burned the thanksgiving day calories, and it was all for a good cause and we will take you to the south bay turkey trot next and people are heading here to get a hot thanksgiving dinner and we will introduce you to volunteers next. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> a chilly start of the holiday with more rain on the way and and atmospheric river that can blast the bay area with snow this weekend. thank you for joining us. i am kenny choi. >> and i am michelle griego. happy thanksgiving to everyone and we will get right over to mary lee. >> we are watching it all for you on this thanksgiving looking at temperatures definitely below average running 10 degrees below average today with clouds and temperatures in the low 50s at the moment. they are going to plummet through tonight with a freeze warning for the northbay valleys and mountains. tonight for tomorrow morning we are talking temperatures in the 20s and a frost advisory tonight through tomorrow morning in effect for the ay cs your plants and your pipes. as we look ahead to the weekend and atmospheric river event w

. >>> sacred heart community service in san jose needs thousands of turkeys to help south bay families. tomorrow is the first day of the organization's thanksgiving food day distribution. about 4,4 47b food boxes will be distributed to families tomorrow through wednesday. the boxes include canned goods, fresh produce and choice of turkey, ham or chicken. >>> on the peninsula a plan to allow for the killing of mountain lions has been dropped. the midpeninsula was looking at giving ranchers the right to killing them to protect the wild stock. after hearing from the public and wildlife alvic saes groups it decided against moving forward with that proposal. it also would have allowed for it killing of coyotes. >>> the awards show kicks off at 8:00 p.m. with performances you'll only see on abc. >> reporter: the stars are out for the fans. america's favorite singers hitting the stage at the american music awards. competing for the evening's top awards. the ama's will be the spot to catch special world premier performances. post malone will perform with ozy osborn, traveling scott and watch s

as the hours tick down to thanksgiving, still a big immediate in morning for turkeys to help families in need in the south baytoday is the first day of the thanksgiving food distribution at sacred heart. >> but there is a major problem. they are short 2600 turkeys. they are asking the community to help by bringing turkeys to the donation center at first and al ma and many people are said to be forgotten in the bay area. >> this is one of the wealthiest communities understanding there are tens of thousands and over a hundred thousand volks in this valley struggling just to make ends meet and put food on the table that are facing iminnocent homelessness and other types of issues is something that we should all figure out ways we could volunteers will accept turkeys today through wednesday and money can be donated online. >>> and thank everyone who came out to join us this weekend at safeway's across the bay area. our need drive off to a fantastic start. this weekend nbc bay area and telemundo 48 helps get the word out and over the weekend people generously donated more than 29,000 bags of food. marcus and i wer

. >>> as the hours tick down to thanksgiving there's a big need for turkeys to help needy families in the south bayere is a look inside live at sacred heart in san jose. you can see they have the meals there ready to start prepping. today is the first day of thanksgiving food distribution, but there's one major problem, they're short about 2,600 turkeys. sacred heart is asking the community to help by bringing turkeys to their donation center at first and alma. volunteers are accepting turkeys today through wednesday and money can be donated online. >>> 4:53 for you right now. coming up here on "today in the bay," golden state have moved there and how that now stacks u there. >>> it could be a game changer, what berkeley's chancellor is saying about s.a.t. and a.c.t. exams dropping them from admissions requirements. the boy scouts of america mortgaging a valuable ranch in the rocky mountains. the organization faces a growing number of sex abuse lawsuits. the boy scouts has no plans to sell the scout ranch in new mexico. it's using the collateral to help cover financial needs including rising insura

south bay. >>> the 17th annual san francisco turkey trot will be held at 8:00 this morning at golden gate park. piedmont's turkey trot is at 8:30 at highland and magnolia avenues. >>> strangers coming together for the fourth time. the sweet thanksgiving tradition that's happening again today. >> the start of the san francisco international . >>> in the south bay the last-minute rush was on for honey baked hams. look at the crowds at a honey baked ham story in san jose the line snaked out the door and through the parking lot. it was a similar scene at stores across the bay area. >>> two people who sent an accidental text will be gathering for their fourth thanksgiving dinner today. in 2016, wanda dench sent jamal hinton a text about thanksgiving dinner. once they figured out the mix-up, jamal went to dench's home any way. today the two will break bread and take new photos at the home of hinton's girlfriend's family. now it spreads. >> it's getting bigger. they're just family now. it's official now. >> it's branching out. a lovely, blossoming family. >> that's the best thing about thanksgiving.

