take a look. here's what you have to do deal with if you are heading to a bay area shopping mall at this hour. we'll see what's happening right now on black friday 2010. >> reporter: black friday is here. take a look. you can see folks are in a frenzy right now. we'll have the very latest for you coming up. >> reporter: firefighters say an overnight scare can teach us a lesson about cold weather s afety. also, san francisco police are looking for a killer this morning. the victim is a young woman. "mornings on 2" starts now. >> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm kraig debro in for dave clark. >> i'm claudine wong in for tori campbell. it is black friday. the crowds are getting bigger by the minute at bay area stores. ktvu's christen kafton has been watching these stores since very early this morning.

he joins us now with an update from san francisco. and i'm always impressed with the number of big-ticket items people are buying at those electronic stores. >> that's right. just about a half hour, we told you about the guy that dropped $ 4,500 on electronics. there's still a sizable crowd here. this is a scaled-back crowd. at 5:00 it was really jumping in here. let's show you some video of what it looked like a little earlier this morning. you can see it's absolutely p acked. there were people shopping in just about every inch of the store. the line was was around the -- the line was around the block. we're hearing of some pushing and shoving but nothing serious. and that would happen when somebody would try to cut in line. the big reason for the lines, the door-buster deals. we have some shoppers here who can talk about what kind of d

eals they got this morning. if we can just talk to you for a moment. what did you get this morning and how was the deal on it? >> this morning, i got the wii. it's a great system for everyday use. i travel a lot. it's really, really simple and easy to pack. it's only $160 less than the nintendo ds right now. >> reporter: what else did you get? you got some games? >> i got the chicken blaster. it comes with the gun and the game. the cool thing about it, n ormally it's $40 but because i had the coupons from game stop, they took it. it was only $20. >> reporter: wow. those are the kind of deals that folks have been looking for here for that black friday deal. the crowds are still pouring into best buy here. outside cars still streaming into the parking lot. folks here say that they are expecting big crowds like this throughout the day. we're live in san francisco,

christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i know people at target said that some of the some of the deals were gone. >> reporter: there are still good deals but not some of the best deals. a lot of those deals, those bust dealser were a limited quantity offer. one of the examples was -- there were ten toshiba computers inside the store. those were going for $350. they are regularly 600. that's one of the reasons why you saw those people lining up days in advance. they were willing to wait for it and they walked out with some of those super, super deals. >> thank you. on the peninsula this morning, parking spaces filled up quickly at the bridgepoint shopping center which used to be known as the fashion island m all. these pictures were taken a

little over an an hour ago -- a little over an hour ago. this was the scene outside the great mall in milpitas. that mall opened at midnight. milpitas police were also onhand patrolling on bicycles. a great mall spokesperson said the mall is offering deep discounts. >> dkny, 60% off. neiman marcus, 40% off. it's a variety. but it's all brand names at a great value. it's something that people are looking for. >> expect a lot of people to head there with you. they are expecting 30,000 shoppers throughout the day. it will be open until 10:00 tonight. hundreds of shoppers got an earlry start in emeryville. the store opened at 10:00 p.m. last night. that's two hours earlier than last year. crowds are so big, emeryville

police said no reports of incident thes. -- incidents. >> have you 0 done this before? >> no. >> what are you looking for? >> the diapers. there were little toy cars. you know like little stocking stuffers for my son and d aughter. >> reporter: meantime at the old navy street in emeryville. they were back home this m orning. the store reopened after yesterday. if you recently bought a ticket in daly city, a winning ticket worth $8 million was sold on king drive. 41, 22, 43, 44, 15 and 14. this is the time of year

when people are turning their heaters on. allie rasmus has more. >> reporter: it's very cold out here. a lot of people are turning on their heaters for the first t ime. that was the case with four people who live in this comb care behind me on shaddock and woolsey. those people had to call firefighters at 3:30 this morning after one of the residents reported feeling d izzy. he passed out and hit his head. fire crews and pg&e crew went inside to check for any carbon monoxide problems or gas leaks. the fire chief who was out here earlier says this is the time of year people shoulden aware of heaters having problems like that. >> if a heater hasn't been used, it can fill up with dust, dirt. sometimes the first time it will kick on, it will burn off. sometimes that will create a foul medical or a smell of

something burning, sometimes smoke and also carbon monoxide levels. >> reporter: a pg&e crew went inside the home. they did not find any signs of any excessive signs of carbon monoxide levels. the four people who lived here had now gone inside the house. pg&e says it's a good te to have your heater checked out and also your water heater because that can cause carbon monoxide problems. back to you. >> thank you. 7:06. this morning, police in san francisco are looking for a gunman responsibility for a d eadly shooting. it happened in the city's japan town neighborhood just before 9:00. police say a man shot and killed a woman inside her apartment house. it's not clear what led up to the deadly gunfire. about three hours later, san francisco police responded to another shooting. this one happened in the

mission district. investigators say one person was bounded -- wounded in the gunfire on the 1000 block of h ammen street. the victim is expected to survive. tara is joining us with traffic. it look like a parking lot out there. >> it does. >> most of the people out there right now are in the parking l ots because they are trying to get those deals today on black friday. be aware that ace trains are not running today and caps are operating on a holiday schedule -- and caltrans are operating on a holiday schedule. right now we're gonna take a look at highway 4 near p ittsburg. westbound portion on the -- traffic on the bottom portion of your screen there. that's making your way towards concord. next, the bay bridge toll plaza, we're experiencing extreme light traffic. 101 down in san jose. the sun just started to come up there. you can see that traffic is f lowing well on the right-hand side there if you are aided out

of town up to the airport. 7:08. here's steve. tear you are, thank you. mostly clear. higher clouds coming in. had a couple of upper 20s. some temperatures are coming up a little bit. the higher clouds in advance of a system which will be here tomorrow for rain. it looks like it will be here in the morning. 28, kenwood, 29, napa. losgatos, 29. clayton, la fayette checking in with the same. i would not be surprised if the temperatures go up. this is the focus of the rain for tomorrow. travel weather today, it's a mess from downinto -- from down into texas and oklahoma all the way to the northeast as that system slides to the southeast. snow was punching in. portland, seattle, spokane and also in the northern parts of

montana. kind of calming down in the northern plains and the great lakes but right there. that system, a little bit around detroit and then stretching r ain, a cold rain. boston new york, all the way down to the deep south. there might be a few delays for you. cold morning and higher clouds. mid-50s should cover it. 35 at the napa airport. sanrafael, also 35. the city is at 43. the-- i think the record is 423. oakland, berkeley, 38. palo alto, 30. sanjose is at 33. 2 below up in tahoe. 16 in reno. 42 eureka due to the cloud c over. yesterday, they were 30 and san diego has been down to 44. i mean, there are probably more record lows down there. palmsprings, 38. lasvegas, 33. it's cold. it's cold down there. our system is getting closer. it's pumping the high out of here. a lot of cold air bottled up to the north. we're looking for this to slide

in. and p will. it looks like .10 to .75 of rain today. that means more snow in the mountains. morning lows will be warmer as we go into saturday at that rain moves in. cold morning. sun then clouds. slightly warmer to the south b ay. upper 50s there. then tomorrow, we have the rain developing in the morning for the north bay, spreading south throughout the day. it's clear, breezy, cool on sunday. it better be okay because claudine wong has given me the ultimatum on sunday that it n eeds to be nice weather. monday will be cold but sunny. back to the desk. >> thank you, steve. it's a situation that's g etting more serious every hour. north korea today said it is on the brink of war with its neighbors to the south and we'll have live coverage. the holiday events and an anti-gun group is promising to disrupt in one bay area city. and a dmv delay.

find out what's holding up driver's license applications across the state.

