businesses in oakland say they have simply had enough. they are criticizing the city and the police department for not doing enough to stop the vandalism. protesters tore through the city for a second night looting stores, setting fires and blocking two freeways. in total, police arrested 92 people. good afternoon. i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. several dozen chp officers from sacramento have been moved to oakland just in case there is more trouble tonight. >> in ferguson, missouri, the arrests continue along with protests over the grand jury's decision not to charge the officer who shot and killed michael brown. >> more police and national guardsmen are ready for possibly a third night of protests. there were fewer problems last

night on the streets, though. >> abc news reporter marcy gonzalez with more from ferguson, missouri. >> reporter: today, more protests. demonstrators trying to charge into st. louis city hall. police arresting at least three people. >> this crowd is a little edgy. that's fine. they are right to be. but it's also the police officers, it's our police department's responsibility to keep everybody safe. >> reporter: across the country the anger over a grand jury's decision not to indict officer darren wilson for killing michael brown is loud and clear. in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, wilson defended his actions. >> i just did my job. i followed my training. >> reporter: and shared his message for michael brown's parents. >> i'm sorry that their son lost his life. it wasn't the intention of that day. so yes, there is remorse.

>> reporter: brown's mother called wilson's explanation of the shooting insulting and disrespectful. >> they were taken back looking at the interview because they felt that he had no regard for their child and that was hurtful to them. >> reporter: still, they are pleading for peace after two straight nights of violence in ferguson. though last night's demonstrations weren't nearly as disruptive as the night before, there were at least 45 arrests in ferguson last night. now police and the national guard say they are prepared for the potential of more problems tonight. marcy gonzalez, abc news, ferguson, missouri. >> brown's parents spoke publicly today for the first time since the grand jury decision. brown's mother says it broke her heart. >> we heard it and it was just like i had been shot. like you shoot me now. just no respect, no sympathy, nothing. >> when asked about officer

darren wilson's account of the events, brown's parents say they do not believe that their son tried to grab the officer's gun. they say they're hurt and taken aback by wilson's statements that he has a clean conscience and couldn't have done things any differently. sky 7 hd shows protests in oakland that turned violent last night. at least one demonstrator claims he was beaten up after trying to stop people from vandalizing a building. g.p. walker says the turning point for him came when people began spray painting the outside of a masonic temple in oakland. >> this is all black folks. why spray paint on this? an altercation ensued from that and four or five cats tried to jump me, do spray paint cans and different things. part of today was spent cleaning up. a series of recent protests have turned violent. here's abc news reporter amy hollyfield. >> reporter: oakland residents

are getting used to seeing damage like this after a protest but it's usually downtown. this time, it creeped into a neighborhood. it hurt locally owned businesses. >> real close to home. it's like it makes it more even scarier. >> reporter: workers at a deli were stunned this morning to see two of their windows had been smashed by vandals. the family-owned deli opened in 1926. >> all you can do is clean up and keep your head up and move forward and hopefully it doesn't happen to anybody else. >> reporter: it happened to several other businesses last night on telegraph avenue starting with the kelley moore paint store. >> i watched everybody go into the paint store, run out with cans of paint and start throwing them everywhere. i just thought we're next. >> reporter: eric marquez and another business owner then stood in front of the arbor cafe to try to create a barrier from the vandals. the cafe's door was broken but then the crowd moved on. >> i would like to tell you i was brave but my knees were shaking. >> reporter: an older man was

hurt when someone threw a paint can at his face. he was standing with a pastor pleading for peace when he was hit. the group set several fires on telegraph and pillaged businesses including a car dealership and t-mobile store. the protests also moved into emeryville, where some in the group raided the trunk of a car parked inside a garage. >> this morning i had a gentleman come by and ask to help us clean up. >> reporter: loyal customers of genova's are rallying around the business to try and help it recover. they also have a plea for those who spent the last two nights creating so much damage. >> i wish people would stop doing the things they're doing because it's not making things better. all it's doing is making it worse. >> reporter: a total of 13 businesses were damaged in this area last night. this is one of the big names but officials are saying seven of those businesses are small locally independently owned. organizers with the business improvement district tell us they are frustrated they didn't see any arrests being made while these businesses were being

