door and for those of you in concord, we are still holding on at upper 30s. it is a cold start for places like santa rosa and napa. high clouds moving into the bay area. ancipitation has been over the water. in the afternoon, expect scattered clouds and partly sunny condition and looks like temperatures up mainly in the 60s. hayward, we'll cee lo 60s for downtown san francisco and 66 and that seems to be the common number for redwood city and sunnyvale. in san jose there is been a violent thanksgiving at 4:00 this morning after getting reports of multiple shots being fired. kron four is at the scene. >> reporter: police officers say a man and a woman were sitting at the front porch at 7:00 in the morning where multiple shots were fired. we got a chance to talk to the lieutenant with the seasons police department, he says right now, they're searching for two people and the motive is not known but they don't believe this was an intended target. >> the suspect approached in the vehicle and one was on foot and one was in the vehicle, that's what we know at the time. >> were words exchanged? >> i do not know. as far as i know, this appears to be a random act. i don't believe the victim and the suspect know each other at this point. >> robbery? >> there were no dialogue between the suspect and testimony victim. victim. >> we got a chance to talk to the family members inside the home. they refused to go on camera. that's the latest, reporting frl tran kron 4 news. just before 1 a.m., a person alerted fire officials to a dead body inside of the highway 87 overpass. emergency crews responded and located the body inside a confined space. jose's rescue team was called to remove the body. the person who died may have been homeless. an in-depth study shows students dealing with similar incidents from professors and students many years. the campus's report took six years for the 100 page report to be completed and once inside of comments from students and faculty of their experiences and suggestions of how the school can address them. >> as far as anything that symbolizes an attack of gender group or sexuality, this is bigger than blackish. >> the campus report completed 2 years ago. this fall of diversity was crea. a representative says they believe that it represents more than ethnic group across the board. the number of hate crime in california s up to 12% last year and 900 crimes were reported in 2012 and down from 1,060 in 2011. crimes targeting a victim sexual ornamentation following near or r -- this is video from oakland of sasha fleischman in the passenger seat of the car riding home. sasha has finished a three weeks stay in the burn unit at san francisco memorial hospital. earlier this month, sasha suffers serious burn. while sasha's parents talk about her happiness after being home. >> sasha telling us which shirt she wants to hear on the way home and i don't think it changes anything about the way sasha is going to express herself. >> everything is great, we are hoping that something good will come out of this and you know this kind of intolerance will be that people realize that you can wear unusual clothing and it does not mean you can attack them. >> an oakland high school student is being charged as an adult. today is the annual thanksgiving day, volunteers have spent the last couple of days getting everything together. kron 4 news zoe is live with more on that, good morning. >> reporter: boy, it is very festive out here, you have the gospel music that's inspirational and all the volunteers have been here, they got here at 6:30 and thanksgiving breakfast is now being served. i want to come up and talk to some of the volunteers here. let's talk to char. how are you doing? >> i hear some pressure is kind of on, it says breakfast and you are on ham patrol. are you feeling the pressure? >> serving ham for breakfast and we are cutting more ham than turkey today. >> this is your second year, right? >> yeah. >> what brought you back? >> the people, it is a wonderful feeling. >> we have diana, too, she's a second volunteer as well. >> i know i always tell people that there is so many people who come and they never carve the ham or turkey but by the end of the shift they can go apply at bennihana because they have become experts. we have other young people here. hi, how old are you? >> 13. >> what brought you out here to volunteer? >> well, i need volunteer hours so i can graduate and i like to help people. >> you are here with your mom, right? >> no, just me and my mom. >> what's your job? >> my job is to give people ham and take their stuff in the garbage. >> annie, they'll be serving 5000 people today, that's at least 3, 000 people more that they do on a daily basis and even on a daily by thebasis, they have a lot of people to serve. >> a lot of people are thankful for all the volunteers coming out early this morning. let's go live to the macy's thanksgiving day parade. it is happening now in new york city. spider man waited in the last me to decided if all 16 giant balloons will be grounded or not. looks like the balloons are soaring high this morning. they have been preparing for this annual tradition for a long time, it is cold out there and windchills in the 30s but the balloons are soaring. welcome back, it is thanksgiving so the markets are closed today. we are taking a look at how the numbers are closed at wall street. the nasdaq up to 27 points ending at 4, 440. and closing on wednesday just over $1800. they're closed today and they'll reopen tomorrow morning at 6:30. hanukkah officially started last night. it is the first time more t century that the first day of hanukkah and thanksgiving coincide. it was part of a nearly 40 year tradition. on the right you see the national -- being lit at washington dc. time now is 7:13 and we are back with more. ♪ tell me you can'wait for christs. and you appreciate the things io. because we'll ways be a famil tell me i bring out the best iyou. ♪ that you're thankful ♪ that it won't be theame without me tell me you love m even if you say it every d. just tell . 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think we learned a lot. >> the orderly lines to the store and shoppers will get wristbands and what won't change are the surprise deals for the store. >> this dad brought his kid to wal-mart to witness the mayhem firsthand. >> that's something of black friday. your integrity. >> these chicago areas don't care of the mayhem, in fact, they thrive on it every year using apps and shopping for their young kids. >> 8 hours or so. >> seriously, all night. >> and it was worth it. >> she spent half of her budget saving on thousands of gift and enough to make her dance. >> yeah, i will do it again. >> not a lasting matter to victoria, we have seen enough videos of the fighting and does not want any of it even if it is literally a pillar fight. >> i think they're crazy. to them it is a sport. lacrosse is a sport, black frids not a sport. >> she shops all online, she she gives up for some of the deals but saver for -- >> but , still cannot resist the short outing. >> and make sure and some football gear would do you good. >> that maybe good advice because shoppers like these it is game on. >> well, one airport is making the holiday travel rush a little easier to tolerate. minneapolis, saint paul international airport may have the best airport food in america. giving concourse g a high-tech make over, they added 11 restaurants and top local chefs and more than 100 ipads available on the concourse. well, rain and sleet and snow are not stopping travelers from reaching their destinations today. the storm that's across the bay area last week and is now going across the country. in new york 3-9 inches of snow and rain and sleet in a lot of area, you can see a lot of the snow coming down in michigan and virginia. in the meantime 300 flights were cancelled in philadelphia and new york. where is all the rain snow is headed, here is a look at your forecast. >> good morning, still dealing with some snow in the detroit area and parts of western pennsylvania are also seeing a little bit of snow right now and new york city. dry conditions of what we have experience inside the past couple of days with all the active weather now back out. it is chilly out there especially for everyone head to the macy's thanksgiving parade. here in the bay area of a live look outside at the condition in walnut creek. cold out there for some of us, take a look. vallejo. no surprise this is where we are seeing of the coldest conditions in the morning. san francisco very mild, once you cross the golden gate, looks like temperatures are in the lows 50s. 44 degrees right now in live moore. as we head in the afternoon, ply of 60s and all of us in the same boat for today. look for scattered clouds and partly sunny conditions. and 66 for those of you down in san jose. satellite and radar showing the high clouds streaming in, again, we are not talking about any precipitation. seasonal temperature will carry us into the weekend. next week those temperatures will slide and an arctic headed our way. we are going to tackle on a 20% of showers into wednesday. 7:22 is the time right now and happy thanksgiving. >> to you as well. and those of you that's at home and if the it is a small bird, it can be going in the oven right now. all right, let's take a look at the bay bridge here, it is an easy ride and this is what you will find all around the bay area, we are not tracking any hot spots because there is not any incidents to slow the ride. look at the bridge ride, it looks like a sunday morning. actually, there maybe more people out on sunday on their way to chu threw the south bay and on the peninsula, 101 and 82 are fine and looking at the marin ride, no delays between the golden gate bridge. >> thank you george, time now is 7:22, happy thanksgiving everyone and coming up we are looking at the head lines and looking at the macy's parade. it is under way right now and the balloons were not grounded after all, th concerned of high winds but the parade is going on without a hitch 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[ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. to watch out for black friday. it is becoming some thing of the competitive sport for some. black friday began with door busters sales early this morning. like n thanksgiving day itself. some stores like k-mart are opened before tifg and best buy are open early tonight and wal-mart t. bart is offering passengers alternative to the crowd of road ways for black friday. there will belonger trains starting at 6:00 tomorrow morning to accommodate all the shoppers. they cancelled schedule track maintenance and anticipation of a busy holiday shopping weekend. so they're prepared. macy's and target and wal-mart and k-mart are opening today. kron 