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 side.

christina loren, everyone wants to know what our thanksgiving travel day forecast is going to look like. for you it might involve a graphic with pies in the oven. >> indeed. another one with a full feast on the table. i'm a hungry girl. my graphics are representative of that. getting to that thanksgiving feast could be probleming for you though the good news, this morning only flight delays out of philadelphia. the system's on its way out. that's the good news. rain on the way to the bay area as we head throughout the end of the week into the weekend. i can tell you now, this could hamper your plans getting back home. the good news is, if you're going to be traveling, usually that means someone else is cooking for you. lucky you. more on this and your forecast showing you how much rain expecting in moments. right now back to you. rest of the top stories. >> the travel, somebody else cooking makes it worth it for many.

weather may put holiday crimp in travel itineraries. >> the timing not immaculate. stephanie chuang live from san francisco's international airport to explain how a major storm could be affecting travelers this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. it seems it may be impacting some flights. i spoke with the airport manager at sfo who says laguardia in new york city as an estimated 189 minutes of delay for any flights arriving because of the weather. philadelphia another problem area. we've been talking about all morning, an estimated delay of 103 minutes. flight on the board 8:10, supposed to be 6:15, now 6:45. for flights within in or out of the u.s., 500 delays and 300 cancellations and numbers keep climbing. most impacted areas are on the east coast. philadelphia, boston, and new york city. it's expected there will be thousands of delays as the impact of the storms build up.

some travelers say they're worried about the flight to the east coast and what will happen once they land. >> my sister's coming down from buffalo. you know there'ses lots of snow and she's going to meet us at jfk hopefully everything works out. >> it's best to change to early flight for tomorrow if you want to avoid the worst delays. major carriers waiving ticket change fees for passengers trying to avoid the storm. according to aaa, there's an estimated 46.3 million people traveling thanksgiving weekend. the highest since the '57 recession. the lowest thanksgiving gas prices in five years. more good news, oakland international airport report nothing delays and plenty of parking. still waiting to hear back from san jose international airport. we also spoke with passengers who said it was more frustrating to book flights this year. we'll tell you why coming up. stephanie chuang, "today in the

bay." >> joys and agonies of holiday travel. other airports starting to get busy across the country. in 25 minutes, live to chicago owe hear to see how things for travelers are going there. to a developing story, dozens of arrests overnight, as hundreds in oakland and ferguson, missouri, protesting still the grand jury's decision not to charge an officer for killing a teen. most of those demonstrations were peaceful, there was some looting and fires in both locations. >> in oakland, t-mobile store on telegraph and 49th street had its windows broken. our chopper caught several people running inside and running out. >> farther down on telegraph avenue, the kelly-moore paint shop broken into, several people left the building with paint. we later saw them using it to write vulgar messages on buildings and streets. >> chopper over the scene, protesters breaking into the import motor car dealership on telegraph. several people kicking in

windows, running inside. >> protesters also blocked two freeways, crowds jumping on interstates 580 and 980, taunting drivers. that was the situation in oakland. in ferguson, similar scenario. kriz sanchez, quieter than previous nights. >> quieter and fewer arrests, half as many as the first night. the voices calling for peaceful protests are getting louder, helping police i.d. troublemakers, a stark contrast to what happened on the streets of ferguson for the second night in a row as police and national guardsmen in full riot gear tried to disperse the crowd. they used tear gas and a protester threw that can of tear gas into the line of police officers. windows were smashed, stores were looted, a police car was set on fire for the second time. meantime, michael brown's parents are speaking out on the "today" show today. his father is denying

accusations that he incited protesters by appearing outside the courthouse with raw emotion on the day of the decision. he says protesters were behaving violently do not represent what the family wants for this son. >> 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 that's their agenda, that's not what i asked for. so it doesn't have nothing to do with it us. but, yeah, everyone that's part of protest we appreciate them, we love them for that. >> the family responded to officer darren wilson's claim that he feared for his life. michael brown sr. said no one in their right mind would rush an officer who had a gun. for his part, officer wilson said in an interrue with nbc -- abc news, he grabbed the top of my gun, as he's doing that i could feel him trying to come over my hand and inside the

