at 8:00, laura, they're going to stop picking up and dropping off passengers here at maneta san jose. we have seen drivers picking up and dropping off passengers, the plan is to go on strike at 8:00. at that point, maneta san hocould look a lot like sfo did. at that point passengers got stuck in the middle waiting to get a ride out while taxi drivers circled the airport. tomorrow the city council will consider backing down on requirements for ride-sharing companies. back in june they opened up the airport to city drivers and apply for the city businesses licenses. according to the "mercury news" not a single lyft driver signed up because of those requirements. while the city will keep the business requirement, it is hitting the brakes on mandatory fingerprinting for ride sharing drivers and the city will consider random checks on a small percentage of drivers, instead. it will also set aside the requirement that uber and lyft drivers be in cars less than ten years old and less than 400,000 miles. taxi drivers say the city is just caving and making it very difficult for them to do busi

now, this is what maneta san jose could look like. a taxi strike at sfo where passengers got stuck in the middle while taxi drivers circled around the airport. here in san jose, taxi drivers pressured the city to make the playing field level to meet the same requirements that taxies do. back in june the city opened up the airport to ride sharing companies so long as the drivers applied for business permits and according to "mercury news" not a single lyfd driver signed up. while the city will keep the requirement, ride sharing drivers get business licenses in the city, it is hitting the brakes on mandatory fingerprinting for all ride-sharing drivers. the city will consider random checks on a small percentage of drivers and also set aside the requirement that uber and lyft drivers be in cars less than ten years old a. a strike might not be obvious, but we will continue following the story for you online at nbcbayarea.com and on our social media platforms. a little flustered trying to track down taxi drivers who are willing to talk. none

but this morning at maneta san jose airport, one thing stood out. every flight on the board was on time, however the lines were longer. >> to be honest i thought it would not be this crowded. i'm surprised san jose isn't this crowded. >> reporter: tsa predicting to be the busiest travel season in its history and warning people about the long security lines at every airport in the nation. families with small kids know the drill. >> just arrive early to allow time for little people to get everything taken care of ahead of time. >> reporter: all bay area airports will be more crowded than usual. airlines for america predicts sfo will be the seventh most busy airport in the nation for the next week and a half. it is projected to see 1.47 million passengers from today through the monday after thanksgiving. oakland international airport is projecting a 9% increase compared to last year with 388,000 passengers during the holiday stretch. san jose's expecting a 5% increase from last year at 370,000. just remember even though it's crowded and you're a little

san jose leaders today will celebrate new international air service from maneta airport to canada. now, the official announcement not expected until later this morning, but san jose mayor sam lacardo dropped the ball. two daily early flights will service vancouver starting next year. air canada is confirming that news to us, this morning. >> that is wicked convenient. >>> this year's push outdoors getting a big boost from an unusual source, thanks to a private donation. save the redwoods league will make about 50 california redwood state parks free for visitors on the day after thanksgiving. aka black friday. the only catch here is you have to print out your pass first at the save the redwoods website. participating parks include jack london state park in the north bay and also big basin and henry cowell state parks in santa cruz county. >>> from black friday to square thursday. "today in the bay" san francisco square starts trading on the stock market. >> scott mcgrew joining us now. you say this is an important one for everyone involved here, whether you're investing in the compan

. >>> new details now on the city of san jose's green light for ride share companies at maneta international airport. after two days of striking taxi drivers say they are going back to work. a union spokesman says the city is getting ride share companies like uber and lyft an unfair advantage by not requiring fingerprinting and going forward with random audits of background checks. the spokesman says the cabbies will regroup for the next council meeting. >> i will fight. we will be reorganizing our fight and going back again. >> for their part ride share drivers can now begin to paperwork with the city to start picking passengers up at the airport. though not until tomorrow because it is a city holiday today. >> exactly. it's veterans day. there's a new campaign for homeless veterans try to get them off the streets of san jose. san jose mayor and supervisor will announce a new effort called all the way home. the goal is to find housing for the estimated 700 homeless veterans in santa clara county. how can they make that happen? nbc bay area's damian trujillo will explain tonight at 5:00 and