and heavy bike locks managed to shut down a good portion of the b.a.r.t. system by locking themselves to two trains in west oakland. >> it's a very big chain. my ancestors were in chains like this. this is nothing. >> we are especially sending this message today on black friday when we are trying to purposely interrupt commerce. >> reporter: when it became clear the demonstrators weren't moving, the passengers on this train were evacuated. >> i'm trying to get home to livermore. >> reporter: what do you think? >> they need to move. i mean, it's sad that he lost his life, but i have things i have to do. >> i agree with the message but it should be done another way. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. police gave several dispersal orders before moving in to arrest those in the human chain. >> once we separated the person from the train by taking off the piece of the train that they were chained to, we took the entire group off the train. >> reporter: 14 demonstrators in all, seven on each side, were eventually cuffed and led away. but not before shutting down the station and much of the system for more than two hours. >> i think the protest is a good thing but they're going about it the wrong way. i would protest the courthouse. >> reporter: those arrested were booked on charges of interfering with the railway operation and trespassing. laura anthony, abc 7 news. a welcome sight for thousands of b.a.r.t. commuters around 1:00 this afternoon, when those trains started running again out of the west oakland station. sky 7 hd caught the first train going into the trans-bay tube about two and a half hours after those demonstrators shut it down. that allowed people stuck on both sides of the bay to finally get where they needed to go. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez was with some of those stranded in san francisco and joins us live now with their story. >> reporter: well, you know, i think b.a.r.t. officials were glad that this was not a regular commute day. passengers who had to wait close to two hours were not very sympathetic towards these protesters. b.a.r.t. employees were quick to help people stranded at san francisco's embarcadero station. >> you guys are going up bay, right? >> reporter: the west oakland station is just a short ride to downtown san francisco. shutting it down cut off any access to and from the city. those coming from sfo were also affected. >> i'm irritated and angry. >> reporter: barbara lubbock spent thanksgiving with friends in san francisco and was trying to get back to sacramento via b.a.r.t., then amtrak. >> i will miss my train so it will just put me out about an hour. i'm not terribly affected but still, it's inconvenient. >> ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous. there could be a medical emergency and somebody would have to be on the train to get to a hospital or something. >> reporter: fortunately, because of the long thanksgiving break, few people were taking b.a.r.t. today. a few passengers decided to catch a bus instead and walked to the trans-bay terminal. some like oakland resident keith bryant were furious when they found out protesters had chained themselves together to bring attention to the fatal shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. >> why am i being punished? i didn't kill mike brown. go hold up the police officer that killed mike brown. >> reporter: even those who support the protesters were put out. >> as a human being, you understand why they are protesting. interfering with people to go to work is not the best way of doing it. >> reporter: service was eventually restored but the delays lasted several hours. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. another round of protests caught the attention of many shoppers this black friday. protesters took to the picket lines at 1600 walmart stores today including this one to protest low wages. employees and their supporters are calling on the megaretailer to commit to paying its workers a minimum of $15 an hour. they are also demanding consistent full-time work. if you are going shopping, weather may be a factor as we take a look outside. the skies are gray and will stay that way for awhile. folks in the north bay especially may need to get the rain gear out because the entire bay area should be in for a pretty heavy drenching the next few days but in the north bay in particular. