it's 7:00 and we are taking a live look outside in downtown san jose where the rain is coming down. it will be with us for the next few days. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper. he is anthony slaughter and has a very wet forecast.

>> we have rain falling in san jose. it's been coming down since 5:00 this morning. we accumulated 1/2 inch on the valley floor and the south bay. we'll see periods of rain today. it will start to become more spotty after 8:00. it will be cloudy most of the day. then the next batch of heavy rain is set to arrive tomorrow morning. we are going to get a little break monday and then for tuesday and wednesday, two consecutive days of wind and rain headed our way as a more powerful storm system heads this way. overall, the rain is here and will be with us the next few days. you see on the radar lit up like a christmas tree. mother nature right in tune. you can see on the south bay as we zoom in closer, downtown starting to get on the back edge of this rain. towards 101 morgan hill we are starting to see this rain. this is futurecast.

you'll notice how the rain becomes spotty. most of us by noon will be dry. by this afternoon, we'll get more spotty activity from the north bay toward the tri-valley and the south bay. tonight at about 8:00, that's when the heavy rain will start to return and linger through tomorrow morning. overall, the showers end at 8:00 this morning. the next batch 8:00 tonight then all what it through tomorrow morning with this again. we need the rain. we are happy about it. want to make sure you take it easy if you're doing any traveling outside. >> keep an umbrella. >> like i forgot mine this morning. >> i forgot my raincoat. we are a real pair. thank you, anthony. serious news. we begin in san francisco. a huge protest left businesses and customers shaken up. our chopper was overhead as hundreds took over market street. their goal was to keep people in the bay area thinking about ferguson, missouri. it started out as a peaceful march but turned violent when the crowd reached the mission

district. people smashed windows and threw rocks and bottles at police. one officer was injured by a brick thrown at his chest and another by a glass bottle. people were protesting the grand jury decision not to charge the police officer who killed 18-year-old michael brown in august. police won't have the final number of arrests until monday. in the meantime, cleanup for yesterday's protest will be taking place on market street this morning. the protests happened on a day when people usually spend the day shopping. that was no coincidence. >> boycott, not buy anything, have an impact on the system. let them know black people are tired of our young people being murdered. >> protesters will continue marching in the coming weeks. taking a live look over oakland where it was quiet last night, but it was a different story earlier in the day. a demonstration at the west

oakland b.a.r.t. station shut down all travel through the transbay tube for two hours. anyone who needed to travel on b.a.r.t. couldn't. protesters chained themselves in a line from a bench inside the west oakland station to a pole inside a b.a.r.t. car. their goal was to last four hours to represent the time michael brown's body was left in the street after he was killed. b.a.r.t. riders frustrated by having to use a bus bridge say they didn't see a connection between demonstrating for human rights and shutting down transportation for thousands of people. in the end, police arrested 14 protesters. in ferguson, 15 people were arrested on the fifth night of protests. confrontations between protesters and police got heated, but most of the arrests were made for illegally blocking traffic. community members cleaned up as major retailers remained closed, but protected by authorities. missouri governor jay nixon thanked the state guard and

patrol members who stayed during the thanksgiving holiday. concern in growing palo alto as a police officer is still on the job after sending racy photos of a female suspect to his boss. it happened one year ago according to an independent police audit. the officer was looking for evidence when he found the personal photo. the audit report went on to say, "papd concluded that the detective exercise the poor judgment by sending the photograph. that the act was unbecoming for an officer and disrespectful to the arrestee." a legal analyst says the d.a.'s office should get involved. >> trst in the police department. this could lead to a civil rights case for violation of the arrestee's privacy interest. >> officials tell us the officer was disciplined, but did not elaborate. we are learning more about the side show at the port of oakland early thursday morning.

