good morning. it is 4:30 on this thanksgiving morning. i'm kris sanchez. we have news, travel info and tips for you this morning. happy thanksgiving, christina. >> happy thanksgiving, kris. the countdown to turkey time is on this morning. it's pretty chilly out there. if you have to go out and grab some of those last-minute

ingredients. as of tomorrow everything changes. we have a lot of rain coming into the bay area. rain we haven't had for up to four months. and it could hamper people trying to get back home. we're going to talk about that as we head throughout your morning. right now i'm going to send it back to you and the rest of the top stories for today. >> and we are following breaking news this morning. all lanes of northbound 880 in hayward are closed this hour as police investigate a deadly crash from overnight. it is unclear exactly what happened and investigators are still working at the scene. the crash was reported at 2:30 this morning. a sig alert was given this

morning. >> and happening now, the final countdown. thousands of people are camped outside several stores hoping to be the first to take advantage of the sales. for some holiday shopping is a tradition. here's a look at some of the stores hoping today. walmart, macy's and target, they all open at 6:00. if you're headed to the livermore outlet, you can expect heavy traffic. not only inside the outlets but on the roadway as well. construction is limiting parking spots. and there will be an extra

police presence to keep the road moving and down near the parking lots. >> the earliest, though, is all of them. the chain will welcome anxious shoppers in about an hour from now. that means while most people are preparing meals or getting ready for black friday shopping, others have to work. four associates were given a memo about having to work on thanksgiving day. >> it said basically we have to work for thanksgiving or we're going to get fired. >> many others say the special hours doesn't give them the chance to spend time with their families. now they are calling for legislation to end mandatory retail shifts on holidays or

provide overtime pay. >> there should be a choice for an employee to be with their families on thanksgiving day or earn overtime pay. >> orchard stores have plenty of black friday deals for tomorrow, they wanted to make sure that people can spend time with their families. >> so they are closed today but he said they have received positive feedback from customers

that they are honoring family time. >> and there are plenty of others who are closed today for the holidays. there has been quite a backlash against thanksgiving day shopping. one survey claims more than 50% of people surveyed dislike the idea of shopping on thanksgiving day. >> now we have new details on a side show in oakland. dozens of people are waking up in jail this thanksgiving morning after allegedly taking part in this large side show overnight. you can see a crowd of people blocking the roadway watching as cars do donuts spinning out of control, blocking traffic near 7th and maritime. we even saw one car smashed into a wall and on fire.

after about 15 minutes chp and oakland police showed up, boxing in about 100 cars and trapping them on the roadways. the road was closed for hours as officers tried to wrangle the drivers and get those cars off the road. >> and we haven't gotten official arrest numbers yet but our nbc news helicopter did find officers detaining dozens of people. and that was the sound for the third straight night, a mixture of protesters and troublemakers leaving a path of damage in oakland. the oakland tribune building was among the targets. those with protests were largely peaceful, just like the last few nights there were splinter

groups causing damage. >> you are out here breaking windows, disrespecting people, beating up on one another. what change are you making? nothing. so change and do it the right way. >> last night law enforcement changed their tactics. last night this were very active to keep with demonstrators and men miz the property damage. officers had to bring in vans to take the protesters away. if the protesters didn't bail out last night for $500, they'll be spending the weekend in jail because of the thanksgiving weekend. >> now, in ferguson, authorities did not scale back their resources to combat violent protesters, even though they are hopeful that the worst is over.

many retailers in the area will remain closed and skipping black friday sales for fear that things could turn violent once again. be sure to stay with us for continuing coverage of these protests. >> and now turning to our microclimate forecast, as we give you a live look at san jose as there's kind of a chilly start to the morning. christina? >> lots of people going to sleep in. it's not a bad boat to be in. after all, we all get to sleep later on. maybe you're still trying to get to your family and if you are taking a flight this morning, man system moved out of the northeast so we have no flight

delays at any of your major airports this hour. if you're going to be traveling across acrosses -- across the state of california, you can find a little bit of patchy, black ice around sunrise so that could become problematic. or wise we're looking pretty good, breezy at times around 101, just a beautiful drive if you get to take that down the coast and spectacular, even for those people out there camping, waiting for the sales, it's not too bad out there this morning and it will be really nice later on today. my next report will be focused entirely on the rain coming our way. we could see localized flooding,

a lot of rain stopping today even into wednesday next week. >> doesn't feel too bad for us. we got out of kitchen duty. >> we want people to know they either will be in this position at some point in their life or they know someone in this position. >> it does look like a lot of food but it's not nearly enough to help families in our bay area. how our booming economy is creating more need than ever before. plus the excitement is building. the macy's day parade kicks off in just an hour.

you're watching "today in the bay." >> today is of course a day about giving thanks and also giving back. while many of us spend the night recovering from thanksgiving dinner, many food banks are

hoping you' hoping for the most. >> every dollar you give with can translate into two delicious meals. >> if you were to take levi stadium and fill it up four times over, that's the number of people receiving some of their food from second harvest. >> this holiday season they're aiming to raise $15 million and 2 million pounds of food, more than ever before, to help serve the bay area over the next year. >> because the economy is doing better, the cost of living in the area is going up, which is making it move and more difficult for people we're serving to make $20,000 a less hard to survive.

