start shopping on thanksgiving at many locations, consumers notice it wasn't as crowded as they'd expected it to be. >> that afforded everybody the opportunity to come earlier and get a jump start. there are less crowds this time around. there are crowds but not as much as i think there could be. >> there are one day only discounts being spread out pressure lessoned to do bargain hunting on black friday. >> people are spreading out and shopping over a few days. instead of concentrated on black friday. there are sales that are going to go on tomorrow, too. >> reporter: but the importance of black friday may be diminishing. many have been bombarding customers with deep discounts since november z there has been a sharp rise in orders being made on tablets and smart phones, up 49% thanksgiving day compare toed a year ago to cording to ibm digital. a professor of internet retailing

believes the shift is causing to start promoting holiday sales earlier. >> will it disappear in the next five years? i don't think so. will we say this used to be a very important day? but not anymore? in five years, yes. >> and deep discounts don't matter and teenagers are willing to que up. >> you're wailwilling to buy at full price? >> yes. >> some of the shopping is being done away from malls and local retailers like those in pleasanton. abc7 news is live on main street right now with that part of the story. hi, laura. >> reporter: hi, carolyn. people are not into those long lines that we saw in david's story that lead to deep discounts. tomorrow supposed to

be small business saturday. we found folks getting the jump on that by coming here, spending black friday here. this is a sign in front of the chain store. it's outside prim a small boutique in pleasanton. >> what is the best bargain? >> accessories are buy one, get one half off. you can get socks for 14s sxdz a necklace for $11. there you go. >> it's a small store but there are big deals like many retailers provided an added bonus that can't be measured in dollars and cents. >> how do you get them to come sneer >> our beautiful downtown. and trying to give them a good deal z great customer service all the time.. >> i don't need a new dvr or television. i don't need to go

stand at best buy. >> what do you think? are you going to make a list? >> reporter: joe brought his son, finn to the >> we wanted to support local business rather than buying on am aa skon so you're discussing how much woremore would vit to be to buy locally? we figure $five was worth it. >> everybody got theirs? >> yes. >> okay. >> in fact, many shoppers told us they'll come to main street black friday but won't be caught dead near a mall or a big box store. in pleasanton, abc7 news. >> take a look at this time lapse video showing shoppers marching through union square today. of the big stores in the area only macy's was open last night. many stores are staying open until 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. >> if you look at that video

ca carolyn and her mom are in there, somewhere. >> the city assigned police officers with the activity. extra police officers will patrol the area throughout the holidays. they're warning frensyed shoppers distracted by bargains smart phones to avoid being victims >> people resist, they usually step it up to another level. and sometimes they can push them down, punch them. >> today police saturated union square and market street passing out pamphlet that's said you've been mugged because you weren't paying attention. >> abc7 news transportation

reporter is first breaking news on twitter about half an hour ago. heather? >> reporter: this is not about getting the disputed clause put back into the contract this, is about process about the board voting to okay the deal, but only after signed clause was removed unions would like to work with the district on the clause but again, this is separate and about process the way it went down, unions feel, hasn't happened in the collective bargaining world. after two strikes this year, a cooling off, months of negotiations, and two worker deaths on the tracks it appears bart and unions had a deal in october, then, stunning aannouncement from bart that management had signed a family medical leave clause in error. section 4.8 giving workers up to six weeks paid family leave. bart says it never meant to agree to that, voting in november to approve the $67

million deal only if the clause was taken out, now, the unions are preparing to file a lawsuit not to get the clause put in, but challenge the unprecedented move by the board. union sources say the suit calls removal of the item an attack on the collective bargaining process. at the same time, source says they want to work with bart on a solution to the family leave clause. bargaining, and a strike, are options on the table. riders are beside themselves with never-ending saga. >> bart management not bothering to read a financial contract? if i were to do that, boy be fired instantly. >> when you get this back and forth it's hard to understand who is at fault. but problem seems to be they can't seem to -- there doesn't seem to be a spirit of kooch rags, or trust. >> the suit could be filed early next week. >> a man seriously injured in a

shooting in oakland this afternoon. investigators responded to the incident on fruit veil avenue. police say the victim may have known the attacker. the gunman fled in a car and the victim was conscious and taken to highland hospital. >> a vallejo shooting suspect under arrest apprehended after making a get away on a boat. sky seven over the coast guard station when authorities took him into custody. investigators say the suspect shot another person around 12:30 and then escaped on water in this small boat. the coast guard caught up with the man, pull that had boat over and arrested him. the victim was taken to the hospital. >> crime is at a five year high in san francisco. police say

