schools are closed up in the lake tahoe unified school district. i can see why. they've had about 3 1/2 to 4 feet of snow. that's at lake level.

37degrees in crescent city. that's the leading edge of the cold air. let's go to the stormtracker if we can. i want to zoom in a little bit and show you what's going on. you can see the snow right t here. 80, 50. forget it right now. it looks like the system has gone through ukiah and lake county. some rain around vallejo. also, real quick to the east b ay, it looks like heavy rain near pleasant ton, right near bernal. you can see traffic is moving okay here. but there was an accident or two already in this general area. it's windy on the span. also, we have major closures in

the sierra. interstate 80 is closed. 80 at kingdale. i want to show you traffic is not moving through there because it's completely shut down through goldline and the state line. we'll have more information on the sierra straight ahead. we're watching problems on bay area roads. ktvu's claudine wong was at the scene of a major crash that still has 80 backed up. claudine. >> reporter: hi, sal. we've moved to the bay bridge. it's getting a little bit more windy out here. the toll plaza, it's a little jammed up. nothing too term at this point. if we take a look at the sky above us. we can see the clouds look like they are starting to clear overhead. it's been a rainy, messy m orning. it caused problems on interstate 880. it caused multiple accidents.

the first crash involved two vehicles. the driver of the white pickup truck told us i hit something in the road and that caused his car to be disabled. and then there was a second crash. and then there was a third cash that caused a solo accident. we talked to a couple of people who got flat tires because of all of this. >> i'm not even sure -- there's this big debris and i just ran it over. all i heard cass my war -- was my car jerking and now i have a flat tire. >> i just came otherrer from san pablo to exit -- over from san pablo to exit. i don't know what i hit. >> reporter: that accident is cleared. the damage is done. traffic is backed up and moving slowly. again, rain off and on all morning long. we're getting the winds now. it's freezing out here. if you are headed out, be sure

you know the weather may play havoc on your commute. we'll keep an eye on the roads and keep you updated. back to you. right now, the crowds are growing at san francisco international airport. security lines are quite long this morning but the good news is there have been no major weather delays, at least so far. ktvu akraig debro is live at -- ktvu's kraig debro is live at o. >> reporter: it's a very volatile situation. we had had lines 30 minutes around and now nothing. i asked the tsa if this was caused by by the passengers. he said yes. now, 120,000 people traveled in and out of sfo yesterday.

over the next day there will be an increasing number of passengers. if you are traveling to seattle, chicago, or washington, d.c. today, snow is forecast for those cities. >> right now, there's no impact whatsoever. we're just tracking the weather. maybe after:00 you might see some delays. >> reporter: there will be about 118,000 passengers passing through sfo today. about 115,000 tomorrow and monday was the peak through sfo, like i said, with 121,000 people coming or going. one major obstacle many have an opinion about or have heard of are those pat-down searches. >> i think that's security. we need the security here. >> it seems like an invasion. it seems like a breach of trust. >> reporter: what about our security? our safety?

we caught this on camra at about 6:00 this morning. some people complained about the intrusiveness of the searches. now, it's worth noting that the americans that have been a sked -- asked about the n umbers. they've changed a little bit. if you haven't seen this video, it's worth seeing. it's kind of intimate. back to you. >> thank you. in washington state they're dealing with the first severe storm of the season. it's 21 degrees in seattle. wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. that may have caused a boeing 6747 cargo jet to gid -- 7 7 7 cargo jet to skid. you can use our website to

check for flight delays before you go to the airport. you can track the storm at k tvu.com. 7:07. we have developing news this morning. a dramatic es calation and tension -- escalation and tension between south korea and north korea. south korea said they will release a huge retaliation if north korea attacks again. that's after north korea b ombarded an island killing two south korean marines. the white house has reacted to this. we'll wring you a -- bring you a live report at 7:15. san francisco firefighters spent several hours putting out a blaze in the sunset district. when they arrived, they found smoke and flames on the first floor. an elderly man and woman inside the home escaped along with one

of their dog. another dog died in the fire. firefighters say they had trouble putting it out because the flames were inside the wall. investigators are not sure yet if that's what started the fire. pleasant hill police are searching for a group of women that robbed three women. this happened about 6:00 last night on contra costa boulevard near the sun valley shopping center. police say the suspects asked to borrow a cell phone and then knocked the victims to the ground and started kicking them. police say the suspects escaped with one stolen purse. now, police describe the s uspects -- the descriptions are sketchy but they are described as african-american, in their late teens and early 20s. they range in height from 5'4" to 5'7" and they have thin to medium builds. 7:09. we want to check in with sal for a full look at the traffic and it's pretty messy out

there. >> it is pressty -- messy out there. the wet weather will do it. let's go outside. i want to show you that traffic will be slow at the toll plaza. this week, a little lighter than usual. it's really helping us out because the bridge backup on a morning like this, when it's not thanksgiving week would be even bigger than it is right now. this morning's commute is going to be affected by the wet weather on the san mateo bridge. you can see westbound 92 traffic driving in wet weather, there have been a couple of rashes on the way there as well. 580 eastbound, 150th, they are clearing an accident there. eastbound 580. one of the lanes is blocked. look at the area of 28 and 980. very, very slow traffic. let's go to steve. >> the -- thank you, steve. there's two stories. the cold air coming in.

ukiah has 7 degrees t emperatures. santarosa has a south wind. so it's in between. the snow -- i mean, should i even go -- no, not today. just wait. the system is heading to northern na pennsylvania -- napa county. cloudy and windy conditions and then the cold air starting to work its way in. the satellite picture shows it. right there. this is extremely cold air for november. now, look how that continues to lift up the sierra giving them more snow, more snow, and more snow. and there's a lot upper that. we're looking for some rain. some of the rain totals, not a lot. some of the higher elevation

get .050. st.helena, .50. petaluma picked up .20. some of the totals since friday, you can add to these. these are just the last that the i saw -- the last that i saw at the keys, our observer has had 3 since friday. all of the schools are closed, lake tahoe unified school district. gusting winds to 50. it's blowing snow. sfo, 52, 54, then 50. there might even be about 48 by 3:00. could be some delays. there's more clouds than rape.