looted. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we are following the protests from the ferguson decision online and on the air. coverage continues on twitter. a person who was just walking down the street in san francisco was hurt today when a car suddenly jumped the curb and hit a pole. this happened around 2:30 this afternoon near charles brennan place and mcalister in san francisco. the impact was so hard it knocked down the traffic light which hit the pedestrian. witnesses say this was a violent accident. >> apparently either lost consciousness or got his foot stuck on the gas pedal, drove up this curb. luckily the curb stopped him or he would have went through the gate. he hit a pedestrian and also the traffic light hit the pedestrian on the way down. >> both the driver and pedestrian were taken to the hospital. the extent of their injuries is not known right now. another woman is going public with accusations that

bill cosby drugged and raped her and she says it happened here. 73-year-old donna motsinger says she met cosby at a jazz club. she was one of 12 women who remained anonymous but agreed to testify against cosby in a civil rape case he settled in 2005. she says she is speaking out now because she feels like the alleged victims are being blamed. >> at the time i thought it's all my fault, what did i do. oh, you're so stupid, you can't tell anybody. like i was trying to raise my 8-year-old by myself, i was a single parent. this man was so powerful. at the time i think he might have been the most powerful person you could have ever known. >> she says she was a waitress at the jazz club when she met cosby. she says he picked her up in a limo, gave her a drink and a pill she thought was aspirin. she lost consciousness. cosby's rep has not returned

requests for comment. workers cleaning up a huge mess at the san francisco chanel store caused by thieves who ran their car through the back window last night. they were able to get through the gate and snatch up six handbags, each worth several thousand dollars. police are looking at surveillance video from the union square store to get a description of those thieves. the store reopened this afternoon after that back window was covered up. wind chill weather has arrived in washington, d.c. the white house blended right in as snow fell earlier today. looks nice from here. all that snow probably seemed much less picturesque if you happened to be one of the millions of americans trying to get somewhere. lines stretched at airports as weather forced airlines to cancel nearly 700 flights nationwide, according to flight aware.com. >> it's probably going to be delayed several hours. it usually happens when i fly. >> you haven't seen any delays of your flight yet? >> not yet. >> mother nature kind of threw a little bit of a curveball at us

this week. we had some warm weather monday and tuesday, and the possibility of significant snowfall this afternoon and tonight. >> nothing says the holidays like travel problems. drivers faced sloppy conditions on highways stretching from north carolina through new england. our weather here has been pretty mild so the getaway is easier on the freeways. >> a little, but roads have been jammed this afternoon. let's take a look at live conditions right now. sky 7 hd live over the 580/680 interchange in dublin/pleasanton. the backup with the big trucks, that's on 580. it's normally heavy in the afternoon. this is nothing unusual there. let's move on, take a live look at 80 in emeryville. this is a disaster. it's been backed up since 1:00 in the afternoon. the mcarthur maze right here, oncoming traffic trying to get to berkeley on 80 east and it's just been a mess for most of the afternoon. little better for those folks making the right heading back to san francisco. and to the north bay we go for a

look at san rafael. the oncoming traffic is heading into san rafael on 101 south. this is normally the heavier side of the commute in the afternoon. doesn't look too bad in either direction for folks heading back on the right side to san francisco tand the golden gate bridge looks decent. dave louie at the airport. >> you can see the traffic on the right-hand side of the screen. what's happening on the ground? >> reporter: we are starting out on the other side of the freeway in millbrae where people are starting to fill up their tanks. gas prices have been dropping about ten cents in the past two weeks for regular gas, giving some to think about whether to hop in the car rather than jump on an airplane. regular gas is down a hefty 88 cents a gallon from early may when it reached a peak. the owner of this gas station, rob baker, jokes that his customers can now fill up and

