a very good friday morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a lot of news to get to and a forecast to check. kari hall is joining us with the weekend forecast. >> it looks beautiful, sam and laura. warmer than average temperatures. it will probably feel weird going out to go ice skating and 75 degrees. yes, as the that's what we're in for. lower 50s as you step out now and highs today reaching the low 70s. 71 in the east bay and san francisco and 67 degrees and 75 degrees in the north bay. we'll check out that weekend forecast, but, let's see how it look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> the toll plaza moves very well. now, we don't have a backup here, but i do have other east bay alert. look at the maps. the approach to the bay bridge is moving well here. bottom of the map and we'll zoom in west 580 and northbound 238. northbound 238 from 14th over to 880. one lane blocked and those crews

set to right now. coming up 238 and she says, yes, indeed, it's crawling as crews clear. an update to breaking news overseas. more than 100 people are being held hostage at a radisson hotel in mali. >> gunmen fired shots. "today in the bay" kris sanchez in the newsroom with the latest on this developing story. what do you know so far? >> we can tell you that the hostage situation is still ongoing as we speak but that the military response was very quick. there are reportedly soldiers inside that hotel freeing hostages floor by floor and trying to make contact with those extremists. in the first images you can see people in the street and initially we thought these folks were headed into the hotel, but we now confirm that those armed soldiers are directing those folks out of the hotel towards safety. according to the malian army commander, at least 30 people were freed by special forces and

he adds that ten hostage takers yelling "god is great" stormed the hotel with grenades. it has experience with islamic extremists because for most of 2012 the capitol city was occupied by islamic fighters. some with links to al qaeda. a french-led military operation drove them out this year. the radisson blu hotel known to be used by diplomats and also flight crews from air france. the radisson blu hotel reads that we are extremely concerned about the situation in mali and for the safety of our guests and our employees, we are in contact with authorities there. now, meanwhile, the u.s. embassy staff and u.s. citizens bamako told to shelter in place. we should mention back in october the they did issue a security alert warning a

heightened security risk outside bamako city. as we get new information as we speak, the number of freed hostages is now up to 80. again, the malian army commander says there are soldiers ined is that hotel and that at least one hotel guest leaving. reported having to recite verses from the koran before he was allowed to leave that hotel. that person released by the hostage takers, but, again, the malian army has been able to free at least 80 people. in all about 170 people. we know that at least three of them did not survive the siege on that hotel. also, we know that this is now affecting air travel. one paris to bamako flight was canceled this morning. sam and laura? >> very intense and aggressive. this is developing. we'll stay on top of this breaking news both here and online. head to nbcbayarea.com for the very latest updates. an hour's long standoff in the east bay now over. a homicide suspect was holed up

inside a motel 6 near 0.co coliseum since yesterday afternoon. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us live from police headquarters. >> yeah, there was, sam. never a good indication. but we are hoping for an update from opd some time this morning. what we do know is that the scene is clear at the motel 6 near 880 and that is where there was this standoff situation. a man, a homicide suspect we're told by sources holed up inside a motel room after firing at officers. oakland s.w.a.t was out there evacuating people outside of the hotel tell. they tried to convince the suspect to exit the building. the focus was on the second floor. we know the situation is over, but still waiting to hear back from police on what exactly happened at the end there. we did see a coroner's van in the parking lot indicating someone has died. it's unclear if that someone is

a man named jason alexander brown linked to an east bay murder last month. police sources tell nbc hebertia he is the one that barricaded himself in the motel room yesterday afternoon into the late-night hours. investigators believe 18-year-old brown, an oakland resident and another man shot two men at a cvs parking lot at first street in livermore back on october 24th. one victim died and the other was severely wounded. brown is also wanted in connections with killings in sacramento and fresno. police shut down the off ramp off of 880 and, again, the scene is clear and that is all backup open. live here in oakland, stephanie chuang. >> thank you very much. 5:05 right now. this morning the obama administration is trying to release fears following the terrorist attacks that comes as congress moves forward with a plan to keep syrians out of the country. the administration says it's found no evidence of a credible terror threat here at home and

