a gun. now this is the officer speaking on his own behalf. he spoke to abc news exclusively, quote, he grabbed the top of my gun, as he's doing that i could feel him trying to come over my hand and get inside the trigger guard and try and shoot me with my own gun. officer wilson says that's when he fired the first shot. the family says they will continue to fight for justice, that he will pursue other legal action, they're going to file a wrongful death lawsuit. we have heard the officer's probably going to resign in

coming days. >> the justice department also looking into this, too. closer to home, activity here, too in oakland overnight. police along with chp officers from all nine bay area counties joining forces to try to tame hundreds of protesters causing problems in oakland. angry crowd kept firefighters busy all night as dozens of small fires lit up dark city streets. most dumpsters, couches and other items. some good news, no homes or businesses were burnt. >> helicopter camera caught protesters breaking into the import motors car dealership on telegraph. people kicking in the window, shattering glass, running inside. coming up in a few minutes, we'll check in with bob redell in oakland where crews are working to try to get the streets and storefronts cleaned up. in ten minutes, a live report from the center of unrest in ferguson. also, anytime we're not on air,

you can head to nbcbayarea.com for the latest information. if you are planning to head out of the bay area today, pack your patience. today marking one of, if not, the busiest travel days of the entire year. look at live shot as cross the bay area, bay bridge, golden gate, palo alto and san jose. >> for air travel, bay area airports will be very busy. >> yes. stephanie chuang keeping a close eye on that. how a major storm might put a damper on holiday plans. >> good morning. i got another update from the airport manager here at sfo who says 6:00 in the morning when the airport gets the bulk of the information. things are looking good. only philadelphia experiencing delays. for those at sfo, 60 to 90 minutes because of weather there. there will be thousands of delays as the impact of northeast storms build up, hurting the philadelphia, boston

and new york city areas the most. it is best to change to an early flight for tomorrow to avoid the worst delays. major carriers are waving ticket fees for passengers trying to avoid the storm. one man whose flight was delayed. he was demanding answers to why. >> they said it depends where it started, if it was on the east coast, may be bad weather. >> reporter: military's trying to help by opening up with airspace during thanksgiving that can help people get to their holiday destination. according to aaa, an estimated 46.3 million people traveling for thanksgiving weekend, the highest since 2007. gas prices the lowest on thanksgiving. for flights, tracker flight aware saying that as of this morning, 226 flights canceled, mostly to and from the east coast. coming up in a half hour, we

spoke with folks headed to the area. live at sfo, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> not great timing there. thank you. >> great timing because of our jobs, good, juicy storms. >> juicy. >> could be making for tough travel, people coming back home to the bay area. >> good news for travelers trying to get to the northeast or midwest today. like steph said everybody the only place delayed is philadelphia. starting out okay on the busy travel day. the storm system is taking its way out. its on its way to the east as we head throughout the next 24 hours. and tomorrow, we're looking good. if your flight is delayed, good news we're not expecting widespread cancellations but trying to get back we've got another weathermaker on the way to the bay area and two behind. that's where it could get difficult. i'm going to track this system to your doorstep if you're staying in town, how much you're

expecting where you live. rain will hold off for the next couple of days. great news for you and your family. temperatures in the 40s. 76 in the south bay. 70 on the east shore. serving up a warm forecast this year with temps in the 70s for tomorrow as well. peninsula looking spectacular. a lot of sunshine but by the day's end into evening hours, we will see clouds increase. we'll talk more about that and change in the forecast with rain coming in a few moments. first check your drive. happy thanksgiving eve. i'm thankful to get to work with you every single morning. >> and i with you. but i'm jealous, that kitchen behind you, immaculate though you had three pies, outstanding. watch for that. west 580 very smooth now. you have a good amount of traffic flow. look at your maps, see how traffic volume, lighter today, reflect on speed sensors.

