we have one last little bit of rain that will just not get out of here. it's moving through quickly. it's just enough to make those roads wet as we look at the radar this morning. one cell that's moved from fremont down 680 and approaching milpitas right now, moving closer to downtown san jose. once that clears, we'll have a dry day. we will have mostly cloudy skies to start and clearing out quickly. cool temperatures this morning. 50 degrees at 7:00, then 61 degrees by the time you pick them up from school or walk them home. it's going to be a nice one. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up. mike is saying that san jose commute is jammed up. >> it is, kari, because of a number of crashes in the south bay that are interacting with each other's back up. the crash at 101 and oakland and the one at mckee cleared the roadway. it's backed up to capital expressway. some folks may have been trying to get over because of the back up and sig-alert at 87.

that crash is active in the middle lane. they cleared one lane, but the middle lane is blocked and jammed. pass by the crowded off ramp. you can take monterey road to avoid both, but i'm sure that's crowded as well. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:01. developing now, people recovering after a massive fire gutted a senior living center near philadelphia. the flames putting 150 people out of their homes. it was 35 miles west of philadelphia. firefighters have not reported deaths, but at least 20 people were injured. residents were forced into the bitter cold and transported away on school buses. witnesses say those flames were massive. >> when i looked out the window, it looked like a sunset. that's how big the blaze was going at that point. >> authorities are looking into the cause of that fire. >> 6:01.

live to washington, d.c., this morning. another big name in politics under scrutiny accused of groping and kissing a female. >> senator franken is apologize zing and agreed to cooperate with the investigation. this is the photo of al franken showing him touching leeann tweeden while she was sleeping. it happened when they were part of a uso tour entertaining troops overseas. >> trap is live with the allegations of sexual conduct. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. al franken says he's sorry and ashamed for what happened. he gave a lengthy statement ability that. tweeden says she accepts that apology. but that may not be the end of it. lawmakers here, are asked to evaluate one of their own. >> you can't put -- >> reporter: senator al franken

apologizing in a statement after being accused of groping los angeles radio personality during a 2006 uso tour. i'm sorry, he writes. i respect women, i don't respect men who don't. franken is calling for his own ethics investigation. >> that's what you have an ethics committee for. i'm happy he said i will cooperate. >> serious allegations. they need to be investigated. >> this kind of conduct is not tolerated by anyone in a public position. >> reporter: the accuser accepting the apology after describing what happened. mashed his lips to my face and stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> reporter: president trump saying the al franken picture is bad. where do his hands go in pictures while she sleeps. adding franken was lecturing anyone who would listen about sexual harassment. a wave of public accusations

could lead to more victims. >> it is really open and could lead to a lot of falsz accusations that harm an innocent person. >> reporter: franken, not innocent, by his own admission, calling his own behavior disgusting. now, a couple things could happen here. if there's an ethics investigation, he could be kicked out of the senate. although, marcus and laura, that's very rare. the last time it happened, the 1860s. >> we will be watching the details on this one. thank you. 6:04. we have new details this morning about the deadly shooting in northern california. police tell nbc news that suspect assembled the weapons himself. kevin neal got around california's top gun laws ordering parts of the rifles separately and putting them together himself. we have been reporting he went on a shooting rampage in tehama reserve, including a stop at an elementary school.

he killed four and hurt ten others. they discovered his wife dead beneath the floor boards of their home. the case is putting the spotlight on so-called ghost guns. they are firearms that don't have serial numbers because the parts o ordered separately. you can order the kits and do it yourself from online. they are not sure if that suspect did that in this case. thursday, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled gun legislation but the bill does not limit self-assembled weapons. 6:05. the police department is named in a civil claim accusing officers of unfairly targeting gay men in a sting operation. undercover operations ask gay men to engage in anonymous sex in public restrooms. in each case, they were charged with misdemeanors. the police ignored similar conduct carried out by straight

people. relief this morning as the frantic search for this black labrador ends in success. the dog named kiwi took off in fear when a dog walker crashed a pickup truck carrying nine canines. >> the dog walker and child were double parked when something caused the park to head downhill. it slammed into a home, popping the cover off the back of the truck and leaving those nine dogs frightened and free to take off. >> the parking brake wasn't on or anything. just went down, hit his prius, smashed into it, then started going down the hill all the way down until it hit right there. >> now, the woman and child did not suffer serious injuries. firefighters called the owners of the dogs who stayed leading to emotional reunions, as you can imagine. all the dogs were eventually accounted for when kiwi was found hiding on a nearby porch.