get change back from a $100 bill. a family taking a 300 mile trip is expected to save $7.62 compared to a year ago. not exactly a windfall but with fill-ups costing less, the trend is making driving cheaper. in the following weeks, drivers are weighing the advantage of jumping into their cars or suvs instead of hopping on to a plane to get to holiday gatherings. >> my daughter is in the marines in yuma. we were going to go down and visit her. we are considering to drive instead of fly. that way we will have our car available to use while we're there. >> reporter: the gas prices are a big help. >> absolutely. >> i think last year at this time it was $4.19. $3.19 right now at our gas station. >> reporter: we did get across the freeway to sfo where it's very busy today but the specter of stranded passengers did not materialize as snowstorms in the northeast threatened to delay some flights. hundreds of flights were canceled today cross the country but this afternoon, the situation at sfo was good.

no delays longer than 15 to 20 minutes and no canceled flights showing on the united departure screen. united is the largest carrier at sfo. sfo is expected to see 1.3 million passengers pass through its gates between now and next monday and that's about a 2.8% increase in passenger volume. live in millbrae, david louie, abc 7 news. >> i think we will see a lot of people with that little boy's face. >> he looked miserable. spencer christian, probably not that miserable because we have nice weather. he has more on the storm back east and the rain coming our way. >> you are absolutely right. right to live doppler 7 hd, taking a look at that storm in the northeast which is still producing heavy snow in some locations and rain along the coastline. it's beginning to -- continuing to push northward, i should say. it will pull away from land areas by thanksgiving day. in the bay area, we have a few thin high clouds but mostly clear skies right now. here's another view from the east bay hills camera showing

clouds and haze as today was a spare the air day and tomorrow will be another spare the air day, the third consecutive one, as a matter of fact. no wood burning, remember that. poorest air quality tomorrow will be in the santa clara valley. here's the view looking out over san francisco. here's the first forecast. high clouds and haze this evening. it will be mainly sunny and chilly inland early tomorrow morning. trying to compete with the motorcycle. then tomorrow afternoon, sunny and mild. happy thanksgiving. high temperatures range from mid 60s at the coast to low 70s inland. >> thank you, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, thanksgiving comes early. why a bay area restaurant gave away free meals to everybody today. plus the new government threat against a japanese company blamed for five deaths. and later -- >> there's a guy in here with a pistol. he's like pointing it at everybody. >> new at 4:30, the final moments of his life. a police officer shot and killed a child who was holding a toy

gun. what dispatchers did not tell officers that might have saved his life. 7 on your side's michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. he will answer them here live a little bit later. bulldog: [yawn]

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a japanese company is facing threats of fines and legal action from the u.s. government for not recalling airbags nationwide. the nhtsa, the national highway traffic safety administration, wants the corporation to admit that its drivers side airbag

inflators are defective. at least five deaths have been blamed on those airbags. so far, takata limited its recall to states that experience high humidity but two of the inflators have ruptured in vehicles outside that high humidity zone. drivers can get hurt by flying metal fragments when the airbags deploy. today is a special day for a marin restaurant owner and his staff who are getting ready right now to serve a thanksgiving feast to hundreds and it's all for free. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live in san rafael with more. wayne? >> reporter: it is a thanksgiving feast but a thanksgiving feast with a twist. no turkey. indian food. these people, the first in line, a line that within half an hour will stretch around the block. the owner of this place has done it for ten years and is very thankful himself. let's follow the man who is about to serve more than 1,000 people tonight out of two restaurants and all for free.

at lotus cuisine, paul and his staff have turned it into a habit, a self-imposed privilege for a decade. >> i think it's just a lot of feeling good because you are giving back. >> we are happy. we are proud. we want to do it. we want more people to come every year, more and more. >> reporter: paul came to the states in 1984. back then he was little more than a kid from north india with a big dream and a stronger will. >> i came here with nothing. >> reporter: and now? >> now we have three restaurants and we are very fortunate that we are in marin and we are very fortunate that the community is part of us and wre are part of the community. >> reporter: paul's all you can eat lunch buffets are inexpensive and legendary in these parts. tonight's buffet will be even larger and cuts no corners. not here in san rafael, nor at his restaurant in fairfax, either. >> when i overheard it i almost started to cry.

