[applause] for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. Everythings different now. Sometimes i feel all alone. Christmas used to be my favorite. I just dont expect anything. What if santa cant find me . To help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. Bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. Not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. From the laughing cow. Its rich, indulgent and 45 calories. Mmm its so good it practically sells itself. Cut, cut. Sells itself . Ive poured myself into this commercial. Dont be boring indulge in the morning ya [ squeaking ] yay [ female announcer ] introducing smooth sensations cream cheese spread from the laughing cow. Have you laughed today . Youre watching cbs 5 Eyewitness News in high definition. Good evening. Im elizabeth cook. Im allen martin. Ken bastida and dana king are off tonight. We begin with breaking news in san jose. Kiet do is at a three alarm fire. We understand a firefighter has been injured. Reporter exactly. Thisst a hot, wet, soggy mess, out here in the midtown section of san jose. This is near the corner of fruitdale avenue and lee avenue, where at 8 30 a fire broke out at the upper level of this apartment complex. Someone was burning a fire in their fire place. It very quickly went to three alarms. The firefighters arrived, sprayed a lot of water on it. Thats when they did an interior attack. One of the captains went inside and the roof partially collapsed on this captain, knocked him down. He suffered relatively minor to moderate injuries. Theyre not sure at this point. He went to the hospital. But six units were evacuated. Six families had a very rough thanksgiving. We talked to one man. This is one heck of a thanksgiving for you, huh . Yes, sir. But on the good side, my family is okay, and thats what im thankful for. Its a really bad feeling but were okay, and thats the most important thing. Reporter fantastic attitude on this holiday. A lot of these firefighters are now in the mopup phase. Again, a threealarm fire, nobody hurt except for that one firefighter. Live in san jose, kiet do, cbs 5. Right now, freshly stuffed shoppers are either out or making their way out for the black friday doorbuster sales. But workers at walmart have something more in mind to greet shoppers with. Christin ayers. One of the biggest shopping days of the year and walmart workers are walking out. Im gonna make sure im there. Im gonna keep on doing it. Like i said, im not scared of losing many i job. Reporter striking, they say, against poor working conditions and a culture of intimidation at a bigbox store. People are really scared to speak up. People have kids, you know. I understand. I tell them im striking for them. Reporter what better way to do it than on black friday . Some customers looking for sales say they got the message loud and clear. I feel bad for the people, so no, im not gonna shop there. Reporter similar strikes happened nationwide this week. But workers say the backlash has already begun. We were there as one manager at the san lorenzo store ordered protesters off the property. This is private property and were asking you and your group to leave. California law gives us the right to talk to customers in front of stores. So. If you dont leave, we will get the police involved. Reporter but protesters say they have no intention of leaving until walmart listens to their pleas for respect and better working conditions. More walkouts are planned at stores tomorrow, though protesters worry their numbers could be hurt by workers too afraid to strike. In oakland, christin ayers, cbs 5. Since opening two weeks ago, its been a nightmare getting to the new highend Outlet Stores in livermore and it could be even worse this weekend. This is a life look at the paragon outlet malls. You see shoppers flooding into the mall right now, about to get very busy, even busier than this. The Stores Opened for black friday shopping just over an hour ago, and there is already a long line of traffic getting to the shopping center. Take a look at this. Heres a look at the intersection of 580 and 680 in dublin, a heavy stream of traffic in both directions. As you can imagine, most of these drivers racing to those shopping mall. Its getting harder to tell thanksgiving apart from black friday, mainly because retailers and shoppers are hitting the bargains a little earlier every year. This is one of the Biggest Stores in san jose. There are bigticket items like bigscreen tvs were on the list. But the first shopper says shes not making this a holiday tradition. I mean, is it worth it . I dont know. Is it . Not really. I would never do it again. Why not . Just because i can probably get this deal online faster and i wouldnt have to deal with this crowd. Youre learning a valuable black friday lesson . Is that what youre saying . Yes, i am. The National Retail federation expects holiday sales to top 