>> good ole kiwi. a live look where today is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year. people who plan to fly for the thanksgiving holiday weekend, they like to get an earlier start. they want to pack away the good news coming out of this month's air travel numbers from the transportation department. the amount of passengers bumped off flights hit the lowest level since 1995. at the same time, the baggage reports fell to the lowest rates ever, dating back to 1987. on time arrivals were down a bit. hawaiian airlines finished at the top of that category. >> a lot of people will be heading to the sierra. a live look from our caltrans camera. showing the conditionings right now. you can see snow covered ground. >> plenty of snow, in fact, has fallen this week, just in time for several ski resorts to open today. get tlg can be a tough one from

the bay area. a lot of people love to go. kris sanchez is live this morning with some of the items you should smartly pack in your car if you are hitting the roads. >>reporter: right. the local ski shops are going to be busy. the local auto supply stores are going to be busy as well. if you are headed to the sierra or into the thanksgiving week, caltrans says you are going to need chains. if you don't have them, you need to buy them. the storm that had us soaked yesterday and this morning in the south bay was dumping snow on the roads headed to tahoe. the good news, there are a number of resorts opening now. today, heavenly and squaw valley will open. alpine meadows needs a little more time. wednesday, kirkwood is going to open on thanksgiving, north star. the tough news is the snow that

makes the skiing possible means chain requirements. we checked in with caltrans and they are required. it is true for all vehicles, even if you have four-wheel drive and don't have snow tires. if you have four-wheel drive and snow tires you don't need chains. otherwise, everybody else does. coming home, same story. nbc sacramento caught up -- >> it's inconvenient. know how to drive in the snow, i'm from idaho. >> i have never put chains on. i'm not sure exactly what i'm doing. it's a learning experience. >> reporter: so, we have some safe driving tips for you. make sure you have the snow chains and practice using them before you get into a snowy situation. toss a shovel and sand into the back of your car so you have traction and a way to dig out if

you get stuck. have jumper cables and flashlight, blankets in case you get stuck. if you are stopped in the snow, keep the tail pipe clear so there is no danger of carbon monoxide. all this information and a how-to video, in case you never put those chains on before. i have not. i did watch it this morning. i am not planning ongoing to the sierra. i like to know stuff. >> i posted this on facebook. laura wants you to keep them secret. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i put on chains before. well, i tried to put on chains. i had to call for help. >> sooner or later. >> you don't have them in the trunk of the car, so important. >> it is still snowing right now. we are seeing the snow levels starting to drop a bit. where we see the white and blue

is where we have snow coming down. i was just looking at twitter for squaw valley. they may hold off opening until tomorrow. 12 inches of snow, so they are excited about that. here is a look at the resorts, now all lit up. we are seeing rain mixed with snow. temperatures today, reaching the mid-30s, clearing out this weekend. it looks really nice. we look at today's temperature trend in a few minutes. mike has better news for drivers in san jose. >> clear from highway 87 after the last report. the all clear from 87 and recovery. 85 we should see quick recovery after lanes cleared. 101 also jammed up from capital up to oakland road. that earlier crash did clear. we have recovery necessary there. no problem for the tri-valley or east bay. damp roadways through fremont.

easy drive-through the bay bridge. back to you. >> good updates there. thank you, mike. coming up on "today in the bay," apple finds itself at the center of the texas church shooting investigation. the information investigators are hoping to learn from the shooters iphone. >> is the bay area in a housing bustle? i have a solid answer for you when "today in the bay" continues.