keeping kids and grandmothers out of the u.s. is an overreaction. even so, the house defied the president's passing a measure yesterday to make it even harder for refugees to come here. that measure is getting a lot of attention on the campaign trail. >> very simply, we can't take them, folks. we can't take them. we can't take them. it could be a trojan horse. >> slamming the door on every syrian refugee, that is just not who we are. >> the plan to block syrian refugees moves to the senate where leaders say it will not be considered before next month. if it passes, the president is promising a veto. meantime in pairs and around the world, these images of the attacks are still very vivid this morning. and for the first time in an nbc exclusive we're hearing from the commando who led french authorities in this week's raid. >> and then we discover like

more than maybe 7,000, 8,000 people who are laying on the floor. >> the commando only going by his first name. by the time paris s.w.a.t teams have arrived, once tear terrorists have been killed by police. jeremy knew it would be up to his team to get the remaining attackers and free the hostages. >> as soon as we opened the door, one of the terrorists shot like between 25 to 30 rounds of ak47 bullets. >> the team cornered the remaining two terrorists at the end of a hallway. one blew himself up. the second terrorist was killed before he was able to detonate. to watch more of our exclusive interview, you can head to nbcbayarea.com right there on our front page. happening today, san francisco mayor ed lee scheduled to hold a news conference later this morning to discuss pedestrian and bicyclist safety. this coming a week after that

tour bus crash in union square, which sent 20 people to the hospital. as we reported yesterday, maintenance records reveal that bus was not registered with a california public utility's commission as it is required to do by state law. the chp says a mandatory safety inspection never happened either. it's 5:08 right now. we've been experiencing some cool starts to our morning. really nice finish, though, in the afternoon. what are we in store for in the afternoon? >> even warmer temperatures today, laura. still cool this morning. stepping out it's 47. in the east bay and the north bay. and that looks better. 52 degrees. you have some freezing temperatures to start out the week. it's now in the mid-40s as we get a closer look at the south bay and 50 degrees and 53 degrees in san francisco. here's a look at all the highs today. moving into the low 70s. more widespread across the bay area. up to 68 degrees in the mission district today. and 76 in brentwood. and dublin look for a high of 74

degrees. so, we'll check out that weekend coming up. but, mike gives us a heads up before you head out the door. >> that's right, kari. give b.a.r.t. riders a heads up and one for east bay drivers. we pull out the big b.a.r.t. map a few minutes ago and updated to a 20-minute delay originating right here. the west oakland station. why that's critical is because all lines except for the richmond to fremont line travel through that station. we're now hearing about a 20-minute delay. that's considered a major delay by the b.a.r.t. station because of "equipment problems." unspecified what is going on and i don't know what to tell you how long this is going to last. no matter where you're going because of that major point of issue right there at west oakland. meanwhile, the roadways are moving well, but northbound 230 starting to recover after road crews starting to clear from the overnight work right around 14th. back to you. >> we'll follow that b.a.r.t. situation, thank you, mike. planning on going black friday shopping. why you can expect a lot of

company this year. >> why one of the hot toys is causing a problem. we'll take a look in "business and tech." lots of of people in the bay

area's tech industry breathing a sigh of releif this lots of people in the bay area's tech industry right now breathing a sigh of relief this morning after a very successful launch for square. >> scott mcgrew brought you to it as it all happened on thursday. the stock really rocketed in its first trade. >> sure did. much to the relief of anyone,

laura, who would like to see the san francisco economy continue to thrive. it was a lot of pressure to put on square and, indeed, we had our doubts, especially since the share price started far below what the company wanted. but it popped in early trading. here we see the ceos mother buying flowers. if you have the sound, you'd hear the beep of the transaction actually kicked off the ringing of the bell on wall street. the stocks did so well. shares in square jumped 45% in the first day of trading. start the day at $13.07. now there are a lot of motives, the company wants the highest ipo price possible because it's selling the stock to the public and gets to keep the money. investors want it super low because they want to buy low and sell high on the first day of trade. price it too high, though, you get no pop and you got no where to go and prices too low. the company raises less money. let's talk about the christmas toy that is going to be so

absolutely hot. a lot of buzz for this one. maybe somebody is going to get it for your kids for christmas. it looks like a lot of fun. it's called a little bit like legos except they're balls and you squish them together to make things like this dog. they're kind of like velcro and what could possibly go wrong? >> get caught in your hair. please follow these simple steps for removal. >> oh, yeah, that could go wrong. apparently kids are getting them caught in their hair and they do not come out. the company that makes them spinmaster has created a youtube video to help. one father told "wall street journal" his daughter's slumber party decided to have a snowball fight usinging them and it was the worst party ever. i understand landon dowdy is available to us. let's go check her out on cnbc as we get a check ahead of the day's trading. good morning, landon. >> hey, there, scott. good friday morning to you.

