Lets go straight to the meteorologist, we are seen rain, hail, and a lot of snow up in the mountains just today. Quite a bit of snow in the sierra. Locally, if you thought it was cold enough to snow, you were right on, with dropping snow areas in the bay area to 22,500 feet. You can see a little bit of a dusting of snow. So yeah, the snow levels continue to drop here in the bay area. A Winter Weather advisory in fact toward the big sur coastline for today into tomorrow. What about those rainfall totals . Those numbers really adding up. San francisco 1. 14. San jose,. 86. Oakland,. 70. Concord, just over half an inch of rainfall. These were measured today around 17 and 20 inches. Snow still in the forecast for today. Heres what it looks like on the satellite, and the radar as we come in closer. Today, we still have some scattered showers, in fact the possibility of some thunderstorms showing up. Some areas experiencing a bit of a break in the clouds, but right now, you can see activity closer to concord, closer to antioch. Portions of hail over to bay point, earlier today. Some more breaks in the showers, but still some action closer toward the santa cruz coastline for this afternoon. As we head toward thanksgiving, just a slight chance of a few showers, but into the weekend, a different story. Were talking about another potent storm system. It looks like our active weather pattern will continue. Mark, looking forward to that. Thank you. A couple from the bay area were among hundreds of people stranded on northbound i5, just south of mount shasta for more than 17 hours. They got stuck in siskiyou county, with blizzard conditions. They were trying to make the best of the situation. They tell us they were lucky there was a mini mart with a bathroom and food within walking distance, just about a half mile away. Were okay. Were stuck in a mini cooper, so theres not a whole lot of leg room. But how are you doing, babe . Good. We picked up a bunch of stuff at the mini mart, so at least thats not an actual concern anymore. And being stuck here 17 hours or so. Its pretty positive. Northbound interstate 5 where the couple was stranded finally reopened just after 2 30 this afternoon. The southbound lanes had already opened up at about 10 00 this morning. That was certainly good news for a lot of folks heading up to the sierra. For more now on the messy commute, were joined by a caltrans spokesperson. Obviously, caltrans keeps a close eye on the forecast. We know that a system like this is coming in, what does caltran do to get prepared . Yeah, it was funny watching that piece, i remember being in that exact position with my kids. There are some usual suspects for us, like highway 5 up in the sierras. But preparing for a storm there are a number of things that we can do. Our projects will come in, and well be tarping a big dirt pile. Well be looking at hydro seating, some of the places where vegetation has been cleared. Sometimes thats what we do in places that have been affected by fire as well. Because its all about controlling where the water goes. When we talk about interstate 5 being shut down because of snow, interstate 80 closed because of snow, even the grapevine in Southern California, can you talk about the work that caltrans does to try to keep these major arteries open, and the challenges you face in trying to do that . A lot of folks think caltrans has a bunch of snow plows. And we use them. What thats all about is safety first and our people. As we come into the stormy season, one of the the most important things we do is get our crews to respond around the clock. Caltrans maintenance crews go on 12 hour work schedules, so we can be ready whenever the issues break out, and we actually monitor the hot spots with our partner agencies, like the california highway patrol. Any advice for spoke folks at home . There are a couple of tools that people with use. Caltrans has quick maps. You can also use 511. Org for more information on alternative lanes that you can use. When the first rains start to hit like last night, the oils that have been on the freeway, can make the freeway slick. Even a short break in the rain, and bringing the rains back can bring those slippery conditions back in, so people need to be aware. So this is getaway day, and we see the conditions on the freeways. This coming sunday, when folks are returning home from the thanksgiving holiday. Were expecting even more rain this weekend, how concerned you know, is caltrans in terms of the storm system moving into this weekend. Really appreciate it, but happy thanksgiving. Showing you the conditions both on the slopes and on the roadways. Now things getting back to normal at denver international. Airlines say it can take several days to accommodate some of the stranded passengers on other flights. That powerful winter storm is now taking aim at the midwest. Some people were surprised to find chicagos busy airports were running smoothly, despite the weather. Listening to the radio, and everything thats being said, they really scary you sometimes. The winds and everything are supposed to be so strong. On the west coast, travelers at Los Angeles International airport are being asked to arrive at least three hours. As ktvus Alyssa Harrington reports, many passengers were forced to leave their luggage behind. Behind me you see lots of suitcases. This is the luggage left behind. Travelers were not able to grab their bags when the lights w this is the worst. Reporter sharia murray and her husband finally returned home to oakland after a long night, sleeping in chairs at the las vegas airport. The flightto oakland was canceled because of a power