46,000 crimes reported throughout the enld of october, most since department began tracking numbers in 2009. and nearly 40,000 are car break ins, thefts and robberies. police say smart phones and other electronic devices continue to be the easiest and most lucrative for thieves and some are using bart to get to the city, just for the purpose of stealing. it's not just happening san francisco. in the south bay, property crimes jumped nearly 33% and seeing a 23% jump in oakland in appropriate and violent crime. >> new images of a police helicopter that crashed into a pub in glasgow, scotland about three hours ago. witnesses say there are injuries, numerous people have been trying to clamor out of the building. a rescue operation is underway now to bring out people still believed to be trapped inside. right now it's just after 1:00

a.m and pub was crowded with revellers attending a live event. >> president obama today made a high profile visit to immigration activists a group of nearly two dozen people are fasting at steps of the national mall. many had only water since november 12th. the group wants the house to pass immigration reform the president says the commitment to change ultimately will help pressure lawmakers to act. mr. obama mentioned the activists in an immigration speech in san francisco when here on monday. you may recall the president was heckled over the issue. >> a bay area woman spends black friday in a mall, so what is the big deal is in the international implications from hanging out in local stores. >> a different window shopping blending black friday with cyber monday. >> michael finney why some of the best shopping deals are still to come. abc7 news i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here?

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a family spent the day working at the gap. one of the models. >> she is the found founder of roots of peace. she thought it would be fun to donate today at the store where her daughter can be seen in posters roots of peace spent years removing land mines in war torn countries. >> there are fewer shopping days >> heidi is working at the gap to bring attention to her cause. she's donating her paycheck to roots of peace. the nonprofit helps rebuild war torn regions. >> to be able to be paid today on black friday, hard day to work after serving 20 for

thanksgiving yesterday. but i couldn't think of a better place to be in breeching the gap for peace world wide. >> the gap connection was made by kuhn's daughter, chosen as one of the faces for the holiday campaign. the company chose her in part because of her work. kylie accompanied her mother to afghanistan went on to raise 500,000ses today build two schools there. photo shoots kept her from working today but her brother did join to help. >> you can't help but to having been to these countries where we do work think about everybody who is not living the blessed life we have here in marin, california. >> the work in afghanistan is critical. u.s. military forces withdrawing and will be out by next year. open yim production reported to be increasing. roots of peace helps farmers replace poppies with grapes and other crops. >> turning swords into plow shares if i put afghan farmers back to work impacting a million farmers

and families today, then we can win this war on terrorism from the ground up. >> in addition to afghanistan, roots of peace works in vietnam, croatia and best bank raising $1 million to finish removing land mines in bethlehem a san francisco restaurant encouraging people to pick up an extra toy to donate. 12 years lefty o dual's has been collecting toys last year gathering 10,000 toys they can't fit more toys underneath it. the owner says he does it to create good christmas memories. >> imagine a kid waking up with out a toy. that is probably the worst feeling you can v a memory you don't want to have. we want to make sure there are no memories of waking up with out toys. >> the toys given to glide memorial, marines toys for tots

and san francisco firefighters toy program in 12 years restaurant estimates it's collected and given away about 100,000 toys good, job. a shopping center trying to redefine how people shop. ebay sets up these store fronts they are actually ten foot faul tall tablets. if they like something, they can purchase on the spot. >> the moment you get to the place you want to put why card information and name, we push it to your phone so nothing that you won't feel comfortable sharing in front of the world is on a big display. it's on your phone. >> you can find things here you can't find elsewhere. the case of tom's shoes items sold here are not available anywhere else, sony's displays offer same day delivery. sxh malls are using these to really watch how people shop. >> across town another san francisco mall helping shoppers

get merchandise home. stone's town offering same day delivery schlts it says it's for shoppers that use public transportation or want to hide gifts they've bought. they can have items delivered when no body else is home. last night, dozens of gamers braved game stop in front of steven creek boulevard. >> and if you didn't get your holiday shopping done, they fear not. >> many, many days to go. >> yes. >> if you have kids shanss are. it shows black friday weekend may not be in the best time to get the best prices on toys.

they studied prices and found prices dropped december 1st and got better as christmas got closer. >> some toys are us fabulous five 15 deals were highest percent off two weeks before christmas. >> waiting works except for popular toy buzz business analysts expect inventories to be good this season. >> today's shortened trading session apple stock hit the highest price of the year and shares sold for more than $558. and insta gram says this thanksgiving was the busiest day, yet, call photos coming in about 200 images per second. the

a lot of posting. >> most of them were shots of turkey. >> or pie. >> nice weather for turkeys for eating pie. it's unbelievable. we're at the end of november we've got really mild weather mostly clear skies. you can see here on live doppler seven patch of fog around the golden gate and san francisco sunset district. but it's nice, clear outside here is a nice view from our camera. across embarcadero from abc7, under clear skies now, looking at temperatures 55 near san francisco. 54 in half moon bay. looking down from sutro tower under clear skies, 60 in concord and livermore. looking

