joy of missing out with my $3 mini munchies. get 'em delivered with doordash. ♪ only at jack in the box! right now at 5:00, north korea, message sent. and serving others. it's a tradition here in the bay area if you need a meal today, there is a place for you. we're live with volunteers as they get ready for a massive thanksgiving feast. and what a night at the chase center, the golden state warriors with a win over the chicago bulls. their second win and at their brand-new home. coming up a rare sideline report from klay thompson. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning, everyone. happy thanksgiving to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kira klapper, laura garcia and marcus washington are off enjoying this thanksgiving

morning at home. kari is also off. mike is also off. we will get to all things thanksgiving in a moment. first, the warriors -- oh, my gosh. they were looking so impressive last night. they're working hard pulling off a win. just their fourth of the season. we are so thrilled about it. it was so funny to see him snatch that mic out of kira burke's hand. >> i haven't been to the new stadium. >> i haven't either. my husband had a chance to go last night. because i had to wake up at 1:00 a.m. today and we had two little kids, sorry, honey. >> that is such a morning anchor thing to say, by the way. when i woke up today at 1:00 a.m. what you think of as night we think of as day. >> we're having dinner while you're having breakfast. >> exactly. vianey is doing double duty.

>> i have you you covered. hopefully everybody is behaving on the roads. i want you to get a closer look at your traffic and weather. san francisco, 42 degrees. it's a little cold out there. look at the current temperatures throughout the entire bay area. cold, frosty. 30s up to the north bay. napa, 35. santa cruz, 38. san jose a cold 40. if you're wondering about the rain, is it completely gone? well, most of it is. the majority of the system has tracked east but we still have a lot of instability and that's going to bring lingering isolated showers through the afternoon and anywhere you see the white there, a little more white/pink mix is a wintry mix. the system is cold enough to possibly bring more snow for some of our local mountain top areas at elevations 2,000 to 3,000 feet so that will be fun to watch. a lot better to watch than if you're out there. i'm happy to report it looks like a few folks are out there. a live look at dublin.

aside from that, though, our maps are looking green when it comes to our speed sensors which for us green on the speed sensor map means go. no traffic incident to report this hour. let's hope it stays that way. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. new overnight north korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea according to south korea. military leaders didn't say whether they were missiles or exactly where they landed. the move does come three days after the north said troops conducted artillery drills. the disputed boundary with the south. some experts say the military is trying to pressure the united states to make concessions in nuclear discussions. extra patrols will be out in force in two neighborhoods. it comes after the deadly halloween shooting in orinda left five people dead along with two home invasions in lafayette. the most recent home invasion happened tuesday night. lafayette police tell us three thieves stormed their way into a

home and tied up two people inside. it took the victims hours to break free and call 911. the first home invasion in lafayette happened halloween night, the same as the orinda shooting. sheriff's deputies are not sure if the two are linked. 5:04. investigators finally identified a woman killed 18 years ago. we now know it was gray who was found in a burning garbage bin in sacramento back in 2001. she was reported missing in san francisco. investigators used advance dna technology to identify the remains. there is a reward for any information about the case. so it's not vince vaughn nor owen wilson but police in san francisco have arrested an alleged serial wedding crasher. this man mario hernandez was accused of stealing purses, laptops after sneaking into several large events. he targeted weddings in the bay area. the l.a. area a.

hernandez was arrested inside of a restroom at sfo on tuesday. he faces several charges including grand theft. wow. hundreds of volunteers across the bay area are pitching in today to make sure no one goes without a meal this thanksgiving. one of the biggest holiday feasts, of course, at glide memorial church in san francisco. "today in the bay's" thom jensen is there. we understand they're putting the final touches on the meals. >> reporter: you can see all the empty tins on the table tops here. we'll get volunteers here in a little bit. they're going to start filling this up with 250 turkeys, 200 hams, sweet potato, stuffing, and all the trimmings for a traditional thanksgiving meal. this is important work they do here at glide memorial methodist church because one in four san franciscans is deemed to be food