outage. It was ugly. It was horrible, all night long. Reporter the problem started last night around 6 45. The Oakland Airport suffered a power outage in the middle of the storm. Lines at security checkpointses came to a stand still because the screeners could not use the equipment. People who already reached gates were not allowed to board. We came in from atlanta, and the lights went off, and everyone kind of went uhoh. Reporter travelers waited in the dark for their luggage. Hundreds of bags were backlogged in the system. They got off the plane around 6 00. A little after 6 00. Then as i was walking to the baggage claim, the power went out. So by the time i got to hear the Emergency Powers back on, but it wasnt working for the baggage claim. Maybe a half an hour and i decided to go home. Reporter by morning, travelers could return to the airport to be reunited with their bags. Southwest had suitcases sorted by flight number. I went over to my sisters house. Spent a few hours sleeping. I feel bad for everyone else who was maybe going some place further. It could have been a real pain. The communication wasnt great, because they didnt really know what happened. Southwest did their best, but they kind of went, we dont have any idea how long its going to take, when were going to get your bags. Stay if you want. I also felt bad for everybody checking in. Reporter if you flew southwest, this is what you can expect. Flight numbers above the suitcases to make it a little bit easier to navigate through these rows of suitcases. The power outage remains under investigation. At the Oakland International airport, alyssa herrington, ktvu, fox 2 news. Three San Francisco supervisors were among the 50 demonstrators arrested over a Union Airline protest. Union food and beverage protesters. They were part of a nationwide protest by workers calling for better pay and benefits. The chronicle reports that the protesters along with city supervisors, matt hainy, gordon mall, and asha were cited and released. An American Airlines spokesperson says they were confident they could reach a deal on pay and benefits. Tied up and robbed in their home. After the break, new details from investigators about another Home Invasion in a quiet east bay neighborhood. Its upsetting that someone would break into your home, knowing that people were home. Thats really, really upsetting. Plus, dozens impacted by tainted lettuce. What you need to know about an e. Coli outbreak ahead of your thanksgiving meal. So that early retirement we planned. Its going ok . Great. Now im spending more time with the kids. Im introducing them to crab. Crab . They love it. So, you mentioned that that money we set aside. Yeah. The kids and i want to build our own crab shack. Ahhh, youre finally building that outdoor kitchen. Yup with room for the whole gang ahhh, youre lly building that outdoor kitchen. See how investing with a j. P. Morgan advisor can help you. Visit your local chase branch. Investigators in lafayette are searching for a group of robbers that terrorized a couple in its own home. Its the second me invasion in lafayette in less than a month. New details from henry lee, who is joining us with more on the investigation. Reporter guys. The Sheriffs Office is now boosting patrols in lafayette, and orinda. Police are trying to see if theres a connection. It happened yet again. Another armed Home Invasion robbery in lafayette. Rattling residents in the normally peaceful city. Its obviously disconcerting. Its a very nice neighborhood. Reporter at about 7 30, tuesday night, at the height of the storm, three men wearing hospital masks. One of them armed with a gun entered this home on crestmont drive. They pistol whipped the man who lived there, and tied his wife up. Its upsetting someone would break into a home, knowing that people were home, thats really, really upsetting. Reporter the couple werent able to free themselves until 11 00 p. M. Thats when they called 911. They declined to comment about their ordeal. Really good people. More or less kept to themselves, but very friendly. Reporter i have learned the intruders took guns from the home, as well as the couples porsche. The porsche didnt go far. A neighbor found the car outside his house up the street, with the drivers door opened. Which is unusual, because you know it should be facing there. Thats when i said somethings off. Then what happened, a lot of police folks. They came in. Reporter police scoured the car in a nearby open space for evidence. Theyre also looking for any connections to a halloween Home Invasion of a couple on martino drive in lafayette. There were three intruders with a gun in that case as well. They took their bmw. The car was found abandoned at the oakland hills. Some residents are now thinking twice about their security. Alarming. We have the security people upgrading our cameras be and alarm systems, but definitely upsetting. Reporter just two days before that lafayette Home Invasion, a man was kidnapped not far from where that stolen beamer was trapped. Live at the Lafayette Police department, henry lee, ktvu, fox 2 news. Henry, thank you. All right, lets head back outside, and get an update on your forecast. A lot of people making plans for thanksgiving. Lets check in with mark ttle m a little bit of a break. For the most part, a dry day, but theres still a slight chance of a few le over showers or sprinkles. On the c heres the satellite, and the radar, still a fairly active radar this afternoon, so if you dont have the shower activity in your neighborhood right now, we still have some showers, maybe not too far away. You can see out toward the sierra, they continue