where glide gets ready to feed 5,000 people this thanksgiving. details coming up. and some people will do anything to get a deal, even if it means camping out in the rain. what black friday shoppers are doing to prepare. a live look outside this morning, getting ready for new york city's big thanksgiving day parade. an annual holiday tradition. it is thursday, november 24th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on this thanksgiving morning. it's 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. jon kelley has the day off. rob is in for christina, apparently not understanding how the seniority thing works. >> just trying to wake up, actually. my goodness. 4:30 a.m. we got some rain. that woke me up a little bit

this morning. watching the rain drops flying around the bay area. we have a weather system getting stretched across the north bay. you're seeing the rain shut down already for places like santa rosa. you notice the east bay hills down to san jose, that's where we're seeing the rain this morning. so 8:00, we'll certainly have cloudy skies and rain to start your day. then by lunchtime rain changing over to showers and by 4:00 not too bad. upper 50s, some clearing skies and a warmer weekend ahead. we'll have a look at the complete forecast in a few minutes. >> get the brew going for rob, too. hundreds of people lining up at glide memorial church in san francisco. >> they'll all be treated to the annual thanksgiving breakfast and dinner. damien trujillo is live at glide with more on the special feast. always great to see. good morning, damien. >> good morning, laura and scott. a couple of people lining up. the doors open up at 7:00 a.m. you can see the ham is ready. the volunteers show up at 7:00

a.m. the carving stations are next door. that's where they will begin their prep work for this annual tradition here at glide memorial. this is the vegetable aisle. this is where the bell peppers will be chopped up at 7:00. 5,000 people they're expecting to feed this morning and then later on early this afternoon. let me bring in, if i can, jean cooper. she's with glide. let me take a guess and say what you have this year is more demand and fewer donations. is that the case this year? >> it's true. we're seeing a lot more families and people who may have not in the past come to glide for our services showing up this year. and the money situation, funding situation is pretty dire out there. so we're working overtime to try to get enough resources to serve the people that come. >> 5,000. that's a lot of mouths. >> yeah, it's an annual thing now. we're getting used to it. but we have a lot of people showing up today. >> what would you do without the help of volunteers?

we have about 600 volunteers out here. >> we would be working really hard. so the volunteers that come to glide actually supply us with most of the labor to do the work that we do. right now we only have 16 people that work in the kitchen. it's not enough to serve 5,000 people. >> what does this tell you about the need in this nation, the fact that every year we seem to see thousands of people lining up. every day they need more help. >> well, it's pretty dire actually, we've seen an increased need over the last five years. i've been here for six years. every year is worse. and you see more extreme cases. and you also see people that you never would think would be here. so it's pretty sad, actually. but i feel grateful that i can be a part of the solution. >> they'll be here in less than an hour to begin their prep work. and then the meals begin being

served at 7:00 a.m. johannes mehserle said he feared a man was going to attack another officer in the incident at the coliseum station. mehserle said he was sure 43-year-old kenneth carrethers was going to hit another officer on the head. mehserle said he grabbed carrethers to keep him away from the officer. mehserle and four other bart officers are defendants in the lawsuit. this was three weeks before mehserle shot and killed an unarmed man at the fruitvale location. it's 5:05. east palo alto city leaders say something must be done to prevent another tragedy at a dangerous intersection. some of the advice issed aing more confusion. the intersection at bay and glor ya was the scene for a number of

pedestrian-involved accidents, including the recent death of a 6-year-old girl. the city added a reflective sign to warn drivers, but the community says more should be done. a consulting firm hired by the city is recommending to not install stop signs due to a technicality with state laws. it's something residents are calling for. the city council will consider all advice. >> yeah, we've only had four accidents. you need to have five six before it triggers a stop sign. that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a stop sign there. >> the next meeting is scheduled for next week. 5:05. a california lawmaker is taking action in the wake of the penn state child sex abuse scandal. he introduced legislation yesterday that would require all university athletic directors and coaches to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement. the bill would also increase penalties for those who fail to