insecure. that means they lack reliable access to plenty of affordable nutritious food every day and serve hundreds of meals here daily. actually about 2,000. and on thanksgiving that really jumps up. they expect to serve as many as 5,000 meals today between breakfast, the thanksgiving meal at 11:00 to 1:00 and bag lunches which they'll be sending out to folks. volunteers started preparing food last night and organizers say they're ready to start feeding people here in a couple hours when they open for breakfast. you are doing a lot more outreach to the community than ever before. talk to me about glide on the go and how you get out to folks in the community who can't make it here. >> sure. san francisco and the needs for our services are changing. we see needs that are outside of the neighborhood and people who are struggling to feed themselves, struggling for services in other neighborhoods.

we're starting to meet those needs where they are. we have mobile units that are going out to bayview, wherever people are in need, that's where we're going. we'll meet them where they are. >> reporter: what about meet who want to donate or volunteer? you'll have about 500 volunteers today. how can more people get involved with donating and volunteering? >> sure. we need people to volunteer every day. that's always great. we're happy to have you here. we need volunteers in january and february when we see our lowest turnout. go to glide.org/volunteer, you can volunteer every day of the year. we're here 364 days of year. the only day we're closed is january 1st. >> reporter: donate or volunteer if you'd like to volunteer. we expect hundreds of people here coming to help get people served today. in fact, at breakfast today mayor london breed along with the fire chief and police chief

will be serving meals. we'll be here and will talk to them. we're live in san francisco. thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> they do such great work. thom, thanks for that report. more than 180,000 americans have been sickened with foodborne illnesses every year. >> going from feeding those in need to now foodborne illnesses, but it's something we have to worry about. health experts want to make sure you aren't among those people. >> reporter: in the movies clark griswo griswold's turkey mishap is a classic. in real life it's a holiday foul. and this thanksgiving there are a lot of opportunities for good birds to go bad. >> 46 million turkeys that will be prepared so that's a lot of turkeys. >> reporter: among the biggest risk food born illness. usda deputy under secretary for food safety dr. mindy brashear says the turkey should be thawed in the fridge or the sink with

cold water. when it's ready, don't wash it. >> the problem is the water becomes the vehicle to spread any of the germs around the kitchen or to contaminate your sink. >> reporter: keep raw turkey separate from fresh foods and cook it to 165 degrees. >> i'm a fan of a digital thermometer. >> reporter: north carolina state university food specialist dr. ben chapman demonstrates checking several parts including the breast, thigh, and behind the wings. and while it may be tempting to sit around the table all night, leftovers should be refrigerated within two hours. >> just because it's cooked doesn't mean all of a sudden it's safe. >> reporter: simple steps from health experts. >> it's easy to prevent the illnesses if you have the information. >> reporter: to keep you and your family safe at the holiday table. i posted to facebook about -- we were talking about this earlier in the west wing

president bartlett was so concerned about poisoning the people at the west wing he called the butterball hotline. >> and had to pretend to not be the president of the united states. >> it's on my facebook. >> i have to look at that. all right, well, going from turkey to the warriors may be the most entertaining part of the warriors game last night was the new sideline tv reporter, did you see him? klay thompson. >> we'll get to clay in a second. first the warriors winning last night, only the second win at home at the brand-new chase center. the fourth win of the season. golden state hosting the chicago bulls. green back on the court after missing several games to a heal injury. pasqual leading the way. the warriors win 104-90. >> okay, now back to the sideline shenanigans. klay thompson took over

reporting duties doing an interview. >> i'll take over. my man, how are you feeling out there tonight, man? two-way impact was so special. >> it felt great, man, to compete with my guys and get after it, to come up with a win. >> not bad. i mean, i would say watch out raj mathai, but also watch out cara burke. yikes. he snatched that mic right from her hands. klay thompson has been off the court as he recovers from a torn acl. i guess he can quit his day job. >> i guess he could. we could take our vianey but we don't know anything about weather. >> i'll go home. >> it's either going to be rain or sunny, windy or possibly not. that's your report. >> it's cold. you could just say that. that's as accurate as what you can experience.

