brent and laura have left me all alone this morning. they are resting up from hosting family. we hope huh a greating this and don't have anywhere to be this morning. it is cold outside. my goodness. >> san jose is 34 degrees. all the shoppers around santana row feeling the chill. 40s and 50s and the north bay will be cooler. the clouds will lead to a chance of rain and more snow in the mountains. i will have a look at the forecast in a few minutes. check here with the black friday commute across the east bay. the freeway looking wide open. travel times just fine. with the cold temperatures, look out for patchy ice and the roadways this morning. scott? >> thank you much.

new this morning, north korea said the u.s. and south korea are putting themselves on the brink of war. north korea appears to have launched artillery drills within sight and sound of an island earlier this week. none of the rounds from the drill hit, but they are being fired. the u.s. and south korea scheduled exercises in the yellow sea for sunday. the north calls it a provocation. the u.s. is asking china to ease tension and protesting military drills by the south and the u.s. they are concerned the drills are being held too close to chinese shores. it's black friday and bargain hunters are wasting no time checking off the wish list. bob redell is live at santana row best buy in san jose. they opened about an hour ago

and how are people feeling? >> it's not as crowded out here this year compared to last year. talking to a san jose police officer over the past few years. he has a good benchmark to judge us on. people are spending money. this guy right here if i can get over here while you are check out, how much are you spend something. >> $6400. >> how much are you saving? how much would you have to save? >> about $3,000. four tvs, a playstation and two wii s. >> do you need all this? >> presents. >> that's a lot of money for christmas. you said you had an employee waiting in line? what cut do they get? >> $20 an hour. >> how many hours? >> he got here at noon. >> you are looking at 17 hours. there he is right there. >> looks like you guys both saved money.

it will cost you though. >> yes, sir. >> reason why the crowds -- it doesn't seem not crowded now. people are trying to get out. one reason why the crowds might be down, it was cold and i don't know how much of an effect that had. 32 degrees if not below that. a lot of these deals are not necessarily the ones earlier. similar ones have been out since before halloween. that may have diluted the crowd. you also have people who are waiting to do shopping later, hoping that maybe there will be better deals at the holiday shopping season. you have more people buying on line and that combination of things. that's according to experts. the combination of things having an effect on the lower crowd. then there is the other possibility that people are just bringing in the spending and this could be a sign of the economy. we won't know by the end of

today. >> we will have to take that guy out for beers later. for next christmas. i think bob is gone. for most people it's uncertain. the economy on shaky grounds and while the war is winding down, a new conflict is threatened to flair up. today in the bay's brian moore takes a look at what people are doing in the tough times. >> it was a day of thanks, but in these tough economic times, some of us had more to be thankful for than others. at the soup kitchen, demand was up again this year. >> the need is tremendous. come to the end of the month, hard decisions will be made. am i going to pay utilities or food or buying a new pair of shoes or am i going to eat? >> in this is thanksgiving address, president obama talked about people helping people.

>> that's emblematic of what americans have always done. we have come together and done what's required to make tomorrow better than today. that's who we are. >> in afghanistan, american troops traded the cold realities of war for a warm thanksgiving meal. with the surge under way, there is plenty of fighting ahead and little hope their mission will be finished by next thanksgiving. >> are here is the most personality story you will hear. if you are doing something else, listen to this. a south bay soldier has died while fighting in afghanistan. 19-year-old arden joseph died in afghanistan and was killed in combat operations in afghanistan. he was assigned to the first combat engineer battalion out of camp pendleton. 19 years old. enhanced security is not

bogging down holiday airports. it's causing major delays at the dmv. the department of motor vehicles said they are two weeks behind schedule in processing licensed applications. it's taking the employees more time. the new licenses you will remember have images that can only be seen in uv light. people under 21 get a different one. it's laid out vertically instead of horizontally. they process about 38,000 licensed applications each day. rob joins us. it is a cold start to the day and cold too as well. >> highs in the 50s, but again this morning, the third morning in a row, some spots are waking up in the upper 20s. out towards fairfield and livermore, 33 in san jose and 38 in oakland and 44 chilly degrees around san francisco. you can see we have clouds spilling in from the north. that will bring us not only a cool afternoon, but eventually

