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 look out your window.

there on the left, you see san. >> good morning to you, chris. it is requesting to cooperate for add and then tomorrow hfg changes. for those camp out $ed out it's not too cold out there for you this morning. 74 on the way to the south bay. and then as we head through tomorrow, the rain arrives and once we get this rain started, we keep it going well into next week. this is what we're expecting, almost 2 inches in the south bay and over 5 inches north of santa rosa. there will be some open

opportunities for you to get out without of heavy stuff but it a back to you and the rest of the top stores of the day. >> bay area hoppers there's a growing move in congress to make sure if people have to work on thanksgiving, that they have better protection. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kris. kmart workers said they had no choice, they had to come in today. it incredible to think in less than an hour that people can start their christmas or dale shopping behind me. the first customer got here at

around 6:00 a.m. opening. and the k smart stores will stay open for 48 straight hours. all of this comes at a cost for associates who must give up their thanksgiving to be would shoppers. a memo from management told them they had to work thanksgiving or lose their jobs. kmart is hoping it will boost sales. >> it should be a choice with an employee whether they spend time with their family or whether they receive overtime pay. pretty now no law requires employers to pay overtime pay or be with their families on thanksgiving. i think there should be that choice. >> it said icalically a

change.organization position hopes to reclaim opinion are there's nothing better in the power of a dollar than you with krs ledding own $ and construction is is almost itting parking spots.

>> no doubt the outlets down near gilroy will be much the same. >> several retailers are bucking the new trend saying closed today, threw zbrrks kpch. >> there has been quite a backlash of thanksgiving shopping. >> we have new details this morning on a side show in oakland shut tn sfchlt. >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. this all began with shots fired

here but police pi sfchl specific two cars doing donuts at the at the itsffrm we were able to use our training in this instance, to lock everyone one

in. we did lose. nchks sffrms it is unclear what happened to the driver and if this happened because the driver was i sfrp is he spech sfchl sfchl live in oakland, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> the oakland tribune building was amongments was among the

individuals and damaged build willing. >> and now turn to i don't prn. >> we gave mike, in a way, the night off -- the morning off i should saying. woor get o out of ail it's funny, you drive around on a thanksgiving and the on real traffic you'll find is at the shopping malls. these places really stack up. i can tell you right now it's not too bad for those people who are out there waiting in the world. it's 52 in san francisco. that is not bad. we were in the 30s earlier this

week. north if the national. >> at 5 lauck. this evening's forecast looking good. temperatures mostly in the 70s for today. then but for the most part that rein is going to stay to the north of the golden gate bridge and all the way through the first part of saturday. that's where it going to stay. then as we get into saturday night into sunday, we start to get into a really, really wet period with temperatures that are going to be pretty cool, not too cool. as we head throughout saturday, s each and every day.

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it's in the' mass. spm you're watching "today in the bay." >> it is time now to talk turkey. if you puchl fwruft willingat sfch sfchlt. >> good morning, kris. thank for your call. >> i know you have always answered chefs, you have a new way of reaching out this year.

>> we have some live chats only. can always go to butterball.com and butterball it. we have search engine on our wb site and we should have all your answers for turkey cooking and getting ready for the big day. >> sometimes businesses offer up opportunities like this but it is really self-serving. this time you gis rahal are. >> yes. at this point we hope your turkey has been thawed in cold water or in the refrigerator and you want to cook it to the proper temperature. that should be cooking the white meat to 165 or 170 and the turkey thigh should register -- excuse me -- 185.

>> i understand you've probably been doing a lot of talking in the last couple of days for sure. what questions are asked most often? >> yes, we do. the number one question is thawing. people don't realize how long it takes to thaw a turkey. if your turkey is not thawing this morning, you can put it in a cold water bath, still in the original wrapper and you can start to cook from froze i don't know. if you're cooking the turkey from frozen, the two thengs that are really important would be a thermometer to get if to the right temperature and a flexible serving schedule. >> i know this question pretty subjective. simply put the bread on a flat rack in an open shallow pan. that would be kicking it at a

temperature of 3:25. we feel cooking it low and slow gives you the best product at butterball. >> my dad likes low and slow. i like it turn it up, sear it and then drop the temperature. . any special memories from the hot lien? any particularly good stories? >> i had a great sfor(and had reached out to her mother for help. and her wereets specific the

phone line, you can just go on to facebook, twitter, all the rest of it. van sprn sfnl another holiday tradition from classics to the newer characters, it wouldn't be thanksgiving without the mayy's day parade. fill m fan favorites.

