but today he appeared to give ground. issuing a statement the agency would make screening efforts to be as minimally invasive at possible. it grave no timetable but the statement came hours after he appeared on cnn, where he said the tsa wasn't changing its policies. >> we're not changing the policies because of that, because of the risks that are -- have been identified because of the current threat. we have a travel advisory to europe. there are determined people who are trying to kill not only americans but innocent people around the world. >> reporter: it's unclear why he bad-pedaled, but until changes are made, many still plan to support the non opt day on wednesday. they're urging travelers to

refuse bod body scans so they would have to undergo more time-cop assuming patdown searches. >> alan: a moscow bound flight made a receive return to ysk ysk. -- jfk because of an engine problem. reports of a fire on the wing was incorrect. you may have noticed that ticket prices are higher when nothing out of san jose -- when flying out of san jose compared to san francisco. average fairs rose 12% in san jose but the price has fallen by 8% at san francisco. the say the recession is impacting them more than sfo. they have decreased the number

of available flights, causing the prices to rise. more americans are expected to travel by car this holiday season than ever before. it's estimated 42 million americans will visit loved one, and 40 mental of them are -- 40 million are expected to drive to their destination. it's the largest share of holiday travel for any holiday. despite higher gas prices. >> iran has set a new trial date for the uc berkeley brads -- grads charged with spying. it's been pushed back to february 6th. it was exposed to start this month, but irann officials said shourd has not returned been

summoned to return to iran. they were arrested a year ago. they claim they were just hiking. >> alan: multiple police agencies across california are searching for man they say snuck into a berkeley home and raped a young girl. investigators say omar sosa broke into the house through an unlocked window. we're live at becomely police headquarters. >> reporter: police around the state are on the lookout right now. but berkeley police say residents of this city should be reassured this suspect is no longer in town. there is an arrest warrant out for this man, 27-year-old omar sosa. he is wanted for rape, sod sodomy, false imprisonment, oral cop koch laying and sexual battery. he broke into a home and raped a young girl that lived there. >> we believe the suspect is fleeing south in an attempt to

get to mexico. we alerted all of our sister agencies all the way down to the border. >> reporter: it happened just after 6:00 yesterday morning. on a usually quiet street near the albany border. this yellow crime tape is the only visible sign that remains of the attack. neighbors say they've hey gone from feeling safe to being on the lookout. >> it's really shooking. it's usually a really quiet neighborhood. >> i hope it gets other people to lock their doors if the aren't already. >> reporter: this woman plans to make the change. >> makes you leery a little bit, to think someone can come into your home. >> reporter: police aren't say how old the victim is. sosa fled before authorities arrived at the house. they believe he may have hurt his hands or fingers during the assault. originally it cass was called a stranger rape.

but the detectives now believe the family knows sosa. while police aren't saying what the relationship is, records show sosa may have lived next door. >> the victim has been very cooperative in assisting us and we have been able to put the pieces together with her help. >> alan: that was cecelia vega reporting. in the north bay, police are using for three suspects who used pepper spray to rob a consignment store. the latest incident happened friday morning at the home consignment center on tamalpais drive. investigators say two men pepper-sprayed customers and employees in the store, then smashed glass display cases and stole jewelry amp third suspect drove a getaway car.

they were involved in two hit-and-run crashes as they escaped northbound on highway 101. on september 24th a consignment story was also hit by been banditted armed with pepper sprays. >> a dikous distinction for a bay of bay area cities. the list of the most dangerous places. st. louis is the most dangerous city. followed by camden, new jersey, detroit, and if the michigan. richmond ranks number six. coming up next, call it perfect timing. a new homeless shelter opening in san francisco right now as temperatures are on the verge of plunging. and why there's encouraging news for retailers heading into the big holiday shopping season.

