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.a.r.t. still says plan on up

to 30 minutes extra. to be safe if you get there early, enjoy a cup of coffee before work. folks, there is your delay and the scene of the crash 580 at 24 and traffic jamming up anyway coming off the toll mrauza and the berkeley curve. the metering lights are on because more traffic expected on the roads after everybody hears about b.a.r.t. delays. but for the rest of the bay, aside from that route, the bay bridge into the city, things are looking really good. as you would expect for a lighter friday. back to you. >> mike, thank you. breaking news to tell you about. a hostage situation unfolding as we speak inside of a radisson hotel in west africa. right now, we know that three people are dead, dozens still trapped inside by several gunmen. "today in the bay" kris sanchez following the situation all morning long. kris, right now special forces are going floor to floor in mali trying to free some of those hostages. >> about 80 of them are now free, as you mentioned. three people we can confirm did not survive the attack and there may be more. the malian army is inside that hotel and now we know that in the last hour, france agreed to

send 50 elite fighters to ali in the first images out of bamako, mali. head under to the street. we know the military was trying to get them to safety. we saw guests running and soldiers in the hotel lobby in this video, as well. now, the malian army commander said ten gunmen stormed that hotel with grenades yelling "god is great." he also reports that as the commander for mali that one hostage was released by the gunman after citing verses of the koran. this is a map of the area we're talking about and we know that france has experience in mali for most of 2012. the capitol city bamako was occupied with islamic fighters and some with links to al qaeda. the french-led military operation drove them out just last year. now the radisson blu hotel known to be used by diplomats and air

france crews and their website reads we're extremely concerned about the situation in mali and for the safety of our guests and employees and our hotel, we're in contact with authorities there. they say 170 people were inside that hotel. now, u.s. embassy staff and u.s. citizens in bamako have been told to shelter in place. let them know they are okay and we should mention that back in august the embassy did issue a security message warning of a heightened security risk outside bamako city. now, back to the hotel three people, again, are confirmed dead and there could be more. 80 of the 170 guests and staff have according to the malian army. that means the fate of nearly 100 other people may be unknown. a discrepancy between what the hotel is reporting and what the military is reporting. but we can all agree that with three people dead and many dozens of people still being held hostage, the situation is still involved.

again, we should mention that the french president has his hands full in france, but he has committed to help in mali and certainly french troops have been there for quite some time. sam and laura. >> kris, still so many people in danger. thank you very much. kris will continue to dig for more details. another report for us at 6:30. meantime for continuous updates, follow her on twitter @krisnbc or check out our nbc bay area app. at 6:04 new details to share with you this morning. we now know person is dead following an intense hour-long standoff at a motel not far from the oakland coliseum. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live at oakland police headquarters this morning and police are not saying much about the investigation. we saw a coroner's van leave that scene just a few hours ago. >> we did. we don't have the confirmation of who died, although people at both the oakland police department and alameda county coroner's bureau said it's believed to be that of a homicide suspect who barricaded

himself inside a room after firing at officers. this was at the motel 6 near haggenburger and 880 where there was the standoff situation that began yesterday and led into the midnight hours. negotiators were there trying to convince the suspect to leave the building. the focus mainly on the second floor. our camera spotted a coroner's van in the motel parking lot indicating someone died. again, believed to be a homicide suspect. who sources say was jason al alexandener brown. investigators believe brown and a man who still unidentified shot two men at a cvs parking lot on first street in livermore. this was back on october 24th killing one man and severely wounding the other. brown also wanted in connection with killing in both sacramento and fresno. we can also tell you that there is no traffic impacts any more since the scene is clear.