futures are higher ahead of the opening bell after stocks closed slightly lower on thursday. shares plunging after they are taking a toll on its bottom line and may no longer offer individual insurance plans on health exchanges after next year. the dow slipping four points to 17732. the nasdaq down one to 5073. scott, back over to you. >> have a great weekend. they remind me of the little stickers when you walk on a hike or something. which is where it came from. the scientist said, hey, this would work. well, it really worked. >> talking aboutthe brickly things that get caught in your socks. >> that your dog picked up. don't let your dog get near them. you'd have to get a new dog. >> see a lot new hair cuts for the pets and the parents and the kids. >> fur and hair off limits. speaking of the holidays. you know, despite so much wealth in the bay area, hunger always seems to be a problem.

very real this holiday season. less than a week to go before thanksgiving alameda county's food bank certainly needs your help. they are short 15,000 turkeys and chickens and they're asking people to donate food or money to help them provide thanksgiving meals for more than 40,000 homes. right now one in five county residents depends on the food banks. that's well over the national average. it's just not an issue in alameda county, but really bay area wide. >> there's no question that it is. hoping this weekend will add thousands to those turkeys in need. "today in the bay" bob redell live to tell us about the food drive and how you can help lend a helping hand. good morning. >> this is the sixth year to nbc bay area has teamed up to end the hunger food drive and really simple starting any time now and christmas at the safeway locations throughout the bay area. come in the store and donate 10 and then they'll give one of these bags to one of the food banks in the area to our feeding

roughly 7,000 people in the bay area. with the community food bank, good morning, good to see you, again. like groundhog day. every year, we were saying. how bad is the need this year compared to last year? has anything changed? >> food bank serving one in five county residents and maybe contact one in seven u.s. residents. the need in our area is much greater. a lot has to do with the cost of living, really difficult for low or moderate-income family to get by here. >> who are these people? >> basically everybody. we serve a lot of children and seniors. they make up most of who we and seeing a lot more now is working families. so, you could have a pretty good job and struggle to make ends meet in the bay area. i think a lot people can appreciate that and sympathize with that. it's hard. so, you know, senior families, working families. children. >> last year we got 1 50e,000 bags donated and we are trying to up that number.

wendy here with safeway. you guys have made it easier this year. in the old days, back in 2014 you had to lift up one of these bags and put it in a bin, but you made it easier this year. >> you grab a tear pad sheet and you bring this to any register and they will scan it for your donation. >> i'll have you stand right and students with the piedmont high school student body. ladies, please demonstrate how this works. we have a visual representation. first, you grab your $10. you grab, now is that very difficult to pull off? did that make much strength? >> no. >> you go to your cashier. wait, you give them that, you scan that. you give them $10. make sure it's not counterfeit. is it counterfeit? >> and that's it. right there you just bought somebody a bag of food. thank you very much, ladies. i don't know know if you can hear in the background, they brought their pep band. we'll have them throughout the morning because nothing says

ending hunger like music. >> like a tuba. >> right. >> that's fun. that's fun. it will be a great cause and we're all going to be out there tomorrow morning. thanks so much. >> counterfeit bills. come on, bob. that's not the holiday spirit. >> never, never. >> i'm going to bring that rocking hair cut you see in that picture. that dome head of mine and the lovely sam brock is going to join me on dunne avenue in morgan hill. mike you're over in union city. >> decoto road. a big parking lot for that safeway. >> and kari? >> we'll be at rivermark in santa clara. >> along with mr. scott mcgrew. going to be a great cause. >> absolutely. bob redell we should mention in livermore on the first street location. >> with the band. >> with the band. >> at least two tubas and maybe a couple saxophones for good measure. those pictures were untouched. that is exactly what we look