drop rain our way into the weekend. this is your saturday morning forecast hour by hour by the afternoon. scattered showers into saturday and by sunday it will clear. it will be a cool forecast. mid- to upper 50s and san jose south. the numbers in the north bay running cooler this afternoon. we will get the increasing clouds that will help to block out the sun atd times. 40s and 50s for highs and marin county northward. the weekend starts off with rain and sunday we will see clearing and breezy conditions and patchy frost approaching monday and tuesday. a quick check of the commute. northbound 680 south of mission boulevard wheerks a spinout that is now towards the center. you may see slowing there. down to 55 miles per hour. things looking good and same story as you get back down into the south bay. all the travel times looking nice on this big shopping morning. back to you.

>> 6:07. the black friday shopping is kicking off. we will see how the shopping is launched across the country in a minute. a dangerous break in at a marijuana dispensary caught on tape. we will show you the rest of the tape and the u.s. sending out warnings to allies about a new round of leaks. why they are worried it could make something public.

you can't tell from the video how cold it is, but boy, are you going to be surprised when you walk out to the car. also this morning, embassies

around the world warning allies about another round of wikile s wikileaks. the state department believes that the website is planning to release classified do you means that could expose u.s. sources and compromise u.s. intelligence. wikileaks tells the paper the latest leak may be seven times larger than the amount of files from last month. they found a new drug tunnel between tijuana and san diego. the second they found in less than a month. it is running between a house and mexico and a warehouse. border officials and dee agents found the tunnel and arrested several suspects. security cameras caught a robbery at a medical marijuana dispensary in san diego. thieves rushed into a pot club where patrons were inside. from the nbc station, we speak

to the owner who is share video in the robbery. >> you can see the suspects entering the care alternative group dispensary. another angle shows them in the lobby, one getting a drink of water while unassuming customers wait around. all of a sudden, complete chaos. the men jump up, pepper spray the receptionist and head into the back room while customers scramble out. you can see the first suspect bursting through the door, jumping over the counter and beating up an employee. his accomplice unleashes pepper spray while the other steals marijuana. the injured employee retaliates while the criminals did she out. they got away with $1,000 worth of pot. they recognize that one of the smen a former customer. >> there were customers here and we are trying to identify them.

>> one employee and one customer are recovering after pepper spray was sprayed into their eyes. >> the obama administration is setting up a habitat for polar bears. it's off of alaska's northern coast. the habitat will help save the polar bears' lives. the alaska oil and gas industry said it will hurt business. >> it's frustrating and disappointing that the fish and wild service didn't take into more account the true economic impact that this designation will have on the industry. >> while industry worries about profits and environmental groups say a habitat is a good start and more work needs to be done. in the south bay, you can get

into the holiday spirit as you drive. this kicks off tonight. for the next month, the park will be transformed into a twinkling winter wonderland. it's neat. cars can drive through nightly. there is a charge through december 31st. 6:00 to 10:00. pat the bat will be on hand to light the macy's holiday tree in san francisco's union square. the giants out fielder will join "american idol" runner up. people can sponsor lights for $5 to raise money for the kruruc s francisco children's hospital. $900,000 has been raised for the hospital. holiday lights will be twinkling in the heart of downtown san jose. the ceremony at christmas in the park will be held at 6:00.

is the plaza is a holiday wonderland with 60 musical and animated displays. it's free and open to the public from 9:00 to midnight daily in the next four weeks. mike inouye will be the guy -- we don't have mike. mike inouye will be the guy flipping the switch this evening. it will be great. he's out at one of the malls and we'll join him live in just a minute. in some cases shoppers wrapped up shopping hours ago. taking in action in a mall in suburban chicago. >> in chicago, shoppers spent thanksgiving stuffing their carts. the rush for bargains under way before the dishes were cleared. >> the stores are packed, but trying to get it done early. >> black friday for me is christmas. >> for some, black friday shop suggest as much a tradition as the thanksgiving turkey. in many places it started before friday. >> you don't have to start your

