top stories we're following this morning, bay area airports are expected to pack for the busiest travel day of the year. we will tell you if there are any delays in just how many people have arrived and departed from sfo. >>anny: could news for a family that has been three difficult time. sasha fleshment parents discuss when their child will come home and the latest on the team suspect accused of setting him on fire. --sa sha fleishman.

>>james: and with one day away from thanksgiving, there is a turkey shortage for some bay area food banks. they are saying there might not be enough to feed the less fortunate. we will break down those numbers. let's get an update with erica in the weather center. >>erica: today is the busiest travel day of the year so i will keep you updated on those delays. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures are fairly seasonal. we have the slight possibility for rain drops as we head into thanksgiving day a pass that we are back in the sunshine. you will need to carry if-as you will not need to carry on brown was for black friday and into the weekend. for details on your forecast and a moment strict meanwhile let's check in on the traffic. here's a live look at the approach to the

bay bridge. traffic is flowing freely. in fact i am predicting lighter than usual commute conditions because a lot of folks are probably having the day off. san mateo bridge will be well on both directions of highway 92. your drive time just 12 minutes as of now no one looks like the camera is frozen by did check with the chp. they're no active incidents to report. >>james: happening right now alameda city fire is on scene of an apartment fire at the 3200 block of bricks ave. the fire was called and around 245. all four units have been evacuated. firefighters say they have rescued one person so far. the fire is in a second story apartment. the cause is under investigation. kron4 is on the scene and is working to find out more information. we'll have a live report shortly. truckers at the port of

oakland will not be working today. that is due to a major work stoppage in protest of unsafe conditions and unfair labor practices by terminal owners. the strike will begin at 5 this morning coinciding with the start of the longshoremen's morning shift and when the terminal case (as independent contractors, port truckers cannot join or form a traditional union to bargain, but as conditions continue to deteriorate on the porch, they have organized themselves into a group they're calling the port of oakland truckers' association. >>anny: crowds at bay area airports are expected to sunday. complicated travels as a storm in the north east some weather-related delays and flight cancellations will make it to the bay area airports. the start of the holiday season kicked off with more in a 130,000 passengers arriving and departing from san francisco international airport friday. that day is

expected to be the busiest until the holiday travel. ins. the airport is offering free parking to passengers departing between thanksgiving day and december 19th. in other bay area news, the teenager set on fire while coming home on ac transit bus earlier this month will be going home from the hospital some. sasha fleischman will be home just in time to celebrate thanksgiving. just over three weeks ago sasha's skirt was set on fire while riding an ac transit bus and oakland. sasha was born a boy but doesn't identify being a male or female was covered in second and third degree burns after the incident. the suspect is just 16 years old richard thomas is being charged as an adult with multiple crimes. daddy crandall, such as mother wanted to say thanks to those who have helped them. >>: i just want to shout out everybody who's been there for us and sasha. we've been able to get through this. with the horrific thing that

happened we've had so much support from the community, from friends from family and strangers and we are just so thrilled about that and we're thankful for that. it's been a great support. >>anny: the suspect richard thomas was in court yesterday but did not enter a plea. his next court appearance is next month on december 20th. >>james: hundreds of staff and current and former students from fremont to john f. kennedy high school, came together to honor john webb last night. weather is a long time athletic director who died saturday in a multi car crash on interstate 680. he was hit while helping people involved in a crash and was directing traffic. many people who attended the vital said what the died

doing what he always did. helping someone out. that he would find your strong points in your weak points and he would help you get better. >>: this is very hard. it hasn't hit me. >>: he would talk to us about anything we wanted to talk about. it you just wanted to talk to him even if you want the students, he would talk to about anything. >>james: stood in say coach webb was someone who brandon anyone today by just a smile. he was loved by everyone who came in contact with him. >>anny: for many in the bay area, thanksgiving is a holiday of cheer and being with family. for the less fortunate, it is one where many do not have enough to eat or place to live. in the report says one in four san franciscans will go hungry this holiday season as food banks are falling short of supplies. these are the

current numbers. the san francisco and marin food banks are still short. they still need 800 turkeys while the alameda county food bank is in need of 4000 turkeys and hams and chickens. volunteers at monument crisis center in concord are hoping there will be enough turkeys to feed the needy this thanksgiving. any more donations of they don't have to turn anyone away. between monday and tuesday, more than 500 family stood in line to get a turkey and it's not just turkeys that are running low. >>: we need the essentials. food and shelter. we have been encina ourselves quite quickly. and organizers say there are less than 100 turkey's left and they are certain they will be gone in all time. >>james: coming up on the kron4 morning news, expected delays at airports in the

densely populated northeast could create a nationwide back up the day before thanksgiving parade will have some of which could expect. and high winds are threatened--threatening the annual macy's thanksgiving parade. when the york has to do is the wind gusts exceed a certain limit. and hot sauce plant in southern california has been ordered to partially shut down because of the pungent smell. those details next.

