a live look outside at dublin it is wednesday morning. just one day away from thanksgiving day. all the turkey and stuffing, all your favorite food on the table. many people are probably heading to their families for the holidays. thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. what is your favorite thing to eat? >> yes. >> pie? >> macaroni and cheese. >> and spaghetti. spaghetti is my favorite this time of year. >> no matter what you are doing, a lot of people going outside to fry the turkey or whatever you have to do, we have great weather. as we get ready to head out this morning, get that one last day in at the office. a live look outside in san jose. all clear as you get ready to head out. early this morning, going for a jog in san francisco, mid-50s. overall, nice and cool start to the day. the high temperatures up to 70 degrees there.

75 in san jose. 72 today in napa. i'll show you more spots you may be headed to in the forecast coming up. mike is checking on the bay bridge approach. >> that's right. we had an earlier crash overnight. then a traffic break. right now, the sensors light. for much of the morning, an easy drive because of the holiday approaching. here, approaching the bay bridge, we have no more slowing. that's cleared up. the earlier crash and traffic break. no more closures and no more problems getding to the bay bridge from the san francisco side. from the east bay, the sensors look clear. a quick look. the sensors show cash lanes backing up because of one cash lane toll plaza. one that is not yet there at the toll plaza. back to you. thank you very much. breaking news we are covering this morning. a u.s. navy aircraft crashed in the pacific. there's an intense search for three crew members who are

missing. >> the navy announced eight crew members have been rescued. the aircraft crashed just before 10:00 p.m. our time southeast of okinawa, japan. the crew was enroute to transport flights carrying passengers and cargo to the "uss ronald reagan." continuing coverage on the kate steinle murder case. we could soon have a verdict. it could be today. closing arguments were yesterday. if jurors do not reach a decision today, they will break for thanksgiving and pick up on monday. steinle was killed in san francisco in 2014. defense says it was accidental and no intent to kill. the suspect is an undocumented immigrant and this shooting sparked a nationwide debate about sanctuary cities. we are going to break in if we hear the verdict come in. stay with nbc bay area for

coverage. the search is on, right now, for one of two escaped palo alto inmates after a crash and shootout in stockton. the story was breaking news last night at 11:00. >> we are live at the courthouse in palo alto with the overnight developments. >> it's been a couple weeks since these men have been on the run. >> reporter: one of them is back in jail. good morning to you, laura and marcus. one of the two inmates who escaped from the santa clara county courthouse in palo alto early november is back in jail in central county after both inmates had an encounter with law enforcement last night in stockton. you are about to listen to video of gunshots fired by officers firing at the two inmates during her pursuit on trinity parkway. this was in stockton. they ended up chasing them into a walmart parking lot. the driver of the vehicle was the one who got out of the vehicle, ran in the store and was captured. we have confirmed that man is

46-year-old. he is one of the inmates who escaped from the jail. again, as i mentioned, earlier this month. this was in november 6th. the other man in the vehicle who was the passenger took over the driver's seat, took off and they are looking for that person. he is the second inmate, 47-year-old john bivins. this is what he looks like, this is his mug shot. law enforcement released this image, surveillance of him inside a convenience store. law enforcement says he is in a green, 1999 ford explorer, license plate 7tty 505. a green, 1999 ford explorer. you might recall they escaped when they were in court earlier this month on kidnapping and robbery charges. they had a key to the cuffs and two other people were arrested

for helping them escape. they are currently in jail. again, we have one of the inmates in custody looking for the second one. live in palo alto, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. we are staying on top of this story on air and online. we are going to post updates on www.nbcbayarea.com as soon as we get new information from authorities. bay area based pixar is facing serious uncertainty after the founders leave of absence. john is the creative officer of walt disney and pixar and the driving force behind the top films. he notified employees he is taking a half year se bat cal. he wrote a letter to anyone who has been on the receiving end of an unwanted hug or gesture that felt crossed the line in any way, shape or form.

a hollywood reporter published the report how his conduct could make co-workers uncomfortable. one says questionable conduct can be out in the open. >> a lot of these situations, other people knew. one of the reasons you are seeing these men step down is, it wasn't a big secret among the people who worked around them. >> last year's se bat cal and the hollywood report coincide with the hit film, cocoa. new this morning, home prices are up, once again and no surprise here. san jose is topping the list nationwide. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us with the report released a few minutes ago. good morning, kris. >> reporter: hi there, laura. this may make you lose your breakfast whether or not you are a buyer or seller.