nationally, it's brutally cold in the pacific northwest. that system right there could give some severe weather mainly towards kentucky down in the carolinas and also the deep south. but that's rain, not snow. 50s here. cop cord, livermore, palo alto, san jose is at 50. reno is 37. mostly cloudy there. eureka there. the front's gone through. this is really cold air 57 that will be the big story tonight in to tomorrow. off-and-on rain, mostly cloudy. 50s, these highs will be there probably about 8:00 a.m. the coldest morning will will be thanksgiving. with low to mid-20s possible. it will be machine and -- mostly sunny and fair. a warmer rain arrives on friday. tomorrow is the national o pt-out day against the use of

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we do have some scattered showers here. but the wind is beginning to pick up and the cold air is very close to arriving. it's from mendocino county. for us it's the cold. truckee, heavy snow with gusts to 41 miles an hour. here's dave. >> thank you, steve. 7:16. new this morning, north korea

bombarded a south korean island overnight. this is a dramatic escalation of tensions between those two countries. alison burns is covering all of the developments from our washington, d.c. bureau, i ncluding some frightening new information about north korea's nuclear program. alison, good morning. >> reporter: good morning good morning, dave. that's right. this is new this hour, a s tanford university professor back from north korea is d elivering a presentation here in washington about north k orea's nuclear program. let's take a live look at the doctor delivering this presentation. he says he was stunned by a new uranium enrichment facility in north korea. he calls it astonishly moderate -- astonishly moderate.

this is brand-new video from south korean television of an artillery shell exploding on a building on the young -- on the island. north korea released 200 rounds. this came during the drills in the disputed border area. south korea responded by firing dozens of rounds of its own and deploying fighter jets. president obama is getting regular updates. he has issued a statement of strongly condemning these a ttacks. i will have more on what d r. hecker has to say about these latest developments during by next -- by next update, in about an hour. back to you. >> thank you. despite all of the recent controversy over new airport secure procedures, the chance of a passenger having to go

through the body scanners is actually pretty small. nationwide only 70 of 450 airports currently have the scanners. in the bay area all three airports have them. but not for all security lines. at sfo, there are 44 security lines and nine scanners. in san jose, 16 lines and eight scanners and in oakland, 15 lines with five scanners. people we spoke with at sfo s eemed to be taking the new measure in stride. >> a couple of years they confy dated his diaper cream to keep american safe. so you figure out who won. >> after those pat-downs, that's all the passengers have

to go through. some critics of the new s canning procedures are calling for a national day of protest tomorrow, which is, of course, one of the busiest days of the year. pat-downs would take more time. but bay area officials are skeptical there are be any real significant impact. it's being called a major breakthrough in the fight of a.i.d.s. a study found that gay and b isexual men who took a daily bill significantly reduced their chances of catching the virus for a.i.d.s. the study says those who took this pill 90% of the time r educed the risk by 70%. this drug is already on market for h.i.v.-infected patients. well, tobacco sale licensing is on the agent d.a.

for two -- agenda for two licensing agents. they are both looking at legislation that would require a store to sell cigarettes and other products. there would be a licensing fee of $250 in santa cruz and santa clara county. the money prevented will go towards programs to prevent the sell of cigarettes to minors. the contaminant found at a local school and what's being done to fix the problem. there is a new to keep busy while you are waiting for your bus. how muni riders can compete against each other and win a big prize for their neighborhood.

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the national association of real tors just released their report for the homes sold last month. the number of homes sold last month by just over 2%. that's after a so% -- 10% pickup month in september. there's contaminated soil at hillview middle school in menlo park and plans are being made to clean it up. state officials sent out a letter saying high levels of the chemical was found that was once used in pesticides. 7:24. there is a new way to past the time while you wait for your muni bus.

yahoo! has installed digital video screens at 20 bus shelters with dwaynes rain -- with games ranging from visual puzzles. waiting passengers can challenge each other. the neighborhood with the most points by january 28th, g ets -- gets to host a party with the rock band "okay, go." sal says the commute has not been a a lot of fun this m orning. >> i'm telling you. it's like a video game out t here. let's go outside. i want to he show you you the maps here -- i want to show you the maps here. highway 4, and in baypoint. you see the red sensors? that means stop-and-go traffic whenever you see that.

we have an accident here where there is roadway flooding. claudine wong is on the way to investigate it. we'll get some pictures for you. some live pictures here, this is 880. a little windy on the freeway here but nothing major when it comes to traffic in this area near hegenberger. westbound bay bridge, about a 10-minute delay. cloudy, windy, colder. that cold air is getting very close. it will be here in the early morning and late afternoon. some of the rain has been more showery in nature. it looks like the rain is going through sonoma county, ukiah has northwest. that means the front has gone through in 47 degrees. fairfield back to vallejo, benicia, over the delta, a little bound there. livermore, back towards san j ose. some rain, but again most locations say cloudy. you can actually see the front going through.

the darker area by cape mendocino. it's getting close. wint irstorm warning continues up there until -- winter storm warning continues up there. heavy snow at truckee and it's turning colder. turning colder. i want you to know that. cloudy with some rain. sfo, 52 with some off and on rain. but again, by 3:00 i could be too high on that 50. nationally, real quick, it's unbelievably cold, seattle is 20. portland, 24. that's rain, not snow there. 50s for our temps. as our system plunges south -- south. thanksgiving looks fine during the day. it will be really cold in the morning, though. >> steve, you are talking about it could be a dangerous frost.

