also how to make sure porch pirates don't ruin your christmas. plus. >> who says retail is dead? it's changing. i'm in san francisco, with the changing face of black friday.

>> signs of winter in the bay area. that is frost on the ground this morning. >> san francisco sandbags are already in place for an approaching storm. we have a lot of them lined up. >> thank you for joining us. we're about to see a change in the weather. >> meteorologist is here with live doppler 7. >> right now it's stuff. a shower here and there. and that's exactly what we're tracking. moderate showers in the east bay. fremont, union city. we have been seeing a mix presip there over the mount. summit road and down towards the rest of the pacific. here's your weekend storm. the first atmospheric river of the season. level 2. rain will be coming down heavy at times.

there will be strong winds. even the possibility of thunder on sunday. flash flood watch for the north bay tomorrow afternoon until early monday. kincade fire burn area is included. several inches may lead to flash flooding in the area. high wind warning for the coast and advisory for the region starts tomorrow morning until early monday. those winds out ot southeast will be gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. isolated spots 65 plus. with strong wind like that you can bet there will be power outages and trees down. i'll be back with an hour by hour time line. >> you can always keep track of the weather conditions where you live. with the news app. get updates from the weather team and monitor live doppler 7 on the go. >> millions woke up this morning feeling the ij to shop. black friday a day of deals online and at the store. where do you find the best deals? >> in stores or

>> that is the question. good evening to both of you. keep in mind we have six fewer shops days between thanksgiving and christmas this year. opposed to last year. consumers are making up for it online and also in stores. as you can see it's packed behind me. why they have tom mall when they can do everything from their home, we'll let you listen and hear why. >> sales, sales and more sales. signs that shopping and strategy are in full swing. how come this man is carrying your bags? >> excellent question. >> it's true more people are going online to shop, up 50% from 2018. merchants are offering more deals to lure in happy customers. >> people are coming in with a good attitude. >> we asked a mother why her

kids are sdpilted to take picks with santa. >> one of your kids is 20. >> he wants to continue to do it. for as long as they can. >> consumers have spent $2 billion online this black friday. even so a will the of shoppers say they actuall want to come to the mall. they want to take a breather. >> why in store instead of online? >> i didn't think it would be that crowded. and i like to instant. i don't like waiting for purchases. >> we wanted to get out of the house. give ourselves a break. and it's good to get air. see people around. especially the little kids. it's a win win situation. >> others shop in person because you'll never know what you'll get. >> we won a raffle. >> this was not on the shopping list? >> no. >> now to the man who possibly knows the best.

mr. clause himself. tell me about shoppers moods and why they want to come out? >> shoppers like that one on one experience in the store. with the merchants. and they like the live fact that santa is here. and they can see me and shop at the same time. >> back out h with some young folks who may have seen santa. did you have fun? >> yeah. >> all right the crowd has spoken. >> we have to know what is the better deal. online or shopping in store? >> great question. i have a shopping bag right here. with the permission of my manager. i did shopping with my credit card. this donut $14 in store. same price online. with free shipping. really it's up to you where you want to shop from the comfort of your home or for the experience.

>> got ya. shut up for a lumbar support pillow for me. >> the donut won't work. >> you can try it. >> for many people black friday shopping is all about clicking. online sales are expected to hit $7 billion. thanksgiving day sales both online and stores set a record at $4 billion. so far nearly half of black friday sales have been made on mobile devices. 25% higher than last year. >> back in the days before black friday. the parade of lights. >> it's happening soon. a vintage black friday. >> we'll go old school tonight. fourth street. before that they lived american graffiti here. an old time place.

what we had before we had malls. this street here is fighting the internet. one customer at at time. >> it's not snow but it will have to do. blame budget constraints. no a deal breaker. >> it's not a not go. w're having fun. >> here we have the 40th year the fourth street celebrated. it brings people back to the traditional business district. that has survived the rise and decline of malls and now the internet. he owns the aroma cafe. he'll talk about how on a street like fourth the health of one business affects all others. there's nothing else like this. >> people connecting. and surviving in ways the internet cannot replicate or replace. that's job security. >> my business is an island. >> it's a destination. the regulars are shopping for old vinyl.

this is rapid ly becoming a business of art facts and attitude. >> i'll listen to this side for 20 minutes. you have to i have to get up and flip the record. you're in the moment. >> the vinyl is people who want they want an escape from the digital smart phone world. >> what do you offer? >> awe tentic realistic listening experience. back to old time feel when things were simpler. >> commerce used to happen downtown as the only game in town. and where it still does. >> there's so many stores here. just like that. you walk in and talk to the merchant. he knows what's he's selling and can tell you about it. they love it. that's what you get on the street filled with locally owned businesses.

>> that's a festive as it gets. thank you. if you're looking for a black friday deal. we can help. we have bargains online and in store. on our web site. >> officers say vandals hit 40 vehicles with some sort of project tile. around prune dale. abo we talked to people who drive through there every day to find out how they feel. >> vehicles attacked at random in monterey county. law enforcement officials are adding more resources to track down who's responsible. >> i live off the red barn. where the activity is going on. i worry about it. >> since february, more than 40 vehicles have been hit. on highway 101 and 156. south of gilroy. two popular routes. >> i was driving through there,

and i was looking and i was like tensing myself. what would i do if something hit me. >> lt sheriff office announced it was teaming up to boost patrol throughout the area. >> my wife and i, could it be a slingshot. or a car going by. no one is seeing anything after ward. >> windows have shattered and some people have been cut with flying glass. the formerly simple trips have become filled with fear. >> how ob ser caservant can you. you're not looking for a nut job doing this. i can't imagine the motive. >> a reward is offered for information leading to arrest. >> everybody is concerned. somebody will lose control and have a wreck and kill somebody. or themselves. >> you have information, call the monterey county sheriff office. or the california highway

patrol. >> police arrested arrested arrd after robbery at a target store. last night. >> the suspects were tracked down by security guards in front of the target after stealing video games. one suspect drove up in a get aacar and somebody else fired shots in the air. police say nobody was injured. >> up next, the attack on london bridge. >> i had to get back. and two gunshots. >> moments of terror. and a second attack in holland.

