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francisco waking up to 46 in oakland and 42 in redwood city and san jose and los gatos in the mid-40's and 41 at half moon bay. no flight arrival delays at sfo or anywhere across the country at the moment but it is a "spare the air" alert day today so watch out for that with though burning of wood and dry and perfect for shopping and cooler next week with big game in san jose which is coming up in a little bit. now, the roads, hopfully you can get a good parking spot closest to the door. at san jose this accident is still off to the side of the roadway northbound 680, we have a little bit of slowing and you can see volume building eastbound along 80 as you approach 1116. southbound 101 before 87 furniture was lost in the road but not causing delays. hopefully c.h.p. can move it out of way.

this is the drive crass the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city only 12 minutes. >> it is black friday. people will be burning off the calories by hitting the stores. in people started yesterday which took a bite out of the typical crowd. we will check with matt keller at great mall in milpitas. what are you seeing, matt? >> we are still seeing a lot people here at the mall with crowds that opened up at 8:00 last night. they will stay open until 10:00 tonight but the rush was on thanksgiving night. purses are a hot item. one employee as this story said what happened when the doors opened. >> massive. massive. crazy the i was scared. i ran to the back. >> what were you scared in the

people. questions. it was crazy. all this run back and forth. >> many people have been here all night shopping and others say they came from work which is a hot topic on social networks like facebook and a twitter with a dozen retailers open on thanksgiving and open through black friday. the big sales are still being offered and you can see up to 50 percent off sign outside the store and a lost 40's and 50's and 60 percent signs off across the mall. we expect a lull at this time, about 5:00 a.m., and they are speaking crowds to pick up at any time this morning. >> east bay the doors are open at the favorite malls and amy hollyfield is at sun valley mall in concord. >> an employee told us it has died down but look at this parking lot, it looks crowded to me for action in the morning.

you can see customs are still arriving. it is very busy for this hour. macy's opened at 8:00 last night and an employee told us it was very crowded. it was a very busy night and she was surprised to see so many people shopping on thanksgiving day. some shoppers told us they hesitated but the deals were too good to resist and they shopped all night long. >> i was conflictedded about going because it pulls people away from their families, however, it was something that the kids really wanted to do and i fell into it. we came. she and her daughter started at 9:00 last night leaving this concord mall at 4:30 and they headed off to bed, i ask, but they were going to wal-mart. they started at target. it has been a very successful start to the politic friday shopping weekend for target and the sun is not even up.

reporting in concord for abc7 news. >> thank you. more than a dozen major retailers opened earlier than usual on thanksgiving and this target opened the doors for proceed black friday shoppers. sales on thanksgiving day topped $810 million last year and retailers are hoping to capitalize on that. >> at the best buy droves of shoppers lined up for days with doors opening a the 6:00 with a thousand best buys open on thanksgiving day. >> and the gamers, they braved the cold in front of "game stop" opening at midnight. play stations and the latest version of "call of duty," all called. toys 'r us open at can and employees let 50 people in at a

time to avoid a crush. toys 'r us closed at midnight and re-opened six minutes ago. >> animal rights activist calls for a fur free friday as shoppers hit the high end stores in union square. the group will urge shoppers to avoid buying fur coats or anything with fur trim. they will stage a demonstration on the macy's side union square theying customers not to be fooled by claims that fur trip is a byproduct. 80 percent of the skips come great animals on fur farms and each item represents an incredible amount of suffering by minks and rabbits and foxes and others. >> a judge's ruling puts the break on the bullet train threatens to derail millions in federal funding. the superior court judge ruled on monday the state cannot sell $10 billion worth of voter approved bonds to build the rail

system and ordered the state re-do the expire $68 billion spending listen before construction can continue. it also sidetracks more than $3 billion in federal dollars because there are no longer required state matching funds. >> monday, state lawmakers get a 5.3 percent pay raise approved in november but a dozen lawmaker s say they will not accept the raise in the wake of a tax hike approved last november. three democrats are among those including one from sacramento. the "los angeles times" reports senate leader and asimply -- assembly worker will accept their pay. >> most people are shopping, san francisco mayor lee is hopping to the other side of the word. he flies out of san francisco today to led a group of 50 local

business executives on a trade mission to india. they are head the to bangalore which is major business opportunities for local companies representing several industries including construction, engineers health care and technology. >> we will check with leyla gulen with the weather and traffic this morning. >> good morning, everyone. hope you had a great thanksgiving day. this is from the east bay hills camera, you can see how clear it is. very calm. mild. light wind. the breeze is five miles per hour. sfo is great for flying. we do not have flight delays holly or across the country. good news if you are leaving the area. 37 in napa.