along embarcadero, traffic appears to be moving along nicely. forecast features tomorrow is another spare the air day. that mean nose wood burning. mild pattern lasting throughout the weekend. here is the image showing a little disturbance produced light rainfall that fizzled now, clouds down there. it's driechlt from that point north, you can see dry conditions across the state of california. here in the bay area we can expect a dry, mild holiday weekend. we may see patches of fog moving overhead. sunny mild throughout the weekend until we get changes next week. mainly clear skies

and chilly in other sports. temperatures dropping into upper 30s and i should remind you again tomorrow is our second winter spare the air day we expect poor air quality in the north bay. and no wood burning during spare the air alert. tomorrow afternoon looking for sunny skies. high temperatures upper 60s in the south bay. up to 67 in san jose. mid to upper 60s as well. half moon bay. north bay on the coast we'll see low to mid-60s inland. and on the east bay, highs reaching 68 in oakland and fremont. inland east bay will be nice and mild tomorrow. and here is a look at the seven-day

forecast. we cool down sharply on tuesday. tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. but high temperatures inland will reach into 50s and we'll have more clouds around. and there is a slight chance of rain. it doesn't look like a major rain storm. >> thank you. >> from cough yes to cull tushgs up next it's finney's friday free stuff. >> a life saving gift the mission for a man who got a new kid neechlt a

taking a look at traffic right now this is interstate 80. you can see it's jammed up. especially for those drivers trying to make their way into mcarthur maze you can see drivers trying to head into san francisco this

evening. it's slow going out there for drivers perhaps better if folks are just heading eastbound on 80 right now. >> that is brutal. >> yes. >> massive eucalyptus tree is now off limits to the public. wind storms toppeled this gigantic tree just outside of the lake chalet. the city says it may not be able to get rid of the tree until next week. and they don't want you out there. >> just visit abc7 news facebook page and take the pledge to give where you live. each pledge will donate $one to feeding america food banks up to $75,000 your good deal could be rewarded. we ask you to spread the love and help us give where you live. >> michael finney returns now

for his finney's friday free stuff. >> we're going to start out with good karma coffee. they say it's their job to track down best coffees in the world then get it to you. here is the cool thing. you're going to get it free. then, second cool thing about it is that this coffee was grown by those who get kiva loans, the micro loan that's get people out of poverty. half of of the money goes to kiva this, is fair trade coffee. >> yes. sounds cool. now, once you've had your coffee and a bunch of good karma, then, you may want to go to the the asian art museum this sunday, december 1st. you can visit the museum for free, that is $12 off for every single

person in the family. they're going to have a special holiday artist for families, so you can express your creative siechld have you story telling, that is a good thing to do this weekend. if have you a long weekend? >> yes. >> how do folks get this stuff? >> great question. right here, you can call or any time, you can log on to abc7 news.com. if you go to m finney my tweet address, we've got a couple other freebies there as well. >> thank you. >> larry holding on to coffee here. >> he's not let going. >> yes. yes. >> just head winter snow warning. >> yes. >> looks

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enroll today at coveredca.com. a puppy has been rescued after being buried for nine days. dexter is a 6-month-old pit bull reunited with the owner who happens to be a member of the illinois national guard. the twister destroyed his apartment. dexter found in the debris. somehow he survived the poor thing so scared, he had to be coaxed out with a bunch of hot dogs the dog is malnourished but going to be fine. >> nine days is remarkable. >> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 harrowing near death experience in yosemite how it left her to spend time now helping others >> if you did not hit stores today don't worry. michael

finney will rejoin us and says there is hope. it's called cyber monday. >> and just around the corner. >> unlikely fans of my little pony. why it's surging in popularity among grown men. larry? have you joined this group yet? >> not yet but who knows kids in the north bay did not have far to go to find a place to play in the snow. dh dhek -- they can out. >> this downtown was transformed into a winter wonderland. >> organizers spent the nie night making fake snow the even continues from 9:00 in the morning until noon. one of the largest holiday events in the bay area and free to everybody. >> best part of it all. you know? might melt a little. get out there, quickly. world news with

diane sawyer is up next. >> thanks for joining us see you again in 30 this is world news, tonight black friday madness. tempers flair, millions of holiday shoppers punch into stores, triggering fights, even gun fire. americans are surviving the craziest shopping day of the year. helicopter crash, rescue crews scrambling after police chopper crashes into a crowded pub in scotland. braising jewel heist. france's biggest and boldest rivalry, nearly $150 million worth of bling gone in 30 seconds. french police now asking you to help them catch this thief. march of the wlals, hundreds of humpbacks converging off the coast, hundreds of spectators