like. >> our hair is usually -- >> i hate that. >> okay. something very real. the weekend. right here, right now. >> it's going to be really warm all across the bay area. heading out to the stores, it's going to feel like it's not close to thanksgiving, but we will get some cooler air heading closer to the holiday. i'll talk about that. let's see what it looks like this morning as you step out in san jose. mostly clear skies and cool temperatures, once again. we'll be warming up into the low 70s. i think we'll see more widespread 70s than we had the past few days. the warmest day of week so far and this is what you need to know as you head out, mainly clear and sunrise coming up soon. sunny and warmer later today. widespread 70s and patchy fog this evening. sunset at 4:54. let's take it hour by hour in oakland. it will be 54 degrees at 7:00. and it warms up into the upper 60s by 11:00 in the lunchtime hour. we will be hitting 70 degrees

there with all that sun. not much of a wind and a beautiful day and, also, once again, above average. heading to san jose if you're going to the bike party tonight. it will be in the low 60s. just a few clouds here and there and mostly clear dropping back to 58 by 10e:00 tonight and look at all the microclimates and the forecast for today. into the weekend, we'll see some upper 60s to lower 70s. so, feeli very nice. but heading closer to thanksgiving, there will be a strong cold front moving in. could bring some rain and a drastic drop in those temperatures. get ready for this, lows in the 30s thanksgiving morning. i'll talk more about that. let's see how the roads are moving now with mike. >> might have to preheat that oven a little longer. moving over towards oakland take extra time. generically major time. unless we hear from b.a.r.t. they heard over 20 minutes at west oakland and through west oak lpd. so many equipment problems that is likely to cause a systemic delay. richmond to fremont the only

line. does not go through the west oakland stations and the roadways are moving very nicely and driving is an option for you to that b.a.r.t. system. we'll track that over the morning and get you any more details and still slowing north 238 as the road crew clears here. end with the bay bridge toll plaza to show you a few folks are starting to wait for the cash lanes. back to you. >> thanks so much. a lot more news ahead, stick around. just in time for the holidays -

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well, great timing just in time for the holidays. shoppers will have a few more options at broadway plaza. the shopping mecca has been undergoing a massive expansion that started two years ago and now the reveal is set to begin. today a ribbon cutting ceremony for two new stores and a new parking garage. there is also a separate event for an expanded macy's store but the work is not over. between now and next week, more stores set to open. the remodel won't begin until next spring and that point it would include 40 new stores. if you're planning some retail therapy to go with your turkey this thanksgiving weekend, you'll have plenty of. according to a survey by the national retail federation, 135 million people plan to shop online and in stores on day, black friday and over the thanksgiving weekend. that's about 1 million more than last year. the far mu jarty plan to shop on black friday. only one in four to shop on

thanksgiving day. >> all about cybermonday. 5:25 next. coming up we're following breaking news from overseas. >> more than 100 people held hostage as gunmen storm a hotel in mali. forces going four by four trying to free them. more is being revealed about the terrorists from the suspects now in custody to the dead ring leader. what we know this morning. got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. joining us. i'm sam brock.

=laura/2shot= and i'm laura garcia cannon. boxes xe good friday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brck. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. friday forecast, let's check in with kari. >> looks great after a chilly start warming up into the 70s today. how about that and a lot of sunshine. not as windy as we go into the weekend, as well. now, it's 52 degrees in the north bay while the peninsula and the east bay is at 50 degrees heading into the low 70s. upper 60s for san francisco. we'll check out the weekend coming up. let's see how it looks out there as you step out the door for work. >> we're checking to the bay bridge. even though it's friday, i expect that the metering lights be turned on any second xwauz i think we'll have more cars on the bay bridge. reason why, there are major b.a.r.t. delays. a equipment problem originating

at the west oakland station and critical juncture and that's causing major delays systemwide. the roadways by compare. >> ron:son are moving very well. at 5:30 an update to breaking news we have been tracking since we came on air an hour ago. we are now hearing 80 people who are held hostage by a gunman in a hotel in west africa are free. >> startling developments to wake up to. 170 people originally taken hostage and three people confirmed dead at this point. kris sanchez is tracking the latest breaking details from our newsroom. what can you tell us now? >> we can tell you that those 80 hostages were freed by special forces who are now inside that radisson blu hotel going floor by floor fleeireeing guests and staff and looking for those hostage takers. in the first live images from the tv images you can see people on the streets. initially it seemed that they were head under to the hotel.