4 news went to find as this is putting pressure on small businesses. >> do you want a gift bag? >> a busy front county and full store just as what boutique owners want to see for this holiday season. >> kids' clothes and toys and books and pride itself on helping customers finding the perfect present. >> if you don't like to shop in downtown and going to the hassell of that kind of thing, small shoppers are the way to do it. >> because they atrack different customers. >> the people who don't shop black friday, shop boutiques because they find the general experience more satisfying. >> just down the street at lavish, the store is stocking up on christmas items from holiday cards to give from everyone on your list and while the bigger competition might be open, owner nicole says she would never make sher employee make her employees working on thanksgiving. >> thanksgiving is for people to spend time with their family is what making them of the day of the year >> the day where they can offer discounts and possibly entice new customers. in san francisco, kron 4 news. >> kron 4 news continues after the break, the time now is 7:28. good morning is the turkey just in the oven just yet in time now is 7:31. black friday shoppers are not worried about the turkey, they're in lines to get some deals. we are seeing how many people are spending thanksgiving waiting in line. are they having fun? >> reporter: a lot of them have pretty cold and a lot of them just waking up and right here at best buy. some of them are sleeping in their cars and finding spot. traditionally people are waiting in line after the dinner but now more and more retailers are opening their doors at thanksgiving and that means people that want to get th deals are force to wait in line. the s in here are not opened until 6 a.m.. i talked to the person in line and he got in line yesterday morning. i had a chance to talk to them and the big question was why do you do it and the other one was what are you going to get out of it when you are done. >> it is a tradition, it is kind of fun, you know, some people like to go walk on the edge of things. we like to come and sit at best buy's parking lot. good deals. >> we are picking up a couple of flat screen tvs and the new blue ray that's at half price and picking up some dvds and wi-fi devices and getting new tablets and even a new laptop for a friend of ours >> you know traditionally, what the whole thing was with black friday and why they call it black friday because that was a day that traditionally a lot of retailers say would go in the black after actually start making the profits. there is less days between thanksgiving and christmas this year, a lot of people decided now is the time to strike and more and more retailers are doing this opening on thanksgiving day. now, not everybody is happy about it especially that people have to work. it is not only best buy, it is target and jc penny and a lot of retailers are doing and a lot of people are giving up thanksgiving and waiting out here for the big deals. >> i heard some stores have people out as early as the early weekend, they started lining up at sunday and monday of this week. >> reporter: i am not bringing my personal opinion in any of these, i am supposed to be an objective activity observer but yeah, waiting for 7 days to get the deals, boy, it has to be a big deal for me to wait that long. >> yeah, it would have to be free for me. bay area police are asking for those that's drinking to have a designated driver. that means additional officers are on the road looking for drunk drivers from alcohol and also prescription drugs. >> there are so many alternatives, you can get a sober driver to drive. you have bart and you have taxi services. >> across the nation more than 700 people died in dwi related crashes last year and even if it is just having one drink, police say it is best to stay off the road and have a friend to take you home or take a can or uber a lot of options and bart. here is a look at your thanksgiving forecast, good morning. >> good morning and waking up to some high clouds here in san francisco, expect the clouds to linger into the afternoon. conditions on this thanksgiving thursday, we have eliminated the chance for rain so we don't need to carry an umbrella. temperatures below 60s in the most part and tomorrow more in the w sunshine and it looks like mid to upper 60s possible by 3 in the afternoon. into the weekend we are holding onto the sunshine but we do have the cold down to talk about in highlights of the next week. i will be breaking down your bay area news coming up. here is a look at traffic with george. no problems for you the bridge is clear and no wind advisory, light conditions and not only at bay area bridges be on all the freeways as well. it is not unusual when we are experiencing light traffic, still seeing some problems on 580 and highway 4 but that's not the case this morning. annie. san francisco's politicians celebrating the live and service of harvey mill. yesterday marks of the 30th anniversary of the assassination. san francisco's mayor marking of the legacy of the men who died. >> i don't think i would be standing in front of you all today as the mayor of san francisco but/or the leadership of sacrifice -- that's how significant i see the kribs here. contribution here. >> the assassination changed the social and political landscape in san francisco. police chief danny baker agreed to get tased if he can get $5000 for a fundraiser. >> i give thanks to all the donations, we appreciate it. that's just an example, town communities and people sti. >> the crowds love it and there he goes down getting tased. people contributed as they pass in the donation bucket. they're able to buy a brand new vehicle for the d.o.t.. residents do not burn wood on thanksgiving day, it is not making it illegal to do so. but, for today, it is only strongly recommended that residents in the regions would face some burning woods today. the season runs from november 1st, all the way to february 28th. prosecutors in correspondence say they'll not krots say they'll not file charges -- a person was target shooting with a rifle. the fire prompted of evacuations of 75 homes and caused of damages. we are back with more after this break and the time is 7:38. ♪ black friday deals up in the store. ♪ ♪ getting presents and so much more. ♪ ♪ that's my holiday, ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ buy today, come back for more. ♪ ♪ save next time you shop in store. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ it's black friday ♪ we're shopping deals ♪ in little black dresses ♪ cute hair and heels. ♪ let's go! ♪ that's my kind of holiday. just in time for the holiday, good luck everybody, the lines are always long. let's see the guy behind us. >> incredible! >> look at this! and back in the kitchen where it is heating up for the holidays. >> yes, celebrity chef, martin. >> martin, this is an incredible festive display that you have here, talk us through i, what are we eating? >> to celebrate holidays, this is what -- the first thing of holidays and beautiful and weddings and all we have to do is serve with longevity of noodles. now, this is long. it can go up to 50 feet. >> that means you start from here and you get up to finish it up. in celebration of holidays, the chinese always serve of eating a chicken and a peeking duck. >> so instead of the tu bored with that? >> happy holidays everyone. welcome back, time now is 7:46. there is another issue with the healthcare enrollment site. small businesses will not be able to use it to get coverage for their employees for another year. however, they're able to sign up in another way. small employees will use enrollment -- the affordable care act does not require companies will fewer than 50 employees to buy insurance for workers. some whole foods employees of chicago protesting the store's decision to open on thanksgiving. workers and unions saying they deserve to spend time with families. holiday hours are voluntary and anyone that volunteered for the time off got it. we are tracking your thanksgiving forecast today. things may have changed and here is ericka. >> you bet, now looking at a zero percent chance of shower we are completely taking it out o forecast. right now santa rosa, one o coldest place. and san jose under mainly cloudy skies. we are seeing 9 miles with this winds from the southeast at 3 miles per hour. san francisco 51 out of the door and a degree cooler for those of you waking up in oakland. future cast, by 60s by lunchtime. expect kind of a sunshine and we'll see partly sunny conditions and temperatures back in the 50s later on tonight and we'll get cooler and hopefully you are inside enjoying the warm thanksgiving dinners. here is a look at redwood city, 66 and 67 degrees in campbell. take a look, walnut creek with a high of 66 and those of us in pittsburgh -- downtown san francisco will remain in the 60s. 65 degrees in oakland. sat slight --any activities we have seen has been closer to the moneterey county coastline. dry weather and seasonal temperatures that'll carry us into the weekend. we are talking 50s for the warmest spot and tuesday and into wednesday. 7:48 is the time right now, good morning george. there is a report of an oil spill, traffic is so light it is not affecting the ride. here is a look at the bay bridge westbound with no problems getting across the upper deck again light conditions here. as we look at your east bay ride picking up the traffic map. the east shore traffic looks great. there is no slow traffic on highway 4 and on interstate 580 and south bay freeway looks good, we are problem free an guadalupe parkway. . at san francisco international airport, they have a few simple rule force drivers. no waiting for parking. you have to be actively loading or unloading. a concept that this woman behind the wheel of this cooper failed to grasp. first, she was on her phone and on go the sun glasses and a quick housekeeping of the car and she still sits. now, is the time to see what's up. >> i have a question here, how long are you waiting here? >> i am trying to wait for my nephew. >> okay, how long is he going to take? >> he's on his way out. >> even though you see it is no waiting stop. and you decided to wait. >> yeah, pushing it. >> she's not the only one pushing it despite of the possibility of a $23 ticket. >> this my van is just parked there minivan is just parked there and he blows his whistle repeatedly hoping to let the driver going back to the van. the driver gets a ticket. shortly after the ticket is isse driver appears. >> you know you cannot park here? >> i know. this suv was also unintended until the driver returns. >> you know if you leave your car here, yo a ticket. >> you are not permitted to chill at the white zone. >> how long are you planning to hanging out. >> until my dad arrives. >> everyone always has their reasons when all they have to do is wait a cell phone isle, just don't park like this or in the crosswalk. >> you know it is a $300 ticket, right? >> owe, i am out of here yo, i am out of here. >> when i told this woman -- her response was priceless. >> at san francisco international airport, kron 4 news. >> at least she was laughing and not saying mean things. this is a first look of the cars. and of the most high-tech and plenty of nice stuff there. i like that mini cooper. high-tech cars are taking center stage starting tonight at kron 4 news. we are going to bring you a special preview. time now is 7:52 and we'll be right back. welcome back, we are live in new york city, look, it is santa. he's live at the macy's thanksgiving day parade right now. he's waiving at all of the kids with him. he's got his el vs with him as well and looks like santa is doing his job and getting everyone in to the holiday spirit. coming up on the kron 4 news, a teen burn on the ac transit bus this month and we'll hear from sasha's parents of her road of recovery and of black friday, we'll tell you which stores opening their doors today. volunteers getting up early to help getting thanksgiving feast ready at a local church here in san francisco, we'll have a live report from there. 