the off ramp is back open and we are still waiting for updates from opd and we'll bring them to you when we get them. live here in oakland, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." happening san francisco mayor ed lee scheduled to hold a news conference later this morning to discuss which sent 20 people to the hospital. as we reported yesterday, maintenance reports revealed that that box is not registered but the california public utilities commission as required by state law. a mandatory safety inspection, that never happened either. doctors now say the man brutally beaten by alameda county sheriff deputies may not be able to use one of his arms, again. deputies hit him with his busome 30 times last week in a san francisco alley. it was captured on the surveillance video. doctors ended up putting metal rods and plates into his arm. now according to authorities he rammed two squad cars in san

lendro and led them on a chase in a stolen vehicle before they arrested him in this alley. he remains hospitalized. . the deputies are on paid administrative leave. the search right now is on for a man who police say 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 was able to monitor from his cell phone while he was at work. they arrived after an alarm alerted them to the burglary. they brought in a canine. that suspect did get away. 6:07. you made it to friday morning. now, what will the day hold for us? let's check in with kari and a look at that forecast. >> a cool start anding way to a warm finish to the day. look at these temperatures now. it's 55 degrees in san carlos. san francisco 53 and livermore is 45 degrees. we don't have any 30s on the map now and heading into the 70s today. how about 72 degrees today in san jose. palo alto 71 and mission

district at 68 degrees and low 70s for the north bay, as well. napa 73. brentwood 76 and also 76 degrees today in livermore. so, looking much better at the weather forecast, but cooling down heading down into thanksgiving. i'll detail that coming up in about ten minutes. but a heads up for b.a.r.t. riders this morning. >> a good heads up. now b.a.r.t. says only ten-minute delays at the most. now, look, the big problem is behind me. this is still chopper over the scene. this is west 580 right at the 24 interchange. you see one truck here and a flatbed tow truck and behind that there is a spill. some liquid on the roadway. they have to clean that up. delay roads opening for a time being. so, still, just two lanes open and some more vehicles on flatbed tow trucks over there. all these lanes squeezing down to two at that point as you're making your way over towards the interchange. the maze, look at the backup for the roadways. slower drive drive here and

providing some relief for the bay bridge. a lot of folks hitting the road after earlier b.a.r.t. problems and ten minutes max as far as your delays at any point in this system. meanwhile, the rest of the bay over at the maze and maze approach moving very well as you expect for a friday. a lighter flow and san jose lighter build from northbound 101. >> thank you, mike. 6:09. coming up breaking up is hard to do, but facebook hopes some new tools will make the process a little easier. a potentially popular christmas gift runs in some really hairy problems. we'll show you why, coming up in "business and tech." bob redell live in the east bay with a power of the 15 bill and how it can help families this holiday season. we'll ask you how to epius end hunger coming up in a live report.

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got to get away. a lot of people do at sfo this morning. today, in fact, is the busiestal day with over 150,000 travelers passing through san francisco international airport. i guess in the bay area, people like to get a jump on the holidays. thanksgiving isn't until next thursday, but they're saying it's one of the busiest days there at the airport. people traveling in and out of the bay area. >> i think you just fact check that situation. i just take off thursday and friday when you can take off monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. >> we'll be here next week, though. >> yes, we will.

breaking up hard to do, the song goes. facebook is hoping to make this process a little easier. the social media site assessing a new tool that will allow people to easily remove their names from past posts linked to their exs. people will hide their posts. facebook is only testing out this feature on mobile devices in the u.s. whether deciding whether to expand it worldwide. some investors want yahoo! to break up with its ceo. >> pressure marissa meyer to get her company turned around. >> she had the pressure from the get go but intensifying. a group of investors has sent a letter to yahoo! putting pressure on the company to hurry up figure out its turn around. hue has been eclipsed by google and facebook and even messaging apps. now, yahoo! is in the middle of trying to spin off its investment but here's an interesting twist. that same investor group is suggesting instead of yahoo!

selling alababa maybe it will make more sense to sell yahoo!. that's a radical idea. this would be like the 49ers selling the team but keeping the stadium and making money that way. we'll watch shares in square this morning. a day after the san francisco company debuted on the new york stock exchanged and shares topped 45%. that's founder jack dorsy's mom using square to buy flowers outside the nyse. the ding of her transaction launched the day's trading. the healthy pop inspired headlines like this one in "wall street journal" square ipo may be a turning point for technology. you can see the level of relief here. a lot of buzz this morning about a toy you might be getting your children for christmas. kind of looks like fun. called bunchems. a little bit like legos, except they're balls and you squish them together to make things like this dog. kind of like velcro. what could possibly go wrong?