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma tracking the storms. drew? >> we are tracking not just one day of this rain but over the course of five days and we will see several rounds of it starting late tonight. live doppler 7 hd right now, we will show you the moisture is primarily in the north bay, falling just north of santa rosa but this rain you see on live doppler 7 hd will spread to the south over the next couple hours. let's time out the evening if you do have evening plans later on tonight. what to expect. the north bay right now, scattered showers. in san francisco and oakland, expect the rain after 8:00. in the south bay, that's the last location to see wet weather, well after midnight. time it out starting at 6:00 tonight, you see the rain starting in the north bay, falling to the south and then we will start to get in heavier pockets overnight tonight. but the heaviest of the rain has yet to be seen. i will show whu thyou when that arrives in just a few minutes. the contra costa county sheriff's office fears that flooding could be an issue with the rainfall that's expected. they encourage residents who live in unincorporated areas to take advantage of several sandbag stations that have been set up across the county. stations are located in richmond, bay point, oakley and walnut creek and pacheco. you have to bring your own shovel but sand and bagging materials will be provided. go to abc7news.com for sandbag station addresses and more instructions. the chp is continuing to investigate that huge side show at the port of oakland wednesday night involving more than 200 people. sky 7 hd was overhead as more than 100 officers were already a few blocks away monitoring the protests downtown and responded to the illegal gathering around 10:30 p.m. the huge crowd was blocking the streets watching drivers perform dangerous stunts. officers rushed to form blockades and close nearby exits. >> they attempted to break through the blockade, assaulting the officers with bottles. this attempt ultimately failed. due to the known presence of firearms, the officers advanced into the crowd with weapons drawn thoroughly and systematically detaining all parties present. >> officers confiscated two hand guns and a bb gun, and impounded more than a dozen vehicles and issued 23 citations. the chp anticipates additional charges after reviewing video evidence. members of the archdiocese of san francisco spent black friday visiting the sites of recent murders in the city. their first stop was where a man was killed early monday morning by three robbers who wanted his smartphone. among the group that gathered to pray at the crime scene were family members of 22-year-old michael marquez. >> we are here to accompany them not just where the body was found but also through the viewing, the funeral and the cemetery services, and throughout the healing process which can take many years. >> the prayer group has been visiting the sites of murders in san francisco and san mateo county for more than 15 years. the owner of the 49ers takes to twitter and his apology and condemnation go viral. seems just about everybody has something to say about the 49ers' terrible thanksgiving loss and the bigger question of what happens next. parking lots are full, stores are thrilled, but midnight madness proves too much for some black friday shoppers. >> the lines were ridiculous. >> one big website even crashed because of all the people looking for a deal. and is your wifi network too slow? coming up, 7 on your side's michael finney pairs up with consumer reports to find the best wifi for your home. mom? dad? big uncle 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done. they should have kept alex smith. for all the talent kaepernick has, he has negative quarterback knowledge. >> are we really back to alex smith? is that where we're going? the fans are already anxious about the 49ers next game against the oakland raiders. that will be like the raiders super bowl right there. the tweet from jed york is getting a lot of reaction, including from 49er fans. not something you traditionally see from a team owner, criticizing his own club. abc 7 news reporter chris winn gauged the reaction to the social media outburst. >> reporter: on this black friday, many 49ers fans woke up in a haze. kevin mccormick runs the sports fever shop and for him, it has not been a good day. >> fans are disgruntled. people buy more when they're happy. in that respect, we may not sell as much as we would like. >> reporter: the talk of the football world, 49ers owner and ceo jed york tweeted this after his team's defeat. quote, thank you 49ers faithful for coming out strong tonight. this performance wasn't acceptable. i apologize for that. end quote. coach jim harbaugh was told about it in a post game press conference. he initially addressed it, then seemed caught off guard by a follow-up question. >> does that mean it doesn't matter to you one way or another, jim, what your owner tweets? >> i don't know anything about the tweet. >> he just told you. >> what matters is what we do, how we respond as a football team. >> reporter: local fans had mixed reaction about the tweet. >> i'm really surprised honestly. i have never seen an owner do that. i have seen coaches and players, never an owner. honestly, he owns the team, he can do what he wants but should have kept it in-house. >> reporter: others speculated. >> it's been up and down all year. i think he's trying