good friday morning. coming up an 6:15 as you head out the door. still very wet. one last shower coming through with mostly cloudy skies. all of this clears out quickly. as we check out the temperature trend for today, a nice, cool start, lower 50s at 8:00, rising to the low 60s this afternoon. mostly sunny skies not only today, but for most of the weekend. we'll talk about what's ahead and the next chance of rain that is coming up in five minutes. over here, better news, again. 87 recovering. a crash and sig-alert cleared. you have a jam at 101. we'll show how the rest of the bay shapes up. >> we'll check back with you. thank you very much. 5:15 right now. apple is involved in the investigation into a deadly shooting into a small town texas church. local media reports rangers served a search warrant to the tech giant. they want photos, messages,

documents and other data on the gunman's iphone. it covers a second phone and filed storage in the icloud account. they say that material can be turned over, but phones are a different story. the company clashed in the past with the fbi during the san bernardino terror attacks refusing to unlock a phone. they tell the texas paper, they do not comment on law enforcement matters. 6:16. interesting and exciting news this morning. tesla is struggling to build the model 3. this introduced, not one, but two vehicles. scott mcgrew joins us now. his own steve jobs moment. >> the one more thing trick. we knew he was going to introduce a semitruck cab and he did. it's an all electric truck and will have a 500 mile range and will never jackknife. then musk did the steve jobs,

one more thing trick and introduced a new roadster. look at that. the fastest production car. you may remember tesla's first car looked a lot like that. this car is 200,0$200,000, the roadster. tesla did not say how much the truck is going to cost. the truck's battery may cost upwards of $100,000 by itself. you've heard of batteries not included? truck not included. stitch fix raised 120 million dlarls in its ipo. that is modest. stitch fix is a clothing company that sends you a box of clothes every month. look at this. a sticky note on the front door. it's a post it. it says if you want to sell your house, call me asap. is it time to sell? should anyone buy at these silicon valley prices? i asked if we are in a housing bubble.

he said no. >> the two reasons why i think that is solid economics. one, demand is high. job growth here in the bay area routinely tops the list. incomes are high. that pushes up prices. at the same time, inventory is very low. the number of homes on the market is near historic lows. >> according to housing economists, this is real. we'll talk more about it on press here. >> interesting real estate agent you have in your neighborhood. >> sticky note and chicken scratch. people are demanding those homes. 6:18 right now. a major effort at nbc bay area to try to help out and feed those in need. once again, we are partnering with safeway for month long food drive to help families across the bay area. it's fun. >> bob redell has been live at the pleasanton safeway all morning long. you have had special guests playing music. you have everyone hyped this

morning and it continues. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. we are making this easy. come to a safeway throughout the bay area, bring $10, if you can afford it. when you come to the store, rip off the bar code, take it to the cash ear. it will donate to a food bank and take it to one of many families in need. susan is here from the alameda county food bank. what is the demand like? >> we serve 1 in 5 residents, children and seniors. this is a time of year people feel generous. we want them to give, give, give. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] >> people are really struggling to pay rent and pay medical expenses, transportation and feed families. this is a perfect time of year to help us. >> reporter: looking at the food, how big of a deal is this bag of food for a family? >> a very big deal.

we want to make sure everybody who needs a meal gets a meal. this will help families. >> reporter: thank you very much. you saw our competition. there's a challenger now to raj mathai. he's been challenged by wendy from safeway who is our jenelle wang take out raj mathai. marcus, laura, remember, he's the reigning champion with his box of zip loc bags. i'm looking at wendy. wendy, you are the new anchor competitor champion. congratulations on a bag of zip loc's. michael, it's okay. i'll give you a big hug. i'm going to be at the livermore safeway. a bunch of us are going to be at different locations tomorrow in the morning. please, swing by. if you have $10, donate to help feed the need.

