san jose, 42 degrees. i want to show you how significant the 24-hour temperature change is. 19 degrees colder in livermore. definitely going to notice that chill factor and we're going to stay in the chillier temperatures. by the afternoon, though, we are going to warm up a little bit into the 50s. we'll get a mix of sun and clouds and then see the high clouds roll in. now your prep day will be today. we have an active patter ahead. first let's check in with mike. vasco road we have an alert called by chp. the earlier disabled vehicle we talked about is north up here as you head down past what they call gate 25. and they can't move that truck. we had a traffic break.

they couldn't clear it blocking the southbound lane. one-way traffic control, what happens when they can't remove a vehicle from a lane. there will be slowing but lighter traffic for the altamont pass. that will be a delay down to 580. that's the only area of the bay seeing any slowing. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. no backup. it's a smooth flow with better conditions than yesterday. back to you. 6:01. breaking news, all eyes on the vatican as we learn former pope benedict's health is deteriorating. a vatican spokesperson confirms the 95-year-old's condition has worsened due to his age. he is receiving constant medical care. benedict became the first pope to resign in 600 years. he's been living in the vatican since staying mostly out of the public eye. we'll continue to follow the former pope's health condition on air and online throughout the

morning. you can find us at nbcbayarea.com or get our free nbc bay area news app. 6:01. the man accused of attacking paul pelosi inside his san francisco home will be back in court. this comes after a judge ruled there is enough evidence for david depape to stand trial. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab live in san francisco with more on what happens today. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, scott. today is more of an administrative day in court in nature. more unexpected things can still happen so it's still important to keep eyes on how this case will play out. today is the second aroundment of david depape and a step right before his trial begins. the last day he was in court was on december 14th for the preliminary hearing. the judge decided there is enough evidence for this case to go to trial. that day was packed with more details from the night of the

attack including body cam footage from officers responding to the scene that early october morning which prior to the last hearing had not been seen publicly. new details emerge from testimony on how that took place and depape's alleged confession and motive. among the charges, attempted murder and threatening the family of a public official. if he is convicted of all charges depape could face more than 50 years in prison. depape is facing a concurrent federal case. that case is set in january in the new year. we'll make sure to keep an eye on both and update with you the state's case. ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> ginger, thank you. 6:03. new developments in the case of the accused stockton serial killer. wesley brownlee is being charged

with another murder for a killing that happened in the east bay. prosecutors say brownlee killed mervin harmon in alameda county in april of 2021. brownlee now faces seven murder charges and one attempted murder charge. you can read the report online. it's at nbcbayarea.com. a bakery had the business burglarized six times in the past three years. the most recent happened monday night. thieves broke into the le marais bakery on sanchez street. there was anger, some demanding a bigger police presence. the owner says he's upset and frustrated. >> the entire pos system, the register, the tablet, the heavy safe that was downstairs. it's an industrial safe, and they took that as well. >> he also says he's not intimidated by the criminals and

intends to keep the bakery open. he does hope to get some help from the city or police and community groups. brutally cold conditions continue across the u.s. 65 people are now confirmed dead following last week's historic blizzard specifically in buffalo. the snow still hindering rescue operations. look how they have to move all the cars. police are using the armored vehicle to assist vehicles that have been stuck. a big truck in the wintry mess. mounting frustrations at the nation's airports. a live look at sfo, sjc and oakland international that have seen hundreds of cancellations and delays. hundreds of travelers meantime remain stranded. >> brie, southwest passengers are feeling the brunt of this and now there's an investigation.

>> reporter: good morning, scott, laura. it is quite a mess but the federal investigators or federal officials will investigate what went wrong, in particular why southwest flights were so far behind other carriers. the travel chaos continues at airports nationwide. >> delayed, delayed and delayed and then canceled. it's been stressful. >> it's been pretty tough. southwest was a mess. >> reporter: southwest airlines is behind most of the backups forcing some to scramble for rentals. >> i've been here for three days. >> if you're southwest -- >> reporter: and a huge luggage nightmare. the company scrubbed 70% of its flight schedule. >> we're doing everything we can to return to a normal operation. please also hear i am truly sorry. >> reporter: the ceo says the carrier took the worst hit partly because weather impacted

two major hubs in chicago and denver but southwest pilot and flight attendant unions say outdated scheduling software is also to blame. >> we need to double down on our plans to upgrade systems. >> we have passengers who can't get hold of customer service. it's an unacceptable situation. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg says he'll hold the airline accountable. >> this has clearly crossed the line from an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline's direct responsibility. >> reporter: the holiday meltdown has travelers feeling stranded, enraged and fed up. southwest airline officials say they're optimistic flights will be back on track before next week. caps have been announced on fares. >> it's been frustrating for so many people.

