now. we are seeing radar returns that are heaviest along the north bay area. let's start closer on street level radar. san rafel, you're getting pounded. it is definitely become heavier in parts of american canyon, vanetia road, as we go into san francisco and the east pay. oakland, piedmont, you're getting the rain. it's a level two on our storm impact scale. gusts 30 to 50 miles per hour. we have a wind advisory for the north bay coast and hills where 30 to 50-mile-an-hour winds could take down trees and power lines. so be careful. the winds will in the hills a?ready topping >>nkyou, in butte county. it's now 90% contained after burning 153,000 13,000 homes b

down. 83 people have died and more than 500 remain listed as missing. no days off for the crews working on recovery, but they did get to have thanksgiving together. thanks to a team effort. our reporter joins us live from chico. >> reporter: things are still going strong inside chico state behind me, thousands of evacuees have gone through here over the course of the day and volunteers, more help they than they needed. usually on holidays, we see volunteers feeding people in need. that is still the case here. >> we got cal fire that i thought they were coming to enjoy the thanksgiving. no, they're in there serving. i said you guys haven't done enough? >> reporter: first responders stepped away from a grueling recovery process to have thanksgiving dinner. >> we've made such a great connection with the community. >> reporter: this feast was

organized by celebrity chefs and world central kitchen. 15,000 meals were made for evacuees. virginia lost everything in the fire, and is also a teacher at paradise high, along with these women. obviously, this wasn't the thanksgiving dinner they had planned, but they're here now, and they're thankful. >> i'm alive. m students all got out, they're all alive. i believe in hope. >> it's always been, you know, four, five different families getting together. >> reporter: that's what chuck's thanksgiving is usually like. today at chico state, a few thousand people weredded t a lot of them started out as strangers. but after what they've been through, they consider each other family. we talked with a lot of people here today, who tell us thate a is going to be the same thing that helps paradise rebuild. >> thank you.

new at 6:00, one man is ked and 13 displaced by a house fire this afternoon. firefighters arrived to find this single story home in flames. it took about 20 minutes to put that fire out. the cause is under investigation. today, "abc7 news" spoke exclusively with the family of a man arrested for reportedly setting one of the many suspicious fires at east bay housing construction sites. several fires started at construction sites about a month ago. flying embers also burned two buildings. while firefighters were busy with those fires, another one started near 32nd. that's the one that the man is suspected of causing. laura anthony has the story. >> hey, what's going on? >> reporter: "abc7 news" confirmed the arrest of this

man, in an arson fire in an oakland apartment building under kru construction. dustin bellinger, 25 years old. >> i know i didn't do it. >> reporter: a complaint charges him with maliciously drying or damaging the apartments by means of fire october 23rd. "abc7 news" shot video of the atf at the hollis fire that morning, including the broken window that investigators now say carried a key piece of dna evidence. that is a reddish brown smudge from the window sil. according to the complaint, that was an electronic hit with bellinger, whose dna is in the state system for prior kidnapping and robbery convictions. >> it's just shocking to all of us. >> reporter: his relatives say he was supposed to attend a thanksgiving gathering with them today. he -- i still don't -- it's hard to believe, you know, whether to

even say he did this. >> do you think he's capable of lighting a building on fire? >> no, when i heard about it, i couldn't believe it. that's not something he would do. >> reporter: video posted on his instagram account shows him encouraging people to hire him. >> i'm just letting you know. you don't have to hire an asian or mexican. i do mexican >> reporter: yusef bay is currently serving a life sentence for organizing the 2007 murder of chauncey bailey. his white van was returned by the atf and is sitting in front of his home. a man is recovering in the hospital after crashing his car and spending a night in it without help. the sheriff's department shared these pictures. last night, the 70-year-old

man's family reported him missing. deputies searched for hours without luck. this morning, they spotted a tree with a damaged trunk and not far away was the car. the man was still inside. he is recovering in the hospital tonight. happening now, the holiday tradition is under way. black friday is no longer a one-day event. michael's and sears are opening up for holiday sales. david louie is live in san jose where fewer shoppers are competing for deals. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, ama. you know we're used to seeing people camped out or sitting in temperatures or lawn chairs waiting for stores to open. we're not seeing that as much as black friday has become a multiday event. clever retailers figured it out. by offering black friday deals online before thanksgiving, the hordes that used to camp out overnight have disappeared.

