>> the protest was mobile and ended with businesses being vandalized, a paint store had wants busted up and people stole paint and spilled it. look on the street: it is everywhere. you can smell it and see it on the street on tires moving through. paint is everywhere. quite a miss at telegraph and 42nd. protests also extended interest emeryville and the vandals are not just focused on businesses. we saw them going into people's garages and stealing. hundreds of police officers were out last night, some officers from as far away as livermore some protesters refused to disperse and others said they didn't know what to do, it was confusing. >> there was a line of liver --

police there but they cannot dispersed because they have tripped up. >> here is video of looting on telegraph including the paint store and a walgreens. there were several arrests, dozens of arrests and police have reported arrests. the official count will not be until later today. the arrests shut everything down. that happened at 1:00 o'clock this morning. >> protesters again shut down freeways in oakland. last night police tried to gather dozens of demonstrators blocking interstate 580 frustrating drivers for a second night and rushed an intersection of telegraph at i-580 and stormed the hill making it to the east bound lane stopping traffic. they moved into the westbound lanes until 100 officers

arrested the protesters. a few hundred rushed a ramp in the middle of rush hour traffic on 980 and shut down eastbound lane for an hour and a half. >> the police officer who shot michael brown breaks his silence, exclusively to abc news but it did not calm the protesters in missouri and across the nation. some peaceful. others, not. we are in ferguson with the latest developments. good morning, it was relatively calm overnight compared to the rest night. there was a significant stepped up effort of law enforcement. on monday we had 700 national guard trips in ferguson. last note there were 2,200. law enforcement officials say that might have helped prevent an escalation of violence. demonstrators gathered at ferguson police department

headquarters. police used tear gas to disrupt some who burned a police car. there were reports of vandal im. >> we saw protesters there for the right reason but a few are bent on preventing this from happening the ideal way possible. >> the man at the center of the firestorm, officer darren wilson, speaking out for the first time, santa cruz every to abc's george stephanopolis. he described a very physical struggle with michael brown inside his police s.u.v. >> i was holding him and he came back around with the left hand in a shape like this and threw the window and a solid punch to the right side. >> you are trying to figure out how to get out? yes, i wondered how to survive. >> survive? >> i didn't know if i could withstand another hit. >> is there anything you could have done differently that would have prevented the killing from taking place. >> no.

>> morning? >> no. >> large crowds of peaceful demonstrators demanded justice for brown. president obama in chicago said he had no sympathy for demonstrators who destroy their own communities. >> i have never seen a civil rights law or a health care bill or an immigration bill result because a car got burned. it happened because people vote, because people mobilize, because people organize. >> law enforcement officials say there are some who are intent on violence but though believe the stepped up efforts to lead to sustained calm. we are following the protest over the ferguson decision closely on-line and on air with major developments during the newscast. our coverage continues at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> in missouri, two f.b.i.

agents are recovering from gunshot wounds shot at 1:00 o'clock a.m. our time at a house in st. louis county five miles south of ferguson. the agents were executing an arrest warrant and they were shot. one agent was hit in the shoulder. the other in the leg. their injuries are not considered life threatening. the fbi replace add statement saying that the shooting is not related to the protests in ferguson. >> other big story this morning happening now, holiday travel ahead of thanksgiving is in full swing. flight schedules across the nation have taken a big hit. according to flight aware, airlines have scrapped 210 flights. the busiest air travel days of the year, blamed on a nasty winter storm mostly at two airports, new york la guardia and newark liberty. >> today is a get away for many families going away for the holiday weekend with traveler hitting the roads before tonight

at 8:00 p.m. closing three lanes of the upper deck of the bay bridge from yerba buena island tunnel to the fremont street exit part of ongoing work by crews to replace old deteriorated expansion joints some almost 80 years old. repair work is expected to take 10-12 weeks. >> a man is scheduled to enter a three in the hit-and-run death of a 14-year-old boy. ivan cruz was riding his scooter when he was hit and killed. the freeway man died instantly. police were chasing a 34-year-old sunny anderson when he hit cruz in the crosswalk of the intersection. anderson and a convicted felon with a long rap street date back to 1989 and faces life in prison if convicted of murder in the death. santa clara will set aside $2 million for activities represented to the 2016 super

bowl at levi stadium. city council members voted last night to cover the cost of a week of events leading to have been 50 including a parade, fireworks and a food festival. the money is only used for costs sponsors do not pay for from the reserve, not the general fund. santa clara fail to get a dust massive fundraising effort that will pay for events in san francisco. st. anthony's church in san francisco is ready to feed thousands. >> the mayor will join in preparation if the big feast carving turkeys, preparing pumpkin pie and decorate the new dinning room. st. anthony's is expecting 4,000 ghosts on thanksgiving including 4,600 pounds of turkey, 1,200 pounds of mashed potatoes and 1,000 pounds of stuffing. >> we are helping bay area food banks during the "give where you live," food drive through the end of the month. you can "give where you live,"