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linger into the afternoon but we will see partly sunny conditions. expect low 60s along the coast. low 60s inside the bay and perhaps mid-60s for some of the warmer inland spots. we have changes heading into the weekend. i will bring up that portion of the forecast coming up at 8:15. in the meantime, here is george. >> good morning. i'll add my thanks giving wishes to those that you've already heard. not tracking any problems for your drive around the bay. you will find light conditions wherever you're heading. here at the toll plaza in the bay area, no problems as you can see with conditions as light as they are. the same is true traveling through the east bay and south bay on the peninsula or the north bay as well. >> thank you, george. following developing news out of san jose where police are investigating a shooting. will tran has the details. >> reporter: police say the man and woman described to be in their 20s, they're not saying whether it's a husband or wife or family members, were sitting on the front porch around 4:00 in the morning when two people, one in a car and another on foot fired multiple times. the man was hit many times. the woman may have been hit by a ricochet. the police department says at this point there's no reason to believe that in fact the shooters went after these two people. >> as far as i understand at this point, i don't believe it's gang related so i can't comment on that. >> you said it's random. is it unusual for somebody to get shot on their front porch randomly? >> let's say this, it's very early in the morning. it's 4:00. these individuals obviously are celebrating thanksgiving a little early. they're out on their porch. based on the information that i have, it doesn't appear that the victims and the suspects knew each other. >> reporter: we got a chance to talk to family members who were inside when the shooting took place. they didn't go on camera but they told me after the shots were fired and they saw the two people hit, they tried to bring them inside and assist them before the police officers and paramedics arrived. that's the latest from san jose, will tran, kron 4 news. >> investigators are trying to identify a body that was found inside a freeway overpass in san jose this morning just before 1:00 a.m. a person alerted fire officials to a dead body inside of the highway 87 overpass. these are photos. emergency crews responded and located the body inside that confined space. san jose's urban search and rescue team was called in to remove the body. it is near a homeless encampment, leading investigators to believe that the person may have been homeless. san jose state is taking heat because of the torment of the black student earlier this month. students of color have dealt with similar incidents from professors, coaches and other students for many years. the climate report took six years for the 100-page report to be completed. what's inside includes comments from students and faculty about their experiences and suggestions on how the school can address them. >> zero tolerance policy for anything that symbolizes an attack on an ethnic group, gender or sexuality, things like that. this is bigger than just a blackishu. >> the campus climate report was completed two years ago and the school disbanded the committee last year. this fall, the commission on diversity was created. a representative says they believe it represents more ethnic groups across the board. the state attorney general's office says the number of hate crimes reported in california declined about 12% last year and has dropped by more than a third over the last decade. the report says 930 such crimes reported last year. that is down from 1060 in 2011. hate crimes based on race, ethnicity make up more than half of the complaints. crimes targeting a sexual orientation fell 4%. a teen set on fire on board a bus is finally home with family just in time for the holidays. this is video from oakland of sasha fleischman in the passenger seat of the car arriving home yesterday. sasha has finished a three-week stay in the burn unit at the hospital. earlier this month, sasha suffered serious burns when police say a 16-year-old passenger on the same bus set the gender neutral teen's skirt on fire while sasha slept. yesterday, sasha's parents talked about the teen's happiness at being home. >> sasha told us exactly what skirt he wanted to wear on the way home and i don't think that changes anything about the way that sasha is going to express himself. >> everything is great. we're just hoping that something good will come out of this. that this kind of intolerance will be -- people will realize that you can wear unusual clothing and it doesn't mean that you have a right to attack them. >> sasha's alleged teen attacker is a 16-year-old oakland high school student who is now being charged as an adult. well, today is the annual thanksgiving day meal at glide memorial church in downtown san francisco. volunteers have spent the last couple of days getting things together. it looks like volunteers are very busy at work this morning. >> reporter: they have been busy since 6:30 this morning, cutting up vegetables, carving turkeys, carving hams. let's show you some video of why they have been doing this all morning long. this is just downstairs from where they are at. this is where glide actually has their hall where they feed everyone. they're going to be serving 5,000 people today. it's amazing that they're able to do it on a daily basis of 2,000. but 5,000 is really incredible. but they get a lot of volunteers. they get a traditional thanksgiving dinner with all of the fixings of yamss and mashed potatoes and turkey and ham. this is breakfast. it will go on until about 9:00. then it starts all over again at 9:00, from 9:00 until 1:30. that will be thanksgiving dinner. right now it's breakfast. i was talking to the reverend a couple minutes ago. we will hear from him on the next round. but he said it's an incredible journey. this is the 50th year that glide is around. it's really amazing. it's a marking for them, 50 years. and the number one thing that he still really needs help is not volunteers on this day, but volunteers every day. and of course if you can't give your time, he said money definitely helps, you know, support all of the programs that come out of here. so that's one way for people to give if they can't come down here and spend some time and help out with glide memorial services. an e. >> yes. glide has been wonderful about support local community. it looks like volunteers are in good spirits there helping out this morning. the time is 8:07. we are back with more. 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[ anthony ] i use the explorer card to earn miles in order to go visit my family, which means a lot to me. ♪ >> before the thanksgiving meal is even cold, millions are expected to head to the stores to find the best deals. americans are expected to spend more than $600 billion during this holiday season. chung law has more on the black friday chaos. >> reporter: the shoving. the screaming. the swearing. let the fists fly. retailers call it the super bowl of shopping or black friday. but scenes like these that flood the internet give the day a black eye. this clash at a wal-mart two years ago was captured by juan castro. >> all of the people went in there and started destroying the boxes. >> reporter: all of this for markeddown x box games. >> people trying to get deals and some ladies started going at it. >> was that moment a turning point for wal-mart? >> certainly. i think we can do a better job of managing crowds and helping customers get in the store, find the item they're looking for and get out. i think we learned a lot. >> reporter: wal-mart says this time it's a calmer black friday. ordererly lines to the store. but what won't change are the surprise deals through the store. >> 40 seconds and people are going to go crazy. >> reporter: so predictable wild that this dad brought his kids to wal-mart to witness the mayhem firsthand. >> that says something about black friday. your integrity -- >> reporter: these cousins don't care about the mayhem. in fact they thrive on it every year, using shopping apps and meticulous planning to save on toys for their young kids. >> 8 hours of shopping. >> yeah. 8 hours or so. >> reporter: seriously all night. >> it was worth it. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: she sent $960, half of her budget, saving $1,000 on gifts. enough to make her want to dance. >> the jig had to happen. i would do it again if i got a deal like that. >> reporter: not a laughing matter to victoria who has seen enough video of the fighting and doesn't want any of it, even if it's literally a pillow fight. >> i think they're crazy. to them, it's a sport. lacrosse is a sport. black friday is not a sport. >> reporter: she shops all online. she gives up some of the deals but saviors her serenity. >> it's not worth the bail money. >> reporter: juan castro retails the retailer on black friday but can't resist a short outing. >> you get a bullet proof left and maybe some football gear would do me good. >> reporter: that may be good advice because for shoppers like these, it's game on. >> welcome back. time is 8:17. rain, sleet and snow, they're not stopping holiday travelers from getting to grandma's for the thanksgiving meal. the storm that started on the west coast over the past weekend left new york with 6 so 9 inches of snow. rain and sleet in a lot of different areas in the east coast. you see the snow coming down in indiana, michigan and virginia. in the meantime, 300 flights were canceled yesterday in philadelphia, new york and newark. we have much calmer weather here in the bay area. a look at your national and local thanksgiving forecast, here is erica. good morning. >> good morning. and happy thanksgiving to you, annie. satellite and radar shows much calmer conditions on the east coast compared to what we have been tracking for the last couple of days. the system tracked its way over the ocean. it's now in the atlantic. seeing a little bit of snowfall closer to detroit. portions of western pennsylvania and a little closer to buffalo, new york. that's really the extent of it. tracking cold conditions for everybody over at the macy's thanksgiving parade. live look in san francisco shows high clouds. 