>> out to a live look in san francisco. i see fog. let's check in with vianey. the storm that brought the atmospheric push, clear skies. impacting parts of the area. we will keep that in our forecast the next several days. we have more systems set up. the storm moved out rather quickly but left a lot of rain for the mountain tops. mt. tam, 6 inches of rain from yesterday's storm. almost 3 inches in santa rosa, danville a little over 2 inches. if you notice santa cruz and scott creek we have nearly 5 inches. where does that put us when it comes to our water update.

a little bit of a deficit but just like a month ago we were at a deficit of over 6 inches. notice the significant improvement there. storm systems have been more south bay focused that has boosted our levels. we're doing good there. santa rosa at 75% average rain to date. san francisco 78%. oakland, livermore and san jose at 100% of average per year to date. excellent start to 2023. mike, let's check in on the gas prices. >> concord still leads with lots of prices. similar situation around that part of the county, contra costa county. our gas buddies must be out of town. cupertino at $3.69.

i think there are better values to be found in san jose. speedway $3.79. that city and county, san francisco has slightly higher prices in the rest of the bay. we have great speeds now and great conditions. much better than yesterday. one problem for contra costa county, vasco road, the southbound lane is blocked by a pickup truck. tried to clear it after a traffic break that didn't work. i believe what's going on is traffic control. you see both directions slowing. it's a light drive. down to 580 still over 20 minutes. that's the only real slowing we see. >> thank you, mike. tesla shares just keep dropping. next on "today in the bay" the issues at play and what many

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good morning. it is 6:13 right now in san jose. 42 guess. we're going to get a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon but a nice break from the stomachy tuesday. more rain ahead. we'll tell you when that will impact you coming up in a few minutes. better than yesterday on the roads. san mateo bridge. we can see the bridge, the high rise come off the top of the screen. we are looking -- no major issues on this span. we are looking at vasco road. the update with the latest information on that hazard. a split session yesterday. you can see mild expectations.

the nasdaq leading losses down 34%. in focus today, data on pending home sales. the seventh straight session falling to the lowest level in two years. tesla headed for its worst monthly, quarterly, and yearly decline down 61%, just over three months, making it by far the worst performer in the s&p 500. the drop comes amid concerns about sales in china that makes up about a quarter of tesla's revenue. worries the ceo elon musk is distracted by his takeover of twitter. before you have that morning joe, starbucks making changes to its rewards program that is likely to make many upset making it harder for customers to redeem free drinks according to insider.com which obtained a leaked memo. one star per every dollar you spend or two stars for every dollar on a preloaded card. but free hot coffee, tea or

baked goods require 100 stars, double the previous amount. iced coffee and iced tea will cost 100 stars down from the current 150. starbucks is following the trend of other quick service chains like chipotle who are making it more expensive to earn rewards. the iconic crystal ball in times square. the waterford crystal triangles were being installed yesterday, more than 2,000 of them on the ball. for the first time since the pandemic began, there won't be covid restrictions for times square's festivities saturday night. trending this morning, students enjoying the holiday break will go through final exams when they get back or maybe they just finished. >> one class in florida had fun before they went on break. take a look. ♪♪

>> this is where it gets good. the teacher bringing it back. i love how the kids go wild. it's fun. it's great. sumner high school had a danceoff with their teacher after exams. students and teachers have a lot of moves there. look at the point kids cheering her on. >> it's fun with kids because they don't realize we adults were kids at some point. >> it's true. >> you can grab a skateboard and blow away your kids. you know how to skateboard? we invented skateboarding. >> it's great. how do you know that song or something. >> i want to know the results of that. >> the teacher won. >> was it graded on a curve? >> all right. vianey has been in for kari. it's been a busy one. >> as a meteorologist, we like the rain a lot. >> oh, i get it. >> i get excited when i see the rain. the impacts of it can be

dangerous. i do want to guide you through it and make sure you are prepared. we've been in a serious drought. the rain for the state of california and across most of the u.s. is really great but, man, it's been tough to see the weather impacts. san francisco, 48 degrees. clear skies and we are seeing satellite radar showing the clear skies. in the pacific something is churning. where that storm system went that we saw yesterday continued its move in through central california down to l.a. and now the impacts coming in right in through san diego. if you had plans to travel along the grapevine in addition to rain we are also seeing some dense fog advisory. it could be an issue as well. be mindful of that. another thing to consider.