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of snrmt and there will be a thousand cheer ahead fshlin. >> the isle 4 cchi mch n. you just looked so fat new hampshire. >> and you can watching the parade at about 9:00 this morning. >> what's your favorite, christina? >> i like the sweet potatoes and

i'll eat green beans as long as they come in a casserole with frurch onions on top. >> and i can tell you the weather out there is no too cold but we do have a will the of change headed our way over the course of the next 24 hours. even though we want you to have a wonderful thanksgiving, keep m mind if you have family members getting back home, it could be difficult getting out of california or getting back into the state.

101 breezy but beautiful. as we head throughout the day today, temperatures are going to warm nicely. we have a nice jump on the way. san francisco, a comfortable 65

degrees and the tri-valley 77. then the changes come in as we head throughout tomorrow. but this is a really interesting front. for the most part it's going to stay to the north of the golden gate bridge all the way throughout your friday and into saturday. which is good news. we've got some tree lightings happening. santa and i will be taking the stage at about 5:00 and conditions should be nice. you might want to go ahead and bring your rain gear and then the rain comes in at about 10:00 and then we really get into it with your saturday with the heaviest round of rain on the way from monday into tuesday. we're talking about an atmospheric river drop.

i'm kind of looking forward to doing some shopping today. is that your tradition? >> no. maybe tomorrow. >> a san jose state alum makes a surprise appearance in a sharks uniform. but where his allegiance is will come as a shock to sharks fans.

the warriors beat the magic

in orlando and the warriors improve to 7-2 on the season. and ask any athlete, a win makes for a very happy flight. this is video from on board the warrior's team. >> and it was a big night for former san jose state spartan. ryan lowe didn't get into the game last night and the sharks were shut out at home by the flames 2-0 but a proud bay for the south bay nonetheless. lowe is from southern california and he admits he's actually a fan of the rival l.a. kings. probably should have kept that to himself. lowe posted this picture of himself on facebook. he's in a kings jersey in front

of sap center this past season. he needs a better marketing team. >> and a huge football game, the 49ers taking on their rivals, the seattle seahawks. >> it is 5:27 right now. coming up, a side show starts in oakland but police zero in on the crowd before they could scram. plus, an update to breaking news and a deadly crash that shut down a healthy parks, healthy

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down. >> and happy thanksgiving to you. we do have a lovely day ahead. tomorrow will stay mostly dry. there's a series of storms on our way to the bay area and rain you haven't seen in months. >> and we're looking live a nice. this is 13, snow 27th and you're watching "today in the bay." good morning. happy thanksgiving. i'm kris sanchez. we have a live look out across the bay area this morning. the bay bridge toll plaza there on your left and san jose, busy traffic moving kind of smoothly there for this hour. the big question always on a big

travel tay like this is with of their major airports. just getting up and down the state of california, looking good. s that all going o change as of tomorrow night. for today, welfare reform i am i always forget certainly. you might as well. not too bad, grab a judiciary committee. but are you will not have that. 67 out in the east bay. now we do have those changes coming in as of tomorrow night. stick around. i'll show you the timing of this first round rain. but we've got some significant rainfall. we really, really need it in the bay area.

stick around. i'll show you what is meaded our way itsp of people are waking up in jail, accused of participating in large side show

over the in the port. there's evidence that people were getting completely out of control there last night. >> absolutely. the large plus presence was here until maybe a couple more than 100 vehicles were blocked and trapped. some officers had their rifles

out as they walked the perimeter to make sure no one took off on foot. >> first thing is we have to think about the safety of the officers and the public. we had our helicopter tors ands is it and nothing final. >> now, nearby there was a car fully engulfed in frames. it was unhappy if. >> if they were be a to a ris

p prplive uk $. beibei. >> it is amaze somebody. woor twhrmt we saw other cars spending literally 'thanksgiving, by the way. >> paper thanksgiving. >> that was the sound for the third straight night. a mixture of pose turs and troublemakers. the oakland tribune building was among the targets last night.

they were largeprm -- change what you're doing and do it the right way. >> law enforcement was very mobile last night with saufs on foot as and game monday was of. >> many retailers in the area

say they will remain closed and are skipping black friday all together snurngt. >> and now an exclusive investigator report. during the holiday shipping rush, you'll see a lot of delivery trucks on $ the rod. . from f we have more on why the znts are missing from the record. >> good morning. we're not talking about fender benders here. these are serious crossing

kprrch skpfrm zmfrm spfrm. >> the last two and a half years, 15 major collisions involving fedex ground trucks are missing from the safety's favorable record. the d. orchlts tn tells us law enforcement never ground safety of a motor carrier. for me details on the isn't owe

nn from an investigation or. bb pi pi temperature. justf in our investigative unit. or.com. we're looking live from the bay bij with our camera from emhave i. would frn we're looking rahal good and it funny you mentioned that. enm. >> just getting into south california or rtding like no problems getting to so cal over whatever.