as people try to skip town for thanksgiving, the storms that swept from the west coast to the south are moving up the east coast. the northeastern is expected to create some pretty severe delays on one of the biggest trouble days of the year and andrew spencer reports of those delays might not be limited to the north east. >>: when the gus by snow and rain can pull drivers and a day but one on one of the busiest travel days of the

biggest impact may be in the air. >>: when the wind blow and new york city at 40 and a boston 60. this three hour delay sending york city and even more than that may be in boston because the planes are going to have to be so far apart when you went like that. >>: seen the rain and the tarmac as wary enough to sustain itself like this one time to get out of the light. >>: we have a turkey waiting for us. >>: on this open the land on time. the air traffic controllers in atlanta and note the flight delays and the northeast will likely cause a ripple effect in other parts of the country and passengers stranded during cancel flights could be stranded even longer. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >>james: domestic weather is putting a damper on some people's travel plans but there is a little good news for air travelers. usa today

reports several airlines are letting people change their reservations without tacking on a fee. delta is allowing people scheduled to fly to or from cities such as new york, boston and washington at one time ticket change free of charge. u.s. airways, united, jet blue and american airlines are also reportedly waiving fees for changing plans for some travelers. the check with your carrier if york and one of those situations. >>anny: and that storm on the east coast is threatening macy's thanksgiving day parade. forecasters for tomorrows call for a sustained winds of 20 mi. per hour and cuts of 36 mi. per hour. new york city rules say if sustained winds exceed 23 mi. per hour and does exceed 34 mi. per hour, the parade to giant loans would have to be grounded. it just would be the same. >>erica: live in the weather center all eyes on this deadly storm now impacting the east coast which could

bring thanksgiving travel to a halt. full details on what to expect. this part of the forecast coming up after the break.

415 is the time. it's been almost a week since strong winds knocked over trees and downed power lines all across the bay area. the dust blew over this particularly large eucalyptus tree near lake merritt in oakland. but since then, the tree has become a tourist attraction. a steady stream of people have been stopping by to steer, take pictures, play or even eat their lunch on the downed tree. >>: it was like a circus here. everyone was out walking and having fun. >>: it's cool. i crawled all over the branches and walked over it. >>james: of oakland city officials said tuesday, they currently have no plans to remove the tree because the city is still dealing with the hundreds of calls for service. received after last week's storms. they say, for

the time being the tree will stay right where it is until they figure out what to do with it. >>anny: the time now is 463 here's a look at your travel and holiday forecast with their coverage of the morning. >>erica: yes and a good morning to you you notice this morning we are seeing '30's 40's and 50's and we're also seeing an increasing cloud cover. now when we had into the afternoon does expect a filter sunshine. those clouds will continue to increase in thick enough and by later on tonight it will prepare ourselves for raindrops. satellite and radar shows some of us like an up to clear conditions. all grain on the board indicates temperatures mainly already in the '60s. we will gain a few degrees heading into afternoon highs and again sunshine mixed with clouds. i later

on tonight of clouds will relieve ramp of intent is back in the '50s. we have cloud cover to keep everyone insulated. bringing out afternoon highs. we'll keep downtown san francisco and the mid-60s and expect mid-60s for the most part along the east bay shoreline for it as we focus our attention on what's happening on the east coast

air travel forecast. it would be surprised if all the major airports will probably be affected. you may want to change your flight and if you can postpone any travel plans on the plane especially if you're heading to the east coast. in 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures really on the mild side for the next several days of the thanksgiving day itself will be over cast over and the bay area. bristol talking pretty nice temperatures and perhaps a few showers and the south bay and as we head into the week and mostly sunny skies with temperatures will cool as

everyone had to back to work on monday. traffic around the bay area. i suspect a lot of folks. here's a look at the bay bridge just a minor rate in one of those cash lanes. san mateo bridge moving well in both directions of highway 92. you want to encounter any problems getting to the bridge coming down the nimitz freeway in the golden gate bridge looking good. over on the traffic map graeme on the roadway sensors. that indicates speeds above 58 50 mi. per hour. westbound 24 is a clear shot through the caldecott tunnel under the macarthur maze and your drive time running at around 12 minutes from hercules to berkeley. >>james: thank you erica time is 423 in a world news this morning, china is waging a war against air pop-jazz pollution 1

barbeque at a time. authority's in beijing have destroyed more than 50 open air barbeques to try to cut pollution that often reduce hazardous levels. this comes after the city government announced that emergency measures such as factory shutdowns and traffic limits would kick in when air pollution levels are heavy. >>anny: the white house says it welcomes the supreme court's decision to hear a challenge to the federal health-care law. the high court has come by challenges by to christian owned firms who oppose providing health insurance that provides a range of contraception benefits. justices will hear arguments in march and a decision is expected by late june. >>james: the texas national guard will begin letting same-sex couples register for benefits. the defense department has approved a new procedure for a ruling national guard members and their dependents for benefits. the girl with a state agency bound by texas law which doesn't recognize same-sex marriage. the national guard commander had ordered the texas military

forces not to process any applications from same-sex couples. the decision made yesterday lifted that order and now all five national guard facilities in texas will provide benefits for gay couples. >>anny: this morning, authority's in northern ohio are evacuating hundreds of homes after a real car started leaking liquid believed to be highly flammable and toxic. this is happening in the small town of willard, about 65 mi. southwest of cleveland. local responders and workers from the transportation co. csx corp. are at the scene. it's not clear what caused the record to lick with a toxic liquid used to make plastic and rubber products. residents in an estimated 400 homes are being told to evacuate.