>> yeah. >> there's freeze warnings out now. we could have some upper teens, lower 20s. i think thanksgiving morning will be the coldest morning. >> something we don't usually have to worry about until january. if you are headed to the sierras, steve's telling you to keep an eye on the conditions this morning. in fact, part of interstate 80. you can't see a whole lot. but part of it is closed right now. some businesses in lake tahoe are pretty happy about the weather. >> reporter: good morning. i'm jade hernandez. what did this weekend's storm to the crumbling cliff in pacifica? we'll show you what crews are doing today because of the damage over the weekend. and a ktvu investigation reveals how much time b.a.r.t. plifs spend patrolling trains and b.a.r.t. stations.

good morning. traffic is going to to be pretty busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. it will be slow to the o vercrossing and traffic on the bridge is tight. despite the slow traffic, if this were a normal week, it would be much worse.

right now, considering all that's going on, it's not too bad. let's go to steve. we do have scattered s howers. i really want to focus on the sierra. just an incredible amount of snow has been falling up there. snow gusts to 32. truckee heavy snow, gusts to 41 miles an hour. blue canyon says light snow. it's just really tough if you are traveling. for you, we're waiting for the cold air. temperatures will start to take a plunge here in about the next couple of hours. 7:32. this morning,'s wet weather has work crews near the crumbling cliff in a cask on high alert. they are worried that heavy w inds, and rain can create problems. jade hernandez is getting neighborhood reaction and join us with more. >> reporter: good morning. the clouds have cleared. the rain has stopped. it hasn't rained for a few hours here.

we've been out here monitoring the wet weather. over the weekend, this storm weakened, already a weak an crumbling cliff. >> it's a little concerning but as you can see, they are out here trying to fix it. it's mother nature. what are you gonna do? >> that's one resident's perspective this morning. we can show you right now, this flas dd bed -- this flatbed. the project, shoring up the cliff place near 380 esplanade. over the weekend, the storm hit, and the wet and soggy weather brought down clumps of the c liffs scaring those residents in the area. crews added more wall. the work being done is on the back side of the bluff's apartment complex at 380 380 esplanade. it's preventive and the safety department has been pushing for

eight months to get some of this work done. now it has to be finished before any more wind and rain can affect it. >> the erosion is imminent. it's all there. if we get a lot of rain, it's gonna erode the cliff and the coastal commission really has to start looking at that. >> reporter: pacifica isn't the only city we're seeing. yesterday in san francisco, public utility workers kept b usy. preventive measures for the anticipated rain ahead. back out here live this morning in pacifica. crews assembled the rain which will be used on the cliff. you can see there are a couple of workers already out here this morning. some of them have been a ssembling. the equipment that can be -- will be used in the project over the next week. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. up in the sierra, as steve

just told us, the snow continues to fall. it's causing a few problems this morning. these are live pictures of interstate 80 and as you can tell there is not a single car in sight. that's because it's closed from apple gate in placer -- a pplegate in placer county all the way to the line going up there. customers already in the mountains are enjoying this. >> didn't have any snow last year at this time last year. this is working to our add advantage -- advantage. it's just a nice place to be this time of year right now. >> several ski resorts planning december openings are planning to open this week. if you are planning to head up there, your best bet is to wait

out today and head up tomorrow. you can check out the latest weather and road conditions on our website. just go to the ski section on the weather rage of ktvu.com where we have complete stormtracker2 coverage. well, we expect more graphic testimony in day seven of the richmond gang rape case. the judge is getting testimony from lead investigators in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a richmond high school homecoming dance last year. yesterday, a former detective testified at least one man tried to help rescue the victim. but as many as 20 other people stood by and watched the attack, there was a girl crying, no! the preliminary hearing will determine if there is enough evidence to put the seven defendants on trial. police say a man, who a had

a gan, forced a woman to take him to her west oakland apartment. the suspects also sexually assaulted and robbed the woman's two roommates. it is 7:36. we have an update on the investigation into a double homicide in fairfield earlier this month. police say they have arrested a suspect in the case. 50-year-old ricardo martinez was taken into custody in new mexico on sunday. and investigators are now working to extradite him to solano county. martinez is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and her friend at an apartment complex on crowley lane. police say a restraining order had been filed against him but it had not been served. the fatal shooting of oscar grant almost two years ago has

led to changes by the police department. one recommendation is for officers to be more visible at trains and b.a.r.t. stations. ktvu news has obtained internal documents showing how much is devoted to this. most howevers work ten hours a day and on average they check the area six times. >> this is what we asked for? is it enough? we want to police the system from inside out, not outside in. a lot of times when you get stuck in a parole mode, you tend to do it from the inside. 7:38. well, berkeley police and community volunteers are up early this morning, they are d oing it to help needy families.

we just received this video you are looking at right here as the group puts together 250 food baskets at the old city hall. now, each basket has a turkey, fresh produce and canned and packaged food that will feed about eight people. this is all part of the 26th annual turkey ride. earlier this year, police officers raised about $8,000 for these baskets by riding more than 200 miles on their bikes. a walnut creek resident is doing its part to put on the table for needy families for thanksgiving. this morning, the 1515 restaurant will give away 1600 turkeys to anyone in need. the giveaway starts at 11:00 a.m. at the restaurant. it's located on 1515 main street in walnut creek. relatives and friends of the restaurant raise the money for the turkeys during a charity golf tournament this summer. >> nice ting to do. we want to check in with

sal keeping a close eye on the r oads. still some problems out there? >> yeah, the wet weather is making for problems -- by the way you see my tweeter address but don't -- you can tweet me but not while you are driving. let's take a look at westbound bay bridge as you drive up to the toll plaza. again, if we had this kind of weather last week, we would be backed up all the way to at least 24. but today it's backed up to about the foot of the maze. that's because -- believe it or not, there are fewer people going -- going to work. let's go to 880. a little bit of wind is shaking our camera. traffic in both directions is moving better. >> san francisco international airport. not too bad. today is a steady day. one of the busiest travel days

for them is kind of like a mini travel day. we don't have any big delays for the airlines or airports. kraig debro will have a live report. these things change. we could have a huge line at 9:00. kraig will let us know what's going on. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. we still have some rain around, which is the cloudy conditions and the cold air that's getting closer and closer. ukiah had a heavy rain, 7 degrees. it's going to be a cold raw day and the cold front is sliding into the bay area. we get scattered showers but the wind is already picking up and the snow up in the mountains just continues to be crazy up there. winter storm warning continues. you can see the front there