generally slower commute, below 60. as you travel through dublin, that continues to bill. look at altamont pass on the right, no major concern. no real slowing for 84. this pattern, a typical pattern but lighter volume. less of a yellow and no red through the area of the tri-valley. speeds below 20 miles per how. we see that through antioch. speed sensors barely dipping below 63. antioch, pittsburg, bay point an earlier commute spot. we continue to see the trend toward the bay bridge and around the rest of the bay. south bay no problems over the santa cruz mountains, morgan hill, gilroy. bay bridge toll plaza, cash lanes backing up, this happened in the last six or seven minutes. no metering lights yet but it's 5:38 at the toll plaza we may see the metering lights turned on. regular schedule in a couple of minutes. we'll track that.

looking pretty light. 5:38. deadly shooting of michael brown renewing debate over police wearing body cameras. >> protesters across the nation. live to the center of the chaos just ahead. we'll be live right here outside of the bay bridge. that's our camera capturing folks on their way to work or perhaps to see friends and family. kicking off the thanksgiving holiday weekend. back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and weather after the break.

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morning. folks hitting the roadways early, ready to start their weekend potentially. update now to a developing story this morning. this out of oakland. stores in oakland worked quickly overnight to try to clean up after protesters and vandals who took to the streets for a second night in a row protesting a grand jury's decision. >> they broke into the paint store, taking so much paint, spilling it on to the roadway. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in oakland. some damage is still visible out there. >> reporter: absolutely. you've got the broken windows, graffiti and the spilled paint inside. we briefly spoke to the owner or manager, who you can see, the man on the right, taking pictures, documenting damage, clearly not pleased, not happy, as you can imagine, with what these people did to his store. the kelly-moore store. being one of the harder hit

properties up and down telegraph. not only broke the windows but took the paint. it's all over the intersection of telegraph and 42nd. and kind enough to take the pant and drop it and dump it on other signs, as you head north -- excuse me, west on telegraph further up. we saw mickey d's sign with the paint splashed all over. the cleanup, what's remarkable, because of the fact that oakland has had to deal with this before, they've become very efficient at doing cleanup. there's actually wet paint, fresh paint, on the walls here that matches the color to cover up graffiti. we saw the crew out here. the city has one. they were out here this morning trying to cover up graffiti that people put up and down the walls here on telegraph. and of course, you've got the contractors out here pretty fast, most of them anticipating those is going to happen. they're available and able to get these boarded up so

businesses want to reopen today, they at least have that option. again, one of several businesses hit along telegraph. the night before, recall, businesses were on broadway. last night those people who were protesting decided to hit the businesses along telegraph, a lot of broken windows and graffiti as i mentioned. bob redell, "today in the bay.." >> nice active movement showing us the pictures. police officer darren wilson says he's got a clear conscience, while he's sorry michael brown is dead, he would not have done anything differently if he had to relive the confrontation with brown. wilson said, there was no other action he could have taken. the teen did not have his hands up when he opened fire and believes brown would have killed him. wilson says race did not factor into what happened and would have been the exact same outcome

if the teenager were white. michael brown's father opening up about the decision. he said the jury let him down. >> it let me know that what we -- where we live is not what we thought or what i thought. >> brown sr. described himself as emotionally torn and empty. he says he's more committed than ever to keeping his son's name alive. hear a live interview on the "today" show. >> one of the things you wonder, what happens next after an incident like this. family and supporters of michael brown are calling for a law name after the teen to require all police across the country to wear body cameras. they believe if officer wilson were wearing one the day of the shooting the grand jury might have indicted him. the union city police department, one of the first agencies to require a body cams, cameras turned on to record eachen counter with a citizen.