do so up to 12 months in jail and $5,000 fine. former football coach jerry sandusky is accused of molesting eight boys. head coach joe paterno was fired after the university trustees determined he did not do enough to report the alleged abuse. a warning for people who shop at safemart. store officials say customers at several bay area stores had their personal banking information stolen. employees found credit and dent card readers had been tamperred with at the self checkout lanes at 19 lucky stores. one safemark location. new security measures were added to every one of these chains, 234 stores. if you're a customer you're advised to monitor your bank account for suspicious activity. a woman is in custody after stealing two cars in concord. one of them a concord police cruiser. concord police say they pulled

the woman over at 10:30 last night on farm bureau road near chestnut. she was arrested for stolen property and illegal drug possession. she was handcuffed and seated in a patrol car. she managed to climb into the driver's seat of the cruiser and drive off. she managed to get about a mile, where she ran off, attempting to hide inside a house. police took her back into custody. no major glitches for the millions of thanksgiving travelers who hit the railways, roadways and airways. 42.5 million americans traveled for the holiday this year. maybe a good economic indicator. it's the highest number of travelers since the height of the recession. a large number of travelers comes despite higher cost. last year both air fare and gas prices are up 20% this year. 5:07. for years it's been a thanksgiving day tradition in san jose. the silicon valley turkey trot. thousands of runners will converge for a great cause.

bob redell is live in downtown san jose with more on what's happening. good morning, bob. >> scott, you and i have both been in silicon valley for years. to see this where it first started to where it is today is tremendous given the fact it is now a tradition. when the silicon valley turkey trot started seven years ago, carl, head of the silicon valley leadership group was hoping for maybe 1,000 runners. he ended up with 2,000. 21,000 people are registered for the 7th annual turkey trot. that's a ten-fold increase in a short amount of time. that means the registration is full. if you're thinking of walking up and signing up, it's too late. if you are racing. 6:30 a.m., in about an hour and a half is where you going to be starting to pick up your bib ls outside the hp pavilion. they'll do that from 6:30 # to 8:00. at 7:50, the 10k run.

then the 5k walk and run. this is all for charities. it's been about six years since the race started. they raised $1.5 million for three local charities. they're hoping to add to that chunk of the change. the santa clara county children's health initiative. if you are racing today, the organizers are asking you bring four canned goods of food to donate to charity. they're trying to reach 15,000 pounds today. scott, laura, happy thanksgiving by the way. >> thank you very much. >> and actually, it's pretty decent weather for the turkey trot. >> right now we're seeing the worst of it, and it's not all that bad. we have what we sometimes call hairspray rain, real fine drizzle coming down. a little cool as we get the day started. as we go through the morning near guadalupe park, should see temperatures in the upper 50s

around 11:00 and some sun in the afternoon. and most of the rain has been in the north bay. look at san francisco, oakland and san jose. just enough to wet the ground. as we're seeing a system here, your eyes are not deceiving you, it is getting stretched across the bay area. upper level winds taking the frj off to the north and to the south. right now the north bay is seeing pockets of light rain. certainly rain for san francisco where it's 55 degrees. see a southeast wind at 9 miles per hour. over to the east bay you can see the rain following you down sunol towards san jose. lighter rain falling at times. this will be the trend the first half of the day. then we should see clearing. this is ha slow moving system. the future cast does pick this up by the afternoon. we should start to see some clearing. next system bringing drizzle to the north bay coastline as we head into tomorrow morning. highs the today will be running cool, even with the few sunny breaks we seef. upper 50s by the tri valley.

mid-50s in the north bay. the rest of the forecast looks great. for shopping plans tomorrow, maybe a little bit of drizzle but look at the temperatures. finally mid 60s by the time we get through the weekend. back to you. a quick note. schedules for bart, cal-tran will be different for thanksgiving holiday. they will all run on a sunday schedule. they will resume normal service on friday. if you're heading to san francisco today, free parking at all metered stalls. residential parking permits will not be enforced for the holidays. >> good to know. it is 5:11 now. lawyers for michael jackson's former doctor says he doesn't deserve to go to prison. why they're asking for a lighter sentence coming up. plus a wildfire in arizona, all caught on camera here. the video, we'll show you more next. and shoppers already gearing up to take on the black friday