zillow compared october of last year to october of this year. the numbers were released last year. it is good news if you are a buyer, rather a seller. a 12% increase in home prices. the median is now more than $1 million. it's $1,076,000. there are fewer homes on the market. it is rough for buyers and renters. the median rent is $3400 a month. scott mcgrew has the chief economist from trulia on "press: here" are we in a housing bubble, the answer is no. >> the reason i think that is solid economic fundamentals. demand is high. incomes are high. that pushes up prices. at the same time, inventory is very low. the number of home that is are

on the market is near historic lows. >> reporter: you can always watch "press: here" at "meet the press" as well. part of my habit. the numbers just came out at 5:00. give me an hour. i'm going to sift through all the data to get you the numbers for the rest of the bay area. you may be curious how your area is faring. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> a lot of people are wondering about that, thank you. scary moments at a popular san francisco park. a coyote attack left a pit bull injured. they fought in thick brush more than 20 minutes. they add the dog owner, police and park goers had a hard time getting the dog. when they finally did, the dog appeared to be in shock. >> she was finally able to

reach. the dog was moving away from her because she was in shock. she was able to get it and carry it and lift it out. >> animal care could not find the coyote. there are signs in the park and warning dog owners. taking a live look outside at the oakland coliseum, the a's current home. when it comes to their possible future home, not everyone is on board. the as are working to finalize plans near laney college. they are already voicing opposition. they voted to not back that plan, which has a long way to go before it gets the green light. 5:09 this morning. if shopping isn't your thing, you can get in free to certain east bay parks on black friday. >> the east bay regional park district does this each year to encourage people to spend time in nature. they are calling it green

friday. fees a waived for dogs, boats launching and fishing. >> another ski resort opened. kirkwood will open today. it's joined several other tahoe resort that is are open for the season, including heavenly, squaw and mount rose, way up there. need more snow, kari. >> we do. we will get more, but it takes a few days before it gets here. as we check out kirkwood's forecast, low 50s. a little bit of snow. sunday, we'll see that snow machine cranking up. this morning in the south bay, the commute forecast. by 7:00, we are at 53 degrees. still cool to start. this afternoon, low 70s is going to be really nice. as you head home from work, maybe you are off the next couple days, windows down. i'll talk about what else is ahead in a few minutes. >> right now, it's a breeze.

driving around the bay, no problems. up here, the orange highlighting, a patch or two of fog. kari talked about that. it's not hitting a major commute. that's great. we are looking over here toward the east bay and westbound 24. just approaching caldecott tunnel, reports of a car fire on the shoulder. chp doesn't have a lot of detail, but they don't seem worried easter. we'll track that. the travel times near the minimum. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up, remembering an icon. how the world is honoring the life of david cassidy this morning. uber disappoints customers, again. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

it's 5:14. as you get ready to head out, a live look outside in san jose, all clear. also, nice and mild with temperatures in the mid-50s. let's go to willow glen to see how the day will pan out. mid-50s for the morning commute. we should be at 53 degrees but we'll be at 73. the first rain chance, we'll talk about in five minutes. look at that, the bay bridge, the cash lanes back up on the left approach cleared just in time for more folks to approach. we'll track that and the rest of the holiday drive. sad day for many partridge

family fans after '70s heart throb david cassidy died. ♪ hey, i think i love you >> no matter your age, you know that song. if you are a certain age, you remember the impact david cassidy and the partridge family had on pop culture in the '70s. you may have had a crush on him, laura? >> nah. my sister, maybe. >> he was a fixture in those teen magazines, "tiger beat." a lot of people don't remember that. he died from organ failure. the family said he was surrounded by those he loved. david cassidy, 67. >> he was young. goodness, gracious. the former doctor for the women's gymnastic team expected to plead guilty to sex crimes in michigan. he could face 25 years in

prison. larry will plead guilty to multiple sex charges in a case involving seven girls. prosecutors will with hold charges involving charges of other women. gabby douglas is revealing she was a victim of abuse by dr. l lar larry nassar. she says for years she and others were conditioned to stay silent. remembering those experiences are too painful. 5:16 now. a san francisco company that shocked so many people with its behavior is shocking them again. uber was hacked and tried to cover it up. >> bloomburg was the first to report. hackers got hold of 57 million people's records. that includes drivers and customers. the records include names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers,

