georgetown. americans celebrating thanksgiving with family and friends while some of our service members got a surprise treat. some people are choosing not to be home with family tonight. >> reporter: some people are choosing to wait outside for black friday deals. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. >> good evening. happy thanksgiving. jim and doreen are off for the holiday. we begin with a story out of maryland. one person is dead after several pedestrians were hit by a car in a home depot parking lot. derrick ward is live from the scene with the latest there. >> reporter: good evening. as you see behind me, the vehicle involved in the accident remains on scene. this happened shortly after 1:00. one person is dead. another person is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. police say it happened about

1:15 this afternoon. the scene was in the parking lot of this home depot in hidesville. the driver and a passenger came to the home depot and found it closed. as the car was leaving the parking lot. >> as they are leaving, the car accelerates. the driver passed out, had a medical condition and he ended up veering off to the left and struck six people sitting and standing by the curb. >> reporter: they were in a grassy rising. the passenger tried to get control of the car. it came to rest. >> a couple faces of the people, blood everywhere. >> reporter: this man came upon the scene shortly after the crash. at least one person told him he was able to get out of the way. just one. >> six people, maybe six people that the car pushed all the way over there. >> reporter: the men in their

20s or 30s were possibly day laborers out for the holiday. >> they are looking for work. >> reporter: families like this man trying to find out if his brother was among the victims. >> we still don't know what his condition was or what he suffered from. >> reporter: that is part of the investigation. police have not released the identification of anyone. the driver was also take ton the hospital. we don't know his condition. the men who died, police can only say he is 38 years old. we'll have more on the story as it becomes available. we have live. we are following a breaking story in the heart of georgetown. d.c. fire crews investigating a gas leak and partial building collapse in r on wisconsin avenue. jackie bensen is live there tonight. evacuations, road closures? >> reporter: we have both.

a very unexpected event on a kauai elt thanksgiving evening. the 1400 block of wisconsin avenue northwest is completely closed. it could be awhile before things get back to normal here. >> move off the street. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers quickly push pedestrians out of harm's way as the smell of gas filled the air. just before 4:00 p.m., burglar alarms started going off on wisconsin avenue northwest in georgetown. they had been set off bay collapse inside a 19th century store front under republican novation. >> my alarm company called and said there was a breach of one of the main door alarms. >> reporter: most of the stores were closed for the thanksgiving holiday. at least one was planning a midnight madness store for black friday. >> we do midnight sale on thanksgiving, on black friday,

basically to give everybody a little bit of an edge starting at 12:00 midnight so they don't have to be bothered with going to walmart or best buy. you know, have a conflict there. just come to us first. >> reporter: now that shoe store owner has his fingers crossed. we are told the work to get the gas main fixed could take quite some time. metro buses are being rerouted around the area. cars can't come this way. things are closed down in the 1400 block of wisconsin avenue northwest in georgetown. back to you. >> thank you jackie. three american families grateful on word their sons will be released in egypt. georgetown university student derrick sweeney is one of three american students. we have the latest. >> reporter: a judge ordered the release of three americans held since monday in an egyptian

prison. according to egyptian state television, they were allegedly accused of being involved in throwing hydrobombs against security forces. the judge said there's not enough evidence and have been released. this is on the backdrop of continued protest in cairo. the military council which rules egypt says elections will go ahead as planned on monday despite the protest calling on the military to hand over power as quickly as possible. human rights organizations say the death toll went up to 38 people killed in the clashes. for the time being, a truce remains to be in place between the security forces and the protesters. back to you. >> that georgetown student is from jefferson city, missouri. he told the georgetown voice that delays with the paperwork could keep them in egypt until

sunday. the georgetown president reacted to the news releasing a statement saying our entire georgetown community is grateful to all of those whose prompt attention and work led to their release, especially officials at the u.s. department state, u.s. embassy in cairo. a nice gift from mother nature today for thanksgiving. perfect weather out there. the sun made a comeback after a couple ugly days. doug kammerer is in storm center 4. doing a little jig. >> i want to keep that music going. that's good stuff. 54 degrees for the high temperature. 54 right now at the airport. winds out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. we are starting to cool off quickly. we are going to do so tonight because we have clear skies outside. already down to 45 in frederick, maryland. 46 in winchester and 46 towards