to relay to the fans that possibly there's going to be changes ahead. that was my impression from what i read about it. >> reporter: players for now not taking sides. vernon davis shared his thoughts following the game. >> you know what, i try to stay out of that, whatever's going on, upstairs or in the next room. i leave it up to them. i just stay in my corner. >> reporter: one thing that many people will agree on, it was a bad way for fans and players to begin their thanksgiving weekend. the 49ers play again on december 7th against the oakland raiders. chris winn, abc 7 news. life is rosier for san francisco giants fans who are already looking forward to next season. dozens of fans spent their black friday lined up outside at & t park for their first chance to buy single game tickets for next year. the team distributed its promotion schedule to help fans make their selection. bobblehead giveaway days are always popular. fans are only able to buy individual ticket for the first three months of the season. more tickets will be released in february. if you were out shopping today, you already know it was a very busy black friday across the bay area for holiday shoppers. take a look at this. sky 7 hd over the southward mall in hayward today. there was not a single parking spot to be found. these folks are driving around just to find single spot. discounts on top of discounts, thanksgiving and black friday deals at outlet stores in livermore were too good to pass up for many shoppers. as abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington shows us, so many people showed up it's creating traffic and parking problems. >> reporter: black friday started last night, thursday, and doorbuster sales last through the entire weekend. 50, 60, even 75% off items who were already supposed to be discounted in the first place. shoppers arrived in droves. >> the lines were ridiculous, like there's people everywhere. it's crazy. the stores are packed. >> reporter: theresa lee and her friends drove all the way down from sacramento and stood in line for a michael kors handbag. >> it's been good. we didn't head out until midnight. it was late for us. but we got a couple things. >> reporter: many shoppers cut dinner short for a deal. for some, it might have been too much. we found a few people passed out in the food court. employees say it was initially so busy, traffic spilled on to the freeway. >> we could see on the freeway all the cars lined up by 7:30 already. there were a lot of people lined up. the traffic was like backed up into the freeway trying to get in here. i'm pretty sure they had a hard time and it took awhile to get in. >> reporter: police are urging drivers to be extra careful. watch for congestion on i-580. there are extra patrols out to keep traffic flowing. one other thing you might have to plan for is parking. there is limited parking this year because of construction at the outlet mall. all of these spots at the front are valet only. there are plenty of lots and signs leading drivers around the construction. elissa harrington, abc 7 news. best buy's website crashed twice today. the company blames the spike in mobile traffic. the glitch of course came at a really bad time. stores are competing for more than $50 billion in sales this weekend. whether you are shopping, working or maybe just browsing the web, many of us are really dependent on wifi to access the internet in different parts of our homes. too often, you find these dead zones where service is sluggish in some rooms. consumer reports has partnered exclusively with 7 on your side and michael finney for this look at the best wifi for your house. >> for years, amy greenstein had dead zones in her home. places where the wireless internet connection would not work. >> you couldn't sit in the kitchen and say i wonder what the movie schedule is. you had to go back to the other side of the house with your ipad or computer to get the answer. >> reporter: like many, amy gets internet service through her cable provider. the signal comes in through a modem that connects the a router. then the signal is sent wirelessly through the house. so what can go wrong? plenty. consumer reports says start with where your router is placed. >> router signals do not go through walls that easily so the fewer walls, fewer closed doors, fewer floors the signal has to travel, the better your chances are of getting the signal covering your entire house. >> reporter: so if you are having trouble, try moving your router and modem to the middle of your home. your service provider may be willing to rerun the cable where you need it. also check your service plan to make sure you are getting enough internet speed. for u.s. homes, ten megabytes per second is the average but you will need 20 or more if you are playing demanding games online or streaming a lot of high def movies at once. >> if you are paying for enough speed from your service provider and you are still not getting good speed in your house or you have some dead spots, then there's a good chance it could be your router and a newer, faster router could actually help. >> reporter: one to look for, net gear's ac 1900 nighthawk. consumer reports says it's good for larger houses and will handle several devices using wifi at the same time. consumer reports recommends the net gear n 750 although it doesn't use the absolute fast et speed, it's a good value for $90. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. a foggy start across the bay area this morning. a light layer of fog settled in around the foothills and spilled down into the city. in the sierra, a welcome sight after last winter's lackluster ski season. the slopes at north star are open though they have had a lot of help from some man-made snow. skiers and snowboarders are getting in on the action with several trails already open for the holiday weekend. >> they are getting ready for more snow and we are getting ready for rain and a whole bunch of it. >> that's right. meteorologist drew tuma joins us with the accuweather forecast. >> we are tracking several waves of rain over the next 48 hours and along with that rain, we will see some snow in the higher elevations. let's go to live doppler 7 hd right now. we will show you what we're seeing currently. rain is moving into the north bay right now, very light showers. this is just the beginning stages of our first storm system. light rain around cloverdale just north of santa rosa and all this activity will be spreading south as the evening goes on. take you outside, a live look from the emeryville camera. those clouds will be thickening overnight tonight and with the clouds, we will soon see rain showers. the forecast calls for that rain moving from the north to the south overnight tonight. periods of rain for both saturday and sunday and this wet pattern lasts through at least midweek next week. temperature-wise, call it comfortably cool outside. 59 currently in san francisco. 60 in fremont. 57 in san jose. 61 in concord. napa currently at 58 degrees. satellite and radar, we will pull out and show you the wider view. here's the first area of low pressure dragging a cold front very close to the coast this weekend. that means weekend rain is moving in. but we are tracking a second storm that is just getting going. it's a stronger storm that moves in next week and it looks like tuesday could be a washout of a day. let's start with tonight, friday, the forecast calls for showers spreading to the south. by 10:00, they are in san francisco, in vallejo as light rain showers. overnight, they will intensify for pockets of moderate rain here and there, and even early tomorrow morning, and into midday. if you are out, you will need the rain gear. as the showers are not widespread, more scattered in nature, but they will be popping up everywhere throughout the bay area. tomorrow evening, we may actually get a break in the rain. most of the region could be dry by 8:00 but we are tracking another round. by saturday into sunday morning, that second round will bring heavier rain to the south bay and pockets of heavier rain into the north bay. so the weekend rain as we total it up, most locations generally half an inch to an inch and a quarter. the north bay mountains, we could see 2.5 inches of soaking showers. along with the rain on sunday, it will get rather breezy. winds will be whipping early sunday morning, 31 miles per hour in san francisco and they really don't let up much at all as we get into midday on sunday. be aware of that. talking about snow in the higher elevations, as much as a foot above 6,000 feet. a winter weather advisory in effect until sunday with the heaviest snow falling tomorrow morning. overnight lows, upper 40s to lower 50s across the region. rain spreading from north to south. tomorrow, scattered showers throughout the day and rather cool with temperatures only topping out in the upper 50s to lower 60s. the accuweather seven-day forecast calls for periods of rain tomorrow. it's wet and windy on sunday with winds gusting over 30 miles per hour at times. monday, we could see some sprinkles but tuesday, we will see another round of soaking showers and i think we could see anywhere from one to three inches of widespread rain across the bay area. certainly this will make a dent in our deficit. some good news there. >> thank you, drew. the elevator of the future looks a little like something out of willie wonka and the chocolate factory. new at 6:00, nirvana from a smart phone app. the new device developed in the bay area designed to put you in a le get three yearsuncer: interest-free financingweekend and save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic. mattress price wars ends sunday, at sleep train. a horse-drawn wagon pulls up to the white house today and delivered the official christmas tree. first lady michelle obama, daughters