trigger guard and try to shoot me with my own gun. that's when he fired for the first time the brown family will continue to fight for justice for their son. they'll do it in the court. they also encourage people to join them in support. but they want supporters to join them in peace. creative way some folks are doing that. they will make an economic statement about police brutality, activist group blackout for humanity calling for a boycott of black friday to make a statement economically, #blackoutblackfriday has reached 3 million twitter users last night. more today. >> we'll see if it takes flight. in new york city, tourists were forced out of times square while hundreds of protesters took over. they shut down streets and bridges as they weaved through traffic. in los angeles, meantime, protesters thought 101 to a standstill. officers moved protesters off the road.

but they marched through other parts of town. >> be sure to stay with us for continuing coverage of the protests. also anytime we're not on air, go check out our website. nbcbayarea.com for the latest information. >> 6:08. time to check the forecast as we take a peek outside of san bruno mountain this morning. a cool start to our day but expecting a nice afternoon. >> a nice aerial perspective. people hitting airwaves to get to see loved ones. christina, how are things looking outside. >> looking pretty good. good morning. nice day coming your way. we have one caveat, a spare the air day. still mild. only place you might want to burn that wood in your fireplace up in the north bay. if that is your only form of heat, that's acceptable. but, yeah, otherwise we ask you to not. it's actually against the law.

they'll be looking for your smoking chimney. keep that in mind. spare the air likely for tomorrow. the rain washes that particulate matter away. we'll get good rainfall. hitting 76 degrees for today in the south bay. just a lovely day. 71 on the peninsula. 68 degrees in san francisco. talking turkey time tomorrow. conditions really nice. you won't need your ac. probably won't need your heater by the afternoon hours. 12:00 to 3:00. temperatures warming to 70 degrees. in the south bay 66 on the peninsula. san francisco also looking good. and then watch what happens. we start tallying up your anticipated rainfall totals in inches with the rainfall on the way. this is going to come through between friday night and monday night. we'll tell you when the heavier time frame is expected because you might have loved ones trying to get out of town and they'll have to drive through the town. stick around.

first, check your drive. here's mike inouye. >> you might have loved ones trying to get out of town or want loved ones to try to get out of town. we love everybody in the right amount. here bae toll plaza shows smooth drive. they've have turned on the metering lights, 5:56. it's about 15 minutes later than we see that for a wednesday. see fas-trak lanes moving on at a good pace. backup, past west grand avenue. look at the maps, we see that red blip. no problems from the maze. slowdown for west 850. that will build for the morning than will be the worst part of your commute, west 580 off of 24. no problems on the span. metering lights moving smoothly there's barely any backup as far as the wait. you pause for the light to turn green and flow on to the bridge itself. highway 4, no slowing where the arrow is. a light volume of traffic keeps you moving towards pittsburg and bay point.

easy drive off bridges. bill for the tri-valley, 580 westbound. no problems for the south bay. live look at san mateo bridge. a few more cars than a half hour ago but no problems, no slowing to the peninsula. and the south bay also, easy drive. northbound 101 right here at 680, we may see slowing in a half hour. >> more people than i expected. >> good news, people working today. >> good. i was going to say the same thing. >> got to pay for all of the christmas presents they're about to buy. ahead on "today in the bay." shooting in a san francisco nightclub sends six to the hospital. details, next. how to save money at stores using twitter. live look there from 880 fremont as people surprisingly a large number out on the roadways ready to start their day off and maybe kick start their holiday week.

