live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news >> pack a.m. on day after thanksgiving which is black friday. thanks for taking time out from shopping to join us. >> shopping already. >> i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. it is friday november 27. happy friday. >> we get to a quick check on weather and traffic. lisa is here for mike. >> good morning, to you. it is certainly a chilly start in the south bay. we have 35 in livermore. we have 38 in san jose.

elsewhere the winds are up and the forth by is not so cold. we are look at upper 40s from santa rosa and novato to san francisco. with the clear start there is plenty sunshine with mid-to-upper 50s around the bay. to frost possible tonight as the winds back off. we will talk about changes toward the end of the weekend. that will include some rain. sue? >> good morning, everyone. we have light traffic conditions as you could imagine on black friday. you can see that everyone is moving at limit if you are headed to the oakland airport, no delays. we have a car off the road. highway 101 hit a power pole and it is not blocking the lanes. a bumper in the lanes, northbound 85 at the expressway because of a solo spinout. and the black friday mistransit schedule, bart is regular schedule, and caltran is weekend schedule and no ace train service today. >> thank you, sue.

it is 5:01. the c.h.p. is investigating a fatal crash in alamo on the off-ramp southbound interstate 680. fire crews arrived to the scene before 3:00 a.m. they found an overturned vehicle fully engulfed in flames. the victim was pronounced dead. in other vehicles were involved in the crash. the off-ramp is closed until the wreckage is removeed. >> asan francisco police have a mystery on their hands after an odd and potentially dangerous thanksgiving phenomenon. someone chained baseball bats to street polls all over the city. our reporter is in san francisco. these were not just regular baseball bats. cornell? cornell, can you hear us? >> wish having with the transmitter. >> our apologies. we will move on right now and give you more news.

in contra costa county officials were investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire in a concord office furniture store founded in 1939. the flames ignited just after 7:00 p.m. the store was on diamond way and challenge dry at the furniture store. firefighters had to battle the flames from the outside because it was too dangerous to go inside. it took two hours to contain the fire. officials state commercial office continueture inside helped to fuel the lanes in the warehouse section. the corporate office was saved and no one was hurt. >> shoppers are lined up around the bay area looking for black friday deals. we were at the premium outlets in livermore where hundreds brave the morning chill waiting in line just to get into the store that opened at midnight with only a certain number of people inside the store at a time. 100 million people are expected

100 million people are expected to shop through sunday. >> retailers hope for record sales. on thanksgiving leftovers tucked around, holiday were someers scored some of the best deals on black friday. >> this is the best deal right here. >> black friday kicked off the holiday season in the past but now thanksgiving is the new tradition. in new york city, 50,000 shoppers made their way into macy's in manhattan. no matter what is on the holiday wish list, 60 percent of members will head out to find it. 136 million of usship until sunday with day one thanksgiving day now over. if you do not want to be in the middle of the crowd can you cash in on deals. on-line. >> so many sales online it is him like there is no point in being bombarded by other human beings in the store.

>> wal-mart released a statement saying this focused on deals, availability, and simplicity. it look like the strategy work. wal-mart said tens of millions of customers visited their store and the website. i am stehpanie ramos reporting from washington, dc. >> police are wanting bay area residents to watch out for scam articlists trying to sell fake gold bars in contra costa county. police say there have been two instances at a kohl's department store in brentwood. they approach the patrons in parking lot and trillion buyers they are down on their luck and need to sell the geld bars for cash. the scams are frequent during the holidays. >> new details on the victim of a brutal strong-arm robbery near union square. police say the 54-year-old man seen in the surveillance video being chased by two men was knocked to the ground and kicked several times in the face last month. it happened on the 900 block of

stockton street much father of three will need facial reconstructive surgery. on wednesday, officers arrested a 19-year-old connection with the robbery. they took off with the victim's smartphone. >> horrible. horrible. 19 years old should not be doing that. on the streets. they should have in reason to attack another. if they want a job or if they want to be able to be successful we can help they do not have to turn to violence. >> police say both suspects were out on bail from previous offenses at the time of the attack. >> the t.s.a. made a big mistake when it allows a man to bypass security using a still were board pass, a registered sex offer fender. it happened november 5, he stole a. 's perioding pass at the airport in salt lake city and tried to get on her southwest flight. he was stopped at the gate when the rightful owner of the boarding pass tried to print