you'll sneed your sweater. 40 degrees in san jose. as far as the rain goes, we have lingering showers and our satellite radar is certainly showing that. we have storm ranger scanning if i can get this to kind of advance. a little slow advancing. as we head to the afternoon we'll have a very cool afternoon. only expected to top out in the 50s. even in through the interior valleys, something to watch for. i'll have a closer look at our next round of rain coming up. all right, vianey. moms, listen up. next we're going to run down the hottest toys of this holiday season according to cnbc. thousands of people will flock to san jose for the turkey trot if you're deciding whether to trot yourself downtown. we have the important deadline you need to know about. you're watching "today in the bay." here, it all starts with a simple...

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good morning. it is 5:15. if you're awake and busy on the go, i want to let you know that we still have a chance of seeing a few isolated showers through the afternoon. the biggest concerns today the cold temperatures only topping out in the 50s. then we're going to catch a break from the rain. then we have another storm on the way. i'll break down the details of that, the timing, and what you can expect the weekend and the black friday shopping and the turkey trot coming up. this is the time we normally talk about the most interesting part of the day, business and tech. we'll take a break from the holidays. the stock market will be closed

today. the major indices closed at records on wednesday. apple about 1.75% and the biggest point contributors on the dow. and of course to work off today's holiday meals many of you will be hitting the stores and not just mom. before the commercial break i said, moms, get ready. we know dads are doing this, too. i'm going to self-edit, too. dads shop online and we'll all be getting a head start on our holiday shopping. >> tomorrow is black friday. if you're stumped on what to get, we have you covered. we'll take a look at cnbc's hottest holiday toys this year. but first, this first one it's a bit cold, frozen. the sequel to the hit movie "frozen" is capturing the hearts of disney fans and experts say when it comes to the ultimate castle play set your kids won't be able to let it go. this might be a good choice, though, if money didn't bother you anyway. it will set you back nearly

$200. >> my goodness. helping you channel your inner tony stark. hasbro offering up marvel's "avenger end game" power gauntlet, they call it. good one for superhero fans. about $7. and finally a nugget of good information for you especially if you think life too forced. the shape of your wallet might take a hit with this one. it costs nearly $230. cnbc says it does sell out a lot. of course a much cheaper option might be to break out the sheets and chairs and take all the cushions off your couch. live now as we look over downtown san jose. thousands of people are flocking there right now to run for a great cause. >> if you're feeling guilty about all the calories you're about to eat not too late to register for the turkey trot. >> "today in the bay's" bob

redell is live at the starting line already. bob, are you stretching, getting ready to run? >> reporter: i, unfortunately, do not have that guilt because i have a perfect physique. if i were to run, i would ruin it for everyone else, right? hey, guys, they're looking at already around 22,000 people registered for the 15th annual silicon valley turkey trot. the starting line, the first on santa clara street. back in 2005, it was kind of on a whim. you heard the year before that sacramento had a similar race and up said your wife left you this. had 1,900 runners. now over 22,000 with a goal of 25,000. do you ever see it getting to be this big of a deal? >> our goal was always to be not only the biggest thanksgiving day run in the world but the most generous and we're meeting both goals, seven years in a row, the largest thanksgiving day run in the world. we want to give more to the

nonprofit that is we're trying to serve. and if we hit our goal today, 522,000 additional meals for second harvest food bank, 440,000 more meals for food bank santa cruz, 300 homeless people permanently helped by the housing trust, healthier kids foundation, 3,100 kids getting dental, vision and health screenings they need. 3,000 people with chronic medical conditions and that's changing the community for the common good. >> reporter: you're hoping to raise another $900,000 this morning. what do you say to people at home right now saying it's cold out here and i have the turkey in the oven. i'm going to sit around and watch the parade. >> as nbc bay area will remind your listeners and viewers, it's going to be a beautiful morning. the sun is coming up. there's no rain all day in san jose. and you have 25,000 people to help keep you warm. come on out and join us.