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u. welcome back, everyone. a deadly plane crash is caught on tape in arizona. chilling security video shows a small plane crashing near phoenix. the six passengers including three children died on impact. the crash then sparked a wildfire that in the area. the rescue crews had to be air lifted to the very rugged terrain. they say it looks like the plane disintegrated when it crashed.

the rockwell was based close to phoenix. lawyers for michael jackson want them to have probation rather than a prison sentence. the doctor is already serving a lifetime sentence of self punishment. they're asking a judge to sentence murray to probation and community service in the medical field but prosecutors say murray showed no remorse and placed the blame on others. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of jackson earlier this month. republican presidential candidate michele bachmann has received an apology from nbc following an offcolored song played during her appearance on late night with jimmy fallon. she received a personal letter from an nbc executive who said the incident was unfortunate and unacceptable. fallon also spoke with bachmann

expressing his regret. earlier she spoke out. this television station, of course, is owned by nbc. 5:15 now. one lucky turkey will not be on the thanksgiving table during this holiday season. president obama spared the bird on wednesday. the president accompanied by his daughters pardoned liberty during a ceremony at the white house. liberty, the bird and another turkey will spend their time at george washington's farm and estate. president obama also wished the country happy holidays and to keep our service members in their thoughts. another thanksgiving tradition in new york city. ing the it's thanksgiving morning. that's the macy's parade. the giant balloons. inflated ready to make the route through the street.

avenue r avril lavine and some newcomers as well. we'll go live to new york city in 20 minutes to see how things are looking. >> meteorologist rob maeda is in for christina this morning. >> trying to dry hout the forecast around here. it's dried out in new york. yesterday we had travel delays due to the fact that we had snow and rain in the northeast. let's take you to radar view. you'll she in a moment that the northeast is dried out. that's a view of the golden gate bridge. you have wet roadways closer to home. there's new york. notice things have cleared out. that's good news for the macy's parade. you'll see that here on nbc bay area. dry, and also keeping an eye onball more. kind of a big game today. the har-bowl. we'll see temperatures in baltimore in the low 50s. mostly clear, cool, excellent football weather later on this evening. actually, 5:20, our time out here in the west coast. we have 40s and 50s outside right now. still seeing rain, not much wind

out there. but we have over the bay area is a system really falling apart at the finish line as it crosses over the bay area. we did get half an inch of rain in the north bay. notice things have moved off. in san francisco, yes, it's enough to wet the roadways this morning. so use caution if you're heading outside. in the east bay you can see the rain. probably the most rain we're seeing in the bay area. right from castro valley to livermore. maybe light rain in san jose. as a lot of the energy of the system for the afternoon dives to southern california. so the future cast shows that things start to dry out for the afternoon. other than a few sprinkles across the far north bay late tomorrow, it looks like things will trend drier towards the weekend. so high temperatures today running in the 50s. not too bad with partial clearing and temperatures actually cool for the north bay. mid 50s in hillsberg. seven day forecast takes you through the holiday weekend on a warming and dry note.

mid 60s inland. just worries of patchy fog as we head into early next week. >> it's 5:18 right now. there might be rain in the forecast, but it is stop ambitious shoppers. they're waiting for black friday. what about plaid friday. why small business ls may want you to shop local this weekend.

happy thanksgiving, everyone, as we take a look at new york city and the preparations for the macy's parade. it will be on later this morning. you're gearing up for turkey trot this thanksgiving morning, get ready, get set to get a little wet. >> rob has been telling us about

the weather system moving into the bay area. it's going to bring cold wet weather along with it. but nbc bay area's cheryl herd caught up with dedicated shoppers and trotter who is are bracing for the storm. >> from the south bay to the east bay, people are willing to weather a storm for a good deal. >> we trying to buy tvs and xbox's and all that. >> francisco is the first in line at the best buy store. he's got black friday fever. he's willing to get wet to cash in on some low prices. we have everything prepared just in case it rains. we have covers. we have tents. we have more than that. tarps and things like that. >> the owner of it's all good bakery in oakland says he was concerned about his customers on this thanksgiving eve. he anticipated a lot of rain and he knew they would have to stand in it.

