that is the congestion. >> yes. that is going to take hours to get home. >> march by hundreds of union members snarled flights at los angeles international airport. service international union members took aim at a company that broke its contract. police arrested several protestor who's refused to leave when the permit expired. it slowed operations and was scheduled during slowest part of the day. travelers had been encouraged to arrive early. >> thanksgiving travelers encountering cancellations and delays at chicago airports because of dense fog there. there are 90 flights cancelled, more than 400 delayed in o'hare and midway airports this morning. national weather series says visibility was near skeer zero. >> right now, traffic through airports here in the bay area

is flowing smoothly and has been throughout the day. at sfo long lines formed as expected this morning but most flights were on time, some arriving early and crowds did thin quickly. >> we have heavy passenger loads today before the holiday. we're actually getting them out. and expedited way. they're moving on the way to holiday destination. >> and since our stormy weather moved out it h]«b keep air traffic moving on time. sfo expects 140 passengers flying out of san francisco over this holiday period. so be sure to use flight tracker to check for delays. you can go and then scroll to the bottom of the site. >> you can check to see what wait times are for lines. that is key it is. >> if you're heading up to seera, here is what it rookz like now.ji q!is live shot fromt camera courtesy of resort

sports network, 18-24 inches of snow right now. >> traffic has been light most w you can see from this camera, maybe you can't see, because what we need to do is get windshield wipers on that lens. waits raining earlier today and washed away show at3amy-snow at lower elevations. we'll have a live report from truckee at 5:00, then again, at 6:00. >> want to check on the holiday forecast. >> right. >> i can tell you happily that weather conditions are looking favorable both air travel and highway travel heading into this holiday period. the live doppler 7 hd shows us no rain in the bay area. first time in a couple days we have sunny skies right now. clouds lingering but rain is out of here. however, hl hour rainfall totals are indictive of a soaking here in the bay area. over four and ae+qsx half inches over two days. mount st. helena nearly two

and a half inches. over an inch in santa rosa and napa. san francisco, over an inch. two and a quarter over 14 hours in the area, we're looking at sunny skies, temperatures around the bayjz area into low to mid-60s, that is a mild afternoon and this is how it looks as they're going into first three days of the holiday break. tomorrow, sunny skies and mild. high temperatures low 60s on the coast, mid-60s inland. upper 60s friday and saturday. going to be a great three days. i'll show you the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> that is lovely shopping weather. >> what about thanksgiving? shopping weather. going right over the turkey there. we're thinking about turkey and feast on thanksgiving eve. retailers gearing up for what could be a life or death struggle for retailers.. >> yes. competition is on for holiday shopping dollars. túç row. david? >> happening now in san jose,

retailers are ramping up to get ready for the shoppers on black friday. malls and shopping centers have been facing tougher competition recently. it's only getting worse. electronics chain best buy hoping not to join some of the former competitors at the retail graveyard. such as good guys and circuit city. best buy will be put to the test, sales at brick and mortar sales fell by 4.3%. online sales went up 10% this, shift happening throughout retail sector, online sales hit just over $10 billion, up 16% compared to last year, sites expected to ring up $43.5 billion by the end of the holidays up 17% over last year. shoppers are getting more and more savvy. >> if you do research you're going to get the better price. you can find a showroom, go from there. >> dale is the director of

retail management institute. >> if they don't offer factors that are important to consumers, more than an online retailer does, then, in fact, the decision will be based on price. >> best buy says it's meeting the challenge, offering better train add associates, specializing in products they sell. >> this goes through training outside of the store for four days then after that, there is continuous training at best buy. asowits do have to get certified in areas. we do have a lot of experts in the store. >>,0bqy best buy says now that amazon is charging sales tax this is the frs time they're in an online playing field with a major kpoter david louie, abc 7 news. >> check out abc 7 news.com

before you start black friday shopping. we've compiled a list of stores that are open thanksgiving day. this is all on our web site. >> san francisco police assessing the damage caused by a burglar. the thief kicked down doors and0]g;ç windows then threw a suitcase loaded with loot out of a second story window on franklin street. an officer hit by broken glass and police did end up arresting the suspect at the scene there. >> family and friends buried a police corporal was honored during a service in fremont today. he died on november 10th. officers shot him after a confrontation taking place in palm springs. he served in afghanistan. his four-year enlistment would have ended in january. >> a san jose man suspected of a violent crime spree could face the death penalty.