7:13. the crisis is escalating in korea. north korea now says the planned military drills by the u.s. and south korea are pushing the peninsula to the brink of war. cnn's sandra endo joins us from washington, d.c. with overnight developments. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. certainly a lot of tough talk coming out of north korea this morning. as you know, the u.s. and south korea are planning joint military drills in the yellow

sea starting on tuesday. as part of this drill, the u.s. has vowed to send the uss george washington to the yellow sea as a defensive measure for those drills but keep in mind, these drills were planned months ago before the attack happened but clearly north korea not happy about the situation, again, s aying that this move by u.s. officials is recklessly pushing the korean peninsula closer to the brink of war. now, meanwhile, south koreans' defense minister resigned after the attack happened. just today, south korea named a nominee. the u.s. again and the white house coming out of this area in d.c. saying that the u.s. stands by the ally, south korea, and will help its ally in any way possible.

suk is respond -- is north korea is vowing to re-- south korea is vowing to respond. the u.s. says another leak from wikipedia could jeopardize security and put lives at risk. the obama administration has warned foreign governments that some files may be released soon. some economic turkey perhaps helping al qaeda. wicki says the new leak will be seven times the amount as last time. some parents of a marin are in dover air base in new hampshire to retrieve their son's body. the pentagon says he was killed tuesday during a combat operation in afghanistan. he posted this picture on his

facebook page. the bay area native attended piedmont hills in san jose. he was based in camp pendleton. the united states has now been in afghanistan for nine years and 50 days. that's the same amount of time the old soviet union spent t here. president obama's pledged to start pulling out american t roops in july of next year but some troops could remain until the afghan government is ready to take over its own security. federal agents are gonna hold a press conference this afternoon on the discovery of a new drug tunnel across the u.s. border from san francisco. now, they swarmed the house in san diego and discovered that tunnel in teen wanna. several people were arrested. a holiday toy drive could

be at the center of a debate between pro and anti-gun groups. a group advocating the right to carry guns in public. the event is also gonna double as a toy drive for that open carry group. people against the idea of c arrying guns in public plan to show up to the meeting to protest. >> these people don't have to have any screening. >> california gun owners can openly carry guns as long as they are unloaded holstered and are not carried near schools or government buildings. applications for driver's licenses are piling up at the d

mv. the dmv receives about 38,000 applications a day. the delay is partly blamed on enhanced security features that will make new driver's licenses more tamper proof. 7:18. it's been ten days since british prince william his fiance kate middleton announced their engagement. already the first book is coming out. it's due out today and is reportedlied scattered with photographs. several other books are planned. 7:19. a fed-ex package containing radioactive material is missing this porn weather morning. what exactly is inside and where it was headed when it d

isappeared. 101 through san francisco, traffic looking pretty good at this hour. we'll have much more on your d ay-after thanksgiving day commute.

the soyuz returned to earth with two americans on board. they just finished a 163-day mission to the international space station with the russian cosmonaut. the two astronauts will be f lying directly to houston. fed-ex is trying to figure tout what happened to a missing package that contains a radioactive device. the package was being shipped t

o -- was being shipped out and because it was shipped being -- using fed-ex there's likely not enough radio material to cause harm. after warnings from bay area official, no spare the air alert has been issued. yesterday, it was thought the alert might be necessary for

today. tara is in for sal. >> it's taking crews a while to clear this accident in san jose that we told but last time. 880 south at 101 south. a truck flipped over and went into the bushes. one of the lanes was blocked there. highway 92 making your way to the caldecott tunnel, looking good. here's steve. temperatures are cold. 20s and 30s.

this system is going to bring us rain late tonight. this will be another snowmaker for the sierra nevada. temperatures in the city, actually not as coldals the past couple of mornings but still a few -- cold as the past couple of mornings but still a few cold temperatures. a cold morning, high clouds, 50s on the temperatures. right now we're looking. there is the had 2 -- 42 in san francisco. concord, livermore, alpo alto all at 32 below in tahoe. 38 palm springs.

34 santa maria. our system will continue to spread in high clouds. it will be a little warmer in the south bay and then warmer tonight as those clouds come in. but a lot of 50s again today. cloudy with rain can be -- it will clear and be cold. it's the super bowl of s hopping for bay area malls. we'll check the malls on this black friday. >> reporter: i'm jade hernandez. we are live at the sun valley mall. we can show you traffic this morning, it's steady but not crazy. how to say -- how to stay safe this holiday season.

running! no running! that was the scene this morning at target in walnut creek when it opened its doors at 4:00 this morning. it had lined up around the b uilding, starting around midnight. the big-ticket item, an lcd television. some shoppers were disappointed because items they planned to purchase had already been s napped up. a large crowd rushed the entrance at 3:00 a.m. kohl's is offering in-store,

early-bird specials until 1:00 p.m. sun valley mall opened its doors early this morning. jade hernandez joins us live from concord with more on black friday crowds there. >> reporter: good morning, jade. this is the holiday shopping safety tip list that b.a.r.t. is handing out to riders. they are warning shoppers to take only one credit card with them when they go shopping and to not buy too many items so they can safely carry them back home. we're live at the sun valley mall. traffic is very steady. but parking lots are full. but it's not crazy this morning. for those of you not driving to the mall or any retailer, b.a.r.t. is making lines as smooth as possible. police are out at three different b.a.r.t. stations warning shoppers. officers are greeting riders

sharing questions -- safety questions at the walnut creek, el cerrito and dublin b.a.r.t. stations. officers are warning drivers that shopping in the middle of the night can make shoppers easy prey to thieves when they have department store bags onhand. >> at least it makes people more aware. there is not always a b.a.r.t. officer on the train where you are. if they are not there, o bviously, they cannot help you. if you are more aware, you can help yourself. >> reporter: the great mall in milpitas opened at midnight. police officers took to the parking lot on bicycles and traffic was directed in order to avoid any tieups. the mall expectings nearly 30,000 shoppers today alone -- expects nearly 30,000 shoppers today alone. bring patience. >> reporter: this parking lot right here completely full. traffic has been steady as i mentioned at the beginning of this report. but it seems like everyone has brought a little patience this morning. we're live in concord, jade

hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> time now is 7:31. vacaville police are reviewing surveillance videotape to try to find the person who robbed a walmart employee at gunpoint. it happened tuesday night in the parking lot on helen power d rive. police just finished her shift and was inside her car when a man wearing a ski mask opened the door, robbed her and forced her to drive away. police say the man got out and ran. overnight a small earthquake rattled the northeast corner of contra costa county. the u.s. geological reports it was centered near bethel i lad. there are no reports of injuries or damage. an early-morning shooting in antioch sent two people to the hospital. police responded to a home on peppertree way around 2:45. witnesses say one victim was found on the curb and a second victim, a woman, was found inside the home. witnesses tell us the woman suffered a gunshot wound in the arm and that the other victim was shot in the neck.