sure, there are deals being offered, but merchants are losing revenue by giving thanksgiving off. this bass pro shop is open all day. >> we try to spread it out so it's easier for our customers. we know that they want tme with. >> reporter: astute customers figured it out. >> it keeps going like the day before, it's on thanksgiving now. >> is that a sign of desperation on the part of retailers or what consumers it's probably what consumers want. >> reporter: shoppers want the best deal. >> i got thise mommer for $9.99. i saved $1.50. i might have to limit my spending for the next couple of weeks now. >> reporter: so have you done any online shopping today? apparently many people have. adobe analytics says americans are expected to spend $3.7

billion today. in san jose, david louie, "abc7 news." >> thank you, david. it may seem unusual to be talking about summer catmp on summer day. >> but this camp offers something unique for the

this is the perfect time of year to say thank you to a program that's helping thousands of children and families living with cancer in northern california. >> it's a place where magic happens. it provides free summer camp in the sierra foothills. this is sims camp, a nonprofit based in marin county. caer. young people are thehire ks also need healing. and sometimes parents don't understand there's even a problem, at first. >> i have five children, and my youngest was 6 months old and diagnosed with cancer. at the time, it was just this whirl wind trying to deal with all of that and trying to make things as normal as possible for my four older children. >> i was with my daughter in the

hospital but my husband would bring the children during the day and hang out and we had a friend who said, i'm really sorry you have -- your daughter has cancer, but you guys now qualify to come to this camp. >> reporter: jamie did not want to send her kids away. but mom finally consented after learning that the camp creates a safe space where the kids can just have fun. emma is 14 now, but she was 18 wh -- 8 when her cys cyst cyst c c diagnosed with a >> reporter:.he her sister's diagnosis. >> i just remember she couldn't stop coughing, so we took her to the hospital. >> reporter: she's now 12, but only 6 when eva was critically ill. >> i was very sad about it,

because she was in the hospital, and i was at home, and i felt really sad. >> reporter: the music and activities help ease the sadness. kids love dancing at lunchtime, and this song "uptown girl" is a happy tradition to get them moving. ♪ so this is a brand new pavilion, right? >> yes, it is. and just finished it the week before camp started. so we're really happy to have it this year. it them t s and talk to each other in a place where they can all be together and share stories. >> it's so cool people to tell people your own age that understand what you're going through so you can share your story. >> i shared some of the feelings you don't want to say, like jelly and sadness. >> your sister gets toys and presents and you're an

8-year-old that doesn't get anything. >> it helps me see there's other people in the world with the same problems. >> reporter: 6-year-old eva is in remission, and full of energy.gone, but she still has to scan every three months. >> it was such a big learning lesson that our children need to be part of the goods and the bads, the ups and downs, and we need to know that we were worried. >> each year we touch something close to 3,000 people. >> reporter: dr. mike, as the kids call him, is a pediatric bone mario transplant specialist, and a camp co-founder. he says there's a need for more services. >> it's a long time for a kid one summer to the next. a lot happens in their lives, so if they had the opportunity to reconnect with that support community in between, that would really be very beneficial to them to help them process all the issues that they're dealing

with daily. > reporter: abc 7 has been a proud partner with the camp for more than 25 years, and it's thanks to you, our viewers, that this camp was built, maintained, and even expanded all because of your generous donations. those donations help the camp create life changing >> making new friends and i got to ride the bus all by myself. it was really exciting. >> reporter: and that's part of the camp magic. ♪ >>nd website, abc7news.com and find out how to send a kid to camp, and how the make a donation. what is an important resource for those families. >> so invaluable for everybody there. we are going to be back with another check of our thanksgiving forecast and a look at the storm bringing us rain.

southeastern army volunteers were up before dawn preparing 4,000 meals. for some recipients, a visit from the salvation army is their only outside contact during the holiday. unkeyou can call it a any other in san jose. the city's two oldest public high schools battled it out on the gridiron before the feasting began. and chris nguyen was there for the big game.r:he nation, football hand. but in san jose, a special game.