to pick up the snowfall. Here is the bay area local radar. As we come in closer, youll notice some green showing up, closer to concord, right around antioch. Still some instability out there. Its one of those deals where it could be relatively calm, and all of a sudden these downpours develop. I just want to be prepared for that sudden change, at least for the rest of today, and there is that slight chance for tomorrow. As we come in closer tomorrow, you can see some of the coverage, as we move the maps around union city, across the bay toward belmont. As we talked about earlier in the first update, we have some very cold air in place, to drop our local snow levels to around 2,250 feet. Livermore 45. Palo alto, 46. Heres a live look toward still the cloud cover, and a little bit of a break. Still keep the umbrella nearby for today and basically into the evening hours. Overnight lows, very chilly. The cool spots tomorrow in the upper 20s, then friday morning, even cooler. Were talking about 25 to 32 degrees. That 25 could be for a place like santa rosa. Just definitely want to prepare for those. Tomorrow morning, santa rosa 29. San rafael, 36. Fremont, 39, and entiat in the upper 30s. Heres the forecast model for tonight. Once again, going to hold onto the possibility for scattered showers. Heres your thanksgiving. A mix of sun and clouds, with the slight chance of an isolated shower. A storm is almost fully doused. The Southern California wildfire threatened thousands of storms. Rain felt today on the cave fire in the mountains above santa barbara, authorities did issue a warning about potential debris flows, but the first round of rain passed without any problems. This fire burned more than 4300 acres, and it now stands at 20 containment. No injuries have been reported there. The fire did force more than 5500 people to evacuate. But those evacuation orders have now been lifted, and most evacuees have returned home. Federal Health Officials now say there are 67 confirmed cases of suspected e. Coli contamination linked to romaine lettuce from salinas. Those illnesses happened in 19 states. The majority in wisconsin. 39 people had to be hospitalized and 6 suffered kidney failure. Fortunately, no deaths have been reported. The cdc is investigating the cause. Patrick bauer joins me now live. We mentioned there is an investigation to try to pinpoint what the cause is. But how does, you know, romaine lettuce become contaminated in the first place . Yes, of course. E. Coli, including the types implicated in the current outbreak, generally lives in the guts of livestock, like cows. It can travel via a variety of passageways. Equipment, or potentially manure, Something Like that on different sorts of animals. What weve seen in the previous couple of outbreaks that weve had in romaine lettuce, is tracing the contamination likely back to an Irrigation Water source. Its too early to tell with this particular outbreak, but with the previous two, thats what we think. If it is an irrigation source, what do you do to stop it . Well, the state officials who are in charge of managing food safety, and our federal Health Officials at the fda, and the industry itself has been pursuing a variety of avenues to keep it in the growing environment. There is a lot of of work being put into testing water. Theres a lot of work being put into options for treating that waterer, as it comes out of the source reservoirs, and goes into the field as well. At this point, its too late, so really focusing on a lot of prevention efforts. This is a big hit to the industry. Very much so. For folks at home who might be, you know, wanting romaine, or have it in their refrigerator, what do you advise them to do . Well, i think that following the fda, and cdc guidance is the best course of action right now. If you go onto the ftc website, they would advise that people not consume any romaine lettuce. The industry has been voluntarily pursuing labeling. So there should be a label on the package that clearly states where the romaine is grown. If theres not such a label, the cdc and fda is recommending people discard that. The recommendations are to clean the refrigerator, and drawers, any sort of surface on which that romaine might have been stored or prepared. Because again, the contamination might spread in the home. Thats good advice. I sort of expected once i got rid of the lettuce, the potential problem was over. You mentioned those other outbreaks. It does seem to happen to romaine lettuce. Leafy greens. Why is that . Is it specifically because of the irrigation . Theres a couple of specific elements of the physiology of romaine lettuce that make it potentially more susceptible. Again the science is sort of out on this. But lettuce in general has very wide surface areas. Its also consumed raw. Thats one of the health benefits. That means theres no steps that would kill any e. Coli or something. Also, lettuce is one of the most highly consumed vegetables in the american market. I just looked this up earlier today, Something Like 2 billion pounds of romaine lettuce moves through the u. S. Market every year. Wow. So its a massive volume, it moves a long way, very quickly. People eat a lot of it. Patrick, really appreciate you coming in. If you do have romaine lettuce, make sure you check that label and get rid of it. Already republicans are calling the next phase unfair. Im kevin court, traveling with the president here in west palm beach. Ive got that story and much more coming right up. He couldve just been the middle class kid who made good. But Mike Bloomberg became the guy who did good. 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