we now know that those soldiers are leading them to safety. you also see folks running out of the hotel this morning. and you can also see some of the soldiers that are in the lobby in this video, as well. now, the malian army does have experience with islamic extremists because for most of 2012 the capital city was occupied by islamist fighters. a military operation drove them out just last year. the radden blu hotel is known to be used by diplomats and other air france crews, as well. the hotel reading we are extremely concerned about the situation in mali and for the safety of our guests and employees and the hotel we are in contact with the authorities there. now, the u.s. embassy staff and u.s. citizens in bamako are urged to settle in place. we should mention that back in august the embassy did issue a

security warning, warning of a heightened security risk around bamako city. now back to the hotel where three people are confirmed dead, but 80 of the 170 guests and staff have been freed or released that means the fate of some 90 other people is still in the air. we know that this ongoing hostage situation is also affecting air travel with one flight from paris to bamako canceled. the french prime minister also addressing the media saying the fight against isis and extremism continues. >> it has been a terrifying last week. thank you very much, kris. weal stay on top of this breaking news both here and online. always head to nbcbayarea.com for the latest details. the search continues in pairs for more terror suspects. this after the most wanted man from last week's attacks is dead but one primary suspect still on the loose. >> tracie potts live in washington this morning. tracie, investigators are now

trying to figure out how these terrorists manage to operate in france without ever being detected. >> exactly. and how they even got into the european union and one of the things they're asking the eu for today is to tighten up security around the exterior borders because they believe to be the mastermind behind this was in syria when, in fact, he was moving freely between countries within the eu. new this morning we have learned that there three people killed in that raid that police undertook to break up that terror cell the other day. one of them was abdelhamid abaaood and one his cousin. we just got this within the last hours. she is the female suicide bomber, authorities say, who was at that place. they have now confirmed after having her passport and other confirmation that she was, in fact, killed. we learned this morning a third body was found there. that one is yet unidentified.

as of this morning, they are more warrants. more arrests that they are trying to undertake in paris. they're trying to vote today to extend the amount of time that they can question people in light of the state of emergency. same thing in belgium where they are still trying to question friends and family of abdeslam and he is the only survivor and seeking him through his friends and family in belgium. he is the man, they believe, went to that car that was found near one of the sites. >> so interesting. so many names there to remember. thanks so much, tracie. here in the united states, the obama administration trying to relieve fears following the terrorist attacks. congress is moving forward with a plan to keep syrians out of the country. the administration says it's found no evidence of a credible terror threat here at home. and keeping kids and grandmothers out of the u.s. is an overreaction. even so, the house defied the

president passing a measure yesterday to make it even harder for refugees to come here. that measure certainly getting a lot of attention on the campaign trail. >> very simply, we can't take them, folks. we can't take them. we can't take them. it could be a trojan horse. >> slamming the door on every syrian refugees, that is just not who we are. >> the plan to block syrian refugees now moves to the senate where leaders say it will not be considered before next month. if it passes, the president is promising a veto. for complete coverage of the paris terror attacks and how the u.s. is responding, head to our website at nbcbayarea.com. an hour's long standoff over in the east bay. police in oakland were trying to coax a homicide suspect out of a motel 6 room near the coliseum. "today in the bay" stefchang joins us from oakland police headquarters this morning with how the situation developed overnight as it seems to be over now. >> it is over now, sam. we went by the standoff scene at

the hotel and it was completely clear. we do know that it started yesterday and stretched into the midnight hours. if you look at the video there, there was a pretty heavy police presence there with oakland s.w.a.t outside this motel 6 south of the coliseum where there was a standoff situation with a murder suspect holed up inside the motel room after firing at officers. oakland s.w.a.t out there evacuating people and negotiators there also trying to convince that suspect to leave the building and let everything end peacefully and safely. now, on the second floor, but it appears what they wanted did not happen. spotted a coroner's van in the motel parking lot indicating that someone died in this. what is unclear is whether that person was jason alexander brown an 18-year-old oakland resident linked to an east bay last month. he is the one who barricaded himself inside that motel room. investigators believe brown and an unidentified man shot two men

at a cvs parking lot on first street in livermore back on october 24th. one victim died and the other hurt pretty badly. brown is wanted in connection with two killings in both sackroomo and fresno. now, also what we do quo that we went to the scene earlier this morning and that police shut down 880 the off ramp while all this was unfolding. since it is over, we can tell you that all back open now. live here in oakland, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, steph. at 5:37. the search is on for a man who broke into a home in hercules in the middle of the day. this is surveillance video of him running through the house, which the homeowner sebl says he was able to monitor from his cell phone while he was at work. they arrived an alarm alerted them to the burglary. officers surrendered that home and even brought in a canine but the suspect managed to get away. >> technology keeping you safe there. 5:37 now. one bay area fighting wack against a rash of burglaries and