still waiting to hear from police. but they are unconfirmed reports that investigators are searching for two suspects. police in richmond are still searching for a gunman responsible for a shooting in the city's iron triainging neighborhood. this happened last night inside a home on triangle court. officers say the shooting suspect is a man in his late 60s. the victim is 50 years old. he's been airlifted to john muir medical center where he's listed in stable condition. a san rafael police officer has been released from the hospital after he was reportedly struck by an unens willed and -- unlicensed and allegedly drunk driver. that happened in downtown san rafael. police say the man backed up and hit the officer while attempting to avoid a dui checkpoint. the driver is now in jail on $ 50,000 bond. this is a maximum e nforcement for the weekend for the highway patrol. you will see officers out tonight looking for dangerous drivers. the chp says so far drunk

driving arrests are down. there were 45 arrests between wednesday night. that's compared to 47. across the state, the number is up from the same period a year ago. in the 12-hour reporting span, no fatalities. it's 7:34. let's go to tara in for sal. >> that's right. if you are headed up to the tahoe area you might want to carry chains. there are no chain requirements as of now. but that could change. this is a look at 80. you can see it's kind of foggy there. more snow is expected tomorrow, perhaps even tonight so you definitely want to make sure that you are prepared. all right. up next, we have a look at san francisco, 101 traffic looking great on the right-hand side if you are driving to the airport or on the left-hand side to do a little bit of shopping up. up next we have 280 at the

880 split. traffic is also looking good. 7:34, here's steve. good morning on this friday. a few high clouds beginning to move in. but not before a couple more 2 0-degree readings. 20s, upper 20s, i should s ay. sebastopol, 27 and danville, 27 degrees. cold out there. >> it's going to get warmer because higher clouds are moving in. always the highest -- hardest part of systems coming in is timing the rain. if you must do activities on saturday, the better the e arlier. i think everybody is in line for rain. the first part of the system coming in are the higher clouds so that should start to seen -- send these temperatures up. lake-- south lake tahoe, 7 below. that broke the mark of 2 in 1978. stockton, 27. their old mark was 29.

sacramento's 30. tied the last time they were 30 on that date, 1880. gilroy, napa, 28. they were also 28 back in 1993. oakland airport set a new low. sanfrancisco's 42 also tied 42 back in 1892. and they are within 1 degree of tieing a record low. cold morning, high clouds, 50s for everybody. 42 in the city. the old mark is 41 back in 1919. sanrafael and napa, 32. concord, livermore, 30. sanjose, 33. but mountain view's 33. already set a record. the old mark was 34. 2 below in tahoe. 16 up in reno. eureka is 42. that's because of the cloud cover. yesterday they were 30. that was also a record low. santa maria dropped. you are seeing 40s, low and mid-

40s down to l.a. 30s down in palm springs and las vegas. there's probably a record low -- higher clouds will start to impact us. a cold start, morning lows, 20s, 30s. partly sunny to mostly sunny. rain returns tomorrow. 40s rainfall about .10 to .75 with snow in the mountains. slightly warmer due to the breeze and some. cloud cover coming in for the southern end of the peninsula. tomorrow, cloudy, rain moves in. spreads over the entire area. it's gone sunday. it will be cold again monday morning, claudine. speaking of cold, several sierra ski resorts are gonna be open this holiday weekend. at the upper mountain level. alpine meadows opens today. it's earlier than anticipated. sierra, tahoe, kirkwood and sugar bowl all opened this week and squaw valley. they were already open. the world's largest lakes

including lake tahoe have been warming rapidly as the global climate changes. nasa scientists have been using satellite data to look at a hundred lakes around the world and they are finding lakes are warming up 2 degrees. that's happened over the last 25 years. the study's co-author says lake tahoe is among the lakes warming the most. what a difference a year makes when it comes to water in the south bay. a year ago, the santa clara valley water district says reservoirs below 50% of c apacity. and that was the third straight year of drought-like conditions. but now officials say reservoirs are much fuller and an added bonus is the recent heavy snowfall in the sierra. >> that's a huge part of our water supply. we consider that one of our biggest reservoirs, that s nowpack. the water district has walked mandatory conservation orders. but it is urging the public to maintain good habits. one of the most recognized

symbols in the bay area will come to life in san francisco tonight. it's the macy's annual t ree- lighting ceremony. you are taking a live look at union square right now. "american idol" runner-up katharine mcphee will be one of the formers as will barry zito. anyone who wants to donate $5, that money will benefit ucsf concern's hospital. the white house is getting ready for their tree. it's an 18-foot douglas fir from pennsylvania. it will be on display in the blue house of the white house through the holidays. you probably recycle your bottles and cans. so why not your used cooking o il. and you've heard of black friday and cyber monday.

there's small business saturday. find out what that is all about and why some believe it's so important. what's happening at this year's super bowl that hasn't high pressure -- happened since janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction during halftime.

it will be a short trading day on the markets. the markets are only going to be open for a couple of more hours. the dow is down 63 points. you can blame concern over the european debt and concern -- debt and concern over the north korea situation. advocacy groups are p romoting a new shopping day of the week. small business saturday is

tomorrow. the idea is to is to promote small businesses in area -- in your area. research shows $68 is returned through taxes and payroll. look out for cyber monday which is quickly becoming one of the biggest shopping days of the year online. cyber monday is the monday after thanksgiving and is a relatively new phenomenon with e tailors promoting various online deals. shoppers spend an average of $ 180 each last year and were online for about seven and a half minutes. today, ktvu is participating in the annual one warm coat drive where anchors and reporters will be at four different locations to collect donated coats. sherry wood joins me now from the san francisco ferry building with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. >> how did this all start?