you can register all the way up until our last wave goes off at 9:20. >> thanks, carl. happy thanksgiving. you can register online. we have it down there on your tv screen. again, i've been covering this for a number of years. it is honestly a lot of fun. at least for me to watch. >> bob, our mics were closed so you couldn't hear us cackling when you said you have a perfect physique and don't want to ruin it for everyone else. >> reporter: why would that draw a hackle? >> i'm not joining in on it, bob. i'm not joining in. all right, bob redell. >> a great cause -- >> 25,000. that's a lot of people. >> a lot of people and they pointed out good weather to run, no rain, no excuses. >> i guess it's good because if you're running, you get hot. it's definitely going to require at least long sleeves and some layers as you're running because look at the temperature in downtown san jose, right around

the 7:00 a.m. mark, 40 degrees. and then by 9:00 a.m., 43, you won't have to worry about the rain during the turkey trot. the biggest impact is the last of the heating of the sunshine. so right now we are still very cold in the 30s at santa rosa, napa. frost advisories are in place through the middle of the day and the satellite radar right now is detecting lightning strikes. notice the majority of those lightning strikes are just offshore and also still a lot of rain down through southern california which is what has made that treacherous drive, still another tough day for travel so make sure to check out the grapevine road conditions. storm ranger now, a couple light showers here and there. a lot of drizzle into livermore as well. a wintry mix expected through the evening hours and here is a look at your micro climate highs. we're talking 48 degrees in san francisco and only a high of 50 degrees in oakland. 51 in san jose. 49 in concord.

they are going to be colder today and the shower chances will diminish as we get later on in the day. the snow levels will drop down to the 2,000 elevation mark. friday our driest day and then, yes, on saturday we get another storm system developing. this low pressure system is going to dig down bringing us heavy, widespread rain. also the sierra snow which is going to impact that travel heavily especially heading into sunday. it's going to be a rough weekend ahead. don't put those rain boots away just yet. back to you. >> good to have the warning, vianey, thanks. "saturday night live" star pete davidson performing. audience members all asked to sign something before he took the stage. we'll tell you what they signed coming up next. our thanksgiving treat for you, a dramatic showdown between a livermore cop and a turkey on the run. how this tense situation came to an end next. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. snl star pete davidson played to a crowd of comedy fans in san francisco last night but it's what he asked his audience to do before the performance that's making the headlines. patrons weren't allowed into the show unless they signed a nondisclosure agreement and anyone who violated it had to pay a million dollars. >> whoa. >> this is to avoid anyone from

recording the performance and posting it on social media. the people we spoke with say it's a great way to protect material. others say not realistic. >> i think he's doing the right thing. he wants to stop people from -- you can't get offended. you go to a comedian, you need to expect to hear some funny jokes that may offend you. you can't walk out of there and talk about it and get all mad about it. you just can't. this is that extra bit that keeps from you doing that. >> that's insane. that's not -- that's not a feasible situation. >> were we the ones breaking the news to them right before they went in? >> the show is about 40 minutes. we didn't see anyone take the refund offer. now to a livermore police officer who recently had to deal with a fowl situation. the department tweeted out this traffic stop in which a turkey tried to get in on the action.

the officer pulled a driver over for speeding on monday. he was heading back to his motorcycle with the driver's information when the turkey intervened. >> he doesn't want you to get a ticket. >> as you just heard, the turkey's insistence, the officer did not issue the driver a ticket. >> heard about the alleged war on thanksgiving. the turkeys are coming out in force. >> that is a guardian angel turkey. it is 5:27. next and new this morning -- >> the boost in the effort to find out who is throwing projectiles at drivers on highway 101. >> we are distraught right now. the urgent search for a bay area grandmother and her two grandchildren. the reason she doesn't have a cell phone.