he faces nine felony counts for a car jacking murder, chase, shooting and four robberies. the murder makes him eligible for the death penalty if prosecutors decide to pursue it. why the suspect feels remorseful for part of what happened, that is coming up on abc 7 news atílór 5:00. >> also in san jose, police need help in tracking a driver who hit a pedestrian, then took off. emergency responders found fountded body and discovered the man had been hit by two vehicles. amy hollyfield with latest on the investigation. >> police say the man wasñ]d jaywalking in the dark at 6:00 in the morning and probably in the rain. he was hit. they don't know if the driver realized he or shï hit a peern it's a serious event but there is always an explanation for what might have or might not have happened. again, with conditions the way they are, dark, no low

lighting maybe, skm i'm not sure what the victim was wearing. those are the things we look at. >> the man was hit a second time by an suv. the driver is cooperating with police this, happened on allen rock avenue just before jackson avenue, in front of the carl's junior that just opened for business. >> i don't know. i feel scared really scared. it happens. wow. >> the fact someone died here, and the driver didn't stop didn't surprise many in the area. they say people seem to be getting more and more careless. >> nobody cares about anything around here. or life, or anything. it's like... nobody cares. the light, it doesn't matter,. >>tt#3 this is the second time this year a pedestrian was hit and killed in this area. >> elderly female was struck

crossing going from jaj jackson across the street, i believe that was within the last couple months. >> that happened in sopt. these are long blocks out here and she, too, was crossing in the middle of the block. she wasn't in the crosswalk, she was crossing early in the morning at about 6:30. amy hollyfield, abc news. >> police released surveillance pictures for a man responsible for a grab and run theft at the game stop on ignacio valley road. he's described as a white man, sixty-three with short light brown or blond hair. the thief seen leaving in a white toyota for runner. >> there is a third death connected to poinusus mushroom soup from a senior care facility in loomis two, elderly women died after eating soup health officials say was made with poisonous

wild mushrooms two weeks ago. a third victim died on saturday. three others were hospitalized. >> this man pleaded guilt dwree robbing steve jobs home in palo alto. the 35-year-old admitted to several residential burglaries around the bay area, including that at the late apple ceo. he faces seven years in prison when sentenced january 17th. >> this afternoon, 49ers head coach jim harbaugh made it clear he's fine now. >> doctors performed a minor procedure on thursday, it's an electric shock to help regulate heartbeat. he said he got the thumbs up from doctors yesterday. >> they've got to look. like 45 minutes. >> he says there is no quarterback controversy, despite what we believe. i did say starter alex smith

and back up might both see the field in some games. 49ers playing saints this weekend. smith has in the been cleared after suffering a concussion two games ago. >> ocean beach is closed for up to a week north of fulton street, crews are continuing to clean up a spill there. the san francisco public utilities commission says it's allojf%m related to a storm and came from a man hole that overflowed. traffic is not affected. >> thanksgiving shopping in a san francisco safeway is difficult. you can see everybody is in the dark. the store lost power at 7:30 this morning this is cell phone video sent to us. coming up at 4:55, we'll have a live report from that store and the rest of the rush. >> imagineoju?j they can't chek anyone out. >> a set back for apple new head quarters..

>> and fremont police looking for the owners of this gold brief case. the special momento inside he shoots and scores and scores. record breaking day for this college sophomore. >> yes. mazing. michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and face book and we'll answer them live here in just a few minutes. you can contact michael on twitter. >> and sky 7 hd live over 580 in livermore to the right there. kol8s&z parking lot packed. traffic pretty crowded as well. cars trying to make their way, perhaps home, or to thanksgiving destinations. stay with us. abc 7

fremont police are going through lengths to return an item found outside of a child care center yesterday. take a look. a parent found this gold suitcase under a tree outside of the child care center. the front reads happy wedding 12-4, 2008 in usa. and vee yeah weds ronjit. they found it full of wedding pictures. officers tried to locate owners but have not been successful. if you recognize the suitcase or people in the photos, you're asked tofu0 contact the fremont police department. >> today a bankruptcy judge approved a request by hosteess