>> every thanksgiving there's lines out the door. we sell out of everything, is. >> nobody is afraid of the rain. >> at all. it's all good. >> pit may be all good now, but come thursday morning -- >> no pain, no gain. we're running through the rain. >> i guess i'm running with her. >> annie and her friend lindsay are preparing for the 19th annual turkey trot in walnut creek. rain is in the forecast for the 5k-10k run. money raised will benefit schools. >> will have a big garbage bag on if it's raining. >> it's fun to run in the rain. the adrenaline of going with everyone out there. you don't see it that much. >> it's rain or shine. it's a good kuz. we're out to have fun. last year it was 27 degrees. it was sunny. it was the coldest day on record. i would rather have rain and it be warmer. so i think it will be a fun day in the west. >> you can have seconds if the

do the turkey trot. there's a turkey trot in san jose as well. bob is out there. >> this black friday bay area retailers are urging clientele to think small, not so large. local merchants are asking credit card wielding, bargain hunting shoppers to flex their muscles and mom and pop shop. they've coined a new phrase. they're calling it plaid friday. >> old car seats from 1978 ford mustang turned into a coin purse, watches, vegan shoes from recycled fabrics. just a few items you can buy at the berkeley boutique. they're hoping folks bypass the big box stores and bring their hard-earned cash to locally owned shops. >> we really want to promote just going to your neighborhood first. for resources for holiday shopping, for anything that you need. going -- putting your community

first. >> now in berkeley vendors honoring a special discount card. >> economists say stick to a budget. many shoppers say they're still trying to pay off bills from last christmas. >> with a little clang to your spending habit you can add a lot to your savings account. save $600 by cutting cable tv. most shows are free online. that's according to experts who are owned by comcast. another tip, leave your car in the garage. take your bicycle out instead. not every cost cutting measure will be practical. but the savings will add up. needs and wants. >> that's right. >> 5:25. still to come on "today in the bay", no send in sight for the crab dispute between the fishers and the sellers.

why some seafood lovers are taking matters into their own hands. bob redell is live in the south bay. just a couple hours out from an annual thanksgiving tradition here. we'll talk about the turkey trot. we'll take you there coming up. and we're watching the forecast closely around the santa clara county. we have rain sweeping over for the start of your thanksgiving holiday weekend. a look at your full forecast when we come up

dozens of san jose police officers who lost their jobs earlier this year, the department is hiring them again. people go live to san francisco where they're getting ready for the thanksgiving feast at glide. >> meantime final preparations are under way for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we'll have a preview coming up. >> a live look outside, those

flashing lights with the police car in the corner getting ready for the turkey frot. it's thursday, november 24th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. happy thanksgiving. thanks for joining us. 5:28. i'm laura garcia-cannon. and i'm scott mcgrew in for jon kelley. let's check in with rob in this morning for christina. >> good morning to you. we have a little rain to kick off your thanksgiving, but things should be drying out there the afternoon. notice the trend on the radar. the system is really having a tough time getting away from san francisco, where it is raining right now. but you're really just looking at light rain there. so from 8:00 through 10:00, this will be the main event. mostly cloudy skies. rain in the east bay for sure. then by noon you'll see a few breaks in the peninsula and north bay. by 4:00. even after clearing it will be

oo cool thanksgiving afternoon. perfect for watching some football later on today. 57 in san francisco. 60 in san jose. we do have a warmup in the seven-day forecast. a look at that coming your way in a few minutes from now. >> we look forward to it. they'll be treated to the annual thanksgiving breakfast and dinner. damien trujillo is live with a look at how the volunteers are getting ready. earlier you said 5,000 people are going to show up. >> and they're all lining up along ellis street in san francisco, scott. some of the volunteers are already here unloading the cur tees that will carve at 7:00 a.m. here. and then the breakfast begins at 7:30 this morning. and then believe it or not, thanksgiving dinner will be served promptly at 9:00 a.m. here at glide. last night they had volunteers doing all the prep work for this special thanksgiving meal. those who came here will get all the fixings including turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, stuffing,

gravy, rolls and, of course, ice cream. people come from all over for the special meal. every year you hear about the new face. some have been here before. others the economy forced them to stand in line for the first time in their lives. but whoever walks in through the doors, they say they're ready to serve. >> we're seeing more families and people who may have not in the past come to glide for our services showing up this year. and the funding situation is pretty dire out there. so we'll be working in overtime to get enough resources to serve the people to come. >> and there's still a light drizzle outside. a few people are beginning to line up. the doors don't open until 7:30 this morning. that's when 600 or so volunteers here at glide. it's not a big place.