chp says organizers had very poor timing. take a look at that. hundreds of officers happened to be in the area because of ferguson protests in downtown oakland. drivers did donuts and tricks feet away from onlookers. more than 200 people were processed. unlicensed and suspended drivers were cited and one person was charged for bringing along children. officers also say they found two hand guns and one stolen car. it is illegal even to attend a side show event. former baltimore ravens running back ray rice has been cleared to return to the field. the nfl suspended rice indefinitely after videos surfaced showing him knocking out his then fiancee in an elevator. many wonder whether any team will sign him to a contract. the judge overturned the decision yesterday calling it arbitrary. rice and the players union argued he was being punished

twice for the same offense. first in june for two games after the nfl learned of the elevator confrontation, then in september when the graphic surveillance video surfaced, the nfl suspended him indefinitely. at that time, nfl officials said they hadn't seen the tape and rice's story wasn't consistent with what was on it. the judge did not believe rice lied or misled the nfl. in an exclusive nbc interview to air this monday and tuesday, matt lauer sat down with ray and janay rice. >> i just knew he hit me and i was completely over it. i was done. didn't want to hear anything. >> again, it remains unclear if and when rice will run again in the nfl. you can watch the entire exclusive interview with janay and ray rice this monday and tuesday on the "today" show which begins 7:00 a.m. now to a shooting inside a nordstrom department store in chicago last night.

police say the gunman walked into this store, shot his girlfriend or possibly ex-girlfriend and shot himself. he died. the woman was rushed to the hospital where she is now listed in critical condition. she is a seasonal worker at nordstrom and police are investigating what led to that shooting. here in the bay area, crowds were smaller this year for black friday shopping from employees to shoppers hunting down a bargain. many told us the crowds didn't seem as overwhelming this year as in years past. >> years ago it was a lot different because it was so crazy with crowds. >> i just like to come out and see crazy crowds of people. it's calmer today. >> the drop in shoppers could be due to the calls to boycott black friday all together or the fact deals and shopping really begin now on thanksgiving day. i still can't wrap my mind around that one. experts add more people are turning to online shopping during the holidays. speaking of online shopping,

one major retailer had a black friday nightmare online. this is what greeted best buy customers. the company says spikes in traffic daused the site to crash for hours yesterday morning and then crash again in the afternoon. glitches on best buy.com on wednesday and thursday could have been indicators that the site was having trouble handling all that traffic. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, as the rain begins to fall, a warning to homeowners about a danger that storms could bring. also, the secret to having the most decorated house on the block this holiday season. you don't have to lift a finger to do it.

good morning to you. 7:11. you are looking toward emeryville on a gloomy saturday

morning. it's more wet as we go to downtown san jose. rain should let up 8:00 this morning and return tonight. the rain is desperately needed in the bay area. it could cause trouble for homeowners in the south bay, especially those with a typical type of tree in their yard. today in the bay's kimberly terry has more on why arborists are concerned about the coming storms. >> dying or dead pine trees throughout the valley. >> they say the prolonged drought has been too much for especially-sensitive evergreen. >> when the trees are dead, the moisture dries up on the top and on the roots, as well. >> which leaves them unstable and vulnerable. >> if the trees are dead, the root system, the root structure will be dead as well and won't be as strong. if there is a good wind storm and heavy rain, if the ground is saturated, the tree could topple

over. >> reporter: he says homeowners should check their properties for dead trees and remove them before they fall on their own. as the storms approach, some people are preparing in a different way. >> abc tree farms was bustling. this is typically one of their busiest of the seasons. today they saw more people than usual. >> to avoid the rain. >> a lot are telling me the rain is coming this weekend so they want to make it here. >> reporter: many families say it's much more difficult to pick the perfect tree in the rain. >> i'm glad we didn't have to worry about that today. ÷ you won't be able to smell the trees. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- >> the nicely decorated home in the court will be cool. >> this bay area man plans to have the brightest lights on the block without doing any of the tedious work. >> have somebody else do it.

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it's 7:16. you are taking a live look in fremont on a wet and breezy morning. more rain on the way and a live look in downtown san jose. anthony slaughter will be along to tell us about two more storms. >> there will be a little break in the rain today. during that, many of us will start putting up our holiday lights. some people will get the job done without lifting a finger. >> reporter: depending how you look at it, putting up holiday lights can be a real hassle or joyous task. for chris frost, it's his life.