what was the idea behind it? >> it started in san francisco in 1992. lois had an extra coat and she wanted it to be given to somebody. now, what? almost 20 years later, we have coat drives all around the country, but the friday after thanksgiving is a special day for us. >> how many coats do you collect year to year? maybe you can tell us nationwide and maybe in the bay area. nation wild we'll be he very close to a million coats this year. here in the bay area, we collect between 40,000 and 45,000 and this day alone this year we collected 4500. come on down we've got girl scouts here. we've got staff here and we want i to get your coats out of these closets. >> do you ever get a chance to talk to some of these people and what is the reaction when they get a warm coat for the

ept winter. many people are homeless and need warmth to protect themselves? >> there is certainly the h omeless people. the kids are happy to get a coat but the parents are relieved that that pressure of keeping their child is one less thing to worry about. the economy is seeing more people out of a home because of foreclosure perhaps or perhaps they need a coat because of their income? >> yes. absolutely. it's an easy way. most of us have an extra coat in the closet. we're not asking for a new coat and we're the not asking you to spend a lot of money. >> i imagine some people, t hough, are giving pretty nice coats. have you seen anything like t hat? >> yes, we have. we've seen some great coats. we've seen coats with the price tags on them where people say here is somebody that needs a dote. >> okay. sherry. thank you for joining us.

we will see you later today. >> yep. >> all right. thanks, sherry. as we mentioned, we have anchors and reporters and both bay area -- at the ferry build, broadway plaza, bay street in emeryville and at san jose on santana row we'll be out there until 6:00 tonight. if you made a big thanksgiving meal, you might have used cooking oil that you are not sure what to do with. if you live in san francisco, you can recycle that oil. this is the fourth year. recycle is a city-wide effort to divert fat, oil and grease away from the sewers and turn them into biofuel. this weekend you can drop the oil off at the costco at 10th and bryant this weekend only. you can also go to wholed into stores -- whole food stores. we have all of this information

at ktvu.com. the first global study inef smoke finds it causes 600,000 deaths each year and that's in addition to the 5 million deaths that smoking itself causes. one-third of those killed by second-chand smoke are children according to the world's health organization. the study found that the u.s. has one of the lowest rates of people exposed to second-hand smoke. >> i worked in the restaurant industry and the difference now is when you go into a r estaurant, the difference is huge. one-third of the popular band of the jonas brothers recently suffered an airport security embarrassment. according to "u.s. weekly" magazine, they are reporting that joe joe accidentally left

some cheese-cutting knives in his carry-on bag. he was stopped from the arab emirates on his way to new york to have his luggage checked. the black-eyed peas will host the half-time show at the super bowl. the last time they were asked to perform was when janet jackson had her wardrobe malfunction. it's the silicon valley a.i.d.s. center that raises thousands of dollars for the cause. why that center will close its doors for good. what they are doing to try to lure in customers.

some restaurants are o ffering special menus today at the -- and you can get a special deal if you tweet or check in at four square at the cliff hotel. you can get a free cocktail. 7:50. sanfrancisco-based del monte foods has confirmed that it's agreed to be sold for $4 billion in cash. if that sale goes through, the buyout group would also assume del monte's 1.3 billion in debt. now there is a shop-around option which means del monte has until january 8th to take another offer. if they do not find one the sale is expected to close in march. apple is growing pigger. the company is -- bigger. the company is buying more

acreage. they bought acreage from hewlett-packard on prune ridge avenue. neither company disclosed the sales price. apple has been on a role lately with the ipads and it's been hiring people as well. a bay area center that raised thousands of dollars for h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. programs will soon close its doors. the silicon valley a.i.d.s. leadership center will close by the end of the year because it doesn't have enough funding to stay open. the center had organized the walk for a.i.d.s. event which drew hundreds of walkers every year. a highway patrol helicopter had to be called in yesterday to rescue a hiker who took a 2 5-foot fall in the peak in the diablo foothills. the highway patrol says the hiker was hiking with a friend when he fell. he was taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek. crews said the hiker hurt his back and an ankle. three teenagers are finally

rescued after spending 50 days adrift in the south pacific. after an air and sea search f ailed, the families were convinced they were gone and held memorial services. they were rescued two days ago. they were sunburned and dehydrated but otherwise okay. they survived by drinking rain water and eating coconuts. and they also said that they were hungry for mcdonald's. 36 carmaker ex-are showing off to dozen -- dozens of new 2011 models at the moscone center. and for the first time at the show, show attendance say is u p -- is up. the international car show runs through sunday. ktvu.com has details on the hours and the ticket prices for

that show. just look for the "holiday weekend" tab on our home page. tara is in for sal. we have the toll plaza, 280, 880. we want to mention a couple of changes to mass transit. b.a.r.t. and muni are operating normally but the ace trains are not running a all and caltrans are on a holiday schedule today. you can see there's absolutely no traffic, a very easy drive into san francisco right now. if you are shopping at union square or anywhere else in the city, be aware parking meters are enforced as well as street sweeping. down in the south bay, 280 in san jose looking good. traffic on the right-hand side there is northbound as you make your way toward highway 17. no delays to speak of. 7:54. let's head over to steve. >> thank you, tara.

on this friday morning, cold but higher clouds are starting to come in. the coldest readings so far has been reported to me was from our observer brody on marsh creek road. 25. that's out there. in between clayton, antioch and brentwood. oakland, 40. i believe that ties a record for downtown oakland. mountain view pat yourselves on the back. you've already set a record low of 33. cold but higher clouds are getting closer. they are inching in. this will be our rain from late tonight into tomorrow. it starts friday night and spreads south. i think the rain will make it to the stanford game tomorrow. the good news is it might go through soon. by saturday evening, it should be about done. cold morning and high clouds, 50s, 42 san francisco, the record is 41 in 1919. so we're very close. we're flirting with another

record. oakland, berkeley, 39. concord, livermore, 30. sanjose, at 33. zero up there in tahoe. 16 in reno, 30 ukiah, 30 sacramento. fresno 30. santa maria, and i think i saw a 43 in san diego. that's too cold for them. our rain will move in late tonight into tomorrow and so we'll be having warmer lows tonight due to the cloud cover but today, 50s with partly sunny skies. more clouds to the north. a little bit more sun to the south. cloudy rain spread south starts in the north bay, spreading and monday morning it will be cold again. lou dean, kraig. the bargain hunters have been out and about since the we hours this morning. we'll-- since the wee hours this morning. we'll show you what's happening on black friday. and one very lucky lotto player made a stop in daly

city. and teaching lessons about safety in a cold snap.

wednesday afternoon, we got here. so, yeah. it was his idea. i'm leer for him. yeah. i very busy shoppers out here. what did you shop for this morning? and what did you get? >> oh, my goodness. a lot of clothes.