they managed to fit all those people in throughout the day. the prep work is under way. the carving begins at 7:00 this morning. live in san francisco. laura and scott, back do you. >> thank you very much. happy thanksgiving to you. >> just in time for thanksgiving. the ultimate holiday thanksgiving after a rise in crime. many of the 66 san jose police officers laid off back in june have now offered their jobs back. some of the hires were made possible because of officers retiring. >> we've been able to offer jobs to 50 of them. not all of them have accepted. the number waiting to be re reinstated is down to 15 oar 16. >> 28 officers offered their jobs back said no. many of them had found new jobs in other departments or said they feared being laid off again next year. the gavilon men's college

basketball team hit the court for the first time since a teammate died. they are also without devonte johnson and billy herd. both were in the same car with gaines when they got into an accident. johnson watched the game from the bench. it's a great challenge for the team. >> i can take them to help them move on. and those guys did that today. >> the chp will continue to investigate the crash. the driver, billy herd, not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. gavilan fell short last night. they lost 56-53. it is 5:33. a group of homeowners whose homes were damaged have filed

suit against their neighbors and the city of san pablo. the three homes were damaged during a slide on march 24th. they say they failed to keep up the property and maintain drainage systems that contributed to the slide. they also claims they were given notice well in advance that the slide could happen. the city has not commented on the issue. crab probably will not be on the thanksgiving menu this year unless you're willing to go catch it yourself. many of them used the traditional nest. but here you see some used unconventional methods. it did work. for goodness sake. i have been called wrong here. crab season has been delayed because fishermen and seafood distributors are locked in a pricing dispute. they want $2.50 per pound for their catch. distributors only want to pay $2. the family of injured giants

fan bryan stow says they have a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving. in a an update on the plog, stow's family says he's working hard. when asked if he wants to take a break, he usually says no. while he struggles to remember answers to some questions, he remembers the most important things in life. well most of us will be stuffed with thanksgiving treats. hundreds will create room by burning calorie miss the turkey trot. that includes, perhaps, bob redell. he is live in downtown san jose. got the running shoes on? >> my brain thinks it's a good idea. i don't know if my stomach would be on board with all the cramping involved. good morning to you. just off the hp pavilion near the start line of the seventh annual silicon volley turkey trot.

to the point where they are today. you can't do day of signups. first time you haven't been able to do that. steve wright, you were surprised how many people showed up. >> hour stretch goal was 17,500. now we're at 21,000 in the 5k and 10k. that's not including the thousand kids that are renl stered for the fun run at 10:00 today. so it's really closer to 22,000 people we'll have down here this morning. >> why do you think this is becoming so popular and such a tradition? >> it's become a community event. there are really hardcore people running. a vast majority of people come down and walk the 5k. it's a three hoof mile walk. they come down with grandma, the extended family, the boyfriend, the girlfriends. people enjoy having fresh air, exercise. we don't sell anything. nobody is trying to get your money. it's all about getting exercise

and fresh air. >> should this be held in the evening after you have eaten? >> i think most people -- health nutritionists say it's a good idea to stretch in the morning. pace yourself into the thanksgiving meal, is. >> and it's raising money for three charities. so if you showed up today they're asking for four canned goods. today you're thinking about 2.2 million over the pags seven years. that's tremendous. >> last year we raised 450,000. this year we plan to raise $600,000 for second harvest food bank, the health trust of santa clara county and the children's health initiative. >> happy thanksgiving, steve. stay dry out there. rain or shine it's going to be going on.