this is our annual thanksgiving food drive to help thousands of families throughout the bay area. again, david, with the piedmont pep band. thanks. appreciate it. >> every year, they kick off the holiday. thanks, bob. a lot is going on there. you can meet bob in livermore. >> i'll be with bob. hopefully, he won't make me play an instrument. >> marcus washington, you can pose with him. he'll join me in morgan hill at the safeway on dunn avenue. >> i have a friend on facebook say when will you be there? 11:00 to 1:00 at the river mark safeway in santa clara. come out. we would love to see you. we have been doing this many, many years now. i have a guy that comes out and takes a picture every year. >> pose like marcus did?

>> no. >> she looks a lot like jenelle, too. let's get a look at the forecast. >> a little rain moving through san jose right now. then, after that clears out, we are in for a very clear and nice weekend. cool temperatures, too. i want to show you how much rain we had. ben lomond, five inches of rain. mt. diablo, four inches of rain. st. ha lino, over two inches. santa row 'zo, almost two inches of rain. maybe we are going to add more to that this morning as we start out with wet conditions. 51 degrees now. 48 in the tri-valley. 52 degrees now in san francisco as you get ready to head out the door. here is a look at that rain as it continues to quickly move through. after that, it's all clear. we see the high temperatures in the mid-60s, up to 65 in morgan hill. up to 63 degrees in antioch. oakland, 62. 59 in half-moon bay. san francisco, low 50s. north bay, 65 degrees.

as you get ready to head out for the school day, san francisco, low 50s. a cool start, a few lingering clouds and the high temperatures today stay in the 50s. a day for long sleeves. this weather system to the south of us, here is the next one that will be here on sunday. we'll start to bring clouds on sunday, rain holds off until monday. any kind of weather pictures you have, send me your weather pictures or questions on twitter. as we check out the seven day forecast, temperatures stay near 60 degrees over the next few days. rain early next week. we'll be tracking those showers moving in from monday through thanksgiving. mike says the san jose commute is a surprise. >> usually traffic surprises aren't great. looking at most of the bay, a great, easy light drive. the roadways are drying out. 87 is slow from 85 up to capital expressway. 101 is still slow from earlier crashes.

all have cleared. that's the good news. slowdown east shore freeway building to the bay bridge toll plaza. no transit agency delays. keep that in mind. a smooth flow on the rails. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up, nbc bay area responds. his photo on someone else's business. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. a warning for anyone who reads online reviews. nbc bay area responds, next. nbc bay area responds to a

san francisco man whose p 5:26 now. nbc bay area responds to a san francisco man whose photo was posted in a place he didn't expect. online reviews for east coast companies. >> consumer investigator, chris chmura has a warning about fake online reviews. >> good morning. with this man's story, we want you to look at online reviews with a higher level of skepticism. here is what happened, his old portrait from work appeared next to elbert hubbard online. >> my first reaction was to be angry. this is sort of a form of identity theft. he says they are bogus. who posted them? we asked the company. they have no idea. coming up, we look at how often this is happening. we turn to a man tracking fake reviews. he helps us help you spot phony

feedback. we are going to ask the big review companies how they are shielding you from fake five-star reviews. there's nothing fake about our effort to help you solve consumer problems. that's real. contact us on our website, www.nbcbayarea.com or call us, 888-996-tips. see you tonight at 11:00. >> thanks a lot. coming up next on "today in the bay," speaking out. the fugitive psychiatric patient who escaped from a mental hospital and made his way to the bay area talks in a jailhouse interview. the reason he says he needed to get out. >> reporter: it's a major move forward for muni. what riders have to look forward to coming up in a live report. you are watching "today in the bay." really?