>> caught in your hair. please follow these simple steps for removal. >> that could go wrong. apparently kids are getting them caught in their hair and the bunchems won't come out. the company that makes them spin master has created this youtube video to help. one father told "wall street journal' that his daughter's slumber party decided to have a snowball fight using bunchems and it was the worst party ever. >> everybody got a deep condition on the house. >> those are in there. >> no kidding. all right. not on the christmas list, hopefully. >> just take ten bucks and, you know what, you can make a world of difference this holiday season. kicking off our food drive to help those in need. >> bob redell live with how a little can go a long way. look at how he -- >> we're in aisle 2 here in safeway and, as always, we're trying to get people excited

about ending hunger and bring in the piedmont pep band. meet me in aisle one. this is the sixth year that we've seen safeway to get people to buy a $10 bag of groceries. go to the seven community food banks and often with the well food pantry. good to see you. turn around. we'll keep walking down aisle one here. thatted to goes to the food banks you'll go to pantries like al's. how big is the need for you this year in terms of feeding the hungry? >> the need is greater than ever. we're seeing like a 50% to 60% increase and clients attending our outreach. so, there is a lot of need to help people this year. >> you say 5-0. >> 5-0. >> that's over how much time? how much time is that over? >> that's over the past year since we moved to our larger facility. >> in livermore. >> a greater awareness and people are reaching out by word of mouth. >> how much does a bag of food help an average family during

this time of year? >> oh, man, it's tremendous, bob. i would say the helpings that we give them is pretty much helps them out over a weekly basis. >> thank you very much. i'm glad we could help. thank you very much happy thanksgiving to you. >> hey, how are you? >> good. >> i know it's a good cause. i'm answering a question, why does safeway do this? but why is it important? >> it is important to give back to the community have been serving northern california since 1946. >> you made it a lot easier this year. instead of having to come in the store and pick up an actual bag of groceries, you just come here and can you demonstrate how this works. this is new technology. i've never seen this before. >> you just grab -- >> it tears off easily. >> and it's a $10 donation. $10 donation and that bag of food will end up in one of the seven community food banks that they're partnering up to help us

end hunger. i don't know if you guys realize this, but these community food banks feed 780,000 people a month. i bring that up to tell you how bad the need is. 156 safeways participating throughout the bay area. we're asking for a $10 donation to help feed the hungry. help us end hunger. look at these guys. look how excited they are. >> no kidding. >> look at that energy. >> and they're now part of the congo line there. >> they don't even know it. >> start dancing. >> sure. come on out to your bay area safeway. we're going to be all out and about at all of them. >> perfectly cut out and frozen like you. >> we may even talk to you. mouth might move. >> running over from union city. chase people all over that store. >> not at all. we'll even bag your groceries for you. we love those donations. sam and i at the east dunne safeway in morgan hill and you and scott in santa clara.

>> in the rivermark and my poster board cut out. >> no, not at all. >> i'll be there and encouraging you to just use $10. that's all it takes and you'll be feeding a family. >> the coffee. >> yeah, coffee. serve them coffee. a couple of those. >> don't get into the whole red cup thing. >> we're not to mess around with that. >> we're heading closer to the holidays. hard to believe it when temperatures are in the 70s out there. but we are going to have a big snap back to reality in time for thanksgiving. i'll show you what i mean in a second. let's take a live look now at san francisco and heading out the door and looking good with mostly clear skies and also this is what you need to know as you step out. mainly clear and sunny and warmer with more widespread 70s across the bay area. and some patchy fog rolling in this evening. as we go hour by hour in san francisco, 9:00 still a few clouds. 59 degrees. and then we're into the mid-60s

by early afternoon. we stay there with the light wind and mostly sunny skies. clear by 11:00 tonight and 56 degrees. so, don't forget that jacket. as we head into the weekend forecast, it will be so very warm. today looking at some 70s for most of the microclimates and then by sunday we'll have a couple more 60s, buts also 7 5 degrees for the south bay on sunday. we're in for a drastic drop in temperatures. we had high pressure just through the west of us blocking these cold fronts, but that will be weakening by early next week lowing for this cold front to move in. that looks to bring us some rain betuesday and wednesday. and that could impact holiday. and then behind that, the big story will be these very chilly temperature moving in and this is what we can expect thanksgiving morning. family coming in, they'll all bundled up. 33 degrees for a low in livermore. and 34 in sacramento and hopefully you can help keep a family warm.