you can't sign up this morning? >> no, 17,500 was the goal. they've got too many. capacity is full. you can cheer on your favorite grandma or grandfathers running. >> this is a completely different fib today. >> bring on the pie. that's all i know. let's check in with rob maeda. >> the forecast for the turkey trot doesn't look that bad. mid 50s. temperature wise not too bad. we have a little bit of light rain. we'll see showers shut down as we get closer 11:00. 40s and 50s outside. it is breezy. you can see we still have rain moving across the bay area. most of the substantial rain falling now across the east bay hills. off to the east, light to moderate rain in the golden gate bridge. you can find that rain 60 south. here you go, downtown san jose looking at mainly light rain.

a few pockets of rain. one part of that weakening. rain for the first half of the day. highs mostly 50s with a few breaks near 60 in san jose. north bay should see highs in the mid-50s vm today easily the wettest day of the next seven day forecast. as high pressure builds in, fog will br the main concern. but the temperatures at the coast, close to 60 and mid-60s for inland valleys as we wrap up this holiday weekend. back to you. >> it's 5:39. balloons are ready. the band is tuning up for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we'll take you live for a sneak peek up next. and he got national attention for breaking into

mcdonald's. today the alleged hamburglar speaking out.

before that turkey and football and falling asleep on the couch, another holiday tradition will kick off this thanksgiving day the 85th annual macy's hol someday parade. the floats and balloons will soon be hilting the streets. happy thanksgiving to you, michelle. >> happy thanksgiving, laura. we're at the start of the parade on the upper west side. you have balloon handlers in their place raising up the balloons to kick off the parade today. some of them you will recognize. a few of them are new. they rejoined the parade today along with pall julius. of course. there are hundred of volunteers that helped make this day go off without a hitch.

they've worked year round. and the weather is certainly cooperating today. clear in the 30s and 40s. you have marching bands from around the country. one of them from cupertino. you have the homestead marching mustangs. of course, they will be performing this morning. and a little extra special for them. it's the alma mater of steve jobs. so a big job for them today as they make their way along the parade. 3.5 million people expected in new york city. we are getting a good turnout. no bad seat at home. more than 50 million people are gathering toornd watch the parade as they get ready to celebrate with family and friends. >> kind of kicks off the holidays for all of us. >> watch the ngz day parade with the marching mustangs here on

nbc bay area. >> last night pizza was the meal of choice. pizza joints were hopping last night because sometimes people take a break from all the cooking, i think, everybody getting ready to create the feast. >> nobody wants to cook tonight. the stuff they've got done is still in the kitchen waiting for tomorrow. a lot of college students reuniting. he's making headlines for all the wrong reasons. the ayman who broke into a mcdonald's speaks out. he's known as the real life hamburglar. whitney teslo turned himself into police after he broke into a cedar falls mcdonald's over the weekend. security cams ra caught the 21-year-old climbing through the

window. teslo admits he was drunk but he stale managed to operate the dee fryer, even though he's no r never worked in a rest raun. he says he's sorry. he hopes this will not change his college graduation plans. >> i regret it all. it's really messed up a lot of my life. my clear plans and everything like that. it's something that is really tough on me right now. local police are not laughing. one officer said teslo would be disapointed to know there's a 24-hour mile a few miles away. a drunk guy and a deep fryer turned out that well. >> he's worried about clear plans i think he's set. rob is in for christina this morning. >> not a bad forecast later iron this morning. we have light rain across the bay area right now. as we show you some of the

temperatures outside. thanks to the cloud cover, it's not that cold. we have 40s and 50s as folks prepare for the silicon valley and over to walnut creek. mid 50s. the rain rate is starting to taper off in the north bay. the testimony is falling apart as it crosses through the southbay. still enough lift to give us rain. notice the north bay is starting to dry out. still see the rain this morning. there you see the rain falling 55 degrees. ooefr to the east bay, we see most of the green around livermore. and the transition we'll see

later on this afternoon is a lot of energy will head to southern california. a little bit of light rain for the morning. gradually clearing skies for the afternoon. tomorrow maybe a few sprinkles in the north bay. that's about it. high pressure will build in and the temperatures will go up. highs mostly in the 50s. we're not going to warm up a lot. maybe some 50s. north bay temperatures in the mid 50s. snow levels today close to 6,000 feet. and things dry out tomorrow. then for the weekend, looks pretty good. mid-60s inland. close to 60 with sunshine along the coast. back to you. thank you very much. many bay area city offices will be closed. but for folks in oakland, could be worse. this is all part of the effort to close a $58 million this budget deficit. main library will be closed for two days. reopen on saturday.