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welcome back now. beautiful conditions for today. if you are in the spirit of shopping, all of you good american consumers, 72 degrees for today. valley fair, maybe over to the stanford shopping center, 69, sunshine today. union square san francisco, 64 degrees where they will be lighting that tree the day after thanksgiving. more on that coming up. >> light them up. here, headlights look like lights in motion. smooth drive past the oakland

coliseum. taillights towards the bay bridge metering lights they are on. we'll point out the slower spots coming up. >> thank you. 6:14 april look at today's top stories. police investigating a shooting that injured six people in san francisco this morning. two of the victims seriously hurt. investigators say their lives are in danger. police 15 happen in a music hall but don't know what kind of event was going on or what led up to that shooting. >> cal students unhappy with the fee hikes plan to abandon occupying of wheeler hall temporarily. students camping out there since last week. late last night they issued a statement saying they no longer feel a need to inhabit that area at all times. >> lines forming for one of the busiest shopping days of the year. many places it starts earlier. die-hards pitching tents, trying to get the best black friday deal. >> as everybody looking for those deals, twitter wants to

get in on the action. trying coupons. >> you think it's complicated? >> i do. i'll walk you through it. here's how it works you tell twitter details about a credit card the same way with amazon, you see a certain tweet in your time line, a special promoted tweet. it might look something like this except offer some special deal. well, then you click on it, then when you're in the store, you buy that offered deal, use the credit card you associated with your purchase and discount is taken. is that complicated? twitter's experimenting willow glen all kinds of changes as it looks to create more revenue. twitter mostly easy to use, though. some people are confused by direct messaging, including twitter's own chief financial officer who tweeted out this message about buying a start-up. we're pretty sure he did not mean to send it to everybody but rather this was supposed to be a

direct message. i think we should buy them, he says. he's on your schedule for december 15th or 16th, we need to sell him. i have a plan. the point not to say you made a mistake, point out if your own executish is confused, maybe this is confusing. millions of americans working over the holidays, many in retail. a survey by allstate and the national journal finds a quarter will be required to clock in on one day, maybe thanksgiving, christmas, or new year's, some of them several. if you are going to shop, shop here, wallet hub did a study examining historical prices determined at jcpenney, macy and rite aid the largest number of items. bottom three, costco, amazon, big lots. but when you stop and think about it, those had the lowest prices probably to start with so sales are going to be small.

that bothers me that jewelry stores that have 75% off, that is really a sale or were you just really overcharging? >> right, in the first place. >> get those deals all the time, you should pop quiz us on that. >> jewelry stores, interesting. >> thanks, scott. >> how would you like to avoid stolen packages off of your doorstep? we can get a consensus, the answer is yes, and never miss another delivery. >> people stealing packages. but a bay area start-up promising something new. doormen, customers have those packages shipped to the company, durmen delivers the packages at night or when the customer says they're home. it's cost $4 a package or $20 a month. >> our attempt to modernize the last kind of broken piece of e-commerce. >> right now doormen only serves san francisco. >> go out to pick up your

packages it might be chilly but nice outside. a live look outside of san mateo. 6:18 on your wednesday morning. >> that's right. looking forward to a nice day ahead. christina joins us with a look at the microclimate forecast. >> especially for the guys and ladies who deliver those packages, right? >> they're busy. >> they like this good weather. that's going to change for everybody. they're used to it. it is that time of year. we desperately need the rainfall in california. good morning to you, my friends. that's right. it's turkey time. 24 hours from now. you will likely starting to be thinking about your feast or preparing it. i can tell you right now, choice conditions for us in the bay area, for you, your family, today and tomorrow. things start to change. by friday but not for all of us. i'll show you the timing of our first round of rain, new series of storms on the way to the bay area. and we could pick up some very heavy totals.

rain like we haven't had in quite some time. 42 degrees in the south bay. temperatures now are chilly but not too cold. air quality could be better, it's unhealthy in the santa clara valley and north bay valleys. overall, temperatures nice and comfortable later on. 72 in the north bay. and 76 in the south bay. it is spare the air day. for tomorrow, conditions are going to stay nice, stick with the 70s and inland valleys and then kick off time. 5:30 on nbc bay area. they are playing at home. and the san francisco 49ers have great weather for tomorrow evening. yeah, all you've got to do is stick with us tomorrow, you get the parade, niners and beautiful, beautiful weather to enjoy here in the bay area. so here's when the changes come in. want to find your spot here on the map. take you through time. stop that clock for you 3:00 p.m., showers in the north bay. forward to 2:30 a.m. on saturday a lot of the