>> we get done, we want it to look as close to magic as we can. >> reporter: christmas was always a year-round family event. >> barbecue outside. people would say what is the christmas tree doing outside your house? >> reporter: chris likes to go by jack frost. his business serves most of northern california setting up holiday decorations, not for himself but for customers. the half million bulbs will be strewn across this campbell property. the price tag for the deluxe package $4,000. >> when i first started, i remember my mom saying there is nobody who will pay to you put up their holiday lights. i said i believe that they will. >> reporter: frost says his business has grown by 30% each year. >> i think it's more and more people are getting into the understanding that there is a company that will do that and i don't have to worry about anything? >> reporter: it's richard jones

first time hiring a professional. sick of the ladder and time and mediocre look. >> a more professional look to it. >> reporter: it ensures his home is the brightest on the block. >> we'll stand out as a nicely, the nicely decorated home in the court. it will be cool. >> reporter: jack frost designs will bring in and decorate your tree. finally after four hours adjusting bulbs, the moment frost lives for. >> wow. >> yeah. that's really what makes your day. whatever time of day we are working, that's what makes it. >> awesome, baby. >> reporter: when the holidays are over, the crew takes the lights down and will set them up in your storage or store them for you. for now, jones and his family will enjoy their home's new look. >> beautiful. now to the man who will be putting up my holiday lights for

me. just kidding. anthony slaughter. what are you doing is keeping a close eye on this rain we are getting. >> it does get you in the mood of christmas. we did it two weeks ago. >> you don't have to worry about this rain. >> let's talk about some rain. hopefully you are doing well this saturday morning at home. snuggled up, hopefully. if you're not, you are about to hit the road, take it easy. we have rain out there the rainfall so far has been pretty impressive. this is from the past 24 hours. a little over 1.25. santa rosa, more than an inch there in the south bay, rain falling since 5:00 this morning. close to 1/2 inch in san jose. heavy band of rain positioned over the south bay. that's where a lot of the heavy

stuff continues to fall. san jose downtown is starting to lighten up a little bit. towards san jose, campbell, los gatos still seeing some showers. pockets of heavy rain continue across the santa cruz mountains. scott's valley and on 101, morgan hill now gilroy starting to see that activity. you are going to continue to see the showers until 11:00 this morning. things will become more spotty. everybody else clearing out. the brunt of the rain will be out of here by 8:00. gray skies from the north bay down through the south bay today. that's what we'll deal with all day long. cool temperatures. gray skies will be with us. you see on futurecast lots of spotty activity. gray skies continuing. midnight tonight. look down to our south. half moon bay. this is our next heavy batch of rain that will move in around midnight tonight. then it will sweep across the entire bay area moving northeast ward.

we'll continue to see the rain till 9:00 tomorrow. you'll notice will start to turn over to spotty activities. this rain pattern is here to stay. tomorrow we'll continue with showers. monday will be a brief brake before a more stronger system with rain and coupled with wind is going to move through. that's going to move your tuesday into wednesday. not just one shot of rain and wind. this is going to be several hours of rain and self-hours of wind. you know what that does to the power lines and trees, it adds that stress to some of that. let's take you through this. you can see futurecast tuesday morning. this is 7:00. the afternoon stays wet through the evening hours. a little break. maybe a couple of hours before more rain trains back in here towards wednesday. tuesday, wednesday going to be complete washouts. this is when i think we'll see the strongest of our series of storms that will produce wind gusts 50 to 60 miles per hour.

especially across higher hill tops. look at rainfall amounts. talking inch in the south bay and maybe 2 to 3 inches across the north bay. it puts us on the right road to get to more of a comfortable position when it comes to this water safety and preservation across the bay area. overall the next few days will be wet. travel safely. if you need anything you're not by your tv go to nbcbayarea.com and track the radar yourself. >> thank you, anthony. coming up, many people like to lend a helping hand. for one group of volunteers, they are doing something no one else is doing.

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sunday. with this group, there is a unique added community service. garvin thomas has more in "bay area proud." >> reporter: daniel grew up in the east bay but now lives in modesto. every sunday he drives two hours to san francisco, puts down a folding chair and starts cutting hair. he hopes in the process, changing lives. >> all good. >> reporter: inside the salon on j street in modesto, it looks to all the world like daniel is busy styling hair. from daniel's perspective though, it looks a bit different. >> to me, doing hair is my yoga, it's my therapy. my life would be so much worse. >> reporter: daniel knows that because his life was would much worse. not all that long ago.

after growing up gay in the east bay, daniel in an admittedly impulsive move joined the navy. it was an arrangement that didn't end well for him. daniel, finding himself after living in florida, hiv positive, battling addiction and dead broke. >> it was a hard experience. a lot of growing pains. >> reporter: he returned to the bay area with $60 in his pocket and a desire to change his life. learning to cut hair has begin him the money and the structure to do just that. it has given him a way to hopefully do the same for others. >> i'll be here next weekend. >> reporter: a few months ago daniel and his friends decided they wanted to help san francisco's less fortunate. the friends set up a table topped with with food. >> have a seat right there. >> reporter: and daniel set up a chair with clippers in hand.