going through. when you see the darker area. that's the back side of the front. the snow, this is just stacking up. 40-mile-per-hour gusts. even up to 60. up in the sierra, the snow continues to slide up. for many at the roar elevations -- lower elevations there's not that much rain. these-- you can add to these totals. there's 3 1/2 to 4 feet of snow in truckee from what i have

heard. winter storm warning until 6:00 p.m. tonight. another one to two feet. still gusts possible to 50 miles an hour. hang on. mostly cloudy, turning colder. i think that's the bigger m essage today than any rain or anything else. because seattle 20 degrees right now with gusts to 35 miles an hour. 50s on our temps. we're pretty close to our highs of 20s up in the mountains. 37 reno, mostly cloudy the last time i checked. carson city said light rain. 37 ukiah, 38 eureka. there's the cold front moving through. this cold air will had plunge south. we'll really notice it by this evening. off-and-on rain gives way to mostly cloudy skies. 50s on these temperatures a lot of these might be 10:00 or

11:00 this morning. very cool air moves in tonight and takes us into wednesday. i think there will be too much of a breeze to get too, too c old. but thanksgiving morning will be really cold. >> okay. we've been warned. it was a dangerous situation for northern california t eenagers. the trip that left them stranded in the snow and how they were rescued. we've learned more details about how meg whitman's former housekeeper got so much attention so quickly.

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in conflict in the korean peninsula after south korea reported north korea filed artillery on one of its islands and home sales d ipping 2% in october. not really unexpected. real estate usually slows down this time of year. it is 7:46. we're just finding out this morning about the sale of a landmark sierra ski resort. squaw valley usa will be sold to a colorado-based investment group. no price for the package is b eing announced. the deal includes the zee operations -- the ski o perations, the village at squaw valley and the rea lated -- and related investment. squaw valley hosted the 1960 winter olympics. twelve teens are back home after a journey left them stranded in snow for the night m mendocino county. the students ran into trouble

in men so dean know national fore-- mendocino national forest. four teens dressed warmly were able to get help. scientific test ruts could be released today and that may answer the question that if a bone found in aruba belongs to missing american teenagerrer, natalee holloway. a tourist found part of the bone on the beach. police say dutchman joran van der sloot is still a suspect in the case. an immigrant from salvador could get live if -- life in prison. a jury found ingmar guindique guilty of murder. prosecutors say he attacked her in a park nine years ago.

she was a congressional intern at the time. he's scheduled to be sentenced in february. 7:48. federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a northern california man who was accused of isn'ting an e-mail t hreatening to -- of sending an e-mail threatening to kill president obama and members of his family. the case went to trial but on november 1st, jurors said they were deadlocked and a mistrial was declared. prosecutors now say the charges will not be reqi led -- refiled. reportedly, the man was acre that president obama had not intervened in earlier cases against him. the california nurses association hired -- helped meg whitman's housekeeper, including hiring gloria allred.

well, hillsborough police are trying to track down the rightful owners of stole a rtwork. investigators posted photos on line of 12 paintings, you see them here, that were recovered on a raid in a home in oakland. paintings include portraits and landscapes. two suspects were arrested in this case. police say they are responsible for a string of home burglaries in hillsborough. at our channel 2 website, k tvu.com, we've got a slide show with all 12 of the paintings. you will find it on the slide show tab, right at top of the home page. apple's new operating system includes a new function called air print. the cupertino-based company says this allows users to print w irelessly from their iphone, ipads and ipods. but for now it works on only 1

1 printers. apple says it will support other manufacturers "down the road" but no specifics are being released. strange story about an animal at a local lab that injured a worker. and new details about britain's royal wedding. the place and the date the couple will tie the knot and who will pay for the ceremony.

a skywest plane on its way to san francisco made an emergency landing right there in fresno. this plane had taken off from tucson yesterday afternoon when the pilots discovered a problem with the brake system. there were 40 passengers on board. authorities say they stayed calm and they were evacuated, as you see there. no one was hurt.

7:53. a menlo park research lab is blocking the peninsula humane society from having access to a test monkey that recently bit a worker. the female employee was bit on the ficker and is reportedly find. the humane society is obligated to check on such incidents to see if the animal needs to be quarantined. michael vick will talk about the horrors of dogfighting today at a connecticut high school. he served 18 months in prison after being convicted of conspiracy and running a d og- fighting ring in 2007. since his rerelease, he's -- release, he's vitted a number of schools to talk -- visited a number of schools to talk about the dog fighting. prince william and kate middleton will get married 0 on april 29th next year.

royal officials say they chose that date because they wanted a spring wedding. the ceremony will be hel at the principal -- held at the same place his mother had her funeral held. >> we want to check in with sal. >> it's pretty wet and slow. traffic will be busy as you drive up the coliseum. claudine wong is at a trouble spot in the east bay. we'll talk to her in a few minutes. this is a look at westbound bay bridge, the traffic is barked up for about a 10 to 15-minute d ehey. it looks like it might rain again and that will lead to more collisions. this area has really been the trouble spot on 92 and 880. let's go to steve. all right, sal.

thank you. just a little bit of rain here. not a lot. some of the higher elevations picked up an inch or .50. there's been about a couple .2 0s. the national weather service agency cancelled the weather advisory for shasta county. the snow up in sierra is just unbelievable. that continues to go for today. winter storm warning until 6:00 p.m. tonight. you probably not going very far. just wait it out. turning colder. that's the business message today. some rape but cloudy and windy. 50s on the temperatures. that system has now moved into the northern sonoma county a reas. windy at times. off and aun rain. very cool with highs in the

upper 40s to low 50s. very cold thursday morning. it will be dry thanksgiving. there's still a lot of problems on the bay area's wet and very slick highways. claudine wong just moved to a new trouble spot. and the runways are also wet at san francisco international airport this morning. there's some live pictures of the runway. we'll check in with kraig debro to see how that is affecting holiday travel.

