. >> new developments, after months of debate a panel voted to change the name of sir francis drake highool. in the meantime known as high school 1327. according to berkeley, contractors hired by the city started to prepare the statues for removal by morning and should be gone by tuesday. they voted to remove the statues because upkeep was too expensive. >> tonight there is hope for the endangered sea otter population. >> yeah. a new study finds in order to save the fuzzy creatures can't swim north because the area is filled with sharks. moving some of the population under then gate bridge would allow them to thrive. it is in the early stages and already has been backed by the monterey aquarium. >> the impact the rest of the ecosystem, and they improve the health and the growth of the sea grass beds. >> the relocation would need the approval from the u.s. fish and wildlife service. it is like watching ballet. they are so graceful in the water. >> it is so fun to watch. it is just relaxing as they go back and forth. it is great. the lasting weather to come from the weekend. nothing too cr

. >> new developments, after months of debate a panel voted to change the name of sir francis drake highool. in the meantime known as high school 1327. according to berkeley, contractors hired by the city started to prepare the statues for removal by morning and should be gone by tuesday. they voted to remove the statues because upkeep was too expensive. >> tonight there is hope for the endangered sea otter population. >> yeah. a new study finds in order to save the fuzzy creatures can't swim north because the area is filled with sharks. moving some of the population under the golden gate bridge would allow them to thrive. it is in the early stages and already has been backed by the monterey aquarium. >> the impact the rest of the ecosystem, and they improve the health and the growth of the sea grass beds. >> the relocation would need the approval from the u.s. fish and wildlife service. it is like watching ballet. they are so graceful in the water. >> it is so fun to watch. it is just relaxing as they go back and forth. it is great. the lasting weather to come from the weekend. nothing

here's a live view of traffic on highway 101 northbound in marin before sir francis drake. looks pretty steady, but it is moving. an overview of live traffic conditions in the east bay. we've seen slow traffic across the board, including gridlock on eastbound highway 24. you see all that red, that's where it's slow as well as where the orange is. it's looking pretty darn good for thanksgiving, the day before thanksgiving. slow going on north 101 through marin. this as aaa says more people plan to drive rather than fly to their destinations this thanksgiving. >>> well, the cdc is urging people not to travel for thanksgiving, but 4 million people have already taken to the skies this week. and the tsa's expecting another 1 million to pass through its checkpoints today alone. but here at home seems a lot less crowded than usual at sfo. emily turner reports from the airport, which is being described by some as a ghost town. >> reporter: whether it's by plane, train or automobile, aaa estimates 50 million americans are going to be travelling this holiday season. here at sfo, it's

. >>> new developments after months of debate a panel has voted to change the name of sir francis drake high school. the school will remove any reference to the 16th century english explorer with ties to slave trading. in the meantime it will be known as high school 1327, and a new name will be considered on december 10th. more than 300 suggestions have been submitted. >>> and in the east bay the big people statues on either end of the pedestrian bridge crossing interstate 80 in berkeley, they're coming down, contractors hired by the city started to prepare the statues for removal. they should be gone by tuesday. the civic arts commission voted last year to remove the statues because upkeep was too expensive and they will be returned to their creator. >>> there is hope for the endangered sea otter population, a new study finds that in order to save the fuzzy creatures they may have to be located sot san francisco bay. the otters have been stuck in monterey bay for years. they can't swim north because the area is filled with sharks. moving the population under to the golden gate bridge a