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welcome back. a consumer advocacy group is telling parents to watch out for dangerous toys this holiday shopping season. the trouble in toyland report was released tuesday morning. they say while federal standards have improved their still hazardous products going unregulated. the report showed that many small toys ingested by children barely pass maximum measurements by federal safety standards. officials say a cardboard tube about the size of a toilet paper roll can be used to measure of small toys are appropriate for children. >>james: while many retailers are kicking off black friday shopping early,fry's electronics says it will be closed on thanksgiving. the company

has an alternate option for holiday shoppers. it's called a the " click, reserve and relax " sale. customers can reserve items online and pick them up anytime on black friday. fry's president and co- founder says is the decision benefits employees and customers. >>: i think the tradition of being home with family and thanksgiving is more important than getting a few dollars in sales on thanksgiving. >>james:fry says, an additional 500 items will be available only in store on black friday for customers to enjoy the thrill of black friday deals. >>anny: and thanksgiving night means cars and trucks here on kron4. it's our special san francisco auto show preview. we will give you an early look at the latest and hybrids and what you might be driving soon. it's thanksgiving night at a 33 you can also have over to kron4 dot com now and enter

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>>james: welcome back. truckers at the port of vocal not be working today. that is due to a major work stoppage in protest of unsafe work conditions and unfair labor practices by terminal owners. the strike will begin at 5 this morning coinciding with the start of the longshoremen's morning- shift and when the terminal gates opened. as independent

contractors, port truckers cannot join or form a traditional union to bargain but as conditions continue to deteriorate on the port they have organized themselves into a group they're calling the portable to truckers association. >>anny: crowds of bay area ports-airports are expected through sunday. complicating travel plans is a storm in the northeast. some weather related delays and flight cancellations could affect bay area flights. the start of the holiday season kicked off with more than 130,000 passengers arriving and departing from san francisco international airport friday. that is expected to be the busiest during the holiday travel. . perios.d. the airport is offering free parking to passengers departing between thanksgiving day in december 19th. >>james: travelers around

the nation are stuck in airports, as a big star now a nor-easter is growing up the east coast. this is the off cleveland international airport where the storm is bringing strong winds, heavy rain, sleet and snow making travel a nightmare for millions. some areas could see up to 10 in. by the time today is over. airport delays are already the reporter from atlanta to new jersey and across colorado. passengers are encouraged to check in with your airline before heading to the airports. let's get a check in with our own weather here. >>erica: definitely grab a jacket this morning but really don't think you'll need it as you head into the afternoon. the afternoon, expect a filter sunshine a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures fairly consistent with what we saw yesterday so livermore a high of 68, 66 degrees in oakland. well 60s for downtown san francisco

through daly city and half moon bay bridge as we head into the evening old clouds will continue to increase. we're talking some pretty thick clouds in advance of a system that could bring rain drops bridge and o'clock this evening, looks like most locations are back in the '50s. quickly looking after travel forecast you could see some delays on fled across the country to 3 in. of snow could fall stretching from the gulf coast states to the eastern seaboard. this is a very big system that will be impacting the mid atlantic looks like it should be out of there and out to see it as we head into thanks giving desperate for is the literature 7 day around the bay forecast. pretty nice temperatures correct again in love the over cast tomorrow. again we could see it rain drops and the south bay. will see plenty of sunshine. relate and no

need to carry around and number love with temperatures will start to drop off once again and as everyone heads back to work on monday and tuesday. we did see and minor white one of the cash lanes just a minute ago that has cleared itself out. announcing any delays working your way into the city. san mateo bridge currently problem for in both directions of piling 92 percent are with the suspect it was easy conditions throughout the morning. we don't have a big commute to look forward to. if so looks like you're good to go fortunately we are accident free. anny? >>anny: aretino's right now. an alameda city fire is on the scene of an apartment fire at the 3200 block of bricks ave. the fire was called then around 245%-- briggs ave.

all four units have been evacuated. firefighters say they have arrested one person so far. the fire isn't a second story apartment. the causes under investigation. kron4 is on scene and we're working to find out more information. >>james: on this thanksgiving eve. bargain hunters will not have to wait until friday to find their sales. many retailers like macy's, target and j.c. penney's will be open for business on thanksgiving day. a senior economics says the shorter shopping season combined with greater online and then store competition means businesses must do what they can to increase their profit margin. the mall shoppers we spoke with have no plans to be in store shopping on thanksgiving. >>: and alfred pipeline not eating the food and spending time with my family. >>: for some people yes if they want to get out and shop. i'd rather spend with family. >>: i think people deserve a day off to note spell with family and friends of the

holiday will see if that holds true. the national retailers federation says just under 25 percent service said it will actually shot on thanksgiving day. slain san francisco supervisor harvey milk and mayor george moscone will be honored today. community groups and harvey milk foundation will hold back to back a vital and marches on the steps of city hall at 430. -the vigil. " this will be followed by a march to the plaza at market and castro streets. family and friends of milk and moscone will be speaking about the two men agreed in has been 35 years after the city's first openly gay supervisor

was assassinated at city hall along with the mayor. there were killed by a disgruntled former city supervisor, dan white. >>anny: to cats are dead after they were snatched from their honor and thrown into the sanford's as go bakery the honor as a homeless woman known as " cat lady " police say that on monday after know, the suspect came up to the one man at pier 14 and grabbed all of her belongings, including a cat carrier-held both cats and tossed them into the water grid firefighters were able to get the woman's belongings from the bay, but the two cats had drowned. people who know the woman said they are horrified and stunned at what happened >>: on from the bay area and that's not how we take care of family around here. she's homeless and she has a lot of kept does judge katz. i mean, come on. all i have to say to that person is

karma. animal control now wants to review nearby security cameras that may have captured the crime. if the suspect is described only as a male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and carrying a skateboard. when he is caught, he is facing animal cruelty charges. >>james: the teenagers and of fire while coming home on an ac transit bus earlier this month will be going home from the hospital some brief session fleischmann will be home just in time to celebrate thanksgiving. just over three weeks ago such as kurt was set on fire while riding in ac transit bus in oakland. such a who was born a boy but doesn't identify being a male or female was covered in second and third degree burns after the incident. daddy--debbie crandell, sasha's mother wanted to thank those who have have been so