by texting "feed," to 80077 to make a $10 donation. >> we are going to have a warm thanksgiving. >> we are. nothing like the east coast. the snow is just now developing. in west virginia and virginia the snow is developing in. the only airport with delays is philadelphia. i expect boston, philadelphia, new york, newark, john f. kennedy, la guardia, downtown to possibly washington, dc and baltimore will have delays later today. >> coming to town, 56 cross the golden gate bridge is same in the ferry building and downtown to the financial district at a 5 5 and richmond is at 53. pacifica at 52. everyone else in the low-to-mid 50's until bell minute and san leandro at 49 and pittsburg at 48. downtown at embarcadero center it is gorgeous, we will have "spare the air" and noon is in

the mid-to-upper 60's and a few high clouds and mild evening headed out to nearly 60. thanksgiving is mild with temperatures like today, increasing clouds on friday and 60's and rainy and low-to-mid 60's on saturday. we start off with pass transit and we do not have delays on bart but we have holiday and sunday schedules with ace train running only two trains in the morning and to trains this afternoon. no service thursday or friday. muni has everything running on time. check with your local mass transit to make sure you have the right schedule. the drive coming down 101 headed south toward 580 to golden gate bridge it is locking clear. at the golden gate bridge it is wide open. no delays. we have an accident east bay traveling along eastbound 580 a

minivan is sideways in the lane and blocking the slow lane but so far, no delays. >> next a little boy with very big plans and how he is helping others on-and-off the basketball court. >> celebrating the light of peanuts creator charles schultz on his birthday. his passion that you can support today. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza: traffic is light. the pictures will stay up during the commercial break so you are the commercial break so you are in

covering santa clara, east bay, san francisco and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. welcome back. high school students in berkeley are demanding better policy on sexual harassment after the shaming of girls through social media. fed up with sexual harassment

some have launched a campaign passing out buttons with # #stopharassing. and "stop blaming my body for your harassment," after boys started slut account mocking girl's bodies. school policy on harassment need to be improved. >> we have no coverage in education about sexual harassment and we never talk about it. >> considering we are the next kids moving on at the colleges, it is serious to have discussions of consent like alcoholism being involved. >> students hope the campaign will raise new. >> wearness and bring change. >> it is 4:43. he is 11. already he is a philanthropist with plans to help the community. this is shay patell launching a nonprofit to help explore the joy of sports. >> lisa introduces us to shay.

>> sports are at the heart of the boys and girls club of the peninsula. these kids love for play hoops. until recently many on the basketball league played in whatever shoes and clothe they had like sneakers and flip-flops. >> it made me feel bad. >> 11-year-old shay decided to help and started a program to raise $6,000. fast. he delivered 60 gym bags filled with shoes, colleagues and basketballs to the kid. jennifer got a bag. >> my favorite was the basketball. >> the ten-year-old wants it play in the wnba. she is sure that shay's gift will help. >> a pretty nice go to raise all this money for all of us. >> i am happy i did this and i am satisfied it went well and i

am glad for them and for myself. >> they are not too young to make a difference. >> his name plan is to raise money so every player on the inhouse soccer league can have new equipment. birthday of bay area cartoonist charles schultz. >> pre-orders start for snoopy license plate that says "museums are for everyone," costing $50 and then $40 a year to renew. >> now a look at design. >> it needs 7,500 orders to go into production and they have sold 4,700. this is what the license plate would look like, snoopy on the left and the number on the right and it says "museums are for everyone." it will establish a grant for

museums, zoos, gardens and aquariums. >> he made santa rosa his home until his passing 14 years ago. there is a museum still there that you can visit. >> you will rarely see a community as proud of an icon as santa rosa is of charles schultz. >> he was a big part of the community with ice skating plate. get the license plate. >> are we jumping for joy with the forecast, mike? i hope so. we have both rain and warm weather. >> good morning, everyone, we have toast, popcorn, pretzels if you want that, too. >> hmm... >> i know. >> are talking about. >> seven miles visibility and five at concord and livermore. the winds are light. they are mostly blowing offshore in a general kind of way so we will be warm. look at the temperatures today.

mid-to-upper 60's at the coast and upper 60 to low 70's through most of our neighbors. the "spare the air" day and tonight we have temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's around oakland and richmond and san rafael and san francisco and san mateo and half moon bay and santa cruz is 50 and the rest of us in the mid-to-upper 40's and high clouds will not allow our temperatures to drop so much as they have the last couple of days. high pressure is sitting on top of us last night all the way through today. the high clouds will rollover the top of this area of high pressure but it will keep us dry all the way through tomorrow. we are going to see the storms line up and they are going to pack a punch. when i come in the morning and check the model we get more rain. that is good. it is coming in a small timeframe at 5:00 friday p.m. sprinkles in the north bay. overnight it was supposed to

stop, and our first storm friday night into sunday and a lull on sunday but it does not mean it will be dry but not so heavy and the heaviest rain is monday and tuesday and by tuesday evening it is out of here. the rain tolls are jumping you. yesterday we had dark green and that was 3". new we have yellows and oranges so that is 3-5" in the weather spots in the north bay and 1-3" by tuesday. seven-day forecast shows it will be cool and breezy with the rain. upper 50's at the coast. low-to-mid 60's for the rest of us saturday through tuesday. a look at walnut creek southbound 680 the drive is quiet and no accidents. one accident was reported in oakland closer to russian tremendous, eastbound 580 and we have a minivan sideways in lane and a lane blocked.

