a sigalert, i'll fill folks in coming up. >> thank you. first a warning now a massive recall. a salmonella outbreak prompting the usda to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey, that's the same as 41 fully loaded 747 jets. health inspectors saying the tainted meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas. this has been linked to the death of one person in sacramento, at least 76 illnesses around the country including one person in san francisco county. while inspectors have the source they say they don't have enough information to recall specific brands. keep in mind, experts say the meat is still safe to eat so long as you cook to the an internal temperature of 165 degrees. again, it has been recalled this morning. >> what was supposed to be a great day out on the bay instead leaves a grieving family in its wake. one man dead, his father recovering from injuries after a large motor boat plowed into their small fishing boat. this morning investigators still looking into what caused that crash. officials say the large boat likely didn't see the smaller boat when they collided o

we had the earlier sigalert south at third, all chp activity has cleared even though the lane's cleared over an hour ago. a smooth drive to the san mateo bridge. the san mateo bridge, the headlights from the peninsula, a few more, a smooth drive and you can see the high rise, lights twinkling. there may be fog and mist between the san mateo bring and the city and coming from the north bay as well. we're looking at the south bay, down to 17, possibly drizzle on the lens. sorry, the windshield, or the lens you put your head out the window. 162 to watsonville, to hecker pass, a tree down. i'll update you if it lasts longer than a few. and then we're looking at 880 through oakland, northbound with the headlights, smooth drive past the coliseum a. little glow because of the mist in the air. so far it's okay. >> makes traffic look pretty. 5:24. the u.s. army soldier accused of plotting an attack on service members at ft. hood will be in court. naser abdul was arrested at hotel a few miles from the front gate of the post. police say when they arrested him they found enough explosives to make a

southbound 880, the sigalert has been canceled. slow getting out of san leandro and oakland.n. laura, back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. for the latest updates, check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. i'll have another local news update in half an hour. have a great morning. show it some love. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. it is booze-day tuesday, it's august 9th, 2011. guess what, it's the birthday of an american sex symbol, that's right. she is 81 years old today. we want to say big happy birthday to betty boop. yes, we do. she's 8 1 today. there's another american sex symbol having a birthday today, our own hoda woman! [ cheers and applause ] hoda woman, 26 today. >> you know what, you know what -- 47. i know. 47. >> that seems young do me, my darling. that seems young and child-like and wonderful. >> really? >> oh, yeah. i'm 11 years older than you are. and at my age, those years tend to be dog years, it's l

sigalert has been canceled.for all of the traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. another local update this half an hour. show it some love. chevron with techron. care for your car. captions paid for byn. nbc-universal television >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody, it's wednesday which we call winesday around here. august 10th and we're delighted that you're here with us today. >> yes. >> hi. >> hi. how was your birthday yesterday? >> it was a great birthday. >> so many people on the facebook. >> they were so, so, so sweet. >> they love you, hoda! >> my sister and my mom flew in yesterday and they were supposed to arrive at 3:30 in the afternoon because of that terrible weather. >> we had a horrendous thunderstorm here. >> they were on the tarmac for many hour, but they made it and your mom, did, too. >> and they're here with us. >> look at them. >> looking so happy. >> that's your sister hala, and my mom joany. >> who is from dubai. >> and everyb