activity still well to the north of the south bay. we continue the futurecast. heavy stuff starts to come in throughout saturday night. and then once it gets going, we've got heavy rainfall headed our way to the tune of potentially 4 to 6 inches, where you're seeing purple through clearlake. north bay most of the north bay valley spots are going to get 3 to 4 inches out of this. higher elevations could get potentipo potentially six inches of rainfall. that's the great news. i'll show you totals expecting coming up. tree lighting coming you're way the day after thanksgiving. we'll have your forecast for the macy's thanksgiving day parade in moments. first, mike. >> a light volume of traffic around the bay, that's what we're seeing. that didn't take a genius, i mean i called. bay bridge toll plaza, we have metering lights on. they were turned on 15 minutes later than we typically see. lighter volume of traffic with

fas-trak lanes moving nicely. maps, speed sensors are slowing for 580 a bit. we had a backup by 24 but that eased off 880 overcrossing as well, it's built through berkeley for the westbound 80 east shore freeway action. no big surprises for the north bay or coming across the richmond bridge, carquinez and vin niche shah smoothly. no slowing except for antioch, great news. smooth drive castro valley y. southbounding a tad slowing. northbound, reports of a new crash in the center divide. greenville, out of the tri-valley another crash there as well but at center divide. we have no slowing for that portion of 68 through sunol, pleasanton. 237, 880, build northbound to 101680, that's it. live look at palo alto, 101 northbound, good volume of traffic north and south.

no problems for the bay shore freeway on the peninsula. slowing over on the tri-valley, a live look at 850, a good volume of traffic but everybody's behaving well. you've got to get to work, get back home-you start the vacation. focusen the task at hand. >> they must know christmas is right around the corner. time now 6:23. still ahead on "today in the bay," panda is gone so the giants have set their eyes on another world series prize. details, next. ç3ç3ç3ç3

>> announcer: your watching "today in the bay." the president taking part in a traditional thanksgiving ceremony at the white house this afternoon. president obama will pardon the national thanksgiving turkey in the rose garden. which one do you pick? the 50-pound turkey and its alternate raised in ft. recovery, ohio. george h.w. bush the first president to issue a pardon but the presidents have been sparing turkeys since the days of lincoln. >> the giants are moving on now to their plan b after losing pablo sandoval. according to an espn report, jon lester and the club set to meet. the g-men needed another top tier starter and the lefty at the top of the free agent pitching pool. lester's 6 and 4 with 2.35 era,

won a world series title. >> panda has to go to the back of the closet. >> they're done. >> 6:26. still ahead, markets are about to open on thanksgiving eve. scott mcgrew will join us breaking down the numbers, next. one of the busiest travel times of the year. nor'easter making things tougher for folks we'll show you how it's impacting flights across the country.

nor'easter packing rain and snow hit just as people are starting to head home for thanksgiving. we'll show you what it's like at one of the nation's busiest airports. >> gorgeous conditions locally for thanksgiving. travelers trying to get home could run into problems with three strong storms on the way to the bay area. how much rain we're expecting in just moments. with my traffic filters on my eyes i'm looking here, gorgeous as well. explain why the backup is not so

bad. look at that. santa already on wall street. >> who that is on left? >> yeah, kicking off the big macy's thanksgiving day parade tomorrow on nbc bay area. in the meantime, futures trading higher at stocks snapped a three-day streak. you'll see how we're doing. >> people are doing nicely on the bay bridge in san francisco as they get ready to start their thanksgiving holiday. wednesday, november 26th. you're watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> happy wednesday and holiday to you. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. one of the busiest travel days of the year, it's in full swing. hundreds of flights canceled because of a big storm back east. >> what travelers wanted to hear. live at chicago's o'hare airport, a major hub for flights

in and out of the bay area. wendy, if it's going to get crunched anywhere, o'hare is a good bet. good morning. >> good morning, sam and lawyer rap looking good here at o'hare so far. it's ironic considering the number of travelers. there's an ebb and flow going on at security lines but moving smoothly. not the case out east. a healthier economy, lower gas prices has given a boost to the travel numbers. aaa estimates 46 million people will travel by air or road between today and sunday. gas prices are down, as we well now, 84 cents since april. airline tickets up compared to the time last year. as we all know and we all are talking about, what could hinder travel, the worst is the weather. that storm making its way up the eastern seaboard now has caused hundreds of flight cancellations