i'll be out in santa clara tomorrow. once again, at the river mark. and temperatures will be in the upper 50s in the morning. noontime 65 and beautiful, nice and comfortable and definitely want to enjoy these warm temperatures while they last because, once again, we're getting ready for a drastic drop in those temperatures. how is it looking out there for the commute, mike? >> karia lot better now. looking over with our chopper shot. over the scene of this crash. you notice now three lanes getting by and some folks pausing for a second and still are actively trying to clear the rest of the vehicles from this crash scene. west 580 at the 24 junction. the flashing lights are clearly visible for a lot of folks in the area. expect some spectator slowing on the vicinity. let's look at the map and the bay bridge toll plaza because folks held up here are providing some benefit at the toll plaza and these folks coming a off of 580 and right now held up a little bit off the mini maze and smooth drive off the 880 interchange, as well. we still have the build and now we'll look at the maps as we promised. here down the east shore freeway

standard and held up from some of this traffic and two of them on 580 but the one i just showed you around the 24 interchange. those flashing lights and the slow down. folks are slowing down on 24 to sea going on, as well. that's the biggest build for the bay. remember it's friday a nice, easy flow for traffic and just starting to build through concord, walnut creek and up thor east shore freeway. the rest of your bay, no major delays, guys. but, again, b.a.r.t. system recovering and ten minutes for your train possibly on the delay. >> good to know, thanks, mike. coming up, an immigration reversal and examining who is coming and is leaving the u.s. might surprise you. is there a reverse migration--

with mexican immgrants -- going back to mexico? nchsh is there a reverse migration with mexican immigrants going back to mexico? according to a pew research, you can see the trend. take a look at this graph. it shows the mexican migration into the u.s. since 1850. but look at the mid-'70s. you can see a dramatic spike that lasted more than 30 years. then, right around 2009 after the recession, people started returning to mexico. the pew research center found the majority of immigrants left on their own accord. main reason to reunite with family. the release of an israeli spy imprisoned in america for nearly 30 years. the united states this morning confirming the release of convicted spy jonathan pollard. in 1987, pollard was sentenced to life in prison for providing classified information to israel while working for the u.s. navy.

he's now 61 years old. pollard's attorney still hopes to waive a parole petition taremain in america for five years following today's release. if you turned off the warriors game a bit earlier last night, you're probably kicking yourself this morning. the perfect season still in tact, although that was in jeopardy last night. and perhaps their biggest challenge yet. they battled back from down 23 points during the first half to beat the clippers 124-117. this marking the largest comeback for any team in the nba so far this season. golden state's mark remains a sterling 13-0. if they win the next three games, they're going to break the record for the best start in nba history. >> nice to see there. 6:26. coming up, a first-hand account of the terror in paris in an nbc exclusive we hear from the commander who led the police raid. from terrorists in paris to

mali. special forces going floor by floor trying to free hostages inside a radisson hotel. kris sanchez has been monitoring the situation all morning. she'll join us with an update in than four minutes. mmm... nothing like johnsonville breakfast sausage. delicious and packaged with nothing to hide.

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cannon. good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. no interruption when it comes to getting you an update from mike

on the b.a.r.t. situation. first, we start with kari who has a look at your weekend forecast. >> before you head to the b.a.r.t. station, grab a warm jacket. it is chilly again this morning. feeling milder compared to the mornings we had throughout the week, it's in the upper 40s to lower 50s now and mostly clear skies. beautiful sunrise and you'll enjoy all of that sun throughout the day and warmer temperatures with highs reaching into the low 70s. and a light breeze that carries us into the weekend. what to expect for the next several days and a big change for thanksgiving coming up. let's see how it looks for that commute now with mike. >> we did have the big b.a.r.t. delays but those trains have recovered systemwide and a ten-minute delay. a problem at the west oakland station, but that, again, has cleared. crash 580 westbound at 24, but that leaves the backup for 580 and 24 heading up to the area. now with this crash completely cleared of lanes in the last two minutes or three minutes a flow

of traffic heading towards that maze and bay bridge toll plaza. that will get more congested and the metering lights are on. things are moving nicely down to the dum barton bridge. northbound route through the south bay. 101 for san jose slowing at capitol and lighter as you would expect for a friday and back to that san mateo bridge. live shot we have from the san mateo bridge. i tell you, looks very hazy. our camera seems to have a little smear on the lens and it looks like this way for a while and we have a slow set of lights going westbound. that is what i want to show you. the volume building in towards the peninsula. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. at 6:31. breaking news this morning, a hostage situation unfolding as we speak. right now we know three people are dead and dozens more still trapped inside by several gunmen. today in the bay kris sanchez has been following this situation all morning.