today a south bay organization opened doors to hundreds of families. here's the issue. they need more turkeys. >> good evening. for most ovt day there was a line around the block of people waiting to get in. at this point i can tell you they still need turkeys, they need ham and food. and you can help donate over the next couple days. >> this thanksgiving meal is going where it's needed most. families lined up all day. as volunteers tried to make sure every family has food on the table for thanksgiving. >> it's nice to know people will get corn. and food. it's nice to know people have the access. >> it does help. and to have this help. >> the donations are critical. 4,400 of these boxes will be given away this year. 200 more than last year. because the need is greater. as families struggle to make ends meet. >> our members are reporting 80% of their paychecks go fo housing costs alone. so it leaves little left for food and clothing and holiday traditions. >> these meals are so important. >> it really helps people going through a tough time. >> happy thanksgiving. >> here's how you can help. t

turkey looking cold as we bring you down to the south bay. you'll see only 53 in morgan hill. 51 in san jose, 59 in east san jose. numbers similar across the bay area. upper upper 40s to low 50s. for the peninsula, 49 redwood city and 47 in the embarcadero and 48 here in napa. so we get a break right now. but what i'm watching is a major change. look at this. it is an atmospheric river. it is a subtropical tap of moisture and basically a river of moisture pointed at the bay area. this will bring us some heavier rain on saturday with four-day rain totals that might exceed one to two inches. so saturday through tuesday we're looking at this atmospheric river lining up. so thanksgiving we'ro okay. friday okay. wet on saturday through monday. and we'll have 40s and 50s in san francisco. inland valley, jacket weather is here. so be ready for it. and if you are going to lake tahoe, the next round of snow is coming saturday, sunday and monday. another one to three feet. higher snow level with that atmospheric river, around 5,000 to 6,000 feet. it is

bay. took him back where he belonged. >>> as the hours tick down to thanksgiving there's a need for turkeys to help needy families in the southhave a live look this morning, this is inside sacred heart in san jose. the stock room is full of food. today is the first day of that thanksgiving food distribution but there's one major problem we're having. they're short about 2600 turkeys. sacred heart is asking the community for help bringing turkeys to the donation center at first and alma. the executive director says many people are being forgotten in the bay area. >> this is one of the wealthiest communities in the country, and understanding that there are tens of thousands, over 100,000 folks in this valley struggling just to make ends meet and put food on the table that are facing homelessness and other types of issues is something we should all be figuring out ways we can contribute to. >> volunteers will be accepting turkeys today through wednesday. money can also be donated online. >> nice thing to do. we want to thank everyone who came out to join us this weekend at safeway, across the bay area, our annual feed the need f

. >> and speaking of food, there's a turkey shortage for those in need in the south bay.rt in san jose is going to begin its annual tradition. they're giving away thousands of thanksgiving meals to those in need. there is a major problem. they don't have it. they're short about 2,500 turkeys. sacred heart is asking the community please help them out, bring turkeys to the donation center at first and alma. volunteers will be accepting turkeys tomorrow through wednesday. monetary donations, that's good too. you can make those online. sacred heart in san jose. >>> if you're traveling for thanksgiving, though, might be a little questionable out there. >> extended holiday break if you can. go tomorrow. >> i love these ideas. >> i like that idea. >> four or five-day weekend. because tomorrow will be the last of the easy travel days. maybe into about tuesday morning before big changes arrive. we're talking rain, low snow at times, gusty winds, tomorrow morning none of that, though. you've got clear skies. but watching some wind in the hills. 30s and 40s across the lower elevatio