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mike are all home enjoying thanksgiving. vianey arana, of course, is here. we'll get to traffic in just a bit. we want to talk about the parade, though, in new york city. the macy's thanksgiving day parade blowing up some of those balloons set to begin in an hour and a half. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area at 9:00 this morning. there are concerns about the winds and whether the iconic balloons can fly high. we'll have a report from the parade coming up at 5:45. >> hopefully it goes off without a hitch. so many people make that a part of their annual tradition. >> and the balloons are a huge part of it. >> yes. >> they're also big, massive things. imagine that flying in the wind. >> i think they said 90 people have to hold each balloon, and so if the wind picks it off, my gosh, can you imagine? let's focus on the weather here. what are we dealing with, vianey? nothing like the east coast. >> not right now but we certainly had our fair share of wild weather the past few days.

your concern is having the proper attire to face off against the 30s. 34 degrees, napa 35. palo alto 37. santa cruz, 38 degrees. san jose, 40. how are we looking to the rest of the nation? the midwest enjoys making fun of us because they claim they're used to it. right now we're actually colder than the east coast. new york is at 47. look at us. we're at 40. yes, we're running a few degrees cooler now. when you compare it to minneapolis, of course, colder there. below freezing temperatures. seattle, 33 degrees. chicago, 32 degrees. and we do have that storm system just over oklahoma city that's bringing some very, very active weather the next couple of days. a big area for concern to watch. in terms of that system that rolled through the past few days, the majority effective but a couple isolated showers, not

as heavy rainfall as we've seen in the past few days. just enough to where we could see some low elevation snow once again in our mountain tops. something we'll look out for. aside from that our daytime highs running a lot cooler today. we're talking only 50 degrees in oakland. san jose, 51. a spotty chance that will diminish into the overnight hours. by tomorrow we're going to have a dry black friday just in time for people to head out to stores and get in those crazy lines. i'm not a fan but do you. do you. >> i'm very into the internet as opposed to waiting in line. thanks. if you have travel plans in the north bay specifically during this long thanksgiving weekend, smart trains are here to help you out. free service begins today through sunday on trains throughout sonoma and marin counties. the transit agency says this mainly is to help victims displaced by the kincade fire but anyone can take advantage of the free ride. smart will run today and

tomorrow. 5:33. a reward is going up to find the person responsible for throwing things or possibly shooting at cars along highway 101. $4,000 reward. the chp says there had been 42 incidents in the prunedale area. somebody hit a van on 101 southbound. tore through the driver's rear side window -- rear driver's side window. i don't know how there's a rear driver's side window, i get it. the left side. nobody hurt. >> very scary. the search is on this morning for a missing bay area grandmother believed to be with her two grandchildren. >> relatives say they spoke to the 75-year-old sandra young on sunday. the family says she suffers a slight case of dementia. she's had custody of a 9-year-old and 7-year-old since they were babies. they were last seen at young's dialysis appointment in fairfield on monday. she told the family she would

pick up a turkey at her sister's house but never showed. police have been tracking her license place, spotted in several different locations. her daughter-in-law says they just want her home safe. >> fairfield pd did a ping on the license plate when she was going through those cameras. and it ended up in contra costa county. pablo, richmond and danville. she's distraught right now. we need her home. >> young is driving a 2004 acura with california license plate 5hlm514. now she has no cell phone. she chooses not to carry one. they think she's confused and don't think anything like foul play is involved. now on to new details on this massive wildfire in southern california. recent rainfall is helping out firefighters. the cave fire is 40% contained

as of yesterday. it has scorched more than 4,000 acres since it started monday afternoon in the mountains near santa barbara. firefighters lifted all evacuation orders so that puts everyone back in their homes just in time for thanksgiving. hundreds of volunteers across the bay area pitching in to make sure nobody goes without a meal this thanksgiving. one of the biggest ones, of course, the glide memorial church. >> that's where we find "today in the bay's" thom jensen. the church is putting the final touches on the holiday meals. how is it looking? >> reporter: it's looking great. i checked in with you about half an hour ago. i told you volunteers would start arriving. they started bringing in the food, all the fixings for salads and will start fixing up these tins, serve 2,000 to 5,000 meals today. they'll have turkey and ham, sweet potatoes, stuffing, all for a traditional thanksgiving