do we know if any americans are inside? >> we got a statement from the state department saying they are aware that it is possible that there are americans inside that radisson blu hotel. right now we know 80 hostages have been freed and that three people did not survive that attack. the malian army is inside that hotel and now we know that france has 50 elite counterterrorism fighters en route to mali. again in the last ten minutes, we got this from the u.s. state department. we are aware u.s. citizens might be present at that hotel. the u.s. embassy in bamako working to verify this situation. this video of the tv coverage just coming into our newsroom this morning. you can see the military response there. guests running and soldiers in the hotel lobby at one point. the malian army commander there said that the ten gunmen stormed the hotel with grenades. some of them yelling "god is great." also reports that one hostage

reports that he was released by the gunman after he was ordered to recite verses from the koran and was able to do so. in the first images out of bamako, mali, they were headed into the hotel and now we know those folks are fleeing to safety. the armed soldiers directing them to a safe place. now, the malian army has experience because for most of 2012, the capitol city was occupied by islamic fighters. some of them with links to al qaeda. and a french-led military operation is what drove them out just last year. now, the radisson blu hotel xwoeb known to be used by diplomats and now we know there could be americans there, as well. the hotel website reading we are extremely concerned about the situation in mali and for the safety of our guests and our employees in the hotel, we are in contact with authorities there. to the u.s. embassy, again, staff and u.s. citizens in

bamako have been told to shelter in place. citizens urged to contact their family. issued a security message warning of a heightened security risk outside bamako city and outside this morning the state department is trying to confirm whether or not there are americans at that hotel. and at that hotel is where three people are now confirmed dead, but there could be more. 80 of the 170 guests and staff have been freed or released. and that means the faith of a lot of other people are still in the balance. we know that this ongoing hostage situation in west africa is affecting air travel in europe. one paris to bamako flight to paris was canceled this morning and in the last half the prench president said, once again, they want to mark their barbaric presence where they can kill and massacre. >> simply tragic. thank you very much. kris will have another update for us. it's all changing. she'll join us in 25 minutes and

for continuous updates you can follow her on twitter and check out any digital platforms. violence in mali coming as paris marks one week since coordinated terrorist attacks killed 130 people, injured hundreds more. just moments ago, the french prime minister announced another death. the so-called architect of the attacks confirmed dead yesterday, but autrities right now are still desperately searching for more suspects. "today in the bay" tracie potts joining us live from washington, d.c. this morning. all of this coming as isis has made specific threats to western targets and the obama administration and very public attempt to ease the fears of the possibility of a similar attack right here in the u.s. >> exactly. they're also pushing back as congress tries to make sure that syrian refugees. syria is where isis is headquartered. they want to make sure the syrian refugees don't enter this country. the administration says that's unnecessary, but they are trying to reassure people here that this country is safe.

in the wake of the paris attacks and isis videos mentioning washington and new york, the obama administration is trying to reassure americans that it's highly unlikely that this could happen here. >> we are not aware of any credible threat here of a paris-type attack. and we have seen no connection at all between the paris attackers and the united states. >> still, some in congress want to shut our borders to every refugee from syria and other countries known to harbor terrorists. 47 democrats voted against the president to support that, but it's unclear if the plan will ever make it to the president's desk. >> don't worry, it won't get passed. >> reporter: drawing heat on the campaign trail. >> very simply, we can't take them, folks. we can >> it could be a trojan horse. >> ben carson compared it to

protecting children from rabid dogs. >> doesn't mean you hate alls. but you're putting your intellect into motion and you're thinking how do i protect my children. >> slamming the door on every syrian refugee, that is just not who we are. >> so that effort to block syrian refugees from coming here nows to the senate where we're told they're not going to deal with it until after the thanksgiving break. back to you. >> thank you very much, tracie potts live from washington. it is 6:37 right now. in the meantime, in paris and around the world, these images of horror of the attacks are still very vivid. and for the first time, in an nbc exclusive, we are hearing from the commando who led french authorities as they took down terrorists inside the batalan theater. >> the position of the theater and then we discover like more than maybe 7,000, 8,000 people