culpeper, too. the doppler radar not showing anything as far as rain is concerned. we are going to be dry over the next couple days. i have think we have a couple fantastic days in store before the weather changes again. it could change in time for the end of the weekend. waking up to cool temperatures. in the city, temperatures in the low 40s. most areas will be colder now. i'll show you what i'm talking about in the full forecast in a couple minutes. >> see you then, thank you, doug. on this thanksgiving night, lots of americans are gathers around the dinner table and sharing laughs. everyone has something different to be thankful for. not everyone gets to be home for the holiday. brian mooar has how people are celebrating across the country and far from home. >> reporter: some of us spent this thanksgiving watching parades, on the run or revving up sales. our troops winding down the war in afghanistan enjoyed a feast.

president obama called to thank ten members of the armed services and sent a taped message to the nation. >> we'll spend the day eating great food, watching football and reflecting on how lucky we are. >> reporter: congresswoman gabrielle giffords helped serve food at a local food bank. >> you are an inspiration to the community, to the base and to the nation. >> reporter: tough times offering opportunity to help. in atlanta, the joy of giving was not lost on this 12-year-old. >> see people be happy on thanksgiving. >> today we'll be serving over 200 meals. >> reporter: this nashville rescue mission served 4,000 meals with a family touch. >> try and make it mom's house. >> this ikea store in charlotte was closed, but employees opened their arms to residents of a

nearby shelter and gave toys to people whose parents fell upon hard times. >> to give of yourself is what this holiday is about. you can sell every day, but one or two days a year is about family and torgtness. it's what we are doing today. >> reporter: brian mooar nbc news, washington. >> the obama's celebrating the holiday with friends, family and staff. on the menu, turkey and ham, too. sides include corned bread stuffing and oyster stuffing. greens, macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole. for dessert, all types of pies. a lot of pies. banana cream, apple, sweet cherry and huckleberry pie. a record crowd turned out for the turkey trot. a record setting 4100 people.

the winner was from kentucky with a 24 minute run there. this is the 36th year for the turkey trot. the proceeds go to alexandria's non-profit organization called alive. it helps less fortunate members of the community. still ahead, a thanksgiving tragedy that was caught on tape. new details about the plane crash in the superstitious mountains. a pilot speaking out for the first time about what saved his life. and we'll take you to one of the areas having a white thanksgiving and dealing with power outages this holiday. >> plus, a thanksgiving tradition that top dogs duke out for best in show. amber is here with a look at what's ahead in sports. coming up in sports, capitals continue their overtime success. the redskins offense is finding a groove.

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the best way to burn off a few calories before the big meal, how about a 5k race. the trot for hunger went through downtown and back this morning. tom turkey, see him greeting the fans on the course there? the race benefits so others might eat. it's a d.c. based charity that provides food and other services to the city's less fortunate. some people are skipping thanksgiving meal altogether. take a look at the best buy in reston. they are camping out until the store opens. shomari stone is live in wheaten this morning.

>> reporter: a lot of folks are already lined up. take a look down there. you can see they have gone all the way around the building. that line has grown over the last hour or so. if my photographer would come over here, all these people up front have been up here since late last night. their goal is to really get deals on electronics this black friday. most of these folks want to buy the sharp 42 inch plasma tv. the biggest deal is going to begin at midnight. some stores are opening up at 9:00. right now people wait in line, play cards, read magazines and take naps in tents. for some, it's not as exciting and fun as having thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. >> it's boring, but worth it. >> reporter: why? >> great deals. >> reporter: most people watching this at home are having turkey. you are here at best buy. how does it feel to be here and what do you plan to accomplish?

>> getting the christmas gift i want for myself this year. >> i'm so happy and cannot wait. >> reporter: i hope she gets the happiness she wants. this is a list of all the folks in line. it extends all the way, we are up to 105. it is growing. they have this list because some people tried to cut. they have tried to get in front of others. they show them a list and say wait, you are not on the list, go to the back of the line. they are trying to keep things in order out here. another live update for you at 121:00. back to you. >> back in the line, buddy. >> reporter: absolutely. some folks up in new england having a very white thanksgiving thanks to ten inches of snow in some parts of maine. the winter blast caused 10,000 people to lose power because of downed line the mix of snow and rain sent cars careening off the roads.