53 out the door in san francisco. low 50s down the east bayshore line. into the afternoon, plenty of 60s to go around. hayward, 65. same for concord. we will keep temperatures in the low 60s today for daily city and half moon bay. clouds will stream in the afternoon and evening hours. no rain for today. your 7-day around the bay forecast shows sunshine carrying us into the weekend and temperatures will cool into the middle of next week. 8:19 is the time right now. good morning, george. >> good morning. we continue to monitor a good drive around the bay. no problems with traffic that you need to concern yourself even though there's a chp significant alert, it's not having any impact on the contra costa county. here is a look at your san mateo bridge drive. golden gate bridge is exactly the same. public transit on holiday schedules. that means no a train service. san francisco parking services are not in force today. >> thank you, george. time is 8:19. one airport is making the holiday rush a little easier to tolerate. it has some of the best food in america. they hired a company to give the airport a high-tech makeover. they included top local chefs. more than 1700 ipads are available at each restaurant seat as well as throughout the concourse. they can be used to order food, check flight status and browse the web. a santa at the macy's thanksgiving parade this morning. there he is waving to all of the excited kids. the parade just wrapped up about half an hour ago. parade officials were worried that the high winds would force the giant balloons to be grounded. but all of the balloons made it throughout the parade. they were lower than in years past. but the parade going off without a hitch and everybody got to see all of their favorite characters. it's thanksgiving so the markets are closed today. we're taking a look at how the numbers closed on wall street yesterday. the dow up 24 points. the nasdaq also up 27 points. the s&p 500 added 4 and a half points. and as we said, markets are closed today but they will reopen tomorrow morning at > co morning news, a look at your headlines. also a live look outside on the san mateo bridge. everybody is home getting the turkey ready, the stuffing, pumpkin pies. so traffic is very light on the san mateo bridge and elsewhere around the bay area. 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[ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> now time for the kron 4 tech report with gabe slate. >> good morning. google has added street view for airports and train stations. this feature works just like the street view of regular maps taking up close and percentage. navigating through highly traffic airport and train stations can be difficult if you don't know the layout. this can make traveling easier, especially if you have time between connecting flights and need to plan out a run through a airport or train station. this feature is in the beginning stages. they have only 50 major train stations and 60 airports so far but they will be adding more soon and eventually they will have them all mapped out. this is possible by their new trekker technology which takes the google street view camera off of cars and putts them on humans in backpack form. over the last year, they have mapped out incredible places having their people literally walk them. like world famous landmarks, museums. they have done highly desired travel destinations like venice, italy, riding the canals. it feels like you're in venice if you go through the street view there. they also have street viewed remote areas like parks, volcanos, hiking trails, mountains, place that's are really hard to get to. they even put their gear on a skier and street viewed the most popular ski runs in the country. and they have been under water, documenting some of the more popular areas to scuba dive. you can see where this is going. in a few years when they have covered the entire earth, you will literally be able to visit anywhere in the world from your computer or mobile device through google maps. that's pretty cool. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> and we will be right back here on the kron 4 morning news. here is a live look outside on your thanksgiving holiday from our camera in downtown san francisco. waking up to mostly sunny skies in this shot here. we will have more on black friday shopping when we come back. >> welcome back. 8:29 is the time. jamming elbows is not all to watch out for on black friday which has become a competitive, violent sport for some of the best deals in the bay area the day after thanksgiving. traditionally it started with deals on friday morning. but some stores are offering the deals today on turkey day itself. stores we're talking like kmart are opening before the turkey is out of the oven and staying open for two straight days. target will be opening at 8:00 this evening, adding extra hours until black friday arrives. bart is offering passengers a way to get around the crowded roadway for black friday. there will be trains operating throughout the system starting at 6:30 tomorrow morning to accommodate some of the shoppers. they canceled scheduled maintenance at the pittsburgh line in anticipation of a busy holiday shopping weekend. they are going to be waiting in lines, having breakfast. i want to know what deals are they most excited about, jackie? >> reporter: they're exciteedabout all of the deals to tell you the truth. you can see them right here. they're having their thanksgiving breakfast behind a barricade in front of tents here. a lot of the people started waiting yesterday. the guy in the front there, the guy in the checkered -- this guy right here. he got out here yesterday at 8:30 yesterday morning. so it's been exactly 24 hours that he's been waiting in line. and i have to be honest with you, he's my neighbor. and he does this every year. he and his wife come out here every year. they've been doing it for years to get the best buys at best buy. ha-ha. they have made it a tradition. that's what a lot of people say they do. they have made it a tradition. they're willing to give up their thanksgiving. and with more and more retailers opening on thanksgiving, obviously people are getting out here earlier and earlier. traditionally it was black friday, people would have thanksgiving dinner and then come out here. everybody is open on thanksgiving now so they're getting out here the day before thanksgiving and even earlier. here at best buy, they don't even open until 6:00 p.m. tonight. they have a ways to go before they open. i did have a chance to talk to somebody else in line this morning. he and his daughter were watching tv yesterday. they looked at each other and decided they were going to make an adventure of the day. i asked them the proverbial question of why are you doing it? >> you know, the excitement. you know, hannah immediately said let's do t i was kicking it around. i thought, do i want to spend the time out there alone? and she said, no, i want to go. so we said okay, let's do it. so we threw a couple sleeping bags in the truck and some water and some food and bundled up and came out. so it's -- you know, it's the 500 savings and thinking of the nice tv we're going to have on the wall. and you know, it's the adventure also. so it's -- it's a win-win. >> reporter: so he said he was going to save around $500. so you do the math. he's been out here for about 20 hours, 24 hours. i'll let you do the math but it's around $25 an hour that he's spending to spend his time out in front of best buy. this is being repeated across the bay area. it's multiple retailers that are open. it's not only best buy, it's target, wal-mart, jc penney. a lot of them are opening today. and a lot of these people are willing to wait it out and save big mondayyand have their thanksgiving dinner or breakfast, as you can see here, standing in line, waiting for the deals. >> they look cold. it's not all about the deals, but it's the tradition for a lot of families. they do it every year and they have been doing it for years. >> that's what i said. the guy first in line here, kevin, they do it every year. they have been doing it for more than ten years. every year they're out here again. their whole house is stocked with best buy goods and they get a new tv or laptop or computer and they have made it a tradition out there. >> i hope those coffees are keeping them warm on this chilly morning. bay law enforcement officials are asking those that drink to have a designated driver or a plan to get home safely on the weekend. dui check points will be set up during the holiday. one of the law enforcement agencies in a period of maximum enforcement now through new year's day. that means additional officers are on the roads looking for drunk drivers or even prescription drugs. >> there are so many other alternatives. you can get a designated sober driver to drive. you have muni. you have bart. you have taxi services. >> across the nation, more than 700 people died in dui-related crashes last year. even if you're only have one or two drinks, police say stay off the road and have a back up. there are many ways to get home safely. the time is 8:34. we thought we might get rain around here for thanksgiving. but it looks like things are changing. here is erica with your thanksgiving forecast. >> things are changing. the models have completely backed off on the rain. looking at cloudy conditions throughout the afternoon. thanksgiving will be a pretty nice day. mid to upper 60s. definitely a possibility. expect light winds and partly sunny conditions as we head into the afternoon. now, by tomorrow, it could be a little warmer. we will see more in the way of sunshine with temperatures expected to climb into the mid to upper 60s. sunshine will carry us into the weekend. we do have changes into next week. so i will talk about