586 billion. This Old Navy Store in emeryville was open during the day today. The Stores Manager says they expect to see many of their customers in line again tonight. And for the top things you need to know about black friday and the best way to save this season, go to our website, cbssf. Com black friday. The ceasefire between israel and hamas has survived its first full day. What both parties have to do now to ensure that the truce remains in effect. Reporter palestinians are celebrating the end of gazas worst fighting in years. They say its safe enough to fill the streets again. Theyre digging out, cleaning up, and burying their dead. A fragile truce is holding, and the eight days of fighting between israel and hamas thats killed at least 162 palestinians and six israelis. Thousands of Israeli Soldiers who were deported to the gaza border for a possible Ground Invasion have pulled out, bringing many relief. I just put faith in the Palestinian People that theyre going to hold up their end of the ceasefire. Reporter hamas promised to stop firing rockets and israel said it will end air strikes. He said, i want to say to the Palestinian People in gaza, in the west bank and everywhere, that the option of invading gaza after this victory is gone and will never return. But the israeli armys chief of staff issued a warning. If gaza will stay quiet, if nothing comes out of it, gaza will be a quiet place. Reporter america is poised to help both sides. The Obama Administration says it will ask congress to increase funding for israels Defense System that helped intercept 80 of hamas rockets. And american tax dollars also provide assistance to the u. N. Organizations that support the palestinians. With egypt as mediator, both sides are trying to negotiate a more permanent agreement. Israel wants to end weapons smuggling at the gaza. Hamas wants to end a fiveyear border blockade. Thanksgiving warning turned into a nightmare for hundreds of people caught up in a major pileup in texas. More than 140 cars and trucks lay twisted and broken. The huge crash happened as holiday travelers tried to navigate through dense fog. Drivers could do little to get out of the way. I just grabbed my kids, pulled them out of the car and ran. Thats all i could do. At least two people died and more than 80 were hurt, several critically. And rescue crews credit many drivers for helping each others while First Responders were overwhelmed. Police in berkeley are hoping you can help smoke out a cigarette thief. Hes suspected of burglarizing businesses in neighboring cities also. Investigators say he smashes windows to get inside, gets what hes after, then leaves in a big hurry. Other bay area headlines. Parts of ocean beach in San Francisco remain closed as crews clean up a sewage spill. A manhole overflowed two days ago after heavy rains. Most of the spill was wastewater but there was a little sewage mixed in. Its unclear when that section of the beach will be back open. The wedding mystery we told you about yesterday has been solved. The Fremont Police found the owner of a lost wedding photo album, inside a briefcase along a road outside of a preschool. Police believe it was taken from a storage unit that had been broken into, and that the thieves just tossed it aside. The owner was eventually traced to india. Following in the footsteps of online retailers, this Postal Service will be texting out sameday delivery this holiday season. The United StatesPostal Service will begin offering the service in San Francisco. An incredible gift. How one man is giving thanks for the past by investing in the future. Pretty amazing. It feels good to give back. Spending his own money to help those in need. How one man spreads the spirit of thanksgiving with Peanut Butter and jelly. The Bay Area Rescue Missionn its time to change the way we clean. Its time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. And free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. New lysol power free has more cleaning power than bleach. How . The secret is the Hydrogen Peroxide formula. It attacks tough stains and kills 99. 9 of germs. New lysol power free. Powerful cleaning thats family friendly. Another step forward in our mission for health. Get 36 months interestfree financing through thanksgiving weekend at sleep train, and save 400, 500, up to 600 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Even get 3 years interestfree financing on Serta Icomfort and tempurpedic. Plus, free same day delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. When brands compete, you save. But mattress price wars ends sunday, thanksgiving weekend, at sleep train. Sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep a hot meal to 2 thousand pe a day this week. It also gave away 12hundred turkeyt the Bay Area Rescue Mission in richmond provided a hot meal to 2,000 people a day this week. They also gave away 1200 turkeys to people in