will and we are monitoring the traffic around th bay area. Here is a live look at the bay bridge this morning. will and here is the san mateo bridge. will and here is the golden gate bridge. will and here is the richmond bridge. anny happening right now. Millions of people across the country are flocking to malls and Shopping Centers looking for those black friday doorbuster deals. will that includes people right here in the bay area. Kron 4s Camila Bernal is live at the livermore outlets this morning. Camila. camila i am live at the livermore outlets where thousands of people are expected to show up through out the day. Expensive. But today it was pretty cheap. I would say i bought stuff worth 1,500 on a regular day but today i got it for like 475. anny thanks camila. We will check back with you trough out the morning. anny among thanksgiving Day Store Openings and early november deals, the demise of black friday has been predicted for the past few years. will but retailers are still banking on a big bang to kick off the first major weekend of the crucial Holiday Shopping season, both in store and online. anny karin kayfuh is in new jersey this morning with a look at how consumers are feeling heading into the heart of the holiday season. You cant really call this the kickoff to the Holiday Shopping season anymore, because the National Retail federation found that more than half of americans had already started their shopping. But it is still a big day part of a big weekend that retailers will use to find clues about how consumers feel about the rest of the season. Its lost some of the hype in recent years but black friday is still a big day for shoppers and for retailers. Matthew shay National RetailFederation President and ceo far and above any of the days of the weekend, black friday is the biggest. And a big opportunity for retailers to gauge how merry an estimated 115 million black friday shoppers feel. Current numbers lower unemployment, a higher stock market seem to point to holiday cheer. Joann weiner George Washington university headlines saying that consumers are confident. Youve got all these measure of Consumer Confidence that show its pretty high these days especially compared to four or five years ago. So that might boost things. The Retail Sector is eager for a boost after a sluggish start to the year and struggles for some major names like macys, nordstrom and sears. The National Retail federation expects overall holiday sales to increase as much as four percent over last year, up to 682 billion dollars. And shoppers this weekend will give retailers clues to the rest of the season. Matthew shay National RetailFederation President ceo i think theyre going to be looking for general strength in turnout, and theyre going to be looking at the mix of instore and online, and the kinds of things that consumers are responding to in terms of the promotions and the deals they get offered. Retailers get a little extra time on the holiday calendar this year, to fine tune their approach if necessary. An early thanksgiving means christmas is more than four weeks away and falls on a monday, meaning lastminute shoppers will get an entire weekend, to complete their lists. Some shoppers will look at the stores today and this weekend and say, why would anyone want to deal with the hassle and the crowds . Well its not just about the sales. The National Retail federation found that about a quarter of shoppers say this is a tradition. In jersey city, new jersey, im karin caifa. anny other big stories we are tracking. Happening now police are searching for a man they say kidnapped his exgirlfriend in san joaquin county. Officers say the suspect on your left is eddie gutierrez. He was seen by witnesses yesterday evening forcing his exgirlfriend27yearold adriana carrillointo a car in a chuck e. Cheese on pacific avenue in stockton. Police believe the pair was involved in a Domestic Violence incident earlier that prompted the kidnapping. anny thanksgiving is known as a day not only to be grateful for what you have. But also to give back to others. will as kron4s Haaziq Madyun reports. That is exactly what officers from the San FranciscoPolice Department did yesterday. It is a thanksgiving tradition that involves preparing, packaging and delivering hundreds of holiday meals to shutin Senior Citizens in San Francisco. The volunteer effort is part of the annual self help for the elderly thanksgiving food drive at the Lady Shaw Senior Center where folks stood in line waiting for a hot holiday mealthis crew of volunteers from pg e are helping to put the packaged meals together nat sot haaziqwhats on the menu . William lew pg e thanksgiving volunteer what we have here is turkey, mixed nasty vegetables, potatoes and riceamong those delvering meals to Senior Citizens this thanksgiving are members of San Franciscos Law Enforcement community, another long standing holiday tradition sfpd chief William Scott is here helping out for the First Time Since being sworn in back in january 2017. He talks about what the thanksgiving holiday means to him that arent good but thanks giving is that one day. Its about giving thanks and believing that somebody somewhere done something to get you where you are and you should be