Bargains. Its also about bonding. I think its a good way for us to maintain our friendship. Sometimes i wont buy anything, i just like the company. Reporter on the other hand, a third of the shoppers surveyed say they stay away from the black friday stores. The high def tvs aside, any other deals worth noting . Reporter here they said if you spend a thousand dollars or more at any of the stores today, you can qualify for two free tickets to the broadway show aladdin at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. So 10 tickets were given away today. We give you a live look now at union square in San Francisco. Plenty of people braving the crowds to shop and be there for the long standing tradition, the macys Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. It will take place less than two hours from now. Parking lots are parked there. Weve seen cars circling. Theyre trying to find the coveted spots. If chopper 5 can move over, youll see the impact on 580. Traffic pretty steady. The exit ramps for falon road
News. The winds are from a relatively moist direction. The temperatures right now warm throughout the bay area to 91 in san rafael and 99 at livermore. As the heat advisory posted throughout the bay area until 9 00 on thursday adds to the tripledigit heat that we expect tomorrow, the threat of thunder and lightning moving into some of the upper elevations around the bay area. And, of course, lightning plus dry tinder, bad combination. And thats what will be around tomorrow. Well have details in the forecast coming up. Around the bay area, some Community Centers are open giving people a place to escape this heat. We provide cold water, games, trying to connect people to the resource that we offer. The airconditioned Roosevelt Community center in san jose opened its doors today for people who needed to just sit inside, grab a bottle of cold water and the city of dublin is also opening up the pool and the splash zone at the wave for free tonight between 6 and 8 p. M. We have heard Preside