anyone wanting a hair cut gets one forefree. >> honestly, it's not about the money. it's about happiness. it's a great opportunity for people to come out here and actually feel better about themselves getting a hair cut and boost self-esteem. >> reporter: word spread quickly. now each sunday on civic center plaza, people wait for daniel to come. >> what type of work are you looking for? >> reporter: daniel says it means so much more to him than throwing a dollar in a cup. he believes with every fresh look he creates, there is a chance for a fresh start. >> here you go, buddy. >> reporter: daniel has been so moved by the experience and the people he's met, he would love to expand his hair cutting service, perhaps putting together a mobile hair cutting station in a trailer.

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. much more ahead on "today in the bay." two kids buried alive in the freezing snow. why no one knew they were there and how they finally got out alive. plus -- >> i don't want to be the person who would send someone back to die. >> a new social movement stemming from the immigration crisis. it started here in the bay area. ç3ç3ççç

good morning. it's 7:30. we are taking a live look outside in san jose. we need this rain. it is so exciting. a rainy saturday indeed. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm kira klapper.

anthony slaughter has a look at your micro climate forecast. this is the longest period of rain in the last two years. >> the models follow everything correctly, we do see s rain today all the way through wednesday. it could be the longest stretch we've seen in two years. unbelievable, right? we are happy about it. we need this rain. unfortunately, it's going to come all at once. we are talking ponding on the roadways and flash flooding possible tuesday and wednesday. i wouldn't be surprised if we see power outages and possibly trees down. today we are not dealing with wind, just the rain. a lot of it moved out of here. we are talking about the extreme south bay. overall, if you live north of 92, you are looking at gray skies and drizzle.

that's what we'll see through the rest of the day. pockets of shower will continue. gray for most of the day, we will see an occasional shower. >> you have a busy weekend. >> yes. >> thank you. >> we begin first in san francisco where a huge protest left businesses and customers shaken up. it began as a peaceful march but turned violent when the crowd reached the mission district. people smashed windows and threw rocks and bottles at police. two officers were injured. one by a brick and another by a glass bottle. people were protesting the grand jury decision not to charge the police officer who killed 18-year-old michael brown in august. in the meantime, cleanup for

yesterday's protests will be taking place on market street this morning. the protest happened on a day when people usually go shopping. >> boycott, not buying anything. letting them know a lot of people are tired of us being murdered. our young people being murdered. >> protesters say they will continue marching in the coming weeks. this is a live look over oakland where it was quiet last night. it was a different story earlier in the day. a demonstration at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station shut down all travel through the transbay tube for two hours. protesters chained themself from a line to a bench inside the oakland station to a pole inside a b.a.r.t. car. their goal was to last four hours to represent the time michael brown's body was left in the street after he was killed.

b.a.r.t. riders frustrated by having to use a bus bridge say they didn't see a connection between demonstrating for human rights and shutting down transportation for thousands of people. in the end, police arrested 14 protesters. confrontations between protesters and police got heated. most of the arrests were made for people illegally blocking traffic. some community members spent the day cleaning up as major retailers remained closed. and protected by authorities. missouri governor jay nixon thanked the state guard and patrol members who spent their thanksgiving holiday in ferguson. they will remain in the town over the next few days. two boys are recovering from hypothermia after being trapped in the snow more than seven hours. >> i was thinking me and my brother were going to die.

>> me, too. >> the 9 and 11-year-old boys were building a snow fort in new york when a snowplow accidentally buried them in five feet of snow. the boys said they could hear family members calling for them but couldn't be heard from inside the snow. police officers finally heard faint sounds from the snow pile and started digging with the help of neighbors. both boys are expected to fully recover. this morning, local shops are gearing up for small business saturday. it's an effort to get people to shop locally at their mom and pop stores. it began four years ago to help small stores during the economic down turn. the u.s. small business administration estimates u.s. customers spent nearly $5.5 billion during the event in 2012. that number continues to grow. retail experts say for every dollar you spend at a local store more than half of that stays within your local community. >> eight years ago it was a lot

different because it was so crazy with crowds. >> shoppers were out in force but not full force. for employeesnd-and-those hunting for deals, many remarked crowds seemed smaller this year. the drop in shoppers could be due to calls to boycott black friday or black friday shopping starts on thanksgiving now. much more ahead. a's shake up the baseball world with a big move on black friday. where a green and gold all-star is headed. what oakland got in return.