need in that neighborhood. The mission started out two weeks ago with only 37 turkeys. Until the donations came pouring in and provided the rest of the food for this generous giveaway. Tens of thousands of u. S. Troops found ways to celebrate thanksgiving half a world away. The cbs reporter monica shows us how soldiers in afghanistan got into the spirit of this holiday. For afghanistan happy thanksgiving reporter the game of thanksgiving football brought soldiers in afghanistan a little closer to home. Team usa challenged the native Coalition Partners on a military base in kabul. Its a great opportunity to take a break from the work and have some fun, get some exercise and to enjoy this wonderful day. Reporter nearly 66,000 american troops remain in afghanistan. For many, it may be the last holiday away from their families, as the u. S. Winds down the war. Troops were given a chance to send messages to their loved ones. Im here in kabul, afghanistan. Id like to say to my girl back in holiday. I really miss you guys i will see you in the springtime reporter president obama sent his own greeting to u. S. Forces from the white house. To all our service members. It is my honor to be your commander in chief. From our family to yours, happy thanksgiving, everybody reporter one soldier said it was like a usual day in a war zone except the food was much better. At the cafeteria, the lines were long. An arm of cooks served up trays of beef, 200 turkeys, mac and cheese and corn bread. For some, it was a day to think about home. I love you guys a lot. I wish i could be with you, but im there in spirit for sure reporter many people its great to keep an american tradition alive half a world away. He was pennyless when he came to america after escaping nazi germany. Now, a wealthy man wants to give back. The mans story of survival and the legacy he wants to leave behind. Please join me in welcoming mr. Roth lewis. Reporter 88yearold roth lewis is giving Dominican University its largest gift in history. I was looking for a place to put the hardearned dollars that i gathered over the years. Reporter lewis is donating up to 8. 5 million to transform the hall into a state of the art Health Sciences center, a gift from a grateful heart. Im returning to america what america has given to me. Reporter lewis, a native of germany, was 15 years old when he says they threw his father into a concentration camp. We were of course very, very depressed and sad that the germany which we loved was, in a way, had turned against us. Reporter the family of five fled to refugee camps. They scraped by, confined to a 16block area after japan invaded china in world war ii. We carried suitcases. We did whatever we could do just to make a living. Reporter after nearly a decade in china, lewis boarded a ship to the u. S. , with a relatives help and a heart of hope. Hell never forget the wonder and welcome of the golden gate. This was america. I knew home and the future before me. Reporter he started with nothing, but studied business at San Francisco state university. He cooked up his own restaurant near what would become the square. Lewis ran the restaurant for 26 years, living the american dream. My heart today is so full of love and gratitude to america for having let me into the country in the first place, for giving me the opportunity. Reporter when lewis considered bestowing a legacy gift, his wife suggested the Nursing Program at dominican, where hes a trustee. Hes expressing thanks for the past by investing in the future. There is a need to be grateful to america. Now, there is a big change for this holiday. Were also thankful for the wonderful weather coming our way. What a Beautiful Day we had, and what Beautiful Days we are going to have. I give you friday, saturday, and sunday, this fourday Holiday Weekend will be spectacular each day. What else is spectacular is the embarcadero, all the lights. Mainly clear skies. In the background, the lights of san jose, where currently youre pretty chilly, down to 49 degrees. Concord, 47. San francisco and oakland, a couple of the warmer spots, in the lower to mid 50s. Highdef doppler, which has been so active for the past seven days, is completely dry right now. Im happy to report for the Holiday Weekend it will also stay dry. San jose tonight, down to 47. Redwood city, 46. If youre going out shopping early, out toward livermore, it will be chilly. 