malia and sasha and two dogs were there. they all gave their approval. the douglas fir will be placed in the blue room. let's take a live look at san francisco's union square where a crowd is starting to gather for macy's 25th annual great tree lighting. the tradition celebrates the start of the holiday season. we will bring you the official tree lighting live on abc 7 news at 6:00. are you ready for the future? a german company has come up with the next generation elevator and it looks like something out of willie wonka. in the movie, elevators shoot straight up unencumbered by cables and that is the concept behind the elevator that moves cabins horizontally as well as vertically. ama is already skeptical about this. this is all done by magnetic forces beyond our comprehension. the elevators would come every 15 to 30 seconds. it's the same system behind shanghai's super-fast train. here's another look at the system. oh, goodness. >> wow. >> you can get lost in that thing for years. it could have a big impact on the future design of buildings. yeah. the elevator goes this way and across that way. >> incredible. also incredible, we are getting our first look at "star wars." 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and a rare glimpse at the pentagon's newest and most sophisticated war plane. we will show you the high tech tools needed to get this jet off the ground. plus a technological shift in the way you pay. the booming trend now of paying by phone on this busy shopping day. all that is coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. a warm welcome home tonight for a coast guard cutter back in alameda tonight after nearly five months at sea. >> the u.s. coast guard cutter stretton covered 24,000 miles on its latest deployment, went to the arctic and central america. this is specially equipped to operate in extreme weather. >> crew members seized illegal drugs valued at more than $27 million and helped in four search and rescue operations. they also visited isolated communities in alaska, teaching water safety and distributing life jackets. >> today was all about friends and family and coming home for the holidays. >> fantastic crew with an exceptional ship and we are very proud of the work that we did over the last four and a half months. it's great to be home again. >> it sure is. this little girl clearly thrilled to see her dad. look at that smile. two other daughters also happy daddy's back home after being gone for so long. >> thanks for joining us. this is "world news tonight." feeding frenzy. millions of shoppers packing stores from coast-to-coast. collecti collecting bruises along with presents. and ray rice, he can play, but will anybody sign him? and what prompted firing of 100 rounds in downtown austin yesterday night? and, buried alive. two young boys buried in the snow. the frantic hours, and the hollywood ending. good evening on this friday. i'm amy robach in for david muir tonight. and it's what's become a time-honored after-thanksgiving tradition. police officers having to step in to break up the brawl. and a sea of humanity, counting down the minutes until the macy's doors opened. and it wasn't chaos everywhere. this young boy capturing a little bit of that holiday excitement waiting for a toys r us to open. rebecca jarvis joins us from chicago. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the cash registers have been ringing since last night at 6:00 p.m. and there's still time to shop this black friday. they came. they shopped. they conquered. black friday madness still going strong across the country tonight. many stores open since thanksgiving morning. chaos at a houston walmart, watch as those adults fought over flat screens. officers pulling them to their feet. and this man clutching his prize. we met marcel prather outside this washington, d.c., best buy. someone's paying him $30 an hour to buy a tv. grabbing this $1,400 samsung tv for $900. >> i think my client will be happy he saved hundreds of dollars. >> reporter: 6 in 10 of us, 140 million americans, expected to shop at some point this weekend. >> televisions have been really hot. phones have been really hot. computers and tablets. it's really, we have great deals throughout the whole store this year. best buy's website going down several times today. walmart, the largest retailer in the country. also telling abc news they've sold enough towels to line the banks of the mississippi river. target's ceo brian cornell speaking with amy on "gma" -- >> it's an exciting start to the holiday season. we saw record online sales. >> reporter: at one point, target was selling nearly 1,800 tvs every minute. >> and at that same time, they were selling 2,000 video games a minute. don't be surprised if you hear about more new sales tomorrow and the next day. i'm told retailers are pulling out all the stops this year. >> thank you, rebecca jarvis. we turn to a bombshell rocking the sports