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we )re expecting a dry day ahead-- after the rainstorm that right now at 6:30 on your friday morning, the calm after the storm. we are expecting a dry day ahead after the rainstorm that hit the bay area yesterday. taking live look outside, overlooking downtown san jose. good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. what a difference a day makes. >> no kidding. that rain was pouring on us, kari. >> yeah, it lasted for several hours throughout the day yesterday. but, as we start out this morning, we are starting to see the drier conditions and the clear skies moving in as we look outside in san francisco.

and in san jose, one shower moving through as people head out the door. through the day, the temperatures will stay on the cool side behind the cold front. mostly upper 50s to lower 60s. if you are kicking off your weekend this evening, downtown ice is opening. mike inouye will be there. weather will be perfect. you will be there with kristi yamaguchi. we'll talk about what else is going on, too. >> kristi yamaguchi and me. one can skate and one is me. no wet roads. that's the good news. there is a crash reported that may be affecting one lane of the bay bridge westbound inside that tunnel as you pass by treasure island involving a motorcycle, i'm told. no major injuries. folks may be standing around. it may cause a back up.

we are looking at the south bay, good recovery from the earlier crashes on 87 and 101. slow through san jose. back to you. >> thank you. a big step forward for muni. the first of muni's fleets of trains will hit the tracks this morning. >> thom jensen is live in san francisco to morning to explain how we'll see all this new enjoyable ride we will see in the area. >> reporter: marcus and laura, they are going to roll out five this year. the first one, as you said, the first new muni train in 20 years to replace the old ones like this one here. the first will come out where you see that truck parked there at 11:00 this morning. this comes ahead of schedule, unlike the testing setbacks that delayed the release of hundreds of bart cars. nbc bay area found this video on muni's youtube page this morning. here it is. it is from sound and vibration tests done in the tunnel behind me. the agency says the results were

good and the trains are going into service ahead of schedule. compare that to bart, which has been having trouble getting out of the testing phase with the $2.6 billion fleet replacement project after experiencing power supply issues and other glitches. as advertised, though, the sacramento built muni trains tested quieter, less vibration and more comfortable, according to the manufacturer. they say the trains need less maintenance. only time will tell if that claim is true. muni hopes to replace the entire fleet of trains with 200 new ones over the next ten years. this first new train that rolled out this morning that is dedicated will be dedicated in the name of larry martin, a long-time and respected transportation union leader and civil rights leader in san francisco, who passed away last month. live in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> that's a nice tribute, thom.

thanks so much. 6:34. closing arguments set to begin monday in the trial surrounding the kate steinle case. the judge, this week, agreed to that request from the prosecution. jurors will be able to consider second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter when they decide the fate of jose garcia zarate. during the trial, they did not deny he held the gun, but argued the shooting was accidental. happening now, the search is on for this woman who posted this viral video on snap chat. take a look at it. it appears to show her drinking from a bottle of alcohol driving around the bay area. this is in the middle of the night. she drove through 880 in oakland, newark and fremont. she is a student at sacramento state. the university isn't commenting. the hawaiian inmate that broke free from a psychiatric

hospital is expected to be arraigned today. he is speaking out about his escape and capture. he escaped from a mental hospital in hawaii over the weekend. he had been there ever since a 1979 murder when he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. during a jailhouse interview, he admitted to the killing, blaming it on drugs and said he escaped to prove he is no longer a threat to society. >> the reason why i did what i did is because i have been trying to apply for conditional release from the statehouse. they keep denying me. >> after his escape, authorities described him as a homicidal psycho path. several workers are suspended as they try to piece together how he pulled off the escape. so far, he is not talking about that part of the story. 6:36. a milpitas chiropractor is

accused of inappropriately touching a patient. a light volume around the bay, as you would expect. a couple trouble spots. san jose, a slowdown from north 85. an earlier crash cleared. the little bit of rain is complicating things, but nothing major. the east shore freeway, i have an update. sorry, i thought this crash cleared. went back and checked, chp says there are a couple lanes blocked. that is the reason for the back up. no more mystery. that is why we see the slowing there. the crash at the bay bridge looks like it should be clearing from treasure island. quickly, a motorcycle accident with no injuries.