another one and could not, the t.s.a. said that it was a major lapse in judgment at the check point. officials insist that no one was at risk. >> there was no risk in the sense that the individual does go through a screening process. >> he was backed on felony fraudulent hang handling of a legal document. >> for egypts today is orange and black friday. >> they will sell individual game tickets for april and may of the 2016 season other than opening day. select special events will be available. tickets are on sale at 8:00 this morning. at at&t park and on the giants website until christmas eve starting as low as $9 for serve games. and two holiday six-packs including one game for each move the regular season is available with a limited cracker wearing a giant cowboy

hat. >> i have a bobblehead. check the forecast. >> good morning, guys, we are looking at chilly temperatures inland east bay and, also, in the south bay, parts of the peninsula, mountain view is 33 and 36 in san jose, no winds here and even on the coast and we just hit 40. in the north bay it is up to 25 miles per hour and offshore wind keeping it mild, but, otherwise, we are looking at temperatures to stay the same the next couple days, in the mid-50's and the cool down, again, tone, with the forecast and freeze advisories are possible, as the winds back off. temperatures over the next couple of days not budging too much, and, in fact, we will see the numbering cool at night. in fact, freezing possibilities. mild in the afternoon. in some spots. otherwise, the warm-up comes to the end of the weekend with increasing clouds. our next chance of rain comes in on monday. sue? >> we going to san jose where it

is voterally nonexistent traffic. 101 at 880, just a few cars. no delays. as you can imagine at 5:09 in the morning, just getting to the shopping democrats. we have a fatal accident waiting on a tow truck not involved 680. it is blocking the off-ramp so you can use stone valley road to get to where you are going if that is your normal off-ramp. westbound after broadway we have a tree down in the lanes. they are waiting for a chainsaw. it is partly blocking the roadways. use extra caution. cars are swerving to get out of the way. in san jose, an accident northbound 85 at the expressway with a bumper in the middle of the lanes, so c.h.p. is trying to clear that. katie and eric? >> you will not be the only person shopping today it could be a big day for hackers in the money report.

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santa rosa berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> san francisco police have a mystery on their hands after an odd and potentially dangerous thanksgiving phenomenon. someone chained baseball bats to street poles all over the city the back to cornell barnard in san francisco. these were not just regular baseball bats? >> good morning, katie, police call this discovery "very bizarre." trying to figure out why someone chained a baseball bat to light poles like this around san francisco. in fact, more than a dozen bats have been found around the city. in some cases they had nails protruding from them. officers found a bad on 19th avenue on thanksgiving day, and

they thought it looks like a pipe bomb. they closed the intersection. a bomb squad technician x-rayed it. there was nothing inside but police are taking the bats as evidence. >> we thought it was possibly an explosive device. as you can see, we evacuated the area. >> they put drill holes in it, they knew what they were doing. this is not put together in an hour. police want to find the person responsible and they could face charges. as to why someone is chaining the bats all around san francisco? thanks a mystery. very strange. thank you, cornell. >> we learned about this story through a viewer e-mail and you can tell us what is happening why you live by e-mailing abc7

listen. >> california health advocates are getting ready to lunch an an aggressive signature gathering campaign to get a tobacco might bive on the ballot. the american cancer and several medical organizations in the state are backing an initiative that raise california tobacco tax to $2 a pack. the california tobacco tax has not been raised in 20 gathers and is the lowest in the country. a similar bill failed in the state assembly. the american cancer society is also nudging those in california to use this holiday season as a time to try to quick smoking. >>ment bay area residents who are hoping to complete their holiday dinner with dungness crab were out the luck. officials announced the season would be delay because of unsafe levels of the toxins crab is unlawful local and it is priced at a premium.