world. ray rice, winning his appeal of the indefinite suspension. he's a player without a team. so, what's his next move? ryan smith has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, the nfl says ray rice can play football again. the announcement coming hours after a retired federal judge ruled the league was wrong to suspend the ex-ravens star indefinitely after this video surfaced, showing him punching his then-fiancee jenay in the elevator of an atlantic city casino. when the assault happened back in february, rice agreed to a court-ordered domestic violence program. >> i made the biggest mistake of my life. >> reporter: the nfl suspended him just two games. but then in september, that elevator video was released, triggering a firestorm and causing the nfl to turn rice's suspension indefinite. under fire, nfl commissioner roger goodell insisted the player had downplayed the issue. >> it was clear there was an act of domestic violence. but it was inconsistent with the way he described what happened. >> reporter: but today, judge barbra jones rejecting that claim, saying, i am not persuaded that rice lied to, or misled, the nfl. the indefinite suspension was an abuse of discretion, and must be vacated. she also found the indefinite suspension was arbitrary. >> it was based more on public outrage than facts. >> reporter: but the question remains tonight, will any nfl team want anything to do with ray rice? ryan smith, abc news, new york. and now to the shooting rampage in texas. a gunman opening fire on several buildings in downtown austin. firing off more than 100 rounds before dying himself of a gunshot wound. tonight, we're finding out more about what may have triggered the shootings. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, people say this man is behind the mayhem in downtown austin seen here in this video. 49-year-old larry mcquilliams. allegedly unloading 100 rounds of ammunition in just ten minutes. the rampage started just after 2:00 a.m. near a popular area where bars had just closed. three nearby government buildings targeted. first, shots outside of the federal courthouse. >> firing at the federal courthouse. >> 10-4. they said they shot at the federal courthouse. >> 10-4. >> reporter: then, gunfire outside the mexican consulate. the building set on fire using these small camping propane cylinders. the blaze, quickly extinguished. the rampage continuing in front of austin police headquarters. there, mcquilliams encountering sergeant adam johnson, who was securing his two police horses for the night. shots were fired, and mcquilliams was killed. tonight, sergeant johnson being called a hero. >> for a guy to keep his composure holding two horses with one hand and taking a one-handed shot with the other hand just says a lot about the training and professionalism at our police department. >> reporter: when it was all over, a bomb squad poring over the scene and the suspect's car. >> you have to operate under the assumption that there's the potential for incendiary devices. >> reporter: the fbi, now on the case. investigating what triggered the thanksgiving chaos. linsey davis, abc news, new york. and racial anger fuels more chaos today near ferguson, missouri. forcing a mall to shut down on this black friday. this comes amid more questions about whether police should be given body cameras. here's david wright. >> reporter: seeking justice for their son, the family of michael brown has expressed one wish. >> that every police officer in every american city has a video body camera so it will be transparent. >> reporter: even the officer who shot michael brown told george stephanopoulos he supports the idea. >> it's going to prove the innocence of police officers when they say it. but it's also going to weed out the bad ones. >> reporter: more than 1,000 police departments are already trying. are you recording me? >> i am now. >> reporter: devices about the size of a pager. l.a. police chief charlie beck wears his on his chest. in the michael brown shooting, the only videos were taken after the incident. body cams record what the officer sees in real time. >> reporter: celina, texas, this is a dash-cam footage that shows a police officer tackling a suspect for no apparent reason. but watch that same arrest from the officer's body cam. the suspect, compliant at first, sucker-punches the cop. apparently provoking that overpowering response. there are concerns. officers have to manually hit record. will they self-edit? also, could the footage end up on youtube? >> we believe that there have to be strict policies in place to protect people's privacy before these devices are deployed. >> reporter: but police chiefs say body cams will soon be as common as dashboard cameras. >> i think it's a game changer. >> reporter: the hope being to prevent the kinds of questions raised in ferguson. david wright, abc news, new york. and there's a deepening mystery tonight over