season hour because of the crash on the east shore freeway from highway 4 to powell. it's a big problem. the rest of the bay, a lighter friday. >> the good news is it's friday. >> tomorrow, we head through the day, we are going to be busy throughout the day. come out and see us. bring $10, it will be a great day. >> all clear. we are going to have cool temperatures as well. as we get a look at the overall high temperatures, we have a told morning start. some spots dipping into the upper 30s. look at the highs into the low to mid-60s. beautiful. a few more clouds on sunday. we will have a chance of rain especially for the north bay late sunday evening. for most of the bay area, it will hold off until monday. as we look at the saturday forecast, i'll be in santa clara at the safeway. we are going to have a great time and some great weather. upper 50s at 11:00. mostly sunny skies as we go through the day, reaching up to 63 degrees.

as we go into the afternoon. my friend on twitter told me about the half marathon in berkeley. it is going to be nice and cool, but wear extra layers before you get warmed up. it's only going to be 45 degrees at the start of the half marathon sunday morning, then rising to the upper 50s as the morning goes along. you may be wrapping up the weekend with a pier 39 tree lighting in san francisco sunday evening. it is going to be in the low 60s. mostly cloudy skies as we flip on the switch to those lights. on the weekend, heading into napa valley, it's going to be beautiful, low 60s all throughout the weekend. up to 61 degrees on sunday. so, a little cooler. heavenly is excited about the new snow that has fallen and opening some of the ski resorts this weekend. 41. still some snow as you go through some of the passes this morning. then, it will be windsing down. a clear weekend ahead.

let me know what you are doing. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend in a few minutes. next on "today in the bay," a big change to justin herman plaza. the reason the bay area landmark will soon have a new name. political analysts say the president is playing a dangerous game, attacking al franken. >> we do it every morning on "today in the bay." we are following the stock market. the dow is down 79 points. the dow actually opens lower as wall street looks ahead at tax reform. that's a big topic on capitol hill. the time is 6:40. you are watching "today in the bay."

still cloudy and soggy start right now at 6:43 as we look outside at san jose. 101 barely moving. we will see all these clouds that we have here clearing up very quickly as we check out the temperature trend for willow glen. it's bright and sunny. temperatures mid-60s and highs 62 degrees. it's on the cool side, but it will be a nice weekend. we'll talk about what's ahead and our next chance of rain that is coming up in five minutes. >> kari, here is the east shore freeway at the top of the screen. a crash, i'm told by chp that should be clearing soon. otherwise, friday lighter, the south bay is recovering. kari showed 280 jammed up there.

>> good to know. thanks so much. 6:43. justin herman plaza will go by a new name. it will temporarily be called embarcadero plaza until a new name is selected. the park and rec department made that decision. justin herman oversaw a project in the 1960s which resulted in asian-americans and black residents pushed out of the western edition. for years people campaigned for his name to be removed. others argued it was an important part of history. only on nbc, an exclusive on-camera interview with one of roy moore's accusers. he groped her in 1991 after a meeting in his law office. >> we eventually got up to leave. as we did, my mother went first. when i got up and went out, he grabbed my behind.

hard. that's what we done. >> she was 28 at the time. you can watch that exclusive interview on megyn kelly today. in the meantime, the president has done the unexpected. he commented on allegations of sexual assault. >> not against him or roy moore. >> no, the allegations against al franken of minnesota. the president went on attack tweeting the al franken stein picture is bad. where do his hands go in pictures two, three, four, five and six. to think he was lecturing anyone about sexual harass mat. let's unpack that. the picture he is talking about is this one. there are no other pictures of that incident anybody knows about. the president is speculating about other pictures. the victim, herself, released this picture. it's franken, before he was senator. the woman is a former fox sports reporter, playboy model with