if you're headed up to, say, mount shasta, very nice. we are going to be the envy of the nation. keep in mind they're going to be at 32 degrees for that parade. we're starting out in the 40s and 50s and we're going to end up in the 70s. >> there aprn. >> the numbers will drop rapidly as we lose that sunlight. we're going to tack a look at your black friday shopping forecast. i know a lot of people want to

know what is going on at the shopping al. >> and we: sfwfr sfwfrmt. cent. not. >> is happy. >> and a beautiful view of the bay bridge lights. we are back with 15 minutes of nonstop news and weather.

traffic on i-580 and there will be extra police around on the roadway keep the cars movie and secure the parking lots. no doubt the outlets will be much the same. some stores are resisting the urge to earn and stay closed on the holiday. santa fe based orchard hardware is one of them. they wanted to make sure their

5,400 employees could spend time with their families before the holiday shopping frenzy. >> we've had a tradition of being closed on the holiday, on thanksgiving and this is a tradition we're going to continue to carry on. we have some great sales for black friday and we're okay with that. >> folks are happy that they are honoring family time. >> and there are plenty of other stores closed today. be one survey claims more than 50% of people today asked dislike the idea of thanksgiving

day shopping. >> and the thanksgiving dinner at glide memorial church gets started at 9:00 this morning. glide offers warm holiday meals with all the fixings to anyone who needs a meal. they expect to serve about 5,000 people between 9:00 this morning and 1:30 this afternoon. and a lot of charities ask for help this time of year, but there is one that doesn't want your food or your money. the red cross wants to remind you that the holidays a great time to roll up your sleeves and donate a pint of blood. >> you think blood doesn't cost you a penny. if you are short on cash or you 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 can potentially save the lives of three people. and in the process, you get to sit and put your feet up for a few minutes. you can book an appointment at red cross blood point organize. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> meteorologist christina loren was a guest in the studios and helped to flip the switch for that music. nonstop holiday music started

yesterday. you were a lot more nervous. >> i messed it up. >> no, you didn't. >> i had to push it three times. there was a three-second delay. that's what happened. here's something i can't mess up, a beautiful forecast for the bay area today. but i do have to tell you things are going to change. we need the rain desperately but we're going to be talking about maybe five to six consecutive days where you probably are going to want to stay indoors. we got some rain, real rain coming to the area, not that namby pamby stuff. but before we hit that rain, we're going to see some beautiful temperatures today. here's the deal, hazy out there in the santa clara valley. that means it is illegal to burn

that firewood. but the good news is you can have that fireplace going. as of tomorrow expecting much better air quality with this system on the way. this system has a very interesting component. this system has been giving me a little bit of a headache. it's going to stay to the north of the golden gate bridge basically throughout your friday and saturday. it looks like we'll stay dry for those events but then things start to change. shoppers headed out and about this weekend need to be prepared for the elements. sunday morning is when we really start to get that atmospheric river tap.

i think we're going to get maybe 2 inches of rain in the south bay. we're looking good to accumulate potentially 2 inches of rain in san francisco. as we take you through the next few days, things are really going to start to change. get that umbrella. maybe you can get it at a discount. after all, black friday starts today. >> don't beat yourself up. it's a funny story. >> turkey and football, a tradition on thanksgiving. >> good morning. russell wilson and the defending champion seahawks are fighting for a chance to get to the postseason. the men under center have similar numbers as well.

tapped with within moretouched down and one more interception. >> a very, very smart player, very, very smart person, too, as well. i haven't got to know him that much because he's very, very busy, as am i. i'm looking forward to playing him. he's a great quarterback. >> he's a tough assignment with his quickness and elusiveness. he's got more running. >> a sweep by either team would surely knock them out of the nfc race. >> and crucial matchup right

herein on pbb it is the 72nding about bon game. it kicks off this morning at 11:00. it pits san jose high school against rival lincoln high. lincoln has sfrchls. >> a way to burn off the calories this this evening, a run lieu sfrm sfm that includes

a 5 k, a 10 k, a fun kid as come tomb. the race get started at 7:00 this morning at santa clara and market street. >> people from around the country and around the world are going to be launch. >> well, it a relative new come are. it personal anything new this morning for you, chris? you know, chris, it's starting to get really exiting here. want to look around.

every time i turn they just made an announcement the parade is getting ready to start. everybody here is just in great spirits. they're really excited to -- they're really excited to see the parade get under here today. if you look in the background, you can see snoopy. snoopy is actually the character that has made the most appearances in the parade since this you will see the 27 floats that are in this parade and the 16 balloons, they will all converge here on central park west, staying left on 59th street and then down 6th avenue,

all the from live in new york, back to. . . chris. >> and we have crowding at 9:00 this morning. we'll say happy thanksgiving once again and we will be right back.