meal. the turkeys just arrived, some of them anyway. they'll serve 250 turkeys today, about 200 hams, and as many as 9,000 meals over the next four days during the holiday weekend. put that into perspective on a normal day they serve about 2,000 total meals. it'll be a big day today. 5,000 meals. the mayor will be here serving breakfast today along with san francisco's fire chief and police chief. we'll talk to them in a little bit. anybody feeling in the giving mode today you can give to glide. go to glide.org/volunteer or donate if you'd like to donate. they can always use more donations. and more volunteers, about 500 volunteers helping out here today. they need volunteers every day of the week and at 6:00 today we're going to talk to one of the people who is responsible for making sure that those daily meals go off without a hitch and

we'll check in with you then. for now live in san francisco. thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thom, thanks. well, hopefully your thanksgiving travel is over for now but if you are planning on driving north to oregon, chains required at the california/oregon border on interstate 5. look at all the snow. at one point closing the highway creating major backups. >> and closer to home in the sierra it wasn't just rain and snow. cows were on the highway. a big rig crash ended with more than 70 cows getting loose. both directions of the highway in el dorado county were closed but they did reopen an hour later. if you plan on driving to or over the mountains today expect tough driving conditions. >> well, for many people the weekend has already started. a nice four-day weekend. let's get a check of the day ahead. we just found out the

balloons will fly for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> that's good news there. >> that's great news. i like watching it on tv and it's always nice to see that. >> 9:00 p.m. nbc bay area. >> 9:00 a.m. >> a.m. >> we're tired. speaking of the weekend ahead, i have so much to talk about because we have another storm system that we're tracking, but if you're just waking up and getting ready for that turkey trot, look at that. the temperatures are so cold, 39 degrees by 7:00 a.m. by 8:00 a.m. we're talking 40. 43 degrees by 9:00 a.m. if you're running and you have that body warming up you should be okay. let's jump ahead. friday will be dry. to saturday. a lot of people are looking forward to the weekend but we have an atmospheric river potential developing and that right now is looking like lining up to the central coast but still blast us with a good amount of rain. the coast, bay and inland will

be in the 50s. that rain will intensify as we head into sunday which means bad travel conditions anywhere near yosemite. friday, saturday and sunday more snow. wintry mix conditions. check the roads. saturday and sunday also expecting heavy rain in through monday. so what is your sierra forecast looking like? this is an important forecast because a lot of people are probably there now for thanksgiving and had planned to make their way back, but it's not going to stop snowing all weeklong. i mean, overall for the next four days, you see four or five days our three day totals right now in terms of the snow anywhere from 1 to 3 vote of additional snowfall. bad for travel. back to you. >> definitely. vianey, thank you. it's 5:40. next and new live to new york city. we have the answer to whether the balloons will fly. hooray. we'll show you next. >> reporter: looking to get rid

of some of that overeating thanksgiving guilt? not too late to register for one of the largest footraces in the country. we're here in downtown san jose. how you can get on this year's silicon valley turkey trot.

welcome back. >> yes. 5:43. everybody is lined up in new york city. i think we're going to talk about the macy's day parade. everything seems like it is going to go well.

we just got a report a short time ago that, yes, the balloons will fly. there are the rockettes getting ready and practicing on the big parade. 93rd year this morning. >> i guess it is a live look at them getting ready ahead of the big show. it's all systems go. if you missed it before the commercial break it is all systems go for the balloons. everyone's eyes are fixed on the famed parade and they will soar down manhattan's 6th avenue. >> "today in the bay's" jay gray has a great look along the parade route. balloons are going up, right? >> reporter: yes, thank goodness, scott, kira. we will see the balloons. lack at astronaut snoopy making its way out. they pulled the nets off the balloons and what a cheer there was, people realizing they were going to be a part of the 93rd macy's thanksgiving day parade.