pillows for my friend who has a really bad back. >> reporter: any say everybody is looking for the good -- they say everybody is looking for the good deals. how were the deals? >> it's sort of the same. it's probably about a 10%, 20% difference. for some it's not worth waking up really early and standing in line. macy's there's no line. there is just a long line checking out. >> reporter: okay. sounds good. you are one of those shoppers out braving today black friday. obviously a lot of folks taking part in that, a lot of folks looking for those deals. we talked to the folks at best buy. they say this morning, those clouds you saw earlier that were streaming in. they say that's just the b eginning. they are anticipating being very full throughout the day. christen kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:01. on the peninsula this morning, parking spaces filled up quickly at the bridgepoint shopping center which used to be known as fashion island

mall. these are pictures taken by newschopper2 a little over two hours ago. the target store opened early. you can see a lot of shoppers took advantage of the expanded hours to hunt down those black friday bargains. this. this was the scene at the great mall in milpitas. people filed in the parking lot guided by attendants that were needed to keep traffic moving. they are expecting about 30,000 shoppers throughout today. the great mall will be opened until 10:00 tonight. 8:02. hundreds of bargain hungry shoppers got an early start at toys 'r' us in emeryville. that store opened at 10:00 last night. two hours earlier than it did last year. the crowd, in fact, was so big that emeryville police told us the store called them to help them monitor the situation. we did find one woman who braved that cold weather was her 10-month-old daughter. >> have you done this before? >> never. >> it's interesting. there's a lot of people. >> what are you looking for?

the diapers. there were little toy cars, like little stocking stuffers for my son and daughter. >> you are looking at the old navy in emeryville. it opened this morning after a short turnaround. the store was opened most of the day and opened at midnight. if you recently bought a lottery ticket in dalyty city, you might want to check it. the ticket is worth $8 million and it was sold at the manila or reenle market on kick drive. the market will get $40,,000 just for selling the winning ticket. this morning, police in san francisco are looking for the gunman responsible for a deadly shooting. the victim, a young woman in her 20s. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus joins us live from san francisco with details. allie? >> reporter: good morning, claudine. we're on the 1500 block of buchanan. it's buchanan and geary in san francisco. this is part of the city's

japan town neighborhood. yesterday evening people in this residential area, if we pan o ver, we can show you there are quite a few apartment buildings. people here told us they were surprised to find crime scene tape roping off the entrance to the st. francis square amount building that you are looking a t. shortly before 9:00 last night is when san francisco police discovered the body of a young woman in her 20s who had been shot. she was pronounced dead at the scene. sanfrancisco police say their homicide unit is investigating that death. but at this point, they don't have a whole lot of information for us. police say they don't have any information on the -- on the shooter and suspects and have not released any information on the victim. at this point, all they are s aying is she is a young african- american woman in her 20s. again, this happened shortly before 9:00 in the city's japan town neighborhood in the area of buchanan and geary streets. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. as allie mentioned, that

shooting in japan town happened around 9:00 last night. about three hours later, san francisco police did not -- did respond to another shooting and this one happened in the city's mission district, not far from the yeple hospital. investigators say one person was oned -- was oned in gunfire and the victim is expected to survive. firefighters in berkeley are washing people about gas heaters after a carbon monoxide scare this morning. investigators were called to a home on woolsey street. that after several people inside reported being sick. firefighters and pg&e originally thought a gas heater may have caused carbon monoxide poisoning but they concluded it wasn't to blame. it's not clear what caused the people in the home to get sick. 8:05. and let's head over to tara who has been watching our shopping traffic this mornintoo much tra bay area except if you are at the mall or at union square in san francisco. we just saw christen kafton out there a while ago and thousands

of die-hards are out in full force. it's a good idea to take mass transit especially if you want to avoid the crowded lots and the price of parking. at the toll plaza, things are looking great as you head into the city right now. no delays to report. also we have a look at 101 in san francisco. traffic on the right-hand side there as you head to sfo, not too bad. here's steve. mostly sunny but we are now starting to warm off our cold lows. upper 20s. but a lot of 30s today. the higher clouds coming in. a little bit of a breeze, s tarting to send those temperatures up a little bit. we'll have rain starting saturday morning. it look like in the north bay and probably for everybody by noon in the early afternoon as it slides south. clouds right there. the system is still back here. it's going to spread in high clouds today. that will bring our overnight temperatures tonight a little bit warmer. we'll see more 40s. a cold morning. once again, three mornings in a row. high clouds, 50s.

slightly warmer toward santa clara valley. more of an easterly breeze t here. 43 now san francisco. the record is 41 in 1919. i did see 42. so it's close. they probably either tied one or they were within 1 degree. 36 san rafael and napa. downtown oakland did tie or set a record low, it was 40. i saw a 39. i'm pretty sure they did. concord, livermore, 33. palo alto is 33. sanjose now at 35 degrees. zero still up in tahoe, with reno at 20. elko, zero. finally warming up in southern california. but san diego dropped to 3 this morning. santa maria was down to 33. they had records down there yesterday. palmsprings was 38. now 35. eureka is 35 due to the cloud cover and a little bit more in the way of a breeze coming in. they also dropped to 30 yesterday which was a record. our system's back here, it will move in and drop south as

that colder system plunges south. today, after a cold start we have morning lows, 20s, 30s, partly sunny, partly cloudy, especially later on in the day. rain returns on saturday. it starts in the morning. spread south morning lows will be warmer in the 40s. rainfall .10 to .75. this will mean more snow for the mountains. could be some very low snow levels if the air gets trapped. increasing clouds throughout the day. and a slightly warmer san jose, morgue be hill, mountain view, sunnyvale. not much. just a little. monday morning, cold again. kraig? >> thank you, steve. overnight, a small earthquake rattled the northeast corner of contra costa county. the u.s. geological survey reports the quake hit at 1:15 a.m. and was centered near bethel island. there are no reports of damage or injuries and there have been no strong aftershocks. this morning, the parents of a san jose marine are on

their way to doorer air force base to retrieve their son's body. the pentagon says the marin was killed tuesday during a combat om ration in -- combat o peration. a toy drive and a debate over carrying guns in public. why the two bay area events are being held at the same time and the same place. a dmv delay. find out what's holding up driver's license applications. just ten days after the first royal engagement, the first book is out.

so close to tying a record in san francisco. the old mark is 41 back in 1919. 42. it's starting to warm up now. we'll have high clouds today. temperatures will be in the 50s. herary kraig. the crisis is escalating in korea. north korea now saying the p lanned military drills by the u.s. and south korea are pushing the peninsula to brink of war. cnn sandra endo joins us from washington, d.c. and has i'm develops. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, k raig. certainly the political p osturing is ramping up and tough talk coming out of north korea. this as the u.s. and south korea are teaming up to do and perform joint military exercises in the yellow sea, starting on sunday and as you know, it was tuesday when north

korea attacked south korea on this small island off the coast, killing four south korean soldiers, wounding many others. well, the u.s. says during these drills, it will send the uss aircraft carrier, the george washington, to the yellow sea as a defensive measure but keep in mind these drills were planned months in advance before this attack. as you mentioned north korea is saying that these drillings will "recklessly push this to the brink of war." meanwhile, after the attack on tuesday, south korea's defense minister resigned. we've just learned today they've nominated a new one to be put in place. again, u.s. officials here s crowing to stand by its ally in the south and make sure that -- vowing to stand by its ally in the south and make sure that this situation does not e

scalate. a new batch of classified files could be released this weekend by whistle-blower website wikileaks. the u.s. says it could n egatively impact international relations, jeopardize national security and put lives at risk. the obama administration has warned that the documents will be released soon. some say the u.s. suspects turkey of helping al qaeda. wicki says the release will be seven times the size of the iraq war logs released last month which are considered to be the biggest leak in u.s. intelligence history. the united states has been in afghanistan for nine years and 50 days. that's the same amount of day the old soviet union spent without success. the u.s. launched a campaign to wipe out leader osama bin laden and the taliban. president obama has started t o -- has pledged to start p ulling out troops in july next year. but some could remain until the

afghan government is ready to take over its security. a press conference will be held about a new drug tunnel. they swarmed a warehouse yesterday morning and discovered and underground tunnel leading to tijuana. they say this is the 76th tunnel discovered along the u.s ./mexico border in the last four years. holiday toy drive could be the at the center of debate between pro and anti-gun groups. the group advocating is planning to meet tomorrow at a nation's restaurant on contra costa boulevard and pleasant hill. people against the idea of c arrying guns in public plan to show up to the meeting and protest. these people have to have any training or any screening. so we think it's a bad idea.