traveling eastbound you will not find delays with traffic light so far. inin the westbound direction to highway 13 moving along at top speeds. >> 580, westbound, tracy to dublin is 25 minutes and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord 13 minutes from marin to san francisco it is under 20 minutes a holiday tradition kicks off today and how you can make this a happier holiday season for bay area youngsters. >> a blockbuster to "dancing with the stars" with the trophy has a fresh prince this morning. >> i get that reference. >> beautiful lights mike was talking about with gorgeous lights keeping track of weather lights keeping track of weather and traffic through the

the wishing tree has returned to noe valley in san

francisco between 21st and 22 build starting in 2011 when the creator decided to bring joy to people's lives during the holiday. hundreds have left wishes and there has been a wish for mom and dad to stop fighting. >> like the secret that you have you can tell everyone and you do not have to keep it secret. >> the woman behind it has kept all of the wishes left behind over the years. this morning a famous san francisco restaurant kicks off the annual toy drive, the 14th. >> lefty o'doul's hopes to collect 9,000 toys over 3 1/2 years with glide memorial church the beneficiary. the drive kicks off with a turkey give away at city academy in the tenderloin. last year, the owner of lefty o'doul's saw a story about kids this need at city academy and had toys dealerred to all 120

students before christmas. 4:53. the wait is over on "dancing with the stars" this morning. the quest for the mirror ball has ended. >> the new winner of "dancing with the stars" is alphonso and whitney! >> alphonso and his partner are the big winners. it was a star-studded "dancing with the stars" ending with performances by jennifer hudson and alphonso said heat has wanted to compete since season one. >> it was tough because of the pain and injuries but we stayed the curse and we made it. we got here. look what we got. >> sadie came in second and

janel came in third and the finalest and new champions are all headed to "good morning america" and you can get they were hopefully strut their stuff. >> always admired that, you have to be tired and sore and you get on a plane and flight to new york to be on "good morning america" and dance and not step on anyone's toes. >> now a check on the weather forecast. show us the the fox >> not today. maybe tomorrow. >> i show you the turkey trot tomorrow. we are ten degrees warmer-than-average today in san jose at 72. 68 tomorrow. the rain cops saturday through wednesday and we will be around the average high of 62. red flag warning from refer -- riverside to san diego. upper 70's to mid-80's in the santa anas kicking in.

63 in lake tahoe. if you are traveling cross the state, there are no weather worries. leyla gulen? we will see what is happening in the north bay with travel clear on i-80 in and out of hercules along highway 4. if travels take you to berkeley that is moving along at top speeds and it is clear and accident free if you make the drive from walnut creek through lafayette to orinda. we have a construction project wrapped up and now you are going to be able to use monroe street. from southbound 880 we had a bottleneck with monroe street and everyone will be able to get into the shopping areas much easier. it is 4:55. if you have to work on thanksgiving like california state lawmakers, they are trying to soften the blow. san diego assemblywoman gonzalez will require companies to pay

employees to pay double pay so stores can cash if on holiday shopping while rewarding employee whose cannot spend their day with the loved ones. double pay is already standard practice at some retailers. san francisco supervisors have give final approval to require employers to make worker as minimum of four hours if they on call or canceled with less than 24 hours notice applying mostly to restaurant and retail workers. companies have to offer more hours to current employees before hiring new workers. today, the epa will propose tight are new guidelines for ozone in the area which is a pollution that caused difficulty breathing and especially tough on people with lung disease like asthma and copd. states are allowed to have 70 parts per billion in the air but the new proposal is 65 parts per

billion which president obama promised during the first white house campaign. the epa will take public comments until february when officials will decide if they will implement the plan. if the holiday get away is taking you east be ready for big delays. next at 5:00 a.m. the storm that is forcing airlines to cancel hundreds flights at key airports. >> a new law oakland leaders will consider that could have the city saying good by to the circus. >> i-80's traffic in berkeley is heavy if this time of day. we keep you on top of weather and traffic and break news and traffic and break news during the co ♪

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. exactly 5:00, the day before thanksgiving on wednesday the 26th. keeping track of the travels and forecast. mike? >> live doppler hd shows the next day or two but it will dry tomorrow. we will need the umbrellas on friday in the north bay. we have a few high clouds but mostly sunny and warmer than average. coolest at 66 to 70 at the coast and the rest of us low 70s. no worries other than "spare the air" day so no burning of wood. >> no worries except for the traffic. today is one of the biggest travel days of the year so give yourself a couple of extra hours to get to the