but do not appear to include credit card information or details about trips. uber paid $100,000 to keep the hackers quiet. it happened while the uber ceo was ceo. travis is on the left. just now came to light, remember, uber has a new ceo there on the right. derek has been fired or he fired uber's head of security this morning. the founder and ceo has been a nightmare for uber, even after he left them, berating a driver. accusations he left the company with sexism. it's not unusual to pay a ransom, but the company should have informed customers and drivers their information was exposed. the new ceo apologizes and says there's no excuse. meg whitman is stepping down

from hughlet packard. the markets are closed tomorrow. friday is black friday. lots of shopping. we have said before, when you look at the data, with the exception of door buster deals, prices tend to fall after black friday. i was talking with price expert r.j. jane who said look for deals everywhere, even airline tickets. >> the last time i bought a travel ticket for a flight, i saved $800 by buying on black friday. just look like nontraditional items on black friday, not just what you want to buy. >> price.com, he runs a thing to get you the best deals. that's his business. the best deals, again, may not be on black friday. the really big tvs, maybe. other stuff, we have talked about this before, we have seen retailers get desperate as we get closer and closer to

christmas. >> they have a lot of inventory. >> if you can hold out, wait. >> i have things set up in stores. they are already putting things out. >> for black friday? >> i got deals yesterday, accidentally. hungarian researchers say let sleeping dogs lie. they may be learning something as they sleep. a study found the brains of sleeping dogs reach burst of activity that boost memory and learning. the same found that brains in female dogs have twice as much activity as male dogs. >> same in humans. >> i was going to say. experts say it proves why female dogs are better learners. dogs are better learners, women are better learners. >> you are searching for a better christmas present. >> is it working? >> kari has a look at the forecast.

>> letting the dog sleep in, i guess. if you are on your way to work, wake up. i have to take you out. we are going to have beautiful weather as you get ready to make plans for this holiday. here is a live look outside in oakland. it's been clear here. you are going to see patchy fog. it looks good as you look at the visibility in oakland. the seven day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. more weather we have been enjoying. today, we are heading into the low 70s inland. san francisco, 70 degrees today. 75 in san jose and livermore, expect a high of 72 degrees. if you will be traveling, the storm system and the atmospheric system north of us. if you are going up to portland, seattle, it's going to be soggy. while they get a lot of rain, we are going to see a lot of this dry weather continuing, only few slight chances of rain, mostly for the north bay. check out saturday.

we'll start to see scattered showers moving into the north bay and san francisco. it slowly starts to work its way south, into the south baby sunday. this is the end of the weekend. many people will be heading back home, traveling. it looks like it is going to be sloppy. allow extra time to get there. for the' era, a lot of snow coming down starting on sunday, continuing on monday and then we may get good snowfall totals as well. check out the thanksgiving forecast for livermore. temperatures low 70s. for the next few days, low 70s there as well. we will have 60s in san francisco. we talked about those rain chances moving in saturday afternoon and, again on sunday. mainly, early next week. as we head over to mike, you are tracking a couple reports now. >> just a couple. we have that report of a car fire over here westbound 24 approaching the caldecott. we have no lanes blocked and no injuries. not a lot of activity.

it's on the monitor. northbound 242, coming up to highway 4, reports of a crash there. i saw slowing on the sensors there. we saw slowing approaching. they tried to get that off the road ways. i'm going to say for the next few minutes, plan on the right lane blocked. patchy fog there in brentwood. discovery bay. no problems for the morning commute. highway 152, coming in off i-5, a disabled big rig near dinosaur point. i'm watching this because folks here might be heading toward universal studio for the holiday. over to you guys. >> thank you very much. as we go to break, mike is reminding you to thank your driver or station agent as you use mass transit. head to twitter to read that

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a police officer stopped two robbers - allhi new video out of brazil this morning showing the police officer stopping two robbers. take a look. all while holding his infant son

in his arm. this is surveillance video that captured everything. he happened to be in the pharmacy with his family when a suspect pointed the gun at him. the officer opened fire. you can see it there. his son was close by his side. after the shooting, the officer hands that son off to his wife, as she crouches behind an aisle. both suspects died. in the north bay, the deadline has come to remove toxic debris from your home. homeowners have to tell county officials how they plan to clear their properties. if not, they may be taken to court and forced a clean up. most of the homeowners allowed federal crews to remove toxic debris. >> remember noah mac on "the voice" fighting out in the top? >> well, let's check it out.