south bay organization kicked off its holly program to help families in need. sacred heart community service in san jose wants to fill this empty freezer with turkeys.ir goal is to distribute 7900 food boxes complete with turkeys for thanksgiving. the program has been running for over 50 years, and recently the housing crisis has played a role in the number of families needing a hand. >> our holiday food box is valued at approximately $100 and ensures families can meet the cost of rent and other utilities and still have their holiday traditions. >> besides donating turkeys you can also donate money online. they'll take that. and they can purchase the turkeys with that cash. sacred heart also needs volunteers. >> thanks for watching the news at 6:00. the cbs news is next. >> we'll be back here at 7:00 p.m. have a good night. only about 80% of your part b medicare costs, which means you may have to pay for the rest. that's where medicare supplement insurance comes in: to help pay for some of what medicare doesn't. learn how an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by united healthcare insurance company might be the right choice for you. a f

turkey up here feeling chilly on his dance. down here to the south baymorgan hill. 48 in milpitas. 49 in los gatos. numbers are very similar across the bay area. upper 40s to low 50s here through the east bay, peninsula more of the same. san francisco, 47 along the embarcadero, and for the north bay, 49 in sonoma. 48 in napa. all good as we move through thanksgiving's forecast. clouds, sun and maybe a spotty shower. i want to bring your attention to what we're tracking ahead. this weekend is going change up again. wet weather moving in. what we're looking at is an atmospheric river. basically, a river of moisture that's going to be pointed right at the bay area. subtropical moisture that originates way out towards hawaii. so this lines up by saturday. watch the timeline up here as we hit sunday's forecast. it continues to point moisture right towards northern california. also into monday. so four-day rain totals may exceed 1 to 2 inches. we'll be closely monitoring that forecast right up until that event, and tracking it this weekend. 40 to 50s here in s

turkeys and all the fixings for a thanksgiving dinner. the families were preselected. this event takes place later tonight at 6:30. >>> and down in the south bay, the 49ers kick off the holidays at martha's kitchen. the 49ers will serve thanksgiving dinner to more than 300 needy people. team owners and players along with their families will serve food, they'll be bussing the tables during the event which begins at 3:30 this afternoon. the 49ers will also provide toiletries and game day give- aways to everybody who attends. >>> the mayors of san jose and oakland will head into san francisco today to join mayor london breed for a day of service and they will hand out turkeys. the trio of mayors will be making four stops at different community centers throughout the city. starting at 11:00 this morning. this is part of the bay area wide friendly competition battle of the bay. all the mayors tried to see who will get the most volunteers to show up if for the an yawl coast of clean up. and san francisco was the winner. so oakland and san jose coming to the city to help. the people win. the people benefit. >>> time is 4:50. let's check our commute a

the south bay, the sacred heart community rvice in san jose is giving out holiday food boxes to more than 4 1000 ople, the boxes include a $100 worth of groceries, incling produce canned gos in a turkey chicken or ham hundreds of people lined up today to get a box the community servicsays due to high rents in the bay area trying to sea table full of food during the holiday season. it can bhard. >>bring home to their families, it's >>the community service says it stilneeds 6,00more turkeys to meet its goal for november and december. you can find a link on our website kron 4 t com to find out how you can help donate a turkey. >>10nside a hospital intensive care unit for 2 weeks, a survivor of a vaping illnesis now speing out the illinois won she was having an asthma attack at first amanda heerson has her story. >>it together when istarted happening to me that this was may be related you see them on the shelf a 're affordable typically costing no more than $50. i've been a smoker for not a decad and katie johnson says she believed the ideahat will never happen to me until it did. i woke up that day to go to my extreme ship for a full-body me and then like 24 hours later i was life suppo