the next possibility for some rain drops coming up at 8:45. right now let's take a look at the roads with george. >> we're not looking for any traffic delays or problems. here is a look in fact at the ride through san jose. 101, light traffic in both directions. your quick commute check shows a light and easy ride through the south bay. for the north bay and east bay rides as well. annie. >> thank you, george. san francisco politicians celebrated the lives and service of harvey milk and george mascone. yesterday was the 35th anniversary of the assassinations of the two politicians. the mayor reflecting on the lives that died at the hands of a gunman who was once a colleague of theirs. >> i don't think i would be standing in front of you all today as the mayor of san francisco but for the leadership and sacrifice of the mayor and supervisor harvey milk. that's how significant i see their vision here. >> the assassination of the two changed the social and political landscape of san francisco. a police chief in indiana takes on a shocking, literally and figuratively, challenge to raise funds for a new squad car. danny baker agreed to get tased if it would raise $5,000. the 63-year-old chief went through it after money starting flowing in, including a very big $25,000 gift. >> i give thanks to all of the donations. we really appreciate it. i think that's just an example of how small town communities, people stick together. >> the crowd loved it and it's obvious that they love their chief. oh, there he goes down. people contributed what they could as they passed by the donation buckets. and things are now looking up for the town and they will be able to buy a brand-new vehicle. they only had one apparently. two days to go before a self-imposed deadline to get the obamacare website working. another delay happens. we'll explain coming up. the united states joining forces with another country to go through military practice despite new air space rules in china. we'll explain. and in the midst of a disaster, one four-legged friend is coming to the rescue. how this pup is helping out one small illinois town. >> welcome back. the time is 8:40. many big box and department stores such as wal-mart, macy's and target are opening today on thanksgiving day. is this putting pressure on small businesses trying to compete for holiday shoppers. >> would you like me to gift wrap it? >> your total is $40.22. >> reporter: a busy front counter and full store, just what boutique owners want to see during the holiday shopping season. photo sticks sells kids clothes, toys and books and prides itself on helping customers find the perfect present. >> if you don't want the hassle of downtown, small shops are the way to do it. >> reporter: toy buyer caitlin tells me that the store is not worried about losing business to department store that's are open on thanksgiving because they attract different customers. >> the people who don't shop black friday shop boutiques because they find the general experience more satisfying. >> reporter: just down the street at lavish, the store is stoking up on christmas items from ornaments to holiday cards to gifts for everyone on your list. while the bigger competition might be open, the owner nicole says she would never make her employees work on thanksgiving just to make a profit. >> have a great day. >> taking them away from their families would completely go against all of my values as a business owner. giving the people the days with their family make them the people they are for the rest of the year. >> reporter: some store owners also say they are looking forward to small business saturday, a day where they can offer discounts and possibly entice new customers. in san francisco, kron 4 news. >> some whole foods employees in chicago protesting the store's decision to open on thanksgiving. nearly a dozen workers and union supporters rallied last night saying they deserve to spend time with their families. a whole foods spokesperson says holiday hours are voluntary and anyone who requested time off got it. workers that come in on thanksgiving will get time and a half pay. we will be right back on this kron 4 news on this thanksgiving day. here is a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic very light on this holiday. people getting ready for the big feast. grandma is so happy to be here for your very first christm. i hear you're quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. let me show y how grandma does it. ♪ you're daddy made this when he was a little boy. ♪ this is your da in my house where he had his first christmas thanks for makin the coffee. well look who's up. i'm really glad you're here, mom me too. ♪ look who's here! >> welcome back. the storm that blew over the east coast caused delays but travel went pretty smoothly. margaret connelly has the updates. >> reporter: you could call it the collected sigh of relief heard up and down the east coast as millions of americans raced through crowds, rain and snow to get to their loved ones in time for the holidays, there were some inconveniences but no major delays across the country. airports like the one in new york city pulled out all the stops to help traveler spirits high and relief the stress. >> i just missed my connection to albany and i'm hyper ventilating. >> reporter: some people traveling my plane were held up by the storms. >> cancellations across the east coast. >> reporter: while others were luckier. >> the busiest airport in the world, the holiday commute has been going well. >> reporter: for those that made the journey by car, there was heavy snow in michigan and ohio. and train travelers on the east coast were momentarily stalled right at rush hour. >> disabled train in the tunnel had every train running late. >> reporter: yet as the busiest travel day of the year drew to a close, many families may have been delayed, but they were reunited. >> we expected to be delayed so we weren't too disappointed. we made it here on time, ready to go home and eat. >> and we are tracking that storm that has caused some problems for the east coast. here is a look at your local and national forecast on this thanksgiving with erica. >> good morning and happy thanksgiving, annie. most of that storm, that massive system we've been tracking for the last couple of days is out in the atlantic. no longer bringing havoc to the eastern sea board. now, as we take a look at our local weather on this thanksgiving morning, waking up to mainly 40s and 50s. the exception is the north bay, santa rosa, 39 out the door right now. 44 degrees currently in concord. san francisco, very mild. you're heading out to 52 degrees. but futurecast 4 shows by lunchtime, we will see mainly 60s. we will keep the 60s around approaching the afternoon highs. temperatures in the low 60s along the coast to perhaps the mid to upper 60s inland. later on tonight, we are back in the 50s. it will get cold once again but at least you'll be inside eating the warm thanksgiving dinner. here is a look at the afternoon highs for today. we will keep downtown san francisco in the low 60s. satellite and radar shows the high clouds continuing to stream in. this all associated with that very weak system we thought would bring us rain. now, again, the rain chances have really backed off. so i don't think you will need to carry an umbrella around today. as we take a look at your 7-day around the bay forecast, perfect shopping weather, dry conditions, sunny skies, seasonal temperatures will carry us through sunday. but a dramatic cooldown is on the way. and tuesday and wednesday, colder air will filter into the bay area. we will struggle to make it to the mid-50s and we will tack on a 20% chance for showers tuesday night into wednesday morning. 8:49 is the time right now. here is george. >> here is a quick look at how light conditions are around the bay area. first at the toll plaza of the bay bridge, you will find no waiting or problems for your westbound ride. san mateo bridge equally light this morning and problem-free. as you would expect, a commute through the san ramon valley, both northbound, that's these lanes, and southbound here is extremely light. no delays. you will find an easy trip wherever you're heading. annie. >> that's great news. thank you, george. the time is 8:50. another delay days ahead a self-imposed deadline to fix all of the software bugs for the obamacare website. >> reporter: with just two days to go with the self-imposed deadline to get the website working right, the obama administration says that healthcare.gov won't be able to enroll small businesses for another year, after promising that this would be ready. >> will the shop website for small businesses that was delayed be fully functional during december. >> yes. we will institute the shop component at the end of november. >> reporter: republicans quick to pounce on the administration for announcing another delay just before the thanksgiving holiday. house majority leader eric canter charging once again president obama has delayed another major portion of obamacare and once again he's tried to bury bad news around a holiday, hoping that nobody will notice. small businesses shopping for health care will be able to use direct enrollment with an insurer, agent or broker. but during a conference call with reporters, the administration was downplaying overall expectations. >> to be clear, november 30th does not represent a relaunch of healthcare.gov. it is not a magical date. >> reporter: the spokeswoman admits there will be times after november 30th that the website does not function properly. programmers still have a lot of work to do. the goal, make sure that it can handle 50,000 users at one time, yet there might be times when demand exceeds that. and consumers will be directed to a virtual waiting line. >> both the u.s. and japanese military are ignoring china's new defense known established over much of the east china sea. the u.s. recently flew two unarmed b52 bombers through the restricted region in a planned military exercise. january an used ships and flew planes to patrol the area and conduct surveillance across the area. both the u.s. and japan refuse to abide by china's demands that planes identify themselves is submit flight plans. officials in beijing have warned to take action against those that break the rules. here is the first look at the more than 600 cars that are on display from 38 manufacturers at the san francisco international auto show today. that's a nice range rover there. remember, hybrids, hot rod, and high tech cars take center stage tonight on kron 4 news as we bring you a special preview at 8:30 tonight. we will be right back. the time is 8:53. 