>> noah mac! >> there you go. america has spoken. noah mac from dublin made the list of a finalist. there's coach jennifer hudson celebrating that moment. mac says he's as surprise zed as anyone. >> i'm shocked. i had no idea my name would get called. i didn't expect to make it this far in the competition. this is really, really a huge confidence booster for myself. >> good for him. we weren't surprise. you can watch him try to break into the top ten next monday and tuesday here on nbc bay area. good for him, right? >> the look, the voice. >> the hair. >> hey. >> i need that hairspray. coming up, speeding up your morning commute. the proposal to add express lanes in the busiest stretch of the bay area. >> reporter: last minute holiday travelers out there, expect a

busy day ahead. what you need to know if you are driving or flying out of town.

a very good wednesday morning to you. taking a live look outside. city by the bay. nice, live look out there. a nice day on tap. we'll check the forecast in moments coming up with kari. good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's head over to kari with a

look at the forecast. >> you may be up early making sure that turkey is ready to go and getting the sides together. that may be the plan today. open the windows, let fresh air in. we are going to have sunshine. temperatur temperatures reaching the low to mid-70s. 70 degrees in san francisco. if you are planning to hit the road or heading to the airport, here is a look at the map showing as of now, everything is looking good. no flight delays. a few scattered showers. cold for the east coast. i'll let you know what is going on with this and also the local forecast. we are going to take a look at the weekend, too, in a few minutes. mike, you are giving us a customary check of the bay bridge. >> it's a lighter flow. we have the back up. the metering lights turned on later than normal on a wednesday. this would be 5:27 when the lights were turned on. the cash lanes are just starting to build.

look how slowly, gradually it is here. the approach moves well. no problems here. we call your attention to the earlier crash we have been tracking. approaching highway 4, two lanes reported blocked. the traffic is moving better now. they may have cleared the lanes. fog through the tri-valley, we track that. meanwhile, no other problems. back to you. thanks, mike. we are a day away from thanksgiving. the holiday travel rush expected to hit a peek in hours. >> we have pictures to show this morning. the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. traffic is picking up there in dublin, oakland and the san mateo bridge. people are trying to get a jump on the holiday ahead of us. pete suratos is live at sfo with what you need to know before you hit the roads or the skies today. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. yes, a very busy holiday week. aaa put out interesting numbers saying this is the highest volume of travelers traveling

nationwide in more than a decade. we are here at sfo. right now, there's not too big of a crowd. not many people going toward that tsa area. we'll jump to the numbers from aaa. 51 million people are traveling for thanksgiving this week by air, roads or rail. as i mentioned, the highest travel volume in decades since 2005. i want to point out this juxtaposition, you have the cheapest average air fare since 2015 for folks out of town, the highest gas prices since 2014. when it comes to the gas prices for those heading out of town, the average per gallon for oakland, san jose and san francisco, the numbers are on the screen. $3.21. just a shave over $3 for oakland, san jose and san francisco. a note for travelers, 80 east is rank ld as the third worst traffic hot spot when it comes to america's most congested

cities. that could have to do with folks heading out of town for the weekend. the worst time to travel to sfo where we are standing would have been yesterday afternoon. according to aaa, it doesn't look too bad right now, but of course, things can change throughout the day. live at sfo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks. new this morning, i-80 is back open in san francisco after emergency repairs early this morning. chp says four cars hit the guardrail west of 4th street. crews repaired it overnight. we took you here live at 4:30 as it was happening. lanes reopened by 5:00 a.m. a friend is now identifying the young man who died in a san jose house fire that killed his sister and mother. it happened saturday on south 9th street. the father is still in critical condition. medical examiners officially identified one victim as

14-year-old ivan lee. a gofundme page has been set up. a 21-year-old was another victim, a mechanical engineering student at san jose state. investigators say 45-year-old chad touched a 12-year-old girl inappropriately on several occasions. the girl was a student in his math course at a private summer camp. the student told her mother about the assault. he is a teacher at broadway high school in san jose. 5:35. a member of the notorious hells angel bike gang is on the run from the law. the fbi says 36-year-old russel is considered armed and dangerous. agents have been investigating the motorcycle club for years. members are facing charges of murder, extortion and witness tampering.