were laying on the floor. >> the commando going only by his first name, jeremy, said by the time paris s.w.a.t teams had arrived at the batalcan. one terrorist had already 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 and 30 rounds of ak-47 bullets. >> the team cornered the remaining two terrorists at the end of the hallway. one blew himself up and the second terrorist was killed before he was able to detonate. so, watch more of our exclusive interview. head to nbcbayarea.com right there on our front page. laura, new details now on an intense hour's long standoff in oakland. just minutes ago, police finally confirmed the gunman holed up in a motel near the oakland coliseum. a motel 6 is dead. they say he most likely took his life. "today in the bay" stephanie

chuang joining us live from the oakland police headquarters this morning with more information about who this suspect was. he had a lengthy criminal history. >> that's what is believed so far from sources, sam. but the update coming from oakland police department about ten minutes ago that this homicide suspect barricaded inside this motel room died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the standoff began after 3:00 yesterday afternoon at the motel 6. oakland police tactical operation team was there evacuating people out of the motel. negotiators focused on the second floor trying to convince that suspect to leave the building. again, just confirmed by opd that did not happen. our cameras had spotted the coroner's van in the motel parking lot leaving some hours ago. now, sources say the man inside the motel room was jason alaxeneder brown. an 18-year-old oakland resident linked to an east bay murder just last month. investigators believe brown and a man who is still unidentified

shot two men at a cvs parking lot on first street in livermore back on october 24th, killing one. severely wounding the other. brown was also wanted in connection to killings in both fresno and sacramento. again, the update coming from oakland police just ten minutes ago. also saying that officers did not fire any shots during this incident. live here in oakland, stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. a look at the forecast right now with kari. >> a pleasure to step out the door but won't be that way all day long. as we look at today's weather headlines. temperatures near 40 and mainly clear skies but warming up into the 70s with a lot of sunshine into tonight some patchy fog rolling in and sunset will be at 4:54. look at all the microclimates. mostly 70s and staying in the upper 60s and pleasanton looking at a high of 73 degrees. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend and thanksgiving coming

up. a major change there. but let's see if there is any changes with the morning commute. >> kari, we had a lot of changes here at the bay bridge toll plaza. first with b.a.r.t. problems early on. showing more traffic and the metering lights were turned on earlier than expected and then things lightened and we had some lanes open because of a crash at the maze and now back to the full toll plaza and a recovery for 580 and 24 heading past the scene of the earlier crash and heading towards the maze and now a build off the east shore freeway and getting back tayour typical friday commute with a little extra weight at the bay bridge toll plaza. prepare for that, folk. no delays for the north bay ask concord here over towards pleasant hill and down 242 and as we move the map around the rest of the bay, you'll see coming over the san mateo bridge the volume builds. same thing for north 101. the most dramatic build. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:41. giving thanks while giving back. coming up, the way you can help make some bay area thanksgiving

that much better. taco bell on the move. we're not talking about a change of locations. we're talking about actually an entire taco bell as you see on the move. the history behind this unusual scene, next. and adele's new album says hello today, but not to everybody. we'll take a look coming up in "business and tech." this next story makes your

average "run to the border" look pretty tame... ==vo== it's an entire taco bell restaurant - on the move in southern california! not 'any old' taco bell - either. this is a piece of history:

the very first taco bell ever - turning the phrase "drive- thru" restaurant on its head. late last night -- crews moved it from its original location in downey to a new location 40 miles away. late last night crews moved it from its original location in downey to a new location 40 miles away. that eatery dates back to 1962. they did not have doritos in the actual burrito back in 1962. >> i bet they had burritos. >> developers talked about demolishing the building altogether. for now it's going to taco bell headquarters in irvine and later to the taco bell hall of fame. >> that's authentic mexican food. adele's new album goes on sale today. >> scott mcgrew you found it on itunes but not on spotify. >> adele waiting until last night to drop the news that it it would not be available on streaming services.