i thought how beautiful to serve so many people. >> reporter: officially there is no such holiday as thanksgiving in india. paul learned about it after moving to the states. there is no turkey tonight, just indian food. lots of indian food, to all comers. >> get over here. >> reporter: you're not doing the dishes tonight, are you? >> i have the dishwasher doing the dishes. >> reporter: he has to draw the line somewhere. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> outstanding. now to another annual thanksgiving tradition, this one at the white house. >> the pardoning of the thanksgiving day turkey. >> chief, you are hereby pardoned from the thanksgiving day table. congratulations. gobble, gobble. >> feeling pretty good about life right now. he was not alone. another turkey named mack was also given the presidential pardon this year.

>> president obama says around thanksgiving turkeys named after side dishes would normally have a pretty low chance of escaping the dinner table. the birds will now go live on a farm in northern virginia. >> nice. nice life. a lot of their friends will not be enjoying such privilege. let's check the holiday forecast. lot of people traveling this weekend and i think it looks good for a couple days and then the rain will be coming. >> you are absolutely right. looking good for just a couple days and the rain will last for awhile. here's live doppler 7 hd. at this moment we have mainly sunny skies with high clouds increasing a bit now. but it's still a mostly sunny sky. as you can see from this live view of the golden gate bridge, just a few clouds above but no threat of rain yet. these are the forecast features. sunny, mild tomorrow, thanksgiving day. rain arrives friday night, that will be the beginning of a rainy pattern that will bring us periods of rain into next week, perhaps into the middle of next week. here's the satellite image. you can see the ridge of high pressure still holding on. that will bring us one more mild

and dry day, thanksgiving day, but then we have a series of storms coming our way. the first one arriving in the north bay friday night so let's get right to the forecast animation. we will start this at 9:00 friday morning, at which point it will be mostly cloudy cross the bay area. then late friday afternoon we will see rain developing first in the north bay and then it will continue to spread and intensify overnight. by 3:00 saturday morning, we will be looking at widespread rain, not likely to be heavy rain across the board but widespread rainfall and then we will continue the animation into midmorning saturday, about 10:00 saturday morning. we will see little breaks developing in the rain but that doesn't mean it's going to be the end of it. the heavier rain will come on sunday, monday and perhaps even tuesday so here's our early estimate for rainfall totals projecting ahead to wednesday of next week. we could see three to five inches of rainfall in the wettest spots in the north bay and that's a pretty good soaking which we badly need.

overnight look for partly cloudy skies, low temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. tomorrow, we will see mainly sunny skies in the south bay, highs will reach low 70s, about 72 in san jose. upper 60s to 70 on the peninsula. mid 60s on the coast. we expect a high of 66 degrees downtown san francisco tomorrow. up in the north bay, look for mainly sunny skies, highs in the upper 60s. 67 santa rosa. 68 sonoma. over in the east bay, mainly upper 60s as well. in the inland east bay, upper 60s to near 70. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. rain arrives late friday. we will have rainy, showery conditions on saturday, a rainy day on sunday, chance of rain again on monday, rain likely on tuesday, and showers will linger into wednesday. there's something to celebrate if you can hold off until after thanksgiving, we will have dry driving conditions tomorrow, then much needed rain for the next several days. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. up next, the sweet holiday display in the bay area. what it took to make this.