ki"ñ down operations after the maker of twinkies failed to end a strike by the second largest union. 18,000 workers including some in oakland will lose jobs. hostess wanted to start the liquidation early. a banker says it could fetch up to $2.4 billion. >> this is a good day to be a facebook shareholder. and apple's new bigs -- digs hit a set back. hi, nicole. >> gf afternoon, guys. this is the space ship headquarters has a little delay. the building won't be complete until 2016 about a year behind schedule. the reason is that apple just admitted to minor changes that must be reviewed by the city of cupertino. the city plans to post a new plan online after thanksgiving, =f

to see a major business boost. shoppers gear up for holidays sites? dozens of chains including walmart, target and nordstrom say they plan to offer special deals through social media pages. you might want to check these out. speaking of facebook, investors are really liking the stock today, analyst wentworth securities tells bloomberg since the last lock up period, investors have stuck by the social network's ability to booflt advertising in the most-recent earnings report that, is now reflected in the stock. we'll take a look at shares rising to highest levels climbing about 5%. take a look at the markets, stocks ended higher with s and p up for a fourth day. markets are closed tomorrow for the thanksgiving day holiday. the bloomberg silicon valley index was also higher, oracle,

cisco and apple are big gainers there. nintendo wiiu hasn't been on sale a week but there is a warning for the toy. some customers are complaining that the devices are damaged when down loading a mandatory software update which actually takes more than an hour to perform. nintendo parn warning owners not to turn it offer while down loading that update. gli[q've got to do it when you get it out of the box box. that is what they tell us. happy thanksgiving do you guys. >> nicole, thank you. >> yes. happy thanksgiving. >> what a change this afternoon. compared to last night and this morning. >> so stormy, beautiful day. >> drenching down pours and clearing out this morning. a lovely thanksgiving. here is a live view from our sutro camera looking east across the bay, sunny skies. it's been this way throughout most of the day.

we did have more clouds around, but they've)6j& scattered so te a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies, clouds around, and we have improving sky conditions coming our way. will be clear and chilly overfight. into nornl bay valleys temperatures dropping down to 40 degrees or so. patches of fog in interior valleys will develop. sunny mild conditions tomorrow, satellite shows a frontal system having pushed well to our east now. high pressure building in bringing us a dry pattern lasting into next week. the forecast at 7:00 this evening you can see what will develop overnight in central valley is dense fog spilling through delta and this could provide some fog for us and interior valleys over next few mornings overnight. so tonight, we're looking at a chance of patchy fog. clear skies, low temperatures

in 40s, low 40s around napa and santa rosa. coolest region of the bay area will be north bay valleys. tomorrow, sunny, pleasant thanksgiving day. high temperatures in the south bay into mid-60s. 65 in san jose. 66 in campbell. peninsula, sunny, temperatures into mid-60s. 65 in palo alto. low 60s on the coast. downtown san francisco, a high of 63 tomorrow, north bay highs into mid-60s thchl is a uniformed range around the bay area. 66 in santa rosa .s highs 66 in oakland. every twally every location there. near monterey bay, milder, upper 60s near the bay. 68 was onville. 70s moving inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. by friday, we'll see highs

around 70 degrees and around 70 around the bayside locations. mid-60s on the coast. that mild weather continues through saturday. cooling off sunday, but it's a very pleasant seven days ahead, almost like spring. >> yes? really? >> almost. sort of. >> spring in the fall. >> up next, my prediction is correct. come on. hey. let me get the -- them to results out. double elimination on "dancing with the stars" and looking ahead to revealing finals.. >> taking a look at the san francisco skyway, you can see it's bumper to bumper, no matter which way you're headed it's slow for drivers trying to make their way across into the east bay. slow for folks trying to get to 101, heading s

apoolo and karina. emmitt and cheryl. >> no more men left. dancing with the stars all stars both knocked out in double elimination last night. it's now all ladies final between olympic champion shawn johnson and melissa ryekroft. tune in next monday night for

