breaks your year. so we're hoping that everybody decides to support the economy and come on out. >> reporter: the so-called brick and mortar stores are pulling out the stops. >> we have free tool bags. >> reporter: at old navy, a free digital camera. sears, free ornaments and at cabela's, the oddest of all free byes, you can enter a ralph to -- raffle to get a free gun. you can pay someone to stand in line. it's called black friday concierge. >> if you want to pay void the stress of elbowing your way through the crowded stores, you can snag large discounts right from your keyboard. to see some of the deals to get

online, head to abc2news.com/holiday. you'll find circulars from all the retailers. you can compare prices right there in the store. all right. so definitely a gorgeous day on this thanksgiving. hopefully you made it to grandma's house okay. satellite and radar not too bad. that composite, we're not seeing cloud cover, not seeing rain. it will stay that way. so temperature wise today right now looking good and feeling good. right around 54 degrees in baltimore. we're not upper 40s into frederic and york. the winds, not as gusty as yesterday. it's on the breezy side. the winds out of the west at nine miles an hour and baltimore. but it will start to die down as it goes into the rest of the evening. that 54 making it feel like 51 in baltimore and 46 into

frederick. here's the game-day forecast. the 49ers are in for it. we're looking at temperatures right around 45 degrees. it's going to be clear and cold. with all that adrenaline, if you leave the jock cet -- jacket it won't be bad. >> ravens fans couldn't ask for better weather as they tailgated. a big game -- ravens versus the 49ers. jim and john harbaugh. jamie costello is live at m&t bank stadium. >> they're cooking everything. they came right out of the woods. hey. this is the first thanksgiving meal today? >> you know what in the pilgrims have plymouth rock.

we have russell in hamburg. >> we're pulling out the fried turkey. >> here comes the fried turkey. there you go. there you go. you have stuffing in here. any sausage in the stuffing? >> oysters. >> mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie. >> reporter: what did you bring? >> brownies. >> reporter: who brought the burger cookies. we're going to have a great night. what's the final store? >> that's a tough one. >> 35-21. >> it's going to be close. >> reporter: you look like you're nervous. >> i'm not nervous.

i'm cool. >> reporter: that's it. all right. ravens 49ers tonight. let's go eat some tour kif -- turkey. >> the tough part will be stuffing the food into your jacket. you open your home to family and friends, but what about a four-legged friend. >> looking at mow or giving me a -- me or giving me a kiss to say thank you. >> coming up, a local spret talks about the -- vet talks about the challenge. and a misstep on national tv. we hear what the presidential candidates should be thankful for.

thanksgiving is a chance to reflect. today abc2 news introduce us to a woman. >> reporter: you can hear them from the streets, dogs and cats rescued from the cold. out of 300 animals.

>> we're treating for the fleas. we have a topical treatment for that. they're jumping on us. that's my day sometimes. >> reporter: again, her day is also filled with rewards. >> i've been rewarded every day just by the animals looking at me or giving me a kiss to say thank you. >> at the shelter, she medicates and takes care of everything. >> anything from dogs and cats to reptiles, to birds and fish. we give them vaccines, medicines. we provide them food, wart and shelter -- water and shelter that they didn't have on the streets and take care of them for their stay here. >> reporter: she's more of a mother rather than a technician. >> i treat them like my very own

family. >> a lot of neglect and we see a lot of abused animals. i just can't imagine that anybody would want to treat animals like this. >> reporter: 33 animals arrive every day. with that many, room to fit them all becomes a problem. >> that means we have to create space for 33 new animals a day. we do that boy adopting them out -- by adopting them out. we have a lot of animals and we also have to euthanize. it's really hard. but i feel blessed that i'm here and other people are here to help. sometimes you have no put them to -- to put them to sleep.

other times we can save them and we find them brand-new homes. >> reporter: the dog may be man's best friend -- >> i cry every day, but i also cry happy tears, too. for those i had to put to sleep, i've saved so many. >> reporter: that's another day in the life. reporting for abc2 news. >> if you'd like to adopt a pet, they're open to the public monday through friday 2 to 6. you can also reach them online at baltimore animal shelter.org. a plane crash kills a man on a flight with his children. coming up details about the

tragic accident that was actually captured on web exam. from the deep pockets of their donors to the flubs of their competitors, we'll tell you what they should be thankful for. food banks are looking for specific items. we'll have a look at the items you should think about donating.

news from around the nation starts in massachusetts where a driver lost control of their car and crashed into a house. you can see the car got about halfway into the home before it finally stopped. the driver suffered minor injuries. a holiday disaster in arizona. a mom loses her three children after the plane their father was pilots crashes into a mountain range east of phoenix.

diane alvear has more. >> reporter: it was a tragedy captured on a web cam, one day before thanksgiving. a small plane crashing into an arizona mountain. >> i looked up, and i saw this fireball, and it rose up, and then all of a sudden, boom. >> reporter: just minutes after takeoff, flying at 1350eds -- speeds of 200 miles an hour, the aircraft slammed into the superstitious mountains. >> the way that debris was strewn and the fire was burning, it didn't look like anybody could survive. >> reporter: the twin engine flight was 150 miles away. one of the pilots, a divorced father, stopped in mesa to pick up his three children between the ages of five and nine. two other adults were onboard.

