stephanie chuang is live in san francisco with a look at brand new video that police hope will lead them to those vandals. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. that's right, they do hope this new video will help. in that first act of vandalism, you had called it idiotic earlier and that's what countless other people thought too. they shared that picture, it went viral and police crediting that with the arrest of the man in the picture. it also helped in gathering evidence in the torching of the muni bus early monday morning. that was using a smartphone, a witness recording video of a guy throwing something on fire through the driver side of that same muni bus before another guy ran up and struck a pose for the crowd. the police chief is hoping this new video will help lead to two more arrests, again following the success of the first picture of the barricade through the windshield. the owner of a local business was the first to post that picture that people shared nearly 20,000 times. >> with the police maxed out and people upset by going on, this is not how the city

i'm stephanie chuang live in oakland with who is trying to take steps to prevent that from happening. >>> sifting through all the damage. families out on the east coast picking up the pieces and some famous natives of the hardest-hit areas pitching in to help out. >>> and people in the south bay getting much-needed housing relief. we'll tell you how you can get it too. and it's all free. >>> good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. we start things off with that wet weather sweeping through the bay area this morning. not a lot of the heavy stuff but it is causing some fly delays out there. >> we want to bring in meteorologist christina loren. how long is this wet weather going to stick around? >> a little bit longer. only in the south bay. san francisco's actually starting to clear. but we have hour and 15-minute delays out of sfo. make sure to check ahead with your carrier. the airports have been rough over the past couple of days with superstorm sandy. in our neck of the woods, definitely quieting down. the unsettled we

just enjoy the time with your family, your friends, and slow down. >> reporter: stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> very interesting look at how they do all that. >> and it gets so backed up this time of year. >>> mike is keeping tabs on that as well as still ahead on "today in the bay" why san jose is asking the faa for permission to change the city skyline. >>> welcome back, everybody. talking a lot about the rain out there today and you can see it coming down right there. this is a live shot from san francisco at marina green. yeah, the waves coming in as the water is coming down. the weather channel will be checking in for us with a live report a little bit later on from that area to let us know what things look like and how the weather will be out there. it is 4:54 right now. now to a story you'll see only here on nbc bay area. the san jose skyline may end up looking a lot different if the city gets clearance from the faa. city leaders say they want taller buildings, up to 40 stories high. but since downtown is in the flight path of the san jose airport, height restrictions a

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang joined them on three investigations. here's what she found. >> anyone here that wants to talk to us? >> the turning. sympt of the stomach. the stroke of my hair. the tug on my shirt. i'm the only one in the room. >> reporter: paranormal researcher laura young was one of the first in the field. the red oak victory docked at port richmond is her latest investigation and her favorite kind. virgin territory. >> there's nothing better than some place that's never been investigated. >> red oak was an ammunition ship in world war ii and the korean war. 11 years a ship keeper hanged himself and this man is here 24/7 by himself. do you believe in ghosts? >> i don't believe in ghosts. >> reporter: arnold joined us on two investigations of the ship. they used an electromagnetic field detector. >> those are the sounds of the ship. >> reporter: despite that it was a cold, rainy night and no electr electricity ran on the ship, she detected heat on the camera. >> we heard conversation. >> reporter: and then ran into a door wide open. >

stephanie chuang has the story of a personal friend lost in a tragic accident. >> reporter: an only child, but a friend to many. including me. >> she loves love. >> reporter: figuring out her place in the world. erica had just moved from fremont to l.a. >> she had so much love to give. such a big heart. >> reporter: an unparalleled passion. but that life was cut short. around 4:00 monday morning, as she slept in her friend's car, they crashed into a another car. >> i think she woke up from the first impact and kind of panicked. and maybe tried to get out of the car. >> reporter: and took off her seat belt. >> another car from behind hit them full speed. >> reporter: the damage to her brain was too much. at 27 years old, eri$27 years or life. >> there were three called involved in this accident. everybody walked away from injuries. the difference of having the seat belt on and off makes a difference. >> reporter: according to the u.s. department of transportation, in the thanksgiving holiday period in 2010, 337 people died on the road nationwide. 55% of them were not wearing seat belts. an