>> we can never predict when a criminal is going to rob you or assault you. within a few seconds you can have -- you can have it loaded and available. applications for driver's licenses are piling up at the d mv. a department spokeswoman says it is about two weeks behind schedule in processing those applications across the state. the dmv received about 38,000 applications a day. the delay is partly blamed on enhanced security features that will make new driver's licenses more tamper proof. it's only been ten days since the british prince william and his fiancee kate middleton announced their engagement and already the first book about both of them is coming out. it's due out today and is r eportedly scattered with photos by arthur edwards.

several books are in the works ahead of the couple's planned april 29th wedding. one is by andrew morten whose 1992 book about principal sense diana rocked the royal fall and tarnished the image of her fairly tail romance with prince williams. the russian soyuz spacecraft returned to earth this morning with two american astronauts on board. the two astronauts were hetched exiting the spacecraft. hi, thermometer. what a nice -- high, mom. what a nice sign. the citrus crop appears to ous damage from the icy cold temperatures. grapefruit, lemons and orange crops can freeze if temperatures drop below 28 degrees f ahrenheit. temperatures in the central valley fell as low as 27

degrees before clouds moved in and r aised the temperatures by several degrees and similar conditions overnight warded off a potentially devastating frost. after warning some air quality officials no spare the air alert has been issued. yesterday, it was thought an alert might be necessary for today. alerts are called when there there are high enough levels of particulate matter in the air. 8:17. there's concerns over the group imagining the san jose convention center. how much they overspent last year and who is responsible for picking up the rest of that tab. a fed-ex package containing radioactive device is missing this morning. what exactly is inside and where it was headed when it d isappeared. traffic looking good on highway 4 near concord. but what are your bay area bridges looking like? we'll take a look -- coming up.

fed-ex is trying to figure out what happened to a missing package that contains a radioactive device. the package was being shipped from north korea to tennessee and contains a cylinder with r ods used for hospital m achinery. the nuclear regulatory commission says the item is safe as long as nobody tampers with the protective packaging around it. they also say because it was shipped using fed-ex there's not enough radioactive material

to create a dangerous condition. the fed-ex believes the package is in tennessee. a new audit shows the group that runs the san jose convention center overspent by $ 750,000. team san jose said they didn't know they had to sell the city about budget woes. the city is responsible for any shortfalls in the budget. the audit found that despite that overspending, several have received substantial bonuses. the ceo says the organization has changed its governing procedures. san rafael police has been released from the hospital after he was reportedly struck by an unlicensed and allegedly drunk driver. the incident happened wednesday night in downtown san rafael. police say the man backed up and hit the officer while attempting to avoid a dui checkpoint. the driver of 43-year-old guillermo garcia rodriquez is in jail being held in lieu of $ 50,000 bond.

this is a maximum e nforcement weekend for the california highway. officers are gonna be out there tonight looking for dangerous drivers. the chp says so far drunk driving arrests are down in the bay area over the last year. there were 45 arrests wednesday night. that's compared to 47 last year. across the state, 289 drivers were arrested, that's up from 271 during the same period tomorrow. in the 12-hour reporting span, there were no fatalities. safety first, that's the message to b.a.r.t. riders as the holiday shopping season k icks off. b.a.r.t. is running longer t rains to make black friday s hopping more convenient for its riders. b.a.r.t. officers are out t alking to passengers about how to keep themselves and their property safe. >> it at least makes people more aware. there's not always a b.a.r.t. officer on the actual train where you are. if they are not there, they can't help you. if you -- but if you are more aware you can help yourself. police say you should be aware

of your surroundings at all times and avoid shopping alone at night. they also say don't buy more than you can safely carry and be cautious of strangers who approach you, especially if you are holding a lot of shopping bags. time now is 8:23. tara is in for sal. why don't we get the bay area bridges? >> okay. i think that sounds like a good idea. nice and sunny as we take a look at all bridges here. at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is completely here as you make your way into san francisco right now. at the san mateo bridge, same story. no delays on the right-hand side there as you make your way towards foster city and the richmond/san rafael bridge is looking great now. probably has the least amount of traffic. finally the golden gate bridge, smooth sailing as you head into san francisco. here's steve. on this friday morning we have code readings again. 20s, 30s. now we're seeing some of the higher clouds moving in.

tomorrow morning, north bay and then everybody by about noon. today we have the higher clouds falling, draping adoctors us right there and they will, though, give us a warmer night tonight, but not before our observer brody said mash, drop. napa, 29. menlo park, 29. these were the lows. not the current temperatures. losgatos, 29 and clayton and la fayette among others at 29 for a brief amount of time. they are -- there they are. the high, thin clouds. cold morning and higher clouds, 50s on the highs again. now 30s, and 40s. we warmed up about 3, 4 degrees. mountain view set a record low already. sanfrancisco, 41 in 1919. i saw 42. so very close. 20 in reno, zero in tahoe, below zero in tahoe and truckee. 32 ukiah.

sacramento, 30s, 30s made it into southern california along with 43 at san diego this morning. the system will move in and usher in more snow in the mountains and colder air by the time we get to monday. 50s on the temperatures. tomorrow we'll cool it right back down. and clear and breezy on sunday. monday looks cold again in the morning. >> thank you, steven. 8:25. we've been providing live coverage of black friday for the past several hours -- hours. we'll look at one of the hottest items. i'm jade hernandez. we're live at the sun valley mall. we can show you as shoppers what you will encounter if you head off and do a little last- minute shopping. a big night in union square tonight. we'll preview one of the most popular events in the bay area that includes big names from

"american idol" and a san francisco giant pitching star.