local fishermen are taking a big hit. >> they have house payments and bills like everyone else, and i am lucky i have another gig going to keep me afloat. >> most fishermen are end anding their time cashing rock fill and cod which are less lucrative. >> pope francis held the final public event in kenya with a huge rally at a sports stadium. thousands of young people waited in the stands for hours to see pontiff. he called for adequate housing, especially for the capital city of nairobi saying everyone has a basic right to "dignified living conditions." he have a private meeting with the kenyan bishops and travel to uganda for the second leg of the trip. atoday is start of the holiday season at the white house. >> the first lady will on the christmas tree this morning. the fur last year from pennsylvania will be on display in the blue room. the christmas tree farm has been

supplying the white house trees since 1966. >> very nottive. >> and now, lisa is here for mike. it is chilly. >> really cold especially east bay and south bay we have a wind chill index in hayward and mountain view so it feels like it is just in the mid-30s! and san jose at 36 degrees. we have wind also where, keying the temperatures elevated and we are not talking about any rain here. you can see the green representing a soggy day for much of the southland. back home, we are dry and we will stay that way. 34 in morgan hill. san jose shows 36. 48 in the city. oakland is 39. this only, with the chill, from the east and the south bay afternoon highs are not going to change too much with concord start out in the 30s and 35 in livermore, and santa rosa and napa, mid-to-upper 40s. with wind out there, strong north wind, we are about 16

degrees warmer in novato and 17 in santa rosa and elsewhere, a little bit warmer and palo alto is 12 degrees cooler and cooler for you in san jose. the winds are responsible for the cooling or the warm-up and, over all, they are all going to slacken up over the weekend, we have a couple more breezy mys ahead of us or profit is possible if the back yesterday the chilly for the shops on friday, and we look for cool to cold morning with frost and a crisp sunny day through the weekend. checking for our season to date so far, the north bay is not done too well, santa rosa is 27 percent of normal and livermore with over 2" of rains and 94 percent of normal and san jose is doing pretty good but we will look for the dry conditions to continue, santa rosa a in the 20 the next couple of nights and temperatures have the next weather system next week, 56 in vallejo today, and look for mid-50s in 9 north bay, and spree in livermore. the seven-day forecast shows a string of sunny daze, trusty

nights and wind shifts and slightly by monday we are warming up with a chance of showers back to the 60 and better chance of rain on wednesday and thursday. >> happy shopping at home. we dealing with a sig-alert still blocking the off-ramp from southbound 680. they are waiting on a tow truck of the it is not affecting freeway traffic but use read gear or stone valley road if that is the normal exit because it is shut. 101 has a potentially dangerous situation with a wrong-way driver headed northbound in the southbound lanes. hopefully c.h.p. or someone will get that out of there and get the opinion turned around. northbound 85 at almaden expressway we had a bum neither the lanes. it is now cleared out of the lanes. bart and mass transit, everyone is running on different schedules today, bart is running a regular schedule but caltran has saturday schedule andation

train service is suspended for black friday. >> black friday is here and it seems that everything is on sale even the cars. >> here is america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, automakers hoping for a lucrative black friday with car dealerships say the deals are droving in popularity. they are hoping that the shoppers will dip department stores in favor of car lots. >> black friday car sales could be the highest since 2001. >> a new warning from security experts black friday is being used to hack your payment information. >> later on "good morning america" the scams say you should look out for scams and how to safe good yourself. more holiday shoppers are treating themselves as they check off items for family and friends. >> according to the national retail foundation, americans spend $130 on "self," gifting, up a few dollars from last area. >> we love ourselves.

>> straight ahead seven things to know use start your day. also, giving thanks a homeless women who turned her life around sticks to a promise to help the sticks to a promise to help the less font in the bay area.

he are seven things to know before you go. >> the easy early drive this black friday but we are experiencing backups on freeways and side streets near the shopping malls. specifically, the livermore outlets. 580 is backed up getting to the outlets. >> two, the wind. certainly sit a factor how cold you are. it are not that chilly in the

north bay but east in livermore, the san ramon valley, and the south by at mountain view and san jose, numbers are in the 30s and wind chills family that cold and another sunny and cool afternoon and the welcome coming up. >> three, in alamo, the off-ramp on southbound interstate 680 is closed following a fatal crash. fire crews get to the scene before 3:00 this morning and found an overcontinued car fully engulfed in flames. the victim appeared dead at sketch. no other vehicles were involved in the crab. >> in concord investigators are trying to determine the cause of a huge fire at an office furniture store forcing firefighters to belt the fire from the outside. it took nearly two hours to contain the fire the no one was hurt. >> five, san francisco police are looking for would chained more than a dozen baseball bats to street polls throughout the city. in some cases the bats had nails protruding. the person responsible could