>> i want people to know they either will be in this position at some point in their life or they know someone in this position. and i want them to be able to help. >> beaumont says the subprime mortgage crisis sent bills from a family medical emergency pushed them into this position where they need. >> you'd have to take away from a food fund, in order to pay like the pg&e, your water bill, your every day expenses. >> the family gives back by volunteering for the food bank. the girls sometimes pick up groceries notice early morning weekend hours. both they and these workers are busy, hoping you'll keep them moving because here right now there's a lot of work to be done. in san jose, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> from now until christmas you

can shop at any bay area safeway store and for just $10 you can buy a bag of food. >> and the thanksgiving dinner at glide memorial church starts at 9:00 this morning. this is video from last year's event. glide offers a warm holiday meal with all the fixings for anyone who needs it. they expect to feed thousands of people from 9:00 to 1 p.m. this morning. and the red cross wants to remind you the holidays are a great time to roll up your sleeve and donate a pint of blood. the red cross says it doesn't get a lot of their regulars

coming in. >> if you are short on cash or have the grandfather who has everything already, why not give blood in their honor. if you can tell them you helped save three lives, i think they'll be very proud of you. >> the red cross says one donation could potentially save the lives of three people. in the process, you get to sit, put your feet up, rare for the holiday. >> happening right now, the masses are gathered in midtown, manhattan counting down to the macy's day parade. more than 50 million people will watch at home on television, best seat in the house of course. and you can watch the macy's thanksgiving day parade right here on the nbc bay area.

we'll get you started off at 9:00 this morning. so how about our forecast. >> although i do have to tell you this is going to be quite a parade this year, kris. especially if you've got little ones. they love these balloons. here's the deal, we had some really significant wind this year it's going to go off without a hitch. a gust well below the criteria for bringing down the balloons. you'll notice the street lined with people bundled up. 32 degrees, that is freezing. it's going to be the temperature with wind chills at 29 degrees. the 40s and 50s not too bad here this morning. we're at 57 degrees to kek off your financial day. we will see the 70, 71 degrees

for the peninsula. and then we bring on the changes. woor still going to see some very nice weather for tonight's 49ers game parade. we have you entirely covered here right in the nbc bay area. really happy to have that game here in santa clara and i think the players will be as well. then everything starts to change. let me show you the latest this morning. right now that front is still north of the by i stopped that clock for you at 8:30 saturday morning. that's when it starts to get active. we'll see heavy rain on saturday, usually for the latest portion of the day, for people

south of the golden gate bridge. otherwise sunday into monday is when the really heavy stuff starts to come through. and tuesday we continue to get that tapped. i'm show you what we're expecting from all three systems coming up in my next report. but this is what we're expecting just from the first round of rain. that's over a half an inch of rain here in san jose. right now back to you. >> hopefully if folks are hitting the road this morning, they make sure they have good windshield wipers. >> our weather should be perfect for a run downtown san jose this morning. it's the 10th annual silicon valley terky this all happens at

7:00 this morning at santa clara and market street. and a thanksgiving tradition returns to nbc today the national dog show presented by purina. the host calls it a great way for dog lovers to learn about the newest breeds. >> we have two great new breeds this year. we have a wirehaired visla, a beautiful hunting dog, and we also have another breed, koutard

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to have health insurance starting january 1st, you need to enroll by december 15th. visit coveredca.com today. turkey and football is a thanksgiving tradition of course. but for the first time the south bay is hosting a game on the holiday and it is a big one. the 49ers taking on the seattle seahawks at home. >> good morning. russell wilson and the defending champion seahawks are fighting for a chance to return to the postseason.

again, they'll have to go through colin kaepernick and the 49ers. the men under center have similar numbers as well. >> -- he's very, very busy, as am i. i'm looking forward to playing against the 49ers and he's a great quarterback. >> when wilson has the ball in his hand, he's lookity fending barry sanders were his quickness and speed and elusive a

and. >> no doubt this game is garn aring national attention, and in fact, jimmy fallon talked 49ers seahawks last night. >> our first player is colin cap are nick. he's the starting quarterback most likely to be seen outside the mall in an elf s couves cou voted most likely to be looking through your inters in search verb next up for the 49s are is joe loony. he was voted most likely to drag a teddy bear behind him wherever he goes.

>> you can watch tonight's crucial game right here on the nbc bay area. >> coming up, the holiday shopping season kicks off bright and recall this morning, but not everybody's excited about this new thanksgiving day tradition. plus, a side show at the port of okayland but before cars could get away. >> good morning. at the bay bring this morning, before site, whether you're going to see friend and families or whether you stick around pb been 7 prrn sfwhch

we have a very lovely day and then the rain moves in with threats flooding. it's going to come in all at once. >> and a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. looks like some folks are getting a later start to grandma's house over the river and through the woods. any trouble on the roadways, we'll bring it to you. this is toyed tie tie. good morning. thanks for joining us. happy thanksgiving. i'm kris sanchez. let get things started with a