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the wait is over! alphonso and lindsey! >> the mirror ball is theirs. actor alphonso ribeira and his partner whitney carson received a perfect score from the judges during last night's finale on "dancing with the stars." he says he has been waiting ten years for this moment. the fresh prince of bel-air actor wanted to compete on the show ever since season one and never gave up hope. >> it was an amazing ride. it was a tough one because of all the pain and injuries. but we stayed the course. and we made it. we got here and look what we got. >> he's my baby. >> he says he wanted to prove that he was more than just the carlton dance which he does

fantastically. >> so well. >> he is carlton. duck dynasty's sadie robinson came in second. and janel parish finished in third place. a san francisco hotel unveiled what must be the sweetest christmas tree in the entire bay area. >> take a look. the curtains were pulled back at the westin st. francis revealing the sugar tree today. >> the tree stands 12 feet tall and is made of hundreds of pounds of sugar. the hotel spent, listen to this, six months making it. >> it has more than 1,000 candies that are shaped like snowmen, gift boxes, candy canes and elves. best of all, they are edible. >> we did build a fence around it because it's just too edible and too delicious looking, you know everyone would jump around it and try and have a bite. >> looks more like a cake to me than a tree. that sugar tree replaces the ginger bread castle that was traditionally set up in the westin st. francis lobby. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, questions after police shot and killed a 12-year-old

boy. this video shows him waving a toy gun around. the information the cop who shot him did not have that could have saved that boy's life. plus a message that will stop traffic. who is behind these billboards popping up in the bay area? giving no frills a whole new meaning, where passengers had to get out of their plane to get their flight off the ground.

in news making headlines at 4:30, a woman claiming bill cosby drugged and raped her while he was in the bay area performing. 73-year-old donna notsinger says she met cosby 43 years ago at a jazz club. she says she is speaking out now because she feels like his alleged victims are the ones being blamed. business owners and residents boarded up windows and cleared debris today after two nights of unrest over that grand jury decision in the michael brown case. while a second night of protests in oakland also left a string of damage behind. it was concentrated in one neighborhood. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has that part of the story and tweets out angry biz leaders quote, the repeated failure of opd, the oakland police department, to distinguish between protected protest and criminal vandalism is unacceptable. her live report is coming up on

abc 7 news at 5:00. in cleveland, police have released a video showing a 12-year-old boy being shot by an officer. he was carrying a toy gun. it was missing the orange safety indicator and he was pointing that gun at people. the department is defending the officer's actions. >> reporter: this newly released surveillance video shows the final moments of 12-year-old tamir rice's life. you can see the child pointing a toy gun at this cleveland park saturday when he shot and killed by 26-year-old officer timothy lowman ten feet away. >> you have officers out there protecting the public that had to do something that nobody wants to do. >> reporter: this is the toy gun. its orange safety indicator removed. officers say they ordered tamir to show his hands three times and drop the weapon. when he appeared to reach for the gun and was shot twice.

dispatchers never told the officers that the initial 911 caller believed the weapon was not real. tamir's family asks that this video be released as hundreds protesting his shooting now join nationwide demonstrations over the michael brown shooting in ferguson, missouri. the two cleveland officers involved are now on administrative leave pending an investigation. officer lowman was just appointed to the force in march. his partner that day, a certified field training officer. abc news, los angeles. >> ruth bader ginsburg is recovering after having a stent implanted in her heart today. that stent cleared a blocked artery. doctors discovered the blockage after ginsburg experienced discomfort while exercising last night. she is expected to stay in the hospital for two days. the 81-year-old has never missed a day in court despite a series of health problems, including

two different bouts with cancer. ginsburg has served on the high court since 1993. crews in rome are working to repair damage caused by a tourist at the coliseum. you can see in this photograph the russian tourist carved a large k on to a wall of that ancient structure. the 42-year-old was spotted last friday using a large stone to carve his name. he has been fined $25,000 and was given a suspended sentence of four years in prison. vandalism is a huge problem at some of rome's ancient sites. the walls around the edge of the coliseum are covered with carved names. this was the fifth incident of vandalism by a tourist in just the past year. those racing down the freeway in silicon valley may be catching a glimpse of racy billboards lining the freeway. >> when the economy booms t billboards become really expensive real estate. abc 7 news reporter chris winn joining us with a look at these unusual ads. chris? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. live along 101 in san jose,