. >> but now a south bay organization is kick off its holiday program to help families in need. sacred heart wants to fill this empty freezer with turkeyseir goal to distribute 79 food boxes complete with turkeys for thanksgiving. the program has been running for more man 50 years now. recently the housing crisis has played a role in a number of families needing a hand. >> ruled at approximately $100 and families can eat the cost of rent and utilities while still being able to have their holiday tradition. >>> besides donating turkeys, you can donate money online and they will purchase the turkeys for you. they also need volunteers. >> a happening today, bart will show off the latest tactic to crack down. they will unveil it. it dice science building to make sure people exiting the elevator onto the platform pay their fare. >>> 5:15a not check of traffic. >> not bad this morning. so if you're headed out the dar, you're in luck when you lit the roadways. if you want to take mass transit, 20 trains on time right now. and number 3 just getting rolling out of stockton and headed out at 5:30 this morning, so, so far everything is on time. yo

rush is on right now try to help people in the south bay as much as they can sacred heart is a every year they're doing the same thing they're handing out turkeysanding out. help in need this thanksgiving holiday, but they also need your help as well kron 4 sarah stinson live in san jose to explain good morning. sarah. >>good morning that's right sacred heart here in san jose, it is down turkeys they need more they need donations anything you can do to help donating a couple dollars can help them by some turkeys because they need a couple more 1000 meet their goals these are all the boxes. they put the turkeys inside the boxes, you're looking at what's inside this one that's bread he got canned food. of course the turkey what most important part of your thanksgiving meal. have a lot of produce here. and also people just coming by bringing turkeys. you can do that today tomorrow and wednesday but joining us now is poncho q bar and he's here to tell us about an need you see a lot of people these are working families, they just need help to get through the holidays need a little back sure help. >>well happy thanksgiving to and we want to make sure

turkey trot this morning around lake merritt. the run benefits the alameda county food bank and oakland public schools. good job to everyone who ran. >>> for many families in the south bay, heading out to cut down a fresh christmas tree in the santa cruz mountains is the priority before preparing thanksgiving dinner. david louie joined a saratoga family as they search food that are perfect tree thinking could be the year that lilly picks out the tree and not mommy and daddy. >> reporter: this is the third time chris and victoria carney have come to patch tree farm to cut down for their home. lilliana is 2 1/2. lincoln is 5 months old that. >> one has a good shape to it. it's nice and full. it's not too big, not too fall. >> dad got busy cutting down a douglas fir after searching five minutes for the perfect tree. what people like about this tree farm, when they cut down a tree, they're not actually killing itt in place. new sprouts come up and that will create a whole new generation of christmas trees. the carneys chose a smaller kids size for $80. >> in the past we've gone a bit taller. but having them being able to reach a little higher up and put the ornaments on wil

turkeys. they are associated with community partners that include the boys and girls club. that event happens later tonight at 6:30. >>> and down in the south bay are the 49ers kick off the holidays at martha's kitchen. dinner was served to more than 300 people. and team owners and players along with their families the 49ers will also be providing toiletries. >> the mayors of oakland and san francisco and they'll hand out turkeys. the three mayors will make four stops at community centers across the city. the bay area friendly competition. the mayors tried to see who will get the most volunteers to show up. they wagered a day of service >>> this is going to be a busy doorway. joining us now from the ys shore freeway with what drivers should expect. sarah. >> that's right, pam. good morning. the east shore freeway moving pretty good right now. there aren't any delays that we you'll probably be dealing with snow or you may be traveling by a plane. you really should leave extra time for the delays. bay area traffic. the bay area roads will be slick and slow if you're one of those people the good news is gas prices have dropped last month. the pric

south bay the need for food and cash donations has reached an all-time high. here's reporter cornell barnard with the story. 1,5282 donated. >> reporter: the group outdid themselves this year donating a huge amount of turkeys to the second harvest of silicon valley food bank donation drive. >> there's a lot of folks out here that are a lot less fortunate, especially now, so we try to do this every year just to give something back. >> we have a 14 1/2 pound turkey. >> reporter: stopped by to drop off a turkey. >> there's so many homeless people suffering, and in this land of plenty, that is not acceptable. >> reporter: second harvest has a big goal of collecting 24,000 en ain they hav no choice.n, >> we're actually serving 10,000 more people every single month. >> reporter: second harvest ceo leslie botcho says financial donations are down this year by $100,000. but the need is bigger than ever. >> we find now we're serving more and more working people, people who are working and low-wage jobs and really struggling to be able to afford their rent and cnt them more than 4,000 bags of food, being given away to folks in need. >> thank you. >> reporter: convoy of hope partners with south bay churches providing