face charges. >> shoppers are looking for good deal on black friday with hundreds weathering the cold at the premium outlets in livermore where some stores opened last night at 6:00. 100 million people are expected to ship through sunday. >> the warriors will try to go 17-0 tonight in phoenix against the surgeons. orally this week the dubs became the first n.b.a. team ever to start a season by winning the first 16 games and they have now won 20 straight season date back to last season with tip-off at 6:30. >> the owner of a fine dining restaurant in richmond is opening the doors to give the hopeless a thanksgiving meal. menbe aklilu knows what it is like to live on the streets. 20 years ago she was homeless and pregnant with her son in italy before coming to america. she got a job as a hostess here at salute e vita ristorante. six years later, menbe aklilu bought the restaurant and has given back to her community ever since.

>> when i see them my heart...is filled with happiness especially new. the world needs a lot love. >> menbe aklilu served 1,300 people yesterday. >> there will be a lot of pans to clean up from the thanksgiving meals at glide memorial. hundreds of volunteers spent part of the holiday feeding many people who could use kindness and a warm meal serving thanksgiving day dinner to 5,000 people. many of the value fors who make it happen come back year after year. >> we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including darryls in the brutal betting of a man by allah alameda county sheriff deputies and what a new witness is reveal ing. ing. stay tuned.

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chilly temperatures in the south bay, in and around santa clara where it is freezing in some spots with no wind. 36 in san jose. 33 in mountain view. not to be outdone, the san ramon valley at 33. 35 hopefully the pats are in. the wind is keeping the temperatures up in the north bay for sure with the upper 40's. the afternoon will translate interest much of the same. the wind backs off if the north bay with more mid-to-upper 50s around the bay today at string of sunny days continue and we do have a freeze wanting tonight. we will tack about the next chance of rain which is sooner than you might think. >> good morning. we are at emeryville to look at the freeway past university and interest emeryville where powell street and the macarthur maze

shows light conditions. no issues if you are own the roads. we do have a fatal sig-alert still in affect, about ten more minutes is what they are saying saying forethe truck affecting the off-ramp. >> in oakland a car citizen at 580 at the 98th avenue on-ramp early this morning. the condition said a sedan overturned and landed back on its wheels while trying to get on the freeway. three people were taken to the hospital. the fourth person died at the scene. officers are investigating the cause of the crash. we will have updates on the story and will for us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> bay area stores bracing for big crowds on black friday expecting three times the number ofshipers today that for the thanksgiving day sales yesterday.

amy hollyfield is at the outlets in livermore. amy? >> big crowds in livermore. look at this line. as the stores have been open since last night, there are still lines out here. this is to get into the tory burch store offering 40 percent off until 8:00 a.m. it pays to pull an all-nighter. i will talk to someone in linings a friendly were shower here. lynn, how long have you been in the line? >> an hour the an hour. >> what do you hope to buy? >> shoes. >> this is your first black friday shopping. >> in san francisco. i am from new york. what is your reaction to the expense, the crowds? >> enam used to it, people in san francisco are nicer than people in new york. >> we are glad to hear that. it is worth it?

>> it is worth it. yes. it is worth it. >> lynn, thanks for starting with us, get me some good shoes in there. >> the stores are open until 10:00 tonight. we have seen people run out of steam. they pulled all-nighters and are leashing with remain as full of shopping bags so it could be a time to head this way. some packing spots are available but not many. best buy and target and other stops opened their doors at 5:00 a.m. over the years the stores are opening earlier and earlier and now opening on thanksgiving. some shoppers have mixed feeling about the new holiday tradition. >> i liked it friday better. it is the fun going out at 5:00 a.m. and sitting there all night or getting there at 12 and opening at 5:00 a.m. in the morning. they ruin it doing it on

thanksgiving. >> r.e.i. closed all 143 stores on this black friday. employees were give be the day off with pay and encouraged to spend time with friends and family outside rather than in a mall. >> if you take a photo or shoot video of your adventure share it with us using #abc7now. wecouldshowitontheairorat abc7new s.com. s.com. >>firefighters store with passing drivers were stopping on the freeway to watch the flames. and our reporter has more on that. >> the two-alarm fire gutted the warehouse of the furniture store on diamond way in concord. the c.e.o. said the family was enjoying thanksgiving dinner. >> we were in the middle of thanksgiving and started getting phone calls from employees.