holiday shopping the day after thanksgiving or your online shopping on that cyber monday. >> the idea of cyber monday doesn't fly anymore with most people not having to wait for return to work. cyber deals have been out there for days. retailers report so far shoppers seem more in the mood to spend. still looking for bargains, but a little more willing to part with their cash. >> there is a 40-inch samsung tv and that's for my wife. she wanted it for the bedroom. my grandbaby wants an xbox kinnect. i know it's $300. i will come back and get that for the grandbabies. >> americans will spent 2% or 3% more, leaving retailers looking for any way to drop them in. americans may plan on spending more, but a new survey shows

they are further behind in their shopping than this time last year. they only have about a quarter of it done into the thanksgiving holiday. expect a busy day and a busy few weeks ahead. nbc news, oak brook, illinois. the giants shake-up the bay area sports power ranking. the mercury news put together a list of the 25 most influential people. bill is at the top of the list managing a general partner and ceo. coming in at number two, the young president and owner of the san francisco 49ers. you got to the top three here. ted grig, vice president of comcast sportsnet bay area. al davis of the raiders and a's owner lou wolf taking the fird, fourth, and fifth spot. tomorrow marks a year since the day tiger woods wishes he could get a mulligan. november 27th, 2009 the day he

crashed an suv outside his house in florida and he is from the world's best golfer from struggling from off the course problem and lost endorsements. he hasn't won any tournaments since the crash. rob joins us. it is a chilly day out there. >> it is. the commute may be impacted by patchy ice. we will have to watch out for that we will show you one of the few troubled spots for the morning drive here on this friday morning. we have a spinout that moved to the center divide. this is northbound 680 past mission boulevard. speeds slowing down locally as you approach the road approaching highway 84 northbound on 680 this morning. we will take you on another stop to the east shore freeway. travel times looking good. 60s for most places despite the chilly temperatures in the south bay. everything at speed into and out of downtown approaching santana

row out to valley fair and to the south. no troubles and a closer view shows you everything still in the green from the bayshore freeway to 280. guadalupe parkway to downtown san jose. the pass is wide open and we'll show you the bridges. you can see travel times there right in the 60s. looking good this morning. one thing to point out if you are heading into san francisco, what is scheduled is critical mass and a lot of bike riders around. 6:15, you might want to watch out for the congestion caused by the bikes as they roll out of downtown. highway 17 over the santa cruz mountains and cold enough for patchy ice through 9:00. travel times looking good as we head into santa cruz. the weather is not good beginning later tonight. we will talk more about rain and low snow in a few minutes. >> thank you. three teenagers back on dry land

after 50 days lost at sea. what they to survive, coming up. you are looking at a live picture of -- there you go. oakland. it's another cold day ahead. we will talk traffic and weather coming up.

good chilly morning on this friday. we have clear skies and 20s and 30s. most of the bay area after day three, we were kind of getting used to it. look at the 20s in fairfield and gilroy yet again. close to the coldest point of the morning before sunrise. 30 degrees right now in livermore. 40 no, sir san franciss in san . patchy frost or ice. take your pick between now and 9:00. with the sun comes up.

temperatures starting to climb. 34 degrees and 37 in oakland. you saw san francisco at close to 44. southeast wind at close to 7 miles per hour. weather headlines for you, patchy frost and ice. one change later on will be increasing high clouds and that will lead us to the chance of rain late tonight into saturday. clearing and breezy conditions as you roll into sunday. night clouds. spilling into the north bay. this is the reason why. we got the chilly start to the morning. the sun is going to bounce off the cloud tops and we will not warm up a lot. we will see highs probably in the 40s to low 50s today. for your saturday, expect rain to start and maybe low snow around the higher elevation valleys. inland and sunday is clearing and breezy and the temperatures will be running cool. if you are heading to the high country, let's show you the forecast. an easy drive up to the high