where holiday traffic has already begun. if you take a look behind me, you can see a lot of red lights in the distance there. when you are stuck in traffic, what are you more likely to notice? you mentioned billboards and chances are it is going to be that billboard that you pay attention to. because of the traffic, businesses that are looking to advertise consider 101 to be some very prime real estate. in recent years, this stretch of the 101 has seen a different type of traffic. >> the tech community is really using that as an information highway for what they're trying to promote. >> reporter: we may live in a digital world but more tech companies are going old school, turning to billboards above the ground. in fact, you might have locked eyes with this half naked nerd. the president of dice, the business behind the campaign that's turning heads, they create tools that help companies connect with technology talent. >> we are getting a lot more inquiries. requests for demos as well as

finding out more about the product itself. >> reporter: the ads seem to be connecting with commuters, too. >> it definitely made me laugh. i thought it was pretty clever to have something that catches people's -- something that they are unexpected. definitely thought it was a good ad. >> reporter: according to outfront media, billboard spending in the bay area has doubled since 2011. one of these boards can cost up to $55,000 per month. eric serves as president of xoom, a conferencing tool used around the world. he says billboards can be a point of pride among silicon valley techies. >> every employee spends so much time on the highway. they say wow, this is great. this is our billboard. they feel very proud of that. >> reporter: more importantly, a direct link to the consumer. >> as the marketplace continues to get more fragmented with social meade why and different

areas, billboards are still where the people are. there are still a bunch of eyeballs on them and they will still have value moving forward. >> reporter: chris winn, abc 7 news. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, a dog's weird talents. plus, the bond between man and another dog. one animal's extreme journey to find a new home for himself. i'm michael finney. today's 7 on your side q & a is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions. contact me at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7 and on twitter. i will answer your questions here live later. i'm spencer christian. a colorful sunset here. you can expect another day like this tomorrow. that will be followed by lots of rainfall. i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. taking a live look at traffic at 4:36, if you are trying to get away on 80 through berkeley, you are not going anywhere quickly. on the right-hand side is your 80 traffic heading east.

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the whole thing is about his ears. he's a 4-year-old german shepherd ear dancing, if that's such a thing, with a little help from his owner, stephanie to the song "low low low." he's in perfect sync. >> instead of bobbing your head he's moving his ears. >> that's all he can do. the video from indiana has been seen nearly 90,000 times since it was posted earlier this month. low, low, low. now to an amazing story about perseverance of a pooch. >> this is remarkable. he was taking part in the adventure racing world championship in ecuador and they came across this stray dog. one of the team members fed the dog part of a meatball. that started a powerful new friendship. >> the dog followed the team along the grueling 430 mile race, determined to stick with them no matter what, including the kayak part of the competition.

>> he just jumped in the water and in my heart, i couldn't reject him. i took him in the boat, okay, we're bringing the dog. it wasn't easy because you can't paddle with the dog. >> they couldn't leave him. the team captain adopted the dog and named him arthur as in king arthur because of his persisten persistence. >> not sure he knew what he was signing up for. >> 430 miles? >> in the kayak? spencer christian joins us with a look at the holiday forecast. >> things are looking pretty good for the next 24 hours if you like dry weather. after that, things will make a turn. here's live doppler 7 hd. we have a few high clouds over the bay area right now. we will have those overnight but a mainly sunny day tomorrow, thanksgiving day. a lovely thanksgiving day. let's bounce to the east coast for just a moment as you probably know, big winter storm has been pounding that region of the country. it's still raging with snow

inland and rain along the coast but it will pull away by tomorrow, leaving behind calmer conditions for thanksgiving day in the northeast although there will be little pockets of snow and rain here and there, and rain in the pacific northwest tomorrow as well. across the state of california on thanksgiving day, look for wet weather up in the northwestern corner, but mainly dry and mild elsewhere and that includes the bay area. what a nice mild thanksgiving day we have coming our way tomorrow. sunny skies, highs from mid 60s at the coast to upper 60s inland. rain arrives tomorrow night and that will start, i don't mean tomorrow night, i'm sorry, friday night rain arrives. that will begin our wet weather pattern that will continue into the middle of next week. >> thank you, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, passengers taking matters into their own hands after their plane gets stuck on the runway. plus, flaws in your home security system. why you and your family may not be as safe as you think. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. what can you do if the meter continues to run after you finish pumping your gas?