43 degrees. Also for napa, santa rosa and fairfield, very active weather pattern. Couldnt tell with the weather were having around here, but its extremely active, a huge dome of high pressure, taking all of that activity and shoving it up to the north. They have wind advisories in effect, winter storm warnings for western washington. For us, its all about mild temperatures and dry weather. Great weather to get outside, all the way into and through the Holiday Weekend. So we will be foggy in the north bay. Watch out for widespread dense fog up and down the i5 corridor. Otherwise, mainly sunny through the weekend. And how about highs near 70 degrees. Thats a treat. We will have it for the next four days, including tomorrow. Oakland, 8 degrees above average. Concord, 7 degrees above average. And san jose, 4 degrees above what is normal. Shopping in and around palo alto, stanford shopping center, 69 degrees. Walnut creek, 70. Sausalito, 65. San francisco is 67 tomorrow. Saturday and sunday, low 70s, mainly sunny skies. Well stay sunny and dry. Upper 60s on monday and tuesday. Then i see a pattern change, a pretty significant one. Next wednesday we go cloudier and thursday may usher in a rather wet pattern. But you know what . Thats a week from now and we have a beautiful Holiday Weekend to enjoy. Highs around 70 each of the next four days. Gotta love that. Gorgeous. Yes. Thanksgiving spirit, one ly sandwich at a one bay area familys holiday tradition has a twist. How theyre spreading the thanksgiving spirit one peanut butt,,,, think of turkey and all the trimmings. When it comes to a traditional thanksgiving feast, most people think of turkey and all the trimmings. But one man decided to feed the hungry in San Francisco by handing out a different kind of comfort food. Linda yee shows us how a simple recipe fed dozens. I love it. America reporter sean is just an ordinary guy with a very big heart. Happy thanksgiving, bro. Yeah. Thats part of the sadness. Most of the people, its not a choice. Its something that either Mental Illness or resources that havent been able to get in touch with these people and get help and have the choice to turn their lives around. Reporter so he tries to make their thanksgiving day a little better. A loaf of bread and some Peanut Butter and jelly, might be 20 people, 20 more people, that for whatever reason, were not at a shelter. You spent all your own money . Yeah. A couple of bills arent getting paid this week. But i figure if i go home and my internet is off, its not the biggest deal in the world. At the end of the world, im blessed and thankful for what i do have. Reporter and who he meets warms his soul. Hey, bro, happy thanksgiving. He has always done this. At i think age six years old, he got his parents to make Peanut Butter sandwiches and put together little packages and they came out to the civic center and other places around the city. Its pretty amazing. Just feels good to give back. Almost feel guilty. Its not that much. Everybody can take a little time out of their day and do thing. Im only trying to do my part. Want another one, buddy . Happy thanksgiving reporter in San Francisco, linda yee, cbs 5. Straight ahead, what the patriots did to the jets in a topfive highlight reel thats a must see one last look at the championship game and how linc city title game goes back te 1920 school good evening, everybody. The turkey day title game goes back to the 1920s. Only one high school comes out of Kezar Stadium with bragging rights. Hello, ladies of lincoln defending champion, a 140 deficit. 2114 late in the game, but lincoln comes back to score the twopoint conversion by tyree. 2221 we worked hard from the beginning. All we did, all the fighting, we were torn. And its great to happen im very proud of this team. Weve been through ups and downs, injuries all year. I love my team last week, we said, hey, were gonna eat some turkey. Were gonna be champions. Who would have won . We would have never did it right. All right. Nfl, 49er business. Quarterback alex smith practiced today. He reportedly has been medically cleared to play, but the team is denying it. So is it Colin Kaepernick at center in new orleans . Jim harbaugh speaks tomorrow afternoon at niner headquarters. Hey, did you hear . Its thanksgiving right place, right time, in the woodside high school. Runs it back for a touchdown. He scored six in the last two games. 4919. They get the best of the jets. College basketball, cal up. Richard solomon. No foul called. He gets teed up. Moments later, Mike Montgomery gets up. Bears trailed by as much as eight but they come on back. 7370. Stanford in the bahamas against no. 13 missouri. A gamehigh 22. Stanford was hanging in there till the end. Bowers, a doubledouble. He follows that shot. Stanford loses 7870. I have in my hands the thanksgiving top five. Texanslions, Justin Forsett up the mile. Stop. Ah, no whistle. He keeps going. Detroit challenged the scoring play, which is unsportsman like. It was gonna be reviewed anyway. Texans win in overtime. No. 4, blake griffin. They beat memphis 7865. The jets. Mark sanchez, running into his own linemen. Boy, thats embarrassing, huh . Ah, man. No. 2, back to Kezar Stadium. Demetrius breaks the tackle but its blown up. No. 1, suh in trouble again. He gets him in the man zone oh, man not sure if it was intentional or not. The lions do lose the game. But boy what a shot. Im woozy just looking at it. Okay. Well ,,,,