thankful for that. I am very thankful for thatoh look its channel fourthose seniors receiving the thanksgiving meals look forward to this time of year sylvia su San Francisco resident it is very nice, every year for my dad, it makes it very special for him in San FranciscoHaaziq Madyun kron4news anny here was the scene last night at union square in San Francisco. Thousands of people showed up to do their black friday shopping a little bit early. The lines were up the block and rapped around the corner. A lot of people happy coming out with deals of 50 percent off and more. Even more stores will be open this morning. We spoke to people who got the deals they came for. And then headed back home for dinner. Know, everybody seems to be finding things prety well. Everyone is helpful inside macys and the deal are a lot more off than i thought they would be. You know more like 65,70 percent off than 30 40 50 percent off. I got some euro pillows. I got a crock pot. I did really well i got 50 dollars off of this. 100 dollars off of this. I just needed a few things for the house. Nothing big. Michelle barnes johnsoni had dinner it was hectic but i wanted to catch these robes that are on sale so i came out with houseshoes and robes. The robes were originally 100 something i got them for 69, houses are 99, i got 39. This is my first time coming our for black friday. It was good it was good. anny according to industry experts. Black friday shoppers expected to spend 743 dollars per person. Which is 238 dollars more than last years average. will new this morning. A black eye on black friday. Coming from a social media fail for mcdonalds the fast food giant sent out a tweet this morning which reads black friday. Need copy and link. It reads like an automated message that was meant to be filled in later with actual information but never was. But this fail may turn out to be more of a win as its generated a huge amount of responses and News Coverage this morning. A will and just minutes ago mcdonalds not deleting the original tweet. But following up with when you tweet before your first cup of mccafe nothing comes before coffee. anny still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. Hear the message that President Trump had for us troops celbrating thanksgiving overseas. anny and after the break. Before you buy any gift cards this holiday season. Look carefully. The signs that could help you avoid getting ripped off. dave and i am tracking your bay area forecast. When heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. It starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tum tum tum tum smoothies only from tums anny welcome back to the kron4 morning news. If youre headed to lake tahoe this weekend a warning. The National Weather service has implemented a high wind watch throughout the area. Gusts could exceed 100 miles an hour on the sierra ridge saturday to sunday afternoon. anny in the Weather Center with dave tracking the forecast. dave dave dry and mild weather is friday through most of is expected to spread across from late saturday evening sunday. Scattered showers on sunday night will taper off and end by midday monday. Dry weather is then expected for the remainder of next week. will if gift cards are on your Holiday Shopping list. Listen up. The Better Business beareau has some advice to make sure you dont get scammed. anny olivia ugino has the details. A tv for timmy, a sweater for suzy. And for that guy george you dont really know. A gift card. Its the safest bet. Most of the time. Lt;aaaolivia aaa gt; but buying anything from an online retailer comes with its own risk. The Better Business bureau says first you need to scope out the site youre using. Lt;aaaolivia aaa gt; and if all those check out have one final check at check out. Lt;aaaolivia aaa gt; just make sure to check out those crazy online deals because you know the saying, if its too good to be true, it probably is. Olivia ugino. anny this year cyber monday is expected to be even bigger than black friday when it comes to sales. Adobe analytics is predicting monday will be the largest shopping day in us history. Americans are expected to spend sixpointsix billion dollars online monday. Compa red to five billion online for black friday. President trump celebrated his thanksgiving at his resort in maralago in anny this year cyber monday is expected to be even bigger than black friday when it comes to sales. Adobe analytics is predicting monday will be the largest shopping day in us history. Americans are expected to spend sixpointsix billion dollars online monday. Compa red to five billion online for black friday. will President Trump celebrated his trump celebrated his thanksgiving at his resort in maralago in florida. He spoke to five different branches of the military via satellite. Talking with those who are serving overseas. The president told them the military is really winning since he took office. Reporter natasha chen has more on his holiday message. On both twitter and in person with the coast guard today President Trump touted the nations strong stock market and low unemployment rate. And after thanking the military and First Responders he also pushed a message of unitypres donald trump lets get up here. Lets get up