robberies. in the past month, 12 burglaries and two robberies all took place between el camino and interstate 280. hundreds of people packed the city hall to talk about ways to improve safety in their community. police say criminals are taking advantage of people who forget to lock their doors or their windows. the police are urging residents to be more vigilant. >> seeing someone that doesn't belong in your neighborhood, you think it has been sitting there driving around the neighborhood really slow, give us a call. >> police are going to be stepping up their patrols in the area amid this crime spike. in san francisco, when your car gets stolen, the paint often even when you get your car recovered. that's because victims have to pay high towing and storage fees. all nat is about to change. effective next month, the city will waiving those fees. under the current policy, city

dwellers have to pay close to $300. for out of towners, the bill is nearly double. victims will also now have a 48-hour grace period before any fees kick in. that's up from the current four-hour. it's a giving season already. >> it is. turkeys and no towing fees for getting your car broken into. let's get a quick check of weather as we head into the weekend. kari, looking nice. >> looking beautiful. but bundle up this morning with a cool start to the day. here's a look at the weather headlines and what you need to know. mostly clear skies this morning and sunrise at 6:52 and it warms up into the low 70s today under all of that sunshine, patchy fog rolling in this evening and sunset will be at 4:54. a look at all the microclimates. it will be 73 degrees in los gatos and the mission district up to 68 degrees. these temperatures are above average. 73 in napa, 70 in oakland and pleasanton today up to 73

degrees. i'll show you the weekend and thanksgiving coming up in less than ten minutes. but let's see how the morning commute is going, especially for the b.a.r.t. riders. >> here you go. we have the folks waiting to be b.a.r.t. riders at the b.a.r.t. station by the coliseum. better news, folks, the b.a.r.t. system recovery because the equipment problems now been cleared from the west oakland station. let's look at the bay bridge. systemic delays 20 to 30 for a few days and more folks hitting the bridge. metering lights turned on a few minutes early. this is bager backup than most people think about. the rest of your approach and, in fact, the rest of the bay. look at that, green indicators for most of your roadways. back to you. coming up next, a thanksgiving feast worth $45,000. does that sound right to you? >> golden bird. >> or a diamond bird. coming up next, what is inside that bird that is really the selling point here? ♪ and this is bob redell. we're live here in pleasanton.

we have music and we have quality music and a very easy way for you to help feed the hungry this holiday season. the two go hand in hand. coming up in a live report. plus, a musician not nearly as good those kids drops her album today. adele will be available on spotify. we'll look at why coming up. despite so much wealth in the

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hunger is very real this holiday season. alameda county food bank needs your help. they are short 15,000 turkeys and chickens and they're asking people to donate food or money to help them provide thanksgiving meals for more than 40,000 homes. right now, one in five county residents depends on the food banks. well over the national average. >> so, we see those very clear deficit of food. a little can go a long way when it comes to helping out ending hunger. >> we have officially kicked off our annual holiday food drive. bob redell live in pleasanton with how you can make a difference this holiday season. strike up that band, bob. >> this is how we roll on friday mornings here at the safeway pleasanton. people to donate for the hunger drive. you pull out pep band. these guys are awesome here this morning. this is our sixth annual help us end the hunger food drive.

we're doing this at 156 safeways throughout the bay area. the idea is you come to the store, donate $10 one of these bags get sent to one of the seven community food banks that we partner with here in the bay area. n hey, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. >> we talk about the need and i know you've been in the biz a long time. can you compare when you started to where we are right now? >> we're serving many more people. many more working families, support our seniors and children who are vulnerable to hunger in our community. >> and who are these people? >> they're your neighbors and my neighbors. we may not know that they're going without, but they are definitely missing meals. so we can help them this holiday season. >> i'll take the difference when you look at this food drive. 150,000 bags that went to the communities and food banks last year. >> it is a tremendous help. everybody in the bay area would

