groups like the salvation army, the cabbage & soup kitchen, the st. vincent de paul society, and different feeding programs around town will be able to enjoy this blessing. >> through the soup kitchens they operate, mosques and islamic centers also serve as distribution sites. those who come in to pray are offered bags of lamb to take home as are all non- muslims seeking food assistance. i'm kim lawton reporting. >>> and finally what some are calling new york city's largest dinner party took place last weekend when more than 4,000 b rabbis from around the world gathered for a sell bra toir banquet. it was part of the yearly meeting which which they also visit the grave of a late leader. ♪ >>> one organizer called those pictures a where's waldo for rabbis. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. there's much more on our website, including links to more information about both the new york zen center for contemplative care and the nativity-miguel network of schools. you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are als

there is 50 people sleeping on blankets on the floor last night at the st. vincent dupaul society. another shelter has only 50 beds. >> more and more loems people coming to marin this, is not rich coming to homeless people. there are so many beds and you know there is so many people. >> we usually give two turkeys this time, four didn't even seem adequate. >> two years ago there were an estimated 1700 living in marin. since then, the number soared by 30%. >> a sle down in check points never materialized today. airports were busy, passengers moving through without much delay. organizers of the national opt out day encouraged people to opt out of the body scanners to slow down screening. and there is those pat down that's can take several minutes or more. >> rather go through it then have someone get on the plane skpb able to conceal something. >> and we want tsa to get the message. this is unreasonable search and seizure process. >> this woman at los angeles international airport claimed to be concerned about radiation. and showed up in a bikini. she was not asked to go through a sc

our collection of eight food banks like the salvation army, st. vincent de paul and other organizations that help feed needy families. and they say this holiday season is there is far more demand than usual. >> we're really making a difference in the holiday season is the time when we can really change things for the better for people in need in our community. >> if you want to help, just go to your safeway store this saturday. say hello to your favorite nbc bay area news personality like tom sinkovitz, jeff ranieri and buy a turkey that will help us end hunger and make thanksgiving a little brighter for a bay area family. >> and there is also lisa kim. lisa kim would fit in there, don't you think? >> where are you going to be, on saturday? >> i'll be at the safeway store. >> me too. just pick one. >> i'll be one in san francisco, the marina safeway. come on out. let's take a look at the temperature changes. right to weather, guys, because we are all about some big-time cooling that has already arrived today after a rare record-setting warmth we had on su

here with the song "maniac" with a little help from cage and st. vincent, please welcome kid cudi! is my new hideaway this my tomb ♪ ♪ this is my coffin this is my place for unruliness, no worries i love the darkness, yeah ♪ ♪ i like to marry it it is my cloak it is my shield it is my cape ♪ ♪ i love the dark maybe we can make it darker give me a marker ♪ ♪ ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am the maniac i am the ghoul i found a monster in me when i lost my cool ♪ ♪ it lives inside of me eating what's in its web ♪ ♪ took black spray paint on my windows during the day ♪ ♪ wanna spend time with it i think i'm losing it or i found it and i'm using it ♪ ♪ i wear my shades at night so i can look in the abyss i see something in nothingness ♪ ♪ if you could picture this put black holes in my jaw lid i climb the wall i'm too high now ♪ ♪ i'd die from the fall before the waters to our knees ♪ ♪ we can't climb on the tree's wash away and you and i are the disease ♪ ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am the maniac ♪ i am a mani- ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-

. >>> the packaged food donations for the food bank in contra costa, students from st. patrick, st. vincent high collected them and they will team up at the high school to prep the goods. jack london square will look like christmas later on this morning. the delivery and raisinger is moany is set for 7:00 this morning. a tall 55-foot 8,000 pound red fir tree from mount shasta. you are lighting or did light or somehow involved in a christmas tree. >> friday evening we will do the tree lighting and christmas in the park. i will be there kicking it off. head out if you can. last year it rained. look at the wet roadways right now. westbound highway 4 out of antioch and towards 680. a smooth drive right now. off of the bridge with no problems as well as 580. look for those areas to start slowing around 530 for highway 4 and 6:00. pay bridge had an overnight advisory and it was lifted around 2:30 or 3:00. a steady shot and an easy drive from oakland to san francisco. the east bay approach to the toll plaza not a problem. the san mateo bridge. the camera is looking steady as well. we see the wind,

don ford was at the chp food drive at a vallejo school. >> reporter: st. patrick's- saint vincenth school in vallejo is completing its annual food drive. working with the kids, nearly a dozen california highway patrol officers. >> well, it's funny. when we first walked in, everybody is like oh-oh who's in trouble? we are explaining to the kids, no, no one's in trouble. >> reporter: the high school kids collected over 100 boxes of food, nearly 5,000 food items. all of it being donated to the solano county food bank. michelle organized this successful food drive and is grateful for the help. >> they brought manpower for sure, direction for us, it was nice to have visitors on campus. they are in the spirit to help out and that helped us out, too. >> reporter: each student at the school was asked to donate at least seven items. many brought more. freshman steve just wanted to help out any way he could. >> all the people that are in need, you know, the homeless people on the streets and we like to give to them. >> this is not just for homeless people because as young teenagers they aut