as a preemptive strike out there. airlines are giving those rebooking fees, waiving those for passengers who are no doubt very weary and what's going to be a long, long travel weekend. what i can say here, back at o'hare, in the midwest, a lot of connecting flights, we haven't seen that ripple effect yet. crossing our fingers, i hope i'm not jinxing things. it's looking good where we are. any tooime i do live shots, bes we can do, get travel alerts from airlines and always, always, pack your patience. >> pack your patience. >> back to you guys. >> stay warm. >> thank you, wendy. >> have a great thanksgiving yourself. time to check our own forecast. let's attack a peek outside overlooking san jose. quiet there. we'll check the commute with mike coming up. but first christina.

>> it could be much worse but i want to give you an idea of what we are working with right now. only delays you're going to find out of washington and newark. keeping new york at this time. seeing delays out of newark. on the maps 189 minutes and that's. at this time a lot of the travellers are starting to get to the airport. they're three hours ahead of us. we could be doing worse based on sheer volume alone. this system is on its way out. so, yeah, even if you get delayed for today, we're not expecting a widespread cancellation which means you will be able to reach your destination by tomorrow. you can see here, what we are expecting, futurecast. yeah, focus in here on the northeast. by tomorrow morning, that is out of here. so that's the good news. but for us, trying to get back, we've got three storm systems on the way between friday night and monday night. so that could become problem ex-for you. we'll have more on this coming

up. today, spectacular conditions with temperatures in the 70s. let's find out how we're doing on the roads for early travelers. here's mike inouye. >> well, focus on folks traveling crosstown. bay bridge, traffic at metering lights turned on. the reason why i say it's good issue, keeps bridge moving smoothly. metering lights are moving quickly. the backup as we look at maps back to the maze. look at that, no problems off the east shore freeway or off of the maze itself or northbound 880. look at a wider shot of the bay. smooth flow of traffic, a mild flowing 880 south through hayward, fremont. northbound 880 crash in the center divide not presenting a problem. talking. a crash in the north bay, north wherein at hearn, just heard about this. southbound moving fine. 237, 101 past the airport, no slowing. a little bill through mountain

view typical of 85 and shoreline. 101 at 680, a disabled rig. looks like things should be moving smoothly out of the roadway. northbound 101, starting show a gentle build for the south bay we just saw the maps. no problems here. no issue for the peninsula. thanksgiving week commute holding up. more traffic, it won't be as bad. more at malls and grocery stores. >> right. where everybody needs to head. >> watch out for people crossing the road. >> holidays shake up typical patterns. the markets closing for the holiday tomorrow but today they're open. >> check the numbers. scott mcgrew. >> good morning. we suspect a few people ducked out early because the dow's up two points. now down two points. look at that, 000, that's the story of the day i suspect. closed tomorrow, shortened trading day friday. >> always kind of flat.

6:35. thousands protesting the ferguson grand jury decision. another political struggle, however, ramping up. halfway around the world. the big blow to pro-democracy demonstrators in hong kong, next. live picture now, this fremont, your wednesday morning. yes, holiday right around the corner. some people, though, still got to get to work today and join us in your workday. a look at news, weather, traffic, all coming up after the break.

6:39 on wednesday morning. that's, my friend christina loren would say, is a picture. from san bruno mountain sunrise over the bay area. stunning. world soccer legend pele's in the hospital recovering from urinary infection. the second time heat been admitted for medical treatment. the 74-year-old is in stable condition. conditioned by many the greatest soccer player ever had an operation to remove kidney stones earlier in the month.

did not enter a plea during a brief appearance. the 60-year-old charged with threat. ing to kill as well as possessing meth am if tmethamph. they dropped a charge of trying to hire a hitman to kill two people. police in hong kong clashed with protesters arresting two leader as the heart of a pro-democracy demonstration. this happened as police moved in to clear a major demonstration site where hundreds of tents put up two month mz the arrest of two leaders throwing into doubt the future of the movement. protesters demanding greater democracy in hong kong, especially in the upcoming elections. 6:40. hundred of flights already canceled as millions head out of town for thanksgiving. a nor'easter causing headaches during one of the busiest travel

times of the year. >> a second night of protest in ferguson despite chaos, we'll tell you why authorities say things were quieter than the night before. >> a peek outside. look at the sun rising over the bay area. making way for a nice day. we're back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and weather after this break.