we were contacted by authorities, as well. >> firefighters spent an hour trying to get the fire under control. tall flames could be seen from the freeway. the east bay company founded in 1939 sells commercial office furniture. that is what fuels the flames. >> area of the building that burned was the warehouse section. that was all piled in cardboard, wrapped in plastic, so weapon the fire got going, it probably got going quickly. >> crews battledded the fire from the outside. it was too dangerous to go in. the corporate office was safe. the c.e.o. and owner of the building and family members rushed to save computers. >> not what i expected to spend thanksgiving on but no one was hurt. >> he said that the next step is to find a new space can they hope to be running, up and running, next week. >> another witness to the brutal

beating of a man by two alameda built sheriff deupties is talking to abc7. we broke the story and showed you a video two weeks ago showing deputies taking down and repeatedly hitting 29-year-old stanislav patrov in a mission district alley as he was on the ground. stanislav patrov was seriously injured. another pan said -- man saw what happened. >> i saw a man not resisting arrest, getting beat up are the only thing i saw him doing was trying not to get hurt. he was covering himself up. >> san francisco police are investigating the incident. their report should be completed next week and forwarded to the district torn. >> today if france, french president hollande is calling people together to mourning in a national ceremony for the 130 people killed by terrorists two weeks ago in paris. the ceremony was held at the monument with the names of the victims read.

after, he promised he will destroy the army of fanatics responsible. he asked the country to hoist the blue, white and red flag flag from buildings in solidarity. >> the subway system in interviews -- in back open. the justice minister said the machine wanted in connection with the attacks is likely getting hip. sit up likely abdeslam salah could evade the two week long manhunt open his own. >> we will see more c.h.p. officers on patrol on the highways. they are in marks enforcement mode. the increased patrols are in affect until sunday night. last year, 45 people died on the roads over thanksgiving, four in the bay area. >> a lot of people are sketching black fridayshipping for this, french snow is greeting skiers

and snow baders at squaw valley and alpine meadow. this is video of the resort sent to us bit resort. 7" of fresh snow fell between wednesday and thanksgiving and they expect more in the days to come after years of bra -- brutal drought there are record snows to the area. >> and now a check on the photograph. >> people are excited about the snow. we have a few snow showers in the sierra nevada but we have a breeze in the santa clara valley and the temperatures are in the 30s. no wind from los gatos mountain view and san jose and san ramon and livermore. the wind is up in the north bay. that is why you are in the upper 40s. just frost. in the south bay and the east bay, it will change not much this afternoon with 50s on tap for the east bay and the coastline, it will be chilly with plenty of sunshine and the changes come as we head toward the end of the weekend. so it will be dry, not only

today, tomorrow and sunday but we will spree perhaps increasing clouds her on sunday. our next chance of rain comes in right after the welcome and it looks like a couple of storms lining up into next week. although wish lacking dry and probably good news for shopping and weekend activities, we still have rain and we will tick a hook at that in the seven-day outlook in a few minutes. >> million low, everyone, enjoy black friday and leftovers today. we are going to san rafael, beyond lucas valley road with headlights in southbound 101 beyond north gay mall where shoppers -- why see lights on freeway but there are many sales at the stores and we will san our cameras to check it out. fatal accident blocking the off ramp that should be in the clearing phases. they expected a tow truck at any time. it is not affecting the freeway just the off-ramp. here is the mass transit for black friday. bart is running a regular

service for shoppers, caltran has saturday service and no trains out of the central valley and ace and muni on regular schedule with now express buses. >> 16 down and number 17 ahead with opponents vow, to end the warriors record-breaking winning streak. >> vegetables linked to costco e. coli outbreak are recalled and the other retailers that soiled the tainted produce. >> a look at san francisco international airport we are keeping weather and traffic up through the commercial break so through the commercial break so you are in the know use