we'll see winds pick up first before we see the rain. your hour by hour temperatures by about 7:00 a.m. still in the 40s. and then fast forward this time stamp until noon. increasing high clouds. daytime highs will be in the upper 50s. rain ahead so one thing you will notice the clouds will start moving in first and the impacts will move in really late tonight. we'll get a line of showers, san francisco and oakland, a couple of scattered showers. another line pushed through 2:00, 3:00 a.m. and right around your morning commute. a lot of that treks out east and to scattered pockets. if you had concerns about your morning commute notice by 3:30 we get another system that lines up. this will be a little bit more

widespread. as far as how much rain anywhere from a quarter to half an inch when you compare it to the over 6 inches in mt. tam on tuesday, definitely less significant. friday, now this will be another atmospheric tap we're looking into. it doesn't look as intense as what we saw on tuesday. because we've seen so much rain for the burn scars in through santa cruz and the north bay, the next concern friday into saturday aside from more rain is the potential for debris flow for some of the burn scars. late friday into early saturday seems to be the biggest impact, 2 to 3, 4 inches additionally. the water has nowhere to go. looking ahead to the first week of january, another break from the rain. another storm so at this point if you're keeping track right

about 6:00 so far, on tuesday, january 3, another widespread will impact us in northern california and through portland, seattle, all the way down to l.a. and san diego through the first week of january with the biggest impact through southern california. heavier pockets will continue. looking active through the first week of january. a closer look at your seven-day forecast. keep the rain boots handy. mike, how are the roads? we are mostly clear. speeds below 10 miles an hour despite the fact everything looks green. we have a disabled box truck. they're going to need to clear the southbound lane of vasco. that will be an issue down to 580 but only delays you a few minutes. still under 25 minutes for the drive. watch for the traffic control through the area.

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breaking right now at 6:30, concerns growing over former pope benedict's health. the new revelations from the vatican and the calls for prayer. i'm frustrated just scary and i think i broke down already. >> we have a live report on the number of flights already canceled today or delayed at least in bay area airports. and the calm before the next storm. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking the next round of rain taking aim at the bay area. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. 6:30. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington is going to take some time off. this morning the rain moved out but the winter storm caused issues around the bay area. a roof collapsed at the big 5 store. trees collapsed on the czu

lightning complex fire. we can expect more issues this week. >> let's check in with meteorologist vianey arana. she has been tracking another round of rain. >> and that explains a lot of the impact. there were wind advisories in effect, flood watches in effect and look at how much rain we got in some of the videos. in santa cruz we got a little over 4 inches, nearly 5 inches of rain for the highest peaks. 6 inches of rain. meanwhile in the rest of the bay area some spots including oakland got 3 inches of rain. it did pack a punch. and so did the wind. contra costa, 76 miles per hour. look at that, 60 miles per hour. the wind advisories were allowed to expire as of 9:00 a.m. yesterday but we'll see the wind pick up again tonight. not as gusty.

the incoming storm tonight, we're expecting from a quarter of an inch to just under half. a lot less rain out of this system but it could still be messy. we have a lot of ponding water. >> we also have road work to be done and drains to be cleared. we're looking at flashing lights and input an arrow so folks can take a look. headlights are blurring out our short. north 101. the exit at the end of the arrow is willow. it's open but i learned it's only one of those lanes that will be closed but will be closed until noon. there may be bunching up there. use a slower approach to willow if that's your exit in to palo alto and menlo park. it's not showing up through the area. the entire bay is showing green sensors, a great flow of traffic, great conditions tomorrow morning. we'll have had a night full of rain so that will be an issue. right now we have a day full of lighter traffic and we'll take that any day at the bay bridge. over to you. 6:32. we continue to follow breaking