only one big song would be, her new hit "hello." >> adele is one of the few artists who can really depend on straight album sales. taylor swift is certainly another and beyonce, as well. yes on itunes this morning and no on apple music and no on spotify. now this may turn out to be a problem for streaming services because for the second year in a row they don't have the most popular alof the year. taylor swift "1985" and "25" this year. one day after its first day of trading. this is the company that owns all those dating services. that stock did well in its debut 23%. also doing well this morning, shares in square. they're up another 3% this morning after gaining 45% in their first day of trading yesterday.

that is a huge sigh of relief, i think, for tech this morning and yesterday, as well, guys. because we weren't sure if there was an appetite still out there for tech stocks and, indeed, there is. >> there you go. >> laura was totally pushing buy, buy, yesterday. >> i was not. >> i thought it was going to go up. but $9. one more dollar makes $10 and that could really make a world of difference this holiday season. we're kicking off our annual food drive. >> all taking part of it. bob redell has a preview in pleasa pleasanton on how a little bit can go a long way that aisle. >> having the piedmont pep band here trying to kick off our sixth annual food drive. we have been partnerring with safeway and you go to the safeway locations now through christmas and a $10 donation and what you're doing is donating a bag of groceries to needy

families via seven community food banks. to give you an idea of how bad and unfortunate the need is here in the bay area, 780,000 meanal rely on food banks in the bay area every month. susan bate executive director of the alameda county community food bank. happy thanksgiving to you. this frankie valli song is for you, by the way. >> i love it. i absolutely love it. >> how bad is the need? >> we'll need to serve 116,000 children, adults and seniors this month. and that's why this drive is so important and we want everybody in the community to join us, to end hunger in alameda county. >> one bag of groceries for a family who is in need. how much, how far does that go? >> well, it will last them a few days and get their paycheck and help stretch their budgets and it can provide the most important ingredient of all, which is hope. >> susan, thank you very much.

happy thanksgiving. thank you for doing this. now, you guys are probably wondering, do i actually have to pick up one of these bags of groceries? no, you don't. we streamlined the process. you all you have to do is grab your $10 and rip off one of those bar code strips and take it to the cashier, scan it. all right. pay your $10 and, yes, it's not counterfeit and you're done and help end hunger. last year we 150,000 bags to help us end hunger drive. we are trying to beat that this year. i'll be at the livermore safeway tomorrow trying to get people to, obviously, donate $10 bags. we're making it super easy for people and, as you're well aware, it goes to a good cause. i'm just a little disconcerted because there was a competition between rog and i for the poster. >> i like it.

>> i bet you had more mac and cheese than him, too. thanks a lot, bob. >> i don't want to say to that. march and sway your way out there to those leekzocations. >> throughout the bay area. sam and i at the dunne avenue. >> and i'll be at santa clara in the rivermark tomorrow. >> 9:30 to 11:00 in the morning. some folks in the afternoon. >> we have the whole list of folks and times. >> and i'll make sure the weather is absolutely perfect. >> oh, great. >> and the rest of the weekend. we have some great weather starting out this morning. mostly clear and take a look at this sunrise. it is beautiful. take a look at all those colors over the bay bridge and that gets your friday started right. as we see the temperatures now. 53 degrees in san francisco and 45 in the east bay. we started out this week in the north bay with some freezing

temperatures and now we're in the upper 40s. even lower 50s starting out the day. and we've had high pressure just to the west of us. keeping it warm pup keeping the cold fronts away, but that will slowly weaken and break down as we go through the weekend into early next week. the storm track has been well to the north of us and we haven't had any rain or a change in our it emptureour temperatures. heading into next week, much cooler but our temperatures now above average. san francisco 68 degrees today. east bay 71. more of those 60s and 70s and then as this drops in, it it will bring us some rain between tuesday and wednesday. maybe a wet holiday travel for a lot of people trying to get on the roads to see grandma and look at these temperatures thursday morning. it will be in the 30s out there. even freezing temperatures andably the coldest morning we've had so far this season in place for thanksgiving. and look at the highs that day. it will be in the mid-50s for the high.