country, but by saturday, heavy snow along with windy continues and snow as we head into sunday and turning dry and very cold again come monday. timing this system for you, coming in after midnight, again maybe a little bit of low snow in the valleys to the north bay. showers to follow for saturday and sunday we are clearing out and turning breezy, but cool. highs in the low 50 oz sunday and in terms of snow, look at the totals. we had to seven feet of snow in the sierra. we're going to at another foot or two for elevations above 4,000 feet. a challenging drive if you are heading out of lake tahoe. sunday afternoon things will be drying out on the west slope. around the bay area, highs in the mid- to upper 50s around parts of the south bay. you may have a tough time getting to the 50s. that will limit how much daytime heating we get. low 50s around san francisco. the temperatures are running cooler and starting out in the 20s and 30s, but highs for the afternoon in the 40s to low 50s

today. your seven-day forecast shows rain to kickoff the weekend and breezy and cool and it looks like we will see more frosty conditions early next week, but daytime temperatures trying to get closer to 60 by tuesday and wednesday. >> thank you. a bay area city struggling with a problem. tent cities. some are hidden and some out in the open. they plague vallejo. tracy grant shows us how some have found a safe place to spend the holidays. >> i know the citizens behind me and the complexes behind me, the houses, they are worried about maybe fires or maybe the trash or what can happen. >> he know what is he is doing is not making him popular in this neighborhood. >> about $3. >> 55-year-old blair found what's left of his belongings and sleeps in this tent at

night. he said his imploded over the last three months losing his job and his wife and house in the process. now he is out in the cold. >> there is more than just me. you drive up and down through here, you will find many, many homeless people. >> they are keeping an eye on him and the many homeless encampments like this one. you have to squint to see it, but it's big enough to house many people. this cadillac dealership was a full-blown tent city until police shut it down. these are humane because they are kicking people out and not giving them anywhere to go. >> you ought to think it might be them next. or their brother or sister or mother. >> he said a lot of people pulled over to purchase the items, but he had to relocate days ago. >> i had to move, but they gave me plenty of time to go. they were decent. the same with here.

they asked me to move. >> all the city can do is to come through here on a regular basis and continue to sweep the homeless out of the area. tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> time is 6:26 and the biggest wedding of 2011 could get bigger. why the royal wedding could be in your face. the holiday season under way and tips on how to deal with the stress that comes with it. it is the annual running of the shoppers. we will check in with everyone who is huhhinting for deals. we'll be right back. heals and protects like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy. real medicine, ultimate healing.

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>> i'm bob redell live in san jose. one way that people are working off the weight from thanksgiving is by getting up and moving bright and early for the black friday shopping deals. we will take you live here coming up.

>> three teens survived 50 days stranded in the pacific. see how they did it and it's another cold morning in the bay area. isn't that pretty. it's friday, november 26th, today in the bay. good morning. scott and laura left me by my ownsome. >> a pretty view and pretty cold. clear skies for the moment and hour by hour, you want to keep the jacket with you if you want to do any of this shopping. you can probably keep it for the afternoon. the highs in the 40s and 50s. what will keep the daytime temperatures down is cloud cover spilling into the bay area that will bring a chance of rain into the weekend. we will walk you through the timing and the next chance of rain in the forecast. checking your morning commute,

we have the incident on the northbound 680 north of south mission boulevard. the spinout moving over to the center divide. travel slowing down a little bit. travel times looking good and the same story as you look up towards the bayshore freeway. 280 and the guadalupe parkway. scott? >> we have been talking with bob redell and he has been out at a best buy in san jose. have things calmed down? you were there when the doors opened? >> i wouldn't say it was nutty when the doors opened. you want to take a look at the videos shot when the doors opened at santana row at 5:00 this morning. didn't appear to be as many people. we will have thoughts on why that might be the case. a 50-inch plasma and today it's

$699. the samsung with the blu-ray disk player. that was $1,000 and normally it would have been a lot more. about $700 more. those early morning door busters should be no surprise to you. those are gone. a lot of people are left with smaller items or less discounts on a lot of flat screen tvs. it does seem like flat screen tvs are the hot item. thoughts on why the crowds appear to be smaller. we will have that in about 20 minutes. bob redell today in the bay. >> let's turn to mike inouye on the phone to tell us about the shopping rush there. good morning, mike. >> good morning. we eare over at the mall at