>> announcer: now 15 minutes of continuous news, weather, traffic on "today in the bay." >> 6:43, we begin with a developing story. dozens of arrests overnight as hundreds in oakland and ferguson protest the grand jury decision not to charge an officer for killing a teen. most protests were peaceful,

there was looting and fires in both locations. a live update from ferguson in three michbts. also, plenty of activity back home. first, "today in the bay's" bob redell live in oakland this morning. bob, protesters, among other things, shut down two freeways overnight. good morning. >> reporter: and cause a lot of damage, especially along telegraph. here at 42nd and telegraph outside the kelly-moore paint store. one of several businesses vandalized along this several-block stretch of road. the manager, owner, not pleased, having to deal with broken windows and spilt paint. self-people who broke into the store, took gallons of paint with them and smashed the cans in intersection on other businesses. a couple blocks away, people smashed tall plate glass section of import motors, jumped up and down mercedes, the marchers set fires along telegraph, dumpsters, couches, no

structures fortunately. they made it to arbor cafe, a block away from where i'm standing now, where the owner eric marquez standing outside with a friend, standing their ground in front of his large window, the marchers did not break. they threw two gallons of white paint through the door window and the window on the other side. he's all for freedom of speech, right to march and protest as long as its peaceful. >> what was shared with me wasn't peace. it was violent. was very chaotic. and i think it was very unnecessary. >> reporter: you're looking at the paint that was splattered all over the intersection of 42nd and telegraph. we have been out here for a good two, 2 1/2 hours and did notice the city of oakland, like they did the night-made a huge effort to get this cleaned up as

possible. i'm referring to the graffitis on the walls. trying to relieliminate whateve words, not very nice word. contractors boarding up windows. people were arrested last night. the night before 43. opd has not said how many were arrested last night. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> hope things call down. jay gray live in ferguson. another night of protests with some damage but quieter than before. >> reporter: yeah, there seems to be a change in philosophy on the ground by officers and a change in the scene here. look, we have 2200 national guard troops on the ground, triple the amount first deployed here. more police officers and a more aggressive posture here, getting in more quickly when problem as rise. last night there were 44 arrests there was violence, police car

rolled and set on fire, loosing, businesses broken into. there were fires across the city. but nowhere near what it was like the first night in the hours just after the decision of the grand jury announced here. and that new police presence is helping but they also are crediting protesters, they say there are some protesters who are marching peacefully and have for more than 100 days since michael brown's death now pointing out some of those in the crowd causing problems. police think that's a huge step in the right direction. they feel confident that that's going to be help they need if they try to continue to keep control of what's go on here. they're going to continue to keep this posture as we move into the holiday here. they're concerned about the the holiday because they know people will be in the area, they know there will be students out of school so they think there's more of an opportunity for

protests to turn violent. but at this point, they feel confident about what happened last night and moving forward. cautiously optimistic, i think that's the case. >> much of the country coming to terms with what happened. stay with us for continuing coverage on protests, go check out nbcbayarea.com for the latest information. 6:48. time to check the forecast. take a peek outside. sun rising across the bay area. >> lovely out there for today. a lot of people are going to have family coming into town. we'll get spoiled. we are the envy of the nation. thanks for waking up with us. we will be here with you tomorrow morning. "today in the bay" starts at 4:30 as per usual and go on the macy's thanksgiving day parade. and then the big 49ers game. we'll talk about the for cast