supportive. >>: i just want to send a shot out to all those who are supported us. and sasha. family friends and strangers. it has been such a three note in the midst of this court-just horrific situation. the suspect richard thomas is being charged as an adult with multiple crimes read the 16 year-old was in court yesterday but did not enter a plea. his next court appearance is on december 20th of. zçzçtó

now time for the kron4 tech report qaeda slate. >>: the morning. scandal is rocking the new play station for video game council after a man it uses it to broadcast naked images of his wife online. i want to warn you the video you are going to see it's pretty graphic. if you have children present, you may want to remove them. this incident has really upset people, and it may change the landscape of the gaming industry. the live online p.s. for street started with this man up drinking on his couch with his wife. she eventually passed out after a semi and ascent messing around with her, he took her shirt off and exposed her breast for about 15 minutes. anyone to any man could see her make it top half during that period of time. then

the video stream went dark. after about 10 minutes or so it came back and she is completely naked still sleeping. presumably stripped by kerr house and print the name of the couple has not come forward. all we know is this man's game handle. the ps 4 comes with a camera camera that people generally point towards the living room for various chatting. twitch is a live streaming video network for gamers bridge typically is used to broadcast live a gaming. people watch other people plane their favorite games. competitions and tournament can also be played for this incident abuse the system at what this sec sexual abuse or porn ago live for anyone who wanted to tune in for it to which did a great job of the media when responding to this end and the man who did this. they also told their users that have a zero tolerance for anything broadcasted other than an

innocent game in three the there's a larger problem here bridge is really no way to prevent such content from getting out there and the first place. and of course this worries parents of young painters who now have access to this of life itself broadcasting. gabe slate kron4 newsprint

some busy mornings are expected at all three major bay area airports. monetary things over and san francisco international airport is kron4's yoli. the morning yoli. how are things looking at this hour. >>: everything's looking pretty good for passengers but i have to tell you even though the shot doesn't really reflect how busy it is compared to how he looked yesterday morning, it is quite busy and there. still, everything's on time of the lines are a vote is there. the sale last week friday was the busiest travel day. wednesday is

still a heavy day. the day before thanksgiving is still a very happy day for it have a day for people to be traveling so you definitely want to come a little early because the allies will be a little long skirt and affect the next time you come to me, i'll be able to show you some of those lines. another thing to keep the mind, anyone who's traveling on united u.s. air or virgin islands check with your carrier or flights. it seems that at 5:00 philadelphia's airport is going to start the late program so they aren't saying cancellations but they are saying the late program and throughout the day that will start to take affect over here. so just to check on those flights. is something that's not really going to affect us right away but it's definitely going to affect some flights throughout the day. anny.

>>anny: are right yoli live at sfo thank-you. >>james: controversy surrounded a young waitress in new jersey who claimed she was denied a to because she is gay. turns out and may all be a hoax. dana morales-dayna posted this photograph of a receipt that read " sorry but i cannot to it because i do not agree with your lifestyle and how you live your life. " loral was claimed family at the restaurant world this message on the received after she acquitted on them. the bill was for $93.55. after morales store with a viral, she in the restaurant received a monetary tips from all over the world. she and the restaurant said, they plan to donate the money to the wounded warrior project because morales

served in the marine corps for two years. the restaurant's general manager said that money will still be donated and they are investigating >>anny: of the hollywood reporter is blowing the whistle on what it's calling one of the industry deepest darkest secrets. no one >>anny: right before thanksgiving, a public battle between hollywood star ashton culture--kutcher and wal-mart. kitcher recently treated at wal-mart saying " wal-mart is your profit margin so important you can't pay your employees enough to be above the poverty line? " the to be included a link about an employee food drive at a wal-mart store in canton ohio. wal-mart has a public relations twitter account which to give back. " it's unfortunate that an act of

human kindness has been taken so out of context. we're proud of our associations that associates in canton. "kutcher then treated--tweeted " wahl march to be the leaders not the low market-low water mark ". this twitter battle has struck a nerve with a lot of people of facebook. we are seeing people taking sides. we're always happy to get your take on the stories people are talking about grid is said to our kron4 facebook fan pitcher kron4 dot com and joined the conversation >>erica: midmorning. temperatures really not too bad this morning. it was shipped to be a nice day. mid to upper 60s in the south bay. the optima and valley region 67. 69 evergreen. not to that of a day and redwood city. walnut creek topping out at 66. we

will see some of the '60s for pittsburgh and danville downtown san francisco will remain in the low 60s. ocean beach in the upper 50s. nevada 62, 64 and petaluma and looks like a fairly sunny day and oakland with a high of 66. the satellite and radar shows the clouds continuing to move of their way into the bay area and we're also starting to see the first signs of precipitation over the ocean. i really don't think we will see too much rain as we head into the thanksgiving holiday. in fact, most models actually backing off on that likelihood. maybe a 10 to 20 percent chance in the south bay with us for a much the extent of it. most of us will notice over cast conditions as the head off to grandma's house. really not too bad of a forecast three temperatures will still be in the upper 60s for some of the warmer spots. no need to carry a umbrella as we work our way into friday. high pressure back and play and that will bring plenty of sunshine street effect slightly on the conditions as we head into the weekend. take a