pleasanton. they are trickling in and at about 6:00 or 6:15, leaving with all the bags in hand. they are finding good sales. >> mike, you know what, your cell phone, we have to get you the new iphone because we are having a little bit of trouble with the phone. let's see what we can do and we will come back fou. we saw the pictures of the crowd and we will check back with you in a minute. turning to serious news now, more shots have been fired near a south korean island attacked earlier this week. the television network reports north korea fired up to 20 rounds within earshot of the island. the blasts coming just after the top u.s. commander in south korea toured the island. the general said he is calling on south korea and north korea to get along. >> it's clear to me by what i

have seen here physically that north korea attacked this island. that's a clear violation of the agreement. >> leaders in north korea said planned naval drills between the u.s. and south korea join operations and are pushing in their words to the brink of war. this morning, crews will begin working to clear dangerous gasses from a mine in new zealand where 29 miners died. special equipment arrived at the site hours ago. officials say another blast ripped through the mine today a week after an explosion caused the worst mining disaster in new zealand in decades. no one injured in today's blast. the high levels of potentially explosive methane have been blamed for the explosion. officials say it could take week or months before they are able to recover the bodies. >> three teen boys are back on land after spending 50 days in

the south pacific. they survived on rain water, coconuts and a fish and a sea gull that landed on their boat. the three set off for the home island near new zealand and they went missing at sea. the out board motor broke down and that set them adrift. the families feared the worst and held a memorial service for them and then they were picked up wednesday by a fishing boat, mall nourish and dehydrated and badly sunburned, but otherwise okay. >> in the times of giving thanks, a university is taking a microscope to gratitude and acts of kindness. george lewis takes a look at the evidence from uc berkeley. >> thanksgiving dinner for l.a.'s homeless. for the hundreds of volunteers at the los angeles mission, a different reward. >> when you serve the people as you can see the look on their face and how thankful they are

and they are eating, it's the most wonderful joy you can feel. >> all year we do stories about people making a difference. >> this has been in my heart to reach out to people in need. >> there is new evidence that humans are genetically wired to be kind. those who help others are only doing what comes naturally. a group of researchers here at the university of california berkeley are looking into what brings us joy. what makes us kind and what makes us generous. it's known as positive psychology or the science of happiness. they have been mapping empathy and running test subjects through computer exercises that measure the ability to share with others. >> increasingly it suggests that it's generosity and compassion and empathy that pay. >> the psychology has written a book called born to be good. >> nice guys don't finish last. they do pretty well. >> he said it's a common

misconception that charles darwin came up with. what darwin said was sympathy is the strongest human emotion. >> the new science said it's survival of the kindest. >> the big question is, what makes people happy? >> uc berkeley sociologist said teaching gratitude is key to raising happy children. >> it's so closely associated with happiness that it's practically the same thing. >> as we pause to give thanks, we can be thankful for the kindness in our dna waiting to be used. nbc news, los angeles. >> time now is 6:37. people flock to theaters to see blue aliens. will they do the same for blue bloods? what's in store for the royal wedding? how to keep your holiday zone in the coming weeks and a report. the dangers of secondhand smoke

from the first global side on the topic. >> another frosty morning and pret to look at, but chill to step outside. a live view of oakland where temperatures dipped into the 30s. a look at the weekend forecast next on today in the bay.

welcome back. here's a view of san francisco seen from the san bruno mountain. hill top breezes and below, kind

of chilly again. 42 degrees and close to a new record. you can see oakland at 38 degrees and the coldest spot, look at san jose. 33 degrees and clear and dry conditions around the south bay. not much of a breeze outside in san jose. you will notice as the sun continues to come up, you may not see a lot in the north bay with the chilly temperatures. many spots in the north bay may see highs in the 40s. the rain-producing clouds after midnight into saturday. hour by hour, frosty start and cool sunshine at times mixed with high clouds. temperatures in the 40s and mid 50s for highs. a cool afternoon in addition to the morning we have today. rain for saturday and clear ask cool to wrap up the weekend. >> coming up next, more holidays on the way now that is in the books. find out how to deal with the stress that comes along this time of year. >> a live picture of the oakland