branches will shut down until monday. parks will remain open. parking meters will not be enforced today. enforcement kicks back in on friday. senior centers will be closed through monday. those not affected are police, fire and emergency services. you may remember us telling you about half a dozen puppies found abandoned. now a seventh pup has turned up. they believe the additional pup comes for the same litter as the six other australian sheep dog puppies. humane officers believe whoever abandoned the puppies drove them to a recycling center where they were dumped by a fence. they're really blossoming under the spca's care. whoever did it could face a year in jail and $20,000 fine. time now is 5:48. coming up, black friday could become black thursday. why retailers are opening their

doors why some people are still eating thanksgiving dinner. and some of hollywood's most famous jewels are up on the auction block. the price tag on elizabeth tailor's collection still ahead.

welcome back to you as we take a live look in the bay area. a little rainy. a little slick. be careful as you drive to grandma's house. a joint survey shows nearly a quarter of black friday shoppers plan ongoing to stores at midnight. 44% of people say they'll start between midnight and 5:00 a.m.

among holiday weekend shoppers 26% plan to shop online on thanksgiving day. eager black friday shoppers are occupying best buy parking lotting. they are already camped out, already waiting for the door buster deals, all set for friday morning. they got to dee with the snow as well. the electronics giant says early bird deals on a 42-inch lcd tv for under $200. >> you won't be able to cross gifts off the shopping list without a strategy. linda breaks down the dos and don'ts for the big shopping weekend. andre ya warns the hot picket items are limited in quantity. >> call ahead. find out how many are available. shop online where we have more

inventory from multiple retailers. >> because times are still tough for retailers. try to haggle. >> when they negotiated, they were in fact able to get better deals. usually on electronics. >> there year several apps can help you organize your shopping, starting with the holiday gift list app. >> have a details plan of who you're planning to shop for, maybe a few gift ideas and a general price for how much you want to spend. new this year, more major retailers are offering price matches, and it's easier than ever to shop around and save money. >> if you down load the bar code scanning app they'll provide instant price comparison to local brick and mortar stores. you can get instant coupons on your phone.

>> don't fret. there's plenty of opportunity to take advantage of holiday deals on cyber monday. you'll find great door busters on electronics, appliances, digital cameras, video games. if you're struggling to come up with the perfect gift for the person who has everything, here's a suggestion. 269 lots of the late actress' jewelry to sell. the overall estimated value for the stones between 30 and $50 million. one of the better known pieces of jewelry, a necklace made purely of rubies and dilds. it's said to be spectacular with a diamond pearl. it was given to her by richard burton in 1967. there's two ways santa claus

could get stressed out. the other would be if the reindeer came down with the sniffles. reindeer in sheep's clothing. they wanted santa ride around with the zoo's reindeer, but they caught a cold. they were too sick to do anything. so the zoo had to get creative. they were all replaced by a flock of sheep. they were decked out with hats with bells that they met with children alongside soon that. it's hard to explain to children what they really were. when it comes to technology in hollywood, a silicon valley is using enough effect to spice things up. the new muppets movie is out today. >> this is going to be a really

short movie. these look foeg like technology. >> three, two, one. >> this uses graphic processes from invidia to make the complex scenes look spectacular. >> 5:55. for the first time on television. >> not me. that was all fozzi bear. still to come, cooking the perfect turkey. we'll have tips for the experts. >> plus occupy protesters are pulling money out of big banks. now they want to establish, they say, their own bank. the plan is being floated online coming up next. >> and i'm rob in for christina

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i'm damien trujillo live in san francisco where the turkeys are out. glide prepares to feed 5,000 people this thanksgiving. >> a tremendous surge in popularity at a south bay thanksgiving tradition. we'll take you to the seventh annual turkey trot. we'll have that coming up. plus occupy is trying to become part of the 1% now. the bay area camp that is talking about turning itself into a bank. a live look outside this morning. it's thursday, november 24th, thanksgiving. this is "today in the bay."