welcome back. it is 7:38. a live look. cloudy, but beautiful skies in

dublin this morning. a little rain shower this morning, as well. the a's are getting involved in the black friday spirit trading popular third baseman josh donaldson to the toronto blue jays. donaldson was an all-star this past season and widely considered the a's best player. in return oakland received four players. brett lowry, kendall raven and sean nolan and franklin baretto. donaldson wrote a heartfelt message to a's fans on twitter. some people here are upset about that. much more ahead. coming up, churches breaking the law to protect undocumented immigrants. we investigate. >> showers continue to spread across the bay area this morning. gray skies through most of the day before our next heavy batch of rain arrives tonight.

welcome back. san jose. look at this thunderstorm. not often you see storms like this moving over the bay area. you can see where the rain is falling right in that area. that's that rain band coming down. it's impressive. you don't actually see things like that too often here in the bay area because of the mountains. beautiful look over san jose. you can see we picked up 0.4 inches of rain. it's been falling a couple of hours. north bay is where we have the most impressive from sebastopol to santa rosa. the shower activity, heaviest of the rain has started to come to an end for most of the bay area. really just the extreme southern part of the bay area from morgan hill down to gilroy. 101 corridor looking at the heaviest of rain south of san jose. that's all we have left right now.

even through the altamont pass. we just showed you that thunderstorm making its way out of san jose. we have wet roads because of the rain that did fall overnight and continues to fall across the south bay. want to put your futurecast into motion. about noon things will become spotty. not everybody looking at heavy rain. there will be a few cells still out there producing pockets of showers from the north bay down through the peninsula and over toward the santa cruz mountains. look what happens as we head towards 7:00, 8:00 tonight. keep your eye to the south. more heavy rain pushes through the santa cruz mountains. we'll move through the entire bay area from 9:00, 10:00 tonight. this will be the second series of storms headed our way because we have more coming. the first moving through right now. the second will move through tomorrow. the most powerful system we think will move through tuesday and wednesday and produce quite a bit of rain coupled with wind,

as well. today will be a wet day. gray skies and maybe even a peak of sunshine here and there. it will be mostly cloudy everywhere across the bay area today. tomorrow same deal. morning shower activity. monday will be the day we'll get more sunshine. that next storm system gathers strength and moves through the bay area. tuesday morning and linger through wednesday. you can see this is tuesday 7:00. heavy showers pushing up against the santa cruz mountain to the north bay. san francisco expecting to see showery activity by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 through noon. we'll be talking heavy rain with a little break by the evening. more heavy rain pushes back in towards wednesday morning. this is the one we are more concerned about. we'll be talking days of rain. ground saturated. throw in wind gusts that can take trees down. keep that in mind. plan ahead. that's why we tell you this now. overall, lots of rain headed our

way. one to two inches in the south bay. potential for three in the north bay. our coastal mountains this time around will get 3-5 inches of rain. that is good news because we know that that's where some of our reservoirs lie. good news all around. rain right where we need it. back to you. >> good news. thank you. after taking thanksgiving day off, the warriors in steph curry's home town of charlotte taking on the hornets. in the fourth quarter golden state came alive. maurice spaith scored 15 points. steph curry added 26 of his own. warriors win their eighth straight game beating the hornets 106-101. at 13-2 they are off to the best start in franchise history. coming up on "today in the bay," going to desperate measures to help undocumented immigrants. now some churches are breaking

the law to help families.

thousands of people fleeing violence have ignited a nation. we've been uncovering the reality of refugees living among us in the shadows. our investigative reporter takes us behind the scene in a movement to protect them. >> reporter: it's called the sanctuary movement and began in the bay area and in tucson, arizona, more than 30 years ago. now the sanctuary movement has reignited once again. it's already spreading across the country. to places like los angeles, portland, chicago, denver and new york city.

the video shows an 11-year-old hitting a home run in little league, pitching. even taking practice swings with his dad, but this isn't your typical american story. you see, his mother rosa now faces deportation and separation from her family. for 15 years, rosa and her family lived, worked and paid taxes in tucson, arizona, until a sheriff's deputy pulled rosa over for a traffic violation and realized she was here illegally. rosa and her family agreed to sit down and talk with us. >> translator: after fighting the court with my attorney, my deportation letter arrived. >> reporter: after two months, the federal government ordered rosa deported, potentially separating her from her husband and two sons. >> translator: it is something i fear. if they say no, you have to go.