>> my son and i used to come all the time when he was growing up. and it just got to be something we did on thanksgiving day every year. >> reporter: the 76th annual big bone football classic between the san jose bulldogs and the lincoln lions. this year, the game was almost delayed because of the poor air quality. >> it's a tradition all about thanksgiving, coming together and being with your family. >> reporter: today's cloudy skies with peeks of sunshine were a become sight. >> we have so much to be thankful, and this is one of the things we're thankful for that we can offer this to our students and kp going. rorter: kno as one of the oldest rivalries, the big bone has been played every year since world war ii. there's a lot of sentiment about this matchup with the city's two oldest schools. it was referee jim's final game, after officiating for 43 years.

>> it makes it special after you've refed a game and 10, 15 years later, the kids are playing in a game their dad did. >> reporter: the gam wasn'tomin. >> to me, it gives a sense of pride and belonging, and something you have that no one else does. >> reporter: an historical stretch with a lot of meaning. >> you have to support your team. you have to be there for your high school. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, "abc7 news." >> all right. we have a lot of rain to talk about. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has the forecast. lots of green there. >> yeah. the best way to enjoy the storm, stay inside and watch the rain. we're seeing pops of yellows and oranges, indicating heavier rain. around the cordelia junction, we are seeing pockets of moderate to heavy rain. concord, downpours right now

into pleasant hill. we show you other parts of the bay area, alcatraz avenue, it is definitely wet. steady light rain from dublin into pleasanton. this is from tahoe. we've been seeing light snow right now, about half a foot to a foot has fallen. take your chains if you're traveling to tahoe. winter storm warning until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. could see 30 inches for the highest peaks. 40s to 60s for your temperatures right now, and it is gusty out there. you can see the rain here,scale level 2. north bay will be seeing the gustiest winds along with the hills. slight possibility of thunder. hour by hour, 8:00 p.m., pockets

of heavy rain. tomorrow morning, it'ses up, only to peck back up again as the second wave comes in between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. widespread rain turning to scattered showers, going into the wee hours of saturday morning. the storm system winds down by 5:00 saturday morning and we get a break the rest of the weekend. rainfall totals from half an inch to just over an inch in some of the wettest spots, could see higher amounts in the hills. black friday shopping, wet and windy aday.moing0s, 50s, tomorrow afternoon, it's a rainy one with 50s and 60s. your accuweather seven-day forecast. rainy black friday, early morning drop saturday, rest of the weekend is dry. more wet weather tuesday through thursday of next week. >> thanks, sandhya. >> let's get to sports. >> talk a little college football. holiday hoops for stanford. the cardinal take on florida in

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both the raiders and the 49ers were able to spend thanksgiving at home, but they'll be doing some holiday travel this weekend. they're he wouaded to cowboys hosting washington, trying to get out over the alex smith gruesome injury. colt mccoy hooks up with vernon davis, and he's off and running. 53 yards for touchdown. washington led 13-10 at one point. former raider amare cooper takes over. makes the catch in traffic, flash, flash, 100 yard dash. this was only 90 yards, but it was a touchdown. one of two in the game at 180 yards receiving. cowboys win 31-23. bears taking on vince trabi. chicago goes up, it's nap time. fourth quarter, tied at 14-14.

matt stafford is picked off by eddie jackson who takes it to the house. check out the celebration, putting his defense on, and let's sprint to the sidelines. lions with just over a minute left. but stafford is picked off in the end zone. bears win 23-16 and improve to 8-3. stanford taking on florida in the bahamas. throws it down here, but stanford struggled shooting early, allowing florida to get a huge lead. johnson going straight to the hoop. the gators up 28-7. stanford starters combined for just two points. that points in the first half. they trailed 32-13. the cardinal had 20 turnovers and the ball doesn't touch the floor here. stanford falls to 2-3 on the season. and that late nfl game, the saints lead the falcons 10-3see

to be away from home, not a bad place to be on thanksgiving in the bahamas. >> thank you, anthony. all right. well, please join us tonight for "abc7 news" at 11:00. >> he lives more than 1100 miles from paradise, but this thanksgiving, a denver man is on a mission to help families who lost their homes. >> coming up tonight at 8:00, a special edition of "20/20" called mary poppens returns, behind the magic. it's all followed at 9:00 by "megan's real life." a look at meghan markle's beginnings. >> and then "i'm coming home" featuring christian chenoweth. >> this has been a great thanksgiving for all of us. we're grateful for our families and friends. >> and for all of you. thank yo