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two stabbing incidents in europe. the first happened this afternoon in england on london bridge. man began attacking random people with a knife. good samaritans restrained and disarmed the man. police evacuated the bridge and rushed with guns drawn. the suspect was shot kp killed. he was wearing a fake bomb vest. >> it was engs extremely frightening. you don't know what to do. why are gunshots going off in london again. >> another attack happened this evening across the english channel in the netherlands.

three minors were stabbed on a shopping street. dutch police shut down the area and are looking for a man in his 40s or 50s wearing a gray track suit. >> online shoppers are warning from police. package thefts spike during the holiday season. putting your purchases at risk. we have tips to protect yourself. >> average porch pirate person back in the 90s. now you cruise down one block and you have five or six. ten opportunities. >> the business she has owned for more than two decades. it wasn't always like this. >> in the old days it stopped here. then a few years later it expanded. and expanded. >> as more and more customers fell victim to porch pirates. >> i think anything that

probably has an amazon sticker says steal me. >> from jewelry company or photographs. it will say you don't want this. a package that says target on it. it's a target. pun intended. >> a security solutions company these are your top three targeted by porch pirates. portland. salt lake city. and san francisco. >> i could hear rustling around. underneath me. i went outside and saw the package that was there had been gone and somebody said there he goes. >> one of more than 26 million americans hit by porch theft. and those numbers are from 2017. sheriff tweeting out this reminder today. theft prevent tips including a security camera. signing for your package. or deliver it to your workplace. >> shop local. if you go there and buy it, take

it home. you know where it is. >> people in one san neighborhood are assessing the damage after three separate water main breaks flooded homes. the breaks started around 9:30 p.m. at 22nd. the water rushing down the sidewalk and into garages and basements. the public utility commission identified the breaks in 12, eight and six inch water main. water has been shut off to the area. crews are making repairs. >> the snow is piling up. six to eight inches of new snow fell. there was virtually none a week ago. the skis is still limited. to seven of the 42 lifts. chains are required on 80. but not 50. >> skiing and snow boarding not for you. what about ice skating.

this is the rink ot north star. it's about 20 degrees up there. you need to bundle up. >> all right. we were treated with a rainbow this afternoon. which appeared to dip into the bay. next to the bridge. the clouds parted that was so nice. south beach camera in san francisco. >> of bold. gold. >> live doppler 7. it's raining now. even snow. seeing light to moderate showers around the east bay. heading into pleasanton. you'll notice it is raining. also in the south bay. san jose and seeing wet weather now. it's turning to snow.

it's cold enough. allowing the snow to develop. this morning we had 20s. right now 30s and 40s. temperatures came up this afternoon over yesterday high. wet and windy for saturday. this is the travel forecast. delays low to mid-50s. wet weather 85. win din as well. new york city and chicago. 41 in chicago. clouds right now. chilly ore night. not as cold as this morning. moderate strength storm arrives tomorrow. and into next week. level 2 this weekend rain will be he at times. expect strong wind and a chance of thunder. the hour by hour forecast of the wind will show you the wind ramping up out of the southeast. 5:00 p.m. saturday. over 30 miles per hour winds. the wind are going to be blowing

early sunday morning over 50 miles per hour. be prepared for possible power outages. tomorrow morning it's a few light showers. tomorrow afternoon widespread rain. heavier by 7:00 p.m. downpours going into early sunday morning. we'll see heavy rain. and it turns to light to moderate rainfall for sunday afternoon. going into sunday night. the rainfall potential anywhere from about a half inch in places like livermore to two inches in the north bay. winter storm warning 3:00 p.m. tomorrow until 6:00 p.m. monday. travel will be tough. snow level around three to 4,000 feet. rising to pass levels. heavy snow expected two feet or more. going to be treacherous for travel. temperatures in the morning it will be cold. low 30s to the low 40s. tomorrow afternoon get your rain gear out. it will be a wet and windy one.

40s 50s. 7-day forecast. level two for the weekend. level 1 with scattered showers monday and lingering into tuesday. we have rain coming midso later part of next week. all level 1. this is going to be a good weekend to stay inside. >> all right. >> up next the black hole. scientists say shouldn't ahey, fred, it'sage medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans. we're fine with what we have. that's what the johnsons thought until they tried medicare's new plan finder. the johnsons? we saved a lot on our prescription costs and got extra benefits. how 'bout it, fred?

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coming up at 6:00. it looks just as crowded but this is not a shopping mall. live at the annual al terptive to big box stores. >> the card board economy. what do you do with the empty boxes? a company has an idea that goes

beyond recycling. >> almost didn't happen. but thanks to bay area producers working at pixar, it did. that's all coming up in a half hour. >> i can't wait to see that. cute. >> people might notice something a bit different about the giant community tree at san jose christmas in the park. >> because the 50 foot tree was not chopped down. it was made in factory. the first time in the 40 year history of the event the city used an artificial tree. >> it's cheaper this way. christmas in the park spent $20,000 every year on a tree. this tree cost 18,000. and can be used for future events. >> it also will feature a new computer controlled light show. that wasn't possible with the real tree. a lot of people are feeling it's more sustainable. >> we have one.

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