here. President trump and First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise thanksgiving visit entering a small kitchen area of coast guard station lake worth in florida. Pres donald trump it is an honor to be herehe thanked members of the coast guard particularly for their work in rescuing thousands of lives during this years devastating hurricanes. He also called five branches of the military to thank those who are unable to come home for the holiday. Pres donald trump anybody have any questions about the country or how were doing . No one from the coast guard seemed to ask any questions but the president went on to tell them about the strong stock market something he also emphasized in his thanksgiving video address on twitter. Pres donald trump the stock market hs also hit an alltime high. Unemployment is at a 17year low. Weve created 5 1 2 trillion dollars worth of values. We are doing something very special. People are feeling it. The enthusiasm in this country has never been higher. In his video he also offered prayers for the people affected by this years hurricanes, wildfires, and shootings. And thanked the First Responders who put themselves in harms way, to help others. Pres donald trump the people of this station come from all different backgrounds. But we are all one people, and one american family. We all share the same heart, the same home, and the same glorious destiny. Those Satellite Phone calls to overseas troops, President Trump acknowledged how difficult it is for soldiers abroad during the holidays. But he said when they return they will be very impressed by the economy and also mentioned big, fat, beautiful tax cuts to welcome them home. In washington, im natasha chen reporting. will another big story we are following. The us navy has called off its search for three sailors missing since the plane they were on crashed in the Philippine Sea on wednesday. Eight other crew and passengers were rescued after the crash and are in good condition. The plane went down will another big story we are following. The us navy has called off its search for three sailors missing since the plane they were on crashed in the Philippine Sea on wednesday. Eight other crew and passengers were rescued after the crash and are in good condition. The plane went down during a routine flight while approaching a us Aircraft Carrier from a base in japan. Its not clear why it crashed but one official says engine trouble may have been a factor. anny coming up on the kron4 morning news why Colin Kaepernick took in a thanksgiving sunrise on alcatraz. That story just after the break. And heres a live look outside. Bay bridge what if there was only one emoji . Now what if there was only one mattress . One is not a choice. Choose your mattress with tulo. Everything you want in a bed, in a box. What if there was only one haircut . Now what if there was only one mattress . One is not a choice. Choose your mattress with tulo. Everything you want in a bed, in a box. will new this morning. Colin kaepernick made an appearance at unthanksgiving day yesterday. Also known as the alcatraz Indigenous Peoples sunrise gathering, its been an annual tradition on alcatraz since 1975. It commemorates a two year occupation of the island by American Indian activists who wanted the former penetentiary turned into a school and Indian Cultural center. Today the gathering is a way to draw attention to modern forms of genocide and racial injustice. Kap tweeted out this video of him speaking at the event. will kaepernicks words were met with applause as he was greeted as a relative of the tribe. He was also given the highest honor from tribal leaders ceremonial eagle feathers. lydia it is black friday and millions of people are hitting the malls all across the country. I will show you what it is like here in the bay area coming up in a live report. dave your bay area forecast is after the break. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. 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Dry weather is then expected for the remainder of next week. will and here is the golden gate bridge. will and here is the richmond bridge. will in san jose. Thousands of people ran the turkey trot race before they gobbled down on a thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving down on a they gobbled race before turkey trot people ran the turkey trot race before down on a thanksgiving meal. Event was not working up an appetite. anny kron4s rob fladeboe shows us the trotters were there for a good cause. This was first and santa clara street in downtown san jose as the first turkey trotters hit the pavement. The annual holiday marathon is mostly about charity but its also about working up an appetite. Race participantin just 12 years, the turkey trot has raised more than 6 Million Dollars for those in need says race founder carl guardino. Carl guardino Silicon Valley leadership grouppart marathon part street festival, the turkey trot is also about dressing for the occasion as one might run across a pilgrim, or batman, or barney and all manner of thanksgiving themed get ups. Race participantnatsa hundred plus Police Cadets joined chief eddie garcia and mayor sam liccardo in the race. And back again, thanks to the t