it will be great to see them out and be a mix along with more than 2 dozen floats. you have bands from across the country that will be here. we have all the performing groups, the dancers, the flag corps, the baton twirlers, people that just twirl around on their own like i just did. you have the clowns that will gather here as well. it should be a great show. it's the start to so many people's thanksgivings, more than 3.5 million lining the parade route. 50 million or so watching from home. scott, kira, i hope it's a part of your thanksgiving tradition as well. i hope you get a chance to watch. >> definitely. it's exciting to think about the parade now happening, and with jay's enthusiasm, your trademark enthusiasm, it's great to start our thanksgiving with you, jay gray. we love you. >> stay warm out there, jay. >> reporter: it's great to start with you. after the parade don't

forget to tune in and find out who is top dog at the national dog show. that one gets under way at noon. both are right here on nbc. >> so basically just leave your tv right here all day. live to downtown san jose where thousands of people are flocking to run for a great cause. >> you may be feeling guilty about the calories you're about to eat. not too late to register for the turkey trot. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the starting line already and i got my jokes out of the way, so i'll be nice to you now, bob. >> reporter: hey, i am 100% onboard with what you were saying earlier, and i have no guilt, no guilt, about putting on calories. >> amen. >> reporter: i should be running but i have no problem not running in it. happy thanksgiving to both of you. we're here at the starting line, the first in santa clara for the

first turkey trot. people are starting to flow in. you'd be surprised you come to us in the next half hour, the next hour and this place will be packed. right now 22,000 to 23,000 people registered for this footrace, one of the largest in the country. register and i'll have more information. they're hoping to get up to 25,000 for the 5k and 10k. they have raised $8.7 million to feed the hungry, help the homeless and care for children. the goal is to raise another 900,000 this morning. here is the ceo of the leadership group and the founder of this turkey trot. why is this important to you? >> this is important for three reasons. one, we want to build community. i could have easily gotten on the phone and raised a million dollars a year from the wonderful companies in this

valley, but that doesn't build community. two, we want to help families less fortunate than yours and mine and help through the year. in a society where the average american gains 6 pounds between thanksgiving and new year's day. >> is that a fact? >> it is a fact. >> reporter: i asked him if it's a fact because i usually double that number come december 25th. i'm actually impressed it's that low. you can register, though, as i mentioned, for the silicon valley turkey trot. register until 9:22 this morning. the main event where you have a mass amount of people is 8:30. they have a wheelchair race. there's also a kids fun run. again, this is the 15th year of this event.

think about it, back in '05 only 1,300 and now over 25,000. >> my producer said i have to repeat the joke i made an hour ago for people not watching, but i shudder to do that because i don't want to sound mean. >> bob had said -- >> reporter: i teed it up for youintentionally. >> i cackled in response to you saying you're in perfect shape and don't need to run the race. >> we call them dad bods. >> it's okay. i have a mom bod. i'm right there with you. look at bob in all his gorgeous glory. >> that is a statue he sque perfection. >> you're more beautiful than a thanksgiving turkey, bob. we love you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> look at that guy. and now they're like, and moving

along. i will throw something in here. if i can help one person, and i do this every thanksgiving. if you have not defrosted your turkey yet, it's half an hour per pound which means the average turkey is 15 pounds you're looking at about 1:00, 1:30 for the defrost and then 15 minutes per pound for cooking. if you start defrosting now your turkey will be ready at 4:45. a great time. i'm saying do it now. that's perfect timing for dinner. if the person takes it out at noon, yeah, welcome to 10:00 at night. >> a lifetime movie. >> time is a cooking. >> that's a lot of math. i was trying to follow along. i don't have to worry about the turkey. i can't cook. we're doing takeout tonight. if you're joining me with the takeout, a blanket.

>> do you have the estimate on that? >> if there's a lot of door dashers out tonight i will congratulate their hustle because people like me will be using them. the silicon valley turkey trot, as bob, you saw, it's chilly but will be perfection, just like bob, for running the marathon. the turkey trot, rather. the temperatures are perfect if you're going to be out there running. let's take a look at how the rest of the nation is doing in terms of your family members. if you didn't get a chance to visit this year, look at salt lake city. casper, 13 degrees. lincoln, 29 degrees. it is chilly and, unfortunately, mississippi, oklahoma city and kansas city they're still dealing with severe thunderstorms. they even have some tornado warnings that sprouted up as well within the past couple of hours. if you're head to go new york city they will be flying those balloons. good news. to be fair right now we're colder than new york city. san jose at 40 degrees and in the north bay we're in the 30s.