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[ male announcer ] discover the world of nespresso on grant avenue and nespresso-us.com. >> welcome back. how is this for disaster relief? oh, i love it as a dog lover. smoky, a therapy dog, spread a little love to families affected by the tornadoes in washington, illinois. the dog made its rounds as residents attended a prethanksgiving luncheon. the dogs were flown in to help victims cope with the natural disaster. i'm working to get my dog certified as a therapy dog. kids are loving it. so sweet. coming up, a body found in a san jose friday overpass. investigators are trying to figure out how that person got there. no charges will be filed in the wildfire that burned hundreds of acres in the east bay. we will explain what caused that fire. and the warriors taking on the dallas mavericks. who comes out the winner? we will have highlights from the game. top stories on this thanksgiving morning. a special family celebration for sasha fleischman, the teen set on fire on a transit bus. the teen is at home but there's still a long road to recovery. many are ditching the turkey and lining up for black friday deals early. we'll take a look at how people are celebrating. good morning. happy thanksgiving. the time now is 9:00. maybe you're getting the turkey feast ready. we'll talk about what weather conditions we can expect. here's erica. >> good morning. i have good news. it looks like you can leave your umbrellas at home today. we have taken that completely out of the forecast. instead we will see scattered clouds, a cool start, temperatures in the upper 30s. by the time we reach the afternoon expect mid-60s inland. we will increase the cloud cover later on but overall very calm and quiet on this holiday thursday. full details on what to expect plus your seven-day around the bay coming up in 15 minutes. good morning, george. >> good morning, erica. it's a light ride regardless of where you're headed. we're not tracking any delays. this is a look at the san mateo bridge. your quick commute check shows light conditions all over the bay. north bay, south bay, peninsula, and for your east bay ride as well. annie. developing news out of san jose where police are investigating a shooting. >> reporter: police say the man and woman described to be in their 20s, they're not saying whether it's a husband and waive or family members, were sitting on the front porch around 4:00 in the morning when at least two people, one in a car, another on foot, fired multiple times. the man was hit many times. the woman might have been hit by a ricochet. nonlife-threatening injuries. even though this looks like an intended target, the police department says at this point there's no reason to believe that, in fact, the shooters went after these two people. >> as far as i understand at this point i don't believe it's gang related so i can't comment on that. >> reporter: you said it was random. is it unusual for someone to get shot on their front porch randomly? >> let's say. this it's very early in the morning. it's 4:00. these individuals obviously are celebrating thanksgiving a little early, they're out on their porch. based on the information that i have, it doesn't appear that the victims and the suspects knew each other. >> reporter: we got a chance to talk to family members. they didn't go on camera but they told me after the shots were fired and they saw the two people hit they tried to bring them inside and assist them before the police officers and paramedics arrived. that's the latest. will tran, kron 4 news. investigators are working to identify a body found inside a freeway overpass in san jose early this morning. just before 1:00 a.m. a person alerted fire officials to a dead body inside of the highway 87 overpass. emergency crews responded and located the body inside a confined space. san jose's urban search and rescue team, they were called to the scene to assist in removing the body. the overpass is located near a homeless encampment leading investigators to believe that the person who died may have been homeless. san jose state university is taking a lot of heat for the way it's been dealing with the alleged torment of a black student earlier this month. an in-depth study shows students of color had dealt with similar incidents from procedures, coaches, and other students for many years. the campus climate report took six years for the 100-page report to be completed. what's inside includes comments from students and faculty about their experiences and suggestions on how the school can address them. >> a zero toll wraps policy for anything that symbolizes an attack on an ethnic group, gender group. this is bigger than just a black issue. >> the campus climate report was completed two years ago and the school disbanded the committee last year. this fall the commission on diversity was created. a representative says they believe it now represents more ethnic groups across the board. the state attorney general's office says the machine of hate crimes reported here in california declined about 12% last year and has dropped bey more than a third over the last decade. the report says 930 such crimes were reported last year, and that's down from 1,060 in 2011. hate crimes dropped 10% last year while making up more than half of the complaints. crimes targeting a victim's sexual orientation fell nearly 4%. in the east bay a teen who was set on fire on board an ac transit bus is home with family just in time for the holidays. this is video from oakland of sasha fleischman arriving home. sasha has finished a three-weak stay in burn unit at san francisco's st. francis memorial hospital. earlier this year sasha suffered serious burns when police say a 16-year-old passenger on the same bus sat the bender-neutral taken's skirt on fire while sasha slept. yesterday sasha's parents talked about the taken's happiness about being home. >> sasha told us which skirt they wanted to wear on the way home, and i don't think that changes anything about the way sasha is going to express himself. >> everything is great. we're just hoping that something goodwill come out of this that this kind of intolerance, people will realize that you can wear unusual clothing and it doesn't mean that after you right to attack them. >> sasha's ailed teen attacker is a 16-year-old student now charged as an adult. changing gears here on this thanksgiving holiday the annual thanksgiving day meal at glive memorial church is today. i see a lot of volunteers are still hard at work. >> reporter: good morning. the thanksgiving breakfast is over and now these people are trying to get ready for the thanksgiving dinner. let's show you video of thanksgiving breakfast. volunteers came in about 6:00 this morning when they started carving turkeys and ham and chopping up vegetables and making it ready for the patrons here. it's amazing that they serve 5,000 people today. it's been a long road for glide memorial. in fact, it's a special year. 5 years they've been doing this. i spoke with cecil williams, and he reflected about when he first got here. >> when i came hear and looked at this building and didn't see any people here in this building, i said, what's wrong? something is wrong with the church. and, of course, it was, because there were only 35 people here as members. so i said we've got change that. i told the bishop what invited me to come here. i said to him, i'm going to turn this church up side down and i'm going to change this city. and ever since then i've been trying to turn things up side down so people will become the primary direction of what we're about and how we're about it. >> reporter: well, he certainly has turned things up side down and around and every which way. he really has made this one of the most famous churches where people want to volunteer here all the time. in fact, i spoke to one volunteer, and, in fact, it was this gentlemen here, aaron. you said you have come here and vol lune teared or tried year after year. what happened? >> when we tried to volunteer, as soon as they open up, you had to go register within the hour, otherwise it's gone. a friend from work wanted to volunteer, and she tried, and the slots were gone within an hour. >> reporter: they're finally in. they got to volunteer this year. and that's really great. actually, the reverend told me he loves to vol lune tear for thanksgiving but they also need help every day of the weak. if you didn't get in today you can always get back on their website and try to volunteer some other day when they may need the help. a couple of other events, an anyway, as a reminder, they do after toy drive. christmas is coming up. they're asking for toys for children 12 and under. please, no toy guns. they're trying to stay away from the violence. the other thing, too, if you shop at any of the local whole foods stores, all of them are participating on this in the city, on december 4th, 5% of the proceeds will go to glide memorial. >> any idea how many turkeys they're going to carve? and how early did the volunteers start? >> reporter: the volunteers started around 6:00 a.m. the staff members started cooking almost a week ago. because there's a lot of turkeys. i don't know what the number is total, but they still have all of these to go. what's funny is that newbies who have never carved a turkey or ham, they said bey the end of their shift they know how to do it. >> oh, i'm sure. it's wonderful to see all the volunteers out, so happy, big smiles. glide always doing wonderful things in the community. the kron 4 morning news continues after this break. here's a live look outside on your thanksgiving morning. we are waking up to mostly sunny conditions. we are going to stay dry so good news if you're heading out to grandma's later today. welcome back. time now 9:13. hanukkah has officially started. it's the first time in more than a century that the first day of hanukkah and thanksgiving have coincided so we're calling it thanksgivukkah. happy hanukkah for the next eight days. have fun playing that dradle game. a lot of folks are up early getting that big feast ready. make sure you say thank to you make sure you say thank to you mom and give i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? 