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i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >> it's tuesday, november 2 3rd. we have a lot of weather to talk about this morning. let's check in right away with steve in the ktvu weather c enter. >> thank you, dave and tori. we have not that much rain anymore. we're windy. the cold will be the big story for us. up in the sierra, it's snow and front and center up there. it's gusting 30, 35 miles an hour. tahoe city just got a report from tony in santa rosa, i believe. he sent me a picture of his truck, which has a couple of feet of snow over it. he just got out of there. you won't move very far up t here. for us, the cold air is getting closer and the temperatures will be extremely cold for this time of year. and we've had some rain but sal will have an update on how that is affecting traffic. >> it looks like it might rain any time at the toll plaza. this has been a l ighter-than-

usual week. we have a big backup at the toll plaza, which incidentally, would be much worse if this were not a short week. this is a live picture of 80, which is in the sierra. it's completely crowed because of snow and blizzard conditions. you can't get through on 80 from about applegate to the state line. highway 50 you can get through but you need chains from four miles east of plas -- of p lacerville to meyers. put those chains in the trunk. they do cost about $0 $50 -- $ 40, $50. you can have someone put those on for you. beef's had some problems in the east bay. claudine wong has is a live report. >> reporter: i'm in san leandro by 150th avenue where there were reports of a couple of

accidents and roadway f looding -- flooding. we want to show you the video of what the flooding looks like. we just took a picture. it's not dramatic. it's all of it -- all of it is going into the fourth lane of traffic, which is what the earlier report said. chp drivers said they called it in because they were concerned about it. so they did call caltrans in. >> i don't have an estimated time of crapts coming out to take -- time of caltrans coming out. >> reporter: there were also a couple of accidents out here u nrelated to that roadway f looding but the chp says they were related to people driving too fast in the rain and with the wet roads. you can see they did have to change a tire to get that car out of the way. right now, things are clear.

caltrans has not arrived at the site of the flooding to clear the drain. we can tell you there have been accidents. we were up near one earlier. those were multiple-vehicle accidents that have been c leared. the chp is add vi zing everyone to -- advising everyone to slow down. it's gonna be another busy day at bay area airports. the security lines have been getting longer. luckily, we haven't seen too many flight delays. kraig debro is live at san francisco international airport right now with all of the details. >> reporter: good morning. flight delays very limited. about a half hour ago, there were three airports back east in delays. now there's only one. as you look at the security line going to terminal 1, not

very long line. but back east weather conditions could mean delays for bay area travelers. so far the overnight and morning rain has not slowed take-offs and landings here at sfo. united, delta and american are not reporting any significant delays. we're getting words of 16 m inutes to 30-minutes at charlotte's douglas. the warnings in la guardia has been delayed. snow is forecast for the d.c. area. security concerns could cause a whole other set of problems for some, not everybody. >> we just experienced it. >> if there is an option you would rather be scanned? >> yes. >> why -- what's your issue with it? >> it just -- it's invasion of space. >> too cress?

>> yeah. >> if there is another option, you should take that option. >> this is the kind of intrusive search of which this woman and others have called intrusive. the tsa agent are yous their hand between the women's breasts before the search is done. the men submit to similar searches. in these cases, the tsa getting uncomfortably crows to the man's crouch and buttocks before l etting them go. there is a protest over what some people perceive as the intrusiveness and that protest is playing for tomorrow. no weather-related delays here at sfo. later on that could change depending upon the weather back east. >> in washington state they are dealing with what they are c alling first severe storm of the season. it's 21 degrees right now. the winds gusting up to 30

miles an -- 30 miles an hour. that may have been a factor in causing a cargo jet to skid and land 100 feet too far down the runway in seattle. lucky no one was hurt. in the meantime, three deaths have in the state have been blamed on the storm. you can check for flight delays before you go to airport. you can also track the storm as well. click on the stormtracker2 tab on our website, ktvu.com. there is developing news this morning of a dramatic escalation and tension between now and south korea -- between north korea and south korea. moon is calling for restraint. two south korean marines were killed. the white house has reacted to the situation and we'll bring those details in a live report

in washington, d.c. an overnight firefighter -- overnight, san francisco firefighters spent several hours putting out a fire. firefighters were called to 21st avenue and sloat boulevard just before hid night. when they arrived, they found smoke and flames on the first floor. they banned a man and woman inside home. they got out along with one of their dogs. how far, another dog died in the fight. fors say they had trouble p utting out the flames. part of the heem is being renovated at the time. but investigators are not sure yet if that's what park -- if that's what sparked the fire. we want to check in with s al. you anyonetioned if this were a normal week, the traffic would be worse? >> yeah. there are fewer people going to

work. chp just finished doing a traffic break here on 880 northbound. you see on the right-hand side there was a vehicle stalled out. they had to move it out of the way. a little windy. driving really isn't the best. westbound bay bridge is backed up to the 880 overcrossing. if this happened yesterday, that ramp up there would be completely full and it would be that way until 10:00. today it's not all that bad and we're expecting things to clear up by 9:00. northbound 101 and sunnyvale, you can see the red indicators. when you see red on the maps here, it is stop and go as you drive -- certain parts of hayward to union city. i want to mention the sierra because the sierra traffic is going to be -- well, 80 is not

open right now between gold run and the state line. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. this is an angry sky. no doubt about it. ukiah, northwest wind 16. the cold air is going to be the story. but the snow up in the sierra. a big story up there as well. not much is going to happen today expect the snow. it will be good to go. but the cold front beginning to move through.

a system is spinning in. it's beginning to slice through. some totals since friday -- i know you could add to these, almost 80 inches. i know truckee near tahoe, three or four feet of snow is on the ground. there's still gusts to about 35, 40 miles an hour around truckee with heavy snow. so i mean, maybe by tomorrow everyone will will be fine. the message, cold. cloudy, some rain. most of it is tapering it off. sfo has had light rain. it will be a partly cloudy and

windy and cool day. there will be delays just looking. seattle 20 degrees with gusts to 25 miles an hour. severe weather in the deep south could cause travel delays. sanjose is the coolest at 50. there really hasn't been that much rain. that is our system and that will move in. the rain will taper off. we'll still have off-and-on rain and then turning tolder. 50s on the temps. tomorrow, very cold. some of the lows will are be in the upper 20s. thursday morning looks to be the coldest. there could be low 20s. at least it will be dry. a warmer rain arrives on saturday. 8:1. a violent robbery near a busy

bay area shopping center. who police are looking for this person and how the victims were target. a big breakthrough this -- the drug that shows promising results in the hive prevention.