turkeys and fixings for the big dinner. the families were preselected and are associated with community partners including the boys and girls club and this event happens tonight at 6:30. data south baythe san francisco 49ers kicked off the holidays at martha's kitchen. the team will serve thanks giving dinner to more than 300 people in need and the team owners and players along with their families will be serving food and busing tables during the event, which starts at 3:30 this afternoon. they will provide toiletries and game day giveaways to all of those in attendance. weather. >> it is been a dry fall that that is about to change. we have not had a lot of snow. they will have a lot of snow after the storm rolls through ever the next 48 hours. if you have your snowboards and skis, start getting them ready. >> if you plan to fly at 35,000 feet and you're heading out of sfo, sooner is better than later because there is rain coming in the late afternoon hours and could affect travel. certainly the roads will be wet. leave a little bit early and bring your patients. stay with us because dr. oz is next. jodi arias, guilty of killing her boyfriend. >> she stabbed him 27 times. dr. oz: n

south bay. more300 f sacred heart community service. the food distribution starts monday. 4,400 boxes will be distributed next we can. families come to pick up holiday food boxes filled with food, choice of turkeyen. donate today from 9:00 until 3:00. >>> now a check of the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning, to you. live look outside from the exploratorium camera. lots of sunshine. 50s san francisco. 42 on the peninsula. also gilroy and we're looking at another mild afternoon but check out the north bay. how about 36 in napa. 35 in petaluma. low 60s downtown. 65 in oakland. 70 in santa rosa. rain arrives tuesday sfl thanks for joining us. the news continues right now ♪ it's gonna be all right 'cause the players are gonna play, play, play ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. we are all waiting to see taylor swift's much talked about performance at the american music awards tomorrow night and coming up in "pop," janai has some exclusive details on two other big names that will also take the stage at the amas, it's going to be a big night. >> haven't heard that song in a while. really glad we brought it back. >> it's going to be stuck in your head. >> t. swift always in the

turkeys, on twitter, follow me @scottmcgrew. >> bread and butter. i always love the names they come oup with. >> makes you hungry. >> so you got a look at the morning commute? >> the south bayding. we have new one crash to report. a live camera 101 at 680, beautiful sunrise, we're looking at the headlights, not so bad today. a lighter flow of traffic 101 at 680, in the area reports of a crash but we didn't see any slowing on our live cameras or map, pointing out it's right here 680 near the 101 interchange. you see the push from san jose pushing up to the rest of silicon valley. the pattern is typical, a lighter volume, one big concern over here if you're headed to city hall, san jose state anywhere from now through 10:00 in the morning, avoid santa clara street and 10:00 is not a firm time. that's an estimate how long the investigation may continue. kris sanchez is on the scene. there is city hall and san jose state and use san fernando as an alternate. it takes you in between the two major areas of activity. the rest of the bay a smooth drive. slow but recovering toward the san mateo bridge after an earlier crash and move out of your screen your traffic all over the bay,

south bay, upper 60s expected for you. here's a look at your extended forecast. the cool down begins tomorrow, rain moves in on tuesday and will last through early thursday. a little turkeye. isn't he cute? >> hello turkey. >>> coming up, underground bathrooms set to reopen in two bart stations. why it's taken nearly 20 years to reopen the bathrooms and when the first will be open to the public. >>> family and friends remembering the young victims who died after a van overturned into a stockton canal. >>> this morning we are learning the identities of two children who died in a car crash in stockton. officials say 14-year old richard wilson and 12-year old soriah were killed when a van overturned and went into a canal. police say the 17-year old driver did not have a license and many of the children inside were not wearing seat belts. last night dozens of friends and family members gathered at the cras site where a growing memorial has formed. >> i was talking to him. now he's gone out of my life. >> my best friend lost his daughter. tragedy like this. so all i got to say is hug your loved ones. >> lodi unified school district will have grief counselors for students t. c