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[ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. at san francisco international airport they have a few simple rules for drivers. no waiting or parking. you have to be actively loading or unloading. a concept this woman behind the wheel of this mini cooper failed to grasp. first she was on her phone. followed by prepping her hair which lasted a few minutes. then on goes the sunglasses and a quick house keeping of the car, and she still sits. i think now is the time to see what's up. >> i have a question for you. how long are you going to wait here? >> how long am i going to wait here? until i see my nephew. >> how long is that going to take. >> he's on his way out. >> okay. you know there's no waiting or stopping? >> yeah. >> you decided to wait and stop anyway? >> yeah. pushing it. >> a little bit. >> and she was not the only one pushing it despite the possibility of adds 23 ticket. this minivan has no passengers or driver. it's just parked a few inches from the curb. soon parking enforcement arrives and gives the van a once overlooking for the driver. he blows his whistle repeatedly, hopefully giving the driver a chance to return to the van, but to no avail. after repeated attempts, the pen comes out, then the ticket book and the driver gets a $43 ticket. shortly after the ticket is issued, the driver appears. >> you know you can't leave it here? >> i know. >> this suv was also left unattended. >> if you leave your car here, that's considered parking. you know that, right? >> they had a switch on the thing and i had to take the bag in. >> no matter what the reason, you are not permitted to chill at the white zone. >> how long you plan on hanging out? >> until my dad finds my son. >> can i ask you a question? how long are you going to chill here? >> i actually am just waiting for my daughters. >> everyone has a reason. all you have to do is wait at the cell phone lain. just don't park like this. >> are you aware that parking in the crosswalk can get awe $300 ticket? >> i'm outta here. thank you. >> when i told this woman she was going to be on "people behaving badly" -- >> no! >> her response was priceless. at san francisco enter nash airport, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >> a much more friendly response that stanley got compared to some of the other not so friendly one he's gotten in the past. time now 9:19 on your thanksgiving morning. hey, you've got your turkey in the oven. what sort of weather can we expect? here is a look at your holiday forecast with erica. >> good morning, an anyway. waking up to a mix of sun and clouds in san francisco. not too bad of a morning. san francisco warmer than may last report. 56 out the door in oakland, and santa rosa officially out of the 30s now at 46. it is going to be a pretty nice day. we still have some high clouds moving in but the rain will not impact the bay area. we were tracking a weak system that brought a 20% chance but we have completely taken that possibility out of your forecast for today. here's a look at futurecast. 60s bey lunchtime. those 60s will increase as we push into the afternoon highs. expect scattered clouds, partly sunny conditions, and by later on tonight it looks like temperatures are back into the 50s. so your afternoon highs look like this. livermore 66. 65 common down the east bayshore line. downtown san francisco will stay in the low sick. sunnyvale reaching a hey of 66. so overall very pleasant conditions. it is going to be a nice day. more in the way of sunshine. perfect weather for shopping with mid to upper 60s. we're talking very seasonal conditions but a dramatic cool- down is on the way. temperatures struggled to make into it the mid-50s by next week. in fact, by tuesday and wednesday we're looking at a 20% chance for showers. 9:21 on the clock. happy thanksgiving, george. >> and to you, erica, as we continue to monitor really light traffic around the bay. let's start with a look at your ride to the bay bridge toll plaza where we have easy conditions here with no delays and a simple ride here from 880. we also have the san mateo bridge ride for you as we look at 92 and the westbound commute. no delays here either eastbound or west bound. checking the ride through san jose, 1501, look at this southbound and northbound traffic. completely clear now for your ride on 101, the bayshore freeway. it looks like that as well all along the peninsula. annie. >> thank you george. the kron 4 morning news continues after this break. here's a live look. george has been mentioning very quiet on this holiday as we take a live look at the bay bridge. time now 9:21. ózçwómçó4+y?i welcome back. before the thanksgiving meal is even cold millions are expected to head to the stores for the best deals. americans are expected to spend over $600 billion during this holiday season. here's more on the black friday chaos. >> reporter: the shoving. the screaming. >> [ bleep ]! >> reporter: the swearing. let the fists fly. retailers call it the super bowl of shopping, or black friday. but scenes like these that flood the internet give the bargain battle a black eye. this ugly clash at a los angeles wal-mart two years ago was captured by juan castro. >> all the people just went in there and just started destroying the boxes. >> reporter: all this for marked-down xbox games. >> people were fighting, and that's when some lady started going at it. >> reporter: was that moment a turning point for wal-mart? >> certainly. i think we could do a better job at managing crowds and helping customers get into the store, find the item they're looking for and get out. we learned a lot. >> reporter: wal-mart says this time it's a calmer black friday. orderly lines. shoppers will get wristbands and rain checks. >> it took 40 second, then all the people go crazy. >> reporter: so predictably wild that this dad brought his kids to wal-mart to witness the mayhem firsthand. >> that's something about black friday. your integrity. >> reporter: these cousins don't care. in fact, they thrive on it every year, using shopping apps and meticulous planning. >> eight hours of shopping? >> it was all night. >> reporter: seriously, all night. >> and it was worth it? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: she spent $960, half of her budget, enough to make her want to dance. >> the jig had to happen, and i would do it again if i got a daily like that. >> reporter: not a laughing matter to victoria caruso who has seen enough videos of the fighting and doesn't want any of it, even if it's a pillow fight. >> to them it's a sport. lacrosse is a sport. black friday is not a sport. >> reporter: she shops all on- line. she gives up some of the deals but savors her serenity. >> the savings aren't worth the bail money. >> reporter: juan castro avoids a retailer on black friday but still can't resist a short outing. >> maybe some football gear would do me good. >> reporter: that may be good advice, because for shoppers like these, it's game on. welcome back. time now 9:30. a developing story out of san jose where overnight a body was found inside a freeway. now, not on a freeway but inside. will tran tells us how the person might have gotten inside the roadway. >> reporter: that's highway 87 in downtown san jose. these overpasses are actually hollow. authorities believe that a possible homeless person broke a lock to a door or latch and climbed inside. those doors are important to caltrans because those workers go inside for inspections. in fact, they say it was a homeless person who tipped off the authorities to come here at around 1:00 in the morning. it appears that this body had been inside for quite some time because initially they couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman. reporting from san jose, will tran, kron 4 news. our stanley roberts recently went along with the highway patrol as they inspected those freeway caves and was surprised at what he found inside. >> highway patrol. come on down. >> reporter: the california highway patrol has to deal with more than just traffic enforcement. >> i just saw you go in there. come on down. >> reporter: they have to deal with this, too. people who have made the inside of the 280 freeway their homes. in this case, they are removing the people inside. >> who else is up there with you? >> reporter: usually the answer is no one. except this time caltrans brought something just to make sure. it's a remote camera that's designed to look inside the freeway caves and any possible boob bee trips. this is a power strip that appears to be connected to a power source. inside the caves they have found fully functioning air conditioning units, play station consoles, latch tops and flat screen televisions. in many of the cases the people living inside had vandalized the electrical wiring to get electricity, all attacks payer expense. oh, and did i mention that the space inside these caves are only three or four feet high. these holes were created by engineers for highway inspections. the csp cleared out these holes the day before. as soon as they leave, people return. >> you need to get out right now. >> reporter: so to keep from playing this cat-and-mouse game, engineers have a plan to sale them up permanentlily. but here's the problem. there are literally hundreds of these caves, so this location is a sort of a test spot. engineers need to make sure they don't accidentally seal someone inside the freeway when they finally close the holes. in san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >> time now 9:33. hopefully that turkey is in the oven. to take a look at your holiday forecast here is erica. good morning. >> good morning. happy thanksgiving, an anyway. waking up to high clouds in san francisco but we have eliminated the possibility for some showers so we're looking at dry conditions. temperatures will be in the 60s for the most part reaching the afternoon. then we are going toly cal down into the upper 50s by the time you're sitting down to the dipper table. a very quiet and calm forecast. by tomorrow expect fewer clouds and warmer conditions with mid to upper 60s. so we do have the possibility for more sunshine into the weekend. i'll be breaking down your seven-day around the bay coming up in just a couple of minutes. back to you. >> the best there ever was. >> the bay area call tea management district is recommending that residents do not burn thanksgiving day today but is not making it illegal to do. so the air district issued winter spare the air alerts just yesterday and monday which means wood burning is banned in the bay area. but for today it's only strongly recommending that residents in the region refrap from doing. so the winter spare the air season running from november to february 2nd. today is the annual thanksgiving day meal at glide memorial church in downtown san francisco. volunteers there have been spending the last couple of days getting that huge feast together. kron 4 is live at glide memorial church. you can still see everyone is very busy carving those dozens of turkeys. good morning. >> reporter: it's more than a dozen. right when you think you're finished, someone hands you another turkey. i got a count, annie, from the last time. they cooked 400 turkeys. they actually started at the beginning of the month when they had a cook-off. let's show you video from thanksgiving breakfast. they have done that. they are now on to thanksgiving dinner. that started about 30 minutes ago. but pretty much