airport. a chilly d

you are looking at a beautiful live picture as we begin to warm up a little bit. the world health organization said secondhand smoke kills 600,000 people every year. this morning it released the first global study into the effects of secondhand smoke and performed the study and found that secondhand smoke is particularly dangerous for children. now the w.h.o. said 1/3 of those killed are children. it found breathing cigarette

smoke creates a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome, pneumonia and asthma. 'tis the season for stressing out. the countdown to christmas is 30 days and many have much to do and too little time to squeeze it in. live in washington, d.c. with tips. good morning, brian. >> hi, scott. it turns out we are spending more tieing to get to the gifts and the people we love than spending time with them. that's part of the problem according to consumer reports. they broke it all down for us. surveyed more than 1,000 people and found we spend 15 hours in holiday gatherings and compare that to the 10 to 20 hours trying to buy the gifts. the 7 to 10 hours we spend traveling to give those gifts away and then you add up the other part of it, four hours in the check outline and three to four hours wrapping and to two hours giving them back at the check out counter.

after giving, it's time to get some back for yourself. here's the bay area survival guide. number one, get organized. stay on track. make budgets. number two, shop early. you don't have to do it in the stores or go out on the black friday sales which are already under way. you can do a lot of your shopping online and save a few bucks doing it. take care of yourself. as you are getting all stressed out, take time to ride a bike or meditate or read or do something that gives you some you time. keep it real. there going to be problems. not everything will go according to planned. plan that into your plan. last but not least, do not overdo it. live in washington, i'm brian moore, nbc bay area news. >> thank you much. 30 days to christmas and hanukkah starts at the beginning of december. an unusual trick of the calendar this year. >> the year is flying by.

it almost feels like we jumped into winder this week with the temperatures in the 20s and 30s for the third straight morning around the bay area. look at the numbers. 27 in gilroy. at 33 in san jose. you can see the numbers towards fairfield and concord. san francisco at 74 degrees and 38 in oakland. very chilly this morning, but one of the changes you will see is the high clouds from the north. we will get the combined effect of the chilly start and the high clouds blocking out the sun at times. temperatures around the bay area we are looking at 40s to low 50s for highs. after midnight, rain dropping through the bay area. if enough cold air is trapped in the valleys, out towards lake port or napa county or sonoma county, at least a start and crossing through the bay area. scattered showers into saturday afternoon. things turned clear and breezy as we head into sunday and highs only in the low to mid 50s.

cold air is going to drop more snow in the sierra and 1 to two feet of snow coming down mainly on saturday. factor that into your travel plans. a nice drive. saturday the snow will be flying and more snow as we roll into sunday. around the bay area, south of san jose in the mid 50s. i will bet for areas north of the golden gate, it may be tough to climb into the mid 50s. 40s to 50s and vacaville 54 degrees. for the weekend plans, plan on a little bit of rain for saturday. cool temperatures and sunday clearing and breezy and then with the cold air coming down, this will be a reinforcing shot of canadian air and more patchy frost into monday and tuesday. checking the commute. 680 as you pass mission boulevard northbound and blocking the number lane off to the side of the road. light traffic helping the 680

commute up towards the sunol grade. all travel times looking good down 101. up towards the east shore freeway, reports of large tire pieces in the number two and lane. northbound passing the oakland coliseum, but travel times looking already. the 580 commute, things looking fine across the east bay hills. it's chilly. we are seeing 30 degree temperatures across the benicia and car quinn as straight. as we head into san francisco, critical mass at 6:15 and lots of bikes out on the street. could see delays into san francisco late or this evening and the final stop takes you away from the south bay if you want to head down to santa cruz. you will see some of that as you approach the summid. it is still cold enough. patchy frost around highway 17 this morning. >> nice to have somebody join

me. all right. thousands of bay area shoppers doing their best to boost the economy while trying to save. bob redell is at santana row. the last hour you had a guy spend $6400 or something. >> $6400. he saved 3,000. we asked them what in the world do we need that stuff for. a bunch of other electronics. i have a lot of gifts to give out this holiday season. why aren't i your friend? i don't know if i spent that much over any holiday season combined. i hear the best buy and a lot of the door busters which were frankly a lot of good deals on flat screen tvs. a lot of them were sold out. the good ones are gone. what about you? how much money are you save something a ps 3 and a 40-inch tv. >> maybe $200 to $300. >> did you have to wait in line