for both of those events coming up in a moment. let's focus first on your day ahead. temperatures chilly, 40s and 50s to start. look at these numbers. these are really choice. late november 76 in the south bay, for example, 71 on the peninsula. and just a touch cooler for your thanksgiving day. 70 on the east shore. 68 degrees in beautiful san francisco. so, as you have your family coming in to town or maybe you will be preparing that feast for tomorrow, temperatures are going to be comfortable. we'll hit low 70s in the south bay. 66 on the peninsula. 71 grease in the tri-valley. for the macy's thanksgiving day parade, good news is balloons will fly without a hitch. last year concerned about gusty wind. this year we'll cut that wind in half. we wind out of the west 10 to 15. it will be cold. as you watch that parade, you'll see everybody bundled up in the northeast. for us, it's going to be really

nice. quite the contrary when you flip on. that game later in the evening, 64 at 5:00. it's a big game. seahawks versus 49ers. temperatures comfortable. wind could play a factor toward the end of the game as we have changes coming in as our first round of rain is on the way. i want to show you what we're working with, give you a scientific analysis. this is a big storm system. now first, and we'll the front come through. but it's when the core comes through, late sunday into monday that we're concerned about potential flooding. that doesn't traditionally happen. the core of low pressure almost always crosses the bay area to the north. let me show you what happens once it starts to come in. hold off on the rain for the most part for the bay area until 3:00 p.m. saturday. then we take you into saturday night. we hit that atmospheric river, the core crosses over as we head throughout monday at 10:00 a.m. so when we meet back here next week, we'll be tracking a potent system and potentially measuring

the rain in inches. let me show you what the models are hinting at. upwards of four inches of rain for ukiah, 3 1/2 for santa rosa. the rain in the south bay but because the core's going to come through and has so much energy we look to pick up 2 inches of rain. we've got the koit music at 11:00. we'll have the latest on that in my final report. first, check your drive, mike. >> christina's changing the seasons on the radio as well as she watches the seasons in the atmosphere. southbound 101. slowdown on san rafael, first slowdown of the morning through this part of the north bay. we got an update north bound 101 around yolanda the crash is a deadly crash, somebody killed as a result of that, two lanes northbound 101 closed, one gets by. following reports from chp. we tonight know when they're

able to open that up. south bound the commute direction through san rafael and golden gate bridge. bay bridge shows you smooth drive. east bay to san francisco, the fas-trak lane is cleared, cash lane to the end of the parking lot. traffic starting to ease up since the metering lights turned on. that was the peak at 6:00 a.m. we'll talk about the build, late morning and mid morning down the east shore freeway. more folks head toward the city, not for business but pick up friends and family or pleasure as friends and family come into the area. midday traffic will bulk up. smooth drive across the san mateo bridge. mild slowing for south 880, hayward, fremont. the earlier crash has cleared, at least out of the lanes. west 237 slowing towards sunniville and mountain view. here toward the suspect shoreline, we have a slower drive. easy flow of traffic northbound, building a tad bit.

fremont, volume coming into the area, not so bad. >> mike's got the road covered. airways. this is one of the busiest day ofs of the year for airports. >> stephanie chuang, plaexplain how a major storm is changing plans on the fly. >> i spoke with the sfo manager who added a new problem area, newark, new jersey, with average arrival delay of more than three hours. you can get that feeling when you look at the board here. we're hearing that laguardia in new york more than three hours and philadelphia almost two hours some major carriers already waiving ticket change fees for passengers trying to avoid the bad weather. according orbitz, tickets up from the same time last year as well. some passengers say that's what's forced them to cut their

vacation short. >> really high. we had to scrounge the internet to find something affordable. we were able to find something last bit but had to come back saturday. >> sunday is the biggest day of the travel period as people start heading home that day. today, the second busiest day. overall this year is busier. estimated 46 million people traveling for the thanksgiving weekend which is the highest since 2007. gas prices, also the lowest thanksgiving gas prices in five years. the latest from oakland international and san jose international airports, no delays. plenty of parking. according to flight tracker, flight aware, there are a climbing number of delays and cancellations nearing or more than 1,000 altogether so far. experts saying it will keep happening that way. best tip, give yourself plenty of time. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> don't forget to pack that