satellite radar you can still see lightning bolts and thunder. down through southern california. we'll still see the chance of a couple isolated showers. a live look at storm ranger up and scanning. so far our day will be mostly dry, a spotty chance by the evening, climbing into the upper 40s. 48 in livermore. 50 in oakland. 51 in san jose. and then over the next couple of days this is our next round of rain we're looking at. we have an atmospheric river system developing. another round of powerful rain, gusty winds, and more sierra snow that's lining up just in time for saturday and sunday. that's going to make for extremely dangerous travel especially the folks heading back from eating all that turkey. you may have to take an extra day to play it safe heading into monday. our three-day rain average can be anywhere from 1 to possibly 2 feet of rain. i'll send it back to you.

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how about this, a sweet post from "today in the bay's" marcus "washington post"ed he's thankful for his partner in crime, laura garcia. >> oh, what a beautiful photo. he goes on to thank her for always having his back. we, of course, are thankful for all of you this thanksgiving. follow marcus on instagram, twitter, and facebook. follow @marcusnbc. he has a couple other handles for instagram and facebook. stick around for a few more minutes hopefully on this thanksgiving day. we'll be talking turkey all morning long. at 6:04 thom jensen is live at glide memorial church in san francisco as people give back to

those in need. and then at 6:06 some turkey tips as you get ready to cook. at 6:15 bob redell is live at the turkey trot in san jose. and at 6:25 chris chmura has shopping advice ahead of black friday. >> so everybody overeats on thanksgiving but there is that suggestion you could serve up some type of nutritious food. >> baylor experts recommend sauteed green beans instead of casseroles high in fat and sugar. if you want to skip the gravy, dry herbs to increase the flavor and try using apple sauce instead of oil when baking desserts. did you notice i just kept reading through your editorial comments. >> experts recommend that. yeah, pass the gravy. >> who really does that? it's one day a year. come on. lastly, after you eat, choose a walk instead of a nap. >> according to those baylor experts you know will be on the

couch. they're saying walking for 15 to 20 minutes helps maintains the body's glucose response. walking before dinner okay, too. but they say don't overindulge in food and alcohol later in the day. whatever, baylor. one of the largest foreign visa programs. a seven-month-long probe into the visa program. >> stephen stock reports that the team found loopholes in the program that have allowed potential fraud. >> reporter: more than 1.2 million students use the visa program to study here and the vast majority play by the rules. visas allow students to work up to three years at a u.s. company after graduation to gain skill, technical experience. according to data from the department of homeland security many silicon valley tech giants employ thousands of legitimate f-1 visa holders every year.

we found among those legitimate companies more than a dozen questionable businesses that seem to exist only on paper. and that may have provided false employment records to thousands of foreign students so those students could stay in the country after graduation. we found most of those companies had no actual office or the business address traced back to homes, condos, even office complexes where they did not exist. we wanted to know if we could find these suspicious companies, why couldn't homeland security. so here's the list of the 13 companies. how is it possible we found them but you didn't? >> it doesn't mean we didn't find them, we may be actively looking at them right now. >> reporter: we talked with a ranking member of the u.s. senate intelligence committee troubled by our findings. hear what he had to say. and see some of the questionable companies in greater did i tail. just watch our full story. find it on our website nbcbayarea.com/investigations.

>> thank you, stephen. right now at 6:00, a north korean threat overnight. and the message some say leaders are trying to send the u.s. and serving others is a tradition here in the bay area. if you need a meal today there is a place for you. we are live with volunteers as they prepare for their thanksgiving feast. >> what a night at the chase center. the golden state warriors with a win over the bulls. their second win at their brand-new home. see the rare sideline report by klay thompson. "today in the bay" continues right now. i'm kira klapper. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. we will get to all things thanksgiving in a minute. those warriors looking impressive pulling off a win, their fourth of the season. klay thompson sideline report coming