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well, this is really a no frills airline. russian passengers pitched in to get their flight moving after a regional airliner got stuck in the frozen ground. winter comes pretty early to siberia. the temperature plunged to minus 61 degrees fahrenheit. the eager passengers, i imagine you are plenty eager at 61, pushed the plane by leaning on both wings. they turned it and the tow truck took over. the plane flew safely to its destination. local officials, not amused by this. they have launched an investigation into a possible breach of safety regulations. one group is making sure everyone in san francisco has a happy thanksgiving. the salvation army brass band kicked off carving day at the salvation army today. san francisco police chief, the

lee and joanne hayes white cooked up a bird. they will deliver holiday meals to people who can't get out of their homes. all this month abc 7 news is encouraging you to give where you live. for our 23rd annual food drive, donating is so simple. text the word feed to 80077 to make a $10 donation. millions of us have home security systems to keep our families safe, but there may actually be several ways to breach those systems. >> reporter: an estimated 38 million americans turn to these systems to help secure their homes and businesses but are you really as safe as you think you are? logan, a cyberresearcher, says he's found some alarming weaknesses in some home security systems. all it takes is the right tools and know-how. >> with every system that i have tested, which has been from four different manufacturers, they have all been vulnerable in the exact same way.

>> reporter: ryan and bonnie allowing gma on the lookout to visit their house. for logan to test their home alarm system, provided by adt, one of the leading home security companies. >> you want peace of mind. you want to be able to go to sleep knowing that you're safe. >> we are probably 100 feet from the house right now. >> reporter: to test the system, logan uses a laptop equipped with special software, an antenna and this device that checks radiofrequencies from wireless alarm systems. logan showing us three ways he's able to interfere with their system. first, he says a false alarm caution the homeowner to receive a signal on their keypad. then a closed door is open. homeowners may think they need to open and close the door to reset the system. potentially leaving them open to an intruder. >> that was way too easy. >> reporter: his second demonstration is even more startling. where he completely disarms their system. >> all i have to do here is hit play.

it will create some interference with the door sensor. >> reporter: you said it's disarmed, right? >> should be. >> reporter: i don't hear an alarm. for his final demonstration he's detecting when the alarm system is activated and other movement like when a door opens or closes. you are basically learning the family's patterns. >> exactly. >> reporter: and learning the best time to strike. >> yes. >> reporter: if you are a perpetrator. after restoring the homeowner's system, logan says the best way to stay safe -- >> be aware this is possible. they should call their provider and ask them is my system vulnerable to these sorts of attacks. >> reporter: adt tells us adt is committed to providing our customers with continual security and technology advancements and it works regularly with our suppliers to enhance the security of our products. they invited anyone with concerns to contact them. abc news, tennessee. 7 on your side's michael finney is here answering questions sent to him by facebook, twitter and e-mail.

one question, when i make purchases from small business owners and they charge it on their phone through square, i'm worried my card information on their phone can be stolen. is that true? >> no. but i'm really glad you are thinking that way. we all need to think more and more about security. great question. here's the bottom line. we have talked with square about this. they say when they take the card, the second they swipe it, right then it's encrypted. then that information is sent also right then. so there isn't anything on that phone and even if there was it would be impossible for them to figure it out. i need to return something i bought four days ago and the store is refusing to accept my return. can they do that? >> okay. you may have a way out of this. here's how it works in the state of california. the return and exchange policy can be anything the store wants it to be, anything, but it has to tell you first. so go back to the store and if at the cash register, there isn't a sign on the cash register or behind or somewhere where you would obviously see it