new video this morning from the apple store in san f rancisco's union square. the location opened about 30 minutes ago. but people are lined up well before that to be first inside. apple is having a special o ne- day shopping event that includes discounts on the i pad, the ipod nano, the ipad touch as well as the mac book. people are also looking for discounts at bay area malls. jade hernandez joins us from the sun valley mall in concord with more on the parking and crowd situation. >> reporter: good morning. we're live at the sun valley

mall. you can see traffic is moving in and out of this mall. pretty steady. although many of the lots in front of the stores are full -- aare full along with the g arages, it seems like everyone is keeping their cool. >> i'm just looking for a good deal. nothing in particular that i have in mind. just to see what the prices are. getting here was not a problem. i live here in concord. parking was great. >> reporter: the great mall in milpitas, which opened at midnight, police officers took to the parking lot on bicycles and traffic was directed to avoid any tie jus. inside the small, wall-to-wall shoppers vying for discounts. new shoppersh -- newschopper2 hit the mall in san mateo, in

fashion island and target. and we had to ask shoppers on the ground why in the world they would brave these crowds. their answer was simple because we just wanted to have fun this year. we mouth it would be fun to have black friday. >> it was very chaotic. all of the had hustle and b ustle. we came out here so we can get good prices on presents. >> reporter: we'll have to wait and see if retamers choosing to open on thanksgiving -- retailers choosing to open on thanksgiving day will help boost the holiday season in terms of revenue for those we spoke to getting up and getting to their favorite store seem to be a -- seemed to be the perfect way to start the christmas season. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. christien kafton a -- has been keeping an eye on the shoppers. he's in san francisco at the

union square for a look the at crowds there. hi, christian. >> reporter: good morning. if you listen carefully, can you probably make out the signs of the holiday season. there is actually a holiday bell ringer out here. we have moved. earlier we were at the mission in union square. now we moved over to macy's onionune -- on union square. take a look at the folks coming out -- now, a good way to gauge this is the parking lot across the street at the union square. i can tell you from personal experience, we've seen a lot of cars going in, very few cars coming out of that garage this morning. now, by 7:00 this morning, the streets were full of shoppers with bags in hand. a lot of customers looking for those black friday deals.

>> it's fun. >> reporter: did you get a good deal? >> yep. yeah. buy one, take one free. >> reporter: as i said earlier, we were at best buy earlier this morning. the store was packed by 5:15 with customers looking for deals on electronic goods. some shoppers spent days. others spent hours just waiting there in front of best buy, searching for a good deal on a tv and commuter. and customers say it was all worth it. >> it was pretty good. we got a tv and a ps-3. >> reporter: how much? >> $800 with the extended warranty. >> reporter: now, security over there at best buy was telling you -- was telling us, they think this is just the b eginning. you can see the heavy flow of people. certainly we are expecting a lot of people to stick around and shop today here again looking for those black friday deals. we're live in san francisco christen kafton, ktvu channel 2

news. >> thank you. target in walnut creek o pened its doors at:00 this morning to a group -- at 4:00 this morning to a group of enthusiastic shoppers. >> let's go! >> that's the front of the line. the line went around the building at midnight. some shoppers say they were disappointed because by the time they got there the items were snapped up. and this is pleasant hill. there was a large crowd that rushed the ep traps when the doors opened at 3:00 a.m. kohl's is offering early-bird specials until 1:00 this morning. online deals are good until 3:0 0. a walmart employee was robbed at gunpoint on tuesday night in vacaville. police say the woman had just finished her shift and was actually inside her car when a

man wearing a ski mask forced opened the door robbed her. nobody was -- nobody else was hurt. >> an early-morning shooting in antioch sent two people toot hospital there. police responded to a home on peppertree way around 2:45. witnesses say one person was found on the curb. a second person found inside the home. the other victim was shot in the neck. police are not releasing any information. but there are uncon filmed reports that investigator -- u nconfirmed reports thats that police are looking for two suspects. officers say a shooting suspect man in this shoot something a in hit lace 60s. the victim is 50. that victim was airlifted to john muir nell center where he's listed in stable condition. a mountain lion has been spotted in the portola portola valley. the animal was seen around

11:30 wednesday night. the sheriff's department said you should avoid walking or h iking when the animals are most active, which is dawn, disk and at night. if you see one while running, make some noise and wave your arms. police say most likely that way the lions will avoid confrontation. alpine meadows opens today. earlier than expect the. sierra at tahoe, kirkwood, sugar bowl all open this week. sky and heavenly have already been opened. the study's co-authors say lake lake tahoe is among the

lakes warming the most. tahoe has heated up by 3 degrees since 1985. time now is 8:36. let's head right over to tara who is watching the traffic this morning. certainly, the roads look good but you can always take mass transit as well. >> that's right. b.a.r.t. trains are running longer to accommodate the shoppers and we also have some other changes to mention. ace is not running. caltrains are running on a holiday schedule. muni is a good idea. those parking meters will be e nforced. right now, we are headed up to the lake tahoe area where you can see snow on the ground. this is a live look at interstate 80. there are no chain requirements on 80 or 50. but that could change as more snow is expected to fall. back here in the bay area, no delays on the bay bridge, an easy commute into san francisco right now. down in the south bay, this is a look at 237 in milpitas. absolutely no problem. usually that westbound traffic on the right-hand side there is

backed up. as you can see, we're off to a great friday. 8:37. let's head over to steve. tara we are expecting more snow in the mountains tomorrow. rain for us. today they will get the higher clouds. had a couple of record lows. mountain view, 33. sanfrancisco, very close. the record was 41. 1919. i did see 42. it's possible we won't know for a longer. that system begins to move in which will give us rain starting tomorrow morning. it will spread south to the entire area. snow in the mountains will continue to be on the go. a lot of this cold air is t rapped so you can have some deceivingly cold low snow l evels. something to consider heading up to shasta lassen. right now it's all good. 50s for us on the t emperatures. a cold morning. 43 now in san francisco. 41 oakland/berkeley. i do believe downtown oakland either tied or set a record. the record's 40.

sanrafael, napa, 36. concord, livermore both down to 29 briefly. sanjose at 35. temperatures are coming up a little bit. 32, ukiah with the cloud cover in there. a very cold day. eureka, 45. much-- that's 15 degrees warmer than yesterday when they had a record low. zero in tahoe. they've been around 2 below. 30s to fresno. there re 30s all the way down to santa maria, santa barbara and even san d iego. i saw a 43-degree reading which is really cold for them. that system will continue its way -- will continue to move in. we'll get our fair share by saturday morning. partly cluedy, partly sunny later on. returns saturday. it tart -- it starts in the morning. .10 to .75 looks likes likely to me. slightly warmer. and the lows will will be warmer tonight due to the cloud

cover. mountain view, sunnyvale. a little easterly breeze and a little bit more sun there. cloudy with rain on saturday. clearing, breezy and cool on sunday. and then sunny on monday, but another cold beginning with upper 20s, kraig. 8:39. one of the bay area's most recognized symbol of the christmas season will come to life in san francisco tonight. the macy's annual tree-lighting ceremony is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in union square as we take a look at a live picture. kath thin mcphee will be among the performers. barry zito will be onhand. anyone who wants to sponsor, can donate $5. the money goes to the ucsf benefit children's hospital. the white house is getting ready for christmas. the first tree is being d elivered to michelle obama later this morning. this tree is 18 feet, douglas fir. the tree will be on display in the blue room in the white house around the holiday season. the ceo of the san francisco giants is the most

power person in bay area sports. that is according to the annual list put out by "the san jose mercury news." he ran to the top less than a month after the team won the world series. well, we are just learning that black friday has taken an ugly turn in one california c ity. you probably recycle your bottles and cans. so why not your cooking oil? and helping keep people warm. we'll tell you where you can go to donate your old coats today.