the disappearance of an ohio state football player. he was last seen wednesday, and his family is particularly worried over what they say is his history of sports-related concussio concussions. gloria riviera with the search. >> reporter: tonight, an all-out search for ohio state defensive tackle kosta karageorge, who went on a walk never returned home. >> raise awareness, get his picture out there, and hopefully we can find him. >> reporter: 6'3" and 270 pounds, karageorge is known for never missing practice. so when he failed to show up on wednesday, his family grew concerned. pointing to his history of concussions. his sister telling the columbus dispatch, we're concerned he's not himself. and that he maybe doesn't know what's going on. the player seems upbeat in this recent video. but the "dispatch" reports he recently texted his mother, saying, i am sorry if i am an embarrassment but these concussions have my head all messed up. in football, hard hits can pack the force of a sledgehammer to the head. doctors say even one concussion can take a toll. >> problems with concentration, attention, memory, just not feeling yourself, and struggling with a thinking task that before you didn't have problems with. >> reporter: his mother tells police her son has had several concussions and episodes where he's been confused. tonight, they're playing for his safe return. and there's fresh hope overseas with pope francis' historic trip to turkey. he had some strong words about islamic extremists, as well. here's alex marquardt. >> reporter: the country is almost entirely muslim, and it comes at a time when the country is grappling with how to deal with isis. arriving in turkey this afternoon, pope francis dove right into some of the biggest issues on his agenda. notably, he said that military action against isis, which has attacked and killed christians in iraq and syria is justified, but he said muslim leaders need to be more forceful, and there needs to be more dialogue between religions to stop the spread of extremism. with a war raging next door in syria and the rise of isis, there are big fears about the pope's security, which will likely be visible tomorrow when he visits here, istanbul's famous blue mosque, the most important muslim site in turkey. amy? >> alex, thank you. and back here at home, at the nation's capital, a holiday tradition played out today at the white house. michelle obama and her daughters and the two first dogs, giving the thumbs-up to this year's white house christmas tree. and once the turkey is gone and the black friday deals are snapped up, chilling out at the movies. today, a new twist. this year, theater goers are rushing to see a preview of the new star wars movie. here's nick watt. >> reporter: they're lining up outside theaters across the country. not for the main feature, but for this trailer. a glimpse -- "star wars: the force awakens." you've not seen it online already? >> i have not. >> reporter: you're waiting to see it on the big screen. >> the way it was meant to be seen. >> reporter: it's just 88 seconds long. there's no dialogue. just 15 narrated words. >> the dark side. >> reporter: one texas theater is even playing the trailer on a loop -- freeze-framing. >> my friends are so jealous of me for even getting to be here. >> reporter: this is the seventh "star wars" installment, set 30 years on from the last, brought to you by our parent company walt disney. okay, so, the x-wing fighter looks the same. han solo's spaceship is back. >> seeing the millennium falcon again -- >> reporter: got you all fired up? >> exactly. >> reporter: the storm trooper uniforms are updated. the iconic lightsaber's been tweaked. that could be a problem? >> it needs to be explained. >> reporter: the movie doesn't open until december next year. this is only going to intensify. still ahead on "world news," burt reynolds downsizing. why is he selling so much of his hollywood memorabilia? and after a huge eruption, people being told to steer clear. and the two boys buried in a snowba bank. tonight, they tell us how they survived. tonight, actor burt reynolds, once one of hollywood's leading men, is dealing with some real-life drama. selling off his personal items. cecilia vega with more on this story. >> reporter: you've seen his movies. you've definitely seen his 'stache. but we've never seen burt reynolds quite like this. he's putting more than 600 personal items on the auction block, revealing a life, well, fit for the '70s and '80s sex symbol that he was. there are monogrammed cowboy boots, lots of them. belt buckles, movie props, sports memorabilia, even his old amex card. writing, i've collected so many things that i truly adore, but it truly is time to downsize. the smokey and the bandit jacket, bids start at 4,000 bucks. >> burt reynolds, "boogie nights!" >> reporter: his 1998 best supporting actor golden globe statue. even his rolodex. need an old number for merv