cameras don't lie. they say the video can protect officers later. >> it doesn't come down to, you know, he said, she said. you have a real perspective of what the officer had to deal with at that time. >> interesting idea. union city pd helped the oakland force implement body cams. critics warn that the cameras will not prevent ferguson-type shooting if the cameras can be turned on and off, they can be manipulated to record only certain incidents. last night the second straight night of protests in ferguson. but it was a very different picture. the national guard reinforcements appeared to have prevented a repeat of monday night when protesters burned down bills and fired hundreds of shots. protests far less destructive. officers use some tear gas and pepper spray. jay gray, he's in ferguson this morning, and, jay, tracking

developments. you're on ground level, what's the atmosphere been like? >> different. it's definitely a different scene here. good to talk to you. a lot of the reason why, as laura talked about, more troops on the ground, triple amount that were first deployed here. a more aggressive stance by a police officer who seemed to move in immediately when there was an issue. they laid back initially 24 hours early in the hours after the grand jury decision here. that strategy did not work. they came to the table saying, we understand and we've got to do something different. a bigger presence in the community and didn't allow things to get out of hand here. there was some looting, there was police squad car rolled and set on fire. a couple of other fires across the city and gunshots. we heard that throughout the night. but nothing, again, leak you are talking about compared to what happened in the hours just after the announcement here. another key issue, according to officers, is that they started

getting help from the protesters themselves. they say that the peaceful protesters, many who live here, marched for over 100 days peacefully, started to point out those making trouble, that helped officers dramatically. and after it was said and done they said that's really something they're encouraged by. they feel like those who want to send a message to the rest of the country, the rest of the world, are take the upper hand as far as protests are concerned. officers say that's why they're here. they want to make sure people can protest freely and safely. they're getting help now, they're encouraged by that. >> good to know, things trending in the right direct. >> a good example of a way to peacefully protest. >> stay with us for continuing coverage on protests. you can always go to nbcbayarea.com to get the very latest information. let's get the latest information when it comes to that microclimate forecast this

morning. a live peek outside. beautiful bay bridge on the left, san francisco. san jose, downtown on the right. weather, pretty nice if you're hitting the road. taking advantage of low gas prices. getting back home will be a different story. >> i don't know why anybody would want to leave, though. it's going to be so nice here, as we get into your thanksgiving day specifically, even pretty nice for saturday. i'll show you what's coming our way. starts to get heavy saturday night into sunday. and monday, my friends, that looks like the most active day in the coming future. now, we are still days out. i can tell you things can change. i've been watching the forecast models, the storms for a while now. they do look like they're going to maintain organization, one on monday, will likely cross over the bay area, the core coming through. before then, we'll get gorgeous conditions. yeah, happy thanksgiving to you.

if you have the day off tomorrow, you're not waking up early, we'll miss you. if you are, as you're getting your turkey ready, we'll be here in the morning. i can tell you, thanksgiving parade is looking really good. 49ers as well on nbc bay area for your thanksgiving. we have got you completely covered. temperatures mostly in the 40s. we're on our way to the 70s. 76 degrees, that is unseasonably warm in the south bay. as we head throughout the next couple of days, mild today, mild tomorrow. changes come in on friday pi not for all of us. just the north bay. i stopped that clock. at 3:00 in the afternoon friday, it starts to come in. mostly into sonoma county. by 3:00 in the afternoon and 3:00 a.m. the front stays in the north bay, starting to press at that point. south of the golden gate bridge. a lot of us aren't going to see activity until overnight saturday into sunday. and then it starts to get active. let me show you what it looks

like when the core crosses the bay area. you see red, pink, yes, my friends, that could bring rainfall totals into the inches. like i said, before that a gorgeous day coming your way tomorrow. south bay 70. peninsula 66. 64 for thanksgiving thursday. in san francisco, a lot of people headed out into the elements friday. i think you'll be okay for that shopping. but we'll give you a shopping forecast coming up in a bit. here's mike and your drive. >> tree lighting forecast. gir deli square, probably getting clock late. bay bridge heading towards san francisco, cash lanes lit up and waiting. fas-trak lanes no backup. cameras at the metering lights, you see that all green lights across. traffic slowing past the metering lights. what happens, they all funnel down to fewer lanes across the enclient, we should see metering lights turns off if flow becomes