police in san francisco are looking for the gunman responsible for a deadly shooting. it happened in the japan town neighborhood just before 9:00 last night. investigators say a gunman shot and killed a young woman in her 20s. a north korean official

says the attack to the south korea was attack for a south military drill. the north warns of another d eadly fire. black friday took a dark turn inner is retis in southern california. investigators say a half-dozen men got into a fight at a food court at a popular mall. the mall advertised the a midnight oing. advocacy groups are promoting a brand-new shopping day of the week now. small businesses saturday is tomorrow. the idea is to support your local businesses in our own community to boost the c ommunity -- economy and create jobs. organizers hope this will carry on the throughout the year. cyber monday, traditionally

the monday after thanksgiving, is a relatively new phenomenon with e-tailors promoting various online deals. the annual coat drive for the needy gets underway. it's called one warm coat and this year ktvu personalities will give on -- will help take donations. locations include the ferry building in san francisco which is a new location this year. kight's sal castanedo will be there today and all morning l ong. another collection point is broadway plaza in walnut creek which is the original drive location. dave clark will be helping out there this morning. and in san jose, warm coats are being collected at santana road. in emeryville, can you drop off coats at the bay street mall.

that's until december 31st. thousands of black friday shoppers are searching for the best deal but which items, specifically which toys had be high on your child's list this season. we're live at toys 'r' us too get the lowdown on the hottest toys. look at that table. you have a lot of stuff to show us. >> reporter: aren't i lucky? i'm surrounded by all of these awesome toys. >> what is the one item if you can pick out of these items that you think people will be lining up for and we can see the p arents lining up. >> reporter: parents are definitely vying forking for the sqeenkies. these are hot right now. kids are collecting these in individual packages, play sets. this is the 50 pack.

it has two rare skweenkies in i t. >> what do they do? >> reporter: they are just collectibles. they are pushy figures. you can use them aspen sill -- they are a lot of fun for kids. >> what is the other one? >> reporter: sing-a-majigs. you just squeeze their bellies and they sing different songs and there are eight different colors and characters in the collection. you can put them together and they will actually sing in harmony. just for black friday, we came out with santa majigs. that's the limited holiday version of the sing-a-majik can. so if you want those items you

have to get out and buy them. >> are these gonna be like the tickle me elmo or will these be available? if you see them, grab them? >> reporter: yes. if you see them grab them. shipments are coming in daily. we're very excited to be o ffering a great's sortment of deals. we're really seeing -- we're seeing 18-inch dolls as a tread. this doll's name is meredith and she's part of the journey line. only $29.99. this is an incredible price point. it comes with all different fashion sets. they have different outfits can you pick. this one, she has her little snow -- >> she's ready if you could give us -- if you could give us your best advice. if you are not out for black

friday and you know you have time left, the best tip you do give this holiday season to parents. >> reporter: do your research. go to toys 'r' us.com. different characters that they might like, spongebob or dora and hone in on what that item is so you can head to the store. >> look at that. they have the low of people with a lot of choices already. thank you for joining us from new york city and times square -- square. we appreciate the tips. >> reporter: thank you. happy holidays. >> you do. if you made a big thanksgiving meal yesterday, you might have used cooking oil thaw don't know what to do with. if you you live in san f rancisco, recycle it. this is the fourth year of the program. dog patch biofuels is just one place you can take the oil. grease oil is a city-bide e

ffort -- city-wide effort to recycle. you can drop that oil off at costco at 10th and bryant. you can also recycle year-round and you can go to the haight- ashbury neighborhood counsel recycling center. if you want any of that information, go to ktvu.com and look at the web links section. 8:51. a bay area a.i.d.s. center is shutting down. why the group has to close he by the end of the year. and what's happening at this year's super bowl that hasn't happened since janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction during halftime.

there they are. the black-eyed peas. they are going to headline the half-time super bowl show this year the the game is set for texas. this is the first time they have scheduled -- been scheduled for halftime since janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction. bay area restaurants say things are looking up for them this holiday season. next month, they arers -- estimating a business boost of 15 to 25% over a non-holiday month. some restaurants are rearranging things to accommodate larger parties. you can get a deal today at the red room in san

francisco -- redwood room in san francisco, if you tweet a picture of the union square tree lighting or thicke check in on at the hotel near there you can get a free cocktail. the silicon valley a.i.d.s. leadership center will have to close by the end of the year because it doesn't have enough funding to stay open. the center's director says the loss of corporate sponsorship, too much to overcome. the center had organized the walk for a.i.d.s. event which drew hundreds of walkers each year. first global study into the effects of second-hand smoke finds it causes 600,000 deaths each year. that's in addition to the 5 million that smoking itself causes. get this -- one-third of t hose -- of those killed by second- hand smoke are kids. that according to the world health organization. the study finds the u.s. has one of the lowest rates to those exposed to second-hand

smoke. i worked in the restaurant industry when there wasn't any law like that and the difference now when you go into restaurants is huge. in the bay area san francisco and santa clara county recently approved a nti- smoking measures. 8:55. today in san francisco, chefs are putting the finishing touches on the largest gingerbread house in california. it's made from 5500 pieces of gingerbread and another 1300 pounds of icing, candy and chocolate. it's going to have a room where kids can write litters to santa and is framing an entrance where the kids can drink tea. it will be on display until 1::00 p.m. >> don't go in there with

strangers, kids, [ laughter ] >> help me out. that's pretty good. right now we're going to take arrive look at 101 through san francisco, be aware that the parking meters are being i nforced in the city today. definitely a good idea to take mass transit. ace transnot running. caltrain is operating on a holiday schedule. b.a.r.t. is running longer trains. here is a look at 880 near the oakland coliseum. you can see it was windier earlier this morning. it seems to have dissipating. 101 traffic on the right-hand side folks headed to the a irport. no delays to speak of. 8:57. here's steve. thank you, tara. we've had high clouds but it will be a day of 40s and 5 0s. maybe a few mid- to upper 50s toward the santa clara valley. this will lead to rain saturday morning, takes us into

saturday. clearing breezy and cold again on monday. thanks, steve. one warm coat is coming up a little later today, starting at 10:00. the four locations, santana, emeryville, the new location in san francisco as well at the -- there it is, the port of san francisco. >> sal castanedo was off this morning you will he -- but he will be there. he wants to collect your warm coat for someone in need. so dig in those closets and bring that -- bring that coat down to many of you -- to one of our locations. have a gratefully, everyone.

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