40 at fairfield. mid-40's in los gatos. freezing next week. a nice weekend, though, ahead, with warm conditions and mild and that is going to change when we head into monday and tuesday next week. i will get into that in a little bit. the next 12 hours we have not a chilly start when the sunrises but partly cloudy skies it will be beautiful by 4:00 p.m. and 68 an the bay and inland and 62 along the coast and a calm evening ahead but we have a beautiful weekend and a cool down coming up. a solo crash on the on-ramp is causing a delay on eastbound and westbound i-80. if you are headed in and out of the fairfield, watch out.

our mass transit shows no service for ace train. bart is on time. we have a couple of extra cars on bart to carry extra passengers. that is good news. this is a picture of the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic flowing nicely away from the maze into san francisco with no delays, no accidents, either. >> black friday shopping deals are here. which stores are dominating the sole media word of mouth. bloomberg business report is next. >> the bay area's largest and most prestigious auto show is underway. >> a treat for whale watchers. there are still hundreds of humpbacks off monterey bay. >> we kickoff the holiday exist guide with the hottest competitions offering completely

redesigned gaming consoles. each sold a million units. which do you pick? our technology editor weighs in. >> the war is on between the xbox and the play station. my winner? the xbox. it has a lot of family friendly games, a lost internet streaming services and works with the tv. you can save money by buying an early version of the game consoles. whatever deals you hope to score, you could be better off online. extent percent black friday deals are available online at the same price. that noon you save on gas and avoid impulse

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covering los altos, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> the rush to get to the bay area begins for a lot of holiday travels. lines were not long at sfo. this is the terminal at noon yesterday. officials say a million travelers will go through the airport teen last weekend and this coming sunday. >> a town of atherton will hold a community meeting in two weeks to get rid of the noise that is rattling homes when the planes fly above. the problem is with surf air a

small airline that launched in june with service between san carlos and southern california that runs 12 daily flights in and out of the san carlos airport starting at 7:55 in the morning. the airline wants to raise the number of flights to 20, residents do not like the idea. they are meeting to talk about it december 9. >> the san francisco international auto show is in full swing at the mascone convention center. 38 manufacturers are displaying 600 cars, s.u.v.'s and concept vehicles and g.m. is offering a next generation corvette and the first plug-in electric. demand is soaring. sales jumped 10 percent compared to last year and the holiday weekend more than 300,000 people are expected to attend. >> you can try it out before you go to the dealership and purchase. can you not buy the vehicle here. there is no high pressure sale. >> the san francisco

international auto show is a long-standing thanksgiving day tradition opening each day at 10:00. admission is $10 for adults and kids 12 and under free with an adult. >> a set of tires could be on many shopping lists today but if you are not in the crowds you could support small business saturday. >> good morning, "wall street journal" is back -- wall street is back to work. forget long lines and crowded parking lots, tomorrow is small business saturday. you can support local businesses in your neighborhood. if you spend $10 using a registered american express card at a qualified location you can get by american express a one time $10 credit on the statement. last year skies spent $5.5 billion at local shops. forget the ipad and big flat

screen tv's you may notice more deals on tires. they trying to get part of the shoppers' wallet. many drop off their cars to be serviced while they do their shopping so it ends up being a huge day for tire sales. we know how important tweets are for countries and now the buzz on facebook and twitter leading to black friday was for wal-mart, amazon and nordstrom with the most re-tweets. >> if you are headed to monterey bay you could get a look at wheels. there is a sharp increase in the number of humpback and blue wheels. more than 200 humpbacks were spotted during a recent weekend. biologists say a spike in the anchovy population is drawing sea life including dolphins and sea lions that swarm to feed on

the small fish. >> who knew they liked anchovies on their pizza? >> another thanksgiving day feast. >> exactly. it will be a beautiful weekend and great for shopping with a few events. at 12:30 we have the san jose spar tons taking on the bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. in san rafael we have the san rafael parade of lights and winter wonderland. it includes snow sledding and holiday marketplace. with the warm weather hopefully the snow will not melt. you can see we do nut have any returns and no moisture in the forecast whatever. it will be dry. from our exploritorium to the bay bridge you can see how clear it is.