look at next week. temperatures start to trade off yet again as everyone prepares to head to work looks like clouds are certainly back and the forecast for more details on that coming up in just a couple of the desperate taking a look at bay area bridges. no need to leave your house early. take a look at the bay bridge. if you will notice although the volume has picked up a bit. still in easy ride work your way through the city. tillites heading out toward foster city through the bright lights coming towards you had east on into hayward and the golden gate bridge is problem free as you work your way into san francisco. i do want to mention we did pick up a crash involving four cars. this is what all 580 at garrido road. at last check, really wasn't producing too much of the back up looks like things have changed in the past couple of minutes. now we're actually sent to see more rate above best-read on the

roadway centers indicated speeds below 25 mi. per hour so slow and go conditions coming off of the optima past almost backing up into tracy so this looks like a potential hot spots. probably the only stop right now or you have to allow yourself extra time. as to take a look at the south bay, still st. rain on the road voicecenter spirit of problems here and again the drive time only 23 minutes out of nevada and to san francisco. >>james: 452. let's turn to bay area sports. klay thompson scored 22 points and tied a career high with eight assists in the golden state warriors snapped a three game skid with a 1 02-101 victory over the new orleans pelicans. eric gordon had a chance to win it for new orleans with an open three-pointer from the left corner in the final seconds, but the shot rang out and anthony davis couldn't quite reach the rebound. germain on the

overturned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and did not look at all rusty, seeking his first seven shots en route to 18.3 san francisco wide receiver michael crabtree has been activated from the 49ers physically unable to perform list. he tore his achilles' in may. the hope is that crabtree, who last season caught 85 passes for 1,105 yds will make his season debut for san francisco and sunday's home against that just a game against st. louis. the first-ever college football game at the planned levi stadium will put cal against the university of oregon next october. the game will be played on friday october 24th bridge under attack 12 conference rules, teams must play a week day game about once

every two years for scheduling seasons that judge reasons, which has been challenging for calgary--under pac-12 con ference rules, memorial stadium has a hard enough time providing enough parking on saturdays when classes are out. but during weekday games 60,000 football fans may converge on the campus looking for places to park next to 35,000 year-old students.

top stories we are following on this wednesday, november 27th. expected delays at airports in the densely-populated northeast could create a nationwide backup the day before thanksgiving. we'll have some of what you can expect on one of the busiest travel days of the year. triple a is predicting nearly 40-million americans will be aboard plans, trains, and automobiles traveling for the holidays.

the winter-like storm is causing delayed or canceled airline departures and cramped airplane cabins. sunlen serfaty has more on the busiest travel days of the year from reagan national airport. thanks, sunlen. here is more snow falling on the east coast-- this is in virginia. here's erica with a look at our forecast. >>erica: the more man we are tracking active weather along the mid atlantic of hoss the eastern seaboard. let's zoom. this massive system is meeting the colder air to 3 in. of rain expected print. we could sit

delays all across the major airports your soap relate the national weather service is saying he should probably plan in advance for it tried to get an earlier flight or if you can't allow your plant until after the thanksgiving holiday. the storm is expected to move back out to sea as to push closer to thanksgiving day with high wind warnings in effect we could actually see the ground it of some of those balloons and floats at the macy's thanksgiving parade. here in the bay area we are just seen an increasing cloud cover heading into the thanks giving holiday. looking like a slight chance for some sprinkles around the bay. keep a number landed just in case. as you had offered to grandma's house. i will have full details on what to expect. your thanksgiving forecast and a 7 day around the bay coming up at 515. >>george: thanks era culprit we are looking for lighter traffic but an accident already slowing the ride for the optima past 0580 westbound. such discretion

grant hill road is backing up the westbound 580 commute coming down from the 2 05 interchange. it's already pretty heavy and the drive time is already 38 minutes getting out to the dublin interchange. that's the only incident that we are tracking so far this morning that was slow your ride. we are otherwise looking at a pretty wide ride for the rest of the bay area grid >>james:happening now. alameda city fire is on scene of an apartment fire at the 3200 block of briggs avenue. the fire was called in around 2:45. all four units have been evacuated. alameda city fire says they have rescued one person so far. the fire is in a second story apartment. the cause is under investigation. we are on the scene and we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. here's some video. according

to the fire department, this fire broke out at around 3:00 this morning. we can tell you is it's a two alarm fire. one firefighter was slightly injured. he was transported to an old local hospital. we are also being told by the public information officer that one person was rescued from this fire spread as far as the cause of the fire, it's unclear right now but i can tell you the public information officer just confirmed. one person is in custody. i had a chance to talk to one person who lives inside the apartment complex as she claims there was a mentally unstable person living inside of that apartment complex and he may have been the source of this fire. that's what they're suspecting. as i said the public information officer did confirm one person in custody on this fire. firefighters continued to battle this flame.

>>james: looks like we just lost jackies audio 3 will come back to again with another live update but you heard him say their direct from a public information officer to one person is in a suspect in regards to that fire. more to come. and it? >>anny: it's going to be a busy day at all three major bay area airport. monitoring things over at san francisco international airport is kron four's yoli aceves. good morning, yoli. how are things look at this hour? definitely more visit then yesterday. --a busier. it is pretty bustling ride to now. the good news is so far everything looks on time on board. starting at 5:00 the philadelphia will start having a delay program and so that is not going to

affect sfo right away but for people who are flying united or usair for virgin america he should probably check in with your carrier. later on in the day you should check to see if anything was a delayed or canceled. always check with your carrier and because today is so busy you may want to get your little earlier than usual. this is probably the second busiest day of this holiday travel. >>darya: mind, maybe 63,000 passengers going in and out of sfo just for today. >>anny: if you need to make some of the different travel plans you can do so without getting charged with a onetime change fee being waived currently.