nobody seriously hurt. a sharp contrast to here. i had the hat, gloves and coat and left it all in the car. >> it was beautiful. 61 degrees with plenty of sunshine. we'll get warmer tomorrow. the temperatures tomorrow could be into the mid-60s. some areas into the upper 60s. once again, looking at plenty of sun. not bad at all for thanksgiving. like i said yesterday, today, probably one of the best thanksgivings we have seen in a number of years. for the record, we hit a high temperature of 61 degrees. the low this morning was 38. we started off on the cool side early this morning. we quickly warmed up. it was fantastic. yes, there is more of this great weather to come. right now, at the airport, 54 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. temperatures are falling quickly. 45 in frederick. 48 in leesburg. 46 in winchester. 43 in culpeper. it's the theme tonight. we are falling off quickly as we are seeing plenty of clear skies

outside. not a lot of wind. we call that a good radiational cooling night. any radiation we saw today from the sunshine moves back into the atmosphere and helps to cool us down. a cool start to your friday morning. once again, we'll warm up quickly. doppler radar, nothing as far as rain is concerned. around most of the country, if you are traveling during the day tomorrow to get back to where you are going, the east coast is gorgeous. there is one storm system, actually two of them coming on shore in parts of the northwest and northern portions of california. then into the four corners region. really, most of the country is going to be looking at great weather, once again during the day tomorrow. our weather, sunshine. it's what we saw out there today on our thanksgiving. nice and mild. temperatures above average. tomorrow, i think we're going to be nice and warm with temperatures ten degrees above average with plenty of sunshine.

things get interesting over the next few days. a southwesterly wind. nice and warm saturday with more in the way of cloud cover. then here comes another storm. this storm is one of those storms that really means business for some. when i say means business, sunday for us, still nice and warm with a southwesterly wind. most of the day sunday is okay. this is through 1:00. the rain is to the west. the rain is going to move in late in the day sunday and sunday night. look at the backside. very cold air on the backside of the storm system. right now, the computer models having a very hard time telling exactly what is going to happen with this storm. it's going to be a very tough forecast. i have been talking about this storm for about a week now telling you how interesting this one is going to be for us. stay tuned. i'll have a better idea of what to expect during the day tomorrow as we make our way into sunday, monday and tuesday. clear skies this evening. a nice evening. a little on the cool side.

46 in the coldest areas to 52 inside the city. already, we are down to mid-40s in some areas. tomorrow morning, temperatures on the chilly side in the suburbs. a nice start. 28 in colder areas to 42 in the city. tomorrow afternoon, the numbers bump back up. 61 to 66 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. beautiful out there. the next couple of days still warm on saturday with a high of 64. 30% chance of shower activity late sunday with a high of 64 degrees, too. monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday very iffy. once again, stick around to see what we are talking about there. right now, i have temperatures in the low 50s for most of those days with a chance of rain each day. a lot of people going to be out this weekend for the nice weather putting out their holiday lights. if you would like me to do the weather live in your front yard with the holiday lights lit up, e-mail a picture to

weather@nbcwashington.com. we start this a week from today. i'm exciting about it. i love doing it. it's fun to get out there and meet people. >> you will not string up lights, right? >> some of these guys started in june. one guy last year started in june hanging the lights up. no, i will not be. >> thank you, doug. still to come, a warning for holiday shoppers, someone could be tracking your every move at

thanksgiving trip turned tragic. six people, including children were killed in a plane crash in arizona. take a look at this web cam video that recorded the small plane that went down in the

superstitious mountains east of phoenix. three adults and three children were killed, ages 3, 6 and 9. they were on their way to celebrate thanksgiving in arizona. no word on a cause at this point. two celebrities known around the world testified into media ethics sparked by the media scandal. they painted a vivid picture of the anxiety, anger and fear provoked. rowling said she could not leave the house after the birth of her children without being photographed. >> it was like being under siege or held hostage. it's incredibly threatening. it feels threatening to have people watching you. >> i think what was more baffling is people found out before i arrived where i was going. i didn't understand how they knew. i felt like i was living in a

video game. >> sienna miller became so pair noud she accused loved ones of leaking to the media. there's much more to come. the helicopter pilot involved in a terrible crash talks about how he was able to walk away from this horrible accident. some shoppers can't wait until black friday. they are getting a head start on turkey day. that story, ahead. coming up in sports, we are talking turkey. turkey bowl, that is. in the nfl, the green bay packers put their perfect season on the line in detroit. the capitals win in an overtime thriller last night