news. former pope benedict is very sick, his health is deteriorating. you are looking live at vatican city. a spokesperson confirms the 95-year-old's condition has worsened. pope francis asking for prayers for his predecessor. benedict became the first pope to resign in around 600 years. he's been living in the vatican since staying mostly out of the public eye. now we sent you a push alert on our free nbc bay area news app when news of the former pope's illness came in. get updates sent right to your phone. hundreds of flights canceled already this morning. >> bob redell joins us live from oakland international. i am struck by what is behind you and the chaos that implies. >> reporter: yes. these are hundreds of bags

disconnected from their people over the past several days. you see employees at the airport trying to reroute the bags to get back to the passengers who once had them. i believe this lady is trying to find her bag but what a lot of people are doing who have been stranded are resorting to other means. we spoke to people stranded at sjc in san jose because southwest cancels so many flights, one man tells us his sister was calling every rental car company in the area to try to get them a ride back to pasadena. a woman tells us she believes she bought the last bus ticket from san jose to palm springs. amtrak and san jose. one can't find anything until after the 30th. today doesn't look any better for passengers hoping to get out of town on their southwest flights. according to the latest numbers

from flight aware you can see several hundred more flights have been canceled in and out of the bay area. the most impacted airports are oakland. 124 flights, all those are southwest. sjc 147 flights, again, all those are southwest, all cancellations. the majority of those are southwest. almost 4,300 cancellations, about 2,500 of which are southwest. u.s. secretary of transportation pete buttigieg says southwest airlines meltdown is unacceptable. >> and we're going to have to take a deeper look at what's going on with their scheduling systems, other issues that may have contributed to this because while we all understand you can't control the weather, this has clearly crossed the line from an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline's direct responsibility. >> we are doing everything we can to return to a normal operation.

please hear that i am truly sorry. >> reporter: he says the airline will run a reduced schedule to reposition planes and people. he's optimistic to be back and track before next week and acknowledged the situation was unacceptable and said they're working with impacted travelers, some of the travelers got their money back and vouchers. >> keep us updated. our consumer investigator chris chmura is also tweeting about the southwest travel chaos. a step-by-step guide to get reimbursed or even to get bags back. check out his twitter page. it's 6:36. one man arrested in connection to an apartment building in pleasant hill fire on contra

costa boulevard. police say a man was running from the apartment holding two knives when they found him, he refused to drop the knives and started to cut himself. police then shot the man with beanbag rounds until he was subdued. he was taken to the hospital. the fire was intentionally set. flames and smoke damaged three apartments. nobody else was hurt. winter weather brought serious rainfall and dangerously strong winds to the sierra. this is video of heavenly ski resort in south lake tahoe. the area saw 111-mile-per-hour winds on the upper mountains along with at least 4 inches of snow. strong winds forced the resort to close all the gondola rides and some lifts all day yesterday. a look at current conditions at palisades. it's blowing up there and a cold one at that. meteorologist vianey arana has been tracking what to expect up in the sierra.

>> monday was the best day. it kind of lines up and sets up for nothing but wind. >> so no other opportunities? >> not right now. >> a wintry mix tonight into thursday. that will be another one. the biggest storm is actually on friday into saturday. that's going to continue to bring those whiteout conditions with the gusty winds. why is the sierra snowpack important? this impacts our drought conditions but our water supply. it helps create some nice fill for our reservoirs and our creeks and streams. a really nice boost to that statewide average for the sierra. it will be really nice to see but the truth will be, will it

holds up for january and february, that's when the months really start to count. a check of the roads with mike. looking at the traffic advisory. traffic is so light even on vasco road. we do have a disabled box truck on vasco to the southbound commute direction slow as bit but much calmer than before. maybe more roadway or it's calmed down now. 580 itself, tell folks we have when the weather allows crews closing northbound 680. they did last night. just be prepared for the potential for a crew to close down at least for that scheduled closure. we'll update you before the commute tomorrow morning. the rest of the bay a smooth easy drive with no backups anywhere not even at the bay

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good morning. 6:43. 47 degrees. a clear start to our morning but then we get the high clouds rolling through. the active weather returns. i have you covered on the timing of our next storm system. this is 880 through oakland. we are looking at a smooth drive through oakland here. looking at san ramon out of walnut creek. no problems. what is going on we have the alert in the east bay and i'll show you the bay bridge toll plaza as well.