the finale and results on tuesday to find out who takes mom the -- home the mirror ball trophy. and back by popular demand, kelly mondayacko's dance that ended with splashing about in bathing suits? i thought that kelly and emmitt were going to go. i underestimated power of the speedo apparently. because who knows? maybe that is what got kelly over the top. >> yes. they were the couple you saw. >> yes. and what do i know about what people want? >> your predictions are still shawn johnson. >> we'll find out next week. >> a treat for fans of "the hunger games" and catching up with the stars of hitchcock. >> before holiday shuts down for the weekend stars need to get the word out on projects like the catch of "hitchcock". anthony hopkins wasn't at the

the premier, the stars jessica beal and helen mirr exn had plenty to say about it. >> waits an honor for me to work with him. he was somewhat intimidated but i knew we'd work " together because we come from a similar tradition of acting. >> so wild to watch him trance form into this man. he just vanished into that person. >> it is in limited release on friday. >> selena gomez did prethanksgiving promotion for her new partnership with adidas.=w?mñ she signed on as a global style icon. this motion poster for the second film titled "catching fire" return together big screen one year from today. and for all of your entertainment news go to otrc.com.

>> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 a mother stop who's could have been a shooting, another in. you'll hear from her, next. >> in oakland, yesterday's one day shut down of the port successful for union workers it's trying to help but for thousands who relie on the port? they're being hurt, still feeling the affects. >> and stretch. >> that opened my eyes up. ñyes this kid on fire, lighting it up last night, scoring 138 points in one game. how the

the port of oakland back to full operations today. now, they're dealing with a huge back up of truck drivers. sky p was over the scene earlier today. >> we have a live look from sky 7. this strike brought everything to a screeching happen. union workers say it was successful, not for trucker who's are waiting now in this line.

oof abc 7 news joins us now. >> this long line up of trucks some cases stretching for miles depending on which terminal they're headed for. it's been like this all day. inching along until they can get to where they need to be to drop off or load up. the port can't put numbers on the affects of yesterday's loss of business but on any given day, the sea port represents $8 kblinl for the region. part that have is trucker salaries. weary truckers struggled to get into the port today. it was shout shut down yesterday by workers trying to get the port back to the bargaining table thae. chiefed the goal but now, nonunion truckers lost a day's pay yesterday and will likely make z today because congestion means everything is moving more slowly there. is no work tomorrow, on

thanksgiving. truckers tell us what is a two-hour wait was sixsñ$ql hours today. the port says thousands of truck yirs sfts the port but doesn't know how many were affected by the strike. >> i need to go to work every day to make a living you noi? -- no? >> do you know how much you lost? >> for me, like $500. >> so on a normal thanksgiving week, we going to have long lines so with disruption of yesterday, we're seeing longer line buzz there is no way to quantify it. >> saying retail goods for black friday are already at the stores or at distribution centers. the port says that may or may not be true but what is important is the perception that oakland is not a good place to do business. reenforced after difficulties with occupy oakland. live at the port of oakland

abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> the mother who reported her son to police fearing he was planning to attack a missouri movie theater"o to be considered a hero. she says she was suspicious on tuesday, after finding receipts for two weapons he purchased. she worried he might be off medication and contacted police. she says he did what she thought was right. >> i am not a hero. i love my community just as much as i love my son. and i respect the people that live in my community. and also respect their safety and their right to be safe. >> police say he confessed to the plot after picking him up. he told police he bought stwo two assault rifles in a walmart and got his friends to teach him how to shoot. police say he planned to open fire in a twilight movie sunday and continue the rampage at walmart similar to

the shoogt free in colorado at opening of the dark night rises. tricia says her son has been battling mental illness since 2008. she's hoping he gets help. >> rocket attacks in the middle east have drawn attention to a app called color red sending warnings when a rocket is headed their way. the boy lives in a border fwoun. the israeli government is encouraging residents to down load it. >> jesse jackson junior is no longer a member of the house of representatives. he submitted a letter of resignation sh he was reelected to a ninth term despite not having been seen in public for treatment of a bipolar disorder. jackson has been under investigation for possible involvement in ex-illinois governor rod blagojevich's