one person is dead after a

car slammed into a group of people standing in a home depot parking lot in maryland. it happened just after 1:00 this afternoon. the driver of the car suffered a medical emergency and stayed on the scene of the accident. there is relief and frustration for families of three american students detained in cairo since monday. the students were accused of throwing fire bombs at security forces. today, a judge ordered their release. the families say paperwork delays could keep them in egypt until sunday. this thanksgiving, president obama took time to thank men and women serving overseas. he called two service members from each branch of the military from the oval office today. gabrielle giffords served at an air force base base in tucson. one woman wasn't sure she'd be able to feed her family this

day. she's giving extra thanks for the meal on her table along with other families in need. we have the story. >> reporter: she served her country in the navy. now, she serves this family. neither of which are any small task. perhaps this is the more challenging of the two, raising four children alone. she didn't know how she would put a warm meal on the table this thanksgiving. >> probably have to share with family, friends, visit and try to get plates. >> reporter: that was until the redskins came to her rescue. >> she was very heroic at what she's doing, you know, for the country and at home, raising four kids by herself. it's awesome. it's amazing. i know she's strong. a lot of sacrifice. >> reporter: they were one of 3500 prince george's county needy families selected to receive a thanksgiving meal at

fedex field. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: with that, they began strolling down the line. they were given several bags of fresh produce, a turkey, of course. >> it's amazing. it's amazing. i'm so excited. i'm so grateful for this. >> are you ready? huh? you are? grab it. >> reporter: even a chance to visit with santa. >> thank you, santa. >> reporter: from the field to the parking lot -- >> it's all about you. >> that's right. >> reporter: and the car and today to the kitchen. as a matter of fact, she's been at it since 7:00 a.m. >> this is a 16 pounder stuffed with green peppers, onions, red peppers and stove top stuffing. >> reporter: the bird will spend a few more hours in the oven. as she prepares the side items, first the yams, then the macaroni and cheese, then the col lard greens.

so much to be thankful for. none of which would be possible without a little help. >> thank you redskins. >> reporter: news 4, washington. >> very nice. 3500 families in the district will have a thanksgiving meal thanks to one local charity. they assembled 800 volunteers, the goal to deliver a thanksgiving meal to those not able to leave their home because of an illness. turkey, potatoes and a pie. in a year with a struggling economy, retailers are doing whatever they can to entice customers to spend big. that means deep discounts and some stores were open thanksgiving day for shoppers who couldn't wait until black friday. we have the report from fair tax county, virginia. >> reporter: call it black friday creep. more stores serving up deals.

k-mart led the way for years now. old navy and gap joined in. several other stores opened at 9:00 tonight instead of waiting until early morning friday. the door buster deals are starting to develop on thursdays now, too. k-mart says there were a handful of shoppers out here at 6:00 this morning. for some, it's a shot to get a jump start before christmas. >> i'm looking for 50% off christmas trees. that's the basic reason we are here. >> reporter: electronics seem to be the biggest lure. >> i think the best door buster today was the netbook. it's a 7 inch netbook. >> reporter: eye catching discounts. this woman is just getting started. >> for this night, about tomorrow i'll be back again, 5:00 a.m. >> reporter: others who ventured

out to shop did so reluctantly. this man was sent on a mission. an extra thanksgiving guest ans another table clothe. >> it's football day. staying home, relaxing, enjoying the day. this is a last minute thing. >> called and we are visiting somebody else. we have to pick up carnation milk and ice on the way out. >> reporter: these folks camping out for black friday deals at a best buy. well, their turkey dinner will have to be eaten in a lawn chair. julie carey, news 4. the national retail federation estimates 152 million people will shop between tomorrow and sunday. that's actually up from 138 million last year. shoppers in montgomery county on edge after a 75-year-old man was abducted in a parking lot. this happened outside the giant grocery store on university boulevard. the man was leaving the store

when the suspect walked up to him with a box cutter. the suspect drove around to various atms forcing him to withdrawal cash. eventually, the victim talked him into letting him go unharmed. a warning for all those heading to the stores. all the parking lots are easy targets for would be thieves. to avoid becoming a victim, keys in your hand when you walk back to your car. check behind your car and the backseat before you get in. don't leave anything valuable in plain sight in your car. get help carrying stuff back to your car if your hands are full. still to come tonight, local dogs strut their stuff in this year's national dog show. doug is back with a look at the weekend weather and when we could see more rain. could see more rain. stick around. il, any luck find?