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walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back, a only is still missing averaging flood waters hit texas this morning. a former sheriff deputy tried to save the woman who was trapped in her car. police say the former deputy thought the situation was dire enough she needed to try to rescue the other woman. she made contact with her right before the car was swept away. crews continued to lack for the missing woman to get her out of the car. >> the macy thanksgiving day parade traffic forced a blimp flying over head to make an emergency landing. the pilot was flying over people who were stuck in traffic headed to the parade to give them something to look at. when the payment went to refuel

the wind direction changed and blue him off course. not blimp continued off court the pilot who is run out of fuel and he landed near an elementary school. the pilot and two others were on the blind. no one was hurt. >> a lawmaker is calling for tougher regulations on tour buses after a crash left eight people injured two weeks ago. senator hill wants more frequents inspections of tour buses especially of those with a history of problems and want to hike the inspection fee. right now it is only $15. >> that is not enough to cover the cost of the inspections and the state taxpayers picking up the difference and it hasn't been increased since 1986. because this is not enough money we are not getting enough inspections. >> hill wants to raise the fee to $70. the city citing the bus that crashed in november was not inspected by c.h.p. >> stores in mill on 9 magnificent mile are braced for protests offer the killing after break teen by a white police

officer. a dashcam video is giving us a look at what happened before the officer shot 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the video from the officer van dyke's squad scar showed laquan mcdonald caring a knife. the video does not show the shooting. van dyke shot laquan mcdonald 16 times and he faces murder charges. there have been protests sin police released video open tuesday. the protest today is targeting one of the city's busiest shopping districts. >> a farm in address is recalling a vegetable mix believed to be the source of e. coli in costco chick be salad that sickened 19 people in seven states. the f.d.a. said taylor farms pacific recalled the celery and onion mix used in the chick be sal -- chicken salad and pulling the cellly in other fool from target and wal-mart and other local stores. >> tonight, the warriors are

back in action. >> tuesday night they blew out the lakers becoming the first team in n.b.a. history to start the season 16-0. the warriors will face the surgeons in phoenix tonight with tip-off at 6:30. tomorrow night, golden state is back home to face the sacramento kings at arena before starting a seven-game 13 day road trip on monday. >> if stuff. lisa is in for mike. with a look at the forecast. tell not warm up. >> no. >> not warming up. you have to wait a couple of months. >> we are certainly freezing or near freezing in parts of the south bay and east bay with little wind with a freeze in santa clara and toward monterey and big sur coast but rest of us be it is cold. we are look, at the rain in

southern california. we are on the back side of an area of low pressure that is dropping the chilly arctic air our way. southern california is picking up the showers. in the 60s for the south land today. we cannot get out of the 50. 48 in san francisco. 36 in san jose. morgan hill is just above freezing. we the coldest temperatures are before sunrise. you likely will have frost around the plants and on the winds and some of the areas. certainly give yourself extra time or get the layers on. it will be a while before we warm up. 48 in santa rosa. 46 in napa, north winds from 25 to 35 miles per hour. toward the delta, it stopped. livermore is cold at 35. 39 in concord. 24 hours ago we were colder in the north bay. palo alto at telephone degrees colder. talk about how cold you are in shows and livermore. we will look at the winds to keep us chilly today. they will back up sightly.

again, temperatures are below average. we will see highs only in the 50s. if you are planning the next couple of days, more freezing nights, chilly for black friday shoppers and, also, looking at sunny days. this is why: we are so code, so dry, here in livermore in the next few days we have profit and freeze issues for. right through the weekend. the best chance of rain is next week. only 10 percent on monday. 54 in half moon bay today. 57 in santa cruz and oakland. the seven-day forecast shows we are dry. until monday. a slight chance of rain but better changes midweek. >> i need lotion on my hands it is really dry. even the roads, as well, this morning, southbound golden gate bridge has in problem. if you are coming to the city to ship, they have a tree lighting tonight.

elsewhere, we do have this issue elsewhere, we do have this issue on shad dark -- extra caution or stay away from that area. while they battle the fire. well look at the drive times this morning out of central valley, to dublin, it is under half an hour. highway four, everyone is in the green. that is good. this friday morning. >> thank you at 5:49 the new details in the effort to stop a train from traveling through the east bay that is filled with coal. >> a spectacular holiday that addition coming to light today. >> a holiday surprise for fans waiting for "the force awakens" ahead. stay tuned.