the plate is very similar except that in the breakfast a lot of people wanted ham and, of course, for dinnary lot of people want turkey. so that's why right now both tables back here are just carving away turkeys. it's always fun to talk to a newbie. pete this is your first time volunteering, right? >> first time. >> reporter: what got you out here? >> originally just my wife, but then you get a sense of like the season, i guess. come out, volunteer. >> reporter: have you carved a turkey before? >> yes, i have. not like this. this is carnage. >> reporter: good luck there. >> they keep carving away. i just saw somebody who had to switch out their knife because they were carving so much it got dull. so these guys are busy. thanksgiving dinner will go on until about 1:30. tomorrow they won't be serving but they will be serving a lunch bag. that's going to be donated by other organizations outside of here. it's the celebrity chef ryan spot who prepared those lunch bags. they will be handing those out tomorrow. >> so not dozens but hundreds of turkeys. thank you for the clarification. sounds like a very festive atmosphere with all the music in the background and all those volunteers. they'll be experts by the time they're done. and the kron 4 morning news continues after this break. san jose, happy thanksgiving to you, waking up to sunny skies, and we're not expecting rain on this holiday. welcome back. the police chief in indiana takes on a shocking challenge. dr. smith reports. >> i love my job. >> i'm not responsible for anything that comes out of my mouth or anything from my body. >> reporter: so much so that he's willing to get tased fort. police chief danny baker has done it before. >> if you get hurt i'm gonna kill you. >> if i get killed you're never going to speak to me again. >> reporter: he would do anything for this town. >> this is my hometown. my dad died when i was nine years old. he was a businessman here in town. after he died, i didn't have one parent, i had 2,000. this is my way of repaying the town. >> reporter: chief baker worked out a deal that he would get tased if together they could raise $5,000. >> there's a check for $50. i got another envelope here with another $50 in it. >> reporter: they need the money for police cruisers. this is the only squad car they have that runs. the others have nearly 200,000 miles on them. but the money is now flowing in, including a $25,000 gift confirmed today. things are looking up now for the town pd. this is what they plan to bay as their next vehicle. >> you ready for this, gaze? >> don't do that. >> as ready as aim gonna get. >> reporter: the jovial 63-year- old chief went through with it. it's why they came tonight. >> taser, taser. >> i got a cramp in my leg. >> reporter: and the crowd loved it. it's obvious they love their chief. people contributing what they could as they pass the donation buckets. >> give thanks to all the donations. we really appreciate it. and i think that's just an example of how small town communities, people stick together. >> boy, that police chief really loves his town. wonderful to see. the time now is 9:42. we'll take a quick break on the kron 4 morning news. a live look outside on your thanksgiving morning. is everyone helping mom or grand maine the kitchen? i hope. so we'll be back with more. welcome back. time 9:45. the storm that blew over the east coast causing some delays but overall travel for a lot of folks actually went smoothly. margaret connelly has the update. >> reporter: you could call it the collective sigh of relief heard up and down the east coast as millions of americans raced through crowds, rain, and snow to get to their loved ones in time for the holidays. there were some inconveniences, but no major delays across the country. ♪ walking in a winter wonderland ♪ >> reporter: airports like laguardia in new york city pulled out all the stops to help travelers stay comfortable. >> i just missed my connection to al ban anyway and i'm hyperventilating. >> weather caused delays and cancellations at airports along the east coast. >> reporter: others were more lucky. >> here in atlanta at hartsfield international, the busiest airport in the world, the holiday commute has been going well. >> reporter: for those who made the journey by car there was heavy snow in states like michigan and ohio. and train travelers on the east coast were momentarily stalled right at rush hour. >> a disabled train had every train running late. >> leave as orderly as you can. >> reporter: yet as the busiest travel did i of the year drew to a close, many families may have been delay, but they were reunited. >> we expected to be delayed so we weren't too disappoint. we've made it here on time, ready to go home and eat. and let the shopping season begin. many big box and department stores like wal-mart, toys "r" us, macy's and target are all going to be open today. kron 4 went to find out if this is putting extra pressure on small businesses which is trying to compete for holiday shoppers. >> do you want a gift bag or would you like me to wrap it? >> reporter: a busy store. just what boutique owners want to see during the holiday season. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: they sell kids clothes, toys, and backs, and prides itself on helping customers find the perfect present. >> if you don't like to shop downtown or go through the hassle, small shops are the way to do it. >> reporter: the store is not worried about losing business to department stores open on thanksgiving because they attract different customers. >> the people who don't shop black friday shop boutiques, because they find the general experience more satisfying. >> reporter: just down the street at lavish, the store is stock up on christmas items from ornaments and holiday cards to gifts for everyone on your list. and wail the bigger competition might be open, owner nicole says she would never make her employees work on thanksgiving just to make a profit. >> taking them away from their families would completely go against all of my values as a business opener. giving people those days with their family is what makes them the people they are for the rest of the year. >> reporter: some store owners also tell me they are looking forward to small business saturday, a day where they can offer some discounts and possibly entice new customers. in san francisco, i'm justine waldman, kron 4 news. another issue with the healthcare enroll meant website. small businesses won't be able to use to the get coverage for their employees for another year. however, they are going to be able to sign up for coverage in other ways. in a statement, health and human services said small employers will use direct enrollment what. that means, the businesses interested in buying insurance in the program will have to use either an issuer or broker. the affordable care act doesn't require companies with fewer than 15 employees to buy insurance. some whole foods employees in chicago not happy about having to work on thanksgiving. they protested last fight. nearly a dozen workers and union supporters rallied saying they deserve to spend time with their families. but a spokesperson said that holiday hours are voluntary and anybody what wanted that tame off, they were able to take it o. workers who do come in on thanksgiving will be paid time and a half. time is 9:49. one last check of your holiday forecast. here's erica. >> happy thanksgiving to you, annie. taking it live outside this is the view from our cam as you see blue skies this thursday morning. temperatures already on the climb. 40s and 50s out the door. san francisco 56 degrees under partly cloudy condition. visibility up to 10 miles. it looks like no chance for reign today's forecast. concord right now also in the low 50s. we started this morning off in the 40s. so it looks like we have made some improvement there. santa rosa to longer in the 30s. so overall looking at very mailed and calm conditions. futurecast for highlights and lunchtime, 12:00, perhaps you're headed over to grandma's, temperatures mainly in the 60s. we'll continue with that pattern approaching the afternoon highs. expect scattered high clouds later on today and then temperatures will cool. we'll see 50s around the entire bay area bey 9:00 this evening. let's get specific with those afternoon highs for you today. 67 on tap for campbell. temperatures in the mid-60s for places like san jose. now we'll see similar weather in the east bay as well. take a look. walnut creek 66. 65 degrees in vallejo. low 60 in downtown san francisco. upper 50s if you're headed to ocean beach. satellite and radar shows the high clouds that continue to stream in in association with a very weak system that originally could have brought us some rain. but again we've taken the wet weather out of the forecast. look for dry conditions into the weekend. perfect weather for those of you shopping, and it looks like next week temperatures will start to cool. mid-50s expected for most of us. it looks like perhaps the possibility for some raindrops tuesday into wednesday. 9:52 right now. here's george. thanks erica. you were telling folks about an accident on 92 near skyline. the vehicle went over the embankment there. the decision was made not to retrieve the vehicle until the daylight hours. and that operation is underway right now. so there's one-way traffic control on 92 between upper and lower skyline boulevard. that's going to mean slight delays in and out of half moon bay. traffic not much slower than usual. just a brief delay as you head in and around. looking at your bay bridge ride, no problems. it's been like this all morning long. the commute through the south bay, excuse me, through the east bay has been an easy one on 680 through walnut creek, whether northbound or southbound, the volume has picked up a bit. in the south bound, san jose, look at this, light and easy traffic. for 101 heading past the guadalupe parkway, both southbound and northbound. wherever you're headed you are likely to find very light traffic. don't expect any problems or backups at the bay bridge. enjoy your thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving, george. in sports news, dirk nowitzki and the dallas mavericks held off a late charge from golden state. nowitzki was 11 of 19 from the field and added three assists. alex finishing with a season low but he had a game high 10 assists. seth curry led golden state with 29 points as the warriors stay close. a night after a tough one-point win in new orleans. lee had 12 rebounds and thompson 10. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, we'll be right back. a live look outside. aim hoping everyone is having a great start to your morning. we're back with your auto show preview. 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