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welcome back everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer here in storm center 4. happy thanksgiving. a beautiful day on our thanksgiving. tomorrow is going to be just as nice, if not better. 54 degrees out there now.

that's the current temperature. dew point only 36. no windchill to talk about. we are dealing with clear skies from philadelphia down to richmond. a few clouds through central portions of pennsylvania. they will pass us by to the north. under the clear skies, we are going cool off rapidly. the suburbs will be cooler than the city. inside the city, about 42. gaithersburg and montgomery county, 32 degrees. down around culpeper, 32 degrees. to the north and west, hagerstown and martinsburg with temperatures in the upper 20s. everybody is going to warm up nicely tomorrow into the mid-60s. tomorrow is going to be a spectacular afternoon. i think we have at least one more of those coming up during the day on saturday. high temperature saturday, about 64 degrees. high clouds saturday. that's it. sunday is the next best chance for rain. it will be late in the day.

most of that coming after the 3:00, 4:00 hour. most of the day sunday should be okay. we will see clouds on the increase. the best chance of rain is sunday night and into the daymond. i'll show you the extended lookout. a pilot in new zealand who is thankful to be alive. the pilot was helping to set up a christmas tree on the waterfront. the chopper was coming down when the blades looked like they got caught. the chopper plummeted instantly. he said it felt like a dream or a nightmare. it was his seatbelt that saved his life. >> the belt is attached to the aircraft. back in and backwards. you know, if i wasn't wearing that it would have been all

over. >> he's been flying helicopters for 20 years now. he hopes to be back in the air soon. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. all right, scary stuff. >> you have to like the five-star harness. secure it before you go up. >> the packers want to keep it steady, right? >> yeah, keep it steady. looking for perfection. we are looking for perfection with the turkey. coming up in sports, the packers looking for perfection and the lions ejection. plenty of drama. plenty of excitement a couple runs down at

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so the only thing more plentiful than turkey today, football. >> it's the second best thing from thanksgiving. you start with the parade, turkey, dessert, then football. football continues throughout the day, that's the best part. now that most of you have slipped into your coma, i'm sure

you are happy to slouch on the couch watching football. the big story around the nfl today, will the green bay packers be thankful for remaining undefeated? putting perfection on the plan against their rivals and the detroit lions. after a scoreless first quarter, we pick it up in the second. greg jennings for the touchdown. his eighth of the year. green bay up 7-0. third quarter, things get ugly. packers in the red zone. banging the head of the packers smith into the ground. then he stomps on his arm. he was ejected from the game. this, from a guy who met with the commissioner earlier this month to talk about the flags and fines he'd been receiving. the coach having a word with him. not happy. trying to get the team on track,

but he's picked off. one of two interceptions on the day for stafford. the very next play, rogers, he finds james jones behind the defense. he's off to the races. a 65-yard touchdown. the packers go on to win, 27-15. they are 11-0 for the first time in franchise history. remaining perfect. the redskins get to enjoy their turkey at home. sunday, they travel to seattle to take on the sea hawks. century lake field is a loud place. one of the loudest in the nfl. redskining quarterback, rex grossman is going to have to deal with it. just deal with it and find a way to communicate with offense. last week, against dallas, rex's unit started to find their groove, got their groove back, i guess you could say. grossman and the gang stepped it up against the cowboys. the second quarter rushing

touchdown was their first touchdown in the first half of a game since october 2nd. the touchdown pass later in the quarter gave the team their first lead in a game since that october game against the rams. the dallas game, definitely a steppingstone for grossman and the offense. >> i feel like something clicked. it's a gut feeling of mine that our offense is finally turned the corner. you can't say that until you go out and prove it week in and week out. >> he's right. we get back to the form we showed earlier in the season and make a defense play versus trying to take away part of the game. >> we are all in tune to make the most of our opportunities we got. going to be a 60 minute game. you know, they jumped out on us 10-0. we fought hard and kept our composure and came back. we showed we can put points on

the board. hopefully we can score more points than the other team can. >> high schools faced off in a turkey bowl this afternoon. this year, a much different look than when the game was first played in 1969. randolph gained attention as one of the few female coaches in the country. randolph, a pleasant subplot in the real story, which is a battle for high school football glory. >> reporter: the turkey bowl lived up to the hype. two offenses got active and did it early in this one. the pride that is the championship, the first half was a blur. we pick up first quarter. coolidge gets in the passing lane and takes it pickpocket. he walked out 67 yards. missed field goal made it 15-all. then the recipient of the