>>anny: numbers. they need more donations so the teenager set on fire while coming home on an a-c transit bus earlier this month will be going home from the hospital soon. sasha fleischman will be home just in time to celebrate thanksgiving. just over three weeks ago sasha's skirt was set on fire while riding an ac transit bus in oakland. sasha who was born a boy

but doesn't identify being a male or female. was covered in second and third degree burns after the incident. debbie crandell, sasha's mother wanted to thank those who have have been so supportive. the suspect, richard thomas, is being charged as an adult with multiple crimes. the 16-year-old was in court yesterday but did not enter a plea. his next court appearance is on december 20th. coming up on the kron four morning news. two slain public service officials will be remembered today. we'll walk through the events to honor harvey milk and george mascone. plus ""the show must go on"" is the mentally that parade officials are taking with the "macy's thanksgiving day parade" as severe weather threatens the east coast. --mentality and two cats-- killed after being thrown into the bay. we'll tell you what happened coming up after the break.

two cats are dead after they were snatched from their owner and thrown into the san francisco bay. the owner is a homeless

woman known as "cat lady". police say that on monday afternoon, the suspect came up to the woman at pier 14 and grabbed all of her belongings, including a cat carrier that held both cats-- and tossed them in the water. firefighters were able to get the woman's belongings from the bay, but the two cats had drowned. people who know the woman say they are horrified and stunned at what happened. animal control now wants to review nearby security cameras that may have captured the crime. the suspect is described only as a male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and carrying a skateboard. when he is caught, he is facing animal cruelty charges. the messy weather is putting a damper on some people's travel plans.

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that storm on the east coast is threatening macy's thanksgiving day parade. forecasts for tomorrow call for sustained winds of 20 miles per hour and gusts of 36 miles per hour. new york city rules say if sustained winds exceed 23 miles per hour and gusts exceed 34 miles per hour, the parade's giant balloons would have to be grounded.

>>jacqueline: the morning. although it could actually be wendy for the macy's thanksgiving parade, we are talking dry conditions. that massive system we have been tracking of the past couple of days will mobile over to the atlantic. they're still looking at possible flight cancellations with heavy rain and ice and snow. perhaps 8 in. of snow for places like buffalo, new york and we could see up to 3 in. of rainfall along the eastern seaboard. that is something we will continue to monitor. we have kron4's yoli aceves live at sfo. sigh from our mount tam cam grid high clouds of above. cold start and the north bay bridge in santa rosa leaving the house at 36 degrees. no surprise here. the chilly as conditions are north of the golden gate bridge. richmond

very mild and 53 and #40 along the east bay shoreline. fremont right now 45 of the house and 46 of the door in redwood city. as we take those numbers into the afternoon, you'll notice today shaping up to be the nicest day. what is filtered sun shine. a little hazy as it headed to the afternoon hours are really no complaints with sunnyvale high of 67, 66 degrees for santa clara. really all of us in the same boat in terms of temperatures 67 expected for danville. francisco will be a little cooler. temperatures will stay in the low 60s there. upper 50s for ocean beach in oakland and high of 66. expect over cast conditions as we went up on thanksgiving day and perhaps some showers 10 to 20 percent chance for those of you and a south bay. that's really all the models showing the

possibility for some light rain. there's 7 day around the bay forecast highlights we are back and dry weather. partly cloudy conditions for black friday so no need to carry an umbrella as you have to get those deals. such i will carry us through the weekend with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s to take a look at the cool down as everyone heads back to work on a monday. 520 on the clock right now critic of morning george. >>george: the accident on interstate 580 at greenfield has cleared from the shoulder and is starting to ease the traffic in the westbound direction. the commute through the dublin interchange looks good for it for your ride through the south bay hill find pretty good conditions as well but for the most part light traffic care coming up from highway 85 into downtown san jose. checking the bay bridge for you, like traffic for your last word ride. we

did not see much of it back up yesterday. we hope to sued in less today. holly 92 is 11 minutes ride. slain san francisco supervisor harvey milk and mayor george moscone will be honored today. community groups and the harvey milk foundation will hold back-to-back vigil and marches on the steps of city hall at 4:30. this will be followed by a march to the plaza at market and castro streets. family and friends of milk and moscone will be speaking about the two men. it has been thirty-five years after the city's first openly gay supervisor was assassinated at city hall along with the mayor. they were killed by a disgruntled former city

supervisor, dan white. the i-r-s and u-s treasury department are proposing new rules that would curb the involvement of tax- exempt organizations in political campaigns. the rules would restrict the ability of social welfare groups to engage in activities, like campaign advertising for or against a specific candidate and voter registration drives. this comes in the wake of controversy over the i-r-s' scrutiny of liberal and conservative groups. earlier this year, the i-r- s admitted it held up groups seeking tax-exempt status if they had the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their name. but the agency said it was

not targeting groups out of political bias. the i-r-s will ask for public opinion on the proposed rules before making them final. the supreme court has agreed to hear another case involving the president's health care reform law. this case involves a mandate that requires employers of a certain size to offer insurance coverage for birth control and other reproductive health services without a co-pay. at issue is whether private companies and non-profits can refuse to provide coverage if it violates their religious beliefs. companies that don't offer the coverage could be fined up to one-point-three- million dollars daily. oral arguments will likely be held in march with a ruling by late june. the white house reacted to the news in a statement.