police and fbi acts arrested eight mens in santa rosa an saturday. 5:35. in san jose, city officials are trying to shut down churches that are fronts for unlicensed pot dispensaries. this is youtube from the coachella valley church. they make no secret of their appreciation for pot. they spoke with people who visited last night and some brought the pot. >> i got the cookie. >> you say your prayers. you don't consume. >> the second person you heard from was visiting a different cannabis church in san jose. they allow 16 dispensaries to operate. all have been vetted. charging companies to release carbon is paying off. carbon permits sold out generating $860 million. it happened yesterday. the state requires companies to

buy permits to release greenhouse gases. not only do the permits sell out, the demand was so strong, prices are at the highest level. new this morning, caltran says a plan to add express lanes to 101 will have impact on the environment. we check the link to report on the caltrans website overnight. it is not working. but, the san mateo daily journal has the report. no current lanes will be removed. caltrans wants to add a 22 mile stretch of express lanes. the report says the plan is to start construction in 2020 and open lanes by 2024. folks, take a look at the bay bridge approach. an easy drive on the sensors. no problems. over here on this side of the screen, zoom over to north 242. i have been seeing the sensors slow down.

chp says they are not going to cause a sig-alert, but they mentioned the word. one lane reported blocked. as the sensors clear, they may be moving off to the shoulder. ambulances on scene. there may be minor injuries. again, chp and the rest of the crews don't sound too worried about it. the rest of the bay, this orange highlights where there may be low clouds, maybe fog. we happen to have a camera there. you can see the view from dublin. no problem seeing the freeway from the camera atop the building there. we see low clouds in the distance there. >> that is not your department. >> just above the freeway. >> crossing over getting closer to the weekend. >> a lot of people have family in town, finding things to do, going shopping and the weather. make sure you plan around that as we get ready for showers to start to move in. let's check out saturday's forecast. looking at the coast, the bay, inland areas is going to be

nice. more clouds in the mix. we'll have a chance of showers in the north bay as we go into saturday afternoon. then, by sunday, pretty much all the bay area will see rain off and on, temperatures cooling down with breezy winds, highs reaching mid to upper 60s. if you are planning to go to santa cruz this weekend, the best they will be on friday, 72 degrees, mostly sunny skies, partly cloudy saturday and the showers moving in sunday morning. a lot of people will be heading to the sierra. here is a look at the resort at squaw valley. it is going to be mid-50s. beautiful, quite a bit of snow on the grounds. the snow will begin falling early sunday morning as you head back to the bay area. bring the tire chains just in case, even though it will be clear as you go, coming home may be treacherous and take a long time. checking out monterey's forecast, low 70s. saturday looks beautiful. 73 degrees. but, then much cooler on sunday. once that rain begins to fall.

then, if you will be spending the holiday weekend in yosemite, that looks really nice with mostly sunny skies, high temperatures in the mid-50s. a wintry mix on sunday as we are, once again, seeing people come back to the bay area, heading farther to the south. santa barbara looks good. showers on sunday. let me know y you are going. you may see it featured here. >> sounds good. thank you. 5:40. coming up, survival. >> i was riding, then my mouth, boom. in a war zone. >> new this morning, we hear for the first time from two victims of the shooting rampage. the terrifying moments they experienced, next. the president, this morning, defending roy moore saying he is a better candidate in alabama. we'll show you when "today in the bay" continues.

it's 5:43 as you get ready to head out. a live look in san jose. a mild start. let's go to the neighborhood of santa teresa. 61 degrees as we go to the late morning hours and low 70s. 73 by 2:00. it's going to be a really nice day, no matter what you have planned. we'll talk about the weekend plans coming up in five minutes. a live look at the san mateo bridge. a good, steady flow of traffic on the peninsula side.