i won't be all right being without my children. >> reporter: that is why she lives here at southside presbyterian church in tucson, where she and the congregation defy the deportation order. while her family can come and go and live elsewhere, rosa stays here in sanctuary, away from what the leaders of this church say are unjust, unfair and broken u.s. immigration policies. >> you have people standing up saying we are not going to fail to act. >> reporter: alice serves as pastor. they served hundreds of undocumented immigrants for decades. >> this is about the thousands and thousands of families living in fear of being separated by our broken immigration system right now. >> reporter: this dates back to

the vietnam war when this church joined two other churches in oakland and berkeley. >> the inf are saying to harbor an illegal alle alien would be felony. >> reporter: they were both pastors in berkeley and two of the founders of the movement to provide sanctuary for refugees from the civil war in el salvador in the 1980s. >> what you were doing was the right thing to do. >> i'm glad to see the congregation said we would once again claim this. >> reporter: this year alone according to the u.s. border patrol, 250,000 people have fled death and rape squads in central america. both this mother and her mother were raped in front of her father. the entire family fled honduras for their lives. >> i want to save my baby's lives and our lives. >> we abandoned our belongings. all of it thrown everywhere.

>> reporter: the family sought sanctuary at a bay area church and remain hiding among us in the shadows. >> as a family, we all agree. we'll go to the church to avoid going back. >> translator: yes, we are very scared. >> there are mothers pushing their kids across a river. it's not the nile in egypt. it's the rio grande here. >> reporter: the pastor at st. john's presbyterian church. >> what would we do if moses floats up to us in a basket. what are we going to do? >> reporter: this reverend serves in oakland, another founding church in the sanctuary movement provided refuge to a family. >> i couldn't live with myself if i didn't do everything i could to save the lives of the family that had been dwichb to us for care.

>> reporter: both say their congregations are willing and able to stand up to the government if authorities try to deport these refugees. >> if they say no, they are just illegal aliens, we are willing to harbor to find a safe haven to protect them from deportation. >> reporter: it's an issue that divides many americans. some opponents say there is no room for a movement like sanctuary in the current debate over immigration policy. >> and they are breaking the law. >> reporter: this woman immigrated from mexico in the '80s. she ran for mayor in the tucson area in 2012 and 2013. >> when churches or any other organization take this approach we are going to become the heroes by protecting this lawless behavior, i'm sorry, but they're wrong. >> we are not going to stand by and watch moms and dads being

taken from their kids. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: sanctuary movement supporters say the current reality of 250,000 refugees fleeing leaves them with no choice. >> are we going to push them back across the river, are we going to murder them, are we going to hate them or are we going to embrace a child whose mother was so desperate she sent them across the river? >> i don't want to be the kind of human being that would send someone back to die. >> president obama's recent executive order over immigration here in the u.s. does not mean an end to sanctuary. while rosa may be able to leave under the new executive order, other families in sanctuary including the ones you just saw are not covered by the president's recent order and will likely remain hidden in the shadows still in sanctuary. if you would like to see all of our recent stories on the immigration crisis here in the u.s., along with maps and

resources, go to nbcbayarea.com. i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." for "star wars" fans, it may have felt like it took light years to happen what they learned about the galaxy's future.

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visit coveredca.com today. the city of san jose is getting into the christmas spirit with its annual tree lighting event. christmas in the park features a 60-foot tall tree. last night's holiday cheer will continue the next month with events like musical and animated exhibitions and a forest of decorated trees. there's also a community peace tree filled with messages of peace.

>> in san francisco, ghiradelli square celebrated its 50th tree lighting with christina loren. spectators got to witness the 60-foot tree light-up and fake snowfall. yuletide carolers and a special visit from santa. >> "star wars" fans got the first official trailer of the next movie. "star wars," the force awakens is the sent movie in the franchise and the pressure is on. the sneak peek didn't reveal much but did drop a few hints. it looks like the movie could begin on the desert planet, droids appear to have gotten a makeover as well as the light sabers. the most iconic spacecraft of all times gets its first screen

time since "return of the jedi." the movie hits theaters next december. stay tuned for the next year. thank you for joining us this morning. ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it.

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