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official, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation. this comes after china claimed airspace over disputed islands in the east china sea. the official says the planes were on a training mission from guam for several hours, but were only in china's air zone for about an hour. they also say the planes were unarmed. since the chinese declared the new zone just last week, the u-s says it will continue with its own air operations in the region.

>> much of wall street to this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes positive right now. yesterday was a light day of trading, but the gains were enough to lift the nasdaq to its first close above 4013 years. the dow was up a fraction appoint. the nasdaq up 23 points, with a record closing of 4017. the s&p 500 up a fraction appoint as well. opening bell today in

an hour. maligne\ >> a judge in southern california has ordered a hot sauce plan to partially shut down. the sri-racha plant in urbandale and nearby residents have been in a heated debate over l.a. pungent smell coming from the facility. residents have complained about asthma, nosebleeds, and even heartburn from helene and the spicy odor. city officials say they plan to work with the company to come up with the wait for the planned to stay in business and reduce the troubling cent. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. the time is 5:30 a.m.. we have been talking about the possibility of rain. >> as we look at satellite

and radar we have a few high clouds right now. the cloud cover is keeping most of us in the '50s. is still is a cool start with santa rosa 37 degrees. from thanks giving you can expect overcast conditions and the possibility of rain at 10 to 20%. any brain that we see will be in the south bay. looking ahead we're looking at very pleasant conditions with sunshine into the weekend. i will break down your 7 day around the bay coming up. >> we're still looking at a pretty good ride around the bay and we really have only been tracking just one incident on interstate 580 in the westbound direction. there was an accident at green mill road. that is why the traffic is still sluggish. the drive time is

running at about 33 to 36 minutes out to the dublin interchange. you can consider how like the traffic is elsewhere from the bay. this is more time and you would otherwise expect. >> falling gas prices could be an unexpected gift this holiday season. aaa says that the average price of gasoline has tumbled 49¢ from its peak this year to $3.29 a gallon, putting it on track for the lowest average since 2010. history shows that when gas prices dropped, consumers become more likely to splurge on dinners out. impulse buys at the mall seems like less of a stretch. here is a look at the bay area gas prices. san francisco at $3.66. oakland

at $3.53. san jose also at $3.53. >> bargain hunters will not have to wait until friday to find their sales. many retailers like macy's, target and j.c. penney's will be opening for business on banks giving day. a senior economist says of the shorter shopping season combined with greater on- line and in store competition means that businesses must do what they can to increase their profit margin. but most shoppers who spoke with have no plans to be in any of the stores on banks giving. >> if some people want to get out and shop that's fine but i plan to be with my family. >> the national retailers federation says that just 25 percent surveyed said they will actually shot on thanksgiving day. >> truckers at the port of

oakland will not be working today. that is due to a major work stoppage in protest of unsafe work conditions and unfair labor practices by terminal owners. the strike will begin at 5:00 a.m. this morning with the start of the long shoreham as morning shift and when the terminal gates opened. an independent contractors, poured truckers cannot join or form a traditional union to bargain, but as conditions continue to deteriorate on the porch, they have organized themselves into a group that they are calling the port of oakland truckers' association. >> hundreds of staff and current former students from fremont's john f. kennedy high school came together to honor john webb last night. well it is a long time have to let a director who died

saturday in a multicar crash on interstate 680. he was hit while he was helping people who were involved in a crash and was directing traffic. many people who attended flaccid i said that webb died the one which he always did, helping someone out. >> he would always say hi to you in the hallway. he always smiled. it has not hit me yet. >> during peak, if you just wanted to talk to him he would talk to you about anything. >> former and current students say that coach webb was someone who could bright scent anyone's day with his smile and he also really cared about his students. it was clear by the huge turnout that he was loved by everyone who came in contact with him. >> police have arrested two

suspects in a prostitution sting in millbrae. 31 year- old san francisco resident calvin williams and 24 year- old gwendolyn samsung were arrested on charges of pimping, pandering, human trafficking and conspiracy. it was a part of a multi an agency operation of both local and federal authorities targeting human trafficking. the two suspects were booked into the san mattel county jail and there bell said $250 an dollars each. >> authorities in alameda county say that new dna evidence help them crack a decade-old case. stephen rudiger was stabbed to death in 1990 and left in the middle of the street. now, the ex-wife and her former husband are accused of the crime. l immediate

county sheriff's officers arrested 15 year-old william devinchenzi and 58 year-old cheryl ervin for the 1990 murder of stephen rudiger. his body was following redwood road within hours of the stabbed to death in his home. family members were overwhelmed by the motions during tuesday's press conference. >> investigators say that the citadel suspect and rudiger were ending a bitter relationship when she met devinchenzi. two were married hr the victim's body was found. the two suspects were assigned legal counsel in alameda county superior court in hayward to stay.

both are facing murder charges in the case. >> martinez police say, that officers had arrested a man in connection with luring an underage girl, through the internet. skyle oleary a 25 year-old from walnut creek allegedly came to marine of this part come to me what he believed was a 14 year- old girl for sex. police got to him instead. they also searched his home or his computer was seized. oleary is booked into the contra costa county jail on a $105,000 bond. >> this just into the kron 4 news from. weekly u.s. unemployment benefit applications have dropped to 316,000. the labor department says the the less volatile four week average

fell 7500 to 331,000. both the weekly jobless claims an average have returned to pre recession level. weekly unemployment claims have fallen in six of the past seven weeks. layoffs have also been down, hiring has picked up. employers added 204,000 jobs last month. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news we will have people behaving badly.