just come in and buy a couple of bags to help their neighbors out, we could put a big dent in hunger during these winter months. >> thank you very much. and, you know, laura and sam, safeway has made it easier this year. come in here and look at this. oops. pull one of these off. i know. my hand/eye coordination. $10 is going to go help a lot of people. 780,000 people from hunger in the bay area. that's why we're out helping running through christmas. thank you very much. >> i like how the band stops playing just as you finish talking. >> you had to hear the loud parts. all right, guys. by the way, i'll be at the livermore safeway tomorrow. sam and laura, i'm assuming you guys will be out and about, as

well. by the way, a crescendo there, bob. that band is doing an amazing job behind you. we will be out this weekend. actually tomorrow morning you'll see all of us at different locations. we'll be at eastbound avenue in morgan hill. >> that's right. about 9:30 in the morning if you want to come greet us out there. kari and scott at the river dep mark plaza in santa clara in the morning. and mike inouye at decoto road. >> only $10 per bag and maybe take a couple if you can't get that first $10 strip off, but, yeah, all for a wonderful cause here. so, while we're on the holiday scene, all you need to do is pop the question, simple enough. and also pony up a few thousand dollars in cash. a new york restaurant helping guys go all out for their marriage proposal. >> pretty unique. listen to this. they're offering thanksgiving feast that comes with all the

trimmings. for $45,000, you get a seven-course feast and a two karat emerald cut engagement ring hidden inside the bird. i'm getting so choked up about it. the couple also received two tick toots the macy's thanksgiving day parade, a shopping spree and a two-night stay at the waldorf historia. >> you are getting choked up. >> hopefully you don't choke on the ring inside the turkey. >> that's $45,000 down the drain. san francisco-based square causing a lot of anxiety on the stock market yesterday. but in the end, it was all good news. >> scott mcgrew lots of other tech companies a sigh of relief. >> we were really using square, laura, as a test for other tech ipos to come. whether that was fair or not, good question. but in the end it all worked out. here you see founder jackie's mother buying flowers using square outside the new york stock exchange on that street called wall. and the ding of that transaction

launched the opening bell. shares rocketed 45%. that healthy pop inspired headlines like this one. in the wall street journal, square ipo may be a turning point for technology. tesla is looking for more engineers to help write software to help with automation. elan musk said it is is so important to him, i will be interviewing people personally and autopilot reports directly to me. this is a super high priority. a drone was the star of the red carpet at the flying robot international film festival last night in san francisco. the festival showcasing impressive aerial video that used to require a helicopter to capture. filmmakers say drones are really a game changer. ♪ hello from the side

>> and adele's latest album released today. "hello" is not available on streaming services like spotify. the album won't be anyway. this song is. adele is one of the few artists who can depend on straight album sales. taylor swift and maybe beyonce, as well. yes on itunes, no on apple music and no on spotify. this is her third major album. she start would "19" "21" and now "25." she has a good, long career ahead of her. >> quite the taltalent. >> also a good poker player. because she didn't announce until yesterday that it wouldn't stream on spotify or apple music. not just lady good, a good, a has poker face. >> the album was leaked ahead of the release date. i wonder how that will impact the sales, as well. >> her songs are just

tremendous. >> just a taste of the music. >> taste of the weekend now. bring it to us, kari. >> this friday and our weather looks great as you head out this morning, it will be cool. but just expect a nice, comfortable. as we take a live look now at san francisco, the camera shaking around a little bit. high atop the city looking towards the airport and as we go into the rest of the day. we will see those temperatures rising from here. we're at 49 degrees in concord and napa 43 degrees. santa rosa 50 degrees and also 50 in oakland. let's take it hour by hour in san francisco. 8:00 few clouds here and there. it's 57 degrees and as we go through the rest of the morning 63 degrees and 65 it grees at 2:00 and into the afternoon and evening hours. feeling nice, but starting to cool back down into the 50s with mostly clear skies. so, looking at the weekend forecast for all of the microclimates. san francisco into the upper 60s dropping back to 64. still nice, but look at what