franken on the uso tour. she accepts his apology. when the president talks about the leslie staal tape talking about a tasteless comment. we were surprised the president decided to weigh in on a sex controversy. he is accused by more than a dozen women, many of who filed sworn statements in court saying trump assaulted them. remember the tape of him caught on tape, remember, when you are a star, you can do it. you can do anything. tweeden is wearing jacket and helmet. remember, the uso shows were in war zones. if you go on twitter, a lot of people think he is. hundreds of messages accusing him of that. the president's party trying to pass tax reform. it passed the house thursday. the senate still working on its own version. we examine the president's

tweets, accusations and speeches every day here on "today in the bay." we would love to hear from you. i'm on twitter. >> thanks so much. we would love to see you as well. what are you doing this weekend? come out to your local neighborhood safeway. we are going to be out there. all the crews from nbc bay area as we help those in need. it's the feed the need kicking off this weekend. >> this has been my highlight of the morning. this last shot. bob redell, he is live in pleasanton at the safeway this morning showing how we can help. good morning, bob. >> reporter: you know, guys, i'm bummed out. i feel like i'm missing something for this live report. you know what this live report needs? it needs a little pep. pep. there we go. all right, we have the piedmont pep band. now we can go on with our message this morning. wendy is here with safeway. thanks for helping with feed the need. how does it work? >> it is simple. go to safeway, look for the nbc

poster, which is right here. you grab a sheet and take it to a stand to make a $10 donation to buy a bag of groceries. >> you don't have to carry the bag of food. $10. thanks very much. see you in a bit. let's go over here. we can take a look. michael is with the alameda county community food bank. we walk over here, michael. 1 of 6 food banks in the area that will be receiving these donations to help people in need. michael, how big is the need this time of year? >> we are serving 1 in 5 county residents year round. the holidays, school is out. children can't rely on it. significantly helpful this time of year. >> reporter: we are talking how many families? >> we are serving 160,000 people every single month. we are looking at 20% of the

county coming to us in a year. the need is very significant. >> reporter: thank you very much. marcus and laura, like i said, we are keeping this simple. come into your safeway store. look for raj. you can come here, look for jenelle or jessica then come here and grab a piece of paper with a bar code. if you can afford a $10 donation, take it to the front. they will donate one of these bags filled with this food to families in need. we are kicking this off. we are officially kicking off tomorrow. i'll be at the livermore safeway. i won't be able to bring the band with me. they have to go to school. i know you will be out and about as well. >> that's right. let's hear it for that band. that is fun. >> we are going to be at safeway at the morgan hill safeway on dn avenue. you are in livermore. >> if you bring me a saxophone, bob can push me around in a

cart. >> tlfls a lot going on there. i'll be at the santa clara safeway from 11:00 to 1:00. >> come out. we would love to meet you. you will feel good giving to others. >> you come to livermore, bob will do it for you. tear that off. >> okay. >> he knows how to do it. i'm going to stand back. >> super easy. you don't have to lug a bag around the store or pick out an item. take the sheet to the register. we are going to have a great day for that. we start with cool temperatures this morning. it is clearing out. take a look at the tri-valley on the right side of the screen. 48 degrees. as we look at the north bay, touches of fog. in some spots, visibility down to a half mile. clearing in san francisco. some roads may be wet from the rain yesterday. as we check out that seven day forecast at the bottom of the screen, cool temperatures and also clear skies for the next couple of days. as we look at the highs today,

in the upper 50s, and mid-60s for inland areas. quick moving rain through the south bay recently. all of that is done for now. we are going to have a type of day where we start out with cool temperatures. you need a hat and a nice, warm jacket. as the day goes along, take off the jacket and be very comfortable with long sleeves. it's not the type of day for the sandals or the boots. heels would be a good choice. also, the temperatures only reach the low 60s for today. it's going to be a great start for the weekend as you head out for the morning commute in the peninsula. mostly cloudy skies and it's cool. you may have to turn on the heater later on today. maybe windows open. sunny and cool temperatures. i wanted to show you that quick moving cell from the east bay to the south bay. all of that rolled out of here and we turn our attention to the next storm system set to move in. this one, clouds in that area of low pressure and that cold