>> welcome back. the time is 5:41 a.m.. off controversies around a young waitress in new jersey who

claim says she was denied a tip, because she is gay. terms, it may all be a hoa x.dayna dayna morales posted this photograph of ever see that read " i sorry but i cannot attend because i do not agree with your lifestyle and how you live your life. " morales claimed a family at their restaurant rope this message or receipt, after she waited on them. the bill was for $93.55. but now, a report of a new york city tv station shows ever see from the family for the same amount of money plus a $18 tip and a credit card statement to

back it up. after her story and went a viral, she and the restaurant received tips from all over the world. she and restaurants said, but they plan to donate the money to the wounded warrior project. morales served in the marine cords for two years. the restaurants and general manager said, that the money will still be donated and they are investigating it. >> hybrids, hot rods and high-tech cars take center stage thanks giving night on kron 4 when you a special preview of the san francisco international all show. it will be at 8:30 p.m., tomorrow night. you can also go to our website at kron4.com to enter to win tickets to the show.

>> welcome back. it has been almost a week since strong winds knocked over trees and downed power lines all across the bay area. the dust blew over the large eclipses' street near lake merritt in oakland. but since then, the tree has become a tourist attraction. a steady stream of people have been stopping by to stare, take pictures, play or even eat their lunch on the down the tree. >> it is cool, i climbed all over the branches.

>> oakland city officials say that they currently have no plans to remove the tree because the city is still dealing with the hundreds of calls for service that were received after last week's storms. they say, for the time being that the tree will stay where it is. >> we are tracking your holiday forecast. >> we are waking ned to pretty cold conditions. that is where we have 30's and 40's and 50's several girls. let's get to sant at 36 . san francisco is one of the warmest spots with 56 degrees. we will see a mixture of sun and clouds with temperatures mainly in the upper 60s. livermore will climb to 60 and we will keep downtown san francisco

and communities along the immediate coastline in the '60s for today. it will be a pretty nice day but not as much sun as we head into the evening those clouds will increase. the temperatures will be in the low 50's and we will gear up for storm system. i do not think that was see too much rain maybe a few sprinkles all eyes will be on satellite and radar along the eastern seaboard because we're looking at a system that may bring two to 3 in. of rain for the golf course. v coast. ts will have major implications for airports and missy delays. you should keep this in mind if you're born somewhere for the holiday. >> your 7 day around the bay

highlights the temperatures will be seasonal. plenty of sunshine for saturday and sunday. the temperatures will cool in fact, tuesday we will climb into the upper 50s. >> the time is 5:49 a.m.. >> we continue to monitor one incident and we are not tracking any hot spots. it let's start with a look picture east shore freeway, interstate 80 westbound. it is 13 to 14 minutes as we approached 6:00 a.m.. your ride to the san ramon valley is completely delay free we still have this incident on the shoulder of interstate 580 westbound. that is where the slow traffic is going to baltimore. your ride to the south, it is still looking gray was no problem for delays. the more rent

commute is also looking good. the bay bridge, the westbound commute it is very light this wednesday before thanksgiving. there are no delays. 92, the san mateo bridge you will find a light and easy ride >> checking the public transit all of them are reported to have on-time service with no delays. >> (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> if you want drivers to come to wet complete stop and give them a dedicated turn lane with absolutely no stop signs or a yield sign. >> this woman has stopped to read her piece of paper when in fact she is blocking other drivers from continuing on. allow me to explain what is going on here, i am in the city of campbell and this is the dedicated turn lane coming off of highway 17 at the hamilton streets off ramp.

since drivers do not have to stop you would expect the flow of traffic to be continuous, but what you expect and what you get are two different things. drivers who appeared to have driver's licenses, how they got them i have not a clue are coming to a complete stop. >> some are even cutting across the border point after stopping as some like this man just is there. >> well, you get the idea. some drivers like this bus drivers should know better. but i guess that is asking for too much. i saw a couple of near misses and some drivers so engulfed in their phones it took a good hunting to get them to move. the funny thing is if there were a stop sign and then these drugs would never stop, what a strange world we live in. >> now this lady in this blue acra is upset because

the drivers that have the right away are not stopping for her. the winner of a campbell's worst driver of the day goes to this driver who not only makes it right from outside line but cuts through the shale parking lot, a driver on the sidewalk and then drivers down the staples parking lot. >> yeah up, and i am, and willing to bet this was a slow day. >> in campbell, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> klay thompson scored 22 points and tied a career high with eight assists, the golden state warriors' snapped a 3 games kit with a 102-11 victory over the new organs pelicans. eric

gordon had a chance to win it for new orleans with an open three-pointer from the left corner in the final seconds, but the shot rimmed out and anthony davis could not quite reach the rebound. jermaine o'neill returned from his right knee and groin injury and had sidelined him for four games and did not look at all rusty, sinking his first seven shots to 18 points. >> here is a live look outside at san francisco international airport on the busiest travel day of the year. a wide shot of the runways are on the left and a lot of look at the terminal is on the right. we will be right back.

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>> top stories we are following on this wednesday, november 27th. a holiday nor-easter greeting travelers and causing nationwide backups at the nation's airports this morning. we'll have some of what you busiest travel days of the >> we're here in the weather center tracking your holiday forecast. >> we are expecting hundreds of flight cancellations. take a look at how massive the system is. it is impacting the entire east coast. it is gone all the way to northern maine. when this is all said and