that's great. the bay bridge has metering lights. we'll see how things are shaping up. >> thanks, mike. new video this morning captures the escape of a north korean soldier. you can see here, speeding down the road. this is before his car crashes. that jeep crashes. then north korea soldiers start firing their guns and chasing him down. he actually crosses the border. they drag him to safety. that man shot twice, is now recovering from those shots in the hospital. new this morning, one of the people seriously injured in last week's deadly shooting rampage is talking ability his nightmarish experience. >> can you imagine? 20-year-old james wood jr. emerged from a coma after being shot in the face and jaw. nine days ago, he was driving with his father when the gunman drove alongside them and started

shooting. five people were killed in the ram panlg. woods thinks back to being shot and is grateful he survived. >> reporter: he thought he was saying good-bye to his father. >> it was hard. i'm not worried about the people that don't have their moms to hold or uncle or brother. they are not there. they are gone. >> he still can't drink a glass of water, but believes others are the ones who really need prayers right now. new overnight, cvs says three more women came forward accuse zing charlie rose of misconduct. they are cbs employees. this follows the initial report that had eight accusers. overnight, we got fresh reaction to the firing from former co-host gayle king. >> i'm a variety of emotions. you know, there's certainly some anger. there's sadness.

there's compassion. there's concern. you know, you can hold a variety of emotions around one particular incident and one particular person. i can't say on one thing, what i am is raw. when you think about the anguish of those women, despite the friendship, tough report the news. >> the "today" show has more of an exclusive interview with one of rose's accusers after "today in the bay" at 7:00 a.m. the president is defending republican roy moore whose running for u.s. senate. >> scott mcgrew, the president saying the democrat candidate is worse? >> yeah. good morning. the president speaking out in support of moore. moore is accused among other things of touching a 14-year-old, which he denies. the president accuses roy jones, moore's opponent of being soft on crime. >> i could tell you one thing for sure, we don't need a liberal person in there, a

democrat, jones. i have looked at his record. it's terrible in crime and the border and the military. >> i should have said doug jones. the election is in alabama december 12th. some polls show moore will win the seat. meanwhile, democratic congressman from michigan acknowledged a cash settlement paid to a female staffer who left his office, but denies it has anything to do with sex or sexual harassment. the house ethics committee will investigate. >> you would think the president could pounce on the conyers news, but instead, tweeting about the father of the ucla basketball player caught in china. he calls him an ungrateful fool. he is the father of one of the bruins basketball player detained in china.

he demand they thank him for the release. they did, but ball, seen here, did not, which angered the president. the president's tweets are particularly strong this morning. he is attacking the nfl. it could be because his chief of staff, john kelly is not in the white house. here is kelly during one of president trump's speeches. he's on vacation. i looked at the president's past tweets and who he attacked. if you don't count politicians, world leaders, hillary clinton, jeff flake, kim jong-un, this is chronologically who he attacked. goodell, ball, lynch, moore, hill and curry, just in the last couple of weeks. well, we analyze what the president is tweeting about and speaking about. you can watch every day on "today in the bay" and give us your thoughts. i'm on twitter. >> sounds, good, scott. let's take a trip to tahoe. tahoe city, in fact. late night shopping?

oh, you may have friends with you. see this? this is on lake boulevard. a momma bear and cubs running around at that safeway and cvs. so many people in the area are familiar with tahoe city. how many times have i walked those aisles there. the mom was making the rounds around. they wornt bothering anyone, just window shopping checking out the christmas sweater collection, perhaps? >> why not? >> no snow, yet, in that area. expected to be in the 60s in tahoe. resorts not far from there are already open. >> they may not need the sweaters anytime soon. >> we had great weather. we don't need sweaters, either. the high temperatures reaching the mid-70s. it's been nice to have nice, warm, sunny weather. this shot, in dublin, we have fog rolling in. from the central valley up toward the north bay, this is

really going to cause a lot of problems for people not only going to work, but starting to travel and heading to your holiday destination. so, make sure you allow extra time. this is really going to cause a lot of problems, once again, for that low visibility. then the high temperatures today reaching the upper 60s and mid-70s. really nice, though, starting with milder weather and make sure you grab those sunglasses. after all the low fog and clouds clear, we'll get sunshine. a great day for short sleeves. make it to the mid-70s. a lot of rain to the north of us. that's where the storm track has been. it stays to the north as we go into several days. we will have some of that very warm weather for this time of year. a lot of clouds starting to move in by tomorrow. look at the time line. saturday afternoon, rain moves to the north bay. it makes it to san francisco and parts of the south bay and east baby early sunday morning. that's the next significant chance of rain by the weekend.