san jose, light rain, 50

degrees. we're covering dramatic tensions between north korea and south korea, the most in d ecades. north korea unleashed artillery fire on a south korean island. alison burns is covering the latest for us now in washington, d.c. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to y ou, tori. the entire exchange lasted just an hour and left two south korean marines dead. we have some new video here from south korean television. on it, you can see an artillery shell exploding near a building on south korea's beyoung pea young -- south korea's young

pea young's island. this came in the disputed maritime border area. south korean responded by firing dozens of rounds and deploying fighter jets. the drama is unfolding as north korea also flexes its muscle whi showing off a more advanced program. a stanford university professor would just returned from v isiting a north korean uranium facility talked about it. >> it was just study, in a c lean, modern facility looking down, i said oh, my god. they actually said they -- they actually did what any said they were -- did what they said they were gonna do. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. alison, thank you. 8:16. well, despite all of the recent controversy over airport

security screeners. the chance you will have to go through one of the new body scanners is actually pretty small. nationwide, only 70 of the airports have the scanners. right here in the bay area, all three airports have the cameras. at sfo there are 4 lanes and only nine scanners. in san jose, 16 lanes and eight scanners -- and ate -- and eight scanners. travelers we spoke to at sfo seemed to be taking it all in stride. it's not terrifying to me because i think it's taking precautions. but maybe if somebody were to see my intimate. >> a couple of years ago, they confiscated his diaper cream to keep america safe. so you figure out who won.

>> some of the critics of this procedure are calling for a national day of protest t omorrow, one of the busiest days of the year. they want an opt out. bay area officials say the protests probably won't have any significant impact. 8:17. it's being called a major b reakthrough in the fight against a.i.d.s. a study published today found that gay and bisexual men who took a daily pill called true vau dah significantly -- true vau dah significant i reduced their risk of developing the dees.

8:18. pleasant hill police are out there searching for a group of women that robbed three women. this happened about 6:00 last night on contra costa county boulevard, right near the sun valley shopping center. police say the suspects asked to borrow a cell phone, then k nocked the victims to the ground and started kicking them. police say the suspects escaped with one stole be purse. the suspects descriptions are sketchy but police say they are african-american in their late teens and early 20s. they range in fight from 5" 4 t o -- 5'4" to 5'7". santa clara county and the city of santa cruz are both looking at legislation that would require storeowners to obtain a permit to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products. businesses would have to pay an annual licensing fee of $255 in santa cruz and $425 in u

nincorporated santa clara county. the money collected would go to programs to prevent the sale of cigarettes to miners. today, the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to override mayor newsom's veto mayor newsom said it should be up to the parents to decide what they should eat and vetoed it. it appears there are enough v otes to override the mayor's veto. er. there is a contamination in a local school. what's being done to fix the problem. >> there is a way to keep busy while you are waiting for your bus. bridge crews just cleared an accident from the lanes on the san mateo bridge. it's still there in the center divide.

you can see police on the scene and they may have to stop traffic again to get this out of here. we'll keep you posted.

just over an hour ago the report on existing homes in october was released. as predicted, the number of homes sold fell by just over 2%. now, that's after a september

increase of 10%. the winter months are usually a slow-selling period for houses and for condos. but there'ses are the concern about the tough economic conditions and high unemployment and the tighter credit. there is con tam flighted soil at hillview middle school in menlo park. plans are being made to clean it you. state officials september out a letter saying high levels of this chemical was found on the southern part of the campus. this chemical was once used in pesticides. yahoo! has installed video screens like this one in san francisco with games ranging from visual puzzles to sports trivia.

waiting passengers can challenge each other and each time a rider wins a game, their neighborhood gets 100 points. the neighborhood with the most points by january 28th gets to host a block party featuring a rock band. >> you are pretty good at t rivia. >> yeah. i would like to try that. let's check in again with sal castanedo, who is keeping a close eye on traffic and the bay area bridges. how are things going? >> doing pretty well accept for the -- except for the problem on the san mateo bridge. 6789 here's steve. >> hold on there, sal. >> you went too quick for me. >> it's kind of windy on some of these bridges. >> we do have some scattered rain around. the snow up in the sierra is

unbelievably tacking -- starking up. i don't think anybody is gonna be moving you much up 50 or 80. if you are up there, enjoy the snow. it will be a crazy day up there. for us, really not much in the way of rain. some of the higher elevations have picked up. this will lee ginn to move in -- this will begin to move in. windy and koehler with scattered rain. really i think the colder air is the bigger story.

50s. 50 to 54. sanjose is the coolest. a few off-and-on scattered showers. 38 eureka, 46 ukiah, 46 san francisco. even 49 down in palm springs. the main slow is -- low is s pinging and moving the cold air away from us. off-and-on rain but mostly cloudy and windy at times and then turning colder -- colder. 50s on the temperatures. a lot of these high temperatures will be set in the next couple of hours. then they will start to head down. cold but breezy. the coldest morning will be thursday morning. but thanksgiving day looks all right. just not very warm in the morning. mostly sunny friday. then a warmer system brings rain back in on saturday. we've got important news if you are thinking of heading to the sierra snow country this northerning. look at this. steve just told you, it's pretty much whiteout conditions. one of the main highways to the

lake tahoe area is shut down. >> reporter: last weekend's storm affected the crumbling cliffs in sierra. and a ktvu investigation reveals how much time b.a.r.t. police officers actually spend patrolling trains and b.a.r.t. stations.