scheme to sell president obama's vacated senate seat. >> a sophomore is now in ncaa record books.. >> jack taylor scored 138 points last night, making 27 of 71 three pointers. >> we have reaction from the big night. >> the7v1añ college ended the ge hoping to makeup for poor performances. >> i shot poor hi over two games so coming into the game i was trying to get going offensively. teammates made an effort to give me the callpq; any confidence up. >> he scored a staggering 138 points for the division three pioneers and owe blit braiting a ncaa single game scoring roord that -- record that

stood 58 years. the record rewritten shot by shot. the guard simply dmot miss. seven threes and that really kind of opened my iz up for that. it's going to be special it wasn't just tailor. he saw history was in the making. his team rallied around him. >> i had 58 they wanted to get me the ball in the second half to see if i can could keep goiting. i'm lucky to have teammates i have. >> he averaged four points per minute, he isn't under'÷/y illusions this will go unnoticed. >> i think i'm going to be a marked man for a while. for sure3o+wx. >> wow, kobe bryant was saying 138 points? unbelievable.

>> remarkable. >> coming up next a white house prethanksgiving tradition. the president gives pardons touj two birds now getting a second chance. >> i'm michael finney. you can contact me on faceboo facebook.com and on twitter on m finney. i'll answer questions here, live, later.áhyxñ i'm spencer cn this thanksgiving eve, clear skies just clouds around. what will tomorrow bring? the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> at 4:37 a check of the traffic. we've been showing you preholiday scenes and get away traffic. this is not too bad going northbound towards

a bit of a change up for white house, president obama pardoned two turkeys today. >> one was the winner of a facebook campaign. >> i want to thank everyone who par tis pailted. the only cobbler will come with a side of ice cream. >> i believe cobbler voted for himself a number of times.

the other, named gobbler was also spared. the tradition started with president kennedy in 1963. i don't know if there is a brother named grobbler. >> and not looking too comfortable. >> yes. exactly. >> let's get another check on the forecast now. >> okay. tomorrow approaches we've got i'm proving weather conditions looking towards east southeast to see clouds traveling away ñ pushing inland and making room for sunny skies as we can see right now, skies mainly sunny. we have a few clouds around. tomorrow, thanksgiving day, nation wide looks like a storm free day. a storm near fargo but that is it. it's going to be a lovely day for traveling. here we're looking at sunny skies and mild to warm conditions and here in the bay

area we'll have sunny skies here on thanksgiving day.tkb( high temperatures in mid-60s around skbait inland locations. low 60s on the coast. you can't do better than that on thanksgiving day. right? conditions looking milder heading into weekend. >> terrific, thank you. >> we will. >> still ahead government approves a new type of flu shot. it's good news for people with a type of food allergy. >> and also "hitchcock" behind the scenes of how "psycho" was made. his review on the aisle. >> first, i'm michael finney. which is best totqéáñ shopl4sn?

fda has given approval to the first seasonal flu vaccine made without chicken eggs. it is made using cultured animal cells also faster than using traditional egg method. the health and human services secretary says it's just as safe and effective as the traditional flu shot. fda only approved it for

adults 18 and older.

>> which is best. black monday, cyber monday? >> all take d. >> it is kind of d. look. door buster specials if you're willing to wait around all night in those long lines or willing to show up at stores that are rolling them out, you're not going to beat the

deals. and there is large screen tvs and stuff likeú"n[ç that. then, when you get to local stores that is a small business saturday. especially if you have an american express card, if you go online and register, you get 25s oodz that is nice. >> so you've got to register. >> what do you have... >> i'm glad you asked. shopping for specific items on black friday, coming up new at 5:00 i'll show which stores to shop for best deals on products you're looking for. products on the list. >> nice. thank you. >> sure. >> this seems to be alfred hitchcock's year. there has been a television movie about him and the birds. in theaters is the new movie "hitchcock" the movie of the making of psycho.mm:w