patience. >> i haven't heard that before. thank you. appreciate that. >> collect your flight status. 6:54. lines forming for one of the busiest shopping day of the year, black friday. in many places it starts earlier. it's kind of black thursday. best buy in san jose, black friday starts 5:00 p.m. thanksgiving day. 140 million americans expected to shop over the weekend. >> boost to the economy. inside the stores, people are working whether they want to or not. the word holiday seems to be change sflg used to be you didn't have to work. allstate did a study, one-quarter of all adult americans have to work one holiday this season, either thanksgiving or christmas or new year's some people are firefighters and nurses and police officers. and we are darn glad that you are at work. this guy will be working, he's not had a christmas off ever.

wall street quiet. dow industrials barely moving. all equity markets closed tomorrow and shorter day. >> that is santa claus or the one that rings the bell at the new york stock exchange. >> it's coming. thanks, scott. cal students have to take a break from occupation at wheeler hall for the thanksgiving break. >> they have been camped out since last week when uc regents approved a series of tuition hikes. protesters announcing no longer inhabiting wheeler hall at all time. they feel some action would resume after the holiday weekend. >> one final check of the top stories. police investigating a shooting that injured six people in the city. two of the victims are considered to be seriously hurt. investigators say their lives now are in danger. police say this happened at a music hall near mission and 13th streets but did not know what

kind of event was going on. >> lefty o'doul's, holiday tradition, the restaurant kicking off its 14th annual toy drive. each year the restaurant collects thousands of toys. drop off donations lefty o'doul's at 11:00 this morning. >> such a great time to be able to get involved with the holiday spert spert of giving. >> south bay, first, slowdown, north 85, 101, overall, though, light volume of traffic around the bay. south bay will see slower spots into downtown san jose. it's just kicking in. the rest of the bay, mild slowing, 880 through hayward. 880 down that side of the bay, nice slower drive developing. but no problem. nice because everybody's bea halving nicely. smooth flow of traffic through the east bay approaching the maze. 580 green through the altamont

pass. bay bridge toll plaza shows you backup starting to clear up now. it's not 7:00. metering lights went on since 6:00. likely to see a burst of traffic closer to noon. morning commute looks like it may be wrapping up. >> funny. people are getting up. people have today off. a lot of people hopefully can enjoy this afternoon. it's going to be nice. >> lovely for today and tomorrow. with the rain you might want to take care of things like hanging the lights, doing decorating outdoors before comes in friday. more on that throughout the "today" show. today, temperatures in the mid-70s in the south bay. low 70s coming your way on the peninsula. don't forget, today during our 11:00 broadcast we are going to flip the switch live right here on nbc bay area. they're going nonstop 24-hour holiday music. yeah, definitely starting to feel the spirit of the holiday. >> bring it on at this point. >> right now when we have you like, let's extract a promise

you're lighting the tree at gear ghirideli square. >> there is excitement in the air out of the most popular parade of the year. >> balloons and floats for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. they're getting ready. snow and strong winds in the forecast today and tonight but weather expected to improve in the big apple by the time the parade starts tomorrow. a live preview tomorrow morning on "today in the bay." then you can watch the parade here on nbc bay area starting at 9:00 a.m. always fun. >> great classic. so happy to spend this part of your holiday with us here as you prep up to see friends and family. we'll be back of course. >> that's right. local news updates every half hour. we'll check in with christina and mike for a dwindling

commute. >> if you're not with us, traveling, have a great, safe thanksgiving. see you back here. >> yes, we will. collect those flights because we know some delays are in the offing. see you at 11:00. ♪ good morning. foul weather. nasty nor'easter set to cause major delays for tens of millions of thanksgiving travellers. snow from the deep south to new england, hundreds of flights canceled already. rage, for a second straight night angry protests over the grand jury decion in the michael brown case. in cities coast to coast. but police say things were much better in ferguson overnight. while the officer who fatally shot the 18-year-old breaks his silence. >> the reason i had a clean conscience is i know i did my job zblixt reaction from michael brown's parents.