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>> closed captioning brought to >> alan: just as temperatures are dropping, the st. bonaface is opening their doors. the church also provided two meals a day for residents at the shelter. the winter shelter program is a collaboration between church groups and the human services agency. it's been helping homeless men for 22 years. volunteers from project feed passed out sandwiches to the homeless in the ten kerr -- tenderloin district today. it's open to people of any faith. they get together to give their time and money to help those in need. >> important to me because it's a way for me to give back to the community i'm in. it helps me out spiritually,

mentally. it's a benefit to me and also a benefit to the people around me. >> alan: the volunteers gave out 600 sandwiches near the church. the group delivers food to the homeless once a month. st. anthony's kicked off its 23rd annual curbside donation drive. the foundation will serve 4,000 turkey dinners but needs to collect 100 turkeys reach day to serve everyone. today donation valets gathered 88 turk yes. st. anthony's is asking people to give warm clothing and dried or capped bulk food. they get 70% of their denations in november and december each year. it's been helping the needy for 60 years. the latest figures show this could be a better holiday shopping season for retailers. mastercard says during the first

two weeks of november spending on clothes, boots, luxury goods, are showing strong increases from a year ago, and online shoppers spent $198,000 each. up more than 10% from last year. analysts say early discounts and free shipping has helped pull in the buyers. >> a look ahead of what travelers to the sierra are facing, and why it could be a boon for some businesses. stormy weather has left the bay area. but will it return for thanksgiving? leigh glaser coming up to tell you more about that. >> mike: the win streaks are over. the raiders get throttled in the raiders get throttled in burg, pittsburgh, and the 49eers

you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. >> alan: a snowy weekend in the sierra and even more snow be on the way. the weather has made travel tricky for some drivers. the upside, all the snow is expected to be a big holiday boost for tahoe ski resorts.

four are open this weekend, heavenly, boreal, squaw valley. sugar bowl is expected to open on thanksgiving. good times early in the season. >> leigh: we had snow in the sear ray -- sierras and little snow here as well. you can see the white peaks there. the observatory got five to six inches of snow, and would you believe, probably going to see a little bit more in the next couple of days as the cold air mass is really settled over the bay area. we have more moisture feeding in and that's going to translate to the higher elevations to more snow. the lop doppler 7 hd, we had a nice break today, but you can see the activity already starting to redevelop, mainly in the north bay. we'll take you in closer. you can clearly see cloverdale,

down towards winsor, bodega bay. even around novato, this light band of moisture continues to push on towards the south. more is upstream, so we'll continue to keep the scattered shower inside the forecast through tuesday. 49 right now. santa rosa, and napa, and fair feel, 61 in san francisco. mountain view and san jose. with clear skies there, 60 edition, and 50 in antioch. so scattered showers overnight, off and on showers through tuesday. the westest day will be on tuesday, and then after that, dry and warmer conditions on this. lows in the north bay will be chilly. mid-to-upper 030s there. 40s elsewhere. here's a look at our next system. this is the low that brought us the heavy rain yesterday. this is the secondary system

sliding south, and the wrap-around moisture will feet those shoulders inland. a slight chance of isolated thunderstorm once this system moves through. another one behind it on tuesday, which will bring us a better chance of seeing more numerous or widespread showers. you can see the course of tonight, the showers in the north bay spreading south and just in time for the morning commute tomorrow, that's when we'll start to see most of the rain start to move in across the bay area. this is at 5:00 tomorrow morning. and then it slowly dragz itself south. we should start to see a little break tomorrow afternoon, ask -- and then the secondary system moves in on tuesday. here's a look at the tahoe forecast. winter storm watch has been posted, monday night and tuesday. still going to see some moderate snow showers tonight. the stronger storm will bring one to two additional feet expected monday night and tuesday. also, some very gusty winds and a possibility of whiteout

