elise kirschner is live at sfo keeping an eye on things.ooks like they're going pretty well so far, right? >> reporter: it is. it may be one of the busiest travel days of the year but if you look behind me here at sfo, you would not know it. the lines are moving very quickly. that's despite a call for a nationwide protest against full body scans and patdowns. the tsa issued the new rules on november 1st and many travelers are not happy about it. according to tsa 35 million people have been screened nationally since the enhanced security measures went into effect and 2,000 have filed some complaint. if you haven't flown since the new rules were introduced, here's what you can expect. >> you're either asked to go through the traditional metal detector or body scanning machine. people who go through the traditional detector, when they go through and there's a sound that goes off, they have been asking people to go back through, look for keys, loose change, that sort of thing. not everybody gets a patdown even after they have gone through the m

now let's go out to sfo where elise kirschner is standing by. how are things there?er: things are pretty good. there may be a nationwide protest to slow down security lines but if you take a look behind me, the lines are moving pretty smoothly here. officials predict waits of no longer than 15 minutes during most times of the day but with the recent uproar over the full body scans and patdowns, there is no telling how it will shape out here today. it's expected that 70,000 travelers are headed to bay area airports, so officials are bracing for a backlash. but again, so far so good. here's what sfo spokesperson mike mccarran said just a few minutes ago about holiday travel. >> we have some contingency plans in place working with the tsa. they have some plans in place. our goal is to make sure everyone who wants to get through security efficiently and effectively will do so. >> reporter: tsa is hoping an iphone app will help ease travel congestion. the free program called my tsa lets users fill in the blank to ask if they can bring various objects through airport secur

elise kirschner has the story. >> reporter: 100 turkeys cooked. >> a lot of preparation. we have a lot of people getting it ready. >> reporter: starting at 4:00 a.m. on thanksgiving, the preparations begin at the salvation army on harrison street in san francisco. >> basically contributing their time and their energy to help feed senior citizens. >> i think this is our fourth year that we're doing this. it's something that we just look forward to doing. we do it on christmas as well. >> reporter: volunteers like sylvia and her family deliver almost 5,000 meals to those who cannot leave their home. it's all scripted. >> knock, knock, knock. my name is sylvia, i'm here from the salvation army. i have your thanksgiving meal and people are always delighted. they open the door, they're very pleased and i feel very good. >> this is part of a continuum of things. we know going into the holiday season that things are tough for people all around. even for us, our financial collections, our fund-raising has already gotten off to a slower start than we're used to. >> reporter: and d

elise kirschner found out, not only is the number of homeless growing, but you may be surprised to hear who is looking for a warm place to sleep tonight. >> i was working for a couple of independent mortgage brokerages. >> he doesn't fit the stereotype. >> yes, i do have a college degree. >> reporter: darryl used to work at a mortgage company. after getting laid off and running out of unemployment benefits, he became homeless. >> it's a new phenomenon. a lot of people are homeless and unemployed. >> reporter: like so many on this cold november night, the 50-year-old is getting a warm meal on north montgomery street in san jose. >> it's not nice to be outside when it's got this arctic chill. >> there is quite a few that have never been homeless before too. >> reporter: jason also living on the streets for the first time didn't want his face to be shown. he says not only is the face of the homeless changing, there is more in need this year. tonight all 88 beds are taken. >> there are a lot of people who can't get into them because they're full, you know there is no room. >> in this area i

for now we're live, elise kirschner, today in the bay. >> glad things a are going well.ffic and weather after the break. >>> welcome back. here we're look at the coldest temperatures of the day. 29 degrees in fairfield, 30s elsewhere around the bay area. we still have freeze warnings up for the north and east bay through 9:00 this morning. frost advisory elsewhere and it's going to be a cool afternoon. highs mostly low 50s. tomorrow another frosty start. the next chance of rain will hold off until saturday. >>> a quick check of your morning commute. the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights still off. definitely not a work morning. things looking like holiday light this morning. a quick check of livermore and you'll see travel there looks pretty good. same story on the other getaway gateway, 101 out of san jose traffic moving just fine this morning. >> thanks, rob. more local news in half an hour. the "today" show in less than a minute. >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, november 24, 2010, the day before thanksgiving. and out on the plaza, we're hosting a special c