>> we made notification. to the mother of the children, our hearts go out to her at this time. there's no mother, no family member wants to hear of a plane crash. >> reporter: deputies had to be airlifted to the scene. a 40-person scene began searching at daybreak, recovering the body of one rough the -- of the children. diane alvear, abc news, los angeles. i hope you are having a wonder testimony -- wonderful one. the humidity is at 49%. the winds out of of the west at nine miles per hour and

visibility 10. look at all the sunshine. we'll see more of the same as we go through time. pick a spot. we saw lots of sunshine, also into up to -- to -- towsend. there is no school across the area. we will continue on that wonderful track. maryland's most powerful radar, we're looking pretty good as we head into black friday. we are going to be good. you knee when it's cold you have to lug the coat. it will be in the 60s. in easton, along the eastern shore but we're cold near

oakland at 37. today we made it up to 62 at the inner harbor. 60 in annapolis. upper 50s in hagerstown and york. your neighborhood forecast brings in 65 degrees into reisterstown. 66 in arbutus. ample sunshine will continue. we're looking pretty good. you have to go further to the west to get some cloud cover. we're not going to get cloud cover until maybe saturday we start to incress the cloud cover. sunday will be the day for more cloud cover and showers. definitely high pressure dominating the area. we will continue to be nice. we will start this get mild as well. today we were more seasonable. as high pressure starts to slide off, we'll get more of a return flow and that's what's going to warm us up. future trend not picking up on anything. if you want to see tom type of

-- some type of weather it won't move in until sunday. for overnight temperature coming in around 35 degrees. it will be a starry -- stary night. it will be mild. 37 degrees, light southwesterly breeze. we have three more days of plenty of sunshine with temperatures in the 60s. we will begin to get cooler as we go into next week, but we also have rain in the forecast late sunday and monday, but we'll take that because thanksgiving was stellar. >> we have to eat turkey and then attempt to be coherent. this is thanksgiving and americans across the country are thinking about what they are thankful for. we see what the presidential candidates are most thankful

for. >> reporter: a lot of people are talking about second helpings. today in politics we're talking about second chances. it happens a lot in politics. like that lucky turkey, that lived to see a new day, some campaigns feel the same. newt gingrich must be thankful for the passage of time. in july he had 4%. today he is at the top of many polls. >> it's like mark twain. the reports of my death were premature. jon huntsman is banking on a run. >> don't count us out. >> reporter: rick perry can be thankful for herman cain. cain's long pause stole the spotlight away from perry's 5-second lapse, a few days later. >> let's see.

i can't. the third one, i can't, oops. >> reporter: ron paul is raking in the campaign cash. $8million in the third quarter alone. >> i know this is thanksgiving and we should be talking about all the things we are grateful for. >> reporter: and mitt romney when other candidates surge, it's been a quick fall, leaving him as the only consistent top tier candidate. iowa caucuses 40 days away. new hampshire 47. all of this campaigning is about to be translateed into actual real votes. we may get closer to seeing where this road will lead. >> obviously, the oth every candidate -- other candidate in this race is president paul -- barack obama.

>> reporter: they had turkey, ham, greens, dinner rolls. six different desserts. you name the kind of pie and they had it at the white house, a quick break away from politics so they can focus on food, family and friends. meanwhile, coming up, the temperatures are dropping outside. that means more people are planning to light fires. before you do so, you may want to get it cleaned. while the rest of us were chowing down on thanksgiving dinner, the underwater creatures at the baltimore aquarium had a feast. now a preview of what's ahead at 6:30. tonight, giving back on thanksgiving. the extraordinary americans helping families find their next meal, trying to solve hunger at

home. tonight with diane sawyer.

now to a consumer alert, google is cutting seven of its services in the next few months. they're probably products you didn't use. among those the google wave and google search timeline. they said the cutback is because of out of season spring cleaning. many americans are struggling to make ends meet. donations at food banks are a great way to help. certain foods will go a long way

towards helping a family put a meal on their table. karen caifa has more. >> reporter: washington's capital area food bank has a lot of demand right now. >> we're seeing a 10% to 25% increase. that's even over last year. so things are building. there's in doubt about that. >> it's the same at food banks across the country which is why any donation is welcome. contributions can go beyond the traditional canned goods. they can take produce like these sweet potatoes, berries and leafy greens and packed with nutrients. cereal is in demand, something to keep in mind for any item. >> we're looking for low sugar,

low fat, those sorts of things. >> reporter: others include beans, peanut butter and tuna, all good sources of procine and at the -- protein and at the holidays, like cranberries and pumpkins for pie. we're getting close to kickoff. we'll take you back to m&t bank stadium to see how raven fans are feeling. hey, remember in your neighborhood when the brothers used to take on one another? this is different because 71,000 are inviteed into their backyard. i'm jamie costello live with the best game in town. it's an annual thanksgiving tradition going back 92 years.

we'll tell you how the turkey bowl ended up and which team came out on top. the temperatures are dipping. people are thinking about their fireplaces for the first time. it may be thanksgiving. for a lot of ravens fans, it's focused on the big game. it pits the ravens against the san francisco 49ers. it's also brother versus brother with john and jim harbaugh leading the teams. a little football and sibling rivalry. >> reporter: all right. here we g we are ready. we got the harbaughs, jack and jackie -- mom and dad will be on the field. they will say hello to