conditions. keep that in mind if traveling, especially tuesday morning, towards that region. tomorrow, getting an early start, tahoe, 29. recent know, 36. off and on snow showers the. could be heavy at times. los angeles, 62. sun and cloud. palm springs and sacramento, scattered showers, 54. here's a look at the highs for monday. we're still going to keep it cool with the scattered showers and also see a few sun breaks. upper 40s in the north bay. otherwise look for mid-to-low 50s around the bay area. santa cruz, 54. gilroy, 57. the seven-day forecast. two more days of showers. they heavy showers could be with us on tuesday. it will be cold thursday morning, thanksgiving day, and warm up in the afternoon, but it will be dry. >> a perfect thanksgiving. thank you, leigh. let's talk to shu, who is not

happy with the coaching of the 49ers. >> a coach has to utilize their players' strength, not stifle them. that what happened. mike singletary forced his conservative will on his new quarterback, troy smith, and they get shut out by the buccaneers. bucs have only won wednesday here at the stick. i was on that team. tampa bay led 7-0 at the half. late third, still 7-0. finally one team decides to move the ball. freeman to williams. gain of 33-yard on the play. same drive. third and one from the april. freeman finds williams again and the pass interference. the fourth, niners not out yet. smith severely underthrows morgan. barber, 40th career interception. commit, only 148 yards and that pick. sacked six times. niners only 149 total yards.

it's 21-0. niners shut out at home for the first time since 1977. i was on that team, too. coach singletary has to let these guys play. >> i won't say we were too conservative. i just think that it was hard to get in a rhythm early on, and we didn't make as many first downs. >> it's rough. it's rough. because you set out to win every game. you set out to put your team into a position to definitely remain dominant and continue to win, and when it doesn't go your way, it's a reality check. >> mike: got to let them play, coach. the raiders' three-game win streak came to a screeching halt in pittsburgh and we had yet another quarterback change. second quarter, 3-0 raiders. first and goal, mendenhall, scores.

7-3 steelers. later in the second, ben roethlisberger rolling left. all sorts of room to run. prefers to throw. stevey brown, 16-yard touchdown. the rout is on. raiders' offense finally gets something going. cam pel -- campbell hits murph, but murph fumbles. then it's 21-3. big ben through for 275 yards and three scores. he did a little -- seymour punks him after the play and is ejected. that wouldn't help the oakland cause. nor would a switch to gradkowski. raiders fall back down to earth, 35-3 the final. afterwords, tom cable talked about why he benched jason

campbell. >> just new hampshire -- just enough. started to get out of hand. he will be the starter next week. just felt like a change was needed. it didn't make a lot of difference. >> mike: at least he is honest. elsewhere in the afc, colts and patriots, third quarter, new england in control. the 36-yard touchdown. patriots on top 28-14. manning would lead his team back. 38-20. but no heroics for manning. the patriots survive 31-28. denny hamlin, kevin harvick and jimmie johnson entered the day in contention for the sprit cup title, with johnson looking for his fifth straight. it came to a head in miami. 8 laps to go. harvick takes the lead but is flagged for speeding entering pit road. dropped to 29th. jimmie johnson finishes second

behind carl edwards, and by doing so, wins his fifth straight sprint cup championship, only the third driver to overcome a points deficit in the final race and win the title. and always. >> alan: up next, a magical weekend at the box office. the record-breaking debut of this weekend's top movie.

>> absolutely not. >> you take it well. >> if you think i'm going to let everyone -- >> harry potter at the box office this weekend. they conjured up $121 million. broke the franchise's record for the biggest opening weekend. the previous weekend's number one mega mind fell to number two. and rounding out the top three, the thriller, unstoppable, at 13.1 million. stanford has a new rhodes scholar. the 21-year-old, along with 31 other american students, will enter oxford university next order.

he is a senior majoring in physics and international relations, the chair of the undergraduate senate and captain of his indian dance team. the scholarship is worth $50,000 a year and were announced this morning. they were awarded on the basis of high academic achievement and leadership o'pen potential. hope to see you tonight at 11:00.