big enough if volume back things up. it's 5:51, ten minutes after we see that wednesday. backup slowing on the incline and slowing off of 880 overcrossing. no big deal, maze, east shore freeway close to the limit throughout the area and emeryville approach. no problems across the san mateo or didn't barton bridge. easy flow of traffic towards castro valley y. slowing over the altamont. disabled big rig but it's not affecting flow of traffic. look how light tri-valley is. speed down at 55 at the very worst. south bay, small build from north 101. again it's that first burst we expect to see now. lighter flow of traffic overall. peninsula no delays, no problems. back to you. >> trouble spots. thank you. this morning nbc investigative unit looking at serious crashes on the bay area

roadways. many, however, going on reported. in last 2 1/2 years, law enforcement agencies failed to report 15 major collisions involving fedex ground across the country to the department of transportation. those collisions are not part of fedex ground's federal motor carrier safety score. looking at accidents involving the fedex ground trucks, it could apply to other carriers as well. law enforcement is supposed to report the accidents. >> how important is it that those accidents become a part of any motor carrier's safety record? >> it's very important because once it goes into the safety record it's poeing to show that there are collisions, it's going to affect their safety score with the federal motor carrier safety administration. >> why did agencies nationwide fail to report the accidents? you can watch that full investigation this evening at

11:00 on nbc bay ar. if you have a tip for our investigative unit 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to the unit. >> fedex has been trying to argue fedex groundworkers aren't even employees, they're contractors, scott mcgrew, courts don't see it that way. >> that decision could affect uber drivers. at question, if fedex tells drivers how to dress, when to work, what haircut they're allowed to have, are they separate workers, or are they employees? the appellate court ruled for workers. the federal judges used old share cropping laws as part of the precedent to shape their opinion. it's not clear if fedex will appeal that to the supreme court. wall street has a full day at work today. traders are off tomorrow. a shortened trading day tomorrow.

hewlett pack aerd reporting profits. not a lot of point looking at those numbers. spotify discussed profits, it doesn't have to, it's not a public company. it made $1 billion but did not make a profit. lost about 80 million. >> incredible. showing business model evolving. >> streaming audio yet to figure out how anybody's going to make money on it. >> taylor swift. >> it's coming, you can see it from a mile away. with the holiday shopping rush comes thievery. criminals looking to cash in on packages left on your doorstep. >> a san francisco company can prevent that, doormen. customers have their packages shipped directly to the company. doormen deliver the package at night when the customer says he or she is home. it costs 4 a package or $20 a month. >> attempt to modernize the last broken piece of e-commerce.

>> right now, doormen only serves san francisco but other parts in the bay area could frid try amazon locker. if you ship through the postal service, insure your package and make sure the box or envelope has to be signed for. >> dot your is, cross your ts. a blow to the giants, sure they lost a mighty big bat. but gearing up to nab one of the hottest commodities. >> team appears to have turned the page on panda. club will meet with jon lester next week. giants looking for a front line starter, lester's the lead, 6 wins in 11 starts after a midseason trade. several other teams in the running for lester including the cubs and the braves. >> that would bolster they're staff. update to breaking news. six people shot overnight in a san francisco nightclub, update

on their conditions, next. nor'easter causing trouble across the nation. out your window now, a shot of downtown san jose. of course on your holiday weekend, storms not expected to affect our area for the next couple of days. but christina saying watch out by friday, could be seeing affair amount of rain, could affect your able to get back to the bay. more coming up after the break.

thanksgiving rush is on. er snow back east mixed with rain in the bay area could bring travel plans to a halt. >> not going to see that rain, though, before we get more beautiful weather. warm and sunny for today. for your thanksgiving, comfortable conditions, staying mild. and then we bring on the rain. heavy rain on to the bay area.

more on that in moments. >> the change at the bay bridge toll plaza. they just turned on the metering lights a few minutes ago. a lighter flow of traffic but still have that morning commute. i'll show you where your slowdowns are coming up. >> justice for michael brown. >> protests are not over yet. how some upset with the ferguson grand jury decision plan to make their voices heard on black friday. >> look outside, golden gate bridge, that's right. wednesday, before thanksgiving. want to eat some turkey? november 26th on "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. laura talking turkey. we're talking weather this morning. we'll start with your microclimate forecast as we give you a live look in san francisco on your left. san jose on the right