>> a moment later cutoff a scream and her head. charming. >> anthony hopkins as alfred hitchcock. the book was "psycho". the studio said no. sensors said no. >> is this going to be the next picture? >> yes. madam. try to this this happened. >> you can't take it too seriously. you get laughs. he figured the only way to get it made was financec4o7& it himself. >> are we going to have to sell the whole house or just the pool? >> this film says she suggested killing off the leading lady. scarlett johansson plays helen lee. >> i'm just curious to know

how are you going to shoot this shower scene? >> more frightening. the film gives her recognition. >> when does it end? >> i promised mother i won't tell. >> i think anthony hopkins looks like billy crystal doing hitchcock. plays like fiction. there is interesting insites into behind the scenes hollywood. i'm surprised they're releasing this now. maybe they think there is something there with helen mirren. it is what it s i give it a half bucket. i'm don sanchez abc 7 news. we'll see you on the aisle. >> and that is terrific. >> i know. i'd like to see it get more than half a bucket. >> still ahead a turkey face off. >> san francisco tradition

where top city officials show off carving skills to help prepare meals. >> and i'm live in front of the marina safeway. long lines at supermarket, then lights go out. it must be holidays. i'll have a live report. >> i'm cheryl jennings coming up at 5:00 a cancer patient's hope shattered after his cover pannin dog was stolen from his car while he was in the hospital. the reward neighbors are putting up to find the pet z a follow up that found a woman forced out of her home by a local county.

if you think it's crazy at the airport, check out supermarkets. people waiting until the last minute to buy some of the things they need. >> yes. those people do that. huh? in safeway, people have been shopping in darkness. abc 7 news is there, with

lights back on dwretett? >> we have power, yes. we do. it returned sometime this afternoon, at about 2:30 in the afternoon. but it was out for a while. still, people came. navigate throughout aisles of the supermarkets the day before thanksgiving. so image wrin doing it in the dark. that is what happened in marina safeway. this is cell phone video. a trance former blew this morning and the supermarket lost power. >> it's real redark. people are using flashlights. >> cash registers working because=sj

so... >> then, this. >> this. so i don't know. maybe i'll tell her next time. >> supermarkets packed. assign, perhaps the economy is improving. >> this line is longer than i've seen it before. >> people had to wait about 45 minutes to pick up orders. >> my hand, i'm going to be singing witness. i'm going to be stinky with ham. -- stingy with ham. bring your own. >> this is the time of the day or night if you will that supermarkets are the busiest. because people come, they get off work, they buy that extra jar of cranberry or sauce, or extra bottle of wine. i, myself i want to tell you went this morning at 8:00 in the morning. you, larry ask carolyn? >> yeah. i was looking for cranberry sauce this afternoon and it

was sold out at target. >> there you go. >> i did nothing. >> yes. yes. >> thank you. >> thank you there is plenty of turkey carving going on today at salvation army in san francisco. police officers, firefighters and military personnel helped -- helped cut up 6,000 pounds of the holiday bird. >> mayor ed lee asked to square off against police and fire chiefs it was noncompetitive. they found a winner. volunteers will deliver the thanksgiving meals tomorrow, over 5,000 san francisco residents who are home bound. so nice. >> yes. >> indeed. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >> thank you. a local community pulls together to help a cancer patient find a dog after someone stole it from the car. he was in the hospital.

>> start of ski season slides into high gear duringwv7 thanksgiving break. taking you live to show you mixed conditions they have. >> and michael finney helps you sort out which stores to hit on black friday for the best deals on specific gifts. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. an accused killer faces a judge for the first time since arrest. >> yes. here is a look in court as jonathan willbanks accused of a deadly crime spree resulting in a dechblgt his family is now planning a memorial service. abc 7 news joins us from the hall of justice. karina? >> right. the family and friends of were not in court today because of why you mentioned they're busy planning his memorial service for saturday.

>> willbanks walked into kourkts his head down, his demeanor in sharp contrast to friday night. the 26-year-old faces eight felony counts, including murder with special circumstances for senseless killing of rory park pettiford in a 7-11 parking lot. >> what would you say the state of mind is? >> remorse oofl willbanks is accused of a violent crime spree including the murder of pettiford but four armed robberies assault on an officer ask attempted murder of a peace officer. deputy d.a.says it's fort he knit there was only one murder. >> it would be nice if he was remorseful. i can't comment one way or another. i can say is the officer fired upon had round after round raining down on him. >> if convicted the death of pettiford makes this a possible death pena