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this is 50 in miers. remember, there are chains required right through here from placerville to miers. not a lot of vehicles moving through. get your chains in the bay area and learn how to put them on. they run about $40 to $50. i think it's better to buy them than rent them. let's go back to the desk. >> you can go to me, sal getting viewers sending in photos. up believable snow at lake level from incline to truckee of about 3 to 4 feet. truckee has feet of snow and gusts to 40 miles an hour. folks, there's -- not much is going to happen up there. the higher elevations are measuring 7 to 8 feet of snow. winter storm warning and for us turning windy and koehler. the morning's wet weather has work crews near the c rumbling cliff in pacifica on

high alea. they are worst -- id the weather coo cause cause some problems along esplanade avenue. jade hernandez is out there g etting reaction from the neighbors. what's the latest? >> reporter: resident out here are very happy that they see crews like this behind me. you can see crews will be p lacing rocks at the bottom of the bluff sometime later today. it depends on the tide. we've been monitoring the wet weather out here. it's been dry for the past three hours. the reason we've been monitoring is this weekend's winter storm weekend, on an already weak and crumbling cliff. >> it's a little concerning but as you can see, they are out here trying to fix it already and reinforce it. it's mother nature, what are you gonna do? >> reporter: that was one resident's perspective. some of these crew members were out here actually putting out cones and making sure that traffic could be -- would be able to get around some of the

work scheduled to be done later today. pacifica's building safety department says there haven't been any major changes to the cliff for months but then over the weekend, the storm hit. crews added more nail wall which is designed to hold the sandy bluff in place. the work being done is on the back side of the apartment complex right here on es esplanade. the state department has been pushing for eight months to get some of this work done. now it has to be finished before any rain or wind can affect it. >> if we get a lot of rain, it's gonna erode the cliffs and the coastal commission really hag t o -- really has to look at t hat. >> reporter: pacifica isn't the only city that needs to protect

itself against the rain. crews cleared debris yesterday and vacuumed it out so when the continue, those sewers will back out. today crus will be ut putting rock at the bluff the most of this will take place around 2:00 after they have stockpiled enough and can move more in. back to you. >> thank you, jade. 8:34. more graphic testimony is e xpected in day 7 of the richmond gang rape case. the judge is hearing from the lead investigator -- hearing from the investigator in charge of the rape of a 15-year-old girl. yesterday a follower detective testified at least one man tried to help the teen victim but as many as 20 others, watched the attack as the girl was trying -- was crying no.

the preliminary hearing will determine whether to pu the other seven defendants on trial. breaking news. we have gist learned that a j aw -- we have just learned that a jawbone founden a -- found on a beach in aruba does not belong to natalee holloway. now, a tourist found part of a jawbone earlier this month on the beach. it was tested to see if it belonged to natalee holloway who disappeared while vacationing in aruba with a group of class n ates m in 2005. police say dutchman joran van der sloot remains a suspect in this case. >> we have an update on a double homicide in fairfield that happened earlier this month. police have arrested a suspect in the case. 50-year-old ricardo martinez was arrested in new mexico on s unday. investigators are now working on extraditing martinez back to solano county. martinez is suspected of fate tally shooting his e x-

girlfriend, marina torrones and her boy, jose, at this apartment complex. police say marie had filed a restraining order against martinez but it had not yet been served. the fatal shooting of oscar grant has led to big big changes for b.a.r.t.'s police force. one recommendation was for passengers to be -- was for more presence on the platforms. records show most officers work a ten-hour shift. on an original, they check the platforms six times per shift and b.a.r.t. officers take fewer train rides, less than three per shift. >> we're looking back. this is what we asked initially. is it realistic? is it enough? we want to police the system

from the inside out. a lot of times when you get stuck in a parole troll mode, you send to -- tend to do it from the outside in. berkeley police and community volunteers are up early to help needy families. right now, the group is putting together, 250 fruit baskets. each basket has a turkey, fresh produce and and canned and p ackaged foods will that -- that will feed about eight peel. this is all part of the city's 26th annual turkey ride. earlier this year, officers raised about $8,000 for the baskets while riding 200 miles on its bikes. and a walnut creek restaurant is doing their part for thanksgiving. this morning, the 1515 restaurant will be giving away 1600 turkeys to anyone in need.

the giveaway begins at 11:00 o'clock a.m. at the restaurant located on 1515 main street in walnut creek. relatives and friends of the restaurant raised the money for the turkeys during a charity golf tournament this summer. sal has been extremely busy. wet roads here, tons of snow up north. >> some of my snowboarding and skiing friends have just been b eside themselves. if you have to drive there, not good. highway 50 you need chains to drive anywhere east of p lacerville to meyers. it's the four miles and remember highway 80 is closed from gold run to the -- oo comes the car but you have to bring -- here comes the car there but you have to bring chains. i get the feeling a lot of people from the bay area are

going right now. as steve said, why not wait it out? let's go to the toll plaza. that's backed up for about a 1 0-minute delay. it's getting better as the morning wears on. it should be much better after 9:00. and on 880 oakland, traffic is moving well in both directions. north and southbound traffic. it's just a little windy so take it easy. >> let's go to steve,. >> i'm getting e-mails from people in -- from people in northern california. truckee has 4 feet of snow. this is a bigger snow event for the sierra than any rain event for us. if you are heading to southern california, the earlier the go would be better. this is not a big system for them but there is the possibility light snow could fall on the gain vine. if you have to go, go earlier.

it's just not ending there. it continues to go and go. >> for us, not really a lot. we've had about .10 to .25. the front is going through right now. the wind is turning westerly, so the front is right there. mount hamilton 1:25. these are some of the totals so far. you can probably add another 12 inches. boil, 78. ail pyne, 0. heavenly plus. north star 65. i mean if there's four feet of snow in truckee. you know to double that up. aidish nal storm one to two f

eet. still gusts possible to 50 miles an hour. if youive live up there that tash if you take tours out t here. people have done that. windy and colder. scattered rain for us. sfo, some scattered showers, turning koehler. mostly cloudy, nationally, single digits already in s pokane. 20degrees in seattle. portland's 24. that's a strong low moving into the northern rockdies. after that it's a cold rain. so far warm in the mountains. 38 eureka. told air -- cold air there. the system is moving in. it will start to move out. we're on the western edge of this. off-and-on rain but generally, mostly cloudy and wind with temperatures starting to drof

off pretty fast. >> cold, breezy, wednesday. the wealdest day will be over the weekend. -- the coldest day will be over by the weekend. we're following breaking news. a car is in the san francisco bay. we're gathering details on what happened. sal will have a live update. who is behind all of the attention given to meg whitman's former housekeeper during the election?