a reported midair flight forced the plane to turn around from honolulu due to what the company said was the behavior of customers. the flight rescheduled for today. we're still working to learn exactly what led up to that incident. making it in the bay has been a little bit of a roller coaster this year. the once hot and high demand home buyers' market is seeing a cooldown with rising interest rates, many buyers are rethinking the possibility of purchasing a new home and sellers are now choosing to take their properties off the market. joining me to break down what we could see in the new year is bay area realtors jon and leslie foster. thanks for taking time to join us. looking forward to 2023, a fresh start, but home buyers are especially looking at the market right now. we've seen the cooldown.

what do you think we can expect? >> 2022 definitely gave us what i would call a healthy correction to some of the crazy and the frenziness we saw in our real estate market. we've seen inventory levels increase. to put that in perspective a little bit, inventory levels are still low looking at on average throughout the bay area maybe a one-month supply, which is low. meaning if no other homes got listed it would only take a month to sell the current inventory. putting in perspective about a year ago we were at a two-week supply. things have definitely normalized as a result of the rates increasing. >> we needed a market correction. it was just too crazy. buyers were going in with no contingencies. they were putting in offers they didn't have time to process. now buyers have the opportunity to take the time they need to find the perfect home. >> let's talk about the sellers themselves. in my neighborhood we either saw a lot of homes on the market for

a lot longer or people were pulling them off because they're not getting the price they expected. what can a seller be doing at this point? do they wait? do they hold off for spring when we see all the homes hit the market? what do you think? >> going back to inventory levels, they're extremely low right now so from an economic supply and demand issue if i was a seller i would be looking at right now in the first quarter of 2023 not a lot of competition, again, from the supply and demand standpoint that might be a good time to consider putting your home on the market. >> everybody is probably looking at a lot of their christmas bills coming in the mail. interest rates, though, when it comes to buying a house, i mean, this is the biggest purchase a family is going to probably make so they have to keep their eye on those as well. >> the most important thing in our opinion as a buyer is to just have a payment that you are comfortable with that fits your budget, that you can afford. a lot of creative loans to allow

temporary lower rate buydowns affordable to them. >> we covered so much more during our interview. you can watch the entire segment on the streaming app, download it and find the story under the must see play list. a wooden night stand is catching attention. when you open the drawer and take a look inside there's poetry written by those who found the night stand before you. you can take the poetry with you if you like. it's a project by a local poet and student amanda barrows. she says it was part of her poetry for the people course at city college. >> i'm already thinking about more ways to even extend that and can we stock the drawer with poetry from people experiencing incarceration, poems from people who are unhoused, and other

folks who are near and far and want to be a part of the project. yes, it's taken a life of its own. >> amanda says she gets requests from across the bay area as to where that night stand should go next. new this morning heroic cardiologist going the distance to save two people during the monterey bay half marathon. >> the doctor was running in last month's race. ahead of him 67-year-old greg gonzalez collapsed without warning. dr. lome began cpr until paramedics arrived. at the finish line michael hellemond went down just as he was crossing the finish line. again, the doctor stepped in to perform cpr that delivered another life-saving shock to the heart. the trio reunited for the first time. as you can imagine emotions ran high. >> a second chance with my boys.

>> the perfect person at the perfect time in the perfect place. >> you can watch the full emotional reunion coming up this morning on the "today" show. it's ahead at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> how extraordinary. >> can you imagine? >> does he ever have any time off? >> he just wanted to run a race. >> that was amazing. >> very cool. coming up on the "today" show. right now a check of your weather and those little narrow windows of no rain. >> they're so narrow, they're tight. this is our window of enjoying dry weather. so if you need to do anything to protect or preserve or prepare your home for the incoming rain, today is the day to do it. also all of those christmas decorations that you probably had up, a lot of them probably washed away with the storm but if you didn't get a chance to put them up, do it today.