in the store, if you can't find it, then they have to take a return for seven days. that's california state law. if you don't post it, it's seven days return. >> good to know. >> and via facebook, a gas station is literally stealing money from their customers. the meter on the pump continues to run after i have stopped pumping the gas. who do i report this to? >> boy. now that we are paying less for gas. what you do is go to your county weights and measures department. in the state of california it's done county by county. they all have a weights and measures department. the problem is during the recession a lot of those really got cut back. still, complain to them, especially the gasoline they run out very quickly. give them a call. you might be able to get them at the end of today or call them on monday and they will jump on this very quickly. weights and measures. >> what's tonight at 11:00? >> i'm glad you asked. i have an amazing report. are you getting what you paid for from your broadband or

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it will give you three days of free parking in its daily lot if you depart on a tuesday, wednesday or thursday, a $66 value. the promotion runs through christmas day. if you want more information, go to our website at abc7news.com. he is only 11 and already a philanthropist with big plans to help his community. >> you are about to meet shea patel, launching a nonprofit to help other kids explore the joy of sports. lisa amin gulezian introduces us. >> reporter: sports are at the heart of the boys and girls club of the peninsula and these kids love to play hoops. until recently, many on the in-house basketball league played in whatever shoes and clothes they had, like sneakers and even flip-flops. >> kind of made me feel like bad. >> reporter: so 11-year-old shea patel decided to help. he started alley oops kids and raised $6,000 fast. last month, shea delivered 60 gym bags filled with nike shoes,

clothes and basketballs to the kids. jennifer perez got one of the bags. >> my favorite was the basketball. >> reporter: this 10-year-old wants to play in the wnba one day. she is sure shea's gifts will help her get there. >> it was a pretty nice guy to raise all this money for all of us. >> i'm really like happy that i did this. i'm satisfied that it just went well. i'm kind of glad like for them and for myself. >> they are not too young to make a difference. >> reporter: shea just finished helping the kids with the boys and girls club. his next plan is to raise enough money so every player on the in-house soccer league can have new equipment. lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> good for him. >> go, shea! he will run the nba one day. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan.

police mobilize but cannot stop last night's wanton destruction. how business leaders aired their complaints today about police allowing it to happen. plus -- >> he hit a pedestrian. >> a terrible accident in san francisco. we will have the late details. smash and grab at a union square boutique. what burglars stole after they literally drove into the store. a bay area woman accuses bill cosby of sexual abuse. why she is coming forward now and breaking her long silence. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. we have a stretch of rainy days coming up. we will take a look at your thanksgiving forecast and beyond straight ahead. demonstrators climbed up a hill and took over a freeway in oakland last night and tonight, the highway patrol has added more officers to try to prevent a third night of vandalism and looting. good evening. i'm dan ashley.

>> i'm cheryl jennings. business owners in oakland are just reeling from all the damage done to their property in the second night of violent protests. this is more fallout from the grand jury's decision in ferguson, missouri not to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of mike brown. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us with the very latest. >> reporter: it's all quiet here tonight, certainly so far, but many people here in this district very upset about what happened last night here, not just the business owners who had their property destroyed but also many of the demonstrators who told us that their message is being hijacked by those bent on destruction. the second night of protests in oakland proved to be more destructive than the first, especially. >> the march was really starting to progress in this direction and from there, i just watched

everybody else go into the paint store, run out with cans of paint and start throwing them everywhere. i just thought we're next. >> reporter: down the street from the kelley paint store, genova and the t-mobile store were both heavily looted. >> it was totally remarkable. we're watching it unfold on tv. >> reporter: darleen is with the telegraph association which sent an open letter to police and city leaders demanding to know why the vandalism wasn't stopped sooner. >> as it became violent and it was quite evident that they were looting and that they were doing above and beyond a peaceful protest, the reaction did not seem correct. >> we went out last night. >> reporter: g.p. walker is an organizer with an oakland group called onyx. he tried to intervene when a man starting spray painting a masonic temple. >> i tried to stop him. it's a mason temple, all black folks, why spray paint on this. dude looked at me and basically told me frankly, i don't