griffin, cary grant, or whoopi? well, here you go. reynolds is hardly the first celebrity to hawk it all to make a buck. evander holyfield auctioned off his gloves from the famous bite fight for $35,000. actor gary coleman's pants on ebay. jimmy kimmel bought them for $500. in the market for burt's chaps? maybe a carriage? the auction starts next month in las vegas and online. >> well, let me see your cash. >> reporter: the carriage, a gift from dolly parton, will cost you. the starting bid is $3,000. cecilia vega, abc news, san francisco. and when we come back, shoving and pushing to get those deals. find out where this chaotic scene played out. not just an american tradition anymore. >>. >> and mickey rourke, jump starting his boxing career. facing a fighter half his age. we'll tell you how he did. our "instant index" for a friday night. starting with one of the world's largest volcanos roaring back to life in japan. disrupting air travel. scientists believe it's the first eruption there in 22 years. and black friday, invading the united kingdom. where they got their first taste of the feeding frenzy. rushing into stores, shoving, grabbing. in some cases, fights broke out. they have caught on that america's tradition of prechristmas sales can be chaotic but profitable. and mickey rourke, landing a knockout against his 22-year-old opponent boxing in russia. still ahead, two boys trapped in snow for hours. how they survived, and the community that jumped into action to rescue them. coming up. finally, they are lucky to be alive, and so thankful tonight. two young boys, buried under a snow bank the night before than thanksgiving. but the community rallied to save them. for that, they're our persons of the week. gio benitez with the story. >> reporter: trapped in a snow bank, two little babies. underneath this massive pile of snow. they'd been there for more than seven hours. buried alive. people from all over their newburgh, new york, community shoveling or digging with their bare hands. the kids were rushed to a local hospital, which is where we meet them tonight. all right, we're here to see the two brave boys. 9-year-old jason rivera and 11-year-old elijah martinez, cousins. you feel good? >> i feel good. yeah, i just want to go home. >> reporter: they had been playing in the snow, building a snow fort, when a snowplow came by and accidentally threw a wall of snow on top of them. he was right next to you, but you couldn't see each other. it was just pitch black. >> i only saw his hoodie, because it was glowing. >> reporter: thankfully, their heads were in an air pocket. but you had a block of ice on you. i mean, you were trapped? >> the only thing he could move was one of his arms. that's it. >> reporter: the pile of snow is almost as tall as i am. and both of the moms walked by back and forth. they never heard the kids screaming inside. this officer spotted a shovel and he started digging, finding a boot. >> reporter: the community joins in. >> so i really want to thank them, thank everybody else who jumped out and gave us shovels and just dug, dug, and didn't give up on looking for them. >> reporter: what do you want to say to the community? >> i want to say, thank you. for the cop shovels to help us i thank you for trying to help us out of the snow, and helping us two little kids, even you don't really know us. >> reporter: an officer and a slew of strangers, giving up their holiday to save two special little boys. and so we chose the people of newburg, new york for the persons of the week. have a great night. live picture over market street in downtown san francisco. protesters are marching from the embarcadero to, we think, union swear where shoppers pack aed stores all day long for black friday. as you can see right now, although the shot is from a distance here. they are blocking market street as they make their way to union square. protesters say they are calling attention to the grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri, where a police officer was not charged after shooting a black teenager, michael brown and killing him. good evening, everybody. tonight's protest is the latest in what's been a black friday full of civil unrest. let's go to lillian kim. she's monitoring it tonight. >> reporter: the protesters are on the move. they are down market street. their objective is simple, to disrupt as much black friday shopping as they possibly can. >> what i'm hoping is more and more people get their daily routine disrupted and have to pay attention to what is happening. >> reporter: they converge to show solidarity with the ferguson protest going on across the country. they will be marching down market street where shoppers have hit the stores for black friday. >> i feel like the san francisco response has not been particularly loud. i think that's a problem. i'm hoping this turns out to be something more, something that can be heard. >> for us and 3 other