a beautiful view and it is a little cold especially up through parts of the north bay, napa, 36. some of the sheltered valley, satellite radar right now, we're clear, we're calm. the storm system now down through san diego but a lot of activity up ahead in the pacific northwest. if you are traveling along the grapevine to los angeles or san diego, folks are trying to get back with the flight cancellations, you will probably experience the fog through bakersfield and rain through southern california into san diego. hour by hour forecast by 7:00 a.m. still in the 30s and 40s. there's a dense fog advisory and increasing high clouds. the air feels refreshed. not expected for this week at

all. rain ahead late evening. it isn't until about 11:00 we see that line of showers pushing in. showers earlier like 9:00, 10:00. notice it's not as widespread from a quarter to half an inch for the higher peaks. at 3:30 another system rolls through. heavier pockets expected through santa cruz down through the south bay. right now this does not look as intense as what we saw on tuesday but because we've seen so much rain the flooding potential will be even more dangerous and i do imagine some

flood advisories and watches will go in effect friday into saturday. because we have a lot of saturated soil as far as the timing will this impact your new year's eve party. it will be cloudy and rainy. the biggest impacts are going to come during the day on saturday and by 10:00, 11:00, it could be making its exit to l.a. and san diego impacted by the line of storms heading into saturday. now january 2nd, monday, the first week of 2023, another storm system lines up. behind that a third system. we've hit about six or seven storms and that will kick us off with a rainy start to the week of january down through southern california. prep for a windy weekend

forecast ahead. mike, how are the roadways? i-5, no extenuating circumstances on the report from chp. you talked about what's coming weatherwise and over in tahoe 80 and 50 have chain requirements. around the bay, though, green sensors all around the bay. slowing through the narrow part. crews are on scene trying to clear that. this is still light holiday traffic. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:53 and happening now a rebound on office vacancies in downtown san francisco could be on the way. preliminary numbers show the vacancy rate at 27% compared with 19% for 2021.

the situation is likely to continue for the next six to nine months. it could lead to a rebound towards the end of 2023. coming up next, a quick look at the top stories including the overnight breaking news. former pope benedict's health is deteriorating. the latest on his condition and the calls for prayers. plus that holiday nightmare. what you need to know and the investigation that's been launched.

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and welcome back to you. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories. the breaking news just coming in to our newsroom, former pope benedict continues with his health deteriorating. he is very sick. the vatican spokesperson confirms the 95-year-old's condition has worsened due to his age. >> we have a live look at vatican city this morning. pope francis is asking for prayers for his predecessor. in 2013 benedict became the first pope to resign in 600 years. he has been living in the vatican since staying mostly out

of the public eye. we sent you a push alert on our free nbc bay area news app when this first came in. download to stay up to date and get updates sent straight to your phone. the man accused of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer due back in court today. a judge ruled there's enough evidence for david depape to stand trial on a series of charges. among them attempted murder and threatening a family of a public official. during the hearing new details emerged about the moment police confronted depape and his alleged confession. if convicted of all charges he could face more than 50 years in prison. to a live look at three major airports where flights are still being canceled for thousands of people amidst the holiday season. oakland has 124 flights canceled, all are southwest flights. sjc has 147 flights canceled. all southwest as well.

sfo has 42 flights canceled. many people are searching for alternatives and resorting to trains, buses and cars, but that's even a problem because hundreds of other airline passengers are trying to do the same thing. amtrak in san jose tells you you can't find anything to l.a. until after the 30th. and nothing towards seattle until after the 2nd. ahead on the "today" show in moments live coverage with everything you need to know about this winter travel mess. meanwhile, here in the bay area we have a little break from the rain. >> if you had maybe considered driving somewhere today is the best day to do it because by tonight into tomorrow rain will be an issue on the roads again especially, though, the biggest storm friday into early saturday morning so be mindful of that and plan ahead. if you are traveling on 101 you can make out the yellow arrow. there are cones blocking part of your right lane and one of the lanes for the exit north 101 at willow is really the only alert i have. everything else is light.

>> relatively light. i think a lot of people are maybe stuck at the airport. >> perhaps. good morning, airport. >> or they have time off. we thank you for spending time with us. join us for the news at 11:00 a.m. >> have a wonderful day. another day, another massive wave of travel delays is getting home from the holidays become more difficult by the hour. >> it's december 28th. this is "today." >> when will it end? some holiday travelers still stuck after trying to get home for five days. >> i don't want to cry i'm tired. >> thousands more flights canceled already this morning and now new calls for accountability. >> this is clearly across the line from what's an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline's direct responsibility. >> live with everything you need to know about the travel

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