and compare that to this weekend. we'll be in the mid-70s get ready to get out those heavy coats, once again. it will be very chilly on thursday. we'll take another look at this coming up, but let's see how the morn commute is going as you head out the door, mike. >> big day for travel today for example. but on the roadways it's lighter because everything is getting ready to leave town for the next week. we're looking over here towards the a weaker build for the southbound direction but still have some slowing through san rafael. on the maps not a lot for the north bay. just a little dip in the speeds and across the richmond san rafael bridge. now the last hour a tough one over here towards the maze and for the b.a.r.t. system and b.a.r.t. back on time and the approach, they've all cleared so now more folks are heading towards that bay bridge toll plaza over the last 20 minutes. that will ease up as well as we zoom out and show you the rest of the build for hayward and east bay heading across to the san mateo side.

no delays for the tri-valley. jose shows the slowest drive right here. i'll give you a look at the peninsula because this is why there is not any slowing. light build of traffic right now. right now continuing to follow breaking news right now. gunmen storm a west africa hotel. kris sanchez is following the latest breaking details and bring us a live report in just two minutes. ♪

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gunmen ho at 6:55. an update to breaking news. three meanal are dead and gunmen holding nearly 100 others hostage inside a hotel in west africa. >> the situation developing for hours. kris sanchez tracking all the information coming into our newsroom. kris, do we know if any of our hostages or victims are from the u.s.? >> three are dead and 90 hostages remain inside that radisson hotel in the capital city of mali and we're not sure yet whether there are americans among them. the state department spokesman says they might be present in that hotel. and now in the first video out of bamako you can see guests running to safety. ten gun stormed that hotel with grenades yelling "god is great." he also reports that one hostage was released by the gunmen after reciting versus from the koran. for most of 2012, the capital

city of bamako occupied by fighters until they were driven out by a military french-led operation. now, we know that this ongoing hostage situation is also affecting air travel. one flight from paris to bamako was already canceled this morning. sam and laura? >> thank you very much. "today" show will pick up our coverage of this breaking story in just a few minutes. head to our website or download our nbc bay area app. local news now closer to home. within the last 30 minutes or so, oakland police confirm eed >> stephanie chuang has new details for us. this standoff end just hours ago. >> it did, laura and sam. this all started after the homicide suspect linked to several killings around the state was spotted in this motel room now, this standoff began after 3:00 yesterday afternoon at the motel 6 next to 880 and

hegenberger. the technical operation team was there evacuate people and they tried to coax the suspect out of the building. the man inside that motel room was jason alexeneder brown linked to an east bay murder just last month. investigators believe brown and a man still unidentified shot two men at a vcvs parking lot back on october 24th killing one man and severely wounding the other. brown was also wanted in killings in fresno and sacramento. oakland police department also stressing none of its officers fired any shots during the standoff. live here in oakland, stephanie chuang. >> thank you, steph. while a lot of the country returning to see their families next week for the thanksgiving holiday and freezing temperatures, a lot of people will want to come here for our holiday. >> i don't know about that because it will be much cooler on thanksgiving. yes. well, it will be in the 50s for the highs and we could have freezing temperatures during the morning. that's what we're expecting on thanksgiving.

but this weekend, well above average. we start out right around 50 degrees. highs today in the 70s. so, get the family in early. they could enjoy the nice, warm weather because, once again, it does not last into the holiday. >> all right. what about that morning commute? >> it's looking really good. we had a tough 5:30 to 6:30 hour but things have calmed down. let's look at san jose. despite a lighter flow for most of the bay. w we still is your congestion points and 101 slows up past 680 and 280 right at 880 in the middle of your screen and as you see from the maps, as well, the speeds are better because it's got little bit lighter. now over towards the east bay and the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on. you'll still have your commute in the middle part of that commute you'll have that tough drive. >> you will have the weekend upon you very quickly. hope you have a great day. >> again, safeway food drive is

tomorrow. i don't know if we'll have bob's band, but a lot of excited people out there. join us and come make a donation. . good morning. breaking right now, hostage situation. gunmen storm the popular western hotel in the african nation of mali capturing 170 people at least six americans inside the radissan at the time. several hostages killed and at least 130 still being held with gun fire and explosions as uc.s military personnel arrive at that scene. we'll be live with the latest. new lead overnight. the third body found in the french apartment where the suspected master mind of the paris attacks were killed. showing the female juhadist who blew herself up.