the st. anthony foundation in san francisco. city team ministries in walnut creek and san jose. and st. vincent depaul in walnut creek. one woman actually brought in a newly purchased coat. >> we actually went and bought a nice jacket that is water repellant for the weather and warm for the cold weather that's here right now. >> reporter: the slogan of one warm coat is warming communities one coat at a time. >> this year we have so many families in need. the kids are happy to get a coat. but the parents are relieved that that pressure of keeping their child warm is one less thing to worry about. >> reporter: barrels remain at the ferry building in san francisco. bay street and emeryville. blood way plaza in walnut creek and santana row in san jose at the end of next month. so if you can help out one more coat. in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and you will find a the complete list of locations to drop off a coat for the needy this holiday season on ktvu.com. just scroll down to the right now section. >> nasa scientists say temperature readings from lake tahoe confirm their research showing the wor

the st. anthony foundation in san francisco. city team ministries in walnut creek and san jose. and st. vincent depaul in walnut creek. ching. one woman actually brought in a newly purchased coat. >> we actually went and bought a nice jacket that is water repellant for the weather and warm for the cold weather that's here right now. >> reporter: the slogan of one warm coat is warming communities one coat at a time. >> this year we have so many families in need. the kids are happy to get a coat. but the parents are relieved that that pressure of keeping their child warm is one less thing to worry about. >> reporter: barrels remain at the ferry building in san francisco. bay street and emeryville. blood way plaza in walnut creek and santana row in san jose at the end of next month. so if you can help out one more coat. in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and you will find a the complete list of locations toa this holiday season on ktvu.com. just scroll down to the right now section. >> nasa scientists say temperature readings from lake tahoe confirm their research showing the world lakes are getting wa

the bay area encouraging you to donate a turkey or food to bay area food banks like the salvation army or st. vincent people you don't expect need help. you can help going to your local safeway this saturday, say hell throw any number of our bay area, "nbc bay area news" teams out there. laura and i will be out in the south bay this weekend. then you can buy a turkey that will help feed a family in need and make their thanksgiving a little bit brighter this year, so even if it's a little bit we'd appreciate it. more local news coming up in half an hour. have a great morning. see you back here in a little bit. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey up to 16 lbs for just $6.77 each. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everody. it is booze day, tuesday to you on the 16th day of november and we have got double trouble

st. vincent depaul and other groups that feed needy families. the marin county food bank says they're steeg a 53% increase in need over last year. one of those family is jennifer's. she's now trying to help those that helped her. >> i came here originally as a recipient looking for help with food, and since then i have become a volunteer. i'm very happy to give back to the salvation army for all the help they gave me and my family. >> as you see, there's such a great need, and you can help fill it. go to any safeway store this saturday, say hello to your favorite nbc bay area news personality. we'll be at different safeways throughout the bay area. buy a turkey or a ham, end us end hunger and make thanksgiving a little brighter for a bay area family. >>> well, a fast food restaurant in sacramento is serving up more than just the price on its receipts. after paying nearly $10 for a double whopper meal, francisco perez looked at his receipt. at the top in big, bold letters, a four-letter profanity that starts with "f." perez says he was embarrassed an

st. vincent depaul will have mobile phones for 600 people so they can call their families. the phones are initial to the traditional thanksgiving dinner. >> bay area air quality officials are asking residents to refrain from wood burning today to prevent the need for spare the air tomorrow. officials say the bay area may see conditions that trap smoke near the ground which could result in unhealthy breathing conditions. wood smoke is the largest source of air pollution. there is no winter spare the air alert today but one could be issued tomorrow. >>> as for why that is the conditions that make for that possibility. let's check in with mike now. >> is we're talking about high pressure sinking, cold air that traps all the pollution at the lower levels of the atmosphere that is what is going to cause that possibility. let's talk about what is going to happen. we still have the cold air in our valleys. santa rosa, 29 degrees. concord, 31. still 30 in morgan hill and close to freezing around palo alto. 33 in fremont and still freezing in santa cruz. as we look into the noon hour, t

st. vincent's is gone. >> how about we talk about the facts.ook them from a position of being unaccredited to every single one of them was accredited and the reality is, as an expert on health care, having run those hospitals, this bill is a disaster. >> i want to ask you -- >> it's a sadr. 65% of the american people agree with me. the president doesn't get it. [booing] >> you don't get it. >> what would it take to make you run again? >> what would it take to make me run again? >> as "sarah palin's alaska" -- at sarah palin's running mate. >> i'll tell you for sure one thing. i've got it all figured out. if nobody else runs. >> mr. giuliani, i want to switch gears because i really want to know about the cargo planes and the foiled terrorist plot that happened against our country. they're saying this was just a trial run. that means they were practicing. something else might be coming. how frightened should we be? >> we should be very frightened and our government should pay a lot of attention to it. the national security advisor to the presiden

st. patrick's saint vincent food bank in delano. it will be delivered to families who need help this thanksgiving. >> it's going to help a lot of theilies that are in a lot of need and they don't have much -- as much stuff as we do. >> many of the students participating today helped collect the food that was sorted. the chp officers didn't have far to go to help out. the school is located right across the street from the chp office in vallejo. >>> a different kind of joyride today for some local motorcycle enthusiasts. they were out spreading the joy if you will delivering 20 turkeys to a couple of bay area charities. members of the bay riders san francisco stopped by glide a community organization in the tenderloin. they also brought birds to saint anthony foundation and that's not all. the frisco riders will collect coats on december 11th to support ktvu's annual one warm coat holiday coat drive. >>> there is much more news just ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. there's an unprecedented push in the city of oakland to get one of just four permits for a business that could bring in lots of cash. we are going to show you e