as we check out the thanksgiving forecast for san jose, it is going to be in the low 70s. partly to mostly cloudy skies. great weather for the turkey trot. in san francisco, we will have a chance of showers moving in by thanksgiving afternoon and for the weekend, a chance of rain by sunday afternoon. once again into sunday, that may linger into the first part of next week and very warm weather inland. mike, you are tracking what is happening now at the bay bridge. >> it's unusual for a normal workweek. this is a holiday week for many people. we see the gradual build halfway to the parking lot. it's a back up. the metering lights are on at the toll plaza. a gradual build here. look at the maps. that's the same for around the bay. a light volume of traffic. we are seeing this. low clouds that hover around 580. i want to show and emphasize what it might be for the drivers. look at the dublin drivers,

westbound. that is the commute direction. no problem out of the area. we are going to get more traffic today, folks to the central valley and the low clouds. a foggy situation for many. back to the maps, no delays for transit. that's tomorrow. guys, back to you. >> good to know. coming up next on "today in the bay," we investigate. >> if we don't get a handle on this problem, that number is going to keep rising and rising. >> a problem with deadly consequences. we investigate how stolen guns are feeding high profile crimes in the area. >> first, happening now, developing news out of zimbabwe. the recently fired vice president will be sworn in as the new leader. the previous president announced his resignation after being in power for decades. elon musk one step closer to

building transport under los angeles. one of musk's companies filed paper to start the work. officials have not said if they will approve the plan. i'm going to facebook live in a moment. join me on air and online. we'll be back in a few. as millions travel for the

holiday - kari says she )s not seeing any major flight delays. as millions travel for the

holiday, kari says she's not seeing major flight delays. follow her on twitter. she would like to know where you are spending the holiday. join our conversation every morning here on "today in the bay." fbi strategists show violent crime may be trending and down across the nation and nbc bay area investigates has found reports of stolen guns. they are turning up. many of which are used to commit crimes. >> stephen stock traces guns to high profile crimes here in the bay area. nbc bay area and more than a dozen nbc stations from across the country teamed up with a nonprofit journalism organization, "the trace," to find out how stolen guns circulate around the u.s. the data we compiled from more than 1,000 different law enforcement agencies around the u.s. show 70,000 guns have been

lost or stolen in california alone since 2010. we traced at least 135 of those guns stolen in other states that end up here in california at crime scenes. we found more than a dozen high profile bay area murders in the last five years alone involving at least one stolen gun. those include the case of kate steinle killed on pier 14 and the shooting deaths of san francisco's u.p.s. warehouse and two other deaths in oakland. >> most of the time we finds the guns recovered in the same state or metro area or nearby metro area from where they were stolen. >> even so, we found thousands of guns that traveled 50 miles or more from where they were stolen and where they were found used in connection to other crimes. many traveled across the country. to see the full stories, plus graphics showing the breakdown of the numbers, go to our

website, www.nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. >> i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. if you have a story, give us a call. the number, 888-996-tips or e-mail the unit at www.nbcbayarea.com. new research suggests a link between the timing of pregnancies and autism. a study from the cdc found children conceived five years after a sibling have a higher risk out of autism. researchers say the findings support existing guidelines on pregnancy spacing and highlight the link between autism and pregnancy health. you might be paying too much for generic medication. $75 billion industry is supposed to keep medication prices lower for consumers, but a new lawsuit claims manufacturers are working

together to drive up the prices and increase their profit. generic drugs make up 88% of prescribed drugs. 46 attorneys general are suing 18 generic makers, alleging they divvied up the market to fix prices on 15 drugs. >> consumers should be outraged. they are paying more for generic drugs than they should. >> the lawsuit cites price hiking including a 75% jump for glaucoma medication and 200% increase in type 2 diabetes medication. we reached out to all the manufacturers, but only seven responded. they denied the allegations. the bay area's car service is go to sfo part of the gig car share system. today, drivers can park their

gig for free, then take another shuttle to their flight. travelers flying to sfo can reserve a gig car to pick them up after they land. it debuted in berkeley and oakland. it's available at oakland international airport. the salvation army hosts a turkey carving e investigate. this is video from other events. volunteers will prepare 4,000 thanksgiving meals delivered tomorrow. the dinners will be given to seniors and home bound people in san francisco, all for a good cause there. right now, 6:00, awaiting a verdict. how soon the jury could reach a decision in the kate steinle murder case. the search intensifies for -- the car he was last seen driving, hours ago. >> paying the price to live in the bay area. the new surge in housing costs, especially in the south bay. a new report just released within the