20-yard touchdown pass which is 20 before the half. 21-13 at the break. the second half. method cal rushing. matthews keeps it in the family to his younger brother. 27-13 dunnbar. they didn't look back from there. coolidge did have good things coming. turnovers proved costly. atkinson sees it ball, leave the ball. he took the pass to the 13. it didn't take long from there. finds the edge. he went over the century mark on the day. that made it 33-13. coolidge scores again. too much for randolph in the end. final score, 33-21. in the end, just too much production for dunbar. they win big and walk away with a d.c. city league championship.

news 4 sports. happy thanksgiving. >> congratulations to dunbar. guys like ovechkin have been in a funk. with the caps looking to string together some wins after last week's 0-4 skin they turn to a transformation. they played in the verizon center. it's one big phone booth, so it works. he's back on the ice. he snipes against the jets franchise. the trend would continue. ovechkin chasing the puck. buries the shot. his 36th career point against the jets. 1-0, caps. fast forward to the third. jets down. here they come. blake to brian. tied at three. this one would go to overtime.

caps 3-0 this year in ot. a race for the puck. it goes to wideman. that's the game winner. the second of the game in team leading eight of the season. caps, 4-3 for the final. next up, a date with the rangers at verizon center tomorrow afternoon. the caps looking to go 9-1-1 at the verizon center. i don't know if you have been to a hockey game there, but it's a loud play to play. >> the caps are holding the line. >> if you are trying to find something to be thankful for in d.c. sports, the caps top it. still to come, new technology tracking shoppers at the mall. there's one way you can stay off the radar. for all your news, follow news 4 online. search nbc washington on facebook and twitter. if you miss the macy's day

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if you are looking for something to do on this thanksgiving night, the bow tannic garden is open until 8:00. today, the holiday exhibit called seasons greetings was

unveiled. the massive christmas tree is up. they extended their holiday hours as well. it will be open until 8:00 through january. as you head out to the mall to do your holiday shopping, consider this. the marketing firms could be tracking your every move by tapping into your cell phone. some are calling it an invasion of privacy. we are looking at how it works. >> reporter: holiday rush is underway. this year is different. all you have to do is look at the directories and you see signs warning shoppers they are being tracked through their cell phone. >> why would anybody care if i go to macy's then go to penny's. so, what cares? >> reporter: marketing managers are the one who is care. they want to know where shoppers like to go. this mall is one of two in the nation that are testing out this tracking system developed by a british company called path intelligence. in years past, we do a shopper intercept.

we have to ask you, would you mind answering a half hour worth of questions. >> reporter: questions like what are your favorite places to shop or eat. now, the movements of anyone carrying a cell phone can be recorded. this is how it works. when a shopper enters the parking lot, the transponders get a signal called a ping from the cell phone. they follow that ping all over the mall. some shoppers say it could be viewed as an invasion of privacy. >> i see that. it doesn't make me nervous. it's like you go with the movement of technology. you go with it. >> reporter: according to marketing they don't have that ability. >> not able to collect a demographic. i don't know if it's male or female. >> that was tony shin reporting. this is not in malls in our area. there's a way to avoid being tracked, turn off your cell phone while in the mall.

coming up at 11:00, saved by strangers. the heroic efforts of two men who stepped in to pull a woman from her burning car. occupy d.c. protesters celebrate thanksgiving. we are live with black friday frenzy at 11:00. now, one more look at the forecast. >> i cannot wait until midnight to go to the malls everywhere. >> look for doug kammerer. >> i'll be in bed. 65 degrees tomorrow afternoon for black friday. a fantastic day tomorrow. saturday and sunday looking good as well. >> "nightly news" is next. see you back here tomorrow. and tonight. on the broadcast tonight, black thursday. stores opening earlier than ever this year, and on this thanksgiving night the mad dash is already on. giving thanks on the home front and the front lines, and a surprise volunteer serving troops in tucson, arizona.