we're expecting in the south bay. 75 degrees on sunday. also some 70s for parts of the bay, tri-valley and north bay. so, the inland areas really warm, but we're getting ready for a drastic drop in those temperatures. won't be until early next week, but kind of bad timing between tuesday and wednesday. a front moving in, bringing some rain, some snow for the sierra and a drastic drop in those temperatures, but it will finally feel like fall as we head into thanksgiving morning. look at these lows. we're expecting them to be in the lower 30s. and also some widespread freezing temperatures, especially in the valley. you'll want to keep checking in for updates. is it looking better for b.a.r.t. riders yet, mike? >> the b.a.r.t. system still advises that we have a major delay system wide. but i've seen some trains from our oakland station where we have our camera. they've been maybe five to seven-minute delays right now. we'll get more traffic. the roadway traffic slow. we'll say that is your option as you're traveling through the

system. originating out of that west oakland station. critical for all the lines. that's why they're still reporting a system-wide delay. more folks are hitting the road and metering lights turned on early for a friday over at the bay bridge. nothing dumatic on the bridge as you see from this shot. we'll move the map down and little slowing through san jose and a live shot out there shows you fremont traffic southbound. building down and into the south bay. just slightly san jose not a major. back to you. >> good deal. hope it stays that way. coming up, injured soldiers returning home to an agonizing way. we investigate how the national guard fails so many of its soldiers nationwide. an investigative unit exclusive:

==sam/ots== our chief investigative reporter tony kovaleski takes us insi a now to an investigative unit exclusive. tony taking us inside a national breakdown that leads all the way to washington, d.c. the issue at hand here, the national guard and delinquent decisions for vital military benefits. >> good morning. regular viewers of our know that we stay on a story until there is tangible change. well, here's another example. this time the issue, members of the national guard are not getting answers to their request for critical military benefits. we first exposed the problem last month with the california guard. and during our reporting, we learned it is a national problem. soldiers and airmen waiting months and sometimes years to learn if they're on-duty

injuries qualify for military and medical benefits. well, we took our questions to washington, d.c., this time. there the government accountability office called on the national guard to develop an action plan to reduce that backlog of unanswered line of duty investigations. nationally. the guard knows we will continue to these questions until the problem gets fixed. now, you can watch our complete report online right now at nbcbayarea.com. with the investigative unit, i'm tony. >> thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, just give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. subway former spokesperson jared fogle inside that van as it arrived at the center in kentucky. he was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after pleading

guilty to child pornography and sex crime charges. he will stay in henderson up to three weeks before being sent to prison to fulfill his sentence. a follow up now released after serving time but with no place to go. that is a problem that violent sex offender is facing after he was evicted from a motel 6 in vallejo yesterday. officials released frazier smith from a state hospital on wednesday and checked him into the hotel but the property managers evicted him yesterday because he was checked in under a different name. vallejo city leaders believe that state contractors were trying to hide smith's identity. it's unwhether the convicted sex offender should stay now. it is 5:58. a daring rescue during a kayaking adventure. a racing kayaker fell out of his raft while rushing down a fierce rapid. a volunteer lept into the water

grabbing on to that helpless boater. with the help of another volunteer, he was pulled to safety. he suffered a few broken bones, but said to be okay. adventurous. >> nerves of steal to go white water rafting in the first place. right now at 6:00, update to breaking new. as we speak, several gunmen holding nearly 100 people hostage inside a hotel in west africa. now, we've just learned that france is getting involved. plus an hour-long standoff in the east bay. the crime the suspect is linked to. some delays to report for b.a.r.t. riders. a live look at the caoliseum station. mike has an update on a slow ride this morning. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good friday morning, thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. mike keeping tabs on b.a.r.t. delays and a crash we learned about. first, let's check win kari and a look at that forecast. >> nice and calm weather as we head into the weekend. a chilly start this morning in the lower 50s. t as cold as we've seen

throughout the week. 49 degrees now in the north bay. mostly clear skies and 50 in the east bay and. san francisco looking at 68 degrees. today while the rest of the bay area in the low to mid-70s. i'll show you the weekend forecast and what to exheading into thanksgiving. that's coming up in a few minutes, but a lot of updates now from mike. >> first of all, kari, overall, the bay looks great right now for your commute. this is a bad scene west 580 at 24. this crash you see chp on the scene and we did have a couple vehicles visible. a couple on the shoulder and a flatbed truck. now, once they do load it and it doesn't look like they're having any problems. they can clear most of those lanes. this is approaching the maze. i'll show you the map in a second and also show you the b.a.r.t. map because major b.a.r.t. delays because of a problem at the west oakland station. the equipment problem has been cleared. but, all but one line the richmond to fremont line all goes through that station. b.t.