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three. two. one. >> is that thanksgiving? or fourth of july? hard to tell. silt -- it is next. the 30th annual tree lighting event if houston, with fireworks and music. 500,000 lights filled the street. the electric bill for the next month will cost $8,000! >> get on go big in texas. >> in the bay area the 26th annual macy's tree lighting sermon takes place tonight in union square. >> it is the san francisco tradition to celebrate the start of the holiday season. more than 33,000 l.e.d. lights and 1,100 ornaments decorate the freed. jordan smashes will perform, the american idol winner and a new program with gifts given to children staying in the hospitals during the holidays with festivities at 6:00 p.m. tonight. >> christmas tree sellers expect to see plenty of green this

year. we were at a christmas tree lot in oakland in oakland, where they expect for sell 4,000 trees. the drought will not affect the prices. but trees grown in the wild could be staffed for water. >> the silver tip because they are natural in the sierra and do not grow on the farms, they do need mother nature to provide a majority of their nutrients and water. it has been difficult for them the last three or four years. >> the trick is to keep plenty of water in the stand to keep them from dry out too quickly. >> "star wars" fans, time to >> "star wars" fans, time to embrace the dark side. have you felt it? >> scary. >> disney is out with another preview of "the force awakens"

and the trailer focuses on the franchise's newest villain, adam driver. "the force awakens" has made more than $50 million advance ticket sales in the united states. it hits theaters december 18. lucas policemen and abc7 are owned by disney. >> and lisa has the forecast. >> good morning, we have a freeze warning for the valley and the santa clara valley with temperatures in the low-to-mid 30s. we have in wind. and the san ramon valley at 32. 35 in livermore. much colder this morning. from the if peninsula to the south bay. breezy in the north bay. this afternoon we do not have a last change, with little wind we are talking about temperatures just in the mid-50s today. with plenty of sunshine. bundle up. it will be a profit -- frosty

night. >> nice is -- and into the macarthur maze everyone is at the limit with no delays at the bay bridge. a last folks have the day off today and it is an official holiday the southbound 680, still with a sig-alert issued by the c.h.p. not affecting the freeway just the off-ramp that blocked the tow truck expected on the scene and a fire in berkeley at 2025 shattuck avenue at the berkeley bart station downtown so heads up. the drive time everyone is light and moving at the limit. eric and katie? complementary passes to the california state parks have been so popular they are gone. save the redwoods bought $50,000 passes to the 49 state parks inspired by the r.e.i. move to

pay the employees to take off black friday and go outside rather than working. can you still show up you if you have to pay the entrance fee. >> at 6:00, jetblue gets proactive to solve a pilot shortage and the plan the airline has to give more pilots into the cockpit. >> registered sex offender poses at someone else to board a bay area-bound flight. we are hearing from mess about what went wrong. >> keep tabs on the chilly temperatures and traffic through the entire commercial break. here is the bay bridge toll plaza which is very light. plaza which is very light. normally it would

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>> black friday frenzy what people found as they headed out for deal after 9 thanksgiving day meal. >> a big day for giants fans, tickets for next season on sale. with holiday deals you will want to know about. >> good morning, everyone, i an katie marzullo at 6:00 a.m. here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. first up, a check on the forecast as you may head out for the holiday shipping. >> good morning, it is freezing. that is why we have a freeze warning in affect for the santa clara valley and toward big sur and monterey. check out the temperatures, also in the east bay, 32 san ramon and freezing in mountain view and 35 livermore and los gatos and san jose close and with the temperatures still dropping before sunrise, the sun does not come up until 7:02 you will doctor a few more deaths. the north bay has wind. because of the wind you are warmer, so, the cold air from the east bay to the south bay, parts of the peninsula,