front. that is starting to move in late sunday night to monday morning. we won't see the rain until monday. looks like a good weekend. san francisco, mid-60s by the middle of the week. we will have a chance of rain as you hit the roads for the thanksgiving holiday. inland afr yas reaching upper 60s. mike says it's a tough drive on the east shore freeway. >> there's hope for folks traveling through richmond and berkeley. over an hour from highway 4 to the bay bridge. the crash, the culprit cleared from all lanes. you should see some recovery despite the crowded westbound 80 direction. we are looking at the map. you see there is slowing there from over that golden gate. jam toward powell, you do better for the sensors. that means the bay bridge will get crowded. the rest of the bay, we see a smoother flow of traffic. southbound 880 recovers. this crash at broadway clear. there's a better flow of traffic into and out of downtown

oakland. the rest of the bay, mild slowing for the hayward side. south bay, let me show you on waze, a better view. the northbound shows the jam, 101, 87, 85. we checked the route and the options necessary. take 101 and that is the quickest route out of morgan hill to santa clara. back to you. >> thank you, mike. s coming up next, a look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including a massive fire ripping through a senior living facility in philadelphia. the damage left behind and the number of people injured. at 6:53. mitsubishi recalling 84,000 cars because the air bags may not deploy in a crash. owners can bring in their vehicles for a fix. ohio state university suspended activities of all fraternities. they have been investigating 11 of 37 chapters since the beginning of the year, mostly for cases involving hazing and

alcohol. we'll be back here in two minutes with more news. stick around. before you head out the door,

here are the top stories on welcome back. good friday morning to you. before you head out the door, here are the top stories we are covering on "today in the bay." >> a developing story near philadelphia where you can see the destruction of the fire to

the senior living center. this is what that fire looked like at the peak last night. more than 150 people evacuated, including people in wheelchairs and beds. firefighters said at least 20 people were hurt. they don't believe any of the injuries are life-threatening. we learned the gunman in the deadly shooting rampage in tehama county built the weapon himself. he was able to get around the tough gun laws ordering parts for rifles separately and later went on the rampage killing five people and hurting at least ten others, including two children. investigators later discovered his wife's body beneath the floor boards of their home. the hawaii inmate that escaped from a psychiatric hospital is due back in court. he was arrested for a murder.

during the jailhouse interview, he says he's been applying for conditional release from the hospital, but keeps getting denied. he tried to escape. he was being held in a mental hospital since 1979 for that murder but he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. as the holiday travel rush begins, maybe you are headed to the sere era. be safe. experts say you need the snow chains or cables on your car. pack a shovel and sand or kitty litter. normal protocol when headed to tahoe. muni will roll out the new fleet of trains this morning. they posted this video you are about to see of those trains on youtube chltd they are quieter and don't vibrate as much. the manufacture says they are

more reliable, comfortable, faster and more efficient. the first train will go into service at 11:00. >> mike will be monitoring that. everybody get a chance to dry out from yesterday. >> yeah. it is going to be mostly sunny as we go flu the day. cool with the high temperatures in san francisco reaching 60 degrees. also 60 degrees tomorrow and more clouds moving in on sunday. a little bit of rain next week. >> all right. >> east shore freeway problem. we are recovering. look at the travel times westbound 80. we are just about an hour. 15 minutes better than the last time we checked from highway 4 to the bay bridge. improvement there, but look at the area. it's a tough drive-through berkeley out of richmond. the rest of the bay, a smooth flow. >> good deal there. >> that does it for us on this great friday morning for you. we'll be back at 7:25 for a live update. >> check in with us at 7:00 and

catch the entire bay area team at your local neighborhood safeway. have a great weekend. thanks for joining us. franken apologetic. moore, defiant. >> i'll quit standing when they lay me in that box and put me in the ground. >> can they weather the storms? a massive fire near a senior facility in philadelphia. many forced to evacuate, many in wheelchairs. we're on the scene where that fire is still smoldering. speaking out. the dangerous mental patient who made an incredible escape from a ps