it will last throughout the weekend and it will change next week. we had a storm system pushing its way way to the southeast and hype it, coming from alaska is a massive cool air bringing cooler temperatures and a chance of rain and it will first hit washington, oregon, and over northern california and it will start monday and into tuesday. our california highs are warmer at 71 degrees in los angeles and our neighborhoods, 64 degrees in monterey and to the north, 57 in eureka and 50 degrees in tahoe and no snow is forecast for lake tahoe. our highs today in the bay area are 64 degrees in santa cruz and 67 in los gatos and 65 in santa clara and 66 in san jose and along peninsula, 67 in redwood city and cooler by the coast at 62 degrees at pacifica and 64 degrees this downtown seven.

in the upper to mid-60's in the north bay. the east bay is 66 degrees in oakland. inland, you can see temperatures are reaching 70 degrees and chilly indeed and cooler than yesterday and 36 in santa rosa and 37 in napa and the upper mid-40's across the bay area. warm and mild for today and over the weekend but the chance of cooling monday into tuesday at 5 to 10 degree drop in temperature and it starts to cool down wednesday into thursday with the chance of showers. if you moving out to the local shopping center for the great deals, so far, it looks decent with a couple of crashes to report. one was cleared but highway 4 is at top speeds making the drive between antioch and hercules along highway 24 and clear through walnut creek.

101 southbound, in flight delays san francisco to sfo is 10 minutes and 880 northbound from 238 to the maze through oakland at 13 minutes and 101 northbound from 85 to the san jose airport is 11 minutes and outside a picture of the drive across i-80's away from university traffic is smooth up to the maze. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start the day.

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america's biggest retailer to unionize. they plan a 3:00 demonstration. >> a police officer in illinois was dragged by a car driven by a shoplifting suspect who was shot by another police officer. the officers responded to a report of men stealing clothes from a kohl's, two suspects and the driver steering the get away car are in custody. >> four, a man would car broke down on westbound i-80 in richmond this morning was hit and killed by another vehicle. the unidentified map was trying to run from the fast lane to the shoulder when he was hit causing a shutdown of the westbound lanes for 90 minutes. >> five, bay area air quality folks called another "spare the air" day and it is illegal to use wood burning fireplaces, stoves and fire pits. violators can be fined. >> six, enjoy it while it lasts, the dry and mild difficult and welcome with a cool down

expected next week and significant cool down with a chance of showers. >> seven, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza which is wide open with friday lite conditions. we are looking at great driving conditions. >> the bay cities bulldogs qualified for the super bowl in orlando florida but before they can win the game or play the game they have to get there. the 12- to 15--year-olds are division two champions and dominant across the country but in the hurry up game trying to come up with $40,000 to senator senator -- send 21 kids, they have raised $18,000 as of yesterday but the deadline is this weekend. >> i will do whatever i president did do. this way i can look at the boys and say we cannot make it to florida. >> they still have money to raise with the game clock

ticking down if you can help there is information on our facebook team on how do you donate. >> if you are thinking of adding a new furry friend, there is a holiday incentive on sunday, the agency is offering $10 pet atransportations including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, all available. usually the fees are $53 to $18 for puppies and kittens depending on age and that is good through december. >> the morning news continues with the top stories. >> including more on the black friday frenzy and the large crowd waiting for a june -- a union square department store to open before the to,cy could be cold. >> the oakland teen

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, at 5:30 on the dot. i am katie marzullo. >> i am eric thomas on the friday after thanksgiving. how is the forecast? we will have a beautiful weekend. live doppler 7 hd shows no returns. just a few high scattered clouds. as we look at sfo you can see how clear it is and great flying conditions. we don't have delays anywhere in the united states. it is a "spare the air" alert day so it will be illegal to burn wood. it is dry and perfect for shopping and cooler with a chance for rain. the next three days it will be beautiful. it will be a warmup