beside this is line? >> yeah. not that much longer in the line compared to the one we are waiting in now. >> this is the line to check out. there were hundreds out here this morning and speaking anecdotally. seems like there was nowhere near as many people as we have seen in years past. could it be a sign of the economy. people are withholding their spending possibly and another theory is that there were more stores open earlier. you had more choices and people who might have been here last year have other places to go to. they might have done that. the black friday deals have been out there prior to halloween and people were spending then. it could be that people are waiting longer into the holiday shopping season and waiting to see if there will be a better feel. a bunch of factors going to the possibility of explaining why there were smaller crowds.

i don't know why. >> that's a sign of a good reporter. i don't know. thank you for getting up early this morning. a real gift. an oakland boy who received an organ transplant is keeping a promise he made. he spent thanksgiving at a west oakland park. today in the bay shows us how he is saying thank you to a donor he never knew. >> michael got a gift, the kind of gift few can give. two years ago when he was just 11, he was told he needed a new liver to survive. >> i needed a liver and when i got the liver, the kid died in an accident and wanted to donate his organs so they did. >> the organ donation saved his life. his mother told him it was time to pay it forward. >> what is paying it forward? >> that's when you do something for somebody and you don't expect anything in return. >> mom asked me what i wanted to

do to give back and i said feed the homeless. >> for the second thanksgiving, he and his family and friends gathered in a west oakland park to feed those in need. >> it's a beautiful thing and he is helping out from what god has given him. that's a good thing to feed everybody. i thank god for that. >> even though he never met, he doesn't think of him as a stranger. >> hearsay name is johnny and the oakland raiders played football. >> the family didn't just feed people on the holidays, they are dishing out food and compassion. >> they told me my son was not going to die. that was an awesome feeling and i get the same feeling when we

are out here helping people. >> thankful for the gift he received because he knows his gift of live is a gift to others. >> i wanted to give back what somebody did for me. >> nbc bay area news. >> turning to sports, the warriors are back on the road hoping to end a losing streak. they play the grizzlies at 6:30. tomorrow they will be in minnesota for a game against the timberwolves. they could have center david lee back. he knocked out another player's teeth and the wound became infectioned. he was cleared for light work outs and could be cleared in to play tomorrow's game. sharks bizzy this weekend. they will play the canucks tonight. the buck drops at 7:00 and they will be back in action saturday at edmonton against the oilers. coming off a 5-2 win against the blackhawks. how is this for a bash.

the uk's financial elite are hanging out with fighters at gyms dedicated to the sport popping up all over the country. >> it enables you to have an outside interest which means your work on not the main thing in your life. it also enables you to blow off steam when things are hectic. >> there more than two dozen mixed martial arts gyms alone. that has to bring back memories. >> how did i get my weather? maybe they can sell pay per view tickets and pay for the bailouts. this morning it's cold. you wouldn't want to pay for a winter coat. 33 degrees and 20s around fairfield and gilroy. look at san francisco. that's chilly relatively speaking on the water to see temperatures in the 40s. something that is different from the day before.

we have high clouds spilling in and the chilly start. the high clouds will be a reflector. that will take the incoming sun light that has been helping to wa up. north bay locations may see highs in the 40s to low 50s. a chilly start through 9:00 this morning. chilly temperatures with a filtered sunshine. mid-and high level clouds and it will be dry. tonight into tomorrow and the rain comes back. we will see a cool start to the weekend and we clear out and dry out as we go through the weekend. more frost. it will be setting up for monday morning as well. >> thank you much. darth vader returning to the storage facility. christie's auction house failed to sell a costume from the empire strikes back. it was expected to go for between $252,000 and $363,000.

no bidders could meet the lowest price. a british newspaper reports the bbc sky and virgin are in talks to broadcast william and kate's wedding in three dimensions and will be shown in theaters and pubs. the wedding will be on april 29th in london's westminster abby. that's our newscast for today. brent and laura will be back on monday. the "today" show is next and will have a local news update in a half hour. have a great day.