good morning. these are live pictures of an area where a car slipped into san francisco bay after the owner told police that he went inside to that bait shop just off terry francois and he came out and the car was in the bay. the police are there. no one was hurt. it looks like the police find it i nd -- kind of amusing. i don't think the owner thinks it's amusing because the owner

is responsible for that cost. no one was hurt. this is off terry francois. it's very near tat park. let's go back to the desk. 12 bay area teenagers are back home safe after being stranded in snow in mendocino county, the group of students from will lits and leightonville high school ran into trouble. they were stranded in the mendocino forest on sunday. one of the vehicles broke down. another got stuck in tree to four feet of snow. four of the teenagers were actually able to walk two miles to get help. others stayed behind in the vehicles until rescuers on snowmobiles came the next morning. oakland police are searching for two men would actually assaulted and robbed three three roommates.

this happened early saturday. then police say the pap, who when a gun, forced the women to take him to the apartment. a $30,000 reward is being o ffered to for information l eading to arrests. an immigrant from el salvador could face life in prison now that he's been convicted of the killing of chun draw levy. a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. prosecutors say he attacked her in a park nine years ago. 8:47. federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a gin gymball -- john gymbal went to

trial. prosecutors now the say the charges will not be refiled. reportedly gym das bal was easy that president obama did not intervene in some earlier cases against him. today's "chronic kell" reports that the california nurses association provided legal help to meg whitman's housekeeper. and that person was gloria ail. that story probably -- probably stayed a -- prayed a role in h er -- in the race against jerry brown. san jose family and friends are mourning a 16-year-old who was shot and killed. the highway patrol said he was a passenger in a car full of teenagers early sunday morning. the driver lost control on

highway 101 near blossom hill road. the highway patrol says the driver tried to merge into another lane. hit a car, then went into a ditch and hit a tree. investigators found open bottles of brandy and vodka and that all of the teens had been drinking. last night dozens gathered in jordan's memory. >> you see anybody behind the wheel of the car, you remember jordan, you do the right thing. don't let our baby's death be in vein. >> the driver and surviving passengers were hospitalized. the highway patrol says the dryer faces possible dui and vehicularral manslaughter -- >> investigators say steven taylor crashed into a tree on

mahogany way sunday morning and then ran away. his passengers identify the as 19-year-old deonte buller of antioch died from his injuries. well, king abdullah is in a new york city hospital. he suffered a slip disk and blood clot that painfully presses on nerves on his back. before he left saw dearabia -- before he left saudi arabia. the dalai lama will remain the leader but will give up other responsibilities like s igning resolutions. he's been refusing -- reducing his role and plans to bring this up in march at the next session. pope benedict said he would consider resigning if he felt

he was no longer able to lead the church, physically, psychologically and spiritually. the pope is 87 years old and appears in good health. >> 8:51. we'll tell you what was doing when his car ended up in the san francisco bay this morning.

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the landmark sierra ski r esort home to the 1960 winter olympics has been sold. this morning a colorado-based investment group announced an agreement to buy squaw valley usa. the price tag has not been made public. the deal includes the ski operation, the village at squaw valley and related real estate. the partners have agreed to pay $50 million for inproim -- improvements during the next five years. an appeal is already being planned after a proposed sports center in east palo alto won approval. the planning commission gave the green right to build a field on the road. it would be in honor for

officer rich may. one neighbor says parking concerns still need to be addressed. >> i will appeal it. it doesn't make sense to give something approval. >> actions speak louder than words since there were only two people making any kind of anything out of what i said. that should tell you enough. >> the pop pope -- opponents have 30 days to appeal. the project is expected to win final approval. a skywest plane on its way to san francisco made an emergency landing in fresno's yosemite airport. the plane took off from tucson when the pilots discovered a problem with the brakes. there were about 40 passengers on board when this happened. authorities say the passengers were calm and evacuated without any injuries. a menlo park research lab

is blocking the hue -- lieu main society. the employee was bit by the monkey on the finger. the humane society investigates ins -- incidents like this to see if the animal needs to be quarantined. we now know when and where britain's royal wedding will take place. prince william and kate m iddleton will tie the night on april 29th of last year. while officials say the couple chose that date because they wanted a spring wedding. the ceremony will be in westminster abbey, where princess diana 'funeral was h eld. it's tike 2s day. today, five luck yu viewers will win four tickets to the san jose harvest festival. the tickets are for n ovember 26th to the 28th at the san

jose convention center. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight, scroll down to the right now tab and put in the secret word "holidays." and good luck. >> a nice thing to do after thanksgiving. let's check in with sal and see how traffic is? maybe winding down? >> it is winding down a little bit but heavy rain may come i n -- may make it come back. someone apparently went inside to -- or they went nearby the shop or maybe he was trying to get it out of the water. the car ended up in the water. it's so deep you can't even see it. the fire department and police department came and went. nobody is spontsible -- is hurt. it's now the driver's responsibility to get it out. 80 is closed from gold run to state wine. >> at the possible toll plaza, it's raping now. >> let's go to steve. you cloudy, windy, colder,

mainly the cole air starting to work its way -- cold air s tarting to work its way in. we will had have some occasional rain today. nothing too heavy but it's t here. a band moving through right now as the front slides back. clouds, rain, colder, than much colder tonight in to worm. i think it will be breezy enough to keep the lows from getting too, too cold